Dressing as Ziwei makes the Qing Dynasty more powerful

Ji Yun stared at the twelfth prince with bright and sharp eyes, then slowly turned his head and said to Qianlong, "Master, the young master is so young yet has such unique insights. It is truly admirable! He is truly better than his teacher, and he has quite a bit of your youthful demeanor!"

Qianlong nodded slightly, agreeing with Ji Yun's point of view, and then said with emotion: "Yongji's words are very reasonable. From ancient times to the present, those numerous rules and restrictions have indeed been too harsh on women. Our Manchu women are relatively better, but look at Han women. They have been confined to those small embroidered towers since childhood, and after marriage, they are trapped in the square courtyards, unable to set foot outside. In such circumstances, how can they gain knowledge and broaden their horizons?"

At this point, Qianlong could not help but shake his head, a look of helplessness on his face. He knew very well that these traditional rituals and systems had been passed down for thousands of years, and it was not easy to change them easily.

Take footbinding, for example. The imperial court had long since banned it, but how many Han Chinese women actually obeyed the order and stopped? Only those from poor families who needed to work to make a living might choose to give it up in order to work.

However, even some Manchu women, in order to cater to their husbands' preferences, followed the example of Han women in footbinding. In this situation, should all women who bound their feet be punished? This is clearly unrealistic. This bad custom is deeply ingrained, and eradicating it will take time.

"Then, Father, do you want to set up a girls' school?" Ziwei blinked and continued, "As the saying goes, a good woman brings prosperity to three generations, while a bad woman ruins three generations. Reading can broaden a person's horizons and perspective, and a virtuous wife brings less trouble to her husband."

Qianlong nodded and then shook his head. "Ziwei's idea is good, but the people nowadays can't even afford to eat and wear clothes, and raising a son to pass the imperial examination would require selling everything we have, let alone a girl!"

Ziwei was silent. This was the reality. It was only when nine years of compulsory education was enforced in later generations that girls could go to school. Now it was too difficult for girls to go to school in ancient times.

"Okay, let's not talk about this when we're out having fun. Let's go back and see if the food is ready." Qianlong broke the silence and pulled the queen back.

Ji Yun looked at the newly crowned Princess Heshuo. Her words and actions were truly bold, and she wasn't afraid of the Emperor's punishment. However, what she said made sense. A virtuous wife brings less trouble to her husband. That's a good saying.

When they returned to their makeshift camp, it was completely empty. There wasn't a single dish of food on the blankets spread out on the ground. Little Swallow was still foolishly trying to catch fish with her bare hands. Even the Fu brothers were nowhere to be seen.

"Xiaoyanzi, where is the meal you cooked?" Qianlong's face looked very bad.

Little Swallow raised her head and straightened her body. Her already thin clothes were a little wet, but Little Swallow didn't notice it yet.

Qianlong quickly turned his head, not forgetting to turn Yongji's head to the other side, and shouted angrily, "Xiaoyanzi, go to the carriage and change your clothes."

"Why?" Xiaoyanzi asked in confusion. She looked down and quickly ran out of the river with her arms folded across her chest, using her clumsy martial arts skills to run away.

The queen's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. She wanted to call out to Xiaoyanzi, but she was too fast.

Ziwei released her mental power and followed Xiaoyanzi into the woods. The dense forest did provide a lot of shade for her, but her clothes couldn't dry for a while.

"Yongji, do you want to see what it means to sit back and wait for something to happen?" Ziwei asked jokingly when she saw a nest of rabbits.

Several people looked at her and followed her finger to look at the big tree beside them.

Ji Yun was waiting to see her excitement, but the next second, he saw three rabbits running out of the woods, crashing straight into the big tree, and falling to the ground one after another.

Ji Yun... He rubbed his eyes again and again, and he really wasn't dazzled. They really were rabbits, and they really had hit the tree.

"this--"

Qianlong laughed heartily, patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully, "Ji Dayanpai, you haven't seen this real-life version of waiting for the rabbit to come to you, have you? Let's go kill the rabbit and roast it for later."

Ji Yun turned his head to look at the smiling Ziwei, and seemed to understand why her name was changed to "Zi Chen". The word "Chen" is not something that ordinary people can use.

Ziwei winked at him, and pebbles flew out of her hand, shooting towards the water at an extremely fast speed. Immediately afterwards, several fish floated out of the water with their white bellies turned upside down.

Ji Yun was stunned again.

After the rabbits and fish were prepared and put on the fire to roast, the few people came out of the woods.

The Fu brothers only caught a baby rabbit. Fu Lun came up empty-handed, while E Min was holding a small robe.

"Master, where did you get this rabbit? There are so few wild animals in this forest. I caught this little spore with great difficulty. Haha, I'll go collect it and roast it together." E Min smiled heartily and went to the river to collect it.

Falcon looked at the hare being roasted on the rack, then lowered his head to look at the cub in his hand. His whole face suddenly became hot and flushed red.

Fuertai felt embarrassed and looked around, only to find that Xiaoyanzi and Yongqi were still missing.

Just as he was about to take the opportunity to suggest going to look for it, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar. When they got there, Yongqi jumped off his horse, wiped the dust off his face, and unloaded a pot with a chipped mouth from the horse's back. Even the bowls and plates were chipped.

"Master, the villagers in this village are so poor. I spent fifty taels of silver to beg them to give it to me."

Qianlong's face darkened. He pointed at the crack on the bottom of the pot and said, "Is this the pot you spent fifty taels on? Are you blind, or is your brain rusty?"

Yongqi quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Falcon also knelt down and pleaded, "Master, it must be those unruly people who deliberately made things difficult for the young master. He must have been deceived and did not do it on purpose. Please forgive the young master."

Foren and Forté also immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Qianlong took a deep breath and said, "Go away! Stop standing here and getting in the way. Go find something to eat."

Without the annoying people around, the group shared the rabbit happily. Ziwei had never expected that the little bit of spiritual energy she secretly injected into the rabbit would make it so delicious.

It would be nice to have a portable space, so she wouldn't have to worry about carrying too many things when she went out. She could also cultivate a space after practicing the Qinglian Jue, but it would take her until she reached the late stage of foundation building, which was a long road.

"Well, I have never eaten such delicious rabbit. I didn't expect it to be better than roast meat with spices." Qianlong gave the most tender meat to the queen and Yongji, and he himself gnawed on the rabbit leg with little meat.