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T/N: I honestly did not realize how “Royal Snack Kitchen” might sound when I was translating. Lol. I got a good suggestion, which was “Royal Delicacies Kitchen.” Now if that doesn’t sound fancy, then I don’t know what does, but more of you seem to enjoy the name “Royal Snack Kitchen,” because it’s funny (?), so I’m going to stick to that going forward. >∀<

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Chapter 9 – Entering the Palace

“Then I will take it as you agreeing! Haha, Lin momo, you really helped me out a lot this time.” Yuan Fu excitedly told Lin momo about Lin Jia Bao’s situation.

“My relative is very obedient and sensible. From now on, I will have to trouble Lin momo to look after him more,” Yuan Fu said, drawing a brocade box from his chest and handing it to Lin momo. “I heard that Lin momo’s birthday is next month. This is just my small regard. Don’t reject it, momo.”

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

“Aiyo, gong gong, you are really too polite. Rest assured, I will take good care of him.” Lin momo accepted the gift with a smile.

The two spoke for a bit more. Then Lin momo and Yuan Fu returned to the kitchen.

“Lin momo, the kidney bean cake is ready, please take a look.” The oldest subordinate under Lin momo, Yu Shuang, handed the cake over to Lin momo for inspection.

Lin momo looked at the shape and took a taste. She nodded. “Well done.” Then she gave Yuan Fu a few bites to try out.

“It is precisely this flavor. It’s so delicious. Lin momo teaches well. It’s really a blessing to work under you,” Yuan Fu praised strongly.

Lin momo was also very proud. Yu Shuang was her capable assistant, and has learned about seventy to eighty percent of her skills.

After that, Yuan Fu packed the snacks in a food box, and went back to report on his task.

As soon as Yuan Fu left, the other two palace maids also gathered around. “Momo is so awesome. Even His Royal Highness remembers the desserts from our Royal Snack Kitchen!” said the youngest and liveliest maid, Yu Ling.

“That’s right! We are blessed to follow Lin momo and learn how to make desserts,” the somewhat older, Yu Long, also flattered.

Naturally, Lin momo was happy to hear this. “All right, you. I say your mouths are the sweetest. Quickly go and do work, ba.”

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At night, Lin momo returned to her room and opened the brocade box. Inside the box was a jade pendant. The jade was good quality, and carved on it were the words qing song and shou*. The craftsmanship was very delicate. Lin momo played with the jade pendant in her hands. She liked it so much that she didn’t want to put it down.

[*T/N: 青松 qing song = pine tree; 寿 shou = longevity]

Beneath the jade pendant was a folded square of banknote. Lin momo thought that this Yuan Fu was really thoughtful.

When she unfolded the banknote, her eyes widened into saucers. Unexpectedly, the denomination of the banknote was ten thousand silvers. This really gave her a fright.

So much money, ah!

Lin momo thought that this wasn’t so simple as taking care of Yuan Fu’s distant relative… thinking of who was behind Yuan Fu… oh dear! She already agreed, so she could only comply accordingly.

Lin momo carefully put the money away and went to sleep early. She planned to go early next morning to Xi Li Palace Hall to receive the person. She dared not tarry.

Inside Xi Li Palace Hall, in the room that Lin Jia Bao was staying at, everyone was discussing where they would be assigned tomorrow.

“I say, if we were assigned to the palace of some favored lady, then our lives would be a bit better,” a ger child said.

“How can there be such a good thing? I heard that many places don’t want ger palace attendants to serve them. Moreover, the emperor loves the empress, in that case, it wouldn’t be good to enter Yong Shou Palace,” another ger child retorted.

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“Yeah, I inquired from the gong gong in charge, we are most likely to go to the Labor Bureau, the Carpentry Bureau, and the Imperial Kitchen.”

“If I can go work at the crown prince’s East Palace, then that would be great,” said a delicate looking ger. “I stole a glance that time, His Royal Highness was handsome, and his voice was gentle.”

“His Royal Highness, ah…” A ger child lowered his voice in a mysterious manner. “I heard Xi momo chatting with a few gong gongs, and they said a palace maid accidentally bumped into His Royal Highness, and was immediately beaten to death.”

[T/N: They’re talking about Bi Zhu. XP]

“Really? So frightful.” Everyone present unconsciously thought of the bloody scene they had witnessed on the first day they entered the palace. “Really frightful…”

“I say, it’s better to go to the Imperial Kitchen, there are a lot of delicious things,” another ger said.

“Haha, you only know how to eat…” Everyone laughed, and their worries and fears about the next day dissipated a lot.

Lin Jia Bao thought silently before going to bed, hoping that God would bless him. No matter what, please don’t assign him to His Royal Highness’s palace.

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Chapter 8 – Entering the Palace

After nearly a month, Yuan Fu was certain that His Royal Highness must have taken a liking to one of the palace attendants in Xi Li Palace Hall.

His Royal Highness went to Xi Li Palace Hall almost every day. He would sneak into the courtyard, and peek inside from the window. Every time Yuan Fu followed along, he would be very scared and on edge.

His Royal Highness would even climb a tree in the Xi Li Palace Hall courtyard to watch the palace attendants inside the courtyard.

Aiyo! Your Royal Highness, what on earth are you doing! If the guards patrolling the palace saw this, it would not be a good thing at all! This was too shameful! Yuan Fu was going crazy.

He has been with the crown prince for a long time, but he never thought that His Royal Highness would have such a hobby. He liked gers and ones that were so young too, ah!

Yuan Fu was really curious, what kind of ger was he that he would cause His Royal Highness to be so hooked?

In the inner study that day, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng called Yuan Fu to his side and dismissed all his other servants. “I think you have also guessed, your future master is in Xi Li Palace Hall. I will assign a task to you right now. You must manage it well. How is your relationship with the Royal Snack Kitchen’s Lin momo from my imperial mother’s palace?”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng thought about it a lot and still decided to place Jia Bao in his imperial mother’s palace. His palace was still not cleaned out yet. He wouldn’t be at ease.

The Royal Snack Kitchen* was a small kitchen in his imperial mother’s palace that specialized in making refreshments and snacks. Usually, there wasn’t much work to do, and the work was not very hard. There also weren’t many people in the Royal Snack Kitchen, so there were very little disputes.

[*T/N: It’s called 御点房 yu dian fang in Chinese, which doesn’t translate into anything coherent, so I straight up called it the Snack Kitchen, based on its function. Then I felt that it didn’t sound elegant enough, so I tacked on a Royal at the front. XD If you have a better name idea, I’m open to suggestions.]

He knew that Lin momo was part of his imperial mother’s dowry, and was in-laws with his imperial mother’s trusted aide, Zhou momo. Lin momo’s craftsmanship was exceptional, and she had some face* in front of his imperial mother.

[*T/N: face = respect / regard / good reputation]

Moreover, Lin momo had a good temper, and will not easily scold or hit the servants under her. Place his treasure there first, and then he could be a little more at ease.

“This… our relationship is not bad.” Yuan Fu considered carefully. His popularity in the palace was quite good.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng nodded. “Have Lin momo select him to go work with her in the Royal Snack Kitchen, and look after him. His name is Lin Jia Bao. In the palace he is called An Zhu. Twelve years old. From Pei County. He has big eyes, and two small dimples on his face. Go take a trip to the small warehouse*, and get this done. If you don’t handle this well, then you don’t have to follow me anymore.”

[*T/N: This isn’t explained very well in the raws, but it seems like XYHC is telling YF to go to the small warehouse to pick up a bribe to help grease the wheels.]

“Yes. This slave* will definitely get it done.” Yuan Fu saw that His Royal Highness’s expression was serious and replied promptly.

[*T/N: 奴才 nu cai translates to “slave or flunkey.” I know it sounds horrible in English, but that’s how all the servants in the palace address themselves. I considered using the term “servant,” but that seems to lack the same nuance. Servants in the palace got a salary, but they lacked human rights and weren’t really in control of their lives. Any of the masters within the palace could kill a servant for wrongdoing with no repercussion.]

Yuan Fu received the crown prince’s order, and went to the empress’s Yong Shou Palace.

When Yuan Fu arrived at the Royal Snack Kitchen, Lin momo was making refreshments with several palace maids. Seeing Yuan Fu coming over, she set down the work in her hands and went to greet him. “Yuan Fu gong gong, what are you doing here at this time? Does His Royal Highness have some command?”

“For what reason? Last time, when His Royal Highness was here with the Queen Mother, he ate the kidney bean cakes made by your Royal Snack Kitchen, and he was extremely fond of it. Returned to the East Palace and got the chef to make it*, but His Royal Highness said that the taste is not the same. So that’s why I came here.”

[*T/N: No pronouns specified in the raws, so he could be saying that the ML ordered the chef to make it, or that he, Yuan Fu, wants the desserts to make ML happy. Either way, it’s just an excuse.]

“Then I will go make it now. Please wait a moment, Yuan Fu gong gong.” Lin momo heard that His Royal Highness liked the dessert that she made and was very happy.

“Momo, don’t rush yet. Let your subordinates do it, ba. I’m not in a hurry… hehe…” Yuan Fu quickly grabbed Lin momo.

Lin momo looked at Yuan Fu’s expression and knew that he had something to say. She ordered the maids in the kitchen to make pastries, and then she pulled Yuan Fu out of the kitchen and came to the servant residences in the back.

Lin momo took Yuan Fu into her own room. As the head momo of the Royal Snack Kitchen, Lin momo’s place of residence was a bit bigger, with a front room and a back room.

Lin momo took him into the front room and had him sit down. “What’s the matter, Yuan Fu gong gong?”

“Lin momo, we can be considered old friends. To be honest, I really do have a favor to ask you this time,” Yuan Fu said to Lin momo. “Today, new people came into the palace, and tomorrow, they will receive their assignments. I have a distant relative among them. I think Lin momo is kind and friendly, and your craftsmanship is so good. If he could work under you then that would be good.”

“Just this, ah? It’s not difficult at all.” Lin momo had thought that it was something bad. There weren’t many people working under her in the first place, and it wasn’t a problem to have one more person.

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Vanilla Muse: I waffled back and forth and in the end decided to stick with the familiar term: ger. Thanks to everyone who chimed in with their opinions, and for all the sweet comments you left. (^ω^)

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Chapter 7 – Entering the Palace

Yuan Fu finds that His Royal Highness has been really strange these days, especially today.
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After morning court, His Royal Highness did not deal with government affairs, but instead sat in the inner study room lost in thought for half a day*. His expression looked so… joyful. So… excited.

[*T/N: Not literally half a day. It’s an expression that means for “a long time,” although that could potentially be half a day… lol.]

His Royal Highness was even stranger in the afternoon. He did not go to the northern barracks. Instead, he took Yuan Fu around with him and went all over the Palace.

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And the more they went around the palace, the more remote the trails became.

The sky gradually got dark. “Your Royal Highness, where is it that you want to go?” If they kept going like this, they would end up all the way at Wai Wu Gong*.

[*T/N: Based on the names I think Wai Wu Suo 外五所 might be a department within Wai Wu Gong 外五宫, and Wai Wu Suo is the place where the newcomers got screened when they first entered the palace.]

At this time, a group of people wearing blue robes was walking towards their direction. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng saw the color of the robes and happiness sparked in his heart.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng stepped forward quickly, and Yuan Fu hastened to follow.

Xi momo was leading a group of palace attendants and walking along the road to the palace. From a distance, she saw two people coming towards them.

The one in the lead was wearing a purple robe with gold stitched plackets*. There was a eunuch following behind. On a closer look, wasn’t that the crown prince’s eunuch, Yuan Fu, from the East Palace?

[*T/N: The official description of his clothes is 襟口缀着金边的绛紫色常服 but I couldn’t be 100% certain of anything except for the color portion ORZ ]

Then the person in the lead must be… “Greetings to His Royal Highness!” Xi momo stepped forward and knelt down in salute.

As Xi momo knelt down, Lin Jia Bao and the others behind him also hurried to kneel.

“You are…? Where are you getting ready to go to?” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng asked Xi momo, but his eyes were searching for something behind her.

Very soon Xuan Yuan Han Cheng found the person that he was yearning for day and night. Lin Jia Bao was wearing a blue palace attendant uniform, just kneeling over there. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng clenched his fists and restrained himself from stepping forward.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

Lin Jia Bao was only twelve years old, and his face was still childish. Wearing the large palace attendant uniform, he looked extraordinarily petite. His treasure’s complexion was not good, and he had his head lowered. From his angle, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng could vaguely make out two very small dimples on Lin Jia Bao’s face. Truly adorable!

[T/N: XYHC often refers to LJB as 宝贝 bao bei, which can be translated as “baby” or “treasure.” Both translation works, so I will be using them interchangeably.]

“Replying to His Royal Highness, this old slave is Xi momo from Wai Wu Gong. Today is the day that new palace servants enter the palace. The people behind me are the palace attendants that entered the palace this time. The number of people entering the palace this time is comparatively large. They don’t fit in Wai Wu Gong. This old slave is preparing to bring them to Xi Li Palace Hall to get them settled.”

“All rise, ba*.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s eyes were fixed on Lin Jia Bao. “Quickly take them to go get settled, ba.”

[*T/N: 吧 ba – it looks silly in English, but it holds nuance in Chinese that is hard to translate. It’s placed at the end of a sentence to indicate suggestion or surmise, which softens the overall sentence. So a sentence that looks like an order or a command at first actually has a slight undertone of suggestion to it. It can roughly be translated as “…right? / …okay? / …I presume.” I try to use the English variations whenever possible, but sometimes it just doesn’t fit, so I leave it as “ba.”]

“Yes.”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng took another glance, reluctant to part, and then left quickly. If he didn’t leave right away, he was afraid that he would really hug Lin Jia Bao excitedly. He didn’t want to scare him.

“Xi Li Palace Hall, ah…” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng whispered happily.

Yuan Fu was really puzzled by His Royal Highness’s expression. Just now, His Royal Highness’s eyes were fixedly staring at that group of palace attendants. Could it be that he took a liking to someone?

Yuan Fu thought about it and then shook his head. He didn’t see anyone that was particularly beautiful just now, and these palace attendants were very young and haven’t grown up yet. He must be thinking too much.

Lin Jia Bao and the other palace attendants followed Xi momo and memorized the rules of the palace every morning. In the afternoon, they learned behaviors and manners.

Almost all the people who came to the palace were illiterate. They could only depend on their memory to note down the rules of the palace. And they also had to remember the paths within the palace, such as how to get to the Clothing Bureau, how to get to the Imperial Kitchen, and other such places. These were all things that they must remember. In addition to that, they also needed to know which places prohibited entry, and other such taboos within the palace.

This was not difficult for Lin Jia Bao. His big brother taught him some words. As long as he was diligent, he could learn these things by heart. When reciting the rules, he was a bit faster than the others.

Etiquette and behavior were more difficult for them. They had to walk with bowed heads, tucked in chests, and lowered eyes, and be silent. They also had to pay attention to making salutes and kowtows.

When speaking, they had to speak clearly and concisely. The volume could not be too high or too low. The speed of speech should be steady, not fast or slow.

They also had to learn how to make tea, practicing how to brew tea and how to deliver water. Their movements must be swift and efficient, but they must also be light. When putting the cup on the plate, they must not make a sound, and the tea could not be spilled.

Lin Jia Bao learned all this very conscientiously, and practiced hundreds of times a day.

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Locations Within the Palace

Yong Shou Palace 永寿宫 (the Empress’s Residential Palace)
—Royal Snack Kitchen 御点房 (Lin Jia Bao works here)
—Li An Palace Hall 骊安殿 (c85, where the late emperor’s great imperial concubine used to live, near Yong Shou Palace)

East Palace 东宫 (the area where Xuan Yuan Han Cheng lives as Crown Prince)
—Chang Le Palace 长乐宫 (the place where XYHC lives as Crown Prince)
—Ping Le Courtyard 平乐苑 (place where An Zhu lives)

Qian Qing Palace 乾清宫 (c92, where the emperor resides?)

Hall of Preserving Harmony 保和殿里 (c77, place where the New Year’s Eve family banquet took place)

Royal Garden 御花园 (yu hua yuan)

Chu Xiu Palace 储秀宫
—Wu Tong Courtyard 梧桐苑 (place when Lin Jia Bao receives an education from two momos)

Imperial Study Room 御书房 (yu shu fang)
Imperial Kitchen 御膳房 (yu shan fang)
Jinxiu Workshop 锦绣坊 (clothing-manufacturing workshop for the use of the imperial household)

Clothing Bureau 尚衣局 (shang yi ju)
Labor Bureau 尚工局 (shang gong ju)
Carpentry Bureau 尚林局 (shang lin ju)

Xi Li Palace Hall 西璃殿 (where uke sleeps as servant)
Wai Wu Gong 外五宫 (newcomers usually sleep here)
—Wai Wu Suo 外五所 (newcomers screened here)

Bei Han Palace 北寒宫 (cold palace)

Locations Outside the Palace

Xu Province 徐州
—Pei County 沛县
     —Lin Jia Village 林家村 (right on the outskirts of Pei County, Lin Jia Bao’s family lives here)

Li City 历城 (vassal state where li wang lives)
—Imperial Li Palace 历王府

Xu Province 徐州 (Lin Jia Wen will go here for the 乡试 xiang shi exam)

Flooding Areas of the Luo River 洛河
—Luo City 洛城
—Li City 历城
—Hu Province 湖州
—Jiang Province 江州

Ciyun Temple 慈云寺 (c83, place where Prince Li went to hide out after attempting a coup)

Li Province 郦州 (c116, there is a temporary imperial residence here)

 

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Chapter 6 – Entering the Palace

Lin Jia Bao ate the vegetable and minced pork congee. It was very delicious, and unconsciously he sped up his speed of swallowing.

“It’s steamed buns made from white flour, so delicious! I have never eaten such a delicious steamed bun,” one of the children in Lin Jia Bao’s group said as he took big bites out of the steamed bun.

“Yeah, it’s delicious, it’s delicious.” A few of the other children also echoed this sentiment.

“Tut! It’s just a few white buns,” a delicate-looking child said scornfully.

Lin Jia Bao looked at the white steamed bun in his hand. His family very rarely ate white steamed buns. Because there were so many people in the family, they usually ate corn noodles together.

Lin Jia Bao took a bite of the steamed bun and chewed slowly. There was a slight sweetness to the bread, which was really tasty.

Everyone ate a lot for lunch today. Lin Jia Bao ate two steamed buns and a bowl of congee. Lin Jia Bao felt his own belly. It was the most filling meal he’s had in the past two weeks.

In the afternoon, the managing eunuch in charge came to lead them to a large bathhouse, and had them wash themselves clean.

Then they had to go into a room one by one, and let two old momos* inspect them while naked.

[*T/N: momo 嬷嬷 translates to elderly lady or wet nurse (or even Catholic nun), but in this setting it means an older female servant in the palace]

Lin Jia Bao stood stiffly and turned around in accordance to the old momo’s instructions. Then he went to lie on a small couch and let the old momo inspect the lower part of his body.

One of momos saw that his appearance was good and touched him all over. “Such smooth skin.”

Lin Jia Bao’s little face turned red from shame, and he did not dare to move or speak.

After the inspection, the old momo had him get up. One of them dipped a brush into a porcelain bowl of shou gong zhu sha* on the table, and then painted a dot on the inside of Lin Jia Bao’s arm*.

[*T/N: shou gong zhu sha 守宫朱砂 – some of you may be familiar with this trope. A red dot on the inside of a (usually female) person’s arm signifies that they are a virgin. When they lose their virginity that mark is supposed to disappear. The application method of the mark and the ingredient(s) used vary from story to story.]

After that, they did not make things difficult for Lin Jia Bao, and they had him get dressed and exit the room.

Lin Jia Bao left the room and came to a large courtyard. The people who have been inspected were already waiting on one side of the yard. Lin Jia Bao walked over and stood with them.

Lin Jia Bao was fascinated by the bright red dot on his arm. This was the symbol of chastity, the shou gong zhu sha mark.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the other side of the courtyard. From another room, a girl was being dragged out. “Momo spare me, momo spare me, ah! Spare my life!” The girl cried and screamed.

Several strong eunuchs held the girl on the ground and hit the girl with a long and thick wooden stick.

“What kind of place do you think the palace is? You think the dirty and the filthy can come in here? You dare to come here to commit adultery? One word: death.” An old momo said loudly to the courtyard of people.

The girl’s cries rose and fell. Eventually she stopped screaming, leaving only the sound of a stick hitting flesh.

Blood splattered along the stick, and the girl’s lower body was already badly mangled and mutilated.

The people all around were scared to death, and they did not dare to speak. A few of the more faint-hearted ones almost fainted.

Lin Jia Bao did not dare to look at the scene again. His face was sheet white.

After a while, it was confirmed that the girl was no longer breathing, and was towed away, leaving a large pool of blood on the ground.

This was the first time that Lin Jia Bao has seen a dead person, and it was the first time that he understood the cruelty of the palace. He secretly told himself not to make any mistakes. Everyone in the family was waiting for him. He had to safely make it out of the palace.

When their group of ger children was all inspected, it was time for dinner again.

They all went to go eat dinner. The evening meal was the same as the noon meal: minced meat congee and steamed buns.

After going through the trying afternoon, everyone’s complexion was bad.

When Lin Jia Bao thought of the scene he saw in the afternoon, he was nauseated. He barely drank down a bowl of congee and ate a steamed bun.

At this time, the gong gong in charge came in with a momo dressed in a gray palace uniform. When the children saw them, they all put down their bowls and stood up.

“This is Xi momo. In the following month, all of you have to study well under Xi momo and learn the rules of the palace,” said the gong gong.

“I am Xi momo. The thirty of you ger children palace attendants will be under my management for the next month. From tomorrow on, you will all learn the rules and etiquette in the palace with me. Right now, I will first pass out your palace attendant uniforms. After entering the palace, you cannot wear your own clothes. Go change first, then take your things, and gather here. I will take you to where you’ll be living.”

“Yes.”

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T/N: Help! I made a mistake in the last chapter! The term 双儿 shuang er showed up and I translated it as “twin,” but this is actually the “male omega” or “ger” of this world, meaning they are men who can get pregnant, if you know this trope.

Now I have a conundrum. I was under the impression that the Chinese term for “ger” was 哥儿 ge er, based on another story that I read with gers in it. Please correct me if I’m wrong! I don’t know if that’s the actual Chinese term or not, it was just an assumption based on the translator’s explanation. If anyone knows, can you please tell me where the term “ger” came from? And what’s the Chinese for it?

Right now, I’m inclined to translate 双儿 as “double-sex child,” because that makes the most sense to me. 双 is double and 儿 is child. I just can’t reconcile it as ger, because it looks nothing alike, and autocorrect keeps changing it to “her.” (>_<) I’ve temporarily translated it as ger, because it seems to be the term that I see the most for these types of Chinese mpreg worlds. I also don’t want to use the word “omega,” because this is clearly not an ABO world.

Waiting online, please send help. (ó﹏ò｡)

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Lin Jia Bao’s Family

Lin Da Zhuang 林大壮 (father)
Zhang Hui Niang 张惠娘 (mother)
Lin Jin Er 林锦儿 (eldest daughter, married to a family in the capital)
—Qin Zi Cong 秦子聪 “Cong Ge Er” 聪哥儿 (her young son)
—Qin Kai Xing 秦恺行 (her husband)
—Zhao Xiao Zi 赵小子 (carriage driver for her in-laws’ family)
Lin Jia Wen 林家文 (oldest son)
—Wu Qiao Lan 吴巧兰 (his wife)
—Lin Guang Bo 林广博 (his son) “Bo Ge Er” 博哥儿 (nickname, c63)
Lin Li Er 林莉儿 (third daughter, “second sister”)
Lin Jia Bao 林家宝 (uke, second son) Lin An Zhu 林安竹 gui ren 贵人 (palace name)
Lin Xiu Er 林秀儿 (youngest daughter)
Lin Jia Cai 林家才 (youngest son, twins with Lin Xiu Er)

Lin Jia Bao’s Relatives

Lin Da Li 林大力 (Lin Da Zhuang’s younger brother)
Ke Mei Li 柯美丽 (his wife)
Lin Chun Er 林春儿 (eldest daughter)
—Official Registrar Wang 王主簿 (Lin Chun Er’s father-in-law)
—Wang Xue Bo 王学博 (her husband)
Lin Xia Er 林夏儿 (second daughter, named in C66)
Lin Jia Wang 林家旺  (youngest son)

Lin Jia Village

Zhou Hai 周海 Da Hai-gege 大海哥哥 (said that he will be Lin Li Er’s husband, neighbor, childhood sweethearts with Li Er)
Zhou Mu 周亩 (c63, Zhou Hai’s father)
Hang Xiao Yi 韩晓怡 (c69, Zhou Hai’s mother)
Official Lin Yu Quan 里正林育权 (position: 里正 lizheng, mainly responsible for managing household registration and paying taxes)
Lin Jiao Jiao 林娇娇 (girl sent to palace at same time as Lin Jia Bao)
Shi Qi Shan 石旗山 (c63, prefectural magistrate of Xu Province)
—Madam Shi 石夫人 (c98, his wife)
Du Xiang Heng 杜项亨 “County Head Magistrate Du 杜知县” (c64, county head magistrate of Pei County)

Imperial Family

??? 先皇 (previous emperor)
Empress Wang 王皇后 (previous emperor’s 1^st empress, died during labor)
—Xuan Yuan Zhao Shen 轩辕昭深 (XYHC’s imperial father, 3^rd prince of previous emperor, 1^st born of Empress Wang)
—“Zi Tong” 梓童 (appellation of the empress by the emperor)
      —Xuan Yuan Han Cheng 轩辕瀚承 (emperor, seme protagonist, now 18 y.o.)
      —Xuan Yuan Han Qi 轩辕瀚启 (2^nd prince, XYHC’s blood related younger brother)
Xue-shi 薛氏 (step-empress, previous emperor’s 2^nd empress)
—Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong 轩辕昭洪 Prince Li 历王 (10^th prince of previous emperor, Xue shi’s son, XYHC’s imperial uncle)

XYHC’s People/Subordinates (Loyal to XYHC)

Yuan Fu 元福 (Internal Head Eunuch 内侍总领太监)
Ling Zheng Feng 凌正峰 (Imperial Guard Commander)
Zheng Rong 郑融 (XYHC’s shadow guard)
Qian Chun Rong 钱春荣 (son of Head Physician)
Liu Ze Qi 刘泽奇 (c31, works in Ministry of War, forthright, sociable) High Official Liu 刘尚书
Zheng Jia 郑嘉 (c31, helps XYHC plot)
Li Zheng Qiu 黎正裘 (c41, scholar 夫子 assigned to teach Lin Jia Bao)
Zuo Jing Xian 左敬贤 shaozhanshi Zuo 少詹事左 (c50, fourth-rank government official of the East Palace)
Hu Si Zhan 胡斯展 (c63, sheren Hu Si Zhan 舍人胡斯展, sheren means “ancient office title / rich and important person”)

Lin Jia Bao’s Servants in the Palace

Shu Ya 舒雅 (c31, big palace maid, tall, gentle aura, serves Lin Jia Bao)
Shu Qin 舒琴 (c31, big palace maid, petite, serves Lin Jia Bao)
Yuan Qing 元庆 (c32, Lin Jia Bao’s personal eunuch)

Imperial Palace People (Neutral)

Physician Cui 崔太医 (from Imperial Physician Institute, specializes in childcare)
Zhao gonggong 赵公公 (eunuch in charge of uke’s carriage on the way to capital)
Xi momo 席嬷嬷 (teaches palace etiquette and rules to newcomers)
Lin momo 林嬷嬷 (works in the Royal Snack Kitchen)
—Yu Shuang 玉霜 (oldest subordinate under Lin mo mo)
—Yu Long 玉泷 (maid in the Royal Snack Kitchen, somewhat older than Yu Ling)
—Yu Ling 玉灵 (youngest and liveliest maid in the Royal Snack Kitchen)
Zhou momo 周嬷嬷 (the empress’s trusted aide, in-laws with Lin momo)
Qiu momo 邱嬷嬷 (used to be a commanding momo in the empress’s palace, transferred to XYHC’s palace and helped him clean up the place and settled the harem)
Su momo 苏嬷嬷 (one of the momos in charge of instructing Lin Jia Bao, sent by the empress)
Qu momo 瞿嬷嬷 (one of the momos in charge of instructing Lin Jia Bao, sent by the empress)
Dai Heng 戴恒 (assistant minister in the Ministry of Works)
Hong Wei 红薇 (a little palace maid taking care of Kang’er, c52)
Zhao Yong 赵庸 (c79, the head eunuch that attends at the emperor’s side)
Prime Minister Xie Chang Qing 丞相谢长清 (c81)
Wu Zhi Jie 吴志杰 (c 79, 御前侍卫 imperial bodyguard vanguard)

Army

General Li 李将军
Wang Zhen / Marquis of Zheng Yuan 征远侯 (c102, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s maternal uncle, empress’s biological elder brother)
General Cao Yan 大将军曹严 (c108)

Xue Family

Xue Rong 薛荣 (c31, consecutively lost two generals in Jiang Nan, government minister of the Ministry of Appointments, empress dowager’s blood related elder brother, one of the leaders of the Xue clan)
—Xue Zhi Chao 薛志晁 (son of first wife, c76)
Xue Gui 薛贵 (mentioned c72, Xue Rong’s youngest brother)
—Xue Zhi Qi 薛志奇 (c72, Xue Gui’s di son, bully) Zhao-shi 赵氏 (c73, his mother)
—Zhang Ying Xiang 张鹰翔 (c72, father is Xue Gui’s confidant and subordinate, Xue Zhi Qi’s follower)
—Zhang Ji He 张继鹤 (c73, Zhang Ying Xiang’s father)

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s Harem

Xue Cai Yu 薛采裕 (crown princess, Crown Prince Consort)
—Xue Song 薛松 (her father)
Xu Xue Ying 徐雪盈 Xu-shi 徐氏 (Xu Concubine, gifted by his Imperial Mother after XYHC’s coronation as Crown Prince)
—Wang momo 王嬷嬷 (her servant)
Yu Qin 俞芹 Yu-shi 俞氏 (Concubine Yu, gifted by his Imperial Mother after XYHC’s coronation as Crown Prince)
—Princess Kang Le 康乐公主 (Yu shi’s daughter, second princess)
Song Yi Yun 宋依云 Song-shi 宋氏 (Concubine Song)
—Princess Kang Ping 康平公主 “Kang Er” 康儿 (Song shi’s daughter, eldest princess)
Zhang-shi 张氏 (died during labor, baby son also died a few days later)

People in the Capital

Qian Qing Kun 钱青昆 (c44, a scholar that Lin Jia Wen met at the bookstore in the capital)

Other

Wen Wen Qian 温文倩 (c101, daughter of Jing Xi Bo 靖西伯)
Zhang Chun Wei 张纯薇 (c101, daughter of the Assistant Minister of Rites, sickly beauty)
—Zhang Ting Hui 张廷辉 (c101, Assistant Minister of Rites 礼部侍郎)
Yao Yu Lan 姚玉岚 (c101, daughter of the governor of Bei Guang, ambitious)
—Yao Yu Gang 姚玉刚 (c102, eldest son of the governor of Bei Guang, serving as a general for the Marquis of Zheng Yuan)
Zhong Ke Jie 钟克杰 (c109, prefectural magistrate of Luo City)

 

T/N 1: Hello, this is Vanilla Muse, here with another new project. I’ve bookmarked this story for a long time now, hoping that someone would pick it up eventually, but since no one has, I decided to try my hand at it, but I’m a bit apprehensive. The setting is similar to my other project The Big Landlord, but while that one is focused on business, which is more straightforward imo, this one seems to be more heavily invested in palace intrigue, which is something I find convoluted and confusing. Palace intrigue is hard for me to follow even in English, so I hope I don’t get utterly lost in Chinese. Fingers crossed. >_<

T/N 2: There won’t be a set updating schedule for this yet, not until I get a feel for the story. And to make sure I get all the details accurate, I will have to translate this story slower than my other projects, and go through the raws with a fine-tooth comb. So please be patient with me.

T/N 3: Chapters are split into parts. For an extended explanation, go to the FAQs.

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Standard Info: Abbreviation for “Didn’t Love You Enough” is DLYE. Go here for the updating schedule. Go to the title page for info on the story along with a Characters List, the Table of Contents, and a list of Notable Locations.

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Chapter 5 – Entering the Palace

Leaving Pei County and watching their hometown gradually getting further and further away, suppressed sobs sounded in the carriage.

After more than a day of traveling, the group arrived at the relay station in the provincial capital of Xu Zhou. Here, people from several countries were gathered together one after another.

They waited for a day before the entire assembly was finally completed. With government workmen clearing the way, a total of ten horse-drawn carriages headed for the capital.

The carriage, which was still somewhat spacious when holding ten people, was now crowded with twenty people.
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Each carriage had a eunuch managing it. The eunuch in charge of Lin Jia Bao’s carriage was surnamed Zhao. He was about thirty-five years old. His expression was very serious and he was very harsh on them. Everyone was afraid of him.

On the journey to the capital, everyone in the carriage slowly became familiar with each other, particularly the people who came from the same place; most of them formed small groups. From Pei County, only Lin Jia Bao was a ger child, so the others faintly excluded him. Lin Jia Bao also did not take the initiative to step forward, and obediently listened to the managing eunuch’s orders. Zhao gong gong* saw him dutifully following orders and his attitude towards Lin Jia Bao was considered amicable.

[*T/N: 公公 gong gong – eunuch]

After traveling on the road for nearly half a month, they finally arrived at the post on the outskirts of the capital.

This station was very large and there were already many carriages in the stable. Here were people from all over the country.

“All of you get out of the carriage. Take your things with you. Don’t talk. Don’t look around. Follow me, all of you,” Zhao gong gong said.

Everyone got off the horse carriage. None of them dared to talk. They all lowered their heads and followed the eunuch’s lead. Zhao gong gong brought them to a large dormitory to settle in. There were a few basins of water in the room for them to clean their faces and wash their hands.

After that he brought them to the dining area for dinner. Everyone was given a bowl of corn porridge and a coarse mianwo*. It was a simple and crude meal, but compared to the dry grain bread that they had on their journey, this was a lot better. After the entire day, they were all hungry and everyone wolfed down their food.

[*T/N: mianwo 面窝 is a deep-fried, donut-shaped snack made from soy milk, rice milk, flour, sesame, and chopped Chinese scallion]

Zhao gong gong had them go to the toilet. Then he took them back to the dorm room and locked the door.

When everyone entered the room, they all rushed to get a good spot. Those in the same village helped each other to occupy a favorable position. Lin Jia Bao’s physique was small and he did not have much strength. In an instant, he was squeezed to be beside the door.
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Lin Jia Bao also did not want to scramble for space against them either, so he took his small bag of things and occupied the outermost position on the sleeping plank.

“Hey, scoot over a bit more. Don’t lean against me!” The girl sleeping next to Lin Jao Bao said to him fiercely.

This girl also came from Lin Jia Village, and to Lin Jia Bao she was very malicious and unpleasant. She looked at him as if he were some dirty thing.

Lin Jia Bao did not speak. He only moved his body closer to the door.

After a day of exhaustion, Lin Jia Bao soon went to sleep.

The next day, the sky had yet to brighten when Zhao gong gong came to wake them up. After the morning meal, everyone got on the horse carriage again.

The carriage entered the capital and stopped at the imperial city. Everyone got off the horse carriage and was shocked by the towering city wall.

Lin Jia Bao looked at the vermilion city wall. It was very high and the wall was endless. Under the morning light, the palace with its red walls and yellow tiles looked particularly solemn. Today was the day that they would enter the palace. The great doors were opened.
Translations by Vanilla Muse.
First, they were taken to the Wai Wu Suo* to go through the first round of filtering.

[*T/N: Wai Wu Suo 外五所 – I don’t know the translation for this. My best guess is that it’s a preliminary sorting office, and that it is one of five.]

The first round of screening was very simple. It was mainly to see if their appearance was neat, if they could speak clearly, if there was any disability, odor, and etcetera on the body.

Although the process was simple, there were nearly a thousand people entering the palace this time, so the wait was long.

Lin Jia Bao was assigned to a group where all the children were gers. He passed the first round of screening very smoothly. After the screening of the people in his group, it was already noon.

Then their group was taken away for lunch. It was food in the palace after all, so it was still better than what they’ve eaten before. Every person received a bowl of vegetable congee and white steamed buns to eat their fill. The vegetable congee not only had vegetables, but also a bit of minced pork. During their journey to the capital, all of them only had dried food rations along the way. It has been a long time since they’ve had any meat or fish to eat. Just smelling the fragrance caused them to drool.

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Title: Didn’t Love You Enough 重生之宠你不够
Author: 最爱喵喵 (Zui Ai Miao Miao)
Genre: Historical, Mature, Romance, Slice of Life, Yaoi
Status in Country of Origin: 56 Chapters (Completed)
Translation Status: Ongoing (chapters are split due to length)
Raws: jjwxc
Novel Updates: Link
Personal Thoughts: Post
Patreon: Early Access T.O.C.

Table of Contents
Characters List
Notable Locations

Summary

This is the story about the rebirth of a xiao gōng with a sweet steamed bun-like xiao shòu.

In the past life, xiao shòu, in order to help xiao gōng block a poisonous blade, ended up dying due to blood loss.

After the rebirth of xiao gōng, xiao shòu was loved till overflowing.

This is a cliche story which is warm, sweet, no abuse.

T/N: This is an mpreg world.

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Translations in Other Languages
Spanish by AkairoAki
Indonesian by KiraKira