The concubine is a man, and the illegitimate son of a divine physician has a spatial ability.

Yin Zijin has always been a lively, clever, and quirky girl. In the past, she had heard Yin Zijin say some shocking and "rebellious" things.

Sure enough, when Yin Zijin expressed her opinion again, Yin Ziniao responded almost instantly: "Zijin, I completely agree with everything you said! Really, I really hate those red tape and rules, they make life worse than death!"

Do you know how awful it is for me, like a caged bird locked in that tiny attic every day!

As Yin Zixiao spoke, she became more and more emotional. Her bright eyes sparkled with a longing for freedom as she continued to express her deepest desires: "I really want to break free from all these constraints and go out to see the world freely. I don't want to be imprisoned in this deep mansion forever, unable to go anywhere and unable to see any new things."

"But I have no way, I don't know how to break free from these constraints..."

As they talked, the two unknowingly walked out of the canopy bed side by side. At this moment, Yin Zixiao had long since thrown away her previous shyness and embarrassment, replacing them with a graceful and generous demeanor.

She looked directly at everyone around her without any hesitation, and her gaze lingered on Ah Tian for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, Yin Zijin gently patted Yin Zijin's delicate hand, which was as white as mutton fat jade, and said in a slightly coquettish tone, "Zijin, actually I was thinking of reading and playing the zither with you, but unfortunately my body is too weak, and I feel weak and powerless all over."

Right now, all I want to do is get back to bed, curl up comfortably, and have a bowl of hot soup or tea.

I'll head back now. I'll come see you again in a couple of days when I'm feeling better. Or Zijing can come see me too. You're back. Finally, I'm not alone anymore. Finally, I have someone to talk to.

Yin Zijin had also menstruated and knew how difficult it was for women to have their periods, so she quickly said, "Niao Niao, you should go back and rest! You still need to pay your respects to your mother later."

Yin Zixiao nodded, then took Xiaomei's arm and walked out of the room. After Yin Zixiao left, Yin Zijing leaned back on the low couch and picked up the "Admonitions for Women" prepared by Granny Zhou to read...

Not long after, Granny Zhou brought in a few soft persimmons and hung them from the roof beam with a rope. A thick mat was placed under the persimmons to prevent the juice from staining the carpet.

Granny Zhou instructed, "Sixth Miss, come here! Let's complete the task assigned by Madam! Today is the first time you've paid your respects to Madam in eight years, and you'll be meeting many people soon."

Chatting with one person for a couple of minutes, then chatting with another for a couple of minutes, and the morning is almost over. There's still a lot of schoolwork to do in the afternoon.

The lady said the girl's health wasn't up to par, and we'd have to spend a lot of time taking good care of her tonight. There simply wasn't enough time.

Supported by A-Tian, ​​Yin Zijing knelt on the thick cushion, still somewhat unwilling, and asked, "Granny, I'm old enough, isn't that enough?"

With a smile, Granny Zhou wrapped Yin Zijin's hands behind her back with thick strips of cloth and said with an ambiguous expression, "It's still not enough. Although flat chests are popular in the Great Sheng Dynasty, women who are dignified and generous are often praised."

But from a man's perspective, men like women who appear dignified, mature, and domestic on the surface, but are actually promiscuous at heart.

Young lady, you will be a concubine from now on, and you won't need to manage household affairs. Your main task is to serve your husband well with your beauty and your body. Be his confidante, understanding, gentle, and considerate. When necessary, use your body to relax your husband.

In this way, you'll become useful, and your husband will come to your room more often. And so, over time...

You'll get pregnant soon, and even if new concubines come into the household, having a child will give you leverage. Your later years will be filled with worry.

Oh! Right. I must remind you, young lady, that the royal family had a rule of funerary sacrifice. Emperors, princes, and other members of the imperial family, if their concubines had no children, were to be buried alive with them. Even if you were of noble birth, it wouldn't matter, unless you were the principal wife, because a concubine's child was considered the principal wife's child. Only by having children could one enjoy the blessings of life through their offspring.

Even among the most prominent families and high-ranking officials, this was the case. "Concubines in the inner quarters who had no children were to be executed."

Yin Zijin then realized what was happening and quickly said, "No wonder the women in the manor are all trying so hard to have children."

Granny Zhou thought to herself, "You're only just realizing this? Think about your birth mother, Madam Li. Madam warned Madam Li before she even entered the mansion that she couldn't get pregnant, her purpose being to wait for the master to pass away so that she could die with him."

She loved the master so much that she must have wanted to die for him, but that wretch still managed to find a way to get pregnant.

When she was deeply in love with the master, she was definitely using his identity as a stepping stone to leave the brothel. Getting pregnant was a way to secure her future wealth and status.

Granny Zhou replied, "You just realized that, Miss! So after you marry the Crown Prince, you must work hard to conceive his child, otherwise you will be forced to commit suicide."

Even in ordinary families, there are countless cases of women being forced to remain chaste and committing suicide in order to obtain the chastity arch provided by the government.

Even officials used the number of chastity arches they erected as proof of their political achievements, while countless women were forced into widowhood or even starved to death during this period. "This was a virtue, something praised by everyone throughout the Great Sheng Dynasty..."

Yin Zijin was so angry that his face turned red. His eyes were wide open, and he no longer cared about etiquette or restraint. He shouted loudly and recklessly: "Is it really right to use women's blood to achieve so-called lofty virtues, and to use women's lives to fulfill the so-called great achievements and brilliant political accomplishments in the mouths of officials?"

"Why! Why should women suffer such injustice and hardship! Since ancient times, the sun and moon have shone together, heaven and earth have been equal in yin and yang, and men and women are the same. Why should women be suppressed to fulfill so-called virtues?" By the end, his voice was trembling slightly, and his eyes were filled with tears of anger and resentment.

Granny Zhou narrowed her eyes, her face darkening, and said, "Sixth Miss, what did you say? Say it again! Where did you learn these outrageous words? Ah Tian, ​​go and fetch the whip. Does the Sixth Miss never learn her lesson?"

Where have all those teachings like "Admonitions for Women" and "Rules for Women" gone?

Yin Zijing stared coldly at Granny Zhou and said, word by word, "I am a man, not a woman. I pity them."