Mu Jingrui himself was not afraid of death, but he did not want to implicate Shangguan Wanning.
He gritted his teeth, jumped up and landed on the beam.
Before Shangguan Wanning had time to catch her breath, Shangguan Xiaoxiao and a few maids kicked open the door and rushed in.
"What are you doing?" Shangguan Wanning glared at Shangguan Xiaoxiao angrily.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao immediately scanned the room and was shocked.
How could there be no one there? She had clearly heard a man's voice inside just now. And she was sure that the man was Mu Jingrui.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao ran to Shangguan Wanning with false affection, her face full of worry.
"Just now I got the Queen Mother's permission to come and serve you. When I walked to the door, I heard a man's voice. Sister, you are a lady from a wealthy family. It is impossible for you to hide a man. Someone must have forced his way in. I was so worried about you, so I immediately went to find someone to rescue you."
Shangguan Wanning clenched her fists in anger. She had originally wanted to free up her hands to deal with Shangguan Xiaoxiao, but she didn't expect her to go further.
"Then I really have to thank you for your kindness, sister." Shangguan Wan Ning couldn't expose Shangguan Xiaoxiao's trick in front of so many people, so she suppressed her anger and said, "Why is there a man in my room? Sister must have heard it wrongly."
"Sister, I'm doing this for your own good. If this matter gets out, it will probably ruin your innocence. Why don't we let the maids search the house? If there's really nothing wrong, then everyone will be happy."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao believed in her own judgment that Mu Jingrui must still be in this room.
This room is used for temporary rest. It is not large and the furnishings are not complicated. You can see everything at a glance. The only place you can hide seems to be the wardrobe.
"My sister brought outsiders into the house where I was temporarily staying to search for men, and she said it was for my own good?"
Shangguan Wanning looked at Shangguan Xiaoxiao coldly, completely devoid of the warmth she once had.
This sharp look made Shangguan Xiaoxiao subconsciously step back.
"But since you are here, it seems you will not give up unless you are allowed to search. You can search if you want, but you cannot search by yourself."
Shangguan Wanning's face was gloomy and she calmly sat down on the stool.
"My father is a first-rank prime minister. My reputation is the reputation of the prime minister's mansion. Since you want to search, report to the queen mother and the queen and let them bear witness for me. If the man is found, you don't have to do anything. I, Shangguan Wanning, will die here today. But if you can't find him..."
Shangguan Wanning's eyes swept across the faces of the maids one by one and sneered, "None of you can escape."
Everyone looked at each other, standing there hesitating and not daring to take action.
They dared neither to alarm the Queen Mother nor to give up.
After all, they still need to report to the masters behind them.
"What happened?"
The eldest princess walked in surrounded by palace maids, and everyone bowed to her, including Shangguan Wanning.
"You are injured, no need to be polite." The princess personally leaned over to help Shangguan Wanning and asked, "Why are there so many people in Miss Shangguan's room? What on earth are you doing to disturb her rest?"
Shangguan Wan Ning briefly explained the situation.
"How can this be absurd? You are doing such a boring thing at the Queen Mother's birthday party. If it disturbs her, who among you can bear the consequences?"
Everyone was terrified and no one dared to move.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao lowered her head and bit her lips, secretly cursing Shangguan Wanning.
Why is her luck always so good?
"Why don't you get out?"
"Wait."
Shangguan Wanning called everyone and walked carefully to the wardrobe.
"Since you all have your suspicions, if I don't let you take a look, you will never know what others will say about me behind my back. This room is so small, the only places where someone can hide are under the bed and in the closet. Take a good look for yourselves."
Shangguan Wanning opened the wardrobe boldly, and found it was empty.
She really admired Mu Jingrui's foresight. If she had followed her idea just now, where would she get the confidence now?
Shangguan Wanning walked to the bed again and lifted up the hanging sheets.
There was nothing under the bed either.
Everyone was speechless, so Shangguan Xiaoxiao had to leave in shame with a few maids.
Shangguan Wanning's heart was still hanging in the air.
"Thank you, Princess, for trusting me just now." Shangguan Wan Ning actually felt a little guilty.
"It doesn't matter. It seems that you and your half-sister don't have a good relationship."
Shangguan Wanning lowered her head and smiled faintly, revealing her sad helplessness.
"Princess, if I go back to the Queen Mother's birthday banquet now, I'm afraid she will be unhappy. I heard that your palace is full of crabapple flowers. Can I go and enjoy them?"
The princess looked at Shangguan Wanning, as if she saw her youth. She nodded gently and asked the maid to prepare a sedan chair and carried Shangguan Wanning to her palace.
The two chatted in the garden, talking about everything under the sun, poetry and songs, and had a great time until night fell, when they thought of sending Shangguan Wanning home.
The eldest princess was somewhat reluctant to leave, and personally escorted Shangguan Wanning to the palace gate.
As the two were saying goodbye, Zheng Binghong, who had been waiting not far away, walked over hurriedly.
He felt something was fishy after receiving the silver needle from Lu Tong, and was waiting here because he was worried about Shangguan Wan Ning's safety.
"Ning'er, you..."
Before Zheng Binghong finished speaking, he saw the person next to Shangguan Wanning slowly turn around, and the face that had haunted him for more than ten years suddenly appeared before him.
He was completely stunned.
The eldest princess also looked at him infatuatedly.
At this moment, it seemed as if time had gone back and the air had condensed.
Shangguan Wanning clearly saw the tears flashing in the eldest princess's eyes.
"Uncle, are you coming to pick me up?"
After all, there were many people at the palace gate. Shangguan Wanning broke the silence and awkwardness, walked to Zheng Binghong's side, lowered her voice and said, "Uncle, there is a long way to go."
Zheng Binghong came to his senses, respectfully performed the etiquette of monarch and subject to the eldest princess, and then took Shangguan Wanning back home.
His mind was blank along the way and he even forgot the purpose of this trip.
Shangguan Wanning returned home and her parents were still waiting in the hall.
She saw Shangguan Xiaoxiao standing trembling beside her, and gave her a meaningful look.
Her parents didn't know what happened later, and Shangguan Xiaoxiao must have been worried that she would complain.
"Dad, Mom, you are tired today, go to bed early, my foot is fine now." After saying that, Shangguan Wanning slowly walked in front of Shangguan Xiaoxiao, "Sister, go to bed early too, the road ahead is still long."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao was a little surprised, but...
Even if Shangguan Wanning didn't expose her in front of her father, she felt a chill down her spine.
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