Li Rong walked out of Yu's study, immediately raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face, and her expression turned cold.

She got on the carriage, calmed down, and went over. When she got home, Pei Wenxuan had just finished playing a game of chess with himself and was collecting the chess pieces.

Li Rong came into the room, and Pei Wenxuan looked up. Seeing Li Rong crying, he paused for a moment, then smiled imperceptibly, and asked, "Why do you look like a cat after going to the palace?"

"Are you still in the mood to care about my cat-faced face?"

Li Rong sneered: "Why don't you take care of your career?"

"My career as an official is not a very important matter."

Pei Wenxuan was still unable to take his eyes off Li Rong's face as he spoke. After a moment, he sighed, waved at Li Rong, and said gently, "Your Highness, come here."

Li Rong was a little confused. She walked to Pei Wenxuan, who pulled her to sit down, and then he wrung out the handkerchief. Then he came back to Li Rong, bent down, and wiped her face carefully.

He leaned very close to her, and wiped the tears from her face gently and slowly, as if this was the most important thing at the moment.

As he wiped her face, Li Rong involuntarily softened her body, like a cat whose fur had been smoothed. She said in a low voice, "Aren't you going to ask me what I said when I went to the palace?"

"The Minister of Personnel is no longer needed," Pei Wenxuan said lightly, "I will think of a way to deal with the remaining position of the Director of Examinations."

"I've saved your place."

Li Rong suddenly spoke, Pei Wenxuan paused, he raised his eyes, and saw Li Rong looking at him seriously: "I told my father that you were bullied and we were not living well, so I asked someone to transfer you to the position of the Minister of Personnel. Someone must have framed us, let him make the decision for me."

As she spoke, Li Rong laughed, "I sued Hua Le, saying that she said that my father was suspicious of me, so he made me marry you, and then he didn't even give you a sixth-rank official position, so that I was always laughed at by Hua Le, and everyone was secretly talking about me marrying you behind my back."

"Now the emperor will definitely ask people to investigate your transfer behind the scenes. This is not our fault. If the emperor insists on investigating, he will probably find out that it is Concubine Rou in the end. He will be scared and panic when the time comes. In order to prove that he does not suspect me, he must keep you as the Minister of Personnel."

Pei Wenxuan listened to her words without any expression. He just looked into her eyes and remained silent for a long time.

Li Rong nudged him with her elbow: "Why are you looking at me? Say something."

"I am just a little curious," Pei Wenxuan wiped her face, put the handkerchief aside, and took out a comb to comb her hair. While combing, he said, "Your Highness has never cried in front of me, but in front of His Majesty, he cries as soon as he is told to. Why is that?"

"It's nice to fake cry, but why is there any point in real crying?" Li Rong said, sighing, "Besides, it would be so embarrassing if someone saw us."

No matter how severe the fake crying is, it is still fake.

When you cry sincerely, even if it's just one tear, it can easily pierce people's hearts.

"Why are you asking this?" Li Rong suddenly remembered and said, "Do you think it's appropriate for me to say this? Father won't think too much, right?"

"That won't happen."

Pei Wenxuan combed Li Rong's hair, put the comb aside, straightened the crooked hairpin, and then said, "Your Highness, don't worry too much. His Majesty will listen to you."

"Why are you so confident?" Li Rong was quite surprised. Pei Wenxuan smiled but didn't say much. He thought for a while and said, "However, what I have to worry about now is whether His Majesty can find someone to put me in the Ministry of Personnel."

After hearing what Pei Wenxuan said, Li Rong understood what he meant.

Given Concubine Rou's prudence, if she wanted to send someone to the enemy station, she would naturally do it perfectly, and no matter how much they investigated, it would be difficult to trace it back to her.

If there is no evidence that Concubine Rou colluded with the Ministry of Personnel, it would be difficult to make Li Ming believe Li Rong's words.

Li Rong thought for a moment. Pei Wenxuan saw that Li Rong was thinking of a solution, so he reminded her: "If you can't find evidence, you can create doubts."

"Suspicious points?"

"Hua Le had worn the Xie family's white magnolia hairpin before, and this incident has already made His Majesty suspicious of their relationship with the aristocratic family. Now you are saying that Concubine Rou colluded with the aristocratic family to frame me. Even if there is no evidence, given His Majesty's character, I'm afraid he will start to have doubts. Why don't you exaggerate and give His Majesty more reasons to doubt?"

"Once there is doubt," Pei Wenxuan picked up the purple clay pot and poured himself tea, "Your Majesty must still protect Concubine Rou. But once he protects you, he will feel a little more guilty towards you, and everything will go smoothly."

"good."

Li Rong nodded: "I will discuss this matter with Aya."

Pei Wenxuan responded. Li Rong noticed that he seemed to be in a low mood, so she couldn't help but ask with concern: "You look unhappy?"

"Not really."

Pei Wenxuan smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't be too sensitive."

"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong approached him and stared at him, "I've helped you get your position back, why are you still not happy?"

"Your Highness is standing up for me, so I am naturally happy."

Pei Wenxuan sighed and told the truth: "But when I think about the fact that although His Highness's tears were fake, his words were true, I feel a little uncomfortable."

"What?"

Li Rong was a little confused, and Pei Wenxuan continued: "Your Highness, I don't know if I am right."

Pei Wenxuan said as he knelt on one knee in front of Li Rong. He raised his hand and held Li Rong's hand, lowering his eyes: "When a person cries, whether it is true or false, it must be because they are sad."

"Your Highness has a lot of sorrows, but he never tells me."