Lil' Painted Life

Daren - superior (equiv. to sir in English) Fu - manor/residence Editor: Angel Chapter 86 Confronting you again, what’s there to be afraid of?     Downstairs, Ding Yuelan fell to the ground, next to her were fragmented pieces of porcelain. Unknown what had been cut, a bright red bloodstain was particularly conspicuous on the pale yellow carpet.     Xuan Fu’s Zhou Ao stood up beside her, his eyebrows tightly furrowed, his eyes bewilderedly looking at Ding Yuelan, and gaping his mouth open as if desiring to talk again but stopped himself.     Mu Yunyao hurried downstairs, turned to Liu Liang and said: "Go open the door!"     When Zhou Ao heard this, his sharp eyes fell on Mu Yunyao.     Mu Yunyao ignored him and stepped forward to help Ding Yuelan up: "How are you, madam?"     Outside Niyunfang, many people were anxiously waiting to see the liveliness. After hearing a thundering noise coming from inside of ...

Editor: Angel Chapter 85 Signing a contract "I really can’t lie to my Lady. I don't know exactly what happened, but when I changed the clothes for you that day, I accidentally caught your wrist and found that your body was cold and stagnant. It should be caused by something that was improperly taken, and the period of taking it was not short. That's why you have no children even after so many years, and there’s also some unclean things on your clothes... That wouldn’t be by your own initiative." Ding Yuelan's lips trembled, and it took a while to open her mouth: "...Can you tell me what is the unclean thing on my clothes?" "Your purse smells like lilacs, but in fact it is mixed with sedge, and your clothes have traces of being soaked in sedge juice. In the long run, it hurts your body’s constitution and harms your life." Ding Yuelan was silent but her tears could not stop falling: "I’ve thought that they were cru...

Editor: Angel Chapter 84 Staying at Niyunfang with a peace of mind        "I ...... I naturally am clear about it."     Ding Yuelan was holding a handkerchief and gently wiped her eyes with it, tears still streaming down: "Older sister, you have always believed in Zhou Daren’s words, and always supported him. Now you’re also speaking up for him?"     Mu Yunyao sighed and went forward to hold Ding Yuelan's hand: "Lady, don't be sad. Lady Tongzhi and you are sisters, she would surely be more supportive toward you, not toward Zhou Daren. She would not place the blame on you."     Ding Yuexin’s smile was stiff and she looked at Mu Yunyao with fierceness in her eyes. At this moment, if she insisted on persuading Ding Yuelan to go back, she would seem as if she believed in Zhou Daren more than her own sister. But, if she refused to persuade her to go back, it was equal to admitting that Zhou Daren had done something wron...

Editor: Angel ❤ Chapter 83 Who’s more innocent than the other? TN: Young Lady Ding refers to Ding Yuelan while Madame Ding refers to Ding Yuelan’s mother. Daren - title for superiors     Ding Yuexin wiped her tears but did not expect that her innocence would be questioned by a little girl. Fortunately, she was already prepared when she came over. She could deal with this scene: "Young lady Mu, I should have come to find my sister earlier. However, because of my sister’s actions, my parents were so angry that they fell ill, and I stayed at home to take care of them. Today, my parents’ condition is slightly stable. So, I took this opportunity to come and find her, hoping to bring my sister back and apologize to the parents and seek their forgiveness."     Mu Yunyao sneered in her heart. Ding Yuexin was pretty skilled that she cornered Ding Yuelan only in a few words. If Ding Yuelan did not go back, she would be unfilial. If she went back, the outcome would b...

Editor: Angel Chapter 82 Ding Yuexin tearful complaints Mu Yunyao took the newly-appointed shopkeeper Ding downstairs, and the apprentices below quickly got up and gave their greetings. Their curious eyes sneaked a glance at Ding Yuelan from time to time. "Everyone be quiet. There’s something I need to announce today. I want to introduce Lady Ding to everyone. From today, she has become the shopkeeper of our Niyunfang. You can call her shopkeeper Ding. If you have any concerns, from now on, you should seek her to solve them. But if you still can't solve the problem, then you may come to find me or my mother. Otherwise, you shall listen to shopkeeper Ding’s instructions as much as possible, understand?"      "Yes, Miss. The slaves and maidservants understood. Greetings to shopkeeper Ding."      Ding Yuelan momentarily pondered then began her speech: "Several of you already know me. Some words must be clearly said today. Now I have separated ...

Editor: Angel Chapter 81 Persuading Ding Yuelan to stay     Ding Yuelan could not stop laughing, and her crisp laughter seemed like pearls falling onto the ground: “Then I have to wear this dress more frequently when I go out in the future, but this one dress is not enough. You should prepare at least two sets of clothes so that I can change and wash the other."      "Of course. When the business in Niyunfang is done and we reopen, I will make ten sets of clothing for my Lady, so that you don't have to wear the same set every day."      "It used to be fine however I can no longer afford the clothes here." Ding Yuelan said, seeing Jinlan refilled the ginger tea, and sipped her tea slowly.      "Then I will give it to my Lady for free."      Ding Yuelan still shook her head, and the smile on the face slowly converged: "The words I said just now was a joke. I’m here today to say goodbye to you. Al...

Eight-treasure rice pudding ( credit ) Eight Treasures Rice Pudding is a traditional Chinese new year pudding. Eight treasures topping is made up of eight different kinds of dried fruits, raisin and sweets. You can choose any ingredients which are easy for you to buy. Of course, you don’t have to use “eight” different toppings but the number of toppings you use is really down to personal preference. The number eight is a magic number for Chinese people. In Chinese, the number eight sounds like another Chinese word “發”. 發 in Chinese means rich. Editor: Angel Chapter 80    A precious gift (unedited)     As soon as Lady Jin finished her words, Yin Hong who was behind her took a small box and respectfully presented it to Mu Yunyao.      Mu Yunyao opened the box and saw there was only a piece of paper inside. After reading the paper, she quickly refused: "Madame, this gift is too expensive, I really can't accept it..."  ...

Chapter 79 Gratifying progress     Looking at the ladies hurriedly left, Mu Yunyao couldn't help but smile. This was the result of her deliberation with Lady Jin. She taught the unique embroidery methods of the woman in Jingling and once it was done, it would be a great credit. If this credit was only shared by Niyunfang and Cao Yunnian, those who were jealous would probably directly tear them apart. It was better to let these people participate in it. One has lost a lot of constraints. Secondly, these people will fight for their merits. They would even try to exaggerate this merit and then sent it to the emperor. In the end, Niyunfang and Cao Manor took the lead.     Because there were many people who were enthusiastic about helping out, Mu Yunyao did not have much to do on hand, so she concentrated on hastening the embroidery of the clothes with Jin Lan and the others.     When she finally managed to take a breath, she realized that seven ...

Daren - term to address superiors Wang Ye - His Royal Highness/ Your Highness Chapter 78 Astonishing move      After soothing Su Qing, Mu Yunyao quickly devoted herself to renovating Jinxiu Garden. She went to Cao Manor and borrowed Lady Jin's hand to help renovate Niyunfang. She told them where to change and let them started the construction work first.      On the other hand, the case of Tan Lu, the shopkeeper of Caiyue Pavilion, had also progressed. After several days of investigation, the two old couples sued Tan Lu and his crimes had been confirmed. Moreover, it has been found that Caiyue Pavilion was brave enough to sell some inferior goods as good clothes to the people of Jingling City.     The county magistrate detained Tan Lu and ordered the rectification of Caiyue Pavilion. However, without shopkeeper Tan Lu, the Caiyue Pavilion was left without anyone to preside over it. In the end, it could only be temporarily ...