The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 53: A source of catastrophe

Marquis Moyu was stunned. He hadn't expected this answer. "A dog?"

"Yup, it was a dog this servant had during childhood. This servant raised it for four years." Ji Man straightened her clothes and sat up. Her eyes were already sober and clear. "This servant really liked that dog. Unfortunately, he ended up running away with a female dog."

Ning Yuxuan raised his eyebrows. "Is it worth crying over a dog? And, you also kept calling his name while dreaming."

Moreover, this name sounded too much like a person's name*.

* (T/N: Xu Xi means dignified/calm hope.)

With a serious expression, Ji Man nodded. "This servant raised it for four years. Even if this servant found out that it wasn't worth those years of care, it's still worth it to cry over those past years of stupidity and foolishness. After crying, this servant won't keep longing for him to come back."

Ning Yuxuan leaned to one side and deeply looked at her face. "Nie Sangyu, do you think I'm an idiot?"

Ji Man raised her head and smiled. "My lord, if you have the ability, go and find a person named Xu Xi. See if he has any connections with Sangyu. You can't possibly judge Sangyu guilty of infidelity just because this servant called out a name twice and cried while dreaming, right?"

Marquis Moyu pursed his lips and coldly harrumphed. This woman was certainly bold. Did she think he couldn't do anything against her just because he didn't have evidence?

Although... there truly wasn't anything he could do to her with the current information.

Taking a deep breath, Ning Yuxuan decided that it would be the best if he kept farther away from her. Otherwise, he would just end up feeling angry.

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Because of what happened in the afternoon, he went to sleep in the room next Nie Sangyu's room in the evening.

As for Ji Man, she led Ning Errong to her room and prepared to teach a theory class.

"Errong..." Ji Man began her heartfelt and sincere speech.

Ning Errong yawned. She pulled her hand out of Nie Sangyu's hand. "Whatever you want to say, just say it."

Ji Man looked at her with hidden bitterness. "Do you think I'm going to eat you or something? I want to tell you how to conduct yourself as a wife, how to deal with your husband and mother-in-law, as well as other things you should pay attention to."

"En?" Ning Errong became interested. She hurriedly poured a cup of tea and pushed into Nie Sangyu's hand. "Tell me, tell me."

Ji Man spread out a fine writing paper and drew three circles on it. In a serious tone, she said, "From the time you marry, your family will be like a tripod. One leg is you, another leg is your mother-in-law, and the last leg is your husband."

Errong nodded. Her face showed a little bit of a young woman's bashfulness.

"First of all, you can't always go along with what your husband wants. Although the rules say obedience to your husband after marriage and you should listen to him about the important matters, you should still have your own viewpoint about the minor things. You should handle matters properly and skillfully. Moreover, sometimes you should refuse his sexual advances. No matter how good a piece of meat is, if you just put it into his mouth of your own initiative, he won't cherish it. Do you understand? This is what's meant by the saying, you need loosen the reins in order to grasp them better."

Ji Man drew a squiggly line between two circles to indicate the relationship between a wife and a husband.

Errong's face was thoroughly red from embarrassment. She tried stammering something twice, but wasn't able to say anything. In the end, she hesitantly nodded.