Shangguan Wanning was stunned. She sensed Mu Jingrui's unhappiness from his panting and trembling.
She didn't struggle anymore, she closed her eyes and let his kiss become deeper and more gentle.
It took a long time before Mu Jingrui let Shangguan Wanning go.
His palm gently covered her cheek. "I'm sorry, I was...in a bad mood that night..."
"Forget it. Actually, I'm not really angry with you." Shangguan Wanning snuggled into Mu Jingrui's arms. "I just hope you don't always hide your worries. You can tell me. Even if I can't help you, at least I can be a good listener."
Mu Jingrui hugged Shangguan Wanning and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
There were some things he really couldn't say, and he didn't know how to say them.
"Okay." Mu Jingrui hugged Shangguan Wanning tightly, with a bit more determination in his eyes.
He was reluctant to let Shangguan Wanning go. Whenever he thought about being separated from her, he couldn't help but go crazy.
"Ning'er, no matter what, I will make you happy."
Mu Jingrui seemed to be saying this to himself.
After he returned, he went to find Xiao Yujue. The two of them respectively gathered the secret guards and death squads, made a careful plan, and sneaked into the Queen Mother's bedroom after nightfall to rescue Mu Jingyan.
But, the first time, they failed.
Afterwards, Xiao Yujue even found someone who was proficient in traps and ambushes, but the second rescue still failed.
They didn't even dare to open the door of the secret room.
"Your Highness, just as the Queen Mother said, there are no complicated mechanisms in the secret room, but it is precisely because of this that there is nothing we can do. As long as the door of the secret room is opened, the person inside will fall. No matter how fast the movement outside is, it can't be faster than her falling speed."
Mu Jingrui was terrified when he thought of the scene in the secret room.
He couldn't imagine what kind of torment Mu Jingyan was enduring.
As the wedding date approaches, Mu Jingyan still cannot be rescued, and Mu Jingrui feels unprecedented anxiety.
"My lady, you look so beautiful in your wedding dress."
Lutong and Pu Tao helped Shangguan Wan Ning try on clothes. They saw her walk out from behind the screen, looking as beautiful as a fairy from heaven.
"From now on, my uncle will definitely hold you in his hands and cherish you."
Shangguan Wanning looked at herself in the mirror shyly, then lowered her head and smiled faintly.
"Let me see."
Mrs. Shangguan walked in and saw her daughter wearing a bright red bridal gown with a pleased smile on her face.
"It fits me well." Madam Shangguan let Shangguan Wanning turn around and nodded with satisfaction. "If there are any flaws, it's not too late to fix them now."
"No, it's fine."
Shangguan Yue found the best embroiderer in the palace and spent five days to make this.
Madam Shangguan took her daughter's hand and sat down beside her. She said earnestly, "Ning'er, when you get married, life will be different from being at your parents' home. Don't be too willful. Men are busy working outside, so you have to be more understanding. Do you understand?"
"Mom, I know."
"Don't always lose your temper. No matter how good Jingrui's patience is, it will eventually run out. As women, the greatest weapon we have to win our husbands' hearts is to be considerate."
Shangguan Wanning leaned on her mother's shoulder and acted like a spoiled child. "Mom, I understand. Don't worry, I will serve my husband well."
Madam Shangguan patted her daughter's back, feeling helpless and sad. "Alas, girls cannot be kept at home when they grow up. If I had known this would happen, I should have given birth to more children when I was young..."
On the wedding day, the Prime Minister's residence was packed with people. Officials of all ranks in the capital came to offer congratulations, and the door was almost broken down.
Shangguan Wan Ning was woken up early by the bridesmaid. A large group of people surrounded her and carefully dressed her up.
Her heart was beating fast.
Soon, she will be able to marry Mu Jingrui.
Shangguan Wanning felt that she had rewritten the fate of her previous life.
"You two, if you accompany the young lady to marry, you must abide by the rules of the Mu Mansion and serve the young lady and her husband well, understand?"
"I know."
"I know."
Madam Shangguan specially called Lutong and Putao to give them instructions, and then asked the butler to reward them with three hundred taels of silver each.
Lutong looked at the banknotes in her hand and smiled.
Everything is ready, and when the auspicious time comes, Mu Jingrui will go to pick up the bride.
"Sir, it's almost time. The sedan is ready. You should go out."
The butler knocked on the door of the study and saw Mu Jingrui standing alone by the window, looking at the sky with a dazed look, seeming to be filled with deep melancholy.
"grown ups?"
The housekeeper didn't understand why Mu Jingrui was in this state.
He loved Shangguan Wanning so much, and he finally got to marry his beloved girl. This should have been a happy thing, right?
"You go out first." Mu Jingrui said softly.
The housekeeper didn't dare to ask more questions. He bowed and left, closing the door behind him.
Mu Jingrui closed his eyes in pain, his clenched fists made his whole body tense.
He couldn't give up Shangguan Wanning, absolutely not.
If he didn't go to welcome the bride today, how would Shangguan Wan Ning face everyone in the future? Rumors and gossips could drown her.
How could a girl like her bear such a blow?
Mu Jingrui calmed himself down, walked out of the study and said, "Get ready to go out and welcome the bride."
"yes."
"Sir, the Queen Mother has sent a gift."
The butler came over with a tray in his hands. He couldn't guess what was under the red cloth.
Mu Jingrui's heart sank.
He walked over slowly and slowly uncovered the red cloth with trembling hands.
On the tray was a bunch of long hair and a severed finger.
In an instant, Mu Jingrui's psychological defenses completely collapsed, and the pain in his heart almost made him unable to breathe.
The butler was horrified. He had never seen Mu Jingrui like this before.
The red cloth was quickly covered, and the butler couldn't see what was in the tray.
"My Lord, are you all right?"
Mu Jingrui seemed to be able to imagine Mu Jingyan’s miserable situation at this moment.
His sister's bright and innocent smile appeared in his mind.
They grew up together, and after their parents died, they were each other's only relatives in this world.
He promised his parents that he would protect and take good care of his sister. Moreover, she was pregnant with an unborn child.
Mu Jingrui's eyes were red, and there was even a gleam of tears in them.
No matter how decisive he is on the battlefield, Mu Jingyan and Shangguan Wanning are his weaknesses that cannot be hidden.
"Sir, do you want to call the imperial physician to check on you?" the housekeeper asked with concern.
Mu Jingrui took the tray from the butler, turned around and walked back to the study with an expressionless face.
His steps were unsteady and his vision was blurry.
The moment he closed the study door, all of Mu Jingrui's resentment and hatred gathered in his heart.
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