Eunuch Zhang smiled and nodded, walked to the bookshelf and moved away the antique vase, and then a square hole was revealed.
"Mr. Mu, please."
Eunuch Zhang gave in to the side, freeing up a place for Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui hesitated a little and walked over.
There is obviously a secret room behind the bookshelf.
He saw Mu Jingyan being tied up and hung in the air, with her limbs spreading, showing a "big" shape. Her hair was messy and her body seemed to be trembling slightly.
She closed her eyes tightly and did not dare to look down.
Under Mu Jingyan, there were poisonous snakes. They stood upright, spitting bright red letters, and their sinister eyes seemed to swallow her at any time.
Mu Jingrui's face suddenly changed.
When did the sister he held in his hand to take care of him?
His fists immediately clenched, and he turned around and glared at the Queen Mother fiercely.
"Do you want to go in and save her?"
The Queen Mother was already sitting aside, gracefully picked up the cup and drank tea, and smiled and said, "To tell you the truth about this secret room, there are no guards and no great mechanisms. But..."
The Empress Dowager paused, raised her head slightly, and stared at Mu Jingrui with resentful eyes.
"As long as someone opens this door, your sister will fall down immediately. The snakes below are highly venomous. If you get bitten, you will definitely die."
Mu Jingrui's heart instantly fell to the bottom.
He secretly calculated that even if someone helped, it would be impossible to rescue Mu Jingyan in such a short time.
"What the hell do you want?"
"There is only one condition for the Ai family." The Queen Mother's voice was very soft, but the words he said hit Mu Jingrui's heart like a bolt from the blue. "The Ai family does not allow you to marry Shangguan Wanning."
"impossible."
Mu Jingrui flatly refused without hesitation.
He fell in love with Guan Wanning. After so many twists and turns together, he was finally able to get married with her.
He can't do anything to ask him to give up on her.
"Is it impossible? Mu Jingrui, even if you don't like the gift from the Ai family, you have to face the reality. If you marry her, will you really not regret it in the future?"
"Those things... have nothing to do with her." Mu Jingrui's heart was trembling violently, but he still pretended to be nothing, so that the empress dowager would not see his emotional fluctuations.
"The Queen Mother can change the conditions. As long as... I do anything."
The Queen Mother stood up with a faint smile on her lips.
The more Mu Jingrui cared, the happier she felt.
"There is only one condition for the Ai family. Moreover, the Ai family has a first word. If you don't marry Shangguan Wanning, you cannot notify Shangguan Yue in advance. When you get married, you won't go to welcome him."
Mu Jingrui's heart suddenly fell to the bottom.
The Queen Mother did this, it was like killing someone to kill her heart.
"Mu Jingrui, you have been appointed as the Minister of War at a young age. This is an honor that has never been seen since the founding of the country. The Ai family believes that with your ability, it is very likely that you will be appointed as a marquis and minister in the future. The Ai family has no longer
I can kill you and avenge the family members. But..."
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, and her smile gradually calmed down. "Ai family wants you, and she will suffer for the rest of her life."
Mu Jingrui lowered his eyelids, and a strong murderous aura flashed in his eyes, his fingers clattered, and the Queen Mother and Eunuch Zhang both felt their scalp numb.
"You can kill the Ai family and happily marry your fiancée to the house. But... go and take a look at your sister. Perhaps this is the last time you have seen a living sister."
Mu Jingrui's heart was like a knife, but for a moment he could not solve this dead end.
He took a deep breath in secret and said calmly: "My sister will ask the Queen Mother to take care of her for a few days. If she has any problems... Humph!"
Mu Jingrui didn't say anything harshly, turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." The empress dowager stopped Mu Jingrui, "Just just now, the Ai family forgot to tell you something. When the Ai family brought your sister here, she asked the imperial physician to take her pulse. She was two months pregnant."
Mu Jingrui was stunned and his heart hurt again.
"Okay. All the things Ai family wants to say are finished. You can kneel down and rest."
Mu Jingrui snorted heavily and used his light skills to leave the Queen Mother's bedroom.
His thoughts were in chaos, like a mess.
He felt like there was a cluster of flames in his chest, which became more and more prosperous and would explode at any time.
The scene of Mu Jingyan being tied up was repeated in his mind, which made him feel cold on his back.
"Jing Rui, how about it?"
When Xiao Yujue saw Mu Jingrui come back, he immediately went up to meet him. Seeing Mu Jingrui's face pale, he had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Is there something wrong?"
Mu Jingrui shook his head gently, fell down on the chair weakly, and explained the situation in detail.
Xiao Yujue's mind was blank in an instant.
The condition proposed by the Empress Dowager is a catastrophe for Mu Jingrui.
"Don't worry, I'll find a way." Xiao Yujue pressed Mu Jingrui's shoulder heavily, "The wedding date between you and Miss Shangguan is only a few days left. You can prepare for the wedding with peace of mind, and I will rescue Xiaoyan.
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Mu Jingrui's shoulder was a little painful when Xiao Yujue pressed it, but it made him completely awake.
Yes, they have a few days left, and the situation is not in a desperate situation.
Mu Jingrui remembered his cold attitude when Shangguan Wanning came to find him, and couldn't help feeling both distressed and guilty.
The next day, it was morning court. Mu Jingrui came to Deshan Hall and saw that there were long queues waiting for medical treatment outside the door.
He searched around the hall, but did not see Shangguan Wanning's figure, so he went straight to the backyard.
Shangguan Wanning was drying herbs, and Lutong was accompanying her to serve her.
Lutong was the first to see Mu Jingrui and was about to bow down, but Mu Jingrui made a gesture to stop him.
Mu Jingrui waved his hand gently to signal Lutong to go down first.
"Lutong, you will go and tell the pharmacy people later, list all the shortage of medicinal materials, and I will send someone to purchase them."
Shangguan Wanning waited for a long time without waiting for Lu Tong's response. "Why don't you answer me? Are you getting a sloppy again...ah!"
Shangguan Wanning felt her waist tightening and was taken into her arms.
She subconsciously exclaimed and looked up and met Mu Jingrui's deep eyes.
She was still angry and struggled hard to beat Mu Jingrui's chest and arms.
"Mu Jingrui, I told you not to come to me. Let go..."
Mu Jingrui looked at the person in his arms and couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.
"Did you hear it? Let it go..."
"Don't let it go." Mu Jingrui's voice was a little hoarse. He increased his arm and hugged Shangguan Wanning tightly, and whispered, "I won't let you go, I will never."
After saying that, he leaned over and kissed Shangguan Wanning's lips.