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adl1bbed · 1 year

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Clear and Muddy Loss of Love Türkçe Çeviri

Luo Nehri adı verilen doğal bir hendek, büyük toprakları ikiye böldü — kuzeyden Jing ve güneyden Wei.

Biri Çimenli Ovaların hiçbir endişesi ve kederi olmayan ‘prensi’ydi, diğeri imparatorun ayrıcalık tanıdığı meşru bir prenses.

Bir savaş, Çimenli Ovaların ‘prensini’ yetim haline getirdi. On yıl boyunca uykuda kaldı; başlangıçta dalkavuk bir yetkili olmayı ve düşman krallığını kaosa sürüklemeyi planlamıştı lakin, Chionglin ziyafetinde Fuma olarak atandı.

Bekle ve gör, yıkılmış bir krallıktan ve harap olmuş bir evden gelen bu kin borcu nasıl ödenecek.

JWQS adlı baihe(wlw) Çin romanının artık Türkçe çevirisi var!! Çevrilmiş bölümleri editleyerek buraya da yükleyeceğim. Çeviriyi ve son okumayı tek başıma yapıyorum.

Çevirmen/editör: Adlibbed

Wattpad sayfası. Bitirdiğim en güncel bölümlere buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.

Yazar: 请君莫笑 Please Don’t Laugh

Romanın jjwxc üzerindeki aslı

Toplam bölüm sayısı: 303 + 4 ekstra

Kitabın tamamını İngilizceye çeviren: meltsmelts - twitter ve tumblr

Mutlu sonla bitiyor.

Ana karakter villain

Bir sürü isim, bölge, olay, politika ve saray entrikası

泾渭情殇 başlığı, "Aşk erken ölür Jing ile Wei topraklarında" şeklinde de çevrilebilir.

Enemies to/and lovers

Uyarılar!

- Ana çift arasında dört yıllık yaş farkı. Politik nedenlerle 18/14 yaşındalarken evlenmeye zorlandılar, hikaye tüm hayatlarını anlatıyor (ilişkileriyle yaklaşık on yıl geçiyor ve evliliklerinden on yıl sonra ilk seferlerini yapıyorlar)

- İki yan karakter cinsel saldırıya uğruyor, ancak bunu betimleyen sahne yok. O sahnelerde/flashback içeren bölümlerde bir uyarı olacak ama ima eden tek cümlelik bölümlerde olmayacak.

- Savaş şiddeti, kölelik, soykırım içerir

Notlar

Bu roman tanıtımına kendi yorumumu katmak istemiyorum çünkü tarif edemem gibi geliyor. Ama ciddi ve ağır bir kurgu olduğunu, saf romantizm arayan ve bol trajediye dayanamayan kişilere göre olmadığını, ağır politik öğeler içerdiğini; romantizmin, nefretin ve intikamın da son derece kompleks işlendiğini söyleyebilirim.

Karakter listesine buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.

Aynı yazarın İngilizceye çevrilmiş diğer kitapları; FGEP, MWSL, RUZHUI

#jwqs #clear and muddy loss of love #jing wei qing shang #qi yan #nangong jingnu #qiyan agula #泾渭情殇 #jwqs türkçe çeviri #baihe #türkçe novel #gl novel #百合 #yuri #yuanjun #qijing #baihe çeviri

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asphyxi-ate · 2 years

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good morning your highness

#qi yan #qiyan agula #yuanjun #jwgs #nangong jingnu #jingnu #fanart #someone get them out of my head #her scar looks wrong #ughhhh

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junesfool · 5 months

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"A handsome dead with lively eyes" (or someone's been studying too many national romanticism poems nowadays)

#jwqs #jwqs fanart #art #baihe #baihe novel #qi yan #qiyan agula #qi yuanjun #clear and muddy loss of love #two adamant hearts #forget me nots #how does one do backgrounds #mini brainrot #doomed lesbians

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fernssama · 1 year

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The day Qi Yan got a new scar

#qi yan #qi yuanjun #qiyan agula #nangong jingnu #qijing #jwqs #jing wei qing shang #clear and muddy loss of love #泾渭情殇 #fanart #art #drawing #digital art

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soulhavencel · 2 months

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JARIS COLT (left) and YUANJUN LAI (right)

ARE YOU #TEAMJARIS OR #TEAMYUANJUN?

okay this is unfair cause jaris is the only one with the yassification glow.

these two are the eldest monks at soulhaven rn. jaris brings the strongest punching and yuanjun brings her massive lore brain. that's not to say jaris is dumb or yuanjun is weak though. you don't always get to see them both in the same place. but when they're together you got the might and the bright of soulhaven.

yuanjun lai is a practitioner of "The Way" which is basically taoism in the forgotten realms.

#neverwinter nights #jaris colt #yuanjun lai #soulhavencel #dnd #d&d #dungeons and dragons #arelith #monk #dnd oc #soulhavencel images

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kcngdom · 1 year

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ship act; tag drop ! part four.

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mikrokossmoss · 1 year

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Vi3e as The Tarot: Hyung Line

#g: vi3e #c: sammy #c: yuanjun #c: taeho

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quitealotofsodapop · 5 months

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Stone Egg theories + Luzhen

All are asks are connected to this post made about: what if Stone Monkeys could naturally reproduce asexually via converting their body into a new Stone Egg?

All images have transcripts btw.

1: Possibly. Wukong has a *lot* of immortalities. But accidentally creating a Stone Egg asexually takes a lot out of him physically and spirtually. His soul gets a permanent hit to it. The whole point of the Stone Egg is for either a monkey with a large familial group to produce an heir without a mate, or the last of a troop to fling a piece of hope into the future. Most don't survive, but some do. It helps to have a lot of magically talented friends/family around to stabilize your body once the egg-creating process has begun so you can heal. Though I bet most single monkeys prefered adoption if at all necessary - accidentally giving the Stone Monkey kind a hyper-active parental instinct towards non-related infants of similar species.

He probably gets cravings for a lot of rocks, metal and bones in the process.

2 & 3: (@soniclozdplove) Guanyin realised that she gotta put her stone monkey on birth control if they were gonna keep him underground. Her brain jumped to "He's made of rock right? rock spirits eat metal... right?? Crap, it's the only thing down here." and cue molten copper and iron pellets for dinner. The question is; was it even that painful for Wukong? Man takes out his organs a bunch of times and bathes in hot oil in Jttw without complaint. Odds are in the moment it felt like the worlds worse heartburn/spicy food burn since he really is made of earth materials. XD

He probably felt super grateful once he realized why Guanyin was feeding him molten metal. He didn't want kids in that circumstance either!

4: A furiously confused pregnant Wukong! He immediately starts yelling at Gold Star for answers, and has to be talked down from trottling the Buddha himself for this. Tripitaka is panicking, he's never been around a pregnant person before!

Wukong doesn't even need the circlet in this verse. Guanyin just gives him false labor contractions and he's behaving immediately. He probably has to lug the egg in his body around for some extra time, maybe even until the Journey is over depending on how funny the Buddha or Bixia Yuanjun (goddess of childbirth) is feeling.

Macaque sees Wukong pregnant this way and is confused, dismayed, and yelling "Who's the father!?" at every Pilgrim. It takes him a while to understand that the Stone Egg happened cus of SWK being essentially slow-cooked underground for 500 years. Even if Macaque plays nice with the Pilgrims afterwards, he's still glaring at anyone who comes near Wukong and "their" egg.

Wukong endears himself to many people simply because he's with child. Probably gets an extra godly nickname (something like "Meihou-Wangmu" a pun on his Handsome Monkey King title + Queen/King Mother) refering to him as a fertility figure - women seeking luck with having/not having children approach Wukong asking for his blessing, and odds are it works because of who his creator is. XD

But he also attracts unique threats that the pilgrims have to personally destroy to protect him - Krasues and Manananggals anyone?

The second the Journey is over, Wukong kneels over and with an literal earth-shattering scream out *pops!* a little Stone Egg. All happy and cracking open minutes later. His and Macaque's first born isn't told the details of their creation for a long time.

5 & 6: Gold Star gives Shadowpeach the Stone Monkey version of The Talk and warns them never to get buried alive unless they're 100% sure about it. Macaque and Wukong are terrifed into not having kids until Guanyin let sit slip that the "regular way" should work too.

In "The Monkey King and the Infant" au; Gold Star was a little more than shocked to hear about MK/Xiaotian's creation XD

Macaque is sadly unlikely to ever carry a "clone egg" to term or survive the full process. His body is a lot smaller/weaker than Wukong's and he was deprived of a lot of nutrients as a newborn (stuck on the moon = very few vitamins). So if he ever got triggered into parthenogenesis, his body would likely just refuse to create an egg. No gas in the tank.

Baby Luzhen is born from SWK, and he immediately takes out the roof/part of the Jade Palace with eye lazers. Giggling, he fails to notice the looks of horror on his family's faces.

Pigsy shoudl be just used to this nonsense by now. In the TMKATI Au; MK was a rogue comet Harbringer baby, the twins were freebies from Diyu, Yuebei was the reincarnation of one of their greatest enemies, the twin boys are likely reincarnated lunar node deities, and ofc now Luzhen decides to spawn in like a chicken egg.

I love the idea of Tang hearing all these gory details like;

Tang: "This is like finding a living dinosaur egg or a thylacine! Imagine if any of your children married a regular monkey demon- it could completely bring back your species!"

Wukong + all Three Realms shudder at the thought - Wukong mostly because he aint never doing that again. Gold Star of Venus and Lao Tzu hum, intrigued at the thought.

Tang starts crying when he realises that single-parent Stone Monkeys would likely be born orphans. It's so sad! :'(

6: Nah, Luzhen pops out all newborn baby. You see, being born fully-developed from a Stone Egg is a huge rarity; only occurring when the whole troop has died out and the egg is left on its own for thousands of years. If a Stone Monkey parent is "awoken" early enough (like within say 500-600 years) in the Egg's development and tended to quickly, their bodies stabilize into a long, but far less dangerous form of pregnancy. Its a safeguard for in case the pregnant survivor of an extinct group is found by a new troop, the parent survives and can live to possibly reproduce with the new unrelated group (higher chance of viable mates).

The only sacrifice being that the babies in these "soft-boiled" Stone Eggs are a lot weaker, premature even. The eggs themselves having a much higher chance of being empty or just absorbing straight back into the parent. Many who survived the process just sighed, it was the law of nature - why risk a possible baby for the parent when survival is preferred?

Luzhen is able to be born simply because Wukong has such a solid support system and healthcare available to him.

Ty for all these asks! I guess I should make a special "Stone Egg talk" tag for these ideas!

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the-monkey-ruler · 5 months

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Added with my question, sorry, I see the Jade Emperor's wife has like two names? so I'm confused. Xiwangmu and Wangmu Niangniang are the same goddess? Or did the Jade Emperor's wife change over time?

She has many names considering how old she is.

“王母” Queen Mother

“金母” Golden Mother

“瑶池老母” Yaochi Old Mother

“瑶池金母” Yaochi Golden Mother

“西池金母” Xichi Golden Mother

“仙母” Immortal Mother

“阿母” Aunt

“龟山金母” Guishan Golden Mother

“龟台金母” Guitai Golden Mother

“金母元君” Golden Mother Yuanjun

“王母娘娘” The Queen Mother of the West

It is not that the Jade Emperor changed wives as much as his wife changed herself. She used to have an animal humanoid form and was even considered a yaoguai for some time before she was turned into the lovely beauty that she is depicted as today. The image of the Queen Mother of the West has undergone many transformations from a half-human, half-animal, ferocious god who wields plague and punishment, to a furious god who holds the elixir of immortality, to the head of the immortals in heaven, to the creation goddess who nurtures all things.

#anon ask #anonymous #anon #jttw #ask #queen mother #queen mother of the west

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qiyan-agula · 26 days

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"Yuanjun?"

The name echoed throughout the empty yard, where a figure hidden in mist stood. Its weight was lost on Qi Yan, who only wished to be regarded by Nangong Jingnu in any form. Qi Yan, Agula... it was all the same to her when they fell out her tongue. Qi Yan glanced over her shoulder and deeply smiled at the woman hurrying towards her. Spring showers promised verdant ground and bright blossoms along the thin branches stretching over Nangong Jingnu's residence. But for Qi Yan the cool showers promised the threat of illness and afternoons spent under heavy covers.

"You'll fall ill if you keep standing here," Nangong Jingnu chastises albeit tenderly with nothing more than a soft dip of her brows. The wet dirt stains the hem of her robes as she lets it drag behind her. She reaches out and clasps her hand around Qi Yan's wrist.

Qi Yan steps to the side to fully face her wife, dark stands of hair sticking to the side of her face from the rain. "I won't be out much longer," she reassures, "you need not worry." She barely catches Nangong Jingnu puffing out her cheeks before she looks back out to the ocean outside of their property. The fluffy, white foam crashed against the shore and darkened the grains of sand dividing an unmovable object. Where there should be a pang of remorse and sorrow from the sight of relentless water there is nothing.

Qi Yan no longer remembered the moment when the river almost claimed her life as it did Flowing Fire. At least, not the water in her lungs or the Wei Kingdom cornering her on the edge of the cliff. Instead, she feels nothing. Her amber gaze digs through the ocean while Nangong Jingnu clings to her arm.

She purses her lips and follows Qi Yan's gaze, taking a beat before pressing her body hers. "What are you looking for?" Her cheek presses against the damp fabric of Qi Yan's garments. Nangong Jingnu tightens her grip around her wrist; the rain could wash mountains into mud and sandcastles into dirt until nothing was left. Qi Yan wouldn't be swept away with rain, not as long as she could hold her.

Qi Yan tears her gaze away from the rushing current, focusing on the heat encompassing her fine wrist. Whatever she was searching for, a memory of a memory, a hunger to fill, she could not care to find it.

She shakes her head, wrapping her hand around Nangong Jingnu's own wrist and bringing it up to her lips. "Nothing." She smiles, pressing a kiss on her wrist.

"Let's go inside before the rain becomes heavy."

April 16 - Rain/Modern AU

#qijingweek2024 #im sick so this is prob mid #spoiler for the ending #qi yan has some memory loss of what happened while she was in the wei kingdom #jwqs #jing wei qing shang #clear and muddy loss of love

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nikkilover-miraclenikki · 1 year

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【 Miracle Nikki CN 】

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Suit Display ::

Tailing Yuanjun, who lit up the five lights, finally turned into thousands of light feathers,

The divine bird and the boundless darkness stand on equal footing, Since then, there has been a cycle of day and night between heaven and earth.

P.1-2 :: Tài líng yù guāng (太灵御光)

She swung her sword and stabbed at the deep black, and the dazzling light burst out suddenly,

The gems turned into dust in an instant, and the sea beast rolled and sank into the endless ink.

P.3-4 :: Angry Siren Song (怒海妖歌)

Between square inches, vertical and horizontal, black and white egrets, sit and forget worries. Time flies like water, fleeting.

The world is a game of chess, and there are several springs and autumns in the world.

P.5-6 :: Zuò yǐn wàng yōu (坐隐忘忧)

Color has no boundaries, she is just a traveler in this fantasy kingdom, With the gorgeous colors captured in an instant,

Draw the jumping lines of poetry, and carry the dream to the distance.

P.7-8 :: Wish Dream (奇愿绘梦)

P.9 :: The Adventures of the Cashmere Rabbit (绒兔奇遇)

Collection ::

P.1-2-5-6 :: Cloud Empire

P.3-4-7-8 :: Pigeon Kingdom

P.9 :: Lilith Kingdom

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#Recharge #Anniversary #8th Anniversary Miracle Nikki Game #Cloud Empire #Pigeon Kingdom #Lilith Kingdom #奇迹暖暖 #Miracle Nikki #Love Nikki #Nikki Up2U 3 #Nikki 3 #Orangecatty #Dress-Up Game #Nikki Diary Thailand

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missararts · 1 year

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“Nng, no… Qi Yan, Agula, Yuanjun…, don’t~ Nn~!”

- JWQS 271

#art #digital art #yuri #gl #jwqs #jwwj #qiyan #qiyan agula #qi yan #jing wei wu jian #jing wei qing shang #clear and muddy loss of love #lgbtq🌈#lgbtq #lgbt #queer #baihe #baihe novel

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ryin-silverfish · 10 days

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What are the weaknesses of a fox spirit and what abilities do they have according to myths and stories?

Off the top of my head:

-Dogs. Specifically, hunting hounds. "Fox spirits fear hounds" is kinda common knowledge for the Zhiguai genre, but there are exceptions: both Soushen Ji and You Yang Za Zu had mentioned that 1000 years old foxes/heavenly foxes did not fear hounds, and in the Qing dynasty, that expanded to include "fox immortals", basically cultivator foxes.

-Daoist talismans + peachwood + mirrors + enchanted swords. This isn't fox-specific, work on other yaoguais a/o ghosts too.

-Five Thunder Arts isn't fox-specific either, but got used against foxes a lot in Qing legends. Jiang Ziya used it against Daji and her demonic sisters in FSYY Chapter 96, causing them to abort the raid on the Zhou camp out of fear.

-Any gods that are more powerful than them: Chenghuang, Lady of Mt. Tai a.k.a. Bixia Yuanjun, Guan Yu, Zhong Kui, Thunder Bureau deities...

-A weird one from Guangyi Ji and other Tang compendiums: burning magpie nests + hanging up magpie heads.

-A real funny one, brought up in Yuewei Caotang Biji: daredevils and people who are plain angry assholes. It doesn't always work and has a not-too-small chance of backfiring, but regular fox spirits could often be scared off by a mortal who's not afraid to give them a piece of their mind.

As for abilities:

-A lot of it is just generic yaoguai/ghost stuff. Shapeshifting, illusions, turning invisible, transforming flowers and leaves and stuff into clothings and money, etc.

-However, foxes do specialize in charm arts——making people fall in love with them, driving them to madness, and for more powerful ones, charming their very executioners to the point they couldn't lift the axe.

-An interesting variant is the concept of "charm pearls"(媚珠) that first appeared in Tang legends: kinda like a fox's inner core, except it's infused with charm magic, and whoever gets their hands on it will be loved by everyone around them.

-If the fox in question is a cultivator, then it gets access to the same Daoist arts as human ones: magical healing, divination, protection against physical attacks, etc.

#chinese folklore #fox spirit #huli jing

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duhdumb89 · 7 months

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A Forbidden Happiness | Chapter 14

Duchess Zian was 52 years old and looked every bit of it today. It was jarring.

The Empress was used to her sister-in-law almost glowing with youth, barely looking a day older than 30. Duchess Zian was famous for the meticulous care she took of her body. Many women in the capital followed her, spending hours oiling their hair and skin. The Duke was also fond of gifting The Duchess jewels, gems, and other accessories. She never wore the same thing twice.

The woman in front of her bared no resemblance to that. Duchess Zian was free of her tasteful makeup and glistening jewels. The whiteness of mourning clothes cast her face in a gray shadow. Her eyes, red and raw, were bone dry. She had cried out all her tears before the funeral. It wasn't often that the Forbidden City went into mourning for branch members of the Imperial Family. It was unfortunate that Yigue was given this honor. While the public mourning would only be in place for a month instead of the customary 100 days, it was a greater honor than many of His Majesty's brothers would ever obtain.

Ministers and nobility alike crowded inside Dafuge. It twisted The Empress' heart to watch those who barely remembered Yigue cry and wail, hoping their noise would catch The Emperor's eye. She expected a performance from His Majesty's concubines, but seeing middle-aged men use a funeral as a stage for their opera turned her stomach.

It was a blessing to hide away in Yikungong with Duchess Zian.

"Duchess Zian," said Shiyi, "The funeral was long and exhausting. Please, replenish your body with this red date and ginseng soup. Her Highness made this with the ten-thousand-year ginseng she received on her wedding day. It will revitalize you,"

Shiyi held out the steaming bowl, but Duchess Zian made no move to take it.

The Empress locked eyes with Shiyi and gestured for her to leave the soup nearby and withdraw. The senior maid did so, taking the surrounding servants with her.

"Prince Yuanjun of the first rank," Duchess Zian said, her voice hoarse, "I won't ever be able to repay His Majesty for this grace,"

"His Majesty would've preferred if Yigue were able to earn this title many more years down the line," replied The Empress.

A small smile slipped onto Duchess Xian's face, "Yes. That would've been nice,"

"Have you been taking care of yourself, jiejie?" Asked The Empress.

"Your Highness is too kind to ask after me. I don't deserve it. Yigue died because of my incompetence. I was so sick when I was pregnant with him, remember? I couldn't even carry him to term," Duchess Zian clenched her hands together until her knuckles turned white, "I should be grateful he lived this long,"

The Empress grabbed The Duchess' hand, "Don't say that. I remember how you suffered during your pregnancy and his birth. But I also remember that he gained vitality year after year and had no trouble charming Royal Father and His Majesty. Yigue lived well because of you, not despite you,"

Duchess Zian shook her head, "No. Her Highness is kind to comfort me, but I know the truth. We all know the truth. I failed, and His Majesty knows as well,"

"What do you mean?" Asked The Empress.

His Majesty had never spoken ill of The Duchess. He held her in just as much esteem as he did Duke Zian.

"At the end of the eleventh month, two girls will be marrying into the household, as decreed by His Majesty,"

"How can that be?" Asked The Empress, "Duke Zian has refused concubines from His Majesty for decades now,"

Taking a deep breath, The Duchess raised her chin high and spoke in a strong, steady voice, "I accepted the concubines,"

Only the years of etiquette stopped The Empress' mouth from gaping open. The Duke and Duchess had the household that countless noblewomen dreamed of–a peaceful one. They respected and learned to love one another easily. Despite his status, the Duke was content and lived happily with only three concubines, personally selected by The Duchess. The three concubines were treated well by both The Duke and The Duchess and lived lives free of scheming.

"Don't look at me like that," snapped The Duchess, "I am the wife of Duke Zian and the Aisin-Gioro clan. I exist to give the Aisin-Gioro clan sons. If I cannot do so, I must find someone who can. All His Majesty did was search for me,"

Duchess Zian pursed her lips, "I'm surprised you didn't know,"

"I only know what His Majesty allows me to know," The Empress said, surprising herself by the even tone in her voice, "These two girls, where are they from?"

"The Xue family,"

"Which Xue family?" Asked The Empress.

"Your huang gui fei's Xue family. Her youngest sister, Xue Chungrong, and her niece, Xue Suyin,"

The pieces fell into place for The Empress quickly. These last few years, huang gui fei had made it evident that she believed that The Empress had The Emperor's favor because of her powerful clan. However, the idea that Duke Zian would be swayed into giving His Majesty lip service to promote her father was laughable. The Duke hated politics. While His Majesty held him in high regard, The Duke was The Late Emperor's least favorite son. The Duke rejected learning to manage the state and avoided court as often as possible. He'd never been to war and only socialized with his family.

"Ah," said The Empress, "You'll have an easy time then. They'll listen well,"

"I can only hope. I knew I could govern concubines Sun, Fai, and Kang easily. Their mothers were concubines, and their clans are small," Duchess Zian sighed, "An Imperial Noble Consort is a great backer,"

"But an Empress is an even greater one. Jiejie, don't fret. You're no fool. I know you'll rise above if they cause any trouble,"

Duchess Zian nodded her head.

The Empress reached for the bowl of still-warm soup, "Here, have just one sip,"

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The somber tone that blanketed The Forbidden City after Yigue's funeral made it all the better for The Empress to spend her evenings at Dafuge, praying for Prince Taio's and Princess Anhe's reincarnations. She would've preferred to be alone, but she couldn't find in her heart to chase De gui fei away when the other woman was already deep into prayer by the time she walked inside. It was comforting. De gui fei was honest and felt the loss of each child like it were her own. Her soft chanting was a balm on The Empress' heart.

It was a selfish thing. The Empress should've been praying for Yigue or the many other children The Emperor lost, but she couldn't help it. Here in the temple, under the haze of incense and the quiet murmurings of Buddhist chants, all she could think of was them. Prince Taio would've been 16 by now and Anhe 10 if her fate had been better. The Empress' days were rarely light, yet the memories of her children had chained her to this place.

A light touch to her elbow roused her from her thoughts.

"Huang gui fei is here," whispered Shiyi.

The Empress nodded but kept her face forward and eyes closed. It was surprising to hear De gui fei wait until the last moment to greet Shen huang gui fei. The Empress waived away the formality. She tried to focus as Shen huang gui fei settled on a cushion slightly behind her.

"Duke Zian must be honored by the way His Majesty is mourning for Prince Yuanjun," said Shen huang gui fei after she had finished settling in.

"Huang gui fei is by His Majesty's side day and night," said De gui fei, "His mourning shouldn't come as a surprise,"

The slyness of De gui fei's response gave The Empress pause. Had some conflict occurred between the two?

"Of course, De meimei. When His Majesty aches, I ache. When he cries, I cry. That's why I came here today. I came to pray for His Majesty's happiness," said Shen huang gui fei.

"Huang gui fei is so tender and true. It's no wonder His Majesty holds you so in his heart," replied De gui fei.

The Empress quickly glanced at De gui fei. There was no mistaking the venom in her tone.

Shen huang gui fei continued, "His Majesty tossed and turned all night. He kept..he kept calling out to Yiqi,"

The Empress' eyes shot back open at Shen huang gui fei's audacious use of Prince Taio's birth name.

"Huang gui fei has mourned in His Majesty's stead for so long that she's forgotten her manners. May Your Highness forgive her," said De gui fei.

The room turned silent. At one point in their lives, De gui fei was a higher rank than Shen huang gui fei, and even then, De gui fei never scolded her like this.

"Ah," said Shen huang gui fei, "De meimei is correct. I misspoke. I was startled when His Majesty called for Prince Taio. I saw him in my dreams that night as well. I asked for forgiveness for any mistakes we made, and I promised I would pray for him,"

The Empress closed her eyes and let out a deep breath. Shen huang gui fei was in a good mood today. Prince Taio died well before His Majesty was crowned. Only The Empress cared for him. If any mistakes were made, only The Empress could have made them. It was strange to hear from the mouth of a woman who could barely keep a plant alive.

"Huang gui fei is a good servant," said The Empress. She held out a hand and let Shiyi help her stand, "She's lost too many children to count and still remembers that the son of her master is her priority. She is truly a model for His Majesty's concubines. Please, spend the day praying for Prince Taio's reincarnation,"

"I'll walk with you, Your Highness," said De gui fei.

The Empress turned around so she could watch Shen huang gui fei struggle through respectfully bidding her farewell. Never let it be said that The Empress wasn't a merciful master. Shen huang gui fei begged for a reaction. The Empress complied with aplomb.

As they stepped through the gates of Dafuge, The Empress turned to De gui fei, "You don't have to walk with me. It's alright if you just wanted to escape,"

De gui fei shook her head, "I need to speak with Your Highness. Privately,"

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Perhaps it was foolish of The Empress to think that her excitement would end when she left Dafuge. The Empress should've known that the excitement was only getting started. Then she wouldn't have been so surprised when De gui fei dropped to her knees the moment she settled into her chair. She was even more surprised when De gui fei went further and pressed her forehead to the ground.

"Your Highness," she said, "I have something to confess,"

"De gui fei, don't fret. Sit and chat with me. I'm sure we can resolve whatever small problem you're having,"

Shaking her head, De gui fei stayed planted on the floor, "Your Highness, I have a crime to confess,"

The Empress nearly leapt to her feet in shock. De gui fei commit a crime? Just the idea of it was preposterous. It looked like the servants standing by thought the same. Shiyi caught her look.

"If one word of this is heard outside, you'll be absent a tongue. Do you understand?" Shiyi asked.

The maids kneeled, bowing their heads.

"Yes, Shiyi gugu,"

Shiyi nodded, "Withdraw,"

"De gui fei," The Empress said as she sat back down, "You should know better than to speak like that in public. Rise,"

De gui fei finally took a seat.

"Now, what is this crime?" Asked The Empress.

"I want to kill Shen haung gui fei,"

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kcngdom · 1 year

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ship act; tag drop ! part three.

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yunmengslotuspond · 9 months

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If we calculate, Qijing and Wangxian got a stable happy married life in their mid thirties. The first couple settles down after a decade-long hectic marriage (actually 16 years) and the other after 16 years of separation. Both of the parties got their happy ending with a happy marriage.

Imagine an au where they meet. Qi Yan almost immediately befriends Wei Wuxian and Nangong Jingnu is naturally drawn to her ' buk faate to mukh fote na' ( a Bengali phrase that talks about someone who can't express their feelings and demands totally albeit experiencing excruciating emotional pain) soul sibling Lan Wangji. I feel Qi Yan is more like Wei Wuxian - both experienced a lifetime of trauma, tragic loss of kins, they are intensely self sacrificial, morally grey, sharp political brilliance and immense fear of rejection from their loved ones, to the point of leaving the love of their lives. ( why am i krying )

And you know... Nangong Jingnu and Lan Wangji, both grew up in affluence, yet searched for mental freedom, pushed by their lovers to change their worldview. Both bled extremely after understanding the seeming impossibility of their union. Oh the political boundaries, oh the world holds everything against our union but- they just couldn't let their loved ones go. Family vs that person. Walking on the single log bridge or deciding to never enter the imperial maosoleum after death - they probably accepted the greatest social doom for them, those ' criminals ' as the society designated or the ' lovers ' for whom they bled. They searched for their lovers until they found them.

For they wanted to grow old with them.

But I imagine Qi Yan and Wei Wuxian composing new melodies. Nangong Jingnu and Lan Wangji chat about mundane domestic things as if nothing could ever be more precious than those moments. And I think Lan Wangji actually will be very chatty with her.

Jingnu : You know, Yuanjun once accidentally burnt her fingers- * a rabbit hops and settles in her lap, she gasps in pleasant shock*

Wangji : Mn. Wei Ying is careless too. I rarely let him go near the kitchen. * He gently caresses another rabbit settled in his lap. He takes a short notebook from his sleeves and places it on the table* see, this is the lotus root and pork rib soup recipe I was talking about -

Jingnu : TELL ME!

*Meanwhile Qi Yan and Wei Wuxian*

Wei Wuxian : *sipping emperor's smile* my husband is the bestest in the world!

Qi Yan : *finishing her cup* mhm. My wife too.

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