"Hmm..." Shangguan Wanning wanted to avoid it, but she was not as strong as Mu Jingrui.
His rough actions reminded her of how he had treated her in her last life.
He gave her intense pleasure every time they had sex in the boudoir, but she never understood until her death whether he had ever been sincere to her.
Shangguan Wanning's sadness continued to spread in her heart, and tears slowly slid down the corners of her eyes.
After a long time, Mu Jingrui let her go, took a few steps back, and watched her body slowly slide down and fall onto the cold ground.
At this moment, Mu Jingrui felt heartbroken.
He regretted his behavior just now. He wanted to go up to her to support her and apologize, but he stopped after taking just one step forward.
"You have murdered the emperor with irrefutable evidence. Your Second Prince will not come to save you." Mu Jingrui wanted Shangguan Wanning to give up this idea. "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Shangguan Wanning slowly raised her head and looked at Mu Jingrui, and said faintly: "Are you also feeling lucky that you and I severed our relationship before I got into trouble. Otherwise, I would have implicated you as well?"
Mu Jingrui snorted heavily.
"Do you think all men in this world are like Xiao Zhenting? Shangguan Wanning, you are just blind."
Shangguan Wanning gave up her sad smile. "I have nothing to say. Lord Mu, you have already humiliated me. It is time for you to calm down. Please go back."
Mu Jingrui's heart skipped a beat and continued to fall.
What just happened...
He suppressed his suppressed emotions and turned away.
"etc."
Shangguan Wanning's voice came from behind him, and Mu Jingrui immediately stopped and turned around to look.
"No matter what, I hope you can remember the promise you made to me. No matter what happens in the future, don't hurt my family. After all..."
Shangguan Wanning really wanted to tell Mu Jingrui again that her feelings for him were true, and the hardships they had experienced together were also her most cherished memories.
However, her pride prevented her from saying it.
Mu Jingrui paused and left the cell.
"Brother Cha, please be kind and let us in to take a look. Just one look. We promise to be out soon."
"No, no, Shangguan Wan Ning is a serious criminal of the court. If anything goes wrong, I will lose my head. You should go back."
"Brother, please..."
Mu Jingrui heard a noisy sound coming from not far ahead, which seemed particularly loud in the quiet night.
He paced over and saw Madam Shangguan and Lutong negotiating with the jailer, and wanted to go in to visit Shangguan Wanning.
"Let them in."
Mu Jingrui remembered Shangguan Wanning hugging him and hiding in the corner.
How he could have gone up to her and held her and stayed with her.
"Master Mu." The jailer stepped forward and saluted. He felt a little unbelievable about what Mu Jingrui had just said. "Really... let them in?"
"Whatever happens, I will take responsibility."
"yes."
With Mu Jingrui's assurance, the jailer felt much relieved.
"Since Lord Mu has given permission, you may go in."
"Thank you very much."
Madam Shangguan called out to Mu Jingrui as they passed by. "Jingrui, wait."
Mu Jingrui stopped and looked at Madam Shangguan with indifferent eyes.
"What's up?"
Madam Shangguan took out a green bean cake from the food box, wrapped it in a handkerchief and handed it over. "You loved eating it when you were little. I made it myself, please have a taste. Thank you for letting me go in to see Ning'er."
Mu Jingrui suddenly felt a sour feeling in his nose.
Because of Shangguan Wanning's affair, the Shangguan family was implicated, and Shangguan Yue, the prime minister, became a figurehead.
Mu Jingrui took the mung bean cake and watched Mrs. Shangguan and Lu Tong walk towards the cell.
As he walked and ate, many childhood memories emerged in his mind.
He returned home in a daze and saw Mu Jingyan pacing back and forth anxiously. He immediately came over to him as soon as he saw him.
"Brother, where have you been so late?"
"Why are you back again?" Mu Jingrui frowned and walked to the table to pour himself a glass of water. "Didn't I tell you that married women should not always go back to their parents' home, or else someone will catch them and make them talk nonsense."
"I came back this time on the orders of His Highness, and it's legitimate." Mu Jingyan sat down opposite his brother and said seriously, "His Highness asked me to tell you not to interfere in Shangguan Wanning's affairs, so as not to bring trouble upon yourself."
"I know what's going on."
Mu Jingrui had a blank expression on his face, and Mu Jingyan had no idea what he was thinking.
She rolled her eyes and said, "That's great. I'll stay at home and keep you company for a few days."
Mu Jingrui glanced at Mu Jingyan casually.
Mu Jingyan instantly felt that his thoughts were seen through, and blushed and said stubbornly: "I am doing this for your own good..."
"Go to bed." Mu Jingrui didn't say anything else, got up and went back to his room.
On the way back, his thoughts gradually became clearer.
He knew that no matter whether the emperor could wake up or not, Shangguan Wanning would not be able to escape the charges.
Now, he hoped that the emperor would never wake up.
Only in this way can the dynasty change be achieved. He took the opportunity to support Xiao Yujue to take the throne. At that time, the emperor would have his own ministers. Even if he could not preserve the glory and wealth of the Shangguan family, at least he could save their lives.
Mu Jingrui secretly calculated the trusted men that could be mobilized by the Shenji Camp, as well as the connections he had accumulated in the army over the days.
He made a preliminary plan and tried his best to save Shangguan Wanning.
Before he had the time to discuss with Xiao Yujue, news came from the palace that the emperor had woken up.
It shocked the government and the public again.
Mu Jingrui hurried into the palace, and when he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Xiao Yujue and others had already arrived.
"Your Highness..."
"Shh." Xiao Yujue calmly made a gesture to silence him and signaled with her eyes that Mu Jingrui should not speak for the time being.
Not long after, a eunuch came over and stood next to Mu Jingrui and Xiao Yujue, looking forward and speaking softly.
"The emperor has woken up and is in high spirits. He just brought the young lady of the Shangguan family out of the prison. It seems that Miss Shangguan was lucky and accidentally cured the emperor's illness. The emperor is very pleased and is rewarding her in the prison."
"real?"
Mu Jingrui was overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face.
The eunuch did not answer, but walked past them, made a circle and went back to the inner room.
About half an incense stick of time passed before the chief eunuch came out with the imperial edict and shouted, "Shangguan Yue, receive the edict."
Shangguan Yue hurriedly stepped forward from the crowd of colleagues, and everyone knelt down to listen to the eunuch chief read out the imperial edict.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: The Shangguan family has a daughter named Wan Ning, who is both talented and beautiful, as well as extremely intelligent. She is very pleasing to my heart, and I hereby confer her the title of Princess An Ning, and grant her the treatment of a first-class princess. I decree this."
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