Ling Yan furiously ordered, as if a little maid dared to yell at her.
"It's your turn, sister-in-law!"
As soon as the wound touched even a speck of the medicinal powder, it would fester and suppurate, making it impossible for even an immortal to save.
With her revenge about to be served, Ling Yan could not hide the smile on her lips. She lifted Feng Jin's clothes and began to pour the medicine onto the wound.
With a flash of silver light, her hand instantly lost its strength, and the medicine bottle fell to the ground. Before she could react, Feng Jin pinned her down.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" Ling Yan's heart faltered as she shouted angrily, "What are you standing there for? Hurry and pull her away!"
The maids and wet nurses snapped back to their senses and rushed towards them.
Feng Jin's hand, hidden in her sleeve, flipped. With a sweep of her sleeve, countless silver needles shot out.
The maids and wet nurses struck by the silver needles lost all their strength and collapsed onto the ground.
Seeing all her people fall, Ling Yan instantly became fearful and quickly begged for mercy, "Sister-in-law, I was wrong. I truly know my mistakes. If you are magnanimous, please let me go!"
"Let you go? Weren't you trying to take my life just now? Letting you go would not be my style!"
Feng Jin wore a smile, her face full of gentleness.
"What are you doing..." Ling Yan trembled in fear, her lips quivering as she said, "You dare... If you hurt me, my father... my father won't let you go!"
"Your father raising a daughter like you is truly a failure. Today, I will discipline you properly on his behalf!"
Feng Jin produced a small knife from somewhere and made an incision on Ling Yan's face.
"Ah! I'm going to kill you, Feng Jin, I'll kill you!"
Feeling the pain on her cheek, with a gentle liquid slowly trickling down her face, Ling Yan screamed in rage, incessantly vowing to kill Feng Jin.
"Today, I will let you know what it means to suffer the consequences of your own actions!"
Feng Jin opened the medicine bottle and smelled the ample amount of white flower essence and euphorbia mixed within. When these two herbs were applied to a wound together, the skin would fester and be difficult to heal.
To be so wicked at such a young age, Ling Yan truly hated her to the bone.
Revenge was her usual style, so she couldn't be blamed. She poured the entire bottle of powder onto the wound on Ling Yan's face.
"Ah! It hurts... It hurts!"
With the entire bottle of powder dumped onto the wound, her cheeks felt as if they were burning. Ling Yan writhed on the ground in pain.
By the time Ling Mohan arrived, he saw a scene of chaos. The wet nurses and maids were all on the ground, and Ling Yan's pained wails echoed throughout the courtyard as she curled up on the ground in agony.
Meanwhile, Feng Jin sat by herself on a chair, leisurely sipping her tea as if she were an outsider, with Cai Qing by her side, frozen in shock and slumped on a chair, unable to recover.
"Young General, this..." Lu Shi was also shocked by the scene and didn't know what to do.
"Have someone escort the cousin back to her room and call for a doctor."
Ling Mohan calmly arranged everything.
"Lu Shi, have the wet nurses and maids dragged out as well. Their pressure points will be released in half an hour!" Feng Jin took a sip of tea, saying leisurely.
They had stayed in her presence long enough; they were sullying her territory.
"Yes, Madam!"
Lu Shi moved with extreme speed. In a short while, the room was restored to its original state.
"What happened just now..."
"There's no need to say anything. I know everything. This time, Ling Yan was at fault. If my second uncle blames us, I will take care of it. Don't worry!"
Ling Mohan had already understood the situation when he arrived. Ling Yan had been spoiled by her second uncle to the point of lawlessness, and it was high time she was taught a lesson.
"Your eyes are healed?"
It was truly rare for him to speak up for her. Had her blindness been cured?
Ling Mohan frowned. Couldn't she say something pleasant? He sighed heavily, realizing he needed to calm himself and get used to it; he would be angered to death by Feng Jin sooner or later.
"You should rest early. I'm leaving."
After saying that, Ling Mohan strode out of the room.
"Madam, you really scared me to death just now. The young general was so aggressive. I thought he was going to blame you?"
She hadn't expected the young general to side with the madam. It seemed the young general still had the madam in his heart.
Feng Jin's hand gripping the teacup paused. She had also thought Ling Mohan had come to accuse her and had prepared her arguments, but none of them were needed.
"Go and prepare something to eat. After you've eaten your fill, there's a tough battle ahead later."
She had injured Ling Yan's face, and the second branch of the family would not let her off.
It wouldn't be long before the matter was brought before Old Master Ling.
Feng Jin hadn't eaten much at noon. Now, she ate ravenously and let out a satisfied burp.
She patted her slightly rounded belly, enjoying the feeling of being full.
"Madam, the steward has brought people!"
Cai Qing reported in a panic. As soon as she finished speaking, the steward and his group entered.
"Madam, the Old Master requests your presence. Please accompany us." The steward's words were filled with respect, but his face showed disdain and schadenfreude.
This madam was truly bold. With the young master gone to the estate, the Second Master Ling was already seething with anger and had nowhere to vent. Now that the cousin had been injured, it was a perfect handle for Second Master Ling.
He would surely seize this opportunity to lash out, and the madam was doomed.
"Thank you for your trouble, Steward. I will go immediately after I freshen up!"
"Your old servant was ordered to invite Madam. If I return alone, I will inevitably be scolded. Your old servant will wait for Madam outside."
A hint of displeasure flashed in Feng Jin's eyes. The steward's aggressive demeanor made her wonder who had ordered him and given him such audacity.
"If the Steward is willing, then wait outside. Cai Qing, please escort the Steward out!"
He was just a servant, yet he truly thought he was half a master, trying to bully her. If she didn't put him in his place, would he really think she was easily intimidated?
The steward's face froze. He hadn't expected Feng Jin to be so tough, completely cornering him. "Then... your old servant will wait for Madam outside."
In the late autumn, mosquitoes were most prevalent. The steward and the others standing outside were covered in bites.
The steward slapped at the mosquitoes. It had been nearly an hour, and the madam still showed no sign of coming out. He didn't dare to rush her.
"Cai Qing, please inform her. The Old Master is waiting. If there's too much delay, the Old Master will be angry, and none of us will be able to explain ourselves." The steward said with a smile, fearing he would be bitten to death by mosquitoes if he waited any longer.
"The Madam already said earlier for the Steward to report back first. It was the Steward who refused to leave, so he should wait here!"
Cai Qing, having followed Feng Jin for some time, had learned about thirty to forty percent of Feng Jin's ways of handling affairs and was more than capable of dealing with the steward.
"This... this..."
The steward suffered a great setback but still dared not react, so he could only swallow his pride.