Madam, please give me some advice

Chapter 441 Debate, strive for

The filial official was so angry at these words that he immediately retorted;

"What do you mean by 'there are no disputes between husband and wife'? What do you mean by 'it's not easy for men to have children'? It's a lie.

Is there anyone in your family who died during childbirth? Has your father ever been pushed by your mother? Is that really all you know how to do?

Can you honestly say that if your husband treated you the way you treat him, would you be willing to do so?

What is wrong with this article? Why do you have to beat people? Can't you discuss things properly? If your son got married and was beaten, would you really not feel pain?

We are all born by our parents, so why can't we respect the husbands who give birth to our children, raise our children and take care of the family?

Did they do something evil to you that made you not care about the man's situation at all? Are you really your father's child?

Why do we think that the rules handed down from generation to generation are good? Why do we not treat men as human beings, whether they are married or not?

Why do you get to bully and insult this gender unscrupulously just because they don't resist?

Why do you want to reject this good article that speaks for them? What are you afraid of?

As women, we should defend our country and our fists should be directed at the enemy, not at the unarmed people..."

The filial official said a lot in one breath, with his neck stiffened. There were also those who were molested by strangers on the road, who had nowhere to turn to, and finally had to marry the person who hurt them for the sake of their family and to survive.

Some women who cannot give birth to children of the gender they want also have to endure their anger. They are urged to have more children right after giving birth, and beaten if they cannot.

They beat him when they are happy or when they are unhappy. No matter what, they have a reason to beat the most vulnerable and innocent one in the family.

Also, women can beat men, but men cannot beat women. Beating women, no matter what the reason, unless the man is a high-ranking official, is against the law and can result in a fine at the least, or imprisonment at the worst.

There were so many clauses that were unfair to men that the official choked up at the end. The queen and other officials felt sorry for her and some of her colleagues wanted to persuade her not to do so.

But the official didn't care at all and continued to tell the empress about her childhood experiences. Her mother would beat her father every other day for no reason.

At first, she was ignorant and thought that men should be beaten and should serve women. Later, when she grew up, she gradually realized that beating was a bad behavior.

Moreover, the ones who were beaten were her father who gave birth to her after ten months of pregnancy, as well as other fathers. Her mother seemed to be very busy all day long, often running around, looking for people to drink and chat with, but the family was always short of food.

She and her younger sisters and brothers were able to grow up alive because of her fathers who were weak and powerless and could not resist being beaten, working in the fields and picking wild vegetables.

Rather than the arrogant, family-indifferent and profit-seeking mother...

So she was disgusted with those who beat their husbands for no reason. She worked hard to improve herself so that she could seek justice for her fathers after she became an official.

Unexpectedly, reality soon shattered her dream. Every time she tried to add something to the law, it was rejected.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for decades, she finally saw hope again. She swore that she would not let this opportunity slip away from her again.

Although she is old and her fathers and husbands no longer need her, she still has grandchildren, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in the future...

She must fight for hope for them, for the millions of defenseless and innocent people...

The queen listened to her and pondered for a long time, so long that everyone thought she was daydreaming.

Suddenly the Queen seemed to have thought of something and asked;

“Find out whose article this is.”

Upon hearing this, the officials were slightly stunned. Although they didn't know why, they did not stop and went to find someone who could write such an article.

There is strength in numbers, and after a while, we finally heard good news;

"Found it, found it..."

"Who is it? Tell me who that person is?"

Everyone wants to know immediately.

The official who received the name hesitated to speak and did not answer. Instead, he handed the name to the nanny, who then passed it to the empress.

The queen took a look at the name and paused. After a while, she felt that it was something she could do.

I cursed in my heart, "Are you crazy?" Then I turned around and breathed a sigh of relief. She gave up the title of No. 1 herself, it was none of her business...

Just when the Queen wanted to remove Ji Xingle's essay from the list of top scorers, the Third Princess, who had received the news from her spies, hurried over.

The Queen looked at the Third Princess and frowned;

"What are you doing here? Don't you know what day it is?"

The Third Princess bowed quickly and said to the Queen;

"Mother, I have something urgent to discuss..."

The Queen had a straight face;

"Nonsense, what's the urgent matter? Can't you wait until this is done?"

The third princess pursed her lips, knelt on the ground and timidly glanced at the empress. In a place where no one could see, she winked at her.

Seeing this, the Queen coughed twice and asked the Third Princess to go to a separate compartment.

"Tell me! What's the emergency?"

The Third Princess was smart enough not to say that she had received the news, nor did she say that Ji Xingle had revealed it to her. Instead, she spoke ambiguously to the Queen.

She said that when she mentioned the road repair last time, Ji Xingle was willing to pay for it, but as for how much he would pay, it would depend on what the Queen Mother did.

She has everything now, but she is afraid that when she is old, her children will be wronged and no one will support them...

Hearing this, the Queen glared at the Third Princess;

"Did she ask you to tell her?"

The three princesses were terrified;

"No, no, it was when we were having dinner at the restaurant a few days ago that I accidentally mentioned your plan to build a road.

She had this idea at the time, but she didn't say much. Today, I suddenly remembered it, so I wanted to tell you right away."

The Queen seemed to see through the Third Princess and sighed;

"Third brother, do you know how much opposition will be raised if this article is published?

Have you ever thought about whether this might backfire?"

The third princess tried to play dumb, but the queen glared at her again;

"Don't talk nonsense to me. You are my child. Although I don't care much about you, I still know a thing or two about what you want to do...

I know you have a good relationship, but you also have to consider others!

You are standing up for those innocent men, but have you ever thought about whether the women are vulnerable?"

The third princess whispered;

“Even if there are disadvantaged people, they are still treated well! If they encounter injustice, there are still laws to protect them!

Then, those truly vulnerable groups can have no legal protection..."

The Queen paused, asked the Third Princess to find a seat, then returned to her original seat and picked up Ji Xingle's article;

"I have decided that this article will be number one!"

"——Boom!" The officials' heads were buzzing. What was going on? Were they hallucinating?

How did they hear the Queen's nonsense? How could such an article be ranked first? On what basis?

What does the word "first" represent? The officials who were watching the show stared at each other with wide eyes. "First" means that the Queen agrees with the content of the article?

How could this be possible? But what could they do? They did not dare to disobey the Queen's decision.

The officials watching the show were so anxious that they hated the person who found the article. Why did they keep such a rubbish article? Why didn't they hide it secretly or tear it up?

———Ah! They are really going crazy. They can’t beat their husbands? Then who will they beat when they feel like beating?

Just when they were getting anxious and didn't know what to do, the Queen called them together to revise the content of the article.

Change the sentence "You can't beat your husband" to "You can beat your husband if you find a reasonable reason, but it can't cause death. If someone dies, the punishment is either a fine or life in exchange for life.

If the man is wronged, he can report it to the police. The truth should be found out and their innocence should be cleared.

If a man is wronged outside and wants to report to the authorities, he must first pay one or two taels of silver to the government.

If a man encounters a family without a mother, the man who was beaten can find evidence, report to the police and get a divorce, and see whether the child is willing to go with which parent.

The rule was changed so that if a man wanted to divorce, he had to give half of his dowry to the woman. If he had none, he would make up the difference based on the previous dowry, and he could not take the child with him.

The minimum age for men to get married was pushed down from 22 to 25. If a man did not want to get married, he could pay taels of silver, or even postpone the marriage.

Now it was changed to the matter of a man getting married. If he did not want to get married after reaching adulthood, he had to pay a full 1,000 taels of silver in one go.

During pregnancy, you cannot hit your husband or provoke him, and you must take good care of the prospective father.

Change it to a husband during pregnancy, he should do more, don't be pretentious, and the wife should cooperate when she is scolded...

All the more relaxed things that Ji Xingle suggested were changed beyond recognition by them.

The third princess frowned as she watched from the side. The queen mother allowed them to change it like this. Wasn't she afraid that Xingle would be angry?

She knew why Ji Xingle did this. She was kind-hearted, and she also had a son. She was also taking the opportunity to find a way out for her son.

As a result, the Queen Mother now allows other ministers to make random changes. Will nothing go wrong?