Translating Sloth

  Lu Ying asked when he heard this: “Chen Dailang lacked morals, he secretly married an official slave and impregnated her?” Wang Da Xia chuckled: “Chen Qianhu father and son both dying is beneficial to the illegitimate child. If that fiancee official slave gave birth to a son, the Chen family has only had one heir for the last five generations, then that illegitimate son will inherit the position of embroidered uniform guard Qianhu. If the Chen family doesn’t accept him, the position will be cancelled by the imperial court for not having a successor. The Chen family will have to pinch their nose and accept him.” Lu Ying felt it was not worth thinking, “Rubbish, let’s not mention if young lady He gave birth to a boy or girl, whether they’re alive. Killing one’s father and even one’s grandfather for the position, this is too much of a fantasy.” “Lord Lu comes from a good household, the children get along with each other, leader Lu would of course feel I’m speaking rubbish.” Wang Da Xia

  Beijing, southern city, Jiangmi lane, embroidered uniform guard office. Office of transmission, Court of Imperial sacrifices, Ministry of Criminal Justice and other large departments were located around there, at dusk the offices all closed successively, the officials locked up their official seals and went home. Literary officials sat in palanquin, military officials rode on horses, and the higher officials sat in gorgeous carriages, the entire journey very lavish. Mu Baihu and others still guarded outside the embroidered uniform guard office, anxiously waiting, however they didn’t see Wang Da Xia at all, again and again they urged the embroidered uniform guards to let him go, Lu Ying couldn’t bear being disturbed, telling a lie, “We let him go long ago, he’s good at being sneaky, at some point he stole a set of our clothes, dressed up in disguise, he had long ago slipped away under your eyes.” Hearing this Mu Baihu felt this was definitely something “good” that Wang Da Xia would do