Ancient women awaken: loving yourself is the way to go

The golden and orange-red colors of autumn gradually turn into deep brown and gray, and the snowflakes unique to winter are falling all over the ground.

The students who passed the imperial examination put on the official hats that symbolized honor and responsibility and embarked on their respective official careers.

It is worth mentioning that one of Shen Xingxi's partners, Bai Ye, passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the fifth-rank Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Revenue, and Mrs. Zhao ranked 15th in the imperial examination and was assigned to Minzhou City as the seventh-rank county magistrate.

The first thing Mrs. Zhao did when she arrived in Minzhou City was to go to the escort agency opened by Shen Xingxi to hire people, and she used thundering means to secure the position of county magistrate.

She knew that all the people in the escort agency were women, so she hired two of them as her guards, which also showed her loyalty.

She maintained correspondence with three other women who also became county magistrates, and they also opened business schools in their respective cities.

The three-month period passed in the blink of an eye. Shen Xingxi looked at the scenery where the lotus had just begun to sprout and ordered expressionlessly: "Xinghuo, arrange for someone to rescue the former crown prince."

Mo Hongyun had been struggling and refused to participate in the talent show, but he did not expect to receive news that the former prince had been rescued.

He came to the palace where Xingxi was with the memorial, and asked with red eyes: "Is the power of the Chen family so important to you?"

Shen Xingxi raised her eyes to look at him, her voice calm: "Have you ever thought about what situation you would face if the former queen surrendered to the prime minister?"

Mo Hongyun was stunned. Was Xingxi thinking about him?

but……

He sat on the chair, buried his face in Xingxi's neck, and said in a muffled voice: "Don't try to fool me. The former queen can't possibly surrender to the prime minister. Without your human skin mask, she can't even be an official."

He sighed, "Xingxi, why are there unsolvable problems in this world?"

Tears fell and dripped onto Xingxi's neck, and he choked up, "Am I too useless?

I can't stop the world from talking about you, I can't stop the court officials from letting me select concubines, and I don't have the ability to enrich the national treasury."

He hugged her tightly, and said tentatively, "What do you think I should do? If I continue to delay for another year, will I be able to have a child?"

"What would you do if I said I couldn't have children?" Shen Xingxi pushed him away, stood up and looked down at him with a mocking look on her face, "Your Majesty, if you can't hold on, don't hold on. You must have complained about me in the past few months, right? As time goes by, I can clearly feel that we are not as sweet as we were in the past."

She slightly curved the corners of her lips, but could not hide the bitterness of her smile, "Except for Lord Bai, you have assigned all the other women to official posts outside the capital. Is it because you are afraid of me?

Including the fact that you would keep the former crown prince.

You always say that you want me to review memorials with you, but you tacitly agree in the Golden Palace that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs.

Your Majesty, is your obsession with me a reason why you have never had my body?"

[The conflict that had accumulated over time finally broke out. ]

Shen Xingxi shook his head. "Your Majesty, if you are tired, just give up. I am tired too."

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving only a tear falling.

The system quickly advised: [Host, can I sing a song for you? ] After a pause, her voice became anxious: [Don't cry! Your crying makes me feel so sad. ]

[System, I feel so bad when I think about giving up on him.] Shen Xingxi sniffed, touched her heart and leaned against the wall, [But I also know that no matter how hard I try, not only him, but I will not be able to hold on any longer.

Fifteen assassination attempts were made against me, and children were deliberately made to call me a vixen in front of me. Every time I went to the academy, I would receive looks of hesitation, and those students were also following my lead! It was because I didn’t want the emperor to take a concubine. 】

She smiled, with tears in her eyes, "But I can't break my pride. There's no way I'm going to back down on this matter.

I would think so too! How am I worse than the emperor?

I am obviously stronger than him, why am I the one who gives in? 】

Mo Hongyun pursed his lips. In fact, he couldn't understand why she was brought into the palace. He had to touch her.

The conflict between him and Xingxi was destined from the moment he stopped him from taking a concubine.

Maybe even earlier, starting from when Xingxi saved the former queen.

Today, he is no longer the naive boy who believed that “nothing in the world is difficult if one sets his mind to it”.

He understood why his father hated Minister Chen so much. He had to use all his strength to compete with the Prime Minister.

Xingxi said she was tired, so how could he not be tired too?

Seeing Xingxi being assassinated repeatedly and being slandered by others, he felt heartbroken.

Thinking of Xingxi's accusations, he clenched his teeth and tried his best to suppress the bitterness in his heart.

Isn't his fear of Xingxi because he feels he can't control her?

Just like Xingxi dared to covet the throne, but he didn't dare to think of deposing the queen.

The system detected Mo Hongyun's thoughts, thought for a moment and asked: [Host, are you planning to seize the throne? Do you think you have a good chance of winning? ]

[How can it not be big? System, I am a modern person! I can blow him away with just one bomb!]

She looked up at the sky covered by dark clouds, [System, do you know why modern people feel superior when they travel back to ancient times?

Because we can take transportation that can travel 400 to 8,000 kilometers per hour.

We are thousands of miles apart, but we can still see each other's faces.

The rice we eat can yield 2,000 kilograms per acre.

Smallpox was completely eradicated, life expectancy was 76 years, and everyone could read...

We advocate equality between men and women, equality for all, and people being masters of their own affairs.

Officials are servants of the people and serve the people.

The people have the right to supervise the behavior and work of officials, to put forward opinions and suggestions on the decision-making and management of the government, to require the government to be open and transparent and perform its duties in accordance with the law, to protect their own legitimate rights and interests, and to participate in the management of social public affairs.

People can express their wishes and exercise their rights through various legal channels and methods, such as elections, letters and visits, and participation in social supervision, so as to encourage officials to better perform their duties and promote social progress and development.

How could someone living in such an environment not have pride?

In our eyes, absolute monarchy is feudal, there is no doubt about that.

Wasn’t the misery of my previous life due to the remnants of feudal thinking? 】

She chuckled and wiped the tears from her eyes, "But this may be the only time I feel emotional. I am willing to give Mo Hongyun a chance and give him the right to choose."