hi😆😀. this week five chapters
Note:
Fang refers to room, house, also branch members of family, changfang,
erfang sanfang...are refers eldest house (Nangong Qin and his
family), second house (Nangong Mu and his family)…respectively.
Shuhang -- concubine’s child. Di
is legitimate child, wife’s child.
Shenshen --dad’s younger brother’s wife.
Guniang --young lady,girl.
Boudoir School
At the moment, Nangong Mu and Lin Shi only feel their daughter is childish. They look at each other with a smile. Nangong Mu says, "Yes, Dad believes you."
"That Dad," Nangong Yue suddenly smiles and looks
at Nangong Mu very earnestly and says seriously, "Dad, you also won't let
your mother, Yue'er and Gege be disappointed. You will also become our
pride, right?" She asked pointedly, knowing that her father could not
understand her meaning; she could not help seeking the vague promise.
Nangong Mu was stunned for a moment. He felt that his
daughter seemed a little strange. However, looking at his daughter's innocent
eyes, he felt that he had thought too much. He rubbed her head and said with a
smile, "Of course, Father will certainly make Yue Jie’er and Xin Ge’er
proud of him."
For a while, the three members of the family chatted about
their daily life. Then Nangong Mu and his wife left hand in hand. They looked
just like they were when they came.
As Nangong Yue watched them leave, all kinds of past life
scenes flashed through in her mind and her eyes were attached to her mother in
yearning. It would be great if only my mother could be happy forever!
Certainly possible! Since the heavens let her be born again,
she must change the fate of her mother, brother and the whole family! One of
the first things she had to do was to cure her brother. In the previous life,
although my brother died early, waizufu(maternal grandfather) didn't
give up looking for a treatment method. Finally, waizufu really found
it! Her waizufu told the treatment method to her and it was his wish.
Naturally, she still remembers that treatment method. Her brother's mental
retardation was due to the fact that he bumped in head and formed congestion in
his brain, which blocked the blood vessels in his brain. Only acupuncture and medicinal dose were needed to disperse the congestion in his brother's brain
then brother could be cured.
For her, the acupuncture method is not difficult. The
difficulty lies in the fact that the few medicine needs are very precious and
rarely seen herbal medicine….
Nangong Yue's eyes flashed and suddenly remembered one
thing. Counting the time, there should be more than ten days. She must get the
medicine!
She swore secretly in her heart that she had made up her
mind in the instant.
The next day, Nangong Xin was still in the room to
recuperate. Early in the morning the Nangong Mu couple came to Nangong Yue's MoZhu
courtyard and accompanied Nangong Yue to Rongantang to greet Su Shi.
However, they found that almost all the family members had arrived - Changfang,
Sanfang, fourth uncle who had not yet married…. The whole family is
almost all here, and the main hall is occupied by most of them.
"Granddaughter greets Grandmother!"
"Son (Daughter-in-law) greets Mother!"
Su Shi waved, indicating that they did not have to be
polite, "Sit down quickly." After a pause, she solemnly added,
"Today, I have something to say."
As soon as this word came out, everyone immediately raised
their heads and looked at Su Shi in doubt. Only a few people in
Changfang(eldest house), who had already known about it, were calm.
"Now Jie’ers(sisters) in several houses have
grown up. At this age, all the young ladies in other families have begun to
learn music, chess, calligraphy, painting and etiquette. Our Nangong family
can't fall behind. I plan to open a boudoir school at mansion." After that,
she gave Zhao Shi a wink. Zhao Shi immediately stood up and said,
"A few days ago, I specially went to invite Wangdu's famous female
teacher, Fang Ru, to teach in the mansion. Cheng Jie’er , Yan Jie’er
,Yue Jie’er , and Lin Jie’er . I hope you can learn etiquette
well after you follow teacher Fang."
Cheng Jie’er is the eldest Di daughter of
Nangong Qin and Zhao Shi-Nangong Cheng. She is 12 years old this year. She is eldest
among Guniangs. Su Shi meticulously cultivated her and she has
always been the most favorite.
Yan Jie’er is the Shuhang second daughter
of the eldest uncle of Nangong Qin. She is the second guniang among the guniangs.
Usually, because she is a Shuhang, she seldom talks and has no sense of
existence at home.
Lin Jie’er is the Di eldest daughter of Shuhang
Sanfang. She is fourth guniang among the guniangs. Her
personality is similar to her mother's eight or nine points. Usually, she likes
to pinching and eager to be first in everything.
Tn Note:The practice of attacking, beating, and jealous of good people is also called pinching in the common saying.
"Lin Jie’er," a sharp female voice suddenly
sounded, "Thank your grandmother and eldest Aunt!” She was in her early
twenties. She was a little fat. With that, she pushed the little girl around
her.
The speaker is Huang Shi third Shenshen(aunt)
of Nangong Yue who is the third Uncle Nangong Zhi’s wife. Because the third
uncle is a Shuhang, Even she felt that she was inferior in the Nangong
family, so she likes to pinching. Usually, she liked to please Su Shi
most.
Hearing this, several guniangs stood in a line and
said, "Thank you, grandmother! Mother (eldest Aunt)! " Their faces
could not hide the joy.
Teacher Fang Ru! Wangdu's most famous female teacher,
Fang Ru! Specializing in teaching for girls who have not left boudoir! It is
rumor that all the students she taught were most comprehensive and
extraordinary. They were either married into princes, nobles and aristocratic
families, or they were selected to serve the emperor in the palace. In the
boudoirs of the capital wangdu everyone knows that!
At this moment, even the usual caustic like Huang Shi also
can't hide the joy and happiness that her own daughter can have such an
opportunity.
Only Nangong Yue didn't smile. She stood there quietly and
looked at all this coldly, out of tune with the exciting atmosphere around her.
It was the same in the previous life. Zhao Shi
invited Fang Ru to teach studies. Saying that it is for all young ladies in the
family to have a better tutor, In fact, she hired a tutor only for Nangong
Cheng! Only Nangong Cheng gets the true teachings, while the others are just
the accompaniment as the audience!
But this has nothing to do with Nangong Yue. When she was
selected as the third prince's imperial concubine in the previous life, she had
already studied well. So she didn't care about the so-called best female
teacher in the wangdu.
"Cheng Jie’er , Yan Jie’er , Yue Jie’er
, Lin Jie’er ," Zhao Shi said with a smile and
satisfaction in her eyes. "Boudoir school will officially begin in three
days. At that time, she will teach Four Arts ( Zither, chess, calligraphy and
painting), female teaching, female precepts and etiquette. You must make all
kinds of preparations. In addition, your Boudoir school later starts daily at chenshi
(7-9am). Your Grandmother sympathized with your hard work… Later, the Jie’ers
can have breakfast in their own courtyard in the morning, and then come to Rongantang
to pay respect. "
"Granddaughter thanks grandmother for her
kindness." The giuniangs answered in unison.
"Mother," Nangong Mu suddenly stepped forward and
attracted all the eyes. "Yue Jie’er is recovering from a
serious illness, and her body is still weak. Please forgive me, just this
father distressed for his daughter, let Yue Jie’er rest for another half
a month."
"Second uncle(bó fù) said is right." Huang Shi's
daughter, Nangong Lin, the fourth guniang in the seniority, immediately
responded, "Look, third Jiejie’s complexion is still very white.
She should have more rest. If she loses her health because of study that will
certainly lose a lot because of small things." She looks
highfalutin and friendly to her sisters, but in her heart she thinks that it is
impossible for Nangong Yue to catch up with her after half a month's class.
TN note:The Chinese idiom, pinyin is yīn xiǎo shī dà to lose big because of small
gains, meaning to lose big gains for small gains.
Thought of here, her eyes flashed a smear of pride but did
not know that her careful thoughts cannot escape the eyes of people who use
their head.
Su Shi quickly glanced at Nangong Lin and looked at Nangong
Yue, "Yue Jie’er, what do you think?"
