The Princess Wei Yang

66.Digging Your Own Grave

Niangniang -honorific for the Empress and imperial concubines

Da sao - sao is an honorificfor sister-in-law (in this case), children also use it to refer to the wife ofa paternal uncle

Dimei - honorific for asister-in-law who is the wife of a younger brother

Huibing - how servants/nubiaddress others of higher status

Zhang nu - eldest daughter of ahousehold

Sinister aura - the harmful or evil distinctiveatmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person,thing, or place

法師 Fǎshī - can betranslated to Taoist master; in many dramas and novels, their job is to:identify evil spirits in people’s homes, perform rituals, and hopefully banishthem

厌胜之术Yànshèng zhī shù- ancient witchcraft involving curses; if a family was cursed,they might be homeless, physically injured, die, or even lose their home andfamily

Convent - a monastery but specifically aninstitution of female monastics (nuns) only

Li Chang Le returned to her courtyard andsecretly had Tan Xiang ask around about this. When Tan Xiang returned, Li ChangLe could not wait to ask: “What did they say?”

Tan Xiang said: “Nubi found seven or eightphysicians. They all confirmed that placenta does have benefits and can nourishone’s beauty. Besides, many of the niang niang in the palace also eat this.Perhaps what Wu Xiaojie said was not false.”

Li Chang Le had seen it before in medicinaltexts, but those bloody things, in the end she still felt unusual anddisgusting, now seeing Li Chang Xi use it to nourish her beauty, of course shecould not resist the temptation.

That night, Li Chang Le quietly went to theShuang Yue Pavilion. Li Chang Xi was seated on a lounge. A Yatou carried a trayinside and approached her. There was a small, delicate bowl on the tray. Out ofhabit, Li Chang Xi lifted the lid and began to carefully eat.

Li Chang Le had barely stepped through the doorwhen she sensed a strange aroma.

This enticing aroma had a hint of fresh blood.Li Chang Le instinctively held her nose, but she immediately felt that theaction was too sudden, reluctantly smiled and stroked her hair, saying: “Meimeiis eating that?”

Li Chang Xi saw Li Chang Le and immediatelystopped eating and stood up to greet her.

“The aroma is a bit unusual, is it trulyeffective?” Li Chang Le could not help but ask.

Li Chang Xi calmly smiled: “Dajie, I will notdeceive you. Compared to Xue Lian ginseng, it is much more effective. Rightnow, I only hope that this can erase my scar.”

“These things——is it true that they have harmfuleffects…” Li Chang Le was very cautious.

“How can they not be good in any way, if theywere harmful, then why would so many people dare to eat this? This cannot beeasily obtained. You must be fortunate to take it right after someone has givenbirth. Common physicians cannot obtain this, and the cost starts with the priceof gold and upwards.”

Li Chang Le’s fingers trembled slightly. Sheheard Li Chang Xi laugh and say: “Dajie, do you want to take some and try itfor yourself?”

Li Chang Le looked at the blue and whiteporcelain bowl, hesitating. In the end, she still could not resist thetemptation of becoming even more beautiful and nodded.

Three days later, that night, Lin mama by DaFuren’s side had brought four big-boned mamas and suddenly advanced towards LiWei Yang’s courtyard.