Chapter 6 (2/2)

Even thought Ji Man didn't know if Nie Sangyu would be able to hear her thoughts, she still chided her. Look at this person that you had fallen in love with. You can't just fall in love with a man by only looking at his appearance!

After staying in the room for a while and seeing that sky had darkened, Ji Man rubbed her stomach and asked, ”Muxu, what's for dinner?”

Muxu had been standing at the doorway. Hearing these words, she half-stumbled and half-ran into the room and whispered, ”This servant recently went to the kitchen to ask. The marquis had said… There was a happy occasion in the residence today, so there can be dishes added to dinner. But, there won't be any food sent here tonight… Master, you have to continue staying here for another month… Your future meals…. Your future meals will be the same as this servants.” Her voice became quieter and quieter. By the time she reached the last of these words, Muxu was almost crying and her body kept trembling.

Ji Man looked at her and couldn't resist wondering how often Nie Sangyu had mistreated this servant girl. Why was Muxu so scared?

Ji Man quietly said, ”He'll give out sweets during a wedding, but he won't even give me rice to eat. So stingy.” Then, she pinched Muxu's shoulder and said, ”Stop trembling. I won't hit you. It's fine. If there's no dinner, there's no dinner. I can accept this, just get my breakfaster earlier tomorrow. I'm not picky.”

Alarmed, Muxu lifted her head and glanced at her. Then, she nodded and ran out of the room at lightning speed.

Marquis Moyu had continued to confine her without asking a single question. He probably hated Nie Sangyu to the bone. Ji Man wasn't inclined to bother herself with this issue either. It wasn't possible for her to change everyone's opinion of her in a single day. She could only slowly change their perceptions.

”What did she say?” Marquis Moyu was standing outside of the bridal chamber and asking Liu Mama.

In a mystified voice, Liu Mama said, ”Master Sangyu didn't cry or fuss. She only said that the marquis was stingy for not giving her rice to eat, then she went to sleep.”

Ning Yuxuan raised an eyebrow. After considering for a moment, he shook his head and said, ”Continue watching her.”

”Understood.”

No matter how strange Nie Sangyu acted, it wouldn't elicit his interest. Today was his and Wen Wan's wedding day. In the future, he wouldn't allow anyone in the residence bully Wen Wan.

In the dead of the night, Ji Man was so hungry that she woke up. After rolling around the bed for a long time, she finally got up, went the outer room, shook Muxu awake, and quietly asked, ”Where's the kitchen?”

Muxu was probably feeling very sleepy. She drowsily pointed out the direction for her before falling back to sleep again.

Ji Man sneakily opened the doors and looked around. There wasn't anyone outside. The confinement was entirely self-enforcement. No one should be watching over her… right?

She quietly walked out of the courtyard and walked in the direction that Muxu had pointed towards. In front of her, there were only buildings and gardens. She couldn't tell which building was the kitchen. After searching for an hour, she finally saw a wooden sign with the words ”gourmet food” written on it. Ji Man's eyes brightened. Seeing the locked gate, she decisively climbed over the wall.