Li Rong's heart gradually calmed down as he was hugged by Pei Xuan.
The people around them were all smiling as they waited for them. Li Rong calmed down for a while. Seeing that Pei Wenxuan was still unwilling to let go, she coughed lightly and reminded him softly, "It's time to go back."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he hugged her tightly before slowly letting go. Then he said to Li Rong, "I offended Your Highness just now. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
"You don't have to be so polite with me," Li Rong said as he looked him up and down. Then he smiled and said, "Hurry up and go back. You stink."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he felt his ears heat up. In the past, when Li Rong ridiculed him, he didn't feel anything. But now that Li Rong ridiculed him, he couldn't help but feel restrained. He couldn't wait to scrub himself clean and roll around in the incense so that he could show Li Rong his flawless body.
Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but move away from Li Rong. He pretended to be calm and said, "En, let's go back first."
Li Ming had someone pass on the message in advance. Li Rong followed Pei Wenxuan out of the palace without any obstructions.
Li Rong asked Pei Wenxuan about the situation on the road. Pei Wenxuan answered one by one. Li Rong nodded, his face expressionless. At the end, he finally asked, "You didn't get hurt, right?"
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he smiled and his tone became gentler. "No, don't worry. My journey was very smooth. "
"That's true." Li Rong thought about what to do next and said slowly, "You've always been smart."
As the two talked, Pei Wenxuan accompanied Li Rong to the carriage. When Li Rong got on the carriage, she saw that Pei Wenxuan didn't intend to enter. She rolled up the curtain and looked at the youth outside the carriage. "Why aren't you coming in?"
"This humble subject is lacking in manners. Just go to the carriage behind."
Pei Wenxuan smiled. "So as not to smoke Your Highness."
When Li Rong heard this, he raised his eyebrows. "I thought you couldn't wait to suffocate me."
"Your Highness, you must be joking." Pei Wenxuan was a little embarrassed. He felt that Li Rong's mouth was too mean. Li Rong laughed. "Come on up. I don't mind, so why do you mind? I still have many questions to ask. "
After hearing Li Rong's words, Pei Wenxuan knew that it wasn't appropriate for him to refuse. He could only get into the carriage and deliberately put some distance between himself and Li Rong.
Li Rong saw him sitting far away and felt helpless. He ordered, "Sit over here."
"Your Highness …"
"Otherwise, I'll sit over there."
Pei Wenxuan was speechless. After hesitating for a moment, he finally sat down next to Li Rong.
He pretended to be calm. Li Rong saw that he was overcautious. He couldn't help but say, "Were you scared out of your wits when you went out? Why are you so scared after seeing me? "
"I'm not scared." Pei Wenxuan subconsciously said, "I just feel that …"
"It stinks."
Li Rong interrupted him. Pei Wenxuan was also a little angry that she kept mentioning this. He couldn't help but say, "You don't stink. You went out for 20 days. Try it."
Li Rong laughed and poked him with his fan. "I don't want to. You do this kind of thing."
Pei Wenxuan saw Li Rong laugh and his heart softened. Then he heard Li Rong slowly say, "We've seen all kinds of embarrassing situations. Why are you still pretending?"
"I always hope," Pei Wenxuan lowered his eyes. "Your Highness can see more of me at my best."
Li Rong's hand paused. She looked up at Pei Wenxuan and saw that Pei Wenxuan lowered his eyes and looked at the teacup in his hand. There was no joy or anger on his face. His words just now were said carelessly, without the slightest bit of charm.
Li Rong felt that Pei Wenxuan was also a person with ability. He was always able to say provocative words in a straightforward manner. It was hard to tell if he was used to speaking without thinking or if he had other intentions.
If it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl who listened to his vague hints every day, she would have already misunderstood.
Fortunately, Li Rong was a person who knew his own limits. He never thought positively of such things.
After all, one of the biggest misconceptions in life was that someone liked him.
Pei Wenxuan never had a sense of propriety in this kind of matter. Li Rong didn't take it to heart. He only said, "Now that you've come back with evidence, the people in the aristocratic families should be anxious."
"Yes." Pei Wenxuan followed Li Rong's words. "This is an opportunity to divide the aristocratic families. I'm afraid that Shangguan Daren will come to find Your Highness soon."
"I've already asked Mother to tell him my attitude. In fact, I think Uncle already knows my attitude. Now we only need to investigate the case of the military pay. We don't need to care about anything else. As for what the Shangguan family thinks, "Li Rong tapped his small fan on his palm." It depends on Ah Ya's ability. "
Pei Wenxuan responded. The two of them were silent, each with their own thoughts. After discussing business, they actually had a lot of other things to talk about. However, when the words reached their mouths, they seemed to want to say too much and didn't know where to start. In the end, Li Rong simply gave up. He only said, "You're also tired. Rest for a while. When we go back to the room, I'll deal with some other things. You can sleep first."
When Pei Wenxuan heard Li Rong's words, he didn't know why, but he felt a little disappointed.
He didn't show it on his face. He responded, took a blanket from the side, leaned against the small table, and fell asleep.
From Huajing to the northwest, it took him twenty days to go back and forth. He also had to check the accounts and take statements along the way. There was almost no time to rest.
He leaned against the table. No matter how much he thought, he couldn't help but fall asleep.
When the sound of his steady breathing could be heard in the carriage, Li Rong finally looked over. She couldn't move her eyes away from him.
This person had lost a lot of weight and there was stubble on his face. He looked completely different from the noble young master in Huajing.
She quietly looked at him for a while. Time flew by. By the time she reacted, they had already arrived at the princess's residence.
Li Rong pushed Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan woke up in a daze. Li Rong reminded him, "You go back and rest first. I have to go see the Qin Family."
"I'll go with you …" Pei Wenxuan just said this when he thought of something. He felt that it was a little inappropriate. He only said, "Then I'll go back and rest first."
Li Rong knew what Pei Wenxuan was worried about. She felt that it was a little funny, but she also felt that Pei Wenxuan needed to rest. She said, "Go."
Pei Wenxuan got off the carriage with her. Li Rong directly went to see the Qin Family. Pei Wenxuan followed the attendant to the rear courtyard. After taking a few steps, he finally couldn't help but turn around and call out to Li Rong, "Your Highness."
Li Rong turned around and saw Pei Wenxuan standing at the end of the corridor. He pursed his lips and only said, "Your Highness, don't you want to ask a few more questions?"
Li Rong was stunned. Pei Wenxuan saw that she didn't react, so he waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, you can continue with your work. I'll go rest."
After saying this, he didn't wait for Li Rong to reply and directly left. Li Rong was a little confused by Pei Wenxuan's reaction. She stood in place for a moment before she heard the Jing Lan remind her, "Your Highness, the Qin Family has been settled in."
She finally reacted and nodded. She collected her thoughts and walked towards the courtyard.
She arrived at the courtyard where the Qin Family was settled. The Qin Family members were all gathered in the main hall. As soon as she arrived at the door, she heard the sound of women crying and comforting voices intertwined together.
Li Rong walked into the courtyard. Xun Chuan walked up and bowed to Li Rong, "Your Highness."
"Are you alright?"
Li Rong looked at her for a moment. When she saw that her expression was normal, she smiled and said, "I heard that you broke into the execution hall today."
"The executioner was beheaded in advance today." Xun Chuan pursed her lips, "I …"
"Well done." Li Rong raised her hand and patted her shoulder, interrupting her self-blame. She smiled and said, "I lack people like you who have the courage to go against the aristocratic families."
"Your Highness …" Xun Chuan was a little uneasy. Li Rong retracted her hand and comforted her, "I'm serious. Don't worry, I don't mean it."
She knew that she didn't understand.
Xun Chuan was relieved. Li Rong went in with her and whispered, "How is the family?"
"They're all good." Xun Chuan whispered, "When they heard that the prince consort cleared the Qin Clan's name in the palace today, the entire Qin Clan is very grateful to the Princess and the prince consort."
As the two talked, they walked into the main hall. When he saw Li Rong, Qin Lang excitedly walked up and was about to kneel down, "Your Highness …"
"Lord Qin," Li Rong hurriedly reached out to support him, "You're injured. Rest well."
"Your Highness, the entire Qin Clan was saved by Your Highness. Your Highness has given the Qin Clan a new lease on life. This old man …" Qin Lang said, his voice choked with emotion. Li Rong glanced at Xun Chuan. Xun Chuan walked up and helped Qin Lang sit down. He deliberately changed his hoarse voice and said, "Lord Qin, please sit down and talk."
Qin Lang nodded and sat down. Li Rong also sat down next to him and chatted with him for a while.
The Qin Clan members who had survived the disaster were very excited. They all came up to Li Rong and kowtowed. Only Qin Lin stood quietly to the side. In the end, he saw that Li Rong was somewhat tired, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, now that the Qin Clan members are safe and sound, if Your Highness is tired, you can make other arrangements. On another day, this humble subject will bring the entire family to specially thank Your Highness."
Li Rong originally only came to check on the Qin Clan. After confirming that everything was fine, he followed Qin Lin's words and left the stage. He stood up and said, "Then you all have a good rest. This prince will take his leave first."
Qin Lin nodded and personally escorted Li Rong out.
On the way, Qin Lin didn't say a word. Li Rong was somewhat puzzled and couldn't help but laugh. "I thought that for such a big matter, Lord Qin would at least thank me."
"The word 'thank you' has never meant anything." Qin Lin stopped. Li Rong turned to look at him and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Qin Lin's expression was calm. "This humble subject can only return Your Highness the power of the northwest."
Li Rong didn't say anything. She quietly looked at Qin Lin. Qin Lin looked up at Li Rong. "This is what Your Highness wants the most, isn't it?"
"General Qin is very confident in his own ability."
"It's not that I'm confident in myself, it's that Your Highness is confident in me. Otherwise, you wouldn't have forced the Crown Prince to visit the thatched cottage three times and come to Jiuyou Mountain to invite me. "
As Qin Lin spoke, he looked at the sky and raised his hand. "Your Highness, please leave. There should be a lot of things to do later. Your Highness shouldn't delay."
After speaking, Qin Lin bowed and turned to leave.
Li Rong stood in place for a moment. Then, she chuckled and turned to leave.
After taking care of the Qin Family, Li Rong went directly to Shangguan Ya in the afternoon. Shangguan Ya and Xun Chuan gave her the statements they had made over the past few days and told her what they had done recently. After Li Rong gathered all the information, she discussed with Shangguan Ya what to do next. "Your father should think of coming to me soon, but I'll definitely investigate the military salary case to the end. You have to think of a way to persuade him and let him use this opportunity to rectify the Shangguan Family. It's definitely inconvenient for him to come forward to rectify the situation. When the time comes, you can take the initiative to ask the Shangguan Family to conduct an internal investigation. "
"In this way, I'll be the one who speaks for the Shangguan Family." Shangguan Ya smiled. "I can even discuss with my father and let me negotiate with Your Highness as the spokesperson of the Shangguan Family."
"Yes." Li Rong agreed. Then, she discussed the details with Shangguan Ya. After the discussion, Li Rong looked at the sky and said, "I'll go back first."
"So early?" Shangguan Ya was a little surprised. "Why don't we have a meal together?"
"No need." Li Rong waved her hand. "Pei Wenxuan just came back today. I'll go back early. I still have something to discuss."
"I see." Shangguan Ya nodded. "Okay, let's make an appointment another day."
Li Rong nodded and walked out. Xun Chuan still had some details to confirm with Shangguan Ya. After Li Rong left, Shangguan Ya was still looking in the direction that Li Rong left. Xun Chuan couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"
"No, I'm just thinking." Shangguan Ya turned her head. "Do you think His Highness likes Lord Su more or the Prince Consort more?"
Xun Chuan frowned. "Is this something you should be thinking about?"
"Thinking about serious matters all day long is giving me a headache." Shangguan Ya sighed. "It's good to see how lively His Highness is."
Xun Chuan was speechless for a moment. Then, he said, "Just take care of yourself."
Then, she reminded Shangguan Ya, "Hurry up and finish your work, lest you accidentally run into Su Ronghua again."
When Shangguan Ya heard this, she gasped. She didn't know why, but it was so easy to 'run into' Su Ronghua everywhere. Just thinking about it made her afraid. She couldn't help but ask, "Xun Chuan, can you do me a favor?"
"No." Xun Chuan decisively refused. Shangguan Ya still said, "Why don't you beat him up?"
"If you don't do your work, I'll beat you up." Xun Chuan said seriously as he flipped through the paper on the table. Shangguan Ya sighed and patted her head. "Ah, what do you mean by friends treating each other with sincerity? The ancients really did deceive me."
Li Rong bid farewell to Shangguan Ya. When he went back, Pei Wenxuan had just woken up.
He had slept for a whole day and felt much better. Just as he changed his clothes, he heard Li Rong coming home.
He was a little surprised that Li Rong came home so early, but he still got up first and went to the door to welcome Li Rong.
Li Rong saw Pei Wenxuan standing at the door and smiled. "Didn't you sleep a little longer?"
"I slept for a whole day."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and went to the dining room with Li Rong.
Li Rong saw his smile and couldn't help but say, "You don't look well. I'm afraid you didn't sleep enough, right?"
"I slept enough. I just haven't recovered yet."
Pei Wenxuan said and sat down with Li Rong. Li Rong nodded and watched as the servants served the dishes. He picked up his chopsticks and told Pei Wenxuan about today's itinerary, the information he exchanged with Shangguan Ya, and the plans for tomorrow.
Pei Wenxuan listened quietly and didn't look happy or angry. He just listened to Li Rong's words and responded steadily.
This atmosphere made Li Rong feel a little awkward. After the two of them finished eating, Pei Wenxuan didn't stay. After bidding farewell to Li Rong, he left first and went to the study.
Pei Wenxuan had been on sick leave for more than 20 days and had a mountain of work to do. He plunged into the study and didn't come out. Li Rong waited in his room for a while. Seeing that Pei Wenxuan didn't come back, he got up and went to read the booklets.
The two of them didn't speak and read the booklets in their own rooms.
In the middle of the night, Jing Lan and Jing Mei couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Jing Mei lowered her voice and said to Jing Lan, "Say, these two are strange. It's not easy to come back and see each other. Why are they like this?"
Jing Lan didn't say anything. After a while, she sighed and said, "I'll go and invite the Prince Consort."
With that, Jing Lan went to the door of Pei Wenxuan's study. Dong Ye was guarding the door. He was dozing off and almost fell asleep. Jing Lan went forward and woke Dong Ye up. She whispered, "Prince Consort, aren't you going to sleep yet?"
Dong Ye shook his head and yawned, "I'm afraid the Prince Consort won't sleep tonight. Sister Jing Lan, why are you here? Did His Highness give you an order? "
Jing Lan didn't say anything. She thought for a while and whispered, "Go and tell the Prince Consort that His Highness hasn't been feeling well recently and hasn't slept yet. Ask him to persuade him."
Dong Ye was surprised and made an "ah" sound. He woke up and hurriedly said, "Please wait, I'll go and tell the Prince Consort. The Prince Consort cares about His Highness the most. "
With that, Dong Ye hurriedly went to the room and knelt on the ground, "Young Master, it's not good. Please go and persuade him."
Pei Wenxuan looked up and frowned, "Persuade what?"
"The Princess doesn't sleep," Dong Ye sighed, "I heard that His Highness hasn't been feeling well recently. He's also busy with government affairs today. Please go and take a look."
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan immediately stood up. He finally found a way to vent his anger after holding it in for an entire day. He threw the brush in his hand and angrily said, "Nonsense!"
With that, Pei Wenxuan directly rushed back to the room.
Li Rong was concentrating on reviewing the reports from the Inspection Department today. Just as she finished reviewing one, she heard the door suddenly open. A cold wind rushed in from outside. Li Rong looked up in surprise and saw Pei Wenxuan striding in. Without saying a word, he took away the reports in her hand and threw her brush to the side.
Li Rong blankly looked up at him. Pei Wenxuan put his hands in his sleeves and looked down at Li Rong with a cold expression, "Sleep."
The Jing Lan hurriedly closed the door. Li Rong looked at the servants who were running away quickly and then looked at the aggressive Pei Wenxuan. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly said, "Then … let's sleep?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't say a word. He turned around and began to take off his outer clothes. Li Rong stood to the side and watched him lose his temper. After watching for a while, she couldn't help but laugh.
Pei Wenxuan froze. With his back to Li Rong, he coldly said, "What are you laughing at?"
"After holding it in for an entire day, I finally found a reason to quarrel with you." Li Rong smiled and leaned against the pillar next to her. She looked at Pei Wenxuan who was frozen in place, "Censor Pei must have been holding it in for a long time, right?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't say a word. He hung up his clothes and turned around to make the bed.
Li Rong walked behind him. Seeing his angry appearance, she felt that it was much easier to talk to him. She softened her tone and said, "I heard what you said today. Are you angry that I didn't care about you enough? It's because I don't worry about you. I know that you're very capable. How could you get into trouble so easily? That's why I didn't ask. It's not that I wasn't worried about you. You don't know, but when I heard that something happened to you, I was also worried. "
Pei Wenxuan made the bed sheets and spread out the quilt. Then he stood up and washed his face.
Li Rong followed behind him and said, "You were angry first. You were cold first. Even if I wanted to soften my tone, it wouldn't be easy. Ai, Pei Wenxuan, think carefully. I'm a princess. Before we got married, didn't the palace send someone to teach you the rules? Why is your temper so bad? "
Pei Wenxuan didn't say a word. He opened the door and poured the water out. "Bang!" He closed the door again.
Everyone was shocked. Li Rong swallowed her saliva. Seeing that Pei Wenxuan had made a great contribution, she decided not to argue with him. She coughed lightly and said, "Forget it, forget it. Today, I'll give in. What are you angry about? Why don't you take the initiative to tell me?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't say a word. He turned his back to Li Rong. After a while, he said, "Is there something you haven't told me?"
"There are too many things that I haven't told you. I don't know which one to talk about."
Li Rong said frankly, "But if there's something you want to know, I can tell you."
Pei Wenxuan didn't know why, but when he heard Li Rong's words, he suddenly lost all his strength.
He suddenly felt that he had lost his composure and was being unreasonable.
In fact, Li Rong didn't do anything wrong. He was the one who was uneasy. He was the one who cared about Su Yongqing's words.
He had a knot in his heart. Therefore, every detail of Li Rong would be infinitely magnified.
But he couldn't say these words. He didn't want Li Rong to see how embarrassed he was when he faced Su Yongqing.
He took a deep breath and shook his head. "It's this humble subject's problem. Go to sleep."
As he spoke, he said to Li Rong, "Your Highness, go to bed first. This humble subject will turn off the lights."
Li Rong responded, took off his coat, and went to bed.
Pei Wenxuan turned off the lights and went to sleep on the outside.
The two of them kept their eyes open at night. Neither of them slept. After a while, Li Rong said slowly, "When you weren't here, everyone thought you were dead."
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. Li Rong continued, "But I know you weren't."
"Your Highness has always trusted me."
Pei Wenxuan said lightly, "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness."
"It's not just trust."
The night gave birth to a lot of courage. Li Rong turned sideways and looked at the young man lying flat across from him.
He had already washed up and returned to his usual appearance of a noble young master in Huajing.
Li Rong looked at him quietly and whispered, "It's because I'm still afraid."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he turned his head in surprise. He saw the young lady with her hands under her head. She looked at him sideways and smiled. "If you were really dead, I wouldn't know what to do. So whether I believe you or not, I have to treat you as if you're alive."
When Li Rong said this, she looked at Pei Wenxuan's stunned expression. She smiled embarrassedly. "You see, it's so embarrassing to say this. That's why I don't like to say it."
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. He looked at Li Rong. His gaze was so direct that it burned Li Rong like fire.
Li Rong didn't know why, but she felt her face heat up. She looked away and turned her back to Pei Wenxuan. She whispered, "Don't look at me like that. It's embarrassing."
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan chuckled. His laughter was a bit hoarse. When it mixed with Pei Wenxuan's clear voice, Li Rong's ears burned.
Pei Wenxuan reached out and pulled her. He said softly, "Let me see."
Li Rong pushed him away. She didn't want to look back. Pei Wenxuan increased his strength and leaned over. He said softly, "Your Highness, let me see."
Li Rong knew that she was blushing. Although it was night time, she didn't know why, but she felt a bit guilty. She and Pei Wenxuan started to push each other. Pei Wenxuan turned her over. Li Rong raised her hand to cover her face and lightly kicked him.
Pei Wenxuan pressed her down and raised his hand to tickle her armpits. Li Rong couldn't help but laugh. Pei Wenxuan took the opportunity to push her to the side, exposing her face.
Pei Wenxuan was afraid of hurting her, so he controlled his strength. When he completely restrained Li Rong, he also used a lot of strength.
Both of them were panting heavily. Pei Wenxuan was on top of her. His hair was scattered on both sides, gently caressing her face. It was a bit itchy.
Li Rong looked at the handsome gentleman. That person was staring at her motionlessly. His eyes seemed to have substance. Quietly, it reminded her of the entanglements in her previous life.
If some things didn't happen, it wouldn't be a big deal.
But if it did happen, it would always be reflected in her mind at a certain point.
Li Rong couldn't help but breathe faster. Pei Wenxuan obviously noticed the change in her. His eyes darkened. He raised his bony hand and gently placed it on her face. Then, he gently slid the back of his hand across her cheek.
His hand was a bit cold. When her skin touched, there was an indescribable numbness that spread all the way up and exploded in Li Rong's mind.
"Your Highness." When he softly called her name, his voice was a bit hoarse, which was rare. "This subject is very happy that you have this subject in your heart."
Li Rong didn't say anything. Her heart beat faster. Then, she saw Pei Wenxuan gently bend over.
"I'm willing to offer you joy in the world." His lips fell on Li Rong's lips. His ten fingers slid across Li Rong's ten fingers. Then, with a sweetness and scorching heat, he vaguely answered, "To repay your kindness."
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