“I won’t go. You be careful,” Chu Li ultimately refused.

Mu Yunjin’s eyes darkened, though she didn’t show any other emotions. She looked at Qiqi, “Then let’s go now. The sooner we leave, the sooner we’ll return.”

Qiqi nodded, channeling her inner power to activate the Formless Space.

…

Half an hour later, the two of them appeared in the Li Spring Pavilion of the Ning Prince’s Mansion.

Zixiang was sweeping the courtyard when she saw two people suddenly appear. Startled, she took a closer look and realized it was Mu Yunjin.

“Miss, you’re back.” Zixiang approached her. She realized that lately, she had seen Mu Yunjin very rarely.

Mu Yunjin nodded and asked her, “Has that Miss Yuan Xia come by?”

“She came by this morning, left a letter, and then left.” As Zixiang finished speaking, she pulled out an envelope from her sleeve and handed it to Mu Yunjin.

…

…

Mu Yunjin reached out to take it, opened the letter, and saw a single line written on it—

Outskirts, Floating Fragrance Villa, awaits your arrival.

Signed, Yun Shuangleng.

Putting away the letter, Mu Yunjin estimated that if she didn’t go, Yun Shuangleng would wait for her at the Floating Fragrance Villa during this time.

“By the way, has Concubine Rong been here these past two days?” Mu Yunjin asked.

Zixiang shook her head, “Concubine Rong hasn’t been here, but there’s a Miss Yun who has moved into the empty pavilion next door. She says she has Concubine Rong’s permission, and in the future…”

At this point, Zixiang hesitated to continue.

“In the future, what?” Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow, able to guess somewhat, “In the future, she’ll be a secondary consort of this Prince’s Mansion?”

Zixiang pressed her lips together and nodded.

Mu Yunjin suddenly rotated her neck, clasped her hands together, loosened her bones, and stretched her arms, speaking with a roguish air—

“It’s been a long time since I’ve beaten someone up. My hands are getting itchy.”

Hearing this, Qiqi immediately chimed in, “I haven’t beaten anyone up these past few days either. My claws are getting itchy too.”

“Shall we go together?” Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow, extending an invitation to Qiqi.

Qiqi nodded, “Let’s go!”

…

“Ah! Help! Murder!”

“Mu Yunjin, how dare you! Aren’t you afraid of Godmother’s punishment?”

“Help, stop hitting me…”

In the courtyard of the empty pavilion, Mu Yunjin grabbed Yun Mu’er’s hair and forcibly dragged her out of the room. Then she raised her hand and delivered several harsh slaps to Yun Mu’er’s clean face.

Yun Mu’er’s face immediately swelled and reddened, with traces of blood at the corners of her mouth.

After hitting her, Mu Yunjin felt her palm tingling. This Yun Mu’er didn’t know martial arts…

Forcing her to use her own hands. If she had channeled her inner power, Yun Mu’er would have likely died on the spot.

“Didn’t I tell you to get far away? Who allowed you to move in here?” Mu Yunjin was furious. She was the mistress of this Prince’s Mansion; since when did Concubine Rong get to manage it?

At this moment, hearing the commotion, Mamma Shen and Zixiang also ran over. Seeing Yun Mu’er curled up motionless on the ground after being beaten, Mamma Shen immediately rolled her eyes.

“Consort, you’ve finally returned. You don’t know—this mansion has been in complete chaos these past few days because of this Miss Yun!” Mamma Shen, seeing Mu Yunjin had returned, immediately complained to her.

Mu Yunjin looked at Mamma Shen, “Oh? How chaotic has it been?”

“This Miss Yun, relying on being Concubine Rong’s goddaughter and using the title of Ning Secondary Consort appointed by Concubine Rong, has been throwing her weight around in this mansion. She not only demands servants personally deliver her three meals, but also complains about everything. She also went to the accounting room and took a large sum of money to order many new clothes…”

“That’s not all. When she’s unhappy, she even beats the servants. In these two or three days, she’s gone through several batches of servants…”

Mu Yunjin frowned, “Why didn’t Ding Xian mention any of this earlier?”

“Guard Ding has been out these past few days. He only heard the news from the Chen Prince’s Mansion this morning and went to find His Highness. He doesn’t know that this Miss Yun has moved in,” Mamma Shen explained.

Mentioning Yun Mu’er, Mu Yunjin returned her gaze to her. Thinking of Mamma Shen’s words, she grew increasingly angry and delivered a heavy kick to Yun Mu’er.

“Who do you think you are? Ning Secondary Consort? Who gave you the audacity?”

“Even I, the Prince’s Consort, never punish the servants. When did it become your turn to punish them? Who do you think you are!” Extremely angry, Mu Yunjin pulled out the phoenix-tail whip from her wrist, raised it high, and was about to bring it down on Yun Mu’er.

Before the whip could fall, a clear female voice came from outside—

“Stop!”

Hearing this voice, Mu Yunjin not only didn’t stop but increased the force of her strike. One lash of the whip went down, directly splitting Yun Mu’er’s skin open.

“Ah—” Yun Mu’er screamed.

“Mu Yunjin, you’re being outrageous!” Concubine Rong angrily stepped forward, glaring fiercely at Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin fearlessly met Concubine Rong’s gaze, coldly laughing, “I am the mistress of this Prince’s Mansion, not you, Rong Wanyue. You should be grateful that Chu Li didn’t return with me now, otherwise this Miss Yun’s neck would probably have been twisted off on the spot.”

“Godmother…” Yun Mu’er softly called out, casting a pleading glance at Concubine Rong.

“I have re-entered the West Yuan Imperial Palace, with a status and position above yours. As Li’er’s imperial mother, why can’t I select a secondary consort for him? Throughout history, men having three wives and four concubines has been normal! If you dare interfere, you’re committing one of the seven grounds for divorce. Be careful, or I’ll enumerate your crimes before the Emperor!”

Hearing these words, Mu Yunjin rolled her eyes toward the sky and spoke mockingly, “You serve two husbands, not only committing one of the seven grounds for divorce but also violating wifely virtue! Causing your son to lose his memory also violates ethics. With your crimes, being drowned in a pig cage would be lenient. Yet you want to enumerate my crimes? Fine, let’s go to the palace now and let the Emperor judge…”

“Stop talking nonsense!” Concubine Rong, seeing several Ning Prince’s Mansion servants nearby, immediately denied everything.

“You know whether I’m talking nonsense or not. I’m making myself clear today: if you dare try to stuff random women into Chu Li’s mansion again, I’ll grab them and kill them one by one in front of the Emperor!”

“After all, it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve killed someone in front of the Emperor. Killing a few more makes no difference!”

Mu Yunjin crossed her arms, her words extremely arrogant and overbearing. Concubine Rong’s actions this time had truly crossed her bottom line.

Nearby, Mamma Shen and several servants who had been punished felt extremely gratified and relieved. Their Consort was indeed formidable.

“Godmother…” Yun Mu’er suddenly spoke. The whiplash earlier had caused her to bleed continuously, and now her whole body was limp, without any strength.

Concubine Rong approached her, bent down to help her up, and shouted at the servants nearby, “What are you looking at? Quickly go find a doctor!”

No one moved, completely ignoring Concubine Rong’s words.

“By the way, before you take her away, please repay all the expenses from her stay here. Not a penny less! What she’s spent, our Ning Prince’s Mansion would rather donate to beggars than give to her for free!” Mu Yunjin stood with her hands behind her back, looking at Concubine Rong and Yun Mu’er.

This Concubine Rong, whether it was due to menopause or something else, had become increasingly excessive lately. She used to appear to be such a clear, beautiful, and dignified woman…

What exactly had happened to her…

Was summoning the death spirits and death soldiers worth it?

Concubine Rong supported Yun Mu’er and walked toward the courtyard exit. As they passed by Mu Yunjin, she removed the bracelet from her wrist and placed it in Mu Yunjin’s arms.

“This bracelet is worth a fortune. It’s enough to compensate!”

Mu Yunjin held the bracelet, looking playfully at Concubine Rong’s retreating figure, deliberately provoking her, “Didn’t you want to know what the Heavenly God Token looks like? Would you like to see it?”

At the mention of the Heavenly God Token, Concubine Rong indeed stopped in her tracks. When she turned around, she saw Mu Yunjin playing with a small, exquisite golden token in her hand.

Concubine Rong’s eyes brightened, staring intently at the Heavenly God Token, as a gleam flashed in her eyes.

Immediately, she channeled her true energy, using all of her power to flash quickly past Mu Yunjin and snatch the Heavenly God Token from her hand.

After grabbing the Heavenly God Token, Concubine Rong couldn’t suppress the wild joy in her heart. Her entire body trembled violently, unable to believe that what she now held tightly in her hand was truly the Heavenly God Token.

She examined the Heavenly God Token carefully, then clutched it tightly in her palm.

Turning back to look at Mu Yunjin, Concubine Rong’s eyes suddenly held a trace of contempt and disdain.

Mu Yunjin, now empty-handed, didn’t show much emotion as she looked at Concubine Rong, “Well? Excited?”

“You…” Concubine Rong was startled by her extremely calm demeanor.

Before she could think further, she saw Mu Yunjin suddenly beckon to her with a finger. Then her palm stung, and she instinctively loosened her grip. The Heavenly God Token in her hand flew toward Mu Yunjin, landing back in her palm.

This…

“You see? The Heavenly God Token only listens to me. No matter what methods you rack your brains for, you’ll never obtain the Heavenly God Token! Even if you make Chu Li lose his memory, even if you make Chu Li kill me, this Heavenly God Token will never be yours!” Mu Yunjin deliberately provoked Concubine Rong, deliberately told her all the facts, and deliberately wanted her to give up this hope!

Concubine Rong’s figure wavered, her mouth open in shock as she stepped back, never having imagined it would be like this.

The Heavenly God Token…

Was she destined never to obtain it in this lifetime?

If so, what would she do in the future? What would happen to Li’er…

…

After Concubine Rong and Yun Mu’er left, the Prince’s Mansion finally returned to peace.

“Master, isn’t that Concubine Rong the same as Concubine Yue whom we met in South Ting?” Qiqi had been standing aside, watching the commotion. Now that everyone had left, she finally spoke softly.

Although she had already seen Concubine Rong in River Moon City, she couldn’t help but ask again.

“Yes, it’s her. Isn’t she completely different from when we saw her in South Ting?” Mu Yunjin shrugged.

“Yes, her temperament seems to have changed. Apart from her appearance being the same, everything else is different,” Qiqi tilted her head, thinking, and reached this conclusion.

Mu Yunjin pursed her lips and sighed.

“It’s still early. Let’s go to the Floating Fragrance Villa on the outskirts to find Yun Shuangleng and see her situation. Mu Yunjin no longer wanted to waste thought on Concubine Rong. She turned and walked toward the back door.

Qiqi quickly followed.