Mu Jingrui rushed into Shangguan Wanning's room and saw Shangguan Wanning hugging herself, curled up in the corner and shivering.
Her hair was disheveled, her face was tear-stained, and her complexion was pale.
This look made Mu Jingrui feel like his heart was broken.
"Ning'er..." Mu Jingrui stepped forward quickly, squatted down and took Shangguan Wanning into his arms. "Ning'er, don't be afraid... I'm here..."
Shangguan Wanning felt the aura coming from Mu Jingrui.
She was very scared. She was afraid that this was just an illusion and would disappear soon.
She held Mu Jingrui's arm tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"Jingrui, where have you been? Old Lady Xiao locked me in a coffin... It's so dark, I'm scared... I can't breathe..."
Mu Jingrui felt heartbroken.
When had his Ning'er ever suffered such pain?
Mu Jingrui increased the strength of his arms and hugged Shangguan Wanning tightly. His warm palms covered her cheeks and wiped away her tears.
"Ning'er, it's okay, it's okay now. From now on, I will always be by your side, and I will never let you fall into that situation again."
Shangguan Wanning burst into tears, Mu Jingrui picked her up and carefully put her back in the bed.
He signaled to the maid to open the window.
When the warm and bright sunshine shone in from the window, Shangguan Wanning's emotions gradually calmed down.
"Jingrui, where's Lutong?"
Shangguan Wanning looked around but didn't find Lutong. She felt a little guilty when she thought about how Lutong had suffered a lot with her.
"Is she injured?"
If not, Midoriya would not fail to stay with her.
Mu Jingrui heard from Huo Gang that Lu Tong had died by crashing into a coffin in order to protect Shangguan Wanning.
He didn't dare tell Shangguan Wanning the truth, fearing that she wouldn't be able to accept it all at once.
He tidied up Shangguan Wanning's messy hair and said softly, "Lutong is injured and is recuperating in the room. If you are not used to being served by others, I will let her come over now."
"No." Shangguan Wan Ning stopped her, "I usually spoil this girl. She is also spoiled. She will cry loudly at the slightest injury. This time... I have wronged her. Let her have a good rest."
"Yeah." Mu Jingrui nodded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If Shangguan Wanning insisted on having Lutong serve her, he really didn't know what to do.
"By the way, Jingrui, why are you back?"
Mu Jingrui told Shangguan Wanning about the current situation.
"You detained Xiao Wenyuan?" Shangguan Wanning was a little worried. "The Xiao family does have a golden medal of immunity from death. When they bring it to me, I'm afraid that Old Lady Xiao will take the opportunity to cause trouble again. You..."
"The Xiao family does not have a golden medal of immunity from death."
Shangguan Wanning was slightly startled.
She saw Mu Jingrui's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a sly smile, and she immediately felt confident.
"You are so cunning."
Mu Jingrui smiled and said nothing.
"Ning'er, you have a good rest. I'll go take care of some things. You're injured now, so wait until I settle the matter at the Marquis Zhonglie Mansion, and then I'll go to Yaowang Valley with you."
Shangguan Wanning didn't want to add trouble to Mu Jingrui at this time, so she agreed.
When Old Lady Xiao learned that Mu Jingrui had detained Xiao Wenyuan, she was furious.
She immediately wrote a letter and asked the housekeeper to send it to the government office, ordering Mu Jingrui to come and see him.
Mu Jingrui thought it was just a joke, so he pinned the arrogant butler down, spanked him with thirty sticks and threw him out.
"I am the dignified Prince of Zhennan, a first-rank general of the imperial court. Even the Marquis Zhonglie is only a subordinate in front of me. What qualifications does Old Lady Xiao have to order me around?"
Upon learning Mu Jingrui's reply, Old Lady Xiao was extremely angry.
However, Xiao Wenyuan was still in Mu Jingrui's hands, so she did not dare to be too presumptuous. She immediately sent someone to rush to Huang Hua Mansion to get the golden medal of immunity from death.
The golden medal of immunity from death is an honor for the Xiao family and also a life-saving talisman.
The Xiao family has been acting tyrannically over the years and has done many things that are illegal. Old Lady Xiao knows this better than anyone else.
Therefore, in order to prevent the golden medal of immunity from death from being destroyed or stolen by people with ulterior motives, a few years ago, she sent someone to secretly deliver the golden medal of immunity from death to the home of her confidant for worship and safekeeping.
She probably never imagined that this action would eventually make her regret it.
"Old eunuch, Master Huang...he avoids seeing him."
The person sent by the housekeeper came back to report, which made Old Lady Xiao's face change suddenly.
"What's the meaning?"
The butler took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Old Lady Xiao. "This is the letter that Mr. Huang sent back. Please take a look."
Old Lady Xiao opened it hurriedly, and after reading it, she staggered back a few steps, fell into the chair, her face pale.
"Old lady..."
The maids and nannies beside her hurried forward and kept massaging her, helping her to gradually recover.
Old Lady Xiao never imagined that Mu Jingrui, although young, was so cunning and had already sent someone to take away the golden medal of immunity from death.
"Old Madam, this is bad..." The servant rushed in and reported, "The government office has posted a notice that the Marquis will be executed at 3:45 tomorrow afternoon."
"What?" Old Lady Xiao's mind went blank.
If her grandson died, and if her only son died as well, then she would really have lost her only support.
Two tears flowed from Old Lady Xiao's turbid eyes.
"Old lady, the prefect has also written a notice, calling on the people to report the illegal activities of our loyal and brave mansion to the government office. If you can produce solid evidence, there is a reward of thirty taels of silver."
"It's over... Our Xiao family is finished..."
Old Lady Xiao fell into a chair and grieved for a long time. Finally, she took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
"Please prepare a sedan chair for me. I need to go to the government office."
Old Lady Xiao arrived at the government office in a low-key sedan chair and saw that the entrance of the government office was crowded with people, all holding petitions.
She got off the sedan chair and the lawyer came to greet her when he saw her.
"Greetings to the old lady."
"Take me in to see your prefect."
As Old Lady Xiao was about to walk in, she was stopped by the lawyer.
"What? Can't I get in?"
The lawyer cupped his hands with a smile, and said, "Old Lady, have you seen those people in front of the government office? They are all here to sue the Loyal Marquis' Mansion. If you go over like this, I'm afraid... the situation won't be under control."
"Then Master, are you going to send these people away first?"
"Well... Old Lady, it will probably take three to five days to get rid of them. If you are not in a hurry, you may as well go back first; if you are in a hurry... then I'll ask you to go through the back door."
Only at this moment did Old Lady Xiao deeply feel what it meant to be pushed down by everyone when the wall falls.
Now even a mere legal advisor dares to embarrass her.
"Hmm, what if I must go in through the front door?"
"Then... Old Madam, you should know what crime it is to trespass into the government office. The Marquis is still in prison."
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