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When Shopkeeper Jin heard Gu Yiyi's heartfelt words, he was deeply moved.

I am embarrassed to accept such great praise.

"I can't believe I am such a person after what you said. Anyway, it is a blessing for me, Jin, to meet you.

I will definitely manage the shop well in the future. If you have any good ideas, please come to me and we can enjoy wealth together."

But at this point, he felt embarrassed again: "Although my wife is already rich enough now, how can she complain about not making enough money when doing business? Hahaha."

Gu Yiyi echoed, "That's right, of course I won't complain about the little money. After I'm settled, I'll think of other ways."

Gu Yiyi is now in the imperial city, gaining both fame and fortune.

The two shops are the most profitable in the imperial city, and the land that was purchased before has now become popular, making money every day without any effort.

She still had a huge fortune that she hadn't touched yet, which was the jade mine map that Pei had left her.

When the time comes, any one you dig up will be worth silver.

But now, Gu Yiyi has other ideas about making money.

She is not just doing it for the money, but wants to bring something different to this era through herself.

For example, running a school.

Not long after the rebellion was quelled, Gu Yiyi began to run her own school and selected locations in various districts of the imperial city.

Moreover, this school is not just for boys. Anyone with a daughter who wants to go to school can come.

However, due to the different times, it was difficult for people to accept that boys and girls could study together.

So she set up separate schools for boys and girls, and chose the most famous scholars in the imperial city to teach.

The classroom knowledge they learn is exactly the same regardless of gender.

In addition, when the Shen family restored their status, the emperor issued an edict to reward them, which included many farms.

In fact, most of these farms were confiscated fertile lands that Xie Anze had occupied. Because both Gu Yiyi and Shen Changfeng had investigated them, they felt very familiar with these farms when they saw them.

Gu Yiyi resolutely decided to donate these farms unconditionally to the farmers who had no money to eat because their land was occupied.

This move was reported to the court, and a group of people led by Shen Changfeng proposed a new policy to address the farm issue.

We will ensure that every farmer has land to use and every piece of land is cultivated by someone, so that it will not be abandoned or occupied by others.

Gu Yiyi stole the limelight, and the news also spread to the palace.

When the Queen Mother sent someone to find Gu Yiyi and said she wanted to summon her, Gu Yiyi herself was stunned for a moment.

"The Queen Mother wants to summon me?"

She felt it was unbelievable, but since the imperial decree had come, she couldn't disobey it.

Although she didn't know why the Queen Mother was looking for her, Gu Yiyi still cheered up and entered the palace without hesitation.

Although it was not Gu Yiyi's first time to enter the palace, it was also her first time to enter the harem.

Compared with the majestic main hall, the harem is much more exquisite, but the red walls, bricks and tiles, and clusters of flowers are also beautiful scenery everywhere.

When she arrived at the Empress Dowager's Palace and just stepped over the threshold, Gu Yiyi saw the Empress Dowager surrounded by several eunuchs and maids.

She leaned back on the chaise longue in a graceful manner, holding a cup of fine tea in her hand.

After Gu Yiyi arrived, she bowed and greeted her politely.

The empress dowager raised her eyes, saw Gu Yiyi's face, looked at it carefully, and then asked her to sit down.

"You are Mr. Shen's wife, Madam Gu."

"Your Highness, I am the woman."

Gu Yiyi spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, without any sign of fear. Even when facing such a highly respected person as the empress dowager, she behaved with ease and grace.

If it were someone else meeting the Queen Mother for the first time, they would definitely be nervous.

After all, she followed Lord Shen, and the Queen Mother admired this fact very much.

But this time she called Gu Yiyi over because she had something to ask her.

"I heard that you have set up schools in the imperial city and allowed girls to go to school just like boys?

Do you know that from ancient times to now, we have never set such a precedent. "

When Gu Yiyi heard this, she immediately realized that she was being asked to hold someone accountable.

She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, since there has been no precedent like this, what if our Tianqi country has set a precedent? There will always be someone who wants to create it.

As long as it’s a good thing, there’s nothing wrong with it.”

When the Queen Mother saw that she was like this in front of her, without any respect at all, her expression changed slightly.

"How do you know that this is definitely right?

Our ancestors have never had a rule for girls to go to school since ancient times. This is naturally the result of many years of accumulation.

Madam Gu, please don't think you can do whatever you want just because your husband is Mr. Shen, or because you saved the emperor."

Faced with the Queen Mother's criticism, Gu Yiyi was humble and submissive and simply followed her instructions.

"Your Highness is right. I naturally don't dare to take credit for it. But has your Highness ever thought that when a woman lives in this world, she may not study for fame, but to understand the truth and distinguish right from wrong.

Knowing what is right and what is wrong in this world will help you avoid falling into the hands of others and being exploited and manipulated.

It is precisely because you have read the books of sages that you will not be manipulated by others. "

Hearing this, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "According to you, do women still have to engage in power struggles like men?"

Gu Yiyi said calmly, "Of course not, but the family and the country must have a family before the country. Your Majesty is in charge of such a large family in the harem. If your Majesty had not been able to read and distinguish right from wrong, wouldn't you have no place in the harem?"

The eunuch interrupted her, thinking that she was talking back to the empress.

But the Queen Mother seemed interested and motioned for her to continue.

Gu Yiyi continued, "To put it in a broader sense, Your Majesty is in charge of the entire country's backyard. As the head of the female family, she certainly hopes that the women under her management can be reasonable and perform their duties.

Only when the family is stable can the country be at peace. Therefore, the original purpose of the girls' school was not to take the imperial examination, but to simply learn. Life is a life of learning. "

"It's a good saying that you never stop learning."

The empress dowager put down the cup, sat up straight, and looked at Gu Yiyi with burning eyes. At this moment, there was a slight change in her eyes.

She smiled and said, "I asked you to come here today because I wanted to see what Mr. Shen's wife looks like.

I thought that if you had ulterior motives in setting up this school, I would definitely not forgive you. But your words really touched my heart.

To be honest with you, I have wanted to tell the Emperor about this idea a long time ago, but Lord Xie was in charge of the government at that time, and I mentioned it before, but he rejected it, so I couldn't say anything.

Now you have done what I wanted to do first, and I should thank you for that."