After getting married, you had to slowly adapt to the other person through many interactions. It was true that you had to correct your flaws; otherwise, it would be difficult to live together. However, Pengxin had made a mistake. She had directly changed herself to suit Ning Mingjie's preferences. She hadn't considered that Ning Mingjie should change himself too for their relationship. She had only though she should be the one changing.
Many women knew how to expend their time and energy in a relationship. It was because these women had experienced the love their parents had for them since they were children, that's why they knew how to you should treat the person you love. But, if you only gave without asking for anything in return, only you would be emotionally moved and only you would suffer a lost.
You could improve yourself for a man, but if he didn't know how to cherish you, then your sacrifice wasn't worth it. Don't ask why you weren't repaid for your efforts, that would be like asking why a ball didn't bounce back after you threw it against the wall. The problem wasn't your strength. It was because the other side might be black hole instead of a wall.
Ning Mingjie didn't chase after her to ask her what was wrong. Xianglan had just entered the household, so tonight would be considered their wedding night.
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Pengxin was sitting on a roof by herself and holding a jar of wine. She was drowning her troubles in alcohol. After getting drunk, she fell asleep on the roof. Anyways, no one in this place cared where she went.
The next day, it was Zhu Yurun, who falteringly used a ladder to climb onto the roof to look for her. "Aren't you scared of falling down from here in your sleep?"
Pengxin woke up to the morning sun. She looked at Zhu Yurun and grinned. "I have unrivaled martial arts, so there's no way I would fall to my death."
Zhu Yurun harrumphed. As they went down from the roof, she said, "I heard that the general has taken a concubine, so I knew you would be feeling bad and came over here to see you."
As she said this, she respectably patted her friend's shoulder. "All men like the new and get bored with the old. Whenever Yingchen takes a new concubine, I just stay far away until he remembers me and comes looking for me. By that time, I'll naturally be the one he likes the most again."
Pengxin was stunned by Zhu Yurun's open-mindedness. And yet, she felt envious of her. In the past, she had also been able to live a carefree life without worries.
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Of course, the estate became even less at peace once Xianglan entered the household. The time that Ning Mingjie spent with Pengxin was already very little to begin with. Once another new person was added, he visited Pengxin less frequently.
Xianglan was a troublemaker. After she entered the estate, she couldn't stand Pengxin and didn't get along with her. There were many times when Pengxin wanted to slap her mouth for daring to speak to her in such arrogant tone.
But, once she thought about Ning Mingjie, she would give up on that notion.
Xianglan rolled her eyes as she said, "Aiyo, Yuzhen's princess has such extravagant habits. Who else uses silver chopsticks to eat?"
And so, Pengxin changed to using normal chopsticks like everyone else, but she inexplicable got sick for a month afterwards, and couldn't share a bed with the general during this time.
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Xianglan clutched an orchid-colored cloth and said, "Aiyo, sure enough, this is the main wife's courtyard. The fabrics here are much better than ours."
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The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir
Fiction HistoriqueNot my story for offline reading purposes. This is the second book Credits to Fuyu Neko who is the translator Link:https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-dreamer-in-the-spring-boudoir/ "I can't accept this! I can't! Even as a ghost, I'm going to s...