Mu Jingyan, who was originally immersed in happiness, was stunned. He came out of Xiao Yujue's arms and shook his head repeatedly.
"No, I want to tell you... that you should put your proposal to my brother on hold for now."
During the more than half a year that Mu Jingrui led his troops to war, Xiao Yujue and Mu Jingyan's relationship progressed by leaps and bounds, and they became increasingly inseparable.
Xiao Yujue promised Mu Jingyan that she would come to propose marriage as long as Mu Jingrui returned.
"Why?" Xiao Yujue looked down at Mu Jingyan and raised her chin with her finger. "Are you afraid that I will treat you badly in the future?"
"Of course not, it's just... my brother must be in a bad mood during this period. If you propose to him now, I'm afraid he won't have the heart to care about me."
Mu Jingyan sighed deeply when he thought of what happened today.
"Are you referring to the matter between your brother and the Yiyong Marquis' Mansion?"
"Your Highness, can you think of a way to resolve the grudge between them?" Mu Jingyan's eyes revealed an anxious look, "After all, my brother has no foundation in the court, how can he possibly fight against the Yiyong Marquis Mansion? What's more..."
Mu Jingyan hesitated and didn't know what to say.
Xiao Yujue said what she hadn't finished saying.
"Besides, your brother likes Shangguan Wanning. Are you afraid that their marriage will be hindered?"
Mu Jingyan nodded.
"Xiao Yan, this matter... It's not that I don't want to help you, but... Given the current situation, I'm afraid I can't do anything."
"Why?"
"Xiaoyan, the struggle in the court is very complicated. It is difficult for me to explain it to you in a few words. But you don't have to worry too much. Although your brother has no foundation in the court, this time, the emperor stood on his side. Therefore, the Yiyong Marquis Mansion cannot touch him for the time being."
Mu Jingyan was a little surprised. "Your Majesty... is on my brother's side?"
"To be precise, Father is on the side that is beneficial to him."
In order to reassure Mu Jingyan, Xiao Yujue patiently explained, "The Yiyong Marquisate has prospered in the court for three generations and has made great achievements for nearly a hundred years. It has a high prestige both among the people and in the army. As the saying goes, "The achievements are greater than the master, so of course the emperor is afraid of them."
"Half a year ago, the eldest son of the Zheng family married the eldest princess. He entered the princess's mansion as a general and told his father that he had no intention of competing for power. However, the Zheng family still has two sons, both of whom are brave and good at fighting."
"Father urgently needs someone to check the power of the Yiyong Marquis Mansion. And your brother happened to appear when Father needed him the most. Zheng Zhixing is the only bloodline of the Zheng family. Your brother killed Zheng Zhixing. This hatred cannot be resolved no matter what he does."
"Zheng Zhixing killed so many people at the border, but the emperor still did not pursue other responsibilities of the Zheng family. One reason was that he was wary of the power of the Zheng family in the court, and the other was to show his kindness and generosity. But at this time, he also gave your brother many rewards. This grand occasion of flowers and brocade, blazing fire and boiling oil, was exchanged for Zheng Zhixing's life."
"Xiao Yan, if you were a member of the Yiyong Marquis Mansion, how would you feel?"
Xiao Yujue's words made Mu Jingyan feel a chill on his back. He fell into the chair, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
"So, my brother was given to the emperor by..." Mu Jingyan said half of his words, but swallowed them back considering Xiao Yujue's identity.
Xiao Yujue certainly understood Mu Jingyan's feelings. She patted her head gently and comforted her, "Xiaoyan, don't think too much. Your brother is a smart man. He will understand the thoughts and tricks of the emperor."
"What's the use of understanding?" Mu Jingyan was in a heavy mood. When she thought of her brother's sad back, she couldn't help but feel sad for him.
"Silly boy, don't worry too much. With your brother's intelligence, even if he doesn't have my father's little tricks, the people in Yiyong Marquis's Mansion may not understand him."
Mu Jingyan was speechless. She pondered for a long time, grabbed Xiao Yujue's hand, and begged, "Your Highness, you have to promise me that you will help me look after my brother. He is the only relative I have left."
"Okay." Xiao Yujue felt sorry for Mu Jingyan's mood at the moment, so he hugged her in his arms again and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
It seems that their wedding will have to be postponed.
In order to avoid Mu Jingrui, Shangguan Wanning locked herself up at home for two months without leaving the house, and studied medicine with Lu Xiangzi and Sun Jinyao every day.
She tried her best to keep herself busy so that she didn't have much time to miss Mu Jingrui.
At the same time, she was always paying attention to the changes in the situation in the court. She was very worried that Mu Jingrui would stand against the Zheng family and the Shangguan family.
At that time, the tragedy of the previous life is likely to happen again.
"Hey, girl..."
Lu Xiangzi slammed the table heavily, and Shangguan Wanning came back to her senses.
She looked up and found that Sun Jinyao and Lu Xiangzi were looking at her. She quickly calmed herself down and forced a smile.
“Master…”
"Please remember what I just said."
"Ah?" Shangguan Wanning didn't hear what Lu Xiangzi said at all, but Lu Xiangzi was usually too strict, so she didn't dare to say that she was distracted.
She had no choice but to turn to Sun Jinyao for help.
Sun Jinyao nodded calmly.
Shangguan Wanning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Master, I've got it all down."
"Well, that's good, let's do it." After Lu Xiangzi said this, he walked out of the study with his hands behind his back.
"Brother Yao, I..."
Sun Jinyao said nothing, picked up the pen and wrote down some herbs. "The old monster asked you to go out and buy herbs. These are the names of the herbs you need. Although some of these herbs are not precious, they are rarely used in daily life, and some small pharmacies may not have them in stock. You can go to the big pharmacy in the south of the city and buy them all at once, so as to avoid unnecessary trips."
Shangguan Wanning took the paper, read it, folded it carefully and put it into her sleeve.
"Do you want me to go with you?"
"No, I can do it myself. If Master finds out, he'll be angry."
Shangguan Wan Ning stood up and walked out, telling the housekeeper to prepare a sedan chair.
Sun Jinyao looked at her from afar, feeling an inexplicable pain in his heart.
She was obviously heartbroken, but she had to pretend nothing happened. Why?
"Why? Can't bear to leave?"
Lu Xiangzi walked quietly behind Sun Jinyao.
Sun Jinyao turned his head and gave him a blank look, remaining silent.
"If I were you, I would take advantage of the situation. Anyway, it's unlikely that she and Mu Jingrui will be together now."
"I don't know what you are talking about." Sun Jinyao turned and was about to leave.
Lu Xiangzi moved his body and blocked his way.
"Silly boy, if you like someone, you should take the initiative to fight for her. Do you think God can really drop a wife on your head? Now is the best opportunity. If you miss it, it will be too late to regret it."
"You're crazy." Sun Jinyao cursed softly and walked past Lu Xiangzi.
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