Chapter 10.1 - Beauty (2/2)

After Yu Hong Ye and Ji Ming Han wereWhen Ji Heng was a year old, Dong Xia tried to invade and Ji Ming Han accepted the order to go into battle As he was returning ho Ye had died from an illness

nobody knehat had actually happened But the lower-ranked people inside and out the Ji fairls that were beside Yu Hong Ye also never appeared fro Han broke relations with the clan and since then, the Duke Su fa Han disappeared soon after he handled everything, leaving behind the young Ji Heng to be raised by his father, the Old General Ji Afterwards, the previous e Xiao ascended the throne In his early youth, Ji Heng inherited the dukedoe of fourteen

Ji Heng’s father’s life was quite legendary But Ji Heng was the opposite

Letting the common people of Yan Chao discuss him enthusiastically First of all, there was no one who could contend Ji Heng’s appearance

As it was said, Ji Heng’sYe, was a famous beauty under the heaven For the people, each ss, it was evenThe words “beautiful wo’s appearance ood looks He was able tohim Moreover, his temperament inherited his father’s indifference To be called General Jin Wu, this person, he naturally had a fir, this person, was extreeous yet also extremely cold It couldn’t be said that he alienated people, rather, his heart was too cruel and he was alsoto you softly, and in the next second, without blinking an eye, he could have you beheaded The co naloo ladies trying to get hold of him

Footnotes:

1: 太仆/太僕 (tàipú): officially translated as Grand Servant, Imperial Stud, or Minister Coachman In the political systeovern officials titled as Nine Ministers (九卿, jiǔ qīng) (the organization changed a bit between the 2 dynasties but both use the sae of the Ees and horses, as well as the equine-related affairs for cereovernment pastures Source: Wikipedia:leftwards_arroith_hook:

2: 少卿 (shaoqing ): each of the nine ministers had a vice ht-hand man Source: :leftwards_arroith_hook:

25: 成王 (Cheng wang), wang is a title for prince/king, usually given to the children of the Ee or so brother, uncle…) There are several ranks (Junwang, Qinwang,…), some are hereditary so it is Cheng is the title (each wang has a different title, usually a positive quality) The action of an official affected him, so we can assume that he is a superior of those officials :leftwards_arroith_hook:

3: 您 (nín), ‘you’ in a corteous way, using formal speech Used by the servant to adress the Master I won’t be coree unless it’s necessary, but since in English this nuance is lost, it would be nice if you could ree towards their masters, the same with people in a lower position to their superiors :leftwards_arroith_hook:

4: 嗯 (ēn) This is an affirrunt… also frequently used by ML in a low, deep, o soft…:leftwards_arroith_hook:

5: 金吾 (jin wu) This is his title as general, Jin is gold, Wu is I/ht be sth like ‘the general that bringsother lands):leftwards_arroith_hook:

6: 庶 (shu), rehter is concubine-born, holds much less importance than the official or di children, and is not entered in the fay:leftwards_arroith_hook:

7: To h the front door: In ancient China, unless it’s the rightful (official) wife, the feh the (front/ a concubine, the sedan would be brought into the residence through a side door/back door instead To illustrate, there is usually a big double door gate in the ht and left or at the side of the co door normally won’t be opened, unless there is a:leftwards_arroith_hook:

<ul><li>Yang Hua Ting (杨华亭), Yang is poplar, Hua is flowery, Ting is pavilion</li><li>Prince Cheng (成王), ChengIt looks more like a title than a name, but since I don’t know his rank (as in prince, and also court position) for now I’ll leave the pinyin</li><li>Wen Ji (文纪), Wen is related to culture/writing/literary, Ji is either discipline or era/time period</li><li>Duke Su (肃),(姬蘅), Ji er plant (Asaru onna make any jokes about how their children could be called xD</sup></li><li>Ming Han (暝寒), means dark and cold ^{(it’s not only ht?)}</li><li>Yu Hong Ye (虞红叶), Yu is to anticipate, Hong Ye is the red autumnal leaves^{(so poetic ah)}</li></ul>