Chapter 12 (1/2)

t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter: 012 out of 513 - A starved dead camel is still bigger than a living horse

Since her master had already said it like that, Muxu didn't continue asking. She took the silver taels, went to the kitchen at lunchtime, and brought back two side dishes and a soup back.

”What did Aunty Zhao say?” Ji Man asked as she ate.

”She took the silver taels and agreed.” Muxu whispered, ”From her expression, she's not an easy person to deal with. Master…”

”Don't worry. It's enough that she agreed.” After Ji Man finished lunch, she put down her chopsticks and turned around to look for the most gorgeous clothing she had left in her wardrobe. ”Help me change clothes.”

The clothing was made from first-cla.s.s material. The long skirt was an earnest deep blue and it was paired with a yellow top. It looked magnanimous and n.o.ble. This was probably clothing that Nie Sang Yu had worn when she was the marquis's wife. Naturally, it wouldn't be suitable for her to wear this clothing anymore if she went out. But, it would still be okay to use it keep up appearances in front of servants.

As Muxu helped her style hair and inserted a golden hairpin into her hair, Muxu's eyes couldn't help turning slightly red.

Ji Man looked at the person behind her in the bronze mirror and asked, ”What's wrong?”

”It's nothing…” Muxu sniffled. ”This servant was just thinking about the past. Why is master being punished like this…”

The previous Nie Sangyu had gotten whatever she wanted. She would have never needed to exert this much effort just to get more meat to eat each day.

Ji Man laughed in disagreement. ”What's the use in thinking about the past? We still have to continue living. If we can't live lavishly anymore, then at the very least we need to live without worrying about basic necessities, right?”

Living in the confinement courtyard was pretty good. She didn't need to go out and compete and scheme for a position. Right now, she only wanted to slightly improve her meals.

Muxu nodded and applied rouge and other cosmetics to Nie Sangyu. Ji Man felt slightly stunned by the beauty of this face after makeup was suddenly applied. This face hadn't worn make up for a while.

Aunty Zhao secretly came to the confinement courtyard right after lunchtime. Because she was Steward Qian's relative, she had always been very proud and arrogant. But seeing that the concubine locked in the confinement courtyard had been so generous, she felt that this would be a good opportunity to gain a large sum of money and swiftly came here.