One look, two East Palace badges, who dares to say a word more?
Qin Wan watched from across the hall and smiled, "It seems they handle things in a methodical manner. They're not timid, and certainly not bullying others."
Xie Qing held her hand, unwilling to let go: "After the fifteenth, I will be busy too. I don't know if I will have the free time to accompany you to play around."
This year, the imperial seal was sealed late, and the opening was advanced from the 20th day of the first lunar month to the 16th day of the first lunar month.
Xie Qing now only complains that the vacation is too short and he can no longer accompany Qin Wan every day.
Qin Wan gently shook Xie Qing's hand and said with a smile: "You and I are both helpless. We just hope that the country will be peaceful and prosperous, and the officials in the court will be able to use them. I can let you be a hands-off boss."
How can a hands-off boss let go so easily?
Xie Qing looked at Qin Wan and seemed to be thinking about something.
The two stayed outside for a long time before leaving together.
In the school, the Sixth Princess strictly enrolled students according to the admission quota, and controlled the number of daughters of powerful officials and wealthy men. Most of the students enrolled were girls from ordinary people's families.
Students were enrolled at noon, the school uniforms were distributed in the evening, and the school started the next day.
The female student Miss Lu from the Suchengbo Lu family discovered a new thing when she was using the toilet - a menstrual belt.
This menstrual belt is different from the ones they use. The ones they use are made of fine cotton cloth and are rubbed soft. Even so, it is still difficult to go out at that time of the month because it is extremely inconvenient and uncomfortable.
Miss Lu Er looked at the white thing wrapped in something that looked like paper, which was whiter than cotton, and turned it over and over. "Is this a menstrual belt?"
The housewife who was sweeping the floor said, "Miss, this is called a sanitary napkin. It's used the same way as a menstrual belt, but it's more comfortable than a menstrual belt. Miss, you can try it."
Miss Lu Er was not polite and used it directly: "Yes, it is comfortable. How much silver? Give me some."
The old woman smiled and said, "They are free in the school. You can use them as you like. If you want to buy more, you can go to Revlon. They are one ounce of silver per box, and there are twenty tablets in a box."
Miss Lu's eyes curved up: "It's not expensive."
Tingting, a girl wearing a washed-out dress, smacked her lips when she heard this: "Isn't it expensive?"
Miss Lu Er saw her, took her arm and said with a smile, "Of course it's not expensive. I just touched it with my hand. The outer layer looks like something papery but not papery. It seems to be some kind of fine cotton cloth. It's much softer than the fine cotton cloth you wear next to your skin or the bandages you use to bandage wounds."
"It should be cotton, and it's better than ordinary cotton. Nowadays, cotton costs so much silver per pound, so this price is not expensive."
Tingting's eyes widened. "A rich lady like you doesn't even know how much a pound of cotton costs? I heard people say that rich ladies don't know the prices of things outside and will be cheated."
Miss Lu covered her mouth and laughed, "Who told you that?"
Tingting looked around and whispered, "My neighbor's daughter-in-law works as a wet nurse in a wealthy family. I've heard that wealthy families have the most money when it comes to shopping, and that women who manage household expenses don't know the prices."
Miss Lu pursed her lips and said, "That's someone else. I know this thing is excellent. You can use it too."
Tingting couldn't tell whether Miss Lu was angry or not, so she looked at her cautiously while holding the things.
Miss Lu was a shrewd person, so how could she not see what she meant? She flicked her handkerchief and said with a smile, "I'm not angry, go quickly."
Tingting then went in with the sanitary napkin, but when she saw the white cotton, she was reluctant to use it. Her family was poor, so how could she send her daughter to a girls' school?
Not only did she have to pay tuition, but she also couldn't work at home. It was the girl from the small business who lived in front of them who dragged her to sign up. When she heard that there was no tuition, she would be given a set of winter clothes and a free lunch, her parents let her come.
After much deliberation, Tingting finally decided to use it. It was such a good thing, why not give it a try? This might be the best thing she had ever used in her life.
There are several girls like Tingting in the school.
They went to school not for any other reason than to wear the clothes the school distributed, but they could take out the cotton inside to give to their family members. One piece of clothing could yield enough cotton for two pieces.
They would eat a little less of the lunch at school, wrap the rest in oil paper, hide it and take it home after school.
The same is true for sanitary napkins.
Every time they went to the toilet at school, they would take a piece in. But they were reluctant to use it, so they took it home and opened it to make thick winter clothes for their brothers and sisters or parents at home.
They are willing to use them and are reluctant to throw them away. They pick them up, take them home, wash them, and make clothes to wear. Others think they are unlucky, but they don’t.
Qin Wan learned of this but did not stop it. She only told the Sixth Princess, "It's not easy to make them feel like they are independent individuals, just like you."
"We?" The Sixth Princess didn't know why the topic was being talked about her again.
Qin Wan asked her, "If I asked you to marry a foreign prince right now, would you go?"
The Sixth Princess nodded without hesitation: "I am the emperor's salary and I must be loyal to him. Since I am a princess and supported by the people of the Great Zhou, I naturally have to do something for the Great Zhou and contribute to the peace between the people of the two countries."
Qin Wan shook her head. "You're both right and wrong. You're a woman, and women are not allowed to hold official positions or participate in government affairs. But why do we need women to participate in the marriage?"
Why do women have to go in marriages?
Women are not allowed to do anything and are considered incapable of doing anything. But why is it that when it comes to marriage, women are allowed to do anything?
Qin Wan said quietly, "Is it appropriate to entrust the safety of the country, the people, and the peace of the border to a woman? A princess of a country, when she marries, is not a wife, but a hostage."
"What will her life be like? Her motherland and her husband are mortal enemies. Her own children are feared and guarded by her husband's family, and are also disliked by her motherland. How should they cope?"
The Sixth Princess was confused: "So, what should we do when we have to sacrifice for our country?"
Qin Wan looked at the equally bewildered Seventh Princess, her eyes sparkling and resolute. "First, your second brother wouldn't do anything like forcing a woman to marry. Secondly, don't you have any other choice?"
"Your mother country asked you to marry into a foreign alliance, and your mission is just to maintain peace between the two countries?"
"What else?" The Seventh Princess and the Sixth Princess asked in unison.
Qin Wan's lips curled up into a smile, and a hint of ambition flashed in her eyes: "In our Great Zhou, it's very difficult for you to become the empress, but what if you are in another country? If you can't become the empress, what about becoming the regent queen dowager?"
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