Shangguan Wanning returned to this familiar yet disgusting room.
She looked around and everything was cold.
"Your Majesty, please take a bath and change your clothes."
The old nanny came in with a group of palace maids, each holding a tray with luxurious items on it.
"The emperor has sent a verbal order. I will come to accompany you as soon as I finish my business."
Shangguan Wanning said nothing. With the help of the palace maids, she took off her clothes and soaked her whole body in the hot water.
She closed her eyes, and her mind kept recalling every moment she spent with Mu Jingrui.
She never expected that even after living her life again, she still couldn't escape the entanglement with Xiao Zhenting.
After Shangguan Wanning got up from the bathtub, she put on her clothes and sat in front of the dressing mirror. She reached out and gently stroked her face.
At dusk, Xiao Zhenting came to her room surrounded by eunuchs and guards.
Everyone bowed and saluted.
Only Shangguan Wanning was still sitting in front of the dressing mirror, drawing her eyebrows carefully.
There was silence all around, and everyone was worried about her.
Xiao Zhenting just smiled slightly, seemingly not minding Shangguan Wanning's rudeness. He waved his hand and dismissed everyone.
He walked forward, took the eyebrow pencil from Shangguan Wanning's hand, held up her face and looked at it carefully.
"From now on, you won't have to do things like drawing eyebrows yourself anymore. I will do it for you."
As he spoke, Xiao Zhenting held the eyebrow pencil and was about to draw eyebrows for Shangguan Wanning. Shangguan Wanning turned her head away, rejecting his tenderness, and stood up to avoid him.
Xiao Zhenting was still not angry.
He sat down in front of the dressing mirror, looked at Shangguan Wanning's silent profile, and said faintly: "Do you know why I tried every means to get you back to my side?"
Shangguan Wanning did not answer, but turned her gaze to him.
"In fact, whether in the last life or now, I really like you. But I have to admit that if I have to choose between Jiangshan and you... I will definitely choose Jiangshan."
Shangguan Wanning smiled coldly.
"So now, do you think you can have both Jiangshan and me?"
"What do you think?"
Seeing that the eyebrow pencil was put back, Xiao Zhenting slowly walked to Shangguan Wanning and gently lifted her chin.
"I must get the woman I want."
"Have you forgotten your current situation? Do you think you can stay on the throne for a long time? Or, you promised His Royal Highness the Crown Prince something, but you have no intention of doing it at all?"
"Ning'er, you are so smart, do you really believe that I will abdicate?"
"I don't believe it. I'm just curious about how you're going to explain this to the people of the world."
"Explain? What to explain? I really don't need to explain to anyone. Since ancient times, winners are kings and losers are bandits. The pen of history has always been in the hands of the victors. As long as I govern the country and the people are peaceful, who would think that I am unworthy of being an emperor?"
Shangguan Wanning pushed Xiao Zhenting's hand away and was speechless for a moment.
"ah!"
Xiao Zhenting suddenly exerted force and pulled Shangguan Wanning into his arms.
Shangguan Wanning struggled for a few times, but Xiao Zhenting held her down by force, leaned close to her ear, and greedily sniffed the fragrance on her body.
"I don't care that you ran away with Mu Jingrui on your wedding night. As long as you stay by my side sincerely from this moment on, I will forgive you for your past. You can enjoy all the glory and wealth in this world."
"No……"
Shangguan Wanning tried to break free from Xiao Zhenting's grip, so she pounced over and bit his neck hard.
Xiao Zhenting felt pain and subconsciously let go of Shangguan Wanning.
He touched the place where Shangguan Wanning had bitten him, and blood was actually flowing out.
In an instant, Xiao Zhenting's eyes became fierce and sharp, and he raised his hand and slapped Shangguan Wan hard in the face.
Shangguan Wanning stumbled and fell to the ground, with a fishy and salty taste coming from her mouth.
Half of her face felt a burning pain, and she slowly raised her head to look at Xiao Zhenting, with bright red blood oozing from the corners of her mouth.
Xiao Zhenting quickly stepped forward, grabbed her hair, pulled it up and threw it on the bed.
"Shangguan Wanning, I warn you that my patience has its limits. You eloped with Mu Jingrui on our wedding night, and I was able to accept you. This is the blessing you have cultivated for several lifetimes. If you dare to disobey my will again... I will reward you with the three armies."
Shangguan Wanning was trembling all over. She used her arms to support herself and prevented herself from falling to the ground.
Seeing that he still refused to compromise, Xiao Zhenting became furious and rushed over to tear her clothes.
Shangguan Wanning kicked and punched Xiao Zhenting. Xiao Zhenting slapped her several times in a row, making her see stars and gradually losing the ability to resist.
Her vision was a little blurry, but her consciousness was still clear.
"Jing Rui...Jing Rui..."
Shangguan Wanning weakly called out Mu Jingrui's name, which angered Xiao Zhenting even more.
He grabbed Shangguan Wanning's neck and whispered in her ear, "Mu Jingrui is dead. He was besieged by Xiao Yujue's men and died from thousands of arrows piercing his heart."
"No... His Highness promised me that he wouldn't..."
"Do you think I am the only one in this world who wants the throne? Do you think Xiao Yujue, whom you have been assisting, is more noble than me? Let me tell you, my spies saw with their own eyes that Xiao Yujue ordered the killing of Mu Jingrui in public."
"Even Mu Jingyan's plea was useless. Think about it carefully. You and Mu Jingrui risked your life for him, and were loyal to him, but what did you get in return?"
Xiao Zhenting's words made Shangguan Wanning completely despair.
She closed her eyes and tears slowly fell from the corners of her eyes.
Xiao Zhenting knew that Shangguan Wanning's psychological defenses had completely collapsed. A ferocious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He stood up, took off his clothes, leaned over Shangguan Wanning, and kissed her lips heavily.
Shangguan Wanning remained motionless, allowing Xiao Zhenting to do whatever he wanted.
Just when Xiao Zhenting was ready to take action and wanted to completely possess Shangguan Wanning, he suddenly found that his hands seemed numb and were completely out of his control.
He realized something was wrong.
Shangguan Wanning is the apprentice of the genius doctor Lu Xiangzi. He has always been on guard against her poisoning him, and even specially asked the palace maids to monitor her bathing and changing clothes.
It's impossible for her to be carrying poison.
Xiao Zhenting wanted to call the guards outside the door, but found that he couldn't even make a sound.
He was a little panicked and wanted to get out of bed and run away.
He took only two steps before he fell heavily to the ground.
At this moment, both my hands and feet had lost consciousness.
He lay on the cold ground, only his eyes could move. He was trembling all over, and for the first time he felt death was so close to him.
At this moment, he saw Shangguan Wanning struggling to sit up, looking at him viciously.
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