The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 48: The ending can be changed

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.

"Does your cousin know martial arts?" Ji Man curiously asked Ning Yuxuan.

Ning Yuxuan lightly smiled, "There's no difference between Mingjie's martial arts skill and mine. What do you think?"

Ji Man was surprised. She wasn't surprised that Ning Mingjie was really amazing. But, how could this soft and weak person in front of her know martial arts?

Most of the aristocratic men in the Great Song Dynasty were delicate. She looked at Ning Yuxuan. He always wore brocade robes that were as pristine as snow and seemed to float around. Ji Man thought he was raised like a prince and was the delicate type.

"This servant remembers that your cousin is a sixth-rank supervisor for military weapons. He doesn't have anything to do with the imperial family, ah," Ji Man quietly said.

Ning Yuxuan was lying on a cushioned couch underneath the eaves. He pulled his fur clothing up a little bit and narrowed his eyes at the snowy landscape. "Mingjie is a talented person. The emperor already had the intention of promoting him last year, but he wasn't willing to leave his sick mother's side. His mother died at the beginning of this year. They've been mourning for a long period of time and only recently stopped observing the rituals. Marquis Jingwen has the intention of letting him come to the capital to become an official in the imperial court. The emperor is very happy about this and wants him to come on the trip to the south. He wants to give Mingjie an opportunity to do a meritorious deed so that he can be promoted."

Ji Man nodded. Ning Minjie was a person that stood aloof from worldly affairs. In the original novel, he didn't even need to do anything for the emperor to rush forward to promote him. This dynasty was probably following the old customs from Wei and Jin Dynasty where officials were promoted based on physiognomy. Otherwise, the princes and subjects that were favored by the emperor wouldn't all have appearances like celestial immortals.

Just as Ji Man was sighing over this, she saw Liu Mama coming through this courtyard's entrance and hesitating for a moment when she saw that Nie Sangyu was also here.

"Go the kitchen and bring back some snacks for me." Marquis Moyu turned his head and said to Nie Sangyu.

"Understood." Ji Man nodded and left right away. Marquis Moyu had found an excuse to send her away. There was probably something that he didn't want her to hear.

After she had stepped past the courtyard's entrance, she stuck to the wall next to the entrance to listen.

"Marquis, Madam wrote a letter to you."

"Oh? I'm right here in the residence. Why did she write a letter?" Marquis Moyu chuckled. His brows smoothed out and his eyes contained a child-like happiness from winning their spat.