The next day, Feng Jin went to the palace to meet the emperor. Under the pretext of helping Prince Jing to provide disaster relief for the people, she successfully made a clean getaway. At the same time, in the name of the emperor, she built shelters for disaster victims in various places, named "Ji Ci Yuan".
Feng Jin and Mu Beichen were busy with their own things every day, building the Jici Hospital. There were many complicated matters that she needed to handle personally every day. Fortunately, Hua Mancheng was by her side, so she was not overwhelmed with work.
She was very confident that she would run the Jici Hospital from start to finish. Back in the General's Mansion, Yu Changxiao had raised her like a son. She had spent her childhood playing around in the military camp and had learned some exquisite skills such as blacksmithing and making cooking utensils. Therefore, she didn't need to spend any more time learning about these miscellaneous things and was already very confident about the matter.
Moreover, she wasn't afraid that Mu Feiyu would cause any trouble during this opportunity. After all, the construction of the Jici Hospital for disaster victims in various places was an order from the imperial court. No matter how powerful he was, he wouldn't be foolish enough to openly oppose the imperial court.
From the construction of Jici Temple to now, everything has been going smoothly. Feng Jin is clearly very satisfied with everyone, and she smiles more often than usual: "Everyone has worked hard. Sit down and have a cup of hot tea."
Watching Feng Jin bustling around, Hua Mancheng was puzzled: "Princess Jing is the daughter of the Prime Minister's family. When did she learn these exquisite things? Who is her teacher?"
Originally, Feng Jin was always cautious in her words and actions due to her congenital deficiency, and would never appear in such a situation, let alone handle such complicated matters with ease.
She smiled calmly, without revealing any trace of her true feelings: "Actually, there's nothing strange about it. I was treated like a servant in the Prime Minister's mansion since I was a child. I did all sorts of rough work. Moreover, my father and the others often didn't give me food. So I secretly learned these miscellaneous things in private. I was just afraid that my skills were too shallow to be considered elegant."
Hua Mancheng stared at her in astonishment. She had only learned a few things casually? Yet now, she could handle every aspect of this massive project with remarkable efficiency. If she were to take it seriously, wouldn't she be able to…
Today, the imperial court specially dispatched the Duke of Zhenguo to inspect the construction progress of the Jici Academy. Mu Wange came in place of the Duke of Zhenguo. She was already surprised when she heard that the person in charge of the Jici Academy was a female official. Especially when she saw with her own eyes that the woman who was busy with Hua Mancheng was Feng Jin, she almost doubted that she was seeing things.
Mu Wange was very proud of herself. In order to prove that her abilities were no less than those of men, she often sought out some famous masters from the martial arts world to spar with her. Although she had thought about taking on this task by herself, Mu Qiye, for the sake of the overall situation, ultimately did not agree to her request.
Feng Jin spotted Mu Wange and immediately recognized her as the spoiled princess with whom she had previously clashed. Just by looking at the group of fierce-looking guards following behind her, she could tell that there was hostility involved.
Her face darkened, but she feigned composure and said, "Princess Yunqi, the construction of this Jici Temple was a task personally assigned to me by the imperial court. Please respect my decision, okay?"
To Mu Wange, these words were undoubtedly a provocation. In a fit of anger, she didn't hold back and started cursing: "What are you doing, a mere lowly female official, acting so arrogantly towards this princess? I'm warning you, from now on, you better watch out, or... I'll have my brother depose you right now!"
Hua Mancheng rushed forward hastily, his face grim as he advised, "Princess, this is not a place for you to cause trouble. Please have some self-respect!"
"You two!" Mu Wange saw their identical expressions and gritted her teeth in hatred.
No matter what, we can't let this go unpunished today!
Mu Wange gave a wink to the guards behind her, then walked up to Feng Jin and smiled sinisterly: "Princess Jing, you brought all this on yourself... Now, just wait to be punished by the Emperor!"
After saying that, the guards rushed to the side of the field and smashed all the cooking utensils and food. In the blink of an eye, the ground was a mess. Everyone was frightened and helpless. They were even more anxious when they saw that Princess Jing was also at a loss.
"Stop! I told you to stop, didn't you hear me?" Hua Mancheng shouted at the people who were throwing things around for a long time, but it had no effect at all.
Upon seeing this, Feng Jin's expression changed abruptly. She looked at Mu Wange's arrogant demeanor and said rapidly, "What exactly do you want?"
"You saw it all, of course I want you to be unhappy!" Mu Wange chuckled softly. "Princess Jing, I really want to know now, do you feel powerless in front of me?"
This woman was like a sibling to Mu Qiye, someone she absolutely couldn't afford to offend. Ever since she encountered Mu Wange acting so arrogantly on the street, she realized that this princess's background was not simple.
Feng Jin gritted her teeth, trying her best to suppress the emotions that were about to erupt in her heart, and said in a deep voice, "Even if the princess had a misunderstanding with me, there is no need to take out her anger on the livelihood of the country."
"Don't forget, I, Mu Wange, am the Emperor's own cousin. Let alone this mere Jici Hospital, even if I used my brother's imperial seal to crack walnuts, he would still do as I pleased." Mu Wange snorted coldly at her, her every smile and frown filled with contempt.
After a long while, she suddenly shouted to the guards, "Alright, we've almost finished the work, let's leave!"
Thinking back to how he had accidentally gotten involved with Mu Wange, Hua Mancheng suddenly realized that today's troubles were very likely related to that.
With a long sigh, his face was full of self-reproach. "I'm sorry... It's all because of my conflict with her before, which has dragged you into this today."
"Alright, stop blaming yourself. What's meant to happen will happen eventually." Feng Jin forced a smile. "Let's clean up this mess first, and then think of another way."
When Mu Beichen learned that there was a problem with Jici Hospital, he rushed over from the military camp immediately. He was stunned to see Hua Mancheng and Feng Jin leading everyone to clean up some broken bricks and tiles. How could Jici Hospital have turned into a pile of ruins in such a short time?
"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened here?" Mu Beichen asked urgently.
"Your Highness, it was Princess Yunqi who did it..." Hua Mancheng hadn't finished speaking when he saw Mu Beichen's expression suddenly change, causing him to fall silent.
Mu Beichen exclaimed to himself, "Elegy?"
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