Three points are destined, seven points depend on face

The queen was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "You are really an honest person."

Mingyue also laughed at the side, "Sister Xia, you are so funny, how do you plan to brag to your children and grandchildren?"

Xia Chuntao thought for a while, "I have to tell them that the palace walls are so high, the roads inside are spacious and clean, and the most important thing is that it's so quiet!"

To be honest, it's really quiet in this palace. After all, there are many palaces and courtyards, so you won't be able to see people as soon as they go in!

Xia Chuntao's extremely ordinary words brought back the queen's memories.

Having lived in this palace for decades, she had long been accustomed to such silence. Xia Chuntao's straightforward words suddenly reminded the queen of the first time she entered the palace.

That day, the sky was blue and there was a slight breeze. She entered the palace with several girls and waited for the queen to choose the crown prince.

At that time, she was still an innocent little girl, longing for the beauty of being a couple for the rest of her life, and there was also a time when her love for the emperor was unquestionable.

But she married into an emperor's family...an ideal is an ideal after all. She lived her life as a subordinate of the emperor - a queen who followed the rules and fulfilled her duties.

She remembered that when she entered the palace for the first time, she felt that the palace walls were so high and thick and the roads were quiet, although she was already used to it now...

"What else, what else?" Mingyue asked excitedly, interrupting the queen's reverie.

"And of course, I have seen the empress, who is the mother of the world. Let me ask, there are so many people in the world, how many of them can see the grace of the empress? This alone is enough for a common woman to brag about for a lifetime!"

The queen was pleased by Xia Chuntao's words. Who doesn't like to hear flattery, but Xia Chuntao's flattery made the queen feel comfortable.

Mingyue smiled and said to Xia Chuntao: "Of course, my mother is a role model for women in the world, and not just anyone can see her. Sister Xia, do you think you should thank me?"

Xia Chuntao nodded repeatedly, what else could she say at this time?

The queen asked: "I heard that you have four children? Have all the children come to the capital with you?"

"Going back to my mother-in-law, the children are all in my hometown. The peasant woman has set up a school in her hometown, and the children are studying there."

"Running a school? Yourself?"

"The school was mainly funded and designed by women, and then completed by the district chief and the engineering team."

Xia Chuntao was embarrassed to say that she had opened an academy. Wouldn't that make her look too arrogant?

"Why do you want to open a school?"

In Dai Viet, most academies and schools were jointly established with funding from the court and funds from local gentry or aristocratic families. Of course, except for small private schools in various places.

I have never heard of a woman running a school.

You know, even if you open an ordinary school, the total expenses for buying land, building a house, hiring a husband, and other expenses will cost at least five to six hundred taels. If it were an academy, it would be impossible to build it without two or three thousand taels.

The queen thought for herself, if she had such a sum of money, would she think of setting up a school?

The answer is: no.

Because this is a matter for men, she won't think about it at all!

As a person who has received modern education, Xiaoxia knows the importance of "knowledge changes destiny".

Xia Chuntao lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then replied: "Mother women want their children to have a different future, instead of having to live their entire lives in a small village. Women also want children like them There is a chance to change your destiny.”

"In this school for civilian women, those who excel in their studies are exempted from tuition fees, meal expenses, pen and ink fees, and book fees. The top three students each year receive a scholarship, which is both a reward and an encouragement."

The queen's expression was calm, but in fact her heart was filled with ups and downs.

If you want your children to leap over the dragon's gate, the queen can understand. But Xia Chuntao obviously runs a school not only for his own children, but also for the children of other families. It is unbelievable that a little village woman has such a "great love" thought!

Mingyue was curious, "Does the school still need to be designed?"

"Our school is built on a mountain. It needs to be built according to the terrain and environment. Because it occupies a relatively large area, it still needs some planning."

Xia Chuntao forgot to address her as she spoke, and her attitude became more casual when talking to Mingyue.

The queen glanced at Xia Chuntao, but did not interrupt her. It was obvious that Mingyue liked someone to get along with her so casually.

"I really want to see the school planned by Sister Xia!"

"Princess can come and see it anytime she wants, but the journey is long and too hard. If the princess can wait, I will design my own restaurant, shop, and girls' club in the capital in a year or two. Then the princess can come and see it anytime."

"What is a girls' club?"

"This is a secret! In short, this is a place where women can enter but men cannot."

Mingyue covered her mouth and glanced at her mother quietly. Seeing that her mother had no expression, her heart thumped, "Sister Xia, are you trying to do something..."

Xia Chuntao was so happy that she suddenly understood Mingyue's sudden caution. She was also frightened. She was really impatient. She was trying to be clever in front of the Queen. She was going to die!

"The civilian woman didn't make it clear. This club is exclusively for women. It mainly provides skin care, massage, and artificial hot springs. Of course, the club will also provide different party services according to the needs of the guests. This club is a serious place. The empress has a clear warning.”

Before the queen said anything, Mingyue patted her chest, "It scared me to death. I thought it was that kind of place?"

The queen's voice rang in Mingyue's ears: "Tell me, what kind of place do you think it is?"

Mingyue smiled playfully at the queen, "Mother, I just listened to it, really!"

The queen had nothing to do with her girl, so she tapped her little nose and said, "From now on, stay in the palace and stay there. If you run around again, I will tell your father."

Mingyue made a sad face and glanced at Xia Chuntao resentfully.

Before Mingyue Jiao finished her act, a palace maid came to report: The eldest princess came to visit the queen.

"Mingyue, take Xiaoxia to play in your palace."

Coming out of the Queen's "Fengming Palace", I happened to run into the eldest princess and her party.

Princess Mingyue smiled and greeted the eldest princess. After Xia Chuntao saluted, she stepped back and acted like a quail. The eldest princess glanced at Xia Chuntao and didn't ask any questions.

Xia Chuntao was there as a quail. Of course she didn’t know how shocked someone would be to see her!

Wei Tingzhou looked at Xia Chuntao not far away and couldn't believe his eyes! How did someone thousands of miles away appear in the palace?

Wei Tingzhou wiped his eyes. Could it be that he was hallucinating? I don’t miss Xia Chuntao that much, right?

Princess Pingyang on the side looked at her brother's abnormal behavior and was very confused, "What's wrong with you? Are your eyes uncomfortable?"

Um? This voice is a bit familiar, as if I heard it not long ago.