Accompanied by the melodious music, male and female guests began to dance in pairs.
Wenxiu's dance steps were very clumsy and she stepped on Puyi's feet several times. This was her first dance party. In the past, Puyi always took Wanrong with him when he went out, so she could only stay at home and work as a female worker.
As for the reason, it is very simple. Firstly, Wenxiu clearly opposed the restoration and did not like Puyi; secondly, Wenxiu was ordinary in appearance and could not give Puyi any face.
Puyi put his arm around Wenxiu's waist, slowly moved towards the edge of the dance floor, and said in an inaudible voice: "Stop making trouble, as long as you are willing to go home, I will never neglect you in the future!"
"Do you think it's possible?" Wenxiu sneered. She had already figured out that she had to fight in the face of unfair life. If she hadn't filed a divorce lawsuit in the newspaper, Puyi would never look at her.
"Wenxiu, I'm begging you!" Puyi softened his tone, "A couple's kindness lasts a hundred days, and it's not good for everyone if they break up. If you do this, where will the dignity of the Qing royal family go?"
"Qing Dynasty? Haha," Wenxiu said with a disdainful smile, "It's early and late in the Qing Dynasty. I am now a citizen of the Republic of China."
Puyi was filled with sadness and anger, but he had no choice but to say: "If you have any conditions, just put them forward and I will try my best to satisfy them."
"I have no conditions," Wenxiu said. "The Tianjin District Court has accepted the case, and the hearing will be held as soon as next month. If you don't want to go to court, you can choose to divorce by agreement."
"Is it really irreversible?" Pu Yi asked.
Wenxiu said firmly: "It's impossible."
Of course Puyi didn't want to go to court, it would be too ugly. He said: "Divorce is okay, but I have a condition."
"Say!" Wenxiu said.
Pu Yi said: "After divorce, you are not allowed to marry anyone else, because you are my imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty!"
Wenxiu smiled and said, "Then let's go to court."
"Bitch!"
Puyi was furious and growled in a low voice: "Do you want to force me to death?"
"I've already died once!" Wenxiu retorted bluntly. She did die once. She committed suicide shortly after leaving the palace, but was rescued by the palace maid.
"Okay, okay, you can get married again, but it must be three years later!" Puyi had no choice but to take another step back.
Wenxiu hesitated for a moment and finally nodded: "I promise you."
The two finally reached a divorce agreement. Puyi felt that he was hopeless, so he let go of Wenxiu and left the dance floor alone without waiting for the dance to end.
At this moment, Zhou Hexuan came over with Wanrong in his arms and started dancing while talking and laughing.
"How have you been lately?" Zhou Hexuan asked.
"It's not bad." Wanrong said with a bitter smile. In fact, she hadn't gone out for several days. Puyi's temper was getting weirder and weirder, and he completely treated her as a punching bag.
Zhou Hexuan enlightened: "Women must learn to be self-reliant and control their own destiny. You see how wonderful Wenxiu's life is now, she has fought for it herself."
Wanrong said sadly: "I can't be like Wenxiu and sue for divorce, right?"
"Why not?" Zhou Hexuan asked.
Wanrong didn't even dare to think about divorce. It was too rebellious. But the more this happened, the more restless her mind became. She knew she couldn't do it, but she wanted to try it. Wenxiu set a good example for her.
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"I... let's forget it. Life is pretty good now." Wanrong lowered her head and said.
Zhou Hexuan suddenly hugged Wanrong's slender waist tightly, leaned into her ear and breathed softly: "If you have other ideas in the future, you can come to me for help."
The warm air blew on her ears, feeling warm and itchy. Wanrong's cheeks were slightly red, and she responded with a sound as thin as a mosquito. She took the initiative to move her body closer, touching and rubbing her feet from time to time.
Gradually, Wanrong almost snuggled into Zhou Hexuan's arms, and the two continued to dance half-armed together. The solid chest made her feel safe.
Suddenly the lights came on and the dance ended.
Wanrong suddenly woke up, pushed Zhou Hexuan away as if she was a guilty thief, straightened her clothes and walked towards Puyi.
Puyi's entire face was dark, he dragged Wanrong's hand and yelled: "Go home!"
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The next morning.
A series of Chinese and foreign newspapers such as "Ta Kung Pao", "New Tianjin News", "Yong Bao", "Shi Shi Bao", and "Beijing-Tianjin Times" all published the news of the establishment of the China Hope Education Foundation on their front pages.
As Zhou Hexuan expected, the education foundation itself did not attract attention, because during the Republic of China, there were too many various groups, and people had long been accustomed to it. The real selling point still revolved around Wenxiu, and the divorce of the imperial concubine was not a problem.
They say that they are still engaged in education. These are all challenging people's traditional thinking.
Peking Women's Normal University, graduating class.
A female student rushed into the classroom waving a newspaper: "Classmates, big news!"
"What's the big news?" Other girls gathered around and asked.
The female student opened the newspaper and read: "The young marshal raised funds to establish education, and Dao Fei Wenxiu cut off his will! According to our newspaper, yesterday Fengjun Marshal Zhang Xueliang held a banquet and announced the establishment of the China Hope Education Foundation. The marshal himself personally
As the president, the vice-presidents are Feng Yong, Zhou Hexuan and Wenxiu... In order to save money in setting up education, all the drinks at this dance are boiled water... When Dao Fei Wenxiu spoke, she broke her will on the spot and vowed to
A lifelong service to China’s education industry... The China Hope Education Foundation will be committed to opening free primary schools across the country and providing free lunches to teachers and students. Vice President Feng Yong said that the administrative expenses of the foundation shall not exceed 15% of the annual donations.
%, those who embezzle and embezzle donations will be severely punished... The foundation plans to build 30 hope primary schools in the Zhili area this year. Currently, there is a shortage of administrative staff and teachers, and it is urgently waiting for people of insight from the society to join in the grand event.
Revitalize the country!”
Before the female student had finished reading, other girls were already gathered around her reading the newspaper. The front page was accompanied by two news pictures, one of Zhang Xueliang giving a speech, and the other of Wen Xiu cutting his hair with scissors.
Especially the photo of Wenxiu made the female students excited, and they immediately started discussing:
"The Concubine Dao is really a strange woman. Not only did she file for divorce in the newspapers, she is now determined to contribute to the country!"
"Yes, this is exactly what women in the new era should be like."
"My family is urging me to go back and get married. Now I want to learn embroidery and dedicate my life to China's education!"
"Graduation is only half a month away. Let's all apply for teachers at the Hope Education Foundation."
"Why only open elementary schools?"
"What happened to primary school? Basic education is also very important."
"But we are studying in a normal university. It would be a waste to teach elementary schools."
"I don't care about universities and elementary schools, as long as they contribute to the country."
"Go together, count me in!"
"..."
The same situation happened in major schools in the Beijing-Tianjin area, especially female students. They were infected by Wenxiu's act of cutting off her hair, and all of them clamored to join in.
Mr. Lu Xun has not left Peiping yet. He is planning to finish teaching the graduating class and then go south to teach at Xiamen University. After being encouraged by the students during class that day, Lu Xun wrote an essay when he got home in the evening, entitled "On Chinese Education"