Li Rong galloped all the way back to the residence. On the way, she met Pei Wenxuan's people. Li Rong didn't ask any questions and led them back to the princess' residence.
As soon as she arrived at the princess' residence, she saw people coming and going. It seemed to be extremely busy. Li Rong led the people into the bedroom. She saw basins of blood being carried out. She lifted the curtain and went in. She directly said, "Where is Pei Wenxuan? How is he? "
As she spoke, she saw Pei Wenxuan sitting on the bed. The doctor was bandaging his wound. His face was a little pale. Seeing Li Rong come in, Pei Wenxuan was a little surprised. "Your Highness? How did you come back so quickly? "
Li Rong saw that Pei Wenxuan was fine and her face relaxed a little. She walked to the bedside and looked at the doctor. "Is he okay?"
"Your Highness, don't worry." The doctor respectfully said, "The wound didn't damage the tendons, and it wasn't poisoned. He will be fine after resting for a few days."
Li Rong nodded. She waited for Pei Wenxuan's hand to be bandaged. Then the attendants retreated, leaving only the two of them in the room.
Pei Wenxuan looked up at Li Rong and smiled. "Aren't you tired after standing for so long?"
As he spoke, he patted the bed and gently said, "Sit down."
Li Rong sat beside him and sighed. "How could you be injured? You are not a child. How could you be assassinated?"
"It's my fault." Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong checking his wound and said softly, "On the way back, a child complained to the imperial court. It turned out that it was a professional assassin. I was careless. But you don't have to worry. I have already sent people to investigate. The results should be out soon. "
Li Rong responded. Pei Wenxuan saw her lowered head. After a moment, he raised his hand and tucked her hair behind her ear. He gently said, "I made Your Highness worry."
"Be careful in the future."
Li Rong said in a low voice. Then she remembered, "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet." Pei Wenxuan smiled. "Your Highness, have you eaten?"
"Not yet." Li Rong stood up and naturally reached out to help Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan lowered his eyes to hide the expression in them. Rong helped him out. Li Rong couldn't help but ask, "Other than your hand, where are you hurt?"
"Where," Pei Wenxuan's heart, smiled, "Pei Wenxuan's heart, smiled," I'm, I'm, I'm scared, "
"Your Highness," Pei Wenxuan ', Rong's, said, "I, you, you, you, you, Pei, Rong, Rong', you,"
"Your Highness, I'll never get used to life and death." Pei Wenxuan shook his head. "It's just that I have to face it, so I pretended to get used to it."
Li Rong thought about it and felt that Pei Wenxuan was right. She helped Pei Wenxuan to the table and let him sit down. Then she asked the servants to bring the dishes.
Li Rong asked Pei Wenxuan in detail about the assassination, and Pei Wenxuan answered in detail. When the dishes were all served, Pei Wenxuan reached out a hand to pick up some food. He didn't touch the soup beside him at all. As he ate elegantly, he looked at Li Rong, who was drinking the soup thoughtfully. He saw that she was eating absent-mindedly. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Don't think too much. There are many people who hate me now. This kind of thing will happen eventually. I can protect myself, so leave it to me to investigate, okay?"
When Li Rong heard this, she came back to her senses and nodded. "Okay, okay."
As she spoke, her gaze fell on Pei Wenxuan's hand that was holding the chopsticks. Then she looked at the untouched soup bowl beside him. She paused and put down her chopsticks.
"Your Highness?"
"Let me feed you."
Li Rong took the soup bowl beside her, gently blew on it, and brought it to Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan was stunned. Li Rong urged him, "Drink it."
Pei Wenxuan was urged to come back to his senses. He lowered his eyes and sucked on the white porcelain spoon that Li Rong brought to him.
He liked to drink soup before eating every time. He thought that Li Rong never paid attention to these things, but he didn't expect that Li Rong actually knew.
She knew that he liked to drink a bowl of soup first. She also knew that he didn't want to lose his manners in front of her. Therefore, she didn't even drink the soup because she was missing a hand that was holding the bowl.
Pei Wenxuan was fed the soup by Li Rong. He smiled and said, "I can eat the dishes myself. Your Highness, don't starve yourself."
Li Rong responded, took out a handkerchief, wiped his hands, and ate a few mouthfuls of the soup.
After Li Rong led Pei Wenxuan to eat, she heard that Shangguan Ya came over. She helped Pei Wenxuan back to the bed and let Pei Wenxuan rest first before returning to the main hall.
Shangguan Ya was waiting for Li Rong in the main hall. When she saw Li Rong come out, she bowed and said, "Your Highness."
"Do you have any leads?"
"I've confirmed Su Ronghua's whereabouts. When the incident happened, he didn't have time to return to the Su residence. His movements shouldn't be so fast."
"It's not him." Li Rong said with certainty, "The Su Family wouldn't do such a thing. Su Lin was only demoted, and the other Su Family members weren't involved. They wouldn't assassinate Pei Wenxuan for such a small matter."
"Is Prince Consort alright?" Shangguan Ya glanced at the backyard. Li Rong nodded. "There's no poison on the knife. They were just warning me. If they wanted Pei Wenxuan to die, they would've smeared poison on the knife. I'm afraid he's already in trouble. "
Shangguan Ya listened and couldn't help but frown. Li Rong closed his eyes. She sat on the chair and rested for a while. "They interrogated someone this afternoon. In the afternoon, they used a kite to threaten me. At night, they killed Pei Wenxuan. I'm afraid they sent someone to the Inspector's Office to inform them. Check all the people who came in and out this afternoon."
"Yes."
Shangguan Ya pondered. Li Rong looked up at her. "You seem to have something to say?"
"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya thought for a while and said slowly, "Actually, at this point, what they want is to keep their lives. Now, it's just a warning, but it's already pointed at Prince Consort. If they wanted to, Prince Consort today, I'm afraid … "
"Just say it." Li Rong's voice was calm. Shangguan Ya pursed her lips. "I'm afraid that something too hard will break easily. Why don't we take a step back?"
Li Rong didn't say anything. She looked up at Shangguan Ya. Shangguan Ya was almost twenty years old. It was normal for her to be afraid when encountering such a thing.
"If they didn't do anything, I could still let them live."
Li Rong stood up and said, "Now, either I die, or they die."
Shangguan Ya was stunned. Then, she understood Li Rong's meaning. She didn't try to persuade him anymore. She only said, "What does Your Highness plan to do?"
Li Rong pondered for a moment and said slowly, "They're in the dark, and we're in the light. After all, it's not a good idea."
"What does Your Highness plan to do?" Shangguan Ya tilted her head and waited quietly for Li Rong's instructions.
Li Rong thought for a long time and finally said, "You go and investigate first. If you can't find anything, we can only lure the enemy in and then catch the turtle in the jar."
Shangguan Ya heard this and showed some puzzlement. "What lure?"
Li Rong looked up and said calmly, "Me."
"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya heard this and immediately said, "No, it's too risky."
"Isn't it risky for them to kill me?" Li Rong sneered. "If they have the guts, do they think I don't?"
"Are they the same as you?" Shangguan Ya was anxious. "What's their status? What's your status? Your Highness, the prince consort will never agree to this idea. "
"Did I tell you to talk to him?" Li Rong looked coldly at her. "Is it his turn to decide my affairs?"
Shangguan Ya was speechless. Li Rong was too lazy to pay attention to her. He waved his hand and said, "That's enough. You go back first and investigate. If you find evidence, then do it directly. If you don't, then we'll talk about it."
Shangguan Ya didn't say anything. After a moment of silence, she turned and walked out impatiently, "I have to go and talk to the prince consort."
"Stop!" Li Rong stopped Shangguan Ya. "Why do you want to talk to him?"
"In any case, he can't control you." Shangguan Ya laughed. "Can't I chat with him for a while?"
"Shangguan Ya." Li Rong sneered. "I'll lend you the courage."
Shangguan Ya stared at Li Rong. After a moment, she became a little irritated. She waved her hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. You can do whatever you want. In any case, I'm not the one risking my life."
After Shangguan Ya finished speaking, she waved her hand and walked out. Li Rong drank tea in the main hall for a while. After he got up and took a bath, he finally returned to his room.
In the room, Pei Wenxuan was still awake. He was wearing a white shirt and a blue robe. He was sitting on the edge of the table, looking down at the booklets.
Li Rong walked to the door, but she didn't move. She stood at the door and quietly looked at Pei Wenxuan. When that person didn't speak, he was like a painting, quietly and gently waiting for her. It gave her the courage to return.
Pei Wenxuan picked up a pen and wrote two lines of words. He realized that there was someone at the door. He raised his head and looked at the door. He saw Li Rong standing in front of the door. Behind her was the light of the courtyard. She silently looked at him.
Pei Wenxuan stared at Li Rong. After a moment, he put down the pen and waved at Li Rong. He said softly, "Your Highness, it's cold at the door. Come and sit here."
Li Rong obeyed and walked to Pei Wenxuan's side. She sat down with Pei Wenxuan and smiled gently. "What are you writing?"
"I'm just casually looking at the news reported by my informant." Pei Wenxuan looked at her. "Did you quarrel with Shangguan Ya?"
"When will you change your habit of exposing people's secrets?"
Li Rong sat down and lazily leaned on the table. Her gaze fell on Pei Wenxuan's hand. "Does your hand still hurt?"
"If I say it hurts, will Your Highness blow on it?"
Pei Wenxuan raised his hand. Li Rong smiled and raised her fan, pretending to hit him. Pei Wenxuan didn't move and looked at Li Rong with a smile. Li Rong's fan fell half an inch above the wound and couldn't go any further. Pei Wenxuan stretched his hand in front of her and continued, "Your Highness will blow on it. It won't hurt anymore."
"Are you a child?"
Li Rong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Pei Wenxuan sighed. "Ai, Your Highness really doesn't care about this humble subject."
Pei Wenxuan withdrew his hand. Li Rong glanced at him and saw Pei Wenxuan's sad face. She laughed and raised her hand. "Give me your hand."
Pei Wenxuan stretched out his hand. Li Rong put his hand in her palm and looked at it carefully. She then looked up at him and said, "You're a common person. Your hand is beautiful and has some immortal aura."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and didn't say anything. Li Rong hesitated for a moment. Pei Wenxuan didn't understand why she was hesitating. He saw her lower her head and gently blow on his hand.
Her breath was a bit warm. It blew on his palm and then went up to his wound.
Pei Wenxuan's eyes darkened. He quietly looked at Li Rong, who lowered her head for him. He saw Li Rong blow on his wound like a child. She looked up at him and asked innocently, "Is it better?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. His gaze first fell on Li Rong's eyes, then moved to the tip of her nose and stopped at her lips.
Li Rong was a bit puzzled. "Pei Wenxuan?"
Pei Wenxuan heard this and laughed. "I thought Your Highness wouldn't take it seriously."
As he said this, he pulled his hand away from Li Rong's. Li Rong straightened up and said casually, "When I was young, my mother would blow on my wound like this. After blowing on it, I really didn't feel any pain."
"That's natural."
When Pei Wenxuan saw Li Rong stand up, he also stood up. When Li Rong heard him stand up, she turned around and helped him up.
Pei Wenxuan had never been taken care of by Li Rong like this before. He didn't show it on his face. He followed behind Li Rong and said in a low voice, "If someone is willing to blow on your wound, it means that someone cares. No matter if the wound hurts or not, I'm always happy."
"You sound so pitiful." Li Rong turned around and gave him a sidelong glance. "It's as if I don't treat you well and you lack love."
"Your Highness, of course, treats this humble subject very well." As Pei Wenxuan spoke to her, he came to the bedside. Li Rong helped him take off his outer clothes and went to sleep on the bed first. Pei Wenxuan watched as Li Rong crawled under the quilt. He walked to the bedside, turned off the light, and went to bed as usual.
His left hand was injured, but his right hand was still intact. After Li Rong lay down, after a while, she heard Pei Wenxuan say, "Your Highness, in fact, sometimes I can't help but think. What would it be like if you were a wife?"
Li Rong was silent and didn't speak. Pei Wenxuan continued, "Your Highness should also be a good wife and a good mother. After all, although Your Highness looks decisive, you're actually very gentle. Just now, when Your Highness took care of this humble subject, this humble subject felt as if I had my own home. "
As Pei Wenxuan spoke, he secretly looked at Li Rong.
Li Rong listened to Pei Wenxuan for a long time. She slowly said, "There shouldn't be much difference."
Li Rong said and looked at the bed curtain. "I don't like things that will affect me. Whether I'm a wife or not, I should be the same as I am now."
"How can that be?"
Pei Wenxuan turned to look at her. "Your Highness, if you like someone, everything should be different."
Li Rong heard this. After a long time, she smiled softly. "But I don't know what 'like' is, and I won't like someone. Of course, "Li Rong turned her back to Pei Wenxuan and lowered her voice." I don't expect anyone to like me. "
Pei Wenxuan was stunned. He found it hard to understand. "Your Highness, why don't you expect others to like you?"
"I'm a strange person when it comes to matters of the heart." Li Rong closed her eyes. "It's hard to like me, and even harder to like me for a long time. I know myself, so I don't think too much about it."
"Your Highness, why would you think so?" Pei Wenxuan comforted her. "This humble subject … didn't this humble subject like Your Highness very much in my previous life?"
"My liking is different from yours." Li Rong said calmly. "The word 'like' is too heavy for me. For you, that kind of feeling is' like '. But for me, it's too difficult for me to like someone. "
Pei Wenxuan listened quietly. At that moment, he seemed to find some differences between himself and Li Rong. He didn't know why, but he remembered that when he got married, Li Rong was still 18 years old.
At that time, Li Rong was much more exposed than she was now. She didn't hide many of her emotions. Now, more than 30 years had passed. He didn't know why, but when he heard Li Rong talk about these things, he felt that Li Rong was no different from when she was 18 years old.
She seemed to be that little girl, walking with him in the harem and telling him her past.
"The people in the palace all call me Princess, but I know that they all say that I have a strange temper and that they don't like me."
"But I don't care about their liking. If they don't like me, then so be it. Do I need to care about them?"
"Do you see that Northern Yan Pagoda? That was built by my Imperial Father for my Imperial Mother. They say that it's because my Imperial Father loves my Imperial Mother very much. I don't think that's the case. It's just a momentary good feeling between a man and a woman. It can't withstand any storms, so how can it be called 'like' and 'love'? "
When Li Rong said these words, he was only in his early twenties. He didn't understand the true meaning of Li Rong's words at all. He just followed behind Li Rong and quietly listened to her. He smiled and comforted her. "Your Highness, it's all in the past."
He thought that Li Rong loved to talk about the past with him, but now that he thought about it, it was just Li Rong asking him for help.
The 18-year-old Li Rong was telling him what kind of relationship she wanted, what kind of person she was. She carefully held herself up and said to him, "Pei Wenxuan, please learn how to love me."
These words might sound a bit unreasonable, but it was Li Rong's greatest sincerity that she gave him her most cowardly side.
But he didn't understand.
Thirty years of age taught him to understand people's hearts. Looking back, he felt a stabbing pain in his heart.
He thought that after so many years, Li Rong really didn't care about anyone, just like she said in prison. But after slowly familiarizing himself with her and coming into contact with her, he realized that the arrogant phoenix that looked down on everyone was just another kind of abandonment after extreme disappointment.
After all, in Li Rong's previous life, she had never received complete love.
Whether it was him or Su Yongqing, they had all failed her in the end.
And she had never shown the slightest bit of love. Whether it was love or hate, she had never truly exerted it on him and Su Yongqing.
Realizing this, Pei Wenxuan's heart suddenly surged with great pain and bitterness. He couldn't help but approach her and gently place his hand on her body. Ignoring the pain from his wound, he hugged her in his arms.
Li Rong lowered her eyes when he hugged her like this. She laughed softly and said, "Is it because the winter is so cold that the Lord Pei treats me as a heater? Hugging me from time to time, you don't seem to be as reserved as before. "
Pei Wenxuan hugged her and didn't say anything. After a long time, he said, "Your Highness, it's not difficult."
Li Rong was stunned. Then she heard Pei Wenxuan say in a low voice, "Your Highness, it's not difficult to have someone who loves you wholeheartedly."
Li Rong didn't say anything. She listened to Pei Wenxuan's words. At first, she thought it was funny, then she felt a bit of indescribable regret. Finally, it turned into a bit of confusion and a bit of expectation that she didn't realize.
She subconsciously wanted to speak.
She really wanted to ask, how could it not be difficult to have something that she had never gotten or seen in her life?
But she didn't say anything. She would ask these questions when she was young, but she didn't ask them now.
It wasn't important.
She didn't care.
Li Rong's silence, in Pei Wenxuan's heart, was like the death of a thousand cuts that came thirty years late.
It wasn't because he was rejected by Li Rong, but because he just realized that he had let Li Rong walk alone for thirty years.
He suddenly had a great urge to tell her, just like she told him, that Pei Wenxuan was very good, that Pei Wenxuan could like someone else.
He also wanted to tell her, whether she rejected or accepted, he wanted to tell her.
Li Rong, there is someone who likes you. He likes you very, very much.
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