Before Zhu Ying's wedding, no invitations were sent to the princesses in the palace, so Princess Yongping naturally did not attend, because she had the best excuse, she had two brothers dead. Even though she knew that the fourth prince went secretly, and her father also went secretly with the third prince, but her father did not take her, she just pretended not to know.
    And she understood that her father was not partial to her, but was afraid that she and Zhu Ying had been enemies since childhood, and they loved to fight and snatch everything, so she was unhappy when she saw Zhu Ying's grand wedding. He was worried that she would fall in love with the scene and regret marrying.    

Of course, she was not anxious to get married at all - to be more precise, she could not think of any man worth marrying in her sight. However, she did not want to be compared with Zhu Ying after all. It was just that Zhu Ying invited them to get together three days after the wedding, when Zhang Shoudu had finished his wedding leave and returned to school, and she had to come.    

However, after reading the list, she found that, except for Zhu Ying, the other female teachers were either unmarried women or widows. In this situation, a new bride like Zhu Ying would be awkward and awkward. Although she knew Zhu Ying well, the reckless Miss Zhu probably didn't know what embarrassment was. Princess  Yongping didn't attend the wedding in Zhang Garden, but Hong received the invitation, so she went. However, she just talked with Zhang Shou's adoptive mother Wu for a while, and didn't go to Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou's new house in person like Ye did. After all, she  and Zhu Ying were not that familiar with each other, and they couldn't be said to be close friends who met too late. Instead of trying to find topics to pretend to be familiar with each other when sitting opposite each other, it was better to accompany Wu to entertain guests.    

And accompanying Wu did help a lot. So, today when she, Princess Yongping and Zhu Ying gathered in the spacious courtyard of the selected girls' school, Zhu Ying left Princess Yongping and thanked her with a smile. Seeing that Princess Yongping didn't say a word and acted as if you don't exist, Hong could only be modest.    

Although they are enemies, people are in high spirits when they are happy. Zhu Ying is no longer like she used to be, who would argue with Princess Yongping over the slightest thing. Princess Yongping didn't say anything, and she didn't chatter about her wedding. Anyway, she already had all the glory she should have. She just discussed with Hong with interest the female students that each family wanted to send.    

Even Princess Yongping, who was a princess of the royal family, heard about this for the first time. She could only watch Zhu Ying talking about which girl was shy and her family was going to send her to a girls' school in the hope that she would be outgoing; which girl was too shy and dared not even speak a complete sentence; and which girl was not good at calculations and was not good at housekeeping...    

After hearing the end, Princess Yongping could not help but say, "What you said was all about the daughters of officials and even nobles. This is far from what Madam Hong said before, that she hoped that women in the world could learn to be self-reliant in addition to self-respect and self-love. Isn't this too far away?"    

"Does the girls' school only benefit these daughters of officials who don't have to worry about not having teachers to teach them? These girls with family backgrounds, even if they don't go to the girls' school, naturally have the support of their families."    

"Unlike many seemingly well-off families in the world who value sons over daughters, even if they have a successful candidate in the imperial examination, their daughters are illiterate and are at the mercy of others after they get married. Madam Hong, don't you always want to speak up for these people? Zhu Ying, don't you say you hope these people can learn to be self-reliant?"    

At this moment, Ye and several other female teachers that Zhu Ying personally invited just arrived one after another. They found that Princess Yongping had actually quarreled with Zhu Ying and Hong, and they couldn't help but look at each other in different ways. Most of them had only dealt with Zhu Ying before, and were not familiar with Princess Yongping at all. They only knew that she used to host the Yuehua Tower Literary Club and was known as the most talented woman in the capital.    

So, they looked at each other, and most of them were very cautious and did not interrupt rashly. Only Ye frowned and was the first to speak: "Thinking back then, the wife of Liang Ji, a powerful official in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was beautiful and good at acting like a seductress. She made up with sad eyebrows, crying makeup, a horse bun, bent waist steps, and a smile with decayed teeth, thinking it was seductive. However, women in the feudal state and even the world thought it was beautiful, so they all imitated it."    

"From this we can see that many fashions were originally passed down from the families of officials and nobles. Women's education is no exception."    

Ye actually spoke so directly for herself, and Zhu Ying was immediately in high spirits. She did not continue to talk along with Ye's words, but smiled and turned her head to look at Hong. Sure enough, Hong also nodded slightly.     "I had never thought that there would be so many daughters from official and noble families willing to come to the girls' school, so I only planned to recruit some female students from well-off families. Since they have no worries about their livelihood, their fathers, brothers and elders at home will definitely hope that they can take this opportunity to learn something, marry better in the future, and even bring their relatives and friends to a higher level."     "But I didn't expect Miss Zhu's reputation and influence to be so great that many families are willing to send their daughters here just for her reputation. If I really don't accept them because of my ambition, wouldn't that exclude them from the women of the world? I think that if official families are willing to send their daughters to the girls' school, many ordinary families will flock to it if the news spreads."    

"As long as you can teach these students well, you female teachers will naturally be famous and respected."    

Among the female teachers who came today, except for two widows who were indeed famous for their talents and virtues in the capital, the other four, including Ye, all went through more than one selection in the palace because of the selection of concubines for the princes. After the defeat of the first and second princes, the selection of concubines was suspended. They were in an awkward situation for a while, so they weighed the pros and cons again and again before accepting Zhu Ying's invitation.    

Even such an invitation was not something they could do on their own. Many people even came up with various rhetoric methods to convince their families. Therefore, when the words "Hong's reputation is well-known and respected" came out, Ye was fine, but the other three were all excited.    

They were all at a good age like flowers, and they were able to pass the re-selection in the selection of concubines. Whether it was temperament or talent, if not first-rate, it was quite good. Who would really be willing to live alone for the rest of their lives?    

When Zhu Ying visited them before, she kept saying that the emperor did not want to delay their lives, but their families had all kinds of concerns. Or their families wanted to find good families for them, but there were many obstacles from their clans and villages. Of course, they also hoped to make some achievements in the girls' school and make a name for themselves, so as not to be controlled by others and deprived of their freedom all their lives.

Therefore, Chen from Qingyuan was the first to agree: "Yes, most ordinary families will follow the example of officials. Once many daughters of officials are enrolled in school, others will naturally follow suit."    

"We have to take one step at a time. We can't rush it. Enrolling people from top to bottom is also a way."    

"Girls' schools are different from public schools. Sons from poor families may be able to work one less day, plant one less day, and squeeze out time to go to school. But girls from poor families can't wait for this day, because they have long been sold by their parents and elders for money!" The one  who said this was Hu, who came from Tongzhou like Ye. Her voice was sharp, and it was obvious that it was a bit sharper than others. In the end, she directly expressed her grievances.    

"Just like those so-called parents in my family who beat their chests and stamped their feet, regretting that I couldn't earn them the title of a prince's consort. You know, the younger boys in the family can't read, and they can't get any reputation in the imperial examinations. This hope is placed on girls. The so-called marriage is just the best way to sell them for a good price!"

"So, it's the same for girls' schools. As long as there is a daughter from a famous family enrolling, many families will try their best to send their daughters here. It's not to make them independent and learn skills, but to make them get close to the rich and powerful so that they can bring them along! The so-called success of one person brings success to the whole family, that's the truth!" Although Hu's words were sharp and a bit harsh, most people agreed with them. Ye, who was the first to speak up for Zhu Ying, felt that something was not right.
    It was not because Hu's words were wrong, but because what she said was too right.
    Sure enough, the next moment, she saw Princess Yongping sneer and say, "It is because people often like to imitate others blindly, so I don't want to recruit too many daughters of officials. These girls will inevitably be proud of their family background. What if they don't accept the discipline of the female teachers, but instead look down on others and show off their family background?"
    "And the most important thing is, if all the families who want to curry favor with the rich and powerful send their daughters here, how will they be selected? How can we ensure fairness? By then, people outside who don't like girls' schools will incite them, and rumors will spread. What will be the result?"
    "The public school has old officials like Lu Wan and Liu Zhiyuan, and capable people like your husband Zhang Jiuzhang, but they still have to rely on old Master Ge to come forward, and sometimes even need the prince to support them. What about girls' schools?"
    "The girls' school is at best just for me, a princess of little importance, and you, the daughter of Duke Zhao, who has a distinguished family background, and Madam Hong's reputation for scholarly family, and the reputation of these female teachers for their talent and virtue. But compared to the public school, it is many times weaker, can it withstand the criticism of others?"
    "The most important thing is, don't you feel wronged when the girls you wanted to educate stab you in the back and scold you?"
    Princess Yongping's sudden counterattack stunned Hu, who was full of resentment just now, the two widowed female teachers who weighed the pros and cons and did not speak rashly, or Chen who spoke first and the other two who nodded. Hong, who had expected it just now, suddenly became very difficult, and after thinking about it, she decided to speak to ease the atmosphere.
    However, she did not expect that Zhu Ying would calmly rush ahead of her and said, "It is a new school for girls, so it is impossible to cater to everything. For example, for the daughters of officials, I plan to only accept those whose families do not hold high positions and have no power. In other words, daughters of powerful families will not be accepted at all! I believe that all female teachers do not want to be sought for favors by dignitaries in a roundabout way, and then be tied up, right?"
    Zhu Ying glanced at everyone and saw that Ye nodded first, Hu and others looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and most of them nodded in agreement. She smiled and glanced at Hong, who seemed relieved, and stood up calmly.
    "As for girls from the folks, the girls' school can't just accept them all. As the saying goes, it's better to have nothing than to have something bad, just like the public school. Even if we can't post the test questions like Jiuzhang Hall and let people hand in their answers as a preliminary screening, we can find other ways. Since I have agreed to be the inspector of the school, then I can at least do one thing, that is, to investigate."
    When saying this, Zhu Ying's mouth curled up, and she looked radiant: "Of course, the Zhaoguo Mansion has plenty of manpower, but this is not my reliance, because now I am a married daughter, and it doesn't make sense to trouble my natal family for everything. My family has Ah Liu who is all kinds of people in the capital, so as long as Ah Liu takes action, there are plenty of people to run around and find out the details of each family that has registered."
    This time, even Princess Yongping couldn't help but be stunned-can people from all kinds of religions and all kinds of people be used like this?
    Today, Zhu Ying specifically requested to send Zhu Hong and others to follow Zhang Shou to the public school, but brought Ah Liu here. Therefore, when Zhu Ying showed off and brought herself up in the room, Ah Liu was stunned at first, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
    He had fought all kinds of people in the capital before, because of the lesson he learned from the incident with the prince's son Zheng Chengen. So he thought that in order to create a relatively safe environment for Zhang Shou, he could also spread spies and pay attention to the movements of all parties, so he could prepare for many things in advance - but now after hearing what Zhu Ying said, he suddenly found that his horizons were broadened.
    This time, because of the matter of the eldest prince and the second prince, the Wucheng Bingma Division led by Zhu Tingfang and the Shuntian Prefecture Office managed by Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan were carrying out a crackdown inside and outside the capital. Many people from all walks of life were so scared that they dared not show up, and they said they were almost starving to death.
    If new uses for these guys can be developed, then many people can have a legitimate livelihood... This is just like what my young master once said, the so-called hand-washing and going ashore to be a good person?
    Ah Liu was daydreaming outside, while Zhu Ying was talking about her criteria for recruiting people. Apart from the daughters of minor officials and unknown royal families, her target for recruiting people was indeed the same as Princess Yongping and Mrs. Hong's original idea, that is, to recruit people from well-off families, but there was no special requirement for the family background and family members.
    In Zhu Ying's words, if she had nothing to do, if there was a family where the fathers and elders valued sons over daughters, were greedy, and treated their daughters as rare goods, and the girl had the determination to be self-reliant, she would be happy to recruit her, even if it meant fighting with them for three hundred rounds...
    Of course, she said so, but Princess Yongping and everyone else just ignored her words. Even Mrs. Hong claimed that she wanted to promote the weak women in the world, but she didn't want to start the difficult mode at the beginning and ask for trouble. Ah Liu secretly swore outside that she would never let a girl from such a top-class family enter the girls' school. Otherwise, if Zhu Ying went to fight against heaven and earth, what would Zhang Shou do?
    At this moment, Ah Liu, who was guarding outside the door, suddenly noticed some movement outside. He left quietly without hesitation. When he was out of the yard and almost at the gate, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him calmly. It was Chu Kuan.