Chapter 104 Following the Emperor
As long as they don’t see through it, Song Ci quickly took a sip of tea to calm her nerves.
Song Zhiyuan sat back down and said, "Mother, not to hide anything from you, but the delay in Qi’er’s marriage has indeed made me have thoughts of looking at things from a higher perspective. Our Song Family, born from a Poor Family, lacks that noble status compared to others. I also know that behind our backs, many noble families still call us country bumpkins who have washed their feet to step onto the fields. They even deem you, Mother, as coarse and ignorant."
His tone was somewhat melancholic and pained as he spoke these words.
It was just for this one breath of dignity that he wanted to climb to higher ranks—being related to the royal family must be noble enough, right?
Song Ci made a noise, crossed her legs, and said, "Eldest Son, you’ve already reached this position, and you’re still upset by others’ mocking words? The claim that the Song Family is just a bunch of bumpkins is not incorrect, we are indeed such, but so what? Is it not you who sits in the Prime Minister’s position now? Besides, the Great Qing was founded only a little over thirty years ago. Would anyone dare say that the Emperor’s family were not also bumpkins who washed their feet to step onto the fields?"
Uh.
Song Zhiyuan’s mouth twitched slightly, somewhat speechless, because his mother was right.
Indeed, the Great Qing has been founded for only a few decades. The previous Emperor, in his youth, endured a lot of hardships, seeking refuge with various feudal lords before finally raising a flag of rebellion, successfully establishing the Great Qing, and becoming the Emperor. Just a few years after ascending the throne, he died of illness, passing the throne to the current Emperor.
The current Emperor is grand in vision and strategy, magnanimous and kind, adept at recognizing talent and treating scholars well, persistently reforming despite setbacks, leading to today’s prosperity where the people of the Great Qing live in peace and joy. Yet, even so, there are still small countries that cannot resist invading. For the Great Qing to become a top-tier, famed nation, it still requires a long time.