Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 292: Exhausted

When Zhao Ji heard this, she laughed and said, "Haha, what a comforting motherfucker!" Zhao Ji let out a sigh of relief, and then said, "Forget it, there is no need to mention this matter again, after all, your mother is Princess Chai now."

"Xue'er? No one has called this name for a long time. So much so that I almost forgot it." Zhao Ji looked at Zhao Mu and said.

Zhao Ji explained: "Zhao is the surname your father gave me after my mother entered the palace at the age of fifteen, and 'Ji' is not my mother's name or surname, but her position. I am you My father’s concubine, everyone naturally calls me ‘Zhao Ji’.”

"And when your father saw that my mother's face was as beautiful as jade, he gave me the word 'Ke'. So my current name should be 'Zhao Ke'. But this name was only called by your father. After my death, I didn’t want anyone to call me again, so I always used the name Zhao Ji.”

Zhao Mu nodded and said, "That's it. Zhao Ke is really a good name."

Zhao Ji continued: "And the full name of 'Xue'er' is 'Su Xueqing', which was my mother's name before she entered the house. It is also the name and identity that I hate the most." Zhao Ji couldn't help but become cold as she spoke. , she also talked about her past. "Mom is a poor person, and she did not fall into prostitution at the beginning. Your grandfather was originally a merchant in Hangzhou. Although he is not a wealthy man, he has a lot of wealth after selling tea to the north for many years."

Hearing this, Zhao Mu couldn't help but frown and said, "Since mother, you come from a wealthy family, how can you end up living in a world of dust?"

Zhao Mu was not surprised by his mother's wealthy status, because the name "Xueqing" alone would be difficult for ordinary people with little education to name. I'm just a little curious as to why my mother was sold to that place.

Although the status of a merchant's daughter is equally low, she is at least considered a good person.

Hearing this, Zhao Ji sighed again and said: "Haha, they all died for money and for food. When your grandfather was doing business abroad, he heard from his fellow travelers who fled back that they were plundered by Liao soldiers and all died there. To the Liao land."

When Zhao Mu heard this, he was not too disturbed. When he was at the border, he often heard such things.

Barbarians have been like this since ancient times. They relied on their strength and bullied the weak. Like a wolf, there is no conscience at all. Those who are strong in the Central Plains will kneel down and lick their subjects to pay tribute. But once the Central Plains became weak, they immediately turned against each other.

Zhao Mu also sighed when he heard this. It is said that boys were favored over girls in ancient times, but they don’t know why people think this way.

Zhao Ji continued: "Since the death of my parents, the family property has been divided among several uncles." When she said this, a layer of frost appeared on Zhao Ji's face.

Hearing this, Zhao Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Haha, good boy. If I had met you when I was a young mother, there might have been a different ending."

It's not something that can be compared to a lowly family. With my father's ability, it was not difficult to change my mother back to her original place of origin and then make her a concubine. Zhao Mu was curious why his mother didn't do this? She has always had the bad reputation of being a "promiscuous woman".

Mu Wanqing said at this time: "I know, this is called being exterminated. I encountered this kind of thing before when I was walking around the world with my mother. At that time, I couldn't bear to see such a large group of men bullying orphans and widows, so So I took action and gave those stinky men a ride."

Anyone who criticizes the preference for boys over girls without criticizing the patriarchal customs of the time is just being a hooligan.

Zhao Mu has been in this world for many years, and he is very familiar with the evil of the unruly people in this era.

What touched Zhao Mu the most was a saying, "Mother must wait until her uncle comes when she dies." This sentence means that the mother should not be buried hastily after she dies. That is to wait until the mother's brothers come to see it and even bury it under their supervision.

This proverb completely reflects the misery of a woman who has no one to rely on. In this era, if you don't have a brother to rely on, even if you are beaten to death by your husband, there will be no one to avenge you.

This is also the reason why Zhao Mu's eldest sister, Zhao Lan, pleases Zhao Mu so much.

Zhao Lan had a bad relationship with his two direct brothers, and his biological mother was convicted. And she failed to give birth to her husband. And the only people she can honor now are her living parents-in-law.

But King Zhongxiao and his wife were old, and there was no telling when they would pass away. When they die, he will have no heirs and no one to respect from his parents' family, so he will be offended, and he might even be poisoned by those vixens.

So before Zhao Mu returned to Beijing, Zhao Lan quickly curried favor with his younger brother. Not only did he introduce someone to him, he was even extremely polite to his aunt Zhao Ji.

And the same goes for Mrs. Liu, except that Mrs. Liu still has brothers and her father is still alive. Although her father and brother were indifferent to her, even if they were indifferent, Princess Shoukang would not dare to go too far as long as they were around. The only option is to throw Liu Ying into Chongyi Hou Mansion and wait for death slowly.

Otherwise, Liu Ying's fate would be the fate of Chai Wen's biological mother, the girl who lived with King Shang. He died inexplicably and was buried hastily and inexplicably.

This is true for the royal family and nobles, not to mention the common people.

In ancient times, Zhao Mu also knew a lot about the disgusting things like eating out of a household, but he never thought that his mother would still encounter it. The most typical example is Lin Daiyu in Dream of Red Mansions.

Although Lin Daiyu was the daughter of an official, after her father died, she had no brothers to rely on. So he had no choice but to go to Jia's house to visit his relatives. Lin Daiyu's family fortune was also wiped out by everyone in the Jia family. In the end, it ended in a tragic ending where Xiaoxiang Pavilion burst into tears.

After Zhao Ji finished speaking, she continued to talk about what happened next: "When my father passed away, several uncles immediately divided up my father's inheritance in the name of preparing for the funeral for our mother and daughter. My mother couldn't bear this blow, I was so angry that I couldn't bear to fall ill, and finally died with hatred. Without my parents as a guard of honor, I naturally let a few uncles take over. After they divided the family property, they took advantage of me. They always felt that It was a burden to keep a girl at home, so when they saw my good looks, they sold me to a brothel in Yangzhou."

Zhao Mu couldn't help but clenched his fists when he heard the words. He said: "It's so hateful! You can betray your own children and nephews. No wonder you would rather change your surname and bear the bad reputation of a brothel girl than recognize your ancestors and return to the clan. This kind of clan is really serious. Damn it! Where are these wolves now?"

Zhao Ji laughed at this time. She smiled very proudly, and there was even a hint of sinisterness in her expression.

Zhao Ji said: "My son, don't worry about it, they have died long ago. Although some villains are suspected of having their ambitions, my mother informed these things to your father after she entered the house. And your father has always been the most important person." Dote on me. Naturally, you don't want to see me suffer any injustice. So your father asked the then Hangzhou magistrate to take care of this matter. And the magistrate was also very good. He just made up a few charges at random and put the entire Su family in jail. It should be charged Official prostitutes pretend to be official prostitutes, assassinate their spouses when they deserve it, and behead those who deserve to be beheaded. They are sinners, how can a mother have the same surname and clan as the convicted person?"

Hearing this, Mu Wanqing couldn't help but clapped her hands and said, "Mother-in-law, how can you act like a villain? This is just feeling proud! This is evil being rewarded!"

Mu Wanqing comes from a martial arts background and has always advocated taking revenge when there is a grudge and repaying a grudge if there is a grudge. She didn't feel anything wrong with Zhao Ji's behavior at all.

(End of this chapter)