Li Rong looked at him quietly.
The twenty-year-old Pei Wenxuan was much more handsome than she remembered, but the arrogance in his bones had not changed at all.
Just by looking at Pei Wenxuan's eyes, she knew that he was angry. In the past, when he was Prime Minister Pei, he could quarrel with her when he was angry. She could understand that. Now, Pei Wenxuan was only an eighth-ranked official. How could he have the courage to fight with her?
Li Rong smiled gently. She stood up and looked at Pei Wenxuan, who was kneeling on the ground. She said gently, "Alright, I'm a woman of my words. You can talk nicely with me, but before this, you did something wrong. How are you going to deal with that?"
"This humble official doesn't know what he did wrong."
"You tore my book."
Li Rong pointed at the torn pages on the table. "Also, why did Ning Shizi suddenly faint? Why can't the others come? I'm sure Young Master Pei knows?"
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know that Li Rong could be so smart.
Did she send someone to keep an eye on him?
Pei Wenxuan had many guesses in his heart, but he still looked calm on the surface. "How does Princess want to punish this humble official?"
"Jump down."
Li Rong raised her chin. Pei Wenxuan pursed his lips and didn't say anything.
Li Rong saw that he didn't respond and knew that he was very angry. She smiled and said, "You want to be my son-in-law? Can't you bear this little grievance?"
"Princess knows that this humble official wants to be your son-in-law?"
Pei Wenxuan looked up at Li Rong. Li Rong found it funny. "Otherwise, what are you doing here?"
Li Rong didn't want to talk to him anymore. She said directly, "Either jump down and talk, or get lost. I'm telling you, get lost. It won't be easy for you to come back."
Pei Wenxuan clenched his fists. He was so angry that his face turned pale.
In an instant, he felt as if he had returned to his previous life. When he had quarreled with Li Rong, Li Rong had always been sharp-tongued. Every time, he would be so angry that his blood would boil.
It was very strange. Unlike other people, he had always been calm and composed. He had been spat on and scolded in front of his face in the imperial court, and had been scolded in his own home. There were many things that made him angry, but he rarely lost his composure. Only when it came to Li Rong did he feel that his life would be shortened by ten years if he quarreled with her once.
This woman was willful and unreasonable when she quarreled. He used to think that maybe her married life had changed her, but now it seemed that it was not the marriage that had changed her. It was obvious that she had pretended too well when they first got married, so he did not notice.
This woman was a shrew in her bones. She was rude, unreasonable, and willful.
Pei Wenxuan could see that she hated him. He had had enough. He knew that Li Rong would definitely make someone stay today, and that person would most likely be her husband in the future. None of the men outside were as suitable as him. She could only ask him for help now.
Pei Wenxuan took a deep breath and said, "Then this humble subject will get lost."
He then kowtowed, stood up, turned around, and walked back.
Li Rong didn't expect him to leave so quickly. She was a little stunned and hurriedly said, "You don't want to talk to me anymore?"
"I don't want to talk to you anymore."
Pei Wenxuan refused loudly without turning his head. Li Rong tapped her palm with her golden fan. She gave the Jing Lan a look and said loudly to Pei Wenxuan, who was walking on the long corridor above the lake, "But I want to talk to you."
"Hu- …"
Before Pei Wenxuan could say "sorry", a secret guard suddenly jumped out from the side and caught Pei Wenxuan off guard, pushing him straight into the pool!
Laughter immediately sounded around them. Li Rong looked from afar and smiled as he slowly walked to the place where Pei Wenxuan fell.
Pei Wenxuan knew how to swim. Although he was a little panicked when he suddenly fell into the water, he quickly reacted and adjusted his posture, poking his head out of the water.
He then saw Li Rong standing on the edge of the corridor above, wearing a red embroidered phoenix palace robe. She looked at him with a smile and said, "Alright, let's talk like this. I'm very satisfied."
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. He stared at Li Rong above.
The attendants at the side whispered to each other. Some of the servant girls laughed softly, but it was unknown what they were laughing about.
Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan's wet body. His handsome face was stained with water plants. This kind of sorry state gave him a kind of indescribable beauty.
He was like a lake demon that had poked its body out from the lakeside. Just his face and eyes were enough to bewitch people's hearts.
However, those eyes didn't have any seductive hypocrisy, only anger and unwillingness. They burned like fire in Pei Wenxuan's eyes.
When these kinds of emotions were revealed, Li Rong's previous cheerfulness slowly dissipated.
She suddenly felt that it was meaningless. The current Pei Wenxuan was no longer the same person. She was bullying him like she was bullying a child.
She looked down at Pei Wenxuan, her expression turning cold. After a long time, she turned her head and said indifferently, "Alright, don't make a fuss. Come up."
As she spoke, she ordered the Jing Lan beside her and said indifferently, "Take him to change his clothes."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left. She looked back and saw that Pei Wenxuan had swum to the shore and was being pulled up.
The spring lake was still a bit cold. When he came ashore, he was shivering. The attendants at the side hurriedly handed him a coat. He thanked everyone who helped him in a low voice, not neglecting anyone. His careful and cautious appearance made people feel a bit sad.
After all, no young master of an aristocratic family would be as nervous as him.
Pei Wenxuan noticed that Li Rong was staring at him for a long time. Pei Wenxuan turned his head and saw that Li Rong was looking at him. His gaze immediately turned cold. He then turned his head and left quickly.
Seeing him glare at her, Li Rong couldn't help but smile.
He was quite young, but his temper was quite big.
Li Rong sat by the lake and asked someone to warm the tea. She read a book while waiting for Pei Wenxuan. After waiting for a while, Pei Wenxuan finally returned.
He had changed into a white brocade robe with cloud patterns. His hair was tied up high with a jade crown. When he walked over from afar, he looked like he had walked out of a painting.
Li Rong stared at him for a while. When Pei Wenxuan returned, she secretly shifted her gaze. Pei Wenxuan bowed and saluted. Li Rong said indifferently, "Sit down."
Pei Wenxuan got up and sat down. He knelt beside Li Rong. Li Rong lowered her head and looked at the book. Pei Wenxuan waited for a while. Li Rong said indifferently, "What do you want to say? Say it."
What should he say?
Originally, he only came to discuss the pros and cons with Li Rong and let her know that he was the best choice. However, after a few exchanges, he understood that Li Rong was probably very clear about everything.
"Princess already knows what needs to be said."
Pei Wenxuan's voice was flat. After a moment of silence, he said, "If there is anything more to say, I can only say it to Princess. If Princess is willing to marry me, I will treat you with sincerity."
When Li Rong heard this, she raised her head and looked at Pei Wenxuan playfully. "Sincerity?"
Li Rong leaned on the small table next to her and supported her chin. "Tell me, how should I treat her with sincerity?"
"In the family, Princess should be the most respected."
"Don't tell me you think you can do it?"
"For the rest of my life, Wenxuan will only have Princess by his side."
This was true. However, he didn't keep his chastity for her, but for his ex-fiancée who had broken off the engagement.
Li Rong's smile widened. "Isn't this how it should be? Not only can you only have me by your side, but I should also be the only one in your heart. "
Pei Wenxuan's body stiffened.
He wasn't a liar. Or rather, when it came to matters of the heart, he wouldn't lie. If he was willing to lie a little, she wouldn't have known that there was another person in his heart. Perhaps she would have been deceived for the rest of her life.
She didn't know whether to scold him or praise him for his honesty.
Li Rong raised her cup. She thought that Pei Wenxuan would openly admit that this marriage was an alliance, just like in her previous life. She smiled and waited for Pei Wenxuan to speak. However, after a long time, Pei Wenxuan said, "Princess is right. Wenxuan will not think of anyone else in the future."
Li Rong was a little stunned. After a moment, she couldn't help but laugh mockingly. She suddenly realized that compared to being angry, she was more disgusted by being deceived.
She put the cup down on the table with a clang and said coldly, "Eat the eggs."
Pei Wenxuan was a little confused. He turned his head and looked at the plate of eggs that were as white as jade. Li Rong sneered, "Didn't you say that you would respect me? I worked so hard to peel these eggs. You don't even want to eat them? "
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. He frowned. After a long time, he said, "There's too much."
"Then you still have to eat them all!"
Li Rong scolded. The people around them had already retreated far away and looked at the two of them from afar. Pei Wenxuan didn't know why she was throwing a tantrum, but he didn't want to be seen as a joke by others. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to tolerate her. He could only say, "We've just eaten. Let's eat later."
Li Rong snorted coldly. She thought about how she still had to show the old fox in the palace today. She waved to the Jing Lan next to her and said, "Bring the chessboard."
Playing chess was a way for the two of them to get along harmoniously with each other under any kind of mood. Because all the killing and competition would be placed on the chessboard.
The Jing Lan brought the chessboard. Li Rong called Pei Wenxuan in front of her and said, "Sit down. Let's play chess."
Pei Wenxuan was a little confused. In fact, he also thought that if the atmosphere was so awkward, they might as well play chess. However, he didn't know why Li Rong thought of this method before he said anything.
It was as if she already knew that it was better for them to get along with each other.
Pei Wenxuan was even more confused. Li Rong directly picked up the black chess piece and began to play with her.
Just like in her previous life, she liked to start the game on the star position. When Pei Wenxuan saw that she had placed her piece, he didn't intend to give way to her. He immediately followed his usual method and placed his piece on the star position opposite of Li Rong's.
The two of them were very focused on playing chess.
In Li Rong's heart, she was probably going to win against a twenty-year-old Pei Wenxuan. Therefore, she should give way to him a little and give him some face. Otherwise, people would say that she was an adult bullying a child.
In Pei Wenxuan's heart, he was still going to give way to an eighteen -year-old Li Rong. Li Rong was used to being arrogant and willful. If she lost too badly, she would probably make a scene again.
Therefore, the two of them played chess with the mentality that they would definitely win. Before one-third of the game had even started, both of them felt that something was wrong.
What was the difference between this style of chess, this set of moves, and this pattern from their previous life when they were fifty years old?!
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