To go from Qianqing Palace to Wenhua Palace, you have to walk at least two miles in Da Nei.
Zheng Haizhu walked very fast, and Cao Huachun caught up with her pace and whispered: "Madam, are you rushing to the battle to kill the enemy? Don't worry, don't worry, the road our family takes you to take is untouchable. Madam Li, it’s okay for you to walk slower.”
Zheng Haizhu smoothed his broken hair on his temples, smiled without hiding his surprise, and expressed his gratitude to Cao Huachun for his care and concern.
However, when she really bumped into Xili, she was not afraid, but annoyed.
A look at the canary in the palace with the words "You bitches, don't try to steal my emperor's husband" written all over its head and face can affect your mood.
In a great life, isn’t there anything more valuable to think about?
The Ming Dynasty is about to be robbed by the Tatars, who has time to think about the man who robbed you?
Zheng Haizhu walked slightly slowly and asked leisurely: "By the way, Eunuch Cao, why hasn't Empress Xili been granted the title of concubine?"
"How can it be so fast?" Cao Huachun curled his lips, "Long live the Lord wants to be more peaceful and coax Empress Xi Li to get better quickly. But the bosses of the Ministry of Rites, as well as Mr. Yang and others, all understand the word "rules" and say it is necessary. The prince should be established first, and then the attendants can be selected to advance to the throne. What's more, Empress Dong Li entered the palace earlier than Xi Li, and she also contributed to raising the prince. If she wants to be promoted to the concubine, Empress Dong Li should be the first in line."
"Oh..." Zheng Haizhu nodded, "What the Ministry of Rites and General Yang said makes sense."
Zhu Youxiao is not Xi Li's biological child. Xi Li is less than thirty now and is still fertile. If he gives birth to a little prince, he will be a "Zheng Guifei" again. The officials of the foreign dynasties have had enough of the Wanli Emperor's kingdom. After the bitter struggle, I learned to master it.
I heard Cao Huachun mutter again: "The eldest son, Empress Xili, was not happy. The quarrel gave Master Long Live a headache, so he agreed to another thing proposed by the empress and granted the title of Changping Bo to the head of state."
Zheng Haizhu responded with a slightly exaggerated expression: "The title of earl was given to the father of the noble concubine in the previous dynasty. Is it time for Empress Li to calm down this time?"
"What are you trying to calm down? The empress is not satisfied, so she asks for auspicious soil and builds a tomb for Uncle Chang Ping. Uncle Chang Ping is not even fifty years old, so he has to choose a cemetery, and he has to collect a sum of money based on it. Alas. Enough said, Madam, look, as soon as our family sees you, there is no way to talk about it."
"Then later, I will bring you some more ginseng slices. If you chew them often, you won't have time to chat with me."
The two of them were chatting and laughing, and then arrived near Empress Dongli's palace.
Zheng Haizhu, a female disciple selected from the top students of Songjiang School, has been serving as an orator for the princess and British ladies for the past six months. She wanted to go in and see Dong Li, who was much more virtuous than Xili. Empress.
Early this morning, when two girls from Songjiang came to the palace for class, they followed Zheng Haizhu's instructions and presented to Dong Li a small fur coat that had been improved by Zheng Haizhu. It had a silk cover and a silver mink lining. Songjiang and You can't even see the Mongolian elements, but it's a light and warm, high-quality product.
Empress Dong Li admired Zheng in her heart for knowing the rules and being attentive. Seeing that Zheng had finished playing in the Palace of Qianqing, she even came to pay her respects. She even changed her cold and dignified demeanor in the inner court, and her face was warm and friendly. Haizhu praised the two female gentlemen from Songjiang.
After Zheng Haizhu took his two female disciples to express their gratitude, he glanced at Princess Ningde who was sitting next to Dong Li and several young ladies from the British royal family who were serving as attendants, and said respectfully to Dong Li: "Thank you for empress Dong Li's liking for them. Songjiang Na
On the other hand, among every batch of female students, there are quite a lot of talented ones. Some are brave and good at geometry, so they go to the camp to work as counters for the firearms and artillery crew. Some are good-natured, good at poetry, calligraphy and music, and are good as women.
Sir is the best way out..."
Listening to the gongs and drums, the clever Empress Dong Li knew what Zheng Haizhu was going to say as soon as she heard it.
It just so happened that there were uncles in her family who had passed the imperial examination, and her father valued her and her sister's enlightenment. The scholarly atmosphere of the Li family in the east was completely different from the philistine family tradition of Empress Li in the west.
Dong Li Sui, after gazing and thinking, said cheerfully: "Mrs. Zheng, if the upper beam is straight, the lower beam will not be crooked. I can rest assured about the people in your school."
She tilted her head and warned the two Miss Zhangs from the British government kindly: "You go back today and tell your mother-in-law that I have invited her to come to enjoy the flowers and talk about the opening of the Zhang's Girls' School."
The British Duke is a first-class noble of the Ming Dynasty, and the current British Duke and wife are of the first rank. With the support of Dong Li and Mrs. Zhang, two concubines of the inner and outer court, Zheng Haizhu is very happy.
Enrolling girls in school and receiving education in groups was one of her experimental plans in this empire. However, the reform of educational concepts often cannot come from a fierce and devastating revolution like the change of political power.
Female teachers who graduated from civilian schools in the south can first teach the descendants of the nobles of the country. This is a way to slowly and top-down change the unhealthy concept of "women being imprisoned in boudoir schools and back houses".
But I heard Zhang Wei, the eldest granddaughter of the British Duke, speaking to Li and Zheng, two adult women who were already close to her, without flinching: "My dear, Master Zheng, in the twelfth month of last year, Sister Zhang Yan had such an idea and wanted to have sex with her."
Please give me your permission. I want to be the head teacher of Zhang’s Girls’ School. But, she can’t do it now.”
"Zhang... Yan..." Zheng Haizhu once again heard the name that he had heard half a year ago, and his heart flashed, but it was not shown on his face, and he muttered in confusion.
Zhang Wei smiled and said, "Master Zheng, have you forgotten? Zhang Yin and I told you that Sister Yan'er is a talented woman in our clan. Although she lives in Henan Prefecture, her poetry and literary talents are known to the Zhang family everywhere."
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"Oh? So what do you mean by 'she can't do it' as a female school principal? Does it mean they've been kissed?" Zheng Haizhu asked knowingly.
How did Empress Dongli know that the woman under her seat had a divine perspective, so she just smiled and explained: "Master Zheng, you just returned to Beijing, and you still don't know that Long Live the Lord has made an agreement with the Ministry of Rites, and the eldest son of the emperor will get married this year. So,
After the beginning of spring, all the prefectures are selecting young ladies. This little talented girl from the Zhang family was admitted to the Henan Prefecture."
Hearing this, Zheng Haizhu thought that the queens of the Ming Dynasty were all selected from small civilian families. It seems that in the current year, this is not always the case. Distant relatives of the British Duke Zhang's family can still be selected.
Perhaps, in the past, there was the case of poor-quality cotton armor given to the border troops by the family of Emperor Wanli's mother, Concubine Li, and now there is the insatiable greed of Emperor Taichang's Li Xuan's servants. After all, the emperor and the civil servant group began to realize that the quality of the father-in-law and uncle was worrying, which brought about
The danger of future troubles is no less than the danger of becoming a relative of a noble family.
So, from this point of view, this girl Zhang Yan, who was well recognized by her family and was very interested in women's studies, was probably Empress Zhang of Zhu Youxiao in history.
Zheng Haizhu sat for a while, and Cao Huachun, who was standing outside the pavilion, came to remind him thoughtfully that Master Zheng had received the holy will and had to go to the Wenhua Hall to see the two princes.