“Do you still not understand niang niang‘s(YSL) intentions? As long as they return to Yao Xiang fu, they will be under Madam’s eyelid. At that time there’d be no need for Madam to rage about not being able to deal with them! Master Xiang right now is still in a fit of anger, if Madam continues to be so headstrong and doesn’t yield a little, don’t know what else Master Xiang may end up doing.” Ping Zhi quietly murmured with persuasion into Dou Xiang Lan’s ear. After Dou Xiang Lan heard, she released a breath. Changing the sinister expression on her face, she swept her eyes past Su Mu Zi and stopping her gaze on Yao Zhen Ting.
“Since li fei niang niang has already spoken, then this qie is also not an unreasonable person. Ping Zhi, tomorrow, go instruct the servants to sweep and clean up Quiet Snow Pavilion and let the two of them move in there.” Dou Xiang Lan angrily said.
At the side, Su Mu Zi reached out to caress Yao Yu’s little face, timidly looking towards Yao Zhen Ting. Yao Zhen Ting patted the back of Su Mu Zi’s hand, consoling her, but did not refuse. Even though he doesn’t want to let Su Mu Zi and his son to move back to Xiang fu, but in the end Yao Su Luan was a gui fei, since she had already spoken, it would be bad for him to refuse.
It was already past five. The gloomy sky was gradually darkening, yet the torrents of rain still didn’t show any sign of letting up.
“Niang niang, it’s raining so heavily. It’s best if we wait until the rain lessens before going. At this time, His Majesty has probably already gone to sleep.” Cai Ying looked at the pouring rain outside that was practically a waterfall and suggested quietly.
“No! Ben gong feels uneasy leaving His Majesty alone there.” Yao Su Luan’s willow brows knitted, her heart faintly feeling some anxiety. When she was about to walk out the doors, a sudden flash of lightning streaked past. After the bright flash, a cypress tree in the main courtyard toppled to the ground with a loud ‘snap’, the place where it splintered off was still smoking.
“Forget it, let’s wait a while!” The scene in front of her was practically forcing Yao Su Luan to return back to the main hall. However, this one wait, lasted precisely one night.
Early the next morning, when Yao Su Luan and the rest returned to Xiang fu, Yao Tu hurriedly came out to greet them.
“Yao Tu, did His Majesty sleep well last night? Has he still not woken up yet?” Yao Su Luan lift her foot and stepped into Xiang fu as she respectfully asked.
“Replying Second Miss, His Majesty has already returned to the Palace.” Yao Tu respectfully bowed, reporting the facts. After these words came out, Yao Su Luan suddenly froze, then quickly turned around to look at Yao Tu.
“What did you say? Returned to the Palace? Then His Majesty got angry?” Yao Su Luan’s voice was slightly cold, looking with some irritation towards Yao Tu.If she knew earlier, she would have rushed back despite the rain.
“Well, no, but ……” Yao Tu hesitated, subconsciously glancing towards Yao Zhen Ting.
“What are you looking towards Father for? Ben gong is asking you a question!” Yao Su Luan urged.
“Replying niang niang, His Majesty didn’t get angry. It was just that when His Majesty left he also took Third Miss with him.” Yao Tu reported honestly.
“What!?” Yao Su Luan looked incredulously towards Yao Tu. At the side, Dou Xiang Lan shoved aside Yao Zhen Ting who was just as astonished and strode to Yao Tu, seizing his collar.
“Why would His Majesty take that fool with him? Hurry and explain!” Just as Dou Xiang Lan was demanding Yao Tu speak, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the door. Majestic Imperial guards from the Imperial Palace sat upon jujube-red colored horses. Heading them, was Ye Hong Yi’s most favored trusted adviser, An Bing Shan.
“An imperial decree has arrived! Yao Zhen Ting, receive the decree!” An Bing Shan held a jade gold scroll with one hand as he leaped off the horse and strode into Yao fu, then immediately unfolded the decree. Yao Zhen Ting and the others heard and uniformly knelt on the floor, bowing their heads to listen respectfully.
“Having received the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor gives an imperial decree. Li fei Yao Su Luan is dignified and virtuous, her nature beautiful and intelligent. Having long served in the Inner Palace, she is well able to handle the matters of the inner palace so she shall be conferred the title of imperial gui fei*……” On the ground, the originally excited Yao Su Luan’s expression darkened upon hearing the three words imperial gui fei. The Emperor had hinted before that he would make her Empress, how did it change to becoming an imperial gui fei? And why is it Father that’s receiving the imperial decree?
the word 皇 (huang) is added to her title which is commonly used as part of the word Emperor or stuff related to the Emperor, so I’m guessing that’s a status only one step down from the Empress. I chose to translate it as imperial to make it easier on you guys to remember though all the concubines of the Emperor are imperial consorts as well. And I’m leaving it in lowercase because capitalizing the pinyin looks bad, at the same time, just leaving Imperial capitalized looks bad as well. I’ll be italicizing the entire thing, so just remember the entire phrase is a title.
Hearing this, Yao Zhen Ting’s heart slightly sank. Just as he was about to rise up to receive the decree, he was stopped by An Bing Shan.
“Minister Yao is being too impatient, za jia* still hasn’t finished reading yet. Yao fu’s third daughter is of ethereal beauty that is both magnificent and tranquil, with a gentle temperament that soothes zhen’s(imperial ‘our’) heart. She is conferred the title of gui fei, bestowed the character Yao*! Decided by the Emperor himself, thank His Majesty for his grace.” After An Bing Shan finished reading the imperial decree, a fawning smile appeared on his wrinkled face and he stepped forward to hand the edict into Yao Zhen Ting’s hands.
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Maria Chequita
hahaha, that's what you get bish.
2019-11-28
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