Among the crowd, someone truly made a dazzling appearance!
His appearance stunned the entire audience!
Huan Yue's group gathered even more, and Chen Zhen and several young ladies crept nearby.
This spectacle is a once-in-a-millennium event; it's exhilarating to watch. It was a bit hot at midday, and I even started sweating.
Miss Cai boldly took off her cloak and peeked through the gaps between the side fans, round fans, and square fans. Di Liangdi's clothes were really beautiful!
Chen Zhen stood on tiptoe to look, and saw that Consort Huan was indeed living a very colorful life in the Eastern Palace.
If it gets any hotter, all those fans will be able to work. A pair of pheasant-tail fans would be even more magnificent.
This thing can't just be displayed casually; it's clearly permitted by a sage.
Someone ran over and shouted, "Duanmen is still sitting there."
Those who weren't seated quickly asked, "How can we sit?"
"Of course, we sit on the ground; we brought our own mats."
The phrase "seven-year-olds should not sit on the same mat" refers to the fact that one can bring a different cushion to sit on.
The women here, if sitting on the ground doesn't look good, they dare to show their faces and gather at Xuande Gate, yet they put on an act.
The person who stepped forward has reached the pinnacle of pretentiousness!
She looked to be in her forties or fifties, and everything from her hair to her shoes was impeccably neat.
Her hair was neatly styled and adorned with a silver hairpin; her stern face resembled that of Madam Qian!
She was wearing a light blue long coat, and her figure was quite good. The coat was also exquisitely made, indicating that she was of high status!
A group of enthusiastic fans behind them shouted, "Chenzhou Qian Dajia!"
Among the onlookers was someone who had heard: "The Qian family of Chenzhou, also known as the female teacher."
This isn't what everyone calls "Da Gu Gu," it's a respectful title for a woman of high learning and good character. "Female teacher" sounds better than "everyone."
But since she's called "Mr.", she probably did the same work as a teacher and taught many people.
Huan Yue looked at them and thought that since they both had the surname Qian, they might have been from the same family as the Qian clan five hundred years ago.
This doesn't look like the head of the teaching department, but rather like the "Extinction Master" that the students talk about.
Given her age, it's likely menopause. Huan Yue's assessment is complete.
Qian Dajia also stood in front of her, standing straight and tall, a posture that showed he had worked hard to achieve.
Huan Yue heard that someone had spent hundreds of thousands to learn aristocratic etiquette. This etiquette was certainly commendable, but like studying, if one only studies but doesn't know how to be a person, then no matter how good one's manners are, one is nothing more than a beast in human clothing.
Qian Dajia lectured Huan Yue, "The Pei family raised you for sixteen years!"
Di Baose shifted her position slightly, holding the pot lid but not yet using it, no rush.
The people of Sheng'an have no feelings for the Pei family, so Qian Dajia initially gave them a negative score.
Some people genuinely admired her demeanor, but there's no need to discuss the Pei family's affairs anymore. Even the Emperor has already given his final verdict.
However, these people who come to cause trouble are not afraid of saints.
Qian Dajia remained unfazed even when facing a large group of Imperial Guards: "You haven't even fulfilled your most basic duties."
Huan Yue remained unfazed.
I was so tired from being in the sun that I felt drowsy.
It's quite a sight to see so many people sitting here sunbathing.
Some people commented, "Were those Confucian scholars just sunbathing in front of Duanmen Gate?"
"The sun in front of Duanmen must be different from the sun elsewhere."
"If you want to enter the imperial city after studying books all your life, then these books are no longer the work of sages."
Everyone is talking about the Three Obediences and Four Virtues.
How many people actually like Abbess Miejue? Wouldn't it be better if everyone just chatted amongst themselves?
Even if everyone poses with money, they can't scare anyone.
However, Qian Dajia's main target was Huan Yue: "You are unfilial, cruel, and unfit to be a concubine!"
The young maid asked, "You're so old, you don't actually want to go to the palace and become the empress, do you?"
Those chatting were all stunned!
Really? The more I look at it, the more it seems like it!
They've all been misled, so everyone's saying, "Pah! You don't deserve it! You have no right to point fingers at Consort Huan!"
Huan Yue gestured for her to speak.
It's okay, everyone, let's all spit on the money again!
Some of them actually spat on her!
Qian was trembling with anger!
Several palace maids forced her to kneel down. How dare she be disobedient to Consort Huan?
A group of people behind shouted, "Qian Dajia is the epitome of Chenzhou's female role model!"
Huan Yue asked, "Isn't Chenzhou part of Great Zhao? Have you all gone mad from being local tyrants in Chenzhou for so long? Are you trying to come to Sheng'an to become emperors?"
This is not something said lightly!
But Lady Huan dared to accept it; no one with a sound mind would dare to.
Everyone was indignant! She glared fiercely at Huan Yue!
The maidservant whipped her with a board: "Is this the epitome of a woman from Chenzhou, with such a ferocious appearance?"
Many people were amused!
There were even more direct ones: "What about the Three Obediences and Four Virtues? How dare she come here? Besides, look at what she's wearing, and look at her shameless behavior! She was just with a man a moment ago, and this is what female virtue is?"
These troublemakers and cannon fodder, some of them look like beggars, and are extremely despicable.
Huan Yue wanted to get down to business.
Everyone quieted down; what the Empress said was the most important.
Qian was beaten badly, so her fate today was inevitable.
Huan Yue then reasoned with everyone: "You made three mistakes: First, you got your identity wrong; second, you lacked objectivity and fairness."
Qian shouted, "Who doesn't know you hit people?"
Huan Yue gestured.
The little maid slapped her again.
Huan Yue's bright eyes flashed with coldness: "That's the third point you're wrong about. I've already said I don't care about fame, and you still want to use those things to hold me hostage?"
Money flowed from everyone's mouth.
Huan Yue said, “There’s one thing you need to understand: what you think women should do and what I think women should do are opinions. There’s no absolute right or wrong in these opinions; you have to adapt to different times and different situations. It’s not about double standards, but there are some bottom lines. Many things that can be justified are correct; nonsense without any bottom line doesn’t count.”
Some of the scholars approached, listening thoughtfully.
Mrs. Fang said, "This is like writing a book and establishing a theory, which Mr. Qian obviously cannot achieve."
Someone chimed in, "The Empress's demands are too high."
Huan Yue said, "If it were just for her, I wouldn't need to go to all this trouble. Of course, this is just one person's opinion, and we can debate different views. The more we debate, the clearer things become."
Many people exclaimed, "Your Majesty is truly insightful!"
Huan Yue laughed and said, "This is just my humble opinion, offered to elicit better ideas. I'm not afraid to share my thoughts if you have any better insights."
Everyone's furious! She spoke up but no one paid any attention, and Huan Yue hadn't even said anything yet.
Huan Yue then began to say, "Zhangjia Village and Lijia Village are next to each other, and a river flows past the two villages. This year, there was a great flood."
Everyone heard it clearly.
Huan Yue asked Qian Shi, "When the county government sends people, do you think we should save Zhangjia Village first or Lijia Village first?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
This is a very common problem!
One of the scholars nodded: "There is no absolute standard."
Even if the people of Zhangjia Village have a bad reputation, they still need to be saved.
Huan Yue said, "The registrar comes from Zhangjia Village. Which village should we save first?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Huan Yue continued, "What should the yamen runners do if a woman in the water is about to give birth?"
The old lady said, "Human life is at stake, of course we should save lives first!"
Huan Yue nodded: "In my opinion, the woman was not wrong, the yamen runner was not wrong, what matters is allowing the child to be born safely! What is the purpose of the strict separation of men and women? It is to do good for people, not to extinguish humanity!"
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