The Cousin Is About to Marry，The Abstinent Young Lord Loses Control-Chapter 40: Dreamscape

Ji Mingzhu didn’t sleep all night. She packed her bags and checked all her properties in the capital.

With the steward managing the affairs and the help of Mrs. Guan overseeing, Ji Mingzhu felt at ease.

Once she’s settled outside, she would consider the matter of exchanging properties.

The road must be walked step by step. Now that she could leave the Xie family and cut off contact with Xie Yunzhen, it was a completely new path compared to her past life.

Whether this path would be muddy, she did not know.

But she had to walk it, so that her rebirth would not be in vain.

Servants were coming in and out, busy loading luggage onto the carriage.

Mrs. Guan and Xie Yunling both came to see her off. Ji Mingzhu did not let them send her far, she said goodbye at the mansion gate.

After three years of daily companionship, it was difficult for everyone to part.

Xie Yunling clung to Ji Mingzhu, unwilling to let go.

Princess An He returned to the mansion and saw this scene.

Understanding it was her mother-in-law’s doing that drove Ji Mingzhu away.

Thinking of her son, who was still calling Ji Mingzhu’s name in his unconscious state, Princess An He was filled with anger.

Had she known this, she should have driven her away before Ah Zhen returned to the capital!

"Is she about to leave?"

Princess An He approached with a smile, but her eyes were piercingly cold, causing Ji Mingzhu to be on guard.

Thus, when the other raised her hand to slap her, Ji Mingzhu dodged at once.

She might be in a weak position, but she wouldn’t stand there to be slapped!

Mrs. Guan was shocked and stood in front of Ji Mingzhu, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"

Princess An He sneered, "Do I have to choose a day to beat someone?"

Mrs. Guan’s chest heaved, and she quietly breathed out.

"Ah Zhen is promising; many are watching him outside. If his elder’s behavior is lacking in virtue, it could implicate him."

"Are you threatening me?"

"I’m just speaking the truth. Honest words hurt the ears. If sister-in-law finds them piercing, she can treat them as wind by the ear."

She patted Ji Mingzhu on the back, "Hurry and get on the carriage. It’s a long journey, and without enough rest, your body won’t hold up. Try to nap for a bit."

Going to Yangzhou by water would be fastest, but the weather was freezing at this time of year, and Mrs. Guan feared Ji Mingzhu would catch a cold.

She also feared she would get seasick, and it would be inconvenient to stop and rest when there was no village or store ahead or behind on the water.

For Ji Mingzhu, whether by boat or carriage, as long as she could leave this place of trouble, she had no objections.

She gave Princess An He a light glance and resolutely boarded the carriage.

Fearing the princess would make trouble again, Mrs. Guan waved, "Safe travels."

Ji Mingzhu handed a small bundle out of the carriage window, tossing it into Xie Yunling’s arms.

"Once I reach Yangzhou, I’ll write to you all to let you know I’m safe."

Partings are always melancholic; Ji Mingzhu quickly closed the carriage window, "Let’s go."

The convoy set off, slowly leaving the Duke Mansion behind.

Only then did Ji Mingzhu shed tears.

For the reluctance to leave Mrs. Guan and the others, and also for the relief of finally escaping the cage.

In this life, she hoped never to see Xie Yunzhen again.

Watching the carriage depart, it was only then that Xie Yunling opened the bundle.

Inside were title deeds, six thriving shops in the capital, and two estates outside the city.

A small box held a pearl hairpin and a pair of glistening rubies.

At the bottom was a letter. Xie Yunling eagerly opened it.

Reading it, tears blurred her eyes, "Sister Mingzhu says this is my New Year gift and dowry..."

Princess An He’s anger hadn’t subsided, and she couldn’t help but sneer.

"At least you’re a girl from the Duke Mansion, look at how little spine you have."

Xie Yunling stuck out her tongue, "Aunt is concerned for her son; this time, I won’t argue with you."

With that, she lifted her skirt and ran back to the mansion.

A hint of a smile flashed in Mrs. Guan’s eyes, "Sister-in-law, I also need to go kneel at the ancestral hall, so I won’t say more."

Everyone was gone, and Princess An He slapped her personal maid across the face.

"All bitches!"

After cursing, she entered the mansion with a cold face.

"Go bring Du Peilan; I must meet her personally!"

Ji Mingzhu left the Duke Mansion and left everything behind.

The carriage smoothly exited the city. As it passed the place where the incident happened before, she didn’t even glance out the window.

Leaning against the soft couch with her eyes closed to rest, she felt extraordinarily calm and eventually fell asleep.

Not far away, Xie Yunzhen was still unconscious.

The poison hadn’t been cured, and at that moment, his face was pallid with a bluish tint, his lips deathly pale, looking terrifying.

If it weren’t for Xi Yu’s exceptional medical skills, keeping him alive would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

In the eyes of bystanders, Xie Yunzhen had already lost consciousness.

No one knew he was trapped in a dream.

Clear images floated in his mind as if they had truly happened.

"Is my wife busy today?"

After finishing the official documents and not seeing Ji Mingzhu, Xie Yunzhen couldn’t help but ask.

Ever since he brought back Du Peilan, Ji Mingzhu hadn’t shown him a good face.

Count the time, it had been over half a month.

Ji Mingzhu had a strong temper but was also easily coaxed.

If he went out a few less times and "coincidentally" met her twice, she would cool down.

Before long, she would bring snacks and soups to the study.

She’d find a grand excuse: the child wanted to see him.

She’d act coquettishly and take the chance to have him feel her belly, experiencing the fetal movement.

In the name of allowing him to bond with the child.

A half-month cold war, such a situation had never occurred before.

After wiping his forehead, Tianshui said, "Madam’s body is heavy, labor is imminent, it’s inconvenient for her to go out..."

Xie Yunzhen sneered, "Is she unable to go out, or is she throwing another tantrum?"

Tianshui kept his head down, daring not to respond.

When gods fight, little demons suffer. When the two masters had a tiff, it was the suffering for the subordinates like them...

Xie Yunzhen leaned leisurely against the chair, staring intently at the entrance. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He waited and waited, but that slender figure never appeared.

His fingers unconsciously tapped on the desk, suddenly recalling words from a colleague.

A woman’s mind is narrower than a needle’s eye; she can’t tolerate another woman around her husband.

In such times, either coax her.

Or conveniently take a few concubines to let her know who’s really in charge.

Xie Yunzhen had no desire to take concubines; just one Ji Mingzhu at home was headache enough.

Besides, their child was about to be born. Although not yet met, it was likely to be a handful.

Given her mother!

He didn’t want an endless future of unrest.

This time, Ji Mingzhu was angry, deducing from the timeline, it was likely because of Du Peilan.

Apart from her, no other woman was around him.

Xie Yunzhen decided internally, as long as Ji Mingzhu came to the study and said a few soft words, he wouldn’t mind her unwarranted jealousy.

But he waited and waited, and instead received news of Xie Yunxuan returning to the mansion.

They went to Crane Dance Hall to pay respects together and strolled in the garden for half an hour together.

With a "snap," Xie Yunzhen broke a brush.

Was Ji Mingzhu’s husband him, or Xie Yunxuan?

Strolling in the garden...how intimate!

He couldn’t stop laughing internally, Ji Mingzhu wasn’t satisfied provoking him, and now she was going for Yun Xuan.

If it weren’t for their child, would she pull the same old tricks?

This speculation set off a monstrous anger in Xie Yunzhen’s heart.

If Ji Mingzhu dared to be unfaithful, he wouldn’t show any mercy!