Li Jiaojiao was truly terrified. Once, annoyed by the harassment, she hired some people to teach those "commoners" a lesson. However, she underestimated their strength. The people she sent were beaten half to death, and then those people came to cause trouble at the Jiang family's residence.
Since then, she never dared to go out again.
These days, she had been trying to figure out a way to solve this problem, but no matter what she said, those people simply wouldn't listen.
"How's the situation outside now?" Li Jiaojiao asked.
"Miss, the pharmacies outside are gradually reopening. But some medicinal materials are still in short supply, so not all of them are fully open." The maid told Li Jiaojiao the news from the past few days.
After hearing this, Li Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and said, "If it weren't for that bitch Mu Fengqie, how could I have ended up like this!" Her eyes gradually turned venomous. She wished she could skin Mu Fengqie alive.
"Miss, this maid actually has a plan." The maid said carefully, standing beside Li Jiaojiao.
"Tell me." Li Jiaojiao looked at the maid.
The maid whispered in Li Jiaojiao's ear, "Miss, this maid heard that the Princess Tianlin seems unmarried, but she's already pregnant.
Don't you think such a person shouldn't be allowed to live in this world?"
After hearing the maid's words, Li Jiaojiao recalled that Mu Fengqie indeed seemed unmarried.
"Seems like you've got some brains. It wasn't a waste of my effort cultivating you." Li Jiaojiao said to the maid casually.
"Thank you, Miss, for your cultivation." The maid immediately curtsied and knelt down to express her gratitude. She managed to climb to the position of the first - rank maid not because of her high - efficiency in handling affairs, but mainly because she knew how to talk.
After learning that Mu Fengqie was unmarried, Li Jiaojiao started to hire people to spread the news secretly.
How could a woman who was pregnant out of wedlock not be drowned in a pig cage?
"Mu Fengqie, Mu Fengqie. So what if you're the Princess Tianlin? Who in this world would tolerate a woman pregnant out of wedlock? You can just wait to be drowned in a pig cage." Li Jiaojiao said with a sinister look on her face. As if she had already seen Mu Fengqie's fate, she laughed smugly.
However, Mu Fengqie knew nothing about all this. She was out enjoying the scenery with Jing Xunchao. Before leaving, she had given the order that unless the sky was falling, no one was allowed to disturb them.
So, even though Zhu Yan and the others in the capital were extremely anxious, they didn't dare to go find Mu Fengqie and the others. Who knew if they would settle scores with them later.
That night, neither Mu Fengqie nor Jing Xunchao returned to the capital. They rested in a small wooden house on the mountain.
This wooden house was left behind by someone who had lived there for a while. It was fully equipped with beds, tables, and everything.
"A Che, do you really have to leave tomorrow?" Mu Fengqie hugged Jing Xunchao and asked.
"Um..." For a moment, the atmosphere turned solemn. No one wanted to part, but it was inevitable.
Mu Fengqie slowly closed her eyes. Even though she was reluctant, she still had to face it.
The next day, when Mu Fengqie opened her eyes, there was no one beside her, and the place beside her was already cold.
Mu Fengqie looked around. There was a delicate breakfast on the table, and there was a note pressed under a plate.
"Qie'er, the food on the table was cooked by myself. If it doesn't suit your taste, don't eat it. Feed it to An Ye outside.
Also, wait for me to come back."
Mu Fengqie felt a warm feeling in her heart as she read the note left by Jing Xunchao.
After Mu Fengqie packed up, as soon as she opened the door, she saw An Ye and Zhu Fei standing guard at the door.
"Let's go back to the capital." Mu Fengqie said.
"Master, something happened in the capital yesterday, something about you." Zhu Fei looked at Mu Fengqie and said.
"What happened?" Mu Fengqie asked in confusion.
"Yesterday evening, someone spread a rumor outside, saying that you're pregnant out of wedlock and should be drowned in a pig cage." Zhu Fei said angrily. As soon as this incident happened yesterday, they had already arranged people to investigate. As soon as the master returned, they could find out who was behind it.
"Does A Che know?" Mu Fengqie looked at An Ye and asked.
"The master already knows, but he said that he believes the mistress can handle this matter by herself. If he came, the mistress might not be happy." An Ye told Mu Fengqie exactly what Jing Xunchao had said.
Mu Fengqie smiled after hearing this, "A Che really understands me. I'll handle this matter myself."
Since someone had the guts to spread rumors about her, they must be ready to face her revenge.
Li Jiaojiao, who was embroidering in the Jiang family's residence, suddenly shivered, as if something terrible was about to happen.
"Are you sure yesterday's matter was handled properly?" Li Jiaojiao asked.
"Miss, don't worry. Now everyone in the capital is talking about the Princess Tianlin. There are few people discussing you now."
Li Jiaojiao nodded in satisfaction after hearing this. This time, she wanted to see how Mu Fengqie could still be so arrogant.
"Go and find a way to investigate things about Mu Fengqie's mansion. Dig out anything you can! I must get rid of that bitch Mu Fengqie this time!"
"Yes, this maid will go right away." The maid curtsied and left. At first, she had some hesitations about doing such things, but after seeing the generous payment from Li Jiaojiao, she agreed.
Over the years, she had helped Li Jiaojiao do many such things and had built up her own network.
When the maid went to inquire about things in Mu Fengqie's mansion, she learned something unexpected. After understanding the whole story, she quickly returned to Li Jiaojiao's courtyard.
"Miss, you'll never guess who's living in the Princess Tianlin's mansion." The maid said excitedly as she walked over.
"What's going on? What did you find out?" Li Jiaojiao asked anxiously as she watched the maid approaching excitedly.
Could it be that the bitch Mu Fengqie had a man in her mansion?
"Miss, there's a disfigured woman living in the Princess Tianlin's mansion." The maid said mysteriously.
"What's so strange about that? It's just a woman." Li Jiaojiao said puzzledly.
"Miss, do you know Mu Rendong? He's the younger brother of Concubine Mu in the palace. But he was beheaded a long time ago for committing a crime." At this point, Li Jiaojiao still didn't understand what the maid meant.
The maid stamped her foot impatiently and continued, "The woman in the Princess Tianlin's mansion is Mu Rendong's wife, that is, the wife of Concubine Mu's younger brother. She came to the capital this time to look for Mu Rendong."