ATB Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 Cutting the Feelings

Nie Wushuang shivered all over, and then laughed out loud. Shen Rumei saw her untidy hair with a beautiful face that has now turned crazy, cannot help but stepped back: “What are you laughing at?”

“Who said that I am childless? You go and tell Gu Qinghong, now my womb already has his seeds. If he really want to divorce me, then come and see me personally ! I want to hear the word “divorce” from himself!” Nie Wushuang stared and coldly said to Shen Rumei.

Her gaze was like poisonous needles, made the other’s pretty face turned white.

“You… Are you pregnant? Shen Rumei unbelievably pointed at Nie Wushuang’s face. “When did you get pregnant?”

“If you don’t believe me, you can always ask the doctor to check my pulse. I have been pregnant for two months! This baby is biologically his flesh and  blood. Two months ago, you were still in a brothel, while, we, husband and wife are still the most enviable couple in Qi State.” Nie Wushuang mocked coldly.

No one knows that her heart was bleeding at this moment. Three years as loving couples, she did not expect to be divorced. This baby – this was her last bargaining chip that will hold him back and saved her destiny.

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“Wait here, I will ask this matter immediately.” Shen Rumei has many tricks up on her sleeves, after hearing the shocking news, she quickly left the room without any complexity looks.

The arrogant servants were silent. They thought that Nie Wushuang could not be able to hold her head high again. They didn’t expect that she was pregnant until now. Some of the servants thought of the kindness of Nie Wushuang that ruled in fu and began to regret it. They really shouldn’t have listened to Shen Rumei’s instigation, thinking that they could insult furen when she was abandoned and fawn on the new mistress.

They are uneasy, and Nie Wushuang looks at the pre-spring sky’s colours that are not clear in March.

She still remembers that she also met Gu Qinghong at this time. In the early spring of March, there were ten miles of Peach Blossom Forest outside Tianchan Temple.

The handsome man in the forest, holding the poems in his hand, heard footsteps coming from behind and smiled at her. From then on, the noble daughter fell in love with a man with poorly status and determined to marry him.

She still remembers that her father was worried as he said: ” Shuang’er, Gu Qinghong’s smiles does not reach  his eyes, I believe that he is not really sincere to you.”

At that time, she was very angry at his words and forced him to swear in front of her father: from now on, we are one, cannot be betrayed, cannot be separated.

It turned out what her father’s words that day became a prophecy.

She laughed softly, two lines of tears slipped from her eyes.

There was another sound of footsteps at the gate of the yard. Nie Wushaung glance when she saw the arrogant smile on her pretty face, her heart sanked.

“His Excellency has an order, if you want to go out of the fu, you must abort this evil seed in your belly!” Shen Rumei received a bowl of black liquid soup from the maidservant’s hand behind her and approaching step by step.

“No, no… I don’t believe this! I don’t believe this!” Nie Wushuang eyes widened and shook her head, couldn’t believe this terrible result “This is his child, no, I don’t believe this! You call Gu Qinghong! Tell him to come! I want him to tell me personally!”

She screamed wildly in pain, anger and grievances… no longer restrained.

Shen Rumei’s eyes filled with disgusts and sneered, “How could His Excellency who is very busy able to be here , and asks such a trivial matter? Nie Wushuang, you should move on from him, obediently drink this bowl of medicine, and then get out of here!”

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ATB Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 Imprisoned in the Woodshed

The dim woodshed was full of pungent musty smell. A pair of skinny hands stroked scratches on the door and forced to draw a vertical line. There was no sunlight in the room. This was the only way she can counting days.

Ten days!

Nie Wushuang thought coldly, while increasing her strength, perhaps because exerted herself too much, her fingers’ long nails suddenly broke. Although Ten fingers are linked to the heart (1), the scarlet blood emerge. She didn’t even blink her eyes, took the hand back, put it in her mouth, smelled the rusty blood. But this pain was nothing to her. Compared to the scene that was painful ten days ago…It’s really nothing.

She sat quietly on the hay in the woodshed, listening to even the slightest voice outside. Ten days, except for the little servant who sent the meal, no one came. After a while, the sound of footsteps in the yard, plus the sound of the iron chain hitting on the floor making a loud noise.

Nie Wushuang quickly stand up and straighten her messy clothes. She didn’t want anyone to see how hungry and embarrassed she was. She used to be the noble Di daughter of Nie clan, also the prime minister’s furen that was peerless beauty in the Qi State. Even if she was trampled into dust, she should maintain her dignity.

Maybe the person who came is him – Gu Qinghong, her husband. Could it be him? Her sorrowful eyes sparks the light of hope. The door of the woodshed suddenly opened, and the blinding light came from the outside made her eyes squinted. Nie Wushuang could not help herself to see who was coming.

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“Prime Minister’s furen, I haven’t seen you for a long time. How are you doing these days?” A soft voice came from outside the woodshed.

Nie Wushuang blinked and waited to see who the person was, she sneered “One day you will have the taste of being locked away!”

“How dare!” A wolf-like tigers’ ( fierce and vicious ) servants rushed into the woodshed and dragged her out. They pushed her on the hard floor and shouted, “Shen furen is here, why are you not kneeling!”

The rough stone scrapped her knees and wrists, made her delicate skin quickly shed blood. The pain was like a slap in the face, Nie Wushuang, who was already hungry to the point of fainting, suddenly regain consciousness.

She sneered and stood up, wiped the blood on her wrist away, and looked at the pretty woman in front of her, her hair full of beautiful golden hairpins, then mocked “Shen furen? When did the prime minister’s fu have a furen like you? Not to mention that Gu Qinghong still hasn’t married you yet. Even now, he hasn’t been divorcing me yet. You are a mere concubine but didn’t offer me tea. What kind of lowly furen are you?” After finishing her sentences, she swept her glance over to the servant, and those people bowed their heads in hesitation.

Shen Rumei showed dissatisfaction on her pretty face and  prepared to scold, suddenly thought of something and giggle, her red lips like blood said “Nie Wushuang, do you still think that you are the furen of the Prime Minister? Today I came under the order of his excellency, he said …”

Nie Wushuang’s face suddenly turned pale like snow. She shooks before she heard her own trembling voice: “What did he say?”

Shen Rumei only grinned at Nie Wushuang, as if she was enjoying herself frightening her out of her wits. After a while, enough with enjoyment, then she mocked

“His Excellency said that Nie Shi, after three years, childless, jealousy, wicked tongue, committed seven valid reasons (2), from now on, I am divorcing you ! “


(1) 十指连心 (shízhǐliánxīn: idiom) the nerves of the fingertips are linked with the heart. This idiom has 2 meaning. 1) Finger injuries are extremely painful 2) have close links with; closely relate to.

(2) 七出 (qī chū) formerly in the Chinese ancient time, the seven valid reasons for divorce are barrenness, adultery, disrespect to parents-in-law, wicked tongue, theft, jealousy and heinous disease


嫡 (dí) legal wife / of or by the wife (as distinguished from a concubine under the feudal-patriarchal system)

夫人 (fūren) Lady of high rank; wife of a feudal lord or senior officer. mean Lady; Madam; Mrs.

府 (fǔ) official residence; mansion/prefecture (from the Tang to the Qing Dynasty) / government office; seat of government/ treasury; a storehouse.

氏 (shì) Clan or Family. In the Ancient time, they called after a married woman’s maiden name; nee (e.g. Nie Wushuang: Nie Shi – Lady of Nie Clan)

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Cast of Characters

The Cast of Characters in Adore Trick of Beauty. I’ll add name and Chinese characters up for later.

Qi State (齐国)

Nie’s Clan (聂) :The largest and powerful’s clan in Qi States

  • Nie Wushuang (聂无双) – The Di Daugther of Nie’s clan. Her father’s Chancellors of Qi state. Her Husband’s Gu Qinghong. She was the devastating beauty and had many talents. 
  • Nie Weicheng (聂卫城) – One of three powerful Chancellors in the court of Qi State. He had many children, such as Nie Wushuang and Nie Minggu.
  • Nie Minghu (聂明鹄) – The Eldest Son of Nie’s clan. He’s young and talented general.
  • Nie Mingzhe (聂明徵) – The Second Brother of Nie Wushuang.

Gu’s Clan (顾)

  • Gu Qinghong (顾清鸿) The youngest and most talented Prime Minister of Qi. He had a handsome and gentle appearance. 
  • Shen Rumei (沈如眉) – The new lover of Gu Qinghong. Her father’s Gu Qinghong friend but committed the crime. She was sold to the brothel. Later, Gu Qinghong helped her out.

Ying State (应国)

  •  Xiao Fengming (萧凤溟) – Ying Emperor. He was a powerful, smart, carefully and handsome man
  • Xiao Fengqing (萧凤青) – Rui Wang of Ying. The fifth prince of the late emperor who born with a foreign singer. He had amber eyes. 

Glossary

Ranks in the Imperial Harem

Chinese NamePinyinRanks in English
太皇太后 Tai Huang Tai Hou Grand Empress Dowager
太皇后 Tai Hou Empress Dowager
皇后 Huang HouEmpress
皇貴妃 Huang Gui FeiImperial Noble Consort
貴妃 Gui FeiNoble Consort
德妃
淑妃

賢妃
De Fei
Shu Fei
Jing Fei
Xian Fei

Four Consorts


妃                FeiConsort
貴嬪Gui PinNoble Concubine
PinConcubine
昭儀
昭容
昭媛
修儀
修容
修媛
充衣
充容
充媛
Zhao Yi 
Zhao Rong
Zhao Yuan
Xiu Yi 
Xiu Rong 
Xiu Yuan 
Chong Yi 
Chong Rong
Chong Yuan




Nine Concubine
婕妤
美人
才人
Jie Yu
Mei Ren
Cai Ren

High Lady-Court

貴人
寶林
禦女
採女
Gui Ren
Bao Lin
Yu Nv
Cai Nv

Middle Lady-Court