Delays

Hi everyone. I'm sorry for the delay in translations. I know you are all looking forward to new chapters. I've had a couple of weeks where my pain flared up (remember, I mentioned in a previous post I'm a spoonie) and now my body is catching up with the sleep lost during that period, so …

Translations – change of location

Either at the end of today or by tomorrow, I will change the location of the translation (I`m using another website). I will update the links on novel updates and will use that from now on. I will try to upload one (1) chapter every three (3) days, as the chapters are quite big (3000 …

YMPCD Chapter 23

Big misunderstanding Ji Heng wanted to first confirm if his brother is raising a man. Only after that will he take the next step. Moreover, considering his younger brother's appearance, Ji Heng was sceptical that Ah Zheng would keep a man... The person sent to inquire has returned and reported that there was no shadow …

Short introduction to the hows and whats of the translation

Let me start with the usual: I don't speak Mandarin/Cantonese/Taiwanese/etc. The way I translate the chapters is using ye ol' Google Translate. And Yabla. When the sentences make no sense, I have to break them down in single characters and translate them all. I'm slowly getting the hang of it. If you're reading the translation …

YMPCD Chapter 22

Crisis relief Tian Qi is currently regretting her decisions. She calculated everything, but forgot to think about the Emperor's feelings. If he gets angry once he finds out she has chickenpox and drives her out of Gan Qing Palace, all the measures she took will be useless. She decided she must see the Emperor in …

YMPCD Chapter 21

Crisis Tian Qi did not know what important things her shifu has to discuss with her. In his life, what he deems most important might only be hooking up with different palace maids. These were her thoughts when she went looking for him. Ding Zhi, with a serious face, told her "I've been thinking about …

Can we leave Cinderella alone?

All girls love their Cinderella stories whilst growing up. It is exactly why the expression "prince on a white horse" exists. But then we finally grow up and learn that not only princes can be good guys. So, seeing that, can we please leave Cinderella-type stories alone? If you love reading, and dwell into the …

Actually, politicians aren’t that smart

I was chatting to my friend one of these days about this programme on radio I listened to whilst in the car, waiting for them to finish shopping. It was on one of those British radio station. The programme seemed to be a discussion type, where they ask a question and the audience calls/tweets/e-mails them …

Men and their “good” characters

Lately I have been reading a lot of Chinese novels where the main lead is a female. This female would somehow die in the present time and her soul transmigrates to an ancient imperial era. Usually, the body of the person they transmigrate into is a person that is considered the trash of their city. …

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton