Mu Jingrui touched Shangguan Wanning's head, stood up and was about to walk out.
Shangguan Wanning reached out and grabbed his arm, then raised her head and stared at him with tears in her eyes.
"Be good, it's okay. I'll be back soon."
Mu Jingrui gently patted the back of Shangguan Wanning's hand.
Shangguan Wanning's eyes dimmed, and she gradually let go of Mu Jingrui's arm, watching his back as he left.
She took a deep breath, suppressed all her sadness, and looked out the window.
After a long time, she slowly got up, walked to the table, wrote a letter to Mu Jingrui, and left quietly while everyone was still there.
"Ning'er, you can go now..."
Mu Jingrui found that the room was empty and immediately had a bad feeling.
"Ning'er?"
He called out twice before he saw the letter on the table.
"My husband, I'm leaving."
"I'm sorry. Yesterday we made a solemn promise to each other that we would never be apart, but now I'm breaking it. Please don't blame me. I'm going back to the capital no matter what. I can't let my mother die like this."
"The only thing I'm grateful for is that our wedding was completed. I can finally be your wife. In the future, on the road to the underworld, I can also tell the ghost that I am from your Mu family, and I am qualified to wait for you to meet again on the Naihe Bridge."
"It's just that I hope that will happen a hundred years later. My husband, promise me that you won't do anything stupid for me. As long as I know that you are still alive in this world, I will be satisfied. No matter what time it is, you are the only one in my heart."
"We'll...see you in the next life."
Below the letter was a prescription.
Mu Jingrui's heart instantly fell to the bottom.
He never imagined that behind Shangguan Wanning's calm thoughts, there was such great determination hidden.
He could understand Shangguan Wanning's despair.
Even if he catches up with her now and forces her to stay by his side, then...what about in the future?
How can she forget her mother's death over the long years?
"Master Mu, what should we do now?"
Huo Gang was a little anxious when he learned that Shangguan Wan Ning had left alone. "How about... I go after her now?"
"No need." Mu Jingrui's voice was hoarse. He suppressed his grief and asked in a low voice, "What is the situation of the court now?"
"King Ming can no longer hold back. He has been recruiting soldiers and horses everywhere during this period, and has also recruited a large number of assassins from the martial arts world. He will definitely take action in the short term."
Mu Jingrui carefully folded up the letter Shangguan Wanning left and put it in his arms. "How is the emperor doing?"
"The emperor has sent several secret letters in succession, hoping to summon local garrisons to come to the capital to protect him, but... not many people responded. Those people have all walked out of the bloody battlefields, and each of them is very smart. I'm afraid they won't take action unless they are absolutely sure."
Mu Jingrui pondered for a long time and said, "Contact the emperor for me, and everything...will proceed according to our original plan."
When Shangguan Wanning returned to the capital, Mu Jingrui knew that he could no longer stay out of it.
Even if not for Xiao Yujue, not for Mu Jingyan, it should be for Shangguan Wanning.
Huo Gang was not surprised by his decision. He did not ask any more questions and immediately went out to carry out the mission.
Shangguan Wanning hurried back to the capital at full speed, and along the way she could sense a tense and strange atmosphere of anger.
Along the way, she also met some soldiers coming out of the capital, but she found that these people didn't seem to be looking for her.
Finally, she stood at the east gate of the capital.
Shangguan Wanning looked up at the familiar scene in front of her, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.
Just as she was about to walk in, a figure suddenly flashed before her eyes and blocked her way. Before she could react, someone pressed her acupoints, carried her up and ran towards a secluded alley.
Soon, the man put Shangguan Wan Ning down and untied her acupoints.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
"Miss, I am Lord Shangguan's man. He ordered me and others to guard the city gate for twelve hours a day without blinking an eye."
Shangguan Wanning felt a surge of sadness in her heart. "What is he going to do?"
"My lord has asked me to tell Miss not to enter the capital. He has arranged a safe place for you to stay for a while. After this matter is over..."
"Where is my mother? She is now..." Shangguan Wanning choked up a little. She held on to her last bit of hope. She hoped so much that the other party would tell her that her mother was fine and the so-called death was just a rumor.
"My lady, the lady has been laid to rest, and Miss Grape has also died for her master."
Shangguan Wanning felt a sharp pain in her chest, her face turned pale in an instant, she staggered back a few steps and almost fell down.
"My lady, it has come to this, it is a foregone conclusion, please accept my condolences. Before anyone finds out, please leave with me."
As soon as the words fell, dark shadows passed overhead and surrounded the two of them.
"Princess An Ning, you are finally back. The prince has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Miss, run..."
Shangguan Wanning snorted coldly. In this situation, why run away?
"Yeah?"
Shangguan Wanning gave her subordinate a look, signaling him to step aside. "Then lead the way. It happens that I also want to see the prince."
"Miss..."
"Go back and tell my father, I will go find him."
Shangguan Wanning followed the group of people without looking back.
She was brought into Prince Ming's Palace, and soon Xiao Beiming walked in.
"You're a little later than I thought."
"Aren't you still alive?" Shangguan Wanning glanced at Xiao Beiming, "Then it's not too late for me to come. I want to see with my own eyes that your ambitions and ambitions are completely destroyed."
Xiao Beiming's face was gloomy, and his brows were slightly furrowed. "Are you so sure that I will lose?"
"You wanted to keep me by your side before to protect yourself from Mu Jingrui. Now, Mu Jingrui has left the capital, but you still haven't let me go. Let me guess."
Shangguan Wanning walked around Xiao Beiming and said with a smile, "You and Concubine Wu forced my mother to death, and now you are worried that my father will betray you, so you use me as a threat to hold my father hostage, right?"
"You are very smart."
Xiao Beiming did have this in mind. After all, it was now the final moment. Shangguan Yue had to stand on his side.
"Then send more experts to keep a close eye on me... Otherwise... as long as I see my father, I will find a way to make him turn against you."
Xiao Beiming raised his hand and slapped Shangguan Wanning on the face.
Shangguan Wanning didn't cry or make a fuss. She just covered half of her face and stared at Xiao Beiming coldly.
"Take her out and hand her over to the Concubine Dowager for custody." Xiao Beiming pinched Shangguan Wanning's chin and warned her fiercely, "Don't play tricks, otherwise, I will kill you at any time."
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