The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 96: My lord, I'm pregnant with your child

Gancao's face became even redder. Ji Man didn't decline his offer and put back the piece of jade. She had personally embroidered that handkerchief with snow-capped mountains. She normally used this type of handkerchief to wrap various types of gifts. Still, the embroidery on the handkerchief was good enough to be given as a present by itself.

Since it wasn't early in the day anymore and Gancao had been found and returned, there was no reason to publicize what had happened. She decided that she would report the other matter to Old Madame tomorrow.

As the lamps were extinguished, Ji Man called out to Dengxin, "When you went out to get my medicine today, did anything happen before you came back?"

Dengxin blinked. "Not really, ah."

After a pause, she slapped her thigh and remembered something. "This servant bumped into older sister Dangzhu and spoke with her for a bit. Master, what's wrong?"

Dangzhu, Xuesong Courtyard. Ji Man closed her eyes. Other than Muxu, Qian Lianxue was the only other concubine that knew about her pregnancy. No one else could be blamed.

"It's nothing. The two of you can leave. Go rest."

"Ai." Dengxin didn't notice anything strange at all. She happily tugged Gancao along with her as she withdrew from the room to go to sleep.

Gancao still felt a bit scared. That night, she stayed closed to Dengxin and kept dawdling around instead of going straight to sleep.

Seeing that Gancao seemed to have a load on her mind, Dengxin asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Gancao lowered her eyes and turned her body to face the other side to hide her thoughts and feelings. She was only a lowly servant girl. How could she dare to have a crush on Young Master? Young Master had only saved her as part of solving a case. He hadn't come there just to save her.

However, she still couldn't resist picturing his tall, slender body. Just a side view of his face was enough to leave a person breathless. When she had been at her most despairing point, he had taken her onto his horse and even quietly comforted her by saying, "Don't be scared." They were just three words that were as light as feathers, but she actually stopped feeling scared once he said them.

Perhaps, it really was that simple for a person to enter your heart.

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Ji Man wasn't able to sleep very peacefully that night, and she woke up early next morning to go Old Madame's courtyard. She secretly told Old Madame about the matter with the saffron.

"You suspect that it was Lianxue?" Old Madame shook her head and said, "It can't be her. It must be a misunderstand."

Ji Man was surprised by Old Madame's response. She tentatively asked, "Why isn't it possible for Lianxue to want to harm me?"

"Lianxue is the most kind-hearted person in the marquis's harem. Didn't you see that she was the only one willing to take Wen Wan in when there was that fake haunting before?" Moving the rosary necklace in her hand bead by bead, Old Madame said, "She has a merciful heart. Perhaps, the people around her have vicious inclinations, but this matter shouldn't have anything to do with her."

Could she be suspecting the wrong person? Old Madame was twenty years older than her, so she should naturally be better at judging other people's character than her. Or, perhaps, Muxu was lying to her and using Qian Lianxue as her scapegoat?

It was true that she hadn't any conflicts with Qian Lianxue up to now. Ji Man felt confused after her conversation with Old Madame.

Later in the morning, the people that came over to pay respects to Old Madame increased. Ning Mingjie and Ning Yuxuan had both come. And so, Ji Man brought up the topic of Ning Mingjie saving Gancao yesterday.