Prince Rui said this easily, but the girls' school was not run by his family after all. If he wanted to achieve his goal, he had to go to the palace to discuss it with the emperor.
"Why do you suddenly think of caring about female students?" the emperor asked curiously.
"Royal brother, how long has it been since you paid attention to the situation of the girls' school?"
"After my mother passed away, my aunt took charge of the girls' school.
"I am busy with state affairs every day, how can I have time to take care of these trivial matters?
"As for you, you're not young anymore, and now you're a father. Isn't it time for you to focus on helping me do something?"
Prince Rui didn't expect that the emperor would point the finger at him after he had only said two sentences.
He quickly waved his hands and said, "Brother, I just found my daughter and I can't wait to be at home with her every day. How can I have the heart to go out and do things?"
"So you have the heart to manage the girls' school?"
"Well, it's all because of the sunny weather!"
Prince Rui told the emperor everything he saw and heard when the princess took Qingtian to the girls' school.
"Brother, to be honest, at first, when Qingtian came back and said she wanted to open a girls' school, I just thought she was just acting on a whim.
"But when she talked about the current situation of girls' schools, I felt really bad.
"Brother, you and I both know perfectly well why our mother wanted to establish a girls' school.
“Who would have thought that after the death of our mother, the girls’ school would be reduced to the state it is today.
"If I don't intervene, how will I face my mother in a hundred years' time?"
The late Empress Dowager came from a prominent family, and farming and reading were her family traditions. All her descendants, both boys and girls, were literate.
There were even several talented women who left their names in history.
When the late emperor was choosing a queen, he was impressed by her literary talent and insight.
Therefore, he later strongly supported her in opening a girls' school.
It’s a pity that the late emperor was frail and passed away early.
The current emperor was still young when he ascended the throne, and he grew up under the support and guidance of the late empress dowager.
When the emperor heard Prince Rui say this, he was also touched.
But over the years, the affairs of the girls' school have always been in charge of the Grand Princess.
After all, he is an elder. It would be too disrespectful to him to hastily take it back and make drastic changes to it.
But in terms of closeness, the emperor is definitely more inclined towards his younger brother.
He frowned and asked, "Has it really come to the point you said?"
"Royal brother, what I said is probably just the tip of the iceberg. Who knows how chaotic things are behind the scenes!
"Why don't you send someone to investigate carefully first? It won't be too late to make a decision then."
The Emperor nodded upon hearing this and said, "It is indeed time to investigate thoroughly."
Before Prince Rui could even open his mouth to express his gratitude, the Emperor continued, "Since you discovered this, why not bother two masters with the same matter? I'll leave the investigation to you as well!"
"Ah?" Prince Rui didn't expect that entering the palace would bring him a job.
"What? Can't you do it or don't want to do it?" the emperor asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Royal brother, this..." Prince Rui wanted to refuse, but he couldn't find any suitable reason, and he was scratching his head anxiously.
"Alright, it's settled." Seeing him like this, the emperor couldn't help but laugh. "Besides, isn't this also to fulfill your daughter's wish? If you don't contribute, who will?"
Things had come to this point, and Prince Rui could no longer refuse. He could only take the job reluctantly. After returning home, he complained to Princess Rui.
"Do you think it's fun for my Royal Brother to do this? He has nothing better to do than to force me to do something.
"But if I really work hard, he'll be the first one to get restless, right?
"They say there's no family affection in heaven, but we two brothers are already pretty close. Wouldn't it be nice to keep it like this?"
"Your Majesty, I actually think that the Emperor may not be testing you.
"Things are different now than they were back then. The Emperor has long been firmly seated on the throne, so there's really no need to be overly wary of you.
"Perhaps the Emperor really wants you to help share some of his burden."
Prince Rui waved his hands and said, "Don't mention this again. My mother told me long ago that if I want to live a peaceful life, I must be an idle prince and not get involved in government affairs.
"Besides, aren't we, a family of three, living a good life now?
"If I get really busy, how can I have time to spend with you and Qingtian?"
"Your Highness, I certainly enjoy my current life, but I'm afraid you'll get stuck on something and over-interpret the Emperor's intentions."
"Well, no matter what my royal brother thinks, I'm used to being idle anyway.
"If it weren't for the sunny day, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to take on this task."
Although he complained, Prince Rui was not one to procrastinate or slack off.
Since you've agreed, send someone to investigate thoroughly.
Unexpectedly, this investigation turned out to be a trivial matter. When Prince Rui heard the report from his subordinates, he could hardly believe his ears.
"Wait, what did you just say? What are the female students doing in private?"
"Well, I'm just helping people find a partner..."
"Tell me in detail!" Prince Rui finally perked up.
I originally thought that the girls' school had fallen into its current state simply because the Grand Princess had outdated and conservative ideas, but who would have thought that they would find an unexpected gain?
“Rather than saying that the girls’ school is helping to connect people, it’s more accurate to say that the Grand Princess is doing this.
“The girls’ school has a special area for the ladies from official families to come and look for wives.
"Over the years, we have indeed brought together many marriages.
"Otherwise, with what girls' schools teach now, who would be willing to send their daughters there?"
After hearing what his subordinates said, Prince Rui instantly understood.
Although the people of the Great Qi Dynasty were more civilized than those of the previous dynasties, marriage was still a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words.
Girls are kept in seclusion and rarely go out to socialize, so it is difficult to find out their true character.
But now with the support of the women's school, they can choose their favorite daughter-in-law just like choosing a commodity.
Since these people have accepted this favor, they will naturally give the Grand Princess certain benefits.
"This is really..." Prince Rui couldn't find any words to describe his feelings at the moment.
I originally thought that girls' schools had just gone astray, but I didn't expect that they were rotten from the root.
Prince Rui was furious when he found out that the girls' school that his mother had founded with such good intentions had become like this and was being used to do such things.
He no longer cared about his original intention of not wanting to care about anything.
He wanted to ask his subordinates about all the findings of the investigation, and then review the evidence collected by his subordinates one by one.
Prince Rui took all the evidence and went to the palace to file a complaint angrily.
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