“December, 17th; 30th year of Hongwu Period; it is not suitable for people who was born in the Year of the Ox (in Chinese zodiac) to handle affairs in the west. Today is the sunniest day of this month. The sun is like gold on the ground and makes people feel warm. One side adjoins mountains and rivers; the nature is quiet and beautiful. Another side has the murmuring of running water and bamboo grove; it’s elegant and fresh. Ah! The water is as clear as a mirror and the green grass look as if it has just been washed. The birds on the shore are pecking. All this is surrounded by green hills in the distance. This peaceful scene is as poetic as a first love. When you look up, you are watching the lake; when you look down, you are missing Meng Xuan. What a good poem! And it is written on the back hill of Chengxu Academy and named Qing Dairy of having Time Travel to the Ming Dynasty. What do you think? Is my classical Chinese very good? Does it go even farther than The Orchid Pavilion? O

“Damn it!” Liao Qing’er kept her eyes open and said, “How could it be? Even if your stepmother dislikes you, as long as your biological father meets you, he definitely likes you!”He Danggui still shook her head with a sense of alienation and obstinacy in her eyes. Liao Qing’er lovingly gave her a big hug, which made the people gulp on the other side of the river. Liao Qing’er said sincerely, “Your personality, temper, appearance and ability are all preeminent. Even Zhu’s Family could not teach such a princess like you. Now the only regret is your family background. Why not try to change it?”“Would you like some wine, Miss?” A boy of academy who took charge of boiling plum wine carried a basket and stood behind them. He Danggui took a pot of wine, a dish of sour plum and peanut with sauce. And she gave that boy 500 qian as gratuity. Then he happily received and ran away.They had a drink together, and Liao Qing’er still persuaded, “Your biolog

Mr. Bao, a pupil of President Wei, was about 30 years old. He became a Jinshi in the 22th year of Hongwu Period. He became an inferior official when he was young, but he was dismissed because he offended the superior official. He knew that being upright was impractical in officialdom, so he stayed in Chengxu Academy and became a teacher.Compared with the officialdom, the air of the academy was fresh and it was really like a paradise. The nepotism existed in the academy, because the students’ family pulled the strings in order to make sure their children were taken good care of. For example, President Wei had asked Mr. Bao to take good care of Luo Baiqian several years ago, because Senior Lord Luo Maitong had helped him in his early age. The benefactor of the teacher was his, so Mr. Bao genuinely cared about Luo Baiqian, especially in his studies, and then they established a very close relationship.After a hot topic of “the public denunciation of The First

He Danggui covered her mouth, shaking her head like a rattle-drum to refuse his approach, “Those 2 times just now were accidents. Don’t do that to me anymore. I will be 14 years old after the lunar new year. Don’t hold me as I was a child, and don’t treat me well. Emm… I already have an engagement.”“What did you say?” Meng Xuan forced her hand apart hardly and asked nervously, “Who is he?”He Danggui shook her head and didn’t want to say anything more. He had been gone for 3 years. There was nothing strange about her engagement. Therefore, she covered her mouth and closed her eyes again, as if she was a clay figure that could not speak or see.Meng Xuan rocked her several times and said anxiously, “Go to ask Madam Luo to break off the engagement. I’ll ask my father to propose marriage for me. Actually, I… I’ve seen you take a bath and... I’ve wiped your back, so you’re mine, and you can’t marry anyone else.”He Danggui was surpris

“Well, Meng Xuan, what’s wrong with your face?” Bai Yangbai asked, with the blade of grass in his mouth swaying twice. He approached with interest to observe the red scratches on Meng Xuan’s face.Meng Xuan explained calmly, “These were scratched by my mother.”Bai Yangbai believed it and sighed, “Childe Xuan, I’m not talking like an unconcerned person. Now the old women are really more vicious than a tiger or a lion. Well, one wound is bleeding... Are you really born by your mom?”Meng Xuan looked at He Danggui and sighed, “Who knows? I am full of doubts now. Xiaoyi, do you have any medicine for me?”He Danggui pricked the forehead of Qian Mudan with a silver needle which she poured into Zhenqi, glanced at Bai Yangbai and said, “Ask him. He is selling medicine.”Meng Xuan looked at Bai Yangbai again. Bai Yangbai turned around and found a green porcelain bottle from his medicine kit and threw it to Meng Xuan. Meng Xuan