Chapter 8: Strange Times
The next day, the third day after Zhao Yu came to this house, he woke up around Chen Shi.
After waking up, he sat up on the bed, Zhao Yu saw that there were folded neatly folded bedding and other neatly arranged clothes on the outside of the bed near the end of the bed.
The clothes were Zhao Yu's, as for the bedding...
He was slightly stunned, and then he thought that it was Jingnv's bedding.
Yes, he slept with a little girl about ten years old last night, but he just slept on the same bed, without any so-called beauty.
"Have you got up?"
He murmured in a low voice, and Zhao Yu looked inside the house, but saw that there was no trace of Jingniao around the house.
Of course, this action was just out of his curiosity, and he was even degenerate enough to let Jingniao serve him in clothes.
After getting up and putting on his clothes, Zhao Yu yawned toward the door. Then he saw Jingnv standing outside the house, tilting his head slightly to comb his hair.
At this time, the cute two-kit bun had been disbanded by Jingnv, and her long soft hair hung down like a waterfall.
"Why don't you comb in the house?"
Zhao Yu greeted him.
However, when she heard the figure behind her, Jingnv jumped up like a frightened little rabbit. She turned her head and looked scared. Until she saw clearly that it was Zhao Yu who was talking behind her back, she patted her chest with her little hand and said relievedly, "I'm scared to you, young master."
"Sorry, sorry."
Zhao Yu apologized casually, but this made Jingnu feel a little embarrassed.
"Why don't you comb in the room?" Zhao Yu asked curiously, admiring the appearance of Jingnv's hair without combing her hair.
"I am afraid that my hair will fall off and it will be difficult to clean it." Jingnv explained.
As she said that, she saw Zhao Yu looking at her uncombed hair, her little face turned slightly red, and her hands holding the comb were also at a loss.
Originally, she planned to go to the Beizhai to ask some sisters with good relationships to help her with a bun, but she didn't expect that the little master in front of her would wake up so early.
"Young master, why don't you call me when you get up? I'm here... No, it's my fault. I should stay in the house next time..."
Realizing that the second young master in front of him had put on his clothes, Jingnu said in a little panic that she felt that she had not fulfilled her duties as a personal maid.
Seeing that the Jingnv looked full of blame, Zhao Yu comforted her with laughter and crying: "What a big deal, can I not wear clothes?"
As he said that, he pointed to Jingnv's long hair draped over her shoulders, and asked, "Can you comb your own hair bun?"
"I don't have that ability. I originally planned to go to the Beizhai to find a few sisters with good relationships before the young master got up, and ask them to help me comb a bun..." Jingnv stuck out her tongue cutely, looking a little embarrassed.
"Oh." Zhao Yu suddenly realized, then nodded and said, "Then, when I go to greet my mother later, you can find someone to help you with a bun."
"Yeah." Jingnv responded sweetly, and then seemed to realize something. She casually tied her long hair and said quickly: "Young Master, I'll get you water and wash."
"Uh... Thank you for your hard work."
After a while, after finishing the washing, Zhao Yu led the quiet girl with long hair and draped shoulders to the north house.
When they arrived at the northern house, Zhou, the wife of the Marquis of Luyang Township, had already stood up and was sitting in the hall of the main house drinking tea. After seeing Zhao Yu and Jingnu, she smiled on her face.
"Ni'er, quiet girl."
"Mother (Madam)."
After a simple greeting, Zhou saw Jingnu's somewhat messy hair and joked with some amusement: "Jingnu, why did you not even comb your hair and just follow him? This is very unceremonious."
Jingnv replied shyly when she heard this, “I only realized that my hair was messy when I woke up this morning…”
"How come, I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep last night?" Zhou deliberately teased Jingnu. Until the latter was so funny that she turned her head to the maid Zhu with satisfaction and said, "Zhu'er, please help Jingnu comb her hair bun."
"Yes, madam." Zhu nodded and agreed, leading Jingnv to the side hall.
After the two daughters left, Zhao Yu began to perform his purpose of this trip. He hoped to find out some things about this era from his mother Zhou.
After all, so far, he didn't even know what country he had come to.
As for why he asked Zhou, the woman, there was only one reason, that is, so far, Zhou was closest to him and was the most tolerant of him.
After considering the words, Zhao Yu asked Zhou: "Mom, who gave the title of Marquis of Luyang Township to his father?"
Zhou was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why did my son ask that?"
Zhao Yu explained: "Yesterday the witch called my father the village marquis. I asked the people in the mansion and found out that the marquis of Luyang was a title obtained by my father. Who gave it to my father?"
"Oh." Zhou suddenly realized, hugged his son and explained with a smile: "Of course it is the emperor of this country..."
"Son of Heaven?" Zhao Yu asked intentionally.
"Well." Zhou nodded and explained: "The Emperor, the son of heaven, follows the order of heaven to rule mortals... That is the most noble person in the world, and everyone in the world must be loyal to him and to the country."
"Are Daddy?"
"Of course." Zhou said with a smile.
Seeing that the topic did not turn to the question, Zhao Yu was not discouraged and quietly changed the topic again: "Mom, is the emperor a god? Does he have a name or a surname?"
"this……"
Zhou hesitated for a moment. After all, it was considered an extraordinary act to argue with the emperor. However, in order to satisfy her son's desire for knowledge, she still answered cautiously: "The emperor is given the power of the emperor by God. He is not an ordinary person, but he also has a name and surname. The current emperor is the surname Li of Ying..."
As she said that, she pretended to be serious and scared: "But my son should remember to tell you about it, but if you are outside, don't mention it casually. This is a crime, and there will be a tolerance to capture you."
"oh."
Zhao Yu pretended to be ignorant, but he was exploring the information that Zhou had just revealed.
Is the Emperor a clan of the surname Li in Ying?
He knew that the country with Ying as the surname of the emperor was Qin; and he also knew that the country with Li as the surname of the emperor was Tang!
But the surname Li of Ying...what is that?
I have never heard of Li Yuan, who established the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin and his son were born in the Ying family.
With all kinds of confusion, Zhao Yu pretended to be ignorant and tried his mother again and said, "Mom, I understand, the emperor is the Li clan of Ying, so this country is Ying or Li?"
"Oh."
Zhou smiled, then rubbed his son's hair and said with a smile: "Wrong, our country is called Jin, neither Ying nor Li."
"Jin?" Zhao Yu was simply shocked.
Although he was not very proficient in history, he roughly knew several Jin countries in history.
One was the vassal state at the end of the Zhou Dynasty. The monarch was the Jin clan of Ji, and was then divided up by the three subordinate forces of Wei, Zhao and Han and destroyed;
One is the Jin State after the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The monarch was the Sima surnamed, and was divided and confronted due to internal and external troubles, until it was later unified by the Sui State again.
In addition, there are several small countries in history called Jin, but as far as Zhao Yu knows, its monarch is not the Li clan of the Ying surname...
『Where did I come?』
Zhao Yu was simply confused. He couldn't help but guess: Could it be that the era I was in was not the historical process I was originally in?
After swallowing his saliva, Zhao Yu pestered his mother and said, "Mom, can you tell me more about the child? The child is very curious."
"this……"
Zhou thought for a while and said, "My son is very interested in studying and asking. I want to know these things. Wei Mom will definitely support you, but Wei Mom is not very clear about these things... By the way, why don't my son ask Mr. Gongyang?"
"Mr. Ram?"
While surprised by the ancient surname in his heart, Zhao Yu asked curiously: "Who is that?"
"It's Mr. Dongxi from the mansion. He was entrusted by your father to teach you brothers to study..." As he said that, Zhou raised his hand and pointed a little on Zhao Yu's forehead with his fingers, blaming him: "In this matter, you really have to listen to your father and make changes. Don't be always playful, learn from your brother and study hard. Learn more skills, and you will be able to use it when you grow up in the future... Remember?"
"Boy remembered it."
Zhao Yu responded obediently, thinking in his mind how to ask Mr. Yang for a question later.
An hour later, after Zhao Yu and Jingnu had breakfast at Zhou's side, they said goodbye to Zhou and returned to the east courtyard where the two lived.
At this time, Zhao Yu decided to look for the Mr. Gongyang.
The Mr. Gongyang is the eastern seat in the mansion. To put it bluntly, the teacher who invited Zhao Jing, the Marquis of Luyang Township, to teach his two sons. According to his mother Zhou, the gentleman currently lives in a room in the north of the East Courtyard in the row of non-connected houses north of the East Courtyard. On the west side of Zhao Yu, it was the house where his brother Zhao Yin lived; and the room nearest to the east side of Zhao Yu is the residence of Mr. Gongyang.
But it is a bit embarrassing to say that the residence is closer to Mr. Yang, but Zhao Yu rarely asked Mr. Yang in the past, and even when Mr. Yang was teaching, Zhao Yu had escaped as long as he could.
Chapter completed!