Chapter 426
Mu Mingtang gave a hum as a response and didn’t want to even ask any further, but she made her point across, “Princess Jin, seeing as you made your way here purposefully, I presume that you have something to say. If so, please go ahead and say it so as to not waste both our time.”
“This Princess is very ashamed for wasting my sister-in-law’s time,” Although Jiang Mingwei said this, she changed the tone of her voice and asked, “On such a lively day as the first day of the celebration, we should enjoy the New Year along with everyone, so why is my sister-in-law sitting in a remote place alone? Could it be that even on such a beautiful day, there is no one around to talk to my sister-in-law?”
Mu Mingtang raised her eyebrows but endured her annoyance and replied, “You can think about it that way if you want to. Does Princess Jin have anything else to say?”
Mu Mingtang made no secret of her intention to chase away her guest. Jiang Mingwei was embarra.s.sed, but her tone was still adamant, so she sat down cheekily.
“Sister-in-law is really angry today, could something be wrong?”
Mu Mingtang almost couldn’t help rolling her eyes, but she didn’t bother to pay attention to Jiang Mingwei any longer. Hence, she changed the direction of the conversation by herself, ending it by closing her eyes and leaning on the table to rest.
Mu Mingtang supported her forehead with her elbows, which resulted in her sleeves being drawn down naturally. It was then that Jiang Mingwei saw a bruise unexpectedly.
She couldn’t say that they were all the same because instead, it seemed like the bruises were somewhat connected with each other. Upon looking at the shape, it seemed like someone’s fingers had held her arms, but accidentally formed bruises from the lack of control in strength.
An inadvertent piercing of the heart was the most deadly attack. Jiang Mingwei suddenly felt suffocated in her heart, unable to say what she had prepared to show off.
Jiang Mingwei saw Mu Mingtang yesterday and was very sure that the mark wasn’t there back then. So, does this mean that the bruise was formed last night?
Jiang Mingwei felt an indescribable surge of emotion in her chest. When Mu Mingtang was engaged to Xie Xuanchen, she herself was feeling very unhappy about it. Madam Jiang even comforted her, saying that Mu Mingtang would be a widow upon getting married so there was no need to compare their marriages.
Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, after more than a year, the one who was basically guaranteed to be a widow would be Jiang Mingwei.
There were many beauties in Xie Xuanji’s mansion, including Princesses sent by Beirong, ladies sent by the Empress and beauties sent by subordinates. Later, everyone saw that this tactic was indeed useful, so everyone became more and more willing to give Xie Xuanji a flock of pretty women. Now, the palace was full of different women of varying sizes, each having their own merits. It wouldn’t even be enough to allocate a day for each woman in his harem, so how could Xie Xuanji still pay attention to Jiang Mingwei?
Only on the 1st and 15th day of the Lunar New Year could she see Xie Xuanji in her room. Later, Jiang Mingwei listened to the dowry nanny’s words and even utilised beauties to make things ‘fresh’ for Xie Xuanji so he wouldn’t be bored of her.
With etiquette on top of appearances, Jiang Mingwei certainly wasn’t obsessed over the idea of consummating. The problem was just that she didn’t have any children yet.
This was the source of her anxiety.
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