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Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Let History Be Told by Future Generations Foreword: "She erected a wordless stele at the Imperial Academy, saying that merits and demerits would be judged by posterity. That night, we stood side by side before the stele, snowflakes falling on our shoulders: 'We don't seek eternal fame, only a clear conscience.'" --- The first snow of the ninth year of the new dynasty arrived earlier than in previous years. It was barely past the winter solstice, yet fine snowflakes began to…-
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Chapter 45 Chapter 45: Red Candles and Warm Curtains Pass a Spring Night Epigraph: "She hung golden bells in the four corners of the sleeping chamber, saying that the chime would change each time I approached. That night, she blindfolded me and led me to identify them one by one: 'This is the steadiness when you review memorials, this is the joy when you see me...'" --- The first snow of the eighth year of the New Dynasty arrived exceptionally early. Not long after the start of winter, Bianliang, the…
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Chapter 44 The Deep Courtyard of Phoenix Trees Locks in the Clear Autumn Epigraph: "She wrote the epitaph of 'Emperor of All Ages' for me in the annals of history, yet carved 'My Love, Qing Qing' all over the palace walls. When I discovered those love poems hidden within the memorials, she declared with righteous indignation: 'Achievements must be recorded in history, and deep affection certainly should be too.'" --- The seventh year of the New Dynasty, and the autumn chill deepened. The phoenix trees…
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Chapter 43 Are My Eyebrows Drawn too Dark or Light to Be Fashionable? Quote: "She shielded me from all the overt and covert attacks in the court, yet in the imperial bedchamber, she’d pick up her eyebrow pencil and softly complain, ‘Does Your Majesty know, every time I see you frowning over state affairs, I wish I could just lock you away in the deep palace.’" --- Spring of the sixth year of the new dynasty. The storm stirred by the reform of the imperial examinations had finally…
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Chapter 42 Volume 5: A Long Song of History Foreword: "When the historian asked me what I was most proud of in my life, I pointed to the women buried in their studies at the Imperial Academy and said: 'Look, this is the best gift we've left for this world.' And Li Shishi gently held my hand in her sleeve, and at that moment, the imperial court and private affection could finally be placed in the sunlight." --- Chapter 42: Red Attire, Bare Hands, Ruling the Nation Epigraph: "That night, she pressed…
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Chapter 41 Chapter 41: The Dawn of a Prosperous Era Epigraph: "At the celebration for my third anniversary on the throne, as I watched the female officials standing tall alongside their male counterparts in the court, Li Shishi whispered in my ear, 'Look, this is the world we wanted.' In that moment, I knew all the hardships were worth it." --- In the third year since the establishment of the new dynasty, Bianliang City was experiencing an unprecedented spectacle. It was the golden autumn, and the…
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Chapter 40 Phoenix Nirvana Prologue: "When I declared in the Golden Hall my intention to establish a Grand Academy for Women, the entire court fell silent. An elder minister trembled as he stepped forward: 'Your Majesty, this will shake the foundations of the nation!' I looked into his cloudy eyes and knew this reform had only just begun." --- The drought in the north finally eased under the court's full relief efforts, but the shock this natural disaster brought to the new dynasty had far from…
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Chapter 4 Chapter 4: A Novice's Survival Rules Epigraph: "With martial arts lost and enemies surrounding me, my modern wit is my strongest 'fist' in this den of Liangshan heroes. Li Gu, you want to play dirty? Let's see who's better at digging traps." --- The storm in Lu Junyi's study seemed to have subsided, but Yan Qing knew that undercurrents still raged. Li Gu was not a fool. The fact that he could rise from a vagabond to become Lu Mansion's head steward meant he possessed both cunning and…
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Chapter 39 Chapter 39: Natural Disasters and Human Calamities Epigraph: "As I stood on the cracked bed of the Yellow River, gazing at the ravaged land strewn with corpses of the starving, an old farmer knelt before me and cried, 'Your Majesty, we are not waiting for a female scholar, we are waiting for a meal!' At that moment, all my ambitions were shattered." --- The drought in the north was even more severe than described in the memorials. Yan Qing, setting aside state affairs, traveled north…
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Chapter 38 Chapter 38: The Winds of New Policy Prologue: "When the first batch of female Jinshi paraded on horseback, eggs and vegetable leaves were thrown alongside flowers. Yang Bamei shielded me, her silver spear deflecting a rotten egg: 'Your Majesty, this road is even harder than we imagined.'" --- Spring turned to autumn, and in the blink of an eye, it was the second year since the establishment of the new dynasty. Women's academies sprang up everywhere like mushrooms after rain, but the voices…
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