Suddenly, a thought flashed through Feng Yao's mind. Just as the other party was about to leave, she unexpectedly grabbed Feng Jin's wrist tightly from behind. Then, while desperately struggling with him, she stood on the bridge railing and shouted, "Help! The Princess Consort of Jing is trying to murder me..."

Feng Jin used her arm strength to flip her palm and suddenly grabbed Feng Yao's wrist. She smiled coldly: "Since you like performing so much, then I'll just play along with you, how about it?"

Seeing Feng Jin's increasingly strange expression, Feng Yao's face immediately showed a hint of panic: "You... what do you want to do..."

Grasping Feng Yao's wrist tightly, Feng Jin's smile became even more sinister: "Didn't Consort Yao want to jump into the river? How about... I help you out?"

Before she could finish speaking, Feng Yao felt a strong force push against her back, and with a "thump," she landed directly in the lotus pond below the small bridge!

"Consort Yao has fallen into the river! Someone, come quick!"

Just as the maid was about to shout for help, Feng Jin quickly covered her mouth and said without changing her expression, "If you dare to shout again, I will make you take a cold shower with Consort Yao right now!"

Unexpectedly, this girl was far more vulnerable than she had imagined. She only needed to use a few words to immediately silence her.

But……

The next moment, she whirled around and bumped right into Mu Qiye. If he hadn't stopped in time, she would have almost collided with his face.

"Your Majesty... when did you arrive?" Feng Jin smiled awkwardly.

With witnesses and physical evidence all there, it seems there's no escaping this fate today.

However, to her even greater surprise, Mu Qiye didn't care about Feng Yao's life or death at all. Instead, he looked at her with a panicked expression, wondering if she had gotten wet from the river.

"..."

Mu Qiye exclaimed in surprise, "Let me see quickly, the river water was so cold, did it splash on you?"

She glanced at Feng Yao, who was still splashing around in the river, and was momentarily at a loss. Although she had never really liked Feng Yao, the fact that the Emperor was just watching Feng Yao soaking in the cold water and exchanging glances with her made her seem somewhat immoral.

"Your Majesty, let's save Consort Yao first," Feng Jin said kindly, pointing to the lotus pond. "She's been soaking in the cold water for half a day and is almost swollen."

Wang Gonggong, standing to the side, was also puzzled by the situation. Logically speaking, the Emperor should have rushed over to save the Empress first, so why was he inexplicably chatting with Princess Jing?

Mu Qiye turned around and said, "Wang Fu, quickly have someone retrieve Consort Yao."

In the blink of an eye, only Feng Jin and Mu Qiye remained. For some reason, she felt that the way he looked at her was strange. Everyone knew that this emperor was always audacious in his lust. If she was unlucky enough to be targeted by him, then what awaited her was definitely a nightmare.

Then, in the blink of an eye, Eunuch Wang summoned a large group of palace maids and eunuchs, and they all jumped into the pond to rescue Consort Yao.

Taking this opportunity, she hurriedly said to Mu Qiye, "If Your Majesty has no further instructions, I will take my leave."

After saying this, she left the scene without giving Mu Qiye a reply.

Her intuition told her that if she didn't leave Mu Qiye's side soon, disaster would strike.

As soon as she stepped out of the palace, she saw Mu Beichen already guarding the palace gate for her. She was shocked. If he found out about the emperor's intentions towards her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Feng Jin walked towards him and forced a smile: "Your Highness...why have you come?"

“We’ve been so busy with official duties lately that we haven’t seen each other much. I finally managed to free up some time today, so I couldn’t wait to come see you.” Mu Beichen looked at her intently, gripping her hand tightly, as if afraid that if he let go, she would disappear immediately.

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go home and discuss this further." Feng Jin glanced back warily, then pulled Mu Beichen away.

Along the way, Mu Beichen walked with Feng Jin, his mind heavy with worries. He always felt that if he let her stay in the palace any longer, he would definitely lose her.

He suddenly blocked her way, and said with a serious expression, "Ah Jin, your current status is not suitable for you to stay by the Emperor's side. I have thought about it. I will try my best to perform better, and after some time, I will ask the Emperor to release you from the palace."

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say." Feng Jin nodded with a smile, and casually placed her hands on his palms.

At that moment, she felt that everything she had done had not been in vain. At least behind the bitterness, there were people who understood her and thought of her in every way. Wasn't that a blessing in disguise?

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Feng Jin claimed to be unwell and asked Mu Qiye for a few days off. She stayed by Mu Beichen's side and never left his side. As they spent more time together, their feelings for each other quickly warmed up.

On this day, to celebrate his promotion and the bestowal of titles, Mu Beichen specially invited Hua Mancheng and Mu Zixuan to his residence as guests.

The Prince Jing's mansion held a grand banquet, inviting only his closest relatives and friends. Feng Jin changed into her favorite dress, carefully dressed herself up, and happily attended the banquet.

At this moment, almost everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived, except for Hua Mancheng. Feng Jin looked towards the door several times, but he couldn't see him anywhere.

She couldn't help but ask, "Ah Chen, why hasn't Hua Mancheng arrived yet?"

Mu Beichen shook his head and chuckled: "He's always elusive and disappears without a trace. Who knows where he's off having fun right now? Don't worry, he'll naturally show up when the time is right."

Meanwhile, Hua Mancheng was riding at full speed towards Prince Jing's mansion. As he rounded a corner of the long street, his horse suddenly stopped and reared up in alarm. Realizing something was wrong, he immediately leaped into the air and landed on a rooftop. There, he saw a woman in red waiting for him!

So it was Mu Wange! Hua Mancheng chuckled, then nimbly leaped to the ground, where he and Mu Wange faced each other.

"Princess, what brings you here to teach me?" Hua Mancheng crossed his arms in front of his chest, still with that unrestrained demeanor, but he found the feisty woman somewhat amusing.

Mu Wange pointed at Hua Mancheng and said angrily, "Hua Mancheng, the reason you managed to win against me last time was because you teamed up with that treacherous woman to cheat me, wasn't it? This time, I will definitely not let you off!"

"Since the princess cares so much about winning or losing, then you shall be deemed the winner." Hua Mancheng shook his head helplessly. "I have urgent matters to attend to, so I must take my leave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, without giving Mu Wange any response, he gracefully waved his sleeve and flew away in an instant.

"Hua Mancheng, you can't escape your fate, even if you're a monk. This princess will settle accounts with you sooner or later!"

Mu Wange stomped her feet in anger, but could only watch helplessly as his figure receded into the distance.