Translated by gingercat
Edited by gingercat
Empress Wei told Dai Wang this many times, but it was one thing for her to say it and another for Dai Wang to do so. Nevertheless, Empress Wei was very happy. The crown prince didn’t know to come to visit her on his own initiative. She has to send someone to invite him over several times before he finally knows to make a trip.
“Zuo’er just left?” asked Dai Wang.
Empress Wei nodded and beckoned at Dai Wang for him to come to sit down. “Your eldest brother is really a sinner. He has delayed the future of a good child.”
As for what Empress Wei felt pity for, both she and Dai Wang were clear. Plus, out of all of Empress Wei’s grandchildren, she liked Zhao Zuo the most. If it wasn’t because the crown prince had been so insensible, she wouldn’t be so worried now.
The court had never ceased urging Emperor Hongjing to establish a new crown prince. Duke Weiguo was naturally anxious and urged the empress to do something. But how could the empress dictate Emperor Hongjing’s decisions? As the empress, her identity was sensitive and this matter wasn’t something she could say much about.
Duke Weiguo wants to establish Dai Wang as the new crown prince. This was perfectly logical and justifiable, but Empress Wei still values ??Zhao Zuo for her own selfish motives. After all, she had watched this grandson grow up and he was extremely filial.
Thinking of her own selfishness, Empress Wei couldn’t help but glance at Dai Wang again.
Although Dai Wang’s gaze was lowered as he pretended to be listening carefully to Empress Wei’s words, he felt her look.
His mother’s mind wasn’t deep enough. She was like a headless puppet. Whatever Father Emperor says, she follows. Although she has been an empress for decades and carried herself with dignity, she was empty inside. Naturally, he could easily understand the meaning behind his mother’s gaze.
Dai Wang sneered in his heart, but his face showed nothing. After listening to Empress Wei’s chatter for a while, he bid farewell.
After walking past the Kunning Gate, he turned his head and glanced at the Kunning Palace behind him. It seemed that his maternal grandfather would have to work harder. It was obvious that his Father Emperor had dropped the idea of skipping over his son and directly establishing Zhao Zuo as the next emperor. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have deposed the crown prince. With so many brothers eyeing the position like starving tigers, he’d be a fool to delay any longer.
Yaoniang received a message from a servant that her parents were here. She couldn’t believe her eyes.
She had just received a letter from her sister, and the letter didn’t mention anything about it. To confirm whether it was true or not, she asked Hong Chou to take a look.
Not long after, Hong Chou came back. The people who came were indeed the Yao Family and the Su Family.
Although Hong Chou didn’t recognize Su Xiucai and the others, she recognized Huiniang and Yao Cheng. After listening to Yu Chan describe the appearance of the others, she confirmed it was really her parents who were here.
Yaoniang was shocked. She got off the Kang immediately and was about to walk out the door when she suddenly stopped.
“Niangniang, what’s wrong?” asked Hong Chou.
Hong Fei and the others standing next to her were also staring at her.
Yaoniang paced around several times before sitting back down on the Kang again. She seemed to be a little anxious, and her fingers started tapping on the Kang table like Jin Wang.
If her parents came, then Zhu-shi and her eldest brother must also be here. Yaoniang suspected that it must’ve been Zhu-shi and her eldest brother who instigated her parents to come here. It was definitely not her sister or brother-in-law who tell her family, so it must’ve been Mrs. Li.
They must’ve come with bad intentions!
Yaoniang quickly arrived at such a conclusion.
Since they didn’t come with good intentions, she naturally couldn’t let herself go without putting up a fight. But what should she do? Jin Wang wasn’t in the manor at this time, and she felt like a fly without a head. No one else knew Zhu-shi’s true face better than she did. She was a blood-sucking leech. If Zhu-shi were to know that she was now a side consort who had given birth to two sons for His Highness, Zhu-shi would definitely make her go beg Jin Wang for money and status.
Yaoniang definitely wouldn’t agree, so Zhu-shi and her brother would try to persuade her father and mother. Her father’s greatest wish in this life was to be promoted to become an official. In the past, Yaoniang used to think Su Xiucai was a man with great aspiration, but after following Jin Wang for this time, she realized she was only a frog in a well. Even if one passed the provincial exams, it wasn’t easy to become an official. If one wanted to be an official, one had to be at least a jinshi1. Look at how many candidates gather in the capital every year for this exam. Those with no connections and no money could only be thrown into those remote places to suffer.
If her father knew there was a shortcut, he naturally wouldn’t give up. His father only knew how to speak harsh words and her mother only knew how to cry. With these two pressuring her with both soft and hard methods, Yaoniang would have no way to live.
Of course, there was always another method which was to be ruthless and drive them all away. But if this matter was to be known, her reputation along with Xiaobao and Erbao’s reputations would all go down the drain. After all, in this world, filial piety was everything.
The cogs in Yaoniang’s mind turned and she suddenly ordered Hong Chou to go find her some clothes.
Find the oldest clothes she has.
As Hong Fei and the others wondered what the clothes were for, Hong Chou’s eyes flashed with understanding. She went to look around, but she couldn’t find any clothes according to Yaoniang’s requirements. With no other options, she went to the maids’ room to look for some. She finally found clothes that met Yaoniang’s requirements in Hong Yan’s trunk.
Yaoniang put them on in a hurry, then took off all the gold and silver jewelry on herself. The only thing she left on herself was a hairpin and a bracelet. Then she walked to the reception area to greet them.
In a hall next to the side entrance of Jin Wang Manor, sat the Yao Family and the Su Family.
This place was used by Jin Wang Manor to receive random and unimportant guests. For guests whose statuses were lower, there are several places in Jin Wang Manor to receive them. And this place happened to be one of them, just in slightly better condition. It was perfectly in line with Yaoniang’s status as a neglected concubine.
However, the Su Family couldn’t understand any of this. To them, this entire manor was luxurious. Even a room like the one they were in right now was something that only officials could live in
Zhu-shi’s eyes roamed around ever since she entered the room. As she took in the furniture made of rosewood along with the vase on the table, she could only sigh repeatedly. If only she could take them home, she’d hide them away instead of putting them up for display.
Only Yao Cheng and Huiniang looked at each other and felt something unusual. Back when they went to the Jin Wang Manor in Jinzhou, the furnishings there were on a whole different level compared to this. Could it be that something happened to Jin Wang Manor, or did something happen to Yaoniang?
Huiniang felt the latter was more likely. She desperately wanted to grab her sister and ask her what was going on and her heart was filled with anger toward Jin Wang.
Her sister had suffered so much because of him! If he mistreated her sister, she’d definitely fight with him!
As for Su Xiucai, he has always paid attention to decency, so he felt extremely disgusted to see his daughter-in-law like this. It was Su Yucheng who understood his father’s temper the best, so he hurriedly dragged Zhu-shi over to sit down.
“What are you doing!”
“What’s wrong with letting me look? My little sister-in-law is such a rich person. When Yaoniang comes, I’m going to ask her to give me all these things, so I can take them home.”
Su Yucheng was also angered by his wife’s short-sightedness, and whispered, “Give them to you? Let you take them home?”
“Yes, and I’m also going to ask her to give us some money…”
The rest of her words were blocked by Su Yucheng. As he covered her mouth, he looked at the maid standing at the door, and then at Su Xiucai’s darkened old face. Only then did Zhu-shi close her mouth.
At this moment, Yaoniang came.
She was wearing a lotus-coloured summer dress. Since it was quite old, the colour was very dull. Her hair was in a cloud bun, and the golden hairpin securing it looked very dull and used. On her pale wrist was only a single jade bracelet.
There was a young maid who didn’t have a strong sense of presence beside her. The girl looked thin, small, and especially timid. fr eeweb novel
Seeing such a scene, who would’ve thought she was an extremely favoured side consort? She didn’t even look as good as the concubine from Master He’s family.
Zhu-shi immediately felt something wasn’t quite right. Sure enough, before Yaoniang could even come to a stop, she covered her face with a handkerchief and started weeping.
Translated by gingercat
Edited by gingercat
Empress Wei told Dai Wang this many times, but it was one thing for her to say it and another for Dai Wang to do so. Nevertheless, Empress Wei was very happy. The crown prince didn’t know to come to visit her on his own initiative. She has to send someone to invite him over several times before he finally knows to make a trip.
“Zuo’er just left?” asked Dai Wang.
Empress Wei nodded and beckoned at Dai Wang for him to come to sit down. “Your eldest brother is really a sinner. He has delayed the future of a good child.”
As for what Empress Wei felt pity for, both she and Dai Wang were clear. Plus, out of all of Empress Wei’s grandchildren, she liked Zhao Zuo the most. If it wasn’t because the crown prince had been so insensible, she wouldn’t be so worried now.
The court had never ceased urging Emperor Hongjing to establish a new crown prince. Duke Weiguo was naturally anxious and urged the empress to do something. But how could the empress dictate Emperor Hongjing’s decisions? As the empress, her identity was sensitive and this matter wasn’t something she could say much about.
Duke Weiguo wants to establish Dai Wang as the new crown prince. This was perfectly logical and justifiable, but Empress Wei still values ??Zhao Zuo for her own selfish motives. After all, she had watched this grandson grow up and he was extremely filial.
Thinking of her own selfishness, Empress Wei couldn’t help but glance at Dai Wang again.
Although Dai Wang’s gaze was lowered as he pretended to be listening carefully to Empress Wei’s words, he felt her look.
His mother’s mind wasn’t deep enough. She was like a headless puppet. Whatever Father Emperor says, she follows. Although she has been an empress for decades and carried herself with dignity, she was empty inside. Naturally, he could easily understand the meaning behind his mother’s gaze.
Dai Wang sneered in his heart, but his face showed nothing. After listening to Empress Wei’s chatter for a while, he bid farewell.
After walking past the Kunning Gate, he turned his head and glanced at the Kunning Palace behind him. It seemed that his maternal grandfather would have to work harder. It was obvious that his Father Emperor had dropped the idea of skipping over his son and directly establishing Zhao Zuo as the next emperor. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have deposed the crown prince. With so many brothers eyeing the position like starving tigers, he’d be a fool to delay any longer.
Yaoniang received a message from a servant that her parents were here. She couldn’t believe her eyes.
She had just received a letter from her sister, and the letter didn’t mention anything about it. To confirm whether it was true or not, she asked Hong Chou to take a look.
Not long after, Hong Chou came back. The people who came were indeed the Yao Family and the Su Family.
Although Hong Chou didn’t recognize Su Xiucai and the others, she recognized Huiniang and Yao Cheng. After listening to Yu Chan describe the appearance of the others, she confirmed it was really her parents who were here.
Yaoniang was shocked. She got off the Kang immediately and was about to walk out the door when she suddenly stopped.
“Niangniang, what’s wrong?” asked Hong Chou.
Hong Fei and the others standing next to her were also staring at her.
Yaoniang paced around several times before sitting back down on the Kang again. She seemed to be a little anxious, and her fingers started tapping on the Kang table like Jin Wang.
If her parents came, then Zhu-shi and her eldest brother must also be here. Yaoniang suspected that it must’ve been Zhu-shi and her eldest brother who instigated her parents to come here. It was definitely not her sister or brother-in-law who tell her family, so it must’ve been Mrs. Li.
They must’ve come with bad intentions!
Yaoniang quickly arrived at such a conclusion.
Since they didn’t come with good intentions, she naturally couldn’t let herself go without putting up a fight. But what should she do? Jin Wang wasn’t in the manor at this time, and she felt like a fly without a head. No one else knew Zhu-shi’s true face better than she did. She was a blood-sucking leech. If Zhu-shi were to know that she was now a side consort who had given birth to two sons for His Highness, Zhu-shi would definitely make her go beg Jin Wang for money and status.
Yaoniang definitely wouldn’t agree, so Zhu-shi and her brother would try to persuade her father and mother. Her father’s greatest wish in this life was to be promoted to become an official. In the past, Yaoniang used to think Su Xiucai was a man with great aspiration, but after following Jin Wang for this time, she realized she was only a frog in a well. Even if one passed the provincial exams, it wasn’t easy to become an official. If one wanted to be an official, one had to be at least a jinshi1. Look at how many candidates gather in the capital every year for this exam. Those with no connections and no money could only be thrown into those remote places to suffer.
If her father knew there was a shortcut, he naturally wouldn’t give up. His father only knew how to speak harsh words and her mother only knew how to cry. With these two pressuring her with both soft and hard methods, Yaoniang would have no way to live.
Of course, there was always another method which was to be ruthless and drive them all away. But if this matter was to be known, her reputation along with Xiaobao and Erbao’s reputations would all go down the drain. After all, in this world, filial piety was everything.
The cogs in Yaoniang’s mind turned and she suddenly ordered Hong Chou to go find her some clothes.
Find the oldest clothes she has.
As Hong Fei and the others wondered what the clothes were for, Hong Chou’s eyes flashed with understanding. She went to look around, but she couldn’t find any clothes according to Yaoniang’s requirements. With no other options, she went to the maids’ room to look for some. She finally found clothes that met Yaoniang’s requirements in Hong Yan’s trunk.
Yaoniang put them on in a hurry, then took off all the gold and silver jewelry on herself. The only thing she left on herself was a hairpin and a bracelet. Then she walked to the reception area to greet them.
In a hall next to the side entrance of Jin Wang Manor, sat the Yao Family and the Su Family.
This place was used by Jin Wang Manor to receive random and unimportant guests. For guests whose statuses were lower, there are several places in Jin Wang Manor to receive them. And this place happened to be one of them, just in slightly better condition. It was perfectly in line with Yaoniang’s status as a neglected concubine.
However, the Su Family couldn’t understand any of this. To them, this entire manor was luxurious. Even a room like the one they were in right now was something that only officials could live in
Zhu-shi’s eyes roamed around ever since she entered the room. As she took in the furniture made of rosewood along with the vase on the table, she could only sigh repeatedly. If only she could take them home, she’d hide them away instead of putting them up for display.
Only Yao Cheng and Huiniang looked at each other and felt something unusual. Back when they went to the Jin Wang Manor in Jinzhou, the furnishings there were on a whole different level compared to this. Could it be that something happened to Jin Wang Manor, or did something happen to Yaoniang?
Huiniang felt the latter was more likely. She desperately wanted to grab her sister and ask her what was going on and her heart was filled with anger toward Jin Wang.
Her sister had suffered so much because of him! If he mistreated her sister, she’d definitely fight with him!
As for Su Xiucai, he has always paid attention to decency, so he felt extremely disgusted to see his daughter-in-law like this. It was Su Yucheng who understood his father’s temper the best, so he hurriedly dragged Zhu-shi over to sit down.
“What are you doing!”
“What’s wrong with letting me look? My little sister-in-law is such a rich person. When Yaoniang comes, I’m going to ask her to give me all these things, so I can take them home.”
Su Yucheng was also angered by his wife’s short-sightedness, and whispered, “Give them to you? Let you take them home?”
“Yes, and I’m also going to ask her to give us some money…”
The rest of her words were blocked by Su Yucheng. As he covered her mouth, he looked at the maid standing at the door, and then at Su Xiucai’s darkened old face. Only then did Zhu-shi close her mouth.
At this moment, Yaoniang came.
She was wearing a lotus-coloured summer dress. Since it was quite old, the colour was very dull. Her hair was in a cloud bun, and the golden hairpin securing it looked very dull and used. On her pale wrist was only a single jade bracelet.
There was a young maid who didn’t have a strong sense of presence beside her. The girl looked thin, small, and especially timid. fr eeweb novel
Seeing such a scene, who would’ve thought she was an extremely favoured side consort? She didn’t even look as good as the concubine from Master He’s family.
Zhu-shi immediately felt something wasn’t quite right. Sure enough, before Yaoniang could even come to a stop, she covered her face with a handkerchief and started weeping.
