Mu Jingyan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
"Wan Ning, I'm sorry..."
"Don't be silly, it has nothing to do with you."
Shangguan Wanning smiled faintly, which made Mu Jingyan feel even more guilty.
"No, it has something to do with me. If my brother hadn't tried to save me, he wouldn't have been threatened by the Queen Mother. You would have married him and lived a happy life..."
Shangguan Wanning's heart sank.
It turned out that everything Mu Jingrui said that day was true.
Once upon a time, Shangguan Wanning had always been obsessed with knowing the reason why Mu Jingrui suddenly broke off the engagement.
But times have changed, and even if they know now, what can they do? Many things are different, and they can never go back to the beginning.
"Perhaps, this is God's will."
In her previous life, she was not Mu Jingrui’s wife, but just his concubine.
Neither of them spoke again. In the silent night, they slowly waited for time to pass.
Mu Jingrui opened his eyes in a daze and looked around.
He saw Mu Jingyan sleeping on the chaise longue, and beside him...
Shangguan Wanning was lying on the edge of the bed with her eyes closed. Her long eyelashes covered her eyelids. Her delicate and small face looked a little haggard.
Mu Jingrui's heart suddenly felt warm.
No matter how cruel the words Shangguan Wanning said, her heart was always with him.
Mu Jingrui was even more reluctant to give up on her.
He couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke Shangguan Wanning's face with his fingers.
"Um……"
Shangguan Wanning felt her cheek being touched and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
When she met Mu Jingrui's deep eyes, she suddenly lost all sleepiness. Just as she was about to shout out in surprise, Mu Jingrui put his index finger on his lips and made a gesture to silence her.
He pointed at the sleeping Mu Jingyan, smiled and held Shangguan Wanning's hand again.
As long as she could just look at her quietly like this, she felt satisfied.
Shangguan Wanning felt Mu Jingrui's pulse and found that his physical condition was relatively stable, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.
Thinking of Sun Jinyao who was running around outside, Shangguan Wanning's heart ached and she was about to pull her hand back.
Mu Jingrui increased his strength and held her hand to his chest.
At this time, a maid came in with an anxious look and whispered, "Princess, you have been working hard all night. How about... go back to your room and rest for a while?"
Shangguan Wanning sensed something unusual in the nanny's tone.
"What's wrong?"
The nanny seemed to find it difficult to speak, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Madam Mu is here. If she sees you here...it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and it won't do you any good, so..."
Shangguan Wanning understood that the nanny meant well.
She stood up and prepared to leave, but was grabbed back by Mu Jingrui. "You are not allowed to go anywhere without my permission."
"Brother, are you awake?"
Mu Jingyan opened his eyes when he heard the noise, and was surprised and happy to see Mu Jingrui wake up.
but……
The atmosphere seemed wrong.
Mu Jingrui did not respond to her joy at all. His pair of dark eyes just stared at Shangguan Wanning. No matter how Shangguan Wanning struggled, he had no intention of letting her go.
"Mu Jingrui, what are you going to do?" Shangguan Wanning scolded in a low voice.
"You are not allowed to leave." Mu Jingrui's voice was weak, but his attitude was firm.
"Your wife is here, and if she sees me here, then...even if you don't care about other people's gossip, shouldn't you consider her feelings?"
"I only care about your feelings."
Mu Jingrui knew that Yin Yuqing was a hurdle that Shangguan Wanning had to overcome in her heart.
"Hey, you two..."
Before Mu Jingyan could finish his words, Yin Yuqing walked in with her personal maid.
When she saw Shangguan Wanning and Mu Jingrui holding hands, her whole body stiffened instantly and her mind went blank.
"Sister-in-law..." Mu Jingyan went forward with gritted teeth, "Wan Ning is here to heal my brother's wounds..."
"No need to explain."
Mu Jingrui interrupted his sister and looked at Yin Yuqing. "With Ning'er taking care of me, I will be fine. You can go back."
Yin Yuqing came back to her senses and tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
She was worried about Mu Jingrui's safety, unable to sleep or eat, and prayed day and night; but she never expected that Mu Jingrui would keep Shangguan Wanning by his side to do what she should have done.
"Mu Jingrui, do you really regard me as your wife?" Yin Yuqing asked while crying.
Shangguan Wanning didn't want to become the fuse between the couple, so she forcibly shook off Mu Jingrui's hand and wanted to escape from this place.
Yin Yuqing blocked the door and refused to let Shangguan Wanning pass. "Don't you think you should stay and make things clear?"
"I……"
"Okay, then make it clear."
Mu Jingrui took a deep breath and got out of bed, walked to Shangguan Wanning's side, but his eyes were fixed on Yin Yuqing.
He waved his hand to dismiss all the servants, and said calmly: "From the time you came into my house until now, you and I have not been married. There is only Ning'er in my heart, you should understand. Whether you accept it or not, Ning'er will come into my house one day."
"Mu Jingrui, what are you talking about?"
Shangguan Wanning looked at Yin Yuqing's pale face and felt that Mu Jingrui was too cruel to her.
Yin Yuqing felt extremely humiliated and raised her hand to hit Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui grabbed her wrist.
Yin Yuqing couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Mu Jingrui, you are too cruel."
After saying that, he shook off Mu Jingrui's hand, covered his face and left.
"Um... I'll go to the kitchen to see if the medicine is ready."
Mu Jingyan noticed that the atmosphere was unusual. She didn't dare to look her brother in the eye and walked out dejectedly.
Mu Jingrui and Shangguan Wanning were the only ones left in the room.
“Ning’er…”
"Don't say anything. Mu Jingrui, it's impossible for you and me to be together."
Shangguan Wanning turned around and was about to leave. Xiao Yujue knocked on the door and walked in. His face was pale and he seemed very uneasy.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Shangguan Wanning asked cautiously.
"Just now, news came from the palace that my father is seriously ill and vomited blood not long ago. Now, all the civil and military officials in the court are worried."
Xiao Yujue was also very worried.
The emperor may die at any time.
If he didn't stay by the bedside, and if there was an inexplicable "last will" after the emperor's death, he would not only be unable to ascend the throne, but he might even lose his life.
"Your Highness, it seems that it is time for us to make some preparations."
Mu Jingrui and Xiao Yujue exchanged glances, and both of them knew what was going on.
"Let's count the days. Even if everything goes well, it will take at least four days for Brother Yao to come back." Shangguan Wan Ning also looked solemn. "Your Highness, I will go home and listen to what my father says and try to find out the situation in the palace."
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