"Ning'er, don't be afraid, I'm right beside you."
Mu Jingrui held Shangguan Wanning in his arms and comforted her patiently.
After a long time, Shangguan Wanning calmed down. She came out of Mu Jingrui's arms and reached out her hand to gently stroke his neck.
Although she didn't see any scars, her heart couldn't stop shaking violently.
It turned out that Mu Jingrui's love for her far exceeded her expectations.
How could she let down a man who was willing to die with her?
Shangguan Wanning secretly vowed that she would never let what happened in the dream happen.
"Jingrui, can you promise me one thing?"
"What?"
"No matter what happens to us in the future, you must take good care of yourself."
"Ning'er, what happened to you?"
Mu Jingrui felt that Shangguan Wanning's behavior today was not only strange, but her speech was also somewhat incoherent.
He reached out and gently stroked her forehead. "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere else?"
"Do you think I'm sick?"
Shangguan Wanning shook off Mu Jingrui's hand in dissatisfaction.
Mu Jingrui was somewhat helpless and wrapped her hand in his palm. "Okay, okay, I promise you. Don't be angry first. You have just recovered from a serious illness, so don't get angry."
Shangguan Wanning's heart softened.
Only at this moment did she realize that Mu Jingrui's pampering and love for her had already penetrated into her bones over a long period of time.
If she missed such a man, where could she find another one?
Shangguan Wanning snuggled into Mu Jingrui's arms again. She made up her mind that no matter how big the obstacles were, she would not marry anyone but Mu Jingrui in this life.
"From now on, you are not allowed to be alone with other women or be ambiguous with them."
Mu Jingrui was stunned.
"Ms. Shangguan, in what capacity do you ask me for this?"
Shangguan Wanning raised her head and met Mu Jingrui's eyes. "Fiancée."
"Want to marry me?"
"Why? You don't want to marry?"
"Marrying you... is full of difficulties and it's too hard. I'd better think about it."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wanning pinched Mu Jingrui's waist hard.
"You can consider it, but you must give me the answer I want. Otherwise..."
"How about it?"
Shangguan Wanning's eyes dimmed. Thinking that Mu Jingrui might be with another woman, her heart felt particularly uncomfortable, even aching.
Seeing this, Mu Jingrui realized that the joke had gone too far, and hurriedly said, "I've thought about it. I promise you."
"Will you regret it?"
Mu Jingrui smiled and shook his head. "No."
Shangguan Wanning's nose felt sour and her eyes turned red in an instant.
"Jingrui, I'm sorry."
"Why are you saying sorry for no reason?"
"In the past... it was my fault. My stance was not firm enough. Because of Grandpa's matter, I chose to give up my relationship with you, and even used Brother Yao to deliberately anger you..."
When Mu Jingrui saw Shangguan Wanning's tears falling, all his anger turned into tenderness. All the cruel words he had said secretly were now thrown into the air.
"Forget it, it's over. I can understand that the incident at the Yiyong Marquis' Mansion had a great impact on you and your mother. But now it's over, as long as you keep your distance from Sun Jinyao in the future."
Shangguan Wanning grabbed Mu Jingrui's hand, still looking a little sad.
"Jingrui, give me some time, my mother..."
"I think your mother's side is no longer a problem."
Mu Jingrui was full of confidence and smiled, "Do you know why I am here?"
Shangguan Wanning's eyes moved, a little surprised. "Could it be..."
"Um."
Mu Jingrui was also surprised when he received the letter from Mrs. Shangguan, but when he actually met Shangguan Wanning, he felt relieved.
Madam Shangguan was well-educated and naturally understood that the problems at the Marquis Yiyong's Mansion could not be blamed entirely on him.
In addition, Shangguan Wanning's heart was always with him, so as a mother, she could only compromise.
"Ning'er, you have just recovered. Go back early. I will come to see you later."
"Why do we have to wait for a while?" Shangguan Wanning was reluctant to let go of Mu Jingrui's hand.
Mu Jingrui sighed softly.
"I'm going on a long journey to do something for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It will take at least ten days, or at most a month. Take care of yourself, I'll be back as soon as possible."
"Is there any danger?"
Mu Jingrui is the Minister of War and generally cannot leave the capital easily, but Xiao Yujue's mission requires him to go in person, which must be of great importance.
"There's no danger, but the things we need to deal with are more difficult."
Mu Jingrui lied. He calmed Shangguan Wanning's thoughts. The two chatted about some other things and then said goodbye reluctantly.
That night, Mu Jingrui left the capital overnight with four of his trusted subordinates.
He chased Xiao Zhenting all the way, and the chief constable of the Ministry of Justice left marks along the way.
Neither he nor Xiao Yujue had thought that Xiao Zhenting would be so lucky that he would be pardoned from the death penalty at the critical moment of a natural disaster.
However, Mu Jingrui and Xiao Yujue agreed that keeping Xiao Zhenting would cause endless troubles.
"Sir, we found them." The subordinate came to report, "The marks show that they went south."
Mu Jingrui took out a map and looked at it.
There is an inn to the south, and they must stay there tonight.
"Quick victory."
Mu Jingrui ordered his men to mount their horses and gallop all the way.
The group ran for a while, and suddenly the horses fell forward, and their front hooves were cut off.
Mu Jingrui quickly jumped into the air, and the two men behind him were thrown out before they could react.
Before he could stand firmly, several sharp arrows flew towards him.
He drew out his sword and shot down the sharp arrow, and screams of his men were heard behind him.
Of the four people who accompanied them, only two were left.
Immediately afterwards, ten masked men in black jumped out from the bushes on the roadside, formed a formation and attacked Mu Jingrui and others.
Mu Jingrui felt a little strange. These killers had obviously set up an ambush. Their target... was him?
By the time Mu Jingrui had killed all ten assassins, his four followers were also all killed.
He took out a lighter from his pocket and carefully examined the body of the man in black.
These are all professional killers in the underworld, and they don't have anything on them to prove their identity.
Few people knew his whereabouts after leaving the capital. These assassins...
Just as Mu Jingrui was lost in thought, the sound of weapons clashing was heard not far away.
He hesitated for a moment and then quietly sneaked over.
He jumped onto a big tree and looked into the distance from his vantage point.
I saw a group of gangsters holding various weapons, besieging a man wearing a mask of the Soul-Catching Hall.
The masked man attacked fiercely and with brutal moves, and his actions obviously angered those gangsters.
One of the gangsters used a shady trick and sprinkled lime powder, making it impossible for the masked man to open his eyes.
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