How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Upon hearing this, many noble ladies covered their lips lightly, showing surprise.

"Imperial Academy? Both men and women can enroll? Do you mean that we can also go to the academy in the future?"

"I heard about this before and thought it was fake!"

"Wuxue, is this true?" A noble lady couldn't help but ask Cheng Wuxue. In this kind of matter, Cheng Wuxue usually knows the truth.

Cheng Wuxue nodded slightly, "It is true. My father said that His Majesty has approved the order and is currently preparing for it. By then, all unmarried women over eight years old and under twenty-five years old will be required to study at the Imperial Academy."

"But what are we going to learn in the academy?" The ladies did not understand. "Read the Four Books and Five Classics like the men? But if we can't become an official, what's the point?"

"Yes, maybe we will be laughed at, saying that it is useless for us girls to learn it, it is just a waste of effort, it is better to stay at home honestly..."

The ladies all shook their heads, not optimistic about this, and some even asked, "Is this mandatory? Can I not go if I don't want to? Learning music, chess, calligraphy, and painting and doing housework are tiring enough, and I can't stand the hassle."

The enthusiastic atmosphere of seeking knowledge just now disappeared in an instant, and all the noble ladies were dejected and obviously did not think highly of the Imperial College.

Xie Chengze blinked, and did not try to persuade her in a frustrated manner. Instead, he turned to look at Cheng Wuxue, and asked with a slight curve in his lips, "What do you think, Miss Cheng?"

Cheng Wuxue pursed his lips, his eyes clear and firm, "Although I can't be an official, at least I can help us expand our knowledge and horizons, instead of staying in the backyard and being short-sighted."

She also wanted to be an official, and wanted to be the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple who could find out the truth of the case, so she secretly read a lot of books that only men would read. Even though her father did not understand, she still did it.

Those books undoubtedly made her feel like she had entered a new world and gave rise to more ambitions.

Seeing Cheng Wuxue speak, the three noble ladies beside her also quickly responded, "Yes, yes, and the courses of the Imperial College haven't been released yet, right? Maybe they are about music, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

"Didn't they say that both men and women can enroll? Since we are going, then those young masters in the capital must also go. On weekdays, we can only meet at banquets. If we go to the Imperial College in the future, we can meet every day. It will also be convenient for us to see which of these young masters is more talented and promising, right?"

"Yes, yes. It will also save me from being blind when choosing a son-in-law in the future. If you think about it this way, it can be considered a benefit."

The ladies couldn't help but feel that this made sense, and nodded, "If that's the case, we can go and take a look."

Xie Chengze supported his chin and listened for a while. These noble ladies had been taught since childhood to find good husbands to add strength to the family, so it was inevitable that they would think so. As long as they could "trick" people into entering the Imperial College, wouldn't he have the final say in the end?

but……

He opened his lips slightly, and a barely perceptible malicious smile flashed across his eyes, "I did learn a little news from Lord Shen Yuan."

Hearing this, all the noble ladies looked at him instantly.

Shen Yuan was extremely famous in the capital. He had sealed off so many official households in his time, and his swift and decisive appearance attracted many noble ladies. They all said that if they wanted to marry, they should marry a handsome and capable man like Mr. Shen. Therefore, when they heard that Xie Chengze had received the news from Shen Yuan, they all set their sights on him.

Speaking of which, this woman has been wearing a veil and has not revealed her true face, yet she is so knowledgeable. Could it be that she has some special relationship with Lord Shen?

"What news?" Compared to the relationship between Xie Chengze and Shen Yuan, Cheng Wuxue was more curious at this time and wanted to know more information about the Imperial College.

"The Imperial Academy teaches a lot of knowledge that has never been seen before." Xie Chengze cleared his throat, "Even the important officials in the imperial palace may not be able to access this knowledge!"

Upon hearing this, the noble ladies couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise, and their interest was instantly piqued.

People are always attracted to the special and want to be special.

"Is it some rare ancient book?"

“Should we learn too?”

"Oh dear sister, please tell me quickly, I am going to die of anxiety!"

The noble ladies couldn't help but sit down, surrounding Xie Chengze and asking anxiously, their beautiful eyes all filled with curiosity.

Xie Chengze deliberately slowed down his tone and spoke word by word, "I heard that the knowledge is very difficult to learn. Only people like you who study hard have the perseverance to digest these difficult contents."

"No way." A noble lady couldn't help but disagree, "Even the students can't figure it out, how can we women who have never come into contact with it understand it?"

"Sister, you are wrong!" Xie Chengze said in a very firm tone, "Just the flood problem, didn't you understand it? You can understand the questions that those students can't figure out, which shows that you have potential!"

"Let me ask you, who among you has not practiced the piano every day until his fingers were sore but he still refused to give up? Who has stood in front of a desk to practice calligraphy and painting, causing pain in the neck, wrists and waist? Who has read through books to improve his chess skills and even had to beg others to borrow ancient chess manuals to read! Such perseverance is no less than that of men, and even greater than theirs!"

"If it were other knowledge that had already been published, those students and young masters might be far superior to you, but the Imperial Academy teaches new knowledge. You are standing at the same starting point as them, which is equivalent to being exposed to these new things at the same time, but you have more perseverance that they cannot match. In this way, what is impossible to understand thoroughly?"

The ladies thought about it and agreed. That was true. If it came to the Four Books and Five Classics that they were familiar with, they might not be able to compare with them. But if they were exposed to new things at the same time, they might not necessarily be inferior to them.

"The most important thing is!" Xie Chengze tapped his head through the veil, and said in a tone that was afraid of confusion, "Since we are all starting from scratch, it can better reflect whether these young masters are smart and have a future! Lord Shen said that the Imperial College will have an exam every month, and the exam content of the men's and women's colleges is exactly the same. If the other party can't even pass you, you can't marry, you can't marry!"

He sighed and said solemnly, "IQ is hereditary!"

Upon hearing this, the ladies' beautiful eyes widened even more.

This girl, what she said makes a lot of sense!

Who wouldn't want to marry a truly talented person, give birth to smart children, and let the offspring prosper the entire family? However, the young men in the capital are of mixed quality, and often they have to rely on gambling. Many noble ladies found out that their husbands were uneducated and unskilled after getting married, and the reputation of being a talented man was all bought.

But the examinations of the Imperial College allow them to distinguish who are the truly talented people and who are the foolish ones even more stupid than them.

If he can’t even pass them in the exam, he must not be very smart. What if the child looks like his father... I can’t even imagine it!