Kill the sadistic male protagonist and become the emperor

Yao Xia quickly calmed down and walked to the bed with a basin of cold water.

Seeing this, Ren Baozhi wrapped Si Jiangchou's long hair with a towel and let her lie flat.

Yao Xia soaked a soft handkerchief and applied a cold compress to Si Jiangchou's forehead.

Ren Lanyue dragged Ren Baozhi to the door and said, "Sister, why did you bring a prostitute home?"

Ren Baozhi felt uncomfortable hearing this and asked, "Why can't I bring it?"

Ren Lanyue pulled Ren Baozhi's arm and said, "But she is a prostitute."

Ren Baozhi raised her eyes and looked at her: "We are all women, so why not?"

"They're not from decent families," Ren Lanyue said. "If this gets out, won't the good reputation we women have just built be ruined?"

"So what if they're prostitutes? Have they ever done anything against the will of heaven or morality?"

This question stumped Ren Lanyue. She pondered for a moment, "No, it's true, but they have a bad reputation. They only know how to sell their bodies to please men. Sister, don't you hate women who try to please men the most?"

"That depends on whether they are willing. Do they have a choice?"

"Why don't they have a choice? Why don't they just stop being prostitutes? There are so many women in our women's community, and who doesn't make a living with their own hands? I just hate those prostitutes. All they do all day is enjoy themselves at the feet of men. They have no spine or shame!"

"Okay, let me ask you," Ren Baozhi stared at Ren Lanyue, "If I didn't manage this women's household and open this women's newspaper, what would you be doing now? In such a huge city like the capital, how many job opportunities are there for women?"

Ren Lanyue actually counted them on her fingers: "How come there are no more? Madam Gui who does handicrafts, Madam Qiao who sells steamed cakes, Madam Zhang who sells gouache, Madam Fu who sells medicinal herbs, and Madam Miao who runs a clinic."

"Well, continue."

Ren Lanyue broke off five of her fingers, but the sixth one still wouldn't come free. She continued, "Why do I have to open a shop? Can't I still do farm work and weave? Look at Ji Ying and Ying He in the past. Didn't they all make their own money?"

"Then let me ask you, how much can you earn doing those menial jobs for a lifetime? So many easier, more profitable jobs are firmly in the hands of men. Even the doctors who call out menus in restaurants are all men. It is precisely because of these injustices that women have so few options when it comes to earning a living. Why don't you criticize these men, but instead point the finger at your fellow women?"

"I..." Ren Lanyue's eyes were reddened by what she said, "Why did I target women? When we collect news every day, we help so many women. In your mouth, do I become a bad person?"

Seeing that Ren Lanyue was about to cry, Ren Baozhi felt a little soft in her heart. She also knew that her words were indeed a bit harsh. She patted Ren Lanyue on the back and softened her tone: "It's my fault, sister. I shouldn't have said that. Yue'er has done very well. I just want to say that in fact, few prostitutes are willing to become prostitutes, not to mention that most of them are sold..."

"You only know how to be kind!" Ren Lanyue's eyes were filled with tears, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. "I'm also thinking about my reputation as a woman. You know how the world views courtesans. These courtesans can only flirt and tease men. They are not normal people and don't understand any sense of propriety, righteousness, or shame!"

Ren Baozhi's hand, which was patting Ren Lanyue's back, stopped mid-air and then retracted. She stared at Ren Lanyue gravely, "Who told you these words?"

Ren Lanyue tearfully said, "Everyone says so, whether they are women or men! Sister, do you think those men like prostitutes? They don't, they just like to play with these women. When I was out there, I often heard those men scolding prostitutes, saying they were sluts who only knew how to spread their legs wide open, just to satisfy their pleasure! And there were those innocent women who could have had happy families, but because of these prostitutes, their husbands ran to Pingkangfang all day long."

Ren Baozhi's voice was a little tired: "Okay, stop talking."

"Why can't I tell you? What Yue'er said is the truth! These women are just filthy things that can only seduce people!"

Anger was also evident in Ren Baozhi's eyes, and she could not help but emphasize her tone: "Stop talking."

"You are mean to me," Ren Lanyue's tears could not stop welling up, and her eyes could no longer hold them, so they slid down, "You are mean to me for a prostitute!"

"I'm not being mean to you because of a prostitute. I'm being mean to you because of your attitude towards women. Did these prostitutes commit any acts of arson, murder, or looting? They were kidnapped, sold, and sent to Pingkangfang like objects. To survive, to make a living, they had to please men. It's not enough for them to be humiliated by men, but they also want women to humiliate them?" Ren Baozhi became emotional as she spoke. "Have you forgotten everything I taught you?"

On the bed, Si Jiangchou's long eyelashes trembled, and Yao Xia's heart trembled as well.

She was just debating whether to tell them or not when she heard Ren Lanyue's tearful voice: "How could I have forgotten? Does loving my daughter mean I have to love all women in the world? I'm so tired of hearing you talk about loving my daughter all the time. Who is as great as you? Who loves my daughter as much as you do? I can't compare to you, and I don't want to. I just don't want to help bad women. I hate bad women!"

Ren Baozhi watched Ren Lanyue's tears fall, and she felt no more comfort. "What is a bad woman? What is a good woman? There is no such thing as a completely good woman in the world. You keep calling her a bad woman, but do you think you are a good woman?"

Ren Lanyue's tears stopped for a moment, and she said in disbelief: "Sister, you said I'm a bad woman?!"

Ren Baozhi stared at her with his dark eyes: "Who was it that pushed me into Qujiang Pond last March?"

Ren Lanyue's face suddenly turned pale. She looked up at Ren Baozhi, tears in her eyes, and she collapsed and shouted, "Do you think you are a good woman? You are not a good woman either. You are a bad sister. You even led me to kill people! You led so many of us to kill people!"

Yao Xia couldn't bear to listen any longer. Now that Si Jiangchou had woken up, how could she tell such a thing to outsiders?

She turned back to Ren Lanyue and said, "Lanyue, stop talking."

Ren Lanyue looked at Ren Baozhi, then at Yaoxia, her hands clenched into fists. Her voice was filled with anger and grievance: "You all helped an outsider! Jizi is Jizi, as long as she lay in bed, you were all bewitched by her! I just hate Jizi, and I hate you too!"