Chapter 12.2

This is not a professional translation; you have been warned. ʘ‿ʘ

Now Pan Er and Zhao Xi Yue are like air. It’s been a few days since they were called in. Not only the prince didn’t go to their yard, but also they don’t have the favor of the princess.

In this East Palace, the prince and the princess direct the direction of the wind.

Before that, Pan Er was still thinking about what kind of face the crown princess would face her and Zhao Xi Yue. After all, from the perspective of identity, the three belong to the same camp, but from the perspective of emotion, the Crown Princess was forced to carry the two into the palace, and definitely an eyesore.

However, it never occurred to her that it was not to pull them together or to suppress them, but to make rafts with servant girls, which made them face down. She beat both of them and told them who was the master in the back house of the East Palace, and temporarily cut off their arms, which showed her fairness and justice.

Three birds with one arrow!

Xiang Pu and Qing Dai can’t be used for the time being. Bai Zhi, Bai Zhu and two eunuchs were all ‘reused’ by Pan Er.

Originally, some people were still hesitant to compete with the old man because of their new arrival. They never fought against each other. They were chased to fight.

At the same time, Pan Er got to know them.

Just like Bai Zhi, she’s a little silly. According to her, she has been in the palace for several years, but she’s still a little silly.

She seemed to be afraid of Li Mama. When she saw Li Mama coming to the yard, she took a detour. She fell down, not lightly. Her nose was blue and her face was swollen. She looked very funny.

According to her, when she was just entering the palace as a little maid, she was passed and tuned by Li Mama, which left a shadow on her.

That Li Mama still remembers her and calls her fat girl. Later, Bai Zhi confessed that she was a little fat when she entered the palace. She could eat very well. Maybe she couldn’t eat enough at home before. After entering the palace, she could eat five white bread at a time.

You need to know that the white bread provided by the eunuch in the palace is bigger than a man’s fist.

Pan Er thought to herself that Bai Zhi should not be the princess’s person, and the princess would not send such a naive person.

And there’s Xiao Dezi.

Different from Xiao Tanzi, Xiao Dezi will have a special affair, just like he had a good relationship with Xiang Pu earlier than little Tanzi. In order to strengthen this relationship, in recent days, Xiang Pu and Qing Dai came back with blue and purple injuries. For this reason, he volunteered to find medicine and wine for them.

It’s said that he got it from the Imperial Pharmacy.

He didn’t spend any money, but after that, he was rewarded with silver.

This is to show their value! With so many minions in the palace, there are not many who can be assigned to serve beside the master. There are many other people who want to come up so you have to grab your opportunity. This Xiao Dezi means is good, at least compared with Xiao Tianzi.

Besides, Xiao Dezi is smart enough to deliver some news to Pan Er from time to time.

For example, the prince hasn’t come to the backyard for many days but instead he came to Jide hall. It was He Liangyuan and Liu Chenghui turn to serve but because the prince didn’t come to their courtyard, Liu Chenghui just gave up. She has always been a transparent person. However, He Liangyuan was very angry.

Why can he say that she is angry?

Because He Liangyuan’s anger is not the same as that of others. Other masters are either sulking or throwing their anger on the servants. In He Liangyuan’s case, she plays the ^[1] fǔ qín in the middle of the night as long as she’s not happy.

The courtyard where He Liangyuan lives is not in the same direction as Pan Er, so there’s no noise here. It’s said that Liu Chenghui and Ma Chenghui, who live in the same direction with her, have quarreled a lot these days.

It’s also have been observed by Pan Er.

Because even a few days in the morning, Liu Chenghui and Ma Chenghui had a pair of black eyes, which were not covered with powder. Their spirits were not good, and their heads were drooping.

Originally, everyone saw that the Crown Princess didn’t speak and nobody else could say anything. This morning, the Crown Princess got angry.

“You’re too ridiculous! Why do you have to be noisy?”

For the first time, He Liangyuan was so shamed that she sat there and covered her face with a veil and sobbed.

“You still have the face to cry. The Prince is busy in the day and doesn’t often come to the backyard. This is a well-known thing. Do you mean that this princess is unfair, or do you blame the prince for not coming to your yard?” The Crown Princess, who have always been calm, today was very angry and spoke with no mercy.

This ^[2] hat is too big for He Liangyuan to dare to wear it.

She slipped off the chair and knelt on the ground.

“Usually, no matter what you do or what you make trouble in private, I will keep one eye open and one eye closed, but don’t go too far! The prince is the Crown Prince. How many people are watching outside the palace? Let the outsider know what to say? It’s said that the prince is not strict on running his family! At something happens again and if anyone has made the prince with a bad reputation, I won’t let her go.”

With that, the Crown Princess waved her hand impatiently, “He Liangyuan should reflect for half a month behind closed doors and copy the ‘^[3] Lessons for Women’ ten times. After lifting the ban, you will give it to me. The others, you all go back.”

The following people all stood up, and then went to the ceremony, walk in line out of the hall. He Liangyuan was also helped away by the palace maid.

After all the people left, the princess was still gloomy.

Chen Mama whispered, “Don’t be angry princess, or you’ll hurt yourself.”

“I don’t want to be angry, but Princess Chu ran against me the Empress Dowager today. Also, emphasizing that she was pregnant herself and I can’t understand.” The crown princess said as she rubbed her eyebrows.

To put it bluntly, He Liangyuan was also implicated today. The Crown Princess is not strong in the matter of having a son, and they fall into a row in front of the Empress Dowager. No wonder she is so angry.

“I’m not in a hurry. You’ve been delayed for half a month. Would you like to ask Imperial Physician Wu to come and have a look?”

The crown princess still frowned, but could not help rubbing her lower abdomen.

“Let’s wait a few more days.” After a meal, she said again, “This is going to be the next month’s bed serving schedule. I’m afraid it will be busy again. Don’t those two can still calmly sit down? I’ll let them know the news in advance. After what happened before and this time, I don’t believe they still calmly sit down.” With that, the Crown Princess sneered.

T/N: Lol. He Liangyuan (¬‿¬) Do you think the princess is pregnant?

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• [1] fǔ qín <抚琴> – meaning: to play the zither, a Chinese traditional musical instrument that looks like the guzheng
• [2] hat – [mào zi] <帽子> hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name
• [3] Lessons for Women (Chinese: 女誡; pinyin: Nǚjiè; Wade–Giles: Nuchieh), also translated as Admonitions for Women, Women’s Precepts, or Warnings for Women, is a work by the Han dynasty female intellectual Ban Zhao. As one of the Four Books for Women, Lessons had wide circulation in the late Ming and Qing dynasties. Ban Zhao made the “Admonitions for Women” for her daughters. Lessons outlines the four virtues a woman must abide by, proper virtue, proper speech, proper countenance, and proper conduct. The book itself describes the status and position of women in society. It is a small book and many women had the sections memorized.

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