"I know what you mean."
Xiao Yujue had already realized from Shangguan Wanning's words that the best candidate to go to Yaowang Valley was Sun Jinyao.
He was able to enter Yaowang Valley and was able to invite Lu Xiangzi, and with his martial arts skills, a round trip would be at least three days faster than Shangguan Wanning.
The situation in the court is now unpredictable and three days is enough for earth-shaking changes to occur.
"I know it's not convenient for you to come forward. Leave this matter to me, I will take care of it."
Xiao Yujue's words made Shangguan Wanning feel reassured and she nodded slightly.
"Xiaoyan, you stay with the princess and take care of your brother. I'm going to go out for a while."
After Xiao Yujue instructed Mu Jingyan, he told the butler to prepare a sedan chair, set up a banquet in Mingxiang Tower, and asked his confidant to invite Sun Jinyao.
When Sun Jinyao's father was still the Grand Tutor, he and Xiao Yujue had some friendship.
As a person who accompanied the princes and grandchildren in playing and studying, he always had an unreleasable resentment in his heart.
Especially when Xiao Zhenting insulted him wantonly.
Only Xiao Yujue was always polite to him.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince asked me to come here, not just to have a drink and reminisce about the past, right?" Sun Jinyao asked calmly after drinking three glasses of wine.
Xiao Yujue stared at Sun Jinyao. Only then did he realize that he had actually underestimated Sun Jinyao.
His intelligence, talent and sophistication are far superior to that of a fool like Xiao Zhenting.
Xiao Yujue explained the current situation and the purpose of looking for him, sighed lightly, and his attitude was very sincere.
"Brother Sun, I know you are not interested in government affairs now, but... Jing Rui is really important to me. His life or death may affect the future situation of the court. Now, only you can go back to Yaowang Valley and ask Doctor Lu to save his life."
Sun Jinyao remained silent, just looking down at the wine glass in his hand.
After a long while, he asked quietly, "Is this what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant, or what Ning'er meant?"
Xiao Yujue's heart skipped a beat.
Sometimes it is really not easy to deal with people who are too smart.
"That's what I meant." Xiao Yujue clasped his hands together and said, "If Brother Sun can help me out of this urgent need, I will definitely repay you in the future."
Sun Jinyao did not answer.
A wave of sadness welled up in his heart.
Mu Jingrui was in trouble, and he didn't want to intervene. He even didn't want Shangguan Wanning to be involved.
However, he had no say in everything.
"Brother Sun, you should also know that Xiao Zhenting has returned to the capital. If he ascends the throne, then... I'm afraid even Lord Shangguan may not be able to protect Princess An Ning."
Xiao Yujue's words touched the most vulnerable part of Sun Jinyao's heart.
He had nothing, his family was broken up, and Shangguan Wanning was his only weakness.
No one can predict whether Xiao Zhenting has other conspiracies brewing, and Sun Jinyao does not want to take the risk.
"Okay, I'll go."
Sun Jinyao drank the wine in his glass, stood up and said goodbye to Xiao Yujue. "I will leave immediately. Your Highness can rest assured that I will do my best."
After saying that, he opened the door of the private room and left quickly.
Sun Jinyao did what he said. He simply returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, packed a few sets of clothes, told Shangguan Yue, found a fast horse from the stable, and immediately set off for Yaowang Valley.
Not long after he left the city gate, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him.
"Brother Yao...Brother Yao..."
Sun Jinyao suspected that he had heard it wrong, so he stopped and looked back.
Shangguan Wanning came riding a horse and soon arrived in front of him.
"Ning'er?"
Sun Jinyao turned over and dismounted, and Shangguan Wanning also stopped.
She came to him sweating profusely.
"Fortunately, I still made it in time to see you off."
Sun Jinyao couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw Shangguan Wanning's flushed cheeks and panting.
He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Shangguan Wanning's forehead, saying with a hint of reproach: "It's almost dark, why did you leave the city?"
"When I got home, Butler Ting said you were out of town, so I came after you."
"Is there something wrong?" Sun Jinyao felt a little bitter.
Shangguan Wanning untied a bundle from the horse's back and said, "I know you left in a hurry and you must not have prepared anything. I packed some fruits and dry food for you to eat on the road. The weather has been cold recently, so don't go out at night and take care of yourself."
Sun Jinyao took the thing handed over by Shangguan Wanning, lowered his eyes and smiled slightly.
Her care made him feel deep warmth.
"Take care of yourself when you are out." Shangguan Wanning held Sun Jinyao's hand.
Sun Jinyao couldn't suppress the tenderness in his heart. He stretched out his arms and embraced Shangguan Wanning in his arms.
"Ning'er, do you have anything else to say to me?"
Shangguan Wanning shook her head.
Sun Jinyao originally thought that Shangguan Wanning would say something about Mu Jingrui's serious injury or urge him to go and come back early.
He suddenly felt that he was too petty.
"Go back quickly. You can still get back to the city before dark. Don't make me worry."
"Yes. Brother Yao, I'll wait for you to come back."
Sun Jinyao jumped on his horse, waved at Shangguan Wanning, and rode away.
Shangguan Wanning's thoughts were surging and she couldn't calm down for a long time.
She felt a little sorry for Sun Jinyao. Their wedding was postponed because of his father's affairs, and now he had to run around for Mu Jingrui.
Shangguan Wanning returned home with a sigh.
Since she had to treat Mu Jingrui every four hours, it was very inconvenient for her to travel back and forth between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion.
Xiao Yujue asked the princess to come forward and nominally take Shangguan Wanning to live in the princess's residence, but in fact she lived in the prince's residence.
Late at night, after Shangguan Wanning treated Mu Jingrui, she carefully covered him with a quilt.
She sat down on the chair tiredly, and looking at Mu Jingrui who was still unconscious, she felt heartbroken.
“Wan Ning…”
Mu Jingyan walked in and placed some exquisite pastries in front of her.
"I heard that you only ate a little for dinner. I thought you must be hungry, so I asked the kitchen to make it for you."
Mu Jingyan didn't dare to look Shangguan Wanning in the eye, but just secretly observed the changes in her expression.
Shangguan Wanning saw these little movements and couldn't help but chuckle.
"why are you laughing?"
"No, I'm just not used to you being so nice to me all of a sudden."
This sentence made Mu Jingyan feel a little embarrassed. "Wan Ning, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong before... but... I know you are sincere to my brother..."
"Jingyan, stop talking." Shangguan Wanning looked back at Mu Jingrui with a dazed look in her eyes. "It's all in the past. Now, he has a wife, and I am another man's fiancée. He and I are destined to be just friends. Our fate ends here."
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