When Emperor Kangxi fell seriously ill, Yinzhen summoned all his brothers who were not in the capital back to Beijing. The imperial physician said that it was almost time for the Eighth Prince to leave the palace for the first time that year, after being confined for many years.

Years of confinement have taken their toll on the Eighth Prince, who has lost his former gentle demeanor. He is now slightly overweight and looks rather drab. His eyes have lost their sharpness. His appearance is still somewhat unchanged, yet he seems to have changed in every way.

Others looked at him and thought he had changed, but when he looked at the outside world, he felt that the Qing Dynasty had changed, changed so much that he didn't recognize it anymore. At that moment, he suddenly realized that even if he succeeded, he could not do it so well, and he could not create such a prosperous era.

At that moment, he suddenly felt old; at over forty years old, he actually looked old.

Things have changed, people have changed; that's just how it is.

Emperor Kangxi passed away peacefully in October. Seeing the figure of the Eighth Prince, he had no regrets. With the Qing Dynasty in Yinzhen's hands, Kangxi could be more at ease.

In the eleventh year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, Tong Cheng'er established the first women's medical college, named Shun'an Medical College.

It wasn't that she didn't want to eliminate the distinction between men and women, but the deep-rooted gender segregation that had existed for thousands of years couldn't be changed overnight. What she needed to do first was to "liberate" women from the backyard and create a series of external conditions that would make society need women to "work." This would be the most effective start. Otherwise, if she had just declared gender equality, Tong Cheng'er probably would have been assassinated.

This kind of subtle influence is very good. When women step out of the backyard, they will see the wonders of the outside world and then want more. This cycle repeats itself, and women will have new ideas, thus liberating their minds.

This process may take some time.