I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 120 Ransom of 30 Jin of Grain
In the ancient oriental world, if a person had only daughters and no sons, his inheritance would only be inherited by his brothers or nephews, not his daughters and son-in-law.

But in the western world of this era, daughters and sons-in-law not only have inheritance rights, but also have higher inheritance rights than brothers and nephews.

Therefore, the son-in-law's formal address for his father-in-law and mother-in-law should be father and mother.

Moreover, referring to father-in-law and mother-in-law as father and mother can also shorten the relationship between each other.

Hearing that Zeuxiper asked herself to call her mother, Roy came to sit down beside Zeuxiper and said.

"Mother-in-law, can I really regard you as my own mother?"

"Silly boy, I have relied on you as my own son now, of course you can treat me as your mother. As long as you don't feel shy, you can act like a spoiled child to me like Procne and Philomela."

Zeuxiper said with a loving smile.

"I know that when you come to Athens, far away from your hometown, you will miss your father and mother in your hometown and feel uneasy all the time. From now on, you will be the son of me and Pandion, and we will take care of you as a real son. "

"Mother--"

Feeling the maternal love that Zeuksippo radiated towards her, and the feeling of missing her mother spontaneously, Roy couldn't help throwing herself into Zeuksipper's arms and resting her head on her knees.

Zeuxiper stroked Roy's head with both hands and said.

"My son, you are no longer alone. As a member of our family, Procne is your wife, Pandion and I are your father and mother, Erechtheus and Philomela It's your brothers and sisters."

After Roy hugged Zuksipper's slender waist with both hands, as the thoughts of his mother gradually faded in his heart, the feeling of embarrassment became more and more intense.

Because Roy found that even if Zeuxiper really had maternal love for him, Roy couldn't really regard her as a mother-in-law that should be respected, but just regarded her as a beautiful and charming queen.

Smelling the fragrance of Zeuksipper's body, Roy hurriedly sat up and said before having any thoughts in his heart that he shouldn't have.

"I'm so sorry, I couldn't help acting like a baby to my mother-in-law just now."

While speaking, Roy looked at Zuksipper's knees with nostalgic eyes.

Zeuxieper's knee pillow really has the taste of mother.

"It's right for a child to act like a baby to his mother!"

Zeuxiper obviously didn't notice Roy's abnormality, and said with a gentle smile.

"You can continue to act like a spoiled child to me at any time."

Roy nodded.

"Mother-in-law! Let's get down to business! You want me to negotiate with the Mycenaean envoy instead of you?"

Zeuxiper said with a sigh.

"Although I am now managing Athens in place of my husband Pandion, I am a woman after all, and it is not convenient for me to get in touch with strange men. I don't have a son to rely on. Now that I have your son, you are willing to replace me with the Mycenaean envoy Are you negotiating?"

"Of course I am willing to share the worries for my mother-in-law. This is what I should do as a son-in-law."

"Then I will ask the servant to notify the Mycenaean envoy to come in."

After a moment.

A Mycenaean man of about 30 years old walked into the hall.

The Mycenaean envoy was dressed in a white cotton robe and a golden bronze belt around his waist, obviously his status was very noble.

Even if it is not a Mycenaean prince, it must be a nobleman of the Mycenaeans.

The Mycenaean envoy walked to the center of the hall, bowed his head politely to Roy and Zuixiper and said.

"Respected leader! Beautiful lady! Thank you for your willingness to negotiate with me."

leader?lady?
The messenger of the Mycenaeans actually regarded himself and Zeuxiper as a couple——

Zuixiper's beautiful face and graceful figure looked like a young woman around 20 years old. It was normal for the Mycenaean envoys to regard Zeukiper as his wife.

Seeing that Zuksipper did not take the initiative to explain the relationship between the two, Roy could only take the initiative to speak.

"Mycenaeans, you have misunderstood! I am not the leader of the Athenian tribe, but the son-in-law of the leader Pandion. The person next to me is not my wife, but my mother-in-law, Mrs. Zeuxiper, the wife of the leader of Pandion. "

The Mycenaean messenger stared wide-eyed for a moment, then hurriedly explained.

"I'm really sorry! When I saw you sitting in the leader's seat, I mistook you for the young leader of the Athenian tribe."

"Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, let me tell you why you are here. Are you here to declare war on us on behalf of King Acrisios of Mycenae?"

The messenger shook his head and said.

"The great King Acrisius of Mycenae has no intention of going to war with the Athenians. I represent the King of Mycenae to redeem Princess Danae and the six sisters of Prince Perseus."

Hearing the messenger's words, Roy couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Although in ancient legends, the prince became a captive and could be bought back by his family with a ransom, but there is no story that the princess can be bought back with a ransom.

So in the Trojan War, the daughter of Chryses, the priest of Apollo, became Agamemnon's slave. Chryses wanted to redeem her daughter, but Agamemnon refused.

Chryses had no choice but to seek help from the god Apollo he served, and with the help of Apollo's power, he could get his daughter back.

Precisely because spoiled princesses are not usually redeemed by their families, Roy gave Danae to Pandion, and Perseus's two sisters to Aries and Captain Pallas.

In this era, captive princesses would not be redeemed by their families, probably because their families knew that princesses would inevitably suffer humiliation from the enemy and lose their reputation.

Even if they were bought back, it would only bring shame to the family.

Now King Acrisios of Mycenae doesn't care about the damage to the reputation of his daughter and granddaughter, and wants to redeem Danae and the six sisters of Perseus, Roy can only frown and say.

"Messenger, you are too late. Queen Danae has been given to the leader of Pandion by me, and the three daughters of Danae already have husbands. Women belong to their husbands after they get married, even King Acre of Mycenae Sios is their father and grandfather, and they cannot be taken away from their husbands. So now, I can only let you redeem the three unmarried princesses."

Hearing what Roy said, the messenger frowned and said.

"If you are willing to let us redeem the three princesses, how much ransom do we need to exchange for their freedom?"

"One hundred thousand catties of grain for each princess! As long as you bring 30 catties of grain, the three princesses can return to their grandfather Acrisios and brother Perseus."

"One hundred thousand catties of grain—"

Hearing the request of the Roy lion, the messenger said with an angry expression.

"Don't say that we Mycenaeans can't afford 30 catties of grain. Even if we can afford 30 catties of grain, we won't exchange so much grain for the three captive princesses."

In this era, the greatest value of princesses is for marriage.

However, the princess who became a captive will inevitably lose her reputation and lose the greatest value of marriage.

30 catties of grain is enough to feed a thousand people for a year, and it is obviously a loss-making transaction to exchange for three disgraced princesses.

(End of this chapter)