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    Little Panda

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    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 16 Cover
      by Little Panda I Want to Go Too In the middle of the night, Lin Xizhao had another nightmare. It was hard to say if it was because of the horseback riding earlier that day, or because of the words her father had spoken to her in her room that evening after her coming-of-age ceremony. Qu Sheng craned her neck to look at Lin Xizhao, whose forehead was covered in a fine sheen of sweat. She pursed her thin, tender red lips, grasped her sleeve, and gently placed it on Lin Xizhao's forehead, wiping the sweat…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 17 Cover
      by Little Panda Xizhao Sought But Could Not Get It "Why did you come out?" When Zhao Jiayu saw Xiao Bingying here, she felt a surge of anger. "Weren't you told to recover in the manor?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Bingying wore her habitual gentle smile and said, "It's nothing, just a minor injury." Zhao Jiayu's brows furrowed at her words. A deep cut, and she called it a minor injury? If she hadn't retreated in time, her 'good' cousinHanzi: 表弟. Pinyin: biǎodì. Explanation: A term for a younger male cousin on…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 18 Cover
      by Little Panda What Bewildering Soul SoupHanzi: 迷魂汤. Pinyin: míhúntāng. Explanation: Literally "bewildering soul soup." A metaphor for a potion or words used to charm, bewitch, or confuse someone into a state of infatuation or submission. Did Xizhao Give Xiao Sheng’er This Time? Qu Sheng's nose, as fair and smooth as bone china, twitched. The sounds of hawkers on the street soon reached her ears, and she said slowly, "Jiejie, I want to eat." Qu Sheng had caught the scent of baked flatbread wafting through…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 19 Cover
      by Little Panda Is That Sheng'er? Qu Sheng looked down at Lin Xizhao, who was crying with her arms wrapped around her neck. Although she didn't feel the same grief in her heart, she did feel a sense of heartache. Just now, when Lin Xizhao's uncles were talking about how much they missed Lin Xizhao's birth mother, she had been observing Lin Xizhao out of the corner of her eye. When Lin Xizhao first learned of her mother's death, she hadn't broken down and cried. She had always been raised well, possessing her…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 5 Cover
      by Little Panda Guests Who Are Not Invited The Qu Marquis Manor originally thought no one would come calling until the next day, but unexpectedly, someone sent a calling cardHanzi: 拜帖. Pinyin: bài tiě. Explanation: A formal card used when paying a visit, especially in historical contexts. It serves as a formal announcement of one's arrival and intention to visit. today. The official daughter of the Lin Prime Minister Manor, Lin XizhaoHanzi: 林夕昭. Pinyin: Lín Xīzhāo. Explanation: The name means 'Forest'…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 6 Cover
      by Little Panda Studying Raindrops slid from Qu Sheng's forehead down her cheek. Qu Sheng’s eyes were wide open as she looked at the man holding her. Not only was there no fear in her heart, but a sense of mockery had arisen. This was the Marquis Qu's Manor, and the Qu family had been a military family for generations. How could an outsider enter and leave as he pleased? Not long after, when the man met up with his accomplice outside the wall, he had just raised his head before he fainted. Qu Sheng was caught…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 7 Cover
      by Little Panda Give Sheng-meimei to me. Although the Qu family were military officials and also held the title of Marquis of a region, they were never vague when it came to receiving guests and dealing with people, and their etiquette was always meticulous. Qu Jinian personally took Qu Sheng to the Lin Prime Minister's Manor. Before this, Jin Yunfei had already sent someone with gifts to pay a personal visit. Although Qu Jinian and Prime Minister Lin Jianhai林建海 (Lín Jiànhǎi): A character's name. 林 (Lín)…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 8 Cover
      by Little Panda Busy rushing to a funeral, are you?Hanzi: 忙着奔丧呢 (mángzhe bēnsāng ne). Pinyin: mángzhe bēnsāng ne. Explanation: This is a sarcastic and highly offensive rhetorical question. "奔丧" (bēnsāng) specifically means to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent. By asking if someone is in a hurry for such a reason, the speaker is crudely insulting them, implying that their rush is as serious and frantic as a family death, and can also be interpreted as cursing their…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 9 Cover
      by Little Panda Why Must You Debase Yourself? Cheng Mianrong treated Zhao Jiayu's words as if they were unheard, craning her neck to glance inside the room. Everyone inside, except for Qu Sheng, was looking this way. After her gaze met Lin Xizhao's questioning one, she retracted her line of sight, sized up Zhao Jiayu, her eyes rolling upward for a moment, and deliberately avoided looking directly at her as she said, "It seems the beating was very light." "You!" Zhao Jiayu was in her own estate, where State Uncle…
    • The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 10 Cover
      by Little Panda Feng Qi, Teach Me Archery "Aunt was hitting you, why didn't you run?" Zhao Jiayu's face was flushed with anger. When she arrived, Xiao Bingying was kneeling on the ground, letting Madam Chen whip her body. Fortunately, the whip hadn't struck her face. If her face had been struck and her looks ruined, how would she ever marry in the future? Lin Xizhao was cleaning Xiao Bingying's wounds. Xiao Bingying's brows were knitted together, but she didn't say a single word. "You don't have to endure it.…
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