Inside the General's Mansion, two old women were sweeping the courtyard floor while standing up for Mu Jin.
"You didn't see it. The wedding procession on the street stretched from one end of the street to the other. It was even more magnificent than when Prince Yun married our young lady. You can imagine how heartbroken our young lady must be to see this, since she loves Prince Yun so much."
Eleven, who was passing by, stopped in his tracks when he heard the two talking about Mu Jin. The two obviously did not notice that Eleven continued to chat.
"Isn't that right? Back then, the number of people from the capital who came to propose to Miss was so great that they almost wore out the gates of our General's Mansion. So many nobles and high-ranking officials, but Miss didn't even glance at them. Instead, she fell in love with Prince Yun at first sight. Alas! Now that Prince Yun is using the ceremony for marrying a principal wife to welcome that concubine, it's going to break Miss's heart."
Upon hearing this, Eleven couldn't help but step forward and bow to the two matrons, saying, "Greetings, matrons. Were you referring to the young lady of our General's Mansion?"
The two old women exchanged glances, finding Eleven unfamiliar. However, seeing Eleven's kind face and his black high-ranking guard uniform from the General's Mansion, they lowered their guard.
"Young man, you look unfamiliar. And who are you?"
Eleven smiled and said, "Greetings, Granny. Just call me Eleven. I was recently rescued by General Wei and Miss, and I'm currently working at the General's Mansion."
The old woman then smiled at Eleventh Brother and asked, "What would you like to ask, Eleventh Brother?"
"I just overheard the maids saying something about the prince getting married and the young lady being heartbroken. What happened?"
"Eleventh Brother probably doesn't know yet, but our young lady is the princess consort of the Yun Prince's Mansion. She married the Yun Prince three years ago, but the Yun Prince doesn't like her. He even lost her last year, and she was only recently found by the young master."
Seeing that Eleven frowned, one of the old women continued, "Today, Prince Yun is using the rites for a principal wife to marry a concubine. Alas, I imagine that Miss will be heartbroken."
When Shiyi heard from the nanny that Mu Jin had gotten married, her fingertips trembled. When she heard that Mu Jin was not valued by the Prince of Yun, she felt inexplicably sad.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. Without saying goodbye to the two old women, he ran out of the general's mansion without looking back.
After leaving the General's Mansion, he asked passersby for directions to the Yun Prince's Mansion and soon arrived at its gate.
The gates of the Prince's mansion were decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, creating a festive atmosphere. He was about to step forward when he suddenly stopped.
He didn't know how he got to the Prince Yun's mansion, nor did he know what he was supposed to do there.
He wanted to do something for Mu Jin, but he looked at the gate of the Yunwang Mansion with frustration and hesitated to go forward, because he clearly realized that he had no right to do anything for Mu Jin.
Inside the Green Bamboo Courtyard of the Prince Yun's Mansion, Mu Jin listened to the maids' hardships over the past year, and then asked Qing'er to treat everyone to food and drink.
She drank quietly by herself, but her mind was preoccupied with how to divorce Su Yuntian as soon as possible.
Before the divorce, she would definitely help the original owner avenge herself before leaving. After all, she had taken over the original owner's body and family affection, and had given her such a good father and brother. She had to repay them before she could leave.
As Mu Jin drank her wine, her thoughts wandered aimlessly, and she slowly became so drunk that she lost consciousness.
When Mu Jin woke up, it was already bright outside. She found herself lying in bed, with Qing'er beside her, preparing a towel to wash her face.
Mu Jin had been drinking heavily all night and had a splitting headache.
Qing'er's complexion wasn't good either, and she kept nagging, "Miss got drunk last night. Miss shouldn't drink so much in the future. Drinking is bad for your health."
Mu Jin murmured, "Am I drunk?"
It seems she has completely forgotten how drunk she was last night.
Qing'er replied, "Isn't it because he's drunk?"
Mu Jin lazily lay on the table, drinking her porridge, and said listlessly, "Why didn't you guys try to persuade me to order some?"
"Miss herself doesn't know herself. How could we persuade her not to drink? After drinking, she hugged and kissed us and sang, singing songs we'd never heard before. They were very beautiful. When will Miss sing again for us to enjoy?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin felt ashamed. This must be the original owner's character; she would never have acted like this before.
Just then, a maid's panicked whisper came from outside the courtyard: "Consort! Consort, what's wrong!"
Mu Jin looked at Qing'er with a puzzled expression.
Qing'er tapped her forehead and said, "I forgot. Shen Qianqian was standing at the door half an hour ago, saying she was waiting for you to wake up so she could pay her respects."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin couldn't help but think for a moment. How long is half an hour? It seems like an hour, which is still alright.
Mu Jin reluctantly put down her porridge spoon and went outside to take a look. Sure enough, Shen Qianqian was pale and unconscious in the arms of her maid.
The maid Cuixiang beside Shen Qianqian cried, "If the Princess doesn't like our concubine, she should at least choose a good time! The concubine is already in poor health, and she's been busy with the wedding banquet lately. If something happens to her, how can I explain to the Prince!"
Mu Jin calmly instructed Qing'er, "Hurry up and fetch a doctor."
Qing'er muttered reluctantly, "Why am I dizzy again? Can't I ever get enough of acting?" With that, she walked out of the Green Bamboo Courtyard to fetch a doctor.
When Su Yuntian of Yunjingyuan received a report from his maid that Shen Qianqian had fainted in Mu Jin's Cuizhu Courtyard, he was furious and headed towards Cuizhu Courtyard.
At this moment, Shen Qianqian was lying on the bed in the side room of the Green Bamboo Courtyard. The doctor took her pulse and concluded that Shen Qianqian's body had been overworked recently, resulting in insufficient qi and blood. He said that she would be fine after taking a few doses of medicine to recuperate.
After saying that, he went out to get the medicine, led by the maid.
When Qing'er saw Su Yuntian rushing over angrily, she was startled and was about to step forward to take all the blame on herself when...
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