Chapter 409 - Taking On The Role Of A Femme Fatale That Brings Disaster 2 (2/2)

”Last summer, I decided to plant qiangwei flowers in Feiwan Courtyard and had the servants till the soil. I didn't expect that they would dig up a box.” Ning Yuxuan kept his gaze looking ahead and softly said, ”He's really has feelings for you.”

(T/N: It's mentioned in chapter 15 that the qiangwei is Nie Sangyu's favorite flower.)

Ji Man returned to her senses and looked around. There weren't other people around by the willow riverside. The surface of the river had almost frozen over.

Ning Yuxuan's side profile was very good-looking, and white puffs of condensation came out as he talked, “Zhangjun Prince's intention is for me to use someone to inform the emperor that Mingjie had already fallen in love with you a long time ago. And then, it would be expected that Ning Mingjie would withdraw the army because Zhangjun Prince was using you to threaten him. I'll act as a person that doesn't care about my relatives and who has pledged my life to helping the emperor stay on the throne. I'll write a letter to the emperor to clearly state Ning Mingjie's betrayal, which will force Ning Mingjie to side with Zhangjun Prince. After that, I'll return to the capital.”

Luckily, Ji Man was able to understand this long list and her position in all this. She nodded her head and said, ”So, what you're saying is that I can return to my original appearance, and I don't have to crossdress as a man anymore, right?”

”En.” Ning Yuxuan's stride suddenly quickened a bit. ”Take off your mask once you go back to where you're staying.”

Ji Man was somewhat at a loss. She had been wearing this mask for too long and almost thought of herself as a man. Finally... Nie Sangyu's face could be seen in public again?

So, she no longer had to hide her ident.i.ty, and this information could no longer be used against her. Even if Liu Hanyun betrayed her, or if Wen Wan regained her memories, no one would be able to threaten her by exposing her ident.i.ty.

She let out a big sigh of relief. However, a new problem soon arose. Would she end up with a bad outcome if she took on the role of a femme fatale that brought disaster?

As soon as she thought of the endings of various femme fatales in ancient times, Ji Man couldn't help s.h.i.+vering.

Ning Yuxuan glanced at her. He reached out and held her hand. When his big, warm hand wrapped around her icy hand, she felt warmth spreading through her body.

Ji Man slightly paused, but she didn't pull her hand out. She only lowered her head to seem as if she contemplating and didn't say anything.

Ning Yuxuan's lips curved up into a smile, and he brought her back to Zhangjun Prince's estate. By the time Ji Man took off her mask, changed into a woman's clothing, and came out in high spirits, he had already left.

Instead, it was only Guibai standing there. This time, there was finally a smile on his face. ”My lord said that he would be too reluctant to leave after seeing you, so he left first.”

These weren't the words that his master had told him to pa.s.s on, but Guibai felt that these altered words conveyed his master's thoughts more accurately.