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After Rebirth the Tragic Omega Wins 32

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Chapter 32 – Princess Carry (12.1)

Ten minutes later at the Imperial Household Hospital

“Doctor, how is he?”

The banquet had yet to end, but Liao Yunyan rushed over to the hospital without even changing out of her high-heeled shoes. She asked the doctor urgently, “Why did he faint so suddenly again? Is this a residual effect of what happened yesterday?”

The doctor replied, “At the moment, there doesn’t seem to be anything serious to worry about and the cause of unconsciousness should not have anything to do with spiritual power.”

“Then why did he faint?”

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“When His Highness arrived at the hospital, a large amount of dopamine was detected in the brain, accompanied by dilation of subcutaneous blood vessels, accelerated heartbeat, and rosy complexion.”

Liao Yunyan: “So?”

The young doctor pushed up his glasses and said calmly: “The test data shows that the cause of His Highness’s unconsciousness is most likely due to excessive excitement.”

Liao Yunyan raised her eyebrows: “Excessive excitement?”

Doctor: “That’s right.”

“…”

This answer was beyond her expectation. Even the experienced and knowledgeable empress of the empire was at a loss for words for a moment.

How could Li Long get a nosebleed out of the blue? And the reason was excessive excitement… Liao Yunyan frowned and guessed out loud, “Could he have been poisoned?”

The doctor replied, “There are many potential reasons. He might have been poisoned. He might have taken stimulants. He might have gotten too excited that his body naturally fainted.”

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“Impossible.” Liao Yunyan said resolutely. “He’s not some seventeen or eighteen year old kid that blushes over a date. How could he get so excited to the point of fainting?”

Doctor: “…”

That’s not what your son’s body says.

Li Rong had a dream.

It was a clear night. The bright moon hung in the night sky, and the Milky Way stretched across the sky like muslin. He was in a garden full of roses and every breath he took carried a sweet scent.

At that moment, An Ji walked leisurely towards him under the moonlight. His body carried the scent of roses all over. Big roses bloomed behind him, and a gauze-like mist filled the air, outlining his tall and elegant figure.

His body was leaner than the average Omega, but his straight back exuded a perseverance that no one could break. ​​

Li Rong subconsciously leaned over, wanting to get closer to An Ji. ​

He was ready to be rejected, but he never thought that in the next moment, An Ji would take the initiative to walk towards him, stand on tiptoes and kiss the corner of his lips…

Even in his dream, he couldn’t conceal his inner joy. Li Rong’s eyebrows relaxed, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he rubbed his cheek affectionately against the pillow. ​

Li Rong opened his eyes and was meet with Madam Liao’s solemn face. She looked grave enough to be attending a funeral. It was as if he was suffering from a terminal illness and would die in the next moment. ​

Li Rong: “…”

“You’re awake?” Liao Yunyan’s eyes lit up and she grabbed Li Rong’s hand, “Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Do you know who I am? Do you know what one plus one equals?”

Li Rong: “…”

“Sorry to disappoint you. I haven’t gone senile yet.” Li Rong lifted the quilt and sat up, “Why are you here?”

Liao Yunyan: “That should be my line. Why would you suddenly have a nosebleed and faint without rhyme or reason? The doctor said you were overly excited. If you ask me, I say you must have been drugged!”

Li Rong: “…”

Doctor: “Your Highness, please think carefully about what you ate before you fainted. Did you feel like there was anything abnormal?”

“No.” Li Rong shook his head.

Liao Yunyan: “You must have been poisoned!”

Li Rong: “…No one tried to harm me.”

Liao Yunyan: “You fainted and had a nosebleed. And you’re saying that no one tried to harm you?”

Li Rong’s expression was a little hard to describe: “…That’s the body’s natural reaction.”

“What natural reaction? Liao Yunyan arched her eyebrows in an imposing manner. “You were kidnapped when you were fourteen. Instead of fainting, you forcibly connected to the Mecca to fight your way out. At your eighteenth-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, you were beaten by Jun Rufei to the point where you could barely breathe but didn’t faint. Instead, you counterattacked with a cunning plan. And today you just attended my birthday party, but you got a nosebleed and fainted. Could it be that this old lady’s beauty made you dizzy?”

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Li Rong held his forehead. His handsome face was full of despair. ​​

He began to reflect on whether his past behavior was too tough, leaving the impression of a combat robot in Madam Liao’s mind.

Seeing him like this, Liao Yunyan became more convinced hat Li Rong was being threatened and stood up resolutely, “Although we said we would let you be when you become an adult, we will not ignore it when you encounter difficulties. Tell us, your dad and I will help you solve the problem together.”

Li Rong just shook his head: “I’m fine, it’s just an accident.”

Liao Yunyan couldn’t pry the answer out of Li Rong’s mouth, so she started to complain to his father: “What are you doing right now?”

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 97

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Chapter 97 – Beginning the Pursuit

As for Xu Ya Ze, he was directly nailed to the pillar of shame by netizens, and he was scolded several times every day. Yalan’s stock price fell to the bottom in a short period of time and suffered heavy losses.

What was worth celebrating was that the consumers whose faces were injured by Yalan’s new product recovered one by one after receiving treatment in the hospital.

Before the residual heat has yet to dissipate, the Spring and Autumn Hall’s official blog finally posted a new update: Spring Flower No. 3 Couple’s Eye Cream will be available soon. We welcome you to purchase.

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At this time, Duan Shutong had already packed up at home and was going to go back to Yan City tomorrow to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his family.

Right after he finished tidying up, Han Ling called him.

“Young Master Duan, are you returning to Yan City tomorrow?”

“Yeah, is something wrong?”

Han Ling’s tone was full of loneliness, “I’m so pitiful. I can only celebrate the festival by myself. Hey, how about I go to Yan City too? I can take you out on the town with me.”

“Take me out?” Duan Shu Tong was slightly surprised.

“You can’t drive yourself, right? It just so happens that I have a car, so I can take you with me, or perhaps,” Han Ling’s chuckle was filled with implications, “you want to carpool with that President Xi?”

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Duan Shu Tong would only feel diffident when faced with Xi Duan himself. He didn’t care about Han Ling’s provocation at all. Instead, he asked, “Is there something wrong with me carpooling with a friend?”

What’s more, he could also take public transportation.

“There’s no problem.” Han Ling sighed, “But it’s really desolate to celebrate the festival by myself. I have been alone for so many years.”

Duan Shu Tong: “…” To be honest, such words really did poke at his weak spot.

He also used to be alone by himself. Whenever it was the Lunar New Year or other family-orientated festivals, he would be filled with unspoken envy as he gazed at other people’s families.

In addition, he keeps freeloading off of Xi Duan by carpooling with him, so he felt a bit self-conscience about that. And he was also not sure of Xi Duan was going to return to Yan City or not.

“There’s no need to travel there together. You go to Yan City by yourself.” He was firm in this stance. “If you really feel bored later, then you can come find me.”

Han Ling: “…All right then.” Duan Shu Tong’s guard was really too strong.

He really had no intention of fooling around with Duan Shu Tong. He just wanted to be friends with him.

As soon as Duan Shu Tong hung up the phone, he received a WeChat message from Xi Duan: The aromatherapy is very good, thank you.

Duan Shu Tong: You’re welcome.

Xi Duan: I’m going back to Yan City tomorrow. Let’s travel together?

Duan Shu Tong hesitated for a minute, and finally replied: I bought a high-speed rail ticket.

Xi Duan: For what time?

Duan Shu Tong: Nine thirty-five.

There was no reply from the other side for a long time. It was not until Duan Shu Tong got into bed did he receive a reply: Okay.

Looking at this one “okay” Duan Shu Tong felt both disappointed and relieved.

Early the next morning, Duan Shu Tong hefted up his luggage and called a taxi to get to the high-speed rail station. He arrived at the station early and the train had yet to depart, so he sat on a chair near the ticket gate and played on his mobile phone to pass the time.

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After a while, he suddenly smelled a familiar cold fragrance. He subconsciously raised his head, and saw a person sitting next to him. The person had thick eyebrows, handsome eyes, and an extraordinary temperament.

Duan Shu Tong was really stunned for a long time, and said incredulously: “Why are you here?”

Xi Duan looked at him calmly and said solemnly, “I am also taking the high-speed train.”

Duan Shu Tong: “…When did you buy a ticket?”

“Last night.”

Duan Shu Tong refused to accept this. He asked, “Isn’t it really difficult to buy train tickets for this kind of holiday?”

He bought his ticket a few days in advance. Even then, it took him a long time to find a ticket. Luckily, he managed to get one in the end.

Xi Duan’s expression was as indifferent as usual, as if he didn’t know how disintegrating his actions were. “Cen Ning and Liu Zhi Fei both helped me look for a ticket.”

By great luck, he managed to get a ticket.

Duan Shu Tong: “…”

With this kind of luck, it was better to buy a lottery ticket.

[T/N: In China, during family-orientated holidays, like the Lunar New Year or the Mid-Autumn Festival, hordes of people would travel back home to spend the holiday with family, so the roads would be packed with cars, and all the public transportation would be sold out of seats. Thus, it’s ridiculously hard to get a ticket last minute. This shows how committed Xi Duan must have been to get a train ticket, and one with the same departure time as Duan Shu Tong’s no less.]

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 118

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Chapter 118 – Fairy Idol

Visual China was a website that celebrity fans both loved and hated. No matter how beautiful or handsome the celebrity was their attractiveness index would plummet by several degrees when viewed through the lens of a Visual China photographer.

However, Qiu Jin resisted this curse. There was hardly a single flaw to his pictures on the official website.

He looked so good live!!

His public appearance this time allowed him to completely break away from his dark history and turn things around.

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The host for the press conference was also taken aback by Qiu Jin’s face, but quickly recovered his professionalism and greeted him with a smile. “I heard that you’re not only acting as Ji He, but also as his twin sister, Ji Yao, is that right?”

“Correct. Ji Yao is also me.”

“The most beautiful woman in the world.”

“Not at all, you flatter me, I’m just a prop for her.”

A burst of laughter followed this good-natured teasing.

The joke was memorable and had meme potential.

This was quite a rare talent.

Even the host was surprised for a moment. They usually met all kinds of guests on stage. Some guests were talkative, and they talked freely as soon as they come on stage. In order to control the time, the host had to interrupt them frequently. There were also some guests who were as boring as a log, and would only answer what was asked, making the atmosphere extremely awkward.

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Qiu Jin’s type was uncommon. He was modest and humorous, but didn’t talk nonsense. All hosts liked to interview guests like Qiu Jin. For the moment, the host looked at Qiu Jin more appreciatively.

In the following interview, the host and Qiu Jin went back and forth, making the audience laugh out loud.

Host: “I heard from the director that you’re able to portray a very lifelike female character. How can you act so well?”

Qiu Jin: “Perhaps it’s because there’s a little fairy living in every boy’s heart.”

Host: “Do you have any techniques that you can share with us?”

Qiu Jin thought for a while and then said seriously: “It may be because I have observed many girls before, but I don’t recommend that everyone follow my method.”

Host: “Why is that?”

“Because the people around you won’t be able to handle it,” Qiu Jin said solemnly, “Last time, my manager came to my hose and saw pictures of girls hanging in my room. He thought I had become a pervert.”

The audience all laughed at his words.

Netizens who watched the live broadcast couldn’t stop laughing.

– Hahahahaha, he is so good at talking! –

– Oh my god, I’m getting stitches from laughing so hard. Why didn’t I know that Qiu Jin was so meme-able before? –

– No wonder I saw a handsome guy following me the other day. Turns out it was Qiu Jin!! –

– Hahahaha, did the person upstairs finally go crazy? –

……

When everyone was just about done laughing, the host restrained his expression and started to change the topic to Ji He.

Host: “Ji He is a key character in the play, and his personality is relatively complicated. He is a kind of existence that is both good and evil. Can you briefly talk about your understanding of him?”

Qiu Jin: “You said that he is both good and evil, but actually I don’t think he is a bad guy, at least from the perspective of Ji He’s actor, no bad guy thinks he is a bad guy, he is just doing what he wants to do.”

Host: “Then do you think you can play this role well?”

Qiu Jin: “The director believes in me, so I will definitely do my best, be it jumping into scalding water or plunging into raging fire*.” Qiu Jin glanced into the lens of each camera on stage. Beneath the bright lights, he said calmly and confidently, “I will leave the result to the audience’s judgment.”

[*T/N: to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire – idiom meaning “to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)”]

< Qiu Jin appeared at the launch conference, looking like an elegant gentleman from an ancient painting. >

< Qiu Jin talks about his feelings on the role of Ji Yao: I’m just a prop. >

< Qiu Jin plays the role of Ji He: I will definitely do my best, be it jumping into scalding water or plunging into raging fire. >

The media people sitting in the audience raced against time, and the news reports were distributed all over the Internet in record time.

– Shock! Qiu Jin will do his best, jump into scalding water, and plunge into raging fire. –

– Hahahahaha, how good could his best possibly be? He’s even talking about jumping into scalding water and plunging into raging fire. Are you trying to make me laugh to death? Yi Congqing completely missed the mark this time, didn’t he? –

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– Director Yi is the one who makes the final decision. You don’t have a right to cast judgment. –

– Leaving aside his acting skills for the time being, his attractiveness index today is really something else, I’m falling for it. –

– Those who said before that Qiu Jin didn’t fit Ji He’s personality, are your faces swollen [from being slapped by reality]? Can the whole network find another person who is more suitable than him? –

……

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The Big Landlord 142.2

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Chapter 142.2 – Face Slapping

Zhaozi Palace

Consort Yan and Wei Shun Qing, who had accidentally fallen into an adulterous affair, calculated when the banquet would be over and concluded their affair thusly. Wei Shun Qing released his seed into Consort Yan’s body. In order to get her pregnant as soon as possible, he deliberately raised her waist so that his seed may stay in her body longer.

Although the two only did it once due to the lack of time, it was more enjoyable than when they did it with other people.

With contentment in their eyes, the two embraced each other until the eunuch hurried in and told them that Emperor Chong Ming was heading their way, and then the two quickly separated.

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After her desires have been drawn out, Consort Yan could not help but let out a moan, matched with her lascivious expression, it was almost enough to make Wei Shun Qing’s lower part stand up again. If the situation weren’t urgent, he definitely would have pressed her down to the bed and did it again.

Knowing that the two of them rolled around in bed together, the palace maids and eunuchs were already prepared, and even prepared water for them in advance.

Several palace maids walked in quickly. They stripped the bedding and clothes from the bed and temporarily hit them. Then they brought out fresh bedding that was exactly the same and put them on the bed. The results were clean and neat. It did not seem like their first time doing such a thing.

Consort Yan did not have time to take out the stuff inside her body. She could only take a bath in a hurry, and then put on some perfume to cover up the smell on her body. Then she walked to the entrance of Zhaozi Palace to prepare for the arrival of Emperor Chong Ming.

Talcum powder was sprinkled everywhere inside the palace hall. The smell of intercourse should not be apparent, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

Wei Shun Qing had already left Zhaozi Palace from the back exit.

Emperor Chong Ming never got a chance to arrive at Zhaozi Palace. No matter how fast he walked, the laowangye still caught him halfway there.

“Imperial Uncle?”

Emperor Chong Ming looked in surprise at the laowangye who wore a dark expression on his face. His voice carried a hint of tentativeness. He also saw that the laowangye was different from what he had seen a few times before, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

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“So the emperor actually recognizes this imperial uncle of his, bravo!” The laowangye looked at the emperor with a shadowy expression on his face. No matter how one looked at the old man, it seemed like he was preparing to eat the emperor for a snack.

Emperor Chong Ming’s eyelid jumped*. His premonition could not be wrong. The imperial uncle before him must be clear of mind at the moment. Thinking of this, it was almost like an instinctive action for him to give Head Eunuch Wang Ping a meaningful look. The eunuch immediately understood. Fortunately there weren’t many people along the road to Zhaozi Palace.

[*T/N: There’s a superstition that if your eyelid jumps, it’s a portent of what’s to come.]

In fact, even without Wang Ping’s actions, those people have already left very consciously. No one wanted to be singled out by the emperor. In the next part, only one person had to die.

“Imperial Uncle, why are you here? Didn’t you go to Grandmother’s place?”

Emperor Chong Ming did not like this imperial uncle of his, but as long as the empress dowager still lived, then he did not dare to touch a single hair on his imperial uncle’s head.

What’s more, before his imperial father passed away, he had given his imperial uncle supreme power. No matter how incompetent he was he would not dare to do something like deceiving his masters and destroying his ancestors.

The laowangye smiled coldly, “If I hadn’t come from your grandmother’s place, I would not have know that you made your grandmother sick for the sake of a lowly concubine!”

Sure enough, it was about this matter!

Emperor Chong Ming explained with a dry smile: “Imperial Uncle, you must have heard some rumors and misunderstood, I didn’t…”

“You dare to make excuses.” The laowangye practically wanted to eat him alive. The anger in his eyes looked hot enough to burn. He glared at Emperor Chong Ming and said one word at a time: “If you were not the emperor, I would have strangled you long ago. Since you are incompetent, disloyal, and unfilial, are you still worthy of being the emperor?”

Emperor Chong Ming could not squeeze out another smile after that.

Fu Wu Tian put his arms around his wangfei, and relished the scene of the emperor getting scolded to the high heavens.

It was the first time that An Zi Ran was witnessing such a formidable laowangye. The old man even dared to point at the emperor’s face and said that he would strangle him. An Zi Ran finally understood why the emperor hated the Fu wangfu so much, to the point that he would disregard all blood relationships in order to drag them off their high horse.

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“Imperial Uncle, no matter what I am an emperor.” Emperor Chong Ming couldn’t help but grimaced.

The laowangye sneered, “You should be glad that you are the emperor.”

If Chong Ming were not the emperor, then he, the imperial uncle would have killed this unfilial son for the sake of the late emperor. How could he be allowed to live until now?

“I’m warning you one last time. I don’t care what kind of absurd things you do, but if you dare to anger your grandmother again, then I will be the first person to come for your hide. And also, that Consort Yan that you conferred a title on, have her restrain herself a little, otherwise I will behead this source of calamity.”

After flinging out these words, the laowangye left without bothering to look at Emperor Chong Ming’s ugly expression.

Being an emperor and doing what he did, being pressed on his head by his imperial uncle and stomped all over on his face was indeed a bit embarrassing, but if it wasn’t for the ridiculousness of Emperor Chong Ming’s actions, this kind of thing would not have happened. But unfortunately Emperor Chong Ming never thought he did anything wrong, so he just resented the entire Fu family.

The next day, the news that the laowangye reprimanded Emperor Chong Ming was spread out.

But no one dared to blatantly gossip about the emperor, not unless they thought they’ve been living for too long and wanted to see if it hurt to have their heads chopped off. So the gossip that spread more broadly was about Consort Yan.

Except for Zhaozi Palace, all the concubines of the Six Palaces heard about this incident. There was no sympathy to be had, instead it was all laughter of schadenfreude.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 99

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Chapter 99 – Passing the Provincial Level Imperial Examination

The news that Lin Jia Bao was conferred the title of the crown prince’s cejun gradually spread throughout Xu Province…

Lin Da Zhuang’s family has now become the most fragrant bun in Lin Jia Village. People from far and near all wanted to make connections with them. They could tell that this Lin family was on the verge of transforming into a phoenix and flying into the skies, so they all wanted to become friendly with them and get some benefits…

Lin Da Zhuang’s family was absolutely fed up with all the disturbances. Everyday they had to receive guests from prestigious families in Xu Province and shoo away numerous matchmakers.

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People were already thinking of Lin Jia Cai and Lin Xiu Er’s future marriages… There were even people who said they were willing to send their daughters to the Lin family to be concubines…

Lin Jia Wen has now become the most sought after man in the village. Without exception, every single woman wanted to marry him. Before, people saw Lin Jia Wen as this burly young man with the waist of a bear and the back of a tiger*. Although he was a scholar, he had a big family with a lot of younger siblings to take care of and his family background was really ordinary, so the village girls weren’t very fond of him.

[*T/N: “the waist of a bear and the back of a tiger” – Chinese description to illustrate someone of tough and stocky build]

But they never expected that Lin Jia Wen himself would pass the county level imperial exam, thus exempting his family from land tax, military service, and corvée service. His family also got more land. Furthermore, his younger brother became a nobleman in the palace. Afterwards, all the village girls would have expressions of endless admiration whenever they mentioned Lin Jia Wen…

Just a few days ago, Wu Qiao Lan’s mother was still praising her husband, saying that he taught his student well and that he chose a good son-in-law… But when she heard news of the Lin family taking concubines, she was full of worry and immediately hurried over.

Lin Jia Wen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when he heard his mother-in-law’s worries.

“Please rest assured, Mother-in-Law, I have never thought of taking a concubine…”

“That’s right, dear in-law, our Lin family will never take in concubines…” Lin Da Zhuang also assured Wu-shi. Just a few days ago, someone actually wanted to send two pretty ladies to be his concubines. Zhang Hui Niang got so angry that she hasn’t shown him a good expression in two days. Lin Da zhuang felt very aggrieved. He was already old enough to have grandchildren…

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Lin Da Zhuang’s family once again closed their doors to guests, but some people refused to give up and still shamelessly showed up at their doors… The Lin family had no choice but to secretly go to town and buy a small house with three entrances and three exits. They temporarily entrusted their land to Zhou Hai’s family to take care of and the entire family moved into town.

They only told a few people about their move. After that, they bought a few servants. With a gatekeeper guarding the door and turning away unnecessary people, their days finally got a lot more peaceful. Lin Jia Wen was finally able to relax and focus on his studies…

At the Qin family’s house…

Lin Jin Er just came back from visiting the Lin family’s new house in town. The Lin family’s new place was not far from the Qin family’s place, so it was more convenient to travel back and forth now.

“Jin Er, you’re back. How are our in-laws settling in? Is there anything missing that needs to be bought? Are there enough servants?” Mrs. Qin asked with concern when her daughter-in-law came back.

Recently, the Qin family started to work together with the royal merchant Qi family, and their business has more than doubled. They earned a lot of money every month. Qin Kai Xing was full of enthusiasm every day and he wholeheartedly wanted to expand the Qin family’s business…

Mrs. Qin believed that Lin Jin Er was the Qin family’s lucky star, and she valued this daughter-in-law more and more. She was very happy to hear that her in-laws were coming to live in the town for a while.

“They’ve settled in well. There’s nothing missing.” Lin Jin Er replied.

“That’s good. Then let’s wait a while and see when our in-laws have free time. Our Qin family will officially pay our in-laws a visit.” Mrs. Qin figured that since the two families now lived close together, it would be convenient to visit more often.

In the blink of an eye it was already October. Lin Jia Wen went to Xu Province to participate in the triennial provincial imperial exam. When the results came out, Lin Jia Wen’s name was at the very top of the list. He got first place in the triennial provincial imperial exam. He was the jieyuan*.

[*T/N: 解元 jieyuan – first-placed candidate in the provincial imperial examinations]

The Lin family immediately set off firecrackers to celebrate. Then they held a banquet in the best restaurant in town and invited Lin Jia Wen’s mentor, relatives, friends, the prefectural magistrate of the Xu Province, the county head magistrate of Pei County, and all the big-name people in Xu Province. Those who could not personally attend all sent congratulatory presents.

Lin Da Zhuang drank until his face was flushed bright red. In the past year, his family has undergone earth-shaking changes. His sons had such good future prospects. What fortune…

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In the days that followed, the Lin family’s social engagements increased once again. In one leap, the Lin family has become the rising family in Xu Province.

Lin Jia Wen did not become complacent just because he got the jieyuan position this time. He has already decided not to attend the imperial civil service examination next year.

He planned to give himself two years to enrich himself before taking part in the imperial civil service examination. Otherwise, with his current abilities he was likely to get a jinshi* status, but it was impossible for him to stand out and rank among the top out of all the outstanding students from all over the country.

[*T/N: jinshi means you passed the exam, but you could still be a low scorer]

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 155

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Chapter 155 (48.1)

After Su Shi scared away the eunuch who came to deliver an imperial order, he closed the front door and sat back down at the table. He unrolled the imperial decree lying on the table and leisurely read through the contents.

Do not admit. Do not deny. Adopt an unyielding attitude and a domineering style. Su Shi nodded to himself. His performance this time was not bad. Like this, he should be able to hold on to the pot.

His identity this time was Lu Li, the Prime Minister of the Right of the Xuan Dynasty. When he was seventeen years old, he passed the provincial level imperial examination and became a government official. At age twenty-three, he was promoted to the Prime Minister of the Right with power over all levels of society, which included the imperial court and the ordinary people. He just passed thirty years of age this year and has been dominating the imperial court of the Xuan Dynasty for five years already.

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Over the past five years, Lu Li has been an unyielding and tough minister. He suppressed all dissidents, banished an uncountable number of capable officials and ambitious scholars from court, and slowly took over the court as if it was his own.

Since then, Lu Li became more and more arrogant and domineering with each passing day. He even refused to show respect to the late emperor.

Three months ago, he even led troops and broke into the harem. He killed the late emperor’s imperial consort, and hounded the Prime Minister of the Left’s whole family – which consisted of a total of eighty people – to death.

The late emperor was so angry that he rained all sorts of verbal curses on Lu Li. The emperor then vomited blood on the scene and fainted. He lay in his sickbed for three days, before finally passing away despite receiving medical treatment.

For a scoundrel like Lu Li to even do something like this… Naturally he became the butt of public criticism.

After the late emperor passed away, the crown prince ascended to the throne. The crown prince took advantage of the turmoil in court and went on the offensive before the crowning ceremony even took place. He joined hands with his imperial uncle, Song Rong, and targeted Lu Li in a pincer attack from both the inside and outside. They placed Lu Li under house arrest in the prime minister’s mansion. Once the imperial court made a judgment and convicted him of a crime, he would be put to death.

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This was the first time that Su Shi has seen a character with so many pots on his person: monopolizing political power, overturning the heavens, devastating loyal officials, storming the imperial harem, along with an arrogant attitude, domineering personality, and disloyal heart.

Su Shi took a deep breath. He closed the imperial edict, feeling greatly gratified. He was so moved that he almost cried.

“Prime Minister of the Right, the Regent is here.”

Lu Li had already sent away all the servants in the mansion. The people that were now in his mansion were imperial guards sent from the palace.  Although they still addressed him by his old title, their tone was not very respectful.

Su Shi withdrew the excited glimmer in his eyes, and casually set aside the imperial edict. Then he said indifferently, “Not welcomed.”

He had only just finished speaking when the door opened up from the outside.

The sky was already dark. Standing at the door, the regent was but a tall and lofty silhouette. The regent stared at Su Shi silently. His face was covered in shadows so Su Shi could not see his expression clearly.

Su Shi arched an eyebrow and simply leaned backwards: “If the regent is going to break in anyway, then why bother announcing his arrival?”

Song Rong did not enter the room. He stood at the door with one hand against the doorframe. His eyes fell upon Lu Li’s delicate and handsome face.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

From the day the young princes started competing for the throne, Song Rong received the late emperor’s order to lead the army on a military campaign. The late emperor was in power for ten years, and Song Rong has also been away on a military campaign for ten whole years.

Song Rong’s impression of the person in front of him was but a fuzzy memory linked to the magnificent landscape of the capital.

He had just come out of the barracks that day, and he was covered in rough sand. It just so happened that on that day the new top scorer in the palace examination was parading through the capital on a horse. There were thunderous cheers everywhere. The extremely young top scorer was dressed in a brilliant red government official outfit. He was resplendent from head to toe and brimming with elegance.

Song Rong looked upon the bright eyes of the youth, and he unconsciously loosened his grip on the reins of the horse beneath him. A firecracker startled the warhorse, and he nearly collided with the ceremonial parade.

The horse reared up. Cries of alarm rang out through the crowd. Instead of being scared, the scholarly and refined top-scoring youth’s eyes actually lit up with extraordinary splendor. His body remained motionless. He sat firm and steady on the saddle. He clamped down tightly on the horse’s belly and pulled back the reins in his hands. He gently and skillfully led the huge horse off to the side and then seamlessly rejoined the parade line again.

Deafening cheers overwhelmed the lingering sounds of panic. The top scorer turned to Song Rong, still with a bright smile in his eyes, and offered him a cupped-hand salute. Then he turned back and continued to ride down the street.

Shortly after that, Song Rong left the capital for the first time to lead the army on a military campaign. His world was filled with weapons and blood. The youth’s figure and the prosperous streets of the capital were sealed together in his memory. Then, thirteen years passed in the blink of an eye.

In those thirteen years, Song Rong changed from a prince with no power and influence to an outstanding imperial uncle and an acting regent with impressive military service, whereas the other party has changed from a young top scorer to the Prime Minister of the Right with great might over the court.

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However, that face did not seem to be polluted by any vicissitudes of life. It overlapped with the young face in his memories, causing Song Rong to unconsciously stutter. He cupped his hands and saluted towards the interior of the room.

“Prime Minister of the Right, I, Song Rong, requests an audience.”

Song Rong spoke in a respectful tone. When the person in the room heard his still deferential tone, his body stiffened all of a sudden. That cold and arrogant figure seemed to droop in an instant. His gaze swept towards him like lightning.

Song Rong held his breath as his eyes met the Prime Minster of the Right’s. His heart suddenly pounded.

Amidst the dim lighting, their eyes met. It was almost like there was a sound of jangling metal in the background.

After a moment, Lu Li flicked his sleeves, got up and walked towards the inner chamber. His tone was clear and light: “Not welcomed.”

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Didn’t Love You Enough 98

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Chapter 98 – Passing the Provincial Level Imperial Examination (32.1)

In February, the emperor ordered the second prince, Xuan Yuan Han Qi, to personally go to Li City to supervise the beheading of Prince Li’s wife and children. Xuan Yuan Han Qi’s trip went very smoothly. Not only did he successfully complete the task of supervising the beheadings, but he also wiped out all the remaining remnants in support of Prince Li.

An investigation into the remnants’ operations showed that they were all voluntarily carried out by Prince Li’s die-hard subordinates, and it had nothing to do with Prince Li himself.

Prince Li’s descendants have all been executed, and there’s been no traces of Prince Li found at all… It would really seem that Prince Li had died in that fire…

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In March, Second Prince Xuan Yuan Han Qi returned to the capital, and he was in the limelight for a while. People say that the second prince made great achievements despite his young age. At just fifteen years old, he was able to carry out errands on his own and he did so well.

Some of the more ambitious courtiers were secretly starting to make plans. Right now the crown princess position and two crown prince cefei* positions were vacant. In addition to that, the second prince also did not have a main wife and any cefei yet…

[*T/N: 侧妃 cefei – roughly translates to “side imperial concubine.” It is a lower status than cejun, which is LJB’s title. A prince’s harem uses different titles from the emperor’s harem. Once the prince ascends to the throne, all the women in his harem get new titles.]

The second prince officially started participating in the imperial court, and thus the courtiers began to pay more attention to him…

The emperor was very gratified to see his second son also becoming independent. His two di* sons were his pride and joy… It would seem that the Xuan Yuan Empire’s golden age was not far off…

[*T/N: 嫡子 di son – a son of the main wife, in this case, the empress]

Not too long after, the prefectural magistrate of Xu Province, Shi Qi Shan, found out from an official announcement that Lin Jia Bao was promoted to the position of the crown prince’s cejun.

“This Lin Jia Bao is really going to become someone incredible in the future…” Shi Qi Shan thought to himself.

When Shi Qi Shan returned home, he told his wife the news. Madam Shi was also very surprised to hear the news. This Lin Jia Bao actually got promoted to cejun in such a short amount of time. It hasn’t even been a year yet…

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“It’s a pity that the Lin family’s second daughter is already engaged, and the remaining children are too young to be engaged,” Madam Shi said regretfully. Otherwise, they could become relatives with the Lin family through marriage, which would be very helpful for her husband’s career in the future.

“Let’s get someone to send a big present over first…” Shi Qi Shan said to his wife.

In Pei County, Du Xiang Heng, the county head magistrate, also found out about this bit of good news. He hurriedly said to his shiye*: “Quick, prepare the sedan chair. This official is going to personally head over to the Lin family to report this good news.”

[*T/N: 师爷 shiye – a literati bachelor who helps military and political officials with their affairs]

The arrival of the county head magistrate caused a stir to go through Lin Jia village. After the county head magistrate told Lin Da Zhuang and his family the news that Lin Jia Bao became the crown prince’s cejun, the entire village became lively. The people ran around and spread the news to each other through word of mouth. Someone from their little village actually became a nobleman…

Lin Da Zhuang and his family were absolutely floored by this news. Lin Da Zhuang asked in disbelief, “Jia Bao became the crown prince’s cejun? Is that really true?”

“Lord Lin, ah, it’s even written on this official announcement. It is absolutely the truth. This official came here to report the good news to you…”

“Thank you Lord County Head Magistrate for personally coming here to tell us. Please come in for some tea…” Lin Jia Wen invited County Head Magistrate Du inside the house. At this time, there were many villagers bustling around outside the Lin family’s courtyard to watch what’s going on.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

On the same day, County Head Magistrate Du’s shiye just so happened to bump into Official Registrar Wang, so he greeted him politely and said, “Official Registrar Wang, ah… your family’s in-laws really are too incredible…” Then he told Official Registrar Wang the news of Lin Jia Bao’s promotion to cejun.

When Official Registrar Wang returned home, he also happily announced this bit of good news to his family. Lin Chun Er was both happy and jealous in her heart. At first, she thought that Lin Jia Bao becoming the crown prince’s xiaoshi was only something that sounded good on paper, but in actuality it was the equivalent of being a tongfang* in the family of a commoner.

[*T/N: 通房 tongfang – a servant that also has sexual relations with the master. The servant might get some small benefits because the master has “favored” them, but they’re not even considered an official member of the master’s harem.]

She never expected her cousin to be so capable… Fortunately, the relationship between her maternal family and her uncle’s family have been restored, so now she could really puff out her chest and straighten her spine…

Lin Chun Er was not wrong. After they learned that Lin Jia Bao has become the crown prince’s cejun, everyone in the Wang family changed their attitude towards her. Her mother-in-law even purchased two new young girls to serve her, which greatly improved her quality of life, and she even voluntarily handed over the housekeeping rights to her.

Even when Lin Chun Er sold off her husband’s two tongfang maids, her husband did not blame her. Instead, he was even more gentle and considerate towards her, and spoke only sweet words. Because of this, Lin Chun Er was extremely pleased with herself for a long time…

All the reputable families in Pei County and even in Xu Province knew that the Wang family’s young madam was Lin-cejun’s cousin. The noble ladies of these families would often invite her to participate in this flower-viewing party or that poetry gathering. She was always there as an accompaniment to Zhang Hui Niang and Lin Jin Er, but she still enjoyed these parties and gatherings immensely. She never tired of them no matter how many invites she got.

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Lin Chun Er would bring her younger sister, Lin Xia Er, along to these gatherings. And she made sure to never miss an opportunity to show her face at an upper class party within Xu Province. Lin Chun Er felt that this was the kind of life that she wanted to have as the young madam of a government official family…

Lin Xia Er saw all the splendid clothes and exquisite food at these parties, and vowed that she would live such a life in the future…

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The Big Landlord 142.1

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Chapter 142.1 – Face Slapping

When the laowangye arrived at Taiqing Palace, the banquet was already winding down, and the ministers were just starting to leave. At the entrance, some people almost collided with the angry laowangye who was storming inside.

Just as they were about to berate this rude person for barging in, they saw that it was Fu laowangye and he looked absolutely malevolent. Their hearts almost dropped to the ground. Oh shoot! Which idiot provoked Fu laowangye so much that he would be this angry?

“Where is the emperor?”

The laowangye stood at the door, blocking the civil and military official that were about to go out. His eyes were sharp like knives, swishing past everyone. Some people immediately broke out into cold sweat when the laowangye looked at them.

When they heard that he was looking for the emperor, the smart people instantly guessed the reason. Unfortunately, the laowangye missed the emperor by a hair.

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The emperor had just left the venue, leaving the empress behind. He had left in a hurry. It was easy to guess where he had gone.

In the end, it was Fu Wu Tian, who came in after, that told the laowangye where the emperor might be.

The laowangye snorted coldly and instantly changed paths to Zhaozi Palace.

“His illness is better?”

Zhang Sun Cheng De, who was talking to the eldest prince, noticed the situation at the entrance. But when he looked over, he only saw Fu laowangye leaving Taiqing Palace with a gloomy countenance. But he could still tell with a single glance. The two elderly men were from the same generation and had crossed swords often when they were young.

[T/N: “crossing swords” could be literal or metaphorical, but in this case it is probably the latter]

As the saying goes, the one who knows you the best is your opponent. And the prime minister knew Fu laowangye very well. He immediately guessed that his illness might be better.

“Grandpa, who is this old man? He dared to make a fuss in Taiqing Palace. Is he not afraid that the emperor will punish him?”

Zhang Sun Shao Qi had never seen Fu laowangye before, so he was very curious about his actions. What surprised him even more was that everyone seemed to be afraid of him. He only knew that this old man could not be the previous emperor.

“Juniors like you should be more careful when you speak. The one that you called ‘this old man’ is the brother of the late emperor, and the imperial uncle of our current liege. If the laowangye hears your words, even your grandfather can’t save you.”

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The person who spoke was Yu Zheng, the Minister of War. He was the pillar of the Yu family. Although his position was not as high as that of Zhang Sun Cheng De, his influence and strength were equal. In order to help their own grandson advance, the two families have been in constant competition since a long time ago.

Seeing him, Zhang Sun Shao Qi made no secret of his hostility. As the only seedling of the Zhang Sun family, he certainly knew who Yu Zheng was.

Yu Zheng was not angry. Instead, he looked over the young man with amusement, and then he shook his head. As expected, this person was a hopeless case. With this level of scheming ability, once he was thrown into politics, he would be eaten whole, bones and all. He would not last long.

In the future, if the eldest prince managed to get on the throne, the Zhang Sun family’s glory would only be short-lived.

Every time he made comparisons with the Zhang Sun family, he would be reminded of his son and grandson, who have both achieved much success already. And then there would be an uncontrollable sense of superiority in his heart.

Zhang Sun Cheng De did not talk to Yu Zheng. Soon after, he left Taiqing Palace with Zhang Sun Shao Qi.

He could guess Yu Zheng’s thoughts to some extent, but what’s the use of hating iron that couldn’t become steel*? This was fate. He could only accept it.

[*T/N: hating iron that can’t become steel means to lament someone for not being able to live up to your standards]

The only thing that he could do now was to do his best to ensure that his grandson ascended the throne. Only in this way could the Zhang Sun family’s glory live on. Even if Zhang Sun Shao Qi had no talent or virtue, as long as he gave birth to a son in the future, the Zhang Sun family would still have hope.

In the corridor on the left side of Taiqing Paalce, as soon as Fu Yuan Fan saw his cousin’s group, he knew that there must be a good show to watch. He wanted to follow them, but… he furtively glanced at his mother.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

She gave birth to the sixth prince. As soon as he moved a finger, she would know what he was up to. Facing his expectant eyes, Consort Lan did not hesitate to put out the flame of hope in his eyes.

“It’s not that mother doesn’t want to let you go, but you saw what happened just now. Imperial Uncle is angry. He will definitely not give your imperial father any face. If you follow them and see your imperial father being reprimanded, and your imperial father finds out, how would he think of you? A son seeing his father lose face. In the future your imperial father will always be thinking of how you know about his humiliation. Do you think you can still live well then? Mother won’t ask for anything else. As long as you’re safe and well, then that is enough.”

Consort Lan persuaded him patiently. She only hoped that he could understand her intentions.

Fu Yuan Fan lowered his head in disappointment, “Erchen* understands. Erchen won’t go.”

[*T/N: 儿臣 erchen means “this subject, your son.” Used to address oneself.]

Consort Lan lovingly patted his head. She only had this one son. All she wanted was for him to live well. She didn’t care about competing for favor.

“Speaking of which, I, your mother, heard some rumors a few days ago. I’ve been hoping for Fan Er* to help me clear up some confusion. Now is a good time. Let us return to our place and have a good chat between mother and son.”

[*T/N: Fan Er is a nickname for Fu Yuan Fan. The Fan is the same character. Er is a diminutive to give the name a cute and childish feel.]

Consort Lan took Fu Yuan Fan by the hand and dragged him away without any delay.

Fu Yuan Fan didn’t react at first, but when he thought about what his mother might ask him, his expression changed immediately. This was the reason that he didn’t dare to see his mother for the past few days. Looked like he couldn’t avoid it any longer. In his heart, he howled with grief.

Behind him, the bodyguard Da Hei gave him a sympathetic look.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 117

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Chapter 117 – Fairy Idol

Liu Wei froze for a moment. He turned his head, looking to the left and then the right. He had an inkling, but he didn’t dare to express it outwardly.

“I’m asking you. Why have you been staring at me all this time? Are you an on-site staff member or are you someone’s assistant?” Zhang Qiongzi voice was deep and hoarse. It had a special charm to it.

How could a young man who had just graduated survive such a scene? Liu Wei’s face immediately turned red, and he shuffled two steps forward, but he didn’t dare to look at Zhang Qiongzi’s face, as if just looking at his goddess would defile her.

Liu Wei could only lower his head and stammer out a response: “I… I am Qiu Jin’s assistant.”

Zhang Qiongzi then asked, “Do you want a signature?”

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Liu Wei raised his head immediately. His eyes were wide with disbelief. “Re- really?”

Thirty seconds later, he was cupped a freshly signed signature in both hands while trembling in place.

“Wu wu wu, I got my goddess’s signature. I’m so fortunate to work for Qiu Jin!”

[T/N: wu wu wu – Chinese onomatopoeia for crying]

“This is all you amount to.” Yang Chi nudged Liu Wei over the head as he enumerated the young man’s shortcoming.

Liu Wei felt very aggrieved. “I’ve never even seen it before, okay?”

What he said was indeed true. Liu Wei has been following Qiu Jin ever since he graduated. Qiu Jin didn’t have enough resources before, and he also stopped working for several months. So how could he have gotten access to such top-level resources before?

When Liu Wei first entered the entertainment circle, he naively thought that he would be able to see all the celebrities he wanted. It was not until later that he discovered that the entertainment circle was divided into levels. Even if he entered the entertainment circle, the big shots were still big shots, and he was only a small shrimp.

But now…

As time went by, more and more actors arrived, Film Emperor, top performers, beautiful up-and-coming actors, all kinds of senior actors… the dressing room was nearly filmed to max capacity.

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Liu Wei looked at Qiu Jin. The makeup artist had just finished doing his makeup. Excitement gurgled through Liu Wei’s veins. His boss would definitely become more and more amazing in the future!

At three o’clock in the afternoon, the launch conference for the “Rise and Fall of the World” officially began. The director, main creative staff, and leading actors were invited to the stage one by one.

After a long wait, Qiu Jin finally heard the host call out: “Next, Qiu Jin, who plays Ji He, will come on stage.”

Qiu Jin’s heart picked up speed. HE took a deep breath and walked onto the stage. All eyes were on him.

The netizens who were watching the live broadcast of the conference were stunned. How could Qiu Jin look so good in ancient Chinese clothes?!

The young man on screen had a handsome face. He wore a loose long gown with his long black hair pulled behind his head and held in place by a hairpin. He looked very gentle. What was even more astonishing was the indifference and alienation in his eyes. It was as if Ji He had come alive in front of them.

At that moment, a senior member’s comment appeared on the bullet screen*.

[*T/N: bullet screen – a function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time]

– I’m going to speak my mind. I think Qiu Jin looks the best out of the entire cast. Is there something wrong with me? –

There was a brief silence in the live broadcast room, and then a bunch of comments appeared on the bullet screen. There were things like don’t drag anybody, don’t fight in the comments, and please watch the live broadcast seriously.

But miraculous, no one refuted the first comment.

If you were just looking at their faces, the male actors Qiu Jin, Xiang Xi, and Jiang Ming were all handsome in their own way. After all, aesthetics was a relatively subjective thing. Some people liked radishes and some people liked cabbages, so it was hard to say that one was superior to another.

But Qiu Jin was exhibiting an outstanding temperament, which perfectly aligned with Ji He’s character image.

When the other actors came on stage, they were all in ancient Chinese costumes too, but they were evidently still themselves.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

But Qiu Jin was different. He came on stage as his character. Standing there before the cameras, he seemed to have completely transformed into Ji He. It was so realistic that it was as if someone from ancient times had time traveled to the present.

Qiu Jin’s fans could finally puff out their chests and blow off steam.

– Who said gege was highly photoshopped, huh? This is live. Here is the truth! –

– I’m just a passerby here, but this image really takes the cake. He’s still so good looking despite the blurriness. –

– Heh, who knows if this is a really a live image? Although you can’t tell that the skin has been smoothed out [by photoshop]… but can you really guarantee that he has not fixed up his face? –

– You must be jealous to death. Is it so difficult to admit that he is good-looking? –

– Who is jealous? I’m just saying it as it is. Maybe he just came back from plastic surgery! –

– Scram, you hater. Hey host, can you blacklist such rumors? –

– Stop fighting, the official image of Visual China is here! –

– Hot damn, is it that Visual China that I’ve heard of? –

– Did the website edit the picture for Qiu Jin?! He look’s way too good! –

– I love it. I love it. What a fairy-like face, ah. Even when viewed through the lens of a Visual China photographer, he is still so handsome that he shines. –

– I’m a newcomer here, what is this Visual China, huh? –

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Didn’t Love You Enough 97

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Chapter 97 – Colored Lantern

On the second day of the second lunar month, an imperial degree shocked the entire crown prince’s East Palace. Everyone in Ping Le Courtyard knelt down to receive the decree. The one who read the imperial decree out loud was Zhao Yong, the emperor’s personal eunuch.

“As decreed by the emperor, the crown prince’s xiaoshi Lin An Zhu is prudent in nature, diligent and submissive, graceful and pure, and gentle in temperament. Due to his meritorious deed in saving the empress, he will be specially appointed as the crown prince’s cejun. Accept this decree!”

Lin Jia Bao stepped forward to thank him and accepted the imperial decree. All the palace servants in Ping Le Courtyard came over to congratulate Lin-xiaozhu… oh, no… it was Lin-cejun now.

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Xuan Yuan Han Cheng had Qiu-momo open up the inner warehouse and reward all the palace servants in Ping Le Courtyard with silver. There was a lot of excitement in Ping Le Courtyard and everyone felt extremely lucky and joyful to be able to work in Ping Le Courtyard with Lin-cejun as their master…

The new of Lin Jia Bao’s promotion to cejun reached Yu-shi’s ears. When she heard this, she was so angry that she threw her favorite peach blossom porcelain vase to the floor.

“Why is he so lucky?!”

She was the woman who had once given birth to a son for His Royal Highness, whereas that ger was small and childless… what gave him the right to be so lucky…

The palace maid beside Yu-shi did not dare to speak. She just silently cleaned up the debris on the ground and thought to herself how great it would be if she could go work in Ping Le Courtyard instead…

When Song-shi heard the news, she did not get as agitated as Yu-shi. Instead, she had Qiu-momo take the place of Kang Er’s nanny on the grounds that the nanny was unwell. She also became stricter about Kang Er’s supervision and education…

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On the morning of the second day after receiving the imperial decree, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng brought Jia Bao with him to pay respect to the empress.

The empress was very happy to see that the crown prince had brought Jia Bao with him to greet her. “Jia Bao, quick, come over here and let bengong take a good look at you…”

The empress observed Jia Bao’s small and thin face carefully. Then she spoke, “You lost so much weight, ah. But your complexion looks good. Have you used all the supplements that bengong told Zhou-momo to send over?”

“Jia Bao gives thanks to the empress for the supplements. Jia Bao has been using them everyday…”

Over the past few days, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng has been coaxing Jia Bao to drink lots of nourishing soups every single day, and now his complexion looked much better.

When Xuan Yuan Han Cheng saw how amiable and familiar his mother was being towards Lin Jia Bao he was very happy. His sweet darling really was such a lovable treasure. People quickly took a liking to him once they got to know him. In the future, there shouldn’t be much resistance from his mother’s side.

“Jia Bao, you’re still young. You must be careful not to harm the core of your health when you are young. You have to make sure you recover well from your illness this time. Jia Bao, take care of yourself to lay a good foundation. Then in the future you can give birth to the crown prince’s children…” the empress said to Lin Jia Bao.

Lin Jia Bao was a ger, so it was a little difficult when it came to giving birth, but the empress still hoped that Lin Jia Bao could give birth to a child for the crown prince someday.

“Understood.” Lin Jia Bao replied shyly.

Afterwards, the empress had the crown prince and Jia Bao stay for lunch together with her.

In the days that followed, Lin Jia Bao went to greet the empress every day as usual. The concubines in the harem could clearly tell that the empress’s attitude towards Lin-cejun was very different from before. They all understood that Lin-cejun was the empress’s favorite person now, so they tried to get close to him and curry favor with him.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

The imperial court also began to pay attention to Lin Jia Bao, the crown prince’s cejun. This was the first cejun in the crown prince’s East Palace. On top of that, he had saved the empress’s life. Fortunately, this cejun’s net worth and background was not much to look at, and he was a ger too, otherwise, this person’s future would be limitless…

In February of the sixth year of Yuntai, Emperor Xuan Yuan Zhao Shen issued two imperial decrees in a row, passing judgment on Prince Li and the entire Xue family.

The decree stated: Prince Li conspired against the throne, and thus he will be executed. His whole family will also follow him to the underworld. The disgraceful Xue clan aided and abetted Prince Li’s rebellious attempt to seize the throne. All nine generations of the family will be exterminated. Hear and obey this decree.

For a period of time, all the families that have been implicated by the Xue family all came up in succession to beg for forgiveness and to denounce all ties with the Xue family.

When a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove*.

[*T/N: idiom for everyone hits a man who is down]

Many families that had connections with the Xue family got their houses searched and possessions confiscated.

The power of the Xue family was uprooted, and the once powerful Xue family was completely destroyed…

Later on, news came out from the East Palace saying that the crown princess, Xue Cai Yu, died of illness despite receiving medical treatment. But this news did not cause any big waves of disturbance. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng declared that the crown princess, Xue-shi, was the daughter of a criminal, and thus did not deserve to be buried in the imperial tomb. He asked to have her buried elsewhere and the emperor granted this request. The ministers all understood in their hearts that His Royal Highness did not want Xue-shi to occupy the position of his main wife.

As for Lin Jia Bao, he has now become the person with the highest rank in the crown prince’s harem. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng took advantage of the situation to hand over the management of the palace affairs in the East Palace to Lin Jia Bao. Qiu-momo was assigned to assist him.

Lin Jia Bao took the task assigned to him by His Royal Highness very seriously and worked hard to learn from Qiu-momo. At first, his actions were soft and immature, but over time, he gradually settled into the role more and more…

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