Mu Jingrui climbed over the wall calmly and hid himself in the most secluded corner.
Inside the room, three men and one woman were pacing back and forth anxiously, their faces filled with exhaustion.
Mu Jingrui recognized the woman as the proprietress of Yingchunlou. At this moment, she had completely lost the charm and domineering attitude she had that day.
When the three of them saw the guards pushing the door open, they all went to greet them and asked in unison, "How is it? What did the Second Prince say? When can we leave the capital?"
"Why rush? Once everything is arranged, the Second Prince will naturally send you away." The guard replied impatiently.
The proprietress also showed a dissatisfied look and asked hurriedly: "Wait, wait, how long do we have to wait? Right now, the bailiffs of Jingzhao Prefecture are searching every house to catch us. If we fall into the hands of the government..."
"What?" The guard heard the threat in the proprietress's words, and the light in his eyes became even colder.
The proprietress was not to be outdone, so she simply spoke out, folding her arms over her chest, snorting, and said, "It won't do you any good if we turn the Second Prince over."
"Do you think you have this chance?" As soon as the guard finished speaking, he made a lightning-fast move and the sharp dagger quickly stabbed into the proprietress's lower abdomen.
He swung the dagger cleanly and efficiently. The blood gushed out when the dagger was pulled out, making the other three men step back in fear.
Mu Jingrui was too late to help.
Seeing this, the remaining three men turned around and tried to escape, but the guards didn't want to give them the chance.
Just as Mu Jingrui was about to show up, the other two people who were following the guards quickly took action and blocked the three fleeing people.
"Who are you? Do you know what will happen if you go against my master?" the guard warned with a fierce look in his eyes.
"I only know that if you continue to help the evildoers, the result will be that your child will have no butthole."
Before he could finish his words, the two men attacked the guards.
Seeing that they would not be defeated for the time being when fighting two against one, Mu Jingrui simply hid aside and secretly observed the two men's martial arts.
Seeing that he was about to be overwhelmed, the guard stepped back and blew a whistle.
In just a moment, a group of archers ready for battle appeared on the wall.
Mu Jingrui narrowed his eyes, leaped up, picked up a leaf and threw it out, hitting the archers' wrists accurately.
As the arrows fell, he drew out the soft sword from his waist. With a flash of sword light, the archers fell off the wall one after another.
The sudden change made everyone present a little confused.
"Who are you?"
The guard's face turned pale. He was frightened by the speed of Mu Jingrui's attack.
"You don't deserve to know."
Mu Jingrui pointed his sword at the guard and said coldly: "Follow me to Jingzhao Prefecture, maybe you can still keep your life."
The guard gasped for air, his eyes slowly becoming calm. He straightened up and said, "You are wishful thinking if you want to use me to frame the Second Prince."
As he spoke, he looked at the other three people. "Who among you dares to betray the Second Prince..."
The guard laughed grimly, stabbed his fingers deeply into his throat, and fell to the ground dead.
Mu Jingrui admired his resolute attitude.
"You..." Mu Jingrui looked at the other two people, wondering whether they were enemies or friends.
"Mr. Mu, I'll leave these three to you."
The other party's frankness made Mu Jingrui suspicious.
One of them walked up to Mu Jingrui and said in a low voice, "We are following this person on the orders of the eldest lady. Her purpose is the same as yours."
Mu Jingrui was stunned.
He suddenly remembered the scenes of Shangguan Wanning and Xiao Zhenting together.
Could it be that this silly girl deliberately approached Xiao Zhenting just to get information from him?
Mu Jingrui frowned, feeling angry and annoyed.
"Go back and tell Shangguan Wanning not to do such a thing." After saying that, he found a rope, tied up the three people, and sent them to Jingzhao Prefecture.
Shangguan Wanning returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and listened to the report from the secret guards. She always felt that something was wrong with what Mu Jingrui asked the secret guards to bring back, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
She originally thought that with the testimony of the three managers of Yingchun Tower, Xiao Zhenting would be able to be caught, but she didn't expect that the three of them refused to say anything and took all the blame on themselves.
Such a serious case happened right under the emperor's feet, and the emperor urged the police to solve the case every morning.
Under pressure, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture knew that there was more to the case, but he could do nothing about it. He could only sentence the three managers to death and close the case.
Shangguan Wanning was furious when she learned about this. She slammed the table heavily with a gloomy face.
Xiao Zhenting, this cruel and ruthless guy with a beastly heart, must have used some despicable tricks to make someone take the blame for her.
"Miss, what happened to you?" Lu Tong was startled and hurried forward to check Shangguan Wanning's hand. "Does it hurt? It's all red."
If Lu Tong hadn't mentioned it, Shangguan Wan Ning wouldn't have noticed it, but as soon as she mentioned it, she couldn't help but let out a "hiss".
"Miss, I'll go get the medicine and rub it on you."
"No, I'm fine."
When Lu Tong mentioned medicine, Shangguan Wan Ning remembered something else and asked, "Did you get the burn medicine I asked the court doctor to prescribe?"
"The court doctor just sent someone to deliver it this morning. He said that there are several precious medicinal materials in it that are in short supply, so he only prepared three bottles. He will send the next one in a few days."
As Lu Tong spoke, she asked the maid to bring the medicine over and asked curiously, "Miss, your burns have healed, haven't they? There's not even a scar left. Why do you need the palace doctor to prescribe it again?"
"Of course I am useful."
Shangguan Wanning thought that Mu Jingrui must have run out of medicine.
Now he is just an ordinary guard beside the prince, and it is impossible for him to receive special care. If she wants to melt the iceberg heart of the previous year, she still needs to work hard.
"Miss, Aunt Zhao is here." The little maid came in to report.
Shangguan Wanning frowned subconsciously. She didn't really want to meet Aunt Zhao and her daughter, but no matter what, Aunt Zhao hadn't done anything out of line so far.
"Let her in." Shangguan Wanning gathered her thoughts.
Not long after, Aunt Zhao came in with a smile on her face, guided by her maid.
"Aunt, what do you want to talk to me about?" Shangguan Wanning smiled and said, "Please sit down first."
Aunt Zhao looked at the gentle and noble Shangguan Wan Ning in front of her, then looked at the furnishings and decorations in her room, as well as the clothes she was wearing and the red hairpin on her head...
Her heart was filled with sourness.
Her daughter is obviously also a lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion, so why is her status so different?
"It's nothing serious. I heard that the young lady was not feeling well these days, so I came to visit her."
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