Mu Jin sneered and said to the couple embracing in front of her.
"The doctor said that Consort Shen overexerted herself, which is clearly the result of your lovemaking last night. She came to my courtyard early this morning, pretending to faint, and is trying to extort money from me!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qianqian blushed deeply and buried her face in Su Yuntian's arms.
Su Yuntian scolded Mu Jin: "Shut up! What happened in your courtyard is your fault! If it happens again, it won't just be a slap!"
Shen Qianqian tugged at Su Yuntian's sleeve and gave Mu Jin a provocative look: "Your Highness, I'm fine. Maybe it's just that I didn't get enough rest last night."
As she said this, she smiled shyly and said, "This has nothing to do with my sister, so please don't be angry, Your Highness."
Mu Jin couldn't bear to watch any longer. Her face was still burning with pain. She was starting to regret slacking off during physical training in the real world. Otherwise, she wouldn't be unable to stop him from getting a slap now.
Touching her swollen face, she secretly vowed to find a martial arts master and learn self-defense skills.
"Since everything is alright, can you leave now?"
Su Yuntian coldly watched as Mu Jin carried Shen Qianqian out of the room. Before they even left the courtyard, Su Yuntian heard Mu Jin loudly address the maids.
"Throw out that bed, along with the bedding and pillows, and burn it. Buy a new one. The stench from that bed has stained this fine wooden bed and silk quilt cover. What a waste."
Upon hearing this, Su Yuntian paused, turned around with a cold expression, and looked at Mu Jin with eyes as sharp as ice.
Mu Jin then turned to look at Su Yuntian, and said with a cold laugh, "Farewell, Your Highness."
After saying that, she didn't look at the two of them again and went into the master bedroom, as if she was afraid of offending her eyes if she looked at them again.
Seeing Su Yuntian and Shen Qianqian leave the Green Bamboo Courtyard, Qing'er quickly went into the master bedroom: "It's all my fault..."
Qing'er tenderly took a boiled egg and applied it to her face, rubbing it as she cried.
Mu Jin said nonchalantly, "This is not your fault. This day was bound to come. We can't avoid it. Father is still in the capital, and Su Yuntian dares to treat me like this. Once Father leaves the capital, our lives will be even more difficult. Before we get a divorce, we need to think of a way to protect ourselves."
Qing'er, sobbing, rubbed Mu Jin's face, then applied a thick layer of the ointment Su Yi had given her. A cool sensation instantly soothed Mu Jin's burning face, and the faint herbal scent was quite pleasant.
Mu Jin frowned as she looked at Qing'er, who was crying.
"Can you please stop crying over every little thing? Crying won't solve anything. If you keep doing this, then you shouldn't be serving me anymore."
Upon hearing this, Qing'er immediately stopped crying.
"Send someone to pass a message to my brother, and tell him to find me a martial arts master. He needs to be highly skilled. I don't want to be beaten by you ancient people all the time and not be able to fight back. That feeling is awful."
Qing'er nodded and said, "I'll send someone to tell the young master right away, but what are the ancients?"
Mu Jin didn't respond to Qing'er's words, but gently touched her burning face. She wondered if the burning sensation would subside by the time her father and brothers left the capital. She would definitely go and see them off.
Before long, a palace maid entered the Green Bamboo Courtyard and asked Mu Jin to go to the palace to see Consort De immediately.
Upon hearing Shen Rong's summons, Mu Jin paused involuntarily.
...
Mu Jin had been kneeling outside Yongning Palace for half an hour. As soon as she arrived at the palace gate, she was stopped by two old women who told her that Shen Rong was suddenly feeling unwell and asked her to kneel and wait outside.
It was obvious that Shen Rong was trying to make her unhappy. Mu Jin originally wanted to keep kneeling, after all, she was about to divorce Shen Rong's son. However, she was not one to suffer a loss, and kneeling for half an hour was her limit.
Mu Jin slowly stood up, her knees feeling numb from kneeling for so long.
The two old women looked at each other when she suddenly stood up, and asked incredulously, "Princess Yun, Consort De has not yet allowed you to stand up. You should kneel down immediately."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "My mother is kind-hearted. How could she bear to let her daughter-in-law kneel for so long? Since she is not feeling well today, I will not disturb her. I will come another day. Farewell."
As she spoke, Mu Jin made a move to leave.
Suddenly, a maid tugged at Mu Jin's sleeve and said, "Princess Yun, Consort De has ordered you to wait here. You are not allowed to leave without her permission."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "It's already this late, I need to hurry back to the manor to serve the prince his meal. It seems that my mother's health won't improve anytime soon. Why don't you call the imperial physician? Anyway, even if I kneel here, she won't get better."
Upon hearing Mu Jin's tone, the two old women's faces darkened: "Princess Yun, please watch your words."
Mu Jin didn't waste any more words with them: "Do you want to go in and inform them again? If not, I'm leaving now."
The nannies exchanged glances, and one of them said to Mu Jin, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will go in and inform them again."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Granny."
Not long after, the old nanny who had just left came out to tell Mu Jin that Consort De had a summons.
Mu Jin entered Yongning Palace and saw Shen Rong sitting in the main hall. She looked like she had just taken a nap and still looked languid, but she didn't seem sick.
Upon seeing this, Mu Jin couldn't help but think that these ancient people weren't afraid of bad luck, and would even pretend to be sick to appease people when they weren't.
As Shen Rong watched Mu Jin slowly walk in from outside the palace, an instinctive sense of disgust rose on her face.
As Mu Jin approached, he saw Mu Jin's swollen face and suddenly understood something, and a mocking smile unconsciously appeared on his lips again.
Mu Jin curtsied to Shen Rong.
"Daughter-in-law greets Mother Consort. How are you feeling? I just heard from the nanny that Mother Consort is unwell and bedridden. I was thinking, could it be that Consort Shen entered the household yesterday and her birth chart clashed with Mother Consort's? It would be bad if people said that Consort Shen was a jinx."
Upon hearing this, Shen Rong frowned and slammed her hand on the table: "This is the good daughter that Marquis Muwei raised. Not a single clean word comes out of her mouth. She is disrespectful to her superiors and shows no mercy to her inferiors. I think you're tired of sitting in this position of Princess Consort!"
Mu Jin smiled and said, "Since Mother Consort is not pleased, how about this: please ask the Emperor for permission to divorce the Prince. That way, Consort Shen can also become the principal consort as you wish."
Shen Rong sneered: "You really want to? Back then, it caused quite a stir in the city, with everyone saying they wouldn't marry anyone but Yun Tian."
Mu Jin said, "I've been married to this man before, and he was nothing special, ha~"
Shen Rong was furious: "You bitch, spouting nonsense! Men, drag her away and beat her severely!"
Mu Jin shouted, "Let's see who dares!"
Mu Jin glanced at Shen Rong, then slowly sat down on the chair next to her and poured herself a cup of tea. She had been kneeling for half an hour, and her knees were sore and her mouth was very thirsty.
Shen Rong and the palace servants were stunned by Mu Jin's reprimand. They had not expected Mu Jin to be so bold as to act so presumptuously in Yongning Palace.
When the palace servants woke up and were about to step forward, Mu Jin said to Shen Rong, "Mother, please calm down and let me finish what I have to say. Perhaps it's what you want?"
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