The water source was not far ahead. After arguing with each other for so long, both of them felt exhausted and stopped arguing. Li Rong went down the slope first and reached the flat ground near the water source. There was some grass further away from the water source. Li Rong was so tired that she didn't care whether it was clean or not and directly sat down.
Pei Wenxuan came later. He picked up some dry wood in the forest and returned to the river. When he reached the river, he saw Li Rong sitting on a haystack. She seemed to be very tired, but she still insisted on sitting. The usually arrogant and domineering person was now quiet. She hugged her knees with her hands, lowered her head, and buried her face in her knees without making a sound. She looked somewhat pitiful.
Pei Wenxuan also felt that he was used to being ordered around by her. Looking at her like this, he actually felt a little uncomfortable. He put down the firewood and cleared out a piece of muddy ground from the haystack. Then, he used his head to build a small pile and took a match to light the fire.
After the fire was lit, Li Rong looked up and looked at the source of the warmth.
She was tired and sleepy, but there was water in the grass. If she lay down, her clothes would be wet in a while. Therefore, she didn't want to lie down, but she also felt uncomfortable.
She vaguely heard Pei Wenxuan turn back to the forest. After a while, he came back with a lot of things wrapped in his coat. Li Rong looked up and saw that Pei Wenxuan seemed to have picked up a pile of dead leaves.
He piled up the leaves and covered it with his coat. Then, he called out to Li Rong: "Come over and hold it down. Don't let the wind blow the leaves away."
After saying that, Pei Wenxuan turned around and pulled up his trousers to his knees. He knotted his clothes and took the sword in his hand and went to the river.
Li Rong was not someone who didn't know what was good for her. She got up and went to the side of the coat. Lying down, she suddenly felt much more comfortable.
After lying down for a while, she heard the sound of water next to her and felt that she could not fall asleep. She turned over and lay on her clothes. She propped up her upper body and looked at Pei Wenxuan not far away.
Pei Wenxuan stood motionless in the river, sword in hand.
He was very patient. Li Rong stared at him for a long time, but he did not see him move except for his eyes. It was very similar to his posture when he hunted his enemies in the imperial court.
Li Rong propped up his chin and looked at the young man in the distance. Slowly, he began to see something.
If Pei Wenxuan didn't speak, his face was indeed unparalleled in Shengjing. His gentleness was mixed with a bit of handsomeness, but it wasn't overly gentle. It carried a bit of indescribable arrogance, but it wasn't annoying. Under the moonlight, he stood quietly in the flowing water with a white robe and a long sword. He really looked like an immortal that had descended to the mortal world, reflecting the moonlight.
Pei Wenxuan was not good in any way, but with this face, Li Rong really had nothing to say. Especially now that he looked like he was twenty years old, the best years of his life. Compared to the old man who came later, Li Rong liked him a lot more.
Li Rong stared at Pei Wenxuan for a while and saw that he was quick to react. With a swoosh, he threw the sword into the water and skewered a fish.
He threw the fish to the shore and turned around to wait. After a while, he repeated the same trick and skewered another fish.
After he got the fish, he squatted on the ground and quickly cleaned the fish by the river. He washed his hands and used the tree trunk that he had cut in advance to stick it in. Then, he walked back to the fire with the fish.
He knew that Li Rong was not asleep. When he reached the fire, he handed the fish to her and impatiently said, "Roast it yourself."
Originally, Li Rong didn't mind roasting the fish herself, but she couldn't stand the way Pei Wenxuan ordered her. Therefore, she completely ignored him and lazily said, "Bengong doesn't know how to roast fish."
"Then don't eat it."
"But Bengong likes to eat fish," Li Rong said with a smile, "If you don't roast it for me, I'll snatch it from you!"
Pei Wenxuan was speechless. He didn't want to argue with Li Rong anymore. He sat down, put the fish on a stone, and put it on the fire to roast.
The sound of water and the sizzling sound of the roasting fish could be heard all around them. The two of them were silent. After a long time, Li Rong said, "When did you come back?"
"More than a month ago."
Pei Wenxuan looked up at her and asked, "What about you?"
"About the same time."
After the two of them finished talking, there was a moment of silence. After a while, Li Rong couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that you didn't hide it from me."
"What's there to hide?"
Pei Wenxuan said indifferently, "Didn't you also not hide it from me?"
"I'm different from you," Li Rong said lazily. "I'm used to doing things and taking responsibility for them. Why would I hide it from you? You're different, "Li Rong said and glared at him," Despicable. "
Pei Wenxuan sneered when he heard the word "despicable". "How dare you call me despicable? Who was the one who broke the agreement and attacked me first? "
"Ha," Li Rong heard his words and stood up. He clapped and said, "Rong Qing killed you after all. Good job, good job! "
Li Rong squinted at him and said happily, "A treacherous and ungrateful person like you will die a horrible death."
"How dare you say that?!"
Pei Wenxuan was furious when he heard her words. He was so angry that he clenched the wood in his hand and controlled his speech. He stared at Li Rong and said, "Li Rong, I don't think I've done anything wrong to you. Although we often quarrel and fight, I've never let you down all these years, haven't I? You let Su Yongqing attack me because of the fight for the position of Crown Prince … "
"Didn't you do it?" Li Rong said coldly, "It's just the position of Crown Prince. You've even forgotten the agreement. You can kill me, so why shouldn't I attack you?"
"Killing you is just fulfilling the promise between you and me," Lin Feng said coldly.
Pei Wenxuan was stunned when he heard this. He sensed that something was wrong and said quickly, "Who broke the agreement and attacked the other party first?"
Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan's question and realized what was going on. His face changed and he said, "You didn't poison me first?"
Then she said, "You came to me first and warned me that you smelled strange when you came. Not long after you left, I drank a bowl of medicine and was poisoned. You didn't poison me? "
"No," Pei Wenxuan was shocked, but then he realized what was going on. He explained to Li Rong what happened in his previous life, "I did arrange some spies in the Princess Mansion in case of any accidents. I asked them to poison me after you sent people to kill me."
"When did you die?"
Li Rong frowned. Pei Wenxuan thought for a while and said, "After I left the Princess Mansion, I was attacked by Su Yongqing and his men on my way back."
"They were indeed my men."
Li Rong lowered her eyes. The two were silent for a while before they sorted out their thoughts. Pei Wenxuan thought for a while and concluded, "So, in your previous life, you didn't want to kill me. Someone made you think that I killed you, so you killed me before you died. Is that it?"
"It should be like that."
Li Rong answered in a low voice. Pei Wenxuan looked at her quietly. After a while, he chuckled. He wanted to say something, but he didn't. He raised his hand and patted his thigh. He sighed and said, "You're too smart. You're too smart. Li Rong, you still don't believe me. "
"Do you believe me?"
Li Rong looked at him with a calm expression.
If she believed him, she wouldn't have identified him as the murderer at the first moment. She was even willing to hand over power to Su Yongqing to kill him.
And he wouldn't have planted spies in her residence, ready to counterattack and kill her at any time.
"You're right." Pei Wenxuan nodded. "It's rare for a real husband and wife to trust each other wholeheartedly, let alone us. But I'm curious. How did you determine that I was the murderer? "
"I died from the poison of the fragrant beauty." Li Rong recalled the state before she died. "When you came to see me, there was a strange fragrance on your body. You usually don't wear a perfume pouch, but you did that day. After that, you told me about the Crown Prince and said that if I didn't agree, you would kill me. After you left, I drank the medicine and died of the poison. "
Pei Wenxuan listened to Li Rong talk about what happened before she died with a grave expression. Li Rong continued, "The evidence isn't enough, but you have the motive and the ability. The clues all point to you …"
"So you think it was me."
Pei Wenxuan nodded and concluded. Li Rong remained silent. Pei Wenxuan seemed to find it funny. He lowered his head and looked at the fish with a bit of self-mockery in his eyes.
Li Rong knew that he was in the wrong and didn't dare to say anything. After a while, she whispered, "Where did the fragrance on your body come from?"
"If I tell you, I'm afraid you won't be happy." Pei Wenxuan's eyes had a bit of schadenfreude.
Li Rong thought for a while and frowned. "Su Yongqing?"
"Yes."
Pei Wenxuan picked up the fish from the fire and looked around. When he saw that the fish was almost roasted, he handed one to Li Rong. Li Rong took the fish in a daze and put it on the fire to roast. She heard Pei Wenxuan slowly say, "When I went, Su Yongqing said that you were very sick. When you enter the room from the outside, you have to wear a herbal sachet. Otherwise, you will cough when you see people. I asked someone to check the ingredients of the sachet. They tested it and found that it wasn't poisonous, so I brought it with me. Moreover, your servants all carry the same sachet. It's just that mine is relatively new, so the fragrance is stronger. "
Li Rong was stunned. Pei Wenxuan looked at her in a daze. He thought that she wouldn't believe him so easily, so he said, "You can also not believe me. It doesn't matter. In any case, even if it wasn't Su Yongqing, it still wasn't me. Just don't put the blame on me. "
Li Rong didn't say anything. She stared blankly at the fire. Pei Wenxuan was roasting the fish while looking at her with a smile. He seemed to be quite happy.
Li Rong couldn't help but feel a bit absent-minded when she heard that he wasn't afraid of making things worse.
She believed Pei Wenxuan's words.
Su Yongqing was saved by her.
At that time, Prince Su rebelled. Su Yongqing's older brother spoke up for Prince Su. Later, he was framed for having an affair with Prince Su. It was said that the Su Clan and Prince Su rebelled together. At that time, Li Chuan was so angry that he lost his head. He didn't go through a joint trial between the three departments. He directly sent the entire Su Clan to prison. The men were executed, and the women were exiled.
She didn't agree with this. Before the Su Clan met with misfortune, she went to Li Chuan to beg for mercy. She was beaten ten times. With Pei Wenxuan's help, the Su Clan was finally pardoned.
She could avoid the death penalty, but she couldn't escape punishment. Even if the men of the Su Clan survived, they were all castrated. The others couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide one after another in prison. When she rushed over, the only man left in the entire Su Clan was Su Yongqing, who was' dragging out an ignoble existence '.
At that time, she told Su Yongqing that she saved him. She didn't ask for anything in return. She would give him silver and give him a job, so that he could live a good life outside in the future.
At that time, she didn't have any special feelings toward Su Yongqing. It was just that he saved her and took care of her a little. Therefore, she felt a little bit more grateful, as well as … a vague feeling of tenderness. She saved the Su Clan mostly because she was considering Li Chuan and her own conscience.
The Su Clan was a noble family. She couldn't sit idly by and watch them die for no apparent reason.
It was just that at that time, Su Yongqing was unwilling to leave.
He knelt in front of her and respectfully begged her, "Your servant's body is no longer complete. I can't live in this world anymore. Only the Princess' Mansion can live in peace. I am willing to serve the Princess by your side. I am willing to live and die to repay the Princess for saving my life."
Since he said that, she decided to let him stay. The Su Clan had a lot of enemies outside. Su Yongqing couldn't enter the officialdom for the rest of his life, and it was difficult for him to have a position outside. She couldn't bear to see Su Yongqing being humiliated outside.
Because he was castrated, it was natural for him to stay in her mansion. Later on, they became friends. Although Pei Wenxuan noticed it, he couldn't say anything. Li Chuan and the courtiers didn't think much of it, so Pei Wenxuan's act of being a cuckold wasn't so obvious.
It wasn't that she didn't think that Su Yongqing would take revenge. After all, it was Li Chuan who personally gave the order to kill all the men of the Su Clan and banish all the women. No one could forget this blood feud, let alone the First Young Master of the Su Clan. Therefore, for so many years, she didn't dare to give him real power. On one hand, she observed him, guarded against him, and on the other hand, she tried her best to let him live a better life.
She couldn't cross her conscience and really killed him. She also couldn't be at ease to give him power.
In the end, he still made his move. He killed her first, and then smoothly took over the power in her hands in the name of eliminating Pei Wenxuan. If she guessed correctly, he wouldn't leave with her aides. Instead, he would win people's hearts in the name of avenging her. In order to push Li Xin onto the throne, he would join hands with the Empress and fight to the death with Pei Wenxuan's remaining supporters.
In this way, he would be firmly tied to her people, and he would have real power. Li Chuan had been cultivating immortality for many years, and his foundation in the imperial court had long been unstable. In addition, his health had been deteriorating recently. Su Yongqing might really have the opportunity to kill Li Chuan with his own hands.
She had already expected this from the moment she took Su Yongqing in. However, when it really happened, she couldn't help but feel a bit regretful.
If the Su Clan didn't die, perhaps she and Su Yongqing wouldn't have such an ending.
Li Rong took a deep breath. Seeing Pei Wenxuan's happy expression, he couldn't help but ask: "What are you happy about?"
Pei Wenxuan roasted the fish and dragged out his words: "I already said that this person can't be left alive, but you didn't listen. Now look at it." As he spoke, he smiled and looked over: "You've suffered a loss, right?"
"I've suffered a loss, and you're this happy?" Li Rong said coldly.
"That's right." Pei Wenxuan happily said: "Our Princess Royal has suffered a loss. This is a once in a lifetime spectacle." Pei Wenxuan raised a hand and placed it on his chest: "My heart is comforted."
"Lord Pei, you're wrong this time." Li Rong was so angry that he laughed and spoke without thinking: "For better or worse, I've had him serve me for 25 years. I'm willing to be killed by him. You're the fish in the pond that was implicated. What are you so happy about?"
"He's already killed you, and you're still willing?" Pei Wenxuan sneered. Li Rong looked at him from the corner of his eyes: "What, Lord Pei doesn't allow it?"
"Is it my turn to allow or not?" Pei Wenxuan was so angry that he laughed: "Princess is of noble birth. You can do whatever you want. However, I have to remind Princess of something."
Pei Wenxuan turned his head to look at the jumping fire, and his voice became colder: "In your previous life, if you wanted to get involved with him, you would've been beaten. Now, if you dare to get involved with Su Yongqing, you'll get married to him. If you don't, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your life."
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