Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan, who was leaning against the pillar in front of him. Seeing that he was smiling, she was stunned for a moment. Pei Wenxuan saw that she did not speak. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Well, why aren't you talking?"
"Nothing." Li Rong came back to his senses and led Pei Wenxuan outside. He smiled and said, "Let's go."
Pei Wenxuan followed Li Rong. Li Rong suddenly remembered, "Why were you in such a hurry just now?"
"Huh?" Pei Wenxuan was a little confused. Li Rong reminded him, "Why did you suddenly attack?"
Pei Wenxuan did not speak. After a moment, he laughed, "I was impulsive."
"Oh?" Li Rong turned his head and laughed, "Why were you so impulsive?"
"I thought you were going to jump off the building."
Pei Wenxuan was a little embarrassed, "I was in a hurry."
"Pei Wenxuan." Li Rong looked surprised, "I thought you wanted to kill me so you could inherit my assets."
"Even if I killed you," Pei Wenxuan did not know whether to laugh or cry, "I can't inherit your assets. And if you die in a place like this, I'm afraid I'll be buried with you."
"I like what you said."
Li Rong nodded. Pei Wenxuan was a little confused, "What did you say?"
"Buried with you." Li Rong looked up at him, his eyes bright, "If I die without Lord Pei, I'll always feel a little lonely."
"You really love me." Pei Wenxuan sighed helplessly, "You always think of me when something bad happens."
"That's right." Li Rong was happy, "I don't always think of you when something good happens, but I can't go wrong when something bad happens."
Pei Wenxuan rolled his eyes at her and could not be bothered with her. He quickened his pace and walked out.
When he walked out of the door, he looked up at the gardenias in full bloom in the distance.
In fact, he also wanted to know why he was in such a hurry just now.
The two got into the carriage and returned to the Princess Estate. Li Rong, as soon as he arrived, he ordered people to keep an eye on Consort Rou and Shangguan Ya.
Pei Wenxuan could not help but feel strange, "It's fine to keep an eye on Shangguan Ya, but why are you keeping an eye on Consort Rou?"
"Do you know," Li, "Consort's's's's's's' to do's and's's to rely on's's's's's's's's.
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan thought about it seriously and nodded, "That's true."
After the two of them returned to rest for a while, Pei Wenxuan went to check on the progress of his men's expansion. He called back all his former subordinates and began to contact the beggars in the city, planting spies in the various manors. He spent money like water every day, and after spending money, he naturally wanted to see the results. Therefore, he had to pay attention to the specific situation every day.
When Pei Wenxuan spent money, Li Rong would check the accounts. When Pei Wenxuan was busy with her own business, Li Rong would start to check her income and expenditure for the month. Then, he would burn all the information brought to him by the spies.
One of them was busy building his own Dark Net, while the other was busy going out to visit his friends, delivering money and gifts. Soon, half of the nine days of wedding leave had passed.
At this time, some songs began to circulate in Huajing.
As soon as these songs appeared, they reached Li Rong's ears. At that time, she had not yet woken up and was lying in bed in a daze. Then, she heard Pei Wenxuan recite from the side: "The phoenix fell in the courtyard of the Shangguan family, the flowers bloomed for four generations and never withered."
When Li Rong heard this, she suddenly woke up. She raised her head and looked at Pei Wenxuan, who was sitting next to her and throwing a piece of paper into the brazier. She shook her head and said: "What were you reciting just now?"
"The recent rumors in Huajing."
Pei Wenxuan laughed: "It seems that your friend really did make a move."
There were no songs in Huajing that began to circulate for no reason, especially this kind of song with the phoenix's' 'premonition.
Pei Wenxuan pulled out another piece of information from the side and said carelessly: "She's very bold. You told her that the Emperor has set his eyes on the Shangguan family, and she still dares to spread such a song."
"It shouldn't be her doing."
Li Rong yawned and got up. She called the Jing Lan to come in and serve her.
The Jing Lan, Jing Mei, and the others came in and began to help Li Rong dress. Li Rong was still being helped by them as she said: "She's not crazy. Even if she wanted to do something, she definitely wouldn't do it in such a way."
Pei Wenxuan listened, thought for a moment, and reacted: "You're talking about that person in the palace?"
"Didn't she say last time that she wanted her niece to marry into the Shangguan family?"
"His Majesty won't allow it." Pei Wenxuan lowered his head to look at the information and said indifferently: "Her status is too low."
"That's why she wants everyone in Huajing to sing this song." Li Rong looked up at Pei Wenxuan and smiled: "If this song is sung, perhaps Imperial Father will have other ideas?"
Li Ming had never been a gentle monarch. For the Shangguan family to spread such a song, it might be a provocation for Li Ming.
Normally, Li Ming would never let Consort Rou's niece, who had a family background, become the Crown Princess. But now that this song was being spread throughout the city, Li Ming might have other ideas.
If she were Consort Rou, she would do the same.
And why did Consort Rou suddenly do this at this time … …
Li Rong smiled and felt that this matter was somewhat interesting.
As the song spread, Li Rong guessed that the palace would take action next. As she expected, in the afternoon, she received news from the palace that the Qixi Festival was in five days. The Empress planned to hold a banquet in the palace for all the noble men and women of the right age to attend.
Holding a palace banquet on the Qixi Festival was related to Li Chuan no matter how she looked at it. Li Rong thought for a moment, then ordered someone to go directly to the palace.
When she arrived, Li Chuan was also there. The Empress was talking to Li Chuan about something. Li Rong went in to report. Seeing that the two of them didn't look very good, she couldn't help but smile: "Oh, what are you two talking about? Why are you both so worried? Tell me about it."
"Why are you here?" When the Empress saw Li Rong, her expression instantly became happy. Li Rong smiled and sat next to the Empress, "Muhou is joking. I just left the palace, not married to a foreign country. I spend all my time in Huajing. What's so strange about taking the time to come see you?"
The Empress listened to Li Rong's words and also smiled. She looked at Li Rong for a moment and said worriedly: "Pei Wenxuan, that person … …"
"Very good," Li Rong knew what she was going to ask and interrupted her, "Not bad. Don't worry, how could I let myself be taken advantage of?"
The Empress looked at her daughter. She wanted to say something, but sighed and said helplessly: "Forget it. Since you're married, live well. In the end, you're not relying on him. "
"Let's not talk about him," Li Rong knew that the Empress still disliked Pei Wenxuan's status. She didn't know why, but she didn't feel anything when she disliked Pei Wenxuan. But when others disliked him, she felt a bit uncomfortable. So she changed the topic and said directly, "I received an invitation from the palace. I heard that you plan to hold a banquet in the palace on Qixi. Are you considering Chuan'er's marriage?"
"How is this something I want to do?" The Empress smiled bitterly, "This is something that Consort Rou wants to do. She asked for His Majesty's decree and insisted on doing it."
"Oh," Li Rong nodded, "She's very thoughtful."
"She sings that mess of songs every day," Li Chuan laughed coldly, "She's very thoughtful."
"You heard it," Li Rong turned to look at Li Chuan and said with a smile, "You're not stupid."
"Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions." Li Chuan's eyes showed a bit of disdain, "She uses these underhanded methods all day long."
"It's not the first time she's done this," Li Rong remembered, "She plans to hold this Qixi banquet. Do you know why?"
"Probably to introduce her niece," the Empress thought and said slowly, "I'm afraid it'll be an invitation. I'm having people bribe her people to see if I can find out anything."
Li Rong nodded and roughly understood the situation. The Empress saw her worry and comforted, "It's fine. It's not a big deal. The people in charge of the palace banquet are my people. When the time comes, we'll deal with it accordingly. If they want an invitation, they have to have a reason. When the time comes, we'll just guard against it. If they really do invite, they won't give face to Chuan'er, "the Empress laughed coldly," Don't blame ben gong for not giving face to them. "
"Look at what muhou is saying," Li Rong stood behind the Empress and massaged her shoulders, "She doesn't have the ability. Mother, don't worry. You are Buddha, Consort Rou is Sun Wukong. They can't overturn your Five Finger Mountain. "
The Empress listened to Li Rong's words and smiled.
Li Rong confirmed the news and felt relieved. The three stopped talking about the previous topic and discussed Li Rong's marriage.
It was the first time Li Rong returned to the palace after her marriage. The Empress didn't want her to leave so she stayed in the palace for dinner. Pei Wenxuan didn't see Li Rong come back when it was dinnertime. He looked at the sky and decided to go pick her up.
For the past few days, he had been eating dinner with Li Rong. He didn't know why, but he didn't even feel like eating when he was alone in the room.
Dong Ye saw that Pei Wenxuan didn't even eat and wanted to pick up Li Rong. He couldn't help but laugh: "Gongzi is so good to the princess. She hasn't been here for long and you're already worried about her?"
Pei Wenxuan glared at him and looked at the umbrellas in the corner. He chose an umbrella painted with reeds and said in a low voice: "Drive your horse properly. Don't meddle in my business."
Dong Ye laughed and didn't say anything else. Pei Wenxuan held the umbrella and got on the carriage. When he sat in the carriage, he raised his hand to look at the clouds accumulating outside. He thought that he had too little official business and too much time on his hands. He was actually bored to this extent and wanted to pick up Li Rong.
But then he thought about how Li Rong liked to be accompanied. If she came back alone, she would probably feel bored. If he went to pick her up, they could play chess and bicker on the way. She would probably be happier.
Thinking that she would be happy, Pei Wenxuan didn't feel that doing these things was boring anymore. He felt that he was indeed a good person. He would do good deeds every day.
He happily went to the palace. Li Rong and Empress Li Chuan had dinner. The Empress was sleepy early and was a little tired, so she asked Li Chuan to send Li Rong out. Li Rong and Li Chuan walked out of the Empress' small courtyard together. Only then did the Empress say: "Just now, I saw that you and Imperial Mother didn't look too good. Did you quarrel?"
"It's not really a quarrel." Li Chuan was a little helpless, "It's just … a dispute."
"That's not a quarrel?" Li Rong laughed, "What did you quarrel about?"
Li Chuan didn't say anything. Li Rong knocked him with his fan, "How old are you? You're already hiding things from Older Sister?"
"It's not that." Li Chuan smiled bitterly, "It's just that I'm afraid you'll laugh at me if I tell you."
"Hm?" Li Rong raised his eyebrows, "Then tell me."
"Imperial Mother just told me that she wants me to marry more than one Crown Prince Consort. She wants me to find a few more girls this time and settle them all at the same time. She's already set her sights on the girls and wants me to choose. "
"You're not willing?" Li Rong understood the meaning behind his words. Li Chuan was silent.
Li Rong laughed, "What's there to be unhappy about? You can marry so many good girls. How many people can't wait to be envious? "
"But, what if one day, I fall in love with someone?"
Li Chuan suddenly spoke. Li Rong's expression froze. Li Chuan raised his head and looked at her seriously, "If one day, I fall in love with someone, and she also likes me, and I have so many wives, what will she do? If I agree with Imperial Mother today, it means that I won't have the qualifications to fall in love with another person for the rest of my life. "
Li Rong didn't say anything, but Li Chuan continued, "Moreover, even if I don't have the qualifications to fall in love with another person, I'll only marry one Crown Prince Consort. Then it's enough for me to marry one Crown Princess. I can only treat her well. No woman can tolerate her husband being shared with another woman. Imperial Mother has already suffered for her entire life. Do I still want to ruin other people and make them suffer for their entire lives? "
Li Rong lowered her eyes. Li Chuan saw that Li Rong didn't respond, so he smiled bitterly, "I know that Older Sister must think that I'm very childish. I'm just casually saying it to you. I know that I'm the Crown Prince. I bear the expectations of you and Mother. I can't be willful. "
"It's fine, I understand."
Li Chuan seemed to be a little tired. He looked at the palace gates and gently said, "Older Sister, you should go back first. I'll see you off until here. I'm tired."
As he spoke, Li Chuan bowed, turned around, and went back in the direction of the Eastern Palace.
Li Rong quietly looked at his back. At that moment, she seemed to see Li Chuan in the future. He and her were separated by a screen, and the screen outlined his thin silhouette.
At that time, he was taller and thinner than he was now. He seemed very close to her, but also seemed very far away.
Li Rong didn't know why, but she felt an indescribable sourness. She suddenly felt that the Imperial City was like a giant beast that could swallow people whole. Although it was the summer wind in early July, it carried with it a slight chill. It rumbled past her with muffled thunder, making her feel cold both physically and mentally.
Large drops of rain fell, and Li Rong was stunned.
It was at that moment that an invisible warmth suddenly stuck to her back, and a paper umbrella painted with reeds was held above her head.
That person instantly blocked the cold wind, and a voice with a bit of surprise and a hint of laughter sounded behind her, "What are you standing here for? It's raining and you don't know how to go home?"
Li Rong turned around in a daze and looked at Pei Wenxuan who had suddenly appeared. Pei Wenxuan saw her surprised expression and raised an eyebrow, "What, you don't want me to come?"
"No," Li Rong reacted. She slowly said, "You came at the right time."
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