The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 159: From now on, there's nothing between the two of us

There was a rumble of thunder from the sky. It was only now that the downpour of rain had truly started.

Ji Man numbly followed Ning Yuxuan. He didn't look back as he led her to the carriage that would take them to execution grounds.

When the carriage's curtain was put down, they were the only two people inside. With only the sound of the rain falling onto the top of the carriage, the atmosphere felt very stifled.

After a long time had passed, Ji Man broke the silence to ask, "My lord, have you always been helping the second prince?"

Marquis Moyu slightly turned his head to look at her. He lightly smiled and said, "Where does the issue of helping a certain person or not come into play? As a government official, Yuxuan's duty is to assist the person on the throne."

When the first prince had been the crown prince, he had done his best to help him. If it turned out that the third prince would become the emperor, then he would help the third prince instead. However, he had taken stock of the matter and felt that Zhao Jie wouldn't be able securely maintain his position as the emperor, so he had personally opened the capital's gates for Zhao Li so that he could enter the capital.

If the deceased Qian Lianxue were to be described as two-faced spy, then Ning Yuxuan would be a salesman that had an unknown number of faces. She had thought that he was trying to remain equilibrium with two sides, but as it turned out, there had been three sides.

He was a pragmatic person that knew how to steer the rudder perfectly in the face of ever-changing winds. Ji Man thought it was only to be expected that he would be able to save himself as well as everyone else in his household during this turbulent situation.

With his gaze on the carriage's curtain, Ning Yuxuan very calmly said, "After we go to the execution grounds, you should leave with Guibai. He'll arrange a place for you."

Ji Man's brain hadn't recovered yet. She hadn't given thought to what would be waiting for her in the near future, so she only quietly nodded.

Ning Yuxuan finally turned his head back to look at her. "Do you still not have anything that you want to say to me?"

Ji Man smiled. "My lord, do you have anything that you want to say to Sangyu?"

After a long pause, with the sound of the rain getting heavier and heavier, Ning Yuxuan said in a neutral tone, "I'll take care of Xia-shi and Haohao. Nothing will happen to Hanyun and Xi-er either."

What the f***? This was already the scene of their parting, and he was listing out his women and children? The corners of Ji Man's lips twitched before she chuckled and said, "May my lord live to a hundred years old and have enough to descendants to fill a hall."

Marquis Moyu deeply looked at her before pursing his lips and saying, "Big Meow is still in your courtyard. I'll take good care of it too."

"Oh. Thanks." Ji Man really would miss that fellow. However, after going to the execution grounds, she had no idea what her future would look like. It was already going to be a problem to support herself, much less a toddy cat too.

It felt as if this carriage ride had been very long. When they finally arrived, Ning Yuxuan got down from the carriage first, opened an umbrella, and helped her down from the carriage.

Although there was an alarmingly heavy rainstorm, this hadn't diminished the number of people at the execution grounds. They had on woven rush coats or were using umbrellas. In the nearby audience stands, the seats were filled with court officials and their wives. They were dressed quite magnificently. Sitting in center stand, where the officials would be supervising the execution, there was Ning Mingjie.