Chapter 241 (1/2)

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

Chapter 241 - The legendary illegitimate child (2)

She had once expected that this day would come, but she hadn't thought the emperor's decree would still count after so much time had pa.s.sed. She had already given birth to a son. Why did she still have to remain servant? He was her son. Why should he be given to Nie Sangyu to raise? Only the G.o.ds knew if this villainous woman would mistreat her son or not.

However, after Tanxiang tugged on her sleeve, Wen Wan returned to her senses.

She had been demoted and also sent to the other estate once. This was because she had been too impulsive. It was time for her to learn how to moderate her actions based on the situation. She had to endure. In this household, Nie Sangyu was the main wife.

”This one is just a lowly servant and doesn't have the right to speak. Everything should be decided by Old Madame.” Wen Wan swallowed her anger and furtively cried as she stood by Marquis Moyu's side.

Her tears landed on the back of Ning Yuxuan's hand. He turned his head to the side, silently looked at her, and held her hand in his.

Wen Wen cried harder, but she didn't make a sound. Her tears were like a strand of cascading pearls where the string had broken.

It truly was extremely painful to be separated from your child. Ji Man took the baby from Old Madame and inwardly laughed.

When Wen Wan was being separated from her child, there was someone to hold her hand and comfort her. What about herself? She had to struggle by herself for a few months to escape from that shadow. But, when she went to sleep, she still kept dreaming about her lost child.

However, no one ever mentioned her child. Old Madame had said that she sent people to look for her child. Marquis Moyu had said the same words too. And yet, even though baby after baby had been born in this household, her child still hadn't been found.

Muxu's son's childhood nickname was Fu-er. Old Madame named Wen Wan's son Xi-er. As for Liu Hanyun's daughter, she gave her the nickname Yun-er.

(T/N: Xi can means sunlight, suns.h.i.+ne, early dawn. This specific yun character is used to describe the smooth, hard skin of bamboo. It's not the same yun character that's in Liu Hanyun's name.)

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Now that Xi-er had been given her to take care of, Feiwan Courtyard became livelier. Every night, Ji Man would be awakened by his cries. Then, the wet nurse would come and feed him milk. Ji Man would stand by the wet nurse and sing him lullabies with dark circles under her eyes. After Xi-er came, Ji Man felt that her mood had become much better. It was probably because she had lost her own child, but hadn't been able to grieve.

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Wen Wan could be considered as having regained her freedom. Right now, she was impatiently working on regaining the figure she had before pregnancy, then she would be able to cultivate deep feelings with Marquis Moyu once again.

Whenever Ji Man asked Dengxin where the marquis was, Dengxin had answered several times in a row that he had taken Wen Wan out of the residence to have fun.

As these two visited idyllic mountains and lakes, Wen Wan and Marquis Moyu's feelings seem to heat up quite quickly.

Taking advantage of this time, Ji Man paid a visit to Ning Mingjie's home.

After there was news in the imperial court that Ning Mingjie would be going off to battle next year, people had tried to climb up socially by establis.h.i.+ng a connection with him. But, Ning Mingjie seemed to be in a bad mood since Gancao's death. Visitors would be given a polite thank you while being declined entrance into the residence.

However, when Ji Man went to visit him, he personally came to the entrance and opened the gate to welcome her inside.

Looking at his beautiful face that could topple a country, Ji Man thought it had greatly changed over time.  Whenever she saw him, she always felt a pang of sorrow. She couldn't stop herself from remembering that time when Gancao had shyly stood next to him with a blus.h.i.+ng face.

”There's something that I want to give Young Master.” Ji Man steadied her emotions, took out the autopsy report as well as some of the depositions from Xuesong Courtyard's previous servants from her sleeve, and handed them to him. ”Sangyu also wants to ask Young Master for a favor.”