Shangguan Wanning was stunned.
She recalled the discussions she heard along the way. Now Mu Jingrui was alone.
Mu Jingrui's palm gently covered Shangguan Wanning's cheek, and his other hand gently held her in his arms.
"Ning'er, there is nothing missing in the Zhennan Palace, except... you. Come back with me and marry me, okay?"
Shangguan Wanning lowered her eyes, and waves of sweet ripples appeared in her heart.
"Not going back... Not marrying..."
Mu Jingrui looked at her shy appearance and knew that she had completely forgiven the mistakes he had made in the past.
"Then I will always follow you. Wherever you go, I will go. Anyway, I will not stop until I marry you."
"You want to play rogue? I... um..."
Mu Jingrui didn't wait for Shangguan Wanning to finish speaking, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.
Shangguan Wanning was stunned. She couldn't help but close her eyes, allowing Mu Jingrui to plunder all her emotions tenderly.
The lovesickness of the two people burst out at the same time in an instant.
Mu Jingrui picked up Shangguan Wanning and walked to the bed, and they both fell on the bed.
Mu Jingrui couldn't help himself, in the darkness, he groped and held Shangguan Wanning's hand.
With her remaining rationality, Shangguan Wanning held down his hand and said with a gasp, "No... Jingrui, no..."
"Why? Ning'er, you are already mine." Mu Jingrui couldn't control himself.
Whenever he recalled every little detail of his time with Shangguan Wanning, he couldn't help but want her.
"I..." Shangguan Wanning felt ashamed and annoyed when she thought about how she had offered herself voluntarily before.
She pushed Mu Jingrui away, pulled the quilt over herself, and said with a trembling voice: "Last time it was because... I thought I was going to die, so... Don't treat me as such a casual woman..."
Mu Jingrui heard the sob in Shangguan Wanning's words and felt heartbroken and apologized quickly.
"I'm sorry, Ning'er, it's my fault." Mu Jingrui held Shangguan Wanning's hand, "I didn't think it through. Don't be angry. I'll go out now..."
Mu Jingrui stood up and was about to leave, but Shangguan Wanning held his hand tightly.
"Ning'er, what's wrong?"
"I'm scared if you leave." Shangguan Wanning was not really that scared, she just wanted to act coquettishly with Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui chuckled and reached out to tap her forehead. "Then go to sleep. I'll stay by your side."
"Um."
Shangguan Wanning lay down, clasped Mu Jingrui's fingers, and closed her eyes with peace of mind.
Mu Jingrui listened to her steady breathing for a long time, then carefully withdrew his hand, covered her with the quilt, and tiptoed to tidy up the room before leaving the room.
"Your Majesty."
The men who accompanied him were guarding the door and surrounded them in an instant.
"Did you find it?"
"Found it. In the next room."
Mu Jingrui looked behind him and warned, "Stand guard at the door of Ning'er's room, and don't let even a mosquito fly in."
"yes."
After Mu Jingrui finished speaking, he went to the next room.
The room was brightly lit, and four men were staring at a burly man kneeling on the ground with a fierce look in their eyes.
"Are you Captain Liu San?"
When Mu Jingrui met Li Min'er, he had already learned the whole story, so he sent his men to look for her everywhere.
Soon, Liu San was found having fun in a brothel.
"Yes... yes... I wonder what the prince wants me to do?"
Liu San was so scared that he was shaking all over.
The Prince of Zhennan in front of him is a famous god of war and the king's uncle. The sharp aura emanating from him makes people feel chilled.
"I heard that you have the mission of escorting concubines to the capital. Where are those concubines?"
Liu San's face turned pale in an instant, and his lips trembled violently.
"You only have one chance." Mu Jingrui said calmly, "I want to kill you, and I don't even need a reason."
Liu San became even more frightened.
He knew that what Mu Jingrui said was true, and he hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to start. The atmosphere was silent for a while.
"Someone, drag him out."
“No, no, no, please spare my life, Your Majesty. I am willing to tell you…I am willing to tell you…”
Liu San recounted the entire incident in detail, and by the time he finished speaking he was already in tears.
"Your Highness, I have no choice. I cannot afford to offend the people of the Marquis of Loyalty and Marquisate. Everyone in this area knows that the young master of the Xiao family is a lecher. How can those beautiful girls who entered his house come out clean?"
"Even if a woman like that was sent to the palace, would the emperor want her? I was really powerless, so I had to run away secretly."
Mu Jingrui snorted coldly.
"Did he run away secretly, or did he take advantage of others?"
Liu San lowered his head and dared not look Mu Jingrui in the eye. He knew very well that if he fell into the hands of the court, he would be dead.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
"Take him away."
Mu Jingrui didn't want to hear Liu San say anything more. His thoughts were churning and he fell into deep thought.
His main purpose of leaving the capital this time was to win back Shangguan Wanning. However, the emperor's selection of concubines was a big deal. Now that he had encountered it, he couldn't just sit back and watch, right?
The next morning, a ray of sunlight shone through the gap in the window, casting a warm glow on Shangguan Wanning's face.
She opened her eyes and saw Mu Jingrui's doting eyes, and couldn't help but smile.
"Awake?" Mu Jingrui lowered his head and gently kissed Shangguan Wanning's forehead. "Get up and put on your clothes. I'll get you some water to wash your face."
Shangguan Wanning nodded.
When she got dressed and came out from behind the screen, Mu Jingrui came in with some clean water and considerately prepared everything for her.
"Where's Midori?"
"She came back last night. I told her to sleep a little longer today and not have to come and serve you."
After Shangguan Wanning finished washing up, Mu Jingrui took her to sit in front of the dressing mirror and picked up a comb to comb her long hair.
Shangguan Wanning looked at Mu Jingrui's serious expression reflected in the mirror, and a warm current of happiness flowed through her body.
"I am so lucky to have you, Prince Zhennan, help me dress up."
"As long as you nod, I will do your makeup and draw your eyebrows for you every day." Mu Jingrui said, and picked up the eyebrow pencil.
“Boom boom boom.”
The knock on the door interrupted the affectionate conversation between the two.
"Come in."
"Miss, the Mansion of Marquis Zhonglie sent two invitations." Lu Tong handed over two exquisite invitations.
Shangguan Wanning opened it and saw that the signature below was actually Old Lady Xiao.
"Unexpectedly, we didn't go to find them, but they came to us on their own initiative." Mu Jingrui threw the invitation aside and continued to draw eyebrows for Shangguan Wanning.
"This is a letter sent by Old Lady Xiao. No matter what, we can't refuse this favor."
"Then let's go. After all, we have to go there sooner or later."
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