Zhulan looked over and there was something she didn't understand. Concubine Chen's carriage was in the distance, and there were several other carriages along with Concubine Chen's. It was obvious that the Chen family had sent many girls to school.
The Queen Mother was in no hurry to get off the carriage, and she sighed, "She could have lived a happy life if she hadn't married into the palace."
Zhu Lan thought to herself that she felt that Concubine Chen had nothing to regret except that she didn't have a daughter. "Shall we go down?"
"good."
Zhulan got off the carriage first, then helped the empress dowager down, and the two walked to the admissions desk.
There was a booklet on the table, which recorded people's names and other information in detail, and their family situations were also clearly written.
The one in charge of writing is the child that Zhulan promoted from the female orphans. She is already sixteen years old and will stay in the academy in the future to be responsible for record-keeping and other miscellaneous tasks.
It is said that there were couples among the orphans. The one she left behind was engaged to another orphan. There was more than one couple engaged, and they even asked the manager at that time to act as a matchmaker.
Because they appear in pairs, they are more tolerant in repaying the money, keeping half and repaying the other half every month.
The wages in women's colleges are not low, and the purpose is to subtly improve the status of women.
Zhulan introduced the Queen Mother, "Not counting the maids who clean and cook, there are fifteen people in total, five hired gentlemen, ten in charge of finance and other positions, and six of them are female orphans."
The Queen Mother just stood at the door and watched the admission process for a while. "These girls have been well trained."
Zhulan: "They are working hard."
Children in ancient times were mature and knew how to be grateful. Except for a few with bad character, most children were good.
Zhulan took the Queen Mother to the classroom and then to the teacher's room. The Queen Mother toured the academy carefully and said with a smile, "It's very complete."
Zhulan was very proud. She had spent a lot of time thinking about it. "I hope all girls can learn some skills."
The Queen Mother smiled, "They will cherish it."
The Queen Mother was quite old and not in very good health, so she left after staying for a short while. The academy was open today, and the Queen Mother left as others entered the academy one after another.
Zhulan was tired after walking all the way, so Changzhong pushed his elder brother aside and said, "Mom, let me help you to rest."
"Okay, let's go to the pavilion in front."
Changzhong, "Mom, you are so awesome."
"Mom is not great."
Changzhong glared, "You are the best in your son's heart."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Aren't you going to go shopping?"
"I want to be with my mother."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Okay, then sit with me for a while."
Several granddaughters and daughters-in-law have already gone to visit the college. Because there are many female relatives in the yard, Zhou Lao Da and the others sat together and talked.
Zhulan took a break. The admission procedures were almost completed. The female official came over and said, "Everything has been completed."
Zhulan took the booklet and asked, "How many students?"
The female officer was a little excited, "More than fifty students."
There were much more than she expected. She thought a dozen would be good, but there were actually over fifty!
Zhulan looked at the oldest who was ten years old and the youngest who was six years old. She felt a little disappointed, but then she cheered up and said, "We will divide them into classes based on their willingness. Currently, they will focus on learning to read and count. We will divide them based on their talents in the future."
The female officer was excited and said, "Okay."
In the academy, in front of the picture that Zhulan had someone draw, Ji Rong stood there for a long time without moving, and then she heard, "Mom, this was drawn by grandma."
Ji Rong turned around and greeted him quickly, "Greetings, Princess, and Princess."
Xue Han recognized Ji Rong and said, "Get up."
Lin Xi didn't say anything. It seemed that Ji Rong came secretly. Well, when grandma became the dean, it was Old Man Luo who spoke the most harshly. The Luo family would not come.
Ji Rong knew that some of what she did was unpleasant, so she quickly withdrew.
Xue Han and the others left, "Your displeasure is written all over your face."
"No, I just have no expression on my face."
Xue Han would not say too much about her daughter for outsiders. Her daughter didn't like Ji Rong, and she didn't like her either. What Ji Rong did was right for her, but some habits were hard to change once they started. After the incident in Prince Qin's Mansion last time, Ji Rong's bottom line was lowered little by little.
Zhulan met the students who had enrolled, talked to the children's parents, and took care of some other things. Half an hour had passed. Knowing that Shuren was coming to pick her up, she got up and prepared to go home.
She had been wearing the imperial robes for the whole morning and her head and face felt heavy, so she wanted to go home and rest.
Zhou Shuren came in and asked, "Are you done?"
"It's done. Has the Emperor returned to the capital?"
"I went back a long time ago. Rongchuan and I chatted for a while. By the way, Rongchuan has already taken his daughter back to Beijing."
Zhulan stood up and said, "Let's go back too."
Zhou Shuren looked at his wife walking towards him from the desk, feeling a little dazed. He couldn't help but wonder if his wife was like this in modern times
When she went out, Boss Zhou and his men were already waiting outside. Zhulan didn't see her youngest son, "Where are Changzhong and Yujiao?"
Zhou Laodao said: "Didn't they follow mother?"
"No."
Zhou Shuren raised his chin and said, "He's back."
Zhulan turned her head and her son followed the little girl helplessly. The little girl ran over and said, "Grandpa, grandma."
Zhulan, "Where did you go? There are still leaves on your head."
Changzhong, "She is the most naughty."
Yu Jiao laughed, "Grandma, it's fun here."
Zhulan tapped her granddaughter's nose and said, "Your sister is angry."
Yujiao stood on tiptoe, "I want to ride in a carriage with grandma. I have a secret to tell grandma."
"Okay, let's go together."
Yuyi thought that the monk could escape but the temple could not, so she would go back home to deal with her sister.
In the carriage, Zhou Shuren said, "Now we can tell you the secret."
Yu Jiao shook her head and said, "Grandpa, my uncle helped a little sister, and the little sister blushed."
Zhulan was stunned. Changzhong had always been shy with girls, and this was the first time he took the initiative to help someone. "A student from the academy?"
"No, it's the young lady who came to visit today, Sister Wei."
Zhulan was amused, "Is your last name really Wei?"
Yu Jiao nodded, "However, Sister Wei has a beautiful sister next to her, and Uncle knows her."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and asked, "Do you know him?"
Yu Jiao, "Miss Ji, I heard from my sister."
Zhu Lan said "oh" and didn't want to ask any more questions. "Don't worry about your uncle. Think about how to avoid punishment."
Yu Jiao was wilting, no longer having the energy to be lively, "It's over."
Zhou Shuren was also happy. This little granddaughter was so clever and the lovely little girl was so lively.
The opening of the college became a major topic of discussion in the capital. After the opening of the women's college, several more students were admitted. These students had some connections with Zhulan, and they were all from families she had visited.
After the school officially started, Zhulan would visit every day and teach the children a lesson every day. She didn't have a fixed topic to talk about, and sometimes she would chat with the children. Only after the students got on the right track would Zhulan stop visiting every day.
There was another big event for the Zhou family. The new course edited by Mingrui was approved, and his name was on the book. Although he was only an editor, it was still impressive.
Changyi walked with a breeze, Zhaoshi also smiled every day, and the second house was full of joy.
On this day, Zhulan was thinking about the article she was going to write. Just as she had a rough idea of what she was going to write, her granddaughter rushed in and startled her. "Why are you so irritable today?"
Lin Xi, "Grandma, do you remember going to sea last year?"
"Remember, what's wrong?"