A sword light attacked Xiao Yujue's face.
The guards who were accompanying him immediately drew their swords to protect the emperor, but were killed by the assassin who broke in.
Xiao Yujue himself was a veteran of many battles. When he encountered an assassin, he remained calm and jumped up to avoid the assassin's attack.
Both sides exchanged dozens of moves in succession.
"How dare you assassinate me?"
"Hmph, Xiao Yujue, don't forget that the reason you were able to reach your current position was all thanks to the assistance of the King of Zhennan. Now that you have become king, you have forgotten the difficulties you went through back then. Damn it!"
Xiao Yujue was stunned, and suddenly a surge of anger surged in his heart.
"Who are you anyway?"
The assassin did not answer, but stabbed Xiao Yujue several times in succession, forcing Xiao Yujue to retreat repeatedly, looking extremely embarrassed.
The imperial guards rushed in, and a group of assassins immediately retreated to the window in a well-trained manner.
"Your Majesty, please treat the man who helped you build your kingdom with kindness; otherwise... he can help you ascend to the throne, but he can also pull you down."
After saying that, he jumped out of the window.
Xiao Yujue's face turned pale and he was almost mad with anger.
"Come back to me alive. I want to see how many heads these people have."
However, when the Imperial Guards caught up with these assassins, they were either killed by them or committed suicide.
Xiao Yujue looked at these dead assassins and felt that they did look familiar. After checking, he found that they were indeed Mu Jingrui's men.
"Your Majesty, the prince probably feels sorry for his sister, so he..."
The chief eunuch saw that Xiao Yujue's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it, and he didn't dare to continue talking halfway.
Feeling sorry for your sister?
Xiao Yujue understands the relationship between the Mu brothers and sisters very well.
Mu Jingyan was straightforward and had no ulterior motives. Mu Jingrui really doted on this sister. However, since Mu Jingyan was already married, he, as her brother, should not interfere, not to mention...
Xiao Yujue frowned, thinking of the difficult times when Mu Jingrui risked his life for him, so he decided to suppress the matter for the time being and wait until Mu Jingrui came back.
However, things did not develop as he had imagined.
When the court attended the morning court the next day, the news of Xiao Yujue's assassination had spread. Officials in the court demanded severe punishment for Mu Jingrui and Mu Jingyan, otherwise the royal majesty could not be established.
Xiao Yujue was under unprecedented pressure.
In order to uphold the law, he ordered the temporary closure of Mu Jingyan's bedroom, and issued an imperial decree, asking the commander of the imperial guards to personally lead people to escort Mu Jingrui back to the capital.
Mu Jingyan was extremely shocked when he heard the news.
She wanted to plead for her brother, but just as she reached the door of the bedroom, the guards stopped her.
"Empress, the Emperor has ordered that you cannot leave the palace without his permission. Please return."
Mu Jingyan suppressed his worry and anger and said, "I am just going to see the emperor and will be back after a few words."
Having said that, he was about to walk out.
The imperial guards immediately drew their swords.
Mu Jingyan paused, then instantly became angry and scolded, "What? You still want to fight with me?"
"Your Majesty, we are only following orders. Please don't make things difficult for us. Please go back."
"you……"
Mu Jingyan had a hot temper. Seeing that the imperial guards refused to give in, he was about to take action when he was stopped by a nanny nearby.
The nanny forcibly dragged Mu Jingyan back to the room and advised: "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. They are indeed following orders. It is not worth it for you to confront them head-on."
Nanny handed Mu Jingyan a cup of ginseng tea and comforted him, "Your Highness is the most trusted minister of the Emperor, and he is his right-hand man. They have a very good personal relationship and have shared hardships together. In public and private, the Emperor treats him differently."
"Empress, we have no idea what is going on outside, but you have to trust the prince and the emperor. Since the emperor asked you to stay in the palace, you should stay here with peace of mind. If you make a big fuss, it will allow some people with ulterior motives to take advantage of you."
Mu Jingyan's whole body stiffened, and the look in his eyes when he looked at the nanny changed.
Yes, Mu Jingrui has been on the battlefield for a long time. What kind of storms has he not seen?
How could he send someone to assassinate or teach Xiao Yujue a lesson just because she was punished by Xiao Yujue?
This matter must have been framed by someone.
As long as Mu Jingrui returns to the capital and meets Xiao Yujue to explain the misunderstanding, won’t everything be fine?
Mu Jingyan took a deep breath. She decided to endure it for the time being and wait until Mu Jingrui came back.
"Come, drink this bowl of medicine."
Shangguan Wanning walked into Mu Jingrui's study carrying a bowl of medicine.
Mu Jingrui put down the book in his hand, took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp. The bitter taste made him frown involuntarily.
"Put your hand out."
Shangguan Wanning took Mu Jingrui's pulse and her expression gradually relaxed.
"Take a few more doses of medicine, and the poison in your body will be completely eliminated."
Mu Jingrui secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously: "Ning'er, when you were in the concentration camp before, you worked with so many doctors but failed to develop an antidote. Why is it that now..."
Shangguan Wanning's expression was gloomy, and there was a deep sadness between her brows.
"My master told me this before he died."
Shangguan Wanning stood up and walked to the window, looking at the white cloud floating in the sky, and suddenly she remembered the bright sunshine in Yaowang Valley.
"That night, my master took me to escape. When he was fighting the enemy, he asked me to remember the moves he used. Actually... it was a prescription."
"prescription?"
"When I was in Medicine King Valley, my master tried to teach me some self-defense skills, but I was too dumb to learn. He was so angry at me that he couldn't even eat. In order to make me remember the moves, he told me the moves by naming them after medicines..."
Shangguan Wanning's eyes were covered with tears.
She never imagined that the game they played as master and disciple would become their last words to save their lives.
"Ning'er, don't be sad." Mu Jingrui stepped forward and hugged Shangguan Wanning into his arms, and comforted her softly, "You can understand your master's good intentions. If he knew about this in the afterlife, he would also be relieved."
"But Master will never come back to life."
Shangguan Wanning grabbed Mu Jingrui's collar, leaned on his chest, and couldn't help shedding tears.
Lu Xiangzi chose to commit suicide at the last moment because he didn't want Sun Jinyao to bear the psychological burden for the rest of his life.
However……
In the end, Sun Jinyao let Lu Xiangzi down.
"who?"
Mu Jingrui noticed someone outside the door. When he let go of Shangguan Wanning, he jumped up and opened the door. He saw a figure flash by and disappear quickly.
His heart sank involuntarily.
"Jingrui, what's wrong?" Shangguan Wanning saw that Mu Jingrui did not chase after him, but stood there in a daze, and asked, "Do you know who it is?"
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