"What are you doing?" Pei Wenxuan was a little surprised to see her sending someone to fetch the darts.
Li Rong smiled faintly, "I know you learned this from Su Ronghua, but you should also ask Aya why she kept his portrait."
Pei Wenxuan thought for a moment, then reacted, "She kept his portrait … to vent her anger?"
"What do you think?" Li Rong laughed out loud, "Could it be that she thinks of him when she sees it?"
Pei Wenxuan understood and nodded, then waved to the person next to him, "Then take these portraits away."
At this time, the Jing Mei had already brought the darts over. Pei Wenxuan felt his heart skip a beat when he saw the darts. Before the darts were delivered to Li Rong, he raised his hand and directly moved the tray of darts into his hand. He turned his head and handed it to the servant next to him, instructing, "Sharp weapons can hurt people. Don't let His Highness touch these things. Hurry up. "Pei Wenxuan turned his head and waved to the side," Hurry up and take the portraits away. "
Li Rong smiled as he watched Pei Wenxuan instruct the servant to do these things. When Pei Wenxuan finished instructing, he walked with her to the study.
"I heard that His Highness recently met with Lord Liu." Pei Wenxuan inquired, "Is His Highness busy with the transfer?"
"Don't worry about this."
Li Rong waved his hand, "It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. Don't worry."
"It seems that His Highness is very confident." Pei Wenxuan smiled, "This humble subject will wait for His Highness' good news."
"Don't worry." Li Rong raised his fan and gently tapped Pei Wenxuan's chest, "When the time comes, I will definitely give you a surprise."
Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows and raised his hand, saying, "Then this humble subject will thank His Highness first."
Li Rong saw that Pei Wenxuan was serious and did not show any signs of his previous fawning attitude. She felt a little disappointed, coughed softly, and carefully said, "Pei Wenxuan, recently have you felt …"
"Hmm?" Pei Wenxuan tilted his head, "What?"
"Have you felt," Li Rong gestured, "that I seem to be treating you a little better?"
When he heard Li Rong's words, Pei Wenxuan knew what Li Rong was thinking.. He lowered his head and smiled, "Your Highness has always been good to this humble subject. this humble subject.
"Don't you think there's more? Than before????????? "
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"It's good that you know. My painstaking efforts have not been in vain."
When Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan's words, her heart immediately felt a little better. She turned her head and reached out to Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows, and Li Rong laughed, "Cultivating feelings, I'm used to it."
Pei Wenxuan couldn't stop himself and finally laughed out loud. He reached out and held Li Rong's hand, and walked with Li Rong to the dining room. He smiled and said, "It's all up to Your Highness."
"Pei Wenxuan." Li Rong held his hand and whispered, "Tell me the truth."
"Hmm?" Pei Wenxuan looked at her sideways. Li Rong seemed a little happy, "Are you jealous?"
"Your Highness must be joking." Pei Wenxuan smiled, "Why would this humble subject be jealous?"
"Oh, that's good." Li Rong nodded, "Ah Ya has a meeting tomorrow. I plan to go and take a look. I heard that this year, there's a scholar surnamed Yang …"
"The meeting at home isn't enough, and you want to go somewhere else?"
Pei Wenxuan smiled. Li Rong turned to look at him. After staring at him for a moment, Li Rong laughed out loud.
"You don't mean what you say."
Li Rong turned her head and walked forward happily with her hands behind her back.
Pei Wenxuan stood behind her for a moment, then he sneered, "What kind of repulsive melon is this? Are you blind?"
After saying this, he raised his hand to rub his face, then recovered his usual gentle smile and followed Li Rong.
Seeing that it was almost the end of February, Li Rong talked to the people in the Ministry of Personnel a few more times. After confirming that Pei Wenxuan's name had been added to the list of people to be transferred to the Ministry of Personnel, Li Rong finally felt relieved.
Since Li Rong was in charge of this matter, Pei Wenxuan completely let go. He only occasionally asked about Li Rong's progress.
When Pei Wenxuan asked, Li Rong felt annoyed. He raised his eyebrows and asked back, "Do you not believe me?"
Pei Wenxuan choked and naturally didn't dare to say yes. He hurriedly said, "No, I'm just curious."
After that, he didn't dare to ask again.
However, he always liked to be in control of things. Now that he had handed over his official career to someone else, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He thought about this matter all day and couldn't sleep at night. However, when he saw Li Rong enthusiastically helping him, he couldn't say anything to discourage him.
After all, Li Rong was good to him. With such a good start, he couldn't criticize Li Rong too much.
Fortunately, this unbearable period didn't last long. On the 26th of February, the imperial court decided on the name list. After the name list was announced, if there were no objections within seven days, the transfer would begin at the beginning of March.
The name list was finally changed on the 25th. Li Rong was still worried, so he went to find Liu Chunhang again. After Liu Chunhang repeatedly confirmed that there were no problems, Li Rong was finally relieved.
Liu Chunhang sent Li Rong out of the Liu Estate. When they reached the door, Li Rong raised his hand and raised his hand to put on his hat. He turned to Liu Chunhang and said in a low voice, "Lord Liu, there's no need to send me off. This prince will take his leave first."
"Your Highness, take care."
Liu Chunhang sent him off in a low voice. Li Rong boarded the carriage. The carriage made a clattering sound in the night as it started to leave.
When Li Rong's carriage was far away, Liu Chunhang wiped his forehead. He heard an elegant voice in the dark, "Lord Liu, please wait."
Liu Chunhang raised his head and saw a young girl dressed in luxurious clothes standing in the dark. Her hands were hidden in her sleeves, so he couldn't see her face clearly. He only heard her smile as she said, "This prince has come on the orders of Consort Rou to bring a message to Lord Liu."
When Liu Chunhang heard this, his expression changed. He hurriedly said, "Lord Liu, please."
Li Rong was very happy that she had completed her task. When she thought about how Pei Wenxuan would thank her for his promotion tomorrow, she felt a sense of satisfaction.
She twirled her fan and closed her eyes as if she was enjoying something. Jing Lan raised his head and looked at Li Rong. He couldn't help but laugh, "Your Highness is helping the prince consort. You're happier than doing your own things."
"I'm used to doing my own things," Li Rong calmly admitted with her eyes closed, "It's the first time I've been so worried about other people's plans."
"Your Highness is also strange," Jing Mei poured tea for Li Rong, "Other people feel happy when a man helps a woman solve a problem. Your Highness doesn't feel happy when the prince consort dotes on you. Now that Your Highness is doing something for the prince consort, you're very happy."
"What do you know?" Li Rong raised her head and looked at her. She was quite proud of herself, "Being doted on isn't a skill. Doting on people is a skill. If someone dotes on you, you'll grow old sooner or later. If you dote on him, then it's different. If you like him, then you like him. If you don't like him, then you can leave. You have a lot of freedom. "
"Your Highness is so open-minded." Jing Mei admired her a little. Jing Lan smiled and shook her head, "Your Highness is used to being stubborn. Don't listen to her nonsense."
"How am I talking nonsense?" Li Rong raised her eyebrows and looked at Jing Lan, "What reason do you have?"
"Your Highness," Jing Lan put the peeled melon seeds in front of Li Rong and said gently, "When a person is happy for another person, there may not be any special reason. They just like it."
Li Rong paused and heard Jing Lan continue, "This isn't shameful."
"Yes," Li Rong nodded and looked out the window, "This really isn't shameful."
Jing Lan smiled and thought that Li Rong was shy, so she didn't say anything.
Li Rong looked out the window at the heavy traffic.
At the end of February, the weather began to warm up. There were more people on the streets and the night market was much more prosperous than before.
She looked at the people coming and going on the streets. She looked at the young men and women walking by, talking and laughing. She clearly realized that — —
Jing Lan said something wrong. She subconsciously avoided it, not because she felt embarrassed.
She felt afraid.
But she quickly restrained these emotions and just sat in her seat, listening to the two servant girls talk and laugh. She didn't say anything.
After confirming with Liu Chunhang, Li Rong was no longer worried and slept very well that night. Pei Wenxuan, on the other hand, had trouble sleeping.
This year's Imperial Examination was very important. Many of the officials who would come after this year's Imperial Examination. If he couldn't enter the Ministry of Personnel tomorrow, it would be difficult for him to apply to preside over the Imperial Examination.
Pei Wenxuan suddenly regretted letting Li Rong handle this matter. But he also thought that with Li Rong's ability, there shouldn't be any problems.
He tossed and turned at night, unable to sleep. Li Rong woke up in a daze and said in a daze, "What are you doing?"
Pei Wenxuan froze. He hesitated for a moment, turned his head, and finally asked, "Your Highness."
Li Rong opened her misty eyes and looked at Pei Wenxuan, who had a serious expression on his face.
Pei Wenxuan's expression was too serious, causing her to wake up immediately. However, she didn't wake up completely. She just looked at Pei Wenxuan in the darkness of the night, looking at her with a burning gaze.
At that moment, a thought flashed through her mind.
Could it be that Pei Wenxuan finally couldn't take it anymore and decided to make a move on her?!
Li Rong froze for a moment, feeling a little nervous. In her mind, the scene of the two of them in bed after their marriage in her previous life began to appear. Then, she thought about what would happen if she accidentally had a child. Would it be suitable for the child to be born now? If Pei Wenxuan left him, would she regret raising this child alone?
Li Rong was dizzy from sleeping in the middle of the night, and her thoughts scattered. Pei Wenxuan saw her sleepy eyes and hesitated for a moment. He chose his words carefully and said, "Your Highness, are you looking for Liu Hangchun today? Are you sure you're looking for the position of Merit Manager? "
Li Rong immediately calmed down when she heard Pei Wenxuan ask this.
She instantly felt ashamed and angry at herself. She calmed herself down and said, "What's wrong?"
"Liu Hangchun is a gullible person. Your Highness, other than giving money …"
"Aiya, you're so annoying."
Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan's nagging and said in a pained voice, "You're telling me this in the middle of the night? You might as well sleep with me! I'm not like you. I'm going to sleep. "
After saying that, Li Rong turned over and covered her ears with the quilt.
Pei Wenxuan was speechless when he saw Li Rong's attitude. He lay on the bed and rested for a while. He felt that he should trust Li Rong a little more. He shouldn't always act like he did in the past and ruin Li Rong's plans and cause the two of them to be completely wiped out.
He recalled the past when he smashed Li Rong's head and recalled Li Rong's achievements in the imperial court. He finally felt relieved. When the roosters began to crow, he reluctantly fell asleep.
The next day, the two of them woke up. Li Rong slept well, but Pei Wenxuan had two dark circles under his eyes.
Li Rong sized him up and couldn't help but ask, "You didn't sleep all night?"
Pei Wenxuan smiled and said with a bit of sadness, "Your Highness, I finally understand one thing."
Li Rong raised his eyebrows. Pei Wenxuan said gently, "This must be a test for me, right?"
"Ah?" Li Rong was a little confused. Pei Wenxuan was like a ghost. He walked out of the room with weak steps and walked with Li Rong to the imperial court. He had an open-minded smile and comforted himself, "The two of us have been suspicious of each other for many years. When it comes to important matters, we've always done it by ourselves. We've never trusted others. This is the first time in my two lives that I've entrusted such an important matter to someone else. This can also be considered a test of Your Highness's confidence. "
Li Rong listened to Pei Wenxuan's words and couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Pei Wenxuan continued to comfort himself, "Your Highness is very outstanding. As an opponent, I've never doubted Your Highness. Now, I should continue to trust Your Highness. Not only do I trust that Your Highness is wholeheartedly considerate of me, but I also trust that Your Highness's ability is absolutely flawless. "
"You can worry about the former." Li Rong turned back confidently, "You can definitely rest assured about the latter."
"Your Highness is right." Pei Wenxuan had two dark circles under his eyes, but his eyes were full of trust, "I've always believed in Your Highness."
The two of them, one full of confidence and the other pretending to be strong, went to the imperial court together.
Because everyone knew that the most important thing today was to announce the list of the departments to be transferred, they didn't waste time and quickly reported the important matter. The Minister of Personnel walked out and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, now that the list of the departments to be transferred has been decided, please allow me to read the list."
"Read it."
Li Ming brought a cup of tea from the side and agreed to Wang Houwen's request. Wang Houwen took out the list and began to read from the Ministry of Rites.
Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan had already inquired about the list of the departments. In fact, most of the high-ranking officials present in the imperial court knew the contents of the list, so they just listened quietly.
When it came to the Ministry of Justice, Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong both waited for Pei Liming's name to be read.
After all, Pei Liming was the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice and had handled Xie Lanqing's case. In terms of seniority, political achievements, and status, he was the most suitable candidate to take over.
However, after Wang Houwen calmly finished reading, "Minister of the Ministry of Justice — —", the name that followed was, "Su Yongqing."
Pei Wenxuan suddenly raised his head and saw Li Rong looking back at him in shock.
Li Rong also didn't expect Su Yongqing to cut in halfway. Although he was the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, in terms of seniority, he was indeed a bit too young.
Moreover, according to her understanding of Su Yongqing, he wasn't greedy for fame and fortune in her previous life and rarely competed with others. Even the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice was planned for him by his family. Now, Pei Liming was already a candidate for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice. For Su Yongqing to become Minister of the Ministry of Justice, he must have done something behind the scenes.
Pei Wenxuan also knew this. After briefly exchanging glances with Li Rong, he frowned and turned to look at Su Yongqing in front of him.
Su Yongqing stood in front of him with a calm expression. He didn't look sideways as if everything was within his expectations. He was calm, composed, and unruffled.
The exhaustion from the past few days had already made him a little uncomfortable. Now that he suddenly heard that Su Yongqing had become Minister of the Ministry of Justice and then looked at Su Yongqing's carefree and indifferent appearance, he felt his chest tighten and his breathing become short. He was a little out of breath.
Pretending.
Who knew how many tricks he had used to snatch Minister of the Ministry of Justice, but now he was still pretending!
Pei Wenxuan was so angry that his grip on the ceremonial tablet tightened. It was at this moment that Wang Houwen read out the list of names for the Ministry of Personnel.
The names announced today were all Rank 5 and above. The Merit Examiners were all Rank 6 and above. They couldn't come to the palace to read it, so Pei Wenxuan wasn't prepared.
Just when he was completely unprepared, Wang Houwen seemed to have increased the volume of his voice as he read out, "Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel — —"
"Pei Wenxuan!"
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan didn't manage to catch his breath. He felt his vision go black and the world spin. He couldn't stop himself and fell backward.
Before he fainted, Pei Wenxuan wanted to praise Li Rong.
Good job.
He was supposed to be a Rank 6 Merit Examiner, but now he was directly promoted to Rank 4 Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
With such a high position, everyone in the imperial court was probably watching him. Even Li Ming might have other ideas.
Li Rong's ability was a little too outstanding.
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