Notes
1. (lit. sky window) is the na of the Imperial Secret Service headed by Zhou Zishu. It could be translated variably asSkys Window, orHeavens Window(both heaven and sky referring to the emperor who rules by heavens mandate). I chose the direct translationSkylightto keep the the of light that surrounds Zhou Zishus character.
2.In the ti for azhuof incense to burn in the text. Span ti for the combustion of incense was a common thod to asure ti; a commonly accepted conversion is 1zhuor stick of incense= 30 minutes.
3.Refers to acupuncture points of Traditional Chinese dicine. As far as I can tell, the seven main acupoints are artistic licence by the author.
4.Pretty much a standard description of the typical or cold and haughty character in Chinese BL. Here the emphasis is on detached/almost cruel but (of course) handso looks. Also, note that a high-bridged nose is considered beautiful by Chinese beauty standards.
5.Torture device, artistic licence from the author.
6.Made up historical date. Daqing (lit. great celebration) is a fictional or era na (na given to an era by an emperor), and Rongjia (lit. contain excellence) is a fictional emperor. Note that two historical Daqing eras do appear under the Western Xia (11th-12th century CE), but no Rongjia emperor existed during those periods (or at all). Whether the historical Daqings give a period fra to the story is up to personal appraisal (to : they dont for multiple reasons).
Notes
1. (lit. sky window) is the na of the Imperial Secret Service headed by Zhou Zishu. It could be translated variably asSkys Window, orHeavens Window(both heaven and sky referring to the emperor who rules by heavens mandate). I chose the direct translationSkylightto keep the the of light that surrounds Zhou Zishus character.
2.In the ti for azhuof incense to burn in the text. Span ti for the combustion of incense was a common thod to asure ti; a commonly accepted conversion is 1zhuor stick of incense= 30 minutes.
3.Refers to acupuncture points of Traditional Chinese dicine. As far as I can tell, the seven main acupoints are artistic licence by the author.
4.Pretty much a standard description of the typical or cold and haughty character in Chinese BL. Here the emphasis is on detached/almost cruel but (of course) handso looks. Also, note that a high-bridged nose is considered beautiful by Chinese beauty standards.
5.Torture device, artistic licence from the author.
6.Made up historical date. Daqing (lit. great celebration) is a fictional or era na (na given to an era by an emperor), and Rongjia (lit. contain excellence) is a fictional emperor. Note that two historical Daqing eras do appear under the Western Xia (11th-12th century CE), but no Rongjia emperor existed during those periods (or at all). Whether the historical Daqings give a period fra to the story is up to personal appraisal (to : they dont for multiple reasons).
Edit: a reader kindly pointed out that as per Lord Seventh Daqing is actually the dynastic na. ThanksKuu!
7.Also fictional. Chinese emperors had multiple nas. Note that Rongjia could be also translated as Emperor Jia of Rong, if one considers that Jia is the emperors posthumous na, and Rong the na of his dynasty. Helian Yi is either the fictional emperor's personal or courtesy na; its also a homophone of or unite in one which hints at a glorious emperor who united all of China together.
8. translated literally.
9.The na is given a special aning by the other half of the pairing later on. Here we can note that (lit. cycle son leisure) carries connotations of sothing comfortable and refined.
10.Refers to the eight extraordinary ridians in TCM; differ from the standard twelve organ ridians in that they are considered to be storage vessels or reservoirs of qi energy. Qi is the basis of many martial arts practices.
11.The five viscera in TCM are: heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney.
12.Small inconsistency here, as Old Bi wasnt described as being drenched in blood after receiving the Nails.
13.A plaque or dal issued by the hierarchy that authenticated an orders authority. Here Zhou Zizhu is issuing his own command token.
14. lit. segnt roc lift. Hint at soone who is strong.
15. is the Emperors private study in the Forbidden City. Unofficial etings were often held there, both historically and fictionally. It was built in the Qing Dynasty, which is one reason why the Western Xia tiline doesnt make sense.
16.A.k.a. Kowtowing plus wishing the Emperor well.
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