Chapter 115 Girls' School
They are not the only ones who are happy about the rise of Wutong Academy.
Ruilou is now shining brightly.
Pu Qiongzhi's previous practice of providing free meals to students was well received by many students.
Among them, many poor students were saved from starvation because of this. Now that they have passed the exam, they have written articles praising Wen Shugong's noble character.
These days, students who want to teach at Wutong Academy are almost desperately trying to get in.
But this is not surprising. Many children of noble families who have studied in Hanchen Academy for several years and still have no hope of passing the imperial examinations have come to seek help.
Pu Qiongzhi had instructed them early on that if they encountered powerful people, they should blame her for everything.
I've been staring at everyone's ridicule and working hard for so long. It's time to get some hard work pay.
Who doesn’t have a few children who need to go to school?
It is said that you are all from aristocratic families. Although some of you can rely on the protection of your ancestors, most of those who inherit the throne will be demoted.
What's worse, there is no one to surrender to, or there are too many relatives in the family, it is impossible for everyone to inherit the title, right?
Therefore, imperial examinations are also very important for these children.
If he passed the imperial examination and had the support of his family members, he could at least get a real job!
Pu Qiongzhi had never originally thought of going to this extent.
After all, when it comes to studying, hard work doesn't necessarily pay off.
What's more, these children have many family ties and cannot even devote themselves to their studies. Many of them have to help their families while studying.
Even though Pu Qiongzhi gave a lot of money and the teachers also helped out, many of them had elderly family members to serve and younger siblings to take care of... Some things were not so easy to ignore.
In such an environment, and given that their foundation may not be solid, Pu Qiongzhi would not have too high expectations in such a short time.
She just wanted to at least save face. If the students of Beijing Middle School had nowhere to go, they could also consider Wutong Academy.
In this way, she can get a lot of money back and also build some connections, which is enough for her!
However, these students and teachers were so helpful and gave her such a big surprise that she couldn't keep a low profile.
From beginning to end, Pu Qiongzhi didn't think much about the fact that these teachers were women.
But the noise outside is very unpleasant.
Pu Qiongzhi didn't hear it, but Luo Simo and Chang Xinyuan heard a lot.
In the past, when they had no money and were poor, they never paid attention to these voices.
Now they don’t care even more!
Today, when the students’ results came out, they gave these people a loud slap in the face!
This incident caused a sensation in the entire Daliang Dynasty!
Shanzhang Luo also wanted to discuss something with Pu Qiongzhi today.
Although most of the teachers at Wutong Academy are women, the women's school is not very regular.
Either a screen is set up to separate the girls and listen to the lectures together; or a temporary place is found to teach separately from the boys, but the course content is much less.
Firstly, there are very few women studying here. Secondly, many people come here to study in order to find a good husband and take care of their children in the future, so they are not taken seriously at all.
Director Luo mentioned this matter more than once in his end-of-month summary letters.
She believed that teaching and educating people did not discriminate between men and women, but many other teachers advised her that there was no need to make the same demands on everyone.
In this world, there are very few women who can read. Even ladies from wealthy families are often hindered by pedantic people.
"Don't worry, Shanzhang Luo. Although it's difficult to accomplish this all at once, I plan to set up a dedicated girls' school where classes will only require half a day."
Pu Qiongzhi had thought it through early on, "I believe that a group of people will send their daughters here."
"You are only responsible for taking care of them. I will take care of the outside affairs!"
"As the wife of the Earl of Gongning, is it really okay for you to do this? I'm afraid your opinion might not be very good."
Shanzhang Luo rarely gave it much thought and was not as crazy as before. "After all, a noble family still needs to be respectable. Your reputation..."
Pu Qiongzhi chuckled, "I am a businessman, among the three classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, the lowest of the three classes."
"Merchants are driven by profit. If you care about reputation and family background, then I won't have any profit left!"
"What we do is shocking. A little more, or a little less, will be seen as heresy by others!"
"Since I've been given this reputation, I have to make a bigger splash! Otherwise, it would be such a shame!"
"Since you say so, I'll do it!"
Pu Qiongzhi nodded and said, "Just don't worry. Even if you can't do it well, I won't lose anything!"
"You are joking, my dear!" Shanzhang Luo laughed, a rare moment.
This incident at Wutong Academy not only shocked the court and the people, but even the emperor could not help but sigh with emotion.
With such a high passing rate, unless the questions were leaked, then they must be really talented!
"It's this gentle lady again!"
The emperor read these folk articles and the nursery rhymes copied for him by Ding Quan, the chief steward.
"Ding Quan, I heard that the younger boy from the Nangong family also passed the exam?" he asked.
Ding Quan, the chief steward standing by, responded, "Your Majesty, that's right."
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" As soon as Concubine Ru heard the news outside, she immediately came to pay her respects to the emperor.
At this critical moment, she must do her part to help her mother's family!
Anyway, she is pregnant with the royal heir, so His Majesty will not refuse even if she asks for more rewards.
His Majesty had rewarded Pu Qiongzhi twice before, so she still had to contribute this time.
It’s not that she doesn’t miss Hua’er, it’s just a pity that the reckless guy is so disappointing!
His wife did all the hard work, and he didn't do any work at all! How could she open her mouth?
"Oh! Stop being polite and come sit down. Let's talk! You are heavy, so there is no need to go through so much trouble!" The emperor stood up and helped her personally.
Nangong Han then sat down obediently, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am not that delicate!"
"You are the most important thing right now. So what if you are spoiled?" The emperor said, smiling as he shared the good news with her. "You must be overjoyed to hear that your nephew has been admitted to the imperial examination."
"Brother Yu has passed the high school entrance exam? How is that possible? Your Majesty, please stop trying to cheer me up! My nephew is the most mischievous. When my brother was here, he couldn't control this naughty boy! As his father, Feng'er is in a state of great worry! The teacher has said several times that this boy is just a commoner and not cut out for studying!"
Nangong Han pretended to be stupid and told the funny story that happened before. The emperor couldn't help laughing.
"The young master of the Bo's Mansion is now under the control of Lady Wen Shu! Wutong Academy has received many good news this year!" Ding Quan, who was standing by, interrupted at the right time and brought up the matter.
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