After realizing this, both of them were shocked. Pei Wenxuan's expression did not change. He lowered his head and looked at the chessboard. He twirled a chess piece in his hand and pretended to be thinking. Li Rong, on the other hand, looked up. She sipped her tea and secretly looked at him.
Pei Wenxuan thought about Li Rong's behavior from beginning to end. Although Li Rong looked arrogant, she was actually very methodical in her actions. She would not cause trouble for no reason. Although she looked unreasonable, it was usually because she wanted to find a way to punish the other party. However, this was the first time he met Li Rong. What did Li Rong dislike about him? Why did she make fun of him like this?
However, if all of this was assumed that Li Rong was reborn like him, then it made a lot more sense.
Li Rong was reborn because his subordinates succeeded. With Li Rong's intelligence, she must have guessed that it was him before she died. Facing her enemy, she was able to control her temper and not kill him. She was very kind. Teasing him was just to vent her anger. As for whether she still wanted to marry him, it was unknown.
After all, in his previous life …
Pei Wenxuan's heart sank. Li Rong and Su Yongqing should have liked each other.
Pei Wenxuan's mind was filled with thoughts. However, he acted as if nothing had happened. He put down the chess piece and pretended to be thinking.
Li Rong secretly observed Pei Wenxuan's expression. When she saw that he looked normal, she muttered in her heart.
She remembered that the twenty-year-old Pei Wenxuan was still young and inexperienced. He clearly knew his situation and his temper was much better. When they first met, although he looked calm on the surface, there was a hint of panic in his eyes.
After all, he was meeting his future wife, and she was a princess. No matter what, he should have some emotions.
However, the current Pei Wenxuan was not just emotionless. He was treating her like an old acquaintance! That was why he dared to confront her and scheme against the other three people right under her nose.
Pei Wenxuan was too strange. However, if he was reborn like her, then it would make perfect sense.
In an instant, suspicions arose in the hearts of the two men. In fact, their suspicions were very close to being confirmed. However, the two of them were cautious people. If they had suspicions, they still needed to verify them. Moreover, if the other party was also reborn, then whether or not they should let the other party know that they were reborn was also a matter that needed to be considered.
Therefore, both of them did not speak. They pretended to be calm and composed.
The two of them pondered for a moment. There was a strange silence around them. Jing Mei and Jing Lan stood far away. Jing Mei whispered, "You said that the Princess doesn't like Young Master Pei. I think the two of them get along very well."
"The princess's thoughts …" Jing Lan sighed, "It's getting harder and harder to figure out."
Halfway through the game, both of them recovered from their shock. After they calmed down, they had to think about what to do next if the other party was reborn.
It was raining outside the courtyard. The raindrops fell into the pond and rippled.
Li Rong was the first to speak. Slowly, she said, "Young Master Pei wants to marry me. Have you thought about what life will be like after marrying me?"
"I …" Pei Wenxuan hesitated for a moment. Finally, he said, "I will treat the Princess well."
He would treat her well because that was what he had done in his previous life.
He would try to understand this person. He would try to get close to her and make her happy.
Back then, Li Rong liked him to wear white, so after they got married, he wore white for many years in addition to his official robes. Until one day, he heard that Li Rong once said that Rong Qing wore white and there was no immortal in the world.
He learned all the dishes that Li Rong liked to eat. He let her try them again and again. In the end, he became her personal chef. No one knew her tastes better than him. Until one day, Su Yongqing learned how to cook.
Li Rong's legs were cold and would hurt when it was cold. Pei Wenxuan learned massage and acupuncture. Every time it was cold and rainy, he would massage Li Rong's legs until she felt comfortable and fell asleep. Until one day, they quarreled too much. Li Rong told him that she didn't want him. She had someone else too.
Pei Wenxuan felt bad when he thought about it. However, when Li Rong asked, he could only say that he would do the same thing again.
However, he hesitated for a moment before replying.
He already knew the ending. Did he want to try it again?
They didn't have a good ending. They had been together for half of their lives and fought to the death. Most of their lives seemed to have been wasted.
Li Rong heard the hesitation in his voice and knew that he was actually hesitating. She looked down at the chessboard and said slowly, "I believe that you will treat me well. But, will you like me?"
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he lowered his eyes.
Li Rong looked up at him seriously and said, "Will you treat me as your wife or as your ally?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak. The rain outside was pitter-patter. Li Rong looked at the crisscrossing chessboard and suddenly lost interest. She threw the chess piece into the box and leaned back in her chair. She turned to look at the lotus leaves swaying in the rain and said slowly, "I've thought about it. If I were to be with you, I probably wouldn't have a husband in this lifetime. I would only have one ally."
"In the inner court, one's husband and family are actually not important. What is important is the power in one's hands. However, when one reaches the peak and walks alone in this world, one will envy the prosperity of the world."
As she said this, Li Rong turned to look at him and chuckled, "Tell me, what's the difference between a lonely person and a lonely ghost?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak. He understood what Li Rong said. He quietly looked at Li Rong. An eighteen -year-old girl should be at her most beautiful. But her lazy posture and her movements showed a desolation and loneliness beyond her age. She was like a wandering ghost in the world, beautiful and lonely. Just looking at her made one's heart clench.
Li Rong saw that Pei Wenxuan was speechless and chuckled. She thought that if Pei Wenxuan was also reborn, he would know what she was talking about.
Pei Wenxuan indeed knew, but he didn't know how to respond. Jing Lan walked in from nearby with an umbrella and whispered to Li Rong, "Princess, it's raining heavily. The eunuchs in the palace say that it's about time to end the banquet."
"Mm." Li Rong nodded and said, "Just say that I'm not feeling well. You can see them out."
Jing Lan acknowledged and left. Once Jing Lan left, Li Rong turned to look at Pei Wenxuan, who was kneeling in front of her, and said gently, "Young Master Pei, do you think that I should marry you and live such a life?"
She was seriously asking Pei Wenxuan for advice.
Although Pei Wenxuan argued with her for many years and even killed her in the end, Pei Wenxuan had one good point.
He never lied to her.
She felt that Pei Wenxuan's answer must be true whether it was good or bad and whether she should live such a life.
Pei Wenxuan, on the other hand, only looked up and stared at her quietly after she asked the question.
Her smile was not pleasing to his eyes.
It was just like how he saw her decades ago in his previous life. This smile was completely different from the 18-year-old Li Rong in his memory.
The 18-year-old Li Rong was very good.
Even if he didn't want to admit it, Pei Wenxuan still remembered that at the beginning of this marriage, he lifted Li Rong's veil and saw her looking up at him shyly and curiously. Then, when they drank the wine, she said crisply, "Wenxuan, no matter why we got together, since we're husband and wife, I still want to spend the rest of my life with you." At that time, he also seriously thought that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Li Rong. They would have children and be together for the rest of their lives.
That was until Li Rong found out that he liked Qin Zhenzhen.
In fact, he didn't know whether his feelings for Qin Zhenzhen were love or responsibility. They grew up together and he always had this person in his heart. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with Qin Zhenzhen, but he couldn't.
Later, Qin Zhenzhen married Li Rong's younger brother, Crown Prince Li Chuan.
As the Crown Prince, Li Chuan was a good Crown Prince, but not a good husband. Because of political marriage, while he was still the Crown Prince, he already had a total of five wives. Qin Zhenzhen was innocent and naive, but he was doted on. In the Eastern Palace, if it wasn't for his help, he would have died in a conspiracy.
Li Rong naturally knew that he had helped Qin Zhenzhen. During the last palace banquet, when he had secretly helped Qin Zhenzhen out of a predicament, he had almost exposed himself. It was Li Rong who had helped him out.
On the way home that day, Li Rong didn't say anything in the carriage. At that time, he was a little panicked. He wanted to explain, but he didn't know what to say. He only felt that no matter what Li Rong said, it was justified.
After that, Li Rong returned home. After entering the bedroom, she walked to the table and poured herself a cup of tea. With her back facing him, she asked, "Do you like her?"
Pei Wenxuan stood at the door. He actually wanted to say no, but he felt that he couldn't lie. Thus, he could only tell the truth. "I can't let her go."
"What's your relationship with her?"
Li Rong held the teacup and looked particularly calm. Pei Wenxuan still told the truth. They were childhood sweethearts, and his family fell from grace. The Qin Family broke off the engagement, and Qin Zhenzhen was forced to marry into the Eastern Palace …
"I just want to help her," he said in a low voice. "I'm not delusional. She's the Crown Prince's concubine. I won't do anything. "
After he finished speaking, Li Rong didn't speak for a long time. The silence became Pei Wenxuan's deepest impression of that night.
He saw Li Rong drinking cup after cup of water. After a long time, Li Rong seemed to have recovered. She turned her head and looked at him. She only asked, "Will you betray me?"
"No," he immediately replied. He looked at her. "You're my wife."
"I'm not your wife."
Li Rong looked at him with a serious expression. "I'm just your ally."
These words stunned Pei Wenxuan. Li Rong turned her head and looked out the window. She calmly said, "Actually, you and I didn't choose this marriage. We're both doing it for power. In fact, there's no love between a man and a woman. You have someone in your heart, and I have someone in my heart. It's just that we didn't make it clear before, so there were some misunderstandings.
Now that we've made it clear. "" It's not a big deal. "Li Rong smiled. Her eyes looked like they were about to cry at any time." Why didn't you say so earlier? "
Pei Wenxuan looked at her blankly. He wanted to deny it, but he felt that what Li Rong said was not wrong. He didn't have feelings for Li Rong because it was impossible for one person to love two people at the same time. He had Qin Zhenzhen in his heart, so how could he tolerate Li Rong?
Li Rong saw that he didn't speak. She lowered her head and said gently, "It's fine now that we've made it clear. We'll live the same life in the future. I just hope that Lord Pei will understand."
"I'm not your wife, and you're not my husband. I don't care who lives in your heart, and you don't care who I'm with. You and I have our own lives, and we'll find our own fun."
"I just want Lord Pei to promise me." Li Rong stared at him. Her eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. "Since you and I are allies, you will never betray me."
It rained that night.
Just like at this moment, heavy rain poured down.
Li Rong walked in front of him and stared at him. She only said, "Pei Wenxuan, say something."
He couldn't speak.
Li Rong saw that he was hesitating, so she smiled. "Pei Wenxuan, if you don't say anything, I'll take it that you have feelings for me. But if you and I have feelings for each other, then everything you've done will be too disgusting. We shouldn't be together. I'll go ask Imperial Father. No matter what, "she said calmly," we have to divorce. "
Thunder rumbled. Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong, who was looking up at him.
At that moment, he finally understood how stubborn this woman was when it came to love. Even if she had to destroy both jade and common stone, she wanted a clean cut.
So he smiled.
"Why?" He said with difficulty. "You're right. We're allies. I have someone else in my heart, and I shouldn't care about you. Divorce isn't a good thing for both of us. How about this? "
"In the name of husband and wife, we'll live our own lives. You and I are allies, and we'll never betray each other."
"If I violate this oath," Pei Wenxuan said in a hoarse voice. Li Rong laughed. "I'll die a horrible death."
But in the end, they still violated their oath. In the end, they also fulfilled this oath.
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