allonlinenovel Chapter 128 Female Ring
Chapter 128 Female Ring
The emperor stopped Bei Jingchu from rebelling against Tian Gang and reminded her that she would be late for school.
Bei Jingchu had no choice but to go to school obediently.
The teacher walked up to the altar, put down the book and said, "Today I will talk about "The Rules for Women".
As soon as these words were spoken, the students below were in an uproar.
Zhou Huanjiu was the first to be unhappy. She raised her hand and was called upon by the gentleman to ask:
"I don't understand. Most of the students in Hongwenguan are young men from various prefectures. Besides, the original purpose of Hongwenguan was to teach princes and princesses."
"There are no princes enrolled in school now. Sir, are you talking about this to teach Her Royal Highness the Princess about women's virtues and training?"
"Based on my understanding of Your Majesty, you would not want your daughter to learn these things."
Bei Jingchu nodded her head in the front row like a chick pecking at rice, but she did not join in the discussion.
Based on her observations during her time at school, the Master did not seem to be a narrow-minded and superficial person.
In response to Zhou Huanjiu's questioning, the Master only said: "Everyone, please be patient."
"There is no doubt that the Women's Rules are a book that regulates women's behavior, but reading a book and only reading its content is undoubtedly one-sided."
"Remember what I said before? When reading a book, it is best to understand its era, history, and the author's experience in order to fully understand its meaning."
"Today we will start with the author of the women's ring, Madam Chao."
The Master continued, "In her dynasty, the Queen Mother was in power. As a close friend of the Queen Mother, she herself held great power."
"At that time, women had a very high status, and many of her family members, both male and female, were officials."
"It can be said that what she did throughout her life had nothing to do with women's precepts, so why did she write a book to advise women in her later years?"
“Everyone can offer their own opinions.”
The school was quiet.
Bei Qin first expressed his own understanding: "Maybe for fame?"
"She wrote a book to show that her previous involvement in politics was not something she wanted to do."
"Clear all connection and build her reputation as a virtuous woman."
The gentleman smiled and agreed: "You are right."
Bei Jingchu stood up and asked, "Teacher just said that the Queen Mother was interfering in government affairs at that time."
"Perhaps she wrote this to warn her in-laws?"
"Do you want to persuade the Queen Mother to give up power and return it to the Emperor?"
The gentleman nodded: "Your Highness, what you said makes sense."
Lei Nian'er expressed her own opinion: "Sir, you said that there are many women in your family who are officials. Maybe you wrote this to restrain the women in your family?"
"I am worried that the tree will attract the wind, so I want to keep a low profile."
Zhou Huanjiu's view is not that complicated. She said: "The teacher also said that she was in her old age when she wrote this. Many talented people in history became confused in their old age."
"Maybe she just lost her mind in her old age?"
The Master chuckled and said, "It's not impossible."
The teacher continued his lecture only after the students had finished their chattering.
"What you just said is all reasonable and well-founded. Through those historical materials, we are unable to determine the real purpose of Madam Chao in writing this."
"But once the book was written, how it was understood was no longer something she could control."
“The book becomes a tool.”
"Whatever her original intention was, it has now become a tool to bind women."
“Overcorrection.”
“And why are women’s rings so highly praised, but there are no men’s rings?”
"Just like the law is used to restrain the common people, not the nobles."
"People are divided into different classes, high and low."
"You are standing at the top of Da Yue and cannot feel this oppression."
"But I want you to know that the weak have always been oppressed and exploited."
“The so-called high-ranking people are high up there, enjoying unlimited glory, but they are actually sucking the blood and sweat of another group.”
“People who hold power almost always seek to preserve and strengthen the rights of their group.”
"Nobles maintain nobles, men maintain men, it all depends on who has the greater say."
“It’s the same regardless of class or gender.”
"Whether you lend a helping hand or ignore it after you find out is your choice."
"But don't take it for granted that what they've gone through is what they deserve."
"Okay, get out of class is over."
Bei Jingchu's bookcase was carried out by Lei Nian'er. Bei Qin and Zhou Huanjiu were also at the door. The four of them breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
It feels like my body is being hollowed out.
"Master Jiang is indeed the master invited by Aye!"
Bei Qin nodded weakly: "Every time I attend class, I feel like my soul has been cleansed."
Zhou Huanjiu took out a bag of dried meat from the bookcase and started chewing it.
Bei Qin stretched out his paw: "I'm hungry, give me one too."
"...if you don't bring your own, you can just use mine."
Zhou Huanjiu simply shared two with everyone.
When it was handed to Bei Jingchu, she took it but didn't eat it immediately.
In response to Zhou Huanjiu's question, Bei Jingchu replied: "Aye said that we should test the poison before we take anything into our mouth."
"Let me see if you guys haven't eaten in the afternoon."
Three people: The dried meat in their hands suddenly didn’t smell good anymore.
Bei Jingchu explained: "It's not that I don't trust you, Jiujiu, but if someone else handles it and something happens to me, it will be troublesome for you too."
Zhou Huanjiu knew it, but was still very angry.
......
Because he had to attend classes at Zhongtang, the time for practicing martial arts at Concubine Xian's place was changed to noon, and Bei Jingchu missed his lunch break.
She is still consolidating the moves she has learned, while Nian'er has been taken to the side and made to stand on the plum blossom pile.
Listening to the sounds of flesh and earth colliding with each other as they fell from above, and Nian'er's slightly miserable cries of pain.
Bei Jingchu frowned and closed her eyes, empathizing with him.
Already having phantom pain.
Will she be so miserable in the future?
After practicing, Lei Nian'er climbed into Bei Jingchu's sedan chair skillfully.
"Sister Nian'er, can you please pull up your sleeves and let me see them?"
Lei Nian'er turned up her sleeves, revealing bruises all over them that made Bei Jingchu gasp.
She asked sincerely: "Have you confessed?"
[This is as terrible as torture! ]
Lei Nian'er hugged herself distressedly.
If it weren’t for the virtuous concubine who asked her to imagine the future and said that she would be able to punch everyone with one punch in the future.
She absolutely couldn't hold on.
I went to bed late yesterday, and when Bei Jingchu went to school in the afternoon, she was not in a very good mood.
Seeing her listless look, Haoyue was worried that the princess would be distracted.
How can I cheer up His Highness?
She thought about her skills and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to hear gossip?"
Bei Jingchu perked up a little: "What gossip?"
Haoyue is an expert at gossip. He has to look through all the information collected by the system one by one, but it is much more convenient to eat melons here with Haoyue.
"What have you heard?"
Haoyue approached Bei Jingchu and asked quietly, "Did you know that Shangshu Yu recognized a daughter who was stranded outside three years ago?"
Bei Jingchu nodded, "Yeah, I know."
[She was the little palace maid who almost became a lover and ended up being a sibling. Her name was Yiguo.]
Haoyue heard the inner thoughts and was not surprised that His Highness knew this, as His Highness was well-informed.
Although she didn't know the source of the information, it was normal for the master to have secrets.
She continued to tell what she had heard: "Perhaps because the girl had lived among the common people, she was very bold, and the Shangshu Ling indulged her."
"Not like the ordinary wives of officials."
"Mrs. Yu wants to choose a husband for her and asks her what kind she likes."
"She said she didn't know any of those people. We'll have to try to know if they're good or not."
"So I chose one and asked Madam Yu to arrange it, and the two of them tried it first."
After saying this, Haoyue shut up and stopped talking, giving the princess some time to be shocked.
Unexpectedly, Bei Jingchu didn't think there was anything wrong at all, and asked excitedly: "Then what? Then what?"
Haoyue: ???
"Your Highness, aren't you surprised? In this world, people marry people just because their parents decide and matchmakers decide. Who would try?"
"What a bad reputation, this is so casual."
"There are so many rumors about this lady in the capital right now!"
Bei Jing didn't take it seriously at first.
【What's this?】
【Isn't it just like falling in love? 】
She disagreed and discussed with Haoyue: "Actually, I think it would be too casual to just marry him."
"What if the other person is impotent?"