I Am This Type of Woman

Chapter 8 - Wrong

NOTES:

Chicken feather, garlic skin (idiom) – trivial matter

Dí zǐ – son of first wife; legitimate son

Shùn fēng shùn shuǐ – Lit. Translation is “Tail winds and smooth water” meaning favourable conditions with no hardships

Fǔ – household; official residence; mansion

Hou Shizi – Viscount; Marquis’ heir

Xiangjun (Country Lord) – Title given to wives or daughters of high ranking noblemen

Jùn jūn – Title given to female members of the imperial clan; 2 ranks above Xiangjun; Translated as “Lady of a Commandery” or “Lady of the First Rank” (I will be using the term Jun Princess for this rank)

Fù huáng – Father Emperor; A respectful way for the Emperor’s sons to address their father

Huáng shū – Imperial uncle; Prince’s term for Emperor’s younger brother

Cǎo bāo – idiot; straw bag

"This doesn't seem right."

“I don’t think it’s right either.”

The father and son of the Ban family looked at each other and then turned their heads simultaneously to look at Yin shi, waiting for her to answer.

“What are you looking at me for?” Yin shi froze for a moment. “I don’t know what the hell is going on.” She thought about it for a while and finally couldn’t tell what was fishy. So with no better option, she turned towards Ban Hua and asked, “Hua Hua, you think about it again. Was there really no such thing as being promoted to Jun Princess in your dream? ” “

“No,” Ban Hua shook her head with certainty,”I wouldn’t have forgotten such a good thing.”

“Then … Is it possible that your dreams are fake?” Ban Heng suddenly thought of another possibility. “What if Xie Qilin’s accident was just a coincidence and in fact our family’s title and wealth won’t be confiscated. What if all this was just your imagination? “

It was common knowledge that it has always been difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood when it comes to prophetic dreams and warning signs. Even he knew that when the founding Emperor started his rebellion, he had liked to create some hints of supernatural relationships. The Founding Emperor of this Da Ye Dynasty had also played such tricks. Was it really true that there was some relationship with the gods? It was clear among the influential families that it was all just rumours used to sway the hearts of the common people.

When questioned by Ban Heng, Ban Hua was also a little uncertain. She got up unhurriedly and rummaged through a wooden box from the display shelf which contained a stack of paper. The calligraphy on the paper was like a bunch of completely indecipherable scribbles. Probably, no one else in the country except for Ban Hua herself could understand what she had written.

“The other day, I was afraid that I’d forget the details of the dream over time. So, I wrote down everything that I could remember.” Ban Hua said, patting the stack of papers on the table. “You take a look at this to see what else is likely to happen. An event happening as per the dream once or twice can be a coincidence. But can thrice or four times still be a coincidence? ”

Ban Huai picked up the stack of paper and after staring at it for a long while, he looked at Ban Hua with dull eyes, “Daughter, what have you written here?”

Ban Hua took the paper from him and looked at it, “Xie Wanyu is going to marry the Second Prince, but the Second Prince likes Shi Feixian.”

“How do you remember all these chicken feather, garlic skin* matters?” Ban Heng knew that he couldn’t understand Ban Hua’s ghostly handwriting and he didn’t even look at the paper. “Weren’t there any major Imperial issues that happened in your dream?”