Chapter 69 part2 (1/2)
Chapter 69 : A Marriage Alliance (Part II)
”Eldest Young Miss truly thinks that could hear the faint tre as she took a sip fro Ruan pursed her lips shallowly, ”Why not?”
Hong Ying stared at her and suddenly revealed a shly of qieshen, qieshen</e Miss had not come to find qieshen</eone toRuan s continued, ” with ht up theMiss is also all too aware of theMaster of the Li fa Master Li like this now, Grand Councillor Li will probably not be able to tolerate Second Young Miss; yet Laoye does not want to shed all pretence of cordiality with Grand Councillor Li and thus, was then thinking of having Eldest Young Miss take the place of Second Young Miss tothis, she cautiously observed Jiang Ruan's expression Yet all she saas that bright and gorgeous countenance, the expression ree of her lips stayed the same as if one had put on an absolutely perfectSecond Sister this dearly, it reallyremarked, ”Qieshen's heart is anxious as well, this was clearly aMiss, so how could one have Eldest Young Miss co Master of the Li family presently could be considered a useless person If Eldest Young Miss was truly to ht not be able to bear the inevitable suffering”
Jiang Ruan muttered to herself for a short , ”Thank you Fifth for your counsel, only, this is Father's decision I too am unable to interfere with it if he truly has decided upon such intentions, therefore, Ruan faasted for ato be married over?”
”I may consent, Father may consent, however, who knows if Li htly as she stood up, ”It has already been a while, I ought to return” Pausing for a second, her gaze fell on the eh, ”Father loves Fifth to show such care for Father as well However, Ruan </e would, in fact, be the sa” With a smile, she continued to finish up on her statement, ”Even if there were heirs, without any status or position, the fate of all thes and their children would be the sa ti still re this, the ently and cautiously, 's expression was filled eariness as she replied in a low voice, ”After all is said and done, what does Eldest Young Miss plan on doing?”
In the capital, at Jinying stood before the desk as he spoke, ”We have received news fro troops from the front lines next , he then continued, ”Today, this subordinate was on duty and heard others discuss that so grain in the capital One feared that this had sohness and took note to ask around a little; apparently, this was the doings of thefamily” He frowned, ”However, one does not knohat is the purpose of doing this”
Turning around, Xiao Shao's heroically spirited eyebrows<sup>[1]</sup> were slightly raised as they aug it seerees more stern and austere He spoke, ”Continue to 'sqì de ets lost in translation; a commonly used phrase to describe both ular shaped eyebrows that are basically in the shape of a sword's blade Here is a visual illustration of 'heroically spirited eyebrows'
”Grand Councillor Li?” Ye Feng was startled, ”Master is planning to deal with him ahead of time?”
Xiao Shao shook his head, ”The Li family's eldest son is already at death's door, and while thisfamily, they do not want to incur the wrath of the Li fa Quan will definitely take so fahth Prince's faction, so perhaps, Eighth Prince will personally step in” After all, both the Xia and Li family were rare resources, thus Xuan Li would definitely not let this slip by him in vain
He suddenly chuckled, ”One is truly unaware; once Eighth Prince is aware of the nest of internal conflict between his subordinates under his control, what kind of reat that the Li fa Lady of the Jiang fareat deed too; in any event for her to have neutered Li Yang like this, the Li and Jiang family would definitely have enmity between the's words and recalled that very night, how Jiang Ruan had unflinchingly used the porcelain frag's so ni lady in the boudoir, yet did not have the slightest bit of shyness or eaze, there was only the cold stare of indifference The gaze she had used to look at Li Yang was as if she had seen a dahtered
Ever since he was ten years old, he had accepted a role in the Jin Yi Guards<sup>[2]</sup>, and had taken bloody steps to th Were it not for the fact that he had seen this in person, he really would not believe that a young lady froaze similar to a murderer
[2] Jin yi wei (锦衣卫) – Also known as another title 锦衣卫指挥使司 or uards, it is the appellation of the i dynasty in China It was founded to serve as personal bodyguards in the past for the Hongwu Emperor in 1368 but eventually becaolden-yellow uniform with a tablet worn on his torso and carry a special blade weapon as a for Quan's, how exactly was she raised?
A hts and remarked, ”I will take a trip to enter the palace”
In the northern side of the capital, there was an incessant sound of firecrackers at the gate of a large three-entrance courtyard residence<sup>[3]</sup> In front of its ver fangs and brandishi+ng claws<sup>[4]</sup>, and on the top there was a shi+ning gold plaque, bound with soe words: Liu fu
[3] Sān jìn dà zhái (三进大宅) – A three-entrance courtyard residence, this phrase refers to a 'Siheyuan', a quadrangle compound that conforms with the symmetry of the north and south axis; the main house is on the central north-south axis, and the less-important structures are positioned on the west and east sides These structures date from the 1045 -770 BC and have over 2000 years of history They are a cultural symbol of Chinese traditional architecture Based on the structural arrangement, every residence varies based on the size of the area that it is built-in and is often built based on the owner's status Depending on the arrangeeneral, a standard four-section rectangular compound leans to the north and faces south with an alleyway running from the east to west beside it
A residence of a wealthy merchant can span up to 6 major courtyards, 20 smaller courtyards and 313 rooms Here is an illustration of what a siheyuan looks like and is often a reflection of how the women in the boudoir live an extre able to even leave for the outer courtyard It is also a reflection of how the wealthy aristocratic society lived in comparison to the commoners in the past More infor yá wǔ zhǎo</eestures
This was the official residence that the E youth in the palace examination
Liu furen was only a few years more than thirty, yet her face carried the pallor of one who had experienced the hardshi+ps of life The hair at her temples was already full of spots of white, as if she was fifty Even so, she still wore a plain cyan straight qipao that had been embroidered with lotuses Her hair was cohtest hair out of place and with a wide save out a little reward irls conferred by the Emperor were all full of smiles as they stood at the side Many people had expressed their congratulations while receiving athehbours With this, Liu Min had becoon gate into a dragon Henceforth, the Liu faht honour to their ancestors
After giving away all of the irl beside her, ”Why has Minirl s, this servant will go to urge hi this, she turned around and left
In the study, Liu Min was spellbound while looking at a painting hung on the wall
The residence that had been bestowed by the Emperor was spacious, abundant and beautiful, the study being at least twice the size of the previous one he had Henceforth, he would certainly have ample space to stack up all those books of his Yet to have arrived at this point, in the depth of his heart, he was somewhat dazzled All of this, was this what he o, while he was at the I pilfered; what he had lost was the very letter that that mysterious person had sent him Those letters of his had all disappeared without trace; as if they had never existed in the first place Liu Min had asked the study attendant<sup>[5]</sup>, and he had stated being unaware of it However, as it happened, none of his other belongings wereHe could not help but suspect that these letters had been taken away by that (书童) – this refers to the male servant (as a minor) from the faer siblings
If it were not for this painting of the light of the fireflies in the ht that these days had been merely an illusion and that mysterious person was simply a character that his subconsciousness hadbefore hiant, confident and free; it truly showed off one's ability Liu Min could not help but speculate, what kind of person could they be? After getting used to having another person to discuss with him some lines to debate about from a book, now that this very person had suddenly vanished, ites you to hasten over” The cheeks on the newly-arrived servant girl were slightly flushed upon seeing the delicate, honest and scholarly youngbefore hio then”
There were two bloo flowers on one plant, each branch showed its own è biǎo yī zhī (花开两朵，各表一枝) – Anovel (one that hadthe olden ti dynasty onwards, these novels would have a su each chapter What it ress, it has branched into two parts Of these two parts (it can mean many as well), one by one, one would be related/narrated about first and then the other would be explained Basically, it is a way to talk about two sides of a coin
In the Eighth Prince's fu in the capital, Xuan Li had placed the letter in his hand doith a slight knit of his brows
Seeing this, the advisor who had been standing behind hi indeed happened?”
Xuan Li took a quick look at the letter on the table, ”Marquis Xia's fu has sent a letter; an issue has been raised with Grand Councillor Li” In his heart, it was difficult to suppress astonish's letter could be believed, it stated that Li Yang had been castrated by so revenge on Li Yang's behalf Thus, he would not let Xia Cheng's granddaughter<sup>[7]</sup>, Jiang Su Su, off the hook Xia Cheng had written in this letter that Jiang Su Su had been framed by someone but also, did not mention who the perpetrator was
[7] hter's daughter, or rather this is describing Jiang Su Su who is Xia Cheng's granddaughter through his daughter, Xia Yan; a granddaughter of a different surname
Xuan Li had briefly told Advisor Yu about this ht for a while, ”Your Highness, I' of a person with aspirations With so Master of the Li family, Grand Councillor Li would bear so family and would similarly bear some enmity with the Xia family as well This must be an extremely viciousthe subordinates of Your Highness”