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Ye Chen was slightly stunned: "Reading and writing?"
Wu Wei'an nodded. "Yes. My wife and I both believe that children should be able to concentrate on their studies from a young age. Now that the new imperial examination policy is being implemented, it won't be long before girls can attend private schools and later participate in the imperial examinations to enter officialdom. As our children, we should set an example and study hard."
The new policy that allowed women to enter officialdom was proposed to the new emperor by Wu Weian and Ji Yunxi.
Policy changes are not something that happens overnight, and Wu Weian has been promoting them over the years.
To say that he has feelings for all the women in the world, that's not the case. He just wants to give his daughter another choice.
Whether Yun'an wants to go into business like her mother or enter the court like him in the future.
As long as she wants, she can take any path.
Ye Chen was shocked and remained silent for a long time.
Yes! What Lord Wu said makes sense!
The adults around him also thought seriously about what Wu Weian said.
The new emperor's intentions were clear: only the most capable would be promoted. While some policies had yet to be fully implemented, these elders, often accompanying the emperor, could foresee the situation in the coming years. By then, relying on aristocratic family titles to secure a position in government would be impossible; only those who passed the imperial examination could become officials.
As Lord Wu said, we should urge our children to study from a young age.
Wu Weian's words were later included in "Biography of Wu Gong".
From this day on, the lawless little devils and witches at home began to be suppressed by their elders and forced to immerse themselves in the sea of books.
It is said that the sea of suffering is endless and turning back is the shore.
But the sea of books is boundless and has no shore.
From then on, Prime Minister Wu Weian became the nightmare of countless children, the kind that made them want to cry when they heard his name.
Yun Xiaoan was completely unaware of this. She rarely reads or studies at home and is currently obsessed with saving money and learning martial arts.
As for not letting Wu Weian attend the morning court every day, that was even more impossible.
She could only run to her parents' room with her eyes wide open, holding a pillow, pulling her father's hair to wake him up, and telling him that he could go to the morning court.
Since daddy is with her, she takes his place and sleeps with mommy.
At this moment, she stuffed a piece of cake into her mouth, filling it up, and then began to count her coins.
Halfway through counting, her little ears moved and she heard the footsteps of a group of adults.
Yun Xiaoan quickly swallowed the cake, lifted the car curtain, jumped out, and ran over with the piggy bank in his arms.
Ye Chen's daughter just saw her father coming in and was about to call for help when she felt a gust of wind blowing past her.
Yun Xiaoan's voice was soft and sticky: "Daddy, Daddy, why did you just come out?! I've been waiting for you for a long time!!"
Like her mother, she has always been honest in doing business. If someone takes thirty-three cents, she will give back thirty-three cents with enthusiasm.
The adults were slightly stunned, looking at the little girl who seemed to be running towards Wu Weian.
The little girl looks like Wu Weian and Ji Yunxi, but overall, she doesn't look like her parents at all. Instead, she looks a bit like Ji Mingyan.
Her big eyes are twinkling, smart and cute, and you can tell that she will be a beauty in the future.
Wu Wei'an reached out and picked up his daughter: "It was a little delayed."
Yun Xiaoan still had cake on her lips. Wu Weian reached out and wiped her mouth: "Let's go. Don't keep your mother waiting."
Yun Xiaoan hugged Wu Weian's neck and said nothing more.
The business of thirty-three cents ends here.
The adult next to him thought about what Wu Wei'an had just said and asked, "Miss Yun'an, what books do you usually read at home? When I get home, I'll let your brother, who's a year older than you, read them too!"
Yun Xiaoan's long eyelashes trembled, and she glanced at Wu Weian calmly.
She doesn't read books!
Wu Weian also kept a calm expression and quietly made a "one" gesture with his hand.
Yun Xiaoan nodded, and the new deal was done.
She smiled obediently and randomly searched a few book titles from her memory: "I've read 'Young Scholars' and 'Three-Character Couplets', and I've almost finished 'The Four Books' recently."
Afraid of being exposed if the adults asked, Yun Xiaoan lifted her skirt to reveal the sandbag tied to her ankle and said in a baby voice, "I'm not only reading, I'm also learning martial arts. Learning is important, but so is health. I need to pay attention to both civil and military skills."
The adults were shocked.
Is this something a five-year-old girl could say?
Yun Xiaoan said that since he was willing to shoulder the responsibility of making money since he was a child, he naturally understood more.
Lord Wu held his daughter in his arms and left with satisfaction under the envious gazes of the adults.
As soon as we got on the carriage, my daughter refused to let me hold her.
She struggled to jump down and spread out her hands: "Daddy, one tael and thirty cents!"
Wu Wei'an covered his wallet: "...Can't it be less?"
Yun Xiaoan said seriously, "No."
Wu Wei'an said, "I was referring to one cent just now. The total is thirty-one cents."
Yun Xiaoan's face wrinkled up all of a sudden: "I want to go home and tell Mom!"
Wu Wei'an sneered: "Complaining is something only children do. How old are you this year? You still complain?"
Yun Xiaoan: "I'm five years old, I'm still young, I'm going to complain!"
Wu Weian: "Five years old is still young? When Dad was your age..."
Yun Xiaoan brought out his trump card: "No, no, no, if you don't give it to me, I will sleep with you tonight, tomorrow night, and every night!"
Wu Wei'an: "…………"
What could he do? He had to pay.
Yun Xiaoan put one tael and thirty coins into the money jar.
She opened the money jar, climbed onto the carriage seat, and placed the jar in front of Wu Weian, her face beaming with joy: "Daddy, look, a total of one hundred and one taels and thirty-three coins!"
Wu Wei'an folded his arms across his chest, eyes closed, resting. Even without opening his eyes, he suddenly asked, "Where did you hear about Shaoxue, Three-Character Couplets, and the Four Books?"
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