Chapter 767
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The most nervous person around Ye Zhen was Dai Mei. She didn't know that the Empress she served was not the Lu Yaoyao who grew up in the border town. She only knew that except for Lu Jing, the other girls in the Lu family could not write good calligraphy at all. It was nothing before, but if the words written by the Empress were put in the Women's College for people to see, wouldn't everyone know that the Empress was of extremely low birth?
Hong Ling calmly prepared the ink and brush. She knew Ye Zhen best. Today, she was ridiculed by the Old Princess An. For the sake of her identity and demeanor, she would naturally not argue with this old woman, but she could slap her face in other ways. "We don't write, we are just web text porters."
"The Old Princess An is highly respected and comes from a prestigious family. You should be an example. Why don't you also inscribe a calligraphy for the Women's College?" Ye Zhen asked the Old Princess An with a smile.
"Then this concubine will do as you say." Old Princess An laughed in her heart. She felt that the Empress's words were simply humiliating her. She actually asked her to inscribe calligraphy at this time. She had practiced calligraphy since she was a child and had long been able to write beautiful calligraphy. Although she was not as good as a great calligrapher, she thought that no woman in the capital could compare with her.
Others could only look at Ye Zhen sympathetically.
Hong Ling had already prepared the brush and ink, and the palace servants had also brought the desk. Ye Zhen smiled and said, "Old Princess An, please go first."
The Old Princess An originally wanted to suppress Ye Zhen, so she stood up unceremoniously. "Then this concubine will show my incompetence."
Ye Zhen's face was calm, her eyes gentle, and she just nodded with a smile.
Chaste and leisurely, it is shameful to do so.
The Old Princess An closed her eyes and thought for a moment before writing this sentence on the Xuan paper.
Ye Zhen's eyes were slightly cold. It seemed that this Old Princess An really took herself too seriously and did not put her in her eyes. Now, she even wanted to use this to satirize her father and Zhao Yang.
The phrase 'chastity is quiet and leisurely, one's conduct is shameful' came from Ban Zhao. It meant that a chaste woman would not marry a second husband. It was clear that the matter between Zhao Yang and her father was shameful in this old woman's eyes, but she was afraid of her father's anger, so she didn't dare say it.
She suppressed the anger in her heart. No matter what, she couldn't get angry over these words. Not everyone could understand the sarcasm in old Princess An's words. If she got angry, she might have an excuse to say that she was guilty.
"Empress, please bestow a word." Old Princess An looked at Ye Zhen with a smile.
Ye Rou looked at her coldly.
Old Princess An's heart skipped a beat. She felt a cold aura rushing towards her, almost suffocating her.
"As we all know, I have studied with a famous teacher for less than a year, and my handwriting is not very good." Ye Zhen said lightly, holding Jianjia's hand and slowly walked to the table.
"How can the Empress's handwriting be bad?" Old Wang Fei said with a smile. "I heard that the late Empress had good handwriting."
Ye Zhen raised an eyebrow, "Have you seen the words written by the late Empress?"
"I've only heard about it." Old Wang Fei said, "Empress?"
"I see." Ye Zhen smiled and took the brush handed over by Old Wang Fei. "Since it is to be placed in the Medical Museum, then this Empress will give you a few words of encouragement."
She was diligent and tireless.
Old Wang Fei's handwriting was calm and graceful. It was indeed a good handwriting. It was rare for a woman to write as well as her. Everyone thought that the Empress would be defeated. However, the brush in Ye Zhen's hand was like flowing clouds and flowing water. Her handwriting was beautiful and long, charming like a silver hook. Her appearance and style were more elegant than Old Wang Fei's.
The difference between the two was immediately apparent.
Old Wang Fei's face alternated between green and white. She was a person who loved calligraphy and naturally appreciated a lot of calligraphy and paintings. Ye Zhen's handwriting was not on the same level as hers at all. She felt that her face had been slapped several times.
"I haven't written for a long time. There are some flaws." Ye Zhen put down the brush and said lightly, "Lu He, send these two pieces of calligraphy to the dean of the Women's College today."
Lu He's eyes were calm and smiling, "Yes, Empress."
Ye Zhen turned to look at Old Wang Fei. "Old Wang Fei, what are the rules when the Empress enters the palace?"
Old Wang Fei reluctantly pulled out a smile at the corner of her mouth. "No, Empress's handwriting is really good."
"This … I've learned it for a year. I can barely meet people." Ye Zhen said with a smile.
"…" Old Wang Fei felt as if several knives were stabbing her heart. She had learned calligraphy for a lifetime, but it was not as good as someone who had learned it for a year?
The Marquis's wife covered her mouth and held back her laughter. "Empress is gifted and intelligent. You can learn anything easily. Some people are not as good as you even after a lifetime of learning."
Old Wang Fei looked at her coldly.
Ye Zhen sat down again, as if she did not see Old Wang Fei's embarrassed face. "Some things do need talent. This Empress's talent is not here. I never like to show off."
"If Empress has no talent, then we really don't need to live." The Marquis's wife said with a smile.
Old Wang Fei was not willing to be humiliated like this. She looked at Ye Zhen and her fighting spirit rose again. "This concubine has a proposal to report to the Empress."
Ye Zhen knew that Old Wang Fei came with bad intentions today. She asked lightly, "What is Old Wang Fei's proposal?"
"The Jin Kingdom has not yet issued a chastity memorial for those widowed chaste women. Shouldn't the Empress give some recognition to these chaste women?" Old Wang Fei said.
"Commend chaste women?" Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows with a smile. "This Empress remembers that Empress Qi once said that women should not hang themselves on a tree. The tree is already dead. Do they want to die with it? In this Empress's opinion, it is a very stupid thing for a young woman to keep her chastity for her dead husband. Do you want this Empress to destroy the lives of all the women in the world who want to remarry? "
Old Princess An probably didn't expect Ye Xi to say something so straightforward to support a widow's remarriage. She was so stunned that she couldn't speak.
"Does the Empress mean … that it's okay for widows to remarry?" The Fifth Princess, who was sitting on the side, asked in a low voice.
Ye Zhen smiled faintly and said, "I think this should be based on her own will. She is willing to be a widow because of her deep feelings. If she does not want to, there is no need to force her."
"Nonsense!" Princess An yelled angrily.
"Impudent!" Lu He glared coldly, "Old Princess An, how can you be rude to the Empress?"
Old Princess An took a deep breath. "Your Highness, aren't you saying that all women in the world don't need to be chaste? That's going against the rules of our ancestors …"
"The system has always been set by people. Since Empress Qi can support the remarriage of widows, why can't I?" Ye Ting asked in a low voice. She stared at Princess An calmly.
Old Princess An still wanted to argue, but she couldn't find the words to say.
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