The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 230: Women that he needed to marry and women that he didn't

A woman could be weak or tough, but no matter what her attitude was, as long as she did the following three things, her husband wouldn't bully her.

First, respect her husband about his choices in his career and his other decisions. Give him sufficient respect. Even if you think he's wrong, don't criticize him and boss him around. Instead, in an appropriate tone, carefully give him suggestions.

Second, don't rely too much on your husband. She could spend her husband's money, but she shouldn't completely rely on her husband to support her.

Third, no matter how considerate and gentle a wife was, she had to have a bottom line and have principles. If the bottom line was ever touched, it was necessary for an explosive scene to occur so that he would clearly remember to not do it again.

Ji Man had forgotten which forum post she had read these words. Anyways, she thought these rules were quite reasonable. If one day, she wasn't happy living with Ning Yuxuan, she could immediately leave him. She wouldn't starve to death without him. She had her rice store. If she wasn't happy, she could go look for Errong and Yurun. He wasn't the only person in her world.

If male chauvinism didn't die, the holy war would simply continue indefinitely!

However, she couldn't just think about taking a stand and fighting Ning Yuxuan. The two of them still had to live together. Her advantage was that she was a modern-day person, so she was more knowledgeable and slightly smarter than the average person here.

Right now, Ning Yuxuan was probably secretly preparing for the major event. As the person standing by his side, she couldn't cause trouble for him. Instead, she had to do her best to assist him.

Men had their battlefields, and women had their own as well. After Erxin was promoted, Ji Man went with Errong to visit her in the palace.

Erxin's rank wasn't considered high, however, other than the empress, Erxin was the only one to receive the emperor's favor in being promoted. Ji Man looked at this young woman's delicate and pretty face. There was a big difference between her and Errong, who had a carefree personality. Erxin seemed like a sensible young lady that strictly adhered to etiquette. It wasn't surprising that she had received the emperor's favor.

Errong remained in the hall to chat with Erxin while Ji Man left to go to the empress's palace.

The ceremony to promote Shen Youqing to empress had already passed. It hadn't been as grand as one would have imagined. The emperor had publicly said it was because he didn't want to tire the empress out now that she was pregnant. However, Shen Youqing knew the truth. Zhao Zhe wouldn't be that considerate of her.

Now that she was pregnant, it wasn't suitable for her to receive favor. With wave after wave of new women entering the palace, Shen Youqing felt awful. And yet, as the empress, she had to be the mother of the nation. She couldn't show her jealousy or casually punish other people. As the empress, she was worse off than an imperial concubine.

Since Ji Man had visited Shen Youqing many times before, Shen Youqing's servants had become familiar with her. She didn't have to say a word before she was led to Shen Youqing to pay her respects.

"Why do you have the free time to visit today?" Shen Youqing wasn't happy to see her. During the past round of selection, the emperor had kept several of the court ladies that looked similar to Nie Sangyu. This woman continued to be her greatest threat.

Ji Man smiled and said, "Sangyu just came here as an ordinary friend to pay respects to Your Majesty. Sangyu heard that Your Majesty has been feeling ill-at-ease, so Sangyu came here to chat with you."