Chapter 642: Not All Teeth Have Been Replaced
"Yuer, you are now the queen of the dynasty and the mother of the country. You can't make mistakes in your manners!" Su Su looked at her and saw that she was still the same as before, with most of her body leaning on her. She smiled and reminded her.
"Mom, don't worry, I will never tarnish the Xiao family's reputation!"
In front of outsiders, Xiao Jiuyue still respects her status as queen very much. She can be free and Jun Lie indulges her, but she can't let others say behind her back that the Xiao family has no family education!
"Mom, how is family lately? Is grandma's cold better? And has Chaochao grown a lot?" Xiao Jiuyue has rarely seen her family since she became queen.
"Alright, alright." Su Su smiled and nodded. "Your grandmother knew I was going to the palace, so she specifically told me not to worry about her. This is just an old problem for her!"
"That's good." Xiao Jiuyue was relieved now and said, "Mother, the emperor has already made a decision on the matter of close relatives marrying. He will issue an edict soon, prohibiting all people from marrying close relatives within three generations."
"Don't worry, our families have already checked themselves, but we won't allow anyone to marry unless they are close relatives."
Su Su had heard the news before and sent people to inquire about it. If she hadn't asked, she wouldn't have known that six or seven out of ten children born to close relatives would not survive, or they would be born weak and prone to death.
"That's good." Xiao Jiuyue was relieved. She said, "By the way, mother, the matter of setting up a girls' school and a female doctor has been decided. We'll start with one in Shengjing. If it goes well, we'll go to the major prefectures and cities later!"
"I've already selected girls of appropriate age from the clan and asked them to choose between attending a girls' school or attending a medical school." Su Su took out the list and said, "Not only our Xiao family, but your eldest sister-in-law's family, the Qin family, has also selected girls to come over!"
"By the way, your second aunt and third aunt's families have also selected quite a few people. There are more than a dozen places in total." Su Su specifically told Xiao Jiuyue about this today. As a mother, she naturally wants to support her daughter in doing what she wants to do!
"I didn't expect that Ting Wu actually wanted to go to a women's hospital?" Xiao Jiuyue thought that Ting Wu wanted to go to a women's school, but who knew that she actually wanted to go to a women's hospital!
"Tingwu said that she wants to be able to practice medicine and treat women like you!" Su Su seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, and Yurong also wants to learn female medicine. She asked me to ask if she can learn it."
"Didn't Yurong just give birth? Why is she joining in the fun?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at Su Su blankly. If she remembered correctly, after she was crowned queen, Xiao Yurong was in confinement after giving birth!
After Xiao Yurong married into the Jiang family, her life became exceptionally comfortable and smooth.
The second young master Jiang liked Xiao Yurong, and the young couple was as happy as honey. Xiao Yurong soon became pregnant and was held in the palm of the Jiang family's hand.
"After her confinement, Yurong returned home with her child. She said the Jiang family was great in every way, except that it was too boring." Su Su lamented, "Yuer, the Xiao family is so crowded these days that anyone who wants to marry Tingwu is practically knocking down the door!"
"There are also people coming to inquire about the marriages of Jiaen, Jiacheng, Jiayuan, and Jiahong."
Su Su could understand that others wanted to inquire about Xiao Jiaen and Xiao Tingwu's marriage, but for Xiao Jiacheng and Xiao Jiayuan, it was still too early for them to get married!
Not to mention Xiao Jiahong, he hasn’t even got all his teeth yet!
"Mother, now that I'm the Queen, there are naturally many people who want to establish a relationship with our family." Xiao Jiuyue smiled lightly and said, "Mother, for this year's palace banquet, you can invite Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Ting Wu and the others to the palace together, so that it will be lively!"
Even though she had been prepared for a long time, Xiao Jiuyue still felt very lonely after becoming the queen!
If the Sixth Princess hadn't come to accompany her often, Xiao Jiuyue would probably be bored to death.
"Okay." Su Su responded with a smile.
Su Su had lunch and left the palace early. Xiao Jiuyue sighed.
"Yuer?"
After Jun Lie finished his morning court session, he and the ministers kept discussing who should be sent to the next spring planting, as well as the issues of female schools and female doctors. Many senior officials were against it.
Jun Lie shut them down with just one sentence: "If you don't want to study women's education and become a female doctor, then no girl should learn to read in the future. If she gets sick, she won't need to see a doctor!"
Those ministers suddenly stopped talking!
The girls in my family have learned to write, but what about the illness?
How can people who eat whole grains not get sick? If they are not allowed to see a doctor, won’t they starve to death?
"Didn't mother come to accompany you?" Jun Lie stepped forward and put his arm around Xiao Jiuyue's waist. Dong Gui and the others were used to the sweetness between the prince, no, the emperor and the queen. When they saw the emperor coming, they left very tactfully!
"The time I've been with you is too short. When can I go back to my parents' home?" Xiao Jiuyue looked up at him and asked.
"Yuer, are you willing to leave me alone in the palace?" Jun Lie looked pitiful, like a little puppy about to be abandoned!
If the ministers who were speechless after being rebuked just now saw this scene, their eyes would probably fall out. Is this still the cold-faced emperor who never gives a damn?
"Then, when spring comes, I will stay at my mother's house for a few days. During the spring planting, you will be too busy with your duties as emperor to take care of me, right?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at him with a smile.
Jun Lie finally understood that she was determined to go back to her parents' home for a few days. He responded, "Okay, then, shouldn't the Queen give her some kind of reward?"
Xiao Jiuyue looked up and kissed him on the face.
Jun Lie said: "Not enough."
"Then..." Xiao Jiuyue leaned forward and whispered in his ear, "Tonight, let's change positions?"
Jun Lie's eyes lit up, and he wished it was night already.
…
The first day of the first lunar month in the first year of Yong'an.
The lively palace banquet began, and Xiao Jiuyue suddenly felt that things have changed over time. The first time she entered the palace was still vivid in her mind, but now, she had become the most honorable person in the harem!
The Empress Dowager left the palace to live in honor, and even the Emperor retired and his concubines lived in honor outside the palace.
In this huge imperial palace, there are only two most honorable masters, Jun Lie and Xiao Jiuyue.
Jun Lie accepted the homage of civil and military officials, while Xiao Jiuyue met with the ladies of the court.
"I wish the Queen and her third sister-in-law good health, good luck in everything, eternal youth, and a long life." The Sixth Princess Jun Qin came early to pay New Year's greetings. She was dressed in festive clothes and had many words of blessing.
"Qinqin, your mouth is as sweet as honey." Xiao Jiuyue chuckled and took out the gift she had prepared long ago and gave it to her. When Junqin saw the night-shining pearl she had been thinking about day and night right in front of her, she excitedly said, "Thank you, Third Sister-in-law!"
Her father also gave it to her when they were hunting before, but it was different in size from the night pearl in front of her!
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