When Niu Mingjie first saw Sisi's reply, he thought Sisi was also helpless, but then he realized something was wrong.
Based on his understanding of Sisi, if Sisi really had no other choice, she would probably make him force himself to have sex first.
Thinking about this, Niu Mingjie pondered those four words again. But he still couldn't figure them out.
Finally, Niu Mingjie had no choice but to take Sisi's letter to Ning Yirong.
When Niu Mingjie arrived, Ning Yirong was chatting with Lao Hei. Niu Mingjie bowed to Ning Yirong. "Your Highness, Uncle Hei."
Ning Yirong smiled at Niu Mingjie. "Why did you come here? Haven't you been hiding in your room studying poetry and literature whenever you had a spare moment lately?"
Niu Mingjie blushed. "Your Highness, please don't tease me."
"Hahahaha... In my opinion, you'd be better off studying the Thirty-Six Stratagems than poetry and prose. Right, Old Hei?"
Old Hei grunted in agreement.
Niu Mingjie wants to say, how can you use the Thirty-Six Stratagems to pursue a girl you like?
But now it seems like we can't do without it.
Also, both of them have gotten married, so there must be some truth to what they said.
"I just want to memorize more poems. Otherwise, I won't know which poem Miss Xu will mention in the future."
Ning Yirong looked at Niu Mingjie and smiled, "You want to write a poem for Miss Xu, right? Although you have never participated in the imperial examinations, you have learned the basics of poetry."
Niu Mingjie's face turned even redder. "Well, I wrote a letter to Xiao Liu about my relationship with Miss Xu. I wanted Xiao Liu to help me think of a solution, and Xiao Liu replied with four words. Can you help me figure out what those four words mean? I've been pondering them for a long time but still can't understand them."
Niu Mingjie placed Sisi's letter on the table. The letter contained only four words: "Drowning sorrows in alcohol."
Old Hei: "Little Liu, you'll forget about Miss Xu after you have a drink."
Niu Mingjie didn't want to. He had finally found someone he liked again, and he didn't want to wait another ten years. "Xiao Liu probably didn't mean that. Your Highness, what do you think Xiao Liu meant?"
Ning Yirong took a sip of tea. "Xiao Liu told you to tell Miss Xu that she's the only one in your heart, that you only like her."
"..." Wouldn't that make Miss Xu even less willing to marry him? "Your Highness, please don't tease me."
Ning Yirong looked at Niu Mingjie seriously and said, "I'm not kidding you, that's what Xiao Liu meant. I'm asking you, does Miss Xu firmly believe that you won't marry anyone but Xiao Liu, and that Xiao Liu won't marry anyone but you?"
"Rumors are not to be believed."
"Forget about whether it's a rumor or not. Just tell me, does Miss Xu believe it without a doubt?"
"……yes."
"Isn't that settled? Instead of arguing with the rumors, why not use them to make Miss Xu sympathize with you and pity you? If Miss Xu starts to sympathize with you and pity you, then you'll have an opportunity to take advantage of her."
is that so?
Niu Mingjie expressed doubt. "How about I write another letter to Xiao Liu?" That little rascal Xiao Liu, he's not a mind reader.
"By the time Xiao Liu gets back to you, it'll be too late. Also, Miss Xu's injuries will heal soon. Once she's healed, you won't have any reason to let her stay with you. You won't even be able to see her then. If you can't even see her, how can you expect her to sympathize with you or pity you?"
Niu Mingjie was a little confused. "She started to pity me, to feel sorry for me, how did I get an opportunity to take advantage of her?"
“Miss Xu is not young anymore, and her mother must be urging her to get married often, just like your mother often urges you. Since that’s the case, why don’t you two get together? That way, you’ll both be free. Miss Xu can focus on her studies, and you can focus on becoming an official.”
"...You...you want us to be a fake couple?"
Snap!
Old Hei couldn't listen anymore.
Old Hei raised his hand and patted Niu Mingjie on the head. "You silly boy, after you get married, you won't just keep drowning your sorrows in alcohol, will you?"
"...I'm already married, what do I have to worry about?"
Snap!
Old Hei patted Niu Mingjie again. "After you get married, won't your mother urge you to have children? If she urges you too much, won't you get annoyed? If you get annoyed, won't you have to drink some alcohol? If you drink too much, won't you have to complain to your wife and act cute? And if you act cute, won't you end up doing what you're supposed to do?"
Ning Yirong: "Exactly. Also, Miss Xu is so smart, doesn't she want to have a daughter who is just as smart as her?"
Old Hei: "Exactly. As long as we marry her, everything else is negotiable."
Ning Yirong: "How about we take him to a brothel and let him see how those courtesans charm their customers?"
Niu Mingjie: "..." What?! He's to learn from Hua Niang?!
Old Black: "That's a good idea."
Niu Mingjie: "..." Can I object?
Ning Yirong and Lao Hei are both action-oriented.
Before Niu Mingjie could even process what they were saying, they dragged him to a brothel.
Niu Mingjie was at a loss.
Snap!
Old Hei patted Niu Mingjie on the shoulder again. "Study hard."
Ning Yirong: "Once you learn it, you'll know how to act coquettishly with Miss Xu?"
Niu Mingjie: "..." I suspect you're trying to fool me.
Under pressure from Lao Hei and Ning Yirong, Niu Mingjie spent five days learning at the brothel.
On the sixth day, Xu Muwan went for a walk after dinner, just like the previous days. As she walked, she saw Niu Mingjie sitting in the pavilion, holding a pot of wine and weeping at the moon.
Xu Muwan wanted to pretend she hadn't seen it.
However, a man does not easily shed tears.
Furthermore, the two of them were also friends who had gone through thick and thin together.
Xu Muwan hesitated for a moment before walking towards Niu Mingjie.
Niu Mingjie took another sip of his drink as she approached. "Is your injury any better?"
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