Chapter 370: My ambition lies not in the inner chambers

"What's wrong?" she asked, looking at Zi Wei, somewhat puzzled.

Kang Ziwei smiled confidently and said, "My ambition lies not in the inner chambers, but on the battlefield."

Her voice was very soft, with a touch of elegance, pleasant to hear—sweet, gentle, soft.

But her tone was so firm.

My ambition lies not in the inner chambers, but on the battlefield.

These twelve words represent her own choice.

"Zi Wei, do you know what you're saying?" Kang Baihe looked at her, her eyes full of disagreement; a woman marrying, serving her husband and raising children—that is a woman's fate.

This younger sister wasn't like this before; she used to be obedient and well-behaved, always following behind, calling "big sister, big sister"—when did she become like this?

Jiang Yunchu gently set down her teacup, looking at Kang Ziwei with keen interest.

She was actually a bit curious—had this girl really made up her mind?

At that moment, Kang Ziwei burst out laughing; the girl in her ruffled dress laughed happily and unrestrainedly, even tears welling up at the corners of her eyes.

"Women? What is a woman's fate? Are women born to be confined to the inner chambers? Are women born to be tools for childbirth? Are women born to live revolving around men and children?"

One by one, she threw out these questions, and all the women in the room began to think unconsciously.

Jiang Yunchu's lips curled slightly; she had not disappointed herself.

In ancient times, she couldn't change others, but she didn't want her own children to suffer; yet everything was their own choice, and she would respect it.

But!

No one should try to force them to do what they don't want to do—no one can!

"The world is so vast!"

Kang Ziwei wiped her tears—these were tears of joy, tears of breaking free from shackles, tears of happiness.

"For one person, I am trapped in a small courtyard, waiting for his favor, willingly serving his parents, willingly breaking my own wings, losing flight and self."

"On what grounds?"

She spoke word by word, especially looking at Kang Baihe.

"Big sister, your life, your path—you chose it yourself."

"But……"

"My path is mine alone to choose."

"You chose to serve your husband and raise children, while I……"

She pushed open the door, gazing at the vast sky, watching birds fly freely, unbound.

"I choose to fly, to fly as my heart desires; Da Ning is vast, the people's lives are hard, the frontier soldiers suffer even more—I want to use my strength to help them, to do something meaningful."

"Life is too short; I want to stretch my value endlessly, to live this life without regret."

Her words fell, and she turned back.

Everyone saw her eyes; at this moment, her eyes were full of brilliance, so bright they could even illuminate the darkest corners of the heart.

"Sister, I have my path—a path no one can stop."

"Just let me walk my own way."

She needs no one's understanding, nor does she seek support; she knows that the path of standing alone is destined to be lonely, and she has already prepared herself.

Kang Baihe stared blankly—is this still the third sister she knows?

At that moment, applause rang out in the room, each clap as if awakening something.

Following that came more applause.

Jiang Yunchu clapped, looking at Zi Wei with eyes full of admiration.

The second person to clap was not someone else but Zhuang Miao; she always felt she had grown close to the three daughters, but now she realized she was still far from them—so far that she only now knew her daughter's heart yearned for distant horizons.

Afterwards, Madam Zhuang laughed and joined in the clapping.

Everyone in the room was thunderously clapping, no one knowing what had happened, nor realizing that at this moment a girl was enjoying her dream and had prepared herself to go it alone.

"Big sister, we have our choices; you may not understand, but please respect us." At that moment, Kang Nai Xin smiled, gave a salute, finding no fault, yet firmly walked to the side of the third sister.

How could she let her sister go alone?

On the path her sister walks, her shadow will inevitably be there.

"Hey, not fair—you're not taking us brothers?" Kang Wen laughed heartily, then grabbed Kang Wu, and the two of them also walked toward the two sisters.

Ning Hanmo smiled; this was their stage, they were merely the audience below—but……

How could their path lack the shadows of those few people?

A group, saying nothing, walked to stand behind the four members of the Kang family.

What else could Kang Baihe not understand?

She merely had a look of deep thought in her brows and eyes—was she wrong?

At that moment, Jiang Yunchu stood up, laughing as she walked to face several people; seeing her, they respectfully bowed and said, "Dean."

Jiang Yunchu nodded, saying, "I'm very glad you've found yourselves."

"I'm also glad; your path is destined to be solitary, but you are not alone, for you always have companions' support beside you."

"The road is long, and life is long as well."

"Just be yourself."

She lightly laughed, then turned to Kang Baihe and said, "Big sister, let me introduce myself—I am the dean of Chun Hua Xue Yuan, also the dean of these children; they are the ones I brought up, and naturally I protect them."

"If you have any ideas, you can discuss them with me."

So don't use your ideas to put pressure on my children.

She could see that Kang Baihe harbored no ill will; it was merely long-held notions that made her think this was how things should be.

Zhuang Miao stood up, gave a light smile, looked at her eldest daughter, and said, "These children are not what they used to be."

They have their own path, and we should respect theirs.

Kang Baihe gazed at her mother, as if seeing her for the first time—she had merely been married for so many years; how could it feel like everyone had changed?

What changed them?

She looked at Jiang Yunchu, gave a light smile—was it her?

"All right, Yun chu, younger brothers and sisters, I leave them in your hands—I can rest easy." She gave a light smile; she was a strict elder sister, but all her strictness was for the younger brothers and sisters, never for her own selfishness.

Now, seeing the younger brothers and sisters doing well, seeing their lively expressions, seeing each one full of vigor, how she wishes they could always be like this!

For their sake, she is willing to break her own stubbornness, hoping only that they are well.

Jiang Yunchu looked at the twelve children: "They were not entrusted to me, but to themselves; they belong only to themselves, to no one."