In the end, Mu Jingrui brought Yin Zhaolin to personally pour tea to apologize to the old man and his granddaughter, and paid a large sum of silver as compensation.
Jingzhao Prefecture did not want to make a big deal out of the matter, so it went with the flow and released Yin Zhaolin.
When Mu Jingrui went to find Shangguan Wanning again, he found out that she had already gone to Yaowang Valley.
"I summoned you to the palace to play chess with me. Even if you are just being perfunctory, please be serious about it."
After Mu Jingrui made the wrong move for the third time, Xiao Yujue finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"You look absent-minded... What's wrong? Is your Ning'er ignoring you?"
Mu Jingrui simply put back all the chess pieces in his hand, looking somewhat listless.
"Your Majesty, please stop making fun of me."
"I also understand that once a person enters your heart, you can never erase them." Xiao Yujue patted Mu Jingrui on the shoulder, "How about this, I will issue an order to grant you a marriage, and let you and her get married immediately. With your current status, you can support three wives and four concubines. At most, I will let her be my equal wife, and there will be no distinction between the older and the younger in the future, so it won't be considered unfair to her."
Xiao Yujue thought about it seriously again and said, "Although Lord Shangguan only has this one precious daughter, but since I asked, he will definitely give me this favor."
Mu Jingrui shook his head helplessly. "Your Majesty, it's not a question of who is older or younger."
"Then...are you going to divorce your wife?" Xiao Yujue's eyes widened, feeling a little unbelievable. "But...your wife didn't do anything wrong."
"I understand."
Only Mu Jingrui himself knew that although Yin Yuqing had been married to him for several years, they were not actually husband and wife.
It will never happen in the future.
If she waited until Shangguan Wanning came home, watching them being affectionate day and night would definitely be a torture for Yin Yuqing.
Mu Jingrui didn't want to waste Yin Yuqing's youth, nor did he want Shangguan Wanning to suffer any grievances.
However, as Xiao Yujue said, Yin Yuqing did nothing wrong.
Even when he was fleeing with Xiao Yujue, she still fulfilled her duties as a wife, taking care of his daily life and accompanying him through thick and thin.
"Your Majesty, do you think... if he were to divorce her... would it be better?"
Xiao Yujue was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud after a while.
"But since ancient times, I have never heard of divorcing a husband."
"As long as the emperor allows it, won't it be there?"
Mu Jingrui looked at Xiao Yujue with a hint of cunning in his eyes.
This was the first time Xiao Yujue saw a less serious look in his eyes.
"You are quite courageous. You are targeting me. Do you want me to be the bad guy? No way!"
Xiao Yujue threw down the chess piece, stood up and was about to leave.
Mu Jingrui stood up hurriedly and said, "If Your Majesty won't help, then I'll have to go find the Queen. Alas, I've been unable to sleep lately because of my brother-in-law, so Your Majesty..."
Xiao Yujue turned around and looked at Mu Jingrui, pointing a finger at him. "You... you have found my weakness. Okay, tell me how you want me to cooperate with you."
"I would like to thank the emperor first."
Mu Jingrui's mood suddenly brightened up.
At the morning court the next day, Xiao Yujue personally issued an edict to promote Mu Jingrui's father-in-law and also arranged a sinecure for Yin Zhaolin.
Yin Yuqing originally thought that this was Mu Jingrui trying to show his affection to her, so she happily prepared a table full of food and wine, wanting to drink with him.
Unexpectedly, Mu Jingrui didn't go home for several days.
On the fifteenth day of the month, Yin Yuqing and other wives of officials went to the palace to pay their respects to Mu Jingyan.
Mu Jingyan deliberately kept Yin Yuqing to have lunch together. During the meal, the two chatted and Yin Yuqing inadvertently complained a few words.
"The Emperor has arrived."
Following the eunuch's sharp voice, Yin Yuqing was a little flustered and hurriedly stood up and bowed. To her surprise, Mu Jingrui also followed her.
"Get up."
Xiao Yujue sat down next to Mu Jingyan and said with a smile, "We are all family today, so there is no need to be so polite. Jingrui, you should sit down too, and let's eat together."
Yin Yuqing didn't dare to be presumptuous and looked at Mu Jingrui cautiously. Only after getting his permission did she sit down carefully.
"Brother, my sister-in-law was just complaining about you for not being home for a few days."
"I have criticized Jing Rui before. This behavior is really unfair to my sister-in-law."
“No, no, no…” Yin Yuqing was at a loss for words for a moment, “Your Majesty…”
"Sister-in-law, Jing Rui is my right-hand man. He often has to share many state affairs with me, and inevitably neglects his own family. He always feels that he owes you a lot."
"How could that be? These are women's duties."
"Not necessarily." Xiao Yujue lowered her head and spoke at a noticeably slower pace. "Jingrui will have to go out on business for me in a few days, and he may not be back for several months. Over the years, you have been apart from him for a long time and have suffered a lot. I think... it's better not to have a husband like this."
Mu Jingyan and Yin Yuqing were both stunned.
What is Xiao Yujue saying?
"Your Majesty?" Mu Jingyan quietly pulled Xiao Yujue's sleeve.
Xiao Yujue also had his difficulties. Who made him owe Mu Jingrui so many favors? Shouldn't he pay some back?
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"What I mean is...you should divorce your husband."
Yin Yuqing was completely stunned.
After a long while, she looked at Mu Jingrui in a daze. She finally understood that promoting her father and giving her brother a job were just Mu Jingrui's way of making up for her.
She didn't do anything wrong, and Mu Jingrui had no reason to divorce her, but he was so ridiculous as to ask her to divorce her husband?
Moreover, Mu Jingrui even asked the emperor to talk to her, leaving her with no choice but to agree.
Seeing Yin Yuqing's eyes dimming little by little, Mu Jingrui felt very guilty. But he thought that this was a good thing for her.
"Your Majesty, can you allow my husband and I to discuss this further?"
"certainly."
Xiao Yujue didn't really want to force Yin Yuqing, he just showed his attitude of standing on Mu Jingrui's side.
He believed that as long as Yin Yuqing was a smart person, he would follow this step.
After lunch, Mu Jingrui took Yin Yuqing home. They didn't speak along the way until they returned to the room.
"Do you... really have nothing to say to me?" Yin Yuqing asked with a sob.
"I'm sorry." Mu Jingrui didn't care about being besieged by thousands of troops, but now facing Yin Yuqing, he felt a little guilty.
"She just can't tolerate me? Does she have to make me leave you completely?" Yin Yuqing burst into tears.
She felt that this was Shangguan Wanning's instigation.
Mu Jingrui frowned slightly and explained, "It has nothing to do with Ning'er. She didn't say that she wanted us to separate, but I think... it's unfair to you. Apart from her, I can't tolerate anyone else. If that's the case, why do I have to ruin your life?"
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