Ever since Shangguan Wan Ning guessed her grandfather's attitude that day at Yiyong Hou Mansion, she had paid special attention to Xiao Zhenting's every move.
She helplessly discovered that he and Yiyong Houfu were getting closer and closer, and even when they had nothing to do, they would go to Yiyong Houfu to sit down, play chess with her grandfather, and chat.
Seeing their relationship getting better and better, Shangguan Wan Ning's heart became heavier and heavier.
She tried to persuade her grandfather through her father, but the results were not satisfactory.
One time, Shangguan Wan Ning happened to pass by her father's study and heard her father talking to his colleagues. Xiao Zhenting's power in the court began to revive, and many courtiers spoke well of him in front of the emperor.
All of this is the result of Zheng Guoxun's fueling the flames behind the scenes.
Shangguan Wan Ning became more and more worried, not only because the Zheng family and Xiao Zhenting were together, but also because she was afraid that the emperor would be more suspicious of the Zheng family.
"Miss," Lutong came over happily, holding a box of fragrant powder in his hand and said, "This is what the eldest princess sent just now. I can already smell the fragrance just by holding it in my hand. You
Look."
Shangguan Wan Ning sat in front of the dressing mirror and glanced back casually. A strange fragrance stimulated her sense of smell, making her involuntarily smell more.
"Miss, the eldest princess really cares for you. I will think of you whenever I find something delicious or useful. I heard that this fragrant powder is a tribute from the Kingdom of Siam to the palace. I'm afraid you won't be able to find several boxes of the same in the entire capital.
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Lu Tong took the comb from the maid's hand and continued to dress Shangguan Wan Ning.
"Miss, all the things you need to go to White Horse Temple to offer incense are ready and you can leave at any time."
Shangguan Wanning's heart slowly became a little warmer.
Thinking of seeing Mu Jingrui today, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
Mu Jingrui came to White Horse Temple early and looked forward to it.
Boom, boom, boom.
A knock on the door brought him back to his thoughts, and he hurriedly stood up and opened the door of the wing. He saw a little maid, wearing the uniform uniform of the prime minister's house.
"Mr. Mu, this servant has been ordered by the eldest lady to deliver a message to you."
"What's the matter?" Mu Jingrui asked with a tight heart.
"The eldest lady still needs to recite the Heart Sutra with the abbot in the main hall before she can meet you. She was worried that you would be impatient to wait, so she asked the slave to bring some tea and snacks."
The little maid said, carrying the food box into the side room, placing the things on the table one by one, then turned and left.
Mu Jingrui watched the little maid go away warily, and then sat down again after making sure there was nothing suspicious.
He looked at the snacks Shangguan Wan Ning prepared for him. In fact, all of them were her own favorites, and he couldn't help but laugh.
Mu Jingrui just took a sip of the fragrant tea.
Not long after, Shangguan Wan Ning walked in alone.
"Jing Rui."
"Ning'er."
Mu Jingrui stepped forward quickly, closed the door and hugged Shangguan Wan Ning into his arms.
The faint fragrance on her body made him feel a little distraught.
The two hugged each other tightly for a long time before Mu Jingrui pulled her out of his arms and stared down into her eyes.
"I never knew that living life on one's fingers would be so long."
Shangguan Wan Ning's heart ached violently. She had many grievances and uneasiness and wanted to tell Mu Jingrui.
"Are you sure you saw the eldest lady of the Shangguan family?"
"It's definitely not wrong. I clearly saw her coming to the backyard, but I didn't know which wing she entered. I asked the young monk here and found out that all the people living here are men."
"Is it possible that Miss Shangguan is having a private meeting with someone here?"
Two unfamiliar voices came from outside the door, which frightened Shangguan Wan Ning and turned pale.
Mu Jingrui frowned. He held Shangguan Wan Ning's hand and comforted him in a low voice: "Don't worry, I'll go out and have a look. No matter what happens, don't come out."
Shangguan Wan Ning nodded helplessly.
When Mu Jingrui saw Shangguan Wan Ning's panicked eyes, he secretly swore that he would end these days of secretly meeting each other.
He opened the door and walked out. Almost instantly, a strong sword energy rushed towards his veins.
His instinctive reaction was to dodge sideways, but he thought that Shangguan Wan Ning was still inside, and he didn't even want the door to be destroyed, so he gathered his true energy and faced the sword energy head-on.
Suddenly, Mu Jingrui noticed a dull pain in his dantian.
He was startled and couldn't help but secretly screamed that something was wrong.
Four men in black armed with long swords attacked Mu Jingrui. He drew out the soft sword wrapped around his waist and stepped forward.
But every time he performed his exercises, it felt like a thorn in his back, as if there were millions of insects biting him.
Seeing the attacks of the men in black becoming more and more fierce, Mu Jingrui took a deep breath and killed two of the men with one move.
At the same time, he also vomited a large mouthful of blood.
Mu Jingrui couldn't guess the origin of the men in black for the time being. Seeing that one of the men in black was about to rush into the room, he immediately rushed towards him.
Shangguan Wan Ning hid in the room, looking out through the gap in the door.
She sensed that something was wrong with Mu Jingrui's situation and was about to open the door and go out when a figure flashed past and blocked her path.
"Second uncle?"
Shangguan Wan Ning's heart skipped a beat. "Did you send the four killers?"
"That's right." Zheng Binghang admitted openly, "Mu Jingrui, he deserves to die."
Shangguan Wan Ning understood the pain of losing her second uncle's son, so she didn't want to argue with him anymore. She turned around and was about to go out, but Zheng Binghang grabbed her wrist.
"Second uncle, let me go..."
"Let you go? What next? Let you live and die with that brat Mu Jingrui? Have you forgotten how Zhixing died?"
"I haven't forgotten, but..."
"Because you are a girl, everyone has pampered you since you were a child, and it is because of this that you are spoiled. You actually had a private meeting with him in broad daylight, which is simply shameless. Come back with me."
Shangguan Wan Ning was so embarrassed that she was scolded by Zheng Binghang.
She knew what she was doing was wrong, but there was no way she could do it to abandon Mu Jingrui at this time.
Shangguan Wan Ning looked outside again and saw that Mu Jingrui was hit by a palm from the man in black.
She gasped in fright.
"Let go!"
Shangguan Wan Ning tried her best to break away from Zheng Binghang's hand, but was hit on the neck by Zheng Binghang's palm. Her vision went dark and she fainted.
Mu Jingrui was seriously injured and managed to stand up using his sword to support himself.
The man in black approached step by step. At this moment, a sword flashed and killed a man in black in a sneak attack.
The remaining men in black looked back subconsciously. Mu Jingrui saw the right moment and threw the long sword in his hand, piercing the heart of the man in black.
"elder brother!"
Mu Jingyan rushed over, supported his brother who was covered in blood, and shed tears of distress. "What happened?"