Chapter 407 (1/2)

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

Chapter 407 - Rather wait three more years (2)

After paying the carriage driver, Ji Man hastily got off the carriage. She straightened her clothes, then went to the entrance to look for the jailer. After messing around in Zhangjun for so long, she had established some contacts here. But, it wouldn't be good to go bother those people in the middle of the night, so she went straight to using money as a temporary expedient.

After a lot of persuasion, she finally gained access to the imperial prison. However, when she said that she was looking for Ning Yuxuan, they all said that there wasn't a prisoner by this name.

It was probably because his imprisonment was a top secret, so the common jailers wouldn't know? Ji Man thought it over and bribed them with more money. ”Sir, could you help me out and let this one see the people that were arrested today?”

Once enough money was given, the jailer became quite easy-going. He led her into the prison and allowed her to walk around. The imperial prison wasn't a place that enforced strict and fair discipline. There were plenty of people that came here to settle personal vendettas. The row after row of torture tools that were hanging on the wall were quite terrifying. Ji Man's heart felt increasingly heavy as she walked here. However, after searching through the entire place, she didn't see Ning Yuxuan.

Did Wu Yong lie to her? No, that couldn't be possible. Then, Ning Yuxuan must have been locked up in a secret location, and it wouldn't be a place that she could gain access just by using money.

Ji Man left the imperial dungeon in dismay. She felt a bit regretful. He was a man that would do important things. As a woman, why had she messed things up for him? If Ning Yuxuan met his end here, it would be such a waste. If one day, someone wrote Marquis Moyu's bibliography, she would be written as the femme fatale that brought disaster.

After returning to the prince's estate, she asked around again, but no one knew where Marquis Moyu had went. Ji Man didn't sleep well that night and even had a nightmare before waking up. She couldn't remember what had happened in that nightmare and only felt lingering fear.

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To her surprise, Guibai came over when she was eating breakfast.

”The marquis has already left the city.” Guibai looked at her with a stern expression as he said, ”He wants me to say something to Mister Ji on his behalf.”

Left the city? Stunned, Ji Man felt as if a large stone had fallen down in her heart with a loud thump. Great, she hadn't actually harmed him.

Ji Man slightly smiled as she asked, ”What's the message?”

Guibai lowered his head. He was probably mimicking Marquis Moyu's expression. ”My lord said,

”I came from far away with a heart full of hope,

but all my expectations and efforts have been dashed to nothing.

The past three months had felt like three years.

Once we met, I would rather go back and wait another three years.”

Ji Man's smile slightly stiffened, and the corners of her mouth slowly went down. In the end, her lips twitched, and she chuckled. ”The rhyming isn't very good. It could use some work.”

Guibai deeply bowed at her, then he turned around and left.

The weather was chilly today, and snowflakes were fluttering down. Ji Man stood at the doorway, and white mist came out with each exhale. She looked at the sharp edge of a distant building and couldn't help laughing lowly.