Since the Fourth Prince was not allowed to leave the capital without an imperial edict, and there was a requirement for her to wear a veil, it was not difficult for Shen Shuangyue to guess that she was still in the capital.

In order to make the Fourth Prince relax his vigilance, Shen Shuangyue decided to pretend to finish breakfast before leaving.

However, she discovered that a medicine that would cause physical weakness was added to the porridge today.

A cold look flashed across her eyes, and under the gaze of the little maid, she drank the porridge in the bowl calmly.

Then she put on her coat, randomly called two servants to follow her, and asked them to show her the way.

She patted the guard pretending to be a servant in a frivolous manner and smiled maliciously, "You have nice bodies. When I get tired of playing with Su Yao, I will take you into my room."

The two guards exchanged complicated glances, and one of them said, "Madam, I don't know why you have such dangerous thoughts, but in this world..."

"Your voice is so unpleasant. You can't speak today!" Shen Shuangyue frowned and interrupted the guard. How could she let the guard finish his words? It was obvious that he wanted to tell her the rules of this world.

She turned and walked back to the courtyard, saying to the housekeeper, "These two people have also been bribed, and they still want to insult me. Find the person behind them and send me two more people!"

The housekeeper followed the Fourth Prince's instructions and must not let Shen Shuangyue notice anything unusual, so he had to call the two people out from the dark.

The two men learned their lesson this time and bowed, saying, "Master, my name is Xiaojia, and this is my cousin Xiaoyi."

Shen Shuangyue really wanted to complain, couldn’t the Fourth Prince, such a grown-up prince, be given a proper name?

Of course she just nodded and ordered, "Take me to the busiest market!"

Xiaojia and Xiaoyi took Shen Shuangyue to West Street. West Street was bustling with people and hawking sounds, but it was not the most prosperous street in the capital.

High-ranking officials rarely come to this street, and it is also the market farthest from the Prime Minister's Residence and the Imperial Palace.

Shen Shuangyue was not picky. She walked and stopped along the way. She stopped in front of a woman's stall, asked the price, and then looked at her wallet, as if to figure out the prices.

He immediately showed an excited smile and waved his hand to take care of everything!

Shen Shuangyue even specifically asked the guards to hold it. In less than two quarters of an hour, the four hands of the two guards were already occupied.

After enthusiastically browsing from beginning to end and buying all the things the women were selling, Xiaojia suddenly said, "Master, I know a wonton shop that is extremely delicious. Would you like to try it?"

Shen Shuangyue's eyes lit up. She was still wondering how she could have accidentally gone to find Su Hanwan!

I don't know if Su Hanwan will be sad? Will she use the inheritance she left behind?

Of course the whole play has to be done.

Shen Shuangyue pretended to think for a moment and asked, "Did Su Yao think it was delicious?"

"Yes, master...I have eaten there with the male master." Xiaojia replied.

Shen Shuangyue nodded, "Then show me the way."

Xiaojia pointed to an alley and said, "Master, it will be closer if you go this way."

"Okay." Shen Shuangyue took the lead and walked forward, but she became alert in her heart. This alley was not the shortest way. What other plans did the Fourth Prince have?

Of course, she still looked around with an innocent look.

Until I heard the man's scolding in my ears: "Is it easy for me to go out and make money? I can't even have a hot meal when I get home!"

The woman's sobbing followed closely, "Husband, I was wrong. It was the child who was crying just now that I cooked late."

"If you can't even take care of a child, what's the point of having you?"

Shen Shuangyue understood the Fourth Prince's plan in an instant. She immediately took out the whip she bought at the market and kicked open the door of the house where the conversation was taking place.

The man was whipped directly with a whip, "The mistress spoils you, and you are getting ahead of her!"

"How can a little man like you give birth to a child? We women are willing to leave our bloodline for you, but you are not grateful and even rely on your good looks to become arrogant! We are really giving you face!"

The man and woman who accepted the money from the Fourth Prince were stunned for a moment. This is not what the script says!

The man and the woman exchanged glances, and the man looked at Shen Shuangyue fiercely, "How can you be so cheap... Bah... Bah..."

Shen Shuangyue grabbed a handful and threw it into his mouth. "Do you have any right to speak?"

Then she looked at the woman and said, "Sister, this man cannot be spoiled. My man can earn a hundred taels a day, and he will come back to cook at night. He will never dare to speak loudly to me. When he has a child, he will be left to the care of the old woman."

She sighed and said, "Forget it. If this is the life you want, I respect you. Love-brain is really terrible."

After saying that, she turned and left as the woman looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

The woman wanted to refute it! But who doesn't want a man who earns a hundred taels a day and helps with cooking?

Thinking that one hundred taels was her family's income for ten years, she squatted on the ground and cried silently.

Why are others so lucky?

She was busy all day, but all she got was insults.

Then she heard Shen Shuangyue say to the guards, "You think it's scary too, right? Even if we women let our husbands support us, we still have to be able to make money and protect ourselves.

Is 'raising' a good word? If you meet someone who knows how to respect you, it's fine. At least you will have enough food and clothing. But if you meet someone who takes a woman's efforts for granted, you will just end up living under someone else's roof. The maid who serves them gets two taels of silver a month! She works herself to death and still can't escape.

She sighed again, "Love-brainedness is truly terrifying. Instead of cherishing a good environment where a woman can be the master of her own house, she resorts to servility towards men. Sigh..."

Xiaojia agreed, but felt a little flustered.

According to the Fourth Prince's analysis, Miss Shen's soul must have come from a special place, where women are the masters of the household and can marry or take male favorites, while men are responsible for making money to support the family and being beautiful.

But seeing how Miss Shen is immersed in her own cognition, I am afraid that even the subsequent content of "Female Rings" will not be able to change her mind.

Shen Shuangyue walked a little further and heard a little girl reciting "The Rules for Women".

"In ancient times, when a girl was born, she was laid under the bed for three days, played with tiles and bricks, and fasted for the day."

Shen Shuangyue sneered and shouted, "Did you hear that? Another little man wants to enslave women to change the status quo. What does it mean to give birth to a girl, make her sleep under the bed three days later, give her a spinning brick as a toy, and fast to report to the ancestors?

All beings are equal, and we older women will not make things difficult for younger men. This is to teach girls to be weak, but don’t think about the loopholes. They are all lives, and it is not up to humans to decide whether to have a boy or a girl.

Women can engage in business, take the imperial examinations, learn martial arts, and even have the ability to reproduce compared to men. To attempt to control women's minds in this way and force them to sacrifice themselves is simply ridiculous!"

The sound of the little girl reading paused for a moment. She was the child of her parents, but she was looked down upon just because she was a girl. Her brothers and sisters could all read, but she had to learn secretly. How could she not feel wronged?

The girl's voice was choked with sobs as she reluctantly continued reading: "If the husband is not virtuous, he cannot control his wife; if the wife is not virtuous, she cannot serve her husband."

Shen Shuangyue seemed furious. She kicked the door open and threw a tael of silver to the girl, "I'll buy this crappy book!"

She said angrily, "This crappy book is full of nonsense! It says that if a husband is not virtuous, he cannot control his wife; and if a wife is not virtuous, she cannot serve her husband.

Why should women let men control them? This is telling the world that men don't have to respect women, they just need to control them! Why should women be expected to be virtuous? Taking care of the family is giving men face, but being asked to be virtuous is being controlled. Why should women be controlled? They're even trying to instill the idea that serving a husband is inferior! I'm so angry!

Xiaojia opened his mouth and wanted to say something in rebuttal, but even though it was something everyone knew, he couldn't admit that men didn't need to respect women, they only needed to dominate and control them.

After all, he was taught that husbands and wives should treat each other with respect.

Shen Shuangyue kicked the female ring into her arms and quickened her pace in anger.

Of course, she was not as angry as she appeared to be. This was the reality of society. She felt it was more sad and lamentable. Instead, she thought of something that might be helpful in changing the status quo, but would also be a knife hanging over her head.

Because she walked too fast, she ignored the rest of the extras arranged by the Fourth Prince and went straight to the wonton shop.

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