Mrs. Mingde took a step back, refused her help, and saluted respectfully, "Thank you for your grace." ”

After she saluted Concubine De and Concubine Liang, she took her seat. From beginning to end, she had a faint smile on her face, but her eyebrows and eyes were detached, and she was very well proportioned.

Concubine De saw her like this, but the smile in her eyebrows and eyes was unbroken, and after she was seated, she asked people to serve dim sum tea, and said softly: "This is this year's new tea, the top snow mountain buds, I know that Mrs. loves to drink this, so I specially kept it for you." ”

Mrs. Matilda thanked her again, and sat upright, behaving like a textbook.

Where Gu Jiu and the others were sitting, they could clearly take in their conversations and mannerisms.

Seeing that this Mrs. Mingde was very unfamiliar at this time, Gu Jiu also asked quietly, "Mother, who is this?" ”

When she heard the inner chamberlain singing, she felt very unfamiliar, in her previous life, how could she never hear anything about Mrs. Mingde?

The Lin family knew a little about her, and when she heard this, she explained softly: "This is the emperor's first-class lady, who gave the word Mingde." You don't know her, because she has rarely socialized in Beijing over the years, and even the palace banquet can be pushed. It's really rare for her to be willing to appear this time. ”

After listening to her, Gu Jiu became more and more confused, because he asked softly, "Is this Mrs. Mingde very powerful?" ”

As soon as she said this, Zhou Yaoshi on the side suddenly said: "She is not only powerful, don't look at so many noble ladies in Beijing, but there are only a handful of women who can really be admired by the people of Hanlin Academy." And she is one of them. ”

The Hanlin Academy can only be entered by the best students of Western Chu. Everyone here has a high eye, but they all have real skills, so even if they have a scholarly temper, they are the most popular.

can make them all respect, this Mrs. Mingde's origins are not small.

Seeing the doubts in Gu Jiu's eyes, the Lin family nodded with a smile and said, "That's natural, speaking of which, she can be described as a legendary woman in our Xichu." ”

Since no one noticed this corner, the Lin family whispered to Gu Jiu about the deeds of this Lady Mingde.

"Her maiden family is said to be unknown, and if you think you've heard of her husband's family, it's Pingyuan Bofu. But she was married to the one who died first. ”

That plain man was also a soldier in his early years, but he was wounded on the battlefield and became a waste. It's only been a year since the wedding, and the plain man couldn't support it and died.

"Pingyuan Bo has no heirs, only an eight-year-old younger brother, and it was rumored in Beijing at that time that it was this Pingyuan Bofu, and I am afraid that it will collapse from now on."

But no.

This Mrs. Pingyuan Bo, who was born as a woman, supported the entire Pingyuan Bofu, did not remarry and lived in a simple place, showed up to do business, ran freight from south to north, not only fed the Pingyuan Bofu family, but also pulled this little uncle into a man who stood up to the sky.

Later, Pingyuan Bofu gained a firm foothold in Beijing, and the new Pingyuan Bo also supported the lintel of his home. The first thing he did after his meritorious service was to ask for a seal for his eldest sister-in-law, but she refused. ”

She refused the reward and title, taught her brother-in-law the affairs of the family, and retreated to the background.

Everyone thought that she would be rich and prosperous from now on.

After all, after so many years, she can be regarded as having survived.

Who knows, she did something even more earth-shattering.

In Shangjingzhong, he set up a academy.

"Academy?"

Seeing Gu Jiu's face full of surprise, Lin nodded with a smile, his eyes were full of admiration: "Yes, she opened a academy, and most of the students she accepts are the heirs of poor families, she is not for fame and fortune, but for righteousness." Do you know how she came to be? It was 28 people who were funded and taught by her who jointly petitioned. ”

Those students, all of whom were inscribed on the gold list, petitioned the emperor together.

Her good deeds touched the emperor, and also moved the hundred officials of the Manchu Dynasty, a woman, to do things they never thought of.

And I can't find anything wrong.

The emperor had the intention to make her the first female official in Western Chu, but she refused, saying that she only wanted to teach and educate people.

"Later, the saint personally gave her the word 'Mingde', and named her a lady who rejuvenated the country."

And this holy decree, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, no one has any objections.

It wasn't until she finished speaking that Gu Jiu looked at the lady Mingde, and it was already full of admiration.

She never thought that there would be such a woman in this world.

What is carried in my heart is not a corner of the place, but mountains, rivers and seas, and Kyushu in the world.

Her pattern made Gu Jiu admire at the same time, but she was also a little ashamed.

It is said that using people as a mirror can see gains and losses, and now she really understands this sentence.

When Gu Jiu thought of this, he heard Lin Shi laugh again: "Speaking of which, Lin An may have seen her again." ”

As soon as she said this, Gu Jiu was stunned for a moment and asked, "How could Lin An have seen her?" ”

Although she taught poor students, Lin An had never gone to school before.

Hearing this, Lin bent his lips and smiled, and said, "The school organized by this Mrs. Mingde has now been merged into Huaiyuan Academy. And she is the dean of this year! ”

Huaiyuan Academy is the best college in Western Chu, and it can be said to be famous all over the world.

The dean of the college changes every three years.

When the new dean was changed last year, Mrs. Mingde undoubtedly became the new dean.

Hearing her say this, Gu Jiu suddenly thought a little and said with a smile: "Then another day, I will definitely go to Lin An's name to meet this lady." ”

Such a family is really admired by her.

Seeing the yearning in Gu Jiu's eyes, the Lin family couldn't help but be a little funny, but he understood her mood, and praised with a smile: "A person like Mrs. Mingde, among women, can be regarded as the first person in Western Chu." ”

is not only the first female master in Xichu, but even if you look through history, you will find that there are very few people like her.

"Isn't it? If I had the chance, I would have liked to get to know her. ”

It's a pity that a layman like himself can't get into the eyes of this lady.

As soon as she thought of this, she heard a woman whispering on the side: "It's just a female gentleman who teaches, and it's worth being so sought after by them, in my opinion, it's just a false name." ”

When the woman's voice fell, she heard another person immediately echo: "Isn't it, as a woman, she should have obeyed the rules at home, but she didn't say anything, and she mixed with a group of men, it's a shame!" ”

Although the voice was small, because she was close to Gu Jiu, she heard it very clearly.

When Gu Jiu heard this, he squinted and looked over there, and saw two young girls whispering.

Gu Jiu didn't know that look, but when he saw where they were sitting, he could probably guess it, and he was afraid that his family background was not very good.

Otherwise, I am afraid that I would have squeezed over to the noble person a long time ago.

Zhou Miao is a straightforward person, she has just listened to the story of this lady, she is already very admired, and now that she hears someone slandering her, she is immediately a little displeased, and she first said in a deep voice: "The two girls look at them are also decent people, don't they know the truth behind them?" If you really don't like it, why don't you go out and argue? ”

As soon as she said this, the two women suddenly looked over here, and when they saw that it was Zhou Miao, the anger in their eyes instantly went down a little, and they said, "What does it have to do with you when we speak?" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Miao snorted coldly and said, "What you say has nothing to do with me, but those words are dirty to my ears, and they have something to do with me!" ”

Originally, when I heard someone say about them, the two women were still a little weak-hearted, but now that they see that their location is more remote than their own, they are not afraid at all.

"How?"

One of the women was hot-tempered, and when she saw that they didn't look like some nobles, she immediately sneered at each other: "Am I wrong, the female virtue and female ring were originally read by women from childhood, and I just judge them according to the rules." On the contrary, you look like a shrew, so rude and willful, the family dares to let you go out? ”