Among the crowd of female scholars in the west, a thin person with a loud voice suddenly stood up:

"Senior Brother Song, what do you mean? Why did you take Junior Sister Li's poems but not recite them? Are you looking down on us?"

There was also a female scholar next to her who loudly echoed: "It's just unfair."

"I didn't read Senior Sister Zhao's poems just now, and now I don't read Senior Sister Li's. Are you looking down on us female scholars?"

"The Lantern Festival Poetry Concert was initiated by the leader. It was agreed that both Confucian scholars and female Confucians could participate, so why should we be ignored?"

As the female Confucian's voice became louder and louder, someone on the Confucian side also stood up and shouted back:

"If it hadn't been for the empress's will to establish the Economic School, why would you be making so much noise here? It's really an insult to gentlemen."

"You are studying in Ji Xuetang, you can get married just by knowing a few words, and you even come to the capital to attend the Spring Festival. It's really laughable."

The female Confucian who stood up first strode over, stood in front of the two Confucian scholars and said:

"Senior brothers say that we are disgraced. Don't you know that it is not the way of a gentleman to despise women?"

"His Majesty founded the Economic Academy and opened the imperial examination for female Confucians. This not only allows us to study and become literate, but also allows us to become officials."

"Why do you men go to school and become officials? We women go home to get married when we go to school. Why don't you go home and get married?"

After she finished speaking, several more female Confucians came forward from behind, showing no fear in the face of more than forty Confucian scholars:

"Senior Sister Lu said it well!"

"Whether we pass or not is our business, but whether we pass or not is the opportunity given to us by His Majesty. Why do you despise us?"

The Confucian scholars sneered: "How many Confucian students fail the exam every year? I don't know how to ask. Do you still want to pass the exam? Are you dreaming?"

"If you pass the exam, what can you do? Become an official? Are you worthy?"

Seeing that the quarrel was getting worse and worse, the leading Confucian scholar immediately stood up and acted as peacemaker:

"Junior brothers and sisters, please calm down and listen to what I have to say."

"We are all scholars. It is a good thing to serve the court with enthusiasm. It is normal to have different opinions. Don't hurt the harmony."

The female scholar was not willing to compromise so easily, so she bowed her hands and said, "Senior Brother, there is something wrong with what you said."

"You Confucian scholars can serve the imperial court, and so can we female Confucians."

"His Majesty specifically issued a decree to allow female Confucians to take part in the imperial examination. Didn't he just want us to contribute to Daliang?"

"Who says women cannot be officials? The Princess Regent is a woman, General Qian Shuang is also a woman, and even Your Majesty..."

"presumptuous!"

The Confucian scholars were not happy, and they all protested: "Sure enough, he has long hair and short knowledge. Even Your Majesty can talk about it casually."

"You are still a little afraid. Just because you still want to help Daliang, aren't you holding Daliang back?"

Chen Yue couldn't stand listening anymore, so she stepped forward and asked loudly: "The imperial examination hasn't started yet, so it's not certain who will hold back whom."

She was wearing a curtain hat today, covering her from head to toe. She was very mysterious.

The Confucian scholars didn't know who she was and thought she was another female Confucian who came to fight against injustice. They said disdainfully:

"There is nothing certain about this. Whatever a woman can do, it will be bad."

Chen Yue raised the corners of her lips: "Really?"

As she asked, she put her hands behind her back and hooked them up.

Qian Shuang understood this in his heart, put the long sword in his left hand, strode forward, and kicked the Confucian scholar who had just shouted to the ground:

“What can a woman do?”

"Did you see that when a woman kicks you over, you can't even stand up?"

The Confucian scholar who was kicked down blushed and struggled a few times, but was unable to get up from under Qian Shuang's boots.

He said angrily: "I, I am a scholar, I am not as knowledgeable as a rude woman like you."

"You want to see, can you stand up? For men who can't stand up, I just give you three words, you, no, OK!"

"you--"

The Confucian scholars nearby could not stand it anymore and shouted:

"Where do these barbarians come from? How come they hit people when they come up? Is there any royal law?"

Qian Shuang poked the long sword on the ground and made a "dong" sound. She looked around and said, "I can hit you if I want to. Do you still have to ask why?"

"You guys, who are studying, claim to be benevolent and righteous gentlemen, but you always accuse women of their mistakes. Do you have any sense of etiquette, justice or shame?"

"well said!"

The female Confucians took the lead in clapping.

The female scholar who spoke first came forward and made a big salute:

"Thank you very much for this girl's help. My daughter is Lu Banruo from Anping Prefecture. May I ask you, who are you..."

Lu Banruo suddenly looked at Qian Shuang and stopped talking. His eyes widened and he asked in disbelief:

"You, are you Qian Qian... girl?"

If he hadn't made a gesture, his identity would have been revealed. Qian Shuang smiled slightly: "It's me."

"Four years have passed since we said goodbye to the Anping Prefecture Poetry Club. Is Miss Lu safe and well?"

Lu Banruo's face flushed with excitement, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to do: "Yes, it's my little girl. Everything is fine with my little girl."

"Qian, Miss Qian still remembers my daughter, that distinguished young lady, she, is she here too?"

Qian Shuang understood that she was asking about Chen Yue, so she turned slightly sideways and saluted backward: "This is it."

Lu Banruo was so excited that his hands were shaking. Regardless of everyone's surprised looks, he knelt down and kowtowed three times while holding up his skirt:

"I've seen Lu Banruo, miss. Miss, miss is well."

Chen Yue raised her hand slightly: "Get up."

"You are doing very well in your studies. After four years apart, you are coming to the capital to take the imperial examination. You have lived up to your commitment back then."

Lu Banruo carefully replied: "Thank you, Miss."

"Prajna will never forget the great kindness of the young lady. If the young lady had not helped him back then, Prajna would not be where he is today."

Chen Yue was very happy. She didn't expect that she would meet an acquaintance in the first year of the women's department, and she was still this determined acquaintance.

She said: "I heard what you just said. You are very courageous and what you said is very good."

"However, I still hope that you can make a splash in this imperial examination and give those men who look down on you a slap in the face."

Chen Yue raised her sleeves and suddenly said: "Hit them hard and beat them to death!"

Lu Prajna couldn't help but laugh, and he was no longer as nervous as before: "Yes, Prajna will definitely not disappoint the lady."

They were chatting and laughing here, completely ignoring the group of Confucian scholars.

Several Confucian scholars settled down the one who was beaten, and came over menacingly: "Who are you? The emperor is shouting for beating and killing at his feet?"

"A woman really doesn't understand the rules, and she still wants to make a splash in the imperial examination. It's so funny."

Chen Yue smiled coldly: "Rules? Today's rules are still set by women."

"Why, you Confucian scholars look down on women and don't even want to abide by the rules set by women?"

Who dares to take the crime of beheading on himself?

Although the Confucian scholars were holding their breath, you looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't dare to speak anymore.
Chapter completed!