Li Rong was still thinking about the compensation and subconsciously covered his forehead.
She glanced at Pei Wenxuan and turned her head back. She didn't know why, but she felt a little wronged for no reason.
Pei Wenxuan acted as if he didn't know anything. He looked down at the booklet in his hand and didn't say a word.
The two of them arrived at the princess's residence in silence. As soon as Li Rong jumped out of the carriage, he saw Shangguan Ya standing guard in front of the princess's residence. Shangguan Ya saw Li Rong and asked in surprise, "Your Highness, what happened to your forehead?"
When Li Rong heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Pei Wenxuan.
Even a crude person like Shangguan Ya could see it. Pei Wenxuan was indeed blind.
"It's nothing. Let's go in first. Did you hear the news?"
Li Rong withdrew his gaze from Pei Wenxuan's face and led Shangguan Ya into the residence. Pei Wenxuan watched the two of them return to the study together. He stood in the courtyard for a while, then turned his head and ordered a servant, "Bring me the Yuji ointment and gauze."
Li Rong and Shangguan Ya entered the room. Shangguan Ya immediately said, "I heard that Chen Guang's mother died in the imperial court today."
"Yes." Li Rong sat down and told him what happened, "Xie Lanqing came to ask me about the situation this morning. Then, they brought Madam Chen out of the imperial court. Madam Chen insisted that we tortured Chen Guang and that she didn't assassinate him. She also said that she wanted to prove her innocence with her death, so she killed herself."
"How ruthless." Shangguan Ya sighed and sat opposite Li Rong. "Qin Zhenzhen gave them inspiration. You used Qin Zhenzhen's death to force the Qin Family case to be retried. Now, they used Madam Chen to force the case to be closed. Your Highness, "Shangguan Ya leaned back in his chair," is this case still ours? "
"How do you think my brain is working?"
Li Rong glared at Shangguan Ya and said, "Father and I have agreed that Pei Wenxuan will be in charge of this case."
Shangguan Ya nodded, and his expression relaxed a lot. Just as she was about to speak, someone knocked on the door. Li Rong shouted, "Come in." Then, Pei Wenxuan slowly walked in with ointment and bandages in his hands.
He smiled and bowed to Shangguan Ya. Li Rong was a little puzzled. "What are you doing here?"
"Nothing." Pei Wenxuan smiled and walked to her side. He said calmly, "I'm here to apply the ointment for Your Highness. Please continue. Don't worry about me."
As he spoke, Pei Wenxuan pinched Li Rong's chin and lifted it. He raised his hand and rubbed the ointment on her head. Then, before the two of them had time to react, he wrapped her head in layers of gauze and tied it into a big bow. It was as if what hit her forehead was not a booklet, but an inkstone. Her skin was not broken, but a bloody hole.
After he finished, he did not say much. He took the medicine jar and the rest of the things and left. Before he left, he did not forget to close the door for Li Rong. After he left, Shangguan Ya muttered, "What's wrong with him? He's acting so strange."
"Probably because I haven't paid for it yet."
Li Rong came back to his senses. With the bow on his head, he continued, "Don't worry about him. Continue talking about what happened just now. Now that the case is under Pei Wenxuan's charge, we can rest assured. But I think Madam Chen's matter won't end so simply. "
"Then what does Your Highness plan to do?"
Shangguan Ya immediately replied. Li Rong thought for a while and said solemnly, "Let Lin Feibai out tonight."
"Tonight?" Shangguan Ya said in surprise. She thought for a while and finally said, "Your Highness, it's too risky for you to let Lin Feibai assassinate Xie Lanqing in this kind of situation."
"It's fine." Li Rong said calmly, "Let him out secretly and tell him clearly. Remember the agreement with me."
"Your Highness …"
"Just do it. Don't worry." Li Rong looked up. "I'm confident."
Shangguan Ya saw Li Rong's expression. After hesitating for a moment, she said respectfully, "Yes."
"There's one more thing." Shangguan Ya saw that Madam Chen's matter was finished and couldn't help but mention another matter. "Consort Chen went to Mingle Palace last night."
When Li Rong heard this, he paused, then replied, "I know."
"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya was a little uneasy. "Shouldn't we slow down? If we push too hard, many people in the aristocratic families will probably defect to Prince Su's side."
Hearing this, Li Rong laughed.
"Ah Ya, do you know why Imperial Father dotes on Consort Rou?"
Shangguan Ya didn't speak. Li Rong fiddled with the teacup. "He gives her unconditional honor and love. Everyone says that he dotes on Consort Rou and that Consort Rou is a demoness who brings disaster to the country. If he really cares about Consort Rou so much, how could he let her bear such a reputation? "
"Your Highness means that His Majesty doesn't love Consort Rou as a person, but Consort Rou represents something?"
"Consort Rou's doting is a means to keep Imperial Mother in check."
Li Rong's voice was calm. "As long as she's a bargaining chip, no matter what mistakes she makes, no matter how serious Prince Su's crimes are, Imperial Father won't truly give up on them. If he gives up on them, there's only one reason. "
As he spoke, Li Rong raised his eyes and looked at Shangguan Ya. He smiled meaningfully. "They're no longer bargaining chips."
Shangguan Ya didn't speak. She looked at Li Rong. After a long time, she raised her hand with a straight face and pointed at the bow on Li Rong's head. "Your Highness, you should seriously treat your head before saying these words to me. Otherwise, I'm afraid that if I laugh, it'll seem disrespectful to you."
Li Rong's expression changed. He then shouted in a low voice, "Quickly get out of here and do your job."
Shangguan Ya laughed. She stood up and saluted. "Your Highness, then I'll go back and let the mice out of the cage. You should rest well."
Li Rong nodded. Shangguan Ya walked out. After taking two steps, she suddenly remembered something. She leaned back and looked at Li Rong. She smiled and said, "Speaking of which, aren't you angry that your head was smashed? Do you want me to help you vent your anger? "
"You don't have to do such a small thing."
Li Rong waved his hand. "Hurry up and leave."
Shangguan Ya smiled. "Then I'll leave."
After speaking, Shangguan Ya withdrew her body and disappeared through the door. Li Rong thought for a moment. He touched his forehead and looked up at Jing Lan. "Speaking of which, is my head really that ugly?"
"Do you want me to show you a mirror?"
Jing Lan asked hesitantly. Li Rong hesitated for a moment. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. It's not a big deal."
Li Rong stood up and ordered Jing Lan. "Go to the accountant and ask how much the prince consort paid for the peony medicine. Return the money to him. I'm going to sleep for a while."
"Your Highness." Jing Lan glanced at Li Rong and whispered, "Why don't you stop thinking about it?"
Li Rong paused and looked up. "What's wrong?"
"I've asked about the flower. It's half a year's worth of expenses for the princess' residence. The accountant can't take out so much money in such a short time."
Hearing this, Li Rong almost fainted.
Ever since her rebirth, she had been diligent and thrifty when it came to money. It was so that she could deduct more money to develop her own strength.
She had to support secret guards, intelligence agencies, and now the Inspectorate. Which one of these wasn't money? Pei Wenxuan's spending was half a year's worth of expenses for the princess' residence. When she heard this, she didn't have any romantic feelings. She was so angry that she wanted to scold him.
However, just as she took a step forward, she quickly calmed down. She had already had a conflict with Pei Wenxuan on this matter. It was already in the past. It was useless for her to say anything more.
Pei Wenxuan wasn't someone who didn't know the importance of things. He was willing to spend so much effort because he was diligent. She had taken away his flower. If she said that he was extravagant and wasteful, she was afraid that there would be another conflict.
Li Rong paused. She realized that Pei Wenxuan was clear about her accounts. Pei Wenxuan also knew how much money he had spent. He probably already knew that she couldn't afford it.
Now that she couldn't afford it and Pei Wenxuan was angry, it was normal that he didn't want to see her.
It only took a moment for her anger to turn into guilt. However, when she thought of Pei Wenxuan's indifferent attitude these past few days, especially today, her dissatisfaction rose again.
Jing Lan looked at her unpredictable expression and carefully said, "Your Highness, there's no need to draw such a clear line between husband and wife. If you really sent the money to the prince consort, he might be angry. I think it's better if you treat the prince consort better. The prince consort has a good temper. If you say a few good words and admit defeat, the prince consort might be happy. "
"Admit defeat? How can I admit defeat?"
Li Rong coldly said, "Am I not soft enough?"
"Your Highness," Jing Lan was somewhat helpless, "The prince consort is still sleeping in the study. You call this soft?"
"Then what? Do you want me to carry him back in a palanquin? "
Li Rong's temper rose. She walked to the small couch next to her and lay down. Jing Lan quickly covered her with a blanket and said softly, "You should talk to the prince consort."
"What's there to talk about," Li Rong closed her eyes, "I can't afford to pay him this money. He's not comfortable in his heart. Why should I find this soft nail to suffer? Today, I was wronged, but he didn't comfort me. When he saw that I was injured, he pretended not to see it. He even wrapped my hair with such an ugly bandage. It can be seen what he's thinking. I won't go to him to suffer. "
After Li Rong said this, Jing Lan was speechless. She didn't know why, but she could hear a bit of grievance in Li Rong's words. However, she thought that Li Rong wasn't such a delicate person. He wouldn't make a sound over such a small matter.
She couldn't persuade him. She sighed and could only say, "Your Highness, please rest first."
Li Rong responded and closed her eyes to rest.
When Jing Lan walked out, Li Rong was very annoyed. She got up and took a book that Pei Wenxuan usually liked to read. Then, she fell back to sleep.
After being tormented for half a day, there was nothing that went well. It was so annoying.
She fell asleep in a daze. She slept until night fell. When she got up, she heard that Pei Wenxuan was still at the official residence and hadn't returned.
She ate by herself and returned to the study to deal with the Inspectorate. After a while, Jing Lan came in with a pile of small papers. She respectfully placed them in front of Li Rong, "Your Highness, this is the information that was sent today."
Every day, Li Rong's informants would organize all the valuable information in the capital and send it back. Li Rong responded and began to look at the papers.
Yesterday, Li Ming went to Consort Rou's place to punish Hua Le. She already knew this in the morning. It didn't hurt or itch. When she opened the next paper, she saw, "Princess Hua Le had dinner with the Emperor. She was scolded for wearing a white magnolia hairpin. The Princess deceived the Emperor. The Emperor was angry and tied her up."
When Li Rong saw this paper, she couldn't help but be stunned. As Consort Rou's daughter, Hua Le had a temper that swayed according to the wind. She was used to being pampered. It was just a hairpin. How could she be beaten by Li Ming?
Li Rong pondered. She raised her hand and read through all the information. She still couldn't find the reason why Hua Le was beaten. She thought for a moment, then looked through Li Ming's schedule again. Only then did she see that Li Ming had summoned Pei Wenxuan before dinner.
Li Ming met Pei Wenxuan, then met Hua Le. After that, he taught Hua Le a lesson. Li Rong thought for a moment. She couldn't help but wonder if Pei Wenxuan had done something.
Pei Wenxuan had never cared about the affairs of the imperial harem. Why did he meddle in Hua Le's affairs today?
When this question came out, Li Rong immediately had a vague answer. This answer stunned her for a moment until Jing Lan asked her, "Your Highness, why are you in a daze?"
Only then did she react. She hurriedly said, "Nothing."
As she spoke, she rearranged the things in her hands. She actually wanted to ask Pei Wenxuan what was going on. However, she felt that it would be awkward to ask about such a small matter. She simply pretended not to know and continued with her work.
She sat and endured until Pei Wenxuan returned. As soon as Pei Wenxuan entered the residence, Jing Mei ran back and said happily, "Your Highness, Prince Consort is back."
Li Rong's expression didn't change. She continued to look at the booklets. She only said, "He's back. Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Your Highness." Jing Mei knelt in front of Li Rong. "Aren't you going to take a look?"
"He didn't come to pay his respects to me. Instead, he wants me to visit him?"
Li Rong said mockingly, "What a great official's prestige."
Jing Mei and Jing Lan looked at each other. Li Rong lowered her head and said, "You can leave. I'm going to sleep soon."
Pei Wenxuan returned late and didn't come to pay his respects to Li Rong. Li Rong washed up, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.
After the lights were turned off, Li Rong lay on the bed for a while. She couldn't help but turn over.
Without Pei Wenxuan here, the bed was much bigger. However, she didn't know why, but she couldn't fall asleep on such a big bed.
When a person became used to it, they would take everything for granted. For example, it was natural to ask after her when she was injured. It was natural to give in to her. It was natural to laugh with her. No matter what happened, it was natural to lie by her side at night.
Even though she knew logically that this was Pei Wenxuan's right, she still felt that it was unreasonable and uncomfortable to take things for granted.
She didn't like the feeling of being controlled by others, but she had no choice but to accept this.
Whether it was the feelings she had expressed in the corridor or the inexplicable shock and secret joy she felt when she saw Pei Wenxuan being punished in Hua Le, it was clear that this relationship was out of control.
Li Rong tried hard to close her eyes, but she felt that her mind was in a mess. After a long time, she didn't know why, but she kept thinking about Hua Le being tied up. She finally couldn't help but lift the quilt and turn over.
She had to find Pei Wenxuan and ask him clearly.
She thought to herself that if Pei Wenxuan's attitude was good, she would take the opportunity to ask Pei Wenxuan about going back to the room. If Pei Wenxuan's attitude was bad, she would let him die alone in the study.
After all, she had promised him that she would work hard to change her personality.
Pei Wenxuan said that he would wait. She couldn't always be stubborn like before. She had to wait for Pei Wenxuan to give in to her.
Li Rong thought to herself. When this thought came up, she couldn't control herself. She seemed to have found a reason to rationalize all her actions. This reason seemed to have a magical power that tempted her to get up and quietly go to the window.
Even if she took the initiative to look for Pei Wenxuan, she didn't want others to see her. Therefore, she pushed open the window and stuck her head out. She looked around and saw that there was no one outside the window. She jumped out of the window wearing only a single layer of clothing and trotted all the way to Pei Wenxuan's study.
When she arrived outside the study, she looked around and saw that there were only two people guarding the door of Pei Wenxuan's study. They were dozing off. She went around to the back of the room and went to the window.
It was night now. There was a charcoal brazier in the room. Pei Wenxuan left the window open for ventilation. Li Rong gently pushed open the window and climbed in.
After entering the room, it was pitch black. Li Rong searched her memory and carefully walked to the side of the small bed. After a few steps, she used her sleeve to pull down a few books. She hurriedly caught them. For a moment, she didn't know if she had startled Pei Wenxuan awake.
She held the books and froze in the room for a moment. When she saw that there was no movement, she sighed and continued to move forward.
At this time, she had also adapted to the light in the room. She roughly saw Pei Wenxuan's direction. She came to Pei Wenxuan's bedside like a cat. Before she had time to think about what she was doing, the person on the bed suddenly reached out and pulled her into the quilt.
Pei Wenxuan covered her mouth with one hand and hugged her waist with the other. He wrapped his legs around her body and hugged her in his arms.
Li Rong's heart was beating fast. She heard Pei Wenxuan whisper in her ear, "Princess, why did you come to this official's bed in the middle of the night?"
As he spoke, Pei Wenxuan moved closer. His lips were almost touching her ear. There was a hint of laughter in his voice. His thin lips moved as he spoke. It was as if his lips were brushing against her ear. His voice, which was always clear and bright, was a bit hoarse. It was like a beautiful voice rubbing against a piece of brocade. "Did you miss me?"
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