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Published at 21st of October 2019 06:13:31 AM


Chapter 47

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Translator: Skilvh

 

 

49 Predicted Rewards


“Emperor has arrived!” Eunuch Xu’s duck like voice resounded in the hall, and everyone immediately stands up and saluted.
Although the dinner banquet today was for the Crown Prince, Leng Yu Feng and Huan Mo Che. However, the emperor who had come to watch the songs and dances below had not even uttered words of compliments, no matter how enchantingly the dancers danced. The atmosphere in the hall had turned stiff.
Just when everyone felt that they couldn’t stand the atmosphere anymore, the Emperor, who was seated in the upper position mercifully opened his mouth, “General Leng and Young Master Huan have done a meritorious service, what would the both of you want as a reward?”
If it was anyone else who encountered the Emperor’s personal reward, they would have been lost in their happiness, but in contrast, both Leng Yu Feng and Huan Mo Che did not even feel a bit of joy. They both knew that if it’s not because of the Crown Prince, they would not be able to enter the palace tonight.
“Emperor, this time’s credit for sending the grain to Feng Zhou City safely is all on the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince has worked hard, he even had to commit crimes for the safety of the food (1). If the emperor wants to reward, the one who should be rewarded is the Crown Prince!” Leng Yu Feng got up while looking towards the Crown Prince’s direction. In the eyes of the other person, they could only see the admiration that General Leng has towards the Crown Prince, but Huan Mo Che knew that his friend was not a nosy person, he had hidden his love intention behind it.
In order to gain good favor from the Crown Prince, Huan Mo Che did not fall behind at all. A gentle smile hung on his face, but Leng Yu Feng could clearly saw the provocation that came from his friend’s peach blossom shaped eyes. That’s right, there are lots of time where other people had been tempted by Huan Mo Che’s gentle temperament, but they have not noticed the flaws in Huan Mo Che’s peach blossom shaped eyes.
“What General Leng said is the truth, Crown Prince not only personally took many risks, but he had brought life to the people of Feng Zhou City, they have learned how to hunt. He had also bought seeds from other towns to Feng Zhou City to be planted by the people which could be harvested within two months!” Huan Mo Che’s eyes were looking at the Crown Prince who was seated above him, with smiles that were filled tenderness that came from his heart, unfortunately, no one had seen it, and Shang Wu Xin did not care.
People have more or less heard rumors of the Feng Zhou City reformation, from how the Crown Prince had changed Feng Zhou City’s life, even to the plaque carved by the people for the Crown Prince that hung above the city’s gate. This incident had caused a sensation in the mainland, but now after hearing what Young Master Huan had said, every one of them could not stop feeling either admiration or envy towards the Crown Prince.
For both famous people in the country to have praised the Crown Prince like so, have let many women take a look at the Crown Prince now. When they thought of what the eldest princess said about the Crown Prince who has yet to marry. Many women began to plan in their own hearts. If when they’re able to be married to the Crown Prince in the future, even if they did not become the Zheng Fei (2), but they could aim to be his Gui Fei (3) instead.
Shang Wu Xin’s eyes turned to look towards the two people who were praising her, at the same time both of them were also looking at her. Shang Wu Xin’s heart leaped while she blankly looked toward the emperor who was seated above.
At this moment Emperor Shang too was looking at the Crown Prince down below, his eyes were as obscured as ever, but everyone knew that in Emperor Shang’s eyes there were no satisfaction and love for the Crown Prince. But even so, Shang Wu Xin’s eyes still flashed with a smile, which was deliberately shown for the Emperor to discover and sure enough the Emperor was slightly stunned, and he unconsciously removed his gaze.
“Emperor, the well-being of the people in Feng Zhou City was all due to the Crown Prince’s credit, Emperor please give rewards!” The one who stood was Bai Shang Shu who was in the neutral faction, wearing his official’s gown, with a sense of righteousness spoke out.
However, several officials to have stood up following him, these officials were also in the neutral faction. More importantly, these officials were the Emperor’s important officials, from this it could be seen how big the Crown Prince’s ability was in collecting the people’s hearts.
“What kind of reward does the Crown Prince want?” Emperor Huan let these several officials who were seated to get up while letting out a pressure towards them.
The hands hidden behind Shang Wu Xin’s sleeves moved slightly. She stood up; her every motion was elegant. She looked at Emperor Shang and replied, “This son has become independent and has reached fifteen years old, but this son has never had any residence’s soldier, this time when We were in Feng Zhou city had seen that the three thousand soldiers’ abilities were not bad. Asking Father Emperor to give those three thousand soldiers as this son’s residence’s soldiers!”
Every independent prince has their own residence’s soldiers, each of them probably have around three thousand soldiers, but that number did not include their own private soldiers. However, the Crown Prince had never been pampered, so even if he had his own residence, he still did not have any residence’s soldiers. That’s why the Crown Prince reminded everyone of this fact.
Emperor Shang took a cup of wine and gently took a sip from it. He did not answer the Crown Prince’s question.
The crowd and the Princes who saw this were instantly very happy. Previously they did not feel any danger from Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince today was a big threat to them. They all felt schadenfreude from watching the Emperor’s attitude towards the Crown Prince now. Even if the Crown Prince was powerful, then what? If he’s not the favorite, then it’s still useless. However, just when they’re still immersed in their happiness, they heard the voice of Emperor Shang.
“The Crown Prince’s effort was indeed not small. Since the Crown Prince has made meritorious deeds, the three thousand soldiers will be given to the Crown Prince!” The voice of Emperor Shang sounded out, and thus this matter was concluded.
“That’s right, Crown Prince’s effort was not small. This consort remember that the eldest prince was married around this age!” Qin Gui Fei smilingly said, “Now that the Crown Prince has also reached this age, this consort too, see that it’s time for the Crown Prince to marry!”
The eldest prince, Shang Chen Zhao, looked angrily at his mother, then he looked at his younger cousin Wan Wan, he knew that his mother wanted Wan Wan to marry the Crown Prince. So that in this way, she could use Wan Wan to control the Crown Prince. However, his mother should have known of his feelings towards Wan Wan. Although he usually lingered around women every day, that’s just on the surface, the one that Shang Chen Zhao really like is Wan Wan.
“This consort also feels that what sister Qin said is right!” said Xin Fei. The fingers on her hand have been pulled (4), but even then, she still came to the dinner banquet. At this moment, the only one matter left in Xin Fei’s heart, and that is to pull the Crown Prince down, she wanted revenge.
Shang Wu Xin had seen enough of the annoying strategies of the women in the palace. In the beginning, she was still willing to listen and cooperate, but now her patience has been used up. As tonight’s dinner goal had been reached, she was not interested in staying here anymore.
Shang Wu Xin picked up a peanut from his table, then used it to hit Leng Yu Feng who was sitting on the side. However, how can the alert Leng Yu Feng be hit by something like this? When the peanut was about to hit Leng Yu Feng’s arm, Leng Yu Feng suddenly moved his body, and the whole peanut was knocked down by Huan Mo Che who was sitting next to Leng Yu Feng.
Both of them looked toward the Crown Prince who had taken an action, but they still did not understand what the Crown Prince wanted to do.
Shang Wu Xin looked at Leng Yu Feng, the impatience was clear in her eyes and more importantly, she looked at Leng Yu Feng’s injured back. With this not only Leng Yu Feng understood, even Huan Mo Che understood.
Huan Mo Che’s peach blossom eyes were filled with smiles and pampering. He did not think that the cold Crown Prince would have a naughty time too.
Leng Yu Feng looked at the Crown Prince’s expressionless face and didn’t know why but he could see the Crown Prince’s grievances in that delicate little face, turning his heart incredibly soft.
“General Leng, what’s wrong with you?” the panicked voice came from the Crown Prince resounded in the hall.
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T/N Note:

Flashback in previous chapters, where SWX killed some of the hunger crazed people who tried to rob them when they just entered the city. 正妃/ zhèng fēi : Secondary official wife/ Secondary Princess. 贵妃嫔 / guì fēipín : A rank lower than Zheng Fei, or can also said to be royal concubines
p.s. see this web for the harem rankings (remove all the spaces): https:// infogalactic. com/ info/ Ranks_of_imperial_consorts_in_China 坐在那里压迫力十足的问道 : I don’t understand this part & have forgotten about this scene in previous chapters. Anyone can inform me in discord to refresh my memories…?

T/N Trivia:
…吧! / …ba! : is an onomatopoeia that the Chinese speaking people always used in certain circumstances as an emphasis. It’s the same like the onomatopoeia as “…a!” or “… la!”. You can usually hear this commonly spoken in a Singaporean English (informal). Especially the “…la” one. e.g. “Don’t be like that la!”–> it just means “Please don’t be like that”.

47 The Adorable Manager Hai
After Shang Wu Xin washed and changed her clothes, she walked out from the inner sleeping chamber. Wu Wei and Wu Ju had long since waited outside for her, and Eunuch Hai (1) was even more exaggerated. He was holding large plates on his hand, the plates were filled with various type of cakes. If it’s not because Manager Hai’s skill in martial arts was not bad, afraid that he would not be able to hold on for so long.
“Quick, this is what this old servant told the kitchen to cook. Crown Prince please try it!” Manager Hai put the plates down on the table outside the inner chamber and with his heart filled with distressed said, “Crown Prince too, why didn’t you think of sending food to the Crown Prince? See how thin Crown Prince is now!”
Towards Manager Hai’s nagging habit, Shang Wu Xin had long been accustomed to it. From the first time she had transmigrated, Manager Hai was somewhat afraid of expressing himself, but now that Manager Hai had known his sense of proportion, he had changed to be able to express his real self.
“If this Prince did not go, how will there be a dinner banquet at the palace tonight?” Shang Wu Xin said slyly while she tasted a pastry from the plate. Perhaps only in front of Manager Hai can she showed her female side, when facing the emperor she would need to act like a man, even if it’s just on the surface.
After Manager Hai thought about it for a few times, he too agreed to what Crown Prince said. If Crown Prince did not make any achievements, then no matter how strong Crown Prince was, he would not be able to steadily stand on his feet. The important thing is reputation alone was not good enough, many times reputation caused fatal injury to the name.
“Then what should we do? Crown Prince need to take good care of himself too a!” Manager Hai looked and Crown Prince’s thin face that was as big as a palm, his heart hurts when he saw him. “These servants too, why didn’t they know how to take good care of the Crown Prince! No, next time Crown Prince leave, this old slave will follow beside you!”
“Manager Hai, those people are not servants but soldiers, but everyone really admired the Crown Prince! This time Crown Prince had even collected thousands of soldiers!” Although Wu Ju usually was cold-faced but he did not disguised his admiration at all. The longer he followed the Crown Prince, the more Wu Ju admired, and felt that it’s a blessing to be able to follow such master.
“Really?” Manager Hai looked disbelievingly at both Wu Wei and Wu Ju.
“Of course it’s true!” Wu Wei and Wu Ju immediately said, then they just saw Manager Hai’s mouth kept on moving without really knowing what he’s saying, but all they knew were the things that he said were all praises towards the Crown Prince. Seeing Manager Hai doing this thing provoked Shang Wu Xin’s mouth into letting out a real smile. Unfortunately that real smile passed by so quickly that the three people did not realize it at all.
After Shang Wu Xin finished eating the pastry, the time is not early anymore. After tidying up her appearance, Shang Wu Xin brought Wu Wei and Wu Ju to prepare to leave the Crown Prince’s residence, but at the moment she saw the incoming Leng Yu Feng and Huan Mo Che. Both of them came, one dressed in blue clothes while the other in black clothes walked inside the Crown Prince’s residence.
Seeing the two people here was unexpected. Shouldn’t these two people go to the palace? Why have they come to the Crown Prince’s residence instead?
“Crown Prince!” Both of them greeted together, still Huan Mo Che is the one who explained “Yu Feng and I felt that it’s better for us to come to your residence to invite you to the palace together!” Even though this matter was very strange, but after all, the three of them have always been together in Feng Zhou City and both of them are considered as the Crown Prince’s grand tutor (1). So there’s nothing wrong for the three of them to go together.
“En!” Shang Wu Xin nodded, the three of them then got onto the horse carriage to sit. Their seating arrangement was just like before, both Leng Yu Feng and Huan Mo Che sat on the opposite side of Shang Wu Xin. The three of them were silent along the journey. When they arrived at the palace’s gate. Shang Wu Xin just remembered something and asked, “How is General Leng’s injury?”
Even if it’s just perfunctory question from the Crown Prince, Leng Yu Feng still felt that this was because Crown Prince cared about him. The corner of his mouth was pulled up, “Thank Crown Prince for the concern, there’s nothing wrong with my injuries, it’s not in the way!”
Huan Mo Che who saw Crown Prince’s care towards his good friend, his heart was feeling a bit sour(2), but he knew that this feelings were not something that he should have felt. What’s more important was the Crown Prince’s attitude towards himself had not changed at all after so many days of efforts. This made the always successful Huan Mo Che to be somewhat frustrated.
The next road that they walked were also filled with silence. Fortunately, the distance was not too far and they soon arrived at the palace’s gate. It’s because the horse carriage from the Crown Prince’s residence was allowed to enter directly into the palace, Su Yan Lian(3) brought Leng Yu Feng and Huan Mo Che to enter the Palace.
The three people’s carriage stopped before Tai Ji Palace where the banquet party was held tonight. The three of them just came out of the carriage when a female voice can be heard, “Young Master Huan! Big Brother! Crown Prince!”
Followed by a crisp voice calling, “Crown Prince! Big Brother! Big Brother Huan!”
Shang Wu Xin first looked at the lady who spoke, standing not far from them was a beautiful girl wearing red colored clothes, with two Princess’ knot tied on top of her head(4). Her white face was soft and smooth like a gelatin, two long and picturesque eyebrows, eyes that twinkle like stars and a ruddy mouth. Her overall temperament was refined, dignified and noble just like a spotless clean lotus bud.
Unfortunately, Shang Wu Xin first paid attention to this lady not because of the lady’s appearance but because of the lady’s strange mind. A lady who knew a little common sense should know that when you salute people, the first one to be saluted should be the one in the highest position. So the lady’s first salute was supposed to be to her (SWX), then to her brothers, and lastly to Huan Mo Che. However, this lady turned out to make such low-level mistake. Shang Wu Xin could not help but doubt if this lady had done this on purpose.
Wu Wei approached Crown Prince’s side and said softly, “This lady is called Leng Tian Tian (5), she’s a distant relative from the Leng’s house. After her parent’s death, she was brought into Leng’s house to be taken care of. She was General Leng’s younger cousin, and could be considered famous in the capital!”
“You even forgot to do a proper salute! Did the Momo (6) not teach you how to do it?” Leng Yu Feng dissatisfiedly said, he never looked at this younger female cousin who lived in the Leng’s house, he never even said a single word to her, but today he must reprimand this younger cousin that ignored the proper salutation to the Crown Prince.
Leng Tian Tian, who had stayed 10 years in the Leng’s house, looked at the big brother that had never said a word to her, she was a little scared. Her big brother rarely stayed in the Leng’s house. On weekdays, even if he came back to the capital, he just stayed in the government’s house, not even returning back to the house. He who had never paid attention to her, but today, this big brother even reprimanded her in front of Young Master Huan.
“Big brother…” Leng Tian Tian cried with grievance, her eyes perceptibly looked towards Huan Mo che, hoping that Huan Mo Che would help her. But Huan Mo Che did not even looked at Leng Tian Tian from the corner of his eyes, his mouth was still smiling just as always.
“I am your elder cousin, not your big brother!” Leng Yu Feng said with disgust, he really hates this kind of woman who acted as if she was wronged. No, it’s he who have always hated women. Is this the reason why he liked the Crown Prince? Was he really a cut-sleeve?
Shang Wu Xin just watched as Leng Yu Feng unsparingly reprimanded his younger cousin. This kind of lady was really unpleasant, Shang Wu Xin had to admit that she need to be more careful. If she was not careful, she would be caught in their quarrel. Shang Wu Xin knew from the start that she was not a good person, but if not because for a long time, she didn’t have the mood, she would have really died no matter where she went.
“Big brother, you need not be so fierce towards younger cousin a? Look, you’ve scared her!” The young man that stood next to Leng Tian Tian said, his voice carried a protective tone towards Leng Tian Tian.
Shang Wu Xin gaze moved from Leng Tian Tian’s body to the man’s body, saying that he was a man was not right, because he was just a fifteen or sixteen year old child. He wore a common dark grey brocade and used just a piece of green sandalwood hairpin to fasten the knot on his hair. His five facial features was carved perfectly. A pair of eyebrows that were slanted upwards towards the end. His face had five to six points similarity with Leng Yu Feng. His pupil was dark and moving, a small and high nose, thin red lips and moist white skin. His mouth was slightly curled up at the corners, revealing two sweet dimples. No matter how you looked at him, you could only see a lovable little boy.
“Crown Prince, this person is called Leng Zi Shi (7), he’s General Leng’s shu(8) younger brother, his innocent character was loved by General Leng’s father!” Wu wei immediately explained, because he was afraid that when Crown Prince needed to know some things, so she memorized many people and things in the capital,
Towards the complaints of this younger brother, Leng Yu Feng did not even care at all.
“Big brother Huan! I haven’t seen you for a long time!” Leng Tian Tian shyly walked closer to Huan Mo Che, but she had not even got closer before she saw the change in Huan Mo Che’s face. Clearly his face was still smiling but it was so chilly that made Leng Tian Tian dare not move a step forward.
“Young lady Leng!” Huan Mo Che smilingly said, but his words left Leng Tian Tian face turned white, “I am not familiar with young lady Leng, asking young lady Leng to call me Young Master Huan instead!”
“Big brother Huan, elder cousin is big brother’s younger cousin. You are big brother’s friend. It’s not wrong for elder cousin calling you big brother Huan a!” Leng Zi Shi dissatisfiedly said while he went to Huan Mo Zhe’s side, his personality was very straightforward and somewhat cute.
Towards Leng Zi Shi dissatisfaction, Huan Mo Zhe without a smile present on his face said, “When men and women reached seven years old, they should be guarded. If young lady Leng was to familiar with this young master’s name. It would not be good for young lady Leng’s reputation!” The words that he said seemed to be thinking out for Leng Tian Tian, but the rejection in the words were also very obvious.
Leng Tian Tian’s head dropped down, she didn’t know what’s good for her, while Leng Zi Shi ran to the Crown Prince’s side…
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T/N Note:

太傅 / tài fù : see link for description for this rank https://www.wordsense.eu/%E5%A4%AA%E5%82%85/ 酸 / suān : Sour. In Chinese, ‘sour’ synonym to the feeling of ‘jealousy’ 素颜连 / sù yán lián : New Chara! Dunno who yet, no info… 两个公主髻 : Search google for this sentence. It’s a kind of hair arrangement. 冷恬恬 / lěng tián tián : New Chara! She is LYF’s distant cousin. Her name does not have any meaning by itself. 嬷嬷 / mā mā / mo mo : The ‘Mama / Momo’ here is not ‘Mother’, but is an elderly lady who do a lot of work… lol. There’s a momo for teaching, rough jobs (cleaning/sewing), heavy jobs (beating women coz when they punish women in the house they won’t ever use men to do it. The mistress either told their maids to do it or they order the momo/mama to do it) 冷子时 /lěng zǐ shí: He’s LYF’s shu little brother from a same father but his mother is a concubine while LYF is the di son. “shu” or “di” : Official wife or the first acknowledged wife of a man is called “di” wife, so her children too will be called “di” son of …?… father/family’s name. Only a “di” position in a family can inherit the father’s official position or as head of a family. While the “shu” came from the children of the concubines. They do not have the right to inherit any titles or positions unless something happened to the “di” branch. The children from the “shu” branch usually, almost always used to be married off or took other family’s “shu” children as their wife/husband.
The family usually used the “shu” daughters as “gifts” to a higher position man or their “shu” branch or to be married off as concubines to strengthen the family’s influence. The girls rarely married as a “di” wife of a “di” son of a family. They usually married as a “di” wife of a “shu” branch of a family.




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