The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

half a month later.

The imperial edict was sent urgently from Shangjing City, eight hundred miles away, praising the governor of the prefecture and Song Xiwan and others, and giving them many rewards.

As for this batch of silver, considering the long journey, it does not need to be sent back to the capital city, but can be used directly for the construction of the girls' school.

Jingzhou City is also a place where many talented scholars gather, and it is close to several important cities. If it can be successfully built, the subsequent promotion will be much easier.

Song Xiwan immersed himself in this matter day and night.

Xie Chengqian was a little free, and Xie Yi stayed in Jingzhou City to help temporarily. He felt a little uncomfortable seeing Prince Xuan doing nothing.

"Your Highness, you've been idle all day. If outsiders saw this, who knows what they would say."

Xie Chengqian looked at him with cold eyes.

Probably also feel strange.

This man who is famous for only knowing how to play, now you tell him this?

Xie Yi felt a chill in her heart when he stared at her. Her momentum instantly weakened. She whispered, "Am I wrong? I'm doing this for your own good. Don't you know how many people are courting the princess?"

Xie Chengqian's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Showing your courtesy?"

How come he hasn't heard of this?

Xie Yi nodded seriously, "The princess is a low-key person. She doesn't put on airs when she's out in public. When she interacted with those talented people, she received a lot of admiration. She even mentioned today that they wanted to discuss a poetry gathering together."

Xie Yi really didn't like this kind of scene, so he didn't go with them. But when he saw how calm the prince was, he was very impressed.

Those so-called talented people are all very shrewd in their hearts.

"where?"

A cold voice suddenly sounded.

Xie Yi shivered slightly from the cold.

He looked up and met Xie Chengqian's eyes that were as cold as winter, and then he realized that his judgment seemed to be wrong.

The prince couldn't sit still at all!

Xie Yi tried to lighten the mood, "It's in Guanyang Tower. Your Highness, don't you know? I thought you were just as uninterested in this kind of scene as I am."

I wouldn’t have said so much if I had known this!

Xie Chengqian really didn't know that Xi Wan had been handling military affairs in the mansion all this time, and these could not be handed over to others. He only knew that Xi Wan was also busy running around every day.

Who knew that there were still people eyeing her covetously.

He closed the letter and ordered in a cold voice, "Muyun, prepare the horses."

"Yes."

Mu Yun had long been accustomed to the way the prince followed the princess around.

Rather than being angry, it felt more like he was looking for a reason to leave his official duties and go find the princess.

But I don’t know what Xie Yi means.

Seeing this, he was extremely anxious and wanted to explain a few more words, but he didn't have the courage to offend King Xuan at this time, so he had to pull Mu Yun to communicate anxiously.

"It's over. The prince looks very angry. Will he do anything to the princess?"

He had the impression that although his father doted on his mother, he also used violence when he was angry, which scared him a lot.

Compared to his blood-related brother King Xuan, Xie Yi still prefers Song Xiwan.

Mu Yun looked at him with an indescribable look, and wanted to ask him how he could have such a misunderstanding, but then she thought that the prince would inevitably use this as an excuse to cause trouble for the princess, so she swallowed her words back.

He answered carefully: "Probably."

But the princess is not a pushover and will most likely not suffer any loss. These are not things that their subordinates should worry about.

Xie Yi looked as if the sky had fallen.

He harmed Song Xiwan!

No, he had to go to Guanyang Tower before King Xuan and let Song Xiwan think of a response plan.

Mu Yun blinked and found that Xie Yi in front of him had disappeared, and scratched his head in confusion.

What's wrong with this person?

He's been talking nonsense all day long.

At this time, Guanyang Tower.

Song Xiwan specially invited local literati and scholars to a banquet for exchanges. As expected, all the guests were powerful, and there was not a single woman.

They are very polite, but they still have arrogance in their bones.

When it comes to girls' education, maintain a consistent skepticism -

"Although I understand Lord Song's original intention, it's just that since the founding of the dynasty, the only female official is Lord Song. The resistance at the beginning seemed to be quite large. Can a female scholar really solve the problem now?"

"Yes, it seems like a bright future for a woman to become an official, but what about the family affairs? You can't just let the man go back and take care of the household affairs, right?"

"This matter needs to be advanced, but we can't rush it. The women's academy in the capital hasn't even established itself yet, so why rush to Jingzhou to handle this so soon?"

"..."

Every word and sentence is false.

Song Xiwan nodded and sipped the tea without arguing with them. Today he was mainly here to look for someone useful.

After all, Jingzhou City is not like Shangjing City. There are not many talented women to choose from, and she cannot spend as much time and effort to train them as before. It is best to choose from the existing ones.

The results were pretty much as expected.

This silence invisibly gave these talented scholars a sense of oppression, and their voices gradually faded away.

They looked at each other, unsure what Lord Song meant.

Until someone said, "Lord Song asked us to come here today just to test our nerves. We are not good at lying, so please don't blame us if we have offended you."

"You all misunderstood."

Song Xiwan smiled and denied it.

The cold voice made everyone feel uneasy.

Doesn’t Lord Song just want to see their attitude and try to get their support?

Soon, Song Xiwan continued, "You have studied hard for many years but have not been able to achieve official positions. It is obvious that your talents are far inferior to those of the top talents."

Everyone: "..."

Is this a bit too much?

Song Xiwan, however, was completely unaware of this. "So I don't need to get any useful advice from you. It's best if you can put aside your pride."

"Master Song!"

Someone got angry and stood up and shouted.

Song Xiwan cast a cold look at him and warned softly, "I haven't finished speaking yet, so it's best not to interrupt."

The man's face changed, and he gritted his teeth and sat down.

damn it!

She is just a woman who is an official, how can she be so arrogant?

The others didn't dare to say a word. They claimed to be talented scholars, but they didn't hold any official positions. How could they confront Song Xiwan head-on?

Some of the more astute ones politely asked, "So, what does Lord Song want to do?"

In the past few days, I have been inviting them to recite poems and write couplets and discuss current affairs every now and then, which is a bit like an inspection.

Song Xiwan retracted the indifference in his eyes and said calmly, "The academy is about to be completed and needs teachers to teach. In the past few days, I have met you and I think you are quite suitable. Are you willing to serve me?"

The moment he finished speaking, the servant beside him gave the appointment letters to several of them.

It makes people's eyes red!

Having this document of recognition is equivalent to having a stable job, and you will be able to eat official food from the court in the future.

The few who were chosen looked confused. How could such a pie fall from their pocket just because they were sitting there quietly?

"boom--"

At this moment, the door was pushed open violently.