I Am This Type of Woman

7

Notes:
Fǔ – household; official residence; mansion
Hou Shizi – Viscount; Marquis' heir
Xiangjun (Country Lord) – Title given to wives or daughters of high ranking noblemen
Gōng zǐ – title used for sons of officials or nobility (I've translated this as Lord)
Tanhua – Third ranked candidate in the Imperial examination system
Jùn jūn – Title given to female members of the imperial clan; 2 ranks above Xiangjun; Translated as "Lady of a Commandery" or "Lady of the First Rank" (I will be using the term Jun Princess for this rank)
Fief – Under the Chinese feudal system, the Emperor could award land and the farmers who worked on it to favoured courtiers or relatives. Those who received this land could levy rent and taxes.
Qinwang – Prince of the first rank or Prince of the Blood; Highest ranked nobleman just one rank beneath the Emperor; Usually a title given to the Emperor's brothers or half-brothers (In the context of this novel, it refers to Kangning Princess' father who is the current Emperor's brother.)
Jiāng hái shì lǎo de là – Literal translation is "old ginger is hotter than young ginger". Idiomatic meaning is that experience counts

Chapter 7 (Part 1) – Jun Princess

Shen Yu had never thought that he would meet such humiliation and be whipped like a dog in the middle of the street, surrounded by people.

"Shen Tanhua is clean and upright like jade and he doesn't want to be a vulgar person who hurts the other after leaving." Ban Hua sneered down at him from horseback and the mockery was almost engraved on her face. "Well, treat it as though this Xiangjun was blind at the time to agree to your courtship after you pestered my parents relentlessly. Unexpectedly, you shamelessly burnt the bridge after crossing the river. Once you ranked as Tanhua, you betrayed your true colours and let me see your vile character. "

At this time, Shen Yu was caught between defending himself or not defending himself. He looked around with a flushed face at the people gathered around him to watch the scene and swallowing the anger in his heart, he stiffly said to Ban Hua, "Ban Xiangjun, please stop this."

Had Ban Hua gone crazy? She was a Xiangjun who dared to publicly flog  the Tanhua personally chosen by the Emperor. Did she not care about her reputation or her future marriage?

"Oh, yes." Ban Hua suddenly said, "You just said that I was being excessive because I whipped a court official in the streets? "

Watching Ban Hua sitting tall on horseback and looking down on him, a bad hunch was born in Shen Yu's heart.

"Relax, very soon you won't be a titled official of the imperial court any more." Ban Hua looked at Shen Yu's shocked and frightened face and laughed out loud. She immediately pulled the horse's reins and let the horse trot away.

"Ban Xiang Jun!"

"Ban Xiang Jun!"

Shen Yu wanted to catch up with her, but Ban Heng, who was following Ban Hua, suddenly turned his head to stare at him, raising the whip in his hand, "Take one more step if you dare." "

Shen Yu remembered the pain from being whipped just before and didn't dare to move forward. All he could do was feel anxiety and hatred. Were all the Ban family people crazy?

Early in the morning the next day, as the Emperor held court, an Imperial Censor accused Ban Hua saying that she, as a Xiangjun related to the royal family whose title was bestowed by the Emperor's grace, had exceeded limits and acted too unruly by going so far as to personally punish officials.

This was originally a trivial matter, but when the Imperial Censor described it, it became a big event. Before the emperor could speak, a few Imperial Censors had started to quarrel among themselves.