Chapter 328 Daya's Ambition
Although she pretended to be stupid and choked Song Mingzhen back, Lu Qiniang still mentioned this matter to San Ya in the evening.
"Stay away from Song Chenghuan and don't let her throw dirty water on you."
"She's far away. I don't want to play with her." San Ya didn't take it to heart at all and concentrated on eating.
Lu Qiniang: "I'm not asking you to give in to her, but there's no need to compete with her. In school, the competition is about who studies better."
"We both study about the same level, I guess." San Ya said.
"Then you have to be stronger, stronger than her."
"Except for studying, I'm better than her in everything else. If I were to study better, she'd be so jealous of me." San Ya argued confidently, "Even though I don't like to talk to her, she always likes to compete with me."
Lu Qiniang: “…”
San Ya's studies made her feel very nervous.
But being able to study is such a good thing, and she can't let San Ya give up.
Lu Qiniang asked Daya privately: "Do you think Sanya and Song Chenghuan are still in such a state, can she still go to school?"
"Mother, don't worry about that. Even in the past, Princess Zhaoyang only dared to attack the pigs at home, let alone now."
"What's going on now?"
Daya thought to herself that now that Zhang Heyao was highly regarded by the emperor, Song Mingzhen knew very well who was more important in Zhang Heyao's heart.
That was her lifelong support, and she dared not offend Zhang Heyao.
What's more, my father is here.
People like Song Mingzhen are the ones who bully the weak and fear the strong. They know very well who can be touched and who cannot be touched.
"Now that Jiang Xuan is in trouble, there has been constant news in the court about my father's reinstatement." Daya said, "She will weigh things before doing anything."
"What? Your father is going back to being that lousy general again?" Lu Qiniang asked, "How come I didn't know?"
"Mom, it's just a guess. The Black Armor Army was originally led by my father."
"What about Jiang Xuan?"
"Jiang Xuan has already mentioned this to the Emperor, asking for his permission to take on a less important position," Daya said calmly. "He's asked the Emperor to grant us a marriage, and he's also explained the cancellation of the engagement. I think the Emperor will come to our house soon to inquire about this matter."
"ah?"
"You were too busy, so I didn't tell you." Daya smiled, "Your idea was good before, but then I thought, no matter what, the emperor will still favor the prince. So we can't let the emperor know that there is a rift between us and the prince."
"But if I didn't mention it, how would the emperor know that the prince was ill?"
"The Emperor will definitely find out what my father does next. Even if he doesn't find out for the time being, many people will be eyeing the Crown Prince, and slowly, he will be exposed."
"You mean, when the emperor asked me if I was willing to let you marry Jiang Xuan, I just agreed? But Daya, I'm not the kind of person who would agree! Can I just watch my daughter suffer?"
"No, mother, I will come out and agree myself when the time comes."
"Is that okay?"
"It's okay, Mom, you trust me."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. But if you have any difficulties, please tell me."
"Yeah, I know," Daya smiled, "Mom, we were just talking about Third Sister's schooling."
"Yes, yes, yes." Lu Qiniang nodded. "Where were we talking about?"
"You're worried that Sanmei will offend Song Chenghuan at the academy and be retaliated against by her," Daya said softly. "I'm not worried about that. I'm more worried about this. This academy has just been established, and the original intention is good. But after listening to what Sanya said, I have a feeling that it may not be suitable for her."
"So you mean, don't let her go to school? But she's a grown-up girl, and I'm too busy every day to take care of her. I can't let her run around the streets like a street urchin every day."
"Let's wait and see." Daya said, "Maybe I'm thinking too much."
"Um."
"Mother, there is one more thing. I want to use the two thousand taels of dowry you originally prepared for me."
"What are you going to do? Mother has money, you use it. Don't touch the dowry, you still have to propose to Jiang Xuan!"
"Jiang Xuan and I have discussed this. Since marrying into a family isn't something worth publicizing, we'll keep it low-key. There's no need for any betrothal gifts. We can just set a wedding date and have Jiang Xuan come directly to our house."
"Ah?" Lu Qin's mother shook her head repeatedly, "Daya, this is a once-in-a-lifetime event, you can't fool around like that."
"Mom, we've both discussed this." Daya insisted, "He's also talked it over with his parents. His mother sent me a thousand taels of silver the day before yesterday."
"What are you going to do with the money?"
"Because Jiang Xuan told her that it was all because of him that I accepted his fake marriage and couldn't have a wedding. I felt wronged."
Madam Yu felt bad - after all, it was she who suggested the marriage based on the advice of a fortune teller, and it was fake, so she felt somewhat guilty.
Lu Qin's mother: Okay, okay, Jiang Xuan really has his mother under control.
"With this one thousand taels of silver, and the three thousand taels of silver from my dowry, I want to open a school."
"Open a school?" Lu Qiniang was always shocked by Daya.
"Yes. Mom, I think we don't have the ability to control others, but my father has so many people working for him, and you have hired more than a dozen women here, and most of them have children."
What Daya meant was that she would take over the children who were left unattended at home.
In this way, their parents work during the day and they go to school.
"I originally considered the boys, but firstly, my energy is limited, and secondly, mixing boys and girls together would easily lead to criticism, so I finally decided to open a girls' school as well."
"That's a good idea, but we have to rent a place, hire a teacher, buy writing brushes, inkstones, and food, all of which cost money. Daya, this isn't something you can just decide on a whim. Once you start this, it's hard to stop. You have to keep investing money."
Lu Qiniang felt that it was not difficult to start a business now, but the difficult part was to maintain it in the future.
"Brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones can't be like Sanya's school. We should save as much as possible. We can use slates or write on the ground."
Daya had considered this issue a long time ago and did not intend to run this school to a very high standard.
She wanted to teach those girls to read and gain knowledge so that they wouldn't live in chaos all their lives.
As for writing beautiful calligraphy and composing poems, those are higher-level pursuits, and they can pursue them when they have the ability in the future.
"In addition to teaching them to read and write, I also want to find someone to teach them some skills to make a living. They can learn accounting and become accountants in the future; they can learn cooking and become cooks in the future; they can learn embroidery and use needlework to supplement their income in the future..."
"Okay, okay, that's great." Lu Qiniang said repeatedly, "Teaching anything is worse than teaching skills. There are so many trades to learn. We can find any crafts that are suitable for girls and teach them."
The reality is that they may not be allowed to be picky.
But having many skills is not enough. Sometimes one skill can support you for a lifetime.
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