Upon hearing this, Pei Wenxuan's expression changed immediately.

He knew Wen's temper, and he was also clear about Li Rong's character. If these two got together, nothing good would happen.

Pei Wenxuan quickly told the driver to go faster, then got back into the carriage and asked Tong Ye carefully, "Why did the old lady suddenly go to the inner courtyard?"

"The housekeeper said that it was Aunt Qian who was with the old lady who saw Doctor He Yu coming to our house."

Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan became furious: "Didn't I tell you that this matter should be kept secret and not let anyone know?!"

"Doctor He Yu came in wearing a cloak, and the crowd was cleared before he entered," Tong Ye explained, "Who knew that Aunt Qian had such sharp eyes and could spot Doctor He Yu from a distance. The housekeeper said that the old man often invited Doctor He Yu to the mansion to see the old lady in the early years, and Aunt Qian secretly admired Doctor He Yu for a while and was very familiar with him. No one mentioned this kind of thing, so how could we know?"

Pei Wenxuan was speechless for a moment. He choked for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Remember to be more careful next time."

Pei Wenxuan was thinking about how to get Wen out as soon as possible, and returned to the mansion thinking about it.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw from a distance that Wen was dozing off on the small table. He hurriedly walked over and called out, "Mother."

When Wen heard his voice, he sat up straight instantly, looked in the direction where Pei Wenxuan was coming, and waited in full vigilance.

Pei Wenxuan stepped forward and saluted Wen, pretending to be puzzled and asked: "Mother, why did you come to my son's place today? You are not feeling well, so if you have something to ask me, just call me over..."

"Don't you know why I'm here?" Wen shouted, "You don't want to learn from others' hiding a beautiful woman in a golden house. I came here today to teach you a lesson. Before, you divorced His Highness without telling me. That would have been fine, just treat it as a quarrel between a couple, but what are you doing now? You brought back a woman of questionable character and asked Doctor Yu to come and examine her. You are not... are you..."

Wen's face turned red. Pei Wenxuan knew what she meant and said quickly, "Mother, you misunderstood. I will not mess around with matters concerning offspring."

"What about that woman?" Wen asked, "Do you still want to reconcile with His Highness? If His Highness knew what you did, would he still come back?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the Wen family in surprise.

Nowadays, the rumor in Huajing is that Li Rong is arrogant and tyrannical, and Pei Wenxuan took the initiative to divorce. But now, according to Wen, it is Pei Wenxuan who cannot get Li Rong.

When Wen saw everyone looking at her in surprise, she said softly, "What are you looking at? Don't I know about my son? I know exactly what you think of His Highness. Will you really divorce her?"

Pei Wenxuan: “…”

For the first time, he felt that his mother was so smart. Wen waved her hand and asked everyone to leave. Pei Wenxuan glanced behind the screen without leaving a trace, feeling a little anxious. Wen began to nag: "Wenxuan, I know that everyone in Huajing likes to have three wives and four concubines, but you can't learn bad habits. If you want to have the happiness of having two wives, you can't be sincere. Her Highness is a sincere girl. The time she stood up for you..."

"I understand," Pei Wenxuan interrupted her, "Mom, let me take you back first. I'll explain it to you when I get back."

"Can't I explain it here? Don't lie to me. You are just trying to delay the attack because you are afraid that I will meet that girl..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a soft "A sneeze" from behind the screen. The whole place was silent for a moment. Wen used her feminine intuition to react immediately: "Is there anyone here?"

"No." Pei Wenxuan's scalp was stiff, "Mother, go back first."

Wen ignored her, stood up and went behind the screen.

Pei Wenxuan hurried forward to stop Wen: "Mom," Pei Wenxuan said anxiously, "Can you go back first?"

"Is that the woman?"

Wen raised her hand and pointed behind the screen. Pei Wenxuan hurriedly said, "Mother, there is no woman here. Please go."

Li Rong felt a little guilty after hearing this. She couldn't help but blame herself. She had been holding it in for an hour, so why couldn't she hold back this last sneeze?

Seeing Pei Wenxuan's expression, Wen Shi laughed angrily: "Do you think I'm stupid? Get out of the way!"

"mother……"

"You won't let me, right? Then don't blame me for saying something unpleasant. No one will look good! Listen to me, you vixen. People like you can only hide behind my screen and never see the light of day for the rest of your life. You are not even worthy of being a concubine!"

Li Rong raised her eyebrows when she heard what Wen said. It was the first time she was scolded like that, and she felt very surprised.

"Mom, please stop talking."

Pei Wenxuan pushed Wen out, and Wen pushed him, angrily saying, "Let me go! Are you going to hit me again?! Let me see what kind of seductive woman is that fooled you like this?! I must see her today!"

"mother……"

"Okay, my dear," Li Rong saw that Pei Wenxuan really couldn't get Wen away, so she changed her tone and spoke from behind the screen, "Let her see, let her see what a seductive person I am."

"Stop it..."

Pei Wenxuan felt exhausted when he heard Li Rong speak up. Seeing that Li Rong dared to speak up, Wen Shi was furious and shouted, "Get out of the way. Let me teach this little slut a lesson. She is so ignorant of the world that she thinks she can just walk into the Pei family whenever she wants."

"Oh, this is not difficult at all," Li Rong fanned herself and leaned against the pillar, leisurely saying, "I am just coming in now, right?"

"You have no shame!" Wen spat, and Li Rong replied directly, "You have no shame."

"Get out of the way, I want to see her!"

"mother……"

"Let her come to see me and see who will teach whom."

"lady……"

"How dare you call her Madam?!"

Wen was furious. Li Rong chuckled. "Not only am I your wife, I will also be the old lady of the Pei family and the mother of the eldest son of the Pei family. You can scold me if you dare. If you meet me, you can scold me in person. Let's see who will win. I have seen all kinds of situations. Old lady, you should save yourself some trouble. Don't show off your skills in front of others. I don't know who will teach whom."

“You…you…”

Wen was panting heavily. Li Rong was just planning to say a few more words to make her give up, but before she could open her mouth, Wen fainted without catching her breath.

Pei Wenxuan grabbed Wen and said in panic, "Mother!"

Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan's voice was not right, and quickly poked her eyes out from behind the screen. Seeing Pei Wenxuan calling for help, she felt a little guilty and asked, "Are you dizzy?"

Pei Wenxuan glared at her and said in a low voice, "What nonsense!"

Pei Wenxuan picked up Wen and sent her out, and quickly asked the doctor to see her. Li Rong pounded her leg, and Tong Ye trotted in, supported Li Rong and said, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

"It's OK."

Li Rong waved her hands and sighed, "Go back."

After Pei Wenxuan confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Wen, he asked someone to stay and take care of her, and then went back to see Li Rong.

Li Rong was lying on the bed, reading the script in her hand by the light.

Pei Wenxuan hesitated for a moment and walked into the house. Li Rong pretended not to see him and continued turning the pages.

Pei Wenxuan walked up to Li Rong and sat down. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Li Rong put down the book and said quickly, "I didn't mean to do that. I didn't expect her to faint. I saw that she had to see me, so I wanted to piss her off."

"I'm not blaming you." Pei Wenxuan saw Li Rong's face as if she was facing a powerful enemy, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why are you so nervous?"

Pei Wenxuan said, putting his hand on her leg, and asked worriedly: "You have been standing behind the screen for so long, are your legs okay?"

Li Rong didn't expect Pei Wenxuan didn't blame her. She couldn't help but feel awkward. She looked away from his face and whispered, "Not bad."

"Let me press it for you."

Pei Wenxuan ignored her and called someone in. He told them to prepare water for her to wash her feet, add the herbs from the prescriptions she often used before, boil them and pour them into the water.

After giving the instructions, he went to change his clothes. When the servants brought in water, he sat opposite the foot basin and asked Li Rong to put her feet in the water.

When the comfortable feeling of putting her feet in the water came over her, Li Rong realized how uncomfortable her legs were just now.

Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and kneaded her acupuncture points, whispering: "I know you have been standing for a long time and have been wronged. I feel bad for you, but I don't mean to blame you."

Li Rong lowered her head and said nothing. Pei Wenxuan looked up at her and smiled, "Don't worry."

Li Rong quietly looked at the person sitting opposite her. It was rare for her to see a trace of the smoke and fire of the market from this person. She felt that she was not a princess, and Pei Wenxuan was not an important official of the court.

She watched him hold her feet in his arms and wipe them dry with a towel. He looked so serious, just like a loving couple in the world.

It's less calculating and smart, and brings a down-to-earth feeling.

She saw the fatigue in his eyes. He called someone in to pour some water and asked her to lie on the bed. When he massaged her calves, Li Rong lay on the bed and whispered, "Go to sleep."

"I'll go to sleep soon."

Pei Wenxuan massaged her calves carefully: "If you didn't take good care of yourself in your early years, your legs will hurt when you get old."

"If you don't go to bed early now, you will be old in the future..." Li Rong subconsciously retorted, but stopped abruptly. Pei Wenxuan laughed: "Are you afraid that I will die before you?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Li Rong buried her head in her elbows and said, "You are so young, why are you saying these things?"

Pei Wenxuan did not answer. Li Rong was a little sleepy from being pressed by him. She wanted to find something to do for herself, so she asked in a daze, "What does Concubine Rou want you to do today?"

"She went to arrest the Shangguan family and was kicked out."

Pei Wenxuan whispered, "Your Majesty asked me to assist her so that I could be the first to help her catch someone."

"What do you do?"

Li Rong didn't worry about these things. She knew Pei Wenxuan was a slippery loach and would not get into trouble because of such things.

"Then let's do it well."

Pei Wenxuan said, then remembered, leaned over Li Rong, and whispered: "Your Highness, can you help me?"

Li Rong glanced at him lazily, and Pei Wenxuan smiled and said, "The list given by Concubine Rou is all from the Shangguan family. I'm afraid Miss Aya should give them a heads up in advance. I'll get them over and guarantee nothing will go wrong."

"Just do it." Li Rong said nonchalantly, "If you really did something, just do it now, so that Chuan'er won't be able to use it as a handle in the future."

"OK."

Li Rong also felt tired after listening to him. She leaned back on the bed and said softly, "I'll move back tomorrow."

Pei Wenxuan paused, and Li Rong said slowly, "Just tell your mother to drive the man away, so that she can be explained. I will be embarrassed if she scolds me like this again."

Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. He lowered his head and only responded after a long time.

Li Rong turned over, propped up her head and looked at him, smiling, "Is that it? You won't even keep me?"

"I want to stay," Pei Wenxuan smiled bitterly, "but I feel that you are being wronged. I am already very happy that you are willing to lower yourself so much for me. I can't keep wronging you like this."

Li Rong listened and smiled softly. She patted Pei Wenxuan's hand and said gently, "Go to sleep."

Knowing that Li Rong was going back tomorrow, Pei Wenxuan refused to let go.

The two of them toiled all night. In the morning, Li Rong got up, asked someone to make arrangements, and went straight back to the princess's mansion without waiting for daybreak.

She mingled among the vegetable farmers. The guards were just for show and did not guard her strictly. She followed the farmers into the princess's mansion, returned to her room, changed her clothes, and had a good sleep.

Although she left Pei Wenxuan, she still lived her life in Pei's mansion.

Take medicine when you need to, and recuperate when you need to.

Pei Wenxuan received Concubine Rou's order and counted the soldiers on the first day. In the afternoon, he went straight to the gate of Shangguan's house.

Shangguan Ya received Li Rong's order in the morning and was already prepared. Pei Wenxuan pushed the door open and walked in with great momentum. The Shangguan family pretended to confront Pei Wenxuan for a while, and then waited until nightfall and took the Shangguan family back to the Inspection Office.

Concubine Rou didn't expect Pei Wenxuan to be so efficient and bring the person over in just one day. She couldn't help but be shocked.

Pei Wenxuan smiled as he led the kneeling man and said, "Your Majesty, the man has been brought here. Please interrogate him. If you need anything else from me, please feel free to ask."

Since Pei Wenxuan said so, it would be a waste if Concubine Rou didn't use him. After praising Pei Wenxuan, she gave him a list and asked him to arrest people everywhere.

Pei Wenxuan was responsible for all the offending things, so Concubine Rou wanted to push Pei Wenxuan out to do the dirty work.

Pei Wenxuan did not disappoint her expectations. He would call up the soldiers every day and march them from one end of Huajing Street to the other. Almost everyone in Huajing knew that Pei Wenxuan was working hard on the cases assigned by the department, forgetting to eat and sleep.

While Pei Wenxuan's reputation among the people reached an unprecedented high, his reputation in the aristocratic family became increasingly notorious.

Every time he went to arrest someone, there was a lot of noise. He would almost always have someone break down the door, then go in with the token from the Inspection Department, and shout with a stern face, "I am here to arrest someone on the orders of Concubine Rou. Bring the suspect out to me!"

He had great authority and his behavior made the noble families feel disgusted.

He always talks about Concubine Rou to everyone he meets. Concubine Rou asked him to arrest people and do things. Are you not convinced? Then go to the court and tell His Majesty that Concubine Rou was wrong.

At the beginning, some people did muster up the courage to report Concubine Rou, saying that she was indulgent to her subordinates and arrogant and rude.

But Pei Wenxuan had already informed Li Ming before that when Concubine Rou was doing things now, the noble families would look down on her and would definitely say bad things about her.

So these people who reported Concubine Rou were in trouble. Li Ming thought they were spreading rumors to frame Concubine Rou, and in order to protect Concubine Rou's position, he dragged them out and beat them with a stick.

As a result, no one would report Concubine Rou anymore.

These people did not dare to report it. Neither Concubine Rou nor Li Ming had any idea of ​​the private attitudes of these noble families. They just thought that they were frightened and they did not dare to frame Concubine Rou again.

Pei Wenxuan, under the banner of Concubine Rou, jumped around in Huajing and arrested many people.

Although they are basically all Shangguan's lineage, they will involve other people to some extent. Pei Wenxuan has a deeper understanding of clan relations than Li Ming and Concubine Rou, and has a more accurate grasp of them.

Although these princes do not hold real power, they are actually loved by their families.

Those young men seem glamorous and handsome, but in fact they are rejected by their families.

Each family has different feelings towards different children. When he arrested people from the Shangguan family, he arrested them according to the list given by Concubine Rou. When he arrested children from other noble families, he would be selective, specifically those officials who seemed unfavored and had no real power, but were actually extremely favored at home.

Concubine Rou could not understand the difference. She only knew that Pei Wenxuan brought back all the people she wanted, even many more than she expected.

Concubine Rou felt a little admiration for this young man.

After all, there are very few men who are this young, capable, reliable and handsome.

She began to think about how to keep Pei Wenxuan under her command.

Pei Wenxuan was thinking about when he should close the net.