Chapter 195: Dream or Reality (Part 1)
Ji Fubing sighed.
"That's all, this is the first and last private conversation between the princess and I. We shouldn't waste time on a verbal dispute."
Xiao Bi shrugged: "Just say what you want."
Ji Fubing asked: "Why does the princess like to pretend to be a boy?"
"This matter is not as complicated as you think. I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. At the beginning, it was just for convenience, and then I got used to it."
Ji Fubing shook his head: "The thing that people can't see most clearly in this life is actually their own heart."
Xiao Bi sneered: "You should keep this to yourself. If you could see your own heart clearly, you wouldn't be in the situation you are in today."
"The princess has a lot of personality. This is your most admirable characteristic, and it is also the thing that is most lacking in women of this era."
Xiao Bi frowned slightly: "Don't put such high hat on me, there are thousands of people in the world, can you find two people who are exactly the same?
Since it is different, it is individuality.
Being arrogant and domineering is a personality, being brave and strong is a personality, being cowardly is also a personality.
Isn't it your personality to be as ambitious and ruthless as you?"
After being scolded by her like a barrage of criticism, Ji Fubing was not angry, but shocked.
Is this little girl really from this era?!
No wonder she didn't realize she was a woman at Jiangshan Pavilion before.
It's not that she has poor eyesight, it's that she simply doesn't regard herself as a girl of this era.
Ji Fubing felt sour and bitter in her heart, and couldn't help but think of what she had experienced over the past few decades.
The panic when I first came to this world, the pride after discovering that I have a distinguished status, the anger after realizing that things are not that simple...
Even compared with Wei and Li, the women of Jin lived a miserable life.
Even as the princess of the royal palace, she has never lived as she pleased.
Even when his consort wanted to take a concubine, it was her father and mother who taught her a lesson.
She was not convinced, let alone unwilling.
There are obviously many men who are stupider than her, but there are plenty of opportunities in front of them for them to choose from.
Just like her brothers.
Some people can't even speak a complete sentence at the age of three, and some can't recite poems at the age of ten.
Some people tried to learn sword skills and ended up cutting themselves. Some people tried to learn horse riding and couldn't even climb on the horse's back.
Of course, there are also people who wander around flowers at the age of twelve or thirteen...
There are simply too many to list.
But no matter how stupid they are, the father will still only choose his successor from among them.
And no matter how excellent her daughter is, how can she make him happy? That position will never have anything to do with her.
Even the fiefdom was almost annexed several times.
Look again at this wanton little girl in front of you.
She is obviously just the sister of the Queen of Wei, but she lives better than the princesses and princesses of the Wei royal family.
That's all, now that things have happened, it's pointless for her to complain about these things.
Ji Fubing gritted his teeth and spoke again.
"Princess, you actually like to wear men's clothes. Apart from what you just said, the main reason why you reject your identity as a woman is."
Xiao Bi became even more amused: "I reject my identity as a woman. What you are saying is really ridiculous!
I am always a real woman, does it mean that if I change into men's clothes, I will really become a man?"
She does feel that being a girl has all kinds of troubles, and she is used to treating herself as a man, but she is still far from the "rejection" that Ji Fubing said, okay?
Ji Fubing said: "As I said just now, it is difficult for a person to see his own heart clearly.
Let me tell you this, I once had a dream..."
She was willing to give up.
Whether Princess Yiyang really didn't understand her hint or was just pretending, she had to try again.
Xiao Bi was not a patient person to begin with, so she made her a little annoyed.
"Hey, Princess Xiangdong, we are not familiar with each other in the first place, and the age gap is so big, there is nothing we can talk about together.
You've been struggling for a long time without telling me why, and suddenly you want to tell me about your dream. Don't you think it's a little ridiculous?"
Ji Fubing choked.
She couldn't understand this little girl more and more.
If her origins are the same as mine, even if she doesn't want to reveal her identity, she should at least be a little surprised.
If her origin is different from mine, shouldn't she show great interest when she hears other people talking about such bizarre things?
Ji Fubing took a deep breath and said, "Princess, you might as well be patient and listen to what I'm talking about about this dream. Maybe it will inspire you."
Xiao Bi crossed her arms and said, "Well, since you have to say it, I will reluctantly listen to it."
Ji Fubing curled her lips: "I have had this dream many times, the first time was when I was six years old.
I dreamed that I went to a very magical place, where the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation were completely different from ours.
The status of women there is not only higher than that of Jin State, but also much higher than that of Wei State and Li State.
They can go to school like men, and when they grow up, they can freely choose the industry they want to work in.
They serve as officials, do business, teach and educate people, practice medicine and save people... If they are capable enough, they can even be men's bosses."
The more she spoke, the more excited she became and the faster she spoke.
Xiao Bi couldn't help laughing and interrupted Ji Fubing's words.
"Why is the princess laughing?"
"Isn't the situation in your dream the same as Ruoshui City today? Rather than listen to you talking about it for a long time, I might as well go outside and take a look!"
Ji Fubing had a livid face and said disdainfully: "What is Ruoshui City? It's just that Han Yan secretly learned a few tricks from me back then and achieved a small part of it through his identity as the wife of the city lord.
Women in Ruoshui City can indeed go to school, learn martial arts, do business, and even become officials.
But you can inquire carefully about what books they study and what martial arts they learn.
There are also many women doing business, but they only do small businesses.
As for being an official, it's even more ridiculous. Ruoshui City is just a city with a population of less than 400,000.
Chun Yulan himself has not proclaimed himself emperor, so who are the officials under his command?"
Xiao Bi curled her lips: "You are really... the wife of the city lord has done some practical things, and it is true that she has improved the status of women in Ruoshui City. Are you so bitter?"
Do you have the ability to try it yourself?
Not to mention Jin Guo, if you can make your fief Nanjun as good as Weushui City and make the status of Nanjun women as high as those of Weushui City, I will consider you a hero.
But what about you, dreaming..."
Xiao Bi couldn't help laughing.
Ji Fubing was extremely angry.
The person she hates most in her life is Han Yan, no one else.
Chapter completed!