Love in Red Dust 红尘四合 by 尤四姐 You Si Jie (HE)

Being an executioner sounds frightening, but it’s just a way to earn a living.

When the legitimate daughter of the Wen family, Wen Dingyi, was young, her father committed a crime. Overnight, their prosperity collapsed, and their life of silken clothes and jade meals seemed like just a dream. The family members either died or were exiled, leaving only her, rescued by her wet nurse.

To survive, Dingyi disguised herself as a boy and apprenticed under Wu Changgeng, the most famous executioner of Shuntian Prefecture. Through winter and summer, she grew to seventeen years old.

One day, she left home without checking the almanac and carelessly offended the Seventh Prince. To him, a descendant of the imperial family, looking at her was no different from looking at an insect. Just as Dingyi was about to be dragged away and chopped like a melon, with her life hanging by a thread, someone strolled over and, with a few casual words, saved her little life.

He wore an official uniform of bluish-gray with embroidered dragons, had refined features, and a jade-like profile. That air of dignity looking down upon all living beings was unforgettable to her for life.

Much, much later, Dingyi once asked him about his first impression of her. He raised an eyebrow and said, “Short, effeminate, standing under the blazing sun with your head tilted and eyes squinting, like a simpleton.”

Dingyi: “…”

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The executioner,  a profession that appears quite scary, but actually it is just a way to earn a living.

When Wen Ding Yi,  daughter of the Wen family, was young, her father committed a crime. Overnight, their prosperity collapsed, and the days of brocade clothes and jade seemed like a dream. Her whole family either died or exiled. She was the only one left, rescued by her wet nurse.

In order to make a living, Ding Yi disguised himself as a boy and became an apprentice under Wu Chang Geng, the most famous executioner in Shuntian Prefecture. Through the years,  she grew up to be seventeen years old.

One day, she forgot to check her fortune and accidentally offended the Seventh Prince. The other party is a descendant of the royal family, and he looked at her is no different from looking at an ant. Seeing that Ding Yi was about to be pulled down and cut like a melon, when her life was hanging by a thread, a man walked over and said a few words, and saved her little life.

He was wearing the official uniform with blue embroidered dragons, a handsome silhouette and a face carved like jade. This honorable man looking down on all living beings was something she would never forget.

A long time later, Ding Yi once asked him about his first impression of her. He raised an eyebrow and said, “Small, sissy, standing under the scorching sun with your head tilted and eyes squinted, like a fool.”

Ding Yi: “…”

(Translated by Vico SDL, edited by peanuts)

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