Chapter 317 (1/2)

T/N: Sorry, I probably won't be able to make up the late chapter part until Sunday.

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

Chapter 317 - A creature that loves to sprout words about true love, has a lotus heart, and hidden a.r.s.enic (2)

During the following days, Kangyuan Junzhu and Ning Mingjie stayed at Marquis Jingwen's estate. From time to time, Kangyuan Junzhu would come by Errong's courtyard to chat with her. Watching from the side, Ji Man though this junzhu, who was gentle without being too delicate and spoke sensibly, was a pretty good woman too.

The only problem was that Ji Man would encounter Ning Mingjie from time to time when she was walking in the garden or even when she was in her own courtyard. Whenever this happened, he didn't say anything and just quietly looked at her. But, there were too many lingering emotions in his gaze. Even thought he didn't say anything, the servant girls that pa.s.sed by could see that there was something off.

Kangyuan Junzhu wasn't slow-witted either. She could also tell there was something strange between them.

And so, Ji Man decided to take stock of her a.s.sets in advance. Other than the money she had invested into her store, she had over five hundred silver taels saved up and could be considered to be enjoying moderate prosperity.

Finally, the expected day arrived. Kangyuan Junzhu called her over to talk.

Looking at her with a mild gaze, Kangyuan Junzhu said, ”I'm not willing to tolerate something that's disagreeable to me, and I don't want the general to take a concubine so soon either. Miss Ji, you're a clever person. Do you understand my meaning?

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Understood. Of course, she understood. With a neatly sitting posture, Ji Man said with a smile, ”Even without the junzhu saying something, Ji Man already had thoughts of leaving a while ago. I'm just not sure where I should go so that I won't be found.”

Kangyuan Junzhu considered for while before suggesting, ”What do you think of Yong'an County?”

Yong'an County could be considered Kangyuan Junzhu's territory. She was Marquis Yong'an's only daughter, thus he was extremely doting towards her and had even given more than half of his fiefdom to her.

Sounding as if she was being put into a difficult spot, Ji Man replied, ”That's doable. But, Junzhu, could you help me settle down there? In order to support myself, I'll still need to continue doing business there.”

Kangyuan Junzhu nodded. ”That's not a problem. But... Are you really willing to immediately leave?”

She had heard that it was only recently that this woman's business in Jing Province had started flouris.h.i.+ng. Until now, she had been relying on Marquis Jingwen's household reputation. Kangyuan Junzhu had originally thought it wouldn't be easy to convince Ji Man to leave and had prepared a speech in advance to try to persuade her.

Surprisingly, the outcome was that she had easily agreed.

”En.” Ji Man nodded. She would be able to do her business anywhere. It wouldn't be a big deal to hand over her business here to Dengxin. It would also be beneficial for Marquis Jingwen's household if she left here. This way, it would remove the possibility of Ning Mingjie doing something inappropriate in a moment of impulsiveness.

The more important thing was that she had to continue being able to support herself. She wanted to remove herself from Ning Yuxuan's purview. In order to gain the advantage, the enemy had to be in the light while she hid herself in the shadows. Liu Rufeng had been too helpful with his a.s.sistance, and she couldn't help feeling doubtful. This person was probably sent over by Marquis Moyu. The feeling of always being kept under a close watch by Ning Yuxuan was really too uncomfortable.

Rather than saying it was Kangyuan Junzhu forcing her leave, it would be more accurate to say that she was using Kangyuan Junzhu so that her whereabouts could be completely concealed.

Since Ji Zhu and Dengxin now had their own ways of making a living in Jing Province, she could be at ease and focus on her own goal now.

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”My lord, you're the only person that I ever loved in this entire lifetime. Whereas you…”

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