However, the standard for female households was relaxed. It not only involved the gender of the head of the household, but also involved national policies such as granting land, taxation, and servitude. It was definitely not something that Li Baolu asked to relax, and the emperor could relax.

  Compared to the two requirements she made before - reopening the women's school and appointing Qin Wenyin as a first-class wife, this requirement is too difficult and too difficult.

   But the queen mother did not object, and the emperor did not refuse, indicating that they recognized Li Baolu's request.

   was just a dissent to her second point.

  Li Baolu wants to set up a technical school for women to teach them skills and give them a foothold. And if it can get the support of the court or the royal family, the development of the technical school will definitely be fast and stable.

The Queen Mother did not agree. She said: "The relaxation of the standards for female households has already attracted the attention of the world. If the court clearly supports the technical school, the world will have doubts. I know what you think, women are too difficult, and you are just a I also agree in my heart that I want them to have a better life. But if there is a dispute, it will not be good to weaken the national strength.”

   means that both the queen mother and the emperor are willing to support the improvement of the status of women, but it will not work if it makes the court uneasy.

   In the end, they are still unwilling to do too much for women, or they don't think it's worth it.

   Li Baolu laughed at herself, but it's not surprising, because the world is like this, even the knowledgeable Queen Mother, who is a woman, said this, let alone others?

  Li Baolu smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Mother, Baolu knows what to do."

   The Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction. Although Li Baolu is charming and naive, she is also smart, and she is not tired of talking to smart people.

  The Queen Mother raised her eyes and glanced at Qin Wenyin, some hints that even if Li Baolu didn't understand, Qin Wenyin would give her some advice, which was why the Queen Mother summoned their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at the same time.

   Moreover, the Queen Mother did not say anything, but in her heart she agreed and envied the two of them.

   Not to mention Li Baolu, with Gu Jingyun's approval, he became a teacher of Qingxi Academy at a young age. This freedom is something that many women in the world can't ask for.

   And even though Qin Wenyin had a hard time in the first half of her life, now she can get what she wanted. Needless to say, the Qin family and the Gu family, even Bai Yitang doted on her, whether she stayed in Qingxi Academy to teach or went out to play, Bai Yitang would follow her.

   This is so precious to the queen mother who is in the deep palace and will never leave the palace unless she dies.

   She is the queen mother, and it is difficult to express her position clearly on some matters, but she does not oppose or criticize, which has become her greatest encouragement to them.

  The Queen Mother glanced at An An who was yawning in her arms and turned her head to find her mother to sleep. She smiled and said, "The banquet in front is about to start. Do you want to leave An An in this palace to sleep, or take it with you?"

  Li Baolu was silent for a while, thinking of her daughter's violent temper, she still said: "Take it, her father wants to see her."

   lest she could not overturn the palace when she was looking for her.

  The Queen Mother smiled slightly, handed An An to Bao Lu, stood up with the hand of the palace maid, and said with a smile, "Let's go then."

  The Queen Mother took Qin Wenyin and Li Baolu to the Imperial Garden. This year's Mid-Autumn Palace banquet was crowded, so the queen placed the banquet venue in the imperial garden.

  The Guangling Hall and the viewing platform on the edge of the Imperial Garden are vacated for seating. After the meal is finished, everyone can move to the Imperial Garden to enjoy singing and dancing, flowers and the moon.

   Today not only does the emperor have an important announcement to announce, but the queen also wants to see when the second prince will be a girl.

At this time, although the banquet had not yet opened, everyone was there. The emperor, the queen and the crown prince were sitting in the apse and instructed the second prince one by one, "When you see a girl you like, write down the name and let your mother go to investigate later. . Our family doesn't look at the family, only the appearance. As long as you like it, the character is decent. "

  The second prince blushed and nodded, but he couldn't help rolling his eyes. He said it nicely. If he really chose a commoner woman, the father and queen would definitely not be willing.

   Of course, their family doesn't care about the family, because who can match their family if they want to?

  The second prince pretended to be shy and looked down at his toes without speaking.

  The emperor and the queen thought that their son was really shy, so they happily gave space to their three brothers, and let their brothers talk about themselves. Before leaving, he gave the prince a hinting look and asked him and the second child to inquire about his preferences.

  The crown prince smiled and nodded slightly. When his parents went out, he turned his head and saw the second child was still bowing his head and pretending to be shy, and slapped him, "Okay, stop pretending, the father and mother are gone."

The third prince also raised his head full of blood, and bumped the second prince with his elbow: "Second brother, what kind of thing do you like, the mother-in-law asks me every day, it's obviously you who wants to marry a daughter-in-law, why do you keep going? ask me?"

   The second prince rolled his eyes and said, "I'm still young, and the imperial doctor has said that it is best to get married after a man and a crown. What are you worried about?"

   "We're not in a hurry," the prince said, "It's the father, the emperor and the mother who are in a hurry."

   "I already have a grandson and a granddaughter, why are you so eager to let me get married?" The second prince said, "I'm not married, and I don't like any of the girls outside."

   After saying that, he flung his sleeves and left.

  The third prince is still a well-behaved little prince, he didn't understand what's wrong with just going to see the beautiful second brother.

  The prince patted the ignorant younger brother and said helplessly: "Let's go, the banquet is about to start."

   As soon as the two of them went out, a maid came to report that the Queen Mother had also arrived. Their family is going out together.

   Qin Wenyin and Li Baolu had already entered the banquet hall first, found their seats and sat down.

  An An was the youngest among the female relatives present. It was the first time she saw so many people. She looked around curiously and was extremely excited.

  The rest of the people were obviously the first to see people with such a young child coming to the palace banquet, and they all looked at their mother and daughter curiously.

   Even in the royal family, if the princess and the prince are too young to attend the palace banquet, they are afraid that the child will cry on the spot.

  The Queen Mother would suggest that Li Baolu brought An An because she knew that Gu Jingyun's daughter didn't like to cry, and she was very domineering.

   Li Baolu dared to bring it because of this.

Everyone said that An An is very easy to wear, and she is really good. When she was younger, she would cry when she was hungry and wet. When she was older, she would hum when she was hungry, hum when she was wet, and crooked when she was sleepy. He can sleep with his head, and he won't cry anyway, very well-behaved.

At this time, An An was very energetic. Li Baolu put her on his knees and gave her the grapes on the plate. As a result, before she handed it to her mouth, she heard the sound of the whip and the announcement from the servants - the emperor has arrived. !

   Li Baolu hurriedly hugged An An and got up and went out to the queue and knelt down with everyone in line.

   Li Baolu was sweating on her back after giving the empress dowager and the queen prince a salute to An An, but An An was still amused by her, so she grinned and giggled.

  Li Baolu almost couldn't help but touch her dumb hole.

   At this time, everyone got up to go back to their seats. The emperor heard the child's laughter and looked over. When he saw An An, he couldn't help but smile. The smile was gentle and kind.

   The chamberlain and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who raised a heart because of An An's laughter, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly separated the men and women to the table.

  The female relatives moved to the viewing platform, while the male stayed in the Guangling Hall.

  The viewing platform is the open house, and it was only at this time (4:00 p.m.), the autumn wind was cool, and sitting in it was not only cool but also full of the beauty of the imperial garden.

  The queen mother and the queen led the female relatives to the viewing platform, and the four concubines sat below them.

  The current harem is not full, and only concubines and above are able to have the status to attend the palace banquet, and two have given birth to royal children. Compared with the previous emperor, the current harem is too clean and harmonious.

  The Crown Princess stood beside the Queen Mother and smiled and helped her into the arena.

  As soon as the queen mother sat down, she beckoned to Li Baolu, "Chunxi, bring your daughter to Bengong, and see how she can eat half a bowl of rice in Bengong."

  Li Baolu looked up at Qin Wenyin, Qin Wenyin nodded slightly with a smile, and Li Baolu got up holding An An.

   The concubine, who was sitting at the bottom, obediently got up and took a seat down.

  Li Baolu was sitting on the lower left of the Queen Mother. An An raised her eyelids lazily and glanced at the queen mother, and found that they had met just now, and she had been hugged by the other party, so she smiled at her.

The queen mother liked it very much when she saw her. Seeing that she was still holding a grape in her small hand, she immediately chose the fullest one from the plate in front of her and handed it to her, "Does An An like to eat grapes? Come, grandma will give you one. grains."

Li Baolu got up slightly to thank her, hugged An An and asked her to reach out to pick it up. Although she was sitting next to her, the Queen Mother's position was three steps higher, so even if she got up on her knees, she could not let An An catch her, and the Crown Princess watched. For fear that the queen mother would accidentally fall, she hurriedly stretched out her hand to support An An.

   Her hand just touched Li Baolu's.

  An An got the grapes, and happily turned around and nestled into her mother's arms, without waiting for her to peel them, and stuffed them directly into her mouth.

  Li Baolu was not worried that she was choked, and sat back calmly. But she couldn't help but look up at the princess.

   She felt a little uneasy in her heart when she thought of the coldness of the other's palm when they touched it just now.

The Queen    has been watching with a smile, and other people in the hall naturally pay attention to the movement here. Seeing the love radiated from the inside out by the Queen Mother, everyone couldn't help but sigh, saying that Gu Jingyun had no real power and could not be promoted. He was a teacher and a fourth-rank Hanlin all his life.

   It can be seen from the attitude of the royal family towards their husband and wife, who would dare to despise them?

   Leaving aside the fact that they have no real power, they really live better than most people.

The Queen    looked at the Queen Mother and said with a smile, "Queen Mother, let's have a feast."

  The Queen Mother glanced at the Queen, and when she saw a palace maid walking backwards, she knew that she was here to inform the Guangling Hall that a banquet had been held there.

  The Queen Mother nodded slightly and raised her chopsticks to signal that everyone can start eating.

The Crown Princess glanced down at Li Baolu, then turned around and summoned a palace maid to give some orders in a low voice. Within a quarter of an hour, the palace maid brought a tray and walked quietly to Li Baolu's side. She leaned over and whispered, "Mrs. Gu, this is Soup and egg custard, please use some for Miss Gu."

  Li Baolu has been keeping an eye on the Crown Princess, and she naturally recognized that this palace maid was the one who left before. She was silent for a while, then nodded slightly, and said in a low voice, "Thank you."

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