Mother Liu looked at the new clothes on the table. She didn't think they were too many. Her daughter was a princess and a first-rank official, so she thought she should have more clothes.

Now, the family situation is much better, and the family is not short of money to buy clothes, so Liu Yulian can definitely have more clothes.

Liu's mother doesn't think that her daughter has to pretend to be simple just because she becomes an official. There is absolutely no need for that.

"Not much," said Liu's mother. "It's better to wear something nice. If you dress poorly, no one will say you're doing research."

Those people only focus on the results, they can't pay attention to the process.

Of course, if Liu Yulian didn't accomplish anything, they might say that Liu Yulian only cared about beauty.

However, Liu Yulian had already researched quite a bit, so she could now relax a bit. There were several people working at the research institute, and they couldn't always rely on Liu Yulian. Some of them were also researching things that Liu Yulian hadn't suggested.

"Yeah." Liu Yulian nodded. It was indeed true.

"There aren't many clothes here," Princess Zhaoyang said with a smile. "Not as many as I have back home."

Princess Zhaoyang was a member of the royal family, and she had many more clothes than Liu Yulian. Princess Zhaoyang had already had some clothes made for Liu Yulian, but she always felt that it was not enough, so she asked someone to make a few more sets for Liu Yulian.

Liu Yulian goes out often, and those people invite her often.

Princess Zhaoyang, however, didn't think Liu Yulian needed to attend more regular flower-viewing banquets. Flower-viewing banquets were meant to connect people, allowing young men and women to gather and perhaps find love and get engaged.

Men and women were not allowed to touch each other, and in fact, it was mainly for the ladies to take a look. Young men and women would at most glance at each other from a distance, and what could they tell from that was just their appearance.

Some people have good looks but bad tempers and bad character. It is useless to have such people.

In ancient times, blind marriages were common, and Liu Yulian already had a fiancé, so she didn't have to attend those banquets all the time. Liu Yulian's status was different, and she didn't have that much free time to attend those banquets.

"That's enough." Liu Yulian said, "We'll have to do more next year."

"Next year's is next year's. Not to mention next year, you have to make clothes every quarter." Princess Zhaoyang would never let Liu Yulian stop making clothes next year. If that happened, how would people outside view her? "Just wear it. If you don't like it and want new clothes, go make them."

"These are enough." Liu Yulian thought she needed to have someone make some clothes with shorter skirts so they would be more comfortable to move around in. She also needed to have long pants with skirts that had slits on the sides so they would be easier to ride on a bicycle.

Liu Yulian didn't go to those places alone, so whether she took a carriage or a tricycle, she still needed clothes that were more convenient.

"We're also making some clothes," Princess Zhaoyang said. "They're based on the styles of clothes we used to wear in the northwest. You said they were easy to move around in, so I'll make you a few. The fabric should be softer so you can wear them comfortably."

Princess Zhaoyang was in charge of the Jingning Marquisate. Liu's mother had long since let Princess Zhaoyang take charge of the household, and the emperor had also sent Princess Zhaoyang to the research institute to take charge of some administrative matters. Princess Zhaoyang naturally had to prepare these things for Liu Yulian so that Liu Yulian could do her work with peace of mind.

Recently, a soap with a floral scent has appeared in Beijing. This soap is easy to use, has a good cleaning effect, does not sting your hands, and is comfortable to apply.

Many wealthy families would buy this soap. Some soaps were so good that they could cost hundreds of coins. Prices in the capital were higher, but even pork was only seven or eight coins per pound, while soap could cost hundreds of coins.

Liu Yulian gave the emperor the soap formula and earned some money. She wanted to let the emperor know how profitable these things were. Liu Yulian did not give away all the things she had. She also had to open her shop and had to have some unique formulas, such as the formula for hand cream.

The reason why Liu Yulian chose to give the soap formula to the emperor was because soap can cleanse the skin, make the skin cleaner, and leave fewer bacteria on the skin.

In this way, there will be fewer bacteria on people's skin, and people will not be so likely to get sick.

There are always high-end and low-end products. High-end soaps cost hundreds of coins a piece, while low-end ones can cost only a few coins a piece. Overall, soap is still a very profitable business.

The emperor ordered people to keep an eye on the soap business to see how much money the soap could make.

A few days later, the Minister of Revenue handed the account books of soap sales for those days to the emperor, and the Minister of Revenue also briefly explained the situation.

"At the beginning, maybe those people didn't know the benefits of soap, so the soap business was slow in the first two days. After that, the soap business was very good, and we could sell hundreds of pieces a day." said the Minister of Revenue.

Although the Minister of Revenue did not produce soap, after looking at the account books, he knew the cost of soap and the high profit of soap.

In the short term, it will be difficult for others to make such good soaps, so these soaps can still make a lot of money.

"Earning thousands or even tens of thousands of taels a year shouldn't be a problem," the Minister of Revenue said. These soaps are durable and can be stored for a long time. Even if they're bumpy during transportation, they'll still hold up well. Even if the soaps get bumped or scratched, it won't affect their effectiveness.

When they not only sold soap in the capital, but also went to other provincial capitals to sell soap, they could make a lot of money. Don't underestimate a small item. Everyone likes to wash themselves more cleanly. For poor families, a bar of soap can be used for a long time. Good soap can clean the body and reduce illness.

Then those poor families can spend some money to buy soap, especially when their grain harvest is good, they should be more willing to buy such things. Some young men will buy rouge, jewelry and other things to pursue women, and they may also buy soap.

This soap is very useful, that’s what the Minister of Revenue thinks.

"Look, they're making so much money, and we're giving them a hundred taels of silver," the emperor said. "Do you think this is a good deal for the court?"

"It's a good deal." How could the Minister of Revenue say it was not a good deal? This was because Princess Rongning was doing the research alone. If Princess Rongning had formed a team of more than a dozen people, and each person got one hundred taels, that would have been a lot.

The Minister of Revenue cannot just say to give those people more money. There has to be a limit.

"You should learn more," the emperor said with a smile, "but you probably won't be able to learn much. At your age, how can you learn anything? If you can't learn, then neither can I."

"Yes," the Minister of Revenue said, "I intend to have my grandchildren learn more. The sages once said that there should be no distinction between classes in education, which means that we should adapt to local conditions and allow people to learn a variety of knowledge, rather than just one."

The Minister of Revenue had been an official in the court for many years and he understood what the emperor meant.

The Daliang Dynasty itself had women's colleges, but the female students there mostly studied the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, as well as female precepts and rules. Those women rarely read miscellaneous books, and if they read more storybooks, they might be criticized.

Men don't want women to be too strong. Sometimes, men are strict with women, and women are even stricter with each other. This has led to fewer and fewer women reading other books. Many women are taught to follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, which makes them seem more rigid.

After Princess Rongning was granted an official title, some teachers at the Women's Academy still didn't change their teaching methods. Some still believed that Princess Rongning was an exception. They believed that women should still follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, otherwise, it would be difficult for them to get married.

If a woman has difficulty getting married in the future, crying about it will be of no use.

But some women's colleges have changed their teaching methods, such as Nanlu Women's College.

Nanlu Women's College itself is a well-known women's college in the capital, but it is not the first or second. However, the principal of Nanlu Women's College is thinking about change. The principal himself wants the college to surpass the previous colleges and attract more people to choose Nanlu Women's College.

Unfortunately, the students at Nanlu Women's College weren't that good, and many people chose to marry based on a woman's status. Those high-status women went to the front academy, so Nanlu Women's College naturally didn't have that many high-status women. When those women were looking for marriage partners, the women from Nanlu Women's College couldn't win the fight, and their marriages weren't as good as those from other academies.

The headmaster of Nanlu Women's College thought this was a good opportunity. They used to compete to see which girl from their college married better and whose girl from their college was a better housekeeper. The headmaster thought this kind of competition was ultimately petty.

Even if they can compete in some talents, such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting, those girls did not learn them very well. They learned them to please men.

Under such circumstances, the girls would learn the same thing over and over again, and they would eventually return to the harem.

Previously, in the Liang Dynasty, there had been no women holding high positions for a long time. Many women were only minor officials. Many people believed that it was better for women to get married than to hold minor positions, which led to women being less interested in learning.

"From now on, you should read more books." The headmaster called the girls together to tell them this. "The academy has added some new books. You should read more and learn more."

Some female students think the headmaster is stupid, while some female students think he is good.

The action of the headmaster of Nanlu Women's College caused some people to drop out of the college. The headmaster did not think that this was a bad thing, because it showed that those girls were not suitable for learning such content. Those girls did not have so many ideas in their hearts, and they just wanted to stay in the back house.

Then the headmaster cannot force them to leave the back house. If they are willing to stay in the back house, then let them stay in the back house.

The headmaster believed that among those who stayed, as long as there were a few who were willing to learn more about other things, and if one or two of them could become female officials after graduation and achieve some results, that would be very good.

You know, there is a good opportunity right now. Princess Rongning is still young, and if these people have the ability, they can join the research institute. The research institute is a newly established department. If they have the ability and join the research institute, they can also grow rapidly.

The headmaster has great ambitions, and she hopes that these women of her bloodline can work harder.

Nanlu Women's College changed its teaching methods. Some teachers left, and new teachers came in. The principal wanted to let the world know that Nanlu Women's College was different from other colleges. Nanlu Women's College aims to educate women who are useful to the world. Who says women are inferior to men? Women can also hold up half the sky.

When Liu Yulian learned about the Nanlu Women's College, she thought the principal's idea was a good one. As for the female students who dropped out, they could go to other colleges.

After all, it wasn't the dean who dismissed those female students, it was those female students and their families who didn't want to stay there. What can others say about this?

Liu Yulian sincerely felt that the principal of Nanlu Women's College was doing a great job. If a woman herself was not determined to study, how could she expect others to do so?

A girl from the Cen family's branch was studying at Nanlu Girls' College. However, due to the restructuring of Nanlu Girls' College, the girl from the Cen family dropped out directly.

The Cen family's daughters felt that the changes to Nanlu Women's College were too bad for women. They believed that few women could research as much as Princess Rongning. They also believed that Princess Rongning already had a fiancé and was not worried about not being able to get married, which was why she was so determined.

But it’s different for other women. Their main goal is to marry into a good family.

When Mr. Cen learned about some of the things that the side branch had done, and when those people came to the main family to say bad things about Nanlu Girls' College, Mr. Cen was so angry that he almost cried.

Old Master Cen didn't need them to show their loyalty to the Cen family at this time. What kind of loyalty was that? Old Master Cen was planning to let the girls in his family learn more about those things. You know, the emperor had suspended Old Master Cen from his post and the emperor was keeping an eye on the Cen family.

"What a mess, what a mess." Mr. Cen sighed.

"They have all dropped out of school." said Mrs. Cen.

In fact, the Cen family has a special private school, but not all the girls in the Cen family study in the private school at home. Some go to study in colleges outside.

Before, other girls in the Cen family were proud to be able to study in the Cen family school.

After the girls from the Cen family's side branch dropped out of Nanlu Women's College, they wanted to attend the Cen family school. They had been unable to attend the Cen family school before, but now they thought that since they had rebelled against Nanlu Women's College, the head of the Cen family would sympathize with them and allow them to attend the Cen family school.

Even though Concubine Cen had been banished to the cold palace and Prince Su had been named the crown prince, there were always some people who believed that the Cen family would not fall and that it would continue to prosper.

This made Mr. Cen feel ridiculous. He wanted those side branches to be loyal to the main family, but they were doing these things at this time, they were just causing trouble.

As the first girls' school to be changed, Nanlu Girls' College must have been favored by the emperor.

After so many years in the imperial court and serving the emperor, Mr. Cen clearly knew how much the emperor valued Princess Rongning. The emperor valued Princess Rongning, but he valued the scientific research achievements even more.

The emperor directly placed those researchers in the research institute, and those in the institute were not involved in government affairs. He also set up other responsibilities, such as not combining scientific research and government affairs. A person could not work in the research institute and serve in the Ministry of Justice at the same time, unless they were transferred from the research institute or the Ministry of Justice.

This means that those scientific researchers cannot hold much power and cannot have a big impact on the government.

In this way, the emperor would be more confident in the research institute. Although the research institute did not have that much power, it could research many things that could make the court money and make the world more peaceful.

"Should we let them attend the clan's school?" asked Old Lady Cen.

"Get out! Get them out!" Old Master Cen gritted his teeth. "Did I ever say I wanted to expel them from school? Why would they drop out if they don't want to stay in the academy?"

It was impossible for Mr. Cen to allow these people to enter the Cen family's school. If he allowed them in, how would the emperor view the Cen family? Would the emperor think that the Cen family did not support him and that the Cen family did not allow women to learn those knowledge?

"This..." Seeing how angry Mr. Cen was, Madam Cen sighed, "Not allowing them to attend the clan's school means they're going to another academy? I'm afraid they'll have to go to an even worse academy."

It is impossible for those good colleges mentioned above to accept the daughter of the Cen family just because she withdrew from Nanlu Women's College.

The principals of the prestigious colleges understood the seriousness of the situation. The Cen family girl had previously been rejected by their colleges. Furthermore, the incident of her dropping out of Nanlu Women's College had caused quite a stir. If these colleges accepted the Cen family girl, wouldn't that be tantamount to their approval of her actions?

That won’t do!

Although other colleges did not undergo direct restructuring like Nanlu Women's College, this does not mean that other colleges do not have ideas.

"It's just a little bit worse." Old Master Cen said, "They can also stay at home and study instead of going to school."

Old Master Cen thought that this was not a big problem. The most important thing was not to let the emperor think that the Cen family did not allow women to learn more about those things. Old Master Cen rubbed his eyebrows. He had never thought that the Cen family's daughter would become like this one day.

In the past, the daughter of the Cen family was welcomed by countless people; but now, although the daughter of the Cen family has not become a rat crossing the street and everyone is shouting and beating her, her situation is not much better either.

Old Master Cen just felt that he was old and he couldn't control these people.

"Yes." Mrs. Cen responded. She noticed that Mr. Cen was tired, so she asked someone to bring him ginseng tea.

Mr. Cen waved his hand to let Mrs. Cen go out, he wanted to be alone.

How did the Cen family become like this?

Concubine Cen died in the cold palace.

The cold wind blew in gusts, and Concubine Cen died, lying coldly on a broken bed.

"How did she die?" The imperial concubine was stunned when she heard the news. Who could have thought that the once invincible Concubine Cen would die like this.

"I heard there was a blood letter." said the palace maid.

"..." The imperial concubine was speechless. So, did Concubine Cen die on her own? If a concubine in the harem died on her own, it would be a great disrespect to the royal family, and the concubine's family would also be implicated.

But Concubine Cen is a daughter of the Cen family. Who knows what her thought process is like? Maybe Concubine Cen thinks she is doing her death-defying advice.

The imperial concubine didn't know why Concubine Cen did such a thing. Anyway, she couldn't understand Concubine Cen's train of thought. She was thinking about how to deal with this matter and what about the blood letter left by Concubine Cen.

Can’t Concubine Cen die in peace? The imperial concubine frowned.