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Chapter 61: The Old Prince Next Door 14 After that, she learned how to organize sacrificial rites and various banquets. Without learning, she wouldn't have known just how many intricacies were involved. Being part of the royal family, they didn't have much else, but they certainly had a hell of a lot of sacrifices. The birth and death anniversaries of past emperors and empresses alone added up to quite a few. Beyond those, there were sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, and the twenty-four solar terms1.…-
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Chapter 58: The Old Prince Next Door 11 Why was the Duchess of Yi so intent on marrying Su Huandan off? It was because ever since this widow moved out of the Duke's estate, she had been causing all sorts of trouble. The Duke of Yi household had suffered a great loss of reputation because of her, yet the widow was like a hedgehog—untouchable. The only solution was to marry her off; once she was wed, she would no longer belong to the Duke's household. Whether her life was good or bad after…
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Chapter 55: The Old Prince Next Door 8 On New Year's Eve, it was time to make dumplings. Su Huandan looked over the ingredients currently in the house. There really was not much variety. As for fresh vegetables, there were only napa cabbage and radishes. There was no sign of potatoes. Su Huandan did not actually like potatoes anyway, so whether they were available or not was not an issue. There were plenty of dried vegetables, but those were best for stuffed buns, braised pork belly, or added to…
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Chapter 56: The Old Prince Next Door 9 Gui Xi returned very quickly. He even brought back two trays of dumplings from Su Huandan's place. Once they were cooked, he watched the prince eat with great relish, and it made Gui Xi hungry too. They were just ordinary cabbage-and-pork and radish-and-pork dumplings, so how was it that the filling smelled so unbelievably good the moment you bit into one? That Widow Su next door truly had a gift for cooking. After his prince had finished eating, Gui Xi…
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Chapter 57: The Old Prince Next Door 10 It's absolutely true. We've got our own people in the Prince's estate. How could it be fake? "Imperial Physician Wang inspects the meals every single day. They're really no different from what ordinary families eat. He said the food at that widow's home only tastes good because it's well cooked, but the ingredients and seasonings aren't anything special. They even use very little vegetable oil, mostly animal fat." After the old nanny finished speaking, she…
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Chapter 52: The Old Prince Next Door 5 The third steward of the Marquis of Ruyang Estate was surnamed Liu, and everyone called him Steward Liu. On this stretch of Pingkang Street, there were only four grand, deep-set estates that Steward Liu thought worth taking seriously. There was the Marquis of Ruyang Estate, where his own master lived, the Duke of Yi Household across the street, Widow Su, who had bought the rear courtyard residence from his household, and the one no one could afford to offend…
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Chapter 53 - The Old Prince Next Door 6 By the time Gui Xi arrived, Concubine Qiu had already been knocked flat in the front courtyard by a single swing of Su Huandan's cudgel. The wound on Concubine Qiu's face happened to be at the brow beside her left eye as well, only it was not as large. A huge lump had risen there, the skin had split, and a thin line of blood trickled down. Everyone else was terrified. No one could believe that a helpless widow with no one to rely on would dare grab a…
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Chapter 54: The Old Prince Next Door 7 Duke of Yi was furious. How had today's matter spiraled into this? Seeing his wife looking just as troubled, sprawled weakly on the bed, only made his headache worse. It had been his idea for his wife to return to her maiden home today. His father-in-law might have retired and asked to leave office, but he had once been Grand Chancellor1 and the Emperor's tutor. When it came to many matters at court, Duke of Yi still liked to hear what the old man had to…
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