Chapter 348 The Princess who refused to marry 17
I didn't expect that they would marry the third princess. The third princess would definitely make them second-class maids or even personal maids. But the eldest princess is not a fuel-efficient lamp. This job is not easy to do. As long as the eldest princess gets into trouble, she will lose her life at any time.
The two maids bowed and left. They would not be able to sleep tonight.
Xining said with a smile: "We will be getting married in two months. I told you to use that piece of fabric first."
There is embroidery here, but generally speaking, regardless of whether the royal family or noble ministers, all clothes are made of solid color linen. The difference is the jewelry. The higher the status and the richer, the more and more luxurious the jewelry. And this piece of cloth is a sari brought from afar. The edges are embroidered with beautiful patterns and sewn with many pearls, including twelve that are almost as big as a pinky finger in size and color. If the fabric becomes damaged, the pearls can be removed and strung together to make jewelry.
This was obtained by the third princess and her mother-in-law after spending almost all the dowries and rewards. It was originally intended to be given to the eldest princess, but it turned out that the eldest princess had not had time to attack the third princess before she got married. He gave it to the little princess instead, but the little princess sent it back again.
The third princess suddenly smiled shyly.
After a few more instructions, the third princess was asked to go to the side hall to rest. The third princess will live in the side hall until her wedding day. The mother-in-law of the third princess was also willing to let the third princess get married in the little princess's palace, because the pharaoh and the prince often went to the little princess's palace, so she also gained the pharaoh's favor.
After a few days, Pharaoh came running.
Xining was eating fruit with the third princess.
The third princess saluted the Pharaoh, but Xining still leaned against him, as the Pharaoh had exempted her from saluting.
Xining asked the maid to bring the fruit soaked in well water, and asked not to eat too much. If it was too cold, she was afraid of gastrointestinal problems.
The Pharaoh saw that the three princesses beside him were already adults. Not only were they in good health, but they had also grown a lot of flesh after living here for more than a month.
Looking at the younger daughter, I heard that she likes to eat meat recently, and she is helped by the maid to move around every morning and evening, chatting and laughing with the third princess beside her, and her health is much better than before. In addition, the eldest princess finally calmed down a little, and she couldn't help but feel good.
After eating a few grapes, he stood up and said: "Zulita, come with me for a walk."
After hearing this, Xining immediately agreed: "Okay, father." The princess could not leave the palace at will. It had been more than four months since she had been here, and she only left the palace once to go to the nearby Isis Temple.
Pharaoh: "It's very lively outside. I heard there will be executions of prisoners today."
Xining... took her to see the execution of the prisoner. Pharaoh, do you think such a scene is good for an 8-year-old girl?
Outside the palace is a city. The city is located in a large port, with people coming and going, and it is extremely prosperous.
There are huge stone statues of the Pharaoh and his wife everywhere, as well as towering spires engraved with the Pharaoh's great achievements.
There are vendors selling goods everywhere, and many of them are foreigners. From time to time, Nubians who were treated as slaves were transported off the port ships tied with ropes one by one and sent to the market for trading. The common people wore very little and walked barefoot, and the slaves hardly wore any clothes at all. Everyone was used to it. The tasks of this era are better for men.
Xining was half leaning on the chair of the sedan chair, and was carried by slaves behind the Pharaoh.
Dozens of guards opened the way in front. Wherever they went, all the people knelt on both sides, put their foreheads on the ground, and were not allowed to raise their heads. He had to wait until the Pharaoh left before he could raise his head. Anyone who dared to raise his head would be whipped. Not everyone can look directly at the descendants of God.
When we arrived at the downtown entrance, which was the execution ground, there were already several corpses hanging on the pillars.
Fortunately, the bodies of the witch doctors and medicine slaves who had poisoned them had been burned, otherwise it would have been very scary to see them covered with asphalt and hung there in the sun. But the maids who murdered the third princess, Tena Fei, are still hanging for everyone to enjoy. Only ten days have passed, and it is almost mummified. There are fat crows and vultures parked next to it, and they will peck at it from time to time.
Xining...
After placing the two sedans side by side on the high platform, the maid immediately came over to fan them with a big fan. There was a big umbrella on the top for protection, but it was still hot.
About a dozen maids were carrying plates, spreading spices and perfumes, and throwing bread, a small amount of golden beans, and relatively cheap beads and other jewelry toward the audience. The people below began to grab and shout Pharaoh's name.
Nakhat's back was straight and he held the golden scepter and whip with his hands crossed, looking noble.
Don't you feel hot? Huge and luxurious gold belts, breastplates, armbands, and bracelets. Also wearing a tall red and white pharaoh's crown. If you don't wear a crown, you just have a bulging black and gold turban like a cobra, and that's still hot. It’s really hard to be a Pharaoh.
Nakhat pretended to sit upright, looking forward, but softly instructing the little princess: "The Pharaoh is a god. He must have the majesty of a god, and he must also be kind to the people like a god, and share food and wealth with the people. . Several prisoners will be pardoned later, but of course rebellion, patricide, tomb robbing and blasphemy will not be pardoned."
Xining nodded and accepted the lesson. But the trouble ends soon or she's going to die of heat.
After distributing the things, they began to pardon the prisoners.
The prisoners were almost all civilians, because nobles generally did not commit crimes, and slaves were left to their masters.
First the criminal with the least serious crime. Although the thief was exempted from hard labor, he still had to cut off a section of his finger.
Civilians also committed the crime of adultery, both for men and women. The woman was executed or her nose was cut off, and the man had to compensate his wife for one-third of his property. They were monogamous and were not allowed to have other wives or husbands, but they could own slaves. This is why the young and beautiful female slaves and strong slaves here are very expensive. If you get tired of using them, you can exchange them and sell them at a reduced price. Of course, nobles and wealthy people would never make such a stupid mistake. They would rather spend money to buy slaves than cheat on them with commoners or nobles.
Of course, there is no need to worry about the body owner. The body owner is the descendant of a god. Gods do not make mistakes. Moreover, the blood relatives of gods here also compete with each other for power and wives, so mortal laws do not apply.
Some people who killed their children were sentenced to have their bodies hung around their necks until they completely decomposed.
On the contrary, the death penalty is the least, like a person hanging on a pole, it is just that he cannot endure the punishment. Generally speaking, it is more valuable to cut off the tongue and sell it as a slave. Therefore, agreeing to hang the witch doctor and medicine slave who poisoned her was the pharaoh's greatest favor for the little princess.
It can be said that the various novel criminal laws are quite adequate, which is an eye-opener for Xining.
Pharaoh heard the charges against the prisoners one by one and pardoned some of them. Those prisoners who were pardoned were naturally grateful to Pharaoh and praised Pharaoh's kindness.
Finally comes the highlight, the death row prisoner.
Prisoners had not been executed for five or six years before, but this year there were particularly many prisoners executed on the spot. A few months ago, two prisoners who murdered the little princess were whipped and hanged on the spot, and today another one was executed.
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