"Since the Princess has spoken," Pei Lixian struggled for a moment before finally speaking, "then I have nothing to worry about."
"Then I will send someone over tomorrow," Li Rong said directly, "to check the finances and move into the Princess Residence."
"Your Highness," Hearing this, everyone became anxious, "do you want Wen Xuan to separate from the family?"
Li Rong fell silent. Pei Wenxuan smiled and said, "of course not. Your Highness is only here to check the finances and take over the warehouse keys. Wen Xuan is a member of the Pei family and naturally will not leave the Pei family. However, Your Highness is of noble status, so I will accompany Your Highness to stay in the Princess Residence temporarily. "
Hearing Pei Wenxuan's words, everyone calmed down.
Pei Wenxuan turned to look at Pei Xuanqing and said respectfully, "Grandfather, if no one has any objections, then it is decided. In the past, Wen Xuan did not think carefully and did not visit the family often, causing everyone to mistakenly think that Wen Xuan did not have a family. In the future, Wen Xuan will come back often to visit Grandfather and take care of the family. Blood is thicker than water for people with the same surname. There is no stronger relationship than this. I hope that in the future, all family members and Wen Xuan will take care of each other and move forward together. "
"Wen Xuan has such thoughts. Grandfather is very pleased. You have also grown up. This matter," Pei Xuanqing looked at Pei Lixian, "is it decided?"
Pei Lixian saluted and accepted the invitation.
After the matter was settled, Wen Shi could not take it anymore and collapsed. Li Rong supported her and warned in a low voice, "Hold on!"
Wen Shi looked at Li Rong with tears in her eyes and forced herself to stand up.
Pei Wenxuan exchanged greetings with everyone and sent them off one by one. When only the few of them were left in the hall, Li Rong supported Wen Shi and said to Pei Wenxuan, "Grandma is not feeling well. I will take her away first."
Pei Wenxuan responded and bowed respectfully, "Thank you, Princess."
Li Rong nodded and helped Wen out.
Pei Wenxuan sat in the hall for a while and chatted with Pei Xuanqing and the others for a while. Pei Xuanqing was also tired after sitting for so long, so he casually said a few words and left.
In the end, only Pei Lixian and Pei Wenxuan were left in the lobby. Pei Lixian nodded at Pei Wenxuan and said, "Wenxuan, you can go back first. I won't send you off."
Pei Lixian was about to leave when Pei Wenxuan called out, "Second Uncle."
Pei Lixian stopped in his tracks. Pei Wenxuan stepped forward and stood side by side with Pei Lixian at the door. His voice was calm as he said, "Father once told me that a family is never built by one person. The future of a family lies in inheritance and not in struggle."
Pei Lixian did not say anything. Pei Wenxuan said slowly, "I remember when I was young, Second Uncle, you also took me to fly kites. I'm not a rebellious person. Second Uncle, you can trust me more."
Hearing Pei Wenxuan's words, Pei Lixian turned his head.
He remembered how Pei Wenxuan looked when he was young. He did not expect this person to be so old in the blink of an eye. He was taller than him, younger than him, and had a brighter future.
Pei Lixian looked at Pei Wenxuan quietly. After a long time, he said slowly, "Don't you hate me?"
"To be honest, it depends on what Second Uncle does in the future."
Pei Wenxuan said and looked at Pei Lixian. "But I believe that in Second Uncle's heart, you still care about your family and want the Pei family to be better."
Pei Wenxuan finished speaking and smiled gently. He bowed and said, "I'll take my leave first. I'll visit Second Uncle another day."
Pei Wenxuan stood up and left the Pei family's door.
Li Rong had already settled the frightened Mrs. Wen and was waiting for him in the carriage. After Pei Wenxuan got up, Li Rong leaned against the table and flipped through a book. "Did you talk to your Second Uncle?"
"Yes," Pei Wenxuan answered. Then he asked, "How's my mother?"
"She trembled when she came out. Now she's sleeping in the carriage behind us."
"Is she okay?"
"What could be wrong?" Li Rong smiled. "Your mother has caused many people to die of exhaustion."
Pei Wenxuan was completely relieved when he heard this. His mother was always weeping and sickly, but she had lived longer than most of the other elders.
Pei Wenxuan sat down. Li Rong saw that his posture was smooth and he could not help but ask, "Have you recovered from your injury?"
"How can it be so fast?" Pei Wenxuan smiled. "I'm not a fierce general. Naturally, my injury is still there."
"You didn't get injured again today, right?" Li Rong said. He was still worried. He put down his book and waved his hand. "Let me take a look."
Pei Wenxuan paused. He subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when the words reached his mouth, he thought of something. He smiled and said, "It does hurt a little. Can you help me see if my wound has split open?"
Pei Wenxuan turned his back to Li Rong and lifted his hand to undress.
His posture was graceful, and his clothes slowly slid off his shoulders, like a curtain slowly opening. Li Rong was attracted by his pretentious way of taking off his clothes. She asked curiously, "Is your clothes stuck?"
Pei Wenxuan was speechless.
Li Rong raised his fan and pressed down Pei Wenxuan's clothes on his back. He looked up and saw that the wound was not bleeding. He said, "It should be fine. When we go back, I'll get someone to change your dressing. I think it will be better soon."
"Okay."
Pei Wenxuan's expression was calm. He was thinking about something as he slowly pulled up his clothes.
Li Rong's thoughts were elsewhere. He said slowly, "Tomorrow, I'll check your assets. I'm afraid Pei Lixian won't let us get the money so easily."
"Just take whatever is left."
Pei Wenxuan said calmly, "He's a smart man. He won't be able to keep the money. He won't make things difficult for you over such a small matter. Tomorrow, you can send someone to check. The most important thing is to get the title deeds back. My father's assets are mostly in other places. When the time comes, let Tuoba Yan collect them one by one. "
Ever since Pei Wenxuan took Tuoba Yan in, this person's business talent was extraordinary. The two of them could use each other easily. However, Li Rong did not expect that Pei Wenxuan would even let Tuoba Yan manage his father's assets. After all, Tuoba Yan was still one of her people.
Li Rong looked at her strangely. Pei Wenxuan came back to his senses and looked at her. He chuckled and said, "Your Highness, why are you looking at me?"
"Speaking of which," Li Rong said carefully, "You let Tuoba Yan manage your father's assets. Are you not worried?"
She didn't say it explicitly, but Pei Wenxuan understood her meaning. He paused. He didn't know why, but his heart still felt a little sour.
On this kind of critical issue, he knew that Li Rong's heart was clear. In the end, she still had other thoughts. She never thought that they would end up together. She didn't even have the thought of accidentally ending up together.
However, this was their agreement. It was understandable that Li Rong thought this way. He could only smile and said slowly, "Your Highness is now one with me. I don't have anything to worry about."
"Then in the future …"
"Let's talk about the future in the future." Pei Wenxuan interrupted her. Li Rong became more suspicious, "Pei Wenxuan, this is not like you."
"En?" Pei Wenxuan picked up the tea and replied casually. Li Rong opened and closed her small fan, "You don't plan for the future? You have so many tricks up your sleeve. If you don't think about the future, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to tell me. I'm afraid. "
"Your Highness worries too much." Pei Wenxuan heard Li Rong's words and knew that it wasn't good for him to be too abnormal. He said slowly, "It's not that I haven't thought about the future. It's just that Wen Xuan's future is with Your Highness."
Li Rong paused, but before she could react, Pei Wenxuan continued, "Your Highness and I have been together for so many years. Even if we're not husband and wife, we're still family. In this life, Wen Xuan doesn't want to part ways with Your Highness. "
It was like a wind blowing across the surface of the sea. The wind blew across the pond, causing waves to appear suddenly and then quickly returning to calmness.
Li Rong felt a little embarrassed and secretly scolded herself for thinking too much. She coughed lightly and said, "You're right."
Pei Wenxuan raised his head and looked at Li Rong with a smile. "So Your Highness will have to bear the title for a while."
"It's a small matter." Li Rong waved his hand magnanimously. "It's just a title."
"Your Highness really doesn't care about trifles when it comes to achieving great things." Pei Wenxuan praised softly. Li Rong gently blew on the tea leaves, enjoying the praise. She was about to respond modestly when she heard Pei Wenxuan say softly, "Madam."
These two words seemed to roll on the tip of his tongue, and when they came out, there was an indescribable charm and gentleness. Li Rong's hand trembled slightly, and then she heard Pei Wenxuan laugh loudly. "Your Highness, you're still not used to it."
"You're joking." Li Rong waved his hand. "I don't mind."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and didn't say anything. Instead, he said, "But Your Highness doesn't plan on getting the name list from Su Yongqing, right?"
"If you can get the name list from the Pei family, I naturally won't ask Su Yongqing for it."
Li Rong tapped his small fan against the palm of his hand. "Actually, I think what you said is reasonable. It's better to keep the relationship as simple as possible. It's fine to ask him for the name list, but it's better not to do so. What do you think? "
"I naturally agree with Your Highness." Pei Wenxuan grabbed a small handful of melon seeds and lowered his head to eat them. He casually said as if he was chatting casually, "Then, does Your Highness plan on getting close to Su Yongqing according to Shangguan Ya's suggestion?"
"Let's leave it to fate." Li Rong sighed. "This matter is awkward. You and I are still married, and I feel that it's inappropriate for me to get close to him. But if it's too late, I'm afraid that he'll be married when we divorce. "
"Does Your Highness like him?"
Pei Wenxuan lowered his eyes and ate the melon seeds. It was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry. He looked just like a good friend chatting. Li Rong thought for a moment and slowly said, "Probably because he feels regretful."
"Like? Not really. I don't like him, but I still miss him. You said … "
"Just pretend that I didn't say anything." Pei Wenxuan quickly interrupted her and said seriously, "Some time ago, water got into my head. Everything I said about Su Yongqing doesn't count. Don't take it to heart."
"But I think what you said makes sense."
Li Rong frowned. She didn't understand Pei Wenxuan's sudden change. Pei Wenxuan threw the uneaten melon seeds into the fruit bowl and looked up with a smile. "What did I say that doesn't make sense?"
Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan's smile. Her intuition told her that something was wrong. She was about to speak when Pei Wenxuan hissed. Li Rong hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
"It seems that the wound has opened up."
Pei Wenxuan frowned. "I wanted to lean against the wall and sleep for a while, but when I moved …"
"You want to sleep?"
Li Rong looked at the road. "It won't be long. Can you bear it?"
"I'm a little tired." Pei Wenxuan smiled bitterly. "I won't hide it from Your Highness. If it weren't for Your Highness, I wouldn't have been able to talk to my family today."
"We're all family."
Li Rong nodded. She understood Pei Wenxuan's difficulties.
Pei Wenxuan lowered his eyes. He seemed to be a little sad. "My family is in chaos. Recently, I've been injured. I haven't had a moment of rest …"
"Then what do you want?" Li Rong saw that Pei Wenxuan had been talking for a long time and directly interrupted him. "Do you want me to give you a place to lie down?"
"How would I dare?"
Pei Wenxuan shook his head. He looked at Li Rong and was a little embarrassed. "This humble subject just wants to ask if Your Highness can lend me your shoulder to lean on?"
"You should have said so earlier."
Li Rong laughed and sat down beside Pei Wenxuan. He patted his shoulder and said, "You can lean on me."
"Your Highness is so nice."
Pei Wenxuan praised Li Rong and leaned over.
Li Rong felt that Pei Wenxuan was leaning on him. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you comfortable like this?"
"Yes."
Pei Wenxuan said decisively, "Your Highness can also lean on me?"
"There's no need." Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan's posture strangely. Pei Wenxuan was tall. It was difficult for him to lean on her compared to leaning against the wall.
However, if Pei Wenxuan felt that there was no problem, then he would treat it as if there was no problem.
Pei Wenxuan quietly leaned on Li Rong. After a while, Pei Wenxuan suddenly said, "Li Rong, later on, did you and Su Yongqing get along like lovers?"
"Hmm?"
Li Rong was a little confused. "What do you mean?"
"That is," Pei Wenxuan thought for a while and said slowly, "It's not the relationship between a princess and a gigolo, but the relationship between lovers."
"I don't quite understand. What's the specific difference between the two?" Li Rong thought for a while. Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong's hand on the table and said gently, "For example, if they were lovers, at this time, he would hold on to you."
Pei Wenxuan said and reached out to hold her hand. Then, he interlaced his warm fingers between hers.
His movements were very slow. Wherever the man's slightly gritty hand touched, a silent numbness would spread from the tip of her finger. He slowly held her hand and then bent his joints slightly to interlock their fingers.
"Like this." His voice was low and hoarse as he whispered in her ear.
Li Rong looked up at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan leaned on her and lowered his eyes. His gaze fell on their intertwined hands. He didn't let go, nor did he take any further action.
Li Rong restrained all her emotions and desires. She wanted to pull her hand away, but she didn't know why her body stopped there.
She was a little greedy for the feeling of intertwined fingers.
Whether it was her body or her heart.
For a moment, she vaguely felt that this man was seducing her.
But before she had time to think about it, she heard the imperial bodyguard's urgent voice from outside. "Your Highness, something happened."
When Li Rong heard this, she immediately looked up with cold eyes. She pulled her hand away and rolled up the curtain. She said coldly, "What's wrong?"
"Luo Juan is dead."
The imperial bodyguard stood outside the curtain. He seemed to have just received the news and hurriedly delivered it. His whole body was gasping for breath.
"Sir Xun Chuan investigated for a long time and found that Sir Luo and the other witnesses were all dead."
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