Shangguan Yue suppressed his anger and sat down opposite Mu Jingrui.
"Jingrui, what happened?"
Mu Jingrui's heart felt like it was burning in fire and being cooked in hot oil, but he couldn't say the words in his heart.
"Nothing, I just suddenly don't want to get married."
"Don't want to get married?" Shangguan Yue took a deep breath, trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart. "If you don't want to get married, why didn't you say so earlier? Do you know how sad Ning'er was when you broke off the engagement on the wedding day?"
"I know."
Mu Jingrui's voice became hoarse and he looked up at Shangguan Yue.
He could almost imagine Shangguan Wanning's heartbroken look at this moment. He persuaded himself not to think about it, and comforted himself that there would always be a day when he could explain it clearly.
"So what do you mean now?"
"I want to show you something."
As Mu Jingrui spoke, his eyes turned to the brocade box placed aside.
Shangguan Yue was a little confused, but still took the brocade box and opened it.
There were some letters inside. The familiar handwriting on them made his pupils dilate involuntarily and his face turned slightly red.
"How did you get it?"
“It doesn’t matter anymore.”
To Mu Jingrui, it really doesn’t matter anymore.
"Is this the reason why you want to break off the engagement? You just want to deceive and play with Ning'er's feelings to get revenge on me?" Shangguan Yue looked at Mu Jingrui in disbelief.
He really underestimated Mu Jingrui. He never expected that Mu Jingrui was so cunning that he could even deceive him.
Mu Jingrui really wanted to deny it.
He raised his head and looked at Shangguan Yue, saying word by word: "If you want to blame someone, blame her herself. Why... did she want to be your daughter?"
Shangguan Yue was silent for a long time, and what emerged in his mind was his daughter's heart-wrenching cry.
He knew his daughter's feelings for Mu Jingrui very well. If she knew that Mu Jingrui would never come back to her, how could she bear it?
"Mu Jingrui, I'll give you one last chance. As long as you go and apologize to Ning'er now and find a reason to get over it, I'll forgive you and you'll still be my son-in-law..."
"No need." Mu Jingrui interrupted Shangguan Yue, "I won't go back."
"Okay, very good."
The anger in Shangguan Yue's eyes gradually disappeared, leaving only calmness.
He stood up and looked down at Mu Jingrui. "From now on, the Shangguan family and the Mu family will be completely separated. From now on, you will never see Ning'er again."
After saying this, Shangguan Yue turned away.
Mu Jingrui sat there in a daze. Shangguan Yue’s last words were like a sharp knife piercing his heart.
"Ning'er, you have to wait for me...you must wait for me..." Mu Jingrui believed that as long as he explained everything clearly to Shangguan Wanning, she would definitely understand his difficulties.
"come out."
Mu Jingrui's voice was cold. As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Zhang came out from the back hall and sat down opposite him with a smile.
"Master Mu is indeed a first-rate expert. I hid behind him and almost held my breath, but still couldn't find him."
Mu Jingrui poured himself another glass of wine indifferently.
He had known for a long time that Eunuch Zhang was hiding nearby and eavesdropping.
"I have done what the Queen Mother wants. Shouldn't the Queen Mother let my sister go?"
Mu Jingrui wished he could rush into the palace right now and cut the empress dowager into pieces.
Eunuch Zhang smiled and shook his head. "Not yet..."
Mu Jingrui paused, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
He grabbed Eunuch Zhang by the collar, and the biting coldness emanating from his body made Eunuch Zhang shudder.
"Master Mu, even if you kill me, it will be useless. I am only following the Queen Mother's orders."
Mu Jingrui resisted the urge to crush Eunuch Zhang and asked, "What else does the Queen Mother want?"
"The Queen Mother said that you should marry Yin Yuqing, the daughter of Inspector Yin Tianqi, within three days."
"Dream on." Mu Jingrui pushed Eunuch Zhang away.
Under the tremendous force, Eunuch Zhang sat down on the ground, feeling severe pain all over his body.
"Go back and tell the Queen Mother not to push her too far. I have already followed her request and not married Ning'er. Not only did she kill people and alienate the relationship between Ning'er and me, she also achieved her goal of turning Shangguan Yue against the Crown Prince."
Mu Jingrui stood up and approached Eunuch Zhang step by step, looking down at her. "If she continues to push you, don't blame me for being ruthless. I don't care if she's the Queen Mother or not. If anything happens to my sister, I will have nothing to worry about in this world. I want her to have a taste of what it's like to be worse off than dead."
Eunuch Zhang was so frightened by Mu Jingrui's aura that he was speechless. He got up and stumbled away.
Mu Jingrui was anxious and restless, waiting for the Queen Mother to release him every moment. But as time went by, he knew that the chances of that happening had become very slim.
Since the Queen Mother did not keep her promise, Mu Jingrui decided to go to Shangguan Wanning first to explain everything.
Just as he was about to go out, Xiao Yujue came.
"Your Highness, is there any news about Xiaoyan?"
Xiao Yujue's face was gloomy. He dismissed the attendants around him and said tiredly: "I sent another group of people out, but... the result is still the same. Just an hour ago, the Queen Mother sent another thing."
Xiao Yujue took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.
Mu Jingrui saw that all written on it were the names of medicinal herbs.
"I've consulted the imperial physician, and this is... an abortion drug."
Mu Jingrui understood that the Queen Mother was threatening not only Mu Jingyan's life, but also the child in her belly.
"The Queen Mother also asked Eunuch Zhang to pass on a message that we only have two days."
The Queen Mother did not give Xiao Yujue and Mu Jingrui any extra time to resist or think.
Two days, just two short days.
When Mu Jingrui thought of Shangguan Wanning who was hiding at home in grief, his heart couldn't stop bleeding.
If she knew that he married someone else, how would she face it?
"Jingrui, I know this is difficult for you, but Xiaoyan's life is at stake now. If you don't do as the Queen Mother says, then..."
Xiao Yujue looked at Mu Jingrui's increasingly gloomy face and could only bite the bullet and continue talking.
"The dead cannot be resurrected, but misunderstandings can be resolved. You should bear the grievance for the time being and agree to the Queen Mother's conditions. I promise you that in the future, even if it costs me my life, I will make things clear with Miss Shangguan."
Mu Jingrui smiled bitterly helplessly.
It's not just a misunderstanding.
There is no room for anyone else in his heart, but he married someone else. How will they get along in the future?
"Jingrui, Xiaoyan's life is in your hands..."
Xiao Yujue's urging left Mu Jingrui no time to escape.
He looked at Xiao Yujue and asked in a low voice, "If it were me, Your Highness, what would I choose?"
Xiao Yujue took a deep breath and replied, "It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. As long as you only love her in your heart, she will understand."
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