"Aunt, please don't listen to the nonsense people outside say. I have studied the etiquette of the Four Books and Five Classics since I was a child, and Miss Shangguan is a lady from a well-educated family. How could the two of us do such a shameless thing as dating in private?"
"That's true." The princess smiled slightly, "But didn't many people see it that day?"
"That's all a misunderstanding." Xiao Zhenting had already thought of a way to shirk responsibility. "I just happened to meet Miss Shangguan at the White Horse Temple that day. I saw someone bullying her, so I stepped forward to help her out. I don't know how the story got passed around and turned into that."
Xiao Zhenting's answer was decisive, and the eldest princess sneered in her heart.
"So, you and Ning'er have no relationship at all, right?"
"Of course, it has nothing to do with anything."
The eldest princess seemed very satisfied. She nodded slightly and turned to look at several important officials present in the court.
"You all heard it, right? The matter between the Second Prince and the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family was just a misunderstanding. No matter what happens to the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family in the future, whether she is rich and prosperous or miserable and destitute, it has nothing to do with the Second Prince."
"I heard it clearly."
Xiao Zhenting secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, even if Shangguan Wan Ning was beheaded, he would not be implicated. But, it was such a pity that he didn't get such a beautiful woman.
After the princess finished speaking, she walked straight into the emperor's bedroom.
Mu Jingrui's mind went blank for a moment after hearing the news. He subconsciously wanted to save Shangguan Wanning, but the pain from the wounds on his body brought him back to his senses.
"Sir, the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion wants to see you."
Mu Jingrui suddenly remembered that the Heavenly Prison was under the jurisdiction of the Shenjiying.
In other words, Shangguan Wanning is now in his hands.
No wonder!
Mu Jingrui took a deep breath and strode into the main hall.
"Greetings, Lord Mu." The butler stood up and saluted.
Mu Jingrui's face was gloomy. He lifted his clothes and sat down in the upper position. His eyes were sharp and he spoke directly.
"What is it? Tell me."
The butler felt the coldness and sharpness emanating from Mu Jingrui, which kept people at a distance.
He never imagined that in just two years, Mu Jingrui had gone from being a servant who was bullied by everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion to becoming the youngest Minister of War since the founding of the country.
"Master Mu, I'm here on the orders of the master to bring you some gifts." The butler waved his hand, and the servant brought up a box.
Mu Jingrui didn't even look at it. "No merit, no reward."
"Actually... my master wants Lord Mu to do him a favor. My eldest daughter is in prison now, and my wife wants to go in and see her..."
"It's impossible." Mu Jingrui interrupted the butler, "According to the laws of our dynasty, those who are thrown into the Heavenly Prison are basically death row prisoners, and no one is allowed to see them without trial."
"But……"
"No buts." Mu Jingrui stood up and walked out, ordering the guest to leave. "Show me out."
Although the housekeeper knew it would not be that easy, he did not expect that Mu Jingrui was so ruthless and did not even let him finish his words.
After Mu Jingrui returned to the study, he couldn't calm down for a long time. He recalled all the hardships he had experienced with Shangguan Wanning.
However, the more beautiful the memories were, the more painful his heart felt.
In the evening, Mu Jingrui received news that Xiao Zhenting had severed his relationship with Shangguan Wanning.
For some reason, he suppressed the anger in his heart and could no longer hold it back, and he shattered the desk with one palm.
"Shangguan Wanning, this is the man you wanted to follow wholeheartedly. How could he abandon you when disaster struck?..."
Mu Jingrui closed his eyes in pain, and it took him a long time to calm himself down.
"A-choo."
Shangguan Wanning sneezed, and the chill made her subconsciously hug herself tighter with her hands.
She curled up in a dark, damp corner, trying to stay away from the crawling cockroaches.
She had been mentally prepared, but she was still a little scared when she was really locked up.
Shangguan Wanning was a little dazed. Her eyes wandered inadvertently and a pair of slender legs appeared in her sight.
"How does it taste?"
A cold voice sounded in her ears. Shangguan Wanning raised her head. Her familiar eyes were still as deep as before, but they no longer had the warmth they once had.
Shangguan Wanning stared at Mu Jingrui blankly. She had a thousand words to say, but when the words came to her lips, they turned into helpless sadness and she had to swallow them back.
He read her letter but did not show up for the appointment, which meant that he did not believe what she said at all.
If that's the case, why force it?
Shangguan Wanning lowered her eyelids and stared blankly at the ground.
Her silence made Mu Jingrui furious, as if she was showing contempt and disdain for him.
Mu Jingrui was furious. He ordered the jailer to open the cell door and rushed in, pulling Shangguan Wanning up from the ground.
There was a sharp pain in my wrist, and it felt like the bones were being crushed.
She looked at Mu Jingrui with pain, gritting her teeth to prevent herself from showing weakness or crying. "What do you want?"
Shangguan Wanning's voice was hoarse, distant and cold, which made Mu Jingrui's heart even colder.
"What do I want?"
Yeah, what do you want?
Mu Jingrui himself also wanted to know.
Kill her? Or humiliate her severely?
It seems that he can't do it.
Even when he saw her curled up in the corner pretending to be strong, his heart still ached.
"Shangguan Wanning, do you know how the person you tried so hard to please, the person you loved so deeply, reacted after learning that something happened to you?"
Shangguan Wanning stopped struggling and looked at Mu Jingrui quietly.
She also wanted to know whether she had achieved her goal.
"He distanced himself from you in front of the princess and many ministers. Did you know that?"
"Really?" Shangguan Wanning was delighted.
"Are you disappointed?"
Mu Jingrui looked at Shangguan Wanning's nervous expression and his heart twitched violently a few times.
He didn't understand why Shangguan Wanning was so devoted to that bastard Xiao Zhenting. How was he inferior to Xiao Zhenting?
"I have nothing to say. If you have nothing else, Master Mu, please go back."
Shangguan Wanning didn't want to continue talking to Mu Jingrui. He was the one who really disappointed her.
"You still don't want to see me now?"
Mu Jingrui's anger made him involuntarily increase the strength of his wrist.
Shangguan Wanning's face turned blue in pain, and she subconsciously struggled a few times, trying to break free from Mu Jingrui's grip.
Her resistance aroused the most primitive and hottest flame in Mu Jingrui's heart.
Mu Jingrui pushed Shangguan Wanning to the wall, pressed her against the wall and kissed her hard on the lips.
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