"What kind of terrible idea is this? Are you stupid? Wouldn't doing this be indirectly setting Xia Zhen and Yang Sisi up?" After hearing the maid Chunqiao's idea, Anning lashed out at her.
"This servant is dull-witted."
"You're so stupid, get out!"
Chunqiao quickly withdrew.
At this moment, another maid rolled her eyes and said, "Miss, Lin Huihui and those two Miss Yangs definitely don't get along. I think we should let them kill each other."
How do you know they don't get along?
“Miss, think about it, Lin Huihui and the others have been in Kyoto for quite some time now, but they haven’t met each other yet. Even Madam Cen hasn’t come to see Lin Huihui.”
If they had a good relationship, how could they have never met? Miss Lin clearly wasn't doing as well as those two Miss Yangs. You tell me, the younger sister became the daughter of a great general, while the older sister lived a miserable life—how could she be at peace with that?"
After listening to this, An Ning thought about it carefully and it seemed to make some sense.
"Let's go see Lin Huihui."
After saying that, An Ning took her maid Chun Qiao to Feng Hua Garden, where Lin Huihui lived.
Princess Xilan originally arranged for Lin Huihui to live in the courtyard next to Anning's, hoping that they could develop a relationship. Who would have thought that the two of them would be so incompatible?
In the end, they had no choice but to arrange for Lin Huihui to be placed in the courtyard furthest from Anning.
"My lady." When Lin Huihui's maid Xiang'er saw An Ning arrive, she was on high alert and hurriedly stepped forward. "My lady, my young lady is not feeling well and is resting."
"Get out of my way!" Chun Qiao shoved Xiang'er aside and said fiercely, "Who do you think you are? How dare you stop my Lady of the Country?"
"Tell Lin Huihui that I've met her two younger sisters. They're now the daughters of a first-rank general, living a very glamorous life. Lin Huihui, why don't you have such good fortune?"
"You're just the daughter of a poor county magistrate; you'll only be able to marry his son. But your two younger sisters are different. Madam Yang is the wife of a first-rank general; your two sisters might even be able to marry into a marquis's household."
After saying that, Anning left triumphantly with her maid.
Lin Huihui was indeed feeling unwell, but she couldn't fall asleep. She heard An Ning's words clearly, but she didn't believe it was true.
In her opinion, Yang Cui's man could not be a great general. If he were, why would he be willing to marry into the family?
Lin Huihui felt that An Ning was definitely plotting something again, and she absolutely couldn't fall for it!
...
At the food court, hot pot won everyone's hearts, and for dinner, many people also tried barbecue and grilled meat.
The delicious food and novel way of eating quickly made the food court famous.
Unsurprisingly, it received unanimous praise and its business was booming.
The next day, Yang Cui was summoned to the palace.
The Emperor and Empress first talked about yesterday's conflict, and then bestowed a box of jewelry as a gift, saying it was for Er Ya and San Ya.
Then he asked Yang Cui about her plans for Hope Academy.
Yang Cui shared her thoughts with them, and the Emperor and Empress were greatly impressed. The Empress even introduced Yang Cui to someone—her niece from her maternal family, Zhou Yutong.
Miss Zhou is pretty and not very old, probably around fourteen or fifteen years old.
The Empress's intention was to have Yang Cui work with her on the Hope Academy project.
Yang Cui wasn't afraid of powerful people trying to force their way in; what she feared was that the people they brought in were too opinionated. There weren't many innocent children in the big mansions.
"Your Majesty, Miss Zhou really didn't need to come with me."
"What's the meaning?"
“Ms. Zhou can definitely build her own team, raise funds herself, and handle the donations herself.”
These are the Empress's family members. If this girl is difficult to get along with, it will be troublesome. It's better to let her handle it herself.
Following Yang Cui, Zhou Yutong loses control. If she could be in charge, who would want to take orders from someone else?
Both Zhou Yutong and the Empress were tempted by Yang Cui's suggestion.
"But this was Madam Cen's idea, I..."
“Miss Zhou, you are mistaken. The idea was mine, but it was all to share the Emperor’s burdens and to serve the country. If other people come to me, I will give them the same advice.”
When Yang Cui first discussed this matter with Cen Xiao, Su Murong, and others, they guessed that someone would definitely approach them wanting to get involved, and this involvement wouldn't be the kind that involves just contributing money.
Yang Cui had no intention of joining others, so she made it clear from the beginning to Su Murong, Guo Zhenyu, and Chen Shaoyun that if anyone else wanted to participate, they should all refuse and let them organize their own manpower, raise funds, and do it themselves.
If you can be your own master, who would want to take orders from others?
Yang Cui's move not only rejected Zhou Yutong, but also other people who wanted to get close to her and participate in the project together.
On the third day, the "Worrying People Education Fund" and the "Top Scholar Education Fund" were established.
The Worrying People Education Fund is headed by the Zhou family, while the Top Scholar Education Fund is headed by the Fan family.
They acted even faster than Yang Cui. Immediately after the foundation was established, they began preparations, even claiming that the school would start around the 20th of the first lunar month.
The academy hasn't been established yet, but it's already well-known throughout the town, and the people are full of anticipation.
The emperor was also pleased to see this situation. He felt that the era when everyone could read and understand reason was not far away. When that time came, he would surely be remembered in history and praised by future generations!
In fact, the common people had already begun to praise the emperor's merits, his effective governance, and his leadership, and so on...
The emperor was naturally pleased to hear this, and in his delight, he bestowed a generous reward upon Yang Cui…
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