Xie er laoye glanced around the room Xie shi was discontented. “Does er ge not trust me? I already told you that my courtyard is guarded like an iron barrel. No one dares to speak irresponsibly.” Xie er laoye smiled. “It’s better to extremely cautious about a matter of this importance. Are all your maidservants and pozi trustworthy?” Xie shi snorted, not speaking. Xie er laoye laughed embarrassedly. “Meimei, […]
Xie er laoye frowned. “I heard that Gu Jiu is sickly.” Xie shi nodded. Xie er laoye was dissatisfied. “Aren’t you harming Xie Xian, by letting him marry a sickly person? Meimei, Xie Xian is your nephew. You cannot favour one and discriminate against another.” Xie shi rolled her eyes. “Er ge is confused. It’s good that Gu Jiu is sickly. After she dies, Xie […]
Late night, Zhilan Yuan. After Gu Jiu washed up, she sat in front of the desk, holding a book and flipping through it. Qing Mei said, “Guniang, it’s late in the night. Take care of your eyes.” Gu Jiu turned a page and said softly, “Reading for a while isn’t a problem.” From outside, they […]
Recently, everything was going well at the yamen and Gu daren was in an excellent mood. Xie shi sent someone to him, saying that she had prepared food to accompany the wine, inviting him to shang fang to drink with her. Gu Quan bowed, standing at the side and asked, “Does laoye want to go to shang fang?” “En!” Gu daren put down the document in his hand. […]
Doctor Chen came to the provincial governor’s fu to follow up on Gu Jiu’s condition. “Guniang’s illness has already improved greatly. It’s just that your body is still weak, so you need to nurse it carefully.” Gu Jiu nodded with a smile. “Thank you, Doctor Chen. This time, I was able to save my life thanks to […]
Gu Jiu lifted her tea cup and took a sip. She asked Shunzi, “Are you sure San Gui said that Xie Xian would marry a sickly person and seize her dowry after she dies?” Shunzi was a little nervous. He nodded cautiously. “Xiaode is certain. San Gui said these words.” Gu Ting was indignant. He clenched […]
Gu Jiu wanted to copy scriptures for her late mother and so, closed the door to her yard and declined to meet visitors. Gu Zhen and Gu Lin came to her twice but were sent back without seeing her. “Da guniang, wu guniang, please forgive me. My guniang said that she wants to concentrate on copying scriptures right […]
Gu Jiu followed Doctor Xu to his study in the backhouse. His servant was ordered to serve tea. When the tea was served, Doctor Xu waved his hand and said to the servant, “Guard the door outside. Don’t allow anyone to enter.” The servant was puzzled but bowed and went out. Not waiting for Doctor […]
Gu Jiu stood up, ready to leave. “Wait!” Doctor Xu clenched his teeth. “I will buy the prescription.” Gu Jiu turned to look at him. “I’m sorry, the price of the prescription has now increased.” “You…” Doctor Xu was so angry that his stomach ached. Gu Jiu asked him, “Do you still want to buy […]
“I heard that biaoge will soon get engaged to my er jiejie. At that time, I will have to call you second brother-in-law.” Gu Yue’s tone was very cold and indifferent, but if one listened carefully, there was a sour taste and a resentful flavour to her words. Xie Xian looked deeply hurt and brokenhearted. “Biaomei, don’t you […]
The weather was stifling hot and it seemed like it was going to rain. Ever since summer arrived, it hadn’t rained yet. The air was also very dry. Gu Jiu rubbed her dry cheek. Qing Mei held a bowl of freshly boiled medicinal soup for nursing her body and entered the east room. “Guniang must drink the […]
At daybreak, Qing Mei woke Gu Jiu up. “Guniang, it’s time to get up.” Gu Jiu rubbed her eyes and still looked sleepy. She had slept too late the previous day, so she was a little tired. Qing Mei hung the muslin net up and said, “Guniang, quickly get up and wash up. You can catch […]
“Meimei!” Xie er laoye exclaimed, reaching out to support Xie shi. Shaking off Xie er laoye’s hand, Xie shi raised her hand and slapped her brother. Pa! The slap landed painfully on Xie er laoye’s face. Xie er laoye was stunned silly by this slap. He covered his face, looking at Xie shi in disbelief. Ever since Xie jia began to flourish, had Xie er laoye ever been subjected to […]
Xie shi was tired from beating her and slumped back on her chair. After taking a few breaths, she told Gu Shan, “Shan’er, help your sister up.” Gu Shan stepped forward to support the foolish Gu Yue who had been beaten. “San jiejie, let me help you up.” Gu Yue silently pushed Gu Shan away and stood […]
“Taitai, Gao Sanfu requests to see you.” Inside shangfang, Xie shi lay on the couch, reclining, The room had already been cleaned up, the carpet had been changed and the decorations were still splendid as before. The maids prepared another pot of tea and placed a cup in Xie shi’s hand. Xie shi sat up. “Call him in.” A while later, […]
This is Fengguo Temple (founded 1020) located in Yixian, which is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhou. The bullock cart swayed and rocked all the way and finally reached Tianmen Temple. Gu Jiu was completely exhausted by the ride. She also began feeling dizzy. She had never been car-sick, train-sick […]
Gu Jiu changed into simple and clean clothes and walked out of Puxian courtyard with her maids. When her eyes swept across her surroundings, she spotted a powerful guard stationed in front of a courtyard to her right. Qing Mei said, “Guniang, there seems to be someone living in the neighbouring courtyard.” Gu Jiu nodded. […]
Gu Jiu followed the guard inside the pavilion. When she got closer, she saw that the black-robed gongzi was quite good-looking, as if he had walked out of a painting. There was a faint melancholy in his countenance, his temperament seemed cultured and refined and one would have a favourable impression of him at first glance. While […]
“Walk quickly, don’t speak.” Gu Jiu lowered her voice and sternly warned her three maidservants. Leaving the orchard hurriedly, they crossed a courtyard wall and returned to the rear court. Gu Jiu’s complexion was pale and her forehead was covered with sweat. Only once they returned to Puxian courtyard, Gu Jiu exhaled, completely relaxing. “Guniang…” […]
The next day, Tianmen Temple began the rituals for Su shi. The ritual would continue for five days. The siblings, Gu Jiu and Gu Ting donated three hundred taels towards money for sesame oil. Gu daren had let the accountant give them these three hundred taels. In addition, Gu Jiu had added another fifty taels of sesame oil […]
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