"Go ahead," Ye Jingshu said.

She wanted to hear what her brother could come up with!

“I know that my elder sister dislikes Jinghe and doesn’t want to see him, but he is, after all, Father’s flesh and blood. We rightfully enjoy Father’s favor, yet we can’t tolerate his child. How do you expect Father to feel about this?”

"Besides, my elder sister isn't the kind of person who would do something malicious. Since you can't make him disappear from your sight completely, what's the point of doing anything else? It's just a waste of his talent and the resources you've used on him!"

“My elder sister is the eldest princess, and he is a prince. You both enjoy the bounty of the state and its provisions. Why don’t you compare yourselves with him and see who has made the most contributions to Dayuan and who is the most respected person in the hearts of the people!”

"Isn't my royal sister determined to open girls' academies all over the land, to change the world's concept of male superiority and female inferiority, and to enable women to be self-reliant and not have to depend on men for survival? With such lofty aspirations, shouldn't my royal sister seize the time to learn and grow, instead of wasting precious time on someone you utterly despise?"

"When you achieve great success and become famous throughout the land, he will be inferior to you. He will even feel ashamed standing in front of you! But I'm afraid that by then, you won't even bother to take him seriously!"

Ye Jingchen talked a lot, and Ye Jingshu listened without saying a word for a long time.

"My elder sister is much older than him, and she has the support of her maternal grandparents' family and the favor of the Emperor. She shouldn't be afraid that she can't compare to Jinghe, who has no support at all, right?" Ye Jingchen subtly provoked her.

"Aren't you his only support?" Ye Jingshu asked with a strange expression.

"But I am also my elder sister's support, aren't I?" Ye Jingchen asked frankly.

Ye Jingshu looked at Ye Jingchen and said, "You treat me and Ye Jinghe the same way. Does that mean you also see me as a tool and a pawn?"

Ye Jingchen met her gaze. "Your ambition was set by your own sister. What your sister wants to realize is her own value. What does it have to do with me?"

"If I viewed my elder sister as a tool or a pawn, why would I talk to you about self-reliance? Wouldn't it be better to keep you as a decorative vase and use you as a tool for future marriage alliances to consolidate imperial power?"

Ye Jingshu shuddered, shaking her head repeatedly to banish the terrifying images that had surfaced in her mind because of Ye Jingchen's words. "You're right, I really shouldn't waste my time on him, it's not worth it!"

“I have more important things to do!” she said firmly.

"As the eldest princess, no one dares to look down on you, so you haven't yet fully grasped the prejudices society holds against women. Although you have lofty ambitions, you don't yet know how much effort you'll need to put in to achieve your goals. Perhaps then you'll understand what it means to be an enemy of the world. But as long as you remain steadfast in your resolve, I will be your strongest support, and so will your brothers. We will all be your greatest help, it just depends on whether you need our assistance!"

Ye Jingshu doesn't think it's difficult to open girls' academies all over the country. After all, given her status, she feels that as long as she expresses this idea, there will be plenty of people willing to cater to her.

When she first appeared at the Imperial Academy, the students looked down on her for being a woman and considered it a disgrace. But when they found out she was a princess, they were all trembling with fear and asked her for forgiveness.

Ye Jingshu is still young and doesn't know how to hide her feelings at all; her thoughts are written all over her face.

Ye Jingchen changed the subject, "Don't we have two younger sisters who have reached the age for early education? Why don't you ask their mother if she would be willing to send them to Wenhua Hall to study as well?"

The second princess, Ye Jingyan, was mentioned in the novel as a beauty from a young age, and she became even more pitiful as she grew up. The Northern Barbarians demanded that the Great Yuan send its eldest princess as a marriage alliance, but the emperor couldn't bear to see Ye Jingshu go to the Northern Barbarians to be humiliated, so he planned to send Ye Jingyan in her place.

After learning about this, Ye Jingyan cried all day long and almost cried herself blind.

The third princess, Ye Jingyu, is not mentioned much in the novel; she is described as an extremely ordinary princess with a very weak presence.

But Ye Jingchen felt that this might be her cleverness; in this palace, one could survive longer by remaining inconspicuous.

The Emperor has already given his word that princes and princesses can study in the Wenhua Hall. With Ye Jingshu as a precedent in the Wenhua Hall, if Ye Jingyan and Ye Jingyu also wanted to study there, they would have come long ago, instead of remaining silent until now.

So either they didn't want to come, or their mothers wouldn't let them come.

Regardless of the reason, we can let Ye Jingshu get in touch with them first, so that she can see the different views of women of different statuses on reading and life in this era.

If Ye Jingchen hadn't mentioned it, Ye Jingshu wouldn't have remembered that her father had three princesses besides her.

Not counting the one who was still in swaddling clothes, the second princess Ye Jingyan was cute, but she was very timid and cried a lot. After scaring her to tears a few times, Ye Jingshu didn't like to see her anymore, always feeling like she was bullying that crybaby!

As for the third child, he was dull and boring, not fun at all.

Although Ye Jingshu was not happy to play with them, it wouldn't be a bad idea if they studied together in the Wenhua Hall.

Now she's the only girl in the Wenhua Hall, and she has no one to relax with when she wants to study, which is very boring.

Moreover, since she was determined to give all the women in Daeyu the opportunity to study and change their own destiny, she naturally had to start from those around her.

Putting themselves in others' shoes, Ye Jingyan and Ye Jingyu certainly don't want to become tools for arranged marriages or political pawns when they grow up!

Perhaps she can find two more allies.

Thinking this, Ye Jingshu didn't want to stay here any longer. She wanted to take advantage of the early hour to go and discuss their future plans with Ye Jingyan and Ye Jingyu!

She walked quickly out of the main hall, passing Ye Jinghe without even glancing at him.

Ye Jinghe: ?

It's always the brother who has a way; Ye Jingshu actually ignored him!

That's good too. Before, every time Ye Jingshu looked at him, it would make him feel resentful. He had to endure it very hard so as not to make things difficult for his brother!

"Brother—" he ran happily toward Ye Jingchen.

"Jinghe, do you want to know what I said to my elder sister?" Ye Jingchen asked with a smile, holding the little boy's hand.

Actually, he wasn't very interested, but since his brother had asked, Ye Jinghe would naturally go along with it.

"Yes!" he said decisively.

“I told her, don’t keep yourself trapped in the mire. Break free from the shackles and soar to the heavens. Once you have a broader perspective and have seen a wider world, you will find that what you are currently fixated on is not worth mentioning.” Ye Jingchen patted his little head and said earnestly.

"Just like that?" Ye Jinghe looked at his brother in surprise, not believing a word of it.

Is Ye Jingshu so easily fooled?

"She's off preparing to soar through the skies, so you need to work hard too, don't let her outdo you."

Ye Jinghe: ...