Ji Man unhurriedly locked the silver back into the box, looked up at the maid and asked, "What's wrong?"
The little girl's face was flushed with excitement, her eyes were full of water, and she was a little shy: "The prince is back, the princess wants you to go to the front hall."
Prince? Ji Man's first reaction turned out to be why did he come here. It took a while to realize that Ning Mingjie was back.
It is said that Ning Mingjie has been bestowed a marriage by the new emperor, and he is married to Princess Kang Yuan. At this time, I brought it home to show Jing Wenhou, which means that there is no major event in the capital that requires him to sit in charge.
Ji Man thought for a while, changed back into women's clothes, and followed to the front hall.
Standing next to Ning Mingjie was a very ordinary woman. He didn't have much expression on his face, and only listened to Jing Wenhou's words, nodding from time to time. Hearing the sound of someone entering the door behind him, he turned his head and took a look.
For the convenience of men's clothing, Ji Man cut his hair a lot shorter, so he could only wear the simplest bun, put a hairpin in, and wear casual clothes without any rouge and gouache. Like a maid in the yard.
Ning Mingjie frowned, and just about to speak, Er Rong pulled Ji Man over and said, "Brother, do you remember? This is our distant relative, named Ji Man, and her brother is Ji Zhu."
After swallowing a lot of words, Ning Mingjie took a deep look at Ji Man, nodded and said "hmm".
After all, he was bringing his daughter-in-law home, so Ji Man just came to have a look, and it was enough to sit quietly next to Er Rong. But when she saw Ning Mingjie, she would always think of the chip that flew down in the heavy rain that day, and the screams of the Nie family.
There were many things she didn't have time to think about, such as why Ning Mingjie was the supervisor, why it so happened that he was the matchmaker for Pengyue and the second prince, and it was he who got the position of General Zhenyuan. Another example is that since the new emperor will kill the Nie family, why is the Ning family not involved at all? After all, the two families used to be in-laws.
There was some confusion in his mind, and Ji Man's complexion was not very good-looking.
Princess Kangyuan had already offered tea to Marquis Jing Wen, and met with the other concubines of Marquis Jing Wen. Turning around, he saw Ning Mingjie staring at Ji Man in a daze.
"Husband?" Princess Kang Yuan called softly.
Ning Mingjie came back to his senses, smiled lightly and said, "Sit here for a while, I have something to say to Er Rong."
Princess Kang Yuan is a very sensible woman, she nodded and sat obediently next to several aunts, talking with her. Ning Mingjie winked at Errong, and brought Ji Man back to Errong's yard.
"How are you doing?"
Sitting next to Er Rong, Ji Man couldn't help laughing when he heard Ning Mingjie's question: "It's still alive, how can it be bad?"
Ning Mingjie had some guilt in his eyes, and he pursed his lips and said, "I am also very sorry about the matter of the Nie family. Neither Yuxuan nor I thought that your business affairs would be pulled out, and the new emperor just used this excuse to destroy The Nie family is full."
So, she was the one who caused the Nie family to be wiped out? Ji Man stared at him blankly.
"During the days when Yuxuan sent you away, he tried his best to mediate with the second prince." Ning Mingjie said: "It's just that the second prince's secret power is greater than we imagined, and in the end, no one is able to stop anything. Just follow his direction."
"What do you want to say?" Ji Man looked up at him, "I'm just an insignificant person now, so I don't need to say things like guilt."
Ning Mingjie paused, then sighed: "I don't know why, but I just want to tell you. What are you going to do in the future? I heard that Yuxuan... is going to set up the courtroom again."
Ji Man paused, then nodded: "That's not bad, if he doesn't make it himself, the new emperor will make it for him, so it's better for him to choose his own."
"What about you?" Ning Mingjie looked at her deeply: "Have you ever thought about... walking with me?"
Er Rong next to him was startled: "Brother!"
After all, Ji Man used to be Mo Yuhou's woman, so how can she...
Ning Mingjie pursed his lips: "I asked her what she meant."
Ji Man smiled: "Master Kangyuan came back with his new wife to seduce Xiao San, does Princess Kang Yuan know?"
"Little San..." Ning Mingjie was a little dazed: "What?"
"It's nothing. It's a creature with a lotus on its head, a lotus in its mouth, and a red crane in its heart." Ji Man said with a smile, "I just want to live a good life for the rest of my life, and I don't want to be involved in anyone's backyard fights. Thank you, Mr. Gao, for watching."
What good news did Ning Mingjie think he would bring her, but in the end he wanted her to go back with him as a concubine? Thank you so much for your love. When I read the original book, I still liked this male lead, but now I see this face that is so familiar and say such things to her, and Ji Man feels uncomfortable.
It was as uncomfortable as seeing Xu Xi cheating on her back.
Ning Mingjie looked a little disappointed, but he still smiled and said: "I will live in Jingzhou for a while, if you change your mind, you can still talk to me."
Jiman laughed twice.
In the next few days, Princess Kangyuan lived with Ning Mingjie in Jingwenhou's Mansion, and came to talk to Er Rong from time to time. Ji Man watched from the side, thinking that this princess is also a pretty good woman, gentle and not delicate. Weak, speak with propriety.
It's just that in the past few days, Jiman would run into Ning Mingjie in the garden or in his own yard from time to time. He didn't say anything, but just looked at her quietly. That gaze was so lingering that even if she didn't say anything, the maids passing by could sense something was wrong.
Princess Kang Yuan was not slow either, so he naturally felt something was wrong.
Ji Man took stock of his current assets in advance. In addition to investing in the shop, she now has more than five hundred taels of savings, which can be considered well-off.
Then finally one day, Princess Kang Yuan came to talk to her.
"Miss Ji is a smart person." Princess Kang Yuan looked at her gently and said, "I can't tolerate sand in my eyes, and I don't want the general to take a concubine so soon. Do you understand what I mean?"
I understand, why don't you understand, Ji Man sat upright, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if the Princess wants to say, Ji Man already has the idea of leaving. It's just that he doesn't know where to go so he won't be found."
Princess Kang Yuan thought for a while, and said, "What do you think of Yong'an County?"
Yong'an County is the place of Princess Kangyuan, and his father, Marquis Yong'an, only has this daughter, so he loves her very much and gave her most of the land.
"Yes, yes." Ji Man said with some embarrassment: "But can the princess allow me some convenience? If I go to Yong'an, I will also have to do business to make a living."
Lord Kang Yuan nodded: "This is not a problem, it's just... are you really willing to leave here immediately?"
It is heard that this woman's business in Jingzhou has just started to improve, but she has been relying on the Jingwenhou Mansion to do it. Kang Yuan originally thought that Ji Man would not leave so easily, and she had prepared a lot of excuses.
In the end, she agreed so easily.
"Yeah." Ji Man nodded, business can be done anywhere, and the big deal here is to be handled by the lamp. Her leaving is also good for Jing Wenhou's mansion, lest Ning Mingjie do anything inappropriate in the future.
More importantly, her current savings can support herself. She wants to get out of Ning Yuxuan's sight. Only when the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light can I have the initiative. Liu Rufeng helped her so smoothly, she had to suspect that this person was probably brought in by Mo Yuhou. The feeling that I have been under Ning Yuxuan's surveillance is too uncomfortable.
Rather than saying that Kang Yuan forced her to leave, it is better to say that she used Kang Yuan to completely hide her whereabouts.
Both Ji Zhu and Dengxin have their own way of life in Jingzhou, and now she can do what she wants with confidence.
"This concubine has only loved Lord Hou in this life, what about Lord Hou?"
"Her life is her life, isn't it the concubine's?"
"..."
Ning Yuxuan woke up from the dream, opened his eyes and sat up panting, but the surrounding was dark.
"Ghost white."
The door opened with a creak, and Gui Bai responded softly: "Master Hou?"
Wiping the cold sweat off his brow, Ning Yuxuan frowned and asked, "How is Jingzhou going?"
"General Ning has brought Master Kang Yuan back, and that master's business is doing well." Gui Bai replied, "Master Liu has been helping the village, so it should be smooth sailing."
"She won't come back to the capital?" Mo Yuhou asked.
Guibai pursed his lips: "Master Liu said he is trying his best."
She was still in his line of sight, and he could still know what she was doing, which was fine. Ning Yuxuan let out a long breath, put his hand on Kongluoluo's pillow, pursed his lips and said, "Whenever I'm free, I want to see her too."
"Master Hou." Gui Bai frowned slightly: "You probably won't be able to leave here."
"I know."
Waving his hands a little irritably, Ning Yuxuan put on his clothes and stood up: "You go down first."
Gui Bai agreed, leaving him alone in the room by the window watching the moonlight.
Now that the limelight has slowly passed, he misses that person so much, it's time to take it back, right? Even if the name is changed, there should be one more person in his house, as long as it is well hidden, there shouldn't be any problems.
It's just that, with her temperament, would she like to live a life of secretiveness all the time
Thinking of the entanglement between the two when they were parting, Ning Yuxuan felt a little hot in his heart, wishing to see her right away, to see what she had become after all this time. Every time I can only hear about her from other people's mouths, and I can't even pass on a word, how sad it must be.
Ning Mingjie was luckier than him, and he still had an excuse to go to Jingzhou. And he, now under the control of Zhao Li, can't make a wrong step.
He was right. The second prince was indeed a much more ruthless existence than the third prince. After ascending the throne, his administration was a bit tyrannical. I don't know if it has something to do with being bullied since he was a child. Working under him, he almost lost the energy to think about his children's affair.
When will we see you again, Sang Yu.
Ji Man took advantage of the night to pack up his things, carrying the token and money from Princess Kang Yuan, looked back at Jing Wenhou's mansion, and got into the carriage.
She was alone and quietly disappeared on the road.