The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 119: The spider starts to weave

It happened that Xuesong Courtyard also needed some items to be purchased. After Ji Man left Old Madame's courtyard, she went over to Qian Lianxue's place to ask her what she wanted to buy.

Qian Lianxue covered her mouth, then she looked at her for a long time while coughing. "Madam, are you going outside yourself to buy these items?"

Ji Man nodded with a smile. "It's best to do things yourself. After all, even if you send your personal servant girl to do something, there are times when a mishap will still occur. Don't you think agree?"

Danzhu was standing behind Qian Lianxue. Her eyelids slightly twitched when she heard these words.

She had just blatantly admitted that she had been the one that knocked Danzhu unconscious and taken the letter.

Qian Lianxue's expression looked a bit unnatural as she handed over the list of items.

Ji Man was still smiling as she stood up and left the room with Dengxin.

Right now, it was as if there was a plaque hanging on her body that had the words, "come and kill me if you can".

After they returned to Feiwan Courtyard, Ji Man spent sometime dressing herself up.

That night, Ji Man had Dengxin remain in Feiwan Courtyard while she sneaked over to Ning Yuxuan's study by herself. She wanted him to go with her when she went shopping tomorrow.

"Do you think I have so much free time right now that you can treat me like an errand boy?" Ning Yuxuan was slightly discontent. "Why do you want me to go shopping with you? I'm very busy."

Ji Man smiled very sweetly. Holding his hand, she swung it left and right. "The streets haven't been very safe lately. If I go out by myself, what will I do if I encounter danger?"

Ning Yuxuan pursed his lips and said, "Then, send someone else to go. You don't need to go yourself."

Regardless if it was ancient times or modern times, men dislike accompanying women in shopping. Ji Man copied Wen Wan's style and twisted her body around his like it was fried dough. "It's so rare for me to be in the mood to do anything. Please. Come with me."

She could feel that Ning Yuxuan had recently become gentler towards her. An ancient woman's greatest asset was a man's indulgence and softhearted feelings towards her. Wen Wan used to have this, but she hadn't used it effectively. Now that she saw the stirrings of those feelings towards herself, she naturally had to use it well.

Ning Yuxuan felt quite helpless at her hounding. He impatiently waved his hand and said, "Fine. Go back to Feiwan Courtyard for now. I'll wait for you at the back gate tomorrow."

As expected, this person was behaving sneakily as usual, that would work perfectly with her plan. Feeling quite satisfied, Ji Man obediently returned to Feiwan Courtyard.

Guibai, who had been standing to the side during their conversation, saw the serious expression that appeared on the marquis's face after Nie Sangyu left. He couldn't resist his impulse and asked, "Marquis, do you want to bring more people during tomorrow's outing?"

"No need." Ning Yuxuan shook his head. Feeling a bit vexed, he asked, "But, what should I wear tomorrow when I accompany that woman on her shopping trip?"

All of his clothing was incomparably luxurious. If he wore his usual clothing, there was no way that he wouldn't be stared at like a circus attraction by the commonfolk.

Guibai hadn't expected that his master would worry over something so minor. He let out a short laugh. "My lord, if you don't mind, this subordinate has a set of clothing that was just made and hasn't been worn yet. You can borrow it to wear."