Love from the Male Protagonist's Harem

LFTMPH Chapter 79- Persimmon □□ Part 1

Translated by Snowfall77

Jianfeng-

Several disciples clad in blue and white casually chatted beneath a tree.

Li Liu sighed: “Ai, I’m kinda sleepy.”

Chang Nian flicked a look at him, but said nothing.

Another disciple: “Just hold on for a little longer.”

Theoretically, they were all supposed to be guarding Senior Chu Yao.  However, Chu Yao cared not a whit for that, and simply had them ‘guard’ the whole of Jianfeng.

Leaning against the tree alone, Ye Ze did not join in the conversation.  With a sword in one hand and darkened eyes, he cut rather the gloomy figure.

He closed his eyes for a brief moment, then opened them again with the mien of someone who’d endured a long time, his voice low and hoarse: “……who’s bell is that?”

Li Liu gave him an astonished glance: “Bell?  What bell?”

A different disciple: “Don’t pay him any attention.”

Trying to mediate, Li Liu said: “Ai, Brother Ye might’ve heard something.”

Ye Ze said nothing further, instead staring with slowly narrowing eyes at Chang Nian who was carrying a sword on his back.

Li Liu: “But I don’t think anyone else heard a bell.”

The faint, continuous tinkle of a bell had sounded before, only now it faded into silence, as if it’d never existed.

Ye Ze paused: “Perhaps I heard wrong.”

Sneering, Chang Nian derided him: “You shouldn’t make things up for attention.”

Closing his eyes, Ye Ze did not respond.

= =

It’s said that when the moon is dark and the winds are high, it’s a suitable time to commit murder and arson.

Jianfeng was heavily wooded, rich with verdant trees and wild fruits.

Xia Ge, dressed all in black, had melon seeds in her pockets, yet was stealing ripe persimmons as she went.   At her waist, her newest puppet and Guilongyu bumped along together.

System: [……What Are You Doing Here?]

Tired of running, Xia Ge squatted up in a tree, pulling down the black cloth covering her face to nibble on her melon seeds: “Ai, you can only work hard once you’ve eaten your fill.”

The system did its best to restrain itself: [Whatever You’re Going To Do, Do It Soon.  That Guy Is Going To Make A Move Tomorrow Night.]

“Ai, it’s not the Emperor who’s in a hurry, it’s the eunuch.”  Xia Ge peeled a persimmon and bit into it, “Ah, so sweet.”

Nibbling at the persimmon, Xia Ge stretched her body.  When she’d come this way, she’d spotted Ye Ze.  The other guards were chattering amongst themselves, while Ye Ze was reclining against a tree with closed eyes.  It was a pity that, even after joining the guard, he was still isolated.

At least he wasn’t getting beat up anymore.

When done with the persimmon, Xia Ge finished off the handful of melon seeds Mao Qing had given her earlier in the day.  Dusting her hands off, Xia Ge was still a little hungry, and thoughtfully considered the remaining persimmons in her hand.

“Hmm, tart or not……”

System: [Stop Eating And Work Quickly.]

Xia Ge: “What’s the rush?  Really.  It’s not like Xiaohong is here.”

Xiaohong was the simple and crude nickname Xia Ge had settled on for her red ribbon.

Originally, Xia Ge had thought the red ribbon might contain the spirit of Senior Sister’s Yimei that had it come from.  However, considering its actions, Xia Ge had changed her mind.

……the red ribbon was far too clingy.  Could {heavenly punishment} be said to behave the same?  No, it didn’t seem like its relationship with Senior Sister was remotely similar.

Although whenever Xia Ge took Xiaohong with her, Senior Sister was able to know exactly where Xia Ge was.

It being that way……

It was horrible!  How was she supposed to skip classes?!  It was practically the equivalent of a dean putting GPS tracking on their naughtiest student!

How Xia Ge supposed to tolerate it?!  It was absolutely unbearable!

System: [……]  You know you’re fucking naughty, huh?

Regardless, whether the red ribbon was differentiated from {heavenly punishment} or not, it needed to be thrown away!

The system was also still confused about whether or not the red ribbon had its own new consciousness or not, but Xia Ge was disinclined to care either way.

Either way, it should be gotten rid of.

System: [……It’s Here.]

Xia Ge: “What?  Bullshit!  I definitely tied it to the bed!”

Truthfully, because it was Senior Sister who’d given Xia Ge the red ribbon, Xia Ge didn’t quite dare throw it away.  So instead she took countermeasures, like tying the red ribbon to a pillar or post.

That usually did the trick.

But apparently it’d failed this time.

Turning her head, Xia Ge saw the red ribbon hanging from a tree branch not far off.  Already discovered, all the red ribbon could do was droop there and play dead.

Xia Ge: “……”

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“Holy shit!”

Using {ghost and shadow}, Xia Ge rushed over, grabbed the red ribbon, roaring in a low voice: “Why the fuck did you follow me here?!  No, how did you follow me here?  No——how dare you?!  You’re full of venom, aren’t you?”

The red ribbon first guiltily curled in on itself, but then wantonly wrapped itself around Xia Ge’s wrist.  Nonchalantly rubbing at Xia Ge, it stretched itself out happily.

Xia Ge: “……”

“I think there was some movement over there!”

“Quick!”

Xiaohong-

小xiǎo    small / tiny / few / young

红Hóng    surname Hong  or    red / popular / revolutionary / bonus

杀人放火    [shā rén fàng huǒ]

murder and burn; commit murder and arson; fire and sword; kill people and set places on fire

皇帝不急太监急  The emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry

It is a metaphor that the person involved is not in a hurry to deal with the matter, but the people around him are anxious to find a way for him (slightly ridiculed or derogatory).

In the long imperial era, the emperor’s husband and wife life was restrained by eunuchs. Take, for example, Qianlong or Jiaqing living with a certain concubine—it is not uncommon for the emperor to live his life. What is strange is that the emperor lived inside, and a group of eunuchs stood outside to listen. After listening for a while, the group of eunuchs guessed that it was almost done, so the chief eunuch led them, and everyone shouted in unison: “It’s time!” This is to urge the emperor to end quickly. If it refuses to end, they will shout again, and so on three times, until the emperor is bored and ends on his own initiative. There are still many rules in the ancient palace. At that time, in order to prevent the emperor from being exclusive to one person, and to sympathize with the emperor’s dragon body, the Qing Dynasty stipulated that the emperor and his concubine should not spend more than half an hour in intercourse. When the time comes, the eunuch will shout outside the door with a shrill voice: “It’s time”. After shouting several times, if the emperor does not let her go, the eunuch will wrap the concubine in a silk quilt and carry the concubine away. This is the origin of the saying “the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry”.

https://baike.baidu.com/item/皇帝不急太监急/1789238

(TN-how romantic)

简单粗暴    [jiǎn dān cū bào]

simple and crude; in an oversimplified and crude way; short