The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

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Marquis Moyu innocently spread his hand out. "You're just having bad luck. There's nothing that can be done about that. Let's continue."

After silently cursing in her mind, Ji Man kissed him again. But this time, Marquis Moyu held the back of her head with his hand and flipped them over so that he was pressing her body underneath his. His tongue slipped past her lips and teeth and gently besieged her mouth.

What was he trying to do? Ji Man instinctively tried pushing him away, but she felt Ning Yuxuan clasping their hands together.

"I kept trying to figure out who you were and sent people looking for Nie Sangyu." Very careful and intimate kisses landed on her neck after he said this.

Hearing these words, Ji Man felt as if her body had been struck by lightening.

What did he know?

"But, recently, I had to acknowledge the truth. There aren't two people that are exactly the same. You're Nie Sangyu, but you're also not her." Ning Yuxan's eyes were as deep as the sea. "Sangyu, you've completely changed as if you've been reborn. I really like you now."

Goosebumps rose up on Ji Man's entire body, but her mind relaxed. The corners of her mouth twitched and she said, "My lord, are you trying to seduce this servant?"

"En?" Marquis Moyu lightly smiled. "Don't overthink things. I'm serious. I want to treat you well. The emperor said that the Great Canal would be open in half a month. He wants to take a pleasure boat to Jiangnan to go sightseeing for a month and also observe the circumstances and feelings of the people. I have to go on the boat trip and I want to bring you along too."

Ji Man asked in shock, "My lord, why are you bringing me?"

One month, ah. Didn't he like Wen Wan the most? Why was he bringing her instead of Wen Wan?

"This is what Noble Consort Nie wanted. I also think that it'll be more interesting to bring you along." Marquis Moyu smiled and nibbled at the string for her dudou. "If I can't fall asleep on the boat, I can at least listen to your stories."

Ji Man hurriedly tried to stop him from doing anything else. Her mind was having a hard time figuring out his actions. They had only not seen each other for a few days. There was no reason for Ning Yuxuan to suddenly treat Nie Sangyu so well. Although he suspected that she was a different person, he had also said he would take her traveling on the emperor's tour. What on earth was he thinking?

Feeling that his movements were becoming more and more outrageous, Ji Man couldn't help shouting out, "My lord, you said you wouldn't force this servant! This servant wants to peacefully sleep."

Marquis Moyu stopped. He gently closed the front of her robes for her, then he obediently lied down next to her and said, "Don't forget, you still owe me a dare."

Ji Man felt chills on the back of her neck. Although the person next to her had a very attractive smile, she felt as if a snake was wrapping itself around her neck.

She turned herself over to sleep. For now, she couldn't guess what he was thinking. But, that was okay. His villainous intentions would be revealed sooner or later.

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A few days later, the news that the emperor wanted to go to the south had spread. The list of attendants and guests that would be coming along had also come out. The empress had to stay behind to oversee the imperial harem. Noble Consort Nie would be accompanying the emperor on his trip to the south. The crown prince, third prince, and Marquis Moyu would be escorting him. These people were all popular with the emperor, so it wasn't strange for them to come along. However, there was another name on the escorting list. It was actually Ning Mingjie's name.