Chapter 185 – The Peony And The Beautiful Man (2) (1/2)

Chapter 185 – The Peony and the Beautiful Man (2)

Wen Wan had fled to the garden to cry. She had been here for a while, but Ning Yuxuan still hadn't come here to console her. Not only that, she overheard from pa.s.sing servant girls that everyone had gone to the main courtyard to celebrate Madam's pregnancy.

How could she not feel bad about this? The position of Ning Yuxuan's main wife had originally been hers, and she had been the pregnant one first. But, in the blink of an eye, she had lost everything. Nie Sangyu had left the path that would lead to her demise, and an opportunity had unexpectedly been given to her!

At the thought of this, Wen Wan cried even more bitterly.

The sound of her weeping attracted a pa.s.serby's attention.

Ning Mingjie turned around and saw that it was Wen Wan. He raised his eyebrows and walked over to ask her what was wrong.

Wen Wan looked up in surprise and saw Ning Mingjie's breathtaking face. Her heart jumped and her face turned slightly red. “Young Master.”

Ning Mingjie lightly asked, “How come you're crying here?”

Previously, when they had been at Tonghua Poetry a.s.sociation, Wen Wan would ask his help from time to time in shooing off a couple of young n.o.bles that were acting too outrageously. Since she was Ning Yuxuan's wife, he hadn't refused her requests. Little by little, the two of them had become more familiar with each other. Ning Mingjie didn't dislike Wen Wan, but he didn't like her either. He just regarded her as his cousin's wife.

However, his naturally seductive eyes had a negative aspect. No matter who he looked at, his gaze would look unintentionally too gentle and affectionate. As a result, Wen Wan had always thought Ning Mingjie had a small crush on her.

Since ancient times, how many men didn't like weak and delicate women?

And so, when she had been confined in the woodshed, she had used Ah Zi to send many messages to Ning Mingjie. For example, she would say that the other servants were bullying her, or that she had gotten a cold because the weather was too cold.

Ning Mingjie had visited her a few times when he had been feeling bored. Seeing how pitiful she had looked, he even brought her a quilt. However, his work became busier later, and he no longer had time to pay attention to her various requests.

During the holidays, when there had been that incident with women and children being kidnapped, he happened to see Wen Wan and asked her if she knew about the situation. However, Wen Wan hadn't known about anything, so he didn't ask any further questions. Now that he happened to meet her again, Ning Mingjie blurted out this question. But, as soon as he did, he felt somewhat regretful.

Why had he asked her this question? It was none of his business.

“Young Master, have you not heard the news yet? Madam is pregnant. She's been pregnant for four months.” Wen Wan forced herself to smile, but there were still tears in her eyes. It gave off the impression of a delicate person trying her best to appear strong.

Ning Mingjie nodded. “I was just about to send someone to tell Errong. She'll probably be the happiest person when she hears this news.”

Wen Wan placed her hands over her stomach, lowered her eyes, and said, “Wan-er should also have her own child. Unfortunately, the G.o.ds are cruel…”

“You can just get pregnant again in the future. There's no need to come here to cry.” Ning Mingjie lightly smiled and said, “I'll be leaving first.”

Wen Wan, “…”

She had thought this person would at least say a couple of comforting words. Then, she would have the opportunity to air out her grievances in response. Unexpectedly, Ning Mingjie had left right after saying those words.