Jiang Xuelin was a martial artist and extremely perceptive. She noticed the shoes the woman was wearing and immediately remembered what Jiang Xuetao had told her when he came back.
Jiang Xuetao was furious at the time.
A man brought a woman with him when he went out for drinks. The woman had bound feet and was shown off by the man.
Of course, a woman who is brought out to show off is not a respectable woman.
Jiang Xuelin remembered it back then.
Jiang Xuetao had told her that there weren't many in the capital, but in the Jiangnan region, where literature flourished, the saying about three-inch golden lotuses had become popular, and many literati were fond of it and even wrote poems about it.
Jiang Xuelin also knew that those three-inch golden lotuses were mostly women from brothels who had their feet bound from childhood, so that they would have small feet to play with and be appreciated by their patrons when they grew up.
Although Fu Hanlai loved to play and make a fuss, he really had little interest in women. He was usually very busy and didn't like women serving him. He had only heard of the Golden Lotus, but had never seen one.
Upon hearing Jiang Xuelin say that the woman's foot bone was broken and had been there for many years, he immediately looked disgusted.
Jiang Xuelin frowned, noticing the expression on Fu Hanlai's face, and immediately understood what Fu Hanlai disliked.
It wasn't that they disliked the woman whose feet were deformed and twisted, but rather the men who admired her golden lotus feet.
Although he was a playboy, Jiang Xuelin knew that Fu Hanlai still had some morals and wouldn't stoop to associating with certain playboys in the capital.
"Don't those literati and scholars admire Confucius the most? They say that our bodies and hair are given to us by our parents, and otherwise we are unfilial. Even losing a single hair is unfilial. Yet they go and mutilate a woman's feet. What, do you think women are born from stones and have no parents or ancestors? So you can be filial just because you don't have parents?" Fu Hanlai sneered, clearly showing his contempt for certain people.
"They're just a bunch of hypocritical scoundrels. When it comes to themselves, they say their bodies and hair are gifts from their parents, but when it comes to women, they say it's the golden lotus."
"I thought all men liked that kind of thing," Jiang Xuelin said with a smile, somewhat teasingly, as she looked at Fu Hanlai's obviously annoyed expression.
Fu Hanlai: "..."
Jiang Xuelin, what nonsense are you spouting!
How could I possibly like that kind of thing?
"I am not that kind of hypocrite. Although I did not see the so-called golden lotus hidden in the embroidered shoe, I can imagine what it must look like. Two perfectly good feet were broken and bound tightly day and night to prevent them from healing. The pain involved is beyond words."
Just thinking about it, Fu Hanlai felt that those men who admired Jinlian were extremely vicious.
That's absolutely vicious.
"If you ask me, those who write poems praising the Golden Lotus should be arrested and their feet broken and bound tightly." Fu Hanlai snorted coldly. He had never done such a thing himself, nor had he ever been curious about it, but now, in front of Jiang Xuelin, he suddenly felt a little guilty.
But should he feel guilty?
This shouldn't be!
He's not the kind of man who has unusual tastes!
After thinking about it, Fu Hanlai finally found a reason for his guilty conscience: because he was also a man.
"Those people love Jinlian so much. If we could give them a pair, how wonderful that would be. They would surely be moved to tears."
Jiang Xuelin: "..."
She didn't say anything, but just glanced at Fu Hanlai.
Noticing Jiang Xuelin's gaze, Fu Hanlai straightened his back, wishing he could tell Jiang Xuelin that he was no different from those hypocritical men.
In fact, before Jiang Xuelin, Fu Hanlai also knew about Jinlian. In the past, when he went out and played with a few playboys, someone tried to take him to see her.
However, Fu Hanlai did not see the feet under the embroidered shoes, but only the feet that were adorned with embroidered shoes and silk stockings, which were only the size of a palm. He was disgusted at that moment, and afterwards he distanced himself from the playboy who had taken him to admire the golden lotus and praised it highly.
He wouldn't do such a vicious thing.
He only remembered it today when Jiang Xuelin brought it up.
"However, I don't think you need to worry. After all, Jinlian is just a woman who serves in brothels. A daughter from a good family wouldn't ruin her feet." Those women who are specially trained to serve others are different.
Jiang Xuelin shook her head.
“If more and more literati and scholars advocate the idea of the Golden Lotus, then in the future…” Jiang Xuelin didn’t finish her sentence, but just chuckled.
She wouldn't have remembered it if she hadn't encountered it, but after encountering it, she felt that perhaps the trend prevalent in Jiangnan was slowly expanding.
So... sooner or later, she will no longer be confined to the life of a miserable woman in brothels.
Fu Hanlai thought about it and felt that it shouldn't be that bad, right?
"what you up to?"
Jiang Xuelin didn't speak, but only glanced at Fu Hanlai.
"This matter will definitely be criticized by some intellectuals."
"I didn't say anything." Jiang Xuelin spread her hands innocently, as if she hadn't been up to any bad intentions.
Fu Hanlai rolled his eyes and snorted coldly.
He knows everything Jiang Xuelin is thinking!
However... it's not impossible to do it. As for the criticism from scholars and writers, what's the big deal? Can it be as big as what happened to the Vice Minister of Rites a while ago? It's just arguing, right? That kind of thing sounds quite interesting. There hasn't been anything interesting lately. Life has been too bland and boring.
So...are you trying to cause trouble?
Jiang Xuelin: "..."
Let's do it.
The two hit it off immediately.
The servants driving the carriage had no idea that the two troublemakers inside were about to cause them another headache.
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