Xue Hengniang, an eighteen-year-old from the capital, was pretty and capable.
By day, she ran a tiny laundry shop. In secret, she published a gossip sheet, working tirelessly to earn a modest living.
She had a secret crush on the handsome and distinguished top scholar at the Imperial Academy, carefully looked after her gravely ill mother, and planned for her future and retirement.
She thought her life would carry on in peace and quiet, until one day, a woman in mourning appeared at the gates of the Imperial Academy.
Xue Hengniang's life gradually veered off course.
A moment of righteous indignation brought her to the brink of bankruptcy and forced her to close her business. She risked everything and published a thunderous cry of anger in her gossip sheet: Since I'm going to die either way, I won't be a woman in my next life.
The capital was in an uproar, and the resentment of women shook the heavens.
For the first time in her life, she entered the courtroom of the Capital Prefecture and argued her case eloquently before the governor.
For the first time in her life, she entered the lecture hall at the Imperial Academy and walked into the solemn imperial court.
She would soon have to face a celebrated scholar, far-sighted court officials, the Crown Prince, and even the emperor.
Couple: A righteous laundrywoman who thinks she's greedy for money × a softhearted investigator who thinks he's cold and ruthless
Reading Guide:
1. The historical setting is an alternate Later Zhou, with no Song dynasty. No one transmigrates.
2. The cases in this story are all drawn from official court judgments made from the Tang dynasty onward. They are not fictional.
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My Commandery Princess (a sweet romance)
So proud she would rather break than bend, fond of scheming yet even fonder of acting cute: perhaps only that easygoing, warmhearted young man could leave the commandery princess so torn between advancing and retreating!
Theme: Daughters should stand on their own
The ending of Heng Niang Xiucai is full of hope, but the emperor agreeing to ask for life and being scared to death are too absurd, which makes me wonder if the previous article is a dream.
It feels like the emperor died too unexpectedly. . . Is this scary to death? Judging from the emperor's previous strategy and ambition, he is not so intimidated, right?
I wanted to cry while reading the previous chapters, the last two chapters were a bit rushed
It originally felt like it ended so suddenly, but I can understand that it can only develop to this point at present. Only quantitative changes can lead to qualitative changes. Thank you, the author.
A very good article about women's awakening to equal rights in ancient times. The author is really thoughtful. The various female friendships are touching. However, I feel that the plot is too fast. It would be more readable if it could be expanded to hundreds of chapters. I hope the author can write more books.
It's not that women don't work in the fields. They have to rely on men to live because the fields are only given to men. If you find a man to depend on, you still have to go to the fields to earn a living.
Sheng Mingxuan is right about this. Concubines are bought and sold, and so are the wives of poor people. Since ancient times, there have been many cases of poor people buying and selling their wives. In the final analysis, monogamy is nothing more than equality between men.
Looking forward to Amon's story, the ending will be full of flowers
Where is Amon? Don't marry the prince, she should be free!
When I watched it yesterday, I was thinking that according to the old saying, the heroine with a flawed background always has to find a noble relative and transform into a noble daughter, who is the right match for the male protagonist. But Heng Niang would no longer be Heng Niang if she changed her identity. Fortunately, she didn't.