Mu Jingrui stood up and left. Shangguan Wanning followed a few steps. Her legs became weak and she stumbled forward, hitting Mu Jingrui hard on the back.
Mu Jingrui turned around, his brows knitted into a knot.
"fool!"
A scolding, with a tone of reproach, but it also seemed to be pampering.
Shangguan Wan Ning felt that she would never understand Mu Jingrui's true thoughts. All the past events flashed through her mind uncontrollably, making her feel a little distracted.
Suddenly his body felt light and his whole body was picked up.
Mu Jingrui took Shangguan Wanning over the eaves and walls, and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion in less than a cup of tea.
The house was brightly lit, and even before entering the house, you could hear arguments and sobbing inside.
"Master, how can this happen? If those kidnappers capture Ning'er, will they bully her and torture her?" Mrs. Shangguan's eyes were red from crying.
As the prime minister, Shangguan Yue has experienced so many storms and waves, and he feels a little helpless at this moment.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao was sitting on a chair nearby, still trembling while holding hot tea.
"Dad, aunt, it's all my fault. If I had known this would happen... I should have stopped my sister when she said she wanted to go out to play. Fortunately, I was rescued by the second prince, but what about my sister? Those kidnappers are inhumane.
.”
Shangguan Xiaoxiao said while quietly communicating with Xiao Zhenting.
"Sir Shangguan, why don't you let me tell Jingzhao Mansion that from now on the whole city will be under martial law and we will do our best to search for Ning'er's whereabouts."
Shangguan Yue frowned. Although he was worried about his daughter's safety, if he blocked the capital for Shangguan Wan Ning, this matter would definitely become a basis for political enemies in the DPRK and China to attack him.
"Dad, why don't you just listen to the second prince? My sister fell into the hands of the kidnappers... If these things spread... I'm afraid it will tarnish her reputation."
Mrs. Shangguan was stunned, her body was shaking involuntarily, showing unprecedented panic.
What Shangguan Xiaoxiao said is possible.
"Thank you sister for your concern."
Shangguan Wan Ning walked in accompanied by Mu Jingrui and glanced at Shangguan Xiaoxiao's face coldly.
From the moment she entered the room and saw Xiao Zhenting, she had already guessed half of the truth.
"Ning'er..." Mrs. Shangguan immediately rushed up and hugged her daughter tightly, looking her up and down, "You scared me to death. How are you? Are you okay?"
"Mom, I'm fine, Jingrui saved me."
Shangguan Wan Ning's words focused everyone's attention on Mu Jingrui.
Especially Shangguan Yue.
He heard that Shangguan Wan Ning put Mu Jingrui in his yard, and he felt strange at first.
"What happened?" Shangguan Yue's eyes rested on Mu Jingrui's neck.
Mu Jingrui had no expression on his face and replied calmly: "The eldest lady met a robber when she was out playing. I took her to escape to the lake and accidentally fell into the water, but I just managed to get away from the robber."
He hid part of it. In fact, the robbers had been knocked unconscious by him. He originally hated the Shangguan Yue family for breaking their engagement because they disliked the poor and loved the rich, but...
Mu Jingrui thought of the scene where Shangguan Wanning healed her, which made his hard and cold heart melt a little bit.
"It's so pitiful..." Mrs. Shangguan didn't care about the process. She felt distressed when she saw her daughter who was soaked all over. "Come here, prepare hot water for the eldest lady to wash up. --- Ning'er, mother, go back to the room with you.
"
Shangguan Wan Ning nodded lightly.
She walked past Mu Jingrui and smiled sweetly at him.
Xiao Zhenting saw this, and the hands hidden in his sleeves clenched tightly into fists.
If Mu Jingrui hadn't suddenly come out tonight, according to his plan, while saving the beauty heroically, he would also be able to get Shangguan Wanning's person.
When the time comes, it's done, and the Shangguan family should beg him to marry their daughter.
"Are you Ning'er's personal bodyguard?" Xiao Zhenting's eyes scanned Mu Jingrui's body contemptuously. "If you can fulfill your duties faithfully, Ning'er will not suffer such a crime tonight."
Mu Jingrui stood there without speaking.
"Sir Shangguan, I'm afraid it won't do her any good to leave someone like this with Ning'er. What's more, he is a family member of a criminal and is a pariah."
Shangguan Yue narrowed his eyes.
At that time, he and Mu Jingrui's father were officials in the same dynasty. Although they were neither civilized nor military, they had the same temperament, and thus they formed a family.
Before Mu Jingrui's father went to the capital, the two families had frequent contacts, and he could be considered to have watched Mu Jingrui grow up.
He was actually very satisfied with Mu Jingrui. However, after all, things were different now.
"The second prince is right." Shangguan Yue is an old fox, and he also saw some clues from tonight's events, "Someone, drag Mu Jingrui out and hit the thirty boards again."
Immediately, guards came in, and before they could take action, Mu Jingrui walked out on his own.
Soon, the sound of a stick was heard in the yard.
Mu Jingrui remained silent.
"Second Prince, you saved Xiaoxiao tonight. I am very grateful to you. I will definitely come to thank you one day."
Shangguan Yue had issued an order to expel guests, and Xiao Zhenting was not a fool, so he had no choice but to leave.
Early the next morning, Lu Tong helped Shangguan Wan Ning wash up and mentioned what happened last night.
"...Those people were really cruel. They beat Mu Jingrui to pieces. I'm not even allowed to call a doctor. Huh? Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Shangguan Wan Ning's face was pale and her hands and feet were cold.
She woke up again and tried her best to please Mu Jingrui, hoping that one day he would be able to let go of Shangguan's family when he became famous.
did not expect……
Mu Jingrui is a man who will retaliate for his anger. Now, I am afraid he has offended him again.
Shangguan Wan Ning didn't wait for Lu Tong to put on her makeup, then hurriedly walked to the courtyard where Mu Jingrui lived, and almost ran into her father who was coming towards her at the corner of the corridor.
"Where are you going in such a hurry?" Shangguan Yue stared at Shangguan Wan Ning seriously, "You rarely lose your composure like this."
Shangguan Wan Ning was a little afraid of her father, lowered her head and said softly: "Dad, I want..."
"The servants' room is not a place where a young lady like you should go."
"But...Dad, Jingrui..."
"You were the one who wanted to break off the engagement, so don't get so close to him now. The Mu family will never have another chance to turn around."
Shangguan Yue's majesty was unquestionable, and he did not give Shangguan Wan Ning another chance to plead. "Today morning, your uncle received good news and will return in triumph. Your grandpa will hold a banquet to welcome him. You can go to grandpa's house to stay for a few days.
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Shangguan Wan Ning's eyes lit up.
She clearly remembered that Prince Xiao Yujue went to the banquet in person, but met an assassin on the way back and narrowly escaped death.
What if we help him avoid this disaster?
"Dad, my daughter will go back to her room to pack her things and go to grandpa's house right away."