After Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan finished playing a game of Go, they received news that Shangguan Ya had been released from prison. They also sent a message to her, saying that the mission was completed and that she had become friends with Eldest Young Master Su.
When Li Rong heard this, she couldn't help but laugh. She looked up at Pei Wenxuan and said gently, "If Su Ronghua heard this, he would be suspicious."
"Miss Shangguan is like this. Eldest Young Master Su will get used to it."
As she spoke, Pei Wenxuan looked at the sky and reminded, "Your Highness, it's time to sleep."
"You don't sleep much, but you care too much about me."
Li Rong sneered, but she stood up. Pei Wenxuan went forward and helped her take off her outer clothes. After washing up, the two went to bed. Li Rong lay on the bed, but she couldn't fall asleep.
Pei Wenxuan sensed that she didn't seem to want to sleep immediately, so he opened his eyes and turned to look at Li Rong. "Your Highness, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about what will happen in the palace tonight."
"Your Highness, you don't have to worry." Pei Wenxuan comforted Li Rong. "His Majesty is suspicious. Consort Rou is only one of his weapons. You are now a bargaining chip in His Majesty's plan to deal with the aristocratic families. You are still useful. Consort Rou tried to harm you without permission, so he is His Majesty's reverse scale."
"Yes."
Li Rong responded. Pei Wenxuan thought for a moment and suddenly said, "In a few days, there will be a Lantern Festival. Does Your Highness want to go and see it?"
"Lantern Festival?" Li Rong knew that Pei Wenxuan was trying to change the topic, so she played along. She mimicked Pei Wenxuan's actions, turned sideways, raised her finger, and placed it on Pei Wenxuan's chest. She said coquettishly, "Lord Pei, are you asking me out?"
When Pei Wenxuan heard Li Rong's words, he couldn't help but laugh. His laughter was very low. When he laughed, Li Rong could clearly feel the slight vibration of his chest under his fingertips.
Li Rong saw him laughing and slowly glared at him. "Still laughing? If you keep laughing, I won't have any more time. "
"Then I won't laugh." Pei Wenxuan stopped laughing, but the smile remained on his face. "Will Your Highness have time?"
"You can prepare it first," Li Rong said casually. "We'll see if there's time."
"Okay." Pei Wenxuan nodded. "I've rented a boat. When the time comes, I'll row for Your Highness. I've asked around. There will be sky lanterns at night. There will be a lot of people on the shore. I'll take you to the center of the lake to see. "
"If you didn't mention it, I would've forgotten." Li Rong listened to Pei Wenxuan's words. She actually had some expectations. She raised her hand to her ear. "You can row a boat."
"There's a lot of water in Luzhou." Pei Wenxuan thought of his youth and slowly said, "During the three years of mourning, I liked to row a boat out by myself. I would find a place to stop, bask in the sun, and sleep in. When I woke up, I would row a boat back and pick some lotus seeds on the way back."
Li Rong listened to Pei Wenxuan talk about these things. This was a world she had never experienced before.
Ever since she was born, she had lived in Huajing. She had never experienced the peaceful times described by Pei Wenxuan. She could casually walk on the street and have her own boat. On a summer afternoon, there would be large patches of lotus flowers.
She could casually find a place to take a nap, read a book, or find a place to fish. She could fish for an entire afternoon. It didn't matter if she didn't catch anything.
"Sometimes, I would bring some lotus leaves back. An aunt taught me how to wrap glutinous rice with lotus leaves. Add some chicken pieces, chestnuts, and spices. Then steam them together. It has a special flavor."
"You learned how to make it?" Li Rong was hungry. Pei Wenxuan laughed. "Do you want to eat it?"
"Yes, you said it so well." Li Rong said frankly. "I don't just want to eat it. I want to go to Luzhou. "
"Then in the future, when we're old and I return to my hometown, we'll go there."
"When I'm old, I'm afraid I can't walk." Li Rong sighed. "My legs are not good."
"It's okay. I'll carry you."
Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and stroked Li Rong's hair. He looked at her as if he was looking at a child. "And, in this life, I'll take good care of you. Even if you're old, you won't suffer as much as you did in your previous life. "
As Pei Wenxuan spoke, he thought of Li Rong's last moments of pain in her previous life. He couldn't help but reach out and pull her into his arms. He sighed. "Let's sleep."
Li Rong was hugged by him. Her head leaned against his chest. She couldn't help but feel sleepy.
This was an indescribable sense of security. It was like a tired bird returning to its nest, or a traveler returning to his hometown.
Li Rong suddenly realized that she didn't know when she had this kind of security for this person.
Pei Wenxuan hugged Li Rong. After a long time, he heard Li Rong's even breathing. He lowered his head and kissed her. Finally, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The two slept until midnight. Pei Wenxuan heard urgent knocks on the door. Li Rong moved her body. Pei Wenxuan held her down and said calmly, "I'll go take a look."
As he spoke, Pei Wenxuan stood up and put on a coat. When he opened the door, he saw Dong Ye standing at the door. He lowered his voice and quickly said a few words to Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan's eyes turned cold. He only said, "Are you sure?"
At this time, Li Rong also put on a coat. When she walked to the door, she heard Dong Ye whisper, "I'm sure. Consort Rou brought Master Hong De into the Imperial Study. This old bald donkey was telling the truth. He only said that someone from the Princess's residence asked him to change the Crown Prince's wedding date."
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. Dong Ye continued, "His Majesty was furious and wanted to summon Your Highness immediately. However, the messenger was called back as soon as he left the palace."
"Is there anything else?" Pei Wenxuan asked calmly. This matter didn't seem to affect him at all. Dong Ye was infected by Pei Wenxuan's calmness. His earlier panic slowly disappeared. He calmed down and continued, "No. His Majesty doesn't seem to want to investigate this matter."
Pei Wenxuan nodded. After thinking for a moment, he whispered, "Leave the city tonight immediately. Go to Qingshui County next door and find a laundress called 'Tian Fang'. Give her three hundred taels of silver and tell her that her husband has been found. Let her bring her mother-in-law to Huajing to reunite with her."
"Yes." Dong Ye responded. Li Rong listened from the side and immediately understood what Pei Wenxuan was doing. She directly said, "You want to find out about Master Hong De's scandal?"
"Yes." Pei Wenxuan turned to look at her. "The kind where you can find the evidence immediately."
Li Rong directly turned around and returned to the table. He wrote down a list of names and addresses and handed it to Dong Ye. "Follow this list and tell them directly that the Jianghu sorcerer who deceived them has been found. Let them come and identify him."
Dong Ye was stunned. He didn't expect Li Rong to give him such a list. Li Rong saw Dong Ye in a daze and pushed the list forward. "Take it."
Only then did Tong Ye react. He quickly took the name list and left.
After he left, Li Rong turned to look at Pei Wenxuan. She pulled her clothes and calmly asked, "What's wrong?"
"Just now, news came from the palace. Consort Rou summoned Master Hong De to the palace to meet the Emperor."
Li Rong's expression didn't change. She looked at Pei Wenxuan. "He's going to the palace to meet the Emperor. Why are you panicking?"
"After the Spring Festival, I sent someone to find him." Pei Wenxuan told the truth. Li Rong frowned. "Why are you looking for him?"
"I told His Highness that if we want to completely solve the problem of the Crown Prince's marriage, letting this person come out and make a prophecy is the way to solve it once and for all."
"Didn't I also tell you?" Li Rong controlled her emotions. "Chuan'er has already agreed to choose a consort. Why are you still worried about this?!"
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak. Li Rong stared at him. After a short silence, Li Rong closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then she said, "Did you leave any evidence?"
"No." Pei Wenxuan said decisively. "I sent a secret guard to find him. I didn't tell him who I was, and I didn't directly tell him about the Crown Prince. I only sent someone to test him once. When I found that this person was too timid, I didn't continue."
"Then why is he entering the palace now?" Li Rong quickly asked.
If Pei Wenxuan was only testing him once and didn't do anything, how could Consort Rou find this person and let him enter the palace?
"This is also the question I want to know."
Pei Wenxuan said calmly. "The people in the palace said that after this old bald donkey entered the palace, he complained about you. He said that the people in the Princess' residence told him to postpone the Crown Prince's marriage to five years later."
Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan in shock. Pei Wenxuan continued, "I didn't recklessly go find this bald donkey. This matter shouldn't be known by anyone else."
Li Rong didn't speak. When Pei Wenxuan saw her expression, he unconsciously clenched his fists.
He had some things he wanted to say, but when he saw Li Rong's expression, he didn't dare to say it.
He didn't want her to know about this matter. If possible, he wanted to hide it for the rest of his life.
He was confident that he could beat Su Yongqing in this life, but what about Su Yongqing who had accompanied Li Rong for more than twenty years?
He didn't dare to compete.
In this life, he and Li Rong had just started. He didn't want to take any risks at this time.
Li Rong was stunned for a moment. She quickly controlled her emotions and only said, "What do we do now?"
"His Majesty hasn't summoned Your Highness yet because he is worried about the Inspectorate in Your Highness' hands." Pei Wenxuan analyzed. "But now, if His Majesty has a knot in his heart, he will be afraid of Your Highness. What we can do now is to eliminate the influence of this matter as much as possible. "
"How to eliminate it?"
"In two days, Your Highness will go to Huguo Temple to arrest him." Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong and analyzed. "Now, His Majesty won't release him from the palace for the time being. When you go to Huguo Temple to arrest him, you will reveal the old background of this Hong De master and say that you are investigating this demonic monk who swindles money and kills people. This way, when the people from the Princess Residence went to Huguo Temple, you can just say that it was an investigation. As for what the Princess Residence said to him, just insist that they didn't say anything and that he doesn't know. "
"Now, these witnesses and material evidence will take a lot of time. But if we can handle this case properly in these two days, it will be hard for everyone to believe that we are handling this case on the spur of the moment. If you weren't handling this case on the spur of the moment, and you know that Hong De is a demonic monk, then it would be logical for the people from the Princess Residence to go to Hong De. Instead, you found a swindler to help you promote the Crown Prince. This is an extremely stupid move. "
"That's the only way." Li Rong nodded calmly. After he finished speaking, the two fell silent again.
In fact, they both had countless things to say, but when the words reached their lips, they couldn't say anything.
The two seemed to have touched on an unspeakable topic at the same time. Li Rong was silent for a long time, then finally said: "Let's sleep. Imperial Father hasn't summoned us yet, so he should be planning to endure this matter."
On the surface, he would endure it without batting an eyelid. But secretly, Li Ming probably wouldn't leave her with so much power.
With Consort Rou's plan, if Pei Wenxuan didn't have such a deep network of people in the palace, she would probably have to suffer this loss herself.
With Consort Rou's ability, she wouldn't be able to devise such a plan.
Other things aside, just the reason why they found the Hong De master was strange enough.
Li Rong pondered, and the thoughts that had once appeared in her mind once again emerged clearly.
She couldn't help but think of the day she married Pei Wenxuan in this life, when Su Yongqing came to escort her. She suddenly remembered his intonation when he was reciting the prose.
"Yearning can chase after the sun and moon, wishing for the peach blossoms of the coming year."
She then realized that the elegant gentleman had paused for a moment before reading this sentence. It was strange, unusual, and even a little out of control.
Li Rong subconsciously clenched her fists. The moment she restrained her emotions and turned around, Pei Wenxuan suddenly grabbed her hand, pulled her into his embrace, and kissed her!
Li Rong was shocked by his sudden action, and almost instinctively pushed him away. But the moment she pushed him away, she realized something and wanted to pull back.
However, Pei Wenxuan didn't have time to notice her emotions. He only tightly grabbed her hand when she pushed him away, pushed her against the pillar, and kissed her as if he was biting her.
His body trembled slightly, and he closed his eyes tightly.
His actions were reckless but restrained, and Li Rong felt a little pain from his bite.
Li Rong frowned. She knew that she couldn't agitate Pei Wenxuan at this time, so she stood quietly and endured all the pain. Pei Wenxuan's actions slowly slowed down. After a long time, Li Rong calmly reminded him, "Pei Wenxuan."
Pei Wenxuan pressed his hands on her shoulders. He pulled away from her and panted softly.
"I'm sorry …"
Pei Wenxuan said in a low and hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, I …"
He didn't say it. He didn't seem to know what he should say.
Li Rong stood quietly. After a long time, she heard Pei Wenxuan say, "Rongrong," Pei Wenxuan said. He looked up and forced a smile, "Let's have a child, okay?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Pei Wenxuan painfully closed his eyes.
He felt a little disgusted.
How could he be so disgusted?
How could he think of using a child to keep Li Rong?
How could he, Pei Wenxuan, live like this?
"I'm sorry, just now I …" Pei Wenxuan retracted his hand from Li Rong's shoulder and tried to make himself look as decent as possible. He said slowly, "Just now I was just …"
Before he could finish, Li Rong reached out and hugged him tightly.
"How many children do you want?" She asked in a low voice. Pei Wenxuan was stunned. Then he heard the girl lean on his chest and ask hopefully, "A boy or a girl?"
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he didn't know why, but he felt a little jealous.
His eyelashes fluttered. After a long time, he finally replied in a hoarse voice.
"I want you."
"I don't want children." Pei Wenxuan hugged Li Rong and buried his face in Li Rong's shoulder. "I want you."
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