Li Rong looked at him quietly.

The twenty-year-old Pei Wenxuan was much more handsome than the one in her memory, but the arrogance in his bones had not changed at all.

Just by looking at Pei Wenxuan's eyes, she knew he was angry. He used to be Prime Minister Pei, and he could quarrel with her when he was angry. She understood. But now Pei Wenxuan was an eighth-rank official, how could he have the courage to fight with her?

Li Rong smiled softly. She stood up and looked at Pei Wenxuan who was kneeling on the ground. She said gently, "Okay, I'm a man of my word and I'm clear about gratitude and resentment. You can talk to me nicely, but before that, what do you think of the wrong things you did?"

"I don't know where I went wrong."

"You tore up my book."

Li Rong pointed to the torn pages on the table and said, "Also, why did Prince Ning suddenly faint? Why couldn't the others come? I'm sure Master Pei knows the answer, too."

Pei Wenxuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He had no idea that Li Rong could be so smart.

Did she just send someone to keep an eye on him?

Pei Wenxuan had many guesses in his mind, but he remained calm on the surface: "I wonder how the princess will punish me?"

"Jump down."

Li Rong raised her chin, and Pei Wenxuan pursed his lips and said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Li Rong knew that he was extremely angry, and said with a smile: "You want to be my consort, but you can't stand this little grievance?"

"Princess, do you know that I want to be your consort?"

Pei Wenxuan looked up at Li Rong, who found it a little funny: "What else are you doing here?"

Li Rong didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she said directly, "Either jump down and talk, or get out. I'm telling you, get out. It won't be easy for you to come back if you want to."

Pei Wenxuan clenched his fists and his face turned pale with anger.

For a moment, he seemed to have returned to his previous life. He had an argument with Li Rong. Li Rong was always sharp-tongued and always made him so angry that his blood boiled.

It was strange that he was always calm and composed with other people. He had been spat on and scolded in the court, and had been scolded at his home. There were many infuriating things, but he seldom lost his temper. Only with Li Rong, if he had a quarrel with her, he felt that his life would be shortened by ten years.

This woman was capricious and unreasonable when she quarreled. He once thought that maybe it was married life that changed her. But now it seems that it was not marriage that changed her. It was clearly that she pretended to be too good when she just got married, and he didn't notice it.

This woman is a shrew at heart. She is rude and unreasonable, and acts arbitrarily.

Pei Wenxuan saw that she hated him, and he had had enough. He knew in his heart that Li Rong would definitely leave someone behind today, and this person would most likely be her husband in the future. None of the other men outside were as suitable as him, and now she could only turn to him for help.

Pei Wenxuan took a deep breath and said only one sentence: "Then I will get out."

Then he bowed, stood up, turned around and walked back.

Li Rong didn't expect him to leave so cleanly and neatly. She was a little stunned and asked hurriedly, "You don't want to talk to me?"

"No more."

Pei Wenxuan refused loudly without even turning his head. Li Rong tapped her palm with her golden fan, winked at Jinglan, and said loudly to Pei Wenxuan who was walking on the lake promenade: "But I want to talk to you."

"hug……"

Before he could even utter the word "sorry", a secret guard suddenly appeared from the side, grabbed Pei Wenxuan unexpectedly, and pushed him straight into the pool!

There was laughter all around. Li Rong watched from a distance, smiled, and slowly walked to the place where Pei Wenxuan fell.

Pei Wenxuan was good at swimming. He fell into the water suddenly. Although he was a little panicked, he reacted very quickly, adjusted his posture, and poked his head out of the water.

Then he saw Li Rong standing on the upper corridor in a red embroidered phoenix dress, looking at him with a smile and saying, "Okay, let's just say this. I am very satisfied."

Pei Wenxuan said nothing, he just stared at Li Rong above him.

The servants nearby were whispering to each other, and some maids were laughing quietly, but no one knew what they were laughing about.

Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan, who was soaking wet, with some water plants staining his handsome face. This wolfish posture gave him an indescribable beauty.

He seemed like a lake monster sticking its head out from the lakeside, able to bewitch people with just his face and eyes.

But there was no seductive hypocrisy in those eyes, only anger and unwillingness, burning in Pei Wenxuan's eyes like fire.

When such emotions were revealed, Li Rong's previous joy slowly dissipated.

She suddenly felt that it was meaningless. After all, Pei Wenxuan today was not the same person he was later. She was bullying him like this now, as if she was bullying a child.

She looked down at Pei Wenxuan, her expression turned into indifference. After a long time, she turned her head away and said calmly, "Okay, stop making trouble and come up."

As she spoke, she instructed Jinglan beside her, saying calmly, "Take him to change his clothes."

After she finished giving the instructions, she turned and left. She looked back and saw Pei Wenxuan swimming to the shore and being pulled up by someone.

The lake water was still a little cold in spring, and he was shivering when he came ashore. The servant beside him hurried over to hand him his coat. He whispered thank you to everyone who helped him, not leaving anyone out, and his cautious and careful appearance made people feel a little sad.

After all, no young man from aristocratic family would be as nervous as he is.

Pei Wenxuan noticed that Li Rong was staring at him for a long time. He turned around and saw Li Rong looking at him. His eyes suddenly turned cold, then he turned his head and walked away quickly.

Seeing him glaring at her, Li Rong couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.

He is quite young, but has a bad temper.

Li Rong sat by the lake, having her tea warmed, reading a book, and waiting for Pei Wenxuan. After waiting for a while, Pei Wenxuan finally came back.

He changed into a white brocade robe with a cloud pattern, and his hair was tied up high with a jade crown. When he walked towards him from a distance, he looked like he had walked out of a painting.

Li Rong stared at him for a while, and when Pei Wenxuan came, she moved her eyes away without leaving a trace. Pei Wenxuan bowed and saluted, and Li Rong said calmly, "Sit down."

Pei Wenxuan stood up and sat down, kneeling beside Li Rong. Li Rong lowered her head to read a book and said nothing. Pei Wenxuan waited for a while and heard Li Rong say calmly: "What do you want to say? Just say it."

What to say?

Originally, he came here just to analyze the pros and cons with Li Rong and let her know that he was the best choice. However, after several exchanges, he realized that Li Rong probably knew everything very well.

"The princess knows everything that needs to be said."

Pei Wenxuan spoke calmly. After a moment's silence, he continued, "If you want to add anything, I can only tell the princess. If the princess is willing to marry me, I will definitely treat her with sincerity."

When Li Rong heard this, she raised her head and looked at Pei Wenxuan with amusement: "Yicheng?"

As she spoke, Li Rong leaned on the small table beside her, propping up her chin and saying, "Tell me, how do you use sincerity?"

"The princess should be respected in the family."

"Is it to you?"

"For the rest of my life, Wenxuan will only have the princess by his side."

This is true, but he did not remain chaste for her, but for the ex-fiancee who broke off the engagement with him.

Li Rong smiled even more: "Isn't this right? Not only should you only have me by your side, you should also only have me in your heart."

Pei Wenxuan's body stiffened.

He was not a liar, or rather, he would not lie when it came to love. If he had been willing to lie a little, she would not have known that he had someone else in his heart, and she might have been deceived for the rest of her life.

I don't know whether to criticize or praise him for being so honest.

Li Rong picked up the cup. She thought Pei Wenxuan would be as frank as in the previous life and admit to her that this marriage was just an alliance. She smiled and waited for Pei Wenxuan to speak. However, after a long time, Pei Wenxuan said, "Princess, you are right. Wenxuan will not think about others in the future."

Li Rong was a little stunned, and after a moment, she couldn't help but laugh sarcastically. She suddenly realized that she hated deception more than being angry.

She put the cup on the table with a clang and said coldly, "Give me the eggs."

Pei Wenxuan was a little confused. He turned around and looked at the plate of jade-white eggs beside him. Li Rong sneered, "Didn't you say that you should respect me? I worked so hard to peel this egg, but you won't eat it even if I ask you to?"

Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. He frowned and said after a long while, "Too many."

"Then eat it clean for me!"

Li Rong scolded softly. The people around had already retreated far away and looked at the two people from a distance. Pei Wenxuan didn't know what kind of temper she had, but he didn't want others to laugh at him. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to put up with her and could only say, "We just ate something now, wait a while before eating."

Li Rong snorted coldly, thinking that she would have to entertain that old fox in the palace today, so she waved to Jinglan beside her and said, "Bring the chessboard."

Playing chess is a way for the two of them to get along harmoniously in any mood, because all the fighting and competition will be placed on the chessboard.

Jinglan took the chessboard, and Li Rong called Pei Wenxuan over: "Sit down and play chess."

Pei Wenxuan was a little confused. He actually thought that if the atmosphere was so awkward, they might as well play chess. But he didn't know why Li Rong thought of this method before he said it.

It seemed as if they already knew how to get along with each other, which was better.

Pei Wenxuan's doubts grew even stronger, and Li Rong directly picked up the black chess piece and started to make moves.

Just like in her previous life, she liked to start the game at the star position. Pei Wenxuan saw that she had made her move and had no intention of letting her go. He immediately made his move in his usual way at the star position diagonally opposite to Li Rong.

The two of them were very focused when playing chess.

In Li Rong's mind, facing a 20-year-old Pei Wenxuan, she was probably sure of victory, so she had to give him some leniency and some face to avoid being accused of being an adult bullying a child.

In Pei Wenxuan's mind, facing the 18-year-old Li Rong, he should give her a little leeway. Li Rong was always very arrogant, and if she lost too badly, she would probably make a scene again.

So the two of them played chess with the mentality of giving in to each other so that they would win, but before the game was one-third over, both sides noticed something was wrong.

What is the difference between this style of play, this routine, this pattern, and the way they played chess in their previous lives when they were in their twenties or fifties? !