Chapter 399 New
Tan Tuo was one of the vassal states of the Viet Dynasty and sent a prince to pay homage to Dai Viet.
The little prince was very curious.
Thinking that the officials from the Ministry of Rites could not understand the Xinluo language, he mumbled to his own etiquette official in the back.
"I heard that the Crown Prince of the Yue Dynasty is a bastard girl."
"In our Xinluo, except for the royal family, illegitimate children are all slaves, not even worthy of calling us father."
"Even the brothers can only bow down and kowtow in front of the prince, and dare not cross the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children."
"Let's not talk about the gender issue first. If a child is not born of the right rank, he will not be able to win the support of the people. Why doesn't the King of Yue register his female crown prince under the name of the Queen? At least it can be a bit of a formality."
He said it without a sound.
The ceremonial officer also replied: "Your Highness, mixed blood cannot be changed by name."
"You are the Queen's legitimate son, and the Crown Prince's biological brother from the same mother."
"Of course no other prince or princess can compare to you."
The prince was coaxed into feeling completely relaxed.
The proudest thing in his life was that he crawled out of the queen's belly and became the new king's most beloved youngest son.
Except for the crown prince, none of his other brothers and sisters are as noble as he is.
The concept of legitimate and illegitimate children is deeply rooted in the minds of the new people.
As they discussed recklessly, the official from the Ministry of Rites smiled and turned around, saying in fluent Xinluo: "In Dai Viet, the only time we care about the bloodline of a dog is when we breed it."
The prince and the ceremonial officer of Xinluo:!!!
To talk bad about the prince of Yue Dynasty in Yue Dynasty's territory is like touching a tiger's cub in front of it.
The ceremonial officer ignored their fear and asked with a fake smile: "I have long heard of your great name of 'following the mother's method'."
In the past, officials from the Ministry of Rites might not be able to speak the languages of these small countries, but since Bei Jingchu implemented the professional selection of talents, those who can speak multiple languages have priority in entering the court.
There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the six departments.
The official from the Ministry of Rites stroked his chin and thought, "In the past, there was no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. It seems that the nobles are too numerous and the national treasury can no longer support them."
"The previous Xinluo kings came up with a 'good idea' to exclude children born to non-marriage wives from the nobility, making them obey their mothers instead of their fathers, and treating them as slaves."
The officials of the Ministry of Rites sighed: "How cruel! They abuse their own children just to save money. The fundamental reason is that they are incompetent."
"It's obvious that the father is too poor, which in turn means that the child is of low descent and unworthy of being raised by him."
Anyone who is smart enough can tell that he was saying it was his father who was incompetent, but he was clearly referring to the entire New Luo Kingdom.
The prince blushed and shouted back, "We are not poor!"
The official from the Ministry of Rites looked him up and down and said in a flattering tone, "The fabric of the clothes that the prince is wearing must be the most luxurious in Xinluo, right?"
The prince began to feel proud. After all, he was coming to pay homage to the superior country. The new king gave him their best clothes to show off their new country's wealth to other vassal states.
The official from the Ministry of Rites changed the subject and said, "What a pity! This kind of material is kept in the royal storehouse and is given as a reward to slaves."
"There's no way I can get on top of a princess or a prince."
Prince Xinluo looked at his satin with an expression of doubt about life.
He believed what the officials from the Ministry of Rites said.
Along the way, he was dazzled by the wealth of the Yue Dynasty.
Their Xinluo capital is not as prosperous as a county, and the posthouse in the capital of Yuechao is more comfortable than their palace, but the place is a little smaller.