Mu Jingyan's eyes turned red, he bit his lips lightly and said, "Not good."
After saying that, he pulled his hand back, lowered his head and walked away quickly.
Shangguan Wanning stood there in a daze for a long time. She didn’t know what had happened during this period of time. She really wanted to see Mu Jingrui as soon as possible.
However, there are differences between men and women, and there are so many people around, how can they meet each other?
Shangguan Wanning became absent-minded and restless.
On the way back after dinner, she was still worried about this matter.
"Lutong, isn't there a curfew tonight? My parents won't be back so early. I want to sit in the pavilion in the middle of the lake."
"Yes, Miss."
Lu Tong then ordered the coachman to change the direction of the carriage.
Around the pavilion in the center of the lake, small boats are sailing on the lake, candlelight is scattered on the lake, and the breeze blows gently, creating circles of sparkling ripples.
Shangguan Wanning sat at the bow of the boat and put her fingers in the water. The coolness from her fingertips gradually calmed her thoughts.
Suddenly, she felt the boat seemed to sink. She looked up suddenly and met a pair of deep eyes.
"Jing Rui?"
Shangguan Wanning's heartbeat quickened. She was still thinking about him in her heart just now, and he appeared in front of her.
This feeling brought her an indescribable wonder.
"Miss..."
Lu Tong heard the noise and came out. She was a little stunned when she saw Mu Jingrui.
"Tell the boatman to follow the boat ahead."
Mu Jingrui's expression was serious, and his eyes were always looking forward.
"Do as I say." Shangguan Wanning gave Lutong a wink, and Lutong went away.
"Who is sitting on the boat in front?" Shangguan Wanning asked softly.
Mu Jingrui looked into Shangguan Wanning's eyes, and his tense nerves relaxed a little. A breeze blew by, mixed with a bit of chill, and his heart softened.
"Let's talk inside."
Shangguan Wanning followed Mu Jingrui into the small cabin, and the narrow space became a little crowded.
Both of them could feel each other's breath.
"Jing Yan said that you have been... unhappy these days. Did something happen?" Shangguan Wanning asked cautiously.
Mu Jingrui hesitated for a moment. He did not choose to hide the truth from Shangguan Wanning, but simply told her the whole story.
Being betrayed and suspected is indeed not a pleasant experience.
However, Shangguan Wanning felt relieved instead.
It turned out that the King of Zhennan had also had such an experience before he became famous. She began to understand why Mu Jingrui was so cruel to his opponents in his previous life.
"You didn't stay at the Prince's Mansion tonight... Who was on the boat ahead?"
"The eldest son of Grand Tutor Sun's family, Sun Jinyao."
"he?"
Shangguan Wanning had a vague impression of Sun Jinyao. She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, Sun Jinyao was almost Xiao Zhenting's best friend.
Taifu Sun is the teacher of Xiao Zhenting and Xiao Yujue. Both of them are taught by Taifu Sun. Xiao Zhenting has been smart since he was a child. He is proficient in poetry and songs at a young age and is deeply loved by the emperor; Xiao Yujue, however, is mediocre in talent.
In front of the emperor, Tutor Sun also praised Xiao Zhenting greatly and did not mention Xiao Yujue at all.
Thinking about it this way, it is clear that Master Sun is on Xiao Zhenting's side.
"Why are you following Sun Jinyao?"
"I investigated every place where the Liu Mao and Liu Xian brothers stayed after they came to the capital. I found that they once lived in an old house of the Sun family on the outskirts of the city. According to the neighbors, they were injured at the time."
"They stayed there for five days and then left. For the injured, they would definitely choose a place they think is safe to recuperate. So I think...they assassinated the prince and dragged me into it, which may be related to the Sun family."
Shangguan Wanning seemed to be thinking about something, her brows slightly furrowed.
"But... I remember that your father and Master Sun have always had a good relationship."
Mu Jingrui raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and Shangguan Wanning felt the temperature suddenly drop.
"So what if it's good? Everyone runs for their own safety when disaster strikes. After the Mu family got into trouble, has anyone stood up and said a word for my father? Your father and my father have a good relationship, but he still..."
Mu Jingrui's words came to an abrupt end.
He saw the sadness that finally flashed across Shangguan Wanning's eyes, and... it seemed like panic.
Mu Jingrui remembered what Shangguan Wanning had said to him.
"No matter what happens in the future, don't hate me, don't hate my father."
"I'm sorry..." Shangguan Wanning's heart sank.
She understood how much resentment Mu Jingrui had in his heart.
In her previous life, even when all the people in the Shangguan family died, he did not let her go; keeping her by his side, no one knew whether it was giving her wealth and glory, or torturing her for the rest of her life.
"It has nothing to do with you." Mu Jingrui's tone was no longer so cold. He lifted the curtain of the cabin and looked outside.
A face came over so rudely.
Lu Tong was so scared that she fell backwards and almost screamed.
Mu Jingrui secretly blamed himself for being careless and not noticing someone approaching. What if he encountered someone plotting against him?
"Midori, what's wrong?"
Shangguan Wanning saw Lutong and Mu Jingrui almost bumping into each other, and she covered her mouth and laughed.
"Miss...that ship...the ship has stopped..." Lu Tong was very afraid of Mu Jingrui, and her speech became stuttering.
Mu Jingrui looked over there in the bright moonlight, and sure enough, the small boat was parked in the middle of the lake, and even the boatman had been sent away to another boat.
"Did Sun Jinyao make an appointment to meet someone on the boat?" Shangguan Wanning was a little nervous.
Mu Jingrui thought for a moment. "I'll go take a look, you stay here."
As soon as he finished speaking, he tapped his toes and quietly crossed the water and boarded Sun Jinyao's boat.
A woman's shy laughter was heard in the cabin.
"Eh... Mr. Sun, why did you bring me to a place like this? It's so small and crowded..."
"You don't understand this. It's so boring to be in the room. Look, how wonderful it is now? Feeling the breeze and admiring the moon, with you, my little beauty, in my arms, it's like being a living god."
Sun Jinyao gently stroked the woman's face and pushed her down to his side with a smile.
Mu Jingrui didn't expect that after following him for a long time, Sun Jinyao sneakily left the Prince's Mansion early just to drink and have fun.
He cursed inwardly, and felt a surge of anger when he thought that Master Sun, despite being a close friend, had ignored his father's misfortune.
Mu Jingrui's lips curled up into a sinister smile. He secretly used his palm power to break through the bottom of the boat, and then returned to Shangguan Wanning's boat.
"What happened?" Shangguan Wanning asked anxiously.
Mu Jingrui looked at Shangguan Wanning's innocent eyes and recalled the scene he had just seen on Sun Jinyao's boat. His heart felt warm and his face flushed.
He hurriedly avoided Shangguan Wanning's sight, coughed lightly, and said, "It's okay, nothing suspicious, let's go."
Shangguan Wanning ordered the boatman to row back to the shore. Soon, a noisy and chaotic cry for help came from behind.
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