The moment this thought surfaced, Pei Wenxuan calmed down.
This was a very important matter. If he casually said these words at this time, it would seem too careless. Even if he said it, Li Rong wouldn't take it to heart.
More importantly, he wanted to say these words to Li Rong at the most beautiful moment. He wanted Li Rong to be happy and remember it for the rest of his life.
Whether Li Rong accepted it or not, at least she would always remember this moment and Pei Wenxuan in her heart.
Pei Wenxuan was thinking about how to say these words. When Li Rong saw that he was hugging her without saying anything, he raised his hand and patted his hand. He said calmly, "Okay, go to sleep. Don't your hands hurt from hugging like this?"
"It hurts." Pei Wenxuan leaned his head on Li Rong's back and said in a low voice, "It doesn't hurt when I hug Your Highness."
"Nonsense." Li Rong sneered and gently pushed away Pei Wenxuan's hand. He closed his eyes and said, "Go to sleep."
The two of them closed their eyes. Li Rong rested for a while and suddenly remembered, "In a few days, I plan to leave the capital. Do you want to come?"
Hearing Li Rong's words, Pei Wenxuan became a bit more energetic. "Leave the capital?"
"Yes." Li Rong closed his eyes. "We'll find a place to stroll around. Just treat it as a vacation."
When Pei Wenxuan heard Li Rong's words, he had some ideas in his mind. He pondered and said, "Has Your Highness thought about where to go?"
"Let me think about it."
Li Rong pondered. He had to find a place where it was easy to set up an ambush.
The two of them fell asleep with different thoughts in their minds. The next day, before dawn, Pei Wenxuan woke up early. Li Rong heard a rustling sound next to her and thought that Pei Wenxuan had woken up. Then, she felt a handkerchief gently placed over her eyes, and then light came on. A moment later, Pei Wenxuan came back, shook her gently, and said softly, "Your Highness, get up."
In the past, Pei Wenxuan would not wake her up. He would usually let her fall asleep and change her clothes. He would only wake her up when it was time to get out of bed.
Li Rong was a little confused. She opened her eyes and saw Pei Wenxuan's bandaged hand. Only then did she remember that Pei Wenxuan's hand was injured. It was a little difficult for him to support her with one hand.
Li Rong opened her eyes in a daze and saw Pei Wenxuan waiting by her side. He said, "Your Highness, please sit up first."
"It's okay."
Li Rong shook her head and climbed out of bed. Pei Wenxuan hurriedly put the clothes on her. Li Rong pulled the clothes on herself and said, "I'll put them on myself."
Li Rong put on the clothes as she spoke. She turned her head and looked at Pei Wenxuan, who was still wearing a single shirt. "Aren't you cold?"
"I'll put them on right away."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and went to pick up the clothes. Li Rong saw that it was inconvenient for him to do it with one hand, so she walked to the bed with a yawn. She picked up the clothes and put them on him. "Let me help you."
Pei Wenxuan was stunned. Li Rong did not notice anything. She asked Pei Wenxuan to put the gloves into the clothes and raised her hand to help Pei Wenxuan button up.
She had never done this before, so she looked a little clumsy. She lowered her head and stood in front of him like a child who had just learned how to do things.
Looking at Li Rong like this, Pei Wenxuan actually had an indescribable feeling.
The most seductive thing was not that she was frank and flirtatious, but that she was like a little girl. She lowered her head in front of you, revealing her slender and beautiful jade neck, learning to button up a button for you. She raised her hand from behind, as if she was hugging you, but also as if she wasn't. Her fingertips gently slid across your waist, and then she pretended nothing happened. She raised her hand in front of you and tied the belt tightly.
Pei Wenxuan looked at the girl in front of him and tried hard to restrain his impulses. He maintained his usual gentle expression until Li Rong raised her hand to tidy up his clothes. He hurriedly stopped her. When he opened his mouth, his voice was a little hoarse. "Your Highness, there's no need."
Li Rong was still a little sleepy and did not notice that something was wrong. She raised her head and looked at him. "Why is your voice hoarse? Are you cold?"
"Maybe a little." Pei Wenxuan quickly adjusted his voice to cover up the strangeness. Li Rong raised her hand and touched his forehead. "You're injured right now. If you have a fever, it'll be bad. Rest well and don't worry about other things. I'll take care of everything."
"Your Highness …" Pei Wenxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why do you always steal my words?"
Li Rong smiled and said softly, "If you can't sleep, read a book. I'll attend the morning court for you. You should rest first."
As she spoke, Li Rong called for someone to come in and help the two of them wash up. Then, she put on her clothes and went to the morning court. Pei Wenxuan saw her all the way out the door. He also wanted to go to the morning court, but Li Rong forced him to stay and blocked him in the room.
After Li Rong went to the morning court, she reported the assassination of Pei Wenxuan. Li Ming ordered for a strict investigation, so Li Rong took care of this matter. When she returned to the Inspectorate, she found that the entrance of the Inspectorate had been splashed with feces. Li Rong was so angry that she laughed. She turned to Su Ronghua who followed her. She pointed at him and said, "Lord Su, you're not going to investigate this matter?"
Su Ronghua smiled bitterly. "Your Highness, this matter is obviously caused by some unruly village women. Even if we investigate, we can't do anything."
"Why can't we do anything?" Li Rong said coldly. "If we really can't do anything, I'll have someone pour feces on your Su Residence tomorrow!"
Su Ronghua's face stiffened. He seemed to see the scene of the Su Family's entrance being splashed with feces. He immediately changed his words and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. I'll take care of it right away."
Li Rong was too lazy to say anything else. She led Shangguan Ya inside. Shangguan Ya whispered, "Your Highness, why did you let him take care of this matter?"
"Why don't you take care of it?"
Li Rong raised her eyebrows. Shangguan Ya immediately replied, "Lord Su is indeed suitable."
The two of them entered the Inspectorate while talking. Li Rong whispered, "Do you have any clues about yesterday's assassination?"
"Not yet."
"Then let's see where the suburbs are suitable for an ambush," Li Rong said thoughtfully. "If we can't find any clues in seven days, we have to take the initiative to attack and take care of everything before the New Year."
Li Rong smiled. "I also have a good New Year."
"Your Highness is right."
Shangguan Ya was a person. When she objected, she would do her best to oppose. If she agreed, she would do everything cleanly. When Li Rong heard her agree, he was relieved. He led people into the prison to do the final sorting of all the confessions and evidence.
Now that all the evidence was almost done, only the final conviction was left. After the crime was decided, the memorial was sent to the higher-ups for the Emperor to review. There weren't too many problems, so it was decided.
The more it was like this, the more things there were. In the morning, feces was splashed on the Inspectorate's entrance. At night, people came to the Princess Residence's entrance with silver.
Li Rong had people stop them outside and walked back to the Princess Residence. After seven days, the matter was almost settled, and Shangguan Ya had more or less found some clues.
"It's Chen Guang's family. They spent a lot of effort to hire assassins."
Shangguan Ya followed Li Rong out of the prison. Li Rong wiped his hands with a handkerchief and listened to Shangguan Ya. "Chen Guang has a high status in the Chen Family. He is the only son of Madame Chen. If he dies, the Chen Family will completely decline. There should be many big families supporting the Chen Family. However, Your Highness has offended too many people. We can't figure out who is secretly supporting the Chen Family. "
"Is there any evidence?"
Li Rong asked in a low voice. Shangguan Ya shook her head. "No, they did it very quickly. This conclusion is just an inference. There's no evidence."
"Has Chen Guang been convicted?"
"Yes," Shangguan Ya said in a low voice. "According to Your Highness's orders, he was convicted by beheading."
Li Rong responded. She thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Have you found a suitable place to ambush in the suburbs?"
"I found it." Shangguan Ya and Li Rong walked to the hall. She took a map and pointed to a place. "It's here, Butterfly Gorge. There are cliffs on both sides. At this location, we can find a suitable place for Your Highness to hide in advance. Your Highness only needs to lure them here and then hide in a safe place. We can catch them like a turtle in a jar."
Li Rong nodded and said, "Then let's set it here. Five days later. "Li Rong looked up." Five days later, I will take Pei Wenxuan out for an outing. If they want to make a move, this is the best time. "
"Your Highness wants to take the Prince Consort?" Shangguan Ya was a little puzzled. "Why do you want to take him?"
"If I go out alone, it will be too deliberate. I'm afraid they will be vigilant." Li Rong thought and said, "Taking Pei Wenxuan out can be considered a cover."
"Then you won't tell him?"
"If I tell him, will he let me go?"
Li Rong directly asked. Shangguan Ya paused. After a moment, she sighed and said, "Your Highness, with your temperament, you can only rely on yourself."
Li Rong was too lazy to pay attention to her. He only said, "Since they dare to make a move, they will be fully prepared. You need to make a final plan for the ambush at Butterfly Gorge. Is there water there?"
"Yes." Shangguan Ya said, "There is a stream there. I went to see it. The water flow isn't too fast. There are many caves on the side. The water flow is connected to the small caves on the side. If Your Highness encounters a situation where you have no choice, you can jump into the water."
"Prepare some incense." Li Rong thought, "If you encounter the worst situation, jump into the water and light the incense. But if it comes to that, "Li Rong looked up and sneered," think about how to punish yourself. "
"Don't worry," Shangguan Ya immediately said, "I will arrange it well."
After Shangguan Ya and Li Rong finished talking and confirmed the plan, the two parted ways and returned home.
Li Rong returned to the Princess fu and saw Pei Wenxuan reading. She walked behind Pei Wenxuan. After looking for a while, she found that he was reading some folk stories.
"You really have too much free time at home." Li Rong laughed. She took the book from his hand and flipped through the names. She looked up at him, "The Lord Pei is also reading these kinds of things."
Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong stood up together. The two walked to the dining room in a practiced manner. Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong and said tentatively, "This official has nothing to do and casually read. But after reading for a while, I found that there are many interesting things that this official can't understand."
"Oh?" Li Rong used to read a lot of stories. When he heard that Pei Wenxuan was interested in these kinds of things, he couldn't help but ask, "For example?"
"Just now, I saw that scholar confess to the girl he likes. This official thought that liking someone is just a matter of saying a word, but that scholar repeatedly prepared. Why is that?"
When Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan's question, he couldn't help but laugh, "Pei Wenxuan, I didn't expect you to be such a boring person."
"This official doesn't understand." Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong entered the dining room together. They sat down and said in a humble and polite manner, "Your Highness, please explain."
"Liking someone is indeed a matter of saying a word, but if a man says this to a girl, what do you think he wants to do?"
Pei Wenxuan was puzzled. Li Rong laughed, "What he wants to do is to confirm a relationship. From this moment on, they belong to each other. If there is no ceremony for such an important matter, wouldn't it seem that the girl is not valued?"
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he showed an expression of sudden realization, "Your Highness is right. This official is enlightened."
Li Rong sighed, "You haven't pursued a girl before. You haven't seriously said a word of 'liking someone', so you don't understand this."
As he said this, Li Rong habitually carried the soup. Recently, after Pei Wenxuan's hand was injured, it was Li Rong who fed him soup. Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong blowing on the soup and pursed his lips to hide the smile in his eyes. He seemed to be curious, "I don't understand. Seeing that Your Highness is so knowledgeable, you must have encountered many such situations, right?"
Li Rong's movements stiffened. After a moment, she put down the bowl and turned her head, "I'm here to serve the prince consort soup."
When Pei Wenxuan saw that Li Rong was angry, he hurriedly said, "I'm just casually asking. Your Highness, I think that a woman like you, who is beautiful, intelligent, dignified, and noble, must have countless men who like Your Highness. That's why I asked."
"Pei Wenxuan, I find that you always have the ability to touch the pot that doesn't boil." Li Rong looked at him and sneered, "I don't. Do you?"
"I …"
When Pei Wenxuan was refuted by Li Rong, he subconsciously wanted to refute. After all, he was such an outstanding man who had lived a lifetime. There should be a few girls who confessed to him.
However, the moment he opened his mouth, he found that he also didn't.
Before he got married, in Luzhou, there were some girls who threw flowers to him, but it couldn't be considered a confession.
Later, in Huajing, at first, the girls in Huajing didn't like him. Soon, he became Li Rong's prince consort. Li Rong had been in the clouds for almost all of his life. He had great power and a strong personality. The girls in Huajing were afraid of death and kept far away from him when they met.
Therefore, his rebuttal was blocked in his mouth. When Li Rong saw that Pei Wenxuan was embarrassed, she smiled and said, "Lord Pei, no one in your life has ever told you that they like you?"
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he smiled to hide his embarrassment. "Isn't it the same for Your Highness?"
"I'm different from Lord Pei." Li Rong blinked. "There are many people who have told me that they like you."
"Who?!"
Pei Wenxuan asked subconsciously. His mind quickly turned.
Su Yongqing could be counted as one.
But Li Rong said there were many?
Before Li Rong got married, she didn't come into contact with many men in the palace. Later, in the imperial court, she got married. Who dared to seduce her behind his back?!
Pei Wenxuan's face turned ugly for a moment. Li Rong observed and smiled at him. Pei Wenxuan quickly asked a few names that were close to Li Rong in the imperial court. Li Rong saw how anxious he was and wanted to laugh. In the end, she raised her fan and patted Pei Wenxuan's hand. "Don't guess blindly. They're all low-class people. They think that they're good-looking, so they recommend themselves and want to have a bright future."
"Aren't they afraid of death?"
Pei Wenxuan was a little shocked. Li Rong thought for a moment. "Maybe my style isn't very good?"
After all, compared to ordinary women, she didn't seem reserved enough in the outside world at that time.
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, there were some waves in his heart.
He didn't know that the men in this world could be so spineless and so courageous. In order to have a bright future, they were not afraid of him and dared to recommend themselves.
He underestimated these men. He didn't guard against them well in his previous life, so he had to be more vigilant in this life.
Pei Wenxuan calmed down the many thoughts in his heart and then remembered his original purpose. He changed the topic. "Then how did they tell Your Highness these things?"
"Just … casually mentioned it." Li Rong seemed to feel that it was too embarrassing and didn't want to say more. She asked, "Why do you keep asking these things?"
Pei Wenxuan smiled. "I just saw the scholar in the storybook say that he liked it, and he even specially chose a place. I felt that it was too grand, so I wanted to ask Your Highness, are other people really like this scholar?"
"It depends on whether they have the intention or not."
When Li Rong saw that Pei Wenxuan seemed to be asking a question and didn't seem to be implying anything, he said casually, "Those who have the intention can do better than what is written in the book. Those who don't have the intention may not even say that they like you."
Pei Wenxuan: "…"
He felt that Li Rong was hinting at something, but when he saw Li Rong's expression, he felt that he was thinking too much. He continued, "Your Highness, what do you think is considered as having the intention?"
"When it comes to intentions, Shangxin just has to do it. Do you still need me to think?"
Li Rong was a little puzzled. Pei Wenxuan continued, "What does Shangxin have to do?"
"At least you know what the other party likes and dislikes and what they want the most." Li Rong pondered and said slowly, "Actually, you can learn from Su Yongqing about this."
Pei Wenxuan smiled when he heard this name. When Li Rong said it, she felt that it wasn't right. She looked at Pei Wenxuan and saw that Pei Wenxuan's smile didn't change. She felt a little guilty. Pei Wenxuan asked gently, "Your Highness, what do you say?"
"I … I don't mean that you are inferior to Su Yongqing."
Li Rong quickly explained. Pei Wenxuan laughed. "Your Highness, am I such a petty person?"
Seriously.
Li Rong didn't dare to say it out loud. However, when she saw that Pei Wenxuan's expression was still alright, she guessed that Pei Wenxuan had already let go of the grudge between him and Su Yongqing. Thus, she continued, "Do you remember that there were peonies in the princess' residence every winter?"
"Yes, I remember." Pei Wenxuan nodded. Li Rong smiled and reminisced. "Su Yongqing knew that I liked peonies and not plum blossoms. Therefore, he would specially cultivate peonies in the greenhouse every winter. The peonies in the princess' residence were all planted by him for me."
"At that time, I felt that this was probably Shangxin."
Pei Wenxuan's expression didn't change when he heard this. He picked up his tea and took a sip. Li Rong looked up and felt a little uneasy. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
"I am just a little emotional. I didn't expect Lord Su to be so good to Your Highness back then."
Li Rong felt that the atmosphere was weird when Pei Wenxuan said this. She nodded reluctantly and replied, "Indeed."
"But I remember that His Highness actually likes Peony the most."
Li Rong was stunned. After a while, she laughed. "I can't believe that you know about this."
"Peonies are not noble enough," Li Rong said slowly. "Furthermore, my mother taught me from a young age not to let others know what I like, even if it is a flower."
Pei Wenxuan listened to Li Rong. After a while, he nodded and said, "I understand."
"Oh, by the way, make some time in a few days."
As Li Rong spoke, she suddenly thought of something and said to Pei Wenxuan, "I want to bring you to the Butterfly Gorge to take a look. I heard that the scenery there is beautiful and it is very beautiful."
Pei Wenxuan smiled when he heard this. "It is my honor to be able to travel with Your Highness."
As he spoke, he had already outlined the Butterfly Gorge in his mind.
It was indeed a beautiful place. There was a gurgling stream and a mix of hills along the shore. It was the most suitable place to set up a place of love.
Li Rong also outlined the Butterfly Gorge in her mind as she drank her tea.
It was surrounded by mountains on both sides and lush vegetation. It was the most suitable place to set up an ambush.
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