“Eh…”
Mu Jingyan hurriedly chased after him, but at that moment the wind picked up and the letter fluttered down into the lotus pond beside him.
"This is bad."
Mu Jingyan was so anxious that he jumped up and down.
If the content of this letter is really important and Mu Jingrui and Shangguan Wanning miss it, she will feel guilty for the rest of her life.
Thinking of this, Mu Jingyan was about to jump down, but was stopped by the maid. "Master, what are you going to do?"
"Don't pull me." Mu Jingyan pushed the maid away, jumped into the lotus pond with a splash, swam over and picked up the letter.
"Ah? This is the end."
The handwriting on the letter had completely faded, and it was impossible to make out what was written on it. Only one sentence could be seen at the end.
Three days later at dusk, we met at Biliu Pavilion.
Fortunately, I fished it out quickly, otherwise the word "碧" would have been invisible.
"Master, please come up quickly." Seeing this, the personal maid turned pale with fright and kept calling out from the shore.
Mu Jingyan was very annoyed and swam back slowly, just in time the Queen Mother came over with her maids and nannies.
"What's going on?"
The queen led everyone forward and looked at Mu Jingyan floating in the lotus pond with a frown.
Mu Jingyan didn't want anyone to know his purpose of going into the water. Since the letter was useless anyway, he just crumpled it up and threw it away.
"What are you doing?"
The Queen saw that Mu Jingyan swam to the shore by himself and did not seem to have fallen into the water accidentally.
"Your Majesty..." Mu Jingyan was not good at lying to begin with, and she was a little panicked by the sudden questioning. "Your Majesty saw a dragonfly standing on a lotus leaf, it was very beautiful, and I wanted to catch it..."
"How dare you! Although you are not the Crown Princess, you are the Crown Prince's concubine. Your every move and every word is related to the Crown Prince's reputation. You..." The Queen looked at the wet Mu Jingyan with disdain and scolded, "How can you behave like this?"
"I'm sorry, mother, please calm down. I know I'm wrong." Mu Jingyan immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake.
"Hmph. Come here," the queen immediately called the maid beside her and ordered, "Take her to the side hall to change into clean clothes, and then send her back. Tell the prince to discipline her strictly. If it happens again, I will punish her severely."
Mu Jingyan was sent back to the Prince's Mansion by the Queen. She felt that everyone in the Prince's Mansion was laughing at her, which made her very sad.
In the evening, Xiao Yujue came back and went straight to Mu Jingyan's room. Seeing her sulking in front of the dressing mirror, he took out a bamboo dragonfly from his sleeve.
"Do you like it?"
Mu Jingyan came back to his senses, took the bamboo dragonfly and placed it in his palm. "Your Highness, you..."
Xiao Yujue sat down next to Mu Jingyan, held her hand and said softly, "Tell me what you like in the future. Don't take what happened today to heart."
Mu Jingyan originally thought that he would be condemned by Xiao Yujue. After all, she had embarrassed him.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yujue actually comforted her instead.
She suddenly felt very happy, and all the unhappiness was forgotten. She snuggled into Xiao Yujue's arms and explained her behavior today.
"I was wondering why you were so childish. It turned out that it was for your brother." Xiao Yujue hugged Mu Jingyan and said with a smile, "In that case, it would be unnecessary for me to go through all means to make a bamboo dragonfly for you."
When Mu Jingyan saw the bamboo helicopter in his arms, his face was filled with a happy smile.
"No, this is the best gift I've ever received."
Xiao Yujue chuckled, pinched her nose lovingly, picked her up and walked to the bed.
After the morning court the next day, Mu Jingyan returned home and explained the events of the previous day and the letter to his brother.
"I'm sorry, brother, I didn't mean it." Mu Jingyan said, secretly observing the changes in Mu Jingrui's expression. "I wanted to read the contents of the letter... I also wanted to protect you... I didn't expect it to..."
Mu Jingrui felt a dull pain in his heart.
These days, he never allowed himself to have any free time, just to avoid missing Shangguan Wanning.
But every time when it’s late at night and everyone is asleep, I can’t suppress my longing for you.
He really wanted to see her, but what would it matter even if he saw her?
"Brother?" Seeing that his brother had no expression on his face and didn't even respond, Mu Jingyan stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Mu Jingrui poured himself a cup of tea and said calmly, "You're already married, don't run back every few days. The Crown Prince spoils you and doesn't say anything, but there's no guarantee that others won't have thoughts."
"I understand. I'll be back soon. As for...about the letter..."
"If it's lost, it's lost. Even if you bring it back, I won't look at it." Mu Jingrui drank the water in the cup.
"Really?" Mu Jingyan obviously didn't believe it.
Mu Jingrui did not answer, but just lowered his eyes, feeling anxious.
What did Shangguan Wanning say in the letter?
"That appointment at dusk...are you going?" Mu Jingyan bent down and looked at his brother inquiringly.
Mu Jingrui stood up, glanced at his sister indifferently, and walked straight towards the study.
"After all, I am your messenger. Didn't you even tell me whether you were going or not?" Mu Jingyan shouted at his brother's back to express his dissatisfaction.
Mu Jingrui sat in the study, unable to read a single word in the book.
He remembered what Shangguan Wanning said in Mingxiang Tower, and tried his best to defend Xiao Zhenting.
What happened at the White Horse Temple and Mingxiang Tower, could it be that she really has her own difficulties?
Shangguan Wanning finally sneaked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion under the cover of Lutong. She hurried to the place where she had agreed to meet Mu Jingrui.
As the sun sets in the west, the sunset glows redder, a breeze blows gently beside the Panliu Pavilion, and the afterglow of the setting sun falls on the calm lake, as if shrouded in a layer of light yellow halo.
Shangguan Wanning sat in the pavilion and felt that time was passing exceptionally long.
The sky gradually darkened, the evening breeze was cool, and the surroundings became quiet.
The agreed time had long passed, but Mu Jingrui still hadn't shown up.
Shangguan Wanning went from initial expectation to numbness, with waves of grievance and sadness spreading in her heart.
A melodious and pleasant flute sound came, like crying and complaining, just like her mood at the moment.
Shangguan Wanning lowered her head and stared at the ground.
All the life and death, all the vows made, were wiped out in such a misunderstanding?
"The wind is blowing, let's go back."
Sun Jinyao walked over, with the flute tucked into his waist, and stretched out his hand to Shangguan Wanning.
Shangguan Wanning raised her eyes to look at him and said faintly, "Brother Yao, do you think...if I wait a little longer, will he come?"
"Won't."
Sun Jinyao didn't want to give Shangguan Wanning false hope, so he answered promptly and concisely.
Shangguan Wanning stood up and looked in the direction where Mu Jingrui was supposed to appear.
Her heart ached, but she didn't cry.
She tried her best to save the relationship, but ultimately failed.
"Yeah, he's not coming."
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