Chapter 16

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

    Pan Er’s aware of the matter of the third junzhu. In the past His Highness third daughter was a weak and sickly child.

    Hu Liangdi always asks the Crown Prince through her daughter. She also knows this, but because she was locked in Jide hall at the time, she did not know much details.

    But she also knew that the third junzhu died later.

    It’s not this time, it’s a little later than this time, but the specific time is too long for her to remember. After all, after so many years, especially when she just entered the East Palace, she started to live a muddled nightmare and was later suppressed by the Crown Princess.

    The reason she would know it was also through gossip between the servants of Jide hall. It is said that Hu Liangdi was noisy because of the illness of her daughter, and she even intercepted the prince from the princess twice.

    The Crown Princess was not angry (on the surface), but the servants below were, so Pan Er listened to some rhetoric.

    Pan Er had been thinking, maybe the third junzhu started to be bad from this time, then Zhao Xiyue’s schedule tonight was worrying, maybe the East Palace might not be able to settle down in the next few months.

    Unexpectedly, the prince appeared at night and went through the wrong door, and because of her being unbridles, he intended to let her sleep. Both of them stayed in bed, but somehow Hu Liangdi came to stir again.

    The Crown Prince glanced at Pan Er before he left. After sending the person away, she went back to her bed and lay down.

    She was thinking about things, but Xiang Pu and Qing Dai thought that she was unhappy. After all, Hu Liangdi pulled people away, no one would be happy.

    “This Hu Liangdi is too much. She intercepted last night and do it again today.”, Xiang Pu exhaled.

    So that people have the evil nature of gloating, before it was the joke on the opposite side, now it’s their turn to get angry.

    “Okay, say less words, I am afraid that the third junzhu is really bad.”, Pan Er said.

    “Slave thinks that Hu Liangdi was deliberate.”

    Aunt Qing walked in and just heard the words of Xiang Pu. She said to her, scolding: “How come you have learned the rules of Li Mama for so long, you still haven’t learned the wisdom? The matter of the masters is something you can casually talk about? It’s enough to talk about it in this room. However, if it was heard outside, be careful not to lose your life.”.

    Aunt Qing had already returned to the back room and rested. she heard that the prince was in a hurry and didn’t dare to come in. She was just beside the ear room, waiting. What happened outside, she naturally did not miss it.

    Xiang Pu was trained and scratched her head, “Aunt, I’m wrong.”

When Yu Ping was dragged away, Xiang Pu looked at it. She now realized that the palace was different from the outside.

    “Okay, let’s go to rest, I’m off, too. I will have to get up early to ask for peace.”

    And there is a battle to fight, just because the prince went to the wrong door tonight, Zhao Xi Yue will not let her go tomorrow. But Pan Er was quite happy at the moment. She thought that she and the prince had made a good start. With this intersection, will the prince think about her?

    Although a little shameless, Pan Er thinks so.

    Sure enough, when she went to please the next day, the matter about the prince going to the wrong door last night was known to everyone.

    All eyes were looking at her meaningfully. Zhao Xi Yue’s face was very haggard, and it was also ugly and scary, and her eyes almost swallowed Pan Er.

    If the situation was not serious just like before, the princess would have to come forward and say two things that seemed to be generous but provocative, but today she can’t do it anymore.

    The third junzhu was really bad.

    Yesterday afternoon, the third junzhu woke up, and the servant fed her a little porridge. At night, she had a sudden high fever and convulsion. Hu Liangdi was scared out of her wits. When she knew that the prince had entered the house, she was brave enough to let someone call him.

    She was really in panic.

    The Crown Princess was also disturbed, and was called away.

    She asked the doctor to come over. The third junzhu was examined and given some medicine. Her fever didn’t subside until midnight. The Crown Prince stayed until the middle of the night before leaving. The Crown Princess was not easy to walk either, so she could only accompany him. She had no energy to deal with people today.

    “The things already happened. Instead of fighting for jealousy here, you might as well go and see the third junzhu, and don’t make me worry about all of you!”

After being reprimanded by the princess, everyone behaved more honest. When they got out of Jide hall, they didn’t entangle with each other. They immediately left and asked to see the third junzhu.

    Because Hu Liangdi had too many previous convictions about the third junzhu being ill, everyone thought she was being deliberate. This time it was not the case, especially the Crown Princess mentioned it again, even if it was to show it to the prince.

    When the appointment was made, everyone immediately dispersed.

    After Pan Er went back, she asked the servants to take the money and went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a longevity lock.

    The small lock carved with the pattern of happiness, longevity and good fortune. It is neither light nor heavy when held in the hand. It is suitable for the age of the third junzhu.

    Of course, the third junzhu will definitely not wear it. They know each other well, but that is the meaning of it.

    The courtyard where Hu Liangdi lives seems to be the largest in several small courtyards, and also the most luxuriously furnished. It is said that the yard opposite her is also so big. The prince can routinely seal two Liangdi, but now there is only one, so the yard opposite is still empty.

    Everyone went to see the third junzhu, spoke some comforting words, and then each presented gifts. When it was Pan Er’s turn, Hu Liangdi glanced at it more and said, “You have a heart.” This doesn’t sound like anything, but Pan Er stayed in the palace for a long time and naturally knew the way of survival in the palace.

    In the palace, gifts are the taboos like food and clothing, however, on the contrary, it is also the safest. The thin piece can’t hide any ingenuity in it. Naturally, it won’t fall into other people’s hands or be framed.

    Pan Er looked at Hu Liangdi’s glamorous look, and then looked at the thin body and pale to almost transparent face of the third junzhu.

    She is not good at others and best at comforting herself. After all, if she is not so big, she can’t live for more than thirty years in the previous life.

    Hu Liangdi would naturally not leave them to drink tea, so the group left quickly without saying much.

   

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    The third junzhu’s illness shrouded the East Palace in a layer of haze.

    The crown prince’s offspring is difficult. There are only three daughters, if there is one less, it won’t affect much, but it’s also a very unpleasant thing.

    For many days, the doctors went in and out of the East Palace.

    Even Empress Fu heard of it, and sent the ambassador Bao of the Tai Hospital. Bao Yuan’s medical skills is superb, and he specializes in seeing Emperor Cheng An, Empress Fu and the Empress Dowager.

    Bao Yuan went in and out of the East Palace for several days. It is said that even the prescriptions were changed several times, and the disease of the third junzhu finally improved. In fact, the third junzhu was not seriously ill. It is due to the poor foundation when she was still in her mother’s womb and so was easy to get sick, coupled with the young age. It may be very common that a wind chill can make her sick.

    It is said that the third junzhu was exposed to the cold before they suddenly became so sick.

    It was said that the nanny did not take good care of her and was discovered by Hu Liangdi. At that time, Hu Liangdi was about to kill the servant in the yard and was stopped by the Crown Princess.

    In recent years, the Chu Wang, Qi Wang, gained power after entering the royal court one after another. On the contrary, the prince finally got a job, which was to repair the “Great ceremony of Cheng’an” for Emperor Cheng’an.

Emperor Cheng An has been in politics for nearly 20 years, boasting that his martial arts are good. Now it is peaceful in the world, so he wants to build a rare book that collects ancient and modern cultural collections, in order to live forever. Several years later, people will mention him again, not from the history of Qing Dynasty, but from the sight of this great ceremony of Cheng’an, people can remember his reputation.

    The prince has been repairing the great ceremony of Cheng’an for nearly five years. He has been repairing it since he got married. Emperor Cheng’an still intends to let the prince continue to repair it. He has no intention to let him be part the court at all.

    Now that East Palace is in a bad situation, just above the cusp of the storm, if Hu Liangdi killed the nanny of the third junzhu, she still doesn’t know what will happen if it was spread to the outside, so the Crown Princess will naturally stop it.

    However, this act seemed to offend Hu Liangdi, and it even extended to the possibility that the nanny was bought by the princess, and then she would start with the third junzhu

    Of course, these are just guesses of Pan Er. After the incident, Hu Liangdi seemed to have broken the pot since she hit it.

    First of all, because of the illness of the third junzhu, she did not come to ask for peace. After the illness of her daughter, she moved to the reason of raising her fetus well. However, during that time she went to Kunning Palace twice, where is this staying close doors and raising her fetus well?

    The anger of the Crown Princess was not seen on her face, but her complexion was getting worse every day. However, she was not negligent of the third junzhu. She greeted each other day by day, even if Hu Liangdi gave her a look, she still did the right thing.

    After a few days, the Crown Princess suddenly fainted in Jide hall.

    The doctor was invited to ask for a pulse, and it revealed that the princess was pregnant.

    This happened again earlier than the previous life. Pan Er found that many things have changed since her rebirth.

   

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   The Crown Princess being pregnant was naturally happy event.

    When the news of it came out and the women in the backyard all went like running water.

    Everyone else has gone, so Pan Er will naturally go too.

    Xu Liangyuan always had a face in front of the Crown princess. People all over the room heard her constantly saying pleasantries. Everyone else was staring at her back.

  Hu Liangdi didn’t come, Pan Er didn’t believe she hadn’t received the news, probably she didn’t want to come, or she was worried in the yard.

    Once the crown prince becomes pregnant, this backyard is bound to change.

    The change is good or bad, no one can tell, but the impact on Hu Liangdi is undoubtedly the biggest. Relying on her belly, she seems to press the Crown Princess down. She is also very respectable in front of the Empress. Now that the Crown Princess is pregnant and she gives birth to a legitimate son, even if she also gives birth to a son, the shu born son is always lower than the legitimate son.

    Sure enough, Pan Er and others just stood by and said nothing, and Kuning Palace sent someone to deliver something.

    The person who came out was Nian Qiu, a trusted servant of Empress Fu, which naturally represent her.

        “The Empress ask the slave to tell the princess to take care of her body. If the princess lack anything or want something just send someone to the Kunning Palace.”

    The Crown Princess sat upright on the bed. She looked pale and lacked energy but she still acted appropriately with a flattering attitude.

“I’ll trouble aunt to tell mother that I will take good care of myself and try to have a little grandson for His Highness.”

“Then the slave would not disturb the Crown Princess anymore disturb her rest.” Nian Qiu plans to leave after another gift.

“Aunt, please walk slowly. Fu Chun, please send Aunt Nian Wiu out.”

    Otherwise, people in the palace are good at opening their eyes and talking nonsense, obviously there is such a large group of people standing in this house, but Nianqiu seems not to see it.

    However, the Kunning Palace sent people to send things, indicating that the attitude is true.

Empress Fu came from a big family. If it’s not for the Crown Princess who can’t give birth to the first son for the Crown Prince and the offspring of the East Palace is not abundant, why should Empress Fu embarrass the princess in the dark, and praise Hu Liangdi? Now that the Crown Princess is pregnant, whether she is pregnant with a boy or a girl, Hu Liangdi will stand aside, because Empress Fu can’t block the princess at this time.

    So the woman in the palace can bend and stretch, especially in the high position. They can be the merciless when they taunt you but they can also be the kindest when they want to lift you.

    After experiencing such a scene, Xu Liangyuan’s flattering words were thrown away without money. Even He Liangyuan, who had always been cold, also stumbled and said two good words.

    The princess was pregnant and she couldn’t serve the prince. According to her nature, she not easily turned over so she must lift someone to suppress Hu Liangdi.

    And Hu Liangdi prides herself on being solo and embarrassed the princess because of the affairs of the third junzhu. When the Crown Princess lifts up one of her people, she must also have some moves. The turmoil of the East Palace is imminent. Who can take the lead, who may be the next decent person.

    Needless to say, Xu Liangyuan is naturally from the princess group. He Liangyuan’s movements are unknown, and as of today, she may also fall to the prince. Needless to say, Liu Chenghui and Ma Chenghui are already invisible people, and only Pan Er and Zhao Xi Yue are left.

    Zhao Xiyue had invested in the princess before, and although the remaining Pan Er was from the Crown Princess family, the two sides were not in touch. Pan Er thought that she might not be too quiet in the coming days.

    After returning from Jide Hall, Pan Er ordered the following people to speak carefully and cautiously, so as not to cause trouble.

T/N: I’m back! (~˘▾˘)~

How are you doing guys? Recently, it’s been really stressing due to this pandemic and getting used to the new normal (in my country) though it’s been months already. I’m hoping that you are all coping well.

Anyway, my updates would be once a week. Every Sunday/Monday depending on what country you are in.

On the side note, I have encountered this manhwa “Yu Huo Du Ni” (and binge read it until chapter 15), has anyone read it?

He’s cute but don’t be fooled ~

If there are some who have read it, is it worthwhile to read? (Comment down below)

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