The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Before Li Muxia could speak, Feng Jingxin said, "Muxia, I was wrong this time. I misunderstood you. I'm sorry. Can you forgive me this once?"

Li Muxia looked at Feng Jingxin and sneered inwardly: This person is really good at acting; the Oscars owe you an award.

It's just acting.

Li Muxia glanced at Feng Jingxin with a wronged expression, then turned to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I was previously engaged to Prince Chen. Although the engagement has been dissolved, Miss Feng is probably too insecure, which is why she constantly suspects that I will try to take advantage of her to win back Prince Chen. Here, I, Muxia, can assure Your Majesty and everyone else that I will never marry Prince Chen in this lifetime. I also hope that Miss Feng will stop having such wild thoughts. I will not pursue Miss Feng's responsibility for this matter. Let this matter pass."

Everyone thought Li Muxia would take the opportunity to make unreasonable demands of Feng Jingxin, but unexpectedly, Li Muxia forgave Feng Jingxin.

Li Muxia's actions earned her a wave of goodwill from everyone present. Except for Prince Chen in the distance, who had a gloomy expression, everyone else showed a look of relief.

The Empress Dowager looked at Li Muxia with admiration and said, "General, you have raised a fine granddaughter. She repays evil with kindness, just like you were back then."

The Emperor chimed in, "Indeed, like father, like daughter. Your parents in heaven can rest easy seeing you like this."

After this incident, the palace banquet could not continue. Fortunately, the fireworks were over, and there was nothing else to do.

The ministers also took their leave one after another.

Feng Jingxin gained nothing from this incident; instead, she ruined her reputation.

Li Muxia followed the old general out of the palace. Before leaving, Li Muxia glanced at the fake doctor, who happened to look over at the same time. Their eyes met suddenly. Li Muxia did not look away and smiled slightly at the fake doctor. The smile was beautiful, but it made the fake doctor feel very uncomfortable, as if she had seen through his secrets.

On the way, the old general asked Li Muxia to ride in the same carriage as him.

The grandfather and granddaughter sat facing each other. Before the old general could speak, Li Muxia spoke first: "Grandpa, I'm sorry."

Old General: "Why apologize?"

Li Muxia: "Muxia did something she shouldn't have done."

The old general said, "You mean the incident where Miss Feng fell into the water today?"

Li Muxia smacked her head and hummed in agreement.

I expected to hear the old general's reprimand, but instead I heard his chuckles.

Li Muxia looked up in surprise.

Li Muxia: "Grandpa, you don't blame me."

The old general said, "Why should I blame you if you did nothing wrong?"

Seeing Li Muxia's somewhat bewildered expression, the old general continued, "This evening, Miss Su fell into the water. Was it Feng Jingxin who did it?"

Li Muxia was surprised that the old general had even thought of this. He nodded and said, "Yes, Lan Zhi accidentally saved this calamity for me. Feng Jingxin's original target was me."

The old general said, "So, you haven't done anything wrong, Mu Xia. Remember, our Li family doesn't cause trouble, but if someone insists on provoking us, we don't need to hold back and let them look weak. However, Grandpa still wants to remind you that if you encounter something like this again, be more careful. If anyone bullies you again, remember to tell Grandpa. Although Grandpa is old now, his words still carry weight with the Emperor. Remember, Grandpa will always be your support."

Hearing this, Li Muxia felt a warmth in her heart, nodded, and said, "Yes, Grandpa, don't worry. Muxia is sensible in her actions. What happened six years ago will never happen again."

The old general nodded with satisfaction. He could rest assured that his granddaughter was capable of protecting herself. He didn't know how many more years this old man could live.

Ruiwangfu

Dongfang Jincheng looked at the kneeling guard and said coldly, "Do you know why I've come to see you?"

That guard was the same one who tore Li Muxia's clothes in the water earlier that day.

Upon hearing Dongfang Jincheng's question, the guard trembled and replied, "Your Highness... I do not know. Please enlighten me."

Dongfang Jincheng didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Who ordered you to attack Li Muxia?"

The guard panicked upon hearing this, not understanding why Prince Rui would suddenly care about Li Muxia. He had never heard of any interaction between Prince Rui and Li Muxia. However, he knew he couldn't say anything, even though he knew the Feng family was Prince Rui's maternal clan. He couldn't reveal what had happened today.

"Your Highness does not understand what I am saying. I did not lay a hand on Miss Li. On the contrary, when I kindly tried to help her, Miss Li repaid kindness with enmity and kicked me."

Li Muxia's kick was really hard; he still feels a slight pain down there.

Seeing that the man was stubborn and refused to talk back, Dongfang Jincheng gave a signal to the guards waiting nearby, and immediately someone gagged the guard and carried him away.

After Dongfang Jincheng had been sitting in the main seat for a while and had been drinking a cup of tea, the guard was brought up again.

However, he looked much more disheveled than before. He looked as if he had been pulled out of the water, with water still dripping from the hem of his clothes, his face pale, and his eyes filled with fear and death.

Dongfang Jincheng glanced at the guard lying on the ground and said sarcastically, "I thought you had a lot of backbone, but you couldn't even last the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

The guard, upon hearing Prince Rui's words, felt as if they were a summons from the underworld. He trembled violently, and a pungent, foul odor emanated from his genitals, causing him to wet himself in fear.

Prince Rui frowned in disdain; he never expected this person to be so timid.

Guard: "I'll tell you everything, Your Highness. Please spare my life and the lives of my family."

Dongfang Jincheng: "I can spare your family's lives, but as for you, you've harmed someone you shouldn't have. Do you think you can keep your life?"

Upon hearing this, the guard's face turned even paler. He knew he wouldn't be able to leave today, but he was content to have saved his family. He then recounted the whole story to Dongfang Jincheng.

After hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng waved his hand, and someone took the guard away. As the guard was being led away, he kept shouting, "Your Highness, you promised me you wouldn't harm my family."

When the guards saw the prince frown, they quickly gagged him.

Once everything quieted down, Dongfang Jincheng didn't stay any longer, since the smell here wasn't pleasant.

The guard's confession basically matched his guess; the mastermind behind it all was indeed Feng Jingxin.

Although he wasn't close to the Feng family, they were still his mother's family, so he really didn't know how to handle this matter. If it were someone else, he might have used some means to suppress them. Now, things were getting complicated.