At this moment, Mu Beichen appeared handsome, tall, steady, and kind to everyone, seemingly a completely different person from the useless crippled king who always showed weakness to others.

Mu Beichen moved with the speed of a breeze, reaching Feng Jin and Su Yu in just a few strides. His face was ashen, and he said coldly, "Feng Jin, if you don't want to embarrass yourself, come with me now!"

His voice was neither loud nor soft, but it was crystal clear to everyone. Many people couldn't believe that this tomboyish person was actually Princess Jing.

"Isn't it too impolite of Prince Jing to disregard the feelings of others and rush in so recklessly?" Su Yu's face darkened, and he immediately used his folding fan to block between Mu Beichen and Feng Jin.

Mu Beichen was equally unyielding, shooting his sharp gaze directly at her. When their eyes met, his gaze was so cold it could freeze the other person instantly.

The onlookers were dumbfounded, wondering what good deeds they must have done in their past lives to have the honor of witnessing these two influential figures in person.

"My God! He's actually His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Oh my god! Both Prince Jing and His Highness the Crown Prince are so outstanding, which one should I choose?"

Mu Beichen stared at Su Yu, whose expression had suddenly changed, and sneered, "Even if I am rude, I am far less rude than Your Highness, who is indulging in debauchery with a married woman in private!"

Ah... so he was jealous.

Thinking of this, Su Yu suddenly smiled: "To be honest, I do like Miss Feng Jin from the bottom of my heart, but... ruining someone else's marriage for my own selfish desires is not my style."

Miss Feng Jin? This Su Yu is clearly provoking his bottom line! Mu Beichen was furious, wishing he could slit his throat right then and there!

Feng Jin was completely shocked by Su Yu's words. For a moment, she didn't know what to do. She never expected that she would be confessed to for no reason!

"But... if I find out you don't know how to cherish her, one day I will still come back and take her away." Su Yu put her face close to Mu Beichen's ear and whispered, "Take care."

After saying that, he left Xingyue Tower without looking back.

Not long after, Mu Beichen and Feng Jin also came out of Xingyue Tower. The two mounted their horses at the same time and galloped away in the strong wind.

When Feng Jin turned around, she saw Mu Beichen's extremely ugly face and had a bad feeling. If things continued like this, she would definitely be tortured to death by Mu Beichen after returning to the Jingwang Mansion.

She quickly grabbed the reins from Mu Beichen's hand, and smiled sheepishly, "Your Highness, I could actually explain..."

"No need. I'm already tired of your explanations!" Mu Beichen sneered with a half-smile. "The Princess Consort is currently injured and shouldn't be out in the cold wind. She should go back and rest."

"I……"

Before Feng Jin could say anything, that faint echo was mercilessly swept away by the gusts of wind.

After returning to Prince Jing's residence, Feng Jin was sent back to Fuxi Courtyard, ostensibly to recuperate, but in reality, it was tantamount to confinement.

What surprised her even more was that at this moment, Feng Yao was receiving the ceremony of being conferred the title of Imperial Concubine at the Prime Minister's residence. On this day, the sun was high in the sky and the sunlight was just right.

Wearing a phoenix crown and a colorful red robe, Feng Yao swayed slowly through the beaded curtain, looking at the magnificent row of red wedding sedan chairs in front of her. She walked over step by step, the trailing robe behind her spreading out on the white floor tiles, bright red and dazzling.

"Look, it really is the daughter of the Prime Minister's family. The Second Miss is truly stunning!"

"Indeed, only the current emperor is worthy of a beauty like the Second Miss's."

In front of the Prime Minister's residence, the voices of the onlookers praising Feng Yao came one after another.

"Please, Consort Yao, board the sedan chair!" As the master of ceremonies' long and resonant voice rang out, Feng Yao, under everyone's watchful eyes, calmly and slowly boarded the sedan chair.

The sedan chair was lifted, and the wedding procession gradually disappeared into the distance.

At this time, Feng Jin was still imprisoned in Fuxi Courtyard. She felt uneasy when she thought about the matter she had asked Su Yu for. Just when she was most agitated, Qin Xiangyu took the pretext of visiting her to deliberately stir up trouble at Fuxi Courtyard.

Seeing her lying on the bed looking so aggrieved, Qin Xiangyu couldn't help but chuckle: "I heard that my sister has been unwell these past few days and has been recuperating at home, but the Prince hasn't come even once. I suppose the Prince's actions are not without reason. After all, there are so many young and beautiful women in the Prince's mansion that he can't even keep up with them all every day. How could he have time to take care of a sick person?"

"That's between me and the Prince, it's none of your business!" Feng Jin slowly stood up, staring intently at her and sneering coldly, "Also, I, Feng Jin, have never had a sister who has worked as a prostitute in a brothel. Please remember your place!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiangyu's face turned pale and then red, and she trembled with anger. Although she was a courtesan, everyone in the mansion knew that she had been favored by the emperor, and no one had ever dared to openly insult her like this before.

She glared fiercely at Feng Jin and roared angrily, "No matter what I do, it's still better than you standing in the toilet without doing your business!"

"So, according to you, the Prince is a latrine?" Feng Jin glanced at Qin Xiangyu casually, then drew out her voice and shouted, "If the Prince knew you were comparing him to this behind his back, you wouldn't even have the right to dream about it anymore! Qin Xiangyu, before I'm ready to stretch my muscles, you'd better get out of here right now!"

"You..." Qin Xiangyu was about to curse when the servants of Fuxi Courtyard lifted her up and threw her out of the room without any politeness!

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