Shangguan Wan Ning pinched Mu Jingrui's neck and scolded her sweetly: "Don't talk nonsense. Quickly, spit on your mouth and say it again."
"Fool, don't worry, how could I be willing to...leave you behind." Mu Jingrui hugged Shangguan Wan Ning into his arms and let out a long sigh of relief.
Shangguan Wan Ning nestled in Mu Jingrui's arms, and the warmth transmitted from his body made her feel a real sense of security.
Suddenly, Shangguan Wan Ning seemed to have remembered something and raised her head to look at Mu Jingrui.
"Tell me honestly, after I left that night, did you and that singer have any... um..."
Before Shangguan Wan Ning could finish speaking, Mu Jingrui kissed her lips again.
"Hate……"
Shangguan Wan Ning pushed Mu Jingrui away and beat him on the chest.
"I can assure you that after you left, I didn't even look at her twice."
"Who knows whether what you said is true or false?"
"Then what do you need to do to believe it? I can do it."
Shangguan Wan Ning lowered her eyelids and raised a slight smile at the corner of her mouth.
"Your Highness, let's go. If we continue reading, I will get goosebumps everywhere."
"It's rare to see the real steel being made into soft things, so it doesn't hurt to watch it for a while longer."
The teasing voices of a man and a woman came from the other side. Shangguan Wan Ning's cheeks instantly turned red, and she hurriedly stepped back to keep a distance from Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui was unhurried, his face did not change, and he protected Shangguan Wan Ning behind him.
"See no evil, hear no evil, Mu Jingyan, you don't understand such a simple truth?"
Mu Jingyan stuck out his tongue and walked over, holding Xiao Yujue's arm and said, "Your Highness, you have to make the decision for me. I'm afraid my brother will hit me."
Xiao Yujue laughed and scratched Mu Jingyan's nose. "It's not like you don't know that I can't beat your eldest brother at all. Besides, this is still his territory. I think... we'd better be sensible and go further away.
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"See Your Highness the Crown Prince." Shangguan Wan Ning bowed politely.
"Get up quickly."
Xiao Yujue looked at Shangguan Wan Ning and said seriously: "I haven't thanked you properly yet. If you hadn't been brave and strategic, and cooperated with Jingrui tacitly, eradicating the Ling family wouldn't have been so smooth."
"I'm just following orders. All arrangements must be made by my father and Jingrui."
Now, Shangguan Yue's position has become clear, and he is on Xiao Yujue's side.
This made Shangguan Wan Ning breathe a sigh of relief.
At least, everything is progressing according to her expectations.
Xiao Yujue admired Shangguan Wanning's ice-snow intelligence very much. She did not take credit or care about anything.
"Xiaoyan, let's go out, so as not to get in trouble by staying here. Once your eldest brother drives us away, then I, the prince, will really not be able to step down."
Mu Jingyan lowered his head and smiled softly. Seeing that Mu Jingrui really had no intention of retaining them, he held hands and walked towards the hall.
"Ning'er, do you still remember the good things we did before?"
"What's up?"
"Get married." Mu Jingrui held Shangguan Wan Ning's hand, "Tomorrow, I will visit your parents."
Shangguan Wanning stared into Mu Jingrui's eyes.
In her last life, she was forced to commit herself to him; in this life, she was willing to marry him as his wife.
The two of them clasped their fingers together, and Shangguan Wan Ning secretly vowed to change her destiny.
After the morning court the next day, Mu Jingrui arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion with gifts.
Mrs. Shangguan's health was not good and she started to cough again, but she still went out to meet guests with Guanyue.
Mu Jingrui saw Shangguan Wan Ning standing next to her mother. When their eyes met, his eyes revealed affectionate tenderness.
"Greetings to uncle and aunt." Mu Jingrui bowed respectfully.
Shangguan Yue nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Mrs. Shangguan.
"Sit down." Mrs. Shangguan tried very hard to persuade herself to put down her grudges, and couldn't help but sigh silently in her heart. "You just returned to the capital and are busy with official duties, why bother coming here in person."
Mu Jingrui could be calm and composed in the court, but when facing Shangguan's wife, he was actually a little nervous.
"This is the courtesy that a junior should do. I heard from Ning'er that you are not in good health these days. The emperor rewarded you with a century-old ginseng. You can keep it to replenish your health."
Mu Jingrui made a gesture, and the housekeeper who followed placed the exquisite box in Mrs. Shangguan's hand.
It's not like Mrs. Shangguan has never seen these precious things before. What she cares about is Mu Jingrui's thoughts.
"I'm ready." Mrs. Shangguan motioned to her personal nanny to put it away.
"Uncle, aunt, I'm here today. Firstly, I want to pay my respects to my second elder. Secondly... I remember that my second elder has made the decision to choose an auspicious day. I want to get married to Ning'er."
Shangguan Yue and his wife looked at each other.
"Ning'er, what do you mean?" Shangguan Yue asked.
"Of course my...daughter's marriage will be decided by her parents."
"Really?" Mrs. Shangguan smiled softly, "If you let me decide, then... we can talk about your marriage later."
Shangguan Wan Ning and Mu Jingrui both changed their expressions.
"mother……"
"Look, you are saying let us make the decision, but in your heart you have already thought about getting married."
Shangguan Wan Ning realized that her mother was just joking with her, and immediately blushed and stamped her feet.
"Mom, even you make fun of me."
"Forget it, madam, if you don't want to stay in college, no matter how reluctant we are to let go, your daughter will always get married. Fortunately, she won't marry far away." Shangguan Yue said and looked at Mu Jingrui, "Jing Rui
Rui, in the future when Ning'er passes through the door, you should bring her back to see her more often."
"Yes." Mu Jingrui raised his eyebrows with joy, and his stern face showed a rare look of joy.
"Your parents are gone now, so let us take care of the trivial matters of the wedding."
"Everything depends on the two elders."
Mu Jingrui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Madam, let's go, I'll help you back to your room."
Shangguan Yue left with his wife, leaving only Shangguan Wan Ning and Mu Jingrui in the hall.
"From now on, the entire capital will know that you are mine."
"Who said that, as long as I don't check in for a day, I will have a chance to regret it."
"Repent?" Mu Jingrui pulled Shangguan Wan Ning into his arms, "You have a beautiful idea."
"If you let me go quickly, what should I do if others see me?" Shangguan Wan Ning struggled a few times in Mu Jingrui's arms.
"You can let go, but you have to pay me back what you owe me."
"Since when do I owe you something?"
Mu Jingrui looked down at the person in his arms and pointed at his cheek. "What did you say last time?"
Only then did Shangguan Wan Ning remember. Her eyes rolled around to make sure there was no one around, and then she kissed Mu Jingrui on the cheek.