The next day, the concubines from the Sixth Palace came to Chongqing Palace to pay their respects to Li Wei. The noble concubine first reported: "I heard that the Queen Mother advocates frugality and sets an example by reducing her own needs by half. The concubines are also willing to follow the example of the Queen Mother. ”
Seeing that everyone was willing to carry out the execution, Li Wei nodded and said: "It is advocating to be thrifty, waste is shameful. I also welcome the concubines who are willing to follow me to carry out the execution, but the princes and princesses need nutrition at the time when their bodies are growing, so they should not spend too much on food and clothing. I'm sorry, a quarter of the cost is enough. My original intention is to reduce unnecessary waste. Please don't overdo it."
Everyone praised Li Weiying for being smart and virtuous, and Li Wei continued: "There is one more thing I need to discuss with the sisters today. I have always had an idea these days. Princes start enlightenment at the age of three, and every prince There is a teacher for guidance, and everyone is expected to succeed in their studies. However, as they are both royal children, the education received by the princesses is very different from that of the princes. Although the princesses are girls, they also need to study. Ming Li, so I plan to have people clean up the Wenhua Pavilion so that the princesses living in the palace can study in the library like the princes. At that time, I will also have people hire serious people from the Hanlin Academy. Sir, do you have any opinions on teaching them knowledge and principles of life?”
The noble concubines and others all agreed upon hearing this: "This is really a good idea. It is rare for the Queen Mother to think so thoughtfully. It is really a blessing for the princesses."
Seeing that they had no objections, there was no difficulty in advancing the matter.
Li Wei added: "There are only four princesses in the palace now, and the number is really small, so I plan to select a few girls from aristocratic families to accompany the princesses and read together."
The news that Li Wei let the princesses study in the Wenhua Hall reached the cabinet. The chief assistant of the cabinet, Du Yu, said: "This queen mother does not look young, but she is quite thoughtful. First she took the lead in cutting down the rules, and then let her Princesses read."
Liao Qi smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is young and has nothing to do. She must be looking for something to kill her boredom, so that some women from aristocratic families can come to the palace as companions and have a few people around her to talk to."
As foreign ministers, they have no room to comment on matters in the palace.
Zhao Qian looked at the document on one side without raising his head. He knew very well that the Queen Mother wanted to slowly change this era. What she is doing now is just the beginning, but I hope it will be a good start. Don't be affected by it. Too much resistance.
The news of selecting a daughter from an aristocratic family to serve as a companion for the princesses spread quickly. Several wealthy families in the capital had quite some ideas and were very willing to send their daughters to the palace, not because they could learn anything, but just as an opportunity. An opportunity to climb to power. Every family hopes that their daughter will fall in the eyes of the Queen Mother and gain more glory and wealth in the future.
When the day came for the wedding ceremony, Mrs. Fu brought Silang's wife and Li Xing to pay their respects to Li Wei.
The mother, daughter and sisters greeted each other, and Li Wei first greeted her sixth sister-in-law and talked about their family affairs. Without saying a few words, Mrs. Fu said to her daughter-in-law and daughter: "Silang's wife and fifth girl, please go outside for a walk first. I will have a few words with the Queen Mother alone."
Then Mrs. Jian stood up, took Li Xing's hand and said goodbye to Li Wei. Li Wei called a palace maid and said, "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law are invited to the garden to enjoy the flowers."
Now that the messenger has taken away the two sisters, Mrs. Fu has nothing to worry about.
She lowered her voice and asked Li Wei: "You are so grandiose about finding reading companions for the princesses. Do you plan to select a suitable candidate from these aristocratic girls to prepare for the emperor?"
Facing his mother's suggestion, Li Wei was obviously stunned for a moment: "No, no, how is that possible? The emperor is only that old, and he is still a child, so this is not the point."
When Mrs. Fu saw her daughter's denial, she wondered: "You really don't think so? You just want to find a companion for the princesses?"
"It's not just companionship. Let's study together and make progress together."
"Your thoughts are really simple, but you haven't thought about it before, now you can think about it carefully. You must know what kind of future queen you will choose. Once you have a suitable candidate, train it well. You can also save a lot of worry and just enjoy yourself.”
"Mom, it's too early to say this now. My original intention is simply to allow girls to study seriously for a few days, and I have no plans to be a matchmaker for them for the time being."
Her daughter was still so innocent, so Mrs. Fu wanted to teach her well. After all, she was the Queen Mother, so she had to have a longer-term vision. But these are things for later, and what matters now is another matter.
"Queen Mother, why don't you let your fifth sister come to the palace with you to accompany you? Doesn't the Ninth Princess need a companion? How about letting her accompany the Ninth Princess and you have someone to talk to?"
Li Wei readily agreed: "Okay, it would be a good thing if Fifth Sister is willing."
"As for your sister's future, do you still remember what I mentioned to you last time?"
Li Wei naturally understood what her mother meant and wanted to pair Li Xing and Zhao Qian together. She said: "There was a queen in the family before, and now I am the queen mother. Let my sister marry the regent. This will make people outside What do you think of our Li family?”
It was clearly agreed before. Could it be that Ah Wei went back on her word? Mrs. Fu would not agree. She hurriedly said: "I don't care what others say. You are the Queen Mother now. Who dares to disobey your will? Your sister is with me." Over the years, I have been thinking about finding a good place for her. "
Li Wei naturally felt a little depressed when she mentioned this matter. She said impatiently: "I know. Her future lies with me."
After her mother and the others left, Li Wei stayed in Linglong Pavilion without anyone waiting on her. She sat there in silence for a long time until Cai Zhi came in carrying a square plate.
"The Queen Mother, the daughter of the people has made a plaster, do you want to try it?"
"OK."
Li Wei lifted up her trouser legs under her skirt, exposing her painful knees. Cai Zhi knelt in front of her and took care of her carefully.
The dark plaster has a pungent medicinal smell. Li Wei actually doesn't hate this smell. In her opinion, the medicinal smell is actually a pleasant fragrance.
After Cai Zhi helped Li Wei apply the plaster and clean her hands, Li Wei stood up and called her out: "Cai Zhi, come with me."
Cai Zhi followed Li Wei into the dormitory for some unknown reason. Li Wei found a bunch of things and gave them to Cai Zhi: "Please help me see if these diets and medicines can treat chest tightness, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations."
Cai Zhi was a little confused, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions. She just did whatever the Queen Mother asked her to do. Her grandfather taught her not to ask what she shouldn’t ask, and don’t say what she shouldn’t say.
(End of chapter)