Transformed into a vicious concubine? Being led by the eldest sister is annoying

Chapter 250 The Emperor Agrees to Build a Girls' School

The emperor frowned and fell into deep thought.

At this time, an old minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed. Women have always been the masters of the household. If they learn to read and write and show their faces in public, it will violate etiquette and will disrupt social order."

The debate in the court continued.

The emperor was unable to make a decision for a moment, and finally said: "Let's discuss this matter later, and adjourn the court!"

Master Shen and King Chen looked at each other, feeling worried.

After returning to the mansion, Master Shen and King Chen urgently discussed countermeasures.

King Chen looked solemn and said, "Master, I'm afraid there will be many obstacles in this matter. We need to take a long-term view."

Master Shen nodded slightly and said, "Your Highness, although the Emperor has not rejected it immediately, the situation is still serious. We should find more powerful arguments to convince the Emperor."

Bai Qianqian knew the time for court to adjourn, so she hurried over.

She said, "Master, Your Majesty, I would like to go to the people and collect the voices of women who want to study. Perhaps it will help us gain more bargaining chips."

So Bai Qianqian worked tirelessly among the people.

She met many talented women who were bound by the old system, and they all expressed their desire to study.

At the same time, Master Shen and Prince Chen were trying to win over some ministers with more open minds in the court.

A few days later, he went to court again.

Shen Taifu spoke first: "Your Majesty, I have visited the people recently and found that many women hope to have the opportunity to study to improve themselves and contribute to their country."

King Chen continued, "Father, I have also received many petitions from women in the community. Their words are sincere and touching."

At this time, the ministers who had been won over also spoke out in support.

When the emperor heard this, he was shaken, but still did not express his opinion.

At this time, Bai Qianqian brought several common women to the outside of the court and asked to see the emperor.

The emperor approved.

A woman knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, although I come from a poor family, I am eager to study and gain knowledge, and to contribute to my country and my family."

Another woman also said: "I beg the emperor to show mercy and allow women to have the opportunity to study."

The emperor looked at these women and finally made a decision in his heart.

He said, "Well, since the people are in favor of this, then the girls' school will be allowed. But it must be strictly managed and must not be indecent. The first girls' school must be in the capital."

Everyone was delighted and expressed their gratitude.

The matter of the girls' school has finally been settled.

Bai Qianqian came out of the palace smiling, her eyes full of joy.

But when he returned to Bai Mansion and saw Qingqing, he was stunned for a moment.

"Miss, you are finally back."

Bai Qianqian frowned and asked in confusion: "Qingqing, why are you back home instead of taking care of the disaster victims outside the city?"

"Miss, it's like this, many stores in the city are out of charcoal."

"Some people took the opportunity to raise the price of charcoal too high."

“Are we also asking for too high a price?”

Hearing this, Bai Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought the victims' illness had worsened.

It's just that the price of charcoal has increased.

She waved her hand, "No, we'll keep the original price."

After she finished speaking, she continued, "Give orders that if a rich family comes to buy, the price of charcoal will be the same as other families. If it is a poor family, the price will remain the same."

Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then nodded and left.

After Qingqing left, Bai Qianqian sat on a chair and fell into deep thought.

She knew that there must be someone behind the fluctuation in charcoal prices.

Not long after, Bai Jinyan came to Bai Qianqian's room.

"Fourth sister, I heard that you have arranged the price of charcoal?" Bai Jinyan asked.

Bai Qianqian nodded, "Big sister, I think we shouldn't make such ill-gotten gains at this time."

Bai Jinyan smiled and said, "Sister, you are right, but this may offend some people."

Bai Qianqian looked determined, "I'm not afraid. As long as I can help those poor families, it's worth it even if I offend people."

Bai Jinyan's eyes were full of admiration, "Sister, you have such a heart, I support you."

At this moment, the housekeeper came running over and said, "Miss, this is bad. Several wealthy families have united and said that we have broken the rules and want us to give an explanation."

Bai Qianqian stood up and said, "Let's go meet them."

When we arrived at the front hall, representatives of those wealthy families were waiting there with angry looks on their faces.

"Ms. Bai, you're making it very difficult for us to do this," one of them said.

Bai Qianqian smiled slightly, "Everyone, this is a special period. Poor families are already having a hard time. How can we take advantage of the opportunity to raise the price?"

"Humph, you're cutting off our source of income." Another person snorted coldly.

Bai Qianqian's face darkened. "If you are only interested in making money and don't care about the lives of the people, then you might as well not do this business."

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

At this time, King Chen suddenly came in with his men.

"I think Miss Bai did the right thing." King Chen said.

When they saw King Chen, those wealthy families suddenly panicked.

King Chen continued, "In this disaster year, if anyone dares to profit from the national disaster, I will not let him off easily."

Everyone apologized quickly and left in disgrace.

Bai Qianqian looked at King Chen with gratitude, her eyes full of smiles.

After solving the charcoal problem, Bai Qianqian devoted herself to helping the victims.

However, before one crisis was resolved, another one arose, and the condition of the victims and patients outside the city became increasingly serious.

When Bai Qianqian heard this, her face turned ugly.

This is impossible.

How come the illness is getting worse?

Not to mention, the eldest sister and the doctors in the city took away a large amount of medicinal materials.

Moreover, she also used spirit snake meat.

The condition will only get worse.

She stood up and went immediately to the city gate.

When they arrived at the city gate, Bai Qianqian became even more confused when she saw the sickly looks of the disaster victims.

She found the medicine boy who was in charge of taking care of the patient and asked him what was going on: "What is going on? Why is the condition getting worse instead of getting better?"

The medicine boy said in a panic, "Miss, we don't know either. The medication has been normal these days, but the patient just doesn't get better."

Bai Qianqian frowned and asked her elder sister to come and check the patient's symptoms.

Bai Jinyan took the patient's pulse and his face looked very ugly.

"This illness is indeed a bit strange. It doesn't seem like an ordinary cold."

Bai Qianqian pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of a possibility: "Could there be something wrong with the food or water source?"

Bai Jinyan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "It's not impossible."

But how could it be?

They prepared the food and water.

There should be no problem.

But Qingyan was still asked to check the food and water sources for the victims.

Sure enough, there was something wrong with the water.

When Bai Qianqian heard that there was a problem with the water, her face turned ugly.

She bit her lip and asked, "Big sister, who is responsible for the water?"

Bai Jinyan's face didn't look good either. He opened his mouth and said, "Zhang Dong is in charge."

Hearing this, Bai Qianqian was even more shocked.

This is my uncle's man, so it is impossible for such a low-level problem to occur.

She asked Qingyan to find Zhang Dong.

Zhang Dong's face turned red, and it was obvious that he had realized that there was a problem with the water source he was responsible for.

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