Mu Jingrui organized everything in the shortest time possible and led his troops to the battle.
Zheng Zhixing proposed to join the army to fight. In order to give face to the Yiyonghou Mansion and to appease the emperor for his recent treatment of Zheng Binghong, the emperor agreed.
The days that followed were uneventful.
Shangguan Wanning spent most of her time taking care of her mother.
In order to treat her mother's illness, she followed Lu Xiangzi to learn medicine. However, Lu Xiangzi had a very strange temper and it was not easy to get along with him.
But during this process, Shangguan Wanning discovered two things.
The first thing was that she felt Lu Xiangzi was particularly accommodating and tolerant towards Sun Jinyao; the second thing was that Lu Xiangzi had a greedy mouth and liked all kinds of delicious food.
Shangguan Wanning often used food as a lure to get Lu Xiangzi to teach her some unpopular but effective medical methods or prescriptions.
A bold idea suddenly came into her mind.
At noon that day, Shangguan Wanning asked the kitchen to prepare several delicious meals and personally delivered them to Lu Xiangzi.
Sure enough, when Lu Xiangzi smelled the aroma of the food, he jumped up from the recliner, sniffed it and said, "Boiled pork slices, thousand-layer crispy grilled fish, lily and red bean paste, and..."
Before Lu Xiangzi finished reporting, Shangguan Wanning had already placed the dishes on the table and enthusiastically handed over the chopsticks.
"Hey, girl, you are being so attentive for no reason. What are you doing? What are you planning? I'm telling you, I won't be fooled by you again."
As Lu Xiangzi spoke, he secretly glanced at the food.
Shangguan Wanning pushed Lu Xiangzi onto a chair beside the table. "Just eat without worry. How can I take advantage of you?"
Lu Xiangzi made up his mind that he would not let Shangguan Wanning succeed this time, so he picked up his chopsticks and started eating happily.
"After all, it is the disciple's duty to respect his master."
Shangguan Wanning's words made Lu Xiangzi spit out all the soup in his mouth.
"When did I ever say I wanted to take you in as my apprentice?"
"It's not too late for you to say it now." Shangguan Wanning hurriedly picked up a cup of tea, knelt down and handed it to him, "Master, please accept my disciple's greetings."
Lu Xiangzi quickly jumped away and dodged to the side, saying angrily: "Do you know how many people in this world want to be my disciple? You want to bribe me with a few dishes? No way."
"But I am sincere..."
"Go, go, go!" Lu Xiangzi pulled Shangguan Wanning up and pushed her out, then slammed the door shut.
Shangguan Wanning stamped her feet in anger.
"It's no use for you to do this."
Shangguan Wanning turned around and saw Sun Jinyao standing behind her wearing a mask.
"Do you have a solution?" Shangguan Wanning's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Sun Jinyao shook his head indifferently.
He had never thought about becoming a disciple, so why would he bother with this idea?
"Are you looking for him? He's in..."
"No, I came to find you."
"What's up?"
Sun Jinyao didn't speak for a long time, just staring at Shangguan Wanning quietly. After a long while, he said faintly, "Thank you."
"What...does that mean?" Shangguan Wanning was a little confused.
"Nothing." Sun Jinyao said, and walked away silently.
For some reason, Shangguan Wan Ning felt that he seemed to have something to say. His back also looked a little more lonely.
Shangguan Wan returned to her room listlessly. The next morning, Shangguan Wan was collecting dewdrops in the garden, and Lu Xiangzi came over with a heavy heart.
"Girl, that brat didn't come back all night yesterday. Do you know where he went?"
"Master Sun is not back?"
Shangguan Wanning remembered Sun Jinyao's abnormal behavior yesterday and began to worry. "Don't worry, I'll send someone out to look for him."
"Why should I be in such a hurry?" Lu Xiangzi rolled his eyes in denial.
"You say one thing and you mean another."
Shangguan Wanning handed the tools for collecting dewdrops to the maid, got down from the flower bed, and was about to send someone out to look for it when she saw Lutong running towards her in a hurry.
"Miss."
"What's the hurry?"
"I just heard a piece of news. I heard that the second prince was assassinated last night. Look, the second young lady has returned and is crying to the master, wanting the master to contact Jingzhao Prefecture and arrest the assassin as soon as possible."
Since Xiao Zhenting lost power, he has become very low-key. In fact, he has no choice but to be low-key because many officials in the court are unwilling to support him.
"assassin?"
Shangguan Wanning turned her head to look at Lu Xiangzi, and she noticed that there was a hint of worry in Lu Xiangzi's eyes.
Could it be that Lu Xiangzi also knows about the grudge between Sun Jinyao and Xiao Zhenting?
Intuition told Shangguan Wanning that the assassin who assassinated Xiao Zhenting yesterday was most likely Sun Jinyao.
"Lutong, do you know what happened to the second prince? What happened to the assassin?"
"I heard from the Second Miss that the Second Prince was injured, but I don't know how serious it is. However, the assassin was beaten by the guards, so the injury should be quite serious."
Lu Xiangzi's face changed suddenly.
Shangguan Wanning waved her hand to dismiss everyone, walked up to Lu Xiangzi and said, "If the assassin is really Master Sun, you don't have to worry too much. He is very familiar with the capital and should be able to find a hiding place."
"But he's injured."
"I will find a way to get my father to stop the search and find him before Xiao Zhenting. Maybe..." Shangguan Wanning seemed to be thinking, "I know where he is."
Shangguan Wanning immediately changed her clothes, took Lu Xiangzi with her and slipped out through the back door, and found the old house of the Sun family.
This is where Sun Jinyao and his mother finally settled.
Shangguan Wanning pushed the door, but it didn't move. The door lock seemed to have never been opened.
"Isn't he coming back?"
"How stupid! Can't he climb over the wall?" Lu Xiangzi pointed at the wall and jumped over it.
"Hey, old man, what should I do?" Shangguan Wanning had just finished speaking when Lu Xiangzi turned back and pulled her over to jump together.
The yard was overgrown with weeds, and on the muddy dirt road, a bright red bloodstain snaked its way into the house.
Both of them were horrified and ran in quickly.
Sun Jinyao was seen lying on the ground covered in blood, breathing weakly.
Lu Xiangzi stepped forward quickly, pressed several major acupoints on Sun Jinyao's body, and slowly injected his internal energy into his body.
Gradually, Sun Jinyao's complexion improved, but he still did not wake up.
At this time, Lu Xiangzi was already sweating profusely. Shangguan Wanning took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and comforted him, "Don't worry too much, Master Sun will be fine."
This time, Lu Xiangzi did not refute.
"I'm afraid he can't go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion in his current condition. I'll tell you a prescription, write it down and get him some medicine. I'll stay and take care of him."
"Okay, I'll bring you some food and some change of clothes."
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