Chapter 313 Notes
When Pei Xuan wrote her diary, she wrote very straightforwardly.
You can tell between the lines that there was a little girl who didn't want to write at all, and she was angrily scribbling on the paper with a pen.
There are some typos above, either a dot is missing at the top or a stroke is missing at the bottom.
I don't want to write notes, recite poetry, or see my teacher. I want to go horseback riding. My eldest brother said he would give me a pony.
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The turtle I drew on my second brother's book was discovered. He complained to me, and my parents punished me.
My mother was very angry. She said, since I am so good at drawing turtles, let me draw a hundred turtles in one breath. I am not allowed to eat or sleep until I finish.
I said yes.
My mother sat in the house looking at the account book all afternoon, and I drew a turtle on the table.
In the evening, my mother finished looking through the account book and I finished drawing a picture of a hundred turtles.
A sitting turtle, a lying turtle, a turtle with its head retracted, a turtle without a shell, each one I drew is different.
I drew so well that even my mother laughed.
My second brother is good at studying, but he definitely can't draw a turtle as well as me.
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Oh my god! Big Brother and Second Brother are in cahoots. Big Brother told me I shouldn't have scribbled on Second Brother's book, and he's not giving me a pony anymore! So pissed. So pissed.
Su Zhizhi laughed out loud and turned a few more pages.
The further I read, the clearer the handwriting becomes and the fewer typos there are.
[…Mingguogong's mansion hosted a banquet, and I went to eat. I heard people badmouthing my second brother. They said he couldn't be that smart, and that he'd bought his writing. I got into a fight with them.]
They were a year or two older than my second brother, and they still fought with me. They had no shame.
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Because I got into a fight yesterday, I came home and was punished to copy books inside the house. Dad said I can't leave the yard until I finish copying. It will take several days, or my hands will break. I want to eat candy.
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Today, my second brother quietly came to give me a candy man. I've decided to forgive him for mocking me last time. But I won't forgive him for pulling my braid.
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It's been three days, and I still haven't finished copying. Dongdong said they're having a roast lamb dinner in the yard today. The roast lamb smells so good, it's roasted over charcoal.
I wanted to eat barbecue, but Dad said I couldn't eat it until I finished copying the book, because he wanted to teach me a lesson.
I think I have the strength to learn my lesson after eating barbecue.
I couldn't help it, so I took Dongdong to the kitchen to find some leftover barbecue.
When Dongdong was helping me hold the barbecue, his hand got burned and it was very red.
Dongdong and I both cried.
Later everyone came to the kitchen and saw us.
My parents asked someone to apply medicine and bandage Dongdong's wound, and also brought us some barbecue.
I don't want to eat barbecue anymore. I want Dongdong's hand to get better soon.
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After Su Zhizhi finished reading one book, she picked up the next one and flipped through a page.
The handwriting is neater.
[…Mom is brewing wine again, and my sister is joining her this year. I tried to learn from her, but I didn't quite catch on.]
Dongdong and I ate a lot of candied flower petals. My second brother laughed at me, so I grabbed him. I tore his sleeve, and he got so angry that his eyes turned red.
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Today, I went to my sister's yard and saw her talking to someone by the wall. When she saw me coming, she turned around and went back into the house.
I asked my sister who she was talking to.
My sister said I was mistaken and she didn’t talk to anyone.
Sister, you're lying. I saw it all. There's clearly someone on the wall.
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[I saw my sister talking to the person next door again.
Humph, I know everything. I saw Brother Xue’s head swaying on the wall two days ago.
Brother Xue told me not to tell anyone and said he could give me a pony.
I didn't ask for the pony, and I didn't tell anyone because I felt that my sister was very happy when she was talking to Brother Xue.
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The Qiqiao Festival is here. I'm asking the Weaver Goddess to give me a secret manual on whipping techniques so I can practice. Since my father won't hire a master for me, I'm going to learn on my own.
After I asked the weaver girl for help, I went to my sister's yard.
Sister is usually very gentle, but I just saw her throwing a pear at Brother Xue! So fierce!
I ran back to my own yard.
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General Xue is dead. The Xue family is heartbroken. Our family is heartbroken too.
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[Big Brother Xue and Second Brother Xue are going to the northwest. The northwest is very far away and they won't be able to come back for a long time.
My sister is crying. When my sister cries, I feel bad too. I don’t want to go out.
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[My eldest brother came to see me and asked me if I still wanted a horse and whether I would be happier if I had one.
I said I wanted a new whip. A whip that was unique.]
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My eldest brother gave me a whip called the Golden Dragon Whip. I heard that he spent a lot of money to have it made, and it is one of a kind in the world.
Big brother is so kind. I want to use the whip well.
Su Zhizhi's hand touched the Golden Dragon Whip and stroked it gently.
Then she turned the pages again.
The later records have the year, which is the fourth year of Yongjia.
She saw a very long record.
[…The imperial edict has come down. My sister will enter the palace to become a concubine.]
Many people came to our house to congratulate us, saying that my sister would definitely be favored by the emperor in the harem.
But I know my sister is not happy at all, she is always crying.
She cried while worshipping Buddha, she cried while copying scriptures, and she even cried while practicing sword in the yard.
My sister cries so much that I'm worried she'll cry herself blind.
I know why she was crying, because Brother Xue had not come back yet.
My eldest and second brothers told me to go and comfort my elder sister. After all, it is difficult to disobey the imperial decree, and entering the palace is not a bad thing. They will support my elder sister.
I asked them, "Is the Emperor the best man in Chang'an? Is he better than Brother Xue?"
My elder sister is the best girl in Chang'an. Didn't we agree that she should be paired with the best man?
If the emperor is the best, then why does my sister laugh and act fiercely when talking to Brother Xue, but only cries when she hears that she is going to enter the palace and marry the emperor?
After I asked my question, my elder and second brothers stopped talking.
The eldest and second brothers are both good-looking, but when they have a gloomy face and don’t speak, they look like two stones.
Dad heard what I said and told me not to say such things again.
Mother said that trouble comes from the mouth, so I must not mention the emperor and Brother Xue, and I must not let anyone hear me comparing the emperor with others.
I didn't like it, but I kept my mouth shut.
Last night I went to my sister's room and slept with her.
My sister was telling me a story and I fell asleep while listening. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I heard her crying again.
I don't know how to comfort her.
I squeezed into her arms, let her hug me, and I hugged her too.
Oh, my sister is so worried. Who will cry with her when she enters the palace?
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My elder sister has entered the palace. Brother Xue has not returned.
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Su Zhizhi knew who the "Brother Xue" mentioned above was. It was Xue Che's deceased uncle.
She found out from her mother's notes that her aunt and Uncle Xue had such a good relationship.
Her aunt told her many stories from the past, but never mentioned this incident.
Su Zhizhi continued to flip through a few pages.
I went with my mother to visit my grandparents in Jiangnan. Jiangnan is very different from Chang'an. Jiangnan is wet and soft.
Things in Jiangnan are cheaper than in Chang'an.
I saw the "Golden Dragon Whip Technique" and the "White Python Whip Technique" on a street stall and bought them for only ten cents.
Jiangnan has really good quality products at low prices, even secret recipes can be bought one get one free.
There is not a single word in the secret book, it's all drawings.
Well, it is worthy of being a secret book. It is so secret that ordinary people cannot understand it.
I feel a bit like a little man dancing, so I try to dance.
"My mother is so cute." Su Zhizhi's eyes curved.
Su Zhizhi jumped to the end of the book and couldn't wait to see how her mother would perform after she finished practicing.
【God helps those who work hard. I have practiced for two years and have mastered the White Python Whip Technique.
When Uncle Li from the Xue family next door practiced with me, he always said that my whipping skills were very powerful.
I am fifteen years old this year.
The martial arts school in Chang'an is recruiting new students, I want to go.
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[Hahahahahaha! Haha, what a big head!]
I went to the martial arts school, and they didn't want me because I wasn't a male student.
But I told them that they didn’t write on the notice that they would not admit female students.
I went into the ring with a whip and fought, and I won.
I told them that there were no female students before, so I would be the first one. With the first one, there would be a second and a third.
They seemed frightened by my whipping skills and told me to go home and ask my parents.
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My parents, my older brother, and my younger brother all disagreed with me going to the martial arts school. I had a huge argument with them.
If I can't study at the martial arts school, then I'm going to go wander the world. No one can trap me here.
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This book is blank after this one.
Honeysuckle picked up a palm-sized booklet:
"The young lady once had an argument with the master and the mistress over not being able to attend the martial arts academy, and in a fit of rage, she went out on her own to explore the martial arts world. This really frightened the master and the mistress.
This was written down by the young lady when she was outside."
Su Zhizhi took the booklet and saw that the words on it were also smaller.
It's really hard for her mother to write in such a small booklet.
Just as Su Zhizhi was about to read the pamphlet, a figure suddenly flashed in from outside.
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