Translating Sloth

Ningguo princess stepped forward to greet the emperor, even though it was very hard to hide the nervousness in her heart, her manner was still somewhat intimate, saying, “Emperor older brother, I have waited for ages.” Then she got up and stepped forward tugging at the emperor’s arm, smiling splendidly, pouting playfully, “I’m frozen rigid, I haven’t tasted fotiaoqiang [1] made by the imperial kitchen in ages, emperor older brother bestow it to your younger sister to eat to my heart’s content.” The emperor’s face was cold and detached, but did not put a stop on princess Nangguo’s nagging, saying, “ Fotiaoqiang ?” Ningguo princess saw that although the emperor was indifferent, but still did not reject her intimate touch, her heart slowly became smooth and steady, thinking after all she was the emperor’s younger sister born of the same parents, when they were young there were many times emperor older brother would hold her and dote on her, even if later because of some matters...

The crown prince didn’t actually go very far in his month’s travel, after all he stopped over at Zhuozhou for a few days, he barely reached Wanyan city and stayed for a day before he returned. Wanyan city was the annexed territory of the Zhao Prince, Zhao Princess was the empress’ older sister, what more the young princess was the beloved person of the Zhao Prince. This time the crown prince didn’t do anything, only when he left he swindled the young princess to the Imperial city, the Zhao Prince chased after the two children for two days, ultimately the young princess kicked up a fuss and rolled around on the ground stubbornly wanting to go and play with older brother crown prince outside, with a hardened heart abandoning the aged and weak Zhao Prince, following after the crown prince this beautiful boy. For this reason, the Zhao Prince swore to raise his son from his first wife to become the number one beautiful man in the country, keeping his daughter who ran around outside...

Xia Ling Mei did not think she could meet an old friend here. The second manager glanced without blinking at the memorial tablet on the table, a solemn expression, looking carefully, the full beard on his face could even be observed to be trembling. Both of Zhuang Hei Zi’s palms were held together, carefully he presented a joss stick, knocked his head three times on the ground, then did he stand up, facing Xia Ling Mei. “So my younger brother knows Lady Wang from before.” Surprise flew past Xia Ling Mei, the grief on her face was replaced by all kinds of expression, she lowered her head: “Zhuang Sheng is the second manager’s younger brother?” She bitterly laughed, moving back a little bit, her two hands clinging onto the Buddhist beads joined together and she half-bowed to Zhuang Hei Zi. The second manager just took it, as if he didn’t feel there was anything improper with it, only a bit of shaking flashed between his expression, passing in an instant. His beard was too da...

When they came they were in a hurry, their journey home was much more slower. Xia Ling Mei was pregnant, one more physician accompanied them, twice a day taking Xia Ling Mei’s pulse, based on the type of pulse she ought to have gotten pregnant in  September, now she was three months along, the pulse was very steady. Even like this, the daddy to be Wang Yun Feng was still scared witless, sitting in the carriage he was afraid even a small stone could cause the baby to fall out, he itched to hire people to carry her in a sedan chair. Carrying her in a sedan chair he was again afraid the porters would slip up, dropping Xia Ling Mei. His entire person trembled with fear all day long, his previous never-changing appearance did not exist at all. Xia Ling Mei found it laughable seeing him like this, only saying: “Back when I was pregnant with Xia Fen I still rode on horseback to the seaside…” Wang Yun Feng immediately paled, getting someone to call for Xia Fen. Since it wa...