Translator: Fans Translators
Edited by Jelly Mae & Spirit Song
When 'Lin Feilu' had an argument with Lin Xi yesterday, there was no one in the Linxing Pavilion other than a few palace maids who took care of Lin Xi. From her observations, Lin Feilu concluded that Xiao Lan did not know the truth behind that incident.
It was impossible for Imperial Concubine Jing not to know the truth, but she was still making up bogus accusations.
The titles and ranks within the Imperial Harem of the Great Lin Empire were historically similar to that of the Ming Dynasty's. From the lowest to the highest rank, they were Honorable Lady, Concubine, Imperial Concubine, Consort, Noble Consort, and lastly, the Empress.
(T/N: The Imperial Harem had its own rules and factions. Most of the women in the harem were descendents of noble clans as this was the nobles' way of showing their loyalty to the Emperor. A concubine's status was very significant to her clan, as the Emperors favor would extend to his concubines clan members. Every rank had its corresponding authority within the palace that came along with responsibilities. They were not mere titles. For example, the Empress is tasked with the responsibility to manage all operations within the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Harem.)
Since this was the order of an Imperial Concubine, no matter how angry or unwilling she was, Xiao Lan could only rush to Zhaoyang Palace with Lin Feilu.
Compared to Xiao Lan's nervousness, Lin Feilu was very calm and still had the mind to enjoy the scenery along the way. It was late autumn, and the Asiatic apple flowers were in full bloom. The pavilions were in picturesque disorder and the palace had a majestic aura. Compared to the Forbidden City that Lin Feilu visited on Chinese New Year, this was much more grandiose. With this, Lin Feilu felt even more energetic.
(T/N: More details on the Forbidden City here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City)
It seemed that only the small side residence, where she lived, was deserted while it was quite lively and beautiful outside and everywhere else in the imperial palace.
She viewed the scenery all the way with relish. When she arrived at Zhaoyang Courtyard, she heard a girl's wail. When she walked to the door, Lin Feilu heard a shrill voice cursing, "Has that little b*tch come? Does she want me to personally invite her inside?!"
When the servant of Imperial Concubine Jing, who was standing at the door, saw Xiao Lan leading Lin Feilu in, she immediately went inside to report. Imperial Concubine Jing soon came out. She was quite a beauty. However, in Lin Feilu's opinion, her beauty was far more inferior to Xiao Lan's.
'Someone with this appearance can be promoted to Imperial Concubine. With Xiao Lans appearance, she should at least be a Noble Consort.'
'The emperor must be blind.'
Lin Feilu only glanced twice before retracting her gaze. Next to her, Xiao Lan had already knelt down on one knee, then she tugged on Lin Feilu's hand to make her kneel too.
Lin Feilu was reluctant. The modern thoughts in her mind were still resisting feudal reality. She saw Imperial Concubine Jing suddenly take two or three steps forward. Imperial Concubine Jing lifted her hand and slapped Xiao Lan's face hard, allowing no room for explanation.
A crisp and clear sound of a slap resounded as Lin Feilu's vision blurred along with her thoughts.
After getting slapped, Xiao Lan kowtowed repeatedly instead of retaliating. She begged for forgiveness on behalf of Lin Feilu. (T/N: Reason for this will be disclosed later.)
Lin Feilu was ultimately an imperial princess. Even if she was not favored, she still had royal blood flowing in her veins, thus Imperial Concubine Jing dared not do anything to her no matter how angry she was. After slapping Xiao Lan, she looked at the beautiful young girl in front of her and said in disgust, "Go in and kneel in front of the Third Princess's bed to apologize!"
Lin Feilu was completely dumbfounded by this scene.
CHAPTER 6
Translator: Fans Translations
Edited by Jelly Mae & Spirit Song
Imperial Concubine Jing must have learned from the imperial doctors that she had also been feverish after the incident yesterday. Thus, it would have been an arduous task if not impossible for her to walk up to Lin Xi.
However, the Imperial Harem was truly such an unreasonable place. Now that Lin Feilu's fever had subsided but Imperial Concubine Jing's own daughter contracted high fever and kept muttering nonsense, she just wanted to vent her anger. It had nothing to do with Lin Feilu.
Imperial Concubine Jing was gritting her teeth and seething with hatred, until she suddenly saw an expression of extreme horror on the face of the dazed little girl. The little girl's pupils dilated and she started sweating profusely while staring at the door of Third Princess Lin Xi's room.
With a loud cry, she hid behind Xiao Lan.
While crying, she wailed, "That person is so scary. There are aquatic plants clinging onto her body and her clothes are dripping wet! Mom, I'm scared!"
Imperial Concubine Jing: ???
Palace maid: ???
A child's expression could not be faked. Imperial Concubine Jing's face suddenly turned pale. She glanced at the empty door and her arrogant voice trembled, "What did you see? What else is there?! Is it still there?"
Lin Feilu sobbed and said, "It is now entering Third Sister's room."
Lin Xi, who was still lying on the bed, heard these words. Immediately she shrieked out loud and fainted.
Suddenly, Zhaoyang Palace fell into chaos.
In this era, people believed in ghosts and gods. They feared and revered them. No one dared to belittle sightings of the supernatural.
Lin Xi did mention that she kept seeing the Fifth Princess standing at the door. Since she saw something, Lin Feilu might have seen something too. It's hard to tell whether the Fifth Princess was lying. It was most likely true that there was a water ghost staring at them at the door.
Coincidentally, two palace maids had died from drowning in the pond of Linxing Pavilion a few years ago and this matter had something to do with Imperial Concubine Jing. Thinking about this, Imperial Concubine Jing was more convinced that Xiao Lan could not be dealt with right now.
When she left Zhaoyang Palace, half of Xiao Lan's face had swollen up and looked painful. However, she seemed unable to feel the pain. She only grabbed Lin Feilu's small and soft hand then said to Yunyou anxiously, "Little Feilu ran into some evil spirit. Go back and prepare some offerings."
Lin Feilu was bored to death. She looked at the flowers blooming on both sides of the pathway.
In her past life, she always had been physically predisposed to sweating whenever she held her breath. She thought her condition would be fixed after transmigrating into her new body. She was not expecting it to happen when she tried it just now and decided to keep her act up until the end. In her opinion, the opponent was simply too noob.
Everyone in the Imperial Palace soon learned of the presence of an evil spirit in Zhaoyang Palace, the residence of Imperial Concubine Jing. It was said that Third Princess Lin Xi provoked an evil spirit while playing in Linxing Pavilion. The Fifth Princess, Lin Feilu, also had a fever yesterday but she was fine now.
Both children ran into the same evil spirit. However, for every grievance, someone would be held responsible; for every debt, there would be a debtor. The evil spirit only followed the Third Princess, thus it was apparent that the root cause was due to the past sins committed by Imperial Concubine Jing.
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