Chapter 263 (1/2)

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

Chapter 263 - Is there a bit of green on your head? (2)

Ji Man poured a cup of tea for her, then she contemplated for a bit before saying, ”Since it's suspicious, let's go to the back gate later and wait for them to come back to see what kind of wicked activity is afoot. They probably won't be in a hurry to come back for another two hours. Everyone would be napping until then. Take your time drinking the tea.”

Mu Shuiqing took the cup and looked around Nie Sangyu's room. It was nicely scented and warm. There was even a toddy cat gracefully walking around.

Mu Shuiqing sighed and said, ”I didn't expect that in the end your life would be the best.”

Ji Man smiled and responded, ”I didn't expect that in the end, you would be the person that I can calmly drink tea with either. Didn't you use to hate Sangyu the most and want to fight with me as soon as you saw me?”

Mu Shuqing chuckled. In a low voice, she said, ”But I can't beat you Besides, I think the marquis most likely likes your type. There's no point in me continuing to compete with you. As long as I'm not confined in that desolate courtyard in the other estate with other people thinking I'm insane, I'm content.”

During their conversation, Dengxin brought over a small account book for her master to look. This was Ji Man's personal account book. The expenses hadn't been high this month. Other than amounts for buying some clothes and jewelry, there was only one number that was relatively noticeable. It was a gift for fifty silver taels.

Mu Shuiqing glanced at the account book. She thought that line item looked a bit strange, but she didn't ask any questions about it. Madam had money, and it was her private business if she wanted to give money to someone.

Two hours later, Ji Man and Mu Shuiqing put on their cloaks and went to the back gate.

The old guard at the back gate was still pretty happy to see Nie Sangyu. He stood up and took tottering steps towards the outside so that he could salute her.

Ji Man hurriedly stopped him and told him to stay in the warm room by the brazier.

A short while later, a carriage really did stop at the back gate. Li Zixiu helped a woman down from the carriage. She seemed to be quite angry. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she pushed him away from her and irritably walked through the back gate.

Looking at the person's face under the hood, Ji Man was slightly surprised, and yet she felt it wasn't too unexpected. ”Muxu?”

”... Madam?” Shocked, Muxu almost dropped Fu-er.

Li Zixiu's face turned white. He came inside the estate and knelt down.

Ji Man looked back and forth at them for a while as well as the baby in Muxu's arms. She neutrally smiled and asked, ”What did you leave the estate for?”

Muxu looked around the courtyard. Even after thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure out an excuse, so she simply knelt down and didn't reply.

Li Zixiu hesitated for a little bit longer before finally speaking, ”Today is a market day, so...”

This was worse than staying silent. So what if it was a market day? Did it make sense for a doctor to accompany an honored concubine and her baby out to go shopping just because it was a market day?

Muxu's voice was slightly trembling as she called out, ”Master.”

Muxu hadn't called her ”Master” in a long time. Since Muxu had become one of Ning Yuxuan's women, she had changed to calling her Madam.  Now that she was calling her Master again, Ji Man found it laughable.