"...Sister, this is what happened."
"Perhaps there are many women who are in dire straits like Xiaocao..."
"Xi'er has done a great job. There are countless sufferings in this world. We can only do our best and help as many people as possible."
"Sister is right, if we can help one person, we can help one person..."
Hearing this, the confusion in Chu Xi's eyes dissipated a little. She murmured to herself, and her clenched fists slowly loosened.
She thought a lot last night as she looked up at the starry sky: the bruised grass, the brutal and vicious Gou Shi, the united female workers, and other women who had suffered misfortune...
She was a little angry, a little touched, and a little confused. She wanted to do something, but didn't know how.
Chu Yuening looked at the graceful young girl, her expression of satisfaction mixed with a hint of melancholy. Time flies so fast.
She touched the girl's head, a faint smile on her gentle and beautiful face, and spoke in a slow and steady tone, like a reliable elder giving advice.
"Does Xi'er have some ideas of his own?"
"Well... Sister, I want to unite other women to help poor people like Xiaocao, but I don't know how to do it..."
"Xi'er, why don't you set up an association first?"
"association?"
Chu Xi tilted her head in confusion, her beautiful brows furrowed, obviously unable to understand a word she had never heard before.
Chu Yuening expected the girl's reaction. She did not rush to explain, but picked up the brush and wrote a line of vigorous and powerful words on the paper.
"Daqin Women's Federation, abbreviated as Women's Federation."
A quarter of an hour later.
Chu Yuening stared at the girl's back as she walked away, and a look of worry slowly appeared on her calm face.
Her eyes fixed on the paper where the ink had dried, and she sighed slightly.
The Women's Federation can certainly protect the interests of women, but if we want to truly improve the status of women in Qin, we must start with the law.
She had seen a case in Daqin where the wife was violent and her husband beat her, pulled out her ears, and broke her limbs. In the end, she was only sentenced to life imprisonment.
The ancients believed that "our body and hair are given by our parents, and we should not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety."
The husband did suffer mental punishment, but it was too unfair compared to his wife's miserable condition.
To put it in a sarcastic way, all you lost were your ears and hands and feet, but what I lost was my dignity and filial piety!
However, compared with later generations, the Qin Dynasty at least had criminal penalties for domestic violence.
With the change of dynasties, the power of husbands over women became tighter and tighter, and beating wives gradually became a "family matter."
Even today, husbands abuse their wives, even beating them to the point where they have to wear urine and feces bags for the rest of their lives, and in the end, the matter is simply settled with the excuse of a family dispute.
How sad! How unfair!
A raging rage burned in Chu Yuening's chest. She gripped the brush tightly, took a deep breath, and a hint of sharpness and determination flashed across her cold brows.
She must do something for the world and for all women in the future...
It is already autumn, but the scorching sun is still hot, as if it is reluctant to keep summer.
Inside the comfortable Qinian Palace, palace servants filed in one after another and laid out exquisite and delicious dishes one by one.
"Mother! Zhao Zhao is back~"
"Yeah, come and wash your hands, it's time for dinner."
"Okay. By the way, Mom, Teacher Xiao praised Zhao Zhao's little schoolbag today!"
Hearing Zizi's boasting, Chu Yuening burst out laughing, picked up a handkerchief to wipe his wet little hands, and took him to sit at the dinner table.
The two of them were not in a hurry to eat, but tacitly held their cheeks and waited for someone to arrive.
Not long after, the tall and handsome man, bathed in golden sunlight, arrived as promised.
"Father, you're here! Come and eat, Zhao Zhao is so hungry~"
"A Zheng, come and have dinner."
"Well, Yue Ning doesn't have to wait for me."
Ying Zheng sat down next to his young wife and ordered the palace maid to bring a pillow to place under her waist. The cold aura around him quietly became soft, and his low voice also became gentle.
The palace servants arranged the dishes and chopsticks as if they were used to it, without any change in expression. In their opinion, it would be strange if His Majesty was not gentle to the Empress one day.
Ying Zhao couldn't wait to hold his own small bowl, pick up his favorite dishes and hum and hum.
"Well... Mom just told Zhao Zhao... of course the family should eat together."
"Okay, come eat your meal."
Chu Yuening held her forehead and smiled, poked the little guy's nose, and said something annoyed, but her bright eyes were filled with endless pampering and indulgence.
The little cub is so talkative that he can even chat with the ants in the imperial garden.
The intimate gestures between mother and son softened Ying Zheng's eyes.
He gazed at his wife with a sweet smile and his clever and adorable little cub, and once again silently thanked God for his mercy.
During the lunch break, Chu Yuening snuggled in the man's arms, first enjoying the rare sweet time for a while, and then spoke up to talk about business.
"A Zheng, how is the revision of the new Qin Law going?"
"Nine out of ten, the old law will be repealed and the new law will be implemented next month."
"Hmm, I see..."
"A Zheng, I want to change the laws and regulations regarding domestic violence."
"How does Yue Ning want to change it?"
Ying Zheng gently stroked the woman's soft black hair, lowered his eyes and looked at the determined little face. His thick and long eyelashes trembled twice, but his expression remained gentle.
He knew that Yue Ning would never act without a purpose, and she must have a solid reason for coming up with this idea.
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