When Li Rong heard this, he instinctively turned to look at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan seemed to be stunned for a moment. Li Rong looked at the doctor again and said in a low voice, "It's not urgent. Are you saying that she won't be pregnant for the time being, or she might not be pregnant for the rest of her life?"
The doctor paused, as if he was hesitating and wanted to compromise. When Li Rong saw his hesitation, he said directly, "Just say it."
"Madam's body is too cold. Judging from your pulse, you should have taken care of it in the past. However, Madam thinks too much. I'm afraid that medicine alone won't be effective. If you can stop worrying, reduce the knot in your heart, and take care of yourself for a while, you will be fine. However, it's easier said than done. If Madam can do it, I'm afraid I won't be sitting here. "
When Li Rong heard this, he nodded. Pei Wenxuan frowned and said, "Will it affect other things?"
"The yin and yang are not balanced." The doctor nodded and said, "Not only will it affect the child, but it will also affect your lifespan."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he held Li Rong's hand and said calmly, "Then you can write the prescription."
The doctor nodded and got up to write the prescription.
Li Rong turned to look at Pei Wenxuan and pretended to tease him, "It seems that Lord Pei's wish to have children is difficult."
When Pei Wenxuan heard her words, he shook his head and said, "Having children is a small matter. You should take care of your body first."
In her previous life, they were together for a year and did not have children. He originally wanted to find a doctor to take a look at her womanhood, but he was still young and was too embarrassed to do so. Now that he thought about it, he was too careless.
The doctor that they invited today was the most famous doctor in Huajing. Since he said so, it was not surprising.
However, Pei Wenxuan still asked someone to take the doctor's prescription out. After a few doctors discussed it, the prescription was finally finalized.
At night, Li Rong slept with him. He seemed to have not slept at all. Li Rong opened her eyes in a daze and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you still awake?"
"It's nothing." Pei Wenxuan smiled and raised his hand to pull the blanket over Li Rong. He wrapped the blanket around her and only revealed his head. He looked down at her and said bitterly, "Did you see these in your previous life?"
When Pei Wenxuan.. Li Rong knew that he was asking about children.. of course, she had seen it.. but there's no news for more than a year................ ............
... Why didn't tell me?
Pei Wenxuan hugged her, feeling a little sad. Li Rong chuckled. "I can't bear children, so how can I tell my husband? Of course, I have to keep it a secret and recuperate myself to prevent you from having other thoughts. "
"Why do you think of me like that?" Pei Wenxuan smiled bitterly. Li Rong hugged him and closed her eyes. She replied confidently, "I haven't known you for more than a year. How can I trust you so much?"
Pei Wenxuan listened. He didn't know whether to feel angry or relieved.
The year when he was with her was like a cactus flower. It was the most beautiful time in his heart. However, during that time, Li Rong always kept her guard up against him.
Li Rong shouldn't be blamed. He was the same.
Love would make people promise life and death in a short period of time.
But only time and suffering could make people slowly open their hearts to each other.
"In the future, you have to tell me everything."
"I know."
Li Rong found him annoying. After hesitating for a while, she whispered, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to have children for the rest of my life."
"That's okay," Pei Wenxuan said softly, "I'm only looking forward to your children."
"Then why did you make me take medicine?" Li Rong muttered, "You don't mean what you say. You're lying."
"I'm worried about your health." Pei Wenxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why are you so unreasonable?"
Li Rong snorted and didn't say anything more. Pei Wenxuan hesitated for a while and said slowly, "You're with me. There's nothing to do. Just take care of yourself."
"Don't worry about anything else. I'm here for you."
Li Rong didn't say anything. Pei Wenxuan thought for a while and finally said, "You see, whether it's in the previous life or this life, I'll always be with you. No matter how much we quarrel, I'll always protect you, right? "
Li Rong closed her eyes and listened to Pei Wenxuan's words. After a long time, she said softly, "I know."
With Pei Wenxuan's words and this opportunity, Li Rong really began to recuperate.
While Li Rong was drinking tea, playing with birds and reading books at home, Consort Rou was in a hurry.
Consort Rou was a newly appointed official. She first used Chen Houzhao's disappearance to surround Li Rong's residence and grounded her. Then, she began to issue orders to arrest people all over Huajing.
The first to bear the brunt of this was the Shangguan family. She sent people directly to the Shangguan family's gate to arrest people, but they were chased out as soon as they reached the gate.
Consort Rou was so angry that she almost cried. She hurriedly took the list of people she wanted to arrest and went to the palace to complain to Li Ming for a long time.
Li Ming read through the reports and said calmly, "If you can't arrest them, then think of a way. Did I give you the Inspectorate to make trouble for me? Am I the Inspectorate's Director, or are you? "
"But the Shangguan family is too much of a bully. I really have no other way."
"Can't you think of a way?" Li Ming was a bit irritated, "I can't even go to the Shangguan family to arrest someone. In the past, Ping L even sent Xie Lanqing to prison. Did she tell me?"
"That's because she's the princess of the Shangguan family," Consort Rou emphasized, "I come from a humble family. Other than Your Majesty's favor, I have nothing. If Your Majesty doesn't help me, what will I do? "
When Li Ming heard this, he stopped writing. He looked up at the list and thought for a moment, then finally said, "Pei Wenxuan is now in charge of the imperial examinations. If you don't confirm the list of candidates, the imperial examinations won't start. He's a capable person. I'll call him to your side later and let him help you."
When Consort Rou heard Li Ming's words, she was a bit nervous. Pei Wenxuan was more or less related to Li Rong. Even though they were divorced, she was still worried.
Li Ming saw that she didn't speak and couldn't help but ask, "What else do you care about?"
Consort Rou forced a smile, "Lord Pei is still young. Your Majesty, why don't you find a more mature official to help me?"
"Which old fox in the court do you think will help you?"
Li Ming smiled mockingly, "Only those poor children who want to climb up the social ladder will work for you. Pei Wenxuan is ambitious. If you give this matter to him, he can handle it. You have to do it well, but don't rush to the front." Li Ming said, "You're Cheng 'er's mother. Let Pei Wenxuan do everything."
When Consort Rou heard this, she thought about it seriously.
She wasn't an idiot.
When Li Ming gave the Inspectorate to her, it wasn't for the sake of justice for the people. The Emperor didn't care about the fate of so many people. He only cared about the "big picture" in his heart.
The Inspectorate was the source of power that Li Ming gave her. It was for her to put on a show and establish her prestige in the hearts of the poor. It was also for her to use the Inspectorate as a support to gain her own followers.
Only when they had a good relationship with her and received practical benefits would the people in the court truly care about her status as a poor noble consort.
Now, she had a good relationship with the aristocratic families. She used the infighting between the aristocratic families to defeat the Shangguan family and help Prince Su ascend the throne. After the imperial examination system sent in talents, she used the poor families to balance out the remaining aristocratic families.
Li Ming's plan for her was very far-reaching.
Therefore, there was a problem of moderation. She couldn't go too far in the reform of the imperial examination system and completely offend the aristocratic families. She also couldn't scratch an itch through one's boots and let the court not bleed at all. This would chill the hearts of the poor scholars, and she wouldn't be able to establish her prestige in the court.
Consort Rou thought about Li Ming's words and agreed.
In the afternoon, Pei Wenxuan originally planned to hurry home when it was time to leave. However, just as he was packing his things, Li Ming sent someone over to ask him to go to the Inspectorate to help Consort Rou investigate the case and listen to Consort Rou's orders.
When Pei Wenxuan received the order, he didn't show any dissatisfaction on his face. He smiled and received the order. When the person left, his face immediately fell.
Dong Ye watched Pei Wenxuan's face change and carefully said, "Gongzi, you don't seem happy."
Pei Wenxuan's face was cold. After a long time, he said, "So annoying."
As he spoke, he walked out. As he walked, he whispered, "Go back and tell Madam that I'll be back late tonight."
"Ah?" Dong Ye was stunned. He slowly said, "But, didn't His Highness tell you to go back early for dinner?"
Pei Wenxuan paused. After a long time, he still said, "You … tell someone to go back and tell them the truth. Tell them that I've been delayed by Consort Rou and have to go. I'll be back as soon as possible. Tell her to have a good meal."
Dong Ye nodded. Pei Wenxuan got into the carriage himself. He sat in the carriage with a cold face and headed to the Inspectorate.
Li Rong had nothing to do at home, so he personally went to the small kitchen to instruct the servants to cook and wait for Pei Wenxuan to come back.
However, before he could come back, he received the news that he wouldn't be coming back. Li Rong was originally in high spirits as he instructed the servants in the kitchen, but he instantly lost interest and even became a little angry.
She went back to the small dining room to eat alone. Just as she was eating a few mouthfuls, she saw the housekeeper hurriedly run in from outside. He said excitedly, "Madam, please find a place to hide."
Li Rong looked at the housekeeper blankly and repeated, "Hide?"
"The old lady came and said that she must see the young master."
As soon as the housekeeper finished speaking, Li Rong immediately knew that Wen had come. He quickly got up, instructed the servants to clean up the dishes and wanted to go back to the bedroom.
But when he just walked to the door, he heard Wen's voice from outside. Li Rong knew that it was too late to go out, so he simply turned back and hid behind the curtain behind the screen.
As soon as he hid, he heard Wen's voice from outside, "Don't fool me. Aunt Qian saw it a few days ago. She said that Wenxuan called Imperial Doctor He to the mansion. Don't I know what Imperial Doctor He does? "
Wen said and walked in. She said angrily, "Is he hiding a woman?"
"Madam," the housekeeper knew that Li Rong was behind the screen. He was so anxious that he sweated, "The young master is not that kind of person."
"He can't be that kind of person either!" Wen Shi said firmly, "If she was a decent girl, he would have married her. What's the point of hiding her at home? If she is not a decent girl … "
Wen said with a sobbing tone. She simply sat aside and cried, "His father is so good. How can he be like this!"
Li Rong listened behind the screen. He fanned himself and rolled his eyes silently.
"His Highness is such a good wife," Wen said. Li Rong quickly stopped rolling her eyes. She suddenly felt that Wen's words were effective. Wen complained and sobbed, "What is wrong with him? Even if he is fierce and noisy, aren't all women like this? It is not easy for His Highness to be considerate of him and understand him. He still wants to divorce her … He is crazy! "
"Madam, you can't say that." The housekeeper smiled apologetically, "How about you wait for the young master to come back?"
"I don't care." Wen wiped her tears and sat up straight, "Ask that woman to come out. I will make it clear to her that my son loves His Highness. It is just a quarrel between the two of them. She should not be delusional enough to ruin the marriage."
"Madam, there is really no woman."
"I don't believe it." Wen sat in the hall, "If there is no woman, I will sit here and wait for Wen Xuan to come back!"
Li Rong heard this and her legs ached.
She looked at the sky outside. She had to wait for Pei Wenxuan to come back …
She could not stand still.
"Bring me a cup of tea." Wen Shi calmed herself down. "I'll wait here. I'll either teach Wen Xuan a lesson or that little bitch a lesson. As long as His Highness is still alive, no one can enter the Pei family!"
The little bitch Li Rong heard Wen's words and a subtle feeling slowly rose in her heart.
Pei Wenxuan did not know what was going on at home. He closed his eyes and rested for a while. When he heard that the carriage had arrived at the Inspection Department, he raised his hand and rubbed his face. When he felt his face soften, he returned to his usual smiling appearance and walked down the carriage.
Shangguan Ya had already heard that Pei Wenxuan was coming and was waiting at the door. Pei Wenxuan got down the carriage and Shangguan Ya welcomed him with a smile, "I am here on His Royal Highness Prince Su's orders to wait for the Lord Pei."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and respectfully said, "Thank you."
Shangguan Ya raised his hand and made a "please" gesture, welcoming Pei Wenxuan into the Inspection Department. Shangguan Ya accompanied him inside and said in a low voice, "The dozen or so scholars who are being interrogated today are all related to people from the Shangguan family. Be careful."
Pei Wenxuan nodded and did not say anything, walking into the room.
When he entered the room, he saw Consort Rou and Li Cheng sitting on the high seats. Hua Le was sitting on the side. Next to them were the guards they usually used in the palace. Below them were the people from the Inspection Department.
At the moment, Li Ming was short on money and temporarily had no way to increase their manpower. As long as nothing major happened, Consort Rou could only use people from before Li Rong. This was also the reason why Shangguan Ya was still around.
Pei Wenxuan first bowed to Consort Rou. Consort Rou raised a hand to let him stand and smiled, saying, "Lord Pei, have you received the imperial edict?"
"Yes," Pei Wenxuan respectfully said, "It is this subject's good fortune to be able to work for niangniang."
"I have troubled daren," Consort Rou seemed embarrassed and sighed, saying, "I am a woman and cannot do many things well. In the future, I hope that daren will help me more. Please don't take offense."
"Niangniang is too polite," Pei Wenxuan looked meaningfully at Consort Rou, "This subject is also from a poor family and will naturally help niangniang. Niangniang, please do not worry."
Consort Rou naturally didn't believe Pei Wenxuan's words but she didn't reject them completely. She nodded and said, "Then bring them up first."
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak. He took tea from the side and watched as the scholars were brought in.
These scholars knelt down one by one. Consort Rou said softly, "Everyone, please tell me how you discovered that you were replaced."
Consort Rou finished and pointed to the person at the side, "You."
The scholar at the side responded and knelt down, saying, "This subject is a scholar from Youzhou, Zhang Wenzhi. I participated in the district examination last year. Usually, this subject is famous for his studies in my hometown. Since young, this subject has been a good student in the academy. After participating in the district examination this time, this subject did not pass the provincial examination. Instead, it was the son of the district magistrate, Zhao Ping, who passed. This Zhao Ping was this subject's classmate and was usually ignorant and incompetent. This subject felt that it was strange. Later on, the announcement pavilion posted the essay of the person who passed the provincial examination. This subject recognized that the handwriting in the essay was not written by Zhao Ping. This subject was dissatisfied and at that time, I heard that there were other places that were replaced. Thus, I went to the announcement pavilion at night and carefully looked at the essay. I found that the essay's name was slightly thin and the ink was blurry. It was clear that someone had scratched the name and patched it up. Thus, this subject contacted friends from all over the place to help this subject check the essay on the announcement boards. Finally, this subject found this subject's essay on the announcement board of the neighboring county. Thus, this subject found out that this subject had been replaced by someone else to participate in the spring examination. "
According to the rules of Da Xia's imperial examination, in order to ensure that there would not be any corruption, the examiners and invigilators of the examination would be managed by people from Huajing. After the examination, the examination papers of the examinees would be sent to Huajing and marked by the Ministry of Personnel. Then, the results would be directly sent back to the local government. Furthermore, the essays of the people who passed the provincial examination would be posted on the announcement boards. Firstly, this was to display the talents of the imperial examination scholars for everyone to admire. Secondly, this was to prevent this kind of replacement.
However, to be able to become an official was too great of a temptation for the local aristocratic families. Thus, even though Da Xia had explicitly prohibited it, it could not stop them from continuously sending money to Huajing.
The imperial examination had long been a grand transaction between the aristocratic families. It could be said that the price of official positions was clearly marked.
Pei Wenxuan was not surprised when he heard these scholars talk about how they discovered that they had been replaced.
After listening for a while, he discovered the problem.
Firstly, these people were all from You Zhou, which was the territory of the Shangguan family.
Before the examination papers were sent to Huajing, no one would know who had passed the provincial examination. Thus, no one would make a move at this time.
There were only two parts to changing the names on the examination papers. The first part was that after the examination papers were marked, the names were opened, and the names were sorted according to the region. The second part was that the examination papers were sent back to the place where they had passed the examination papers.
The person in charge of these two parts was usually the large aristocratic family that was in charge of the region where they had passed the examination.
Pei Wenxuan could more or less guess Consort Rou's intentions. After listening to Consort Rou's words, he silently sipped his tea. After everyone had finished speaking, Consort Rou looked at Pei Wenxuan and said with a smile, "Lord Pei, do you understand?"
"This subject understands." Pei Wenxuan put down his teacup and pretended to be focused. Consort Rou looked at him and asked tentatively, "Then, Lord Pei, what do you think we should do next?"
"Of course we should investigate." Pei Wenxuan immediately gave the answer and said decisively, "Look at these scholars. The examination papers of A appeared on the bulletin board of B, which is enough to prove that the person who changed their examination papers behind the scenes is at least in charge of the distribution of the examination papers in You Zhou. We should investigate and see who handled these examination papers and who is in charge of these matters. "
It was obvious that this investigation would lead to the Shangguan family.
The Shangguan family was deeply rooted in You Zhou. How could there be no one in charge of sending money to them?
However, Pei Wenxuan was so determined to help her investigate. Consort Rou couldn't help but frown. For a moment, she couldn't tell if Pei Wenxuan had dug a hole for her to jump into or if she had misunderstood him.
Pei Wenxuan saw that Consort Rou didn't answer for a long time. His expression was clear and he couldn't help but remind Consort Rou, "Your Highness?"
Consort Rou recovered her senses and hurriedly said, "Oh, you're right. It's just that there are many officials involved. The capital is full of aristocratic families. I'm afraid it won't be easy to get to the bottom of this matter."
"This subject understands Your Highness's worries. His Majesty sent this subject here to understand Your Highness's difficulties. "Pei Wenxuan smiled and said gently," If Your Highness trusts this subject, why don't you leave this matter to this subject? This subject guarantees that it will be done beautifully for Your Highness. "
Consort Rou smiled when she heard Pei Wenxuan's promise.
She knew in her heart that the officials involved in this matter were the officials of the Shangguan Clan.
It couldn't be better if Pei Wenxuan wanted to help her catch those people.
"Then this consort thanks Lord Pei in advance. I've troubled Daren."
"It's my duty." Pei Wenxuan nodded, "Your Highness doesn't need to be too worried."
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they settled the matter of catching those people for Pei Wenxuan. Seeing that the matter was settled, Pei Wenxuan stood up and took his leave. Consort Rou brought Li Cheng to personally send Pei Wenxuan off. As they walked, she chatted with Pei Wenxuan, "After Lord Pei and Ping L E's divorce, there shouldn't be anyone at home, right? You're going back so early. Don't you think it's cold and lonely? "
"There's still my mother at home."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and said gently, "I should return home early to serve my mother."
When Consort Rou heard this, she revealed a look of praise, "Lord Pei is truly a filial son. Actually, there's something that this consort doesn't understand. "
"Your Highness, please speak."
"Previously, when this consort saw Lord Pei and Ping L E, it could be said that they were very loving. Towards this consort …" Consort Rou laughed and didn't continue, but both parties understood what she meant. Consort Rou turned and continued, "Now that Lord Pei has come to assist this consort, he seems to have no grudges at all. I wonder, what is Lord Pei's attitude towards Ping L E?"
"This humble subject will always follow His Majesty," Pei Wenxuan answered seriously. "Does Your Highness understand this answer?"
Consort Rou frowned. As they spoke, they arrived at the door. Pei Wenxuan bid farewell to Consort Rou and boarded the carriage.
After the carriage started to move further away, Hua Le stood behind Consort Rou and asked in confusion, "Mother, what did he mean by that?"
In private, Hua Le had always addressed Consort Rou as "Mother". When Consort Rou heard her daughter's question, she smiled, "What he means is that he treats Ping L E well because your Imperial Father granted the marriage. Your Imperial Father didn't agree to him and Ping L E being together, so he divorced Ping L E. He has always been loyal to your Imperial Father. "
As she spoke, Consort Rou couldn't hide the pride in her eyes, "This is him expressing his loyalty to us."
"Then …" Hua Le hesitated, "Can we trust his words?"
As she spoke, Hua Le was a little angry, "A few days ago, he even said that he wanted me to go through a political marriage!"
"This kind of person," Consort Rou sneered, "Don't look at what he says, look at what he does. I just want to see how he's going to bring someone from the Shangguan Clan back to me."
"Mother is right."
While the mother and daughter were discussing Pei Wenxuan's matter, as soon as Pei Wenxuan boarded the carriage, he saw Dong Ye hiding in the carriage with a long face.
"Gongzi, it's not good."
"What's the matter?" Pei Wenxuan frowned.
"Old Madame came knocking on our door," Dong Ye said sorrowfully, "and forced His Highness to hide in a corner for almost two hours."
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