Chapter 8

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Author: Xiao Yao

Chapter 7 – Title – Chapter 9

“Momo what is your name?”

Although Hui Ming was young, she in the end was serving in the Hall of Heavenly Virtue, not to mention with the situation of Seventh Royal Highness, so the momo didn’t dare to put on airs, and after hearing this she politely bowed her head: “This servant doesn’t dare, this servant’s name is Wang.” Please read at insidethemirror translations. DO NOT REPOST.

“Wang-momo.” Hui Ming greeted and curtsied, then she looked down at the palms of the other party’s trembling hands: “I see that your complexion looks bad, is your body unwell?”

Wang-momo promptly shook her head as if she was afraid that the other person might think she was ill, and even suppressed her irregular coughing at this time: “It’s nothing, only that this servant is getting old, and unfit, this is an old weakness, it’s not a hindrance!”

If someone in the palace was ill, in order to avoid passing it on to the master, they would be moved to a remote place and be resigned to their fate, let alone in His Majesty’s bedchamber who had just recovered from a serious illness.

Instantly understanding the other party’s concern, Hui Ming calmly turned her head: “So that’s it, then I’ll go and pour a bowl of ginger tea over, it is also good for His Royal Highness and Momo to warm your hands.”

Without waiting for the other party’s modesty, Hui Ming slightly nodded her head and turned around towards where the tea were prepared, she was just about to say some nice words to the little eunuch who was boiling the water and ask for two bowls of ginger tea, but unexpectedly as soon as she walked in, she saw Wei-gugu who was resting in the tea room, and on one side there were two somewhat familiar palace maids, seeming like female attendants serving in front of His Majesty.

Hui Ming’s footsteps paused, although there were often palace maids in the tearoom, but those with status like Su-gonggong and Wei-gugu weren’t commonly seen there.

There was a row of sitting rooms at the foot of the wall behind the Hall of Heavenly Virtue, because it was low and under the shade, the masters didn’t use them, in addition to some commonly used items and ornaments, there were a few small huts that were specially separated where the palace servants could rest, but though the sparrow may be small, all its vital organs were there1, there were even special little palace ladies and little eunuchs who served hot tea, without a need for one to come and ask for them in person.

Although Wei-gugu just sat quietly without raising her eyelids, but it was probably because of her decades of experience in the imperial palace in the previous life, that Hui Ming instantly understood, she was afraid something bad was going to happen!

Thanks to her experience in the previous life, even though she noticed it, Hui Ming was still calm, she greeted her with a gugu according to etiquette, then seeing that Wei-gugu hadn’t said anything, she turned around and asked the little eunuch in the tea room for a bowl of ginger tea for His Seventh Highness.

“Aiyo, serving tea and pouring water is the job of us sisters, why bother Sister Hui Ming?”

The one who talked was the long-faced maid standing behind Wei-gugu, with that said, Hui Ming also remembered that this was the person in charge of serving drinks in front of the emperor, Bai Hao, and next to her was the person called Hong Yun, these two female attendants had always been the ones who fought hardest to curry favor behind Wei-gugu.

Remembering this, Hui Ming’s expression became more alert: “Since my sister is here, His Seventh Highness outside asked for two bowls of ginger tea, trouble sister to send it.”

Bai Hao curled her lips in disdain: “In such a cold weather, even if it’s ginger tea, it will be cold again after a while when it’s brought out, you are very attentive, what if His Highness suffers from a bad stomach, won’t us sisters be blamed?”

Hui Ming did not step back: “If you are afraid of the cold weather, then just bring out the kongming2porcelain cup to use, wouldn’t that be satisfactory?”

The kongming cup was a kind of porcelain commonly used in the palace both in the winter and summer time, the cup had two layers both inside and out, while the middle was hollow, so whether you’re drinking something cold or it was filled with soup, it could be covered by a lid. It not only would feel pleasant while being held in the outer layer but it would remain warm for a long time. Bai Hao in addition to deliberately embarrassing Hui Ming, it was nothing more than having seen that His Seventh Highness wasn’t favored and found it troublesome, so deliberately did not want to exert any effort.

Hearing this, Wei-gugu slowly put down the teacup in her hand, and finally spoke in a gentle manner: “Although you have just arrived not long ago, you have done a good job in doing your duty that you can already order the palace attendants for me. “

To instruct and train the maids that served His Majesty was originally the work of the female attendant in charge Wei-gugu and Xu-gugu, and with Wei-shi telling her this, it was obviously saying that Hui Ming had overstepped beyond the line.

If it was for something else, if Hui Ming was told that it wasn’t allowed, she would just bear with it for the time being, but thinking of the evidently cold weather outside, and for the sake of Wang-momo, who was standing in the cold wind with His Highness, Hui Ming slightly gritted her teeth, but raised her head and took out her only support at this time: “Where would I, serving tea to His Royal Highness was originally ordered by Su-gonggong, this servant maid was only following orders.”

No matter, since she already owed a lot to Su-gonggong, why not also owe these one or two words of arrogance, she could repay them, it was nothing more than doing her best and at this moment it was still not clear that Su-gonggong would no longer die.

“Aiyo, so Gugu was originally here, it’s good that this one has found you.” Coincidentally as soon as Hui Ming’s words of using Su-gonggong’s name had died away, Su-gonggong’s only apprentice Yuan Bao also appeared at the entrance of the tea room, he ignored the others and diligently smiled at Hui Ming: “Several sets of new ornaments have just been delivered from the Palace Household Department, so looked for Wei-gugu to tidy and clean them up.” Please read at insidethemirror translations. DO NOT REPOST.

That was what Hui Ming should do, so hearing this she immediately wanted to respond, but before she could even speak, Wei-gugu on the side said in surprise: “Delivered new ornaments to His Majesty? It’s not yet time to add new ones, how come I didn’t know this?”

There were many small inner eunuchs in the palace, but Yuan Bao had become the only apprentice of Su-gonggong, this was not without reason, in addition to good luck, he was the closest person to Master, although the Master did not say anything, after hearing Master’s words, he had long earlier inquired about what happened in the bedroom that morning, and also knew why Su-gonggong ignored any decency towards Wei-gugu and asked him to go straight to the Palace Household Department. Therefore, he would naturally not take offence in Gugu’s questioning, hearing this, he immediately put a smile on his face, straightened up, and showed a somewhat unfriendly look towards Wei-shi: “His Majesty’s body is getting better, so his accessories should be changed into some lighter articles, Su-gonggong also knew that there weren’t any comfortable hair bands in our hall, and had to bother the palace ladies to tear them apart, so he instructed the Palace Household Department to send several sets just now.”

This was almost a blatant support from the affairs that happened early that morning, Hui Ming’s face turned red, she had removed the jade buckle on the hairband because of the admonishment she encountered in her previous life, but it was a matter of fact that Wei-shi didn’t give instructions in advance, however, if it weren’t for the experience in her previous life, and realizing that Wei-shi was deliberately targeting her, then looking back from this time alone when Wei-gugu had admonished her for being meddlesome and showing off, in fact, it wasn’t too much, the reason Hui Ming only cared about it at that time was not for herself, she was more angry that she deliberately deceived and made Su-gonggong for the sake of her own many unwarranted cause to bear responsibility.

Now that Su-gonggong slapped Wei-gugu in public just for such a trivial matter, even Hui Ming was a little bit embarrassed, even more so Wei-shi herself, for a time, her complexion turned pale and green, the pure and gentle look from before had disappeared.

The little eunuch Yuan Bao who was at the door seemed to have not seen this at all, then turned around and asked Hui Ming, “Gugu what’s going on?”

Hui Ming lowered her body: “His Seventh Royal Highness is in the courtyard outside, I came to get two bowls of ginger tea.”

After Yuan Bao heard this, he looked straight at Bai Hao who was at the side, Bai Hao refused to respond in anger, but Hong Yun on other side took the initiative to soften her stance: “This is originally the duty of us sisters, I will send it!”

Hui Ming did not give in, and stood still at the entrance: “No need, let me do it.”

Hui Ming was worried that others might frighten the Little Majesty, though with such words if it fell in the eyes of others, it would obviously look a bit aggressive, but Yuan Bao’s face remained unchanged, just standing aside and urging the little eunuch who was tending the kitchen fire with his eyes, while on the other side Wei-gugu’s face on the contrary became more and more ugly, her gaze towards Hui Ming even displayed a bit of resentment, and Bai Hao on the side couldn’t help but mutter a few words, with nothing more than the likes of “Shameless temptress!”, “Relying on climbing a high branch” and so on, this directly offended Yuan Bao which gave her a particular look, and secretly noted this down in his heart.

Although it was not what she intended, but since things have reached this point, Hui Ming calmed down, she took the kongming cup with the hot ginger tea, and simply asked for two handwarmers, then she thanked Yuan Bao first, and personally sent the things to Wang-momo and Seventh Highness, after that she turned around and went to the rear chamber to get busy with her own errands.

Although she didn’t know why this imperial palace maid was so polite to their long-ago neglected prince, Wang-momo would naturally be sensible and not refuse, after modestly declining she thanked and apologized again and again, after waiting for Hui Ming to turn around and leave, only then did Wang-momo quickly look down to check on the situation of His Seventh Highness.

The Little Seventh Royal Highness was still quietly touching the Buddhist beads, but he looked much calmer than before, and was not shocked by the imperial palace maid who had just come to deliver the ginger tea.

Fortunately, because it was cold today, the people in the imperial palace all behaved, it seemed that she was right to endure her illness and bring the Little Highness to the hall to meet the emperor. Although he was a child who was raised by her own hands, she understood very well, but at this moment, Wang-momo breathed a sigh of relief, and regardless of her own suffering due to the cold weather, she first stuffed the handwarmer into the hands of His Little Highness, then opened her mouth to say a few words of comfort, but only saw the gaze of His Little Highness looking up at the back of the imperial palace maid.

Wang-momo coughed a few times and followed the gaze of His Seventh Highness, she took a glance down the corridor, and only then did she react with hindsight, when the palace maid was talking and delivering the things, not only was she a few steps away, she didn’t even look at Seventh Royal Highness at all, and even deliberately lowered her voice when she spoke.

Looking at it, it seemed like she was aware of His Seventh Royal Highness’ illness and was being deliberately careful.

Wang-momo whispered to herself, and then shook her head to shrug it off, with the current situation of His Seventh Highness, it would be their good fortune to meet a palace maid who did not flatter the powerful and stepped on the weak, also which one would especially pay attention to His Seventh Highness’ illness?

Although the two of them waited for more than half an hour in the cold wind, but with the ginger tea and hand warmer, they still felt a lot better, it’s just a pity that His Majesty did not summon Seventh Highness in the end, and after learning about their presence, he was just rewarded with some fabrics and writing materials, then they were sent back.

Although Wang-momo was a little disappointed, the situation was still within her expectation, and at the moment, just simply consoled him with such words as “Let’s come back a few more times, When His Majesty is free, and You’ve always wanted to see His Majesty”, then she pulled His Seventh Royal Highness to slowly return to the palace of Imperial Concubine Kang, originally she thought of thanking the kind palace maid who they had met just now when returning the tea cup and the handwarmer, but after searching for a while and did not see her, they had to give up. Please read at insidethemirror translations. DO NOT REPOST.

Although Wang-momo was kind to Seventh Highness, she was getting older and she still hadn’t recovered from her cold chill, so at this moment, she was just enduring the discomfort on her body and she didn’t notice His Seventh Highness acting abnormal and was frequently turning back, seeming to be looking for someone.

TRANSLATOR’S NOTES:

1. 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全: small but complete in every detail ↩

2. 孔明瓷盅: kongming cup ↩

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Chapter 7 – Title – Chapter 9

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