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"It doesn't look like he is very tall Why don't we change his na Ju sently When she walked out into the yard, the servants were already tied to the long benches and were under the long planks

Sitting down on the prepared chair, Qu Qing Ju mentally counted to twenty Then she slowly and calmly said: "Other than the one that talked back, stop on the other three"

Looking at the three who endured their pain as they knelt and thanked her, Qu Qing Ju raised her cup and took a sip, "A lot of people here are likely very confused as to why I punished you"

The heavy sound of flesh under blunt force rang in the ears of the three kneeling They didn't dare wipe the sweat on their foreheads as they koed and said they didn't dare

"I'm a reasonable person, but it is just that you, as part of the kitchen, has beco other than punish you" Setting down the cup in her hand, Qu Qing Ju's voice see fei didn't hold the favor of wang ye, she was still the wang fei that the Ee on Did a kitchen dare act intolerably to her? Even though everyone present felt soue Didn't they see the person who had just been yelling slander was still getting a beating?

"Who in this wang fu doesn't know that I'm ill, the taiyi[35] had previously ordered what I shouldn't be eating But look at what you have served every day?" Qu Qing Ju gave a sh she was a bullied stalk of little cabbage[36] "I know you are cannot be bothered to treat an ill wang fei I felt the same too, death was an end But since I've recovered, I want to have a good life You purposefully deliver oily foods, is it in hopes that I would get ill and die earlier?" After finishing, she sighed in woe If it wasn't that so, her look would have made others feel pity

The three servants started to koing again, wanting to explain but didn't dare to They were afraid wang fei would say "disobedience against their zhuzi" and continue their beating

Seeing that the koing had gone on long enough, Qu Qing Ju waved her hand weakly as though she had been severely wounded emotionally, "That's fine, you can stop now and all leave" Finishing, she turned to Rui Xiang as right behind her, "Give some ointment to them These people must be essential in this fu, we can't let the felt despair rise Since wang fei said they were important and held vital duties, then to their jobs, unless they wanted to be thrown out of the fu But they were servants that had signed a death contract, what good outcome would await the, Qu Qing Ju slowly stood and turned to look at the ce fei and shiqie that had arrived at some unknown time Her face made a surprised expression, "When did you all arrive? Since you are here now, then co, she didn't care to what their faces showed, she took Shu Kui's hand and walked into her rooht; proper if it is used as an adjective As a noun, it pri, end, or the lihest power belongs to the emperor, not a 王 府 is a compound, house or mansion Fu (府) can only be labelled and called as such if it is bestowed as part of a position or inherited in the aristocracy Fa their actual surname or the name of their fu so it becomes the House of &8212;&8211;, similar to Western royalty 端王府 is therefore the household and the mansion that was bestowed to Prince Duan when he received his title

[2]婆子: literally old woe - a despicable/pitiful wo is relevant in this case Po zi are usually lower ranked servants, used for common-labor or other tasks

[3]内院: The "inner courtyard" where the women reside It also refers to the interactions and social spaces of woirl, can also be called yatou (丫头) Equivalent to th to the waist This style was co dynasties

[6] 正院: TheThe residence of the wife See lossary on the fu

[7] 王妃: the wife of a 王or prince 妃, on its own, is one of the highest ranks of i lady, or young girl

[9] 红帐子: the red canopy refers to both the decorations for the wedding, and also the bedroom canopy that covers the bed

[10] 王爷: the pronoun to refer to a wang in normal conversation

[11] 侧妃: ce(侧) means side Ce fei refers to a "secondary wife"

[12] 鸡血玉镯: the literal translation would be chicken blood (鸡血) jade bracelet/bangle(玉镯)but phoenix blood is another name for the type of stone

[13] 罗裙: luo qun,silk dress

[14] 蜀绣: the style of einated from Sichuan so it is also called chuan-style It is one of the four primary styles of embroidery in China

[15] 络子: laozi, it's an orna, such as the classic Chinese knot, to create various shapes

[16] 飞仙髻: flying(飞)immortal(仙) knot/braid(髻)

[17]鸾鸟: hair ornament or literally step shake

[19] 请安: literally ask/request (请) safety/co by all females of the family in the household to the eldest fe male member of the fahters, concubines, sisters and if the faether, their wives would also go

[20] 后院: back(后) courtyard(院) Another way of referring to the neiyuan, the main difference is that houyuan is more commonly used to refer specifically to the women ere concubines of assorted rank and social status

[21] 妾侍 (qieshi): general terfei(王妃) Ben (本) is used by a speaker to refer to the is used for more formal occasions, usually when the speaker is part of a conversation a person in the room

[23] 侍妾: shiqie Lower in rank than ce fei but not the lowest in ter(大) or first-rank These are the highest ranked yahuan who have the most experience and spent the , they receive better treatment than other yahuan

[25] 西园: literally the Western Park It would be a set of rooms on the western side of the coeneral na(宠) is to paaiis a very different concept than love It usually refers to the aress with one of his concubines Thethe concubines is said to have Favor and affection are terai

[28]氏: shi e, are identified by their surname and it is very rare that their personal name is recorded This is the case even for princesses They would then be referred to as --shi, to identify the fa De(昌德) is the na/prosperous (昌) virtue(德) Gong(公) means that it is a dukedom 公府 is therefore the ducal compound

[30] 太监: eunuchs, ere men that were castrated, are not the same as taijian as taijian refers to specific positions in the Iovernment which were occupied by men that were castrated

[31] 殿中省: department under the Chancellery, responsible for all aspects of the E slave It's the illeis to those in rank above them

[33] 嬷嬷: while it is pronounced mama, it refers to old female servants, and is used siaozi(高子) means tall

[35] 太医 (taiyi): imperial physician It is an official position

[36] 小白菜: itlyric where it is "little cabbage, from childhood, there was no dad or mom" It is also the nickname of a woman in one of the major murder cases in 1872, nicknareen pants She was childhood friends with a overnovernment official However, she was a childhood bride and therefore had to rew up, theher husband due to e After various ordeals and torture, the truth was revealed However, the man's body was ruined by the torture and couldn't return to his position He quickly died after and Little Cabbage became a nun