Mu Jingrui was not afraid of death, but he did not want to implicate Shangguan Wan Ning.
He gritted his teeth, jumped up and climbed onto the rafter.
Before Shangguan Wan Ning could take a breath, Shangguan Xiaoxiao kicked open the door and barged in with several nuns.
"What are you doing?" Shangguan Wan Ning glared at Shangguan Xiaoxiao angrily.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao's eyes immediately glanced around the room, and he was shocked.
How could there be no one? She had clearly heard a man's voice inside just now. And she was sure that the man was Mu Jingrui.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao pretended to be in love and ran to Shangguan Wanning's side, with a worried look on her face.
"Just now I got permission from the Queen Mother to come and serve you. When I walked to the door, I heard a man's voice. Sister, you are a lady of our family. It is impossible to hide a man secretly. Someone must have forced his way in. I am so worried about you, so
I’m going to find someone to rescue you right away.”
Shangguan Wan Ning clenched her fists in anger. She originally wanted to free her hands to deal with Shangguan Xiaoxiao, but she didn't expect that she would push her further.
"Then I really want to thank you sister for your kindness." Shangguan Wanning couldn't find it easy to expose Shangguan Xiaoxiao's trick in front of so many people, so she suppressed her anger and said, "Why is there a man in my room? It must be him.
My sister heard wrong."
"Sister, my sister is doing this for your own good. If this matter spreads out, I'm afraid it will ruin my sister's innocence. Why don't we let the nuns search the house. If nothing is found, everyone will be happy."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao believed in his own judgment, Mu Jingrui must still be in this room.
This room is used for temporary rest. It is not large in area and the furnishings are not complicated. You can see it all at a glance. The only place where you can hide seems to be the closet.
"My sister brought outsiders into the house where I was staying temporarily to search for men. Do you think it's for my own good?"
Shangguan Wanning looked at Shangguan Xiaoxiao coldly, her past warmth completely gone.
This sharp look made Shangguan Xiaoxiao step back subconsciously.
"However, since you are here and I don't let you search, it seems that you won't give up. You can search if you want, but you can't do the search."
Shangguan Wan Ning's face was gloomy and she calmly sat down on the stool.
"My father is a first-class prime minister, and my reputation is the reputation of the prime minister's office. Since I want to search, I will report it to the Queen Mother and the Queen and ask them to bear witness to me. If a man is found, you don't need to do anything. I, Shangguan Wan Ning,
I'm going to die here today. But if I can't find anything..."
Shangguan Wan Ning's eyes swept across the faces of the nuns one by one, and sneered: "None of you can escape."
Everyone looked at each other, standing there hesitating and not daring to take action.
They neither dared to alarm the Queen Mother nor gave up.
After all, they still need to explain to the master behind them.
"What happened?"
The eldest princess walked in surrounded by the palace maids, and everyone bowed down and saluted, including Shangguan Wan Ning.
"You are injured, so you don't need to be polite." The eldest princess personally came to help Shangguan Wan Ning and asked, "Why are there so many people in Miss Shangguan's room? What are you going to do to prevent her from resting?"
Shangguan Wan Ning briefly explained what happened.
"That's unreasonable. If you do such a boring thing at the Queen Mother's birthday party, if it disturbs her, who of you can afford it?"
Everyone was so frightened that no one dared to move.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao lowered her head and bit her lips, secretly cursing Shangguan Wan Ning.
Why is her luck always so good?
"Why don't you get out yet?"
"Wait a minute."
Shangguan Wan Ning stopped everyone and moved cautiously to the closet.
"Since you all have doubts, I won't let you take a look. You still don't know what to say about me behind my back. This room is so big, and the only places that can hide people are under the bed and the wardrobe. You can see clearly for yourselves."
Shangguan Wan Ning opened the closet generously, but it was empty.
She really admired Mu Jingrui's foresight. If she had followed her idea just now, where would she have the confidence now?
Shangguan Wan Ning walked to the bed again and lifted up the hanging sheets.
There was nothing under the bed either.
Everyone had nothing to say, so Shangguan Xiaoxiao had no choice but to lead a few nuns and leave in despair.
Shangguan Wanning's heart was still hanging in the air.
"Thank you so much, Princess, for trusting me." Shangguan Wan Ning actually felt guilty.
"It doesn't matter. It seems that you and your concubine don't have a good relationship."
Shangguan Wan Ning lowered her head and smiled, revealing her sad helplessness.
"Eldest Princess, if I go back to the Queen Mother's birthday banquet now, I'm afraid she will be unhappy. I heard that your palace is full of begonia flowers. Can I go and admire them?"
The eldest princess looked at Shangguan Wan Ning, as if she had seen her own green years. She nodded gently in agreement, asked her accompanying nanny to prepare a sedan chair, and carried Shangguan Wan Ning to her palace.
The two chatted in the garden, writing poems and songs from far and wide, and had a great time. It was not until night fell that they thought of sending Shangguan Wan Ning home.
The eldest princess was somewhat reluctant to leave, and personally sent Shangguan Wan Ning to the gate of the palace.
When the two were saying goodbye, Zheng Binghong, who had been waiting not far away, walked over in a hurry.
After receiving the silver needle sent by Lutong, he felt that something was fishy and was worried about Shangguan Wanning's safety, so he waited here.
"Ning'er, you..."
Before Zheng Binghong finished speaking, he saw the person beside Shangguan Wan Ning slowly turning around, and the face that had haunted him for more than ten years suddenly appeared in front of him.
He was completely stunned.
The eldest princess also looked at him crazily.
At this moment, it was as if time was going back and the air was condensing.
Shangguan Wan Ning clearly saw the tears shining in the eldest princess's eyes.
"Uncle, will you come to take me back?"
After all, there were many people at the palace entrance. Shangguan Wan Ning broke the silence and embarrassment, walked to Zheng Binghong's side, lowered her voice and said: "Uncle, we have a long time to come."
Zheng Binghong came to his senses, respectfully bowed to the eldest princess as a king and a minister, and took Shangguan Wanning back home.
His mind went blank along the way, and he even forgot the purpose of the trip.
When Shangguan Wan Ning returned home, her parents were still waiting in the hall.
She saw the frightened Shangguan Xiaoxiao standing aside and gave her a meaningful look.
Her parents didn't know what happened next, so Shangguan Xiaoxiao must have been worried that she would file a complaint.
"Dad, Mom, you are also tired today. Go to bed early. My feet are fine." After saying that, Shangguan Wan Ning slowly walked to Shangguan Xiaoxiao, "Sister, go to bed early too. In the future,
The road... is still long."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao was a little surprised, but...
Even if Shangguan Wan Ning didn't expose her in front of her father, a chill ran down her back.