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## Chapter 3: New Home

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## 3-1 Ruolan Help

Your hands were tied up and your chin was held still. Jinzhi was bout to pour the decoction into your mouth. Suddenly, you attacked her with your leg, and the bowl in her hand somehow fell off.

Jinzhi
How dare you knock over the decoction? Her majesty granted it to you! You hold her tightly! I will teach her a good lesson for the empress!
Hearing the noise, Yaner and Bihen rushed over to stop them. They were fighting with each other until the empress dowager's matron Ruolan came.

Ruolan
Enough! Thi is Yongan Palace, how dare you fight here? Jinzhi! You broke in without an announcement. Have you kept the palace rules in mind?
Jinzhi
(Angry) This is the empress' order. I just follow the order.
Ruolan
The emperor will decide whether his concubines take contraceptives or not. When are you in charge of this? If you don't leave, I will have no choice but to take you to see the empress dowager!
As you got many helpers and the decoction has been knocked over, she decided to leave with her followers.

Ruolan
Sorry, my lady, I am late. The emperor issued a notice this morning to grant you Grade XVI Attendant and let you live in Lingqi Palace. Congratulations!
Player
Thank you. I am new here. I still need your help.
Though your title is not high, Lingqi Palace is close to Zichen Palace. The empress dowager is happy with this arrangement.

Ruolan
And I do have some suggestions for you. Another concubine in the Lingqi Palace - Lady Jia - didn't win the emperor's heart when she just came. But the empress helped her catch his attention, so she listens to the empress. The empress' family is against the empress dowager's family. The empress often alienates the emperor from the empress dowager. You are from Yongan Palace, so the empress may give you a hard time.
Player
Thanks for your advice. I will keep it in mind.
After chatting with you for a while, she went back to take care of the empress dowager. You fetched Yaner quietly when Bihen went to the kitchen.

Player
Yaner, you get a hanky, soak it with the decoction and put it away quietly.
Yaner
Is there anything wrong with the decoction, my lady?
Player
I am not sure. I just have a guess. You fetch a royal doctor to check it later.
## 3-2 Fetch Doctor

Fetch Doctor
Your dress is stained with decoction...
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Yaner went to fetch a doctor, while Bihen stayed to clean up the mess. So many things happened this morning. Your clothes were stained by decoction.

Bihen
My lady, the doctor will be here very soon. Let me help you get changed.
Player
OK. I don't feel well today. So you only help me change some casual clothes. No need for makeup.
Bihen
Only you can make such a plain dress become eyecatching, my lady!
Player
I want to take a nap on the settee. Wake me up when the doctor is here.
## 3-3 Treatment

When Yaner woke you up, a doctor was waiting outside. You brushed up your clothes and walked out. You thought you would see an old doctor. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a handsome young doctor.

Huang Yuanqing
I am Huang Yuanqing, my lady.
He bowed to greet you in a gentle tone with a proper smile, which left you with a good impression.

Player
Please rise.
Huang Yuanqing
What is your problem, my lady?
Yaner
She caught a cold last night and now becomes spiritless. She was scared just now, so she also feels a spasm of nausea and dizziness.
Nodding his head, he listened carefully. After Yaner told him all your symptoms, he took out a hanky and put it on your wrist. He took your pulse carefully, before prescribing for you.

Huang Yuanqing
No serious problems. You will recover after taking some decoction and having some rest. There are dark circles around your eyes, so I guess you haven't slept well. I will give you some hypnotics.
Yaner handed the prescription over to you. He had good handwriting. You thanked him with appreciation in your eyes. But you found that he seemingly had something to say.

Player
Anything else?
Huang Yuanqing
No offense, my lady. Are you Attorney General's daughter?
Player
(Surprised) Do you... know me?
Huang Yuanqing
I've never seen you before, but your father talked about you in front of me. He said there is a small nevus below your eyebrow, so I recognized you.
Player
You know my father?
Huang Yuanqing
Your father did me a favor! When I came to Changan, my mother fell ill suddenly. I need ginseng in the drug. But my salary was too low to afford it. Your father helped me get it and saved my mother.
Player
Well, it seems that we were destined to meet.
Your father was benevolent, so he would do such things for sure. But you dare not trust a stranger easily. You planned to write to your father to confirm it. It would be helpful if you had a doctor friend.

Huang Yuanqing
You can fetch me if you need me.
Player
I do need your help. (Made eye contact with Yaner.) Can you tell me what herbs have been used here on the soaked hanky?
He smelt it and tried to tell. Then he frowned.

Huang Yuanqing
Where did you get it?

(A) Evade his question
*Foxy +5*
Player
You just tell me what herbs have been used here.
Huang Yuanqing
(Hesitates) You will not be able to have babies once you take it.

(B) Tell him the truth
*Innocent +5*
Player
This is contraceptive decoction that the empress sent me this morning...
Huang Yuanqing
(Surprised) What? Did you take it?
Player
I dare not take strange things in the palace. Why?
Huang Yuanqing
Luckily, you are cautious! Or you will not be able to have babies once you take it.

You were shocked. Then you remembered that it was the empress who killed your unborn baby with decoction last life. Unexpectedly, she played the same trick this time. Now you hated her very much.

Player
(She is evil as usual, but I won't let her get what she wants this time!)
## 3-4 Lingqi Palace

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Let them in
*Cool +5*
Normally, a matron was a senior servant here. You may need her help in the future, so you asked Yaner to let them in.

Weiyang
I am the matron Weiyang. You are new here. If you have any problems, you can tell me.
You nodded to her politely. Seeing her proper manners, you were very happy.

Honglan
I am Honglian, my lady. You are so beautiful! You have fair skin!
Chunxiang
I am Chunxiang, my lady. WIsh you happy and pretty!
Xiao Shunzi
I am Xiao Shunzi, my lady. Wish you pretty and happy!
After you met each one of them, Weiyang began to assign cleaning tasks. Hours later, the room became brand new.

Weiyang
My lady, everything is ready. Now you need to pay a visit to Lady Jia according to the rules.
## 3-5 Pay Respect

Pay Respects
You should pay your respects to Lady Jia...
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You knew Lady Jia very well. If you didn't pay your respects to her on time, she would make a big fuss over it. But she was not easy to deal with even if you went to visit her now.

Player
I will go now. Weiyang, help me get dressed. Casual clothes will do.
## 3-6 Visit

(A) Leave
*Sweet +5*
You beat her with lychee, so you don't want to talk to her. Now you'd better leave as soon as possible.

Player
I have some business to take care of and have to go back now. I will visit you next time.
Lady Jia
You can't leave until I tell you so. The most important thing here is to know the rules and etiquette. It seems that you are not familiar with it.

(B) Retort
Player
His majesty and I love each other, so I don't feel sorry for myself. But your words makes me think that you disagree with the way his majesty is doing, right?
Lady Jia
You! You are trying to distort my meaning!
Player
No worries, I'm just saying. You don't have to take it seriously.
Lady Jia
(Sneer) It seems that you still don't understand. The most important thing here is to follow the rules. If the empress hears what you said just now, she will punish you!

Lady Jia
I know an etiquette nanny. I will ask her to help you learn the rules, so that you won't offend others when you go out.
## 3-7 Dress Up

Dress Up
Let the nanny know who is master ...
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Next day, the etiquette nanny sent by Lady Jia strode into your chamber.

Weiyang
Since she is sent by Lady Jia, it must be difficult to get along with her. You should be careful, my lady.
Player
I know how they lecture ladies. Don't worry. Yaner, help me get dressed.
Yaner
Yes, my lady~ The emperor gave you many pretty clothes and head accessories a few days ago. I want to use them all on you and make you elegant and beautiful. Then they shall know who is their master!
Seeing the jewels on your head and luxury clothes, she was a little afraid of you.

Nanny
I don't think it's proper for you to dress like this.
Player
I agree with you. It's too eyecatching, isn't it? But his majesty gave these things to me. If I don't use any of them, I am afraid that he may think I disrespect him. Or do you think his majesty is in the wrong? That he should not gift me these?
Nanny
(Sweated) I dare not.
## 3-8 Arrogant Nanny

Stop her and protect Yaner
*Cool +5*
## 3-9 Lecture Nanny

Don't trust her
*Foxy +5*
Trust her