The events of their wedding night, Chu Chenyi recalled them now, wishing he could go fight Feng Jin to the death.
How dare she teach Lin Yuwei to drug him. The entire Prince's mansion knew he was drugged by Lin Yuwei on his wedding night and thrown out. All of this was thanks to Feng Jin, an unforgivable act.
Ling Mohan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "You're really useless, to be taken down by such a simple sleeping drug."
"Ye Qi, throw him out for me."
Chu Chenyi's lungs were about to explode with anger. These two, husband and wife, were in cahoots, and he had fallen into their hands time and time again.
"Your Highness..." Ye Qi looked troubled. How could he be the young general's opponent? He was powerless in this matter.
"Just admit defeat. It's your own incompetence, not anyone else's fault. I have something else to attend to, so I'll be returning to my mansion. Your Highness, anger harms your health."
Ling Mohan offered a few words of consolation and left the Prince of Jing's mansion.
Upon returning to the Ling mansion, Feng Jin was not in the room. He had just taken off his clothes and lay on the bed when the door opened from the outside. Feng Jin entered, holding a bowl of medicine.
Seeing the man on the bed, she said indifferently, "The young general is back. Drink the medicine first."
Ling Mohan was slightly stunned. He took the medicine bowl and drank it down in one gulp, tasting bitterness in his mouth. He snatched a piece of candied fruit from Feng Jin's hand and put it into his mouth.
"You knew I went out?"
"There are only so many places in the young general's mansion. How could I not know if you went out?" Feng Jin looked at Ling Mohan with an expression that suggested he was an idiot.
"I also know you went to the Prince of Jing's mansion."
Feng Jin's casual remark hit Ling Mohan like a blow. How did she know?
"You don't need to suspect me of following you." Feng Jin first cleared herself of suspicion, then revealed the truth: "The medicine bottle you have in your arms was given by me to Lin Yuwei. It has the scent of the skin-nourishing lotion on it."
That was her own exclusive secret recipe, and she was intimately familiar with the scent.
The medicine bottle was in Ling Mohan's hands, so Chu Chenyi must have found out and came specifically to question him.
"Tell me, how did that medicine bottle end up in Chu Chenyi's hands?"
Ling Mohan recounted the entire incident to Feng Jin.
"Hahaha..." Feng Jin burst into laughter after hearing it. Lin Yuwei was truly remarkable. Such a man should not be treated with courtesy; throwing him out was absolutely the right thing to do.
"You can still laugh?" Ling Mohan said speechlessly. This matter had caused a huge stir throughout the entire Prince's mansion.
On their wedding night, the bride drugged her husband and threw him out, and it was the Prince of Jing, Chu Chenyi. If this got out, Lin Yuwei would likely face much gossip.
"Why can't I laugh? Lin Yuwei is truly amazing, she's avenging countless fellow women."
Feng Jin truly believed Lin Yuwei was a talent worth nurturing. A scoundrel of a man who didn't listen or behave should be dealt with.
"You really are..." Ling Mohan shook his head and sighed, unable to help but foresee his own future.
"If a woman were thrown out by a man, she would surely be mocked for not being liked by her husband. Now, it's the opposite, and the woman is called unruly and shrewish. I've come to understand that no matter what, it's the woman's fault, and the man is never to blame. This world is truly unfair. What do you think, young general?"
Ling Mohan's expression faltered, and he was suddenly at a loss for words.
From ancient times, male superiority and female inferiority were predetermined, and no one had ever discussed fairness.
"The laws of heaven and earth are thus, how can one defy them?" Ling Mohan said in a low voice, finding Feng Jin's thoughts somewhat extreme.
"Since heaven and earth created men and women, it means they are all equal beings, and neither is a subordinate to the other."
Feng Jin detested these ancient notions of male superiority and female inferiority. Why should women be subordinates to men?
"When men have three wives and four concubines, they are considered dashing and romantic. If a woman has three husbands and four husbands, she is considered unchaste and rebellious."
"How can a woman have other husbands!" Ling Mohan retorted instinctively without even thinking.
"Why not? Why should the laws of heaven and earth only constrain women? If women are required to be loyal to one person, then why can't men be loyal to one woman and not take other wives?"
Ling Mohan was rendered speechless, not knowing how to retort.
"My husband can only have me as his wife, and belong to me completely. If he takes a concubine or remarries, I will definitely divorce him."
"If I only marry you, can you promise not to divorce me?" Ling Mohan blurted out his thoughts subconsciously.
Feng Jin was slightly taken aback. Was he running a fever? How could he say such a thing?
Seeing that she didn't reply for a long time, Ling Mohan became anxious, "I promise I will never take a concubine in the future, and I will only marry you. Can you stay, and not divorce me?"
"You..." Feng Jin felt an inexplicable surge of emotion.
After all, this was ancient times, and the ingrained thinking was three wives and four concubines.
Ling Mohan's willingness to say this was indeed sincere.
"Hurry up and say it, are you willing?" Ling Mohan asked impatiently.
"This... this requires me to consider it. For now, I'll see how you perform."
She would not agree so quickly. She remembered clearly how Ling Mohan had suspected her back then.
"Then you've agreed. You're not allowed to mention divorce again."
"I didn't... Mmmph..."
Before Feng Jin could finish speaking, Ling Mohan sealed her mouth with a kiss.
"Ling Mohan, you scoundrel, who told you to kiss me!"
"What's wrong with me kissing my own wife!"
The man's righteous demeanor made Feng Jin roll her eyes. How did she end up with such a rogue? She actually missed the previous cold and taciturn Ling Mohan.
"Ling Mohan, you still haven't told me, were you and the Prince of Jing already acquainted, and on very good terms?"
"My wife is truly intelligent. The Prince of Jing and I have been friends since childhood. Also, when I was the Imperial Tutor, I also taught several princes. So, we can be considered both teacher and friend."
"Then you support Chu Chenyi becoming the Crown Prince."
As soon as Feng Jin finished speaking, the man covered her mouth, "Discussing the establishment of a Crown Prince without authorization is a capital offense. My dear wife, your husband wants to live a little longer."
Brushing away the man's hand, Feng Jin recounted the events that had transpired in the palace that night to Ling Mohan.
"The Empress Dowager dislikes the Empress and her son, and doesn't think highly of the other princes. She wants me to privately treat Chu Chenyi, which clearly indicates she wants Chu Chenyi to be the next emperor."
Feng Jin voiced her speculation. Chu Chenyi was indeed much more agreeable than Chu Yanxi, that two-faced poisonous snake.
"The Empress Dowager once expressed her wish for His Majesty to appoint the Prince of Jing as the Crown Prince, but after the Prince of Jing broke his leg, it was dropped."