Chapter 35 Gift



"I miss you so much, I hope you will see me again."

Pei Wenxuan looked up at the words on it, then lowered his head to look at the teacup and chuckled, "In the last life, you and I went on a southern tour together. Su Rongqing wrote you a love poem. Are you still practicing writing it now?"

Pei Wenxuan had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance which of the two sentences was written by Li Rongzhen. Li Rong coughed lightly and said calmly, "I just wrote it casually. I have written all the poems and lyrics that I remember."

As she spoke, Li Rong quickly added, "I've written about yours, too."

Pei Wenxuan glanced at her calmly without asking further questions. He just said, "The original name of "Fu of the Goddess of Luo River" was "Fu of Feeling for the Goddess of Luo River". Many people say that this was written by Cao Zhi who was sad about the death of Madam Zhen. The Goddess of Luo River refers to Madam Zhen. Now that you are getting married, you may be the Goddess of Luo River in the eyes of others."

"We met at the waterside pavilion, but we couldn't get the Goddess of Luo River," Pei Wenxuan said with a mocking smile, "Luckily you hid well, otherwise if you had jumped into the lake today, you would never be able to clear yourself from the rumors."

"So I know what's going on," Li Rong knew Pei Wenxuan was also annoyed by her boldness, and waved her fan, "Didn't I ask you to leave a letter for me a long time ago? The harem has only so many tricks, either drugging or catching an adulterer, don't worry, nothing serious will happen."

"Do you still remember how you died?" Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but remind her when he saw her like this. Li Rong smiled softly: "So I learned a lesson and focused on cleaning up the people around me, didn't I?"

Pei Wenxuan stopped talking. Li Rong leaned forward to take the cup, raised the small cup to her lips, and suddenly heard Pei Wenxuan ask, "Why do you think Su Rongqing came?"

Li Rong didn't say anything. She drank her tea and listened to Pei Wenxuan saying, "With his intelligence, why would he risk coming to the palace?"

"What do you want to say?"

Li Rong put down the cup and smiled helplessly. Pei Wenxuan looked at her and said, "Have you ever thought about..."

"no."

Li Rong interrupted him, looked at him, and said seriously: "I know what you want to say. You want to say that Su Rongqing likes me, but whether in the last life or this life, at this moment, it doesn't matter whether he likes me or not."

"Because you married me."

Pei Wenxuan looked at her calmly. Li Rong was a little annoyed. She fanned herself and said, "Yes, this is already a fact. So Pei Wenxuan, I ask you to put your smart little head in the water to clean it and stop thinking about it. Don't say that Su Rongqing can't like me. Even if he likes me," Li Rong looked up at him and said, "his love must only be in his heart. He will never do anything to harm his family. Do you understand?"

Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. Li Rong raised her hand to support her forehead. "If you don't have anything else to do, leave now. I have a headache seeing you. Also," Li Rong raised her head and stared at him, "you and I can quarrel, don't go back and spend money recklessly."

She is not worried about other things, but Li Rong is more worried about her money.

Although she had a fiefdom, it was not very rich. She usually had to support so many people in the princess's mansion. Now she had to build a dark network for Pei Wenxuan and hire secret guards, which all cost money.

Pei Wenxuan said nothing, stood up, bowed and prepared to leave.

When he reached the door, Pei Wenxuan suddenly stopped. He turned his back to Li Rong, looked out the corridor, and suddenly said, "Li Rong, do you think you have been right all along?"

Li Rong was stunned for a moment, and Pei Wenxuan only said: "If Su Rongqing is really who you think he is, he would not have come to the palace today. Do you really know what Su Rongqing looks like at the age of 20?"

"Whatever he is like," Li Rong said coldly, "it has nothing to do with me. If you mention the word Su again, I will have someone throw you into the lake today!"

"Su Rongqing Su Rongqing Su Rongqing."

Pei Wenxuan spoke very quickly, and repeated it three times, then turned to look at her: "You can have someone come and throw me."

Li Rong: “…”

"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong laughed, she clenched her fan tightly, "If you have the guts, don't marry me. As long as you enter my princess mansion..."

"I'll go jump into the Jingxin Lake by myself."

Pei Wenxuan turned around and left, saying calmly, "Dance once a day."

Jingxin Lake is the lake in the backyard of the Princess's Mansion. When Li Rong heard this, she was so angry that she felt dizzy. She stood up and wanted to chase Pei Wenxuan to scold him. But when she stood up, she was more sober. She was in Yu Garden and she was not a prostitute. Why did she argue with him?

Li Rong fanned herself quickly with a fan, trying to use the cold wind to calm herself down. Jinglan walked in and saw Li Rong's expression, and couldn't help laughing: "Are you angry with Master Pei again?"

"Troublemakers."

Li Rong shook her head: "I can't be on the same level as the unruly people."

Pei Wenxuan, the unruly man, also walked out of the waterside pavilion. When he reached the forest path, he suddenly stopped. He looked back at the waterside pavilion and saw Li Rong walking out, chatting and laughing with someone. He felt a little regretful for a moment.

Originally, when he went out this morning, he wanted to ask her which wedding dress she chose, but when they met today and they were arguing about Su Rongqing's matter, he actually forgot about it.

He was somewhat happy when thinking about it in the morning, but for some reason, at this moment he felt that he did not want to think about it anymore.

The wedding dress he chose was the one she wore in her previous life.

In their previous life, they got married two months earlier, and the Ministry of Rites only prepared one set. Now the Ministry of Rites had much more time to prepare, so they made another set. He liked familiar things, so he chose the familiar ones. He didn't know what Li Rong chose, but no matter what Li Rong chose, he didn't know why he thought about it now, and felt that it was not important.

He knew clearly that no matter what Li Rong wore, if she married him, they would eventually separate from him.

This is not a wedding, it's a transaction.

In this deal, all Li Rong wanted was power and protection, and nothing else mattered.

Pei Wenxuan took a deep breath, didn't think any more, went back to the office, and looked through his memorials over and over again.

After Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan had a quarrel, they went all the way back to her own palace. When she arrived at the palace, she was still angry, so she called everyone over and asked them to report what had happened today one by one. Then she rewarded some and punished some, dragged Qiu Feng out and beat her with a stick. After interrogating her for less than an afternoon, Qiu Feng confessed everything.

As expected, Changle (Mingle was changed to Changle) bribed Qiufeng privately, causing Qiufeng not to report Concubine Rou's order to Li Rong, and also to steal the manuscripts that Li Rong had not burned.

Li Rong didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this. She didn't know whether to say Qiu Feng was lucky or not, as she happened to steal the one she wrote about Su Rongqing. If she had stolen other ones, maybe Pei Wenxuan wouldn't be so angry, and her life would be easier.

Li Rong felt helpless and asked someone to take Qiu Feng away. She rested for a while and listened to the crying in the yard. Jinglan came up to her and brought her a bowl of sweet soup. She asked tentatively, "Your Highness, after dealing with the people in the palace, is there anything else you need to do?"

Although Changle was under house arrest, Li Rong had already made it clear that this matter was closely related to Concubine Rou.

Li Rong thought for a moment and said slowly, "Changle got into trouble today, so His Majesty must be in a bad mood. Is Your Highness going to Concubine Rou's place today?"

"Yes," Jinglan whispered, "When His Majesty is upset, he always goes to Concubine Rou."

"Frame the copy of the Filial Piety Sutra that Princess Huale copied by hand," Li Rong said immediately, "and send it to the Queen Mother later. Tell her that she has been in poor health recently. His Majesty said that the sutra Princess Huale copied has spiritual power, so I am sending her a copy."

"What does your highness mean?"

"Empress Rou gave me such a gift," Li Rong chuckled. "I have to warn her. You've been a rabbit for too long, and people think you won't bite."

Jinglan responded, and according to Li Rong's instructions, she framed the copy of "The Book of Filial Piety" and sent it to the Empress Dowager.

The empress dowager took a look at it and directly gave the copy of "The Book of Filial Piety" to Concubine Rou. That night, news came that Li Ming had confined Changle to her house and forced her to copy the book a hundred times.

Li Rong was soaking her feet when she heard the news. She listened to Jingmei's vivid description: "When His Majesty came in and saw the "Book of Filial Piety" on the wall, he looked quite happy. But when he saw that the name was written by His Highness Changle, he immediately got angry. He scolded, "None of you have studied well. You can't even copy the book and you have to find someone else to do it for you." His Highness Changle cried on the spot."

"It's not a big deal." Jinglan sighed as she listened, "His Highness Changle is too spoiled."

"Isn't it?" Jingmei said frankly, "I'm used to it."

As soon as they finished speaking, they took a quick look at Li Rong and saw that Li Rong was holding her head and humming an opera with complacency.

Seeing that Li Rong was not unhappy, the two of them felt relieved.

After cleaning up the mess in one day, Li Rong felt very happy. She ate well and slept soundly every day. However, Pei Wenxuan felt a little uncomfortable.

It was fine during the day when he was working, but when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, his thoughts became a little scattered.

For two consecutive nights, he dreamed of his past life. He dreamed that he heard the news that Li Rong was punished and ran over in a hurry. Every time he ran very fast. He didn't know what happened in his dream, but he just knew he had to run faster. However, every time he ran over frantically, he would see two people, one kneeling and one standing.

The two men stood together, and it seemed as if there was no one around them.

He was like a wandering ghost among them, and half his life passed in a flash.

Sometimes he saw them drinking on the corridor, sometimes he saw them playing chess, and sometimes he saw heavy rain. Su Rongqing was holding an umbrella, and Li Rong trotted over, squeezed beside him, and raised her hand to hold his arm.

The dreams were short, so he would always wake up in the night. When he woke up, he would find himself in an empty house with moonlight shining in, exactly the same as in countless nights in his previous life.

He would feel afraid and ashamed in this loneliness, and this shame would become more obvious as the wedding date approached.

He vaguely knew what he cared about, but he didn't want to face it.

He felt like a thief, as if he had stolen something.

Li Rong in the previous life was actually different from him.

The longer he lived, the narrower his mind became, until he was reborn, saw the clouds, the moon, the mountain sparrows, heard the breeze of youth, and in the pursuit of a dream in Tuoba Mansion, he suddenly realized the wrong path he had taken.

But Li Rong in her previous life was much more open-minded than him.

Except for the moment before her death, Li Rong's second half of life was probably happy.

He had seen Su Rongqing taking care of Li Rong and had seen them fall in love.

Li Rong said that she would never be with Su Rongqing in this life because she was old and she could not like a 20-year-old Su Rongqing.

But in fact, Pei Wenxuan knew that deep down in Li Rong's heart, she might have a deep fear.

She was afraid of repeating the same mistake. In her imagination, Su Rongqing was so cold that he had no emotions.

But Pei Wenxuan knew that this prejudice was nothing more than Li Rong's extreme self-protection.

How could Su Rongqing, a person who could be distracted by a letter, be the cold-blooded tool that Li Rong believed he was, with nothing but his family?

Su Rongqing is very good.

Better than Li Rong imagined.

But Li Rong didn't dare to think about it. It was just that Pei Wenxuan happened to take advantage of this opportunity and got a marriage gift. His marriage itself was exchanged for Li Rong's misfortune.

How could he sleep peacefully and turn a blind eye to Li Rong's misfortune?

Pei Wenxuan became more and more clear-headed at night, and he pushed himself to work during the day. Everyone who saw him congratulated him, but Pei Wenxuan remained calm and smiled as he accepted all the requests. According to the custom of Daxia, he gave money to everyone who came to bless him.

But he didn't expect that he would meet Su Rongqing at the end of the journey.

When he saw Su Rongqing, he was stunned. Su Rongqing smiled and said with his hands spread out, "Master Pei, do you not want to give me this wedding gift?"

"Where?" Pei Wenxuan quickly came back to his senses and asked, "I just didn't expect Lord Su to be here. Isn't Lord Su in the office?"

"I just passed by and saw everyone was here, so I decided to join in the fun."

Pei Wenxuan listened and handed the wedding money to Su Rongqing. Su Rongqing looked at the silver in his hand and said seriously, "May you have a happy marriage for a hundred years."

"Thank you."

"Now that you're married," Su Rongqing half-jokingly said, "you must draw a clear line between yourself and other girls, and never offend the princess."

Pei Wenxuan was stunned. He stared at Su Rongqing blankly. Su Rongqing saw him stunned and quickly said, "It's just a joke. Don't take it seriously."

It was just a joke, but it was indeed the beginning of his breakup with Li Rong.

Su Rongqing saluted and turned to leave the crowd, but Pei Wenxuan suddenly called out to Su Rongqing, "Master Su."

Su Rongqing turned around and heard Pei Wenxuan ask seriously, "What would you do if your wife had a conflict with your family?"

Su Rongqing didn't expect Pei Wenxuan to suddenly ask this question. Someone beside him hurriedly said, "Isn't Master Pei seeking scriptures? If the princess has a conflict with her family, she should just be patient."

Being interrupted like this, Pei Wenxuan's question did not seem strange. Pei Wenxuan looked at Su Rongqing. Su Rongqing thought for a moment and finally said, "I'll stand with whoever is right."

"Shouldn't you value your family more?" Pei Wenxuan asked anxiously.

“Isn’t my wife a family member?”

Su Rongqing asked back.

Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. Su Rongqing smiled, bowed, and walked out.

"Master Pei." Someone beside him pushed Pei Wenxuan, "Hurry up and give birth to a son soon."

Pei Wenxuan laughed, feeling somewhat helpless, and started giving out money again.

After the money was distributed, it was almost night, and Pei Wenxuan came out of the office and saw the Princess's Housekeeper standing at the door. When Pei Wenxuan saw the Princess's Housekeeper, his heart skipped a beat.

It was nothing when he saw it on normal days, but when he saw it today, he felt a little panicked.

But he forced himself to remain calm, walked forward, and saluted the other party: "What brings you here, sir?"

"You are getting married to the princess tomorrow, and I thought you were busy today and it would be inconvenient for you to go to the princess's mansion, so I came here."

The other party smiled and said, "The princess has a message for you."

As he spoke, the other party handed a letter to Pei Wenxuan.

The letter contained Li Rong's admonition, which roughly meant that they were getting married and had nothing to do. She felt a little irritated and hoped that he could behave well at the wedding tomorrow and not embarrass her, otherwise she would not just let him jump into the lake, but sink him directly into the lake.

Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong's letter and smiled unconsciously.

The Princess's Housekeeper stood by and watched, unable to resist asking, "Did His Highness say anything good?"

"No," Pei Wenxuan put away the letter and said directly, "She scolded me."

"Her Highness has always had this temper," the other party understood very well, "She only scolds those she likes, and ignores those she doesn't like."

"Then I have to thank Your Highness for your appreciation."

"Your Highness is a very good girl," the other party suddenly changed the subject and said in a gentle voice as if she were an elder, "Although she is a princess, Your Highness is not arrogant and rude. Even without the status of a princess, she is still a very good wife. Although she usually seems to scold Master Pei, Her Highness also often tells us that Master Pei has a bad stomach and asks us to make more soft food. The tea you drank when you came was also Her Highness's special request, saying that it was the tea you always liked to drink."

Pei Wenxuan listened to these trivial matters quietly. After a while, he chuckled and said, "She always scolds me. I thought she hated me."

"Master Pei is joking," the other party shook his head, "Her Highness once said that you are treating her well now, and she also hopes that you will live a good life."

Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. He listened to the words "I have lived a good life". To ordinary people, it might just be a casual remark.

But Pei Wenxuan knew clearly that when Li Rong said this, she really wanted him to live a good life.

In their previous lives, everyone was unhappy, and he was especially unhappy, as he was alone and lonely.

Li Rong is a person who becomes stronger when facing a stronger opponent. If you are not nice to her, she will retaliate against you.

But if you are a little bit nice to her, she will be soft and affectionate to you.

Pei Wenxuan felt uncomfortable. He felt like there was something stuck in his chest that he couldn't spit out or swallow. After a long while, he finally said in a low voice, "Me too."

"I hope your highness can live a good life."

"If you all think so," Zhan Shi chuckled, "then I feel relieved."

As he spoke, he looked up at the sky, and then said, "If there is nothing else, sir, please go back and prepare first."

"Sir," Pei Wenxuan called him, "could you please give the princess a message for me?"

"Um?"

"Just say," Pei Wenxuan smiled, "I have a gift that she has been waiting for for a long time. I will give it to her tomorrow. When she sees it," Pei Wenxuan said in a gentle voice, "she won't have to be too grateful to me."

Author's words: Pei Wenxuan's current symptoms Alias: Premarital phobia

【Small Theater 1】

Li Rong: "If you dare to mention the word Su again, I will drown you in the lake."

Pei Wenxuan: "Su Rongqing Su Rongqing Su Rongqing slightly slightly slightly."

Pei Wenxuan sinks into the lake, and the play ends.

【Small Theater 2】

Su Rongqing: "May you live happily ever after. You must treat the princess well."

Pei Wenxuan: "I wish you happiness, and you too."

Princess: "???? What are you doing? Are you getting along harmoniously with your sisters and having a happy reunion? Wake up, this is a certain green website of Zhenjieliefu in the online literature world!!"

【Small Theater 3】

Pei Wenxuan: "I know you like Su Rongqing, I'll give you a head massage, don't be afraid."

Li Rong: "What? Who? I like Su Rongqing? How come I don't know? Don't do it! Don't touch my head!!"

【Small Theater 4】

Pei Wenxuan: "Your Highness, I have a gift for you. If you see it, please don't thank me too much."

Li Rong: "Someone, drag him out and sink him in the lake."

Jinglan: "Your Highness, why?"

Li Rong: "His brain and mine are usually out of sync. He always told me not to thank him too much. It seems he has done something big enough to sink into the lake."


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