"My lady, I have found out."
Luluo walked in excitedly, and after sending away the other maids, she handed a note with the address on it to Shangguan Wanning.
After reading it, Shangguan Wanning took a deep breath, immediately went into the house to change her clothes, and slipped out from the backyard with Green Radish.
The two of them wandered around and walked into an alley, and after searching for a long time they finally found a dilapidated courtyard house.
Luoluo walked up and knocked on the door, and the door slowly moved backwards and opened by itself.
A cool breeze blew towards her, lifting Shangguan Wanning's skirt.
She looked at the fallen leaves all over the room, and a feeling of sadness suddenly came over her.
"Excuse me...are Madam Sun and Master Sun at home?"
Luoluo called out twice but there was no response. Shangguan Wanning hesitated slightly and then slowly walked in.
She found that this was indeed a poor family.
There was not even a table in the main hall.
She walked around the corner of the corridor and saw that the door of the room was open and Sun Jinyao was kneeling on the ground motionless.
Shangguan Wanning was shocked.
She was about to say hello to Sun Jinyao when she suddenly saw a person lying on the bed.
That man...was neatly dressed and looked ashen.
Mrs. Sun?
"Mr. Sun, Madam Sun..."
Sun Jinyao did not answer and remained motionless, as if he did not notice anyone coming in.
Shangguan Wanning saw a fallen letter at his feet and bent down to pick it up.
This is...Mrs. Sun’s suicide note.
In her suicide note, she wrote that she had never felt true love from her husband in all the years she had been married to the Sun family, but she still loved him deeply.
This time, for the sake of her son's protection, she had no choice but to reveal the old story between her husband and Concubine Liu. She also anticipated that this incident would have an impact on her husband.
Now, the Sun family has been destroyed, her husband is in prison and about to be executed, she feels guilty towards her husband and the Sun family, and has no face to live in this world anymore, so she dies before her husband...
Shangguan Wanning watched with deep sighs.
She knew that after the Sun family was raided, although Sun Jinyao and his mother managed to save their lives, they also lost their place to live.
But she didn't expect that their current situation would be so bad.
Shangguan Wanning originally wanted to ask Sun Jinyao if he knew about Grand Tutor Sun's attempt to frame the Mu family, but now...
"Mr. Sun, the dead cannot be resurrected, please accept my condolences. Your mother hopes that you will live well."
Shangguan Wanning stepped forward and put the suicide note back next to Sun Jinyao, then walked to the bedside, took out a handkerchief to cover Mrs. Sun's face, and bowed deeply to the body in respect.
Then, before leaving, she placed thirty taels of silver on the suicide note and turned away with Lu Tong.
"Miss, you really don't want to ask?" Lu Tong asked cautiously when she saw Shangguan Wan Ning's bad complexion.
Shangguan Wanning shook her head.
"Sun Jinyao was originally a spoiled young man, but he has fallen to this point... If I continue to ask him about the Mu family at this time, it would be too much. Let's talk about it later."
Shangguan Wanning walked around the corner and saw Mu Jingrui standing not far ahead.
The two looked at each other, and neither of them spoke first.
Lutong was very tactful and quietly walked away.
"If you're looking for Sun Jinyao, you'd better come back another day. His mother just passed away, give him some time."
In fact, Mu Jingrui found Sun Jinyao before Shangguan Wanning, but when he saw Sun Jinyao's appearance, he knew that his trip was in vain.
"I remember you once said something to me," Mu Jingrui walked in front of Shangguan Wanning, his expression indifferent, showing no joy, anger, sorrow or happiness. "You said, no matter what happens in the future, don't hate yourself, don't hate your father, right?"
Shangguan Wanning closed her eyes and chuckled at herself.
"Do you think that I said this to pave the way for today's situation?"
"How else can you explain why you are suddenly so nice to me? Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family has a crush on the second prince."
Shangguan Wanning suddenly felt very tired.
I originally thought that I could control everything in my life again, but I didn't expect that everything I encountered would be completely different.
She looked up at Mu Jingrui, not even having the energy to explain.
"You can't hear anything I say now, and I don't want to say it anymore. Go and find out about your father yourself. I'm waiting for your truth."
After saying that, Shangguan Wanning prepared to leave.
When passing by Mu Jingrui, Mu Jingrui grabbed her wrist and said softly: "I just want to ask you one thing, everything you have done these days, is it really sincere?"
Shangguan Wanning suddenly felt very aggrieved.
But……
She just let the bitterness flow in her heart.
She looked at Mu Jingrui and said coldly, "I said yes, do you believe it? Mu Jingrui, if you can't verify that my father is innocent, or if you can't prove with irrefutable evidence that my father did frame your father, don't come to me again."
Shangguan Wanning withdrew her hand and left angrily.
Mu Jingrui frowned, and there seemed to be a burning flame in his chest.
He clenched his fists and tried his best to suppress his anger.
He just wanted to hear a positive answer from Shangguan Wanning.
If she said yes, he would believe her.
But she refused to say anything.
After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Mu Jingrui packed his luggage and prepared to go to Linhe County.
Mu Jingyan insisted on going with him, so he had no choice but to take his sister with him.
For several days in a row, Shangguan Wanning was worried.
She stayed at home and stayed by her mother's bedside, taking care of her mother's daily life.
"Ning'er, I want to sleep for a while. You should go and have some rest too." Mrs. Shangguan warned after she lay down.
Shangguan Wanning helped her mother lie down and watched her fall asleep before leaving the room.
Lu Tong came over with a post.
"Miss, someone from the palace just sent it over. The Queen Mother is celebrating the eldest princess' birthday and is inviting you and your wife to the palace for a banquet tonight."
Shangguan Wanning really had no interest in socializing, but the eldest princess meant something different to her.
As she was hesitating, she saw Shangguan Xiaoxiao running towards her happily.
"Sister, Dad asked me to tell you that there will be a banquet in the palace tonight, and he wants me to go with you."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao likes this kind of occasion the most.
Shangguan Wanning just glanced at her calmly. "Okay, then sister, remember to prepare a gift for the princess yourself, don't lose face for the Prime Minister's Mansion."
After saying that, he turned around and left with Lu Tong, leaving Shangguan Xiaoxiao alone, gritting her teeth in hatred.
At night, the palace was decorated with lights and lanterns hung high, illuminating the imperial garden.
After paying her respects to the Empress Dowager, Shangguan Wanning went straight to the Princess and presented her with a painting she had drawn. She then quietly took out an exquisite box.
"Princess, this gift... was given to you by an old friend of yours. He asked me to tell you something."
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