When Pei Wenxuan rushed to the dock with the sword in hand, Li Rong had already reached the lake.

While she was still in the carriage, she noticed that the streets were different from usual. There were men and women coming and going, and it was much more lively than usual. It was even more so when they arrived at the lake. The lakeside, which was usually quite spacious, was already full of carriages. Li Rong got off the carriage and couldn't help but frowned, wondering, "Why are there so many people?"

"Reporting to His Highness," the guard who followed Li Rong immediately stepped forward, "Today we are launching sky lanterns, and there are many people. I hope Your Highness will be careful."

After hearing this, Li Rong remembered that this was the lantern festival that Pei Wenxuan had mentioned before.

Li Rong thought of Pei Wenxuan, and felt a little sad. She turned her head away, pretending to be calm, and just asked, "Have you arranged the flower boat?"

"It has been arranged. The actors who have been arranged are all strict-mouthed actors. Your Highness, please put on your veil. I will lead you there now."

Li Rong responded and was escorted by her attendants to a less crowded area, where she boarded the chartered flower boat.

There are many people today, and there are many boats of all sizes. There are many men and women on the shore. While the sky lanterns have not been released yet, they are lighting river lanterns by the lake. The river lanterns on the lake are like stars, and boats of all sizes are shuttling across the lake.

Li Rong's boat was neither too big nor too small, and it was not conspicuous among the other boats. After she boarded, the boat headed for the center of the lake. The attendant led Li Rong to the cabin and introduced, "The places suitable for viewing the lights today have been reserved by each family in advance, and the servants have marked out the spots. We came late, so we can only squeeze into the lake with these common people. It may be a bit noisy, please don't blame us, Your Highness."

"It's okay," Li Rong said calmly, "As long as you're here, that's good enough."

As Li Rong was speaking, the attendant pushed open the door of the cabin. Then Li Rong saw a group of handsome men kneeling in two rows in the cabin. When they saw Li Rong coming in, they kowtowed one after another and said respectfully, "Hello, young lady."

Since Li Rong was away, it was impossible for her to use her real identity to meet these actors, so she made up a name as a young lady and brought them over.

Li Rong had seen this kind of formation before, but today was the first time since her rebirth. These men could not compare to Pei Wenxuan and Su Rongqing in terms of appearance, but they had the advantage in numbers.

When a good-looking person is placed in front of me, I think he is just good-looking.

Putting a group of good-looking people in front of you will multiply the visual impact several times.

Although she came with other purposes, Li Rong's heart couldn't help but skip a beat when she saw a group of handsome men kneeling on the ground, looking up at her lovingly.

She suddenly felt that her choice was right. She smiled, walked inside, raised her hand and said, "Everyone, please stand up."

Having said that, Li Rong went straight to the main seat. As soon as she sat down, the men immediately came forward and poured wine for her.

These people didn't know Li Rong's limits, and didn't dare to make too many moves. Li Rong raised her hand and sprinkled a few coins on the ground, then raised her chin and said, "Those who can play the piano can play, those who can sing can sing, and those who can dance can dance. It's okay for those who can't do anything to have fun by themselves. Just make it more lively."

Li Rong spoke and threw some silver coins. Everyone became happy immediately. There was singing and laughter in the cabin as they sailed towards the center of the lake.

Amid the sound of stringed instruments and bamboo wind music, Li Rong half-leaned on the pillow, looking at everyone with a smile, taking a sip of wine from someone's hand and eating a grape from time to time. She listened to the actors' jokes and her anger subsided a lot.

She didn't want to think about Pei Wenxuan anymore. Anyway, she was on this flower boat and the news would reach the palace tomorrow. As long as Pei Wenxuan calmed down, she would still have to find an excuse to tell Li Ming that their relationship was not that good.

She couldn't let Pei Wenxuan ruin her future.

Li Rong thought about it while clapping and said loudly, "Good, reward!"

Just as he finished speaking, the actor left and another person came up. Li Rong was eating grapes fed by the actor next to her. Then she heard a familiar voice coming over. The voice said with a smile, "Your Highness, I can't play the piano or dance. Why don't I tell you a story?"

When Li Rong heard the voice, she felt as if she had heard it somewhere before. She became alert and looked up. She saw a handsome young man in white standing there, looking at her with a smile.

When Li Rong saw this man, she was so scared that she choked on the grapes and started coughing rapidly.

She pointed at the man and coughed, "You...you..."

The young man smiled in a different way, as if he knew what Li Rong was afraid of. The actor next to him saw that Li Rong was choking, and hurriedly patted her back and asked anxiously, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

"Get out...get out..." Li Rong waved her hands quickly and said anxiously, "Everyone get out."

The actor was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Rong, then looked at the young man in white in the middle. After a moment, the actor stood up hesitantly and walked down together.

After everyone left, Li Rong finally recovered her breath. The young man in white slowly came to her, half squatted down, raised a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, would you like a glass of water?"

Li Rong didn't take the water. After a moment's pause, she turned her head and frowned, "Why are you here?"

When Li Rong's boat was heading towards the center of the lake, Pei Wenxuan had already reached the shore.

Pei Wenxuan found the servant of the princess's mansion who was ordered to wait on the shore, and panted, "Where is His Highness?"

The servant looked at Pei Wenxuan, seemingly not expecting him to come. He froze for a moment, not knowing whether to answer or not.

Pei Wenxuan saw that the servant was still in a daze, and knew that he was thinking about whether to mention Li Rong to cover up. He controlled his emotions and said, "I know that His Highness has called the people from Nanfeng Pavilion. I am not here to cause trouble for her. Where is she?"

The servant said nothing, but looked down at the sword in Pei Wenxuan's hand meaningfully.

No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like he's here to have a serious conversation.

Pei Wenxuan saw the servant's look and didn't want to get involved. He directly put the sword to the servant's neck and shouted, "Speak!"

The servant was certain this time that the prince consort was really here to fight to the death. He did not dare to hide it, and immediately knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Prince consort, the princess's boat has already sailed out."

"Which one?"

"It's the one with flowers painted on it in the middle of the lake, with two layers of flowers."

The servant raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the center of the lake. Pei Wenxuan ignored him and hurried to the lakeside, found the person he had originally arranged, and asked directly: "Where is my boat?"

"Sir, are you alone?"

The boatman saw Pei Wenxuan and asked curiously, "Didn't you say you were bringing your wife?"

"Things have changed. I can go by myself."

Pei Wenxuan jumped onto the boat. The boatman untied the rope and asked worriedly, "Sir, can you row the boat?"

Pei Wenxuan said nothing. He hung the sword on his waist, swung the pole, and headed towards the center of the lake.

Pei Wenxuan walked towards the center of the lake. Li Rong looked at the young man who was half squatting in front of her and heard him say helplessly, "I have wanted to talk to Your Highness for a long time, but I never had the chance. Today, I saw Your Highness coming to the lake and quickly followed him to get on this flower boat. I didn't expect that Your Highness was hosting a banquet. Your Highness's elegance really opened my eyes."

As the young man spoke, he sat down. Li Rong saw how rude he was and sneered, "You know it's me, but you still don't show respect, Cui Yulang, you're really brave."

"Your Highness does not want to reveal his identity. I am just respecting your wishes."

Cui Yulang fanned himself and spoke nonchalantly. Li Rong didn't want to talk to him any more, so she asked directly, "What do you want from me?"

"I want to ask your Highness for a favor."

Cui Yulang said, his face becoming serious: "I want to seek justice for my good friend, Qingcheng student Chen Houzhao."

"What kind of justice do you want?" Li Rong said calmly, "Do you have to come to me to ask for it?"

"Chen Houzhao is an old friend of mine. He is very talented. He won the first place in the provincial examination and was selected as a provincial tribute scholar to participate in the spring imperial examination in Beijing. However, the local official Xiao Pingzhang colluded with the government and took away his place, allowing his son Xiao Shunwen to become a provincial tribute scholar and participate in the spring imperial examination. My friend went to Beijing to file a complaint and was chased along the way. After arriving in Beijing, no official was willing to handle the case. I have heard of your name for a long time and know that you are a chivalrous man with a clear sense of good and evil. Please help me, my friend!"

Li Rong listened to Cui Yulang's words but did not respond immediately.

The case was not clear, so she would not answer casually. She was carefully thinking about the value of the case. While she was thinking, she vaguely heard a noise coming from outside.

At this time, Pei Wenxuan's boat had already docked next to Li Rong's flower boat. Li Rong had already found a stable position, so Pei Wenxuan moored the boat and jumped directly onto the boat.

The guard at the bow saw Pei Wenxuan, his face changed drastically, and he said anxiously: "Prince consort..."

"Get out of the way."

Pei Wenxuan pushed the guard aside and walked straight inside. The guard hurriedly stopped Pei Wenxuan, and Pei Wenxuan drew his sword and shouted, "Make way!"

Seeing Pei Wenxuan's momentum and the fact that he was the princess consort, no one dared to stop him for a moment and they could only let Pei Wenxuan enter the cabin and go straight to the second floor.

Li Rong was thinking about Cui Yulang's words with doubt. Cui Yulang saw Li Rong's hesitation, so he sneered and said leisurely, "Your Highness, do you think this case is useless?"

Li Rong looked up at Cui Yulang and couldn't help but laugh: "Why, do you have anything else to offer me?"

"Most of what Cui can give to Your Highness is not what Your Highness would like. There is only one thing I can give you. Let me see if Your Highness wants it."

"Can you tell me more?"

Li Rong raised her eyebrows. Cui Yulang smiled and leaned forward. He untied his belt as he approached Li Rong. He whispered, "Your Highness is in a high position and has great power. Are you in need of a companion for your night cruise? If Your Highness doesn't mind, Yulang is willing to recommend himself to you..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard the door being kicked open. Cui Yulang and Li Rong turned around at the same time and saw Pei Wenxuan standing at the door with a sword in his hand.

Cui Yulang and Li Rong were both stunned. Cui Yulang's hand was still on his half-untied belt, and the clothes on his shoulders, which were already a little loose, slipped off his shoulders due to his leaning movement.

Pei Wenxuan laughed out of anger. He only heard half of what was said, but he understood it.

"The guest who enters the curtain shall recommend his own pillow and seat."

Pei Wenxuan repeated it and sneered: "Cui Yulang, you are very good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Wenxuan raised his sword and chopped it straight down at Cui Yulang.

Li Rong reacted quickly and said anxiously, "Stop him! Stop him quickly!"

Pei Wenxuan was stopped by someone, and Cui Yulang rolled on the ground in fear, and began to tie his belt quickly. Pei Wenxuan chased Cui Yulang around the house and hacked at him. Cui Yulang hurriedly said, "Prince consort, please listen to my explanation..."

Pei Wenxuan said nothing and chased after Cui Yulang, swinging his sword. The room was in chaos. Li Rong tried her best to calm herself down. She couldn't panic. She had to calm down. She took a deep breath and shouted, "Stop it!"

Hearing this roar, Pei Wenxuan finally stopped what he was doing. Li Rong breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak when she saw Pei Wenxuan seemed to have realized something. He took two steps forward, grabbed her and walked out.

Li Rong didn't want to make a scene in front of outsiders, so she was dragged downstairs by him and walked out of the boat. As she was about to leave the boat, Li Rong panicked and said anxiously, "Pei Wenxuan, if you have anything to say, just say it on the boat! Let me go! Let me go..."

"Get on board!"

Pei Wenxuan pulled her directly onto his boat and forced Li Rong to board his boat.

Everyone was frightened by Pei Wenxuan's aura, and no one dared to step forward. Pei Wenxuan dragged Li Rong into the cabin of the boat. Li Rong immediately struggled and shouted angrily: "Pei Wenxuan, what are you saying..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Wenxuan's sword slammed into Li Rong's hand. He stared at her like a wolf and warned her, "If you make trouble again, one of you or I will die tonight."

"Crazy...crazy."

Li Rong stuttered with fear.

Pei Wenxuan stood up, rolled up the curtain and stepped out, raised the boat pole, and told the guards on the boat: "I'll take the people away. Go to the shore to find Tong Ye, he will make the arrangements."

As he spoke, Pei Wenxuan used a bamboo pole to lead Li Rong's boat away from its original position and into the deep center of the lake.

He did not enter the cabin, but rowed the boat outside. Li Rong listened to the voices around her becoming quieter and quieter, until slowly only the chirping of insects and birds mixed with the sound of water remained. She couldn't help but feel panicked.

She looked around. The boat was not big, but it was decorated very warmly. There was a fresh bouquet of flowers on the exquisite small table, and tea, wine, snacks and quilts were all available.

There were two large windows on both sides of the boat, through which she could see the scenery outside. She could also clearly see that the surroundings were becoming increasingly desolate and the boat was getting farther and farther away from the shore.

Li Rong told herself that she had to stay calm. Pei Wenxuan was a sensible person and he would be reasonable even when he went crazy. Even if he went crazy and wanted to die with her tonight, he would have a plan for dying together.

She should not panic, but first pour a cup of tea, drink a sip of wine, eat some snacks to calm down.

She was thinking while eating, and this action distracted her attention, allowing her to calm down and think about Pei Wenxuan's intentions.

The quarrel had become so serious, and Pei Wenxuan came to arrest her again. Could it be that he was really irritated by the news that she called for help?

How stimulated was he to do such a thing to hold her captive?

Li Rong was eating plum cake while thinking about what Pei Wenxuan might do next.

This is her favorite snack, and judging by the taste, it seems to be made from her favorite snack shop.

Li Rong couldn't help but take one more bite, and Pei Wenxuan happened to come in. Li Rong looked up quickly, and Pei Wenxuan saw that there was a snack on the corner of Li Rong's mouth, with a bit of panic in his eyes, but he pretended to be calm and looked at him.

At this moment, they had arrived at the center of the lake he had rented. There was no boat around except for their lonely boat floating on the lake. The moon and the chill air on the water were reflected on the boat, making it seem like a world of its own.

Pei Wenxuan stared at Li Rong, and Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan.

After a long time, Li Rong finally swallowed the plum cake in her mouth and stammered, "You...you are here."

Pei Wenxuan wanted to laugh, but he still kept a straight face. He just walked in and sat opposite Li Rong.

Pei Wenxuan didn't say a word. Li Rong couldn't help feeling a little nervous. She glanced at Pei Wenxuan secretly and thought for a moment.

Pei Wenxuan must have come to her with the intention of cooperation, not to cause trouble. She was so excited because she happened to run into Cui Yulang.

In order to break the awkward atmosphere, Li Rong spoke first, coughed lightly and said, "You have some misunderstandings about what happened just now. I can explain it."

"No need to explain," Pei Wenxuan took a sip of tea while holding the teacup, and said slowly, "Your Highness has always been like this, I'm used to it."

"Don't say that," Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan's words. She didn't feel relieved at all, but became even more panicked. She said slowly, "Actually, Cui Yulang came to report a crime."

When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he turned to look at her. He looked her up and down, then sneered.

"You think I'm easy to fool, don't you?"

"No," Li Rong was a little annoyed when she saw Pei Wenxuan was not getting any attention. "Why don't you just listen? He really came here to report the case. He has a friend..."

"Let's not talk about this tonight."

Pei Wenxuan put down the cup and turned to look at her: "Tonight, I just want to talk to you about you and me."

Li Rong was stunned for a moment, then she lowered her eyes and said slowly: "Hmm..."

"Your Highness," Pei Wenxuan poured a glass of wine for Li Rong, "We both like to lie."

"I like to lie to others, and you like to lie to yourself. Today I will drink with you, and neither of us will lie to each other. If I can convince you, I will resign from my post with His Majesty tomorrow. If you can convince me, I will tell His Majesty tomorrow that we are getting divorced."

"Your Highness," Pei Wenxuan stared at her and asked seriously, "Is it okay?"