The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

When he returned to his senses, he had already walked out of the main courtyard. Wen Wan was pulling his hand and after biting her lip for a long time, she finally said, ”Yuxuan, how about you promote Sangyu’s status? It’s fine if she’s the secondary wife. I’m satisfied as long as your heart only has me.”

Ning Yuxuan turned his head to look at her. He said with a smile, ”How could I bear to make you suffer like that? Even though Old Madame is slightly biased towards Nie Sangyu, she can’t go against convention.”

”But…” Wen Wan hesitantly said, ”I saw how happy Sangyu made Old Madame today. If she finds out that you punished her and that she’s living in the most remote courtyard on the eastern side, won’t she get mad?”

”She won’t.” Although Marquis Moyu’s tone was gentle as he comforted her, his eyes were as deep as the sea. ”I’ll deal with this matter. You don’t have to worry.”

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After a post-lunchtime break, Ji Man confidently supported old madame as they went out for a stroll. During the walk, she told her about what happened in the household while she had been away, but she didn’t mention her punishment. She only said that she had been focused on praying to Buddha and had turned over a new leaf.

Her words filled old madame’s eyes with surprise. Old madame asked, ”You’ve started to pray to Buddha?”

Ji Man lightly smiled. ”This servant isn’t as devout as Old Madame and is only silently chanting them for peaceful mediation. This way, I won’t constantly chase after things that I can’t obtain.”

There was praise in old madame’s eyes. ”It’s good that you can accept things as they are. There are some things that will come to you if you only stop obsessing over them. Unintentional actions might bring unexpected success.”

Ji Man smiled and agreed. She supported old madame as they walked through the residence’s flourishing garden and passed by the honored concubines’ grand courtyards. She could see Feiwan Courtyard up ahead.

Although Nie Sangyu was a concubine, she had once been Marquis Moyu’s legal wife. His current treatment of her was deplorable. She had lost all of her servant girls except Muxu two months ago. Feiwan Courtyard only had two rooms and it was slightly gloomy and cold. When the autumn wind blew by, it wasn’t that much better than the confinement courtyard.

Ji Man would admit that she had deliberately led old madame here, so that she would move her to a new courtyard. She had such a strong supporter. It would be a waste to not use it.

Translator Ramblings: I think the reason that Ji Man hasn’t mentioned to old madame about Ning Yuxuan punishing her is because she’s waiting for the perfect moment, when it’ll do most damage. Plus, as long as she doesn’t say anything, this blackmail material will continue to lurk behind him.