0p0 Chapter 646 Great idea!
Chapter 646 Great idea!
The girls' school project proceeded very smoothly afterward.
Besides Madam Liu, who was in charge of the teaching affairs, the Empress's people finally arrived.
Perhaps the Emperor persuaded the Empress, perhaps the Empress herself saw Mu Xin Nuan's plan and thought it was feasible, or perhaps she simply wanted to help her son.
In short, this time, the Empress sent more than ten female officials.
Some were skilled in needlework, some were skilled in etiquette and manners, and some were adept at cleaning and maintaining jewelry. In short, she had all sorts of talents.
In addition, Mu Xin Nuan obtained a list from Madam Liu and specially sent people to Jiangnan to invite famous embroiderers. It can be said that although the girls' school is not large, the female teachers invited are all excellent.
Even before the furniture was delivered, Duanmu Chuze posted a notice, making public the school's mission and expenses.
Of course, the noble ladies disregarded this, because it was not yet publicly announced that the Empress herself had personally sent a palace lady-in-waiting to be their teacher.
About ten days later, Duanmu Chuze brought Mu Xinnuan to the girls' school again. There, Mu Xinnuan saw the thirty female guards he had carefully trained.
"These thirty people are currently receiving salaries from the Prince's mansion. I've divided them into three shifts, patrolling the academy continuously for twelve hours a day. Outside, several guards sent by the Prince's mansion are responsible for patrolling. How about that? Are you satisfied?"
Mu Xin Nuan was truly delighted to see these spirited female guards.
It turns out that even when a woman wears the guard's uniform, she can still exude such a commanding and heroic aura!
"If I had known they looked so good in these clothes, I should have let Mu Hua and the others change into them too."
Rongyue followed behind and said with a smile, "It's not too late for the Princess to find out now. Let them change into them when we get back."
"Let's go in and take another look. Basically, everything we need for the lecture hall is ready. Everything is as you said, with literacy as the main focus. The others are just supplementary courses, which are optional."
"Yes, thank you very much, Aze."
"If you really want to thank me, how about you have a good chat with me tonight?"
Duanmu Chuze gently blew into her ear, and Mu Xin Nuan felt her ear burning. Her heart pounded wildly, and she glared at him quickly before moving away from him.
Duanmu Chuze was in a great mood, chuckling softly, and followed slowly without any hurry.
"I've already made arrangements with the Embroidery Pavilion and the Music Shop. They will deliver what you requested tomorrow. In addition, I've made a decision."
"what?"
"On the day your girls' school officially begins classes, a notice will be posted publicly, stating that these items are provided free of charge by their respective Crown Princes. The purpose, of course, is to support the Princess's girls' school. In addition, it is also to allow more people to have access to these resources."
"They agreed?" Mu Xin Nuan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock. She had only said that they would lower the price to the lowest possible level, but she never expected that he would now tell her that these things would be sold for free.
"If they disagreed, why would I have issued such a notice? Of course, in return, I would naturally make their names appear larger on these notices, and then let them stay on this wall for a while longer."
Mu Xin Nuan chuckled repeatedly, "You're really something. How did you come up with that?"
Duanmu Chuze raised an eyebrow, remaining silent. How should he tell her?
Is this what they call advertising? Will she even understand?
Besides, knowing Mu Xin Nuan's temper, she'll definitely ask again, "Where did you come up with all these ideas?" And then, how will I deal with it?
"By the way, Aze, we've transferred some people from our palace here. On one hand, they're in charge of cleaning up here, and on the other hand, we should assign each of these female officials a maid, right?"
"This is a matter concerning the backyard of the Prince's residence; you can make the decision."
"But don't you think our palace will be too deserted if we do that?"
"How could that be? With you and the baby here, our home is lively."
Mu Xin Nuan chuckled upon hearing this. Although she already knew he wouldn't mind, it was still a different story to hear it from his own mouth.
“Aze, actually, this is what I think. Didn’t you say before that some soldiers’ families are also in Yanzhou? Without their husbands, their lives must be difficult.”
"Yes, indeed. If I hadn't had people regularly providing assistance, I'm afraid..."
"So, I was thinking, could we let them work in the Prince's mansion? At least, those with children can have a good meal there. Also, it would be more convenient for boys to go to the public school and girls to go to the girls' school."
Duanmu Chuze was taken aback and immediately stopped in his tracks. Mu Xinnuan saw that his expression was a little stiff and thought she had said something wrong.
"Well, I was just saying that. If you think it's inappropriate, then just pretend I didn't say anything."
"Ah Nuan, how did you come up with such a great idea?"
Mu Xin Nuan was taken aback, not expecting him to say that it was a good idea.
Originally, she was worried that he might think she was humiliating him by bringing his family, whom he considered his brother, into the household as servants. But after hearing what he said, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Actually, why don't you just let the women with girls live in the girls' school? You can let these women take care of some cleaning or kitchen work."
Mu Xin Nuan's eyes lit up. "That's right, how come I didn't think of that?"
"Alright, this matter isn't urgent, let's take it slow. Let's go in and take a look first."
Mu Xin Nuan was overjoyed and took his hand on her own initiative. This subtle action made Duanmu Chuze raise his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that his A Nuan was not an unromantic person after all.
With that thought in mind, Duanmu Chuze began to drift off into daydreams, even starting to think about how he would properly torment his little wife tonight.
"Aze, did you have these fish put in there?"
Looking at the artificial hill and flowing water behind her, Mu Xin Nuan was overjoyed. Such a wonderful study environment, especially one specially created for women, made her quite excited.
"Well, girls, don't they all like these things?"
"You have a heart."
The two walked on and saw the place where the gentlemen were resting; the scenery was quite nice. The four ladies lived in a small courtyard with three main rooms and two side rooms—enough space for them.
The central courtyard was reserved exclusively for the General Academic Affairs Office.
That is where Madam Liu works.
Of course, Madam Liu would not stay here overnight, so of the three main rooms, one was for temporary rest, one was the main hall for entertaining guests, and one was the study for writing and painting in her spare time.