"It's okay, you can pick me up when the time comes, and I'll help you fight it out."
Huo Xiaolong chuckled a few times. She was already taller than Hua Luan by then. Her flushed cheeks pressed against Hua Luan's face as she whispered in her ear...
"No need, Aunt Hua. After I take you there, you can help Li Jiandou. She's my top advisor, and a lot of people will definitely dislike her. You have to cover for us!"
Hua Luan nodded.
But Long'er didn't say when he would take her there.
Seeing this bright yellow imperial edict, Hua Luan knew that the time had come.
The news that women could take the imperial examinations spread like a cold wind to every corner of the Great Yan. The first year was alright, since there weren't many girls who had studied the Four Books and Five Classics from a young age. But what about later?
Just because they don't do it now doesn't mean they won't do it ten years from now.
They can also do things that bring glory to their ancestors.
“I heard there’s a girls’ school in the border town. Shall we move there as a family? Things are cheaper there, and the grasslands are peaceful now. If we stay for seven or eight years, we can have our daughter pass the preliminary examination.”
When the woman heard her husband say this, the embroidery needle in her hand veered off course and pricked her finger.
Blood slowly seeped from their fingertips. They were just shopkeepers in a small county town in Jiangnan. The words their boss had just said were no different from abandoning their family and business.
Although the lives of women in Jiangnan improved considerably after the Prince of Zhenbei came to the region, the idea of participating in the imperial examinations was still something they never dared to dream of.
"Honey, you must be joking."
"No, the doctor said you can't have any more children. We only have one daughter, so let me experience the joy of having a daughter who will succeed. What if she does?"
"It's okay if you don't pass the exam. At least you'll understand right from wrong after studying, and you'll definitely be better than us in the future, don't you think?"
Upon hearing this, the woman's cheeks were covered in tears, and she nodded hastily.
"Okay! I'll do whatever you say!"
There are countless women in the world, and from this day forward, someone will pave the way for them to bring glory to their ancestors and achieve high official positions.
May all women in the world be reborn.
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