The cell door was opened and Mu Jingrui was leaning against the cold wall alone. There were several stiff corpses lying in the cell.
Zheng Bingrong and the chief constable both looked terrified.
"Mu Jingrui, you..." Zheng Bingrong didn't expect that Mu Jingrui didn't leave.
However, he clearly received the news that Mu Jingrui had already left with the people they sent out.
"Someone, cuff him."
At the order given by the chief constable, the bailiffs came and tried to tie up Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui's sharp eyes frightened the bailiff so much that he dared not step forward.
"If I wanted to leave, I would have left long ago." Mu Jingrui disagreed, and his attitude was neither hurried nor slow. "Clean up these corpses and don't disturb my rest."
The chief constable's thoughts became a tangled mess, and he couldn't help but exchange glances with Zheng Bingrong.
Their original plan was to wait for Mu Jingrui to leave the cell and then give the order to kill him with justification.
But now Mu Jingrui didn't fall for it at all.
"Mu Jingrui, you've let Ning'er down for her deep love for you." Zheng Bingrong was unwilling to accept this, so he had to speak out loud.
Mu Jingrui's heart sank, but his expression remained unchanged.
He looked at Zheng Bingrong and snorted coldly.
"From now on, Shangguan Wan Ning has no more meaning to me. You want to use her to deal with me again... humph!"
Mu Jingrui's contempt and ridicule made Zheng Bingrong furious, but he could do nothing about it.
"Good, very good. Mu Jingrui, this time, you win. But don't be too proud, you still won't be able to walk out of the Ministry of Justice prison alive."
After saying this, Zheng Bingrong turned away.
The chief constable ordered the bailiffs to add a few more locks to the cell, and then left with everyone in a huff.
The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and Mu Jingrui's expression gradually became solemn.
He had indeed followed the men in black at that time, and he had really thought about giving up everything for Shangguan Wanning, even if it meant being labeled a fugitive.
However, when he was halfway there, he discovered that someone was following him secretly.
Mu Jingrui woke up instantly.
He wanted to slap himself hard twice.
Why would he trust her again? She had already deceived him twice.
Mu Jingrui killed several men in black and returned to the cell quietly. As expected, Zheng Bingrong came again with his men.
He closed his eyes in pain, took out the letter hidden in his arms, and slowly tore it into pieces.
These affectionate vows of love were another deception on her part.
Mu Jingrui's heart sank to the bottom, and he secretly swore that if he had the chance to get out, he would make Shangguan Wanning pay the price.
Sun Jinyao hid at the gate of the Ministry of Justice's prison and witnessed the entire process from Mu Jingrui's return to Zheng Bingrong's release from the cell. He had already guessed about 70% of the situation.
He also understood that the Zheng family had never intended to let Shangguan Wanning and Mu Jingrui run away.
But there was one thing he still couldn't figure out: did Shangguan Yue know?
When Sun Jinyao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the sun had already risen. Shangguan Wanning hurriedly came up to him and asked anxiously, "Brother Yao, what happened?"
Sun Jinyao hesitated for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he told the truth.
Shangguan Wanning slumped down in a chair, distraught.
She suddenly realized that no matter how hard she tried to mediate, the relationship between Mu Jingrui and her family was still deteriorating little by little.
Even though things happened differently, events were still moving along the same trajectory as in the previous life.
"Ning'er, how are you?"
Shangguan Wanning's face was already pale at this moment.
She forced a smile. "Brother Yao, I'm fine... I want to be alone for a while."
Sun Jinyao didn't force it, turned around and walked out.
Shangguan Wanning sat there in a daze, she closed her eyes decadently, as if she had completely given up.
After this incident, Mu Jingrui probably completely shut her out of his heart.
Mu Jingrui was not eliminated according to Zheng Guoxun's plan, so he began to mobilize the power of his allies in the court, trying to shake the emperor into beheading him.
In order to save Mu Jingrui's life, Xiao Yujue also worked hard. For a while, undercurrents surged in the court, and the two factions fought each other fiercely.
Shangguan Wanning finally persuaded her father to arrange everything for her in the Ministry of Justice.
She prepared some side dishes and pastries that Mu Jingrui liked, and took Lu Tong to visit him in the Ministry of Justice prison.
Shangguan Wanning had just got off the sedan chair and saw Mu Jingyan coming out, so she took the initiative to greet him.
“Jing Yan…”
"Are you here to see my brother?" Mu Jingyan interrupted Shangguan Wanning and looked at her with hostility.
Shangguan Wanning nodded. "Well, I think..."
"It just so happens that my brother wants me to tell you something." Mu Jingyan really couldn't stand Shangguan Wanning's appearance.
She had betrayed her brother, but she still went to him and pretended to be innocent. She was worried that her brother would be fooled again because of his soft heart.
"Jing Rui...does he have anything to say to me?"
"My brother said that he couldn't afford to marry the daughter of the prime minister. Anyway, he is now a prisoner, so the engagement between him and you is over. Please return the birthday invitation and the engagement token. As for the betrothal gifts, we don't want them."
Shangguan Wanning was stunned and staggered a few steps involuntarily.
"No... No, Jing Rui would not say that." After saying that, Shangguan Wanning was about to walk into the cell.
Mu Jingyan took a step forward and stood in front of her.
"My brother said he doesn't want to see you. Shangguan Wan Ning, you are a lady from a wealthy family, so can you please stop pestering my brother? Haven't you fooled him enough? Do you really think all of us in the Mu family are fools?"
"I didn't. I just wanted to meet him and talk to him face to face."
"It's very clear. Shangguan Wan Ning, face the reality. The grudge between the Zheng family and my brother has reached a point where it is impossible to reconcile. Unless you sever your relationship with them, you will not be able to enter the Mu family."
Mu Jingyan's body turned sideways, as if to make way for Shangguan Wanning.
"If you want to go in and see my brother, I won't stop you. But you have to think clearly. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You can only choose one between your lover and your relatives."
Shangguan Wanning felt cold all over. Although Mu Jingyan’s words were harsh, they were the truth.
She thought of her mother kneeling in front of her and begging for mercy, and she couldn't help but well up in tears. Her hands hidden in her sleeves clenched into fists.
After a long time, Shangguan Wanning turned around in a daze and returned to the sedan chair with the help of Lutong.
She needed some time to calmly think about the way out for her and Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingyan watched Shangguan Wanning's sedan go away, and his heart turned cold.
"It would be great if you could go in and take a look at my brother today. It's a pity... Shangguan Wanning, you really are not worthy of my brother."
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