After Mu Jingrui sobered up, he found himself sleeping in the room. In his daze, he seemed to remember someone carrying him back.
Who is it?
"Are you awake?" Chu Xiaolian came in with some water and handed a wrung-out towel to Mu Jingrui. "Wipe your face. I'll go to the kitchen and get you some millet porridge."
Mu Jingrui did not reach out to take it, but just glanced at her indifferently, walked to the side and buried his face in the basin.
After a long while, he raised his head from the basin and asked in a low voice, "Were you the one who sent me back last night?"
"Um."
Chu Xiaolian responded softly, and Mu Jingrui slowly walked towards her. The strong sense of oppression made Chu Xiaolian's heart tremble involuntarily.
"Don't follow me in the future." Mu Jingrui's voice was soft, but it revealed coldness and ruthlessness.
Chu Xiaolian nodded.
"go out."
Chu Xiaolian put down the towel and walked out without saying a word.
Mu Jingrui still felt heartbroken when he thought of what happened yesterday. He walked to the window and looked at the blue sky, and the thoughts in his heart became even more determined.
The 30,000 troops he mobilized have arrived, but there is no longer a need for fighting.
Mu Jingrui selected three thousand people from them to escort Ge Shuyan to the capital as soon as possible.
He knew that he couldn't stay here for long and had to go back to report to the emperor, but before leaving...
Shangguan Wanning personally prepared the medicine for Sun Jinyao in the kitchen. Her thoughts were in a daze, and the sadness and disappointment when Mu Jingrui turned and left kept emerging in her mind.
"Don't think about it anymore..."
Shangguan Wanning advised herself and walked towards Sun Jinyao's room with the medicine. When she reached the corner, Mu Jingrui suddenly appeared and blocked her way.
She was so frightened that her grip loosened and the medicine bowl fell to the ground.
Mu Jingrui lowered his head and took the medicine bowl, which landed in his palm without a drop of liquid leaking out.
"Thanks……"
Shangguan Wanning wanted to take it back, but Mu Jingrui turned around and walked away, saying, "Follow me."
He had a blank expression on his face, and his whole body exuded a biting chill, making it impossible to refuse him.
Shangguan Wanning hesitated slightly, but still followed him into his room.
"Master Mu, what do you want to talk to me about? I'm going to... um..."
Before Shangguan Wanning could finish her words, Mu Jingrui hugged her and kissed her on the lips forcefully.
She was anxious and angry. She struggled hard and beat Mu Jingrui's chest with her clenched fists.
But her strength was as light as a feather to Mu Jingrui. His arms tightened and his kiss became deeper, making it hard for her to breathe.
Gradually, Shangguan Wanning lost the courage to resist. She gradually calmed down and leaned quietly on Mu Jingrui's chest.
After a long while, Mu Jingrui let her go and growled, "You are not allowed to marry Sun Jinyao."
Shangguan Wanning's temper immediately came to her mind.
"Mu Jingrui, who do you think you are? You broke off the engagement first, and you don't allow me to marry someone else. Who are you to me? Why should I listen to you?"
"I said before that I had no choice but to marry Yin Yuqing. Anyway, if you give me some time, I will marry you in a sedan chair carried by eight men."
"I don't care what your reasons are. I only know that you didn't come on the wedding day. Afterwards, you married someone else without saying a word. Even if you really have your reasons, then let's just assume that... we are not destined to be together."
"Fate? I don't believe in these things at all. I, Mu Jingrui, will not let anyone else get involved with the woman I want. You can love me or hate me now, anyway... you can only be mine."
Shangguan Wanning looked at Mu Jingrui in a daze.
She seemed to see the tyrannical King Zhennan in her previous life.
No...that's not the case.
She spent so much effort just to prevent Mu Jingrui from becoming like that.
"I have already promised to marry Brother Yao, as long as he gets better... I can't let him down again..."
"If he doesn't get better, then you don't have to get married?" Mu Jingrui pushed Shangguan Wanning away, "I'm going to kill him now."
After saying this, Mu Jingrui turned around and walked out.
Shangguan Wanning had no doubt about his current ability and determination.
"Mu Jingrui, as long as you walk out of this room, I will die here."
Mu Jingrui stopped and looked back, only to see that Shangguan Wanning had already pulled out her hairpin and was pressing it against her throat.
"Don't force me..."
Mu Jingrui calmed down completely.
His eyes became violent and vicious, sad and desperate, and even red.
"Can you really die for him?" Mu Jingrui's voice became hoarse.
Shangguan Wanning took a deep breath and let the tears slowly seep back into her eyes. "Then I owe him..."
Mu Jingrui was really worried that Shangguan Wanning would hurt herself, and he didn't dare to do anything that would cause her emotional fluctuations.
"Put down the hairpin..."
Shangguan Wanning did not let go, but just walked out step by step.
She walked to the door, turned her back to Mu Jingrui and said, "Jingrui, I hope you remember what you promised me. Whether I am by your side or not, you must live well. Don't hurt my family at any time..."
Shangguan Wanning's words reminded Mu Jingrui of every happy moment they had when they were in love.
He watched Shangguan Wanning's figure disappear, then looked at the bowl of medicine left behind. He suddenly became angry and pushed the bowl to the ground with a wave of his arm.
As the night deepened, a crescent moon hung in the sky. The bright moonlight sprinkled down, and the ground seemed covered with a layer of gauze.
Huo Gang was just about to go to bed when he heard a gentle knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Huo Gang was a little surprised when he saw the person who came when he opened the door. "Princess? What do you want to talk to me about so late at night?"
Ge Shuyan smiled at Huo Gang. "Of course I have something to say. Why? Do you want me to stand outside and talk?"
Huo Gang was a little hesitant. After all, it was late at night and it might be against etiquette for a single man and a single woman to stay in the same room.
Before he could finish his thoughts, Ge Shuyan walked past him and walked straight into the room.
"Princess, what's up?"
"I will be leaving for Beijing tomorrow, so I came to see you and see how your injury is recovering."
Huo Gang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart. "It's all right now."
"Brother Huo, you will also return to the capital, right?"
"Yes. The young lady saved my life and showed me kindness, so I have to repay her. Besides, my sister is still in the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Do we have a chance to meet again?" Ge Shuyan asked softly.
Huo Gang was startled, and shook his head with a wry smile. "Probably not."
Both of them fell silent.
After a long while, Ge Shuyan stared at Huo Gang and said, "Brother Huo, you have saved my life more than once. I am afraid... I will not have the chance to repay you in the future. So, tonight, I want to repay this favor."
"Princess, that's not necessary. Besides..."
Before Huo Gang finished speaking, Ge Shuyan had already quickly undressed.
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