"My father's favorite concubine was my mother, and his favorite child was me. It was you who wanted to help Xiao Yujue ascend to the throne and consolidate the position of the crown prince, so you kept clinging to the love between my mother and Grand Tutor Sun when they were young."
As soon as Xiao Zhenting finished speaking, Shangguan Wanning could clearly feel that Sun Jinyao stiffened in his arms.
"If it wasn't for the intention to overthrow me and my mother, the Sun family wouldn't have suffered this unprovoked disaster. Madam Sun wouldn't have died."
Sun Jinyao closed his eyes in pain.
He could endure the pain in his body, but he could not tolerate the harm brought to him by Shangguan Wanning.
"Sun Jinyao, you have always wanted to seek revenge on me; but do you know that you have found the wrong person? Your real enemy is Shangguan Wanning, not me."
Xiao Zhenting's voice was very soft, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Sun Jinyao's heart hard.
"Brother Yao..."
Shangguan Wanning increased the strength of her arms and hugged Sun Jinyao tightly, and waves of pain surged in her heart.
They were not on the same side back then, and what she did was just to protect herself.
The extermination of the Sun family was something she had not expected.
"Is what he said... true?" Sun Jinyao asked in a hoarse voice.
"I..." Shangguan Wan Ning lowered her head in shame, "I'm sorry, Brother Yao, I really didn't know... that the situation would be like this now."
Sun Jinyao felt disheartened.
He really wanted to push Shangguan Wanning away, but he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand.
Xiao Zhenting pulled out the dagger he was carrying and threw it on the ground, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.
"Ning'er, now that he knows that you are the culprit who killed his entire family, he will definitely not let you go in the future. Didn't you always want to protect yourself? Kill him."
Shangguan Wan Ning snorted heavily and sneered, "Xiao Zhenting, even if I, Shangguan Wan Ning, die, I will never kill my fiancé in exchange for a shameful life."
Sun Jinyao looked at Shangguan Wanning with a determined gaze, with all kinds of thoughts surging in his heart.
"Shangguan Wanning, at this point, you and I can no longer be married. You don't have to compromise like this. Even if you really died for me, I would not be grateful to you."
Shangguan Wanning looked down at Sun Jinyao, tears of helplessness and sadness flashing in her eyes.
"I never thought of asking you to be grateful to me, I just...Brother Yao, I really didn't mean to hurt you."
"Since you can't do it, let me help you."
Xiao Zhenting discovered that Shangguan Wanning actually had some true feelings for Sun Jinyao, which made him jealous.
He immediately shouted loudly: "Come here, drag Sun Jinyao out and hang him on the city gate. The fight will not stop until he dies."
"yes,"
The imperial guards came in, snatched Sun Jinyao from Shangguan Wanning and dragged him out.
“Don’t… stop…”
Shangguan Wanning rushed over and hugged Sun Jinyao tightly. "Xiao Zhenting, back then, Grand Tutor Sun treated you even better than his own son. Can't you leave a bloodline for the Sun family for his sake?"
Xiao Zhenting paused and slowly walked in front of Shangguan Wanning.
At this time, Sun Jinyao had fainted and became unconscious.
"Do you want him to live?"
"Tell me, what are the conditions?"
"Marry me and be my queen."
"Okay." Shangguan Wan Ning had no choice. She owed Sun Jinyao too much. "But you have to let Brother Yao go."
"Yes. My coronation ceremony will be held in seven days. When I ascend the throne and you become my queen, I will definitely let him go."
"But, during these seven days, I will keep him by my side and take care of him personally."
"No. After all, there are differences between men and women. I'm worried if you do this."
Shangguan Wanning wiped the tears from her face and looked at Xiao Zhenting. "If I really wanted to have something with Brother Yao, I would no longer be innocent now."
Xiao Zhenting also didn't want to anger Shangguan Wanning at the last moment.
After all, it's just the last step.
He finally agreed to Shangguan Wanning's request.
After Xiao Zhenting left, Shangguan Wanning helped Sun Jinyao to the bed, wrote a prescription and asked the palace maid to go to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine.
Seven days, only seven days left.
She hoped that Sun Jinyao could recover as soon as possible, or at least be able to protect himself.
Xiao Zhenting never came back after he left. As he was about to ascend the throne, he must have a lot of things to do.
Shangguan Wanning enjoyed her free time. The only thing she had to do every day was to take care of Sun Jinyao.
Sun Jinyao's injuries were very serious. His condition was always up and down, and he was in a daze all day.
Shangguan Wanning had a lot of things she wanted to ask him, but she could never find the right opportunity.
The night was as dark as ink, and the evening breeze was biting. Shangguan Wanning stood in the imperial garden. She could already feel the joyful atmosphere all around her, which completely concealed the sadness of the emperor's death.
At this time...
Mu Jingrui should have gone far away.
Since her rebirth, Shangguan Wan Ning has tried every possible means to protect the people around her, but in the end...
Xiao Zhenting still got the kingdom.
The only thing she was thankful for was that this time, her parents were still safe.
The news that Xiao Zhenting was about to ascend the throne spread throughout the court and the country, which was a heavy blow to Xiao Yujue.
Not only would it mean that all his years of hard work would be ruined, it would also most likely lead to him no longer being able to gain a foothold in the world.
In order to escape to a safe place as quickly as possible, Mu Jingrui had entered the enemy camp with only ten followers.
The open space was densely packed with soldiers wearing armor and holding bows and arrows.
The weapons and armor in their hands are very sophisticated.
Mu Jingrui glanced around and saw four generals in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest, forming an airtight formation.
"We have long heard that Lord Mu is a martial arts expert and well versed in military tactics. Now that we have the honor to meet him today, we must ask for some advice from him." The general on the east looked at Mu Jingrui and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
He didn't expect Mu Jingrui to be so young.
"Ask for advice?" Mu Jingrui said calmly, "I don't want to fight with you. I just hope you can support the prince. He is..."
"General Mu, the current situation is turbulent. The King of Qin will soon take the throne, and then he will be the ruler of the country. If you want us to take the risk of following the fallen prince, you should at least show us some real evidence to convince us."
"So what do you want?" Mu Jingrui knew that if he wanted to subdue these martial artists, he had to use force.
"General Mu, do you see the sword ahead?"
Mu Jingrui looked in the direction the general pointed and saw a sharp sword hanging on a high platform a few hundred meters away.
"As long as General Mu can break through the barriers we set and successfully obtain the sword, we are willing to follow General Mu and go through fire and water from now on, even if it means our death."
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