Ye Jingshu looked at Ye Jingyu first.
She suppressed the urge to smile and asked Ye Jingyu, "Didn't Consort Liang believe that education was useless for women? Why do you want to study?"
"If it's truly useless, why do they all have to study?" Ye Jingyu asked instead of answering.
"They are—" Ye Jingshu asked, somewhat puzzled.
“My elder and younger brothers are all studying,” Ye Jingyu stated calmly.
A five-year-old girl was saying these words with a blank expression, and Ye Jingshu actually found her kind of cute.
Besides being cute, it also shows that she is very smart, has strong observation skills, and has her own ideas and logic, so she is not easily disturbed.
It was her words that made Ye Jingshu realize that even in the palace, princes and princesses were treated very differently.
The princes began their education at the age of four, with strict rules governing their daily class time. They had to study from dawn till dusk. But what about the princesses?
No one requires them to study; they only need to be able to read!
Why should princesses not be subject to any requirements?
Are they destined to be kept as decorative objects, only to be used as tools for political marriages when they grow up?!
"Third sister, you are very smart!" Because of these words, Ye Jingshu accepted this younger sister and even changed how she addressed her.
"There are many benefits to reading. Books contain great wisdom, which can answer our questions, make us smarter, and point us in the right direction. So we must study hard!" Ye Jingshu said earnestly.
“But my mother is only willing to teach me to read.” Ye Jingyu’s expression was somewhat disappointed.
"It's alright. As long as you're willing, you can go to Wenhua Hall to study. As for Consort Liang, let Father Emperor persuade her!" Ye Jingshu comforted her.
As for how the Emperor intends to 'persuade' Consort Liang, that's none of her business!
Hearing that she could study at the Wenhua Hall and that her father was willing to help persuade her mother, Ye Jingyu smiled and her eyes lit up with joy.
"Jingyan, since you also like reading, why don't you want to go to the Wenhua Hall?" Having won over Ye Jingyu, Ye Jingshu turned to ask Ye Jingyan.
"There are too many people, I'll be scared," Ye Jingyan answered honestly.
If Ye Jingchen were here right now, he could tell Ye Jingshu that Ye Jingyan is very likely to be socially awkward.
It's a pity Ye Jingchen isn't here.
Ye Jingshu felt that this reason was too perfunctory.
But Ye Jingyan's demeanor didn't seem like she was just going through the motions, and she didn't seem to have the guts to do it.
"Why do you get scared when there are many people around?" she pressed.
Ye Jingyan fell silent, only shrinking back slightly. At this moment, she also looked very frightened.
Ye Jingshu's lips twitched.
She just couldn't understand how Ye Jingyan, a princess, could develop such a timid personality.
This is completely unreasonable!
Faced with Ye Jingyan like this, Ye Jingshu felt somewhat helpless. Fortunately, today was not entirely fruitless; at least Ye Jingyan said she liked reading.
As long as she enjoys reading, there's still room for negotiation. Tomorrow she can ask her younger brother; he's so clever, perhaps he can persuade Ye Jingyan.
Thinking this, Ye Jingshu did not keep them any longer. She instructed Fanglan to give each of them two exquisite headdresses and some snacks, and then had the palace servants escort them back to their respective palaces.
"Third sister, I'll ask Father for help after school tomorrow. Don't worry, you'll be able to attend classes with us soon!" she said to Ye Jingyu before leaving.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Jingyu said, her smile even more pronounced than before.
The next day, Ye Jingshu went to the East Palace early and shared her results from the previous day with Ye Jingchen before the morning exercise began.
Ye Jingchen had always thought Ye Jingyu was a smart person, and now it seems that he was right. She is so young, yet her way of thinking is so insightful. If she is properly guided, she will definitely become a great help to Ye Jingshu in the future, complementing her perfectly.
"Ye Jingyan is too timid, abnormally so. She's always on edge, and it makes me uncomfortable to see her like that. I don't dare to ask her too many questions." Ye Jingshu emphasized Ye Jingyan's various reactions to Ye Jingchen.
"Is she really like a little rabbit?" Ye Jingchen was very interested in Ye Jingshu's description.
Is it as cute as a little bunny? How cute would it be?
Ye Jingchen couldn't imagine it.
However, the novel once mentioned that Ye Jingyan was the most beautiful woman in Dayuan when she grew up, and Ye Jingshu now says that Ye Jingyan is particularly exquisite and beautiful, so she must have been a beauty since childhood.
Ye Jingchen really wanted to know what the cute little girl, who looked like a bunny, actually looked like!
"She's so timid, how can I persuade her to study at Wenhua Hall?" Ye Jingshu was quite troubled.
Ye Jingchen thought for a moment and said, "As a princess, she really shouldn't be so timid. There must be some reason for this. Maybe she is like Jinghe, suffering from the torment and humiliation of the palace servants around her."
"Impossible, right?" Ye Jingshu subconsciously rejected this reason. "Although Consort Wen does not approve of Ye Jingyan studying, judging from her attitude towards Ye Jingyan, she is quite fond of her. How could she watch Ye Jingyan be bullied by the palace servants?"
“Even if the palace servants who serve her don’t bully her, they must know why she has become so timid,” Ye Jingchen said meaningfully.
Ye Jingshu wasn't stupid; she immediately grasped the key point in Ye Jingchen's words.
Whether the palace maids bullied Ye Jingyan or not is not the point; the point is that they must have known why Ye Jingyan's personality had become the way it was!
She could easily use the excuse of the palace servants bullying Ye Jingyan to arrest and interrogate them, and she would surely find out the reason why Ye Jingyan was timid and afraid of people.
“I promised my third sister that I would go to see Father today and ask him to persuade Consort Liang to let my third sister study at Wenhua Palace. But if I go to see Father first, I won’t have time to deal with Ye Jingyan’s matter today. I also want to know why Ye Jingyan is so timid.”
"Why is a day so short? I wish it could be longer!" Ye Jingshu sighed to herself.
Ye Jingchen almost burst out laughing when he heard her exclamation.
People who do nothing all day long don't appreciate how quickly time flies!
Indeed, people change when they have goals and motivation!
"I'll handle Ye Jingyan's matter with my elder sister. I also want to know why Ye Jingyan is timid and afraid of people," Ye Jingchen said to Ye Jingshu.
Interrogation is a skill; coercion and inducement must be handled properly, otherwise, not only may you not get answers, but you may also cause a lot of trouble.
Ye Jingshu is still young and has little experience in this area. He can take this opportunity to demonstrate to Ye Jingshu so that she will know what to do if she encounters a similar situation in the future.
"This matter can wait a day or two, there's no rush. As for Ye Jingyu, since she has the desire to study, we should bring her to Wenhua Hall as soon as possible, lest things get complicated."
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