"Come back with me."
Shangguan Yue understood instantly that Shangguan Wanning had insisted on not leaving, and the person she wanted him to save should be Mu Jingrui.
"Brother, how are you?" Mu Jingyan couldn't help but run in.
She saw Mu Jingrui and Shangguan Wanning staring at each other, and a nameless anger rose in her heart.
"Brother, you are such a fool. It's fine if you abandoned me, but why did you abandon Miss Yin too? She is going to be my future sister-in-law." Mu Jingyan said as he reached out to pull Mu Jingrui, "Let's go, get out quickly."
Shangguan Wanning's heart ached deeply.
He really didn't even give her a chance to explain before finding a new love.
"Dad, let's go." Shangguan Wanning was disheartened and her voice was choked with sobs.
She felt that what she had just done was completely unnecessary.
When Shangguan Wanning walked past him, Mu Jingrui tried his best to restrain the urge to hug her in his arms.
The two people passed each other, leaving a scar in each other's heart.
"Brother, if you don't leave now... do you really want to be burned to death?"
The temperature around was getting higher and higher, and the fire was getting closer and closer to the lobby.
Mu Jingrui didn't have the heart to blame his sister for talking nonsense. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, his ankle suddenly tightened.
He looked down and saw a bloody hand reaching out from the ruins.
Mu Jingrui gathered his thoughts and with one palm he shook away several pillars. A man with blood all over his face, whose features were almost unrecognizable, looked up at him with difficulty.
He squatted down and felt the man's pulse. He was almost dying.
"Please... no matter what... give this blood letter to the Minister of War... Lord Mu..."
The man died before he could finish his words.
"Brother, who... is he?" Mu Jingyan was a little confused. These were too many coincidences.
"Leave first."
Mu Jingrui stuffed the blood letter into his sleeve, took Mu Jingyan's hand and walked out of the theater.
"Brother, what's written on the blood letter?" Mu Jingyan asked impatiently as soon as he got home.
"Why does a girl care so much? Don't stay at home, go back to the Prince's Mansion. It's not decent to run to your parents' house all day long." Mu Jingrui didn't want Mu Jingyan to get involved in too many court disputes, so he frowned and said responsibly.
Mu Jingyan pouted to express his dissatisfaction.
"Why are you so ungrateful? I am afraid that you will be lonely at home, so I am here to accompany you more. If you can find a wife and start a family sooner, I, as your younger sister, won't have to worry about you."
Speaking of this, Mu Jingrui's face became even gloomier.
"I'll only say this once. I know my own marriage. Don't do such boring things anymore. Don't waste my time."
Mu Jingyan opened his mouth, scratched his head and asked, "Brother, do you really have no feelings for Miss Yin?"
"No." Mu Jingrui answered firmly.
There is really no room for anyone else in his heart except Shangguan Wanning.
"That's bad." Mu Jingyan said as he stepped back. "I can see that Miss Yin likes you very much, especially after you rescued her. She said... Oh, it's up to you anyway. I'm leaving."
"Mu Jingyan!"
Mu Jingrui was so angry that he jumped up and down. If she wasn't his own sister, he really wanted to chase her and beat her up.
He sighed deeply, no longer paying attention to the love affairs, took out the blood book and read it carefully, and was shocked.
He immediately went to find Xiao Yujue.
"I have always found this very strange. Wala is just a small border country, and the number of soldiers we have stationed at the border is three times what they can mobilize. The garrison commander, Tong Yixiao, is a veteran who has been on many battlefields."
"We are obviously much stronger than Wala in every aspect, but the urgent messages we sent back over 800 miles are all about defeats and requests for support. In just three months, I have mobilized food and military support four times. But I didn't expect..."
Mu Jingrui realized after reading the blood letter that the food, military pay and weapons had not been transported to the border.
So, where did such a large amount of supplies go?
"Jing Rui, you were here today too. Did you see the martial arts styles of those people?" Xiao Yujue asked with a frown.
"They should be professional killers in the underworld." Mu Jingrui carefully recalled the situation at that time, "If my guess is correct, they took the money and wanted to seize General Tong's blood letter, and kill these soldiers who risked their lives to enter the capital to silence them."
"So...what do you think we should do next?"
"This is a matter of great importance and must be reported to the Emperor immediately."
Xiao Yujue hesitated for a moment, with some concerns in his heart. "Jingrui, you are the Minister of War. If something like this happens, even if you take the initiative to report it, I'm afraid the censors will find a handle and attack you. I'm worried..."
"Your Highness, I know this clearly. However, if we continue to conceal this, the soldiers at the border will not be able to hold on. If the border is breached, the people will suffer. The most urgent task right now is to resolve the urgent need at the border. As for other matters, we can investigate them slowly."
Xiao Yujue admired Mu Jingrui for his ability to put the overall situation first, so she nodded. The two of them immediately went to the palace to report the matter to the emperor.
Just as Xiao Yujue had expected, Mu Jingrui, as the Minister of War, had mobilized supplies four times but failed to deliver them to the border, which led to the defeat of the war. He was to blame and was criticized again and again by the censors.
Even the emperor became dissatisfied with Mu Jingrui, and ordered the Ministry of War to raise food and money to send to the border within seven days and to dispatch a large army for support.
If he makes another mistake this time, he will not only be dismissed from office, but also imprisoned.
Mu Jingrui knew very well that this would be a difficult hurdle for him.
While preparing food, money and weapons, he was also investigating the mastermind behind the incident.
He gathered the killers who died in the theater and placed them in the funeral home. He carefully examined their bodies and found that each of them had a wolf head tattoo.
"Master Mu, I have already found out. This group of assassins came from an organization called Soul-Catching Hall in Jianghu."
Mu Jingrui was thoughtful. "How can we contact them?"
"I have inquired about it. They have a contact branch in the capital."
"Contact them for me."
"yes."
Two days later, Mu Jingrui handed over the prepared food, wages and weapons to his trusted subordinates to escort them to the border.
At noon, he changed into casual clothes and came to Mingxianglou, the most lively restaurant in the capital.
The waiter came up to greet him warmly. "Sir, would you like a private room or a private table?"
"I have an appointment to meet someone at Zizhu Pavilion."
As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter's face changed, then returned to normal and guided Mu Jingrui to the elegant seat in the backyard.
He only brought Mu Jingrui to the entrance of Zizhu Pavilion and then retreated respectfully.
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