Chapter 8: The Wood

Luo Madam smiled: "That child, she has always been like that. When you ask her what’s nice, she will look left and right and say everything is nice, even when they’re not.” As she was talking, her expression gradually straightened, then loudly called for Luo Qiao and asked, “Has Lian Qiao returned yet?” Luo Qiao…

[JXSY] Chapter 7: Thoughts

"The length is just right." The 11th Lady looked at it carefully, “Then I will go back first — Today, Luo Madam rewarded me with a new servant, Amber and I still haven’t met her, so I must go back to check on things at my place. I’ll have Dongqing send it to you once…

[JXSY] Chapter 6: Concubines

Concubine Yuan quietly accepted the paper drafts, carefully examined them, picked out a pair and then handed them to Luo Madam: “These two are the best!” Luo Madam was stunned at her choice and said: “Is just having one big letter in the middle good enough?” Concubine Yuan replied back: “Of course, because the 5th…

[JSXY] Glossary

**This is to help you remember the relationship between characters, as well as pronounce, titles, and status. Will be update as chapters are posted.** Please be mindful, the characters in this novel goes by numbers, the name you see on dramas are just numbers in word forms. I preferred to use numbers as they emphasis…

[JXSY] Chapter 5: The Painting

Listening to the 5th Lady’s tone, Wu Xiao was very dissatisfied. She followed with a smile, “Luo Madame knew, but didn’t carefully ask about it like 5th Miss.”  As spry as usual, however, the 5th Lady immediately changed her expression. She said with a serious expression: “Mother had particularly assigned this job to the three…

[JXSY] Chapter 4: Jiaoyuan

The 5th Lady, 11th Lady and Wu Xiao followed each other out the door.  Everyone stood at the door, the mood had become relaxed, their faces showing quite a bit of gentleness. Wu Xiao immediately smiled and said to the two sisters, “I will find our house servants to bring the measurements of the embroidered…

[JXSY] Chapter 3: Mother

Upon hearing Luo Madame’s question, The 11th Lady stood up and respectfully answered with a ‘yes’ and continued saying, “I just learned some basic stuff…”  Seeing her polite attitude, Luo Madame nodded with satisfaction.  “The 24th of April will be the birthday of the Madame of Marquis Yongping. I have already asked your 5th Sister…

[JXSY] Chapter 2: Sisters

Based on the 11th Lady’s observation, Luo Mansion covered about 30 acres. Toward the east side, it’s Zhiyun Pavilion, in the middle is Sizhi Tang and the west side Shuangxing Yuan, which has a gate leading to a river. After passing it, a small courtyard will appear, surrounded by numerous rooms. This place is called…

Prologue

In the back garden, the corridor in Luo Mansion, the 10th Lady’s face was full of resentment while grabbing the 11th Lady’s skirt: “Take it off! Take it off for me!” The little 11th Lady was being dragged staggeringly, her big eyes were filled with tears, the corner of her lip was lifted but she…

[JXSY] Chapter 1: A Winter Day

After several days of snowfall, the roof, trees and ground were covered with layers of frost. The light shone through from the paper window, much brighter than usual, making the room fully lit.  The 11th Lady put down her half-read book, ‘The Great Zhou Jiuyuzhi’, and opened the window to look out.  The forest outside…