Li Rong didn't know whether Cui Yulang was normal or not.
Anyway, the time was set and everything was arranged. She just had to wait for the court officials to have a break three days later. Then, she could have a good talk with Cui Yulang.
It wasn't convenient for her to meet Cui Yulang in the city. There were eyes and ears everywhere, so she could only make an appointment outside the city. If it took too long, she could only wait for the day of the break.
Coincidentally, Pei Wenxuan also had the same idea.
After bringing the Wen Corporation into the Pei Mansion that his father had left behind, he spent some time perfecting it before settling down.
He didn't bring many things, which made him feel more comfortable. He felt as if he was just out for a vacation and would have to go back sooner or later.
He didn't know if it was because there weren't many things or because Li Rong wasn't around, but he always felt that the house was empty. At night, when he slept on the bed, he tossed and turned and felt that the bed was a little too big.
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, he would raise his hand in his sleep and feel that there was no one beside him. Then, he would suddenly wake up. For a moment, he would feel that he was still in his previous life and that everything in this life was just a golden millet dream. When he woke up, he would return to his lonely days in his previous life. He would be so frightened that he would wake up and slowly remember what had happened, and slowly recover.
During the day, when he saw Li Rong in the court, he knew that he shouldn't look at her, but he couldn't help but want to look at her.
He didn't know how Li Rong was sleeping when he wasn't around, or if she missed him.
Therefore, he suffered like this, and every day felt like a year. After three days, when the break came, Pei Wenxuan decided to see her.
If it wasn't convenient in the city, he had to go out. Da Xia had a break every ten days. If he missed today, he would have to wait for the next ten days. Therefore, before dawn, Pei Wenxuan asked Dong Ye to knock on Zhao Chongjiu's door and pass his message to Li Rong.
Zhao Chongjiu obediently passed the message to Li Rong. At this time, Li Rong had just woken up. He was getting dressed and preparing to leave the city to meet Cui Yulang.
When she received the news about Zhao Chongjiu, she was a little conflicted.
She also wanted to see Pei Wenxuan, but she had already made an appointment with Cui Yulang. This matter could not be delayed. She struggled for a moment and suddenly reacted.
She was actually struggling over such a thing?
"Tell Prince Consort that I have something to do outside the city today. Let's wait for the next break. It's a serious matter, so he doesn't have to take it to heart."
Li Rong instructed Zhao Chongjiu, then turned around to get the things she wanted.
Zhao Chongjiu immediately sent someone to report back to Pei Wenxuan. When Pei Wenxuan received the news, Li Rong was almost out of the city.
But at this time, Pei Wenxuan was also ready. When he heard Li Rong refuse him, he could not help but frown: "What does she want?"
"The person who replied didn't say."
Dong Ye looked at Pei Wenxuan's expression and carefully said: "Why don't Young Master have a good rest today?"
Pei Wenxuan did not say anything. He sat for a while, then stood up and said in a low voice: "No, I have to go and take a look."
After saying that, Pei Wenxuan hurriedly went out the door.
Pei Wenxuan's residence was closer to the city gate than Li Rong's residence. After calculating the time, he took a shortcut out of the city gate in advance and waited at the city gate.
Li Rong wanted to hide, so he naturally did not go out in the princess's residence's carriage. An ordinary carriage blended in with the crowd, so no one would be able to tell who was Li Rong.
Pei Wenxuan was in the carriage. He rolled up the curtain and stared. After waiting for a while, an ordinary carriage came out. After rolling up the curtain, he said a few words to the imperial bodyguard, and the imperial bodyguard let the carriage pass. Pei Wenxuan watched for a while, then lowered the curtain and said in a low voice: "Follow."
Li Rong's carriage went out of the city at a moderate speed. After a while, Li Rong heard someone outside: "Your Highness, someone seems to be following us."
Li Rong opened his eyes and tapped the fan on his palm. He thought for a while and said: "Send someone to the teahouse to find Cui Yulang. Tell him to change the location and wait for me at the reed pavilion. When we reach the front, find a forest to stop and let everyone rest. " I'll get off the car later. "Li Rong lowered her voice." Leave two people behind to help me clear the road. "
The imperial bodyguard nodded and followed Li Rong's instructions.
The carriage went forward for a while and stopped. The imperial bodyguard quickly turned his head and asked Pei Wenxuan in the carriage: "Daren, the carriage in front stopped."
Pei Wenxuan was silent for a moment, then said: "Continue."
This section of the road was not long, so there was no need to stop the carriage to rest. Li Rong must have noticed him since he stopped. If he still stopped, he was afraid that he would alert Li Rong. The best plan now was to let Li Rong think that he had left and then wait for Li Rong in front.
Pei Wenxuan tried to figure out Li Rong's thoughts. With Li Rong's personality, he would not just stop the carriage for a while. After he got off the carriage, he would disguise himself and let someone pretend to leave. He would then take the second route …
No.
Pei Wenxuan remembered how Li Rong ambushed Yang Quan in the mountain villa. Li Rong might not even take the second route. She would be safer. She would also leave a group of imperial bodyguards to follow her. After disguising herself for the second time, she would be the last to leave.
Pei Wenxuan guessed Li Rong's plan, so he stopped the carriage and led two imperial bodyguards into the nearby forest. He rolled up his sleeves and ordered the imperial bodyguards: "When you see an imperial bodyguard running by, chase after him."
The imperial bodyguards responded and followed Pei Wenxuan's order to lie in ambush. Pei Wenxuan chose an old tree and climbed up. He squatted on the tree and looked around.
Li Rong and Jing Lan changed clothes in the carriage. She wore a veil and disguised herself as an ordinary woman. Once she changed clothes, Jing Lan could not tell the difference. Everyone gathered around and talked noisily. After a while, they returned to the carriage.
After the carriage moved forward for a while, Li Rong waved at the two imperial bodyguards who stayed in the dark. The imperial bodyguards immediately ran away.
The imperial bodyguards kept moving forward. Pei Wenxuan saw the imperial bodyguards running over from the tree. He waved at the people hiding in the grass. After Li Rong's men ran away, his men chased after Li Rong's men.
Li Rong waited in the dark for a while. She guessed that most of the people should have left. Finally, she turned around and ran out from the tree. She quickly ran towards the reed pavilion.
At this time, she was not there. She ran in a hurry. Pei Wenxuan sat on the tree and watched Li Rong run all the way. He frowned.
What was Li Rong doing?
He had some doubts in his heart, but he did not say anything. After Li Rong ran past him and was far away, Pei Wenxuan came down from the tree and chased after Li Rong.
Li Rong looked around as she ran. Pei Wenxuan followed and hid. The two of them were not professional spies, but they managed to maintain a strange harmony. After running for a while, Li Rong finally arrived at the reed pavilion.
Cui Yulang had been waiting there for a long time. He wore a green robe and his hair was half tied up with a hair band. He held a jade flute in his hand. The moment he heard Li Rong's footsteps, he turned around with a smile. From the angle of his lips to the angle of his turn, it was obvious that he was delicate and pretentious.
Li Rong gasped for breath. She placed her hand on the pillar of the pavilion and watched Cui Yulang's performance. She had expected this, but when Cui Yulang turned around, she choked and even stopped breathing.
If Li Rong was like this, Pei Wenxuan, who was hiding in the dark, could not help it either. He only hated that he did not kill him last time.
Although Pei Wenxuan's reason told him that Li Rong must have taken the initiative to look for Cui Yulang, he still felt that the two of them were an eyesore standing together.
Fortunately, he suppressed his impulse and waited in the dark, cooperating with Li Rong's arrangements.
"Your Highness." Cui Yulang saw Li Rong enter the pavilion and bowed respectfully to Li Rong. Li Rong leaned against the pillar for a moment, then waved her hand to indicate that the formalities were excused. She walked into the pavilion and said, "Someone is following us today. Let's make a long story short."
"Last time, was it because the local squire took your friend's place in the exam?"
"Yes." Cui Yulang heard Li Rong ask about the serious matter and immediately straightened his expression. Li Rong picked up her teacup and said slowly, "What matter?"
"Wang Zhou's Zhang Ping County."
"Your hometown?"
"Yes."
"You're an official of the Ministry of Rites." Li Rong looked up and smiled faintly. "Can't you handle such a small matter?"
"Your Highness must be joking." Cui Yulang smiled bitterly. "It's just a yamen without any real power. What can I do?"
Li Rong sat on a bench that circled the pavilion and looked at the small river outside the bench. Her expression was calm. "You have complaints."
Cui Yulang did not speak. Li Rong turned her head and looked at Cui Yulang. She smiled. "Last time, you said that you wanted to sleep with me …" Li Rong straightened up and walked in front of Cui Yulang. She stared at Cui Yulang. Cui Yulang smiled but did not say anything.
Cui Yulang was a frequent customer of brothels and was used to rolling around with women. It was said that he did not need to pay for his visits to brothels. Every time he paid the bill, he would compose a poem. The next day, it would be the most popular song in Huajing.
Such a person did not retreat when faced with Li Rong's gaze. He even took a step forward and approached Li Rong. He lowered his head and looked at Li Rong. He said affectionately, "Your Highness, what do you think?"
"Crack." Pei Wenxuan looked at their actions from afar. Although he could not hear what they were saying, he could not help but break the branch in his hand.
Li Rong felt as if she had heard something, but she also felt that it was an illusion. She glanced at the reeds beside her but did not see anyone. She thought for a moment and gestured at Cui Yulang. She walked further away from the river and lowered her voice. "Are you doing this for your friend or for yourself?"
"Your Highness, why do you say that?" Cui Yulang was puzzled. Li Rong chuckled and looked at Cui Yulang. "Has Official Cui never thought of doing anything in the bureaucracy?"
In her previous life, Cui Yulang was unruly and unrestrained in brothels. He had no interest in politics at all. However, Li Rong had read his poem. She felt that such a poem was not written by someone who had no interest in politics.
Most importantly, Cui Yulang's family was not rich. His father was just an ordinary private school teacher. He had been studying since he was a child. The effort and effort he had put into studying was not something that ordinary people could compare with.
After paying such a high price to enter the bureaucracy, how could he not have any ambition? When he left back then, it was probably because he was disappointed.
After all, there was no place for someone like Cui Yulang in Da Xia's bureaucracy.
However, in this life, he came to complain to her.
Not only did he complain, but he also wanted to recommend himself to her in an attempt to become her lover. As long as he became her lover, he would have an additional source of support.
"Actually, I understand what Official Cui means." Li Rong leaned against a pillar and looked at Cui Yulang with a faint smile. "Complaining is just a pretext. Recommending myself to you is the real reason. The reason I recommended myself to you is because Official Cui, "Li Rong raised her hand to support her head and looked at Cui Yulang." You want a backer. "
Cui Yulang smiled but did not speak. Li Rong thought for a moment. "However, I am also very curious. If you wanted to rely on someone, why didn't you act earlier? Moreover," Li Rong raised her fan and pointed at herself, "why did you choose me?"
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