Mu Jingrui looked down at the baggage in his hand, frowning slightly.
He could no longer understand the woman in front of him.
"I have already told the concierge. In a moment, you can go out from the gate and no one will stop you."
Shangguan Wan Ning's thoughts were surging, and those horrific and bloody memories kept reappearing in her mind. She hoped that what she was doing now could dispel Mu Jingrui's hatred for Shangguan's family.
"Take care of yourself."
Shangguan Wan Ning's voice was very soft, but it made Mu Jingrui feel very heavy.
He put down the broom, took a deep breath, as if he had made an important decision, turned around and left with the baggage.
Vaguely, he felt the warm gaze behind him. He involuntarily stopped and turned around, meeting Shangguan Wan Ning's gaze.
The brightness in her eyes was like a ray of warm sunshine, shining in his heart.
Mu Jingrui walked out of Shangguan Mansion in a dignified manner. This was the greatest dignity that Shangguan Wanning had preserved for him.
After Mu Jingrui left, Shangguan Wan Ning began to calm down and carefully organize and recall the events of her previous life.
She must be careful and never make another wrong step.
"Miss."
Lu Tong pushed the door open and walked in. She saw Shangguan Wan Ning taking a nap on the imperial concubine chair. She took the fan from the maid next to her and fanned Shangguan Wan Ning gently.
"A few days ago, didn't you ask my slave to tell people outside to go to Yingchun Tower to inquire about a girl named Ruyi? I heard about it."
Shangguan Wan Ning was startled, her eyes suddenly opened, she stood up anxiously and asked: "How is she now? Is she still... okay?"
Lu Tong was a little surprised as to why Shangguan Wan Ning was so nervous.
"It should be... not bad. I heard that this girl Ruyi is a family member of a prison officer. She is beautiful and talented. The old madam in Yingchun Tower wants to make more money. There will be a public bidding for her first night tomorrow night."
Shangguan Wan Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It's really not too late.
She immediately got up and walked to the table, wrote a letter with her own hand, and warned: "Lvtong, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will go to Moxiang Teahouse to drink tea every day after the morning court. You stay on the road and find an opportunity to hand this letter over."
Give it to Jingrui."
Lutong was a little confused, but didn't ask anything.
The next night, Shangguan Wan Ning deliberately dismissed all the maids in the room early. After blowing out the candles, she put on men's clothes and sneaked out through the back door.
She didn't realize that in a dark corner, a pair of deep and cold eyes were firmly locked on her body.
Shangguan Wanning disguised herself as a man and walked on the streets at night.
As a direct daughter of the prime minister's family, she rarely had the chance to go out at night, and she was alone.
She inquired all the way to Yingchun Tower, and from a distance she saw busy traffic and people in front of the door.
The girls dressed up in gorgeous clothes were waving handkerchiefs to attract the men who came and went. A breeze blew, and the air seemed to be filled with the fragrance of rouge pollen.
"Hey, Mr. Zhao, you haven't been here for a long time. I miss you so much."
A luxurious carriage stopped at the entrance of Yingchun Tower, and four girls immediately gathered around it and enthusiastically helped the young man in the carriage to get out.
Shangguan Wan Ning was startled, and a strong uneasiness began to spread in her body.
Zhao Xu, the eldest son of the Minister of Household Affairs, is the top pick of this new class. He is a romantic man and behaves despicably.
In his previous life, Mu Jingrui's younger sister, Mu Jingyan, was photographed by him and raised in his home away from home.
He took Mu Jingyan as a gift and kept giving it to the dignitaries to play with, so that Mu Jingyan couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide.
Shangguan Wan Ning secretly clenched her fists, a fierce murderous look flashed in her eyes.
"I think you are not thinking about me, but the money in my pocket and my unique methods."
Zhao Xu lifted the chin of one of the girls with a fan and showed a lewd smile. "But my target today is not you. If I have any remaining strength tonight, I can play with you... Oops!"
Zhao Xu was only busy teasing the girls and didn't notice a little beggar rushing over to beg for alms. The two of them bumped into each other.
"How unreasonable, you little beggar, you dare to hit me?" Zhao Xu kicked the little beggar in the chest, still angry.
Shangguan Wan Ning was filled with anger and looked around anxiously.
Why doesn't Mu Jingrui come?
Seeing that the oiran bidding was about to begin, she had no choice but to go in first.
Shangguan Wan Ning gave the waiter a few taels of silver as a reward and was taken to a good seat on the second floor to sit down.
"Sir, the Oiran bidding will only start in half an hour. Do you want to find some other entertainment?"
Shangguan Wan Ning had already figured out the way along the way, smiled slightly, and said: "Okay, help me call the girl in purple to come over and play chess with me."
The waiter followed Shangguan Wan Ning's line of sight and looked back. Another 10-tael silver note was stuffed into his hand.
With a smile on his face, he called the girl in purple over and flatteringly arranged the chess game for them.
The girl in purple that Shangguan Wan Ning called was one of the people who accompanied Zhao Xu just now.
The two of them had just taken a few steps when Zhao Xu rushed over quickly and slapped the table hard with his palm.
The chess game was instantly disrupted.
"Master Zhao..."
Before the girl in purple finished speaking, she was pushed aside by Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu looked at the pretty Shangguan Wan Ning and sneered: "Where did you come from? Do you understand the rules? Are you trying to steal a girl from me?"
"I just saw this girl idle and wanted her to play chess with me." Shangguan Wanning slowly picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, "If you want to take her away, that's fine. As long as...
Pay me for this game of chess."
Shangguan Wan Ning glanced at the chess game. Zhao Xu didn't pay attention to her at all. With a wave of his sleeve, the chess board and the chess pieces fell to the ground.
"Get out of here now before I get angry! Otherwise, you won't be able to see the sun tomorrow."
Zhao Xu's tyranny and arrogance made Shangguan Wan Ning angry.
The Minister of Household Affairs has always been Xiao Zhenting's man. If it weren't for the support of Xiao Zhenting, how could Zhao Xu dare to be so tyrannical?
Shangguan Wan Ning suppressed her anger and thought about how to teach Zhao Xu a lesson.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar figure standing at the top of the stairs searching.
Shangguan Wan Ning felt happy and raised her arms high.
Mu Jingrui saw a... familiar face.
He reacted, his heart tightened, and he walked quickly towards Shangguan Wan Ning.
A woman disguises herself as a man to visit a brothel?
Mu Jingrui's face instantly darkened. "What are you doing?"
Shangguan Wan Ning felt Mu Jingrui's anger, but had no intention of explaining. She opened her folding fan, calmly and unrestrainedly, pointed at Zhao Xu and said, "Get him."