webnovelfull Chapter 156 The First Female Official
Chapter 156 The First Female Official
"Well…"
"It hurts..."
A voice of warning woke up Gu Qingluo who was dozing off.
Gu Qingluo quickly helped her up and gave her some water.
The woman felt better.
The woman looked around and then saw Gu Qingluo's handsome face.
He quickly pushed her away and said, "Sir, men and women should not touch each other."
Gu Qingluo quickly supported her and said, "Be careful with your wound."
"May I ask why you are lying in a mass grave covered in wounds?"
The woman also knew that the person who saved her would not be a bad person, so she told Gu Qingluo about her tragic experience.
Gu Qingluo learned that she was brutally murdered by her husband and his lover.
She and her husband have been married for three years. At the beginning, when her husband had nothing, she followed him without hesitation and accompanied him through all the ups and downs and experienced countless hardships.
Although life was hard during those years, she had no complaints and wholeheartedly supported her husband, believing that the day would come when all the hardship would be over and happiness would come.
However, fate tricked people.
When her husband became successful in business and a wealthy man, the heart that once loved her gradually became cold.
He was blinded by money and desire and thought of abandoning his wife.
Finally, at the instigation of his lover, he murdered his wife of many years, committing this unforgivable crime.
In the girl's family, the idea of favoring boys over girls is like a heavy shackle that binds her.
However, a turning point in her fate seemed to come the moment she met her husband.
At that time, her husband was not yet rich, but he was attracted by her character of living steadfastly in a miserable family environment, and finally married her.
The beginning of these three years was pretty good.
Although her husband was busy with his work, he always had a place for her in his heart. Every time he came back, he would bring back precious rouge for her. His delicate care made her think that she had finally found a lifelong support.
But everything changed quietly from when she found that her husband came home later and later, and every night, he would stagger home drunk.
Her heart began to feel uneasy, but she still chose to wait silently, hoping that her husband would return to the way he was before.
However, what awaited her was not her husband's change of heart, but increasingly harsh treatment.
After a while, her husband started to beat and scold her, and the tenderness and consideration he once had were gone. The vows he once made were like leaves in the wind, ruthlessly blown away.
In the end, the husband was completely depraved and became addicted to brothels, forgetting about her at home.
She looked at the empty room, her eyes blurred with tears, her heart filled with despair and sadness. The happiness she once thought of had now vanished, leaving only a heart full of pain and endless sorrow.
She thought her husband would repent and hoped that he would change his mind.
Unexpectedly, the next day, her husband returned with a woman.
The husband said coldly: "From today on, she is your equal."
The woman couldn't believe it and felt like the sky was falling. She rushed forward and grabbed his arm, her eyes red with emotion, and she kept asking: "Why? Why did you betray me?"
The man mercilessly shook her hand off and said cruelly: "You have been married to me for three years and have never laid an egg, but Ziying got pregnant with my child in just one month. If I don't pamper her, who will?"
The woman's body swayed, as if all her strength had been drained away by these cruel words. She looked at the man she once loved so deeply, who had now become so strange and heartless, and her tears could not stop flowing.
She murmured to herself: "Can the love we have had as husband and wife for three years be easily erased just because of a child?"
But the man no longer looked at her, turned around and left with his new love in his arms, leaving the woman alone there, heartbroken, and in endless pain and despair.
The woman confided her misfortune to Gu Qingluo, tears welling up in her eyes: "Sir, I have lost myself since I got married. I obeyed my husband in everything, but he still couldn't please me. My life was miserable, and now I was killed by my husband..."
After listening to the woman's words, Gu Qingluo looked firm and told her solemnly: "Girl, women don't have to be captive to their husbands. If they have a skill, they are no worse than men. Who says women are inferior to men? Throughout the ages, there are many women who have achieved extraordinary things with their own talents and courage."
After hearing this, Lin Lingling's eyes flashed with doubt and confusion: "Sir, but the rules of this world have always restricted women in many ways. What can I do?"
Gu Qingluo stood up and looked at the crescent moon, then saw the flower at the entrance of the cave, and said, "Girl, look at this flower. Although it looks fragile, it can bloom its beauty in the wind and rain. Women should also be like this and not be afraid of the world's eyes. Have you ever thought about what you like and what you are good at?"
Lin Lingling fell into deep thought for a long time, then slowly said, "I loved painting when I was young, but after I got married, I never had the chance to pick up a paintbrush again."
Gu Qingluo smiled and encouraged, "Then pick up your brush again and paint all the beauty in your heart on paper. As long as you study hard, you will achieve something in time."
Lin Lingling felt a glimmer of hope, but she was also worried: "But what if my husband and my in-laws object?"
Gu Qingluo looked at Miss Lin solemnly and said firmly, "Miss, if your parents and brothers are sensible, they will naturally support you in pursuing your dreams. But if they insist on stopping you, then you should bravely fight them for your own life! Women are not appendages of men, and they should also have their own dignity and pursuits."
"Girl, you should take part in the imperial examination implemented by the emperor." Gu Qingluo said again.
Lin Lingling was shocked when she heard this. She shook her head subconsciously and said, "Sir, how can this be possible? How can a woman take part in the imperial examination?"
Gu Qingluo's eyes were burning: "Girl, why can't women do that? Women also have smart minds, a thirst for knowledge, and the determination to change their fate. Just because you are a woman, should you be trapped in the backyard, taking care of your husband and children, and spend this dull life?"
"Your husband and your parents don't care about you, you can only care about yourself!"
Lin Lingling was shocked by Gu Qingluo's words, and her heart was in turmoil, but she still had concerns: "But this has been the rule for thousands of years, and no woman has ever participated in the imperial examination."
Gu Qingluo smiled slightly, with a strange light flashing in her eyes: "Rules are made by people. If the rules are unfair, why can't we break them? Lingling, all women in the world have talents. If they can pass the imperial examination and become officials, they can benefit women all over the world and give more women the opportunity to display their talents."
Lin Lingling fell into deep thought. Gu Qingluo's words were like a seed that took root and sprouted in her heart.
After a long while, Lin Lingling raised her head, a hint of determination flashed in her eyes: "Sir, you are right, women can also change their fate through the imperial examination."