special 11 (1/2)
Three Lives Three Worlds (三生三世) Mini-Special - Part 11
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Anyone miss my 3L3W specials:P? Actually I wanted to stop translating as I am getting bored with it. I think my readers are also feeling likewise. However, Lidge was reading The Pillow Book and we had some very interesing and funny discussions on it. This reignites my love flame so here is another instalment to tide you over till hamster comes back from her holi:) FYI, the last one is written by me, heehee….
One
The male leads are going to war.
Ye Hua: “Qian Qian, I am going away to take care of some matters, please style my hair for me.”
Qian Qian (while combing the hair, warn repeatedly): “You must always be careful and do not hide everything from me. Why don’t I also go with you? You always endure and suffer everything in silent, this is not the first time … (feeling a bit down) … Also, you must come back earlier.”
Ye Hua (grab the hand that is tying his hair): “Oh, Qian Qian, your hair styling skill has always been so good. (pause) I am going, you and A Li wait for me to come back.”
Dong Hua: “Xiao Bai, please give me back my Cang He sword.”
Feng Jiu (hurriedly go away and come back): “Dijun, you want to go out to fight?” (Wipe off the walnut dregs from the sword with her sleeve)
Dong Hua: “What did you do with my sword?”
Feng Jiu: “Just now when I was making walnut cake for you, the walnuts are too hard, so I borrowed your sword to split them. I did not expect it to be so sharp until the walnuts become walnut powder.”
Dong Hua: “…”
Dong Hua is ready to go out. Feng Jiu followed silently until to the doorstep of Tai Chen Palace.
Dong Hua: “Xiao Bai, what is the matter?”
Feng Jiu: “Oh, I know you fight very well but do take care when you are fighting …”
Donghua: “I will be careful.”
Feng Jiu: “After you leave, I am going back to Qingqiu. When you are fighting, do pay attention to your clothes, don’t dirty it. If I am not home when you come back, n.o.body is here to do your laundry.”
Dong Hua: “…”
When Dijun has just disappeared around the corner, Feng Jiu quickly turned into a scarlet fox and quietly followed him, thinking “fighting is such a rowdy event, I must go to take a look.”
Lian Song: “Cheng Yu, I am going away.”
Cheng Yu (biting melon seeds): “Oh, please remember to lock the door.”
Lian Song: “…”
Lian Song: “Hey, I am going to war.”
Cheng Yu (put down the melon seeds, go to Lian Song, naively): “Then, what do you want?”
Lian Song (thinking): “Generally speaking, when the husband goes to war, the wife will give him a kiss, expressing concern and reluctant to part.”
Cheng Yu: “……” (about to say something but remain silent) On tiptoe she kissed Lian Song.
Lian Song: “…… I am going.”
Two
Recently Feng Jiu feels some growing pains and worries, goes to seek advice from close friends and relatives.
Ye Hua: “I am so busy, do you think I have time to worry?”
Bai Qian: “I? I always let others worry, I don’t worry too much.”
Cheng Yu: “Oh, are you talking about menstrual pain? How come your menstrual only start now, so late ah?”
Dong Hua: “… Growing? You are growing up? Where? Chest? I do not think so.”
Dijun, you win.
Three
Every time when Feng Jiu comes back from Xi Wu Palace, she will feel unhappy, uncle treats aunt extremely well. This time she just got back from having a meal in Xi Wu Palace, cannot help but think of her own life in Tai Chen Palace and sigh.
Bai Qian: “Feng Jiu, how are you, why are you sighing?
Feng Jiu: “Aunt, why uncle treats you so well, also so good at cooking?”
Bai Qian (blush): “Because when we first met, I can’t cook so Ye Hua cooked for me to eat, especially when I was pregnant with little dough, Ye Hua’s cooking skill has improved a lot.”
Feng Jiu (comprehend): “I know ……”
Feng Jiu: “Dijun, I am not feeling well, from today onwards I do not cook, or …”
Dijun: “Oh, then we do not eat until you recover.”
Feng Jiu: “…”
Feng Jiu: “Dijun, we have something to discuss.”
Dijun (holding Buddhist scriptures): “What?”
Feng Jiu: “We will take turn to cook alternate day.”
Dijun (turning the page): “Good.”
Feng Jiu is feeling excited and happy. On the first day, Feng Jiu cooked a table of food.
The next day, Dijun asked Feng Jiu: “What do you like to eat?”
Feng Jiu (staring): “Dijun, you are really cooking for me personally!”
Dijun: “Yes.”
Feng Jiu (shy): “Simply cook anything also good, since I like to eat everything.”
Dijun: “What about sweet and sour fish, I can cook this best.”
Feng Jiu (petrify): “…”
Dijun (chuckle): “You do not like, ah, then what do you suggest we eat?”
Feng Jiu (tangled): “Roasted yams.”
Dijun: “…”
On the third day and the fourth day … on N days also Feng Jiu is cooking …
At the same time, Cheng Yu came back from Xi Wu Palace, with Lian Song mentioned “His Royal Highness the Prince looks good and cooking also very delicious”, since then 3rd Royal Highness begins training hard on cooking …
Bai Qian and Ye Hua, will always inadvertently cause the other two pairs a small storm. This is the disadvantage of being their relatives ah …
Four
A cooking contest is being held in Jiuchongtian (Heaven).
Bai Qian: “Ye Hua, you will definitely win.”
Ye Hua: “I have such good cooking skill today, you deserve most of the credits, Qian Qian.”
Lian Song: “Quickly, taste this, I cooked one …”
Cheng Yu (use chopsticks to pick up a piece of simmer fried meat to observe and smell): “How long have you practiced?”
Lian Song (open his fan): “Seven days just on this dish, no doubt I’ll win!”
Cheng Yu (take a bite, the face turns unsightly, swallow and smile): “Yah, first place from the back, no doubt you’ll win.”
Feng Jiu (looking sympathetically at the fish in Dong Hua’s hand): “Dijun …… ”