Chapter 175 Women Should Be Self-reliant
After more than half an hour, Jun Zechen held her gently and walked to the room with steady steps.
Miaoxia had prepared everything early, and a large bucket of hot water was steaming.
When His Majesty was with his master, he never liked them to serve him. After Miaoxia prepared the water, she quietly left and asked Miaoyue to bring the carefully prepared meal into the house.
Jun Zechen put the person into the bathtub, then stepped in swiftly and held her in his arms.
The soft body seemed to have endless attraction, making him unable to let go.
"Get it out, I don't want to get pregnant."
Su Jingyao leaned lazily against him and spoke weakly, with a hint of fatigue in her voice.
Su Jingyao no longer takes contraceptive pills regularly, and usually only allows him to have sex during the safe period.
Jun Zechen was already very familiar with serving her, and he responded with a doting, "Yes."
If she didn't want to have a baby, she wouldn't. After all, he was the one who was worried during childbirth, and she felt uncomfortable during pregnancy, and he was also "uncomfortable".
After they finished washing, Su Jingyao felt her legs go weak and she casually put on a thin gauze skirt.
Jun Zechen also casually put on a robe with the collar wide open, revealing his strong chest.
He followed her and when he saw her walking unsteadily, he picked her up without hesitation.
Outside, Miaoyue had already placed the prepared meals on the table. She had long been accustomed to this and left some space for her master and His Majesty to be alone.
Jun Zechen held her and sat down, unable to help but chuckle, "Are you that tired?"
Su Jingyao leaned softly against him. It was not because she was tired, but the extreme pleasure made her body very exhausted. Looking at the food at this moment, she had no appetite at all.
Seeing this, Jun Zechen ate by himself, but from time to time he would pick up the food she liked and ask her, "Do you want to eat this?"
Su Jingyao occasionally took a sip of the food he fed her, and then took advantage of the warm moment between the two of them to slowly express her thoughts.
"My husband punished the Li family today. It is true that he punished the tyrant of Yicheng. But what I saw when I went out today was the hardship and difficulty of many women."
Her expression was serious and solemn, with worry in her eyes.
"Although the imperial court had never issued an order to prevent women from engaging in business, both in the legal provisions and in the public sentiment at the time, women were extremely hostile."
"It is precisely because of this that the process of running the teahouse for the female shopkeepers of Mingxiang Yige is so difficult."
"What do you think about this, my husband?"
She spoke slowly, looking at Jun Zechen, expecting his response.
Jun Zechen picked up some food while listening to her attentively. His handsome brows were slightly furrowed, and he was thinking deeply about what she said.
He never looked down on women. In his mind, women's abilities and wisdom were no less than men's, but they were subject to many unreasonable restrictions and prejudices, which made it difficult for them to fully display their talents.
Even if he was the emperor of a country, it would not be easy to completely change these ideas.
After all, power in this era is leaning towards men. People in high positions only want to control others, and most men regard weak women as their vassals.
Jun Zechen had spent a lot of effort in promoting women's freedom of marriage in the beginning. Su Jingyao had also written many articles related to women in the past few years. Those articles circulated in the market, just to show women all over the world that they could make their own choices for the rest of their lives through the Queen's appearance.
After several years of subtle influence, I finally achieved some success.
"What Yaoyao said makes a lot of sense."
"If a country attempts to highlight the greatness of men by oppressing women, it will sooner or later decline. The power of women should not be underestimated. They can play an important role in national development."
"In the beginning, Yaoyao won the freedom to marry for women all over the world, but this was just the beginning. In order to make women more confident in their marriage choices and to truly implement the freedom to marry, women's self-reliance is the fundamental thing."
"Only when women themselves become stronger can they have more say and autonomy in the world."
Jun Zechen nodded slightly, his eyes filled with admiration and recognition.
After Su Jingyao heard this, her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise. Her slightly opened lips and slightly furrowed brows all showed her inner surprise.
She originally thought that Jun Zechen would hesitate, or even refuse directly. After all, as an emperor, Jun Zechen has always had a strong desire for control.
In such an era of supreme imperial power, breaking the shackles of the aristocratic family and reorganizing the inherent cognition of men in the world does not seem to be a beneficial move for him.
"Does my husband really want to improve the status of women, or is it because of me?"
Su Jingyao opened her red lips slightly, with a hint of doubt and inquiry in her eyes.
"Yaoyao, do you have a deep misunderstanding of me? Why do you think I have never wanted to improve the status of women?"
Jun Zechen raised his eyebrows slightly, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his deep eyes.
As an emperor, Jun Zechen had been reading poetry and books since he was young, and the books he read were as numerous as the hairs on an ox.
However, the books that are always new to read are history books and military books.
The history books he read not only covered the rise and fall of the current dynasty, but also contained precious records handed down from previous dynasties.
The Qin Dynasty, which truly achieved great unification, clearly recorded its unique concept of marriage in the "Hui Ji Stone Inscription".
For example, there is a clear boundary between men and women, and non-married people cannot live in the same room; if a married man goes out to have affairs with other women, his wife can be acquitted if she kills him; if a married woman runs away from her marriage, her children cannot recognize her as their mother.
Between husband and wife, whoever makes a mistake should be punished.
When Jun Zechen read about the history of the Qin Dynasty as a child, he was filled with doubts.
Why were women in the Qin Dynasty able to be so free and easy in their marriages?
I continued to read many historical books and learned that women in the Qin Dynasty were not only able to engage in business, but also to participate in political affairs.
If we dig deeper into the root of this, we will find that it is because the Qin Dynasty believed in Legalism and always emphasized fairness and justice.
In the subsequent Han Dynasty, Confucianism was respected, and Confucian ethics gradually imposed more restrictions and constraints on women's behavior and the roles they played in the world.
Because of this, the status of women has become increasingly low.
Up to the present dynasty, these concepts have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even women themselves have tacitly accepted the status quo of being inferior to men.
Breaking this situation is not something that can be achieved overnight; it requires years of ideological and cultural changes.
Although Jun Zechen, as the emperor, cannot speak directly for women, his queen can.
Confucianism can consolidate imperial power, and Jun Zechen does not intend to abandon it. However, what's wrong with discarding some of the dross in Confucianism?
Only through continuous innovation can we promote the progress and development of the entire country.
Jun Zechen picked up a piece of chicken from the soup and fed it to her mouth, his eyes full of tenderness.
Su Jingyao slightly opened her cherry-like mouth, bit the chicken, and chewed it in small bites.
After swallowing it, she continued, "I am biased against my husband. Since my husband agrees with my idea, I want to support several managers of Mingxiang Yi Pavilion. My husband can also ask the Secretariat to propose the improvement of relevant laws."
There was expectation in her eyes, bright and firm.
"Well, how is Yaoyao going to help Mingxiang Yige?"
Jun Zechen nodded slightly and looked at her with interest.
"Since my husband's identity has been revealed today, I can naturally stand in front of all the women in the world as the queen and support them."
"Tomorrow I will send Miaoxia to contact a few shopkeepers, and in a few days I will invite the ladies of Yicheng's noble families and local scholars to come in the name of the empress."
"This way, everyone can see for themselves the excellence of a woman running a teahouse, so that other businesses can no longer use the fact that a woman is running a teahouse to belittle Mingxiang Yige."
If women's business was recognized and supported by the empress, naturally no one would dare to continue attacking the teahouse under the guise of a woman.
After all, who dares to disrespect the imperial power?
"Yaoyao is thoughtful, that's good."
Jun Zechen raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a gratified smile, his eyes full of praise.
Perhaps this is the significance of the Southern Tour. Afterwards they will visit more cities and do more things.
The two smiled at each other, Su Jingyao raised the corners of her mouth, her eyes moved, and she coquettishly picked up a crystal clear grape from the table and playfully stretched it towards Jun Zechen.
Jun Zechen smiled and opened his mouth to enjoy it, but he didn't expect Su Jingyao to smile slyly, feed the grapes into his mouth, and give him a deliberately provocative look.
Jun Zechen's eyes darkened instantly, and without hesitation he reached out his hand to hold her head, and with his other hand he pinched her pink little face and kissed her fiercely.
His movements were powerful and urgent, like a fierce general driving straight in, determined to take the grapes back.
But after a fierce struggle, the grapes were only squeezed into juice.
Grape juice trickled out from the corners of her mouth.
Su Jingyao's eyes were a little dazed and her cheeks were flushed because of Jun Zechen's passionate kiss. At this moment, she looked like a charming little elf, alluring and attractive.
After the kiss, Jun Zechen panted slightly and asked righteously: "Feed me again."
His eyes were fixed on Su Jingyao with an overbearing look that brooked no rejection.
Su Jingyao giggled when she heard that, picked up another grape and pretended to feed it to him. She looked at him provocatively, but in the end she fed the grape into her own mouth and bit it gently with her teeth, refusing to give it to him.
Seeing that Jun Zechen's face was getting worse, Su Jingyao put the grape she was biting into his mouth.
The two then kissed passionately again, as if everything around them had ceased to exist, leaving only the passion between each other.