The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 32: The mountains haven't flattened.

Note: The full chapter title because its long (The mountains haven't flattened. The heavens and earth haven't joined. I'm willing to separate from you, my lord and husband)

Marquis Moyu hadn't expected that Nie Sangyu would have such a big reaction. He slightly furrowed his brow, "I didn't say that I suspected you. Why are you so agitated?"

With a calm face, Ji Man coldly harrumphed. If she couldn't understand what his earlier gaze had meant, then she would write her name backwards!

Wen Wan looked at Marquis Moyu's somewhat aggravated expression with a small amount of surprise. She pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

Ning Yuxuan was silent for a long time before he finally said, "It's already late. I'll investigate the matter tomorrow. For now, let's all leave to rest."

Everyone lowered their heads and acknowledged his order.

Ji Man picked up the sleeveless jacket that was lined with rabbit fur. It had been left in a corner of the room and was soaked to the point that it couldn't be worn right now. But, it was one of the more expensive clothes in her wardrobe, so she still had to pick it up to bring back.

Mu Shuiqing's complexion had slightly improved and she said to Nie Sangyu, "Thank you very much."

Ji Man lightly smiled, "I was just doing what anyone should have done."

At that time, Nie Sangyu was the only one that had given her a sleeveless jacket. Everyone else had just been standing far away. Although Mu Shuiqing could be petty and unreasonable, she remembered Nie Sangyu's friendly treatment towards her during the past several days.

Qi Siling waited until everyone had left Feiyu Courtyard, then she had Banxia close the doors before she sat down on the bed and looked at Mu Shuiqing as she said, "You actually thanked Nie Sangyu?"

Mu Shuiqing looked at her for a moment before she said, "From the time that I became pregnant, she treated me pretty well. Today, she even lent me her sleeveless jacket and wasn't coldly indifferent like everyone else. It's only right that I should thank her."

The space between Qi Siling's eyebrows became slightly creased. "You're being muddle-headed. Why do you believe that she's a good person just because she's acting like one? Have you forgotten how she used to treat us?"

Mu Shuiqing was silent.

After a pause, Qi Siling added, "Did you see who pushed you into the water?"

Mu Shuiqing shook her head. "I was lost in thought when someone suddenly pushed me from the side. I didn't see who that person was."

Although she had been walking on Nie Sangyu's left side and it definitely felt like someone had pushed from the right side, it didn't feel like Nie Sangyu had suddenly pushed her. It felt more like someone had rushed up from behind, went between the two of them, and knocked against her to make her fall into the clear stream.

Nie Sangyu definitely hadn't pushed her, but someone was trying to make her look guilty. In the past, Mu Shuiqing might have falsely accused her anyways. But now, she believed that Nie Sangyu was innocent. Someone was trying to use her to harm Nie Sangyu.

Qi Siling clutched her handkerchief and thought for a long time before she finally said, "During the past two days, the marquis had been staying at Feiwan Courtyard. Although Madam hadn't said anything, she's upset over this. Plus, you're also pregnant, so her mood has been very bad lately. And, you have to know that Madam is the only person that the marquis truly likes. If you set yourself against Madam, you won't have a good ending."

This was also the reason why Qi Siling had decided to rely on Wen Wan. She was a clever person and understood Marquis Moyu's mind. She knew that once he met someone that he truly loved; the other concubines would only be decorations. And so, she absolutely couldn't be Wen Wan's enemy. On the contrary, the better her relationship with Wen Wan was, the better off she would be.