"Your Highness is wise." When Shangguan Ya heard Li Rong's decision, she immediately cupped her hands and flattered, "The transfer is the Prince Consort's biggest worry now. If Your Highness can help him solve it, he will be very grateful and overjoyed. He will feel Your Highness' concern for him and will open his heart to Your Highness."
"There's no need for the rest." Li Rong coughed lightly, "As long as he's happy. As for the rest," Li Rong thought for a moment, "Actually, what he said may not be bad."
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Shangguan Ya was a little puzzled. Li Rong put her hands behind her back and smiled. "I've never had a proper relationship with anyone before. I only took one look at the portrait and got married in a hurry. I'm so muddle-headed that I don't know how it feels to fall in love, get engaged, and get married."
As Li Rong spoke, he turned to Shangguan Ya. The current Shangguan Ya was lively and beautiful. Li Rong looked at her for a long time and slowly smiled, "You're not young anymore. Don't spend all your time looking for a partner for others. You should also look for a partner for yourself. If you can't do it, just call me." Li Rong raised his eyebrows, "I'll help you."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." When Shangguan Ya heard that Li Rong wanted to help her, she immediately said, "Your matter is more important. It's just a simple marriage. This subordinate can solve it by myself."
Li Rong nodded and didn't care about it anymore. After all, this was Shangguan Ya's private matter. She didn't care about what she thought.
Thus, she returned to the matter of Pei Wenxuan's transfer and thought of a solution.
If Pei Wenxuan wanted to be transferred to the Ministry of Personnel, first, the Censorate had to be willing to let him go. Second, the Ministry of Personnel had to be willing to accept him. Shangguan Minzhi was in charge of the Censorate, so it wasn't difficult. However, Wang Houwen was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. She had offended many members of the Wang family before. If Wang Houwen knew that Pei Wenxuan wanted to be transferred, he definitely wouldn't be transferred. Thus, the safest way now was to find someone who was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and let Pei Wenxuan secretly enter the Ministry of Personnel. Once it was settled, even if Wang knew about it, it would be difficult for him to chase Pei Wenxuan out..
First, he wanted to sneak into the Ministry of Personnel and then make plans later on.
What Pei Wenxuan needed to do was secretly put his name to the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of Personnel's transfer.
Shangguan Yu's, Shangguan Yu, Shangguan Minzhi, Wang, Shangguan Minzhi....
"That's strange."
Li Rong was just thinking about Pei Wenxuan's promotion when he heard Shangguan Ya mumble. Li Rong looked up and noticed that there seemed to be many non- Huajing scholars coming and going on the streets. Some of them were asking for directions while others were chatting. There was a mix of accents from all over the world that filled the streets. Li Rong couldn't help but take a few more glances at them.
Shangguan Ya also noticed the situation. She was curious. "There seems to be a lot of non-local scholars recently."
"Do you know why?"
Li Rong turned to Shangguan Ya. Shangguan Ya shook her head. Although she was well-versed in the ways of the upper class, she didn't know much about the affairs of the lower class.
Li Rong, on the other hand, was very familiar with the origins of these scholars. "The imperial examinations start in the third month. At the beginning of the second month, students and tributes from all over the country have to arrive at the Ministry of Governmental Affairs to report there."
This was a major national event in the later period of her previous life.
"Then why are they here so early?"
"Naturally, they have other purposes. The imperial examinations don't just test the essays of the day. They can also submit their daily essays to the head examiner. If the head examiner likes it, even if the essay is average, they can rely on their daily essays to enter the court examinations. "
"But how do these ordinary students submit their daily essays to the head examiner? Do they hand them their essays at the same time in the examination hall? "
Shangguan Ya was a little confused. Li Rong looked to the side and saw two scholars talking about what they had seen and heard in the Su Mansion. She listened and explained to Shangguan Ya, "That's why they come to Huajing in advance and submit their essays to the residences of the nobles who like to receive poems. If they are valued, the nobles will recommend them to the head examiner."
"Then," Shangguan Ya pondered. "Actually, the imperial examinations aren't that interesting."
"What do you mean?" Li Rong saw that Shangguan Ya seemed to have realized something. Shangguan Ya pursed her lips. "If the nobles recommend them, the head examiner can give them extra points. Then wouldn't the nobles all be top scorers if they participate?"
"Why would the nobles need to participate in the imperial examinations?" Li Rong laughed. "The nobles are indebted to their ancestors and can be directly recommended to the court. For example, Su Yongqing followed his grandfather to the court when he was 12 years old. Why would he need to participate in the imperial examinations? Therefore, those who participate in the imperial examinations are mostly from ordinary families or arrogant nobles who want to test their abilities. The imperial examinations are unfair because of the internal conflicts among the ordinary people and not because of the nobles' interference. "
Shangguan Ya heard this and sighed. Li Rong couldn't help but laugh. "What are you sighing about?"
"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya sighed. "Fortunately, we worked hard when we were reincarnated."
The two chatted on the way back. Li Rong sent Shangguan Ya back to the residence. After returning to the residence, Li Rong turned around and ordered someone to investigate the Physician of the Ministry of Appointments, Liu Chunhang.
After a series of matters were settled, she heard that Pei Wenxuan had returned.
After Pei Wenxuan returned, he didn't go to see her first. Instead, he went to the bathroom and washed up before coming back.
Li Rong was reading through the booklets. When she saw him come in after changing his clothes, she didn't even raise her head. She only said, "Prince Consort, where did you go to drink wine with prostitutes?"
"Your Highness, I'm innocent."
Pei Wenxuan laughed. He walked to Li Rong and sat down cross-legged. "With this humble subject around, who would be so daring as to bring me to drink wine with prostitutes?"
"The old dogs in the imperial court are very daring." Li Rong put aside the booklets she was reading. "Didn't I bring you there before? It's not like I don't know. "
"Today is different from the past." Pei Wenxuan leaned to the left and said with a smile, "When you brought me to drink wine with prostitutes, Princess Ping L E at most went to His Majesty to complain. His Majesty only verbally reprimanded her. In private, His Majesty probably told His Highness to cultivate more female virtues. But now, he brought me to drink wine with prostitutes. "Pei Wenxuan grabbed a peanut from the plate and threw it into his mouth." He's afraid that the Inspectorate will immediately go to his residence to investigate a case. He'll cause trouble for himself. "
"Women." Pei Wenxuan sighed. "They become fierce when they have money."
"What, I used to be very gentle?" Li Rong raised her eyebrows and looked at him. Pei Wenxuan saw the warning in her eyes and hurriedly said, "You're still gentle now. Especially gentle."
Li Rong was amused by him. She was too lazy to be serious with him. She only said, "Are you going to talk about the transfer today?"
"Isn't that right?" Pei Wenxuan sighed. "I spent a lot of effort and invited the people from the Ministry of Personnel. They all made excuses. I can even recite their words."
"Prince Consort, it's not that we don't want to help you." Pei Wenxuan straightened up and imitated those people. He said in a strange tone, "This matter has to be done according to the rules. When the time comes, whoever is suitable will be who should be. Prince Consort, don't worry. Just follow the rules. "
After saying this, Pei Wenxuan lightly spat. "This group of old dogs. They have a damn rule in their hearts. What they want is money. It's just that they don't dare to take my money. "
"How about," Li Rong probed, "Leave this matter to me?"
"You think I can't handle it?"
Pei Wenxuan turned his head and raised his eyebrows. "Your Highness." He straightened his body and was quite serious. "You can say that I'm a bad person. But, "Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and pointed at his head." You can't say that I'm stupid. "
"Then …" Li Rong carefully asked, "You can handle this matter yourself?"
"I can handle it myself."
Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and rolled up his sleeves. He slowly said, "It's a small matter. There's no need to trouble Your Highness."
"What if I want to be troubled?" Li Rong hesitated and asked this question. Pei Wenxuan paused. This sentence entered Pei Wenxuan's mind. In an instant, he analyzed Li Rong's many motives.
What did he mean by wanting to be troubled? She hoped that he could rely on her?
Why did she want him to rely on her?
Was it …
Pei Wenxuan reviewed all the fragments of their interactions in his mind. He suddenly realized that every time he was in trouble, Li Rong seemed to treat him a little better.
Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but think of what his grandmother said to his mother in the past. "When husband and wife get along, you have to learn to show weakness. If you do everything yourself, the other party can't do anything for you. No matter how good you are, it's hard for him to take you to heart."
Translated, this roughly meant that if everything didn't cost anything, naturally, he wouldn't cherish it.
From the looks of it, wasn't he usually too eager to excel?
If it was a normal woman, she would be overjoyed if he was strong. But Li Rong was used to being strong. Would it make Li Rong happier if he showed weakness?
A bunch of thoughts quickly flashed through his mind. Pei Wenxuan's action of rolling up his sleeves paused for a moment, then he smiled and continued to roll up his sleeves to his arm. He slowly said, "Then how does Your Highness want to be troubled?"
"Why don't you leave this matter to me?" Li Rong was interested and said happily, "I don't think I've done anything for you before. I'll help you this time. I guarantee that I'll do it properly! "
"Okay."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and looked up. "Then I'll leave it to Your Highness. Actually, it's very difficult for me to do this. If Your Highness can help, it would be best."
When Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan say that it was very difficult for him to do it, he subconsciously ignored the "small matter" he said before and suddenly became happy.
Pei Wenxuan saw that she was happy and raised his hand to help her stack the booklets. Then he stood up and reached out to pull Li Rong. "Okay, it's so late. Let's sleep."
Li Rong was pulled up by him and walked to the bed with him. When they were in bed, Pei Wenxuan put down the curtain. Li Rong then remembered. She turned and looked at Pei Wenxuan. "Did you drink today?"
"No."
When Pei Wenxuan heard her question, he also turned and looked at her. "I don't drink if I can."
"Why don't you drink for the rest of your life?" Li Rong was a little puzzled. She remembered that Pei Wenxuan used to be a successful official. His alcohol tolerance was also trained by him. Pei Wenxuan only said, "First, I don't want you to take care of me anymore. It's troublesome to take care of me if I drink. Secondly, I cherish my life. "
As Pei Wenxuan spoke, he raised his hand and gently tucked Li Rong's hair behind her ear. He said softly, "In my previous life, both of us tortured our bodies badly. You were sick in your early fifties and I wasn't much better than you. When you were lying on the hospital bed, I was also coughing up blood. "
"I didn't know." Li Rong sighed. "You hid it too well."
"Only the doctor and I know."
Pei Wenxuan's voice was gentle. "And it didn't take long for the two of us to leave together. I think if I'm still alive, it shouldn't be long. So in this life, let's not torture ourselves. If we live longer, we can spend more time with you. I still have to wait for you. If my life is short and I can't wait … "
"Don't talk nonsense." Li Rong was not happy with him saying this. Pei Wenxuan smiled and didn't say much. He thought for a while and saw that Li Rong was interested in talking to him. He said, "You went to see Lin Feibai today?"
"Yes. I asked him to go to the southwest to be exiled and make contributions. "
"That's good too. We can't always count on Qin Lin. Now he has been exposed very clearly." Pei Wenxuan nodded. Li Rong thought for a while and suddenly said, "Pei Wenxuan, did you want children in your previous life?"
These words stunned Pei Wenxuan. After a while, he said slowly, "Of course I did. Especially later on, I felt very lonely every time I went home alone. "
"Do you want a boy or a girl?"
Li Rong was a little curious. Pei Wenxuan thought for a while and replied, "It doesn't matter. It's all about the same. But now, I don't really want it. "
"Why?" Li Rong was surprised. Pei Wenxuan stared at her. After a long time, he gently touched her forehead with his forehead. "I'm afraid that something will happen to you, so I don't want any. I don't want to take any risks."
When Li Rong heard this, she lowered her eyes. Pei Wenxuan looked at her appearance and raised his hand to pull her into his arms. He said gently, "Sleep."
Pei Wenxuan promised to let Li Rong handle the transfer matter and really didn't ask anymore.
Since he didn't have to worry about the transfer, Pei Wenxuan was idle. He set up a wooden cylinder at the entrance of the Princess Residence and wrote the two words "Accepting the Talents".
This wooden cylinder was called the Accepting the Talents Cylinder. Before the imperial examinations, if the noble families of Huajing were interested in reading the essays of scholars, they could set up a wooden cylinder at the entrance. The scholars could put their works in the wooden cylinder and put their names on it for the influential officials to read.
If they liked the essays of scholars, they could invite them to the residence as guests.
After Pei Wenxuan set up the Accepting the Talents Cylinder, the residence began to have frequent gatherings. Every day when Li Rong returned home, she could hear Pei Wenxuan and a bunch of scholars discussing current affairs. In addition to these scholars, some of the children of aristocratic families would also come over. Before the imperial examinations, because scholars attended banquets everywhere, it was also the most popular period of time.
Sometimes, Li Rong would sneak over and see a bunch of scholars talking loudly in the room. Pei Wenxuan was wearing a white blouse with golden cloud patterns and a jade crown on his head. One of his legs was crossed and the other was bent. He held a teacup in one hand and the other hand was on his bent knee. He looked unruly and arrogant, but when he smiled and observed people, he looked more calm and restrained.
Li Rong sneaked over at first because she happened to see Pei Wenxuan and bumped into him. Then, when she saw so many people, she felt that it wasn't good to go in and quietly left.
But later, she found that every time she went over, she seemed to see a group of servant girls gathering at the door and secretly sizing up the people inside.
Once, not only did she see the servant girls, she also saw Shangguan Ya. She didn't say anything and pretended that she didn't see anything.
Later, she found that not only did Shangguan Ya come, but a group of aristocratic young ladies also began to follow Shangguan Ya to the princess residence as guests. Every time they mentioned Shangguan Ya's name, a group of people would hide in the garden to watch Pei Wenxuan hold a talk.
This matter was exposed when Li Rong suddenly thought of going to see Pei Wenxuan one day. When she went over, she found a group of aristocratic young ladies that she was familiar with following Shangguan Ya to her courtyard.
She confirmed that this group of people didn't announce themselves and only reported Shangguan Ya's name. She looked from afar and confirmed that these young ladies' eyes were all on the men in the talk. Most of them were on Pei Wenxuan.
She quietly walked over and lightly kicked Shangguan Ya from behind. Shangguan Ya angrily turned around and whispered, "Damn …"
Before she finished speaking, she saw Li Rong looking down at her condescendingly. Shangguan Ya was so scared that she stuttered, "You, you, you …"
"Come with me for a moment."
Li Rong directly grabbed Shangguan Ya's collar and dragged her away. After the two of them walked far away, Li Rong crossed her arms and looked at Shangguan Ya, who lowered her head and didn't dare to speak.
"Sure," Li Rong sneered, "You didn't do anything and brought a group of young ladies to my residence to see my son-in-law?"
"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya stammered, "Actually, it's not all to see the son-in-law …"
"Should I thank you for letting him go?"
"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya took a deep breath, "Actually, this is also a strategy for us to win people's hearts."
"Using my son-in-law's face?"
"No," Shangguan Ya immediately said, "Your Highness, you have to know that a good-looking man doesn't have much lethality, but a group of good-looking and talented men is different. Especially this feeling of sneaking a peek. If you don't believe me, I can show you. "
Li Rong listened to Shangguan Ya's words and was dragged by her, half-believing and half-doubting, into the crowd.
There were too many young ladies here, and everyone was hiding outside. Li Rong felt a little awkward for a moment. She didn't know why she had to be so sneaky when she came to see her husband.
Most importantly, why did those men wear single shirts in the greenhouse while they shivered in the cold wind?
She felt that these young ladies' brains were all damaged, but she was still curious as to why Shangguan Ya's brain could be so damaged.
Therefore, she decided to follow Shangguan Ya to experience it.
Pei Wenxuan's Talk Banquet was the most popular in recent days, so there were many people who came today. Su Ronghua, who was from the noble family, and Cui Yulang, who was from the ordinary family, were all in this hall.
Whether it was Su Ronghua or Cui Yulang, they were all famous figures in Huajing, and Pei Wenxuan was among them. Dressed in plain clothes and a jade crown, he didn't appear to be weak at all. No matter whether he was sitting or standing, his posture was elegant and elegant, and he was very proficient in poetry and debate.
Today, he and Su Ronghua were debating about "etiquette".
The two of them sat down on the ground. Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and motioned Su Ronghua to go first. Su Ronghua nodded and asked, "Etiquette, law, right?"
"What is law?" Pei Wenxuan looked calm and asked calmly.
"Rules are law."
"What is law?"
"Law is law."
"What is the difference between rules and law?"
This question made Su Ronghua hesitate for a moment, and finally said, "Law is rule, but rule is not law."
"Etiquette is rule, law is also rule, and both are a kind of rule, but they are not the same. If you violate the law, you will be punished by the government. If you violate etiquette, you may not be punished. Therefore, "Pei Wenxuan raised his eyes and smiled from the side," Etiquette is not law. "
His smile seemed to be glorious. Li Rong bent down and hid in the garden to look at him. She didn't know why, but her heart beat half a beat faster.
She was stunned for a moment. At this moment, a girl behind her seemed to be too excited, and suddenly slipped and fell forward.
So one person pushed the other, and Li Rong happened to be at the front. After being pushed, she directly fell forward. She hadn't recovered from Pei Wenxuan's smile, and was pushed forward.
Li Rong staggered and fell to the ground. Everyone was startled and looked over at the same time.
Pei Wenxuan was still holding his teacup, and looked over with a pair of smiling eyes. When he saw that the person who fell to the ground was Li Rong, he raised his eyebrows.
Li Rong was stared at by so many people, and awkwardness filled her heart.
Fortunately, she was thick-skinned. She tried her best to maintain a graceful posture, and then patted the dust in a graceful manner, and commented, "Well said, please help yourselves."
As she spoke, she waved her fan and walked into the crowd with a smile. When she left, she kicked Shangguan Ya who was behind her.
Shangguan Ya gasped, but didn't dare to make a sound, and hurriedly limped after her.
Everyone watched as Li Rong left while waving her fan in the cold weather. At this time, a scholar finally reacted and turned to look at Pei Wenxuan, and asked in confusion, "Lord Pei, who was that lady just now?"
When Pei Wenxuan heard this question, he turned his head and smiled apologetically, "My wife is naughty and mischievous, please excuse me."
As he spoke, he drank a mouthful of tea. When he thought of how Li Rong looked at him blankly when she fell to the ground, he couldn't help but smile even more.
After Li Rong led Shangguan Ya far away, she could finally vent her anger. She turned her head and pointed at Shangguan Ya with her fan, and said angrily, "Look at you … …"
"Isn't the prince consort very handsome!" Shangguan Ya raised her hand and grabbed Li Rong's fan. Li Rong was stunned by her question.
Shangguan Ya stared at Li Rong and said seriously, "Your Highness, do you feel like your heart is moved? It feels different when a group of men look at it together, right? "
Li Rong, "… …"
"Liu Hangchun, have you checked?" Li Rong felt that there was no point in arguing with a teenage girl. After all, Shangguan Ya was still young, and young girls yearned for love. She was also like this when she was young. She didn't want to answer the question of whether Pei Wenxuan was handsome or not, so she could only change the topic.
Shangguan Ya nodded, "I've checked. Tomorrow, I'll send the things you want to your table. Speaking of which, seeing that I've spent so much effort to help you, can you do me a small favor? "
"Speak." Li Rong nodded. Just as she finished speaking, she saw Shangguan Ya take out a pile of colorful papers.
"Your Highness, can I trouble you to tell the prince consort to distribute these papers, and let the person who wrote the name on the paper write something on the paper. Write a name, write a poem, write anything. "
"Are you crazy?" Li Rong's face was full of shock, "You want me to ask Pei Wenxuan to do this?"
"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya said with a serious face, "my relationship with the young ladies of the aristocratic families depends on you."
Li Rong didn't say anything. She quietly looked at the paper in Shangguan Ya's hands. After taking it, she looked at the names on the paper one by one. Finally, she took a deep breath, "These names can't be signed for nothing. One piece of paper is five taels of silver."
"Deal."
Shangguan Ya said happily. Li Rong stuffed the paper into her sleeve and returned to her room.
At night, Pei Wenxuan's meeting was almost over, so he returned to his room.
As soon as he returned, he saw Li Rong waiting for him in the room. Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan enter the room, but when she thought of what happened in the afternoon, she felt a little embarrassed and didn't want to take the initiative to greet him. Pei Wenxuan walked in and sat opposite Li Rong. He said with a smile, "Your Highness?"
"You're back?" Li Rong didn't look up and continued to read the booklets. Pei Wenxuan smiled and stared at her for a while. Li Rong knew that he was sizing her up, so she pretended nothing happened. She raised her head and looked at Pei Wenxuan, "You did a good job at the meeting. Did you see any useful people?"
"Of course there are. After all, there are many talented people in this year's Longhu List."
Li Rong heard this and nodded. Pei Wenxuan smiled and looked at Li Rong. Li Rong was a little embarrassed by his gaze, but she didn't show it on her face. She only coughed lightly and said, "Then you should interact with them more."
"Of course." Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and picked up a peanut from Li Rong's plate. He said slowly, "How long did Your Highness secretly look at them?"
"Not long." Li Rong subconsciously retorted. Then she felt that there was something wrong with this direction, so she quickly corrected herself, "I didn't look at you."
"Oh." Pei Wenxuan answered casually. Li Rong then remembered that she still had a task today, so she quickly softened her attitude, "That, Pei Wenxuan, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Your Highness, please speak." Pei Wenxuan rubbed the peanut in his hand. Seeing Li Rong's awkward expression, he guessed that the matter that Li Rong asked for his help most likely had nothing to do with official business.
If it had nothing to do with official business, then it should be a private affair. Thinking of the way Li Rong looked at him during the day, and Li Rong's previous actions of helping him transfer, he couldn't help but guess that perhaps the reason why Li Rong wanted to help him now was because she liked what he wanted to do.
For example, asking him for a piece of calligraphy to copy?
Thinking of this, Pei Wenxuan's smile widened. He tried to restrain himself, but then he heard Li Rong say, "I know that scholars like you all write well. Can you …"
"Of course." Pei Wenxuan happily answered, "Your Highness wants to …"
"Look at this stack of paper." Li Rong took out a stack of paper and said with a bit of flattery, "Can you distribute the names on this paper and ask your friends to sign their names?"
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