The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 58: Yet another prostitute

However, she hadn't expected that Ning Yuxuan would actually bring back a woman after returning from the trip to the brothel. Ji Man was standing by the doorway. She looked at the incomparably beautiful woman standing by Ning Yuxuan and her mouth couldn't help twitching.

Nearby, the other women had relaxed their expressions. Other Ning Yuxuan, no one else had brought back something unclean.

"You don't have to look so worried," Marquis Moyu lightly said. "Jinse will only be accompanying me during this journey. On the way back to the capital, she'll naturally leave."

Ji Man understood. This great lord felt that she wasn't attentive enough towards him, so he had brought back a more thoughtfully intimate person to serve him in bed.

She shrugged her shoulders. She didn't really care, but she felt slightly awkward because everyone was looking at her with sympathetic expressions.

"He could have brought back anyone else. Why did he bring back a prostitute?" Ning Errong got angry on Nie Sangyu's behalf. She grabbed her hand, started walking, and heatedly continued saying, "Is there something wrong with my cousin's head? Why didn't the emperor stop him? This is too preposterous!"

Ji Man lightly smiled. "Can you tell what the emperor is thinking?"

Ning Errong turned her head and her pace slowed down. "Can you tell?"

"I don't know either, ah," Ji Man quietly said, "But none of those men are easy to deal with. Since they all think this is okay, I'll just assume they have their reasons."

Errong frowned. "Can you tolerate sharing your husband with a prostitute?"

Ji Man raised her eyebrows. "Don't forget, there's already a precedent in Marquis Moyu's household. Anyways, I'm only a secondary wife, not the main wife. Why should I concern myself with this matter? As long as he doesn't make life difficult for me, I'll happily enjoy having more free time."

"Is this how you truly feel?" Ning Errong incredulously said, "Do you really not feel bad about this? You don't have to be concerned about etiquette in front of me. If you're feeling bad, then you can swear at him. I'll help you swear at him too."

Ji Man smiled and patted her shoulder. "I'm okay. How about we go the city's most famous snack shop this afternoon when the emperor is off visiting the local governmental office?"

"Sure." Seeing that Nie Sangyu's clear and calm eyes truly didn't have any hint of sadness, her heart inexplicably felt a burst of melancholy. However, since Sangyu didn't care, there was no reason for her to keeping thinking about this matter. As long as Nie Qingyun didn't bring back a woman, she should feel okay.

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Jinse was a very quiet woman. She had a naturally somewhat voluptuous face, but she changed into the most plain and simple attire after following Ning Yuxuan. From far away, she resembled a servant girl.

Ning Yuxuan seemed to like her a lot. He brought her along when he went with the crown prince to observe the circumstances of the common people in the afternoon. The crown prince had loudly laughed and rather meaningfully looked at Nie Sangyu.

Ji Man didn't understand the meaning in his eyes. After she slightly smiled in response, she immediately looked away and discussed with Xiang Province's governor's wife to arrange the womenfolk's afternoon outing.

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Because this trip hadn't been low-key and there had even been an encounter with assassins, protective measures had to be taken. Ji Man and Errong just wanted to go out to eat some snacks, but several people, along with their servants, followed them. Although they had dressed like the common people, Ji Man still felt she was wearing a sign that said, "A noble status, come and kill me."