Li Rong looked into Pei Wenxuan's eyes and listened to his question, which seemed to be joking but also serious. After a long time, she smiled softly: "Master Pei's question is strange. How could I not have been sincere before? I have been sincere to all good-looking men."

"Your Highness, do you know what true love is?"

Pei Wenxuan continued to ask, and Li Rong tapped her palms with a small fan, and said, "What kind of sincerity do you think Master Pei is?"

"I think that sincerity means to keep that person in your heart, trust him, love him, not ask for anything in return, and not fear the future. Be wholehearted and have a flawless heart. For the whole life, only this one person. Your Highness said that you have sincerity before, but I wonder who did you give this heart to?"

Hearing this, Li Rong pursed her lips and smiled. She lowered her head, seeming to find it funny.

Pei Wenxuan frowned: "What are you laughing at, Your Highness?"

"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong raised her head, covering half of her face with a golden fan, her eyes full of teasing, "I didn't expect that at your age, you still have such a youthful dream."

Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan's face froze, and then he put away his smile, turned around calmly, put his hands behind his head, and said calmly: "Your Highness is used to never thinking about these things."

"Yes," Li Rong said with a smile, "I don't have the leisure and elegance like Prime Minister Pei, so I can't think of these. You are indeed someone who has kept a relationship for a lifetime," Li Rong nodded, "Such a pure heart, I admire you."

Pei Wenxuan listened to her taunting and opened his mouth to say something, but he felt that no matter whether he explained or refuted, he would be somewhat inferior to her, so he held it in for a long time, swallowed his words, turned away, stopped talking, and pretended to fall asleep.

Seeing him leaving his back to her, Li Rong tapped her small fan and slowly put away her smile.

Pei Wenxuan is very different from her in terms of feelings. She is very calculating and decisive in relationships. She always gives back as little as others give her, not more. Between the two parties, there is only you and me. She is stingy with feelings and has high demands. She is afraid to give, but she wants a wholehearted return.

Pei Wenxuan, on the other hand, was much more generous. As long as he was sure he loved someone, he would give everything to the other person. He could love Qin Zhenzhen for his entire life, even if she married someone else and did not respond, he would silently guard this relationship and give his all. Even after Qin Zhenzhen's death for nearly twenty-seven years, he would remain chaste for that person to pay tribute to her soul.

She had made a decisive decision to break up with Pei Wenxuan that year because, firstly, she herself could not tolerate any impurities in her feelings and that she had misplaced her feelings. Secondly, she also vaguely felt that Pei Wenxuan might not be completely indifferent to her, but Pei Wenxuan, who had promised to like Qin Zhenzhen first, could not tolerate her liking someone else.

They each had their own stubbornness, and now thinking about it, this stubbornness that was deeply rooted in their bones had long been destined. Even without Qin Zhenzhen, the two of them would not be together.

She has too little sincerity. Even if she gives everything she has to Pei Wenxuan, it will always be an unfair feeling to Pei Wenxuan. Even if Pei Wenxuan accepts it, it will be difficult for her to balance it.

She is different from Su Rongqing. Su Rongqing is more similar to her. Born in a wealthy family, their sincerity is rare in the world. Before them, there was power, family, life and death. Being able to show a little sincerity in the midst of all this is everything. Li Rong does not need a person to give her much, but if he can give her everything he has, that's enough.

So even though she knew that Su Rongqing might kill her, and even though she knew that Su Rongqing might have layers of calculations and hatred towards her, she never felt any resentment, because Su Rongqing gave all the sincerity he could to her alone.

Even though Pei Wenxuan hadn't done anything to her in his previous life, and had never really betrayed her, she still felt that Pei Wenxuan had fallen behind in matters of love.

The carriage was shaking. Li Rong closed her eyes and squinted for a while. After a while, the carriage suddenly stopped. A secret guard lifted the curtain and jumped onto the carriage, whispering, "Your Highness, we got the post."

As he spoke, the secret guard handed over the post and the document detailing the identities of the two people, and also presented them with clothes, explaining, "It was brought over from the Crown Prince. They said they were a wealthy couple from Yangzhou, selling silk. Not many people should know them."

"Okay." Li Rong looked through the invitation, confirmed the name, and nodded, "Go down."

"Your Highness," the secret guard hesitated for a moment and said, "Tuoba Yan's network of relationships is extremely complicated. I'm afraid his house is not safe. Your Highness really wants to put yourself in danger..."

"It's okay." Li Rong said calmly, "I brought a signal bomb. If anything happens, you can just surround the mansion."

Seeing that Li Rong was determined, the guard went down. Pei Wenxuan was still sleeping beside her. Li Rong hit him with her fan and shouted at him to leave: "I'm going to change my clothes, you go out."

Pei Wenxuan's eyes were half-closed. He seemed to have fallen asleep and was suddenly woken up. He was still not fully awake. Li Rong couldn't help but smile when she saw him like this.

He had loved to stay in bed since he was young, and it was difficult for him to wake up every morning and go to court after he got married.

Li Rong gently waved her small fan and asked gently, "Why, after so many years, Master Pei still hasn't changed his habit of sleeping around?"

Hearing Li Rong's question, Pei Wenxuan sobered up a little. He turned over and sat up, shook his head, then pulled up the curtain and said calmly, "Call me when you're done."

Then he jumped off the carriage.

Li Rong changed her clothes and got off the carriage, and saw a merchant's carriage prepared by the servants next to her.

This carriage was not as luxurious and spacious as Li Rong's carriage, and many regulations were also based on the status of a businessman. After Li Rong got on the carriage, he waited for a while and saw Pei Wenxuan coming up.

The two of them sat in the carriage. Li Rong held the document that recorded the couple's life and looked it over with Pei Wenxuan for a while. Pei Wenxuan then said, "What should we do when we get to the villa?"

"Tuoba Yan's secret room is in the backyard. After we get in, you should approach Tuoba Yan first and try to get him to lead us into the backyard. I will go to the secret room under the pretext of Gong. After we get the account book, we will leave."

"How can I let him lead us into the backyard?" Pei Wenxuan frowned. Li Rong rolled her eyes at him and said, "Think about it yourself."

As the two were talking, the carriage arrived at Tuoba Yan's villa.

This courtyard was built on the outskirts of Huajing, backed by mountains and surrounded by water, and is extremely large.

When the two men got off the carriage, they saw people coming and going all around them. Although it was late at night, it was still very prosperous. Just at the door, the sound of stringed instruments and wind instruments could be heard.

Li Rong followed Pei Wenxuan. The two of them took the invitation and led the secret guards disguised as servants forward. After the gate boy checked the invitation, he led them into the courtyard.

As soon as you enter the villa, you will see a crowd of people around you, with people speaking in different accents and wearing different clothes. There are Persian dancers coming and going, and even many women from the Great Xia Kingdom are wearing Persian dancers' clothes and walking on the corridor with others.

In such a noisy place, Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan walked upright, which made them seem a bit out of place.

Among this group of businessmen, Pei Wenxuan looked too upright and handsome, and with the beautiful Li Rong following behind him, he attracted a lot of attention.

Pei Wenxuan sensed something was wrong and was about to do something when he felt Li Rong reach out her arm around him, leaning against him and saying coquettishly, "You walk so fast, I can't keep up with you."

Pei Wenxuan's body stiffened slightly, but he reacted immediately. He smiled softly and said dotingly, "Madam, you are right. It is my husband's fault."

The two of them held each other's arms and smiled, and immediately blended in with the surroundings. Although Pei Wenxuan didn't fit in with this environment, Li Rong was charming and attractive, and Pei Wenxuan's expression was slightly gentler, and it was like a gentle businessman bringing his wife, and it was not so attractive. After all, apart from businessmen, few noble families would marry such a disgraceful woman.

The attendant led the two into the house. As soon as they entered, they heard someone laughing. Li Rong looked up and saw a man with thick eyebrows and a beard sitting upstairs, hugging a dancer and talking to someone with laughter. The two were led forward by the attendant and said to Tuoba Yan, "Master, this is Master Wang and his wife from the Wang Family Silk Manor in Yangzhou."

As they spoke, Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong bowed to Tuoba Yan and said respectfully, "Sixth Master."

Tuoba Yan was the sixth child in his family. Because his name was a foreign surname, it was inconvenient to address him in Daxia, so he was called the Sixth Master. Tuoba Yan looked the two up and down, his eyes lingered on Li Rong for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Brother Wang, I didn't expect you and your sister-in-law to be so young. I thought you were an old man. Come, sit down."

With that said, Tuoba Yan pointed to the seat next to him, asked someone to fill up the wine and said, "Here, have a drink."

The Rong people love wine, and Pei Wenxuan did not refuse, and drank it all at once. Seeing Pei Wenxuan's generosity, Tuoba Yan's eyes lit up and said, "I didn't expect that Brother Wang, who looks gentle, is actually a man. Come, let me drink with you."

Pei Wenxuan won Tuoba Yan's favor and immediately started chatting with him. The two drank and chatted. Pei Wenxuan could make people angry when he ignored them. He was always considered a tactless person. But if he wanted to get close to someone, he had a wide range of knowledge and there was nothing he couldn't talk about.

The two hit it off right away, Pei Wenxuan kept drinking, Li Rong poured wine for them, and after a few minutes, Tuoba Yan and Pei Wenxuan became close friends. Li Rong saw that the time was right, so she winked at Pei Wenxuan, who responded to her gaze, his expression unchanged, smiling and continuing to chat with Tuoba Yan, but as they talked, the topic turned to flowers and plants.

"I like flowers and plants, especially peonies. I spent a lot of money to buy a few purple peony trees and planted them in the garden. When they bloom, they are gorgeous and fragrant. I wonder if you like anything, brother?"

Among merchants, rare treasures are often discussed. Antiques, paintings, flowers, plants, and rare birds are collected by merchants with a little money, not to mention a wealthy person like Tuoba Yan. When Pei Wenxuan mentioned flowers, Tuoba Yan laughed: "I have never seen a good peony, so what is a Wei Zi? Come," Tuoba Yan stood up, "let me take you to the courtyard to have a look, and show you what it means to move the capital city when flowers bloom."

"What treasures do you have, brother?" Pei Wenxuan laughed. "Although I am not as rich as you, I have seen countless flowers and plants. You speak so highly of me, I am afraid you have been fooled, right?"

"You are ignorant!" Tuoba Yan was a little dissatisfied when he heard Pei Wenxuan's words. He grabbed Pei Wenxuan and said, "Come, follow me and see if I am deceiving you."

"Brother, go slower," Pei Wenxuan was pulled by Tuoba Yan and turned back to look at Li Rong, "Madam, hurry up and catch up, brother, don't be impatient, go slower."

Pei Wenxuan walked along with Tuoba Yan. Li Rong stood up with a smile and said to the maid beside her, "Sixth Master is really impatient."

The maid smiled and said softly, "This is how the master usually comes."

Having said that, Li Rong led the people and the maid, and went to the backyard with Pei Wenxuan and Tuoba Yan.

Li Rong entered the courtyard and quickly scanned the courtyard. The courtyard was exactly the same as she remembered. There had not been much change. When she investigated Tuoba Yan, she had searched this courtyard inch by inch and was very familiar with it. She saw that there seemed to be some people in the courtyard, and couldn't help but ask, "Is there anyone else in the backyard?"

"There are many drunk people at the banquet," the maid laughed, "If they are good friends of the master, they will be led to the backyard to rest."

Li Rong nodded, and she had a rough idea in her mind. She slowed down her pace while thinking about the route. After a moment, she looked troubled. The maid next to her saw her expression change and couldn't help but ask, "Madam, is there something wrong?"

"I want to go to the bathroom, but I don't know where..."

The maid saw Li Rong asking and said hurriedly, "Madam, please follow me."

Li Rong nodded, turned around and told the others, and said to the servant behind him: "Anxiang, just follow me, the rest of you can follow the master."

The other three took the order and left a maid named Anxiang to follow Li Rong. The two followed the maid to the East Office. Li Rong calculated the distance to the rockery while walking. When they reached the most suitable position, Li Rong winked at Anxiang, who raised her hands and swung them left and right, knocking out the two maids walking in front of her.

Li Rong and Anxiang dragged the maid into a dark place, quickly changed into their clothes, and then went straight to the rockery.

After reaching the rockery, Li Rong entered the cave and groped her way forward according to her memory. She then stepped onto an empty space. Li Rong squatted down and pressed a button beside her. Then she said to An Xiang, "Sword."

An Xiang handed the sword to Li Rong. Li Rong inserted the sword into the ground and pried it open. Then he pulled open an iron plate. Under the iron plate was a staircase. An Xiang pulled the sword and said, "I'll go down first."

As she spoke, An Xiang jumped down nimbly. Then she heard a few muffled noises coming from below. An Xiang said, "Your Highness, it's done."

Li Rong responded and walked down.

There was a dungeon below. The guard had been knocked unconscious on the ground. Li Rong ignored the people imprisoned inside and went straight to the side door. There was a rotating button on the side door. There was Persian text next to the button. Li Rong raised his chin towards An Xiang and said, "Go and get me the token on the guard."

Anxiang responded and took the token from the guard.

The door here requires a secret code, which is the Persian name of the guards every day. Li Rong got the names of these guards, translated them into Persian, twisted them to align with the Persian text next to them, and then the back door opened wide.

After the door opened, there was a very small room with bookshelves on all four sides and the tops filled with books.

Tuoba Yan placed these accounts in a pattern. Li Rong quickly found the Yang family's account according to her memory of Tuoba Yan. She took out the account and searched for a while. After confirming that it was the Yang family's account, she put it in her sleeve and said, "Let's go."

An Xiang responded, Li Rong closed the door, and went back to the rockery. Not long after the two of them walked out of the rockery, they heard a voice from behind: "Two maids are in front, catch them!"

Hearing this, Li Rong knew that the two maids must have been exposed, so she told An Xiang, "Go separately."

Then she rushed towards the guest room. Anxiang stayed behind, stopped those people slightly, and then rushed to another direction.

Li Rong rushed to the corridor and ran all the way, trying to get to the front yard and get away. The sound of pursuers from behind gradually became louder, and her heart beat faster. Hearing those people chasing her from behind, she quickly turned around the corridor and was running forward when the door of the guest room next to her suddenly opened, and a man pulled her in and closed the door.

The man covered her mouth with one hand and held her waist with another. Li Rong leaned on him and he leaned against the door.

Li Rong could clearly sense the man's temperature, and her nose was filled with the familiar fragrance of that man. She froze and dared not move. Outside, she could hear the pursuers shouting and running past. The man lowered his head, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "It's me, Your Highness."