Mu Jingrui had long known that Sun Jinyao was a very cunning man, but he did not expect that he would use these schemes on Shangguan Wanning.
"Brother Yao, how are you? Can you get up?" Shangguan Wanning ignored Mu Jingrui and used all her strength to help Sun Jinyao up. "Let's go back."
"Ning'er!" Mu Jingrui suppressed his outburst of emotions and growled softly.
Shangguan Wanning took a deep breath, trying not to let her sadness show.
She turned her gaze towards Mu Jingrui and said, "There is nothing more to say between you and me. Please don't come to me again in the future. Let's save some dignity for each other."
Shangguan Wanning supported Sun Jinyao and left. The sadness in her heart was so overwhelming that her mind went blank.
She had always thought that after a new life, she could control her fate and change her destiny, but in the end...
Perhaps, things that are destined cannot be changed no matter how hard you try.
Her only hope now is to avoid repeating the tragedy of her previous life and to protect her parents' safety.
Mu Jingrui did not chase after her again. The timing was not right and it would be useless even if he talked his mouth off.
"Brother Yao, how do you feel now?"
After returning home, Shangguan Wanning used golden needles to acupuncture Sun Jinyao's acupuncture points. As Sun Jinyao himself had profound internal strength, he was fine after regulating his breathing for an hour.
"I'm fine." Sun Jinyao smiled gently at Shangguan Wanning, "You don't have to worry."
Shangguan Wanning avoided Sun Jinyao's gaze and asked, "Brother Yao, I never had the chance to ask you, why did you suddenly return to the capital?"
Sun Jinyao lowered his head, lost in thought for a while before saying, "The old monster heard that you were getting married, so he asked me to give you a gift. But I didn't hear about it until I arrived in the capital..."
Shangguan Wanning's heart ached again, and her vision became a little blurry.
"Why didn't the master come?"
"He..." Sun Jinyao paused, "He hasn't been in good health recently..."
Shangguan Wanning immediately raised her eyes and looked at Sun Jinyao. "Master is a miracle doctor, how could he be in poor health?"
"Silly girl, he's old, and it's normal for his health to decline."
After saying that, Sun Jinyao stood up, took out a box from his bag and handed it to Shangguan Wanning.
"He asked me to bring this to you."
Shangguan Wanning gently opened it, revealing several medical books and a handwritten note by Lu Xiangzi.
These things are more precious than any gold, silver or jewelry.
Shangguan Wanning did not sleep all night. After getting up the next day, she greeted her parents and proposed to go to Yaowang Valley to visit Lu Xiangzi.
Mrs. Shangguan was originally worried about her daughter's long journey, but Shangguan Yue agreed immediately.
He felt that under the current circumstances, it would be a good idea to let Shangguan Wanning leave the capital temporarily for a while.
The wounds in the heart will always heal slowly. Moreover, Sun Jinyao will be there to protect him along the way.
Shangguan Wanning left the capital with the intention of escaping. When Mu Jingrui learned the news, he chased her for dozens of miles, but still missed her.
She followed Sun Jinyao away...
Mu Jingrui felt like his whole world was collapsing.
He didn't say what he wanted to say, and didn't explain the misunderstanding that should be explained. Later, as time passed, it was really difficult to mend the broken mirror.
Mu Jingrui found a pub to drink, and was sent home by the owner only after he got drunk.
Yin Yuqing was busy serving him. She couldn't help feeling sad when she saw her husband who was unconscious but still repeating Shangguan Wanning's name.
When she was keeping vigil for the empress dowager that day, she deliberately had her maid perform a play in front of Shangguan Wanning, just to create the illusion that they were a loving couple, so that Shangguan Wanning would completely give up the idea.
However, no matter how much she planned, she could not change Mu Jingrui's real thoughts.
When Mu Jingrui woke up in the morning, he had a splitting headache and it was already past the time for the morning court session.
He barely managed to sit up, but the familiar room did not make his heart feel warm at all.
"Husband, are you awake?"
Yin Yuqing came in with hot water, wrung out the towel, and walked towards Mu Jingrui. "I've asked the servants to prepare breakfast, you can wash up and then..."
"I can do it myself."
Mu Jingrui refused Yin Yuqing's offer to wipe his face, and didn't even take the towel that Yin Yuqing handed over.
"You can get out now."
He walked straight to the closet, took out his clothes, and went behind the screen to change.
"Do you really hate me that much?"
Mu Jingrui couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he heard Yin Yuqing's choking voice behind him.
"If you hate me, why did you take the initiative to marry me?"
Faced with Yin Yuqing's questioning, Mu Jingrui was not indifferent, but he could not explain.
"Since we got married, you have been staying in the study every night. Not only did you not touch me, you didn't even want to talk to me... What did I do wrong?"
Yin Yuqing couldn't help crying as she spoke.
Mu Jingrui felt a little guilty. He walked to Yin Yuqing's side, pondered for a moment, and whispered, "I know I am sorry for you. Don't worry, I will give you an explanation."
Yin Yuqing stopped crying and stared at Mu Jingrui. She couldn't see through his thoughts, and even... the estrangement between them made her feel that she didn't deserve to be his wife.
"go out."
Mu Jingrui's attitude was firm and his tone was majestic. Yin Yuqing didn't dare to disobey him at all. She wiped her tears and walked out of the room.
Mu Jingrui simply went to the bathhouse to take a bath, changed his clothes, and went straight to the Prince's Mansion.
"What? You want to resign?" Xiao Yujue was shocked and stood up from his chair excitedly, "Why... do you suddenly have this idea?"
At this time, Mu Jingrui was in a rising stage. At a young age, he had already been promoted to the second rank. He had a bright future ahead of him, becoming a marquis and a prime minister.
But he proposed...to resign from his official position and retire.
"I want to find Ning'er." Mu Jingrui didn't want to live in such pain anymore.
As long as he calmed down or closed his eyes, his mind would be filled with Shangguan Wanning's figure.
He was afraid of losing her, afraid that he would never get her forgiveness, and even more afraid that she would marry someone else.
"She is only leaving temporarily. Her parents are still in the capital. She will definitely come back."
"I know." Mu Jingrui said calmly, "But I'm afraid that when she comes back, her heart will have changed."
Xiao Yujue wanted to persuade Mu Jingrui to stay, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.
Mu Jingrui is a man of his word, and he is so infatuated with Shangguan Wanning. Who can have enough reasons to convince him?
"Have you really thought it through?" Xiao Yujue still didn't give up. "You have risked your life to achieve what you have today. It would be a pity to give up now."
"I risked my life to give Ning'er a good home. Without her... no matter how rich and powerful I am, it would be meaningless."
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