Chapter 124 (2/2)

Jinse lowered her head and uttered a sound of acceptance. She knew that this old madame was disdainful of her background, so she didn't try to do anything else. Dingxiang helped her up and they withdrew from the room.

It was true that getting pregnant wasn't difficult. Look at herself as an example. Hadn't she easily gotten pregnant? But, Jinse knew that it would be impossible for her to successfully give birth.

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The marquis and Wen Wan started another cold war. And so, Ji Man wasn't surprised to see Ning Yuxuan and his gloomy face that night.

While his mood was never good when he argued with Wen Wan, it seemed especially bad this time. As Ji Man was wondering what Wen Wan had said to anger this person that seem to suffer from facial nerve paralysis, she heard Ning Yuxuan say, ”Don't say a single word tonight. I don't want to hear a woman's voice.”

Great, it would be saving her effort if she wasn't allowed to talk. Ji Man nodded her head to indicate agreement. She ordered Muxu to bring back warm water, then she washed her face and rinsed her mouth. Once she was done, she went to bed and closed her eyes to sleep.

Ning Yuxuan was very irritable tonight. His inability to sleep and his constant tossing and turning bothered Ji Man enough that she opened her eyes and accusatorially looked at him.

”The bed is too hard!” Marquis Moyu said with a gloomy face.

Ji Man silently criticized; are you the Pea Princess? He normally slept perfectly okay here. And now, he suddenly thought the bed was too hard?

(T/N: Just in case this fairytale isn't famous enough, the Pea Princess was a woman whose royal ident.i.ty was proven by her sensitivity to feel a pea even under many mattresses.)

But, she didn't have a choice. Whatever he said was right. Ji Man left the bed and had Gancao bring over two comforters.

”Too soft.” This great lord still wasn't satisfied.

Ji Man nodded and kept her light smile. She had Gancao take away a comforter. This time, Marquis Moyu didn't say anything. He just lied down with an ugly expression.

”Why are you so far from me?” He asked in an annoyed tone.

Ji Man scooted over a bit.

”Don't come too close!” He disdainfully pushed her away.

Ji Man took a deep breath, then she took another deep breath. He was already keeping her from sleeping. Why was this great lord still finding so many faults?

She got out of bed, put on her shoes and cloak, and started walking the doors.

”Where are you going?” Ning Yuxuan raised his eyebrows.

”Going off to die,” Ji Man finally spoke to him, then she opened the doors and left.

This great lord was unbearable. Whoever wanted to serve him was welcome to come here. This unstable person was truly breaking the boundaries of acceptable human behavior. Ji Man kicked the cobblestone path a few times, then she decisively went to the southern courtyard to look for Errong and rely on her for help.

Translator Ramblings: Oh, Ning Yuxuan when will you learn that Ji Man doesn't care about your problems and she really will ignore you if she has the option? It was nice to see Ji Man finally having enough of his childish antics and leaving.