The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 135: I'm getting married soon

Ji Man really wanted to ask; why didn't she need to pay attention to him? However, her unspoken question was quickly answered by a gaggle of gossiping women.

"Why is the second prince attending this banquet too?"

"He's probably afraid that if he doesn't make an appearance soon, the emperor is going to forget that he exists."

"A cripple is quite pitiful. He doesn't have any chance of obtaining the throne, and he's not even a titled prince. Perhaps, he can't even afford enough food to feed himself, so he came to banquet in order to fill himself up."

After listening to this conversation for a while, Ji Man summarized the information she had learned. First, this prince was a cripple. Second, he had no chance of becoming the next emperor.

No wonder Ning Yuxuan had said that she didn't need pay attention to the second prince. It was true that a worthless prince wasn't within the scope of their consideration.

Ning Mingjie was wearing an azure robe that was embroidered with silver clouds today. His hair was tied up high by a jade hair accessory. As soon as he entered the garden, there were people looking at him from every direction.

Ji Man's gaze lingered on him. She sighed with emotion and said, "So, there are men that can keep looking better with each passing year."

Perhaps, it was because he had experienced more of life. Ning Mingjie didn't look as cold and aloof as before. His expression was also a lot calmer than when he had first taken off his mask. When his gaze swept over here and landed on her, he lightly nodded as a sign of greeting.

Ji Man still hadn't found an opportunity to thank him for jumping onto the room's wooden beam. She kept looking at him as she thought; she should go over there to thank him once the banquet was at time when the guests could freely mingle.

"Nie Sangyu." Marquis Moyu's fingers were gripping the low table in front of them.

Ji Man returned to her senses. "Huh?"

Ning Yuxuan slightly narrowed his eyes. He raised his hand and pointed at himself.

"What's wrong with your face?" Ji Man stretched her hand out and felt up his face. There weren't any holes, ah.

Ning Yuxuan glared at her. Feeling a bit annoyed, he turned his face away.

Ji Man felt quite confused by his actions. Was he just being moody?

But, the banquet officially started in the next moment, so Ji Man didn't have time to think more about this. After the usual sequence of formalities was observed, the important relatives of the imperial family freely dispersed like kites flying in the wind. Ji Man had originally wanted to follow Ning Yuxuan. But when she turned around, he was acting as if he had never seen a woman before. He was approaching every single beautiful married woman at the banquet to talk with.

Ji Man's lips twitched, and she decided to look for Ning Mingjie.

Ning Mingjie was standing by a secluded rock garden. He seemed like he was waiting for someone. Ji Man stopped a short distance away and hesitated for a while. Not seeing anyone approaching him, she eventually walked over and called out, "Young Master."

"En." Ning Mingjie didn't sound surprised to hear her voice at all. He turned his head to look at her and said, "It was so rushed last time. We didn't even have time to properly exchange greetings."

Thinking of situation from last time, Ji Man still felt a bit speechless. If Ning Mingjie hadn't been able to jump onto the wooden beam, she would probably be at the bottom of a lake right now. She would definitely settle this score with Wen Wan later.