"I'm tired. All I want to do now is take a nice bath and rest. You can all go back to your work."
The maids obeyed, stopped their discussion, and went about their respective tasks.
As Su Yuntian left Mu Jin's Green Bamboo Courtyard, the image of Mu Jin's unruly tone and drunken demeanor remained vividly etched in his mind, like a nightmare.
He shook his head, trying to banish the thoughts from his mind.
He couldn't understand how a year could really change a person so much.
After that night, Mu Jin never saw Su Yuntian again. She heard that Su Yuntian had also asked the court for three days off and stayed in Yunjing Garden without going out, and he didn't even see Shen Qianqian.
Only Mu Jin knew why, because she returned the slap Su Yuntian had given her to Su Yuntian in return. That night, fueled by alcohol, she must have hit him with considerable force.
Before they knew it, it was the day before the Mu family army was to leave the capital. Mu Jin returned to the General's Mansion.
Marquis Mu Wei and Mu Yan were very happy to see Mu Jin, and they pulled Mu Jin aside to ask her how she was doing.
They asked Mu Jin if she had been bullied at the Prince Yun's residence, and Mu Jin shook her head and said no. She told them that she and Consort De had reached a consensus on her divorce from Su Yuntian, and that after the divorce was successfully completed, she would go to the border to reunite with them.
When Mu Weihou and Mu Yan heard this, they were also happy.
Marquis Mu Wei asked, "What happened when Shuyu Tower sent 260,000 taels of jewelry to your residence a few days ago? Where did you get so much money to buy those jewels?"
Mu Jin smiled and recounted some past grievances she had caused by rescuing Su Yi in the mountains, explaining that she had inadvertently gotten Su Yi to pay the bill this time.
Marquis Mu Wei understood: "I didn't expect you two had such a history. This 260,000 taels is indeed nothing to Su Yi, and his life is worth more than 260,000 taels. Please accept it without worry." After saying that, he laughed heartily.
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