"Nonsense." Madam Shangguan patted Shangguan Wanning's hand, "If you really don't want to get married, your father and I won't be able to leave with peace of mind."
"aunt……"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao called from inside the house, and Madam Shangguan walked in holding Shangguan Wanning's hand.
"Xiaoxiao, are you feeling better?"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao's eyes instantly turned red, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"I... I still feel very uncomfortable. I'm a little scared. I'm afraid that if something happens to the child, the prince will blame me..."
Madam Shangguan came forward and sat beside her bed, comforting her: "No, you and the child will be safe. Let's do this, ask your father to write a letter to the prince and ask him to come and see you."
Shangguan Wan stared at Shangguan Xiaoxiao intently. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that Shangguan Xiaoxiao's eyebrows raised with a hint of pride that her wish had come true.
In the evening, Xiao Zhenting came to the Prime Minister's Mansion and brought a lot of gifts, almost all of which were for Mrs. Shangguan.
He stayed in Shangguan Xiaoxiao's room for about an hour and then came out. He went to Shangguan Yue's study. At the corner of the corridor, he happened to meet Shangguan Wanning who was walking in with a bowl of bird's nest.
"It must be a happy thing to be a servant in the Prime Minister's Mansion." Xiao Zhenting said with a smile, "With such a considerate young lady, she can do the work of serving tea and water by herself."
Shangguan Wanning had an instinctive wariness towards Xiao Zhenting, even though he looked harmless now and had no interest in state affairs, like a completely idle prince.
"Your Highness." Shangguan Wanning bowed according to etiquette and said indifferently, "I apologize for the poor hospitality. Your Highness, please forgive me. My father is in the study, please go ahead."
"Wait a moment." Xiao Zhenting stopped Shangguan Wanning and said with a smile, "A few days ago, I bought a few pots of your favorite shrubs from a merchant from the Western Regions. There are red and white ones. But they will not bloom until the seventh month of the lunar calendar."
"When the flowers bloom, I will send someone to send them to you. You will definitely like them." Xiao Zhenting stared into Shangguan Wanning's eyes meaningfully.
When Shangguan Wanning heard this, it was like a bolt from the blue. Her brain exploded and her whole heart was shaking violently.
Jianlu! Shezihua!
Shangguan Wanning tried her best to remain calm and smiled sweetly at Xiao Zhenting.
"It's really not easy for Your Majesty to find the Shezi Flower. I've only seen this kind of words in Buddhist scriptures, so I can't say I like it or dislike it. It's not that I intentionally rejected Your Majesty's kindness, but its nature that its flowers and leaves don't meet is really unlucky. So... Your Majesty should give it to someone who knows how to appreciate it."
"Yeah?"
Xiao Zhenting's smile remained the same, but Shangguan Wanning felt that there was a hint of inquiry in it.
She smiled calmly, bowed and left calmly, but her mind was blank at this moment.
She forgot to give the bird's nest to Lu Xiangzi, and her face turned pale when she returned to the room.
Shangguan Wanning sat at the table and poured herself a glass of water. After drinking it all, her emotions slowly calmed down.
Shezihua, also known as the other shore flower, is a flower that is said to grow by the Naihe Bridge and is extremely rare in the Central Plains.
Shangguan Wanning clearly remembered that the first time she saw this flower was by chance in her previous life.
She was attracted when she saw the blooming red spider lilies in the flower market. She bought them from a traveling merchant at a high price, brought them home and placed them on the windowsill.
At that time, Xiao Zhenting teased her and said she was sentimental.
However, that was when she and Xiao Zhenting were inseparable. If she remembered correctly, according to the time point in her previous life, she would have to wait until July this year to see the red spider lily.
Theoretically, before this, even she herself shouldn't have known that she liked red spider lilies.
But why did Xiao Zhenting know?
Shangguan Wanning once again thought of how Xiao Zhenting tried every possible means to win over Jian Lu.
She recalled carefully, when did Xiao Zhenting begin to "see through the world"?
It seemed that after his biological mother passed away, he knelt in the rain to beg for his mother, and woke up after having a high fever for several days...
Could it be that...
Shangguan Wanning shivered involuntarily.
Could it be that Xiao Zhenting, like her, also had a second life?
If this is true, then doesn't that mean he already knew how things would develop? Then, if he wants to succeed smoothly, he will definitely remove all obstacles.
"Miss."
"ah!"
Lu Tong suddenly appeared and called her, scaring Shangguan Wan Ning so much that she dropped the cup on the ground.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Lu Tong was also shocked. "You look so bad, are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine."
Shangguan Wanning felt that she needed some time to sort out her confused thoughts.
If her guess was correct, then everything would have to be rearranged.
"What do you want from me?"
"My lady, I just went out with Madam to buy silk thread, and I heard someone on the street saying that General Mu was about to return to the capital."
"What? He won?" Shangguan Wanning was a little confused. From the time they set out on the expedition to now, it had only been less than four months in total.
Lu Tong shook her head and replied, "I heard that the alliance of the twelve nations wanted to cease fire, and a delegation followed General Mu back to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor."
"armistice?"
Shangguan Wanning felt that this was definitely not Mu Jingrui's style. After thinking about it for a while, she went to the study to see her father to inquire about the situation.
"In fact, half a month ago, the emperor had already received a letter sent by the King of Qi. Now in the war on the southwest border, both sides have suffered losses, and we have a slight advantage."
Shangguan Yue understood that his daughter still cared about Mu Jingrui, so he told her the truth.
"However, the emperor originally felt that going to war with the twelve southwestern countries would be a waste of money and manpower, so when they were willing to seek peace, the emperor was happy to go along with it. At least, under such circumstances, it would be beneficial for us to renegotiate."
Shangguan Wanning remained silent for a long time after listening to this.
She found that everything didn't seem to develop along the path of her previous life, even...
Xiao Zhenting was the biggest surprise among all the surprises.
"Ning'er, don't think too much." Shangguan Yue comforted, "Since your grandfather passed away, it has become even more difficult for Dad to resign from office and retire. But don't worry, Dad will definitely protect you and your daughter."
Shangguan Wanning understood her father's difficulties and nodded slightly.
"Of course I believe in Dad." Shangguan Wanning pressed her father into a chair and massaged his shoulders. "In short, no matter what happens in the future, our family will stay together. I will also do my best to protect Dad and Mom."
Shangguan Yue felt very comforted. He patted Shangguan Wanning's hand lovingly and couldn't help feeling infinite emotion.
He didn't know what kind of husband he should choose for Shangguan Wanning in the future to soothe the pain in her heart.
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