Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2 - Startling Her Husband
Chapter 3 - Conquering Through The Stomach
Chapter 4 - Planting Seeds
Chapter 5 - The Beginnings Of A Small Vegetable Garden And Her Livelihood
Chapter 6 - Suspicious
Chapter 7 - Zhang
Chapter 8 - Into The City
Chapter 9 - Negotiations
Chapter 10 - Silver Hairpin
Chapter 11 - There Are Many Scandals Laid Before A Widow'S Door.
Chapter 12 - What A Calculation! Corn Bread For Meat!
Chapter 13 - Superb Cutting Skill
Chapter 14 - Prey; Die To Survive
Chapter 15 - Dishonest, A Man’S Mind
Chapter 16 - Laugh, This Unkind Woman!
Chapter 17 - Rage, Sudden Rage
Chapter 18 - Sudden Disease; Witch Dance
Chapter 19 - Panic, 100-Day Limit
Chapter 20 - Pipe Dream, Words From A Dog Mouth
Chapter 21 - Life Saved By Gold Needle
Chapter 22 - Wake Up With Red Eyes
Chapter 23 - Drama By A Unique Creep
Chapter 24 - Intimacy, Change Of Addressing Term
Chapter 25 - Heal With An Open Heart
Chapter 26 - Close, Karma Is Coming
Chapter 27 - Dock, Soft As Jade
Chapter 28 - Root Sculpture, Windfall
Chapter 29 - In The Forest, All Together
Chapter 30 - Companion, A Serious Woman Is Most Beautiful
Chapter 31 - Conscience, Losing Both
Chapter 32 - Scene-Making, The Village Head
Chapter 33 - Embarrassment, Thick-Faced
Chapter 34 - Want To Go, No Way!
Chapter 35 - Bias And Calumniation
Chapter 36 - Driving Away, Punishment
Chapter 37 - Nap, The Prettiest Hand
Chapter 38 - Open An Umbrella For A Beautiful Flower
Chapter 39 - Money, Who Doesn’T Like?
Chapter 40 - A Great Idea
Chapter 41 - To Hire People, Elder Wangsan’S Whole Family
Chapter 42 - Hope, An Ox Carriage
Chapter 43 - Revenge, Stones From Above
Chapter 44 - Beautiful Blossoms And Grass, Gentle Wind
Chapter 45 - Kiss, Jealousy
Chapter 46 - Alas, Heaven Forbid Ancient Society
Chapter 47 - : Fair, Cunning Reward
Chapter 48 - Changyou, Three-Sided Attitude
Chapter 49 - Her Whereabouts Is His Home
Chapter 50 - Boiling, New House Completed
Chapter 51 - Rage, Shocking All
Chapter 52 - Theory, Unfilial Son
Chapter 53 - Retribution, Wang Yushan Defeated
Chapter 54 - Gentle Wind, Son Paying Father’S Debt
Chapter 55 - Compensation, A Satisfactory Answer
Chapter 56 - Sob, Shadow Guard
Chapter 57 - Building A Restaurant And Connections
Chapter 58 - Conquer, Laying Foundation For The Future
Chapter 59 - Encounter, Promise
Chapter 60 - Persistence, Uneasiness Of The Su Qi
Chapter 61 - Seventh Young Lord Awed By Mr. Ning
Chapter 62 - Begging And Rejection
Chapter 63 - Bean War
Chapter 64 - Windfall, Root Sculpture Business
Chapter 65 - Victory Of Bean War
Chapter 66 - A Pair Of Disgusting People
Chapter 67 - A ‘Happy’ Ending
Chapter 68 - Jian Qingyou
Chapter 69 - Su Qi’S Change
Chapter 70 - A Visit To Jian Mansion
Chapter 71 - A Sudden Stroke
Chapter 72 - A Strange Old Man
Chapter 73 - Kick Your Ass
Chapter 74 - The 'Happy' Couple
Chapter 75 - Refusal
Chapter 76 - Prepare For Soy Sauce Factory
Chapter 77 - Tong Family
Chapter 78 - Invitation
Chapter 79 - Tong Zijing’S Condition
Chapter 80 - Confession
Chapter 81 - Day One Of Therapy
Chapter 82 - Day Two
Chapter 83 - Uncle Jing
Chapter 84 - Cute Portrait
Chapter 85 - Become An Enviable Man
Chapter 86 - Tell Me Everything
Chapter 87 - Longevity Birthday Noodles
Chapter 88 - Cold Poison
Chapter 89 - Take Him Home
Chapter 90 - Brother-In-Law
Chapter 91 - A Hot Potato
Chapter 92 - Old Madam Jian’S Secret
Chapter 93 - An Amazing Play
Chapter 94 - The Biggest Loser
Chapter 95 - See Through The Vanity Of Life
Chapter 96 - Get Him A Tutor
Chapter 97 - Ji Xuyao
Chapter 98 - Happy New Year
Chapter 99 - Crush-On Of The Ladies
Chapter 100 - I Lose
Chapter 101 - The Story Of Liangzhu
Chapter 102 - The Vulgar Woman
Chapter 103 - Make It Bigger
Chapter 104 - A Decision
Chapter 105 - Would You Marry Me?
Chapter 106 - A Deadly Trap
Chapter 107 - Fall Into The Trap
Chapter 108 - Help Me
Chapter 109 - It’S My Fault!
Chapter 110 - Assassins!
Chapter 111 - Feel-Out
Chapter 112 - Reconsideration
Chapter 113 - Buying Servants
Chapter 114 - Mingyue And Caixia
Chapter 115 - An End Of The Connection
Chapter 116 - Vinegar
Chapter 117 - You Forget?
Chapter 118 - Former Servants
Chapter 119 - Being Forced Out
Chapter 120 - Another Mo Qianxue
Chapter 121 - Dream Broken
Chapter 122 - Chuyi'S Narrative
Chapter 123 - I Don'T Mind
Chapter 124 - A Stupid Thing
Chapter 125 - Poison Triggered
Chapter 126 - An Impasse
Chapter 127 - Plan B
Chapter 128 - Poison Removed
Chapter 129 - Love Palm
Chapter 130 - Nanny Mo
Chapter 131 - Run!
Chapter 132 - The Xie Family
Chapter 133 - Secret Internal Strength
Chapter 134 - Fake Truth
Chapter 135 - Toll The Bell
Chapter 136 - Man Up
Chapter 137 - Lady Is Back
Chapter 138 - The Empress
Chapter 139 - White Silk
Chapter 140 - Beggars In The Way
Chapter 141 - Who Is She?
Chapter 142 - Backbone
Chapter 143 - Grind Her Heart
Chapter 144 - Three Peach Blossoms
Chapter 145 - Old Trash
Chapter 146 - Invitation
Chapter 147 - Don'T You Trust Me?
Chapter 148 - Let Them Do It
Chapter 149 - The Empress’S Parrot
Chapter 150 - Manager Feng’S Report
Chapter 151 - Pay Rise
Chapter 152 - New Arrangement
Chapter 153 - Reshuffle
Chapter 154 - Lu Zhengyang
Chapter 155 - Learn Sword
Chapter 156 - Inside Spy
Chapter 157 - Bait
Chapter 158 - Vice Commander
Chapter 159 - How Did He Die?
Chapter 160 - A Halidom
Chapter 161 - The Seven Days
Chapter 162 - Questioning In The Face (1)
Chapter 163 - Questioning In The Face (2)
Chapter 164 - Questioning In The Face (3)
Chapter 165 - Questioning In The Face (4)
Chapter 166 - Lord Ning Is Here (1)
Chapter 167 - Lord Ning Is Here (2)
Chapter 168 - Peach Blossom Party (1)
Chapter 169 - Peach Blossom Party (2)
Chapter 170 - Peach Blossom Party (3)
Chapter 171 - Peach Blossom Party (4)
Chapter 172 - Dance Competition
Chapter 173 - Poem Competition
Chapter 174 - Fake Servant Girls
Chapter 175 - You, Or Him?
Chapter 176 - A New Master
Chapter 177 - Tea Ceremony
Chapter 178 - The First Talented Lady
Chapter 179 - A Fake Husband
Chapter 180 - A Fake Husband (2)
Chapter 181 - Put Her In Jail
Chapter 182 - Bad Luck
Chapter 183 - Can’T Get Out Now
Chapter 184 - The Emperor’S Reaction
Chapter 185 - The Night Before
Chapter 186 - The Witnesses
Chapter 187 - Mr. Jia
Chapter 188 - The Three Madams
Chapter 189 - Acquired Daughter
Chapter 190 - Impossible!
Chapter 191 - She Is Innocent
Chapter 192 - A Good Opponent
Chapter 193 - New Master Ning
Chapter 194 - Reunion
Chapter 195 - Reunion (2)
Chapter 196 - The Aftermath
Chapter 197 - Comers From Heimu And Ruoshui
Chapter 198 - The Death Of The Founder
Chapter 199 - The Secret Of The Token
Chapter 200 - Tell Him Everything
Chapter 201 - A Visit To Mother (1)
Chapter 202 - The Heartless Master
Chapter 203 - A Startling Conspiracy
Chapter 204 - Ning Shaoqing’S Former Fiancé
Chapter 205 - A Visit To Mother (2)
Chapter 206 - A Visit To Mother (3)
Chapter 207 - Make It Clear
Chapter 208 - A New Chess Piece
Chapter 209 - The First Encounter
Chapter 210 - All Is Worthwhile
Chapter 211 - Her Life-Savior
Chapter 212 - Caught By Surprise
Chapter 213 - Making Invitations
Chapter 214 - Daunt Away Master Mo
Chapter 215 - Mo Sisters
Chapter 216 - Stay Here
Chapter 217 - Junzhu Susu’S Wish
Chapter 218 - A Battle For The Box
Chapter 219 - Lan Ruomeng’S Invitation
Chapter 220 - The Power Of Love
Chapter 221 - The Flower-Appreciating Party
Chapter 222 - Yuwen Hanlei
Chapter 223 - Teach Her A Lesson
Chapter 224 - Two On-Looking Men
Chapter 225 - A Cheap Drama
Chapter 226 - Who Are You, Madam?
Chapter 227 - Slap!
Chapter 228 - Let Old Madam Take Care Of It
Chapter 229 - Make Matches
Chapter 230 - An Interesting Book
Categories Genre: Adventure, All, Drama, Historical, Josei, Ongoing, Romance, Shoujo Status: Ongoing Alternative names: 农门病夫君的娘子, ______
Total Chapters in book: 230
Estimated words: 503134 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2516(@200wpm)___ 2013(@250wpm)___ 1677(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 503134 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2516(@200wpm)___ 2013(@250wpm)___ 1677(@300wpm)
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Chapter 149: The Empress’s Parrot
Translator: Antonia
In the Kunning Palace.
The Empress wore a cold face, teasing her parrot in the cage from time to time. All the servants behind her clammed up like mice.
Since the chief eunuch of the Emperor came yesterday, the Empress had acted like this.
At the first glance, she was graceful, but by closer examination, her eyes were filled with murderousness and face hatred.
A nanny walked in and carefully paced to her, making a full courtesy, “Yesterday, princess Susu of Prince Jing mansion sent an invitation to the peach blossom party to lady Mo of the Founder mansion…”
“Stupid thing!” The Empress’s hand teasing the bird turned stiff. She turned around and glared at the nanny, “That rude vulgar girl? She deserves that?!”
The nanny trembled, “Should I send someone to notice nanny Zhang of princess Susu to take back the invitation…?”
“No need. This princess Susu did me a great favor. I’m just worrying how to teach her a lesson and embarrass her in public. Now…haha…”
Just because of this bitch, the Emperor had sent people to warn her the day before yesterday and to scold her yesterday. He should ground her to reflect herself in the palace.
Although the Emperor considered her face by only sending a verbal edict instead of a written public one, which would become a humiliation, she still found the anger hard to chew.
Having lived in the imperial palace for so many years, the was the second time that the Emperor grounded her. The first time was because of her mother, and now her…
This little bitch, just like her mom, were unlucky stars to her.
In the creepy laughter, the Empress teased the bird with a small stick which suddenly stabbed into the parrot’s body.
As it penetrated, the Empresses laughed happier, as if the stick wasn’t a stick, but a sharp dagger. And the little parrot wasn’t a parrot, but Mo Qianxue.
Being stabbed, the parrot whimpered, head leaning to one side, and died.
This creepy whimper freaked out all the servant girls, but none of them dared to look up at it.
The Empress smiled with the whimper, making the entire Kunning palace sullener.
The nanny remained calm at the dead bird in the cage. Obviously, she was used to this scene.
She could easily read between lines of what the Empress meant, “Then what should I do?”
The Empress squinted and looked at the nanny, eyes suddenly bursting sharp rays, which scared the nanny to step back and kneel down. Yet, the Empress laughed, “Call in Princess Yuhe. Tell her I miss her.”
The nanny hurriedly took the order, “Yes.”
After laughing, the Empress felt greatly relieved and ignored the nanny. She put on the usual calm face, languidly yawned and said gently, “I’m tired.”
The voice was soft and elegant, authoritative yet solemn. One could barely relate this voice to that horrifying eerie laughter.
The two servant girls standing behind stepped forward to hold her in a hurry, “Your majesty, let’s go back.”
The two servant girls held the Empress to go back to the inner palace. The nanny wiped away the cold sweat on her forehead and waved at the other two servant girls standing on the side.
She didn’t need to say anything, and one of them hurriedly walked to the corner of the Kuning palace, quickly took out a birdcage covered with a black cloth from a dark room, taking off the previous birdcage and hanging this one to the corridor before taking away the black cloth.
As the black cloth on the cage was taken away, the bird inside jumped joyfully here and there.
This was a cage exactly the same with the previous one. So was the parrot inside.
From every aspect, you couldn’t tell the difference between the two cages or between the living bouncing bird and the dead one.
The servant girl hung the birdcage, watched pitifully at the parrot inside which didn’t know what sadness was, and lowered her head. She took out the dead bird from the carriage in her hand, handed it to a nanny, and then hung this carriage back to the dark room.
Everybody praised the Empress for her benevolence because she regarded a parrot as treasure and teased it every day.
Everybody said that this parrot was the happiest one in the world, because it not only lived in a gold cage, but also stayed around the noblest woman in the world, with its special servants.
However, no one ever imagined that the bird that had just died only stayed in the corridor for one day and had just been hung there soon after the chief eunuch had left, in the way similar to the previous scene.
No one ever imagined that in the dark room at the corner of the Kunning palace, there was a full room of cages. The only difference was that some were covered with cloth and some were empty.
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In the Yanqing palace.
On the couch leaned a seductively pretty woman.
She, dark hair tied in a cloud hairstyle, wore a high-waisted pink dress dotted with cherry blossoms, underneath which was a rose-red pleaded skirt. Leaning on the couch under the multiple layers of dresses, she seemed to be lying in flowers.
At this time, a servant girl brought over rose water to do hand-care for her. She stuck out the left hand, which was soft, as if it had no bones, slim and smooth like jade, making the be-holder couldn’t help but love it.
The servant kneeled on the floor, dipped rose water and then began the massage.
The woman put one hand in the servant’s hands and used the other arm to support her head. The pair of elegant and poised eyes slightly looked up, making them both noble and mysterious. There were subtle wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but they didn’t injure her entire look but instead added for her a beauty of mature and elegance.
Faintly hearing bird whimpering in the direction of the Kunning palace, she pulled a curve in the lips, “The Empress didn’t leave her Kunning palace since yesterday. It seems she’s in a bad mood. Otherwise, she would have walked around in the imperial garden to showcase her authority as an empress, just as usual.”
Her expression formed a smile, but there wasn’t a smile in her eyes. The bright eyes seemed to turn into a pool of water, carrying infinite coldness and indifference.
This woman was exactly Imperial Concubine Yu, who had been favored by the Emperor for more than a decade.
Nanny Ni responded, “Yes, your majesty. I heard that yesterday, eunuch De of the Emperor visited her, and then loud twittering of bird was heard from her palace, similar to what we heard just now.”
Concubine Yu smiled, “This bird is so sweet. When its master is in a bad mood, it whimpers with her.”
The smile was different from the previous careless one. It was obvious disdain and sneer.
Nanny Ni continued, “It’s said the parrot is taken here from the Empress’s original family. It has been kept in the imperial palace for fifteen years. It can sense a person’s feelings. Long life it lives.”
Concubine Yu said, “As long as the Empress doesn’t want it to die, it doesn’t dare to die.”
The Emperor had married the Empress when he was a princess, and he had married concubine Yu after he had taken the throne.
Although she lived shorter in the imperial palace than the Emperor and Empress, she had also lived here for a decade. Others probably had no idea of the bird, but she did.
Nevertheless, such a trifle wasn’t worth disclosure, which was also pointless. Living in the boring and tedious days and nights of the imperial palace, everybody had certain weird hobbies. No big deal to kill birds.
And that woman only dared to kill birds.
The Xie women were more and more useless.
The Empress Dowager hid in her Cining palace and didn’t come out, while the Empress took pleasure in killing birds in her palace. With time, she would become the noblest and most respected woman in the imperial palace, as long as she gave birth to a son for the Emperor.
It wasn’t the Xie women’s fault after all!
It was said that the Emperor’s biological mother had been killed by the Empress Dowager. How would the Xies tolerate other women to become nobler than the Xie women.
Yet, they had never considered how it could be possible that the Emperor would allow a woman who had killed his mother to domineer the imperial harem. Therefore, the best destination for her was to pray and worship all day long…
The Empress didn’t have a son. Neither did Concubine Yu. It wasn’t easy to give birth to a son for the Emperor. However, the Empress would never have one. This was self-evident upon carefully thinking in the shoe of the Emperor. But she still had a chance.
The princess of the Empress was also born before the Emperor took the throne. By then, he needed the power of the Xie family, so he permitted her to give birth to that daughter.
So far, a dozen years after he took the throne, he didn’t have much descendants. Three princes and six princesses, in total, less than ten, poorer than an ordinary minister or noble family.
Princess Yuhe, the daughter of the Empress was thirteen years old, and her daughter, princess Ningxiang was twelve. Even her second daughter princess Ningtan was six. Among all the women in the imperial harem, only she had two children. Although both of them were daughters, no others dared to look down upon her.
She came from a family of neither high or low rank, so she wouldn’t be suspected or ignored by the Emperor…
Among the three imperial princes, Princess Qing was eleven. His mother had died. Since the Empress couldn’t give birth to a son, she often took great care of Prince Qing. As for the other two princes, Prince Mu and Prince Li, their mothers weren’t loved by the Emperor, whose original families weren’t worth mentioning at all…
As concubine Yu pondered, the servant girl kneeling on the floor had finished the hand care on her left hand and wrapped it with a white silk handkerchief, “The left hand is completed, your majesty. Please give me your right hand.”
The girl’s voice pulled concubine Yu back to the earth. She sat up and stuck out the other hand to the servant and said to nanny Ni, “Do you know what made the Empress’s bird sang that loud?”
Nanny Ni replied respectfully, “Someone told me that Princess Susu of the Prince Jing mansion sent an invitation to the peach blossom party to Miss. Mo of the Founder mansion.”
Concubine Yu enjoyed the service of hand care and smiled faintly, “An amazing girl that Mo Qianxue is! She isn’t simple to have been able to walk out of the Empress’s palace and the Emperor’s Jinluan palace alive.”
Total Chapters in book: 230
Estimated words: 503134 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2516(@200wpm)___ 2013(@250wpm)___ 1677(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 503134 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2516(@200wpm)___ 2013(@250wpm)___ 1677(@300wpm)
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