After being expelled from the palace, she returned with her cub and amazed the whole city

Jiang Shuyue poured him a cup of tea with her own hands and handed it over.

"Your Majesty, I am talking about the sisters-in-law in the nunnery. Most of them were abandoned by their families and left alone. When they were young, they did some needlework in exchange for money. Some kind people donated some to the nunnery, and we could barely make ends meet."

"Has your Majesty ever thought about what to do if they get sick or get old?"

Looking at Jiang Shuyue's compassionate eyes, Xiao Jingzhao nodded, "I will convene the ministers tomorrow to discuss it. Most ordinary women do not have the ability to make a living. This is indeed a problem."

Xiao Jingzhao took the tea cup and took a sip, "Does Yueniang have any good suggestions?"

Seeing the haggard face of the person in front of him, who seemed to be no longer as energetic as before, Xiao Jingzhao couldn't help but feel a twinge in his heart.

In fact, Xiao Jingzhao might have misunderstood. The bed in the nunnery was not as comfortable as at home, and it was inconvenient to sleep in the space with Qiu Ju beside her. Jiang Shuyue had not slept well in Taohua nunnery for the past few days.

As soon as Jiang Shuyue raised her eyes, she met those concerned eyes.

She thought for a while and said: "I hope the emperor can pay more attention to the weak. Tax money is taken from the people and used for the people. Those women who did not get married and went to the nunnery to comb their hair for various reasons can be taken care of by the court, like the people in Ciyintang." In general, it is enough to have food to eat when you are hungry, and to have the imperial doctor come to help you when you are sick. "

Jiang Shuyue learned that the sisters-in-law in the nunnery took care of each other. When the older sister-in-law was sick, the younger ones served her with tea and water.

This has formed a rule year after year, and it is more like a group of ill-fated women hugging each other for warmth.

"Well, I will consider your proposal carefully."

The two of them chatted about the sufferings of the people while eating.

Xiao Jingzhao helped her with the dishes as always.

"He has returned to Liang Kingdom safely. He is the future prince of Liang Kingdom. Yueniang does not need to worry about him."

Jiang Shuyue was slightly stunned. She had just received the news, so why did Xiao Jingzhao also know it?

Just as she stared at him in confusion, Xiao Jingzhao said: "I sent secret guards to escort him secretly, and sent the news back to the border of Liang Kingdom."

After the meal, Xiao Jingzhao didn't stay long. He said "I'll come back tomorrow" and left with Xiang Song and Xiang Yang.

After leaving Jiang Mansion, Xiang Yang asked with unfinished thoughts: "When will the Emperor come to Jiang Mansion next time? My subordinates have arranged things and come with the master."

Xiang Song glanced at him sideways, "You can just tell the emperor that you didn't eat enough barbecue tonight, and you want to come over for dinner another day."

"Your Majesty, it's not what he said. I really like Jiang Mansion. There is harmony in the mansion. I feel like I have returned to Prince Yannan's Mansion."

Xiang Song: "..."

A shameless person is invincible, and this is probably what he is talking about.

On the second day, Xiao Jingzhao brought up the matter of the aunts in the nunnery to the ministers for discussion in the morning.

When Su Huairen went back yesterday afternoon, he heard his wife talking about the situation of the aunts in Taohua Nunnery.

When the emperor mentioned it, he naturally understood that the emperor had met Jiang Shuyue.

He stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, someone said that the prosperity of a family depends on whether the men in the family are responsible for taking care of their wives and daughters. The prosperity of a country also depends on how it treats its women and children. I agree with the court to take care of them."

"I dare not agree with Lord Su. Don't Lord Su know that only women and villains are difficult to raise? They have no merit in the country and should not be raised by the court." Some ministers stood up to refute.

Xiao Jingzhao naturally knew that Su Huairen's remarks came from Jiang Shuyue.

Because she had talked about gender equality in front of him more than once.

Xiao Jingzhao didn't refute every time he listened. In fact, he wanted to say that women are naturally weak and it is right for men to protect them.

But when he thought about her omnipotence, he couldn't even speak out loudly to protect her.

In the main hall, Su Huairen said neither humble nor arrogantly: "I find it hard to agree with this. Maybe it's because my wife is reasonable and doesn't make me feel difficult to raise."

His words caused everyone to burst into laughter.

The minister suppressed his blush and said, "I am not saying that my wife is difficult to raise. My husband has said this since ancient times, starting from the entrance hall."

Someone followed Su Huairen's train of thought and laughed: "It must be that your wife is difficult to deal with, so the gentlemen came to this conclusion."

Xiao Jingzhao raised his hand, "Don't go too far, let's discuss it carefully, and I will make a decision in a while."

Right Prime Minister Cui Jing cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think the court should not be responsible for the rest of their lives."

"I heard that the right prime minister's sister-in-law combed her hair and became a sister-in-law. The right prime minister didn't have any selfish intentions, which is really admirable." The minister who knew about it bowed his hand to him.

Xiao Jingzhao did not think that the right minister said something selfless, but in his heart he began to suspect that he had misjudged the person.

His deep eyes flashed slightly, and he looked at the right minister and said: "Why did the right minister say this? Is there any basis for not supporting the court's responsibility?"

"Your Majesty, think about it, if all the women in the world don't get married and all comb their hair and go to nunneries, the ministers have two reasons. First, the court supporting them will create an unsustainable situation in which taxes and money cannot make ends meet.

Secondly, the population of Wanling will drop sharply. Where can we recruit troops on the border? "

Before the right prime minister finished speaking, Su Huairen said: "Since the right prime minister knows that women are of great significance to Wanling, why doesn't he know how to value them? As a man, since he needs them, he ignores them. This is so shameless. I dare not agree with him. ”

In this era, the superiority of men to women is ingrained in our bones, and Su Huairen’s remarks were not echoed by many colleagues.

Just because he is King Kang's father-in-law, everyone is more in harmony or does not express any opinions, and no one can be offended.

No one knew that the Right Prime Minister had his own thoughts when he said this.

If that person had not combed her hair and left home, she should be the woman in his backyard.

After a verbal battle, neither side gave in. The Right Prime Minister also proposed to persuade all the nuns in the nunnery to go back and marry.

Seeing that he was getting more and more absurd, Xiao Jingzhao raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Right Prime Minister, this is wrong. Some of the nuns in the nunnery are nearly sixty years old. Their parents are gone, and their homes are gone. Who do you want them to marry?"

"Your Majesty is right. They comb their hair and don't get married. Naturally, there are reasons for not getting married. It is difficult for anyone to interfere. Unless the Right Prime Minister is willing to marry an old woman and take her home to raise her, I admire you as a man."

"Lord Su, you..."

The Right Prime Minister was speechless. The person he wanted to take home to raise was not an old woman, but the gentle, virtuous, beautiful and generous beloved.

Seeing that the two could not come to a conclusion in their argument, Xiao Jingzhao looked at the ministers and said, "You guys talk. If you have nothing to say, then stand in line. Those who support the right prime minister stand on the right, and those who support Lord Su stand on the left."

The ministers exchanged glances and knelt down together, "We will listen to the decision of the emperor."

Xiao Jingzhao looked at the group of losers and shook his head helplessly.