Misidentifying the Princess (Part Three)
The spring light was radiant and beautiful, and the four from Marquis Gu’s Manor set out on horseback and leisurely rode to the capital’s outskirts.
Gu JiuGe did not go, and Gu WenQing also did not go. He said that if a guest came to the manor, there would be nobody to receive them, and there would be nobody to help Gu HuaiJiang if he needed any help.
As the younger brother, he could not just drag Gu JiuGe out of the treasury, right?
As a result, he decided to stay in the manor to keep him company. While he was doing this, he would help watch the gate and receive any guests that came.
This left Yu Fu, Gu ShuBai, Gu Xiang, and Gu Yi, thus she decided not to ride in a carriage and rode a horse like the others. This made her feel quite pleased.
“Little Yu Fu, ride a little slower. Wait for me!”
Yu Fu rushed out like the wind, and Gu Yi hollered from the back, “Eldest brother is biased, giving Yu Fu such a good horse. It’s even faster than my Zhui Feng*!”
“You’d best forget about it quickly. You yourself are worse than her, so you blame Zhui Feng. When you can’t shit, do you blame the latrine?”
Gu Xiang pressed his horse ahead of Gu Yi’s, “Little Yu Fu’s horse is not better than your horse. She’s only been learning to ride for a short time, yet she’s already better than you. Why don’t you do a bit of reflecting?”
Saying this, he rushed ahead, leaving Gu Yi with just the sight of his horse’s butt.
“Eldest brother, look at how he’s bullying me!”
Gu ShuBai ignored him, “Ever since you were young, it’s always been you bullying fifth brother. How could he bully you? I’ll be going ahead. If you don’t catch up, you will be laughed at by others.”
Gu ShuBai also chased after Yu Fu, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Previously, the worst of the family at riding horses was Gu Yi. When Yu Fu, who did not know how to ride horses at all, came along, he finally managed to recover a bit of face.
While Yu Fu not learning to ride was normal, who knew how shocking it would be once she did. Her skill was on par with Gu ShuBai’s!
“Zhui Feng, put in a bit of effort for your master. Count this as me begging you!”
He whipped his horse’s butt, and Zhui Feng neighed before charging forward…
The four chased after one another. When they arrived at ChunHe Garden, many of the guests had not yet arrived.
“Princess, eldest young sir, and the other two young sirs, please come inside!”
Palace servants came out from inside to welcome them, leading their horses away, “Princess DanYang has already arrived and is currently chatting with the other guests inside. This servant will lead you over immediately.”
“I want to see the gardens around here.”
Yu Fu was in no rush to go inside. Looking at the garden across from ChunHe Garden, there was a round gate with a sign that had JingMing Garden written on it.
The spring air is calm and warm, and the waves are gentle.**
The names of these imperial gardens were really quite amusing, “I heard that there are a total of five gardens. What are the other three called?”
“Replying to princess, there are also HuiFeng Garden, HeChang Garden, and YueMei Garden. Of the five, ChunHe Garden is the best and most suited for viewing during spring. As for the other gardens, there are some more suited for summer viewing and winter viewing.”
It turned out that there was this layer of reasoning. Yu Fu nodded, “It’s no wonder Princess DanYang chose ChunHe garden. Since that’s the case, we won’t see any of the other gardens. Let’s go in.”
She was a princess but did not refer to Princess DanYang as sister. Instead, she just called her princess, which gave off a very distant feeling.
A light flickered in the servant’s eyes, as they quickly lowered their head, “Yes, please follow this servant.”
Knowing that Yu Fu would be coming, Princess DanYang was dressed particularly ceremoniously. Her dress was crimson with a vest embroidered with golden peonies.
Like the paintings of beauties from the Tang Dynasty, she was gorgeous and magnificent, the queen of the beauties.
With the arrival of the group from Marquis Gu’s Manor, everyone’s eyes turned to them. Yin JiYao looked at the group but did not see Gu JiuGe and felt quite disappointed.
Princess DanYang was even more disappointed.
She thought that since Yu Fu knew that she was hosting a banquet, she would definitely dress beautifully, not wanting to lose out to her. Who knew that she would be dressed in a very simple, light purple dress. It looked as if she was simply out for a walk.
Yet no matter how simple the design of the dress, it could not conceal her beauty and bearing. In turn, this made Princess DanYang look like she had put in too much effort.
Princess DanYang took the opportunity to leave. When she returned, the vest had mysteriously disappeared, “Sure enough, spring is about to end. It’s a little too warm.”
Just how warm could a vest be? Everyone looked at Yu Fu’s relaxed manner of dress and quickly understood the reason.
In the past, she was young, and there was an immense difference in status between her and Princess DanYang. Nobody would consider the two of them at the same time. Now that Yu Fu had been conferred the title of princess, when the two of them stood together, there was a clear contrast.
One person recalled how Princess DanYang’s zither that summoned butterflies could not compete with Yu Fu’s song at the Mid-Autumn Banquet. This was something that was extolled by the people in the capital.
As a result, some of the children of the imperial family mockingly said: “It turns out that Princess DanYang’ is also chubby like Noble Imperial Consort Yang.”***
Whoosh
Her face became a little pale.
Ever since Su YunYan had called her fat and wide like a wall that blocked the wind, she hated it when others talked about her figure.
To be teased like this in front of everyone, what face did she have left?
She glanced in the direction that the voice had come from. The one who had spoken was none other than a son of the imperial family who was older than her. Etiquette dictated that she call him cousin.
Unable to vent her frustration, she had no choice but to swallow it.
“Western Kun’s princess has arrived…”
Outside, a palace servant loudly made this announcement, and a girl in unique clothing immediately entered, “I am truly sorry. Your Eastern Ling has too many gardens that I went to the wrong one. I hope that princess will not mind.”
The princess from Western Kun continued to speak while walking forward, looking around the crowd.
Princess DanYang and the group from Marquis Gu’s Manor had noble backgrounds, and they were all seated toward the top. Her gaze flitted between Yu Fu and Princess DanYang, trying to determine who was the one who had organized today’s spring banquet.
In the end, her gaze shifted from Princess DanYang, who was dressed in expensive clothes, and landed on Yu Fu, who was completely surrounded by the Gu family’s brothers.
“Greetings, princess of Eastern Ling.”
*TN: Gu Yi’s horse is named Chasing Wind.
**TN: The names of the gardens are part of a phrase from a poem by Fan ZhongYan.
***TN: Noble Imperial Consort Yang is a historical figure who was characterized as chubby in the novel “Dream of the Red Chamber”
Misidentifying the Princess (Part Three)
The spring light was radiant and beautiful, and the four from Marquis Gu’s Manor set out on horseback and leisurely rode to the capital’s outskirts.
Gu JiuGe did not go, and Gu WenQing also did not go. He said that if a guest came to the manor, there would be nobody to receive them, and there would be nobody to help Gu HuaiJiang if he needed any help.
As the younger brother, he could not just drag Gu JiuGe out of the treasury, right?
As a result, he decided to stay in the manor to keep him company. While he was doing this, he would help watch the gate and receive any guests that came.
This left Yu Fu, Gu ShuBai, Gu Xiang, and Gu Yi, thus she decided not to ride in a carriage and rode a horse like the others. This made her feel quite pleased.
“Little Yu Fu, ride a little slower. Wait for me!”
Yu Fu rushed out like the wind, and Gu Yi hollered from the back, “Eldest brother is biased, giving Yu Fu such a good horse. It’s even faster than my Zhui Feng*!”
“You’d best forget about it quickly. You yourself are worse than her, so you blame Zhui Feng. When you can’t shit, do you blame the latrine?”
Gu Xiang pressed his horse ahead of Gu Yi’s, “Little Yu Fu’s horse is not better than your horse. She’s only been learning to ride for a short time, yet she’s already better than you. Why don’t you do a bit of reflecting?”
Saying this, he rushed ahead, leaving Gu Yi with just the sight of his horse’s butt.
“Eldest brother, look at how he’s bullying me!”
Gu ShuBai ignored him, “Ever since you were young, it’s always been you bullying fifth brother. How could he bully you? I’ll be going ahead. If you don’t catch up, you will be laughed at by others.”
Gu ShuBai also chased after Yu Fu, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Previously, the worst of the family at riding horses was Gu Yi. When Yu Fu, who did not know how to ride horses at all, came along, he finally managed to recover a bit of face.
While Yu Fu not learning to ride was normal, who knew how shocking it would be once she did. Her skill was on par with Gu ShuBai’s!
“Zhui Feng, put in a bit of effort for your master. Count this as me begging you!”
He whipped his horse’s butt, and Zhui Feng neighed before charging forward…
The four chased after one another. When they arrived at ChunHe Garden, many of the guests had not yet arrived.
“Princess, eldest young sir, and the other two young sirs, please come inside!”
Palace servants came out from inside to welcome them, leading their horses away, “Princess DanYang has already arrived and is currently chatting with the other guests inside. This servant will lead you over immediately.”
“I want to see the gardens around here.”
Yu Fu was in no rush to go inside. Looking at the garden across from ChunHe Garden, there was a round gate with a sign that had JingMing Garden written on it.
The spring air is calm and warm, and the waves are gentle.**
The names of these imperial gardens were really quite amusing, “I heard that there are a total of five gardens. What are the other three called?”
“Replying to princess, there are also HuiFeng Garden, HeChang Garden, and YueMei Garden. Of the five, ChunHe Garden is the best and most suited for viewing during spring. As for the other gardens, there are some more suited for summer viewing and winter viewing.”
It turned out that there was this layer of reasoning. Yu Fu nodded, “It’s no wonder Princess DanYang chose ChunHe garden. Since that’s the case, we won’t see any of the other gardens. Let’s go in.”
She was a princess but did not refer to Princess DanYang as sister. Instead, she just called her princess, which gave off a very distant feeling.
A light flickered in the servant’s eyes, as they quickly lowered their head, “Yes, please follow this servant.”
Knowing that Yu Fu would be coming, Princess DanYang was dressed particularly ceremoniously. Her dress was crimson with a vest embroidered with golden peonies.
Like the paintings of beauties from the Tang Dynasty, she was gorgeous and magnificent, the queen of the beauties.
With the arrival of the group from Marquis Gu’s Manor, everyone’s eyes turned to them. Yin JiYao looked at the group but did not see Gu JiuGe and felt quite disappointed.
Princess DanYang was even more disappointed.
She thought that since Yu Fu knew that she was hosting a banquet, she would definitely dress beautifully, not wanting to lose out to her. Who knew that she would be dressed in a very simple, light purple dress. It looked as if she was simply out for a walk.
Yet no matter how simple the design of the dress, it could not conceal her beauty and bearing. In turn, this made Princess DanYang look like she had put in too much effort.
Princess DanYang took the opportunity to leave. When she returned, the vest had mysteriously disappeared, “Sure enough, spring is about to end. It’s a little too warm.”
Just how warm could a vest be? Everyone looked at Yu Fu’s relaxed manner of dress and quickly understood the reason.
In the past, she was young, and there was an immense difference in status between her and Princess DanYang. Nobody would consider the two of them at the same time. Now that Yu Fu had been conferred the title of princess, when the two of them stood together, there was a clear contrast.
One person recalled how Princess DanYang’s zither that summoned butterflies could not compete with Yu Fu’s song at the Mid-Autumn Banquet. This was something that was extolled by the people in the capital.
As a result, some of the children of the imperial family mockingly said: “It turns out that Princess DanYang’ is also chubby like Noble Imperial Consort Yang.”***
Whoosh
Her face became a little pale.
Ever since Su YunYan had called her fat and wide like a wall that blocked the wind, she hated it when others talked about her figure.
To be teased like this in front of everyone, what face did she have left?
She glanced in the direction that the voice had come from. The one who had spoken was none other than a son of the imperial family who was older than her. Etiquette dictated that she call him cousin.
Unable to vent her frustration, she had no choice but to swallow it.
“Western Kun’s princess has arrived…”
Outside, a palace servant loudly made this announcement, and a girl in unique clothing immediately entered, “I am truly sorry. Your Eastern Ling has too many gardens that I went to the wrong one. I hope that princess will not mind.”
The princess from Western Kun continued to speak while walking forward, looking around the crowd.
Princess DanYang and the group from Marquis Gu’s Manor had noble backgrounds, and they were all seated toward the top. Her gaze flitted between Yu Fu and Princess DanYang, trying to determine who was the one who had organized today’s spring banquet.
In the end, her gaze shifted from Princess DanYang, who was dressed in expensive clothes, and landed on Yu Fu, who was completely surrounded by the Gu family’s brothers.
“Greetings, princess of Eastern Ling.”
*TN: Gu Yi’s horse is named Chasing Wind.
**TN: The names of the gardens are part of a phrase from a poem by Fan ZhongYan.
***TN: Noble Imperial Consort Yang is a historical figure who was characterized as chubby in the novel “Dream of the Red Chamber”
