Chapter 910 Power is earned through struggle!

"Good child, you even had no choice but to go on a hunger strike before, so what else is there to be afraid of?"

Li San Niang brought the plate of honey pods from the high table to the bedside and pointed to the plate, indicating to Yu Xue Lian that she should take another piece to eat.

Yu Xuelian reached out to take some fruit from the plate, still in a daze, while Li Sanniang continued to say, "Xuelian, the most precious thing in this world is life!"

Fate is the fairest thing for everyone, because everyone only has one life!

I know you were filled with despair before, which is why you resorted to starvation.

But now, since you believe in me, I will definitely show you a bright path to success. You should get rid of those reckless ideas from your mind as soon as possible.

"Sir...I..."

Looking at Yu Xuelian, whose eyes were filled with tears again, Li Sanniang felt very sorry for her and handed her a cloth again.

"Come here, wipe it clean, and listen to the solution I've come up with for you."

You told your teacher before that the matchmaking of Zhou Lang of Dengzhou that Lord Yu and Lady Yu arranged for you was actually for your elder brother to find a good marriage in the future, wasn't it?"

"Yes, Zhou Lang's maternal uncle's family in Dengzhou is a prominent local family, and one of their members once held a high-ranking official position in the imperial court."

"So, why did your eldest brother get such a good marriage?"

Yu Xuelian winked at Li Sanniang; she really hadn't thought about why they had this marriage.

"In this life, all we seek is fame and fortune."

The Yu family may not be considered a large merchant family in Chang'an, but the fact that they can afford to send you and your sisters to school is much better than being content with modest wealth.

Therefore, there is no such urgent need for money.

Although you are young, you are acquainted with Jin Zhenbao. You must know that once you become an official and gain power, fame and fortune will naturally follow.

Therefore, what the head of the Yu family seeks is nothing more than for your eldest brother to receive assistance from your in-laws so that he can pass the imperial examinations and be granted an official position, thereby transforming the Yu family from a merchant household into an official family!

Seeing Yu Xuelian's expression, Li Sanniang knew that she was thinking about what she had said.

So she stopped and waited a while until Yu Xuelian raised her head again before continuing to say to her: "Now is a time of change. The sage does not care about social status. Not to mention commoners and farmers, even merchants, as long as they can pass the imperial examination, they can all enter the court as officials!"

In this special period, it is the wise ruler who should promote people based solely on their talents, providing a channel for advancement for those outside of wealthy and powerful families.

This is an extremely rare opportunity. If this opportunity is missed, once the imperial examination system is perfected, it is uncertain whether the sons of merchants will be able to participate in the examinations again.

Therefore, the head of the Yu family was in a hurry to arrange this marriage for you, so that your elder brother could have the opportunity to improve the Yu family's social standing.

Yu Xuelian was not stupid, and Li Sanniang's words were so plain, even revealing the unspeakable interests involved. How could Yu Xuelian not understand?

"Sir, then... then, what should I do?"

Li Sanniang stared into Yu Xuelian's eyes and said firmly, word by word, "Xuelian, go and become the one in power!"

Use power to fight against patriarchy!

Yu Xuelian looked puzzled. Li Sanniang slowly and carefully explained to her, "The head of the Yu family wants someone in the family to become an official, so that they can change from merchants to officials."

So, Xue Lian, now that you have such a great opportunity, why don't you go and become an official yourself!

Become an official so powerful that neither the head of the Yu family nor your elder brother dares to point fingers at you!

For the next half hour, Li San Niang explained to Yu Xue Lian the path to heaven she had planned for her.

"...What I and Mrs. Yu said was not all a lie."

I have indeed spoken to Princess Qingyang about you, and I have also decided that once you have recovered, you will go to the drug rehabilitation center in the outskirts of the capital to work for the princess.

Although things are busy there, there are quite a few female officials under the princess's command. You are from my school, and I know your abilities. What you lack is just practical experience.

Xue Lian, go work hard for the princess and gain some experience; it will be useful in the future.

At the same time, the medical alliance's exams cannot be stopped. They are held twice a year. You almost passed the last exam.

If you pass that exam, at least you'll have a place to work under the princess. At your age, it won't take many years for you to gain experience and you'll be able to enter the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Even if you don't join the Imperial Medical Academy, Princess Qingyang will still need officials under her command. Things will only get better from here on out; your future is limitless!

Yu Xuelian was stunned again. She had never known that Li Sanniang had planned so much for her. She felt a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes again.

"Why are you crying again, child?"

You're only just over twenty, ten years, no, five years is enough.

I hope to see you standing in this imperial court five years from now!

Before that, Xue Lian, don't worry, your master will take care of everything!

No matter how eager the Yu family head is, Princess Qingyang is a royal princess with real power, and he certainly wouldn't dare to force you to get married.

However, Snow Lotus, this path is truly arduous; one wrong step and you're plunged into an abyss. Are you willing to forge a path for yourself?

Yu Xuelian's mind and heart were in turmoil. One moment she was thinking about her mother's dying concern for her, the next she was thinking about how she hadn't eaten or drunk anything in the past few days and had been feeling dizzy and as if she were dead, and then she was thinking about what Li Sanniang had said to her.

After a long while, Yu Xuelian finally came to her senses. She spoke to Li Sanniang, who was looking at her with concern by the bedside, "Sir, I...I...can I really become an official?"

Can I do it?

Why not?

How will you know you can't do it if you don't try?

Afterwards, Li Sanniang talked to Yu Xuelian for about fifteen minutes. Finally, when she heard Xiao Shiliu calling "wife" from outside, she said, "Think about these things carefully later. If you don't want to be an official in the future, it's not a big deal. I will ask the princess to find you a good husband. It must be something you both want."

Before Yu Xuelian could figure out how to reply to Li Sanniang, Xiao Shiliu and Song Fuling entered the room with bags and packages.

"My lady, look! It's a new storybook from Li's shop, and I also bought your favorite almond shortbread!"

Little Pomegranate spoke one sentence after another, as if she wanted to tell Yu Xuelian about every shop she had visited with Song Fuling.

Li San Niang sat there for a while longer before leaving with Song Fuling and Qiu Xiang, returning to the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Everything proceeded smoothly, and as the free clinic gradually expanded, more people became aware of the maternity ward's recruitment of female doctors and female physicians.

After sitting down and drinking a cup of tea, Li San Niang picked up the rather thick register on the table and began to look at it.

"It seems that consulting the village head was indeed effective; this time the list does include quite a few more girls from ordinary families..."