Lu Luo walked in happily, dismissed the other maids, and handed a piece of paper with an address to Shangguan Wan Ning.
Shangguan Wan Ning took a deep breath after seeing it, immediately went into the house, changed her clothes, and slipped out of the backyard with Lulu.
The two of them stumbled into an alley, and after searching for a long time they found a dilapidated courtyard house.
Luluo stepped forward and knocked on the door. The door slowly moved back and opened by itself.
A gust of cool breeze blew towards Shangguan Wan Ning's skirt.
She looked at the fallen leaves all over the house, and a feeling of sadness suddenly came to her heart.
"Excuse me...Mrs. Sun, is Mr. Sun at home?"
Lu Luo called twice in succession but received no response. Shangguan Wan Ning hesitated slightly and walked in slowly.
She found that this was really a poor home.
There isn't even a table in the main hall.
She walked around the corner of the corridor and saw the door to the room open and Sun Jinyao kneeling on the ground motionless.
Shangguan Wan Ning was shocked.
She was about to say hello to Sun Jinyao when she suddenly saw someone lying on the bed.
That man... was neatly dressed and his face was ashen.
Mrs. Sun?
"Master Sun, Mrs. Sun..."
Sun Jinyao didn't answer and remained motionless, as if he didn't notice anyone coming in at all.
Shangguan Wan Ning saw a dropped letter at his feet, so she bent down to pick it up.
This is...Mrs. Sun's suicide note.
She wrote in her suicide note that she had never felt her husband's true love for so many years after marrying into the Sun family, but she still loved her husband deeply.
This time, in order to protect her son, she had no choice but to reveal the old history between her husband and Concubine Liu. She also expected that this incident would have an impact on her husband.
Now, the Sun family has been destroyed, and her husband is in prison and is about to be executed. She feels ashamed of her husband and the Sun family, and has no shame in living in this world anymore. She has ended this miserable life before her husband...
Shangguan Wan Ning couldn't help but sigh.
She knew that after the Sun family was confiscated, although Sun Jinyao, mother and son saved their lives, they also lost their place to settle down.
But she didn't expect that their current situation would be so bad.
Shangguan Wan Ning originally wanted to ask Sun Jinyao if he knew about Taifu Sun's frame-up of the Mu family, but now...
"Mr. Sun, there is no resurrection after death. Please accept my condolences. Your mother hopes that you will live a good life."
Shangguan Wan Ning stepped forward, placed the suicide note back beside Sun Jinyao, walked to the bedside, took out a handkerchief, covered Mrs. Sun's face, and bowed deeply to the body.
Then, before leaving, she put thirty taels of silver in the suicide note, turned around and left with Lutong.
"Miss, you really don't want to ask?" Lu Tong asked cautiously when she saw Shangguan Wan Ning's expression was not good.
Shangguan Wanning shook her head.
"Sun Jinyao was originally a pampered young master, and he has fallen to this day... If I still force him to ask about the Mu family at this time, it would be too much of a lie. Let's talk about it later."
Shangguan Wan Ning walked around the corner and saw Mu Jingrui standing not far ahead.
The two looked at each other, and neither one spoke first.
Lutong was very sensible and quietly walked away.
"If you are looking for Sun Jinyao, you should come another day. His mother just passed away, give him some time."
In fact, Mu Jingrui found Sun Jinyao before Shangguan Wanning, but when he saw Sun Jinyao's appearance, he knew that his trip was in vain.
"I remember you once said something to me," Mu Jingrui walked up to Shangguan Wan Ning, his expression indifferent, showing no emotion or joy. "You said, no matter what happens in the future, don't hate you, don't
You hate your father, don’t you?”
Shangguan Wan Ning closed her eyes and chuckled to herself.
"Do you think I said this to pave the way for today's situation?"
"Otherwise, how can you explain why you suddenly want to be so nice to me? Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest lady of the Shangguan family has a crush on the second prince."
Shangguan Wan Ning suddenly felt very tired.
I originally thought that I could control everything in my hands after reviving my life, but I didn't expect that everything I encountered would be different one by one.
She raised her head and looked at Mu Jingrui, not even having the strength to explain.
"You can't hear what I say now. I don't want to say anything anymore. As for your father, you can investigate it yourself. I'm waiting for your truth."
After saying that, Shangguan Wan Ning was ready to leave.
When she passed by Mu Jingrui, Mu Jingrui grabbed her wrist and said in a low voice: "I just want to ask you, everything you have done these days... is it even half sincere?
?”
Shangguan Wan Ning suddenly felt aggrieved.
But……
She just let the sadness flow in her heart.
She looked at Mu Jingrui and said coldly: "I said yes, do you believe it? Mu Jingrui, if you can't verify that my father is innocent, or there is irrefutable evidence that my father did frame your father, don't come here again."
I."
Shangguan Wan Ning withdrew her hand and left angrily.
Mu Jingrui frowned deeply, and there seemed to be a hot flame burning in his chest.
He clenched his fists tightly, trying his best to hold back his anger.
He just wanted to hear Shangguan Wan Ning's affirmative reply.
If she said yes, he would believe her.
But unfortunately, she refused to say anything.
After Mu Jingrui returned to the Prince's Mansion, he packed his luggage and prepared to go to Linhe County.
Mu Jingyan insisted on going with him, so he had no choice but to take his sister with him.
For several days in a row, Shangguan Wan Ning was worried.
She stayed at the bedside and took care of her mother's food and daily life without leaving the house.
"Ning'er, I want to sleep for a while, you should go and rest too." Mrs. Shangguan warned after lying down.
Shangguan Wan Ning helped her mother lie down and watched her fall asleep before coming out of the room.
Lutong came over holding a post.
"Miss, someone from the palace just sent it. The Queen Mother is celebrating the birthday of the eldest princess, and she is inviting you and your wife to the palace for a banquet tonight."
Shangguan Wan Ning really has no intention of socializing, but the eldest princess means something different to her.
While she was hesitating, she saw Shangguan Xiaoxiao running over happily.
"Sister, dad asked me to tell you that I will go with you to the palace banquet tonight."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao likes this kind of occasion the most.
Shangguan Wan Ning just glanced at her lightly. "Okay, sister, remember to prepare a gift for the eldest princess yourself, so as not to lose the face of the Prime Minister's Office."
After saying that, he turned around and left with Lutong, leaving Shangguan Xiaoxiao alone, gnashing his teeth with hatred.
At night, the palace was decorated with lanterns and lanterns hung high, illuminating the imperial garden.
After Shangguan Wan Ning paid her respects to the Queen Mother, she went straight to the eldest princess. After presenting her with a painting she had painted, she quietly took out an exquisite box.
"Elder Princess, this gift... was entrusted to you by an old friend of yours. He asked me to tell you something."