"What does the Prince of Zhenbei look like? Did you get a good look at him?"
Inside the palace, Lu Kai was questioning a young eunuch who had returned to report, only to see the eunuch shake his head and say...
"I couldn't see his face clearly, but he's quite tall."
"Is he strong?"
"Not strong, but not weak either, unlike the delicate, frail girls of our capital city."
Recently, the news of the Prince of Zhenbei burning down the "Women's Virtues and Admonitions" has reached the capital. The "Letter to Women of the World" and the "Illustrated Guide to Women of the Border Town" are being sold together for a low price of twenty coins. Anyone who can make money can afford them.
The illustrations depict women wielding swords and sticks, guarding a city, performing acupuncture to treat patients, and meticulously working with an abacus.
They are showing women all over the world that they can live like this too.
The emperor had naturally read the book as well, and was so angry that he smashed his inkstone on the spot.
"I bestowed upon her the title of Prince of Zhenbei, and this is how she repays me?"
"If all the women go out to do business and work, who will stay at home to take care of their husbands, raise their children, and serve their elders?"
Don't they understand? They know all too well what's in it for them: a dowry in exchange for a woman who can fulfill their family responsibilities. If the dowry is large, indicating a good match between the families, the bride's family will naturally provide a substantial dowry, and they'll even prepare a coffin for their daughter.
The head eunuch beside him kept his head down and remained silent. Unfortunately, the emperor couldn't interfere in this matter. The Prince of Zhenbei had said that a well-educated and sensible woman could have a negative influence on the child.
Are you men objecting because you want your child to be inferior to others?
"Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Empress Dowager? After all, it's a matter concerning women, what do you think?"
The man nodded and sent someone to deliver the illustrated guide to the Empress Dowager.
“This illustration is really well done. Look, my sister-in-law is in it too,” Xiao Lanhua said, pointing to Ruyi’s portrait.
"Your Majesty has been watching for several days now, haven't you had enough yet?"
The beautiful woman shook her head, the jewels in her hair swaying gently with her movements, and she said...
"I can't get enough of looking at it..."
"Qingsong, sharpen my knife. It's been a long time since I practiced, so I don't want to become rusty."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
According to the head maid of Shuhua Palace, they should practice swordsmanship every day. What's wrong with the deep palace? If any foolish little brat displeases their empress, they should be chopped down with a single sword stroke.
With such a powerful backer, who is she afraid of?
Even the Empress had to behave herself in front of her master.
Da Ni'er and Xiaohai Jie were unaware of Huo Xiaolong and Lan Tingche's affair; neither of them had time to look into it that day, and Jiang Tianxin hadn't mentioned it either. It wasn't until their friend loudly proclaimed it to them...
"Tingche's birthday is coming up, what should I get him as a gift?"
"I want a gift that seems ambiguous or unclear."
At first, neither Da Ni'er nor Hou Xiangxiang understood.
"What the hell is this? It's all so unclear."
"It sounds like an affair."
"Yeah, it's the kind of gift that makes it seem like we're having an affair." Long'er was quite self-righteous; there was definitely something fishy going on between them.
"You two are having an affair?" the chuunibyou asked.
"When did this happen? How come I didn't know?" The girl was a little angry; such a big thing, and they didn't even know!
"That day? Oh dear, hurry up! What should I send?"
The two sisters turned and left before Huo Xiaolong could react. He saw Hou Xiangxiang run home quickly, and Da Nier took out two swords and rushed towards Fengyue Tower with great momentum.
Still no knocking. The dark-skinned girl drew her sword and stood at the door of Lan Tingche's room, calling out.
"Lan Tingche, come out!"
The little girl, not knowing what she had packed in her bag, said to Da Ni'er...
"Don't worry about fighting, chuunibyou. If you can't beat him, I'll heal you and then kuagua poisons him."
"Hey, what are you two doing? You've been playing together since you were little, what's with this tense atmosphere?" Huo Xiaolong hurriedly followed them home and said, seeing this scene.
The man inside took a deep breath; it was all fate.
I barely managed to get past my father and brothers, and now two more young mothers-in-law are coming along.
She's much harder to deal with than my aunt and Aunt He.
He opened the window a crack, glanced at Da Ni'er's posture, then changed into a short-sleeved shirt and went out of the room.
A silver blade came hurtling towards him. The man bent over to dodge it, lightly touched the ground with his toes, lifted his waist and abdomen, and instantly appeared in the courtyard.
"What's wrong with Da Ni'er?"
"What do you mean, 'what'?" the dark-skinned girl said coldly.
“You usually seem like such a decent person, how could you act like that?” The girl standing to the side was also unhappy.
She wanted to take out the medical book and throw it at people, but seeing Da Nier and Lan Tingche's skills, she put it back and took out the Rain of Pear Blossoms Needles that Si Man had made earlier and aimed them at Lan Tingche.
"Long'er and I are childhood sweethearts..."
Honestly, I'm tired of saying it.
Why can't we accept childhood sweethearts who are mutually in love? The man couldn't understand.
“I know,” Dani said.
"So what?"
"We just don't like the look of you!"
The curved blade pressed forward, and the two exchanged more than ten blows without a clear winner.
The dark-skinned girl grabbed Lan Tingche's right hand and whispered...
"I don't trust you. If you lie to her or use her, even if you eventually ascend the throne, I will not let you have peace."
The risk is too great, Dani thought. If she were Long'er, she would definitely find a pretext to kill Lan Tingche.
"How could I possibly use her? With the military tally I used to give you guys mud dredging?"
"I have nothing left..."
The two sides finally stopped fighting. The man stood alone among a pile of fallen leaves, looking dejected, and said...
“It was Long’er who gave me half of the family property, so I would never do anything to betray her.”
"As for power, the military seal is in her hands, and the tokens for my family's secret guards are also in her hands. I only have you left..."
The man looked at Huo Xiaolong, making the girl a little embarrassed, and then said...
"Hey bro, it's okay. I've got everything arranged for you. Don't worry, there should be another round of brother-in-law meetings. Once you get through that, everything will be fine."
Tsk, you're the only one with a mouth.
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