Chapter 42: Advice
Jiang Bin picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of tea, then continued, "This can be considered a blessing in disguise. After all, a delicate young lady married a reckless man. Not only do outsiders not think highly of this marriage, but they themselves don't even know if they can live on.
Fortunately, Xu Jingshi was lucky. She married Sun Xiushan. She was open-minded and the two of them lived a good life.
And they influenced each other. Xu Jingshi, a delicate lady who could only hold a book, can now fight with others. ”
Xu Qing was a little worried when she heard this. "My aunt and uncle beat someone up. Will anything happen?"
Jiang Bin ate a piece of cake very calmly and said incoherently: "Nothing will happen to them. Yongxing Bo sounds powerful, but he is just deceiving the common people. In fact, he has been in a mess for a long time.
Even if Sun Xiushan really beat the Earl of Yongxing half to death, the Earl of Yongxing's mansion would not sue him. At most, they would extort money from him. However, if that were the case, Sun Xiushan might beat him again.
Moreover, once the matter of the real and fake daughter is exposed, the Yongxing Marquis' Mansion will soon become a laughing stock in the entire noble circle, and they may not even dare to leave the door for a year.
And this matter will definitely be reported to the emperor. Just because Earl Yongxing was confused in handling the real and fake daughter, His Majesty will definitely strip him of his official position, and it is not certain whether he can even keep his title!
At best they will just be an ordinary wealthy family in the future. But I feel they won’t be rich for long. The whole family is not very smart and they will probably become destitute soon. ”
What happened to the Yongxing Marquis' Mansion afterwards was pretty much as Jiang Bin had expected. The next day, someone indeed reported the affairs of the Yongxing Marquis' Mansion to the Emperor. The Emperor was very displeased with this fool and directly dismissed him from his official position, although he did not take back his title.
But all the nobles in the capital knew that this family was disliked by the emperor, and no one paid any attention to them.
Even the Yan family, the Minister of War, the proposed in-laws, completely severed ties with their family. Even the Minister of War, Yan Weixuan's father, was implicated by this family and was fined one year's salary by the emperor.
Being disliked by the emperor and excluded by the circle of nobles, the Yongxing Marquis's Mansion could only live off its resources and soon, it could no longer operate.
Not to mention delicacies from land and sea, he couldn't even afford ordinary porridge and side dishes. Yongxing Bo looked at the culprit who caused all this with hatred in his eyes. He knocked Xu Zhen unconscious when she was not prepared and sold her to Chunfeng Tower.
Pretending to be a young lady from the Yongxing Marquis's mansion, she soon earned a lot of money for the madam. Later, she was bought by a wealthy man from another place and her life or death has been unknown since then.
Yongxing Bo could have lived a peaceful life with the money from Xu Zhen's selling her body, but he became addicted to gambling and was soon beaten to a cripple by debt collectors. Because he had no money to treat his illness, he soon died.
The wife of the Earl of Yongxing also went crazy because of this series of blows. During one of her madness, she accidentally fell into the river and drowned.
In the end, Xu Jingshi collected the bodies of Earl Yongxing and his wife for the sake of their brother and sister.
The scene turns to the East Palace, where Xiao Jinyi is captured by Xiao Yuanqi to serve as a soldier. Meng Jiyao is also there, and the three of them are discussing setting up a girls' school.
It was easy for them to open a school, but the difficult part was how to open a girls' school and have students and teachers.
Students and teachers are not the most difficult issues to deal with. The key is how to deal with those pedantic adults in the court.
If this matter were to be exposed, the three of them would definitely be implicated and their entire body would be destroyed, and the girls' school would not be able to run.
Xiao Jinyi watched them gather together and thought for a long time, but couldn't come up with any good ideas. Thinking that he had promised Shen Shixu to attend his housewarming party, he stood up and said goodbye.
"I have something to do, so I'll leave first. You guys think about it here slowly. If you come up with any ideas, send someone to let me know."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Xiao Yuanqi grabbed Xiao Jinyi's wrist and said, "Don't leave in such a hurry. By the way, aren't you going to meet Lord Shen? Why don't you ask him? Maybe he has some ideas!"
When Meng Jiyao heard Xiao Yuanqi mention the heavy time, she also looked at Xiao Jinyi eagerly.
Among the three of them, only Xiao Jinyi and Shen Shixu were the most familiar with each other, so it wouldn't be abrupt for him to ask Shen Shixu for help.
Xiao Jinyi didn't want Shen Shixu to get involved in this troublesome matter, but on second thought, it was Shen Shixu who first brought up the matter of the girls' school, although he brought it up in his heart.
But since he brought it up, he probably wanted the woman to live a good life, so he agreed with Xiao Yuanqi's words and left quickly.
Meng Jiyao didn't know him very well. She watched him walk away in silence and nudged Xiao Yuanqi beside her with her elbow, "What does your highness Prince Jing mean by this? Is he asking or not?"
Xiao Yuanqi stood up and stretched, looking at Meng Jiyao who was sitting, he pulled her up and said, "He has agreed, it's getting late, let's go have lunch quickly, my stomach is starting to growl."
When Xiao Jinyi arrived at Tianxianglou, all the dishes ordered by Shen Shixu had already been served, except for him.
Xiao Jinyi first apologized to everyone, "I'm so sorry, something delayed me and I came late."
Shen Shixu handed him the bowl and chopsticks, and took the initiative to pick up a piece of beef for him, "It's not late, the dishes have just been served, eat first!"
With Xiao Jinyi present, the atmosphere in the entire box became quiet. The only sounds that could be heard were the breathing of the crowd and the occasional sound of dishes and chopsticks colliding.
This was the sound made by An Chengyu, who had not yet learned table manners. He was used to the lively dining atmosphere in the Anguo Mansion, and the silence here made him lose his appetite.
Shen Shixu saw that he had only eaten half a bowl of rice and a little bit of vegetables. Fearing that he was not full, he served him another bowl of seaweed, shrimp and egg drop soup.
An Chengyu held the small bowl and drank the soup mouthful by mouthful, watching others continue eating.
After everyone put down their chopsticks, Xiao Jinyi did not avoid people and asked Shen Shixu directly in front of so many people, “Ah Xu, I was just talking about women’s education with my brother and my future sister-in-law in the East Palace. We want to run a women’s school, but it’s not so easy to run.
Those bigwigs in the court will definitely hinder us, so I would like to ask if you have any ideas that can make them not hinder us and support us? ”
Others were shocked when they heard the news. There were girls who read books but most of them read poetry, songs, and women's precepts and virtues. Or they learned to play the piano, paint, and do embroidery. Very few of them read the Four Books and Five Classics. They were extremely rare.
Xu Qing was a little excited when she heard that a girls' school was going to be opened. If it could really be established, she would definitely go and participate.
When she was in the village, she often heard the village head and others say that only by studying hard can one have a bright future. At that time, she said that she also wanted to study, but the village head and others said that only men could study, but women could not. She was not convinced at the time, and was called away by her grandmother before she had time to argue.
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