"Yuanying, come quickly, your mother has made you white jade cake again. Eat it so you can go to the study."
Yuan Ying looked at her beautiful mother in front of her, who was smiling as she held a plate of pastries, and felt like crying.
"Mother, I've gotten so fat already, Father Emperor won't let me eat any more, so you'd better not cook anymore."
Yu Yi glanced at her and pinched her daughter's chubby little face: "Our Yuan Ying is not fat! This is called being blessed."
Yuan Ying, her face drooping like a steamed bun, said, "But in the Imperial Study, they all make fun of me and call me Yuanyuan."
Yu Yi was a little annoyed: "How annoying! I'll tell Father Emperor tonight and punish them by making them copy books." After saying that, she comforted her daughter, "Yuan Ying, you don't know, you were born prematurely. When you were born, you were like a kitten. You had to eat more to be healthy."
Yuan Ying twitched her lips. She was now quite sturdy, and when she sat down, she could easily knock over her younger sister Yuan Hui and Yuan Xi.
My mother's love was so profound.
With tears in her eyes, Yuan Ying finished the plate of pastries and drank two cups of milk before getting up to go to the study.
Originally, only princes of the emperor could study in the Imperial Study, along with some companions and members of the imperial clan.
However, later the Empress Dowager established a girls' school and held women's examinations in the court, and a steady stream of female officials were selected. So now the princesses also have to study in the Imperial Study.
Along the way, Yuan Ying encountered her mortal enemy, the Third Prince Yongxuan.
She looked at Young-hyun and gave a heavy snort, somewhat annoyed.
Logically speaking, she was the eldest sister, especially since she was four years older than Yongxuan. She shouldn't be arguing with a little kid like him. However, this kid was extremely competitive and cared a lot about who the Emperor loved the most, so he always tried to trip up Yuan Ying.
Yongxuan is the Empress's youngest son. He is sweet-talking and loves to act cute, and seems harmless, but Yuan Ying knows that he is a little devil.
It is said that the Empress and her mother had the most children in the palace. The Empress had three sons and her mother had three daughters, so it was inevitable that people would compare them.
After all, the former Emperor Emeritus, the Emperor himself, said that princes and princesses enjoyed equal rights.
Both princes and princesses are eligible for the position of crown prince.
Therefore, Yongxuan not only disliked his father for his favoritism, but also wanted to defend his brother Yongheng's position as crown prince.
Yuan Ying sneered at this. She might not be able to compete in other areas, but when it came to studying, her mind was just like her father's.
Upon entering the study, as expected, Yongxuan was there again, chirping with Yongheng.
Yuan Ying ignored him. In any case, Yongheng wouldn't be as tasteless as him. The two were fair competitors and good siblings, after all, they were both smart people.
"Oh, big sister, have you heard? It seems Aunt Taihe is coming back this year!"
"Yes, yes, I heard that too, and Grandpa and Grandma are also going back to the capital."
My second younger sister, Yuan Hui, and my third younger sister, Yuan Xi, were born to the same mother as me.
When they talked about Aunt Taihe, their faces showed undisguised envy.
Yes, even Yuan Ying herself was particularly envious.
Aunt Taihe was always fighting on the frontier, and she won a lot of territory for the Qing Dynasty. She was a true female general.
Moreover, I heard that Aunt Taihe only has one daughter, who is ten years old this year. She has learned both literature and martial arts from her aunt and has gone to the battlefield at a young age, which makes everyone, especially Yuan Ying, extremely envious.
This is a true role model for women!
However, the Empress was also a role model for women. Over the years, she upheld the aspirations of the Empress Dowager, leading the women of the Qing Dynasty to a pinnacle of status.
Women could not only study, take imperial examinations, and become officials, but also engage in commerce and military service.
Divorce is possible, one can choose not to marry, one can choose not to have children, and one can support the household alone; the imperial court has relevant policies to support these choices.
That's amazing...
Yuan Ying thought about her mother again... Hmm... Her mother's cooking skills are excellent, and her smile is beautiful, which is also very impressive.
However, Yuan Ying would be even happier if her maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother also returned.
Since the abdication of the Emperor, he has been traveling around with his grandmother, living a very carefree life!
This time, I can pester them to tell me about what I've seen and heard outside!
I wonder what kind of carefree state it is to "let one's mind roam freely in the forest, drifting more freely".
I really want to see the scenery outside the Forbidden City!
Within the palace walls, the yearning for the outside world never ceased.
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