Purple Pun Translation

What is the most painful thing in life? This question may vary from person to person, but for Xie Shian, not being able to take revenge was definitely one of the top three. In fact, when he calmed down and thought about it, Xie Shian glanced at Su Wenqing who was following him obediently. Su Wenqing was not flawless. On the contrary, each one of her abnormal behaviors before she left could actually help him confirm his guess. As long as she changed her gender! But the crux of the problem lay there. He was well-informed, but he had never heard of a lady from a famous family taking a young man from another family to meet a prostitute! She had been in love with him since she was a kid! Because she loved him, she brought him there to have sex with a prostitute?? Never mind about the prostitute, why did she stuff a male prostitute to him?! Su Wenqing shivered as the air pressure around Xie Shian became increasingly low. She actually figured out why Xie Shian behaved as if someone wa...

"What's wrong? Are you tired?" Su Wenqing stopped her cheerful steps, turned back and smiled brightly. Xie Shian pointed to the Hongluan Tower with six-cornered eaves by the Huai River and said, "Do you want to see the panoramic view of Anjing City under the moonlight? You can see it from there." Su Wenqing's eyes lit up. "Can we go? I heard that the top floor of Hongluan Tower is not open to outsiders." Xie Shian smiled and said, "It's okay, as long as it’s not an outsider."  Su Wenqing blinked in confusion, until Xie Shian told her that the owner of Hongluan Tower was the fifth prince, Xiao Yun, Su Wenqing finally understood. Oh, not an outsider. From the railing on the top floor of Hongluan Tower, one could see the entire Anjing City. It was the first time that Su Wenqing overlooked the night scene of the ancient capital. The candlelight shone through the lantern paper, casting a layer of warm yellow light on the entire capital. Th...

Su Wenqing closed the door slyly. She pulled the madam who had been waiting for a long time aside and stuffed a bag of silver into her pocket. "Is he ready?" The madam no longer cared about her worries when she saw the money. She smiled so hard that her makeup almost cracked. "After entrusting your matter to Tianxiang Building, you don't need to worry, Young Lady. I have prepared some tea and snacks for you downstairs. You can eat while you wait." Not long after Su Wenqing followed the madam downstairs, a young man in fancy clothes pushed the door open, holding a glass of wine. "Sir, this is the apricot blossom wine you requested." Xie Shian didn't pay attention at first, until the person started talking, he realized that there was something familiar in the area between his eyebrows. Xie Shian couldn't remember where he had seen him before, so he couldn't help but look at him a few more times. The man gently placed the wine glas...

According to Su Wenqing's previous undercover investigation, among all the brothels in Anjing City, Tianxianglou had the highest customer satisfaction and the most reliable madam. So, after Su Wenqing arranged everything, she relaxedly handed over the follow-up matters to the madam. On the second day, when the moon was just rising, Su Wenqing waited in Xie Mansion until Xie Shian returned home. Liang Yun put down the "poker" reluctantly and sent the two of them out. "I have sent someone to deliver a letter to the Su Mansion, saying that you will stay with the Xie family tonight to accompany me. Have fun and don't worry about the time." "Really? They agreed?" Su Wenqing almost wanted to rush up and hug Mother Xie and bite her. It was hard to find "like-minded" friends in this damn place, and it was even harder to find such a thoughtful "like-minded" friend. You know, she was already prepared to be punished for Xie Shian...

The next day. Su Wenqing, carrying a few ingots of silver, met the madam of Tianxiang Building, the largest brothel in Anjing City, in a private room in a teahouse. It was the first time for the madam to receive this kind of lady from a big family, and she was unsure of what the guest was thinking. She asked tentatively, "I wonder why Young Lady asked me to come here?" Su Wenqing politely asked the madam to sit down and asked, "Are there only women in your Tianxiang Building?" The madam smiled unchanged, "The girl is really good at joking. It's only natural that there are women in a brothel." Su Wenqing handed over a silver ingot with a painful look on her face, "How about you think about it again?" Seeing this, the madam immediately made a 180-degree turn in her attitude. She said with a bright face, "Young lady, you have really come to the right place. Have you seen the concubines in Princess Changle's mansion? They all...

Following Liang Yun’s order, Xie Shian sent Su Wenqing to the gate of Xie's mansion. Along the way, he found that Su Wenqing glanced at him twenty-four times, and in twenty-four of those glances her eyes were filled with sympathy. Sympathy...... Xie Shian really couldn't figure out where that emotion came from... On the twenty-fifth time, Xie Shian couldn't help it anymore. He met Su Wenqing's gaze and gave a questioning expression. Su Wenqing laughed awkwardly twice, "Madam Xie just told me to take you out to play when I have a chance, so that you don't have to stay in the house all day. When will you get a day off?" Xie Shian hesitated, "My mother asked you... to take me... out to play?" He felt that he needed to discuss the issue of man's dignity with his mother after he returned. Su Wenqing felt that people who liked the same sex were all sisters, and there was no need for false formalities between sisters, so she did not exch...

Liang Yun smiled and asked, "Why did you come back so early today? Have you finished dealing with the affairs of the court?" Xie Shian: ...Based on his understanding of his mother, what his mother really wanted to express by saying this was 'Why did you come back so early? We were having a great time.' Xie Shian suppressed the urge to run away from home and tried to put on a decent smile. "I haven't finished my work yet. I came here to greet my mother first." Liang Yun was very satisfied that his son understood him so well. "In that case, you should go and take care of your business first." Su Wenqing inexplicably saw a kind of sadness of being let down by the cruel world in Xie Shian's polite smile. She burst out laughing and hurriedly stood up and said, "It's getting late. I should go back soon." Liang Yun glared at Xie Shian with resentment, then smiled and said to Su Wenqing: "Why don't you stay and have...

At Xie Mansion, Su Wenqing drew the last two strokes. She looked at the crooked peony on the paper and tried to explain for Grandpa Bai Shi: "Well, actually I only learned a little bit. What I saw at the bookstall was a hundred times more beautiful than this." "Madam Xie?" Su Wenqing saw that she seemed distracted, so she called her again. Liang Yun quickly pulled her thoughts back from pondering about her son's thoughts. She took another piece of rice paper and imitated Su Wenqing's painting method casually: "It's only been a few days since the Spring Banquet ended. I know you are tired. At first, I wanted to ask Shian to ask you to paint a picture for me, so that you don't have to go out of the house specially. But the child was too embarrassed and insisted that I ask you myself." Using the same paper and brush, and the same painting method, Su Wenqing witnessed the difference between people. With a few smooth strokes, Madam Xie out...

Inside the imperial city, Xie Shian came out of the council chamber holding a stack of documents. From a distance he saw the fifth prince, Xiao Yun, leaning against a side door with his arms crossed. His expression was happy at one moment, confused at another, and after a while, a little melancholy. Xie Shian walked over and asked, "What's the matter? Does the courtesan have a date with someone else tonight?" Xiao Yun interrupted Xie Shian hastily and whispered, "You know my relationship with her. We are just casual. Don't joke about it in front of others in the future." Xie Shian was slightly stunned, then immediately reacted, "Is she planning to leave the industry and get married?" Xiao Yun sighed, not admitting it directly, but not denying it either. Xie Shian nodded in understanding and walked out of the palace with the documents in his arms, "I’m not done with my work. I won't go to the banquet tonight." Xiao Yun took...

The next day, Su Wenqing went to the appointment as scheduled. The Xie family was worthy of occupying the first place among the five great families. Their gate alone was twice as big as that of the Su Mansion. It was made of the finest nanmu wood, and a black plaque with the words "Xie Mansion" hung on the top. Su Wenqing followed the maid leading her to the inner courtyard with her head lowered. The garden scenery and architectural style of the inner courtyard were quite different from those of the main gate. At first glance, one could tell from the gate of Xie Mansion that it was the residence of a high-ranking official. The entire gate looked solemn and majestic, while the inner courtyard was very elegant, with waterside pavilions, winding corridors, and pavilions under the wisteria trees. Every blade of grass and every tree looked elegant, and every brick and tile were exquisite. Su Wenqing recalled the scene when he first saw Xie Shian at the Spring Banquet. A ma...

Su Wenqing originally thought that she would be able to rest for ten days or half a month after the Beishan Spring Banquet, but she received an invitation from Madam Xie on the third day after returning home. Su Wenqing read the invitation card with the delicate orchid fragrance over and over again for more than a dozen times, and said with uncertainty, "Madam Xie invited me to her home? Did you take the wrong invitation?" The gossipy light in Cuidie's eyes suddenly froze and was covered by her confusion. "Miss... Madam Xie invited you to the Xie Mansion, shouldn't you be happy? Why do I think that you seem to be unwilling?" Su Wenqing threw the invitation aside casually, "Happy? Why would I be happy?" I finally made it through the Spring Festival, can't I just take a few days to rest comfortably?! Cuidie hesitated and said, "You... don't you like Young Master Xie? Young Master Xie's marriage is most likely decided by Mad...

Su Wenqing threw the scar-removing ointment in her hand up and down while skipping towards the Xie family's courtyard, feeling a sense of pleasure thinking that she was the only one sober while everyone else was drunk. Outside the courtyard where the Xie family stayed, Xiao Yun was walking out with his arm around Xie Shian's shoulders, "What’s wrong with you? You just got scratched while saving someone in the water. Is that worth hiding in the house for three days?" When Xie Shian remembered how this man had asked the women in various families for a good scar removal remedy, for him, he didn't even want to roll his eyes. He felt that all the stains in his life were caused by this bad friend. Xie Shian explained for the one hundred and eighth time: "I told you, I really have something to do." Xiao Yun said, "I know you are busy letting those people in the north fight each other, but I just saw you release all those pigeons. You have nothing t...

Su Wenqing's fall into the water saved her from any social activities for the next three days. She used her feeling unwell as an excuse and stayed in her room contentedly for two days. It was not until the last day of the Spring Banquet that Cuidie casually mentioned that the Fifth Prince was looking for scar-removing medicine for Young Master Xie that she remembered that she might have forgotten something... Although her original intention was to avoid too much contact with Xie Shian, she had just established herself in front of Su Jinsheng and Su Zhining a few days ago as someone who had admired Xie Shian since childhood. Now that she had scratched the face of the person she had admired since childhood, there was no reason for her to stay put. It would be very inconsistent with her image of a love-struck girl. Su Wenqing climbed out of bed thinking that if she wanted to make everyone believe in her lies, she had to make it as real as possible. She asked someone to bring a box...