Chapter 504 Women's Academy
Zhou Nishang looked up in surprise, wanting Zhou Xiangrong to explain that she entered the palace because of her contribution, but Zhou Xiangrong said nothing except confessing her guilt. She was almost dying of anxiety!
"Your Majesty, I am your humble servant, I am..."
"Shut up and throw her out." Su Ying raised her eyelids, a cold light flashed in her eyes, "I don't want to see her in the palace from now on."
"Your Majesty, I really know I was wrong, Your Majesty..." Zhou Nishang was completely panicked. If she couldn't enter the palace in the future, how could she see the emperor?
Zhou Qing went straight forward, stuffed a handkerchief around his mouth, and asked the eunuch to take the man out.
The inner hall finally quieted down.
"You get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Xiangrong stood up.
"You have done a great job in curing the epidemic in Luo City. I want to reward you well. Tell me what you want."
Zhou Xiangrong was silent for a while before she slowly said, "I have something I would like to ask for your help, Madam."
Su Ying raised her eyebrows slightly, "Oh? What's the matter?"
"I want to establish a school where common women can also attend, so that they can learn to read and understand the truth."
This request surprised Su Ying a little, "You want to start a women's college?"
"Yes, my ability is limited, so I hope Your Majesty can help me."
Su Ying took a sip of tea, her eyes full of inquiry.
"Tell me more about your plans and ideas."
"I just want to choose a place as an academy, and then try to recruit students first, and then recruit teachers. After the number of people is complete, we can start the class. The course must first teach them to recognize words. The content of learning should be based on recognizing words. In addition to recognizing words, we can also add many craft courses, such as embroidery, or music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so that they can have a skill to survive after leaving the academy."
Zhou Xiangrong's idea is indeed a good thing for women, and Su Ying thinks it is not impossible to do it.
"That's a good idea. When you return, write out your detailed plan and send it to the palace."
"Yes, I understand."
Su Ying did not let Zhou Xiangrong stay in the palace for too long. After the matter was settled, she gave her some substantial material rewards and let the palace maid take her out of the palace.
"Your Majesty, Miss Zhou looks pretty good." Not only can she treat illnesses, but she is also very considerate of women. This is unique among the noble ladies in the capital.
Even the legitimate daughters of many aristocratic families in the capital were qualified to study and learn to read, not to mention those from smaller families. Unless their families paid attention to it, the only things they could study were books like "The Virtues of Women".
Su Ying agreed with this proposal. If one wanted to improve the overall quality of the people of Chu, girls had to study.
By reading and learning to read, your horizons will broaden, and some things will change in unexpected ways.
"Let's see what she plans to do first."
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After being thrown out of the palace, Zhou Nishang was so angry that she went straight to Marquis Bo'an and cried.
After all, she is his beloved daughter, and it makes him feel sad to see her crying so hard that her makeup is ruined.
"What's going on? What happened?"
"Father, my elder sister is trying to kill me. She pushed me in front of the emperor and almost got me punished by him. This is really too much."
When Bo Anhou heard this, he was furious. "This unfilial daughter, I clearly asked her to bring you to the palace to receive the credit, but I didn't expect her to be so narrow-minded. Don't cry, I will make her suffer when she comes out!"
When Zhou Xiangrong came out of the palace, the door of Marquis Bo'an's mansion had already been left. She looked at the empty palace gate with a look of loss on her face, and turned to explain the situation to Bai Shuang who had sent her out.
"I wonder if this sister could lend me a carriage. It's too far to walk from the palace back to Bo'anhou. I'm worried that I won't be able to get back before dark."
This incident reminded Bai Shuang of Su Ying's departure from the country. Su Yulun and the others had also treated Su Ying so harshly back then, so she felt more sympathy for Zhou Xiangrong.
"Miss Zhou, wait a moment. I will call a carriage to take you back."
Bai Shuang asked the imperial guards to get a carriage to send Zhou Xiangrong away.
When Bai Shuang returned to Fengluan Palace, she told Su Ying about the situation. "The Marquis Bo'an's Mansion is really too much. After all, they are bringing honor to the mansion. How could they do such an outrageous thing?"
A child without a mother is a weed. This principle is the same in any era and any time.
"Don't worry, she's not someone who is content with the status quo."
Zhou Xiangrong is certainly not that. Not only is she not that, her ambitions are absolutely beyond others’ imagination.
As soon as Zhou Xiangrong returned to Marquis Bo'an's mansion, she was stopped by a maid, "The eldest lady is finally back. The Marquis and his men are waiting for her in the main hall. The eldest lady should hurry over. Don't anger the Marquis, or you will suffer in the future."
Zhou Xiangrong looked at the maid with a smug look on her face and knew clearly why they wanted her to go there.
Today she also planned to make things clear so that they wouldn't delay her work.
When Zhou Xiangrong was brought in by the maid, Marquis Bo'an and Mrs. An were sitting in the main seats.
Zhou Nishang's face became even angrier when she saw Zhou Xiangrong coming in.
Bo Anhou sneered and said, "Zhou Xiangrong, kneel down!"
Zhou Xiangrong stood there without moving, with a sarcastic sneer on his face.
This smile completely irritated Bo Anhou, "How dare you! Didn't you hear what your father said to you? Kneel down!"
"I don't know what my daughter has done wrong that my father has to criticize me so harshly?"
Marquis Bo An said, "Your father asked you to bring your sister to the palace to be rewarded for your merits, but you deliberately made your sister look bad. What do you think is your intention? Do you want to kill your sister?"
Zhou Xiangrong blinked, her eyes looked particularly innocent, "It's unfair, father. How could I make my sister look bad for no reason? It was obviously because my sister saw that the emperor was anxious that she rushed over, and I couldn't stop him even if I wanted to."
When Zhou Nishang heard this, she gritted her teeth in anger, "You're talking nonsense, it was obviously you who pushed me!"
Zhou Xiangrong frowned slightly, "Second sister, I have already promised you to enter the palace to get credit, what good will it do for me to let you embarrass yourself? We are both daughters of the Marquis Bo'an Mansion, and we are born from the same roots. If you are good, I will also benefit. You, after all, are too impatient."
"Zhou Xiangrong, you bitch, stop talking nonsense. It was you who pushed me, you pushed me!" Zhou Nishang almost screamed, and was so angry that she pounced on Zhou Xiangrong and wanted to hit her in the face.
Zhou Xiang was easily frightened and stepped back in fear.
But Zhou Nishang still didn't intend to let her go and pounced directly on Zhou Xiangrong. Zhou Xiangrong took the opportunity to pinch her hard several times, causing Zhou Nishang to scream in pain.
At the beginning, when Zhou Nishang had the upper hand, An didn't say anything, but when she realized something was wrong, she immediately asked the maids to come forward and pull the two apart.
"Zhou Xiangrong, I'm going to beat you to death!"
"That's enough, shut up!"
(End of this chapter)
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