"If you are willing to stay and stay with me, tonight, not only will I not kill you, I will also help you kill him." The woman pointed at Jiang Yi who was lying weakly on the ground and said.
Mu Jingrui said nothing. He felt that saying anything more would lower his status.
He gripped the sword tightly and attacked the woman.
"You don't know your own limits."
The woman's eyes moved, and a sharp murderous look flashed across them.
Mu Jingrui discovered that this woman's martial arts skills were extremely high, far superior to his own.
Just as he was secretly anxious, sharp arrows fell like raindrops.
The reinforcements he arranged came just in time.
Mu Jingrui took the opportunity to get rid of the woman's entanglement, jumped onto the roof with Chu Xiaolian, and fled from the Soul-Capture Hall headquarters under the cover of archers.
The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone through the gap in the window, casting a warm glow on the edge of the bed.
Chu Xiaolian opened her eyes and saw a tall figure standing in front of the window.
In an instant, sadness and warmth flowed through the body.
She saw the warm morning sun and knew that all this was not a dream.
He really came to save her.
Chu Xiaolian struggled to support herself and tried to sit up, but the slightest movement caused severe pain throughout her body.
She clenched her teeth, but still couldn't help but groan.
Mu Jingrui turned around and walked to the bed, looking at her quietly for a while.
"The doctor has come to treat you. Your injuries are serious and you will need a long period of rest."
Chu Xiaolian raised her head and looked at Mu Jingrui. His expressionless face was just like his tone, cold and dull.
"Why... did you come to save me?"
“I don’t like to owe favors to others.”
Mu Jingrui knew that Chu Xiaolian betrayed the Soul Capture Hall because of him and was captured and tortured by Jiang Yi.
She would rather die than kill him again.
I'm afraid this friendship has gone beyond the meaning of friendship.
Chu Xiaolian wanted to say something, but she opened her mouth and in the end, said nothing.
"It's very safe here, you can stay here with peace of mind. Just tell the servants to do anything you need."
After saying that, Mu Jingrui turned around.
"Wait." Chu Xiaolian looked at Mu Jingrui's back and asked softly, "Are you... leaving?"
Mu Jingrui remained silent and did not answer, which was considered as his agreement.
His wedding date with Shangguan Wanning was getting closer, and he was eager to go home.
"Can you...stay and keep me company?" Chu Xiaolian pleaded humbly, "Even...just for one day..."
Mu Jingrui felt a little sad. He didn't want to give Chu Xiaolian false hope, and he didn't want to have any emotional connection with any woman other than Shangguan Wanning.
He paused for a moment, then walked away without looking back.
Chu Xiaolian's heart suddenly sank to the bottom, leaving only sadness.
Mu Jingrui rushed to the capital day and night.
Mu Jingyan went to the palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother as per custom.
Every time this happened, she felt it was an extremely uncomfortable torture.
Ling Ruiying died, the queen was deposed, and the Ling family completely fell apart.
Unfortunately, the Queen Mother was from the Ling family. Even if the Ling family committed a heinous crime, the Emperor could not punish his mother.
Xiao Yujue played a key role in eradicating the Ling family. The Queen Mother had always disliked him, and from then on she hated him even more.
He could try his best to avoid the Queen Mother, but for Mu Jingyan and You Zhenzhen, there was no way to avoid her.
Every time they paid their respects to the Queen Mother, You Zhenzhen and Mu Jingyan tried their best to hide in the crowd so as not to attract anyone's attention.
Today, Mu Jingyan was the only one here.
You Zhenzhen's mother was seriously ill, and Xiao Yujue allowed her to go home to visit her.
For some reason, Mu Jingyan felt dizzy. She tried her best to hold on and followed everyone to accompany the empress dowager to visit the imperial garden.
"Why does my wife look so bad when she sees the Crown Prince's concubine?"
The Queen Mother suddenly noticed Mu Jingyan, which scared her.
She had no choice but to take a few steps forward and tell the truth. "Please forgive me, Your Majesty...I really..."
"Forget it. Since you're not feeling well, go back and rest. Don't let those who don't know the truth think that I'm deliberately making things difficult for you."
After saying that, he led everyone in another direction.
Mu Jingyan stood up with the help of her maid. She wanted to go back and rest as soon as possible. When she turned the corner of the corridor, a strong wind blew from above. Before she could react, her eyes went dark and she fainted.
That evening, it rained heavily. Mu Jingrui and his men found an inn nearby to stay.
"You are Master Mu, right?"
When the postmaster of the post station saw Mu Jingrui for the first time, he bowed and saluted.
Mu Jingrui frowned slightly and immediately became alert.
"Master Mu, there is a distinguished guest waiting for you in the east wing." The postmaster made a gesture and invited Mu Jingrui to come in. "He said that when you arrive, you can go see him."
"Sir, be careful of fraud. Let me go in and explore the way first."
Mu Jingrui looked in the direction of the postmaster's finger, with a hint of inquiry in his deep eyes.
"Don't worry about it." Mu Jingrui threw the reins to the postmaster, "Let him come to see me himself."
The postmaster was stunned. He didn't expect Mu Jingrui to be so arrogant. He watched Mu Jingrui walk into the room.
Mu Jingrui had just changed his wet clothes when he heard rhythmic knocks on the door.
He hesitated slightly and opened the door.
He couldn't help but be stunned.
"It's really not easy to meet Master Mu."
"It turned out to be Eunuch Zhang."
Mu Jingrui was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the distinguished guest mentioned by the postmaster was actually the eunuch beside the empress dowager.
Eunuch Zhang walked into Mu Jingrui's room, took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the stool and table, then sat down calmly.
"Eunuch Zhang is waiting for me here on purpose?" Mu Jingrui poured himself a glass of water and looked at him out of the corner of his eye.
Eunuch Zhang neither admitted nor denied it, but took out a few envelopes from his pocket and placed them on the table.
"I know that Lord Mu will marry the Prime Minister's daughter in a few days. These are gifts for you."
Mu Jingrui lowered his eyelids and looked at the envelope. "Eunuch Zhang and I have no friendship. How can I afford to accept the gift that Eunuch Zhang sent me from far away? Moreover, I cannot accept gifts without merit..."
"Master Mu, please don't rush to refuse. The things in here are worthless to others, but to you... they are priceless."
Eunuch Zhang stood up, seemingly preparing to leave.
"Please keep it and read it slowly. I'm going to go back and rest. I'm old and useless now."
Mu Jingrui watched Eunuch Zhang leave, his thoughts a little confused.
He stared at the envelopes for a long time before opening them one by one.
Gradually, Mu Jingrui's face turned pale.
His heart was pounding, his fists were clenched, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
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