Shangguan Wanning's cheeks turned red and she hid in Mu Jingrui's arms.
"Let's go out and take a look."
Mu Jingrui walked out of the room holding Shangguan Wanning's hand and saw Lu Xiangzi and Sun Jinyao standing in the yard.
Sun Jinyao was a little dejected.
"It seems that your foundation is really good. You have recovered so quickly." Lu Xiangzi looked at Mu Jingrui and showed some appreciation.
"Dr. Lu, we..."
"Alright," Lu Xiangzi waved his hand and said, "Since you have the ability to get the antidote from me, I have nothing to say. Pack up, I will go to the capital with you tomorrow morning to treat your mother."
Shangguan Wanning showed a look of joy and walked forward and bowed deeply to Lu Xiangzi.
"Senior, you are so kind, I..."
"Stop talking. It's my fault that such a traitor came here." Lu Xiangzi glared at Sun Jinyao and walked away.
The next day, at dawn, the four of them walked out of Yaowang Valley together.
Mu Jingrui's men were waiting anxiously. They had already discussed that if he didn't come out before noon, they would attack.
Along the way, Sun Jinyao seemed to be worried.
As they approached the capital, Mu Jingrui ordered his men to find an inn in the town ahead for the night.
At night, the breeze is cool and the moonlight is bright.
Sun Jinyao stood by the window, staring at the night sky in a daze.
Shangguan Wanning walked up to him silently.
One of them was outside the window, and the other was inside.
"Looking for me?"
"Um?"
"What's up?"
"I have something for you."
Shangguan Wanning said this and took out an exquisite mask and handed it over.
Sun Jinyao looked down, a little confused. "Why did you give me this?"
"I know that in the capital... there may be some people and things you don't want to think about... If you don't know how to face them for the time being, then put on this mask."
Shangguan Wanning smiled and said, "Of course, if you are able to be calm, then... you can keep the mask to play with."
Sun Jinyao's heartstrings were touched again.
Shangguan Wanning's understanding gradually calmed his panicked heart.
Putting on a mask and not facing your past for a while might be a good thing.
Sun Jinyao took the mask and whispered, "Thank you."
Mu Jingrui returned to the capital and first sent Shangguan Wanning back to the Prime Minister's Residence, and then immediately returned to the Ministry of War.
Mrs. Shangguan was so worried about her beloved daughter running away from home that she couldn't sleep at night and her body became even weaker.
She didn't feel relieved until she saw her daughter return safely.
Lu Xiangzi carefully took Madam Shangguan's pulse and diagnosed her, but did not speak for a long time.
"Doctor Lu, my mother's illness..." Shangguan Wanning asked anxiously.
"Your mother is born with a deficiency," Lu Xiangzi said with a rare serious expression, "She has always been weak, and as she ages, she has been overworked, so she has developed an illness and needs long-term recuperation."
For Lu Xiangzi, this was not a difficult problem, it just took a little time.
He wrote a prescription and handed it to her, saying, "Please take the medicine according to the prescription. Take it for three days first, and then I will change the prescription."
Shangguan Wanning took it with both hands and then handed it to the housekeeper. She personally accompanied Lu Xiangzi and Sun Jinyao to the guest room to settle down, then went to the pharmacy to get the medicine, and boiled the medicine herself and sent it to her mother.
It was not until the evening when Shangguan Yue returned home that she went to pay her respects to her father.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Shangguan Wan Ning saw her father looking tired and frowning as he sat in a chair, so she stepped forward to give him a massage to relax him. "Who made you angry?"
"Ah, it's all because of your uncle. Today in the court, he...Ah!"
"Uncle?" Shangguan Wanning was a little worried. "What happened to him?"
"I wonder when his straightforward temper will subside." Shangguan Yue was also furious when he thought about it. "Today in the court, he openly contradicted the emperor. If it weren't for so many people pleading for him, you would probably have to go to the jail to see him now."
"Dad, why did my uncle contradict the emperor?"
"A few days ago, I received news from the border that several small countries have united to harass the border. In fact, this happens several times every year. Those small countries are short of resources and can only come to the Central Plains to rob."
Shangguan Yue was also troubled by this and said, "In previous years, the court would send them some food and herbs to quell the disputes. Mu Jingrui is away these days, and the Ministry of War has not started preparations yet."
"Your uncle suggested to the emperor that we should stop sending supplies to those people and instead send troops to subdue them and put an end to their future troubles."
Shangguan Wanning knew these things.
In fact, the supplies that the court sent to those small border countries were not much for the national treasury. If a war broke out, the consumption might be even greater.
"What my uncle said makes sense. If things keep going like this, we might as well just wipe them out."
"Silly girl, you only know one side of the story." Shangguan Yue sighed deeply, "What the emperor cares about is not whether to fight or not, but who proposes to fight and who leads the troops to fight."
Shangguan Wanning paused while massaging her father's hands and understood instantly.
The Zheng family has produced too many military generals, from my grandfather to my three uncles, all of them are brave and good at fighting. Even my cousin Zheng Zhixing is one of the best among the younger generation.
The emperor probably was wary of the Zheng family's achievements.
His achievements surpass his master's.
The emperor's anger at Zheng Binghong now may just be a small warning.
But this is also a dangerous signal.
"Master, something bad has happened," the housekeeper knocked on the door and walked in, reporting with his hands clasped. "Just now, the Yiyong Marquis's residence sent someone to deliver a message that my uncle had just been taken away by someone from the Ministry of War. I heard that they want to investigate the issue of food and wages when he led his troops out a few years ago."
Shangguan Wanning and her daughter looked at each other, it was obvious that this was a fabrication.
"Dad, I see..."
"Remember, don't let your mother know about this for the time being. She has the best relationship with your uncle. If she is not happy, her health will not improve. I will go to the Ministry of War to take a look."
"Dad, don't go yet." Shangguan Wan Ning stopped her father and said, "If you show up, this matter will cause too much trouble. The emperor is already very sensitive about your grandfather's family and you."
Shangguan Yue pondered for a moment and felt that what his daughter said made sense.
"But you can't let your grandfather go either."
"I'll go." Shangguan Wan Ning blinked and smiled. "I'm just a nobody, so it's okay for me to go to the prison to see my uncle. And... I have an idea that I need to discuss with my uncle."
Shangguan Yue was slightly startled, then he started laughing.
"Well, you can go. Anyway, the current Ministry of War probably won't dare to stop you."
Shangguan Wanning blushed and took her father's arm to act like a spoiled child. "Isn't it because of Dad's reputation?"
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