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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 21

by Little Panda — Luring the Snake Out of its HoleHanzi: 引蛇出洞. Pinyin: yǐn shé chū dòng. Explanation: A Chengyu (idiom) that literally means "to lure a snake out of its hole." It is used as a metaphor for devising a plan to draw out a hidden enemy or wrongdoer. Lin Xizhao stepped out of the carriage and immediately began searching for Qu Sheng in the crowd. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her standing to the side, eating snacks with an air of 'a matter of no concern to oneself'Hanzi: 事不关己.…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 20

by Little Panda — Sheng'er, aren't you coming over? Qu Sheng lowered her head without a word, not daring to look at Lin Xizhao. Lin Xizhao looked at Qu Sheng's slightly flushed cheeks and quickly realized the problem was her own. Lin Xizhao said nothing. She took the clothes from the folding screen, put them on, and tied the lapel sashHanzi: 襟带. Pinyin: jīndài. Explanation: The sash or belt used to tie the lapels of traditional Chinese robes (like the hanfu) closed at the waist. at her waist before speaking…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 19

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…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 18

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…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 17

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…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 16

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…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 15

by Little Panda — Our Sheng'er has grown up and knows how to be shy now. Qu Sheng's body stiffened for a moment upon hearing Lin Xizhao's voice, but her gaze never left the person she had just shot. Only then did Qu Sheng turn her head, looking at the approaching Lin Xizhao with a docile expression, until that person, clutching their neck as foul blood gushed from their gaping mouth, fell into the river channel. The splash of a heavy object falling into the river channel drew Lin Xizhao's attention, but the moonlight…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 14

by Little Panda — Right, Just Keep Running Like That After Feng Qi left, Qu Sheng returned to Lin Xizhao's boudoir and ate all the remaining water chestnut cakes. Ever since Lin Xizhao's birth mother passed away, Qu Sheng had often stayed over in this room, so it could be considered half her residence. After Qu Sheng finished the water chestnut cakes, a maidservant from the Prime Minister's Manor came to the courtyard and led her to the hall where Lin Xizhao was holding her hair-pinning ceremony. Qu Sheng had a…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 13

by Little Panda — Waiting for Jiejie The palace eunuch official repeated the words that Imperial Uncle Cheng had said, along with the money he had been stuffed with to ensure he said them. The Tiansheng Emperor looked up at him, then after a moment, turned to the equally bewildered Qu Jinian. "Beloved Minister Qu, what have you done to ZiyingHanzi: 子应. Pinyin: Zǐyìng. This is the courtesy name (字, zì) of Imperial Uncle Cheng. Courtesy names were given to adult men and used by peers and elders as a sign of…
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The Prime Minister’s Daughter and the Marquis’s Fool – Chapter 12

by Little Panda — Why bother? My younger sister is still young and doesn't know any better. Hearing this, everyone's gaze turned back to Qu Sheng, but Qu Sheng, as if she didn't understand, took the bow and arrow in her hand and aimed it again at the Cheng Manor servant who had just spoken. "What are you doing! Are you trying to kill a person to seal their mouthHanzi: 杀人灭口. Pinyin: shā rén miè kǒu. A chengyu (idiom) that literally means "to kill a person to destroy the evidence/silence them." It refers to…
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