"Really? Are there really such men?" Linglong's eyes were full of confusion.
She seemed to have never imagined such a life. How could a woman survive without relying on a man?
In the Jin Dynasty, a woman who could not get married was no different from a rootless duckweed. It could not be said that she could not survive, but it would still be extremely difficult.
From her point of view, other places and countries should be like this as well.
Fang Zhengyi's words today were shocking to her.
Fang Zhengyi nodded gently: "Of course it's true, and even if a man has no money, he can still marry. After all, love can surpass countless material things. Men and women can fall in love freely, and everyone has their own way of living. Maybe what I said is biased, but I can assure you that this situation must exist."
"Let's not talk about the distant past, let's just talk about the two women who came with me. You should have seen them at the posthouse. The two sisters are my friends from Dajing who came here specifically to do business. The elder sister has been studying in the academy since she was young. She has outstanding grades and is self-reliant. She is in charge of the entire family's business. She can be called a heroine."
"She is so amazing." Linglong said with envy.
"Anyone can do it as long as they are willing. I'll call her over for dinner so you can chat."
Without waiting for Linglong to react, Fang Zhengyi stood up and pushed the door open.
He turned to Chu Qinghan's door and knocked.
When Chu Qinghan opened the door, Fang Zhengyi whispered, "Try your best to cooperate with me later. This is a matter of great importance."
Before Chu Qinghan could react, Fang Zhengyi had already pulled him into the house, with a little tail, Chu Youyi, following behind him.
Fang Zhengyi quickly reminded him, "Don't say anything. Listen to your sister."
Chu Youyi nodded twice in confusion.
After the two girls entered the house and sat down, Fang Zhengyi returned to his seat and extended his hand to introduce them to Linglong.
"Linglong, this is the heroine I told you about, Chu Qinghan, and this is her sister Chu Youyi."
"You can ask her if monogamy without concubines is popular among young people in our Dajing now, and the bride price is very high..." Fang Zheng repeated his previous words cryptically.
The Chu Qinghan sisters looked at him with dull eyes.
What is Lord Fang talking about? Why are you making up this fantasy story?
Linglong's eyes turned to Chu Qinghan. Fortunately, Chu Qinghan had been in the business world for a long time and his reactions were very quick.
He immediately nodded to her and said, "Yes, that's right. Isn't it the same in the Kingdom of Jin?"
Linglong shook her head in shame.
Chu Qinghan said regretfully: "So that's how it is. I didn't expect my sister's life to be so hard... I thought all women in the world lived a life like Dajing. If my sister is interested in Dajing's life, we can chat about it."
Linglong's eyes lit up and she became interested.
Although Fang Zheng was approachable, she was always a little reserved because of her high status. Chu Qinghan, who was also a woman, gave her much less pressure.
So he asked, "In Jingguo, girls can go to school. Do boys and girls study together?"
"That's right, but everyone needs to wear Confucian clothing. Classmates can also ask each other for advice, and there will be no disrespect due to gender differences. Women can receive a lot of preferential treatment due to their status."
Chu Qinghan did not lie about this. When she was studying in the academy, a group of people would come up to her every day to offer help.
"Then if you can read, you can definitely become an official, right?"
Chu Qinghan looked at Fang Zhengyi awkwardly, and Fang Zhengyi took over the conversation and said, "It's not possible at the moment, but the court is studying it, and it may not be a bad idea to allow women to serve as officials in the court in the future."
"Ensuring equality between men and women is a top priority for our Dajing. I believe this future is not far away."
"I have been ordered by His Majesty to establish Dongjiao University. Women can freely enroll in this university. After they graduate and achieve success among the people, perhaps gender equality can be achieved and women can serve as officials in the court."
"Your Majesty often reads newspapers and cares about the sufferings of the people. Every time you see a female hero in the newspaper who is as brave as a man, you feel moved. Who says women are inferior to men? Women can hold up half the sky! So I believe that day is not far away."
After these words were spoken, Chu Qinghan and her sister were shocked.
Is it appropriate for you to fool an ignorant foreign girl like this?
Linglong was even more envious, and said with longing: "The Emperor of Jing is really... open-minded."
Fang Zhengyi quickly signaled Chu Qinghan to speak, and Chu Qinghan began to make up stories with an awkward feeling.
Linglong also became more open and kept asking questions like a machine gun.
Whenever Chu Qinghan encountered a question that was difficult to answer, Fang Zhengyi would quickly give some advice.
The food and wine on the table were barely touched, and the three of them had unknowingly chatted until the evening.
After Fang Zhengyi's repeated revisions, Dajing has become a great country that is madly working towards gender equality.
Seeing that it was getting late, Fang Zheng yawned, and Linglong stopped asking questions with a feeling of unsatisfied desire.
"Master Fang, it's getting late. Linglong doesn't dare to disturb your rest."
"Hmm? I'm fine, you guys chat about your things."
Linglong declined politely: "Thank you for your hospitality, sir. Linglong should go back early."
Seeing her insistence, Fang Zheng said, "Alright, but don't mention the fact that Paba asked you to sleep with him again. You can stay in the inn first and don't need to tell the Imperial Master about this, so as not to cause you trouble."
"By the way, what's your last name?"
Linglong said: "The name Linglong was given to me by the Imperial Master. I don't have a surname."
Fang Zheng frowned and said, "How can a person have a name without a surname? Imperial Master! How about I help you come up with a surname? A person is complete only if he has both a name and a surname."
Linglong was delighted and surprised and said, "Then please give me a surname, Master Fang."
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