"Mr. Xiao."
The shopkeeper bowed timidly, and Xiao Yikai walked in with brisk steps and bowed to Shangguan Wanning.
"Everyone, please leave. I want to have a good chat with the princess."
The shopkeeper immediately led his men out.
"Master Xiao, do you know who I am?"
"Of course. Princess An Ning, who was personally appointed by the late emperor, is the apple of the Prime Minister's eye."
Shangguan Wanning looked at Xiao Yikai.
The appearance of this young man was beyond Shangguan Wanning's expectations.
She originally thought that Xiao Yikai was an uneducated and uncultured dandy, whose appearance and temperament must be exaggerated and unbearable to look at.
Unexpectedly, he looked polite.
"Since Master Xiao knows my identity, he shouldn't have come."
"Why?"
"It's getting dark, and there are differences between men and women. Master Xiao, I guess you don't understand this."
After hearing this, Xiao Yikai not only did not intend to leave, but instead sat down calmly opposite Shangguan Wanning.
"You are a princess of noble birth, and you should not treat yourself badly even when you are away from home. Living in this small inn with all kinds of people here will probably be bad for your reputation."
Xiao Yikai folded his fan and leaned forward. "So, I have prepared a sedan chair. Please move to the Marquis Zhonglie Mansion. First, to ensure your safety; second..."
Xiao Yikai's voice became a little lighter, and his eyebrows raised slightly. "I also want to be friends with the princess."
Shangguan Wanning picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, and smiled contemptuously.
"I'm sorry, I have no intention of making friends. Mr. Xiao, it's getting late, please go back."
Shangguan Wanning originally thought that Xiao Yikai would pester her, but unexpectedly he stood up so readily.
But when he reached the door, he stopped and tapped his head with his folding fan.
"Look at my memory... Princess, I forgot to tell you that your entourage and guards will not be back tonight. We are all drinking in my house. Also... If you want to find Captain Liu, I can help you find him."
Shangguan Wanning's heart skipped a beat.
She didn't expect that she still underestimated the power of the Xiao family here.
Xiao Yikai was clearly threatening her with the lives of her guards.
Even Lu Tong could hear it.
Shangguan Wan Ning sneered secretly and said, "I appreciate Mr. Xiao's kindness. Since my guards are drinking in your house, let them drink. However, I hope they will all be back before I wake up tomorrow morning. Otherwise..."
Shangguan Wanning stood up, walked in front of Xiao Yikai, and snorted contemptuously.
"It's not like I don't have anyone to use. But if I alarm my father to come and pick me up personally, I'm afraid... it will be a waste of time and money. Young Master Xiao, you'd better think twice before acting."
Xiao Yikai's smile gradually froze on his face.
He didn't expect that Shangguan Wanning, a girl, would have such courage to completely ignore his arrangements.
"Lutong, show the guest out."
"Mr. Xiao, please." Lu Tong stood in front of Xiao Yikai, blocking his view of Shangguan Wanning.
After Xiao Yikai left, Lu Tong quickly closed the door.
"Miss, I think this guy has bad intentions. Now you don't have anyone you can use. Should we... leave here now?"
Shangguan Wanning pondered for a while, and finally shook her head.
"If I leave like this, I'm afraid the guards who accompany me will be in danger." Shangguan Wanning frowned for a long time, then walked to the table and wrote a letter.
"Lutong, go out the back door and find a conspicuous alley. Draw this pattern on the third brick at the entrance of the alley." Shangguan Wanning pointed to the pattern on the envelope and continued, "Then bury the letter underneath. Remember, bury it deeper."
"Yes." Lu Tong asked curiously, "Miss, what is this for?"
"Brother Huo has now returned to Wuji Sect with the princess. He told me before he left that this is the contact method of Wuji Sect in the martial arts world. If fellow disciples or fellow practitioners see it, they will rush to help."
"I will go right away."
After Lutong left, Shangguan Wanning became restless and paced back and forth in the room.
Suddenly, she saw a dark shadow flash past the window, and her heart was gripped with grief.
She stepped back to the bed, took out a dagger from her bag and held it tightly in her hand.
She was a little nervous, and beads of sweat appeared on her palms.
The candlelight in the room flickered, flickered a few times, and then went out.
Shangguan Wanning saw a dark shadow rushing towards her. She was about to raise her dagger to stab the shadow when the door was pushed open.
The man kicked the stool towards the black shadow, and the two sides immediately started fighting.
Shangguan Wanning couldn't see the faces of both parties clearly. She only heard a scream in the darkness, and one of them was knocked away by a palm and jumped out of the window.
The remaining figures quickly ran towards Shangguan Wanning.
Shangguan Wanning tightly grasped the dagger and stabbed at the man.
The man grabbed her wrist.
"Ning'er, it's me."
Shangguan Wanning was stunned.
This familiar voice...
"Ning'er, don't be afraid, it's me." Mu Jingrui repeated, and then he flicked his fingers to light the candle.
Shangguan Wanning finally saw Mu Jingrui's face clearly.
Suddenly, tears welled up in her eyes. She threw away the dagger and threw herself into Mu Jingrui's arms.
Mu Jingrui increased the strength of his arms and hugged her tightly.
"Silly, it's okay... Don't be afraid!"
Shangguan Wanning's body was still trembling slightly, and it took a long time for her to calm down.
She came out of Mu Jingrui's arms and looked at his face seriously. "Jingrui, why... why are you here?"
"I finally asked the emperor for leave and rode as fast as I could to catch up with you. But when we got to Medicine King Valley, Doctor Lu said you had never been there. You scared me to death, did you know that?"
"Then...how did you know I was here?"
"I met your guards on the road this afternoon. They were escorting the concubines to the capital. They told me."
With Mu Jingrui by her side, Shangguan Wanning felt much more at ease and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Come, sit down and tell me slowly, what happened?"
Mu Jingrui pulled Shangguan Wanning to sit down, and Shangguan Wanning told him what happened here in detail.
"Do you want to save those beauties?" Mu Jingrui asked with a frown.
"Of course I want to save him. Besides, what the Xiao family did is an act of deceiving the emperor. The emperor can arrest Xiao Yikai and bring him to justice."
"That's true. However, the Loyal Marquis' Mansion is more powerful than the emperor, and the late emperor listened to the nurse's orders when he was alive. It may not be easy to rescue the person from them. Unless we have solid evidence to ask them for the person."
"That's right. Captain Liu and Li Min'er are the witnesses. I asked Li Min'er to return to Beijing first, hoping that she would state the facts in front of my father."
Mu Jingrui nodded thoughtfully.
"Then I'll take care of the matter with Captain Liu. But..." Mu Jingrui gently stroked Shangguan Wanning's face, "Ning'er, do you have anything else to tell me?"
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