After the two servants roughly pushed Mu Jin onto the carriage, they quickly drove the carriage away from the Yun Prince's Mansion.
Mu Jin knelt all night without eating. Not long ago, she had argued excessively with the servants because she insisted on seeing Su Yuntian. After being thrown onto a horse by the servants, she fainted due to severe exhaustion.
After an unknown amount of time, Mu Jin was awakened by the jolting of the carriage.
"Qing'er, water~" Mu Jin licked her dry lips and made a weak sound.
She slightly opened her eyes. The carriage was pitch black. She didn't know how long she had been unconscious or how long the carriage had been traveling. She raised her hand and touched her forehead, discovering that she had a high fever.
At this moment, the two servants driving the carriage outside did not notice that Mu Jin had woken up and continued to chat idly with each other.
One of the servants said, "I say, the old steward is really ruthless. He told us to find a cliff and throw the princess and her carriage off the cliff together, so that no one would know."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Of all the people we've offended, it's Miss Biao. Everyone knows that the butler used to work for Miss Biao's family, and he's the kind of person who protects her like the apple of his eye."
When the Shen family was wiped out by bandits, only Guangfu managed to escape with Shen Qianqian in his arms.
According to etiquette, Guangfu should have taken Shen Qianqian to the nearby Shen clan for protection. However, Guangfu traveled a long distance to the capital with the infant Shen Qianqian to seek refuge with Consort Shen Rong of the current Dongyue Kingdom. At that time, Shen Rong was just one of the concubines in the royal palace.
This was because Shen Rong had already given birth to Su Yuntian at that time, and her status in the Prince's Mansion was still relatively high.
She was heartbroken after learning that her family had been wiped out, and she took great care of Shen Qianqian, the survivor, and raised her as her daughter-in-law.
Shen Qianqian has loved following Su Yuntian since she was a child, so the bond between the two cousins is naturally deeper than that between ordinary people.
Guangfu has climbed the ranks over the years, not only squeezing out the original steward of the Prince's Mansion, but also taking over the position of steward of the Yun Prince's Mansion himself. This is something that not just anyone can do.
The two servants chattered on and on outside the carriage, and couldn't help but sigh.
"It's because that person inside is getting in the way of the Prince and Miss Biao. Let me tell you, Miss Biao was deflowered by the Prince a long time ago, but he's been keeping it a secret from the Princess."
"What a pity, the one inside is all looks and no substance, he's a complete idiot."
At this moment, a servant said tentatively, "I say, the one inside is the most beautiful woman in the capital. Back then, so many powerful and wealthy people in the capital coveted her. It's such a pity that she died like this. Why don't we two brothers have a good taste of the most beautiful woman in the capital before she dies?"
Upon hearing this, another servant couldn't wait to let out a wicked laugh.
"We've been driving the carriage all day and haven't eaten yet. Once we get past this hill, we'll find a place to eat something and have some energy."
The words were left unsaid, but the meaning was self-evident.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin, lying in the carriage, shrank back in terror, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed softly. She couldn't help but feel resentment towards everyone in the Yun Prince's Mansion.
The humiliation I suffered today was nothing more than allowing Shen Qianqian to ascend to the position of Princess Yun.
Mu Jin was filled with hatred! All those years of love for Su Yuntian had been misplaced! It turned out that she had been deceived by Su Yuntian and Shen Qianqian for so many years, while she had tried to please them in every way. Today's situation was like a joke, whipping her mercilessly, and endless regret filled Mu Jin.
After a period of bumpy travel, the carriage slowly came to a stop.
Mu Jin closed her eyes tightly in terror, trying her best to slow down her breathing. She told herself that she couldn't die, she had to live to find her father and brother.
Two servants jumped off the carriage. One of them opened the curtain and glanced at Mu Jin lying inside. Seeing that Mu Jin was still unconscious, he lowered the curtain with relief.
"Hehe, the one inside is still fast asleep. Hurry up and get some food so you'll have the energy to serve the most beautiful woman in the capital later."
As the voices of the two servants faded into the distance, Mu Jin moved her body closer to the carriage, pressing her ear against the side of the carriage to listen carefully to the sounds outside. She lifted the curtain a crack and discovered that the two servants seemed to be looking for firewood in the distant woods.
Mu Jin held her breath and moved with difficulty toward the carriage. Due to the prolonged high fever and lack of food and water, she slipped and fell off the carriage as she moved.
Just as she was about to faint, Mu Jin bit her tongue hard to keep from passing out.
As the autumn nights turned chilly, Mu Jin closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and struggled to her feet, holding onto the wheelchair.
Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were dirty, and because she was hungry, cold, and had a high fever, she could not walk very fast.
In the dim woods, she strained to open her bloodshot eyes, her mind filled with only one thought: she couldn't die, she had to find her father and brother.
She gritted her teeth, suppressing the trembling in her body, and hurried to escape into the woods. Unable to distinguish east from west, she could only stagger and run in the same direction.
Soon, Mu Jin heard two servants chasing after her in the direction she had fled. In a panic, she hid in a clump of grass nearby.
Two servants quickly caught up and stopped not far from where she was hiding. One of the servants said, "She has a high fever, so she can't have gone far. She must be around here."
At this moment, a servant shouted loudly, "Your Highness, we know you are nearby. You'd better come out willingly, and we'll make sure you die a happy death. If we catch you, you'll definitely regret why you ran away."
As he spoke, the two servants burst into laughter, their words both lewd and vulgar.
Mu Jin knew that these two servants would not let her go. After thinking for a moment, she stood up shakily.
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