A brief silence.
Mu Chenshuang stood in the snow, without any internal energy to support her, and the cold wind penetrated her body through every opening, making her shiver slightly.
Sudden.
A gust of cold wind came from behind me.
Mu Chenshuang quickly turned around to dodge.
Immediately afterwards, a barrage of pebbles flew toward her, aiming at the back of her neck, clearly intended to knock her unconscious.
After dodging countless pebbles, a figure flashed behind her, and she turned around.
"you……"
But she still couldn't see the person clearly.
The next second.
A sharp pain shot through her neck, and everything went black before Mu Chenshuang's eyes. She fainted, but a strong arm steadied her as she fell.
Fu Junheng bent down slightly, slipped his other arm under the woman's legs, picked her up horizontally, and carried her into the house.
Back in the palace.
He placed her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and used his internal energy to expel the cold from her body.
A moment later, Fu Junheng withdrew his hand, his gaze falling on the woman's fair face, his handsome features revealing an unfathomable expression.
He himself couldn't explain why he had come to see her in person.
I sat for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
He coldly ordered, "Keep an eye on her."
Immediately afterwards, a dark figure knelt down on the ground.
"yes."
Xiao Qingyu received the news quickly.
"Your Majesty, this is a perfect opportunity to ruin the Crown Princess's reputation. I've heard some rumors about Modi Hua. She's highly skilled in martial arts. Now that the Crown Princess has lost all her inner strength, she's definitely no match for Modi Hua. As long as she loses and loses all face, perhaps His Majesty can take back the gold medal. Then the heroine will be nothing but a joke."
Lanxiang applied the medicine to Xiao Qingyu while speaking with joy and excitement.
Xiao Qingyu's lips curled into a ruthless glint. "You're right, but even if Mu Chenshuang loses her internal energy, she still has martial arts skills. Just in case, I'll make sure she can't even lift a sword."
The daily torment of pain reminded her that she had to make Mu Chenshuang pay the price.
After Lanxiang finished applying the medicine to Xiao Qingyu, she helped her up. "As expected of Physician Ji, the ointment he prepared for Your Highness is truly miraculous. Your Highness's injuries have improved a lot, and you will definitely be able to attend His Majesty's birthday banquet without any problems."
Xiao Qingyu withdrew her hand and said coldly, "I will make Mu Chenshuang pay for this injury a thousandfold. Bring me pen and ink; I want to write a letter to Madam."
Lanxiang quickly brought over a brush and ink.
Xiao Qingyu wrote a letter, handed it to Lanxiang, and instructed, "Have someone deliver this to Madam immediately."
"yes!"
*
Mu Chenshuang woke up early in the morning, sat on the bed without moving, lowered her eyes and pondered, her face extremely ugly.
The man from last night was definitely a bastard who violated her, and he cared a lot about the child in her belly.
A person who can freely enter and exit the heavily guarded palace without being detected must have exceptional martial arts skills. It's unlikely that we could catch this bastard by force alone.
But after Feng Ji took her pulse, she felt something was off. It was as if Feng Ji had deliberately come to take her pulse that day.
A strong intuition told Feng Ji that he definitely knew something.
If the other party doesn't want her to be harmed and secretly protects her, it won't do her any harm in her current situation.
This matter can be put aside for now. What needs to be dealt with right now is the birthday banquet. Although she has no internal energy, if she can make the opponent only compete in sword moves, she doesn't need to worry too much.
The whole morning.
Mu Chenshuang taught Linglong the most basic acupuncture and pulse diagnosis techniques.
Although Linglong has poor aptitude for martial arts, she learns acupuncture and meridians very quickly, grasping concepts instantly. She is a promising candidate for studying medicine.
We can train them more in the future; they might be very useful.
Tonight, I could let her give me a few acupuncture treatments on my back.
But as soon as she spoke, Linglong trembled with fear. "Your Majesty, you are of noble birth. This servant dares not. If you wish to have acupuncture done like this, Doctor Ji of Changsheng Pharmacy is a divine physician. It should be no problem for her to perform the acupuncture on you."
Changsheng Pharmacy!
Her memories reminded her of the Longevity Pharmacy. The owner of the pharmacy was the goddess physician Ji Luoyan, a virtuous and aloof woman who was famous throughout the capital. She had cured many high-ranking officials and nobles and was a respected goddess physician.
But she was not only a divine physician, but also the sister-in-law of Consort Rong and the wife of Xiao Qingyu's cousin.
So how could she possibly seek out Ji Luoyan to administer acupuncture to her?
"It's okay, I trust you. I'll guide you. Three needles will suffice, don't worry."
Apart from Linglong, she wouldn't easily trust anyone else, especially now that she's pregnant. There might be spies from Xiao Qingyu and the Crown Prince around her, and a slight misstep could lead to utter ruin.
Although Linglong was afraid, she had no choice but to agree since the Crown Princess had said so.
After noon.
The dark clouds dispersed, and the warm sunshine dispelled the winter chill. Mu Chenshuang sat in a wicker chair reading a book.
At this moment.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Linglong rushed over.
Mu Chenshuang put down her book and looked intently at Linglong. "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"
"Your Highness, the Third Miss has arrived."
Mu Chenshuang's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.
The third young lady that Linglong mentioned is none other than Mu Yazhi, Mu Chenshuang's half-sister.
A month ago, she tricked the original owner into going to Wangyue Tower to watch the fireworks. That was the night she was assaulted. From her remaining memories, Mu Yazhi wanted to find someone to assault her that night.
But in the end, she was taken away, and the person who violated her was clearly someone else. If it was someone hired by Mu Yazhi who violated her, then the original owner would have been disgraced and died a terrible death long ago.
Throughout the past year, Mu Yazhi pretended to be doing what was best for the original owner, but she repeatedly humiliated the original owner, ruining the original owner's reputation.
She came to my door today; it can't possibly be anything good.
Perfect.
Let's settle both old and new scores together.
"Let her in!"
Soon a figure in lake blue walked in from outside the door. She had her hair tied up in a bun, and a young girl's face, but her expression was arrogant and her eyes were full of arrogance.
Mu Yazhi saw Mu Chenshuang on the rattan chair from afar.
That one glance.
She was completely amazed.
Mu Chenshuang leaned lazily against the rattan chair, draped in a white fox fur coat, exuding nobility and elegance. Her long hair was casually draped down, and her languid eyes were exceptionally alluring. She truly possessed a face that could bring ruin to a country.
Seeing her like this, Mu Yazhi felt a pang of discomfort. She strode towards her and said in a flippant voice, "Elder sister is living a very leisurely life in the East Palace these days."
What are you doing here?
Hearing this distant and indifferent tone, Mu Yazhi was taken aback. Why had she suddenly become so cold? Could it be that, as Xiao Qingyu said, this woman had changed?
But she refused to believe that a reckless woman with only brute force and no brains could become anything.
"The younger sister has come to visit her older sister."
Mu Yazhi glanced at Linglong, "Little sister, I heard that older sister..."
He was about to sit down as he spoke.
A chilling voice interrupted, "Did I offer you a seat?"
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