Chapter 3239 Strive for
Little Bai Jingxing pulled out the box under her bed, opened it, and inside were all her toys.
She pushed it over to Wu Yue, raised her little face and asked eagerly, "Am I rich like this?"
May glanced at her box, turned around and opened the cabinet, took out a large box, opened it and showed it to her, "Little lady, this is your pocket money."
Little Bai Jingxing grabbed a handful of copper coins, his mouth slightly opened in amazement, "Wow, I have so much money?"
Wu Yue smiled and said, "That's not much. You still have the money you receive every year to ward off evil spirits and birthday gifts. They are all kept by my wife."
Bai Jingxing asked, "Is all this my money?"
May smiled and nodded.
"More than what's in this box?"
May continued to nod.
Bai Jingxing put all the copper coins into the box, held it in his arms and asked, "Is this enough to support my younger brothers and sisters?"
May smiled and said, "That should be enough."
Bai Jingxing exhaled and muttered, "Dabaoer still owes me a Trojan horse, and that one is also valuable."
May couldn't tell her that the wooden horse was carved for her by her husband, and it was roughly made and not worth much.
Bai Jingxing calculated his private savings and felt that he was quite wealthy and that supporting his younger brothers and sisters was not a problem. However, Bai Ruoyu in the capital was accepting gifts.
He pulled the nine-ring chain he had just received, but he really didn't know how to play it. He swung it hard in anger, and the golden ring hit the back of his hand. He let go of it because of the pain.
The emperor took him to his knees and taught him how to solve the nine-linked rings. "Your temper is nothing like your mother's. When your mother was your age, she would play with the nine-linked rings and never make a fuss even if she couldn't solve it."
Bai Ruoyu asked, "Who is so mean as to tie all the rings together?"
emperor:"……"
The emperor didn't know who it was and couldn't answer this question.
The emperor's grandson, standing by, glanced at his cousin and said, "Solving the Nine Rings is a great way to improve your intelligence. Our ancestors put them together for us to solve. You're still young, so I'll teach you."
The emperor immediately put Bai Ruoyu on the ground, patted his little butt and said, "Go play with your cousin."
Bai Ruoyu was not familiar with the emperor's grandson, but children all like to play with older children. He didn't have the opportunity when he was in Beihai County, but now that an older child was taking care of him, he was naturally willing. So he picked up the nine-linked rings and stuffed it into his arms, and the two ran to the side to play.
The emperor looked at them for a moment, then turned and asked Mingda, "I heard from your mother that you want to open a girls' school in the capital?"
Mingda nodded. "If I were to recruit only one person, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to recruit many students. So I wanted to bring my sister-in-law along, but she's the Crown Princess, and this involves the foundation of the country, so I'm afraid I'll have to submit a petition."
The emperor then asked curiously, "Didn't the Crown Princess want to open a girls' school in the Imperial College? Why did you suddenly want to open a private school?"
Mingda said, "Doesn't that mean the court disagrees?"
She said, "My mother and my sister-in-law can't let my father and my brother, the Crown Prince, be embarrassed, so we decided to put this matter aside for now. Since the public school can't be run, we'll try private school first, just as a practice."
Mingda paused and said, "Besides, I am quite interested in this. I usually have nothing to do, so opening a girls' school can help me kill time."
The emperor fell into deep thought, "Women's education..."
He tapped his knees and said, "Besides the clan schools of the major families, the only other places in the capital that have this kind of experience are the Imperial Medical Bureau."
However, the girls' schools of each major family basically only serve their own daughters, and most of them are taught by one family only, which is different from the clan schools in the general sense.
Mingda smiled and said, "I know what your Majesty is worried about. Don't worry, since I'm going to do this, I'll definitely put my heart into it. I'll think of everything before I start. I won't make a fool of myself, nor will I embarrass your Majesty and the Crown Prince."
The emperor laughed and said, "I haven't even told you yet, and you already know what my father is worried about?"
"Of course," Mingda said, "it's just a matter of etiquette. Although the girls' school we run is a private one, it's led by my sister-in-law and me, so it carries the label of the royal family."
She said, "I know that those aristocratic families look down on our Li family from the bottom of their hearts. When the girls from the other families start school, if they do something unruly, it will not only be my daughter and my sister-in-law who will suffer the criticism, but also my father and the Crown Prince."
The emperor saw that she understood everything and sighed, "Of the three of you, you are the most considerate of us father. Now that you have thought of this, I will no longer stop you."
He said, "You and the Crown Princess should submit the memorial. You don't need to submit it to the Secretariat. Send it directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs and have the Crown Prince submit it to the Ministry of Rites for review."
Mingda glared, "But will the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel review it?"
The emperor waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "This is a matter concerning the imperial clan. There's no need to hand it over to the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel for discussion. The imperial clan is currently under the jurisdiction of the Prince of Hejian. His consent will suffice."
Having said that, the Prince of Hejian was actually not very willing to agree.
"Your Majesty, opening a girls' school is of great importance..."
The emperor asked, "What's so important about it? Isn't it just opening a school?"
Minister Li: "...That's true, but that's when things are going well. If something goes wrong, who knows how those people outside will laugh at us, the Li family."
He felt he couldn't take the risk.
The emperor said, "I think it's a good idea. If we run a good girls' school, the prestige of the royal family will be enhanced, not only among the people, but also among the noble families. You know, studying is a major priority for the noble families."
He has revised the clan history, which has had some effect, but because the time is still short, only ten years, the results are not very visible.
If the royal family had achievements in academic research at this time, it would magnify this effect.
Minister Li was speechless for a long moment. "Your Majesty, even if you want to promote education, you should set up an academy to recruit male students. How can you have a school for female students?"
"Don't we already have the Imperial Academy for men?" the emperor asked. "We also have the Chongwen Academy in the palace. Why would we need another academy?"
"But there is no school for girls. This is the first of its kind in the world. If it is successfully run, it will bring prestige and merit."
Minister Li: "If we really talk about women's education, the Imperial Medical Bureau should be the first, right?"
"If that's the case, then doesn't the Imperial College now have female students sent by the Imperial Medical Bureau?" the Emperor asked. "Doesn't that mean the Imperial College also has a women's school? If it already has one, why do you so stubbornly refuse to allow daughters of the royal family and noble ladies to study at the Imperial College?"
Minister Li remained silent. He did not think that he could not win the argument with the emperor, but if he wanted to discuss this matter, he would have to talk about it in detail. He was afraid that even if he argued for a whole day and a whole night, he might not be able to determine the winner.
So he could only remain silent.
The emperor stared at him and asked, "Are you going to agree or not?"
Minister Li looked helpless and said, "Yes, I agree. I will approve the memorial and return it to you as soon as possible."
The emperor was finally satisfied and smiled at him, "Mingda just wants to find something to do. Otherwise, it would be too boring to stay in the capital. I think opening a girls' school would be a good idea. If we open a girls' school, she won't think about leaving for the next few years."
Minister Li was speechless.
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(End of this chapter)
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