Shangguan Wan Ning's cheeks turned red and she hid in Mu Jingrui's arms.
"Let's go out and take a look."
Mu Jingrui took Shangguan Wanning's hand and walked out of the room, seeing Lu Xiangzi and Sun Jinyao standing in the yard.
Sun Jinyao was a little downcast.
"It seems that you have a good foundation and you have recovered so quickly." Lu Xiangzi looked at Mu Jingrui and showed some appreciation.
"Miracle Doctor Deer, we..."
"Okay," Lu Xiangzi waved his hand and said, "Since you have the ability to get the antidote from me, I have nothing to say. Just pack up and I will go to the capital with you early tomorrow morning to treat your mother."
Shangguan Wan Ning showed a look of joy and stepped forward to give a big salute to Lu Xiangzi.
"Senior is so kind and kind, I..."
"Stop talking, who told me to eat something out of here?" Lu Xiangzi glared at Sun Jinyao and walked away.
It was getting dim the next day, and the four of them walked out of Yaowang Valley together.
Mu Jingrui's men were looking forward anxiously. They had already agreed that if he didn't come out before noon, they would attack.
Along the way, Sun Jinyao seemed worried.
Approaching the capital, Mu Jingrui ordered his men to find an inn to stay in the town ahead.
At night, the evening breeze is slightly cool and the moonlight is bright and clear.
Sun Jinyao stood by the window, looking up at the night sky in a daze.
Shangguan Wan Ning walked up to him quietly.
One of them is outside the window and the other is inside the window.
"Find me?"
"Um?"
"What's up?"
"I have something for you."
Shangguan Wan Ning said, took out an exquisite mask and handed it over.
Sun Jinyao looked down and was a little confused. "Why did you give me this?"
"I know that in the capital... there may be some people and things that you don't want to think of... If you don't know how to face them for the time being, then wear this mask."
Shangguan Wan Ning smiled and said: "Of course, if you can feel calm, then... you can keep the mask and play with it."
Sun Jinyao's heartstrings were touched again.
Shangguan Wan Ning's understanding gradually calmed down his panic-stricken heart.
Maybe it's good to put on a mask and not face your past for the time being...
Sun Jinyao took the mask and whispered: "Thank you."
When Mu Jingrui returned to the capital, he first sent Shangguan Wan Ning back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then immediately returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of War.
Mrs. Shangguan was so anxious that her baby daughter ran away from home, she couldn't sleep at night and her body became even weaker.
She was relieved until she saw her daughter came back safely.
Lu Xiangzi carefully checked Mrs. Shangguan's pulse, but did not speak for a long time.
"Doctor Deer, my mother's illness..." Shangguan Wan Ning asked worriedly.
"Your mother was born with a congenital deficiency," Lu Xiangzi said with a rare serious expression, "Her body has always been very weak, and as she is getting older, she is also too busy. She is sick from overwork and needs long-term care."
For Lu Xiangzi, this is not a difficult disease, it just takes a little time.
He wrote a prescription and handed it over, and warned: "Take the medicine according to the prescription. Take it for three days first, and then I will change the prescription."
Shangguan Wan Ning took it with both hands and handed it to the housekeeper. She personally accompanied Lu Xiangzi and Sun Jinyao to the guest room to settle down. Then she went to the prescription to grab some medicine, prepared the medicine herself and sent it to her mother.
It was not until evening, when Shangguan Yue returned to his house, that she went over to pay her respects to her father.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Shangguan Wan Ning saw her father looking tired and sitting in a chair with a frown on his face, so she stepped forward to massage him to relax him, "Who made you angry?"
"Alas, it's not about your uncle. Today in the court, he... alas!"
"Uncle?" Shangguan Wanning was a little worried, "What's wrong with him?"
"His upright temper, I don't know when he will calm down." Shangguan Yue was also very angry when he thought about it. "Today in the court, he openly contradicted the emperor. If there were not many people interceding for him, I'm afraid you would
I’m going to see him in prison.”
"Dad, why did uncle contradict the emperor?"
"I received news from the border a few days ago that several small countries have joined forces to harass the border. In fact, this happens several times every year. Those small countries are short of resources and can only go to China to plunder them."
Shangguan Yue also had a headache when he mentioned it, and said: "In previous years, the imperial court would send them part of the food and herbs to quell the disputes. These days, when Mu Jingrui is away, the Ministry of War has not started preparations."
"Your uncle proposed to the emperor that we should no longer send supplies to those people, but should send troops to subdue them to avoid future troubles."
Shangguan Wan Ning knows these things.
In fact, the supplies sent by the imperial court to those small border countries are not much for the national treasury. If a war breaks out, the consumption may be even greater.
"What uncle said is not unreasonable. If things continue like this, we might as well destroy them."
"Silly girl, you only know one thing but not the other." Shangguan Yue sighed deeply, "What the emperor cares about is not whether to fight or not, but who proposes to fight and who leads the troops to fight."
Shangguan Wan Ning stopped massaging her father's hand and understood instantly.
The Zheng family has produced too many generals, from my grandfather to three uncles, all of them are brave and good at fighting. Even my cousin Zheng Zhixing is one of the best among the younger generation.
The emperor probably tabooed the Zheng family's achievements.
Your merits are so great that they overshadow your master.
The emperor is now angry with Zheng Binghong, perhaps it is just a small warning.
However, this is also a dangerous signal.
"Sir, it's not good," the housekeeper knocked on the door and came in, handing over his hand to report, "Just now, the Yiyong Hou Mansion sent someone to deliver a message, and my uncle just had people from the Ministry of War Yamen take him away. I heard that it will take several years to investigate.
The issue of food and pay when he led his troops out before."
Shangguan Wan Ning and her daughter looked at each other, it was clear that they were making things out of nothing.
"Dad, let me see..."
"Remember, don't let your mother know about this for the time being. She has the best relationship with your uncle. No matter how unhappy she is, her health will not get better. I'll go to the Ministry of War to have a look."
"Dad, please don't go yet." Shangguan Wan Ning stopped her father and said, "If you come forward, the news about this matter will be too big. With my grandpa's family and you together, the emperor is already taboo."
Shangguan Yue pondered for a moment, feeling that what his daughter said made sense.
"But we can't let your grandpa go."
"I'll go." Shangguan Wan Ning blinked and smiled sweetly, "I'm just a nobody. It's okay to go and see my uncle in prison. And... I have thought of a way and I need to discuss it with my uncle."
Shangguan Yue was startled for a moment, then laughed.
"Well, it's okay for you to go. Anyway, today's Ministry of War Yamen probably won't dare to stop you."
Shangguan Wan Ning's face turned red, and she held her father's arm and acted coquettishly. "Isn't it because dad is so proud?"