Mu Jingrui was undecided and wandering aimlessly on the street alone. He looked up inadvertently and saw Shangguan Wanning's sedan parked in front of the drugstore not far ahead.
His heart couldn't help but ripple.
"Princess, don't worry. I will personally deliver the herbs you selected to your residence."
The shopkeeper escorted Shangguan Wanning to the door of the drugstore, diligently lifted the curtain of the sedan chair for her, and watched her go away.
Mu Jingrui walked into the pharmacy and asked Shangguan Wanning what medicine she had ordered.
All of them are used to treat internal injuries.
She even went out personally to get medicine for such a small matter. It seems that she really took good care of Sun Jinyao.
Unconsciously, Mu Jingrui's eyes turned scarlet.
Shangguan Wanning sat in the sedan, feeling uneasy. She didn't know when her eyelids started twitching non-stop, as if something was going to happen.
Suddenly, the sedan shook a few times and fell to the ground with a bang. She was caught off guard and hit her head on the wooden board next to her, gasping in pain.
"What happened?"
As Shangguan Wanning lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, a sharp dagger was pressed against her throat.
"It's you?" Shangguan Wanning's heart skipped a beat.
She never thought that she would see this human trafficker whom she hated so much again.
"come out."
Qin Yuting lowered her voice and scolded, grabbing Shangguan Wanning's arm and pulling her out of the sedan.
"What do you want?"
Shangguan Wanning was not very scared.
Since Qin Yuting didn't kill her immediately, it meant that she was still useful to her.
"I don't want to kill you. But I want to exchange you for my son."
Shen Ziyu?
A hint of surprise flashed across Shangguan Wanning's eyes.
Shen Ziyu knew everything that happened on the Western Xia border.
Who is holding him now?
Take her in exchange, could it be...
Shangguan Wanning involuntarily stepped back, and Qin Yuting grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back.
Suddenly, a stone flew over from not far away and hit Qin Yuting's wrist squarely.
The dagger in her hand fell to the ground and she cried out in pain.
Shangguan Wanning took the opportunity to escape from her clutches.
Both looked around.
"Who is it? Hiding in the dark, come out and fight me face to face if you have the guts...ah!"
Before Qin Yuting could finish her words, another stone flew over and hit her knee.
She fell to her knees in pain.
Shangguan Wanning looked in the direction where the stone came from, but didn't see anyone.
But no matter what, since someone is secretly helping her, she should leave as soon as possible.
She started to run away, but Qin Yuting stood up despite the pain and stabbed Shangguan Wanning's back with the sword dagger.
A palm wind came and blew Shangguan Wanning and Qin Yuting away.
Shangguan Wanning didn't know martial arts and fainted.
Mu Jingrui jumped up and caught her in his arms.
Qin Yuting fell to the ground, spat out a mouthful of blood, looked up at Mu Jingrui, her eyes full of indignation.
"I don't kill women, but don't challenge my bottom line. If there is a next time, I don't mind making an exception."
After Mu Jingrui finished speaking, he hugged Shangguan Wanning and turned away.
He looked down at the woman lying quietly in her arms, and a myriad of emotions suddenly surged into his heart.
She clearly said she would marry him, how could she... change her mind so easily?
Shangguan Wanning woke up in a daze and found herself lying in an unfamiliar room.
She shook her head and tried hard to recall what happened before she fainted.
She got out of bed, opened the door and walked out. She saw Mu Jingrui leaning against a pillar in a daze with his arms folded across the corridor.
Sure enough, he was helping her in secret.
Shangguan Wanning felt a little sad. She calmed herself down, took a deep breath, and walked towards Mu Jingrui.
"You... saved me?"
"Why? Are you disappointed?"
Shangguan Wanning was speechless and kept her head down.
They were both silent for a long time, and Mu Jingrui tried his best to suppress the urge to hug her in his arms.
"Thank you. I should go back now."
"Shangguan Wanning, you have to understand this. This is my place. You can't just come and go as you please."
Shangguan Wanning was stunned.
She knew she had hurt Mu Jingrui, but between them...
"So what do you want?"
"Not really. I haven't thought of it yet. Until I figure it out, you'd better stay here obediently."
Shangguan Wanning looked at Mu Jingrui in disbelief.
She knows Mu Jingrui.
His character was indeed overbearing, but he had never been unreasonable. Now, he had become inexplicably strange.
"Is Shen Ziyu in your hands?"
Mu Jingrui's body stiffened and he couldn't help but frown.
"You're going to hand him over to the Emperor?"
Shangguan Wanning knew very well that Shen Ziyu knew everything that happened on the Xixia border. As long as he went to court, he would be able to prove the crimes of Zheng Guoxun and his son.
"I want to go home."
The moment Shangguan Wanning turned around, Mu Jingrui grabbed her wrist.
"Mu Jingrui, let me go... I want to go back..."
"Shangguan Wan Ning, what can you do if you go back now? Last time you promised to come to class with me but didn't show up, why? Why did the same thing happen again this time? The best way for you to deal with it now is not to show up, do you understand?"
"But don't forget, without my testimony, you..."
"I have my own way."
Shangguan Wanning became flustered.
She knew that even if her grandfather and third uncle died to pay for the deaths of a hundred thousand soldiers, it was their own fault.
But……
"Jingrui..." Shangguan Wanning grabbed Mu Jingrui's hand, tears flashing in her eyes, "Can you... let them go? Give them a chance to live?"
Mu Jingrui felt distressed when he saw Shangguan Wanning's pleading eyes, but he still hardened his heart.
"I can obey you in anything, except this one... I can't."
Shangguan Wanning realized that she couldn't convince Mu Jingrui, so she shook off her hand and was about to leave.
Mu Jingrui pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
"I'm doing this for your own good."
"I don't want you to do this for my own good, I...well..."
Mu Jingrui could no longer control his emotions and kissed Shangguan Wanning heavily on the lips. He ignored her struggle and just wanted to release all his lovesickness.
Until Shangguan Wanning stopped resisting, but leaned on his chest obediently, and gradually responded to his kiss.
He made up his mind and pressed Shangguan Wanning's acupoints, making her fall into a deep sleep.
After Mu Jingrui settled Shangguan Wanning, he sent Shen Ziyu to the Ministry of Justice.
Under the torture of the Ministry of Justice, Shen Ziyu could not stand it and told the whole story. In addition to sending women to the camp to seduce the soldiers, he also assisted the Zheng father and son to evacuate safely.
There was a huge uproar in the court.
The emperor was furious and immediately ordered his arrest.
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