INNER YARD, PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR’S FU, JINZHOU PREFECTURE Holding a bowl of freshly concocted medicine, maid Tao Hong pushed the door and entered the room. “Is guniang awake?” “Not yet. Tao Hong jie, shall I wake her up?” “Wake her up. The doctor said that the medicine should be drunk while it’s hot.” Xiao Cui hung up the muslin canopy […]
Gu Jiu’s body was very weak and just one conversation had made her exhausted. In addition, taking the wrong medicine for so long had made the situation worse. Fortunately, there was still time to reverse things. She just had a common cold, inflammation and harm caused by incorrect medication. As long as the prescription was […]
Gu Jiu looked at Tao Hong and said nothing. Tao Hong felt uneasy, feeling as if things were getting out of her control. “Guniang, you…” “Xiao Cui, what are you in a daze for? Quickly, help me drink the medicine.” Gu Jiu directly interrupted Tao Hong’s words, reminding the foolish Xiao Cui who was standing […]
A government official in uniform. I’m not sure which dynasty the author is vaguely following, but Gu daren is a fourth-ranked official as a provincial governor and ought to be garbed as such. Of course, Liang Yongqi is far more handsome than we’d like Gu daren to be. Inside the room, Gu Jiu was nestled […]
“Ke… Ke…” Gu Jiu coughed, feeling as if her five viscera and six bowels were about to be coughed out. Qing Mei said anxiously, “Guniang! You have to get better! Now laoye is here to give you justice. Those who want to plot against guniang will definitely not have a good end.” Gu Jiu was too weak and could […]
“Laoye, everything is qieshen’s fault. Qieshen hasn’t done her best in overseeing the rear-court. It’s my fault for believing in Tao Hong, this wretched maid. Please punish qieshen.” Xie shi was very smart. She had already read the situation clearly. She had decided to give up without struggling, abandoning the soldier to protect the commander. Tao Hong’s eyes widened, staring at Xie shi. […]
“Laoye!” Xie shi looked at Gu daren anxiously. Gu daren ignored her and immediately ordered, “Bring them in.” Gu Quan obeyed. He looked outside the door and waved. The servants walked in with five or six pozi in their custody. At the end was Li pozi, the manager of the medicinal storehouse. In her memory, Li pozi had always been unbridled and arrogant, her eyes at the […]
Doctor Chen, who was nearly sixty years old, was in good health. He strode into the houyuan of the provincial governor’s fu to see a bunch of servants being beaten. His beard trembled. He had seen several shameful secrets of prestigious families. Witnessing a beating was a trifling matter. “Doctor Chen, please enter.” Zhang Gui, who was in charge of […]
Qing Mei entered the yard, carrying white fungus soup, swearing continuously, “That blasted Tao Hong! She brought diluted food for guniang every day but she never allowed herself to be wronged. “Nubi went to the small kitchen and saw a stewed white fungus soup. When I asked, I came to know that it was for Tao Hong. All this […]
SHANG FANG Xie shi’s face was gloomy as she sat down and leaned against the couch. From time to time, hints of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes. Chun He entered, holding a bowl of nutritious soup. “Taitai, please drink the soup.” “Put it down!” “Yes!” Chun He placed the porcelain bowl on the small table. She […]
Here’s a recap of chapters 1-10 “Mother, Gu Jiu, that damned girl, is going against the heavens! How dare she make you angry? I’m going to find her and beat her up!” San guniang, Gu Yue, said in a rage, feeling indignant for her mother, Xie shi. Xie shi’s was happy in her heart, but pretended to be […]
Night fell. Qing Mei followed orders and arrived at the back alley of Tao Hong’s house. Tao Hong’s parents blamed and resented Qing Mei, but they didn’t dare to flare up. Tao Hong’s mother pointed at the door to the left, her face numb. “She is inside. Let yourself in.” Qing Mei opened the door […]
After nurturing her body for a few days, Gu Jiu’s body had already recovered to a great extent. Her coughing symptom had finally disappeared. But her body was still very weak. The weather was quite warm and the window was open, letting the gentle and cool breeze in, bringing a trace of chill. Gu Jiu […]
Gu Yue was stunned. Only now did she know that Gu Jiu could cry so much. Gu Shan pulled Gu Yue’s sleeve. “San jiejie, quickly apologise to er jiejie. Both father and mother said that no one was allowed to mention this matter, but you still spoke about it in front of er jiejie, accusing her of […]
The weather was warming up. Gu Jiu’s common cold had already been cured. Her body was still weak but could be slowly nursed back to health. Her small face was too pale, just like a sickly person’s. Gu Jiu scrunched up her nose at her reflection. This appearance was very deceptive. Anyone who looked at […]
Xie shi’s face was beaten and she was not very happy. “You are sisters. Do you have such an evaluation of your own sisters? Do you not understand the principle of sisterly affection? I let you read books usually to understand reason. Seeing you like this, are my words like wind past your ears?” Gu Yue felt […]
“This maid…” Gu Ting was a little moved. “Gege, this maidservant is so pretty, I like her. It’s better to give her to me. My yard happens to lack maidservants. Gege has enough manservants to serve him. You have such a terrible temper that these little maids can’t afford it.” Gu Jiu’s brows bent, looking at Jiang […]
“Taitai, Xie jia biao shaoye and Su jia biao shaoye have come to pay you their respects. They are just outside.” “Quickly, invite them in.” Xie shi was visibly happy. The maid bowed, obeying and turned to go out. Soon, two gongzi entered. The young man on the left was dressed gorgeously, appearing romantic and elegant. On his face was a smile like the spring […]
“I feel ashamed to say this,” Su Zheng said, looking embarrassed. “When I left home this time, I intended to go to the capital to prepare for next year’s imperial examination. Unexpectedly, there was an accident on the way and I fell into the water, losing my luggage, all of my books and notes. “I really […]
Su Zheng was led by the manservant to the guest room in the outer courtyard. Shunzi, his servant, entered and whispered, “Gongzi, I asked around and found that the Xie jia’s father and son will live in the neighbouring courtyard.” When Su jia fell, everyone was dismissed, leaving only Shunzi’s family. Shunzi’s family was a branch of Su jia and […]
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