Having left home nearly two months, Minglan felt that her eyes got wet suddenly, and she realized that she had regarded the Sheng family as her own family. Sheng Hong had got some short beards under the jaw, which were shorter in the two sides and longer in the middle. It was said that this was the most popular beard…
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Legend of Concubine’s Daughter Minglan (The Story of Minglan)
Author: Guan Xin Ze Luan (关心则乱); Translator: Emma
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Associated names:
Don’t You Know? The Green Should Be Plump and the Red Lean
庶女· 明兰传
知否?知否?应是绿肥红瘦
Synopsis
The pessimistic and negative daughter of a concubine living in the ancient times thought – since life is so difficult, why should one invest serious effort in struggling to live?
The life of an ancient noblewoman is often determined and controlled by her family. Moreover, one’s actions often implicate one’s entire family – thus, it is fairly common to see an unexpected calamity result in suffering borne by one’s whole family. Managing to live a good and successful life while retaining one’s dignity is simply too difficult to achieve.
Ah, living in ancient times is simply too dangerous – we should all just sleep till we die.
Chapter 47 – Go to the Capital City
Minglan and Old Madam Sheng came Youyang in two ships, while returned in six ships. If they were officials, then imperial censors (formal title of a dynastic official) must have already filed a suit against them. But fortunately, Minglan and her grandmother paid a visit to relatives. According to the letter from the capital city, Sheng Hong had a good…
Read moreChapter 46 – The Memoir of the Divorce Scene in Ancient China (Part 2)
Mrs. Li waved the contract in her hand and snorted: “The list of dowries is here! We don’t take even a needle from your Sun family, instead, thousands of ounces of silver and a lot of jewelry which included in the dowries are missing. But it’s not a big deal, you can take them as the expense that my daughter…
Read moreChapter 46 – The Memoir of the Divorce Scene in Ancient China (Part 1)
The mother (the Eldest Madam Sheng) and the daughter (Mrs. Li) talked for more than half two hours . As a result, whether the thing she should know or the thing she shouldn’t, Minglan listened to them all. Finally, the old madam felt a little tired when Sheng Yun helped to have a rest, while Minglan could back out, struggling…
Read moreChapter 45 – The Professional Quality of an Amateur Eavesdropper (Part 2)
Mrs. Li said gently: “I understand what you have said. Girl Shu is my flesh and blood. I have been torn with grief since I knew that she suffered. But I … I am afraid of that Pinlan’s marriage could be delayed by Shulan’s affair. Pinlan is old enough to get married, what if no one marries her because of…
Read moreChapter 45 – The Professional Quality of an Amateur Eavesdropper (Part 1)
Minglan arrived at Sheng family in Youyang in the evening. He Hongwen left a large bag of dried tangerine peel for Minglan, it tasted sweet and cool, so Minglan decided to give half of it to Pinlan. But Pinlan was not in her room, the servant girl stammered that Pinlan had returned to her parents’ home. Minglan realized that something…
Read moreChapter 44 – Who Will She Marry in the Future? (Part 2)
Old Madam Sheng also smiled and said, “This room is unoccupied for a long time, so it is natural even if it is deserted, and it doesn’t need to be checked. You are trustworthy enough, and your boy, who worked as a manservant for Boy Bai, is also decent.” Hearing that his grandson was appreciated by the master, the old…
Read moreChapter 44 – Who Will She Marry in the Future? (Part 1)
Minglan did not know the customs of the other places’, but in Youyang, rough horseplay at weddings was impossible for people who had no small JJ (penis) – refer to girls. In addition, the amount of information received by Minglan and Pinlan that day was so huge that they took a bath and went to bed early. Mrs. Kang, the…
Read moreChapter 43 – Happiness Really Comes from Comparison (Part 2)
At this moment, a beautiful young woman sitting next to Third Madam chuckled, “Mother, you don’t need to refuse. Brother Sun is with political background. Maybe Mrs. Sun doesn’t even want my sister!” Sun Zhigao’s mother’s face looked slightly relieved. She snorted and drew out the latter tone deliberately: “Right, Third Madam thought toooo much~~~~!” Third Madam trembled with anger….
Read moreChapter 43 – Happiness Really Comes from Comparison (Part 1)
Pinlan took the lead and stepped forward, and Minglan followed suit step by step. They entered the inner room full of womenfolk either sitting or standing, all well-dressed. Seeing Minglan coming in, Third Madam slapped her thigh and laughed: “Speak of the devil; we were just talking about you!” Minglan neglected her words. She followed Pinlan to the elders and…
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