Chapter 27: Concubine Selection (End)
011After she finished speaking, the women from Qinglian Pavilion all looked at Meng Jiyao with admiration. They admired her for her courage to fight, and even more for her for defeating all the men to become a successful candidate. However, no one was jealous of Meng Jiyao.
In the eyes of many men, women like to be jealous over trivial matters and are always envious of this one or jealous of that one.
Little do they know that these women never fight for anything else, but for themselves.
In this era, women's status and position are not as good as men's. If they don't fight for it, they will have nothing.
"Sister Meng, you are so awesome!" A woman wearing a goose yellow skirt and a bun held her round face and looked at Meng Jiyao with admiration.
Meng Jiyao smiled at her, with a hint of regret in her modesty, "I just read a few more books than the other sisters, it's nothing, we are all the same."
When the noble ladies heard Meng Jiyao's words, they couldn't help but look lonely. Yes, what's the use of reading so many books? In the end, they are still trapped in the backyard.
If women can study and become officials like men, they may not be worse than men.
Just when the noble ladies were feeling depressed, Shen Shixu's voice rang out like the sound of nature, "This Miss Meng Jiyao is quite courageous and dares to fight against injustice. She is also talented and knowledgeable." Speaking of which, if the prince chooses her to be his princess, it will be a good thing for both the prince and Miss Meng.
The prince needs a capable woman with a good family background, talent, appearance and character to be his princess. Such a woman can help the prince manage the harem at home and help him see the situation and handle interpersonal relationships outside.
After becoming the Crown Princess, Miss Meng can also use the Crown Prince's power to seek benefits for women, such as building a women's academy and creating a precedent for women to serve as officials. 】
Shen Shixu's words stunned everyone in Penglai Palace and Qinglian Pavilion. The men in Penglai Palace felt that Shen Shixu's words were extremely rebellious and that letting women study and become officials was disrupting ethical principles.
They wanted to say something, but Xiao Jinyi's cold glare made them dare not utter a word.
The woman in Qinglian Pavilion seemed to have a fire ignited in her heart by Shen Shixu, female official? If they could have such an opportunity, they would fight for it with all their might.
This is their only chance to control their own destiny without being trapped in the inner house and having to look at the faces of their husbands and parents.
Shen Shixu's inner voice sounded again, [Unfortunately, the selection of the Crown Princess is not something that others can easily interfere with, so some ideas can only be thought about in your heart! 】
Shen Shixu's face was full of pity, but Xiao Yuanqi began to have some thoughts. He didn't have anyone he liked, and after listening to Shen Shixu's thoughts, he became somewhat interested in Meng Jiyao.
Xiao Jinyi grew up with Xiao Yuanqi, and from his expression one can tell that Xiao Yuanqi remembered Meng Jiyao.
With his understanding of Xiao Yuanqi, maybe things will develop as Shen Shixu said, with Meng Jiyao becoming the Crown Princess.
Da Gan will also undergo earth-shaking changes because of this Crown Princess.
Xiao Yuanqi winked at Xiao Jinyi, signaling him to take Shen Shixu away, and he needed to arrange the follow-up matters.
If Shen Shixu was here, even if they didn't say anything, just based on their actions, this guy would definitely be able to tell something was wrong with his intelligence.
Xiao Jinyi received his gaze and immediately changed the subject, saying, "Brother, I don't plan to choose a concubine. It's boring to stay here, so I'll leave first.
Oh, by the way, Ah Xu doesn’t want to get married either, so we left together, and it was just a good opportunity for us to keep each other company. ”
Xiao Yuanqi didn't even try to persuade her to stay, and said directly: "Okay, since you don't like it, I can't force you to stay here with me. But Jin Yi, this is Shao Qing Shen's first time in the palace, you have to take good care of him."
Shen Shixu thought he had to stay for a while before he could find an excuse to leave, but he didn't expect Xiao Jinyi to be so brave that he wanted to retreat before he even started.
But it would be nice to leave early, so he stood up with Xiao Jinyi, bowed to Shen Shixu, and the two left Penglai Palace together.
After Xiao Yuanqi saw the two people leave, he called Xiao Dezi beside him and told him, "Go find Nanny Fang at Qinglian Pavilion across the street and tell her that I want to invite Miss Meng Jiyao to the Lake Center Pavilion and ask her to make the arrangements."
"Yes, I will go right away."
After receiving the message from Xiao Dezi, Nanny Fang went to find Meng Jiyao in person and took her to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
When Meng Jiyao saw Nanny Fang coming to see her, she realized that someone from higher up wanted to see her, but she didn't know who that person was.
When the noble ladies saw Nanny Fang taking Meng Jiyao away, they all looked worried. Some even wanted to go up and plead for mercy, but Meng Jiyao stopped them by shaking her head at them.
Meng Jiyao wondered whether the person who wanted to see her might be the queen or the emperor, but she never expected it would be the prince.
Moreover, the prince came straight to the point and asked Meng Jiyao directly without knowing how to politely ask her, "Miss Meng, would you be willing to be my crown princess?"
Meng Jiyao was dazed when she heard this, wondering if she had heard it wrongly, "Your Highness, you also heard what Shen Shaoqing said just now. Don't you think that I am reckless and restless? I am afraid that I am not worthy of the position of Crown Princess!"
Xiao Yuanqi stared into her eyes and said, "The Crown Princess I want is not a weak dodder. She needs to shoulder the entire responsibility with me, so she must be capable. You are able to surpass all the men and get the position of the Imperial Censor. This alone is enough to qualify for this position.
You should have heard the second half of Shen Shaoqing's thoughts. Don't you want to be the Crown Princess? According to what Shen Shaoqing said, we should provide women with a chance to study and serve as officials in the court just like men! ”
Meng Jiyao was moved, but she still wanted to ask, "Your Highness, do you support women studying and becoming officials?"
Xiao Yuanqi showed his ambition at this moment, "I want capable people, and I hope these people can help me govern the country, so I don't care whether the person is a man or a woman, as long as they are capable, I will use them!"
When Meng Jiyao heard this, her heart started beating fast. She looked at Xiao Yuanqi, who was looking forward to great things, and thought to herself that perhaps the era belonging to them, women, was quietly approaching.
As soon as Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi arrived at Xiao Jinyi's palace in the imperial palace, Canglan Palace, they received the news that the prince had selected the crown princess.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is quite quick. Could it be that he wanted to leave and just picked one at random?" Shen Shixu felt that this idea of his was very likely. They had only been away for two quarters of an hour, and the Crown Princess had already made her choice. Could it be that their departure had irritated the Crown Prince and made him crazy?
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