Shangguan Wanning's words made sense, and neither Shangguan Yue nor Mu Jingrui could refute them.
But……
Even though she was asked to travel thousands of miles to the southeastern provincial capital to investigate, she was still worried.
"Let me think about it."
Shangguan Yue was undecided, and from his attitude, Mu Jingrui realized that he was actually on Xiao Yujue's side.
This made him feel much more at ease. At least, he was not fighting alone.
"Then... I'll take my leave first." Mu Jingrui said awkwardly.
"etc."
Shangguan Wanning called Mu Jingrui and picked up the medicine that had just been used from the table and handed it to him.
"Take these and use them first. Remember, you need to change them every three hours. There is only enough medicine here to change three times, and someone will send more to you."
Faced with Shangguan Wanning's natural and graceful manner, Mu Jingrui felt that he seemed a little restrained.
"Okay." Mu Jingrui looked at Shangguan Wanning, his eyes filled with deep doting.
Shangguan Yue saw it and gradually felt relieved.
"From now on, don't climb over the wall in the middle of the night. If you really need something, come in through the front door. It's not decent to be sneaky."
"Yes, I understand."
Mu Jingrui was completely out of temper after being scolded by Shangguan Yue. He bowed and turned away.
"Dad, don't be angry. I won't dare to do it again next time."
Shangguan Wanning was worried that her father would lose his temper again, so she took the initiative to act coquettishly.
Shangguan Yue sighed helplessly and flicked her forehead with his finger. "You never make me worry. Come on, go to bed early."
"Good night, Dad."
Shangguan Wanning sent her father to the door and watched his figure disappear. Then she saw Lutong squatting in the corner, opening her big eyes and blinking innocently.
"Miss..."
Shangguan Wanning put her hands on her hips and pouted as she looked at her. "What?"
"I'm sorry, I just dozed off for a little while, and when I turned around I saw the master coming. Before I could call for help, the master glared at me. You know, when the master gets angry, he can be very angry."
Shangguan Wanning burst out laughing.
It's really difficult for this girl.
"Okay, I don't blame you. There's nothing to worry about, so go back to sleep."
When Lutong saw that Shangguan Wanning was not angry, she immediately smiled, stood up and snuggled up to Shangguan Wanning affectionately.
"I am not sleepy anymore. I will wait for the young lady to rest."
It was already dawn when Mu Jingrui returned home. He changed his clothes and attended the morning court.
Before entering the Golden Palace, he met Ling Ruiying. The two looked at each other with tacit contempt.
When Mu Jingrui returned home after retiring from court, he saw the medicine that Shangguan Wanning had sent over.
He returned to his room, told no one to disturb him, and after taking a short nap, he quietly slipped out the back door and went to the Black Bamboo Forest to visit.
Mu Jingrui avoided the guards near the black bamboo forest and galloped all the way using his lightness skills.
From a distance, he saw a thin woman in the bamboo forest, digging something with a small hoe.
He approached cautiously, and it turned out to be You Zhenzhen.
She was wearing simple and plain clothes, and sweat was streaming down her cheeks. She raised her hands to wipe it and continued digging.
The bamboo basket next to it is filled with bamboo shoots.
Mu Jingrui frowned slightly and felt a little more sympathy for You Zhenzhen.
She was originally a daughter of an official family. After marrying Xiao Yujue, she should have enjoyed wealth and glory, but instead, she ended up becoming a peasant woman in the mountains.
You Zhenzhen had no idea that someone was peeping at her in the dark. After digging the bamboo shoots, she stood up and prepared to go back.
Mu Jingrui was planning to wait for her to go further away when he suddenly heard footsteps approaching in the distance.
Soon, two big men holding steel knives came over.
They are the people who patrol the Black Bamboo Forest on a daily basis.
You Zhenzhen was a little scared when she saw them, so she timidly moved to the side and waited for them to pass by first.
The two patrolling people looked at You Zhenzhen unscrupulously, which made You Zhenzhen blush instantly.
She nervously wanted to escape, and when she passed by the two men, one of them reached out and touched her waist.
You Zhenzhen screamed, the basket in her hand dropped to the side, panicked, and shouted in a trembling voice: "You... are so outrageous!"
The two men stopped and surrounded You Zhenzhen, one from the front and one from the back, with lewd smiles spreading across their faces.
"We want to be presumptuous, so what? You can go to the emperor and report us. Hehe."
You Zhenzhen was so angry that she was shaking all over.
Since Xiao Yujue was demoted to a commoner, even her mother's family was implicated. Her father was dismissed from his official position and exiled to a faraway place.
And her husband...
You Zhenzhen knew in her heart that no one would stand up for her again, so she had to endure the grievance.
She wanted to leave, but was pushed by the man in front of her. She staggered backwards and fell into the chest of the man behind her.
When the two men saw her, they surrounded her and reached out to touch her face and hands.
"Oh, she is from a wealthy family. Her skin is as smooth as a peeled egg, so slippery that you can't hold it in your hands."
"Assholes...let me go...go away..."
You Zhenzhen was shocked and scared. She kicked and punched the two men, but as a weak woman, she was no match for the two big men.
The two men didn't dare to really hurt You Zhenzhen, they just wanted to take advantage of her.
Mu Jingrui couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the two men.
He used 70% to 80% of his strength and knocked the two men to the ground in one fell swoop.
You Zhenzhen knew that someone was helping her secretly. She looked around in panic, but seeing no one showed up, she hurriedly picked up the scattered bamboo shoots and ran desperately towards her residence.
Mu Jingrui looked at her thin figure and couldn't help but feel some sympathy. The reason why he didn't show up was that he didn't want her to be embarrassed.
He used his martial arts skills to take a shortcut and arrived at the bamboo house where Xiao Yujue lived before You Zhenzhen.
In the yard, Mu Jingyan was practicing swordplay, and Xiao Yujue was standing beside her, seemingly instructing her. The two of them were talking and laughing, as if they had completely forgotten the world's vanity.
If he hadn't seen what happened just now, Mu Jingrui would also be happy for his sister. But...
"Your Highness."
"elder brother?"
When Mu Jingyan heard the familiar voice, he stopped what he was doing, flipped in the air and came in front of Mu Jingrui.
"Brother, why did you come to see me only now?"
Mu Jingrui was in a complicated mood. He reached out and gently touched his sister's head, then walked straight to Xiao Yujue.
“Your Highness…”
"Don't call me that. I'm just a commoner now." Xiao Yujue took Mu Jingrui into the house.
Mu Jingrui looked around. This house built with bamboo was spotlessly clean, and the green color and fragrance of bamboo were everywhere.
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