When Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan's "En", she knew that Pei Wenxuan was happy. She held Pei Wenxuan's arm and walked forward. When the two of them got into the carriage together, Pei Wenxuan remembered. "I saw that you seemed unhappy just now. Did you say something to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Chuan 'er has decided to choose a consort." Li Rong sighed. "Actually, this is also a good thing. It's best if he can figure it out, but I don't know why, but I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart."
"What is Your Highness uncomfortable about?"
Pei Wenxuan poured tea for Li Rong. Li Rong was silent. After a while, she smiled. "It's nothing. It's best that everyone doesn't have to worry about him like this. After all, he is the Crown Prince. "Li Rong looked up at him and smiled." Isn't that so? "
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak. He didn't seem to want to touch on this topic. He pushed the poured tea to Li Rong and only said, "Your Highness, drink some tea to ease the effects of the alcohol."
Li Rong looked up at Pei Wenxuan's slightly alienated expression under the candlelight. She hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
The New Year's holiday passed very quickly. After staying at home for a few days, the entire imperial court began to operate again. On the first day Li Rong returned to the Inspection Department, she heard that the banishment team was going to leave the city. Li Rong thought for a while and suddenly remembered. He turned to ask Shangguan Ya, "Was Lin Feibai sentenced to exile?"
"Yes."
Shangguan Ya nodded and asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
"Let's go." Li Rong stood up and smiled. "Let's go see him."
Shangguan Ya was a little surprised that Li Rong would have this idea. She followed Li Rong out and hurriedly asked, "Why does Your Highness want to see him?"
"He's a talent," Li Rong explained. "It's a pity not to send him off."
The two went out and got on the carriage. After a while, they arrived at the city gate.
At this time, a row of prisoners had already gathered at the city gate. They were wearing white prison clothes, heavy shackles on their feet, and had wooden chains around their necks as they bid farewell to their loved ones.
It was a scene of crying in front of the city gate. Only Lin Feibai stood in the crowd, looking very calm and out of place.
Li and... and Shangguan Ya. Li Rong greeted him with a smile. "Young Master Lin...." Lin Feibai didn't reply...
Lin Feibai responded and didn't say much. Li Rong looked at the torture instruments on his body, turned her head, and instructed Shangguan Ya, "Take care of the officers and soldiers who are escorting them. They still have to maintain their dignity. Don't give Young Master Lin so many things."
Shangguan Ya cupped his hands and retreated. Li Rong turned to look at Lin Feibai. Lin Feibai's expression didn't change. Li Rong looked him up and down. "From Young Master Lin's appearance, are the people from Seven Stars Hall already prepared for the journey?"
"Why?" When Lin Feibai heard Li Rong mention Seven Stars Hall, his expression finally changed a little. "Your Highness thinks that you have to remove the roots to cut the weeds. Now, you're here to remove this root?"
"Young Master Lin is wrong. I'm here to provide Young Master Lin with a path." Li Rong raised his hand and looked at the folding fan. He said gently, "Has Young Master Lin ever thought of becoming an official?"
Lin Feibai frowned. Li Rong analyzed for him. "If the Seven Stars Hall rescues you this time, it will definitely alarm the Imperial Court. With my Imperial Father's temper, I'm afraid he won't let an organization like the Seven Stars Hall off so easily after the assassination attempt."
"So what do you want to say?" Lin Feibai stared at Li Rong. Li Rong smiled. "I just want to know, since we're both killing people and risking our lives, is Young Master Lin willing to fight on the battlefield?"
"This time, Young Master Lin is going to be exiled."
Li Rong turned his head and looked into the distance. "Being exiled is different from being exiled. It's both in remote areas. The exiled will have no future, but if the exiled makes military contributions, they will have the opportunity to atone for their crimes and hold an important position in the army. If Young Master Lin is willing, I can cooperate with Young Master Lin. As long as Young Master Lin makes a small contribution, I will ask His Majesty to let you enter the Xie family's genealogy and turn from a sinner to a good citizen. This way, you can make contributions on the battlefield. "
"Do you want to wander the world from now on or enter the family's genealogy and exchange your life for your future and rise in the officialdom?" Li Rong leaned forward. "Young Master Lin, think carefully."
Actually, there was no choice, and there was no need to choose.
Lin Feibai looked at Li Rong and frowned. His eyes couldn't help but be filled with doubt. "You dare to believe me?"
After all, it wasn't the first time he had breached the contract. Last time, he promised to cooperate with her to deal with Xie Lanqing, but he turned around and dealt with her with Xie Lanqing.
Li Rong laughed. "I'm still clear about whether I can believe you or not. Previously, you were bound by your mother's will. Now, I think you will make the most suitable choice for yourself. "
"My choice?" Lin Feibai sneered. "You sentenced me to be exiled and let me choose. Is this called a choice? Why are you here pretending to be a good person? "
"Young Master Lin, you're taking things too hard." Li Rong rubbed the fan in his hand. "You killed me and framed me. I'm already being magnanimous by letting you be exiled. Now, I'm even providing you with a path to take. Shouldn't you be grateful to me? "
"Young Master Lin has taken many lives. I'm sure you can see past grudges. You and I are not enemies. You didn't kill me because you hated me, and I didn't sentence you because I detested you. In that case, now that I can provide you with benefits, why don't you become friends with me? "
Lin Feibai didn't say much after Li Rong's words. He wasn't a fool. After thinking for a moment, he agreed and said, "I'll listen to Your Highness's instructions."
While the two were talking, Shangguan Ya walked over and said to Li Rong, "It's done. He's still at the door, so it's not easy to do anything. When he's far away and out of Huajing's territory, they will remove the torture equipment from his body."
As he spoke, Shangguan Ya turned to look at Lin Feibai. "Thief Lin, why aren't you thanking the Princess?"
"I'm thanking her, not you," Lin Feibai replied directly and glanced at Shangguan Ya. "What does it have to do with you?"
"You're simply a dog biting Lu Dongbin." Shangguan Ya was angry when he heard Lin Feibai's words. He raised his hand and said, "Give me my Ye Token."
"The southwest is poor and boring," Lin Feibai said slowly. "I'm not returning it."
After saying this, the escorting officer arrived in front of Li Rong and said with an apologetic smile, "Your Highness, this young master has to set off. Why don't the two of you catch up in the future? "
These words were pleasant to hear. Li Rong nodded and let Shangguan Ya reward him with silver. He raised his hand and gave Lin Feibai a jade pendant engraved with the word "Ping". He only said, "Write more letters in the future."
After Li Rong finished speaking, he led Shangguan Ya back.
As soon as they entered the city, an attendant walked over and said to Li Rong, "Your Highness, the Prince Consort said that he can't go back today and invites you to have a meal by yourself."
"What's the matter with him?"
Li Rong was a little puzzled. Pei Wenxuan rarely didn't go home to eat, but now he wasn't going back to eat?
"The Prince Consort said that he wanted to invite some lords to a banquet."
When Li Rong heard this, he frowned, but it wasn't good for him to flare up in front of others, so he suppressed it and planned to go back and ask Pei Wenxuan.
Shangguan Ya observed Li Rong's expression from the side. As soon as the attendant left, Shangguan Ya nudged Li Rong with his shoulder. "Are you unhappy that the Prince Consort didn't accompany you to eat?"
"Why would I be?" Li Rong retracted his gaze from the departing attendant and turned his head. "I'm just wondering why he invited others to a banquet."
"In February, the Ministry of Personnel will determine the results of the assessment and in March, they will announce the personnel transfer list. However, that list was also decided in February." Shangguan Ya was very familiar with this and said, "The officials who want to be transferred are now moving around. Since the Prince Consort is inviting them to a banquet, he must want to transfer them."
As he said this, Shangguan Ya suddenly remembered. "He has been in the position of Imperial Censor for a while, right? He is your Prince Consort. Logically speaking, he should be promoted after marrying you. He has also worked with you on a few cases, so it is reasonable for him to be promoted. Why hasn't he been promoted yet? "
"The position of Imperial Censor has real power." Li Rong explained to Shangguan Ya. "Although the rank isn't high, it is much more important than those official positions that only have a false reputation. If he wants to be transferred, he will definitely be transferred to a place with real power. Those places are not easy to enter. Imperial Father must be suppressing it. "Li Rong made a squeezing motion." When it bounces back, it bounces back high. "
"Then," Shangguan Ya thought for a while. "The Prince Consort's promotion should be in the bag. What is he still busy with now?"
Li Rong crossed his arms and thought about Shangguan Ya's words. "I'm afraid that someone is making things difficult for him."
For something like a promotion, if one was forcefully sent to a place, there would be plenty of ways to make things difficult for them. Pei Wenxuan wanted to be an official with real power, so he had to have his own henchmen.
"I'm afraid that someone is making things difficult for him."
Li Rong muttered. Shangguan Ya looked at her and couldn't help but laugh.
Li Rong looked up in confusion. "What are you laughing at?"
"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya winked at her. "Your relationship with the Prince Consort is quite good now, isn't it?"
When Li Rong heard Shangguan Ya's question, they walked on the street and looked at the people around them. Li Rong slowly said, "Thanks to you, there is a change."
"When do you plan to have a child?"
Shangguan Ya and Li Rong walked on the street. Li Rong looked at the rattle-drum on the side of the road and heard Shangguan Ya's question. For a moment, she was a bit absent-minded.
She had never had a child in her life. When she was young, she didn't want one. Later on, she didn't dare to have one. In the end, she couldn't have one.
To her, a child was like an expensive luxury. She heard people talk about it from afar, but except for the first year of her marriage, she didn't think about having a child again.
Now that Shangguan Ya mentioned it again, she suddenly realized that everything that she found difficult to obtain in her previous life, including a child, seemed to be something that could be obtained by tip-toeing and working hard.
Li Rong seriously thought about this problem. Seeing that she didn't speak, Shangguan Ya continued, "Why, you haven't thought about it?"
"I'll tell you the truth," Li Rong looked around and leaned closer to Shangguan Ya. She lowered her voice. "We haven't consummated our marriage yet."
Shangguan Ya widened her eyes in shock. But after thinking for a moment, she calmed down and said, "Your Highness, if there's any problem, you can tell me more."
"There's no problem," Li Rong frowned and analyzed seriously. "Actually, I don't care. It's just that Pei Wenxuan, he …"
"He can't?" Shangguan Ya said in shock. Li Rong quickly explained, "Yes, there's no problem with his body."
"Then?" Shangguan Ya showed a puzzled expression.
After being married for more than half a year, his body was fine, the woman was willing, their relationship was harmonious, and he could still sit still. What kind of reincarnation was this?
"That's what he told me," Li Rong said honestly. "He thinks that relationships should be slower and wants to take it step by step with me."
"I understand." Shangguan Ya nodded and showed a look of understanding. "Your Highness, I'm very clear about this."
"You're clear?" Li Rong was a little surprised. She turned to look at Shangguan Ya. She, an old woman who had lived for more than half her life, was not clear about this. How could Shangguan Ya be clear about this?
"I'm clear," Shangguan Ya said seriously. "The steps between you and your husband are not in place yet."
"Tell me." Li Rong began to be interested in Shangguan Ya's thoughts. Shangguan Ya walked side by side with Li Rong and said as if she was a fortune-teller, "Your Highness, in your relationship, it's usually the Prince Consort who pleases you, right?"
"Yes," Li Rong admitted frankly. "Usually, he's the one who accommodates me."
"Then what have you given him? Have you deliberately made him happy?"
"No …"
Li Rong didn't know why, but she felt a little guilty when she said it. Shangguan Ya began to analyze for Li Rong. "So you see, the Prince Consort's hint is so obvious. He thinks that relationships should be done step by step. Why haven't you slept with him yet? It's because you haven't reached this stage yet. Your Highness, if you're willing, it means that you've reached the Prince Consort's step. But if you don't do anything, the Prince Consort won't feel that it's suitable. "
Li Rong tapped her palm with her fan and listened to Shangguan Ya. "So, if you want to sleep with him, don't be too reserved. You have to take the initiative and attack. Attack his heart and you'll be able to play with him in the palm of your hand."
As Shangguan Ya spoke, she made a gesture of clenching her fingers into a fist.
Li Rong frowned. She didn't really agree with Shangguan Ya's theory. For example, she felt that Pei Wenxuan's "reluctance" probably came from the fact that he felt that their feelings for each other were not compatible.
But there was one thing that she cared about.
She cared about what Pei Wenxuan said the other day. She had never coaxed him.
So if she coaxed him a little, he would forgive her.
Actually, she didn't want this to happen. She didn't know why, but she hoped that Pei Wenxuan would be more presumptuous in front of her.
She asked him to wait for her. She couldn't just coax him and do nothing.
Li Rong thought about it and decided, "You're right. I have to treat him better."
As she spoke, Li Rong made up her mind. "I have to help him with his transfer!"
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