Shangguan Wan Ning saw the sadness between her mother's brows and couldn't bear to ask further questions, so she had to hold her hand to comfort her.
She originally wanted to see her father as soon as possible to hand over the evidence, but the next day her father left the morning court and went out of the city for inspection and would not come back until three days later. She could only wait anxiously and patiently.
The rumors in the court that Mu Jingrui had collaborated with the enemy and treason became more and more intense. It was not until Mu Jingrui appeared in the court that the rumors were self-defeating.
The emperor was overjoyed to see Mu Jingrui come back, and the court rewarded him heavily.
After Mu Jingrui retired from the court, he came to the Prince's Mansion. Xiao Yujue was already waiting and couldn't wait to greet him.
"Jing Rui, didn't you say that you have brought back the evidence against Li Dahai, the Minister of War, and that it will be presented by Lord Shangguan? Why has there been no movement in the past few days?"
Xiao Yujue is very concerned about this matter.
He has tried to win over Li Dahai many times, but this old fox has always remained indifferent.
However, the position of Minister of the Ministry of War is very special. If it really wants to achieve hegemony in the future, the Ministry of War must arrange its own people.
"I feel strange too, and Lord Shangguan didn't go to court today. I think... I'll go to Shangguan Mansion to have a look, and ask Ning'er face to face what's going on."
Xiao Yujue nodded after thinking about it.
He regards Mu Jingrui as one of his own, and he also hopes that Mu Jingrui can successfully marry Shangguan Wan Ning. Then, the power of the Shangguan family will also become his help.
Mu Jingrui handed over his hand and then retreated, returned home, changed his clothes, took several servants with him, and came to the door openly with prepared gifts to ask for an audience.
Under the guidance of the butler, he went to the side hall where he received guests. Along the way, the familiar plants and trees in the Shangguan Mansion evoked many memories that he had sealed deep in his heart.
"General Mu, please wait here while I go and report."
"good."
Mu Jingrui was deeply impressed by this foreign affairs steward. When he was sent to Shangguan Mansion as a slave, he was beaten frequently by him.
Now, he could feel that the foreign affairs steward was watching him secretly.
Not long after, the foreign affairs housekeeper took Mu Jingrui to the lobby.
A young man of similar age passed him by. He walked into the hall and saw boxes of gold and silver jewelry that were particularly dazzling.
Aunt Zhao was holding a string of pearls and gesturing around her neck, her face full of greed.
Mu Jingrui glanced around and frowned.
At this time, Aunt Zhao turned around and looked at Mu Jingrui with unfriendly eyes.
"General Mu came to ask for an audience with my master..." Aunt Zhao looked behind Mu Jingrui and smiled contemptuously, "You must have come empty-handed, right?"
Mu Jingrui raised his lips slightly and said disdainfully: "Of course not. Although our Mu family is a martial arts family, we also know scholarly etiquette. I came to pay homage to my elders, how could I come empty-handed. However, my gift is for Lord Shangguan.
With Mrs. Shangguan, who are you...?"
Mu Jingrui heard Shangguan Wan Ning complain more than once about what Aunt Zhao and her daughter had done, and he also knew that they had assassinated Shangguan Wan Ning.
He also knew that what he said at the moment was inappropriate, but his preconceived disgust made it impossible for him to calm down.
Sure enough, Aunt Zhao was very angry.
"You...you are just a general from the Shenji Battalion, and yet you dare to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and act recklessly? The dog squatting in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion has an official rank similar to yours. What's more, you didn't even own our dog before.
Even worse." Aunt Zhao scolded without hesitation, "Come here, call me out."
A group of servants rushed up and surrounded Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui's sharp eyes glanced around. The servants seemed to have been hit by something, and they all froze in place, too timid to step forward.
Aunt Zhao suddenly felt ashamed.
"A bunch of trash. Call the guards from the mansion."
"What made my sister lose such a temper?" Mrs. Shangguan came over with the support of the maid, her eyes were as tender as water, and when she looked at Mu Jingrui, his anger seemed to melt away.
Mu Jingrui suppressed his chill and bowed respectfully.
"It turns out Jingrui is here." Mrs. Shangguan actually had a good impression of Mu Jingrui and knew her daughter's thoughts, so when she looked at Mu Jingrui, her eyes were a little more smiling.
"Sister, the second young master of the Beilinhou family came just now and brought many expensive gifts, all for the eldest lady to play with."
Aunt Zhao strutted past Mu Jingrui's eyes. "Marquis Beilin wants to marry the eldest lady. As long as the eldest lady nods, the betrothal gift will be sent separately."
As Aunt Zhao spoke, she saw Mu Jingrui's expression suddenly change from the corner of her eye.
This made her feel very comfortable.
"Sister, the eldest lady is already past the age of haircut. Even her younger sister is already married. If she stays at home, she will be laughed at."
Mrs. Shangguan looked at Aunt Zhao, her smile did not diminish, and she said: "Ning'er has an arrogant temperament and is not the person she likes. She is not willing to marry anyone with a noble family, let alone the second son of the concubine of Beilin Marquis; Xiaoxiao is better than Ning'er.
I am also happy for her to leave the cabinet first. However, if it was not a last resort, she would not have been so hasty. Now that I think about it, she has wronged Xiaoxiao."
"you……"
Aunt Zhao didn't expect that Mrs. Shangguan, who was usually silent, would be sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued when it came to hurting others, and she could scold people to the point of vomiting blood without using any curse words.
"We'll talk about Ning'er's marriage later." Mrs. Shangguan dismissed Aunt Zhao with a few words. She turned her attention back to Mu Jingrui. "It's a rare time for you to come here, just in time to talk to me."
After that, he took Mu Jingrui and walked towards the garden.
The two of them were silent all the way, and Mu Jingrui felt that Mrs. Shangguan seemed to be preoccupied. Before he could think of how to break the deadlock, he heard a melodious and melodious sound of the piano.
"I know you came today because you want to see Ning'er, go ahead." Mrs. Shangguan looked at the pavilion where Shangguan Wan Ning was playing the piano, her eyes darkened.
"lady……"
"You don't need to say anything." Mrs. Shangguan said with a smile, "My daughter, I have never thought of using her marriage as a bargaining chip. As long as she is happy, I will be satisfied. I hope... I don't have my own vision.
wrong."
Mu Jingrui suddenly felt relieved, saluted Mrs. Shangguan and walked towards the pavilion.
When the song ended, Shangguan Wan Ning let out a deep sigh.
She didn't know why, but she always felt... like something was missing.
She inadvertently raised her eyes and saw a familiar and tall figure.
Shangguan Wan Ning was startled for a moment, and it took her a long time to come to her senses, and she hurried over, her face overflowing with joy.
"How did you come?"
"If I don't come again, I'm afraid... you will be snatched away."