My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

However, Du Shangge had to be on duty and couldn't be free during the day. The Kyoto Women's Academy specially set up a night school, with a dedicated teacher giving lessons for one hour every evening, which also made it convenient for Kyoto women to manage their household chores during the day.

Qiu Nanzhi and Zhao Ning were also among the leaders.

However, Qiu Nanzhi does have some real skills, while Zhao Ning is confused and simply wants to support the girls' school that her second sister started.

With them setting an example, the noble ladies of Kyoto were also eager to enroll. Regardless of whether they would participate in the imperial examinations, they were certainly eager to try anything new.

Moreover, this was the first step in opening up opportunities for women to hold official positions. Many of them were talented and ambitious young women, full of confidence.

For a time, when the young women gathered, the competitions were no longer about poetry, songs, paintings, or composing music.

They also began to discuss history and current events, engaging in lively debates with the male students, quoting classical texts and discussing current affairs.

The upper-class women were so diligent, and ordinary women were also willing to do the same. When ordinary girls and merchant girls heard that the girls' college had no restrictions, talented girls flocked to take the entrance exam.

Those who felt they lacked the necessary skills all went to primary school to study first.

For a time, Kyoto Women's College was even more popular than Kyoto Academy.

Moreover, besides Kyoto, the second sister promoted the model of the girls' college throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and girls' colleges were set up in various places.

For example, Si Yunxia is currently enrolled in the first batch of county-level female official schools in the pilot program and has been studying there for a year.

These reforms were difficult for the pedantic Confucian scholars to accept. Among them, the most opposed was Zhang Yuelin, the head of the Kyoto Academy, who was furious.

When discussing with other officials and scholars who supported him, he even said, "The reason why women are so popular is because we have an empress!"

The official's face paled upon hearing this, and he hurriedly said, "Director Zhang, please stop talking nonsense!"

Zhang Yuelin sneered: "How can this be nonsense? Have I said something wrong? It's just that the Empress has no heir, so the future of the Great Zhou Dynasty will still belong to the Xiao family, which will naturally be men. But the fact that women can serve in the court has already set a precedent. If we allow them to participate in the imperial examinations, our Great Zhou will truly be putting the cart before the horse!"

The great Confucian scholars lamented that if things continued this way, the Great Zhou Dynasty might cease to exist.

One official then suggested, "What if we could find a breakthrough, conquer the girls' college, and make them back down?"

"With His Majesty's support, who in the Kyoto Women's Academy would back down? Du Shangge, while serving as an official in court, opposes other officials at every turn, completely unaware that people only tolerate her because she is a woman. But she has a stubborn and unforgiving nature, and we have suffered many setbacks at her hands over the years!"

"We can't do anything about the Kyoto Girls' Academy making a name for itself, but what if something happens to a local girls' academy?"

"Local women's concubine?"

Several people lowered their eyes, their eyes gleaming with calculation.

“In a women’s college, where everyone is a woman, if a man does something, people will just say, ‘What a romantic man!’ But what if a woman does the same thing?”

Zhang Yuelin's expression improved considerably, and he said, "I have a plan, so you don't need to worry. In a month at most, everyone in the girls' college will be terrified!"

Si Yunxia sat at her desk reading. She had been staying in her dormitory recently and hadn't gone back.

Her classmate asked her, "I heard that Princess Xintong is currently in Chenzhou County. Your home is not far from the girls' college, why don't you go back to live there?"

Si Yunxia said, "My aunt has been busy with the business these past two days and hasn't had time to take care of me. My parents have come, but they are usually very busy. I'll move back home in a couple of days when they have some free time."

Seeing her reading the letter, her classmate laughed and said, "This is a letter from your aunt, isn't it? You two have such a good relationship; you even write to each other after just a few days apart."

Si Yunxia raised an eyebrow and smiled: "My aunt said I've grown up and there are many things I need to know, and I need to make decisions for her."

“You’re only just turned 18,” my classmate said. “I’m 18 too, but my mother says that if I don’t go to school, I’ll already be grown up. If I go to school now, I’ll still be a child. I’ll be a child for as long as I study.”

"Haha." Si Yunxia laughed. "Does your mother hope you'll pass the imperial examination with flying colors?"

Feeling embarrassed, her classmate took Si Yunxia's arm and said, "Would you like to try your luck in the imperial examinations next autumn?"

“Of course, you will come with me.”

The classmate nodded vigorously: "Okay, we'll go together and cheer each other on."

Most of the students at the girls' college were children from wealthy families. They had previously studied at home with tutors or attended school for a few years. Now that they had entered the girls' college, they hoped that they could also pass the imperial examinations and bring honor to their families, just like the boys.

Their families don't even dare to dream of anything higher.

It was almost time to go to bed at night. In the girls' dormitory, there were two people per room. Si Yunxia was still packing her things and hadn't turned off the lights.

My classmate asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet, it's so late tonight?"

Si Yunxia took a deep breath: "I feel like something's wrong."

"what's up?"

Just then, a commotion was heard outside, and it seemed that a large number of people had gathered at the entrance of the women's college.

The classmate was on edge: "What...what happened?"

Si Yunxia comforted her, "Don't worry, the women's college has a special security team that will protect our safety. Come on, let's go out and see what's going on."

The classmate was a little scared: "Since there's a guard team, we should..."

Si Yunxia said, "No, the girls' college is the result of my mother's and my two aunts' hard work. No matter what the problem is, I will never ignore it."

Seeing this, his classmate mustered up his courage and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Once outside, the sound could be faintly heard.

It turns out that there were rumors circulating among the people that the girls' college was not a proper place for studying, especially the girls' college night school, which was said to be a place for group sex and debauchery under the guise of learning, and was really immoral.

Upon hearing this rumor, her classmate trembled with anger: "How can these people spread such nonsense? Reputation is of utmost importance to us women!"

Even without concrete evidence, their fabricated rumors made Tomorrow's Women's College the talk of the town for everyone.

Things that are both sensual and ethereal are always the most intriguing to discuss. Men may appear respectable on the surface, but who knows how filthy and disgusting they can be underneath!

There are more than thirty students remaining at the Women's College today. They are gathered together, their faces pale and solemn.

The women's college administrators were mostly women, ranging in age from thirty to fifty. They stood at the front, shielding the students behind them.

The head steward sneered, "These shameless scoundrels are spreading rumors about the official school. They really don't know their place. Don't they know that our girls' academy was founded by Princess Xintong?"

"One call and everyone responds," said the manager and the female students.

"Tonight, we are sworn enemies with them!"

“Irreconcilable!”