When Cheng Yi went to Prince Qin's Mansion, Cheng Wanwan and Mrs. Qi also went out.
She asked Mrs. Qi to carry fresh snacks and take a carriage to the palace to visit the Queen.
Walking to the gate of the palace, he handed over the token as a symbol of status. The palace attendant took the token and went to Kunning Palace to report. He came back a quarter of an hour later and respectfully allowed Cheng Wanwan to enter.
"If Suishu doesn't come again, I will almost invite someone to invite you." The queen said with a warm smile, "This is the tea that was just sent as tribute from the Western Regions. Kunning Palace got three kilograms of it. How do you like it?"
Cheng Wanwan asked Mrs. Qi to bring up the food box: "This is a snack that my wife came to research in her spare time. The Queen can have a taste."
The two of them drank tea, ate snacks, and talked about the rapid changes in Dahe Town. The conversation was very pleasant.
"I have been thinking about something for a while. You come to the capital just in time to give me some advice." The Queen put down the tea cup and said slowly, "The country of Great Universe is getting stronger and stronger, and more and more people are studying, but Nine times out of ten, they are all men. Girls from wealthy families can study in private schools, but ordinary families do not have such conditions. Many people live their entire lives without even knowing their own surnames. I was wondering if I could have one A women's school, a school specifically for women to study, what do the people of Suishu think?"
Cheng Wanwan's eyes lit up.
She really didn't expect that in such an era and in such a closed environment as the palace, the mother of a country would have such an idea.
She said: "Of course this is a good thing. As the old saying goes, a woman's lack of talent is virtuous. The original meaning is that it doesn't matter if a woman has no talent, but she must have virtue. Later, it was taken out of context and turned into a derogatory statement that women must not be virtuous. Talent, there are fewer and fewer women studying. In fact, women play a vital role in the prosperity of a family. If women study more and have talents in their belly, the children and grandchildren in the family will naturally have a good education..."
As she spoke, the Queen kept nodding.
Although women do not participate in family affairs, the upbringing of the family's children is carried out by women. From a probability perspective, between a mother who has not studied and a mother who is talented, the result is self-evident. .
"Master Cheng has experience in running the reading pavilion. How about I ask Master Cheng to be in charge of the women's school?" The queen said with a smile, "Master Cheng has been an official in the court for more than two years. The emperor appreciated it very much and specially asked him to assist the prince. The prince and Mr. Cheng are of the same age, and they get along very well with each other. If nothing else happens, Mr. Cheng should be promoted after the new year."
If it were in another dynasty, Cheng Wanwan would never agree with Cheng Zhao's premature choice of the prince's side.
But in the Dayu Dynasty, the prince was at least eight years older than the other princes. While the other princes were still babbling, the prince began to get involved in state affairs. In addition, the other four princes had average external influence, so they could not help much. He is busy and has no ability to make trouble... Therefore, the status of the prince of this dynasty is extremely stable, and there is no need to worry about falling from power. He will assist the prince in advance. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, Cheng Zhao's future is unlimited.
She stood up, knelt down and saluted the Queen: "Thank you, the Queen, for the promotion. Zhao'er will do his best to assist His Royal Highness, and will never let down the Queen's expectations."
"Why are you so polite to me?" The queen helped her up, "Should Sui Shu be able to attend the palace banquet on New Year's Eve this year?"
Every year on New Year's Eve, a banquet is held in the palace. Ministers of third rank and above can enter the palace with their family members to participate in the banquet. The whole country bids farewell to the old year and welcomes the new year.
There was a smile on Cheng Wanwan's lips: "Since the Queen has said so, of course I have to come, just in time to see the world. When I return to the village, I can also tell my fellow villagers about what I experienced in the palace."
The queen sighed: "I am so far away from the capital, I can always hear about Dahe Town. If it were not restricted by my status, I really want to go to Dahe Town and have a look..."
While the two were chatting, the nanny walked in and reported: "Mother, Princess Rongqing is here."
The Queen stopped talking: "She rarely comes to Kunning Palace, but it is unusual today. Please come in."
"Since the Queen has a guest, I will take my leave first." Cheng Wanwan stood up and said, "I will come and talk to the Queen another day."
"Why are you leaving in such a hurry?" The Queen chuckled, "When you first arrived, I had people prepare meals. If you want to leave, you have to eat before leaving. Rongqing must have something to do. , just leave after finishing your work, you don’t have to be restrained.”
Cheng Wanwan nodded and did not ask to leave again.
After a while, Mammy led a gorgeously dressed woman in. This woman was wearing a water-pink palace skirt. The skirt was embroidered with large blooming peonies. The palace flowers on her head were also in the style of peonies. Her whole body was gorgeous and attractive. However, you can tell from her expression and demeanor that this is not a pretty girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, but a relatively mature woman in her thirties.
"Greetings to the Queen's Wife." Princess Rongqing walked in and saluted, her eyes slowly falling on Cheng Wanwan, "It turns out there are guests in the Queen's Wife's Palace, I should come back later."
When Cheng Wanwan was called, she naturally bowed and saluted: "My wife Zhao Cheng has met Princess Rongqing."
"Zhao Cheng...isn't that the famous Suishu?" Princess Rongqing smiled, "Fortunately I'm here, otherwise I wouldn't have known that Suishu is so young."
Cheng Wanwan didn't know where Princess Rongqing was, so she lowered her head and replied, "My wife is almost forty years old, and she cannot afford to be young as a princess."
The Queen calmly walked up to Cheng Wanwan and said with a smile: "Rongqing, you always stay with the Queen Mother and rarely come to my place. Why do you have time to come here today?"
"It's not because Sixth Brother has to hold a hunting party." Rongqing looked helpless, "It's freezing cold today, and I can't stand going hunting in the countryside. My fox fur coat was wet by the palace maid the day before yesterday. It feels a little stuffy on me, so I wanted to borrow a mink or fox fur coat from the emperor’s sister-in-law.”
"You can just send someone to talk about this trivial matter. Why do you have to go there in person?" The queen asked her mother to get clothes and said with a smile, "I heard that this hunting meeting will be held in Linxi. There is no royal family in Linxi. I don’t know if any wild animals will break into the paddock, so be careful if you go there alone as a woman.”
Rongqing nodded in agreement, and then his eyes fell on Cheng Wanwan again: "I heard from Sixth Brother that Suishu people will also go to the hunting party?"
The sixth brother she spoke of was naturally King Qin.
For some reason, Cheng Wanwan had an intuition that Princess Rongqing seemed to be here for her to participate in the hunting party.
Did her participation in the hunting party affect the interests of Princess Rongqing?
But what kind of conflict of interests would there be in a play party for aristocratic children?
She lowered her eyebrows and replied: "Many nobles in the capital have been invited to participate in the hunting party. It is a great honor for me to be invited by the King of Qin."
What she meant was that there were no less than a hundred people participating in the hunt in the entire capital, and there was nothing special about her.
