Ancient women awaken: loving yourself is the way to go

This one sentence diverted everyone's attention. The Queen and the Imperial Concubine blushed, and were so shocked by Nanny Yan's words that they forgot the heaviness in their hearts.

Is this okay to ask?

Shen Xingxi smiled and said, "Looking at the expressions of the ladies, I'm sure they do. In fact, the emperor does too. One of the reasons is to please him when he sleeps with you."

"Ladies, do you still remember the homework I assigned last class? If anyone can complete it, please raise your hand."

Because of the words "for the emperor's sake", the concubines in the palace dared not not practice and raised their hands one after another.

Shen Xingxi looked at the Queen and said, "Then please ask Her Majesty to send someone to bring some blankets. I need to check the homework."

The queen nodded and gave orders immediately.

The floor was quickly covered with carpet and the concubines were divided into two groups, half of them counting and the other half doing bench pull-ups and bench presses.

After doing ten bench presses, your arms are basically in a state of weakness, and it becomes difficult to do bench pull-ups.

The imperial concubine was one of the second group of people to do it. Looking at the queen who was so tired and breathless, and seemed like she would collapse at the next second, she thought about the recent days.

She and the Queen were both practicing in their own bedrooms, but it was inevitable that they would ask about each other's situation.

Every time I heard that the other person had persisted for one more point, I couldn't help but get up and continue practicing.

Doing bench pull-ups and bench presses is so tiring!

But now she can do up to 110 bench pull-ups and 12 bench presses in a row.

I have to admit that the Queen contributed to this.

They tacitly understood and deliberately told each other the situation, which was a competition and also a mutual encouragement.

Listening to the voices of the concubines cheering on the concubines who were doing the lying posture, she couldn't help but say, "Empress, how can you possibly beat me with your current condition?"

The queen's speed was obviously faster, and she panted a little and said, "I have finished it, please don't let me look down on you, Concubine."

They are all smart people, how could they not know the emperor's intentions? It's just that they can't get over it.

But because of Nanny Yan's previous lesson, they knew clearly that there was no point in competing with each other, so they just sulked at each other and had no plans to attack each other.

Shen Xingxi looked at this scene, curled her lips, and waited until everyone had finished before slowly saying, “The ladies were able to complete it, so they must have worked hard.

There must have been many times these days when you couldn't hold on, right?

I want to ask what motivated you to persevere? "

The concubines looked at each other, not daring to speak their true thoughts, and could only give a standard answer: "Of course it's for the emperor."

"That's right!" Shen Xingxi smiled meaningfully, "The ladies' sincerity to the emperor is evident to all. I'm sure it won't be a problem for them to do a thousand of them for the emperor in the future."

The concubines in the palace, who felt their lives were in danger if they did a hundred of them, all changed their expressions.

The imperial concubine, who was drinking tea to quench her thirst, almost spit out the tea.

Nanny Yan, do you want to listen to what you are saying? Even someone who practices martial arts for many years can't do a thousand of them!

Shen Xingxi continued, "Looking at the expressions of the ladies, they should agree with what I said. That's right, the ladies are all concerned about the emperor. They are willing to sacrifice their lives for the emperor. What does it matter if they are just tired?"

The Queen held her forehead with her hand, and Nanny Yan started to speak sarcastically again.

The emperor is so absurd and heartless that there is basically no one in the palace who would sacrifice her life for him.

Shen Xingxi glanced at the expressions of the concubines in the palace and confirmed that none of them were willing, so she felt relieved.

She continued, "Seeing that the ladies are not practicing because of what I said, 'Practicing for the Emperor', or because they are afraid that the Emperor will blame them for not practicing, I feel relieved."

The imperial concubine couldn't help but roll her eyes. She was sure that everyone present here had practiced because of that sentence!

Shen Xingxi looked at the imperial concubine with a knowing smile, and began to sow discord today:

"After we get married, we women should revolve around our husbands, fight for their favors, bear children with their surnames, work hard for them, and worry about their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and daily life."

The queen sighed, and Nanny Yan started talking about things she didn't want to hear again.

But it is a sad fact.

Shen Xingxi: "Before getting married, we also have to prepare for getting married, just like the Queen's learning of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, the cooking skills of Concubine Shu, and the embroidery of Concubine Sun. I'm sure some people have said that they learned them to please men, right?"

The hall suddenly became quiet, and a feeling of suffocation came over me.

Princess Sun's eyes were a little red.

She loves embroidery. Looking at the vivid patterns she has gradually constructed stitch by stitch, she feels an indescribable sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

She always felt that her embroidery was alive and she could hear it whispering beautiful stories.

But later, embroidery became her tool to win favor, and she stopped listening.

There was a hint of bitterness at the corners of her lips. She felt sorry for her mother who taught her embroidery, and sorry for herself who once loved embroidery.

The Queen sighed, "Madame Yan, I want to ask you a question that is off topic. I have a few friends who have encountered something very depressing but cannot change. How do they solve it?"

Shen Xingxi's eyes lit up slightly. "Have you ever heard of the saying that when many hands make light work, the flames burn brighter? You can ask a few friends to work together to find a solution, but remember not to let depressed people hurt each other. If you think that if the other person becomes more depressed, then I will feel balanced, then I will never be able to change the current situation."

She said meaningfully: "But the reality is that people always hurt each other, and the situation will only get worse."

The Empress and the Imperial Concubine couldn't help but look at each other, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes.

This is a question they never thought about.

For hundreds of years, women have been dependent on men for survival, and women have never felt that it was abnormal. They have always been competing for favor and engaging in internal strife.

So the situation is getting worse and worse. There have been female generals in the past, but in the past few decades, apart from these palace concubines, there are almost no ones who can leave their names in history books.

This is the real reason why Nanny Yan asked them to help each other, right?

If women want to change the current situation, they can only help each other.

Can we still count on men?