Tragic death on wedding night, replacement doctor concubine reborn to kill the whole family

Xiao Chen looked back at Jian Wu and said, "Within half an hour, bring the rest of the people to gather at Prince Chen's Mansion."

Jian Wu clasped his fists, "Yes, but——"

Xiao Chen looked at him and said, "Speak frankly."

"The Emperor said that he wants us to secretly protect His Highness. If we set out from Prince Chen's Palace together, wouldn't it be too conspicuous?"

"That's right," he thought, then four or five people will ride with me, and the rest will follow secretly.

"Yes." Jian Wu clasped his fists, "I'll arrange it right away."

Xiao Chen nodded. Jian Wu didn't look small, but when he retreated, his figure was so light that it was obvious that he was a rare master.

Yaoer gave him Jianwu with real thoughtfulness.

Return to Prince Chen’s Mansion.

Xiao Chen asked the concierge, "Have both generals arrived?"

"Your Highness, we are all here. We have been waiting for Your Highness in the main hall for a long time."

Xiao Chen nodded. After he came out of the palace last night, he went directly to General Wei's Mansion and Lord Zhou's Mansion to inform them of Yao'er's determination and asked them to conduct a thorough investigation overnight to see how many female students there were in the capital.

You should have the answer by now.

When the butler saw Xiao Chen, he also saw the butler. When he approached, Xiao Chen ordered: "Go prepare five horses and some soft food. I will set off in an hour."

The butler was surprised, but he didn't dare to ask where the prince was going. He nodded and said, "Yes, I will prepare it immediately."

Wei Shuying and Zhou Yuqi, who were drinking tea in the main hall, heard the voice and knew that Prince Chen had returned.

They were also very fortunate that His Royal Highness Prince Chen had finally walked out of the Imperial Observatory in accordance with the wishes of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

Not only that, he also began to interfere in state affairs, which should be a happy thing.

Wei Shuying and Zhou Yuqi greeted him one after another, "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Chen."

"General Wei, Commander-in-Chief Zhou, please take a seat." He did not care about these empty formalities. What's more, these two, together with Uncle Rong and Xie Yanheng, were all great contributors who helped his father to regain the country.

Seeing that the servants had already served them tea, he asked directly, "I wonder how last night turned out?"

Wei Shuying said, "In the whole capital, there are only a dozen girls enrolled in school." He visited some of them last night, "Some of those girls do have lofty ambitions, but under the persuasion of their parents and relatives, they just want to learn some knowledge and understand the world."

Xiao Chen frowned as he listened, "Their families really don't want women to enter the government?"

"Girls between thirteen and eighteen are the golden age for marriage. During this period, if they want to attend school and take the imperial examinations, even if they are talented and lucky, it is difficult for them to pass the exams."

Yu Qi also said: "Let alone women, even for men, it is amazing that there are three or four men who pass the imperial examination at the age of seventeen or eighteen in each dynasty and generation."

"Besides, after passing the exam, women will face the problem of being too old to find a husband—"

Needless to say, you all know what the following words mean.

Yu Qi said, "For me, it doesn't matter if a girl gets married at 20 or 30. Qing Ning and I got married when we were almost 30, but we still had Zhou Yiqing, didn't we?"

Speaking of that brat, Yu Qi wanted to capture him and skin him alive. He left with the Emperor and Princess Jinning.

For a moment, no one spoke, everyone knew that this was the fact before them.

Changing people's minds is not something that can be done overnight; it requires the long course of history.

Xiao Chen said: "At the morning court tomorrow, you two may go to the Left Prime Minister to make a petition to change the marriage age for women in Cangyun Country—"

"You can't—"

"???"

"If you get married at an older age, the issue of offspring will be postponed. The Cangyun Nation is in the midst of a war. Even if Lin Shian takes over the desert in one fell swoop, there must be someone in the army to take over. Otherwise, if the army is insufficient, foreign nations will inevitably have evil intentions!"

Xiao Chen laughed.

He knew that what Yaoer was going to do was simply, simply harder than climbing to the sky.

“Any range from thirteen to thirty is acceptable.” Xiao Chen said.

Wei Shuying and Zhou Yuqi stopped arguing. If the emperor wanted women to enjoy equal rights, he would have to overcome many obstacles.

They only have one lover in their life, so they don't care about patriarchal rights, husband's rights, son's rights, or brother's rights.

What they want is their wives' happiness.

Qingning, in particular, was so excited when she learned that the emperor was going to fight hard for women's rights that she could not sleep all night. She kept saying that the empress dowager had also tried hard for women many times, and she hoped that this time, the emperor would be successful and create a good living environment for women all over the world.

Xiao Chen continued to ask, "General Wei just said that there are only a dozen students enrolled?"

"Correct."

Xiao Chen looked at Yu Qi and asked, "Captain Zhou, have all the teachers from the girls' school come over?"

Yu Qi nodded, "It's all over. Those teachers probably don't take women's admission to school and officialdom seriously. They think it's not feasible for women to enter officialdom."

Xiao Chen clenched his fist slightly, "It seems that a female teacher is needed--"

Zhou Yuqi said: "It's not easy to find a female teacher. Looking at the Cangyun Country, there are probably not many women who are knowledgeable enough to be a teacher. Moreover, even if we find these people, even if they are willing to contribute, their families may not agree."

"This is an expected obstacle," Xiao Chen said, "After I leave Beijing, you will need to continue to contact these female students and continue to look for talented and capable female teachers."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best!"

Yu Qi also clasped his fists, "So do I."

"Very good, but as men, it may not be convenient for you to interact with them——"

Wei Shuying and Yu Qi looked at each other and realized that this was the most difficult part. The information they had gathered last night was all obtained by the maids in the mansion who were good at skills.

As for the ideological work that needs to be done later, it is definitely not possible for the maids to do it, so they have to do it themselves.

If they come forward themselves, you can imagine how many women would dare to meet them?

Xiao Chen said, "Aunt Qingning has been with my father and mother for many years, so she should be well educated, right?"

Zhou Yuqi was stunned...

“Why not let Aunt Qingning take the lead? Besides, she is a woman. Wouldn’t it be easier for her to get to know those talented women?

As for the Princess of the Desert, let’s not talk about the loss of her rights. As a princess, her rights in the first half of her life are what women should pursue.”

Shuying's expression changed. "Hilya, she may not be suitable. After all, Lin Shian is at the border. It is possible that war reports will be sent in ten days or half a month. As someone from the desert..."

"Even if she really cares about the Cangyun girl, given her identity, who knows if it will backfire and she will say that the people of the Great Desert want to destroy our dynasty by instigating the Cangyun girl?"

Zhou Yuqi said: "It's easy for others to say anything, but ask them to produce evidence. If they can't, it's slander."

Xiao Chen nodded, "It depends on Madam's own opinion. We should respect her wishes."