Chu Wang Fei
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Especially now, with gauze still wrapped around her forehead. Noticing that the gauze was not wrapped neatly at all, she realized that when she had fainted, she had been carried off hastily and carelessly!
Perhaps none of the people there had any thoughts about the condition of Yun Qian Meng who was at death’s door!
Sensing that Mu Chun wanted to continue taking off her white inner clothes, Yun Qian Meng unsteadily leaned from side to side, then walked behind a screen by herself before saying, “Go to the study, report to father that I want to hire a physician to prescribe some medicine!”
“Yes! Nubi will ask Shui’er and Bing’er to help young miss bathe!” Mu Chun could not help but worry about her young miss not having people by her side.
Yun Qian Meng paused while unbuttoning her clothes, then immediately said, “No need, have them stand guard at the entrance!”
“Yes! Nubi shall withdraw!” Under her persistence, Mu Chun didn’t speak anymore. She turned around, helped close the door properly and walked towards the study……
At that moment, in the study, Su Qing was panting heavily while lying on Yun Xian Zhi’s body. She lightly drew patterns on his stomach with her slender fingers and mumbled, “Xuan Zhi, that daughter of yours seems to have changed! Earlier today she embarrassed us at the gate of the xiangfu, then you even commanded that her matters no longer needed my approval. I fear that the after today, the xiangfu will be turned into a terrible mess by her!”
Yun Xian Zhi obviously knew what Su Qing was thinking in her heart, but still, he had never entered Yun Qian Meng’s courtyard before. When he saw it today, he realized that she was very much pitiful!
It was often said that children without parents are the most pitiful. Even though there was Su Qing, they were still separated by flesh and blood, how could she love Qian Meng with all her heart?!
Additionally, Empress Dowager had clearly spoken, he himself did not have the freedom to do as he pleased; even if he didn’t have much parental affection for Yun Qian Meng, he still had to keep up good appearances!
Holding Su Qing’s hand in his, he spoke in a low voice, “Just bear it for a while! She can’t stay in the xiangfu for the rest of her life, sooner or later, Empress Dowager will find her a match and she will be married off!”
Hearing his speech, Su Qing showed extreme displeasure and sat up from his bosom. Her face seemed to say that she was being wronged. “What do you mean with those words? As if I can’t even tolerate her?! You saw how she was today, that girl looked like she could eat people! Xue’er was terrified, even now she hasn’t eaten her dinner!”
When she finished, she collected the garments scattered all over the floor and started to dress herself……
And Yun Xian Zhi, hearing that his favorite daughter did not have dinner yet, immediately expressed a pained look. He quickly hugged Su Qing from behind and promised, “I’ll go see Xue’er in a while! Can’t you see that I still love you? If I really wanted to confine you, would you be in ye’s study?”
Done persuading, he reached out and pinched Su Qing’s delicate face. Both of them were laughing playfully when Mu Chun’s voice sounded from outside the door……
“Laoye, young miss wants to hire a physician, what does laoye think about it?” Mu Chun evidently heard the voices from the couple inside, hence she did not rudely enter the study and only asked from outside the door!
“Allowed!” Yun Xuan Zhi’s calm and unhurried voice traveled out from within the study, then he took no more notice of Mu Chun……
Chapter 8: Troublesome Little Devil | Chu Wang Fei
Glossary
主子 zhuzi – the masters of the household; the 奴婢 nubi and the 奴才 nucai work under contract for their 主子 zhuzi; legal slavery
奴婢 nubi – slave servant girl
奴才 nucai – slave servant; referring to themselves in third person is a form of debasement
老爷 laoye, 相爷 xiangye – old master, master; the head of the house
园 yuan – literally garden; here, it means courtyard, which is where noble women will be spending most of their time, since they can’t go out freely
国 guo – country; Yun Qian Meng is apparently now in ’West Chu Country’; I don’t actually know if the emperor had authority over all of Chu or not.
(Edit: I made a huge mistake! Housekeeper Zhang’s name was actually housekeeper Zhao! Even if he doesn’t deserve to have his name remembered correctly, all instances of Zhang have been replaced with the correct reading of Zhao. My apologies!)
(Edit: I was advised that Zhao’s position 管家 guanjia was more equivalent to the role of a butler in feudal China. It certainly makes sense, since he seems to hold a rather high position amongst the servants. Might take a bit to get used to it.)