The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 237: The secret finally comes out

Wow, he even knew how much longer the war had to last. Ji Man almost felt somewhat sympathetic towards Zhao Zhe. He couldn't possibly have a good outcome after going against a thousand-year old fox like Ning Yuxuan.

But, how could Ning Yuxuan say those words when Yuzhen's princess was standing right there? Ji Man carefully looked over at Pengxin again.

She didn't know that Pengxin wasn't paying attention to the contents of their conversation at all. Instead, Pengxin's attention was fixated solely on her. Seeing Ji Man looking at her, she quickly turned away to break eye contact and went to clean the large sword that was placed on the table.

Oh my god, did all of Yuzhen's princesses study martial arts?

Ning Yuxuan turned his head to glance Pengxin. "Princess Pengxin, my wife is pregnant, so it easy for her suffer frights. Your blade..."

"She's pregnant?" Pengxin's eyes brightened, and she immediately broke out into a grin. "I boarded the boat recently and didn't know that. A pregnant woman needs to rest properly. Pengxin won't bother her then."

She had previously heard that the woman Ning Mingjie liked would be on this boat, and the other party was a married woman too. Thus, she wanted to come over to check her out. Seeing that this woman was more attractive than herself, she was internally murmuring this offense. She was quite surprised to hear this woman was pregnant.

It was already impossible for a married woman to be with Ning Mingjie. A pregnant woman was even less of a threat. Pengxin swallowed down her negative feelings and happily went to the deck of the boat to swing around her awe-inspiring large sword.

She had finally found the ideal husband. Thus, she had to train her martial arts to perfection in order to take him down in one move!

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As the days got colder, Ji Man felt increasingly tired. She would frequently sleep the entire day away. And so, when Pengxin passed by Ning Yuxuan and Ji Man's room, she would sometimes see the marquis, who was rumored to have power over the imperial court and the common people, carrying a sleepyhead woman, along with her quilt that was wrapped around her, to the table and asking her what she wanted to eat.

Ji Man was so sleepy that she only opened her mouth. Ning Yuxuan would put the vegetables and rice onto a spoon and fed her bite by bite. He would quietly say, "Be careful. Chew a few more times before swallowing."

Pengxin's heart warmed up by this sight. No wonder older sister Pengyue preferred staying and dying in Great Song. As it turned out, Great Song's men were very gentle.

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Zhao Zhe started to cough and feel other sickly symptoms, but he didn't know why. The imperial physicians said it was because he worn out from overworking, so he handed over a portion of his work to the prime minister.

Qian Yingchen had taken on Marquis Moyu's heavy responsibilities, and Marquis Moyu had taken Nie-shi out on a journey to seek medicine that would help ensure the well being of their unborn child. Surprisingly, the emperor hadn't stopped the marquis and even lent him a boat. There were even people that said the emperor had done this for Nie-shi's sake. That, actually, it was the emperor that sent out Marquis Moyu, who was such a busy person, out of the capital.

However, people with discerning eyes could tell that the emperor wanted to send Ning Yuxuan away in order to seize back his imperial power. The competition between Xiao Tianyi and Qian Yingchen had also continued during Ning Yuxuan's absence.

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In the end, Ning Yuxuan returned ten days earlier than predicted.

In his excitement, Qian Yingchen brought a group of important officials dressed in their court clothing to wait outside the marquis's estate. The state of affairs in the imperial court was clear. As soon as Marquis Moyu returned, the scales tilted in their favor, and their days would naturally become even better.