Li Rong came to Pei Wenxuan privately and arranged a substitute in the princess's mansion. The next day, she heard that Hua Le had led people to surround the princess's mansion.

I heard that she had red eyes when she came, probably because she was scolded by Li Ming last night, so they just surrounded the princess's mansion and didn't dare to enter the mansion at all.

Li Rong listened to Zhao Chongjiu's report happily. Seeing Li Rong's happiness, Zhao Chongjiu continued, "In addition to being reprimanded, His Highness Hua Le has also encountered another unfortunate incident recently."

"Oh?" Li Rong was curious. "What else?"

"The matter of establishing diplomatic relations with the northeastern border was discussed at the court this morning," Li Rong sipped her tea while listening to Zhao Zhongjiu's serious words, "Lord Pei suggested that Princess Huale go to marry."

When Li Rong heard this, she spat out a mouthful of tea and started coughing.

Zhao Zhongjiu handed over the handkerchief calmly. Li Rong took the handkerchief and covered her mouth with it, coughing and saying, "He went there on his own?"

Zhao Zhongjiu nodded, and then added: "His Highness Hua Le was so scared that he cried for the whole afternoon."

Li Rong: “…”

I knew Hua Le was timid, but I didn't expect him to be so timid.

Li Rong came over slowly, waved her hands, and didn't bother to care about Hua Le's affairs. She asked directly, "What else? Any news about the conscription order?"

"No news yet."

Li Rong nodded. Li Ming, whom she had just beaten last night, was not so anxious.

After asking Zhao Chongjiu about the situations of Cui Yulang, Qin Lin and Lu Feibai, Li Rong also felt tired, so she asked Zhao Chongjiu to leave and she lay in the yard to bask in the sun.

Pei Wenxuan concealed the news of her identity and no one except close confidants was allowed to enter the inner courtyard. Li Rong was happy to have some free time. She lay on the recliner covered with a blanket and fell asleep until evening.

Pei Wenxuan usually wouldn't come back so early, but when he thought of Li Rong at home, he hurried back when the time came and didn't stay in the office for long.

When he came back, he heard that Li Rong had fallen asleep in the yard. He did not let anyone disturb Li Rong, but quietly went to Li Rong's side, casually took an orange from the table, and peeled the orange while watching over Li Rong.

When Li Rong woke up, she saw Pei Wenxuan reading a book next to her. She looked at him dazedly for a moment. Pei Wenxuan noticed that she was awake, turned around and looked at her, smiled and said, "Are you awake? Are you hungry?"

"I'm hungry."

Li Rong raised her hands to his neck, stood up softly, kissed him and said, "You're back so early?"

"You're at home, how could I not come back earlier?"

Pei Wenxuan turned around and asked someone to bring her his coat, then he raised his hands to put it on her, pulled her up, and walked towards the small restaurant in the inner courtyard together.

Li Rong looked at the things in the house and couldn't help but say, "Your house is really nice."

"Father doesn't like big houses, but mother does," Pei Wenxuan explained, "so he bought a big house according to mother's wishes, and built a well-equipped inner courtyard according to father's preferences. Now it's just right," Pei Wenxuan turned around and looked at him with a smile, "I can hide my beloved in a golden house."

"I heard that you participated in Huale's speech at the court today?"

Li Rong didn't want him to take advantage of her, so she changed the subject and poked his waist with her fan: "Why are you scaring a little girl?"

"Is she still a little girl?" Pei Wenxuan sneered, "It's too easy for her to scare her. Let me see your face."

When Pei Wenxuan talked about Huale, he thought of Li Rong's wound. He turned around, held Li Rong's face, and looked at it for a moment.

Although Hua Le didn't hit her yesterday, his nails still scratched a shallow mark, which scabbed over today and became more obvious. Pei Wenxuan got angry when he saw it, frowning and said, "I'm not afraid of spoiling Jianjian, but you, Li, are making trouble for her every day..."

"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong raised her eyebrows, "You've crossed the line. What Li family?"

Li Rong hit him with a fan, and Pei Wenxuan groaned and tried to hide. Li Rong reminded him, "That's called the royal family."

"I don't have this tribe or that tribe in my heart," Pei Wenxuan stretched out his arms and hugged Li Rong, "I only have two kinds of people in my heart."

"Which two?" Li Rong was a little curious. Pei Wenxuan smiled, "Princess, the others."

"The distinction between high and low in this world is only between Your Highness and other people. The princess is high, and other people are low."

"Stop talking," Li Rong raised her hand and covered Pei Wenxuan's mouth, her eyes full of tenderness, "If you continue talking, I can't eat."

Suddenly I understood why Pei Wenxuan was so favored by the two emperors.

This little guy is so good at flattering people.

Li Rong dragged Pei Wenxuan to sit down and eat. The two chatted about what happened during the day. There were many things to do in the court, so Pei Wenxuan talked for a long time. When Li Rong spoke, Li Rong thought for a while and just said, "Eat, sleep, eat."

She said this with a bit of displeasure, waving her hands and saying, "It's really boring."

"It's meaningless to say anything." Pei Wenxuan saw her expression and served her a bowl of soup. "Now is a time of fierce fighting in the court. You just happened to retire from the Inspection Department. It's perfect. When they have enough chaos, they will think of you."

"You don't have to do anything now," Pei Wenxuan placed the soup in front of her, "taking this opportunity to recuperate is the most important thing."

Neither of them was in good health. Pei Wenxuan was exhausted, while Li Rong had a disease from childhood.

When she was a child, she was punished to kneel down and the punishment was very severe. Not only did she break her muscles and bones, but her health was not good either.

Pei Wenxuan watched her sip the soup and asked, "Shall I ask a doctor to come to the mansion tomorrow to check on you?"

Li Rong was a little surprised: "What are you looking at?"

"You are almost old enough," Pei Wenxuan said gently. He raised his hand and gently placed it on her belly. "I want to wait until you are 20 years old, and then we will have our first child, okay?"

When Li Rong heard him mention the child and saw his expectant look, she turned her head away and pretended to be calm: "Okay. Choose."

The next day, Pei Wenxuan returned from court early and asked Li Rong to cover her face and sit behind a screen so that the doctor could examine her.

The doctor felt the pulse for a while and then sighed, "It's nothing serious, it's just that the lady's health is too poor, and the fetus may not be cured in a short time."