At this time, the eunuch chief's voice came from outside:
"Your Majesty, the daughter of the Prime Minister and Madam Qin of the Marquisate have come together to beg for an audience with Your Majesty, and have brought handwritten letters from hundreds of eunuch women in the capital!"
When Miss Lu and Qin Shuyu were summoned to the palace.
When they unfolded the scroll of signatures of the major clansmen and women from powerful and noble families, the two-meter-long signature book slowly unfolded on the ground, shocking the emperor and the prince who were present.
After being stunned for a while, the prince immediately knelt down and begged.
The emperor looked at the three people kneeling on the ground and at the two-meter-long document on the ground.
Looking at those handwritings that were either graceful, domineering, or heroic, he suddenly burst into laughter, and the sound shook the whole hall, making it difficult to tell whether he was angry or happy.
This day is a day that will be commemorated by countless women in later generations.
Because this day is the day when all the women in the capital jointly request the emperor to fulfill his promise and order equality between men and women.
The emperor was placed on a high platform and had made the promise himself. Even if he was unwilling in his heart, he had no choice but to issue an edict to agree regardless of the people's voices and complaints.
From now on.
Women can also go out to do business, pass exams and gain fame, and no longer be trapped for life because of the wrong marriage.
From this day on, this day every year became a festival.
This day is called Women's Day.
Because Chen Wei once said that the word "woman" in "woman" means women pushing away mountains!
The emperor wanted to give Chen Wei posthumous honors and rewards, but Qin Shuyu said, "Your Majesty, you can make men and women equal, allow women to participate in business and politics, and set this day as Women's Day."
"That is the best compensation for Chen Wei, Xiao Man, and those women who died in the battle."
"They don't need posthumous honors, this is enough."
"All women will remember them in the future. They will remember that it was their efforts that allowed women to break free from the shackles of bondage and see a wider sky."
"This day will be a special day."
The emperor looked at her deeply and said, "Promise."
More than ten years later.
Marquis' Mansion.
Qin Wei strode into Xie Yuchuan's room and said happily to Qin Shuyu:
"Mother, I have already applied to the higher authorities to serve as a county magistrate at the border!"
"In just a few days, I will be able to take you away from the capital to see the scenery of the frontier and safeguard the peace in the Western Regions that the heroines sacrificed their lives for."
Xie Yuchuan lay lifeless on the bed. He couldn't stand Qin Wei anyway. He lectured him in a stern manner:
"How did Qin Shuyu teach you? You're so uneducated!"
"You don't even look at my father here. How could the court choose someone as treacherous as you?"
Qin Wei's face was full of pride, and he had the confidence of an old friend in person. This also proved that Qin Shuyu taught him very well.
"I passed the exam on my own, not by any ancestors' blessing."
Xie Yuchuan was furious and pointed at Qin Wei and cursed: "Unfilial son and daughter, we don't have an unfilial daughter like you in our Xie family."
Qin Wei's face was full of disdain, "My last name is Qin, not Xie!"
“You…you…”
Qin Shuyu walked over with a cold look in her eyes, also ignoring Xie Yuchuan, and said to Qin Wei: "Let's go, today is Women's Day, let's go to the Heroes Cemetery to pay tribute to you, Chen Wei and the others!"
Qin Wei nodded: "Okay, we should go and pay our respects to them. It is because of their efforts that we women can go out openly today. They are heroes."
That day, Qin Shuyu declined the emperor's offer of posthumous honors for them. What was the use of more gold, silver, and jewelry? They no longer needed them.
Under Ms. Lu's suggestion, the jewels that should have been buried with the heroines were donated to the families of the deceased. They did not need to be buried with the jewels after their death, but were included in the hero's monument!
In the southwest suburbs of the capital.
There is a cemetery where the heroines who fought for the rights of women are buried. They are revered and worshipped by millions of women in later generations.
Every year Women’s Day is a day for women to celebrate and it is also a day for women to pay respects at the heroes’ cemetery.
On this day, women from the provincial capital came from thousands of miles away to pay their respects, with tears in their eyes.
The whole country celebrates this day.
On this lively day, outside, dragons roared and phoenixes danced, and the sky was full of fireworks and lights.
At the Marquis Mansion, Xie Yuchuan lay on the bed, gasping for breath. He wanted to ask for help: "Help, help, help..."
"Help…"
He tried his best to call for help, but the noise outside drowned out his voice.
The other servants in the Marquis' Mansion ran outside to watch the excitement, but Xie Yuchuan's place was deserted and no one paid any attention to him.
Xie Yuchuan was unwilling to accept this. He was a majestic marquis and he couldn't die in such a miserable way.
He stared at the door unwillingly, hoping someone would notice him.
The cold time passed bit by bit, and Xie Yuchuan was gradually swallowed by the darkness, but his eyes were staring unwillingly before his death, and he never repented until his death.
"Bang…"
Fireworks exploded in the sky, leaving behind brilliant lights.
The prince climbed up the city wall and looked up at the fireworks that disappeared without a trace after their brilliance: "The world you wanted has come true."
"There are women serving as officials in the court now. Women can now support the family business and inherit the title."
"Where are you, are you home?"
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