Chapter 101 (1/2)

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

Chapter: 101 out of 513 - Treat this experience as doing it with a prost.i.tute (2)

However, it wasn't good for women to be too clever, so Ji Man left this criticism unspoken. There would be no benefit to saying these words to n.o.ble Consort Nie. It would only make the n.o.ble consort feel that she was helping outsiders instead of her own family.

And so, she obediently agreed, ”Sangyu will do my best.”

n.o.ble Consort Nie nodded in satisfaction. She looked at her up and down, pulled her closer, and secretly said, ”A while ago, I received a fertility prescription from an imperial physican, that's how I was able to become pregnant so quickly. You haven't given birth to a child after so long and it's hard for you to receive Marquis Moyu's favor. Later, I'll have someone make the medicine in accordance to that prescription and send a bowl of medicine over to you tonight.”

Ji Man was stumped for words. She raised her head, looked at n.o.ble Consort Nie, and said, ”Aunty… this matter…”

”Don't be shy,” n.o.ble Consort Nie said, ”You're the secondary wife now, and a concubine already has a child before you. I heard that woman from Wen family is very anxious over this matter, why aren't you showing the slightest sign of worry over this?

Ji Man pursed her lips and stayed silent.

Did she have to give this sc.u.mbag a child in this ancient world? Six years had already pa.s.sed without a child. If people wanted to criticize her behind her back, they would have already thoroughly done so. Ji Man didn't think this was an advisable course of action, so she didn't take this matter seriously. Why should she care?

However, n.o.ble Consort Nie had Pengshu bring over a bowl of medicine that night. Moreover, she didn't leave after delivering the medicine and stood by her with a smile to watch her drink it down.

Ji Man's expression fell and she tried to think of an excuse, but she couldn't think of anything to say. There was a long period of silence. Ning Yuxuan would be returning soon.

She needed to care less. This was only a play. Why should she care so much? Ji Man took a deep breath, silently chanted a hundred times that this was Nie Sangyu's body, and drank the bowl of medicine until she could turn the bowl over.

Taking back the bowl, Pengshu left in satisfaction.

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When Marquis Moyu came into a room, he saw the sour expression on Nie Sangyu's face and couldn't resist asking, ”What's wrong?”

”It's nothing. This servant was just thinking of an unfortunate encounter during childhood when this servant got bit by a dog and my egg* felt slightly pained from recalling that memory,” Ji Man said.

”… Where does it hurt?” Ning Yuxuan thought he misheard her.

”Hehe, this servant said, my cheeks hurt.” Then, Ji Man stood up and said, ”My lord, you must be tired. Let this servant help you change into your sleeping clothes.”

* (T/N: The first time Ji Man answers, she says, 蛋疼, which literally means ”egg hurt”, but also has the slang meaning of pain in the b.a.l.l.s.  When she answers the second time, she adds, 脸before 蛋疼, which changes the meaning to checks hurt. In Chinese, the word cheeks are made by combing face (脸) and egg (蛋).)

In the past, she had always dilly-dallied for a long time before going to bed. Surprisingly, she took the initiative today. It wasn't as if Ning Yuxuan liked woman that practices abstinence. If Nie Sangyu were willing to take the initiative, he naturally wouldn't find anything bad about this.

Naturally, this place wouldn't have the highest quality of charcoal. Before going to bed, Ji Man opened the windows slightly in order to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. However, the temperature significantly decreased as a result.

Ning Yuxuan shot her a glance and tugged her closer to him, ”Your previous temperament showed that you've been pampered and spoiled since childhood. I didn't expect that you would be able to adapt to a commoner's life so well.”