Ever since Xi's mother could remember, she heard her third brother whispering a name in her ear.

Whose house did Brother Wen go to study, whose house did Brother Wen go to for dinner, and who did Brother Wen make friends with? The last sentence always sounded a bit sour. Most children like to be special. Knowing that good friends have

Other friends will be sad.

One year during the Dragon Boat Festival, her third brother got a longevity thread made of colorful ropes she had knitted, and he ran off to show off to Brother Wen.

Brother Wen learned very quickly, and he learned it in a short time. He happily gave one to everyone he liked, and sincerely hoped that everyone he knew would live a long life.

Brother Wen even asked her for one, and proudly told her third brother that he also had one.

The happy look made her become happy too.

Unfortunately, as Brother Wen went to study at the Hanlin Academy, the number of visits to their house became less frequent. Her third brother was obviously a little disappointed, and she was also a little disappointed in her heart. She also liked to play with Brother Wen, but Brother Wen had too many wives.

I have so many things to do and don't have time to play with them all the time.

Xi Niang began to practice calligraphy, reading, and arithmetic seriously. She was born in an official family and was much luckier than many people. At least she had the opportunity to read and write.

I heard from Brother Wen that even the children in the nursing home have no chance to read or read. Once they have learned how to read, they can go there and teach people to read. If there are extra old books, they can also send them over. This is also true for orphans who are receiving relief from the imperial court.

There are even more people who don’t read books.

Xi's mother studied very hard, and she didn't know what she could achieve in the future, but she didn't want to be left too far behind, and she didn't want to gradually fail to understand when her brother was chatting, and she didn't want to be unable to pick up the topic of Brother Wen.

The mother laughed at her and said, "Why are you a girl working so hard?"

One day, my mother found a nanny, who took off her shoes and socks, pinched the soles of her feet a few times with her rough, wrinkled hands, and praised her mother with a smile: "They are good feet.

It’s very easy to wrap, so let’s wrap it loosely now, and then slowly tighten it when you get a few years older, and you’ll be able to make beautiful little feet.”

Xi's mother didn't know what was going on, but she felt very uncomfortable when her feet were wrapped in layers.

What's so good about little feet? Little feet can't run fast at all, and little feet can't catch up with my brother and the others.

When Xi Niang got up the next day, she found the scissors and cut off the layers of white cloth into tiny pieces while crying.

My mother was very angry and said that other people’s daughters had their feet bound, so why was she so disobedient? Everyone else was like this, but if you don’t, others will laugh at you in the future.

Looking at my mother's face full of anger, Xi's mother felt that she was so strange.

Brother, none of them have their feet bound, so why should she?

She just likes feet that can run very fast.

She doesn't want little feet.

Her third brother was very sad when he found out about this. He blamed himself for not being able to help, so he quietly went to Wang's house across the street to ask Brother Wen for advice on what to do.

Soon, her third brother came back, and he clumsily tied up his own feet, layer after layer, saying that as long as his mother let someone tie her feet for a day, he would also tie them up for a day.

Her third brother was beaten by his father, but he made his mother compromise and stopped letting her have her feet bound for the time being.

Her third brother is the best brother in the world.

Her third brother told her in private that it was Brother Wen who gave him the idea, and Brother Wen always had the best ideas. In order to make her happy, her third brother also told her that Brother Wen had other arrangements, as long as

Once this is done, many girls in the world will no longer need to have their feet bound!

Can such a thing really be done?

Xi's mother didn't know, but she wanted to believe it inexplicably.

Not long after, Xi Niang read "The Love of the Golden Lotus" written by Brother Wen.

She was still young and was still ignorant about many things, but when she read that essay, she still felt her heart trembling.

Anyone who reads that statement can feel the shock like a razor blade coming to their face.

Can one article really influence many people?

Maybe, maybe not.

But from the moment she finished reading "The Love of the Golden Lotus", Xi Niang decided even more firmly that she would never let that long cloth tie around her feet again in her life.

She wanted her feet to grow freely, even if they were still not as fast as boys like Brother Wen, she could not wrong them just because others wanted them to grow smaller.

Whether it's to be liked by others or to avoid being laughed at, she doesn't want to do it!

As the days passed, she could still hear a lot of news about Brother Wen from her third brother. He would share it with her without her asking.

Brother Wen has learned to write poems, Brother Wen has started to learn articles, Brother Wen, Brother Wen, Brother Wen...

How many people will there be in a person's life who are very solemn and take it seriously in their hearts?

Xi Niang didn’t know.

But she loved hearing everything about Brother Wen.

Even though he has a vast world, she only has a small corner of the back house.

What will happen next?

Xi Niang didn’t know.

Will things get better after getting married and having children?

Xi Niang didn’t know.

She just studies harder, practices calligraphy harder, and learns everything she can. She always thinks that if Brother Wen talks to her one day, she must be able to pick up the next sentence without thinking, so that he will definitely like it.

Talk to her more and spend more time with her.

What kind of mood is this?

The little old lady didn't understand.

But when her father asked her if she liked Brother Wen and whether she wanted to marry him, she felt that her heart was about to be overwhelmed by something. It was beating fast and enthusiastically, as if it wanted to jump out of her chest, and then

It's like he is willing to drown in it.

Their marriage was quickly decided.

It's just that they still don't have many opportunities to meet.

Soon after the engagement, Brother Wen went to the northwest. He often asked someone to bring her some interesting gadgets, and he often wrote to her about the interesting things he encountered.

He also said that when they get married, he will definitely take her out to play.

Days pass year after year.

She finally married him.

Many years passed.

One night she dreamed of many things from her childhood. When she woke up in the morning and saw the rare person sleeping next to her, she couldn't help but leaned over and kissed him gently on the cheek. As a result, he opened his eyes.

He had a smug look on his face that said, "You must have been caught by me." He smiled very proudly.

Xi Niang couldn't help but laugh.

We have been husband and wife for so many years, there is nothing to be ashamed of, she just likes him.

She just loves him very much.

Is it shameful to love your husband deeply?

After her husband went to court, she also dressed up and went to the palace to meet the queen and princess.

Princess Zhu Xiurong married a newbie who was not a prominent student but was very talented. Wang Shouwen and others were very optimistic about her.

He is also very open-minded and doesn't think it's a big deal for girls to show up in public. The couple does research, projects and courses together every day. They are inseparable and very loving.

Zhu Xiurong also liked this kind of life. He didn't even live in the princess mansion, but lived with her husband at the Capital University.

The queen could not be as comfortable as Zhu Xiurong, but the queen was a very thoughtful person and invited her to work together to reform the female official system.

Since Zhu Houzhao had no idea of ​​recruiting a harem, the queen naturally would not cause any trouble for herself. She pretended not to hear the words that suggested that she should be a good queen, and concentrated on raising children and busy with her own affairs.

The female officials were originally under the control of the queen. As long as she didn't go too far, there wouldn't be many objections to any changes the queen wanted to make. The queen took the initiative to establish a sound training system for female officials on the grounds that the eunuchs all had special courses in their internal study halls.

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For example, girls also have to go to school to receive enlightenment.

Now that the treasury is rich, shouldn't the queen be allowed to have better female officials?

Brother Xiu was getting older, and Xi Niang had less things to worry about, so the queen invited her to work together. Now the queen also has a special office, and she often invites Xi Niang and the others to come and get together.

Like this time when Zhu Xiurong returned to the palace, the queen invited Xi Niang, Hong Xiang, Jiang Ling, and her sisters. It was not only a gathering of good friends, but also a summary of the progress of everything at hand.

When the show was about to end, both the queen and Zhu Xiurong took out a newly published copy of "Yutang Xianyu" and asked Xi Niang to take it home, asking her to have Wang Shouwen inscribe and sign it.

"Yutang Xianyu" is a collection of Hanlin Academy gossip co-written by Tang Bohu's colleagues in the Hanlin Academy.

The so-called "Yutang" refers to the Hanlin Academy.

Since it is a new book co-authored by everyone from the Hanlin Academy, the content can be imagined. It can be roughly summarized as "My friend Wang Shenci", "My boss Wang Shenci", "Three things about Wang Shenci and me" and "Eight

"The scourge of making everyone work overtime" and so on.

Anyway, everyone in the Hanlin Academy denounced Wang Shouwen's various shameful behaviors, which can be said to have exposed Wang Shouwen's various behaviors in the Hanlin Academy.

Even Qian Fu, who had been living at home for many years, accepted the invitation from editor-in-chief Tang Bohu. A thick manuscript came from all the way, detailing how many letters Wang Shouwen had written over the years to ask him to drink less.
To be continued...