The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Changning actually really hopes that all the maids around her can have a good home.

Just like Fubuki, she is capable, thoughtful, beautiful, and has all the right conditions. If she were in modern times, she would be a female boss in the workplace. She really couldn't bear to let her waste her life in the situation of serving others.

Life is already difficult for women in this world, so she couldn't bear to be the one who exploited others.

She can make the decision and has the opportunity, so naturally she hopes to help them.

But Fubuki said sincerely: "Master, please don't look down on me. I am also ambitious. If I want to marry someone, I will marry a servant or a scholar, or a soldier. Even if I become an official's wife, I will have to live under someone's sway for the rest of my life. I think I am capable and I would rather stay with you and use my abilities. Once I get married, I will no longer have this freedom."

The sincerity of these words touched Changning even more.

"Chuixue, Zhuiyu, I have never thought of depriving you of your freedom for a lifetime, nor have I wanted you to sacrifice yourselves to serve me and the children for a lifetime. Now, the prince has become a prince, and soon, I should be able to become the prince's wife. It's time to find a suitable young man for you, so that I can feel a little more at ease than before." Changning sighed.

She also thought about waiting until Yinzhen ascended the throne and she became the queen, and then finding a good home for these loyal maids.

But they are already in their twenties and twenties. If they delay for a few more years, they will get older and older, which is not a good thing in ancient times. If they want to get married at that time, there will be no one of the right age.

So it is actually most appropriate to arrange it for them now.

Unexpectedly, Fubuki's attitude was very firm: "Master, I know you are thinking about us, but I know that after getting married, I will have to serve a whole family, including my husband, my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, my children, and maybe my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. They may not necessarily recognize my efforts. Why would I be so blinded by greed and do this unprofitable business? It would be better for me to serve you and the young masters all the time."

Changning couldn't help but look at her with admiration. This little girl was very clear-headed, career-oriented, and knew what she wanted. She wouldn't waste her time on things that weren't worth it.

Compared to her, Zhuiyu always seems more childish. She loves to play with children, which makes them always chase Zhuiyu and call her sister.

Changning couldn't bear to see her suffer all her life, and felt that what she said made a lot of sense. It was just a pity that life was difficult for women in this world, otherwise, with her abilities, she could have become a female official.

Female officer?

Chang Ning was touched. In fact, during the Han and Tang dynasties, the female official system was still very popular. The six ministers and twenty-four officials were already quite complete. However, in the Qing Dynasty, all palace maids were managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so the female official system was temporarily vacant.

Changning felt that this part could be arranged later.

The more I think about it, the better I feel about this system. By then, Fubuki will have a real place to use her talents, and I can also select truly capable people from among the palace maids.

In this way, the status of women in the Qing Dynasty could also be improved.

She has always believed that the status of women often reflects whether society is progressing or not.

At that time, because Kangxi promoted Sinology, although there were no bad habits like foot binding among the Han people, there were still some people who thought that the gentleness and softness of Han women were beauty, and that the standard of pampering a daughter was to keep her feet off the ground, keep her at the closet, and never go out of the front door.

Changning sneered at this.

Moreover, there are some regulations about women in the "Great Qing Code". Except for those committing adultery and capital crimes, female criminals need to be taken care of by their husbands or their family members and neighbors, and not imprisoned.

This reflects that the Qing Dynasty did not actually recognize the existence of women as independent personalities. They were simply regarded as the private property of their husbands or male elders, not to mention human rights.

At present, the Qing Dynasty not only needs to develop its economy and trade, but also needs to have corresponding systems and social awareness to keep up.

Although it is impossible to become fat in one go, Changning feels that as long as it is for the betterment of the Qing Dynasty, Yinzhen will agree to it no matter how small the matter is.

After making up her mind, Chang Ning stopped urging Chuixue and Zhuiyu and just smiled and said, "If you don't want to get married, then don't get married. I will definitely arrange a place for you in the future. However, we also need to ask the other maids of marriageable age about their wishes. You two will be responsible for it. If anyone wants to get married, let Madam Zhang take note of it and pick a good family later to see if they are compatible. If they can get along, I will give them dowries."

This is a good relationship. Although Chuixue doesn't want to get married, not everyone thinks the same way. As far as she knows, Pinhua has a childhood sweetheart, and Yuzhu is also flirting with a servant in the front yard.

It's a good thing the master did this, otherwise the maids would just drag their feet like this and become restless as they get older.

After explaining this matter, Changning immediately felt a lot more relieved, as if a huge stone had been lifted off his shoulders.

So she fell asleep again.

Nanny Zhang tucked the quilt in for her, feeling a little puzzled. The master slept a lot this time. It has been almost four months now, so Bai Zhu must take her pulse carefully.

As for Baizhu, Nanny Zhang had also inquired about it. She had no intention of getting married. She spent her days with herbs. In her free time, she would accompany her master, Doctor Bai, to grind herbs and study the pharmacopoeia every day. In her words, "I have enough time to study herbs for my whole life. How can I have time to study men?"

When Aunt Zhang thought of this, she couldn't help but shake her head and laugh. She had to quickly arrange the Eight Treasures Jade Liquid Soup for her master to use when she woke up.

When Changning woke up at night, she was still drowsy. She took out her pocket watch and saw that it was almost eight o'clock.

This sleep was really long.

She stretched slowly. Ever since she became pregnant, she couldn't stretch freely, for fear of stretching the baby.

Aunt Zhang brought a bowl of soup at the right time. The aroma was rich and fragrant. When she flipped the spoon, a lot of delicious ingredients came up, including bird's nest, abalone, flower mushroom, etc. I felt hungry just by smelling them.

Changning took it and drank it sip by sip, feeling his five internal organs slowly soothed.

Yinzhen hasn't come back yet. I guess he's discussing something with his eldest brother.

I heard this morning that my eldest brother came early. The two of them basically never came out of the study. I guess the cowpox should have been researched out, so they still have a lot of work to do.

"Is there any movement in the study? Has the meal been ordered?"

As soon as she asked the question, she regretted it. Information from the front yard was strictly controlled and could not be easily leaked. If someone really found out, Su Peisheng would no longer have to serve her.

Unexpectedly, Chuixue smiled and said, "Yes, the prince sent someone to pass on the message that the spicy grilled fish you asked for last time is still in use, and the prince also ordered ice wine."

hiss!

What a good eater!

So greedy!

She wants to eat it so much!

At this time, Tuan Tuan came over, saw her eating delicious food, and meowed at her.