"Mother..." Lin Chunhuan bit her lip. The entire Xingqing Palace fell silent because of her words. "You know better than anyone how you got through your life."

"Even my mother was born into a noble family, yet she was forced to the point of having no way to survive by the world. You can imagine the plight of ordinary women. Don't you want to help them?"

I saw a flicker of emotion in the Queen Mother's eyes.

Lin Chunhuan was about to press on when the Queen Mother waved her hand, "No hurry, no hurry. You...you go and rest first. I need to think about it, I need to think carefully!"

Now that things have come to this, even if Lin Chunhuan still has a lot to say, he can only shut up and leave.

He walked out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, looking somewhat dejected, which made the Emperor waiting outside chuckle. "Well, I told you long ago that the Queen Mother would never agree so easily."

"But the Queen Mother didn't refuse."

Lin Chunhuan was a little unconvinced.

In fact, she had mentioned the idea of ​​opening a girls' school to the emperor a few days ago. The emperor did not show any obvious rejection or agreement on this matter, but just told her that even the empress dowager would not agree.

In Lin Chunhuan's heart, the empress dowager was such an open-minded and wise old woman. If the establishment of a girls' school was accomplished, it would be a great benefit to future generations, and the empress dowager had no reason to refuse.

So the two made a bet.

The emperor spoke and said that he would agree as long as Lin Chunhuan could convince the empress dowager.

But Lin Chunhuan really didn't expect that after she really told the Queen Mother, there would be such a result... or rather, no result.

Seeing the smile on the emperor's face, Lin Chunhuan suddenly lost her spirit and looked a little unhappy. "Sir, I don't understand."

"Huan'er thinks this is too simple."

The emperor reached out his hand and gently pinched Lin Chunhuan's cheek. He had been ordered by the imperial physician not to sleep with her during this period, so now the two of them were barely close to each other.

Even though he just touched his cheek, the emperor couldn't help but feel distracted. It was not until Lin Chunhuan glared at him that he coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.

"You're right. Mother has lived through hardship. She certainly understands how difficult it is for women to survive in this world. Even though she was born into a noble family, is well-educated, and has a broad vision, she still lives a life worse than death. She understands everything you said."

"In that case, why did Mother..."

"But because my mother was born into an aristocratic family, she not only understands the hardships faced by ordinary women, but also understands the protection of patriarchal authority by the rich and powerful!"

Before Lin Chunhuan could finish her words, the emperor sighed and cut her off. "Let me ask you, you want to open a girls' school. What do you want those girls to learn?"

"Of course..."

Lin Chunhuan fell silent without being able to say anything. She really hadn't thought about this yet. She just had an idea and wanted to give it a try.

But the emperor took over her words, "If it's needlework, embroidery, the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, or cooking, then it doesn't matter. Even if you don't run this girls' school, there are plenty of people who can teach."

"The girls' school I want to run is naturally not about these things!"

"Then what should we learn? Policy essays? The Four Books and Five Classics? Is it the art of business, the art of governing a country, or the teachings of the sages?" The emperor's expression was serious, his hands clasped behind his back. His upright and majestic appearance left Lin Chunhuan speechless. "If we're learning these, what's the point? To take the imperial examinations?"

"Be an official?"

A faint blush flashed across her flawless face, and Lin Chunhuan's breathing quickened. "Is it not possible? Can't women be officials?"

"If women were allowed to take the imperial examinations, they wouldn't necessarily be worse than men!"

"Of course I believe it."

After talking for a long time, the emperor rubbed his brows helplessly and said, "But those men who have held power in their hands for hundreds or thousands of years, will they be willing?"

"They spent an incredibly long time confining women to their tiny plot of land in the backyard, suppressing their talents and nature with the rule that women must obey their husbands after marriage and obey their sons after their husbands' death. Now you've come along, and you're ready to overturn all of this without a second thought. Huan'er, have you considered the consequences?"

This conversation ended a bit unpleasantly.

Of course, in reality, only Lin Chunhuan was unhappy. The emperor was helpless and reluctant to say harsh words to her. Even when he was locked outside the door, he could only smile bitterly and return to his Weiyang Palace.

In fact, she understood the truths the emperor said. Lin Chunhuan took a deep breath. She was just a little unwilling to accept it. She was unwilling to accept someone like Yu Huier.

Apart from getting married, there is no other way to serve my country.

So I always want to give it a try…even if it might seem silly to others, but who knows? Maybe one day, it will work!

The Queen Mother said she needed to think about it, but after that day, she never mentioned the matter again. Several times, Lin Chunhuan tried to bring the conversation back to this point, but was interrupted intentionally or unintentionally.

Cai Huan brought the millet porridge and signed with a somewhat sad face, "Miss, don't think too much. The most important thing now is to give birth to the child safely!"

'You've lost weight!'

Although Caihuan couldn't speak, Lin Chunhuan could sense her tone from the strength of her sign language. He smiled and pulled Caihuan to his side, "Tell me the truth, these words were asked by Ke'er, right?"

Cai Huan laughed a little embarrassedly, "Miss, you are really smart, but Miss, you really should eat something well!"

"Speaking of Ke'er, she seems to be very busy lately. I haven't seen her since breakfast today. Where has she been?"

Speaking of this, Caihuan suddenly became excited and didn't even care about the rules. She sat down next to Lin Chunhuan. Fortunately, Lin Chunhuan didn't care much about it.

As long as there were no outsiders around, she was happy to indulge these two girls.

"Miss! Ke'er has someone else outside!"

"puff……"

Lin Chunhuan nonchalantly watched Caihuan sign language. Before he could even swallow a mouthful of water, he choked and spat it out, coughing non-stop. "What is that? Say it again!"

"Really, Miss, Ke'er has been out on dates every day lately, I've seen it all!"

Cai Huan was furious, looking suspicious and angry, but she quickly calmed down, "It's just that Ke'er hid that person too well. I chased him several times but never saw what he looked like."

Lin Chunhuan knew Caihuan well. This girl never liked to lie. Besides, her relationship with Ke'er was probably better than her relationship with her master, so there was no possibility of deliberate slander.

So... Ke'er really has a lover?

Calculating the time, it seems to be about the same. In the previous life, Ke'er also got married at about this time, but in this life, they entered the palace, and Lin Chunhuan never thought about it in this direction.

Could it be that fate is so magical that we can't avoid our destined destiny?