Chapter 203 Mid-Autumn Festival

"Manman, come on, let's go in too."

Mrs. He came forward happily and prepared to take Shen Yuan in. He Ying turned her head and glanced at the next door, wondering, "Mother, isn't Aunt Chen not at home? Why does it look like someone else is living here?"

The last time He Ying came back, she saw fallen branches and leaves under the wall next door, and no lanterns hanging in front of the door. After asking, she found out that Aunt Chen was taken to Yanzhou by her son and would not be in the capital anymore. But today, it seemed like someone was living there again.

"I just found out too. The house next door has been sold. I heard some noise yesterday. Someone has moved in. Didn't you see that the plaque on the door has been changed?"

"Sold? Isn't this the Du family's ancestral home? And Sister Yunru might come back in the future."

"Anyway, the Du family's ancestral home is not in the capital, so it can't be considered an ancestral home." As for Du Yunru, Mrs. He sighed. She had asked Chen Wenxue before whether Yunru had written home. She only said that she hadn't thought about selling the house, and she had never thought that her daughter would come back one day.

He Ying had previously thought that Aunt Chen was only taken to Yanzhou by her son to live temporarily, but she didn't expect that even the house was sold. She had clearly heard from Sister Yunru that after her brother's five-year term was over, he would find a way to transfer back to the capital.

He's mother only said: "The capital is a sad place for Yunru. Maybe your Aunt Chen went to Yanzhou, and she can still go to find your Aunt Chen."

Shen Yuan asked curiously, "Aunt, who moved in next door?"

Mrs. He shook her head. "I don't know about that. We've only moved in two days ago. Forget it. We don't care about other people's business. Let's go inside."

At noon, when the family was having lunch together, Old Lady He said something. He told everyone that he planned to open a college in the capital.

"Weng Weng, if you open a college, no one will go to the Imperial College."

Although Shen Yuan's words were a joke, they did make some sense. If a college was opened by a great scholar, there would be countless people coming here to study.

Old Lady He laughed, "I'm not competing with the Imperial College for people. I don't want to teach older children. I only accept children under ten years old. I teach both girls and boys."

Old Mrs. He told her son and daughter-in-law about this yesterday. Father He didn't agree at first. Father is so old now, and children of that age are the most difficult to take care of. What will happen if he gets too tired?

But he could never get the better of his father, and his father never thought of discussing it with him, but just said forget it.

"Grandfather, I can help you then."

"Weng Weng, I can do that too!"

"Even if you two don't tell me, I will go find you too, not just you two."

Mrs. He pursed her lips and smiled, "And me."

When she heard her father-in-law talking about it yesterday, she had not thought that she had something to do with it. It was her father-in-law who told her that when the academy opened, he alone would not be able to handle it, and many of his retired friends were willing to come together to do this. It was just that it was inconvenient for them to take in a little girl, as they were a group of old men, so they asked her to help.

After getting married, Mrs. He has been staying in the backyard. She never thought that she would be a wife one day. After returning to her room last night, she took out the books she hadn't read for a long time. Although there are not many people in the He family, there are always things to take care of on weekdays, and she hasn't sat down to read a book for a long time.

Shen Yun asked, "Have you found a good place to open the academy?"

"Look, there's no place of that size in the capital, so let's just go find a piece of land outside the city."

"Grandfather, how many students do you plan to accept?"

Last night, He's father also asked the same question. How many students are there? There is no place for them in the capital.

"We'll talk about this later."

He Ying deliberately asked: "What is the name of the academy?"

Sure enough, upon hearing this question, Old Mrs. He frowned. He hated giving names the most.

The He family and the Shen family were not too far away from each other, so they had dinner together and ate mooncakes before going home.

When they got home, Shen Yun told his children and daughter-in-law: "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, go talk to your mother."

Shen Yun sat outside by himself and did not go in. What he wanted to say to his wife had to be said alone.

"Mom, it's Mid-Autumn Festival. Have you eaten mooncakes?" Shen Yuan said as she spread out her handkerchief, which contained four neatly arranged mooncakes that she had brought back from the He family.

"Mom, these are the mooncakes I brought from my aunt's house. Two are stuffed with ham, one is stuffed with dates, and one is stuffed with sesame. These are the most delicious flavors, and I brought them especially for you."

"Mom, you are a filial daughter. I brought nothing with me. But here is your eldest grandson. If you don't mind, you can hug him."

Shen Su picked up his son, and saw Shunshun suddenly raised his head and smiled, with his hands still waving forward.

"Oh, Mom, you're really here?"

He Ying also smiled and said, "Mother, Sui Sui is very well-behaved. Do you think she looks a lot like Man Man? Xi Xi is getting married next month. I won't be in the capital. You have to keep an eye on Shen Su and don't let him be lazy and not look after the child."

"Then how dare I be lazy!"

The three chattered for a long time before Shen Yuan said, "Mom, next time I come to see you, Dad is still waiting to talk to you, and he will definitely not let us hear what he says."

Shen Yun, who was sitting in the yard, suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing, but when he looked up, the branches did not sway.

"Dad, we're done. Please go in."

"Okay, go back and go to bed early."

…

August 16th is the day for another early morning court session.

Mr. Quan knew that the emperor would definitely speak about the memorial he submitted today.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the morning court, the emperor asked someone to read the memorial.

"My dear ministers, what do you think?"

He Taifu was the first to speak up. "I think the method proposed by the Ministry of Personnel is very good and can be tried."

Tutor He was also afraid that if he still did not agree, the emperor would simply stand up and say that he would pass the throne to the princess. By then, it was uncertain how many of the ministers in the palace would be able to walk out standing.

With the support of Grand Tutor He, many ministers came forward one after another and agreed to try this measure. Some still disagreed in their hearts, but they did not stand up and say anything. After all, the memorial also said that the various government offices had submitted their own petitions. If they were not happy, they could just not submit the petition, and there was no need for them to sing a different tune at this time.

"In this case, the matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Personnel, which will draft a more detailed memorial. From September onwards, any department that wants to recruit female officials can submit a letter to the Ministry of Personnel."

It was not until he heard the word "adjournment" that Master He breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the emperor did not say anything else today. He had seen that the emperor was very satisfied with Princess Zhaoyang and had praised her several times during class...

Shen Su was relieved when he heard Mr. Quan say that this matter could be done, but then he became worried again.

“Will no one submit the letter?”