chapter 131

The weather was fine, and Yuxi wanted Zisu and Kufu to help prepare her for a walk, but the two girls didn’t listen to her and they rather preferred to make sure she had a good rest in bed instead. ᵀᴺCan’t blame them being so protective of Yuxi. She has saved their life, and now they pay her back by taking care of her, just like a mother hen.

Yuxi couldn’t even sleep when she was lying down. She was looking for something to do when Kufu walked in and said, “Miss, Third Miss is here to see you.”

Yuxi was really bored. Now that Yuchen was here, she would at least have a chat partner.

Kufu hurriedly took a pillow and put it behind Yuxi’s back. “Miss, you are a patient now, so take it easy.” Somehow, her Miss never acted like a patient! Her Miss wasn’t even aware that she was currently a patient.

Yuchen came in just in time to hear Kufu’s nagging words and said with a smile, “Si Meimei¹si=fourth, meimei=younger sister, you better lie down! Or else, your maid will harp about it to me later on.”

Yuxi laughed, “I’m already fine, so for what reason should I lie down again. They are the ones who have been too worried that they want me to rest a little bit longer. But I am not a pig. I will definitely feel bored after lying down for a long time!”

Yuchen could only smile.

Yuxi looked at Yuchen’s face and asked, “San Jie²san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie, I see that you aren’t looking too good. Have you not been sleeping well these past few days?” It wasn’t like Yuchen needed to worry about the residence. The only thing that could affect Yuchen and made her look this bad was probably the shadow from the chaos that night.

Yuchen waved her hand and all the maids in the house automatically retired, including Momo³wet nurse Gui who had been following her closely. It was only when there were only the two of them left in the room that Yuchen spoke up, “These two days, I have nightmares as soon as I close my eyes, dreaming of those people coming at me. They called for help, but I couldn’t save them, so I had to watch them die.” Yuchen hadn’t seen the dead bodies, much less the blood on the ground, but the screams and cries for help that night left a huge shadow in her.

Yuxi caged a pillow with her hands to make herself more comfortable before saying, “That night, when a bandit climbed over the wall to get inside the courtyard, I was also scared to death. Fortunately, Zijin had martial arts skills and managed to kill the bandit. But the blood all over the ground was frightening to me too. The physician said that I was so frightened by the scene that I have been unconscious for some days.”

Yuchen naturally knew about Yuxi who had been unconscious because she had been stimulated too much.

Yuxi smiled bitterly and said, “Speaking of which, San Jie²san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie had it much better than me. San Jie²san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie only had nightmares, while I was scared so much that I became unconscious for two days and had a high fever? That’s really lame of me.”

Well, after hearing Yuxi’s words, Yuchen felt much better. Everyone had it differently, and it was not because she was actually timid. “Yuxi, that night, my maternal grandparents’ family and the Zhou’s family were also attacked by bandits.” After a pause, she looked quite gloomy but still continued her words, “But those bandits didn’t take advantage of my maternal grandparents’ home nor the Zhou family home like they did towards us. Only our family has suffered such heavy losses.”

All of Yuchen’s jewellery was basically robbed. Also, many of the porcelain vases and jades placed inside the house were also destroyed. The ones who suffered the most tragic losses in the State Residence were the Old Lady and Yuchen.

Yuxi didn’t have much thoughts about this matter. “Things that are gone, can still be bought, as long as one is out of danger and lives well.” Seeing that Yuchen still looked worried, she added, “In fact, you don’t have to worry too much. You can always recover the things that have been stolen.”

Yuchen shook her head and said, “As you said, you can always buy the things once they are gone. However, I am worried that this incident will also affect our reputation.” Once a girl’s reputation was damaged, it would be fatal for her.

Yuxi chuckled, “San Jie²san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie thinks too much. Although we are frightened, nevertheless we all are still fine, so how will it damage our reputations. Moreover, there are several noble families in the capital that couldn’t stop the bandits from attacking their home. According to what San Jie²san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie said, do the young misses of those families have lost their reputation?”

Yuchen shook her head and said, “But there are still more than half of the noble families that have not been attacked by the bandits.”

Yuxi felt that Yuchen had gotten herself into a dead end. “At present, many people are thinking about how to protect themselves, thus where will they have the time for this kind of thing? Besides, Father and Dage⁴eldest brother will take care of this. San Jie²san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie, it is really unnecessary for you to worry about this unfounded thing.” The law couldn’t be enforced when there were many offenders. If they from the State Residence were the only one who suffered from the bandits’ attack, then their reputations would definitely be affected. At least, then they wouldn’t be punished for the crime of being lax in security. But there was a special situation that night, and many families suffered the same thing, thus no one was qualified to say anything about anyone. As long as they (the Han family young misses) themselves were innocent, there was nothing for them to be afraid of.

Yuchen felt that Yuxi’s thinking was too simple.

Yuxi couldn’t help but laugh, “San Jie²san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie, for you to bring up such an unpleasant thing, even if you’re worried and scared because of it, what can you change? It’s only make people around you worry instead.”

Yuchen fell into a moment of contemplation. Indeed, being worried and afraid of the matter would change nothing.

Yuxi then softly said, “San Jie²san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie, don’t worry. We are all fine. Even if there really is such gossip outside, so what? We should just stand up and sit up straight, so there is nothing for us to be afraid of.”

Yuchen was a bit ashamed of herself. “I’m not as open-minded as “Si Meimei¹si=fourth, meimei=younger sister.”

Yuxi smiled, “I have experienced both life and death, what else can I take to heart? For me, to be able to live well is better than everything else.”

After chatting for a while, Yuchen went back to the main room. Tingyun Pavilion side was currently in a mess, plus the Old Lady was also not at ease, thus she told Yuchen to stay in the main courtyard.

Zisu sent Yuchen away and then turned back to complain, “Third Miss is really. She didn’t even look at Miss’ current situation. Why did she have to come and make a complaint?” Even if Third Miss complained to her Miss, there was nothing her Miss could do, and it would only add more burden to her Miss.

Yuxi didn’t feel anything though, “They were just a few words, what burden can they give me, and you’re just worrying blindly. It’s fine anyway, so you should accompany me for a chat!”

Zisu had a belly full of things that she wanted to tell Yuxi, but she was worried that Yuxi’s body wouldn’t be able to take it, thus she was torn whether she should to talk to Yuxi or not.

Yuxi said with a smile, “I was merely suffering a little bit of fright. How can it scare you like this? You don’t know how my body is. So don’t think too much about it. Tell me, how did you people manage yourself that day?”

Zisu considered it for a while, but she still decided to go along with Yuxi’s wish. Otherwise, her Miss would definitely ask someone else. Zisu then told her about the scene that night, “While we hid inside the rockeries, it was fine at first, but then it started to get cold. It was good that we were all wearing thick clothes, or else we all would have fell ill. It was all thanks to Miss, otherwise we wouldn’t know if we would still be alive!” After saying that, she whispered, “Miss, most of the maids in the main courtyard and several people are dead, and several people have died in the Tingyun Pavilion.”

Yuxi frowned. The Old Lady was the most superstitious. How come she could still live there when so many people had died in the courtyard? What Yuxi didn’t know was that the Old Lady didn’t dare to move to another courtyard because there was a secret chamber in the main courtyard where she could hide, in case of emergencies. If she went elsewhere, there wouldn’t even be a place for her to hide when emergencies came.

Zisu said, “Miss, if you had been hiding in the rockery with us, you wouldn’t have been this frightened.” This noob translation was translated by a noob translator きつね. Please read this chapter at xin-shou.blogspot.com

Yuxi smiled lightly, “If I didn’t go to the master courtyard, my Eldest Aunt would have been in danger.” If there were no Zijin and the Deng sisters at that time, more than half of the people in master courtyard would have been killed and injured, and the yard properties would not be able to be kept.

Zisu agreed with this statement. The only one in the State Residence who hadn’t lost anything was the First Lady, and this could be attributed to her own Miss, “I heard Zijin say that without Miss making a quick decision, she wouldn’t have been able to control the situation at the time.” Hence, what made Zijin feel so regretful? She suddenly remembered that Yuxi’s act of killing a person might have distressed her.

Yuxi smiled. “Now that I think back on the scene, I myself find it unbelievable. But at that time, the situation was unique. I only thought about not letting the bandit into the courtyard, maybe that’s why I had been so brave and courageous. I will never have the guts to do the same now.” At this point, Yuxi shook her head, “In the end, it still didn’t stop things from going wrong.”

Yuxi only told this matter to Zisu. Only she herself knew that she was unconscious not because of the aftermath of the murder, but because of the shadow of her past life.

Zisu, however, felt that Yuxi was already quite impressive. “Without Miss’ bravery at that time, I wonder what kind of situation the master courtyard will be facing right now. Miss, I think Zijin needs to hone and sharpen her skills a bit more. How can she be soft hearted in that situation?” If it wasn’t for Zijin being so soft hearted, she wouldn’t have caused Miss to lie in bed.

Yuxi agreed with Zisu’s words, “Yes, we need to let Zijin hones her skills more. When the matter of the State Residence is settled, ask her to go back to the Deng family.”

As they were talking, they heard the maid outside announce the arrival of Qiu Yanfu and Yurong. Yuxi was so surprised that she asked, “Qiu Yanfu is also all right?”

Zisu nodded and explained, “The bandits didn’t even enter Shuxiang Courtyard at all.” She was particularly annoyed when speaking about this matter. Their Rose Courtyard wad burned down and even Tingyun Pavilion was robbed, but Qiu Yanfu and Yurong’s group of courtyards was still intact.

Yuxi helplessly smiled. Heshou Xianzhu⁵he = harmonious, shou = long life, xianzhu=Princess of the Fourth Rank/usually granted to daughter of a Junwang didn’t pay attention to Qiu Yanfu, thus she just let Qiu Yanfu escape from being robbed.

Zisu whispered, “Miss, do you want to see them or not?”

Yuxi was a little amused, “Why do you think I don’t want to see them? Just let them in!” After saying these words, she flattened her pillow, and lay down again.

Yurong came in with Qiu Yanfu, but this visit was a mere formality, not because they had a real good relationship with Yuxi. For both of them, it would be better if Yuxi was always sick.

When Yurong entered the room and saw Yuxi’s fragile appearance, she felt very pleased in her heart, “Si Jiejie⁶si=fourth, jiejie=elder sister, are you feeling better?”

Yuxi continuously showed her weak appearance as she replied, “A little better.”

After they exchanged a few words, Zisu immediately said, “Fifth Miss, my Miss is still not well enough to talk for too long, so she is going to have a rest right now.” This was the rhythm of chasing people away.

The smile on Yurong’s face deepened a bit as she said, “Then, Si Jiejie⁶si=fourth, jiejie=elder sister should have a good rest. Biaojie⁷elder female cousin from mother’s side and I will not bother you anymore.”

From the moment Qiu Yanfu entered the house until the time she left, she didn’t speak much more than a few words of greeting. This made Yuxi feel very odd. “Zisu, have someone pay attention to the situation in Shuixiang Courtyard. Don’t let this woman take advantage of the chaos to play any tricks.” Now that the residence was in a mess, it was easy for some people to make mistakes.

Zisu sometimes felt that Yuxi paid too much attention to Qiu Yanfu. She didn’t know what kind of waves could Qiu Yanfu make that Yuxi had to be conscious of. “I’ll have someone pay attention to Qiu Yanfu.”

Yuxi nodded. “When I feel much better, I’ll move out.” In Rose Courtyard, she was in her utmost self, but here, she didn’t feel comfortable.

Zisu was shocked, “Move out? Where to move to? Isn’t Rose Courtyard already gone?”

A chuckle came out from Yuxi’s mouth, “There are so many vacant courtyards in the State Residence. How can there be no place for me to live? I’m not three or four years old now, so I can’t stay in the master courtyard all the time. I’ll try to talk with Eldest Aunt about this in a few days.” Even if Qiu Shi was willing to let her stay in the master courtyard, she wouldn’t agree to it. It would be inconvenient to live here and for her to do anything.

Zisu said with a smile, “I haven’t turned to every corner of this yard yet! But it’s also good for us to actually move out.” Although everyone in the main courtyard was polite to her and no one was being vague about her demands, she still felt quite uncomfortable with all sorts of awkwardness. Rose Courtyard was a territory that belonged only to them, and there, they felt at ease with themselves. But in the master courtyard, they always had to be careful, afraid that they would do something wrong and then being laughed at.