Chapter four hundred and seventy first to plant yellow chrysanthemum before the grave
"alright."
Shangguan Wan Ning did Chu Xiaolian's makeup and also painted delicate flowers on the corners of her eyes.
Chu Xiaolian looked in a daze at her charming self in the mirror.
"Miss Chu, it turns out you are so beautiful."
At this time, a servant came in with new clothes.
"I'll do it myself."
After Chu Xiaolian took the clothes, she looked at Shangguan Wan Ning. "Thank you."
Shangguan Wan Ning smiled and shook her head. "Then... you change your clothes slowly, and I will go and make an appointment with Jingrui for you."
Chu Xiaolian nodded slightly.
Shangguan Wan Ning found Mu Jingrui who was reading official documents and told him about Chu Xiaolian.
Mu Jingrui's brows furrowed slightly, showing no emotion or sadness.
"She would risk her life for you, so just... stay with her."
"Aren't you jealous?" Mu Jingrui felt strange.
Which woman can be so generous as to push the man she likes into the arms of another girl?
Unless she doesn't love this man at all!
"If it were someone else, or under other circumstances, of course I would be jealous. If you dare to do this, I will definitely strangle you to death."
Shangguan Wan Ning made a threatening gesture, and then her eyes dimmed again. "But...Miss Chu, she doesn't have much time left. Without her, there would be no chance for us to reunite."
Mu Jingrui also understood that he owed Chu Xiaolian his life and love.
"Go. Don't worry, I won't be sad or angry, and I promise not to settle accounts with you later."
Mu Jingrui sighed softly, and then felt relieved.
He went straight to Chu Xiaolian's room, opened the door and saw Chu Xiaolian sitting in front of the dressing mirror.
She was wearing a bright red wedding dress, and her eyes were as tender as water.
Mu Jingrui was stunned and stood there without moving.
Chu Xiaolian stood up and walked in front of him, and said softly: "I don't want you to marry me... I just... I have prepared a wedding dress for myself a long time ago, although I know that I may not need it in my life. But I
I still want you to see me at my most beautiful."
Mu Jingrui came back to his senses. For the first time, he stretched out his hand to straighten Chu Xiaolian's long hair, showing a gentle smile.
“It is indeed beautiful.”
The tip of Chu Xiaolian's nose felt sore and she threw herself into Mu Jingrui's arms.
"Can you take me away... to a quiet place, just you and me... I only have one day left, and I want you to stay with me, only with me."
"good."
Mu Jingrui hesitated slightly, then took Chu Xiaolian's hand and walked out of the yard.
The two rode horses to the outskirts. In the quiet night, the bright moon and the gentle breeze blew gently on their faces.
When he was tired, he stopped to rest.
Mu Jingrui lit a bonfire, and Chu Xiaolian sat next to him, holding his hand and leaning on his shoulder, with a happy smile on his lips.
"You know? When I was very young, I dreamed about what it would be like when I got married in the future."
Mu Jingrui smiled slightly and just listened quietly.
"Are you laughing at me?"
"No."
Mu Jingrui suddenly wanted to know if Shangguan Wan Ning had also fantasized about marrying him when she was a child.
"It's a pity... Later, both of my parents died. After being adopted by my master, I had no choice but to become a killer in order to survive."
"Everything is over. Don't think about those sad things anymore." Mu Jingrui tidied the broken hair on Chu Xiaolian's temples.
His patience and gentleness at this moment made Chu Xiaolian feel overwhelmed and nostalgic for this world.
"If I die, will you... remember me?"
Chu Xiaolian's voice was choked with sobs, and Mu Jingrui's heart couldn't help but hurt.
"If... you will remember me in the future, when you think of me, can you come to my grave and see me?"
"good."
"After I die, you find a quieter place to bury me. Plant some chrysanthemums in front of my grave. I like chrysanthemums..."
"good."
Mu Jingrui listened to Chu Xiaolian talking about the sadness of her growing up process, and understood the fear she felt when she killed someone for the first time; only then did he truly understand this woman who would risk her life for him.
The sky was getting brighter and the warm sun was slowly rising. Mu Jingrui and Chu Xiaolian didn't come back all night.
Shangguan Wan Ning lay on the window sill and couldn't help but sigh silently.
"To inform the princess, the emperor sent someone to convey the imperial edict, and asked the prince to receive the edict immediately."
Shangguan Wan Ning came back to her senses, steeled herself and went to the front hall, where she found that the eunuch who came to convey the order was very strange.
"Father-in-law, you have worked hard all the way."
Shangguan Wan Ning stepped forward to explain to Mu Jingrui, but she saw that the eunuch who passed the order was sitting motionless at the top. When he saw her, he had no intention of getting up to salute. He just gave her a faint sidelong glance and continued to drink tea.
"Princess Princess, I'm here to deliver a message to the prince. Ask him to come out as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty is out on business, father-in-law, please wait."
Shangguan Wan Ning was a little displeased by this eunuch's arrogance, and her tone became cold involuntarily.
"Not here? Haha, this is new. I have never heard of an imperial edict waiting for you. It seems that there are rumors that the prince is arrogant and does not take the emperor seriously. Is this true?"
"How outrageous!" Shangguan Wan Ning got angry upon hearing this and angrily shouted, "How can such treasonous words be said carelessly? Since my father-in-law is on duty in the palace, he should know how to be careful in his words and deeds."
The eunuch remained calm, put down the cup in his hand, stood up, walked to Shangguan Wan Ning, and smiled coldly.
"Princess, you are a noble lady waiting to be married. It is best not to interfere in the affairs of the court, so as not to cause trouble and burn yourself. Even the prime minister cannot save you."
Shangguan Wan Ning's eyes darkened. "What? Are you threatening me?"
"I'm just kindly reminding you. If the princess has time to chat with me here, she'd better send someone to find the prince as soon as possible. If the prince doesn't come back after an hour, I will return to the capital with the prince's statement that he refuses to accept the order.
Already."
"Hmph, it's a joke. Do you think the emperor will believe it?"
"Haha, what does the princess think the content of the imperial edict will be?"
Shangguan Wan Ning's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately had an ominous premonition.
This eunuch is very unfamiliar. When did there be such a power in the palace? How dare he not take Mu Jingrui seriously?
It seems that this imperial edict is very detrimental to Mu Jingrui.
Shangguan Wan Ning secretly winked at the guard outside the door and asked him to immediately go find Mu Jingrui and come back.
However, Mu Jingrui didn't know where he went with Chu Xiaolian. A group of people dispersed and looked for him for a long time, but they couldn't find his whereabouts.
"time up."
The eunuch stretched himself and felt proud.
"Since the prince refuses to come out to receive the order, I have nothing to say. Let's go back to Beijing."
Shangguan Wanning's mind was spinning rapidly.
"My father-in-law left so quickly. Can he really recover when he returns?"
The strong voice came, and Shangguan Wan Ning immediately breathed a sigh of relief.