Mu Jingrui frowned slightly. He felt very uncomfortable, but he didn't want to make Shangguan Wanning sad.
He was about to let go of Shangguan Wanning when a sharp light flashed in Sun Jinyao's eyes. He realized that murderous intent was approaching and immediately stepped back.
Unexpectedly, the murderous aura faded away, and he looked at Sun Jinyao with his eyes calming down.
"Ning'er, go back to your room first. I want to talk to Master Mu alone."
Sun Jinyao's tone was calm, and there seemed to be no emotion in his voice. This made Shangguan Wanning's heart feel uneasy.
"It's okay, go back to sleep. Have a good rest." Mu Jingrui gently stroked Shangguan Wanning's still wet long hair.
Shangguan Wanning thought for a moment and turned back to her room.
Mu Jingrui and Sun Jinyao looked at each other, flames of anger flashing in their eyes.
"You are quite clever."
Just now, Sun Jinyao retracted his murderous intent in time and did not lose his composure in front of Shangguan Wanning.
Mu Jingrui discovered that Sun Jinyao was much more cunning than he had imagined.
Sun Jinyao knew that he couldn't beat him. If he didn't want to lose face, he could only endure it.
"I hope this is the last time. Don't bother Ning'er again."
Sun Jinyao looked at Shangguan Wanning wearing Mu Jingrui's clothes. Both of them were soaking wet after coming back from outside.
No man could tolerate seeing his fiancée being so intimate with another man.
However……
Sun Jinyao still endured it.
"I can answer you very clearly, it's impossible." Mu Jingrui looked at Sun Jinyao coldly, "You know very well who Ning'er loves in her heart. Do you think you have won by using some tricks to make Ning'er agree to marry you?"
Sun Jinyao's eyes were sharp, and there was a hint of coldness when he stared at Mu Jingrui.
"Did I play tricks? Then you can tell Ning'er and see if she believes it."
Of course she wouldn't believe it.
Mu Jingrui understood Shangguan Wanning's personality. In that situation, with Lu Xiangzi's cooperation, Shangguan Wanning would not change her mind even if he talked her mouth off.
"Sun Jinyao, listen carefully. Ning'er can only be my woman in this life. We'll see."
Mu Jingrui didn't want to continue talking. He stopped entangled with Sun Jinyao, walked past Sun Jinyao and left.
He came to Chu Xiaolian's room, pushed the door open, and saw Chu Xiaolian sitting alone by the window in a daze.
"Why... are you here?" Chu Xiaolian looked at Mu Jingrui in surprise.
Shouldn't he be with Shangguan Wanning at this time?
Mu Jingrui walked up to Chu Xiaolian with a gloomy face. She felt the sharp murderous aura emanating from him and couldn't help but step back.
"I said I wouldn't allow anyone to hurt her."
"I... I just..." Chu Xiaolian was a little scared. She said halfway when Mu Jingrui quickly stepped forward and grabbed her neck.
The feeling of suffocation made Chu Xiaolian struggle subconsciously.
"I want you to... have her... I know you want to..."
Seeing that Chu Xiaolian was about to suffocate, Mu Jingrui pushed her away.
"Listen carefully. If you do it again, I will kill you."
After saying that, he turned away.
Early the next morning, Mu Jingrui led his men back to the capital. He didn't want to make Shangguan Wanning feel sad, so he asked Chu Xiaolian and the secret guards to go with him.
He and Shangguan Wanning never met alone again.
After Shangguan Wanning returned to the capital, the first thing she did was give her father the things that Wang Xiaoyao had given her.
Shangguan Yue also wanted to find out the truth, so he sent his confidants to verify and investigate what was said in the letter. After obtaining solid evidence, they reported it to the emperor together and cleared the Wang family's name.
When Shangguan Yue told Shangguan Wanning the result of this matter, there was no joy on her face.
"What's wrong? Any other questions?" Shangguan Yue asked with concern.
"This matter should be over now. However, there is still one question I haven't figured out."
"What's the problem?"
"Who killed Lord Wang Dan? At that time, Young Master Wang asked Jing Rui to exchange Lord Wang Dan for me, but Lord Wang Dan was killed. The other party's purpose was obviously to arouse Wang Xiaoyao's dissatisfaction and make him kill me or to provoke a conflict between him and Jing Rui."
If Wang Xiaoyao had not already planned to wipe out all the bandits in Wanchong Mountain, there would definitely be more casualties if the two sides really went to war.
"I'm sure Mu Jingrui has also thought of the problems you can think of. He will investigate it in depth, so you don't have to worry about it."
When it comes to Mu Jingrui, Shangguan Wanning still feels very painful in her heart. She pretends nothing happened in front of her father. The father and daughter chat for a few words, and then she walks out of her father's study.
On behalf of Sun Jinyao's elders, Lu Xiangzi formally proposed marriage to Shangguan Yue and his wife.
Seeing that their daughter had no objection, Shangguan Yue and his wife thought that the master and his disciples must have already discussed it privately. In addition, Shangguan Wanning had long passed the age of marriage, so they did not object.
"Tomorrow I will go to several surrounding prefectures to inspect the performance of the prefects. This is a major event that happens once every three years and we cannot afford to be careless. I will be gone for at least two months. I will arrange the wedding for you when I come back."
"Everything will be subject to the Prime Minister's arrangements."
Sun Jinyao was unwilling to act hastily.
Two months is also the time he can give Shangguan Wanning.
Everything seemed to have returned to normal. In addition to taking care of her mother's daily life, Shangguan Wanning also practiced medicine at Deshan Hall, providing free medical treatment and medicine to poor people.
During this period, the emperor issued an edict to confer the title of virtuous concubine on Ge Shuyan.
I heard that she was very favored by the emperor. For her, the emperor even forgot about Concubine Shen, who was the most favored concubine in the harem.
At dusk, Shangguan Wanning and Sun Jinyao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion together and saw all kinds of valuable antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry displayed in the hall.
"Strange, why did my mother take out so many things?" Shangguan Wanning muttered to herself curiously.
"Maybe he's choosing a dowry for you." Sun Jinyao joked with a smile.
Shangguan Wanning's heart sank, and a wave of sadness suddenly surged into her heart.
She knew her father was on his way back.
She had never thought that two months would pass so quickly.
Shangguan Wanning tried her best to conceal her disappointment and walked in.
"Ning'er, you're back just in time. Come over and help me pick out a suitable gift for the virtuous concubine."
"To the Consort Xian?"
"Yes. I just received news from the palace that the virtuous concubine is pregnant. Tomorrow is the day to pay respects to the emperor in the palace, so I thought I would pick a gift to give to her so as not to be impolite."
Shangguan Wan Ning glanced around and said with a smile, "Mother, how could there be a shortage of these things in the palace? I think that if I give a scimitar to the Concubine Xian, she will be happier."
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