Chapter 118: Feast without a feast 1 Oriole is a type of bird2Adding frost to snow [雪上加霜] - a saying that is similar to adding salt to the wound3含饴弄孙:to hold malt sugars in the mouth and play with one’s grandchildren: meaning a life of leisure in old age4“瑞霭萱堂” [Rui Ai Xuan Tang]: Rui means good luck, Ai means mist, Xuan Tang is a...
Chapter 118: Feast Without a Feast 1 In large families, younger generation are often referred to by their birth order e.g Jiang Tian is the fifth son of the Jiang family hence he is referred to as number five. Guo Gong Furen was dizzy all the way home, Jiang Tian quickly press a hand on her pulse, carefully diagnosing. “Number five, what happened...
Chapter 117: Confrontation in the Golden Hall 1Grounds for divorce (Seven outs) (七出之条) : In ancient China, there are 7 grounds for which men can divorce their wife, namely: disobedient to the in-laws, childless, jealousy, adultery, disease, theft and talking too much. https://collaborativechinesechat.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/7-grounds-for-divorce-%E4%B8%83%E5%87%BA%E4%B9%8B%E6%9D%A1-in-ancient-china/ This website is a good one that explain the grounds accompanied by a hilarious clip of court hearing for divorce...
