Shangguan Wanning twisted Mu Jingrui's neck and scolded him coquettishly, "Don't talk nonsense. Come on, spit and say it again."
"Silly girl, don't worry. How could I bear to... leave you behind?" Mu Jingrui hugged Shangguan Wanning in his arms and let out a long sigh.
Shangguan Wanning snuggled in Mu Jingrui's arms. The warmth from him made her feel a real sense of security.
Suddenly, Shangguan Wanning seemed to remember something and looked up at Mu Jingrui.
"Tell me honestly, after I left that night, did you and that singer... um..."
Before Shangguan Wanning could finish her words, Mu Jingrui kissed her lips again.
"Hate……"
Shangguan Wanning pushed Mu Jingrui away and punched his chest.
"I can assure you that I didn't even look at her after you left."
"Who knows whether what you said is true or false?"
"Then tell me, what do you have to do to make me believe you? I can do whatever you say."
Shangguan Wanning lowered her eyelids and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Your Highness, let's go. If you keep watching, I'll get goosebumps all over the floor."
"It's rare to see how steel can be tempered into something soft and pliable, so it doesn't hurt to watch it for a while longer."
From the other side came the teasing voices of a man and a woman. Shangguan Wanning's cheeks instantly turned red and she hurriedly stepped back to keep a distance from Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui was calm and collected, and protected Shangguan Wanning behind him without changing his expression.
"Don't look at what's indecent, don't listen to what's indecent, Mu Jingyan, you don't understand such a simple truth?"
Mu Jingyan stuck out his tongue and walked over, holding Xiao Yujue's arm and said, "Your Highness, you have to make the decision for me. I'm afraid my brother will beat me."
Xiao Yujue laughed and scratched Mu Jingyan's nose. "You know I can't beat your elder brother. Besides, this is his territory. I think... we should be sensible and move away."
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Shangguan Wanning bowed politely.
"Get up quickly."
Xiao Yujue looked at Shangguan Wanning and said seriously, "I haven't thanked you properly yet. If you hadn't been brave and resourceful, and if you hadn't cooperated well with Jingrui, it wouldn't have been so smooth to eliminate the Ling family."
"I am just following orders. All arrangements must be made by my father and Jing Rui."
Now, Shangguan Yue’s position has become clear, he stands on Xiao Yujue’s side.
This made Shangguan Wanning feel relieved.
At least, everything was going according to her expectations.
Xiao Yujue admired Shangguan Wanning's intelligence. She did not take credit for herself and did not care about things.
"Xiao Yan, let's go out so as not to get in the way. If your elder brother chases us away, I, the crown prince, will be in great trouble."
Mu Jingyan lowered his head and chuckled. Seeing that Mu Jingrui really had no intention of keeping them, he took their hands and walked towards the hall.
"Ning'er, don't you remember the good things we did before?"
"What's up?"
"Get married." Mu Jingrui held Shangguan Wanning's hand, "Tomorrow, I will visit your parents."
Shangguan Wan stared into Mu Jingrui's eyes.
In her previous life, she was forced to give herself to him; in this life, she was willing to marry him.
The two held hands tightly, and Shangguan Wanning secretly vowed to change her fate.
After the morning court session the next day, Mu Jingrui went to the Prime Minister's residence with gifts.
Mrs. Shangguan was not feeling well and started coughing again, but she still came out with Shangguan Yue to meet the guests.
Mu Jingrui saw Shangguan Wanning standing next to his mother. When their eyes met, his eyes revealed deep affection and tenderness.
"Greetings to my uncle and aunt." Mu Jingrui bowed respectfully.
Shangguan Yue nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Madam Shangguan.
"Sit down." Madam Shangguan tried hard to convince herself to let go of her grudges, but couldn't help but sigh silently in her heart. "You just returned to the capital and are busy with official duties. Why did you come here in person?"
Mu Jingrui could be calm and composed in the court, but he was actually a little nervous when facing Madam Shangguan.
"This is the etiquette that a junior should follow. I heard from Ning'er that you have been in poor health these days. The emperor has given you a hundred-year-old ginseng, you can keep it to replenish your body."
Mu Jingrui made a gesture, and the butler who followed him placed the exquisite box next to Mrs. Shangguan.
It's not like Madam Shangguan hasn't seen these precious things before. What she cares about is Mu Jingrui's kindness.
"That's thoughtful." Madam Shangguan signaled the personal nanny to put it away.
"Uncle, Aunt, I came here today to pay my respects to you two elders, and secondly... I wanted to ask you two to decide on an auspicious day, and I want to get married with Ning'er."
Shangguan Yue and his wife looked at each other.
"Ning'er, what do you think?" Shangguan Yue asked.
"Of course, my daughter's marriage will be decided by my parents."
"Really?" Madam Shangguan smiled softly, "If it is up to me to decide, then... let's talk about your marriage later."
Shangguan Wanning and Mu Jingrui both changed their expressions.
"mother……"
"Look, you said you wanted us to make the decision, but you've already been thinking about getting married."
Shangguan Wanning realized that her mother was just joking with her, and her face immediately turned red and she stamped her feet.
"Mom, even you make fun of me."
"Forget it, Madam. Girls cannot be kept at home when they grow up. No matter how reluctant we are, our daughter will eventually get married. Fortunately, she is not marrying far away." Shangguan Yue said and looked at Mu Jingrui, "Jingrui, when Ning'er gets married in the future, you should bring her back to visit more often."
"Yes." Mu Jingrui's brows lit up, and a rare look of joy appeared on his cold face.
"Your parents are gone now, so let us take care of the wedding matters."
"Everything is up to the two elders."
Mu Jingrui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ma'am, come on, I'll help you back to your room."
Shangguan Yue took his wife away, leaving only Shangguan Wanning and Mu Jingrui in the hall.
"From now on, the whole capital will know that you are mine."
"Who said that? As long as I don't get married, I will have the opportunity to regret it."
"You regret it?" Mu Jingrui pulled Shangguan Wan Ning into his arms, "You wish."
"Let me go quickly, what if someone sees us?" Shangguan Wanning struggled for a few times in Mu Jingrui's arms.
"You can let me go, but you have to give me back what you owe me."
"When did I owe you anything?"
Mu Jingrui looked down at the person in his arms and pointed at his cheek. "What did you say last time?"
Shangguan Wanning then remembered. She rolled her eyes and made sure that there was no one around before she kissed Mu Jingrui on the cheek.
"Now we're even."
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