Chapter 272 Do You Want to Stop It?
The chubby little boy wore a red fox warm hat inlaid with oriental pearls, looking festive and wealthy.
With just one glance, Shen Ning knew that he was dressed up specially, otherwise, with their golden rat tails, some old people would find an opportunity to throw stinky dog shit at him when they walked on the street.
Things like throwing rotten eggs and vegetable leaves are totally impossible in this era.
Roasted rotten eggs also smell stinky.
The rotten vegetable leaves are eaten by chickens and pigs.
How could I bear to throw it away casually?
"Aunt, thank you for saving my mother's life!"
Noticing that his aunt was looking at him, and thinking of his uncle next door blaming him for not doing anything for his mother, Naman, who had just performed the greeting, knelt down and kowtowed smartly.
"Aunt, thank you for saving my mother's life~~"
Seeing his brother like this, Hezhuo also knelt down and kowtowed.
“Get up!”
Shen Ning winked at Jia Zhen, signaling him to pull up Na Man as well, and at the same time pulled up He Zhuo beside him, "Don't say that your mother is my sister. Even if it was someone else, if I met her, I would try my best to save her if I could."
"But without my aunt, I would be a motherless child."
Hezhuo knew how miserable it was to have no mother.
Her tears fell, "Aunt, Hezhuo will remember your kindness all his life."
"For a lifetime!"
Shen Ning was amused by the little girl, "A lifetime is very long, are you sure?"
"Sure, I will honor you for the rest of my life."
The little girl's mouth is so sweet, is it any wonder that Shen Ning prefers girls? "Okay, okay, then auntie will wait."
"Aunt, and me."
Na Man found that this aunt who had frightened his father and the others was immediately coaxed into smiling by his sister, and he hurriedly joined in.
In fact, he was actually a little grateful in his heart.
If his mother had died that day, he and his sister would have no idea what would have happened to them.
"I honor you, too!"
"Zhen'er, your cousins are trying to steal your job."
"I try to make sure they can't beat me."
Jia Zhen joined in the fun and made a joke.
Shen Ning smiled and rolled her eyes at him, then waved at the man. "He Zhuo just told me that her brother is amazing and is often praised by the teacher. Is that true?"
Na Man glanced at his sister, grinning from ear to ear, and puffing out his chest, "…among the brothers, I am often praised by the master."
"Really?" Shen Ning pretended to be surprised. "You speak Chinese so well, have you learned Chinese?"
“I learned it.”
Naman nodded vigorously.
All the way here by boat, there was a teacher teaching him.
"So what did you learn?"
"Learn the Book of Rites, the Way of the University."
"You guys...are all learning these?"
Shen Ning asked him curiously.
“Learn!”
Na Man said: "We, the royal family, have to learn this since childhood."
“You need to learn everything?”
Shen Ning smiled, "So are you going to take the exam to become an official in Dazhao?"
What? Naman was stunned for a moment.
Hezhuo hurriedly looked at his brother and pulled him.
"Aunt, let me have a few words with my brother."
"Go ahead!"
Hezhuo hurriedly pulled his brother to the side.
"Brother, my aunt told me before that Mom might only want me for the time being, you..."
She told Na Man everything that Shen Ning had said before, and at the end, she said with expectation: "Brother, can you pass the exam to Dazhao?"
Na Man: “…”
They learned things from the Han people, but they had never thought of becoming a Han official.
Although the Luosha people attacked, the elders had to ask Dazhao for help, but it was not easy for their ancestors to establish the country. If they really became Han officials, would the Qing Dynasty still exist? That was quite sluggish.
Although my sister spoke in a low voice just now, did my aunt ask questions casually? Ama said that when she came to my aunt, she had to learn everything she said, did, and even her eyes.
"Aunt, do you think our Qing Dynasty is going to disappear?"
That's quite sad.
The Russians attacked, and they were all worried that the Qing Dynasty would cease to exist.
But now that Dazhao has sent troops to rescue, why are they still acting like the Rakshasa people?
"Come and sit down!"
Now that we've hit the point, let's talk about it! Shen Ning also believed that this child didn't come here just to visit his family.
"Naman, you have learned a lot. Do you know what kind of officials your ancestors were in the previous dynasty?"
Na Man: “…”
He knows.
but……
Taizu started his army with only thirteen sets of armor. Was it easy to unify the Jurchens?
Later, it took several generations of hard work to build the country. He...
"If you don't know, go back and ask your father, uncle, or clan grandfather."
Shen Ning was not afraid of this kid passing on the message, but was actually afraid that this kid would not pass on the message, "The Luosha people have reached Heihe. How much territory do you think your Qing Dynasty still has?"
Na Man: “…”
He knew that his brothers had seen the map.
Now it is very small.
Especially Dazhao has been fighting with them.
"I heard that you were conferred the title of Beile. Do you have troops? A government? A territory?"
Na Man: “…”
No, nothing.
The elders said he was still young.
Some people also said that he could inherit his father's title in the future.
"There's actually nothing, right?"
Shen Ning sighed, "Even if your father was crowned king, he still has almost nothing."
She looked at him, "The Luosha people are coming. If Dazhao doesn't send troops, if Dazhao remembers the old hatred, do you know what will happen to you?"
Na Man: “…”
Hezhuo: “…”
The two of them vaguely knew what their aunt wanted to say.
"The whole race will be destroyed!"
Shen Ning's face turned cold. "Because we don't want our clan to be exterminated, your father brought your mother to Dazhao to test the waters. After confirming that we didn't kill him because of your mother and you, but instead made demands, Suo Jin and your uncle Tie Bao came over immediately.
These..., Naman, do you understand all of them?"
“…”
Na Man didn't say anything, just nodded slowly.
He knew it was serious, but he never thought it was this serious.
"Go back and tell your father and uncle that some things are too late to do until the dust settles."
Shen Ning said, "Instead of waiting for the reckoning, it is better to take the initiative. The Great Zhao Emperor is kind and will definitely make proper arrangements. By then, you will also be citizens of the Great Zhao. Whether you take the examination for a scholar, a juren, a jinshi, or take the path of martial arts, it will definitely be better than struggling to survive in that tiny place."
"...Then Man Ding will tell my aunt what she said."
Na Man felt very sad, but what his aunt said was what his husband had vaguely mentioned to him on the way here.
"Then let me ask you, if you have the chance, would you like to take the exam for an official position in Dazhao and come to Dazhao to accompany your mother and sister?"
"……think!"
Na Man glanced at his sister and said, "Grandmother said that the emperor built a princess's mansion for my mother in Shenyang. I can go to Shenyang to accompany her."
"good!"
Shen Ning sighed softly in her heart.
It is so difficult to change this seven-year-old child's original inherent ideas, let alone Suo Jin and Tie Bao.
It seems that the Rakshasas need to be a little more powerful.
Ningguo Mansion also accepted gifts. They came with full of expectations, but left with full of sorrow.
Suo Jin and the other two had been waiting for a long time.
The two children and the guards, nannies, and maids who followed them all entered the flower hall where they were going to discuss things.
"Hezhuo, did you have fun today?"
What Woher values most is his daughter.
"happy!"
Hezhuo glanced at his brother and said, "Father, my grandparents' house is so big, it takes up an entire street. I heard that the area behind the street is also huge. It looks like it is many times bigger than ours."
Suo Jin: “…”
Tie Bao: “…”
Woher: “…”
All three of them felt uncomfortable.
Once upon a time, this capital city belonged to them. Even if they were beaten back, the various royal palaces in Shengjing were not too bad.
But they were driven out of Shengjing by Dazhao again.
Nowadays, let alone the Beile Mansion in Wohe, even their royal palace is just a makeshift place to live.
They wanted to build a large-scale project and ask Han craftsmen to help build better ones, but they killed many of them on the way to prevent accidents. Skilled craftsmen... were hard to find.
It's okay for some of them to build an ordinary house, but it's a bit difficult to build a bigger and taller palace.
It had been done before by Prince Yu, but the main hall of the palace had just been completed and when everyone went there to have a drink, the hall collapsed.
Their current palace looks only slightly better than ordinary people's houses.
"Well, Hezhuo," Wohe forced a smile, "who did you meet today? Were they nice to you?"
"I met my grandmother, my uncle and aunt, my second sister-in-law Lian, and my second uncle's sister-in-law Zhu at Rongguo Mansion..."
Hezhuo bent his fingers and counted them one by one for them to hear.
Although the three of them were very anxious about their meeting with Madam Shen from Ningguo Mansion, they tried their best to be patient and listen to her finish.
Finally, the little girl talked about Ningguo Mansion.
"I just went over there to say a few words to my aunt, and my brother and cousin Zhen arrived together."
He Zhuo said, "Brother, is cousin Zhen better than the uncle here?"
"...My uncle is not a bad guy either."
When Suo Jin and the other two looked over, Na Man said, "When we went there, he was busy with something. When he was done, he came to see me and personally took me to see my grandmother. In the end, didn't he also take us to Ningguo Mansion?"
For some reason, he had a very good impression of his uncle.
Although he made him sit for a long time in vain, after meeting him, Naman felt that his uncle liked him a little.
In the entire maternal family, so far, perhaps the only one who likes him is his eldest uncle.
Naman, who tried his best to avoid being beaten by his stepmother and brothers and took care of his mother and sister, had his own set of standards for judging people.
"Fourth Grandfather, Uncle, Ama~"
Na Man said, "Aunt in law from Ningguo Mansion, let me tell you something!"
He wasn't beaten, he wasn't looked down upon, his aunt even gave him tasks...
Just based on these, it is better than what Ama and the others thought at the beginning.
The memory is very good, but he still asks his sister from time to time, "Is that so?"
After listening for a while, Suo Jin had a splitting headache, Tie Bao's face turned pale, and Wo He's sickly look worsened.
They thought they had given up a lot.
But I didn't expect that woman from Shen's...
Tie Bao panted heavily and slammed the table, "Evil woman!"
If her words were to reach the emperor's ears, the consequences would be...
“Ah~~”
Suo Jin couldn't bear the pain and shouted, "Call a doctor!"
At this moment, he not only had a headache, but also felt a tightness in his chest.
The servants all started to get busy. Naman took his sister's hand and asked the guards to carry their father to the bedroom.
"Ama, shouldn't I tell you these words?"
Woher: “…”
What else can he say now?
The son was crying and the daughter looked frightened.
They will go to see Jia Wen again tomorrow.
Wo He could only bear it and said as softly as possible: "It's none of your business. It's your aunt... who is too cruel."
Too cruel? Na Man glanced at his sister and said nothing.
Hezhuo lowered his head, looked submissive and honest, and did not speak a word.
"You're going to see your mother tomorrow."
Woher looked at his two children and said, "She might also ask you about your visit to your grandparents' house today."
Jia Wen is also a cruel person.
Otherwise, how could she have the heart to whip him when he had begged her so much? She had no regard for the love between husband and wife, nor for their three children.
"If you were asked, Hezhuo, do you know what to say?"
"Ama!"
Na Man took a half step towards his sister, letting her hide a little, "My grandparents may have sent a letter to the palace by now."
It is impossible to make up a lie. Although his mother was weak, that was in the past.
Na Man didn't understand. Even after being beaten like this, how could he not understand that things are different now? "My sister and I haven't seen mother for a long time."
He looked at his father, who had become much weaker, and said helplessly, "There are only two of us here, but there are so many people in the Jia family."
He wanted to tell his father not to push his mother anymore.
If things get pushed to the limit, what if he doesn’t even want his sister anymore?
Or maybe my sister just doesn't want them anymore?
My sister also looks weak, but that's because she is a girl.
If my sister were a boy, she would definitely be like him and would often be praised by gentlemen.
"Ama, can't we just tell the truth as we did in front of you?"
Woher: “…”
He was lying down, looking at his son with a serious face, and then at his daughter who liked to bow her head. He opened his mouth several times, but couldn't say anything else. Finally, he could only say, "Naman, tell Ama, do you think it's good to be an examiner in Dazhao?"
"Father, don't you always say that Dazhao is very prosperous, very large, and has everything?"
Na Man did not answer directly, "If your son has the opportunity to take the exam to become an official in Dazhao, will you stop him?"
Woher: “…”
He was stumped by the question.
"Father, when my aunt talked about the extinction of the race, her whole demeanor was different."
Na Man continued, "Also, on our way from Tongzhou Wharf to Beijing, many people pouted at my son when they saw him from a distance."
If this happened on their side, that person would be whipped at least ten times and then locked to the front line to be used as a target for the Russians and consume their gunpowder.
But Dazhao...
"Father, the Han people hate us. Ever since the Russians reached Heihe, there have been rebellions everywhere."
As far as he knew, many people had died.
"My son heard that all the royal palaces secretly transported a lot of things away, including my stepmother's."
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