After dealing with the people from Qian Yuan Palace, Mu Beichen immediately collapsed from exhaustion. Just as the people from Qian Yuan Palace had said, the poison had already penetrated his lungs and he didn't have much time left.
"After leaving here, Hua Mancheng will immediately inform the Duke of Zhenguo about the Qianyuan Palace incident..." He barely managed to finish the last sentence by sheer willpower.
Hua Mancheng found the so-called antidote and quickly led Mu Beichen away from this dangerous place. The moment he returned to the palace, he couldn't wait to feed Feng Jin and Mu Beichen the antidote, but the result was not as expected, and he himself did not know what went wrong.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered what Mu Beichen had said before he fainted. Realizing the seriousness of the matter, he rushed to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion without stopping.
Not long after, Mu Wange came out of the mansion. When she saw Hua Mancheng looking anxious, she suddenly had a whimsical idea and couldn't resist teasing him.
Mu Wange raised her chin and said in a pretentious manner, "Hua Mancheng, do you think our Duke Zhenguo's mansion is a vegetable market where just anyone can come and go as they please?"
"Princess, I have urgent business with the Duke of Zhenguo..."
Hua Mancheng had only spoken half a sentence when she snorted coldly and immediately shouted to the servants beside her, "Guards! Beat this little rascal to death with sticks!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the servants raised their sticks, ready to surround Hua Mancheng, while she stood aside, grinning from ear to ear, looking forward to a good show.
These thugs were specially selected by her for Hua Mancheng, and today was a good day to practice on this arrogant brat.
But Hua Mancheng didn't want to waste any more time here. As the servants rushed towards him, he hurriedly shouted, "Mu Wange, something has happened at the Jing Prince's Mansion!"
"What did you say?" Mu Wange's expression froze instantly. She paused for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "What happened to the Jing Prince's Mansion? What happened to my brother?"
"Let me see your father first. I'll explain the rest to you later..." Hua Mancheng said as Mu Wange led him into the mansion.
When Mu Shengyue first met Hua Mancheng, he only wanted to get by. The reason he agreed to meet him was only because of Mu Beichen's influence. Especially since Mu Shengyue didn't want to provoke people like him who exuded a murderous aura.
"So you're Ah Chen's friend?" Mu Shengyue glanced at Hua Mancheng casually, not allowing him to respond, and turned away with a sneer: "I'm getting old and can't sit for long. If you'd like to drink tea and admire the flowers in the mansion, please make yourself at home."
Anyone with eyes to see could see that the Duke of Zhenguo was clearly trying to distance himself from him because he saw him as an incompetent junior.
Hua Mancheng smiled calmly, his eyes filled with disdain: "Duke Zhenguo, the reason I have come to see you is neither to curry favor nor for fame or fortune. It is only because your nephew, before his misfortune, specifically asked me to tell you that we have evidence of the Regent Prince's corruption, and the amount is enormous. If you are willing to serve the court, please come to the Prince Jing's residence on a chosen day."
Just as Mu Shengyue was still speaking and seemed to want to say something more, Hua Mancheng's expression turned cold, and he spoke first without hesitation: "I have said everything I need to say. Farewell."
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Mu Shengyue with only a distant silhouette.
Mu Wange secretly hid in the shadows, and when Hua Mancheng came out, she immediately chased after him with great joy.
He had been wronged by Mu Shengyue and still had nowhere to vent his anger. And that damned Mu Wange was like a persistent ghost. He was utterly fed up with the father and daughter.
"I have important matters to attend to right now, so please don't bother me, Princess." He said irritably, quickening his pace as he walked forward, his only thought being to escape Mu Wange's clutches as soon as possible.
Mu Wange frowned, feigning concern, and relentlessly pursued him, her voice trembling as she cried out, "Who's bothering you? I just want to go with you to the Prince Jing's residence to visit my brother."
"Whatever you want!" Hua Mancheng tilted his head and rolled his eyes at her, his handsome face full of impatience.
Feng Jin and Mu Beichen were still lying in bed. After a whole night of treatment and rescue, apart from stabilizing their heartbeats and having a lingering warmth in their bodies, there was no improvement whatsoever.
Before they knew it, it was noon the next day. Apart from the imperial physicians and servants who were constantly busy at Feiyu Courtyard, everyone was pacing anxiously outside the room. Mu Wange was getting angrier and angrier, especially when she thought that if it weren't for Feng Jin, that jinx, Mu Beichen wouldn't have been poisoned.
She rushed into the room without a care, glaring at Feng Jin who was lying motionless on the bed. A wicked thought suddenly came to her mind: Since you're already half-dead, why not let you swallow your anger completely and save everyone's trouble!
Just as Mu Wange thought of this, she saw Hua Mancheng suddenly block the bed with his arm, and he roared with a stern face, "With me here, you won't be able to touch her!"
His merciless words were like adding fuel to the fire for the proud and arrogant Mu Wange, and Feng Jin naturally became the target of her anger.
"I not only want to mess with her, I want to kill her!" Mu Wange's eyes were filled with murderous intent as she clenched her fist and punched Hua Mancheng hard!
Hua Mancheng simply wanted to protect Feng Jin from harm. He thought that as long as he used a few tricks, he could make Mu Wange back down. However, he never expected that Mu Wange was not as weak as he had imagined. Her attacks were extremely fast and every move hit its mark, causing Hua Mancheng to stagger and be knocked back dozens of meters away.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Mu Wange ran to the bedside. She roughly grabbed Feng Jin's clothes by the chest and shouted through gritted teeth, "Feng Jin, you damned woman, it would be fine if you died, but why did you have to drag my brother down with you?"
Hua Mancheng's voice suddenly rolled like thunder, carrying far and wide, and even the veins on his wrist, which was pointing at Mu Wange, were clearly visible.
"Mu Wange, from this moment on, if you dare to touch her again, I will make you pay the price!"
Admittedly, Mu Wange was genuinely startled by his shout. Her hands trembled involuntarily, and the collar she was holding slipped from her grasp. She felt an overwhelming sense of injustice and wanted to burst into tears.
Even she herself found it strange that she would feel sad and upset because of the other person's sudden outburst of emotions.
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