Chapter 116 (2/2)
‘Beast his sister! He’s the beast; his whole family are beasts!’[3]
The one who came to deliver the decree was one of the eunuchs who followed the Emperor, a mob-like character named Liu Gonggong[4].
Not only did he bring the Imperial Edict, he also brought over countless precious gifts, which nearly completely filled the main hall.
After he finished reading the imperial edict, his old face bloomed like a chrysanthemum flower that had been blown by the wind[5]. “Congratulations Niangniang[6], congratulations Niangniang. From now on, you can be considered to have ascended to the Heavens with one step[7]. These things that this old servant has brought are the betrothal gifts from the imperial family. They should be enough. His Majesty sympathizes with you and feels that it must be difficult to run a household by yourself, so he ordered a few palace attendants over to serve you until the marriage ceremony. Niangniang only needs to rest your precious body and wait for the wedding day.”
Ning Xuemo resisted the urge to curse the old Emperor’s eight generations of ancestors, as she smiled and received the imperial edict while thanking the Emperor for his Imperial Grace.
‘That old Emperor’s been possessed by a snake spirit!’[8]
Two days ago he kidnapped her and couldn’t wait to kill her, but now he wanted to marry her as his consort…
‘Did his brain get frozen to the point of short-circuiting from being in contact with the Ancestor’s icy aura?! Or did something go and stimulate his sex drive?’
Ning Xuemo knew that at this moment she could not afford to be reckless, and even more she could not show a hint of unhappiness. Therefore, she put on a facade of surprise and joy as she received the edict, even rewarding Liu Gonggong with a gold ingot, causing him to leave with glee…
After sending off Liu Gonggong, Ning Xuemo turned around and looked at the gift-filled hall. The old Emperor appeared to have gone all out with the gifts; not only were there gold and silver but also precious gems and jewelry boxes.
[1] In China, when mentioning about Peach Blossoms, it’s a reference to love fortune in Bazi (a.k.a. The Four Pillars of Destiny), a type of fortune telling based on your chinese date of birth. It’s tightly relate to astrology, stars alignment and the five elements. In Bazi, Peach Blossoms is a star also known as Xian Chi (Salt Pool) which is the name of a deity. This deity is a fairy who possessed a bath pool where numerous daughters are bathing in… So, you can infer that bathing is associate with sexuality, romance, etc. since you bathed naked in a bath pool usually. It is say that depending on certain period of time, a group of different type of zodiac signs will bath in it and depending on which sign is bathing it, the opposite signs will get attracted to it. In other words, depending on what kind of zodiac signs is align with the Peach blossoms star, the effect will be different and will affect one’s life, fate, personality, etc.
Thus, there might be a period of time where the alignment of stars make it that some people will have lots of success in love, or so Ning Xuemo said, she has lots of peach blossoms.
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[2] Refers to possible love interest(s)
[3] A modern curse in the style of “XX his sister! He’s the XX, his whole family is XX!” Replace he with you/your if telling that to his/her face. You can get a better explanations from chapter 31 of I’m really a Superstar on Gravity Tales.
[4] Respectful term for a eunuch. Usually because they serve the Emperor personally.
[5] Wrinkly smiling face.
I don’t think it’s a very flattering description because chrysanthemum in chinese is sometimes used as an euphemism for butthole and homosexuality. So… wrinkly like a… *coughcough*
[6] Respectful term for an Emperor’s wife and concubines, used for the Empress and Imperial Consorts.
[7] Succeeding in life very easily
[8] Used to describe a person who has a sudden abnormal sexual appetite.