Chapter 1321: then title translation, then ===GLOSSARY=== with list of named entities

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line: "Replace the original names with Hu Xiaotian, Qiqi, Baobao, Hong Beimo respectively."

Also note "old emperor" not present. "Your Highness" not present. "Sir" not present. "Emperor" not present. "Eunuch Quan" not present. "Princess" not present. "Yongyang Princess" not present. "Kangdu" not present. "Dakang" not present. "Cangshuge" not present. "Yongyang" not present. "Marriage Pact" not present.

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"But after returning this time, Hu Xiaotian found Qiqi hard to read; this girl's attitude remained vague and unclear, and even his offer to help her ascend the throne failed to move her. The secret Baobao revealed gave him quite a fright; Baobao said Qiqi might be joining forces with Hong Beimo, and if true, Qiqi's scheming would be truly heavy—on the surface she seemed tolerable, but judging from Qiqi's behavior since his return, she clearly guards against him too much, constantly on alert. How to build trust is a headache."

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Hu Xiaotian officially took up residence in the Yongyang Prince's Mansion, for the Laohuangdi had already declared it would be his and Qiqi's new marital home, so it was natural for him to stay there first. He wasn't idle either; he hired a crew of craftsmen to remodel the Yongyang Prince's Mansion according to his wishes—of course, compared to the major construction underway at the Secretary's residence, it was merely minor work. In fact, the Yongyang Prince's Mansion had only recently been renovated; Hu Xiaotian simply had it furnished and even summoned the capital's finest tailor to discuss his wedding attire. Marriage is a major life event; although his marriage is filled with political alliance considerations, it is still his first, and thus deserves serious attention.

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"Hu Xiaotian officially took up residence in the Yongyang Prince's Mansion, for the Laohuangdi had already declared it would be his and Qiqi's new marital home, so it was natural for him to stay there first. Hu Xiaotian also kept busy, hiring a crew of craftsmen to remodel the Yongyang Prince's Mansion according to his wishes—of course, compared to the major construction at the Secretary's residence, it was only minor work. In fact, the Yongyang Prince's Mansion had been renovated not long ago; Hu Xiaotian merely had it arranged, and he specially sought out the capital's top tailor to discuss what to wear on the wedding day. Marriage is a major life event; even though his marriage is filled with political alliance elements, after all it is his first, so he ought to take it seriously."

Check we used glossary: Laohuangdi, Yongyang, Qiqi. Good.

Originally, most of the guards dismissed from the Imperial Palace were recruited by Hu Xiaotian into his service, becoming guards of the Prince Consort's residence. These men naturally feel grateful to Hu Xiaotian and, behind his back, call him benevolent and righteous.

Replace: Hu Xiaotian -> Hu Xiaotian. Guard -> Guard (glossary). Prince Consort's residence -> Prince Consort's Mansion? Not in glossary; we translate meaning: "the Prince Consort's residence". But we have glossary for Prince Consort? Not given. We'll translate as "Prince Consort's residence". Also "benevolent and righteous" translate as "benevolent and righteous". Keep.

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"The guards who had been dispersed from the palace were mostly recruited by Hu Xiaotian into his service, becoming guards of the Prince Consort's residence; these men naturally felt grateful to Hu Xiaotian and behind his back called him benevolent and righteous."

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These past two days, Qiqi either to avoid suspicion or not has not left the palace for the Yongyang Prince's Mansion. While Hu Xiaotian prepares for his wedding, he is also quietly advancing his plan. After sneaking into the Imperial Palace, Liang Yinghao successfully opened a passage from a secret tunnel to the Imperial Palace's underground sewer; following this route leads into the sewer, and from there one can reach the moat. Although there are several barriers along the way, they pose no obstacle to Liang Yinghao. He intends to reconstruct an underground escape route within the Imperial Palace before Hu Xiaotian's grand wedding.

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"These past two days, Qiqi either to avoid suspicion or not had not left the palace for the Yongyang Prince's Mansion; while Hu Xiaotian was preparing his wedding, he also quietly pursued his plan. After sneaking into the palace, Liang Yinghao easily opened a passage from a secret tunnel to the imperial palace's underground drainage; following this passage one could enter the underground drainage, and following the drainage one could reach the moat. Although there were several barriers along the way, this minor difficulty could not stop Liang Yinghao. He intended, before Hu Xiaotian's grand wedding, to rebuild an escape route underground in the palace."

Check we used glossary: Qiqi, Yongyang, Liang Yinghao, Hu Xiaotian. Good.

Taking advantage of his visit to Kangdu, Hu Xiaotian met with many court officials; Ji Feihua's ledger he received remains quite useful, recording much leverage over officials. Hu Xiaotian uses this leverage to extort and threaten, keeping himself busily delighted, and of course it also leads many to settle accounts privately. Hu Xiaotian subtly and silently expands his influence in the capital.

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"Taking advantage of this trip to Kangdu, Hu Xiaotian visited many senior officials at court; Ji Feihua's ledger he had been given remained quite useful, recording many officials' weaknesses. Hu Xiaotian used these to extort and threaten, keeping himself busy, and of course also got many people to settle accounts privately. Hu Xiaotian expanded his influence in the capital silently, with a subtle, nourishing presence."

Check glossary: Kangdu, Hu Xiaotian, Ji Feihua. Good.

It's a pity there's no information about Hong Beimo above; if we had leverage over Hong Beimo, we could also threaten this old turtle to serve us.

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"It's a pity there's no information on Hong Beimo up there; if there were any leverage on Hong Beimo, we could also threaten that old turtle to work for us."

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Today is the completion day of the Prince Consort's residence. Hu Xiaotian and Qiqi had agreed to go inspect it, although they did not intend to make it their new marital home, after all it is the Hu family's old residence and also property bestowed upon them by the Emperor. Hong Beimo also arrived early at the Prince Consort's residence. He waited left and right, but no one came; after a full half hour, someone came to report that Hu Xiaotian had been ambushed on his way here. He sustained minor injuries.

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"Today was the day the Prince Consort's residence was completed; Hu Xiaotian and Qiqi had agreed to go inspect it. Although they did not intend to make it their new marital home, after all it was the old residence of the Hu family and property granted to them by the Emperor. Hong Beimo also arrived early at the Prince Consort's residence. But he waited left and right, no one came; after a full half hour, someone came to report—Hu Xiaotian had been ambushed on his way here. He suffered some injury."

Check glossary: Hu Xiaotian, Qiqi, Emperor, Hong Beimo. Good.

Upon hearing this news, Hong Beimo couldn't help but startle; his first thought was that he had not ordered anyone to do this—who then wanted to kill Hu Xiaotian? Just as he was preparing to send someone to investigate the details, Hu Xiaotian arrived. Indeed he had been injured; an arrow had struck his shoulder. Fortunately it was only a superficial wound, nothing serious.

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"Hong Beimo, upon hearing the news, was startled; his first thought was that he had not ordered anyone to do this—who then wanted to kill Hu Xiaotian? Just as he was preparing to send someone to investigate the details, Hu Xiaotian arrived. He indeed had been wounded, an arrow striking his shoulder. Fortunately it was only a superficial injury, nothing serious."

Hong Beimo could almost conclude that this scoundrel must have staged a self-inflicted injury plot, hoping to stir up trouble with this incident.

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"Hong Beimo could almost certainly conclude that this scoundrel had definitely staged a self-inflicted injury plot, hoping to stir up trouble with this incident."

Hu Xiaotian, still shaken, vividly recounted his ordeal along the way. Naturally, his description made it sound perilous and chaotic, with calamities raining down.

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"Hu Xiaotian, still shaken, vividly recounted his experience along the way; naturally, his telling made it sound perilous and chaotic, with calamities raining down."

Hong Beimo didn't believe a word of what this scoundrel said, and with a feigned show of concern he remarked, 'This is no trivial matter—who would dare assassinate Sir Hu in broad daylight on the street?'

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"Hong Beimo didn't believe a word of this scoundrel's talk, and with a feigned show of concern he said: 'This is no trivial matter—who dares to assassinate Sir Hu in broad daylight on the street?'"

Hu Xiaotian said, 'I'm also puzzled; few people know my schedule, and all my subordinates are utterly loyal.'

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"Hu Xiaotian said: 'I'm also puzzled; my schedule isn't known to many, and all my followers are loyal and devoted.'"

Hong Beimo, hearing this, flew into a rage: 'You mean I sent someone to assassinate you? Even if I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't resort to such lowly tactics.' He said in a deep voice, 'Sir Hu, there's no need to worry—this must be investigated thoroughly. Eh? Why hasn't the Princess arrived yet?'

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"Hong Beimo, hearing him speak like that, felt his anger rise from nowhere: 'You mean I sent someone to assassinate you? Even if I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't resort to such lowly means.' He said in a deep voice: 'Sir Hu, there's no need to worry; this matter must be investigated thoroughly. Eh? Why hasn't the Princess arrived yet?'"

Upon hearing that Qiqi had not arrived, Hu Xiaotian was also quite surprised; he had thought he was already late, but it turned out Qiqi was even later than him.

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"Hearing that Qiqi had not yet arrived, Hu Xiaotian was also quite surprised; he had thought he was already late, but it turned out Qiqi was even later than him."

At this moment, a panicked eunuch rushed up to them, breathless, exclaiming, 'Something serious has happened!'

No glossary terms needed. Translate:

"At this moment a eunuch came rushing up to them, out of breath, saying: 'Something serious has happened……'"

Hu Xiaotian asked, 'What's wrong?' His heart sank; could something have happened to Qiqi?

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"Hu Xiaotian asked: 'What's wrong?' His heart sank involuntarily; could it be that Qiqi has encountered trouble?"

The eunuch said, 'Yongyang Princess has suddenly fallen ill and is now unconscious, unresponsive.'

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"The eunuch said: 'Yongyang Princess has suddenly fallen ill with an acute condition; she has now slipped into unconsciousness, unresponsive.'"

Hu Xiaotian felt his head buzz and swell; he thought his own assassination was a self-staged plot, yet Qiqi also had an incident at this critical juncture—if genuine, her illness must be serious, so he set aside other matters and told the young eunuch, 'Quick, let's go to the palace to see.'

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"Hu Xiaotian felt his head buzz and swell; this assassination incident of his was self-staged, yet Qiqi also had something happen at this critical juncture—if true, her illness must be serious, and for now he could only set aside other matters, telling the young eunuch: 'Quick, let's go to the palace to see.'"

Hong Beimo was also greatly startled: 'Qiqi is ill? How could this happen? First Hu Xiaotian was ambushed, then the Yongyang Princess fell suddenly ill—why do these two events coincide? Could they have colluded?' Although he had reached a cooperation agreement with Qiqi, that does not mean he fully trusts her. After all, Hu Xiaotian and Qiqi are about to marry, and this situation introduces a certain variable.

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"Hong Beimo was also greatly startled: 'Qiqi is ill? How could this happen? First Hu Xiaotian was ambushed, then Yongyang Princess fell suddenly ill—why did the two incidents coincide? Could they have colluded?' Although he had reached a cooperation agreement with Qiqi, that did not mean he trusted her completely. After all, Hu Xiaotian and Qiqi are about to become a married couple, and there is always some uncertainty in that."

Hu Xiaotian hurried to the Imperial Palace, and after some consideration, Hong Beimo followed him there, since Qiqi now oversees court affairs—she is an indispensable figure for Dakang, and a vital member of his plan.

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"Hu Xiaotian hurried to the Imperial Palace, and after some consideration Hong Beimo followed along, since Qiqi now presides over court affairs; for Dakang she is an indispensable figure, and for his plan she is an irreplaceable member."

Hu Xiaotian arrived outside Chuxiu Palace and saw palace maids and eunuchs standing there with drooping heads, each desperately trying to squeeze out tears. In truth, this princess is usually aloof and doesn't treat them well; the palace staff generally feel little gratitude toward Qiqi, and even if they shed tears, it's only out of fear of being blamed, having been frightened into crying.

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"Hu Xiaotian arrived outside Chuxiu Palace and saw a group of palace maids and eunuchs standing there with drooping heads, each desperately trying to squeeze out tears. In fact, this princess has a cold disposition and usually pays them no mind; the palace staff generally feel little gratitude toward Qiqi, and even if they weep, it's only fear of being blamed, having been frightened into tears."

Hu Xiaotian came to the gate and happened to see Quan De'an walking out; he eagerly grabbed Quan De'an and asked, 'How is the situation?'

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"Hu Xiaotian came to the gate and happened to see Quan De'an walking out from inside; he eagerly grabbed Quan De'an and asked: 'How is the situation?'"

Quan De'an glanced at Hu Xiaotian, then at the distant Hong Beimo, sighed, and said, 'It's poisoning!'

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"Quan De'an glanced at Hu Xiaotian, then at Hong Beimo in the distance, sighed, and said: 'It's poisoning!'"

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaotian's heart turned cold; without asking further, he hurried inside.

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"Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaotian's heart turned cold; without asking further, he hurried inside."

Hong Beimo, being an external official, dared not enter rashly, and said to Quan De'an, 'Eunuch Quan, what poison has Your Highness been afflicted with?'

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"Hong Beimo, being an outsider official, dared not enter lightly, and said to Quan De'an: 'Eunuch Quan, what exactly has Your Highness been poisoned with?'"

Quan De'an said, 'There's no conclusion yet; several imperial physicians are still discussing.' He turned his gaze to the palace attendants and said in a grim tone, 'Who was responsible for the Princess's meals today?'

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"Quan De'an said: 'There's no conclusion yet; several imperial physicians are still discussing.' His gaze turned to the group of palace people, and he said in a gloomy tone: 'Who was responsible for the princess's meals today?'"

Immediately, a palace maid and a young eunuch, terrified out of their wits, knelt together on the ground, sobbing, 'Eunuch Quan, it was us who were in charge, but… we absolutely did no harm to the Princess!'

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"Immediately a palace maid and a young eunuch, terrified out of their wits, knelt together on the ground, crying: 'Eunuch Quan, it was us who were in charge, but… we absolutely did no harm to the princess……'"

Qiqi's situation came out of the blue, throwing Hu Xiaotian's plans into disarray. Gazing at Qiqi lying in bed, her brow shrouded in a dark aura, Hu Xiaotian felt compassion welling up from within. Ignoring the imperial physicians present, he went to her bedside, took her wrist, and softly called her name: 'Qiqi, wake up!'

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"Qiqi's situation came completely out of the blue, throwing Hu Xiaotian's plans into disarray. Gazing at Qiqi lying on the bed with black vapor spreading between her brows, Hu Xiaotian felt pity rise from his heart; ignoring the imperial physicians still present, he went to the bedside, took Qiqi's chilled hand, and softly called her name: 'Qiqi, wake up!'"

One of the imperial physicians said, 'Sir Hu, the Princess has been unconscious for almost an hour.'

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"An imperial physician beside him said: 'Sir Hu, the Princess has been unconscious for almost an hour.'"

Hu Xiaotian asked, 'What exactly is going on?'

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"Hu Xiaotian asked: 'What exactly is going on?'"

'Judging from the pulse, it appears to be poisoning.'

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"'From the pulse, it appears to be poisoning.'"

Hu Xiaotian snapped, 'I don't want speculation—I want a confirmed diagnosis!'

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"Hu Xiaotian snapped: 'I don't want a likelihood; I want a confirmed diagnosis!'"

A few imperial physicians exchanged glances and then fell silent.

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"A few imperial physicians exchanged glances and then fell silent."

At this moment, Quan De'an came in again, waved his hand to signal the imperial physicians to leave, and Hu Xiaotian took Qiqi's cold delicate hand, gazing at her pale face; to him, Qiqi now seemed merely a lonely, helpless girl.

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"At this moment Quan De'an came in again, waved his hand to signal the imperial physicians to leave, and Hu Xiaotian held Qiqi's icy, slender hand, gazing at her pale face; to him at this moment Qiqi was merely a lonely, helpless girl."

Quan De'an said, 'Sir Hu, Granny Liang has arrived; let her examine the Princess.' Granny Liang is a female medical attendant in the palace who usually handles gynecological miscellaneous ailments of the consorts and palace maids; having her come is also to check whether Qiqi has any wounds.

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"Quan De'an said: 'Sir Hu, Granny Liang has come; let her examine the Princess.' Granny Liang is a medical attendant in the palace, usually responsible for gynecological miscellaneous ailments of the consorts and palace maids; having her come is also to check whether Qiqi has any wounds on her body."

Hu Xiaotian nodded, but then he heard Qiqi let out a soft moan, her eyes slowly opening. He exclaimed delightedly, 'Qiqi!'

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"Hu Xiaotian nodded, but at that moment he heard Qiqi let out a soft groan, her eyes slowly opening. Hu Xiaotian exclaimed delightedly: 'Qiqi!'"

Qiqi blinked, her vision gradually clearing; she bit her cherry lips and said, 'I… I what happened to me?'

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"Qiqi blinked her eyes, her vision gradually clearing; she bit her cherry lips and said: 'I… I… what happened to me?'"

Hu Xiaotian said, 'You're sick—do you remember what you ate or touched?'

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"Hu Xiaotian said: 'You're ill; do you remember what you ate or touched?'"

Qiqi's brows slightly furrowed as she said, 'I… I just saw bees gathering nectar in the flower beds of the garden; I had never seen those red bees before. I was standing afar admiring them, but I never expected that… that bee suddenly flew over and stung my shoulder.'

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"Qiqi frowned slightly: 'I… I just saw bees collecting nectar in the flowerbed; I had never seen those red bees before. I was standing far off admiring them, but I never expected that… that bee suddenly flew over and stung my shoulder……'"

Hu Xiaotian said, 'Where? Let me take a look!'

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"Hu Xiaotian said: 'Where? Let me have a look!'"

Qiqi pointed to her left shoulder; Hu Xiaotian inwardly groaned at how ominous it was—his own wound was also on the left shoulder, as if this ill fortune had rebounded onto his fiancée. He helped Qiqi loosen her collar, revealing her left shoulder, lovely and fair as snow, only to see a copper-coin-sized red spot on the rear of her shoulder, its hue like vermilion, blazing like fire.

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"Qiqi pointed to her left shoulder; Hu Xiaotian inwardly sighed how strange—his own wound was also on the left shoulder, as if this ill omen had rebounded onto his fiancée. He helped Qiqi loosen her collar, revealing a left shoulder as beautiful as snow, only to see a red spot the size of a copper coin already on the back of her shoulder, its hue like vermilion, red as fire."

Quan De'an stood aside, inwardly sighing, 'Hu Xiaotian is truly rude—although you and the Princess have entered a Marriage Pact, you haven't formally wed; how can you undo the Princess's clothing so recklessly? It's improper, utterly improper!'

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"Quan De'an stood aside, inwardly sighing that Hu Xiaotian was indeed rude; although you and the Princess have entered a Marriage Pact, you have not yet formally wed—how can you undo the Princess's clothing without restraint? It is improper, it is improper."

Although Hu Xiaotian is quite knowledgeable in medicine, he truly lacks expertise in detoxification; at this moment he couldn't help but think of Xi Yan—since their parting at the Cangshuge, he has heard nothing of her, wondering if she might still be lurking in the Imperial Palace. From Qiqi's earlier description, the method of controlling poisonous bees resembles something she would do; could it really be her handiwork? If so, that would be troublesome.

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"Although Hu Xiaotian was quite accomplished in medicine, he truly lacked research in detoxification; at this point he couldn't help but think of Xi Yan. Since their parting at Cangshuge last time, he had heard nothing of her—could she still be lurking in the Imperial Palace? From Qiqi's earlier description, the method of driving poisonous bees does resemble something she would do; could it really be her hand behind this? If so, that would be troublesome."

Although Hu Xiaotian was quite accomplished in medicine, he truly had little research in detoxification; at this moment he couldn't help thinking of Xi Yan—since parting with her in the Cangshuge last time, he had heard nothing of her. Could she still be hiding in the palace? From Qiqi's description just now, the method of controlling the poisonous bees somewhat resembles what she would do; could it really be her doing? If that's the case, wouldn't that be troublesome.

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