"ah?"
Shangguan Wanning's face also turned red. She suddenly remembered some things from her previous life and shuddered.
She looked at Mu Jingyan carefully, feeling very uneasy, and asked tentatively: "Jingyan, are you in love with the Crown Prince?"
Mu Jingyan was hesitating about how to start the conversation, but she didn't expect Shangguan Wanning to say it out loud, which made her at a loss as to what to do.
"No... where can I find it..."
Shangguan Wanning herself is also a woman, not to mention she has the experience and memory of two lives. How could she not see through Mu Jingyan's thoughts?
Ever since returning to the interior of the country, Mu Jingyan has been absent-minded the whole day, either in a daze or grinning foolishly, clearly a young girl in love.
"That's good." Shangguan Wan Ning held Mu Jingyan's hand and persuaded him meaningfully, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is second only to the emperor, and will inherit the throne in the future. He is destined not to love only one person in his life. If you really fall in love with a man like this... I'm afraid you will be exhausted."
Mu Jingyan was stunned.
Shangguan Wanning's words were like a wake-up call, making her a little annoyed as she was immersed in sweet fantasies.
"My brother will definitely be successful in the future, so aren't you afraid that he will have three wives and four concubines?"
Shangguan Wanning had never really worried about this problem.
In her previous life, she was sent to Mu Jingrui as a concubine and stayed with him for three years. During this period, ministers in the court proposed marriage to him more than once, wanting to marry the girls of famous families to him, but he firmly refused.
Shangguan Wanning didn’t understand it before, but now thinking back, it was because he wanted to retain his unique love for her.
"Forget it," Mu Jingyan's mood became very low, "I know who I am, and I am not worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You don't need to say more."
This is considered as Mu Jingyan acknowledging his feelings for Xiao Yujue.
Shangguan Wanning wanted to say something to persuade him, but found she had no idea where to start, so she gave up.
A month later, good news came from the front that Mu Jingrui had captured the capital of the Goshawk Kingdom and beheaded the king of the Goshawk Kingdom and many royal nobles.
He did not harm innocent people, and the remaining officials of the Eagle Kingdom were willing to surrender to the Central Plains. From then on, it became a state capital on the border of the Central Plains, rather than a country.
The news quickly spread back to the capital. When the emperor heard the news, he was very pleased and immediately issued an edict to reward Mu Jingrui and ordered him to immediately accompany Xiao Yujue back to the capital.
The snowstorm in the northwest region has passed and order is gradually returning.
During the disaster relief period, Xiao Yujue used almost all of his family property to buy rice, flour and quilts. He worked closely with Zhang Yide, and the two developed a special tacit understanding.
Mu Jingrui led his troops back to the interior, and the people lined the streets to welcome him along the way.
Being able to destroy a country within four months, his reputation began to spread among the people.
"Jingrui, thank you for your hard work along the way."
Xiao Yujue personally led his men to the outside of the city to welcome them. He was glad of his original choice.
At night, a celebration banquet was held in the provincial government office to welcome Mu Jingrui and a group of generals.
Xiao Yujue received an urgent official document from the capital that traveled eight hundred miles, so he had to leave early.
After he left, everyone continued to clink glasses and toast each other.
Mu Jingrui was somewhat uneasy, his mind had long since drifted off to who knows where. At this moment, the person he wanted to see most was...
The figure of Shangguan Wanning emerged in his mind, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth involuntarily.
The generals who followed Mu Jingrui had hardly ever seen him smile, so when they noticed that he was looking at the dancing girl thoughtfully, they felt that they had understood what he meant.
As a man, you can't escape from wine, sex, money and anger.
He winked at the prefect.
The prefect nodded in understanding.
The prefect was more than happy to be able to curry favor with Mu Jingrui by using a dancer.
After the banquet, Mu Jingrui was a little drunk. The servant helped him back to his room, fetched some water for him to wash, and then left.
Mu Jingrui was just about to undress and go to bed when the door was gently pushed open.
A graceful and pretty woman walked in and bowed.
"General Mu, the prefect has asked me to serve you."
Mu Jingrui understood instantly and said coldly: "No need, you can go back."
The woman raised her head, tears already glistening in her eyes. "General Mu, do you think I'm not gentle enough? If I go back like this, the prefect will beat me to death."
Mu Jingrui was a little annoyed. He didn't have enough patience to coax a woman he didn't even know.
He stood up, grabbed the woman's arm, and tried to push her out impatiently.
Unexpectedly, the woman took advantage of the situation and fell into his arms, her breath sweet as orchid, her fingers gently stroking his chest.
"General Mu, I came here tonight... Only the prefect and I know about it, and it will definitely not affect your reputation..."
The woman's soft and boneless hands climbed up Mu Jingrui's neck, which made him frown.
"If General Mu really wanted to enjoy tenderness, would he be so impatient that he didn't even have time to close the door? Do you need me to do it for you?"
The familiar voice made Mu Jingrui both surprised and happy.
He pushed the woman away and saw Shangguan Wanning standing outside the door with a lunch box.
Mu Jingrui's face darkened, and he shouted at the woman, "Why don't you get out of here?"
Seeing that Mu Jingrui didn't seem to be reluctant, the woman looked at his cold face and couldn't help but shudder. She tidied her long hair in embarrassment and ran out.
"Ning'er, just now..."
"Are you trying to say again that what I saw and what you wanted to do are not the same thing?" Shangguan Wanning's tone was filled with anger.
This was the second time she saw Mu Jingrui flirting with another woman.
"In fact...it's really not the same thing." Mu Jingrui walked over and wanted to pull Shangguan Wanning into the room.
Shangguan Wanning took a few steps back and hung the food box on Mu Jingrui's wrist.
"Whether it is or not, I have no interest in knowing."
In fact, Shangguan Wanning knew in her heart that Mu Jingrui was not the kind of person who was attached to flowers. This dancer was most likely sent by the officials to curry favor with him.
"I guess you'll have a few more drinks tonight. Here, I've made you some hangover soup. Drink it before you go to sleep. If you have anything to say, we'll talk tomorrow."
A warm feeling surged in Mu Jingrui's heart.
In the dim candlelight in the corridor, he looked at Shangguan Wanning carefully.
After not seeing her for a few months, her complexion had improved a lot. Under the moonlight, she looked like a fairy, pure and elegant.
His chest felt warm and he felt a little distracted. He couldn't help but hold Shangguan Wanning's hand.
Shangguan Wanning struggled for a moment, but failed to pull her hand back, and coquettishly scolded, "What are you doing?"
"I didn't intend to do anything, I just... wanted to take a good look at you."
Mu Jingrui felt that he now finally had the confidence to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to propose marriage again.
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