Mind Reading: Who understands? The emperor finally has a princess.

"That's right, no man would like her like that. It will be hard for her to get married in the future!"

"I think General Hua Rong is both brave and resourceful. She is a role model for us women. We should learn from her."

"Whoever wants to imitate her, His Majesty will not like such a woman."

"That's right, Empress Dowager. His Majesty has been staying at your place recently. Please teach me something. I haven't seen His Majesty for a long time."

"That's all you can achieve. Today, His Majesty announced in the court that women can also enter the government and take the imperial examinations. Does that mean women will be able to become officials in the future?"

"Is this true? There's no precedent for this in any dynasty. You're just listening to other people's nonsense!"

……

Everyone was talking at once, and the queen was getting a headache from the noise. Why didn't she know these people were so gossipy before?

At this moment: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

"Your Majesty is here?"

All the concubines hurriedly stood up to welcome the emperor!

"I have met His Majesty!"

As soon as the emperor came in, he saw seven or eight concubines all greeting him in unison.

"Wow, there are so many beauties here. Father, do you feel like you've entered the Silken Web Cave? But all of them have the same style. Father, do you only like this one? There's not even one who knows martial arts?"

The voice of the little princess?

Everyone was stunned!

The emperor really took a closer look!

It would be fine if they were just plain-looking, but they were all the same. He couldn't help but think of Hua Rong. The harem was really the same.

Only the queen makes people feel comfortable.

"They're all here!"

One of the concubines came over and said, "Your Majesty, I came to pay my respects to the Empress and to see the little princess. I didn't expect that Your Majesty had taken the little princess away."

Long Jingcheng got tired of it immediately: "Alright, let's all go back!"

The emperor directly scolded people, and everyone was embarrassed.

The other concubines rarely saw the emperor, but the emperor did not like them.

So, a group of people left Xianfu Palace.

But unexpectedly, after a while, another concubine came back.

"Your Majesty, I have something to ask of you!"

As soon as Long Xianxian was carried over by the queen, she saw a beautiful concubine coming in.

The emperor was a little impatient: "What's the matter?"

The concubine knelt down.

The Queen was stunned: "What's this, Concubine Xi?"

"Your Majesty, I also want to take the imperial examination!"

what?

Concubines took part in the imperial examinations?

This was outrageous! The emperor's face suddenly fell.

Long Xianxian suddenly became interested and looked at the woman kneeling on the ground again.

"666, hurry up, I want to eat melon!"

666 flapped his little wings and instantly dug out the information about this concubine.

"Host, this noble lady Xi is the legitimate daughter of the Anzhou prefect, and is also a famous talented woman in the local area."

After reading it, Long Xianxian didn’t expect that Concubine Xi was so awesome!

[This beautiful sister is so amazing! She actually founded Dayong's first women's college. She's truly amazing! If she hadn't been selected to enter the palace, the college wouldn't have been forced to close. What a shame!]

When the emperor heard this, he was stunned!

Women's college?

Was it done by this unattractive concubine in front of you?

Long Jingcheng has many concubines, and this Concubine Xi is not good-looking, at most she is pretty. It seems that he has never favored Concubine Xi until now.

Concubine Xi was also dumbfounded when she heard the little princess's thoughts.

How did the little princess know?

"Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, I once opened a women's college in Anzhou, but because of my entry into the palace, I had no choice but to close it."

"I heard that Your Majesty has established an imperial examination for women, and I would like to try. I am not good-looking, and I have not been favored by Your Majesty in the two years since I entered the palace. I don't want to be trapped in this harem for the rest of my life."

Concubine Xi understands herself well. Her temperament will not allow her to be jealous of the emperor like other concubines.

If possible, she hopes to be able to leave the harem and fight for fame and honor for herself like General Hua Rong.

She also hopes that just like her mother back then, she can rely on her own strength to lead more sisters in the quagmire out of their predicament!

I have to say, this Concubine Xi is quite sentimental. Anzhou is not like the capital, where preference for boys over girls is quite serious. Concubine Xi's mother was also a noblewoman when she was young, but she was not valued by the mistress of the house and was kicked out of the house.

A daughter born out of wedlock has no family support, which is very miserable. However, Lady Xi's mother was very self-reliant and later made a fortune selling tofu. She is now the wealthiest person in Anzhou. Her mother later fell in love with a scholar in Anzhou, and their relationship was considered happy.

[That scholar later passed the imperial examination, achieving fame and becoming the prefect of Anzhou. However, Concubine Xi's mother had always taught her to be independent. Concubine Xi was a talented and eloquent woman, a renowned talent in the area; otherwise, she wouldn't have been included in the list of selected women.]

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but look at Concubine Xi in front of him with admiration.

I didn't expect she had such talent.

If it really was in this harem, it would have been buried.

"Father, please agree to the request of Lady Xi. Her women's academy has helped many girls in dire straits. Many have become self-reliant due to the lack of women's academies. It would be great if this could be extended to Dayong as well."

The emperor had never thought about it before, but after this series of events, the emperor began to think twice.

Is it really right to trap a woman in the backyard?

"Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of Dayong, and we women are also the people of Dayong. You don't know this in the palace, but in fact, women in many places have no abilities at all. They are not valued from birth, and some are even drowned in urine buckets at birth."

"They were exploited by their families and sold to others as concubines. Some were even sold into brothels, leaving them with no means of making a living."

"My mother also suffered greatly from this, so she taught me since I was young that if I became capable, I must help these women more. That's why I opened a women's college."

What she hated most was that she had brought her student from home to school, but the student's family took advantage of the student's vacation and sold her to a wealthy man in his sixties as a concubine when she was 12 years old.

The following year, the student died due to complications during childbirth!

Although she is a woman, she feels heartbroken every time she sees such things.

Long Jingcheng came over and personally helped Concubine Xi up.

He really felt something.

Noble Lady Xi: "Your Majesty, have you agreed to this?"

The emperor said: "I never thought there would be such a talent in the harem. If you were in the harem, you would be buried."

He was first and foremost an emperor, an emperor who loved his people like his own children.

And when it comes to women, he always believes that lust can blind one's mind.

Noble Lady Xi: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely contribute more to the people of Dayong."

The Queen frowned, then asked, "Your Majesty, if Concubine Xi participates in the imperial examination, will she still have to bear the title of Your Majesty's concubine?"

Wouldn't this make the world laugh at you?

It will also make scholars all over the world feel that it is unfair.

[Mother, this isn't easy to do. Just like Poppy Yu, why not just fake your own death?]

Concubine Xi was stunned: Is there really no poppy?

Emperor: "What the Queen said is true. I had not considered this. In this case, let Concubine Xi leave the palace."

Noble Lady Xi knelt again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will be loyal to you for the rest of my life and will never marry again. Thank you for your grace in giving me a new life!"

"That's not necessary. My father might like men. Otherwise, why don't you think he goes to your palace?"

Ah this!

Concubine Xi is numb. Is this the reason why His Majesty is not able to do it?