Mu Jingrui looked down at Shangguan Wanning's ankle.
Shangguan Wanning's cheeks turned red and she quickly retracted her foot.
"Why are you here?"
Mu Jingrui followed Xiao Yujue and kept paying attention to Shangguan Wanning silently.
Today, wherever she goes, she is the focus of everyone's attention. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart, a mixture of helplessness and joy, hitting his heart.
"Care about me?"
There seemed to be a bright light in Shangguan Wanning's eyes, which could penetrate the thick dark clouds and shine into Mu Jingrui's heart shrouded in gloom.
"Are you planning to just stand there and not say anything?" Shangguan Wanning was a little dissatisfied.
"Does it hurt?"
This is the most gentle concern that Mu Jingrui can express at the moment.
Shangguan Wanning was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing. "Try twisting it and see if it hurts."
"It doesn't hurt." Mu Jingrui replied expressionlessly.
Shangguan Wanning was choked and was speechless.
What does such an injury matter to Mu Jingrui?
"Then why are you asking?" Shangguan Wanning rolled her eyes in annoyance, stood up despite the pain, and walked towards the back of the screen in jumps.
"ah!"
Shangguan Wanning's body swayed a few times without her noticing, and she was about to crash into the corner of the table. Mu Jingrui moved and hugged her, holding her in his arms.
"What exactly are you going to do?" Mu Jingrui asked with a frown.
Shangguan Wanning leaned in Mu Jingrui's arms. The close contact allowed her to feel the steady heartbeat in Mu Jingrui's chest.
She couldn't help but blush, avoided Mu Jingrui's gaze, and lowered her eyelids.
"I want to...I want to get something from my purse."
Mu Jingrui's heart was also beating fast when he saw Shangguan Wanning's shy appearance. He picked her up and put her back on the stool, then walked behind the screen to find her changed clothes, picked up the purse and handed it to her.
"When you were very young, your father hired a dance teacher to teach you how to dance. You have always been a good dancer. Why... is it like this today?"
The reason why Mu Jingrui risked being discovered to come in and see Shangguan Wanning was because he was worried that she had been ambushed by someone else.
"Because I did it on purpose."
Shangguan Wanning's answer was somewhat beyond Mu Jingrui's expectations. "Did you do it on purpose? Why?"
"Don't you think the behavior of the Queen Mother and the Queen is a little abnormal today?" Shangguan Wanning smiled brightly and took out the burn medicine prepared for Mu Jingrui from her purse.
Mu Jingrui frowned, took a deep breath, and folded his hands over his chest. "What's so abnormal?"
"It's unreasonable to invite girls from court officials to compete in talent at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. In my opinion, they have other intentions. So... I don't want to participate."
Mu Jingrui was secretly surprised.
He followed Xiao Yujue and of course had received the news in advance.
The Queen Mother wanted to take advantage of the birthday banquet to choose a concubine for Xiao Yujue.
However, Mu Jingrui did not expect Shangguan Wanning to be so smart. Not only did she become alert in advance, but she also designed a plan for herself to avoid this crisis.
Although she didn't necessarily know that it was to select a concubine for the prince.
"Isn't it good to be favored by the Queen Mother?" Mu Jingrui was worried that Shangguan Wanning would regret it after knowing the truth, and he felt a little sad.
"Not good." Shangguan Wanning answered simply and firmly.
"Why?"
"Because... this!" Shangguan Wanning handed the porcelain bottle of burn medicine to Mu Jingrui, "I estimated that your medicine is about to run out, so I asked the court doctor to refill it for you. However, some medicinal materials are insufficient, so there is not much medicine. You can use it temporarily, and I will send someone to deliver it to you later."
Mu Jingrui was stunned.
What Shangguan Wanning meant was...
For him?
Mu Jingrui was a little flattered just by his own thoughts.
"Here." Shangguan Wanning grabbed Mu Jingrui's hand and placed the medicine in his palm.
Mu Jingrui remained silent and did not speak for a long time.
"I know that it is unfair for you to be an ordinary guard beside the prince now, but as a man, you must have some time to settle down in order to achieve great things. Believe me, no matter what happens in the future, you will stand on the side of the prince. In the future, you will surely be able to make a name for yourself and achieve success."
Mu Jingrui looked down at the medicine in his palm, thoughtfully.
Shangguan Wanning has been persuading him to stay with the prince from the beginning to the end. Why is her attitude so firm?
Could it be that the Shangguan family has already decided which side to stand on? However, judging from the current situation, there doesn't seem to be much clues.
On the other hand, as for the Crown Prince, after observing him for some time, Mu Jingrui discovered that Xiao Yujue was not as cowardly and timid as outsiders saw him to be.
In fact, the Prince's Mansion secretly maintains a large number of assassins, which shows that Xiao Yujue is also an ambitious person.
"Jing Rui, you and Jing Yan are now alone and powerless. It may not be easy to investigate the truth of your father's murder. You can try to gather your father's old subordinates."
Mu Jingrui's heart skipped a beat again.
"Many of them are loyal to your father and are talented generals. The prince needs people like this around him. With their help, you will have more bargaining chips in your hands."
Shangguan Wanning's idea actually coincided with his.
Mu Jingrui gave a meaningful smile.
It seems that he had underestimated Shangguan Wanning before.
"Thanks for the medicine, I know what to do."
Mu Jingrui put the medicine in his arms and was about to leave when he heard panicked shouting coming from outside the door.
"Someone come... someone come quickly, a man broke into my sister's room... come and save him..."
Shangguan Wanning's face suddenly changed.
It’s Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
At this time, it was too late for Mu Jingrui to escape by jumping out of the window, as he was surrounded by guards outside the door.
If someone saw the two of them alone in the room, it would definitely tarnish Shangguan Wanning's reputation.
Murderous intent flashed in Mu Jingrui's eyes, and he clenched his fists and was about to rush out.
"What are you doing?" Shangguan Wanning noticed Mu Jingrui's intention and grabbed his wrist.
"I'm going to fight my way out now. No matter what happens, you insist that I broke in by force and put the blame on me for everything. Remember that?"
A warm feeling surged in Shangguan Wanning's heart.
"If you fight your way out now, you will only die. I won't let you die."
She was still counting on this evil spirit to save the lives of her entire family.
Shangguan Wanning looked around and pointed at the closet and said, "Hide inside."
"What?" Mu Jingrui was proud and arrogant, and was not willing to do anything so humble and sneaky.
Shangguan Wanning saw this and tightly held Mu Jingrui's hand. "Do you want me to die with you? If not, just listen to me."
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