Hearing Pei Yishan's question, Madam Lu was not annoyed, but she did not give in to her either. She said, "I still remember that the purpose of women's schools back then was to teach and educate people, without distinction of status or class.
“Many of our classmates back then came from poor families and had to rely on the girls’ school to provide them with food and accommodation to continue their studies.
“Even you and I, although our families are decent, are just ordinary, well-off families.
"I just didn't expect that girls' schools would become places where only rich girls could study."
Pei Yisan felt a tightness in her chest when she said that.
The situation had already become like this before she took over the girls' school. What else could she do!
The previous female official in charge of the women's school is still alive, and her husband happens to be her husband's immediate superior.
No matter from which angle she started, she didn't dare to overturn the structure built by others and do whatever she wanted!
At this time, Pei Yisan no longer wanted to take them any further.
Because she could already foresee that after seeing the content being taught in the school, Madam Lu would not be able to say anything good.
But Princess Rui was here, and Qingtian kept saying she wanted to go to the back to take a look, so Pei Yisan had no choice but to take them there.
As you enter the yard at the back, that's where everyone studies.
Before I even passed through the Moon Gate, I could already hear faint sounds coming from inside.
Qingtian quickly lowered his footsteps and said, "Let's speak softly so as not to disturb others' studies."
Pei Yisan, however, felt bitter and didn't know what to say.
This sound is not the sound of reading, it is simply the sound of students making noise.
The four people walked through the moon gate into the courtyard and only then could they hear the source of the sound clearly.
There are two-story buildings on three sides of the yard here, and the second floor is where everyone studies.
The noise at this time came from the house above the main house.
"I'm so annoyed. Why do I have another class soon? I want to go home."
"You want to leave every day when you come, so you might as well not come at all."
"Do you think I wanted to come? It was my mother who forced me to come.
"She insisted that I study here for two years, saying it would sound good when I got married!"
"That's right, my mother said the same thing!
"What can you learn here? You might as well hire a teacher to teach you back home!"
A few people had just gone upstairs and walked along the corridor on the second floor when they heard the girl in the house say this.
Pei Yisan's face flushed red, and she was about to push the door open to scold him, but the Princess of Rui raised her hand to stop her.
Just at this moment, a teacher came upstairs from the other side with a book in his hand. When he saw Pei Yisan and others, he was about to go up and talk to them, but was stopped by Princess Rui, who signaled him to go in and attend class directly.
The teacher didn't know the identity of the Princess of Rui, but seeing that even Pei Yisan was with her, he thought she must be a noble lady from some family, so he didn't dare to disturb her and went into the house to prepare for the lecture.
There were more than a dozen students in the room, chatting happily. Even when they saw the teacher come in, they didn't react and continued to talk about their own topics.
The teacher seemed to be accustomed to this and didn't care what was happening below. He just started teaching.
The expressions of the four people outside the door changed.
Pei Yisan was so ashamed that she dared not look up. Although she had long known that these ladies from wealthy families came here just to gain fame and not to learn anything, she had never expected that it had come to this point, and that they were overheard by Princess Rui and others.
Princess Rui frowned. She had heard that girls' education was failing, but she had never expected it to reach this point.
Madam Lu was surprised at first, then her expression gradually turned lonely, and there was even a hint of sadness in her eyes.
The Girls' School was the place where she was trained, but she never expected that she would use the knowledge she learned here to walk a path that few women could walk, while the Girls' School would regress instead of progress and become what it is today.
Qingtian's eyes widened, and she turned around and asked in confusion, "Mom, the teacher has already started the lecture, why are they still talking down there?"
In Qingtian's opinion, gentlemen should be treated with special respect.
The five older brothers of the Ye family are now studying in a private school in the village. Even the second brother, Ye Changxue, who is so naughty, is respectful in front of the teacher.
Not to mention when she was facing Mr. Wei and Madam Lu, even though both of them doted on her, she never dared to act rashly.
But why did the girls' school that she had always longed for become like this?
Because it was noisy in the house, Qingtian didn't deliberately lower his voice when he spoke.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the house became strangely quiet for a moment.
Everyone in the room heard what she said.
The person sitting by the window heard this and leaned forward to ask, "Who's talking? It's always been like this here. Why are you talking nonsense here?"
The students in the room were originally daughters of officials. Normally, they were the ones who talked about others. They could not stand being talked about like that, so they all gathered by the window regardless of the teacher who was still giving a lecture.
Some people with even hot tempers pushed the door open and walked out towards the sunny day.
Qingtian had never seen such a scene before, and felt a little panicked, wondering if they were going to beat him.
But she felt that she was not wrong, so she did not back down.
"Respecting teachers is a natural thing. What you're doing is wrong!"
As soon as she spoke with an accent from outside the Great Wall, the group of people burst into laughter.
"Where did this country bumpkin come from? He can't even speak Mandarin, and yet he dares to come to the girls' school?"
"Even the headmaster can't control us, who do you think you are..."
The person who was rushing in the front hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly looked up and saw Princess Rui standing behind Qingtian. He was so scared that he swallowed the rest of his words.
Pei Yisan felt her face burning, as if someone had torn her skin off and thrown it on the ground and stepped on it.
Most of the girls who could study here often followed their mothers to various banquets, so naturally they also knew Princess Rui.
Seeing Qingtian, who looked about 60% like Princess Rui, how could he not understand her identity and purpose?
The people who were chatting animatedly just now now huddled together like frightened quails, wishing they could find a hole in the ground to crawl into immediately, so as not to be seen by Princess Rui.
I originally came here to gain a reputation, but now, if this gets out, my reputation might be ruined.
Qingtian was no longer interested in reading any further. No wonder her great-grandfather hadn't allowed her to attend the girls' school before.
There's really nothing worth coming to a place like this.
Qingtian turned to Princess Rui and said, "Mother, I don't want to watch anymore. Let's go back!"
Princess Rui bent down and picked up Qingtian, and looked at Pei Yisan deeply before leaving.
Pei Yisan felt as if she was trapped in an icy cave when she was looked at. She felt that she might not be able to stay as the headmaster for long!
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