Wen Jin slept until the next day.
She woke up from hunger and saw the blackened plaque when she opened her eyes.
Yu Fei was sincere. She asked for the plaque, so Yu Fei carried it to the bedroom for her.
"The princess is awake, do you want to serve food?" Fengchun heard the commotion and came in quickly.
She followed Wen Jin's gaze.
"Princess, yesterday, when she was in a daze, she kept asking for the plaque. I had to put the plaque in the bedroom, so you wouldn't stop talking about it."
Wen Jin opened his mouth...it turned out to be her fault.
"My maid, please ask someone to throw the plaque out."
"Hey! Don't throw it away!" Wen Jin put on his clothes and stood up, "Bring the carving knife."
Fengchun was stunned. Did the princess want to scratch out that line?
She hurriedly ordered someone to find a carving knife.
Wen Jin first drank a bowl of goat milk and almond soup to replenish his strength. This time he picked up the carving knife and rolled up his sleeves.
She ignored the line "If you don't follow the rules, the world will be destroyed." Instead, she started carving it under that line.
"Why is this carving knife so difficult to use?" Wen Jin frowned.
Fengchun saw that she hadn't finished carving a stroke for a long time, so he was worried for her.
“Princess, is it possible that... it’s not the problem with the carving knife?
"How about we change the pen? After you finish writing, ask the craftsman to engrave it."
Fengchun said with a smile.
Wen Jin patted the ashes on his hands and coughed lightly, "That's okay, get some pen and ink ready!"
When she picked up her pen, she said, "Women should strengthen themselves". Her strokes were vigorous and full of character.
Fengchun's face was shocked.
She suddenly understood why the princess had to bring this plaque back, and why she was so hungry that she was still busy carving words on it!
"The world will be destroyed? Bah! Who are you trying to scare? Respecting women and liberating women will lead to a society that they can't even imagine!"
Wen Jin sneered, thinking of the modern society in which she lived, and of the many shining female representatives who shine on various world-class stages such as economy, politics, science, etc. I suddenly feel full of pride!
"The more they don't want us to run a girls' school! The more we must run a girls' school! Make it bigger and better!"
Women are never the inferior second sex!
While Wen Jin was having breakfast, Xiao Yuchen hurried back from the Beiya Army.
He couldn't help but stare when he saw the plaque Wen Jin deliberately placed in a prominent position in the main room of the main courtyard.
"Women should strengthen themselves..." Looking at the thick and vigorous handwriting, he couldn't help but take a deep look at Wen Jin.
"The Mulan Academy building burned down, what are you going to do?" Xiao Yuchen sat down next to her.
Wen Jin rinsed his mouth, asked someone to remove the food, sat upright and said, "Mulan Academy is too small, and I had no intention of using it anymore.
"Yesterday, I got more than 40,000 taels of silver from selling wood from the ashes. Not only did I not lose money, I also made a lot of money due to the fire.
“The building reconstruction has also been contracted out, we just have to wait for it to be completed and accepted.”
Xiao Yuchen looked at Wen Jin in shock... What kind of luck is this?
"These more than 40,000 taels can be used to buy land on the outskirts of the city and build a girls' school." Wen Jin said.
"Why buy land?" Xiao Yuchen looked at her.
Wen Jin raised his eyebrows.
"Aren't all the land deeds of the palace in Jin'er's hands?" Xiao Yuchen suddenly thought of something and his face tightened, "To this day, you still want to separate 'you and me' from me?"
Xiao Yuchen suddenly tensed his back and pursed his lips slightly, looking faintly hurt.
Wen Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "My lord, I misunderstood. I saw the land deed of the palace. In addition to the fertile fields, there are also farms and orchards, as well as beautifully built villas."
"Daliang has regulations that fertile land cannot be destroyed for other purposes. It would be too wasteful to destroy orchards and other courtyards and rebuild the college.
"I asked Fengchun to explore the land on the outskirts of the city. It was barren and barren, except for a stretch of crooked-neck jujube trees with wild jujubes, and only weeds.
"It's cheaper to buy it, and it's more suitable to convert it into a college. The place is not far from the main road, and the transportation is convenient. In the future, we can just build a road directly to the entrance of the college."
Xiao Yuchen softened his expression after hearing what she said.
He reached out and gently held Wen Jin's hand, his eyes shining brightly, "That's good. If you need my help, Jin'er just speak up."
Wen Jin looked at him with a smile, "Others say that women who are uneasy in the inner courtyard, want to go to school, and want to establish themselves in this world by themselves, are not respecting the rules. The prince thinks..."
"Nonsense! Everyone has their own talents! Some people like to live in their inner chambers, raising their husbands and raising their children. They are kind and virtuous!
"Some people care about their family, country and world, and have lofty ambitions, but they have no talent or virtue? Narrow-minded! Superficial! Generalizing!"
Xiao Yuchen was even more indignant than her.
Wen Jin was amused by him and laughed.
"I'm serious, why are you laughing!" Xiao Yuchen glared at her and held her hand in his palm.
"Your Majesty, if you have such intention, you have done me a great favor!" Wen Jin said seriously.
She has beautiful features and looks even more beautiful when she is looking at someone intently.
Xiao Yuchen was fascinated... secretly glad that he was not a pedantic old stubborn, otherwise how could he be worthy of her trust.
"Ask the steward to buy any piece of land you like. He often does this job and is familiar with the people in the Yamen."
Wen Jin shook his head, "It's not a big deal. I plan to leave it to Yingxiang and Xiaokui."
"Two girls? Then I'm afraid..."
"Yingxiang will not only be a female teacher in the future, but also the management of the college. Therefore, if she has such an opportunity, she should be allowed to practice.
"Otherwise, she will have to deal with more and more complex people in the future, and how will she be able to handle them so well?"
Wen Jin thought deeply, and she also knew that talents come from training and hard work.
She must be willing to delegate power and let go in order to help the people below her grow up.
Xiao Yuchen nodded slowly.
It is now the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and the market is gradually becoming lively.
Yingxiang couldn't sit still, so she took Xiaokui to see the land on Chuqi.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, she reached an agreement with the owner of the land.
"They want 30,000 taels of silver. After the Lantern Festival, when the Yamen starts working, you can go to the Yamen to get the official seal and place it under the name of the princess." Yingxiang looked happy.
Wen Jin shook his head, "Don't put it in my name..."
"Then put it under the name of Prince Huai's Mansion?" Yingxiang nodded, "That's appropriate..."
"That's inappropriate," Wen Jin shook his head again, "Since it is a women's school, it cannot be under the name of Prince Huai's Mansion!"
Yingxiang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly thought of the fire at Mulan Academy... and the gossip of the people at that time.
"The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop..." Yingxiang sighed, "I want to do something good, but I have to suffer so much criticism! It's really unfair!"
Wen Jin smiled, "So the sage said, don't worry about the future when doing good deeds. If you know what you want to do, why bother with gossip?
"It's just that when it's time not to take credit, you have to step aside and give way to someone worthy of your honour."
Yingxiang nodded thoughtfully, "Then this land will be placed..."
"Let's arrange it in the name of the Queen Mother," Wen Jin said.
Yingxiang's eyes lit up, "Congratulations, Princess!"
Originally, the matter had been settled.
After agreeing on the tenth day of the lunar month, they signed the sale and purchase deed in private. Just wait until the Yamen opens, then go to the government office to get the official seal.
Who knew that on the tenth day of the lunar month, the landlord of that land suddenly changed his mind!
"I won't sell it, I won't sell it!" The landlord pushed Yingxiang and Xiaokui away, "I didn't know you were planning to build a girls' school at first. If I had known, I wouldn't have agreed to it in the first place!"
Yingxiang and Xiaokui have both good and bad things to say...
boom! The two of them were rejected.
When the two came to return to Wen Jin, Yingxiang drooped her head, and Xiaokui was so angry that her eyes were red and she was holding back tears.
