Ever since Shangguan Wanning guessed her grandfather's attitude at the Marquis of Yiyong's Mansion that day, she has been paying special attention to Xiao Zhenting's every move.
She helplessly discovered that he and the Yiyong Marquis' Mansion were really getting closer and closer. Even when she had nothing to do, she would go to the Yiyong Marquis' Mansion to sit for a while, play chess with her grandfather, and chat.
As their relationship got better and better, Shangguan Wanning felt more and more depressed.
She tried to persuade her grandfather through her father, but the results were not satisfactory.
One time, Shangguan Wan Ning happened to pass by her father's study and heard her father talking to his colleagues. Xiao Zhenting's power in the court began to revive, and many court officials spoke well of him in front of the emperor.
All of this is the result of Zheng Guoxun's behind-the-scenes instigation.
Shangguan Wanning became more and more worried, not only because the Zheng family was associated with Xiao Zhenting, but also because she was afraid that the emperor would become more suspicious of the Zheng family.
"My lady," Lu Tong came over happily, holding a box of perfumed powder in her hand and said, "This is what the princess sent just now. I can smell the fragrance just by holding it in my hand. Look."
Shangguan Wanning sat in front of the dressing mirror and glanced back casually. A strange fragrance stimulated her sense of smell, making her smell it more involuntarily.
"My dear Miss, the princess really loves you. She always thinks of you when she has anything delicious or useful. I heard that this perfume powder is a tribute from Siam. I'm afraid there are only a few boxes of it in the whole capital."
Lutong took the comb from the maid and continued to comb Shangguan Wanning's makeup.
"Miss, everything for burning incense at the White Horse Temple is ready. You can leave at any time."
Shangguan Wanning's heart slowly felt warmer.
Thinking about meeting Mu Jingrui today, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Mu Jingrui arrived at the White Horse Temple early and looked forward to it.
Boom boom boom.
The knock on the door brought him back to his senses. He hurriedly got up and opened the door of the wing room. It was a little maid, wearing the uniform of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Master Mu, I am here to tell you something on the orders of the young lady."
"What's the matter?" Mu Jingrui asked with a nervous heart.
"The young lady needs to follow the abbot in the main hall and recite the Heart Sutra before she can come to see you. She was worried that you would be anxious waiting, so she asked the servants to bring some tea and snacks."
As the little maidservant said this, she carried the food box into the side room, placed the food on the table one by one, and then turned and left.
Mu Jingrui watched the little maid go away vigilantly, and sat down again after making sure there was no suspicion.
He looked at the snacks Shangguan Wanning had prepared for him. In fact, everything was her favorite, so he couldn't help laughing.
Mu Jingrui just took a sip of the fragrant tea.
Not long after, Shangguan Wanning walked in alone.
"Jing Rui."
"Ning'er."
Mu Jingrui walked quickly forward, closed the door, and embraced Shangguan Wanning in his arms.
The faint fragrance on her body made him a little distracted.
The two hugged each other tightly for a long time before Mu Jingrui pulled her out of his arms and looked down into her eyes.
"I never knew that the days that I lived by counting on my fingers could be so long."
Shangguan Wanning's heart also began to ache badly. She felt a lot of grievances and uneasiness and wanted to tell Mu Jingrui about them.
"Are you sure you saw the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family?"
"It must be right. I clearly saw her coming to the backyard, but I don't know which room she entered. I asked the monk here, and he said that all the people living here are men."
"Could it be that Miss Shangguan is having a secret meeting with someone here?"
Two unfamiliar voices were heard outside the door, scaring Shangguan Wanning so much that her face turned pale.
Mu Jingrui frowned. He held Shangguan Wanning's hand and whispered to comfort her, "Don't worry, I'll go out and take a look. No matter what happens, don't come out."
Shangguan Wanning nodded helplessly.
When Mu Jingrui saw Shangguan Wanning's panicked eyes, he secretly vowed to end these days of meeting in secret.
He opened the door and walked out. Almost in an instant, a strong sword energy rushed towards his meridians.
His instinctive reaction was to dodge sideways, but he thought of Shangguan Wanning who was still inside, and he didn't want even the door to be destroyed, so he gathered his true energy and collided head-on with the sword energy.
Suddenly, Mu Jingrui felt a dull pain in his dantian.
He was stunned and couldn't help but think that something was wrong.
Four men in black holding long swords attacked Mu Jingrui. He drew out the soft sword wrapped around his waist and stepped forward to meet them.
But every time he practiced his energy, it felt like a thorn in his back, and the pain was as if millions of insects were biting him.
Seeing that the attacks of the men in black were getting more and more fierce, Mu Jingrui took a deep breath and used the "Thousands of Troops" move to kill two of the opponents.
At the same time, he spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Mu Jingrui couldn’t guess the origins of the men in black for the time being. Seeing one of them about to rush into the room, he immediately pounced over.
Shangguan Wanning hid in the room and looked outside through the crack in the door.
She noticed that something was wrong with Mu Jingrui and was about to open the door to go out when a figure flashed by and blocked her way.
"Second uncle?"
Shangguan Wanning's heart skipped a beat. "Did you send these four assassins?"
"That's right." Zheng Binghang admitted openly, "Mu Jingrui, he deserves to die."
Shangguan Wanning understood her second uncle's pain of losing his son, so she didn't want to argue with him any more. She turned around and was about to leave, but Zheng Binghang grabbed her wrist.
"Second uncle, please let me go..."
"Let you go? Then what? Let you live and die with that brat Mu Jingrui? Have you forgotten how Zhixing died?"
"I haven't forgotten, but..."
"Because you are a girl, everyone has spoiled you since you were a child, and that's why you are spoiled. You actually met with him in broad daylight, which is simply shameless. Come back with me."
Shangguan Wanning felt ashamed after being scolded by Zheng Binghang.
She knew that her behavior was wrong, but she just couldn't abandon Mu Jingrui at this time.
Shangguan Wanning looked outside again, and Mu Jingrui was hit by a palm from the man in black.
She gasped in fear.
“Let go!”
Shangguan Wanning tried her best to break free from Zheng Binghang's hand, but Zheng Binghang hit her on the neck with his palm. Her eyes went dark and she passed out.
Mu Jingrui was seriously injured and managed to stand up with the support of his sword.
The men in black were approaching step by step. At this moment, a flash of sword light appeared and one of the men in black was killed in a sneak attack.
The remaining men in black subconsciously turned around to look. Mu Jingrui seized the opportunity, threw the sword in his hand, and pierced the heart of the man in black.
"elder brother!"
Mu Jingyan rushed over, supporting his brother who was covered in blood, and cried out of heartache. "What happened?"
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