The eldest princess was stunned and looked at Shangguan Wanning.
She blinked playfully, and the princess understood instantly.
It turned out that this girl had known about her relationship with Zheng Binghong for a long time. This made her cheeks slightly red, and she lowered her head shyly.
"Uncle, the princess is magnanimous and doesn't blame me anymore." Shangguan Wanning stepped forward and took Zheng Binghong's arm, lowering her voice and saying, "Uncle, this is a rare opportunity, so if you have anything to say, please say it quickly."
"You..." Zheng Binghong was also surprised, and felt embarrassed that his niece had seen through his thoughts.
"Miss, the lady is looking for you."
Lutong had already made arrangements and had the little maid appear at the right time to call Shangguan Wanning away.
Shangguan Wanning took the opportunity to slip away, leaving Zheng Binghong and the eldest princess to talk alone.
"Miss, if you do this...what if you anger the eldest princess?" Lu Tong was a little worried.
She felt that since some time ago, her young lady seemed different from before and her behavior became unusually bold.
If something like what happened today happened in the past, I wouldn’t even dare to think about it, let alone do it.
"What are you afraid of? If anything happens, your uncle will take care of it. Even if the princess is really angry, she can't punish you."
Shangguan Wan Ning was not worried at all. She firmly believed that the eldest princess and her uncle still had feelings for each other. They just lacked a little bit of opportunity.
She returned to the front hall and sat obediently next to her mother, waiting for the meal to begin.
"It's been a while since I last saw you. Miss Shangguan has really become more and more beautiful."
Shangguan Wanning turned her head and saw a woman about the same age as her mother looking at her with a smile.
"Madam Sun." Shangguan Wanning stood up and bowed.
Madam Sun took Shangguan Wanning's hand and sat down, smiling, "Madam Shangguan, you are so lucky to have such an outstanding daughter. Has she found a husband?"
"Madam Sun, please don't praise her anymore. This girl is spoiled and willful. Her father and I can't do anything about her. Who would want her?"
"If I had such a beautiful and lovely daughter, I would treasure her to the extreme and would never spoil her too much. How could I bear to let her get married too early?"
As the two were chatting, a nanny came over with a bowl of bird's nest with rock sugar and placed it in front of Mrs. Shangguan.
"Madam Shangguan, this is what the Prime Minister asked the kitchen to make specially for you. He said that you have had a cough occasionally in the past two days, so you should eat something lighter today."
After saying this, the nanny retreated.
Madam Sun looked at the bowl of bird's nest with rock sugar and joked, "Madam Shangguan is so lucky. The Prime Minister is so busy, but he still thinks of you on such an occasion."
"Nowhere..." Mrs. Shangguan's face was filled with happiness.
Shangguan Wanning noticed a gleam of melancholy in Madam Sun's eyes, a sense of loss that had accumulated over the years.
With a woman's intuition, Shangguan Wanning felt that the relationship between Madam Sun and Grand Tutor Sun might not be good.
While her mother and Madam Sun were chatting, she quietly pulled Lutong aside and whispered something in her ear.
"My lady, to do these things... I'm afraid you'll need money to pay for them. I didn't think about it when I left, so..."
Shangguan Wanning was also in a dilemma now.
At this moment, a few patrolling guards happened to pass by, and an idea flashed in her mind.
"Wait for me here. I'll go find some silver."
After saying that, he turned and walked away.
She walked around the Prince's Mansion and finally found the place where the guards took turns to rest. She asked the servants where Mu Jingrui was.
When Shangguan Wanning found Mu Jingrui, he was training guards in the martial arts training ground.
She didn't dare to scream, so she picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui dodged to the side, caught the stone in his hand, and frowned slightly.
He looked in the direction where the stone was thrown, and a corner of the skirt was exposed behind the rockery. He was slightly stunned, and a strange emotion surged in his heart.
Shangguan Wanning was afraid of being discovered by others, so she didn't dare to stick her head out to look, and could only wait anxiously for Mu Jingrui to come over.
But...why hasn't he come yet?
She bit her lip lightly and reached out cautiously.
Huh? Mu Jingrui is missing? Then he...
"ah!"
Suddenly, a powerful force pulled Shangguan Wanning over. She was caught off guard and almost screamed. A broad hand covered her mouth and quickly pulled her behind the rockery.
"It's me."
Shangguan Wanning also saw his appearance clearly without Mu Jingrui saying anything.
She glared at Mu Jingrui, and then Mu Jingrui let her go.
"Why are you behind me? I was scared to death."
"I should be the one asking you this." Mu Jingrui suppressed his joy and looked at Shangguan Wanning expressionlessly, "Shouldn't you be attending the Crown Prince's celebration banquet in the front hall?"
Shangguan Wanning did not answer, but stretched out her hand and placed it in front of him.
"Take out all the silver you have."
Mu Jingrui took out two silver ingots from his sleeve and placed them in Shangguan Wanning's palm.
"Only ten taels? Do you have any more?"
Mu Jingrui shook his head.
Shangguan Wanning's expression suddenly became depressed. "You helped His Royal Highness win the battle, he wouldn't give you any reward at all, right?"
"You don't think I would hang all those rewards on myself, do you?"
Shangguan Wanning's eyes lit up and she smiled brilliantly. "I need it urgently. Give me some money."
"This is where the guards come in and out. If you, a girl, stay here, it will be bad for your reputation if you are discovered. Go back to the front hall first, and I will send someone to take you there later."
"Okay." Shangguan Wanning was relieved. "I don't want much, just one hundred taels will be enough. I'll send someone to return it to you when I get home..."
Before Shangguan Wanning could finish her words, Mu Jingrui had already turned and walked away, his face changing from expressionless to full of unhappiness.
It's really difficult to borrow money from others.
Shangguan Wan Ning returned to the front hall embarrassedly. Not long after, a maid brought her a bag of silver.
She opened it and saw that in addition to the one hundred taels of silver, there were also three hundred taels of silver notes.
Shangguan Wanning's heart was suddenly touched.
It seemed to be the same in the previous life.
Whenever she asked Mu Jingrui for something, he seemed nonchalant, but in fact, he always went above and beyond to complete it for her.
In the past, she was immersed in the grief of losing her loved ones and felt that she was his pet, so she never calmed down to truly appreciate the true feelings hidden in the details.
turn out to be……
Shangguan Wanning's eyes were a little moist. She suppressed her good mood, handed the silver to Lutong, and followed her mother obediently.
When she returned home after the banquet, it was already after dark. As soon as she returned to her room, Nanny Li told her that Aunt Zhao was looking for Ah Ling everywhere.
"Never mind. I'll wait for her to beg me."
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