Li Rong came back holding the zither, and Shangguan Ya came back with her friends from afar. She walked to Li Rong's side, glanced at her expression, and asked cautiously, "Did you have a quarrel?"

"Take the bodies back first," Li Rong said calmly without responding, "Take the living ones back for interrogation as well."

As she spoke, Li Rong turned around and called Jinglan, whose face was still a little pale, and handed the zither to Jinglan: "Give the zither to the best master and have it repaired."

Jinglan responded and walked downstairs carrying the piano.

After Jinglan went down, Li Rong went with Shangguan Ya to see the living killers.

The person had already been taken to the Inspection Office by Shangguan Yaxian, and the two of them walked out together. As soon as they came out of Butterfly Gorge, Li Rong saw a group of people rushing towards them, and then hurriedly stopped.

Li Rong raised her head, quite surprised, and couldn't help but ask, "Lord Su?"

Su Ronghua relaxed his expression, glanced around, dismounted, and saluted Li Rong: "Your Highness."

"Why are you here?" Li Rong smiled, "Lord Su should still be taking a rest."

"I heard that His Highness was in trouble," Su Ronghua said after taking a breath, "I came here to help."

"Lord Su, you came at the right time," Shangguan Ya walked over from behind Li Rong and said with a smile, "You came right after the work was done, which is a good opportunity."

"Shangguan, there is no need to be so sarcastic." Su Ronghua glanced at Shangguan Ya calmly, turned to look at Li Rong and said, "I only got the news when Your Highness left the city, and ordered people to rush here in a hurry. It was not intentional delay..."

"I know." Li Rong nodded. "Thank you for coming."

As she spoke, Li Rong turned around and called Shangguan Ya, saying softly, "Let's go."

Li Rong stepped forward and glanced at the people Su Ronghua brought with him. She said nothing. Shangguan Ya whispered in her ear, "Your Highness, he brought people from the Ministry of Justice."

Li Rong responded without saying much.

The two got on the carriage and returned to the Inspection Office. Li Rong ordered people to detain the killers separately, and then brought the leader over.

The man was tied up tightly, with a rag stuffed in his mouth. Shangguan Ya bent down and whispered in Li Rong's ear: "This man wanted to die, and a poison sac was stuffed in his mouth, and it was dug out."

Li Rong looked the man over carefully and recognized him. He was a famous figure in his previous life. He was the deputy leader of the top assassin organization Qixingtang, Lu Feibai.

Li Rong couldn't help but chuckle: "Now that Hall Master Lu has been invited, the Chen family must have invested quite a bit this time."

Lu Feibai had a cold face and said nothing, but Li Rong felt a little scared.

Even a figure like Lu Feibai was invited to come out of seclusion. Fortunately, today she had people split the killer team into two parts, leaving a small number of people outside to siege with numbers, and a large number of people inside to set up an ambush with gunpowder. If it was a real head-on clash, today would be really dangerous and there would be no return.

No wonder the Chen family was so brave, it turned out they had planned that she must die today.

Someone must have promised the Chen family something behind the scenes. Once she died, even if the Chen family was traced back, Old Madam Chen would be brought out to pay the penalty, and the people behind them would then make some arrangements to protect Chen Guang.

This time, Old Madam Chen risked her life to save her son.

Li Rong figured out all of this and looked at Lu Feibai: "Master Lu, I want to talk to you. Now I will have someone straighten your tongue. If you bite your tongue to commit suicide, tomorrow I will have someone lead the soldiers to attack Qinqu Mountain and destroy your Seven Stars Hall. Do you understand?"

Hearing about Qin Qushan, Lu Feibai's eyes suddenly opened, as if he was somewhat shocked.

The killer organization feared the most that their lair was to be discovered. They dared to come because they thought that even if the matter was exposed, the people in the palace would not be able to find them. Unexpectedly, Li Rong reported their base right away, and Feibai panicked for a moment.

Seeing that Lu Feibai was emotional, Li Rong raised her hand and asked someone to take out the rag from Lu Feibai's mouth. As soon as Lu Feibai could speak, she immediately asked, "How did you know?"

"It doesn't matter how I know. Master Lu just needs to be obedient. I know you assassins have been trained together since childhood. Your brothers are all on Qinqu Mountain, right? How do you say I should send someone out today to kill them by surprise?"

Feibai remained silent with a cold face. Li Rong continued, "I know that in your line of work, revealing information about your employer is a taboo. I will not ask you to testify, nor will I expose you. You just need to tell me what you know."

"What happens after I tell you?" Lu Feibai said coldly, "If you go out and find the murderer with my words, won't I die anyway?"

"That may not be the case," Li Rong said patiently, "You can leave me a clue and I'll follow it and treat it as my own finding. Then I'll give you a chance. You can escape from prison and go back to inform your brothers to move to another place. How about that?"

"Is there such a good thing in the world?" Feibai sneered, "Your Highness, do you think I'm a child?"

"Of course there are conditions."

Li Rong waved her fan and said, "I want to place an order with Qixingtang. You must accept it."

Lu Feibai didn't say anything. Li Rong knew he was waiting for her. She leaned forward and whispered, "The person who assassinated Pei Wenxuan is one of yours, right?"

Li Feibai said nothing, taking it as tacit agreement. Li Rong smiled, lowered her voice, and said seriously: "Whoever suggested that you assassinate Pei Wenxuan, you go back and kill him in the same way!"

"After the fight, find someone to pretend to be an ordinary person and trade with me. I can sell you a piece of land from my fiefdom. Of course, you don't actually need to give me money. Just make a deal on the surface and pretend that you and I don't know each other. Move your base from Qinqu Mountain to my fiefdom, and I will guarantee your lives."

Luo Feibai showed hesitation. Seeing that he did not immediately accept such an offer, Li Rong realized that the person behind him must have given her the same conditions.

She thought about Qin Qushan's position, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Think about it, the Xie family is just an aristocratic family after all. Even if they have a lot of land, the government and the army there are nominally under the jurisdiction of the court. If the emperor lets someone investigate you, it is still unknown whether the officials there will listen to the Xie family or the court. And my fiefdom——"

Li Rong raised her eyes and looked at Lu Feibai: "I am a princess, my fiefdom is mine, do you understand the difference?"

Luo Feibai's expression changed. Li Rong fiddled with the tea bowl in her hand and said, "I'll give you a cup of tea. Think about it carefully."

"Now that we're in the mud, the Xie family and I have to take our place. You have to give me an answer before I get up."

Ru Feibai said nothing. Li Rong lowered her head and fiddled with the tea floating on the surface of the water in the tea bowl. After a cup of tea, Li Rong stood up quickly and was about to leave when she heard Ru Feibai say quickly, "It's Xie Lanqing."

Li Rong paused, and Lu Feibai looked up at Li Rong: "Minister of Justice Xie Lanqing, are you sure you still want to kill him?"

Xie Lanqing is now the head of the Xie family. An assassination may not be difficult, but the difficult part is the counterattack of such a big family.

Li Rong remained silent. Shangguan Ya frowned and was about to speak when she heard Li Rong say, "Kill him."

Li Rong walked out and told Shangguan Ya, "Let someone investigate. I'll leave first."

Shangguan Ya responded somewhat reluctantly. After sending Li Rong out, she turned back, placed a piece of paper and pen in front of Lu Feibai, and said decisively, "Confess."

Feibai raised his eyes to look at her, and stared at her for a long time with his sharp eyes like an eagle. Shangguan Ya felt a little scared by his stare: "Why are you staring at me?"

"I remember you." Luo Feibai said coldly. Shangguan Ya raised her eyebrows. Luo Feibai continued, "The one who stuffed a rag into my mouth."

Shangguan Ya: “…”

"I won't recruit. Please send someone else." Lu Feibai turned his head away, with a cold face and stopped talking.

Shangguan Ya was instantly furious. She raised her hand to hit him, but then she remembered that Lu Feibai held the key evidence, so her hand stopped in mid-air, and she was caught in a dilemma.

Just when I was feeling awkward, I heard a chuckle coming from the door: "You want someone else to review it? Sure, I'll do it."

As he spoke, Su Ronghua walked in from the doorway, sat down opposite to Lu Feibai, lifted the hem of his coat, leaned back on the chair, raised his eyes and said calmly, "Speak, young man."

Luo Feibai said nothing. Su Ronghua pointed at the rag on the floor and ordered directly: "Put the rag in his mouth."

When Feibai heard this, his eyes widened and he angrily asked, "How dare you?"

"Sir Shangguan dares but I don't? You underestimate me too much, Sai!"

Su Ronghua gave the order, and the jailers hesitated for a moment, and finally two of them came forward to pick up the rag on the ground. Lu Feibai couldn't help it, and turned around and said to Shangguan Ya: "Let him out!"

Shangguan Ya spread her hands: "You said you wanted to change people."

"No, I won't change it," Luo Feibai said impatiently, "If you let him go, I'll give in."

Shangguan Ya sneered when she heard this: "Wouldn't it have been over if you had said it earlier?"

As she spoke, Shangguan Ya turned to Su Ronghua and saluted, raising her hand to make a "please" gesture: "Master Su?"

Su Ronghua saw Shangguan Ya asking him to leave and sighed, "It's true that when there's something going on, there's Zhong Wuyan, and when there's nothing going on, there's Xia Yingchun. It's so heartless, so heartless."

Su Ronghua sighed as he stood up, bowed to Shangguan Ya, and walked out.

Shangguan Ya turned around and pushed the paper and pen in front of Lu Feibai: "Master Lu, please?"

It was already late at night when Shangguan Ya finished interrogating Lu Feibai. Lu Feibai was in a high position and knew a lot of things. He confessed a lot of information. After Shangguan Ya sorted out his confession, he walked out and told the others to move forward: "Detain the others first. I will interrogate them tomorrow."

"My Lord, His Highness has conducted an overnight review and has completed the review."

The attendant held a lamp to lead the way for Shangguan Ya. Shangguan Ya was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "Your Highness hasn't left yet?"

"yes."

The attendant laughed: "Your Highness is still reviewing documents."

Shangguan Ya heard this and hesitated for a moment before changing direction, frowning and saying, "I'm going to visit His Highness."

Shangguan Ya walked all the way to Li Rong's study and saw her from a distance still in the study. She had a light on her desk and her back was straight. She seemed tireless as she quietly reviewed the confession she had just obtained through torture.

Shangguan Yaxing came to the door of Li Rong's room and stood at the door for a while. Su Ronghua just locked his door and came out. When he saw Shangguan Yaxing, he said in surprise: "Sir Shangguan?"

Shangguan Ya was startled by Su Ronghua. Li Rong also heard the two people talking. She raised her head and looked at the two people standing at the door. She smiled and said, "Are you not leaving yet?"

"Your Highness." Shangguan Ya and Su Ronghua bowed to Li Rong together. Li Rong looked at the moon outside and urged, "It's getting late. Go back early."

"Your Highness..." Shangguan Ya hesitated. Li Rong seemed to know what she was going to say, and spoke wearily, "Go back. Today's situation is special. If it is convenient for Lord Su, please give Lord Shangguan a ride."

They dared to do such a big thing today, there is no guarantee that there will not be some backlash. If they can't kill Li Rong, they may target Shangguan Ya. With Su Ronghua following Shangguan Ya, if they want to touch Shangguan Ya, they have to consider the face of the Su family.

Li Rong just said it, but she didn't expect Su Ronghua to agree. Li Rong felt more relieved, nodded, and said, "Go."

Shangguan Ya didn't say anything, Su Ronghua raised his hand and said, "Shangguan Sir, please."

Shangguan Ya sighed and bowed in a low voice: "Your Highness, please go back early."

Li Rong responded and lowered her head to look at the memorial: "I'll go back after I finish my work."

Shangguan Ya saw Li Rong's expression and didn't know what to say, so she walked out with Su Ronghua. Su Ronghua looked at her quietly, chuckled and said, "Shangguan seems to be worried."

"Nothing."

Shangguan Ya smiled.

"Thank you Lord Su for seeing me off today."

"It's a small matter." Su Ronghua walked side by side with Shangguan Ya, "It is my honor to send Miss Shangguan home."

Shangguan Ya didn't say anything. After a while, she sighed and said, "Su Ronghua, I really don't understand you."

"Um?"

"We all know why you came to the Inspectorate. But sending me back today is helping me and His Highness."

"Ms. Shangguan, I don't always want to go against you." Su Ronghua was rarely serious. "I have my own sense of right and wrong. I think if you get through it, I will help others. I think if others get through it, I will help you."

"Doesn't Lord Su have his own standpoint?" Shangguan Ya looked up at him. Su Ronghua lowered his head and smiled, "Yes, but my standpoint is my own opinion of right and wrong. It has nothing to do with the aristocratic family or the imperial power."

"Really?" Shangguan Ya's voice was very calm, and she knew it was just a perfunctory response. Su Ronghua sighed, "Forget it, forget it. I finally have this opportunity, so I won't talk to Miss Shangguan about this. Miss Shangguan's worries today may be related to His Highness, so why don't you tell me about it?"

Shangguan Ya said nothing, and the two of them walked out of the door. Su Ronghua tapped her palms with the fan in her hand and said slowly, "Even if Miss Shangguan didn't say it, I know that there are peonies all over the mountain today. Lord Pei must have spent a lot of time on it. But the princess set an ambush there. The relationship between Lord Pei and the princess seems to be quite subtle."

Shangguan Ya stopped walking, and Su Ronghua turned to look at her: "Miss Shangguan, are you thinking, His Highness clearly has Lord Pei in his heart, and Lord Pei also has His Highness in his heart, why does the relationship with Lord Pei seem to be so strained?"

"Su Ronghua," Shangguan Ya raised her eyes and looked at him coldly, "Do you think you can criticize His Highness?"

Su Ronghua smiled, approached Shangguan Ya, and whispered, "Smile."

Shangguan Ya didn't say anything. She stared at Su Ronghua and asked, "Why?"

Although she didn't point it out, Su Ronghua knew that Shangguan Ya was asking for the answer to the question he had just asked. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this how you ask people questions?"

"Forget it if you don't want to say it." Shangguan Ya's voice was very soft. She turned directly to the carriage. Before she reached the front of the carriage, she heard Su Ronghua say, "Because I care."

"Your Highness is a person who cares more about something, and dares not touch it. She is different from Pei Wenxuan. In the past, Master Pei Lizhi and his wife were very loving, so Pei Wenxuan is more emotional and courageous. Your Highness was born in the palace. You and I know that for people like us, we have been taught since childhood that there are only rules between husband and wife, and love is like the moon in the sky and the flower in the water. Why don't you think so?"

"Born in different places, naturally they have different personalities. Pei Wenxuan seems gentle and modest, but in fact he is very strong. If he decides on something, he will be cautious and fight for every inch of land, especially when it comes to love. He will not stop until he achieves his goal. But Her Highness is not like that. Her Highness takes love seriously and sadly. She is afraid that she will lose her sense of proportion in love, so the more she cares, the more afraid she is."

"Why do you say that, Your Highness?"

Shangguan Ya turned around and frowned. She could find no fault with anything Su Ronghua said, but she was puzzled as to why Su Ronghua knew Li Rong so well.

Su Ronghua shrugged: "Don't tell me what I said, others told me."

"who?"

"You don't need to know that."

Su Ronghua chuckled: "I'm telling you this just to clear up Miss Shangguan's confusion. Pei Wenxuan and Your Highness are not a good match. Your Highness can't afford Pei Wenxuan's feelings, and Your Highness would be afraid."

Shangguan Ya didn't say anything. She looked at Su Ronghua quietly. Su Ronghua came forward and sighed: "So you, don't worry about them, just let it go."

Hearing this, Shangguan Ya laughed.

"Whether it's suitable or not is not up to you to decide."

After saying this, she walked towards the Inspection Office. Su Ronghua was stunned for a moment, and then saw Shangguan Ya crossing the courtyard and walking quickly into Li Rong's room.

Li Rong was still writing with her head down. Shangguan Ya walked up to Li Rong, snatched the pen from her hand, and said seriously, "Your Highness, stop writing."

Li Rong paused and heard Shangguan Ya say, "Your Highness, if you want a divorce, do it sooner rather than later. If you still want to keep your consort, go back now."

"Why don't you leave?"

Li Rong smiled, looked up at Shangguan Ya, and said helplessly, "Why do you care so much at such a young age?"

"Your Highness, you are no more than eighteen years old this year."

Shangguan Ya looked at her seriously: "I am a little older than Your Highness. Your Highness, please listen to my advice and go back."

Li Rong didn't say anything. Her expression was calm, as if she didn't understand what Shangguan Ya said at all.

Shangguan Ya frowned, "Your Highness, you have always been decisive. Why are you trying to avoid him like this? You can't keep reviewing memorials in the Inspection Office until you die. You have to see him."

Li Rong listened, and after a moment, she smiled and turned to look at Denghua: "You think I'm indecisive now and very unpleasant, right?"

Shangguan Ya was stunned for a moment. Li Rong took the pen from her and said gently, "If I go back, Pei Wenxuan will want to see me like this."

"So what?"

Shangguan Ya couldn't help but speak: "Pei Wenxuan has you in his heart, and you don't care about him."

"Who told you I cared about him?"

Li Rong lowered her head and wrote word by word on the paper. Shangguan Yaqi smiled and asked directly without caring about the difference in status: "Your Highness, have you ever fed soup to others?"

Li Rong paused, and Shangguan Ya continued, "Have you ever served anyone? Have you ever carefully considered other people's feelings? Do you care whether others like you or not?"

"Are you feeling guilty? When the assassin said he wanted to kill you that day, you told me not to worry about it, but they assassinated Pei Wenxuan, and you wanted to catch them all. Now it's obviously too risky to kill Xie Lanqing, but you still want to kill him to warn them..."

“How outrageous!”

Li Rong yelled loudly, Shangguan Ya pursed her lips and stared at Li Rong: "Your Highness, if you continue like this, have you ever thought about how you are going to live your life? If you continue like this, you will drive away all the people you like and who like you!"

"Didn't I?" Li Rong responded to Shangguan Ya's question calmly. She said it very seriously, "I think very clearly. I don't care about others, and I don't need others to care about me. I want the people I care about to live well in my life. I have money and power, and I can have whoever I want by my side. I have thought clearly about my life, and I don't need you to tell me how I want to live my life!"

Shangguan Ya was somewhat shocked when she heard Li Rong's reply. Li Rong put down her pen, seeming to be a little annoyed that she had said these to Shangguan Ya.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, adjusted her mood, stood up, and tried to calm herself down: "I understand, you think everything should have a result, Pei Wenxuan forced me to have this result, and now you want to force me too. He is right, I just don't want to pay but want him to be by my side," Li Rong said, and then stopped. She tried to control her tone and make herself look no different from usual. "I know, this is selfish. No matter how good I am to him, if I can't give him what he wants, I should make everything clear and not keep him."

"What happened today was my fault," Li Rong said rationally, without any ups and downs in her tone. "I have been avoiding his feelings in my heart, so I always think the worst of everything. If I had been more careful today, I wouldn't have hurt him. I should apologize to him and make things clear to him. I can't be self-righteous and treat him well, thinking that this can make up for his efforts in me. I have to give him what he wants, and if I can't give it to him, I have to make it clear. You don't have to say anything, I'm going back."

Shangguan Ya listened in a daze. Li Rong decisively threw her sleeves and walked out. Shangguan Ya took a long time to react and said in disbelief, "Your Highness."

Li Rong paused, and Shangguan Ya turned around and looked at her: "Why have you never thought about being with him?"

Li Rong didn't say anything. She turned her back to Shangguan Ya. After a long while, she said calmly, "Let's go back."

Having said that, Li Rong walked out, got on the carriage and sat alone in it.

The moment the space of one person swallowed her up, she clenched her fists.

She opened and closed her palms repeatedly, regulated her breathing, and forced back all the emotions that were surging out of her.

These are all small matters, don't worry about them, she shouldn't mess up her mind over these things. Things that need to be solved should be solved, and they shouldn't be dragged on.

All her rationality was controlling her, but at a certain moment, she would burst out with Shangguan Ya's question: why had she never thought about being with him?

Why?

It's not like she hasn't thought about it, but every time she fantasizes about the future, she would inadvertently think about how long they would be together, whether they would break up, what would she become like after they were together, and what would happen after they broke up.

She had seen her mother sitting in the Beiyan Pagoda for an entire night, she had seen countless women in the palace being promised and then separated for various reasons. She clearly remembered the humiliation and self-loathing she felt when she heard Pei Wenxuan say "I can't let her go" at the age of eighteen, and she also clearly remembered the confusion of Su Rongqing when he knelt in front of her when she tentatively asked him "Can I divorce him?"

Those past events were engraved in her bones, and she would never show such humiliating side to others.

She only hopes that in everyone's eyes, Li Rong will never bow her head, even if she is arrogant.

As she reviewed the past, she gradually cooled her heart and calmed herself down.

After a long time, the carriage stopped and she heard Jinglan say respectfully outside: "Your Highness, we're here."

Li Rong slowed down in the carriage before responding. She stretched out her hand and was helped out of the carriage by Jing Lan. A cold wind blew gently, and she felt an inexplicable chill. She stood at the gate of the princess's mansion, raised her head and looked at the golden plaque. She didn't know why, but she thought of the princess's mansion in her previous life.

The princess mansion in her memory was always cold and quiet. Even though Su Rongqing followed her, silently accompanying her to every corner like a shadow, she would still feel a bone-chilling coldness surging up and seeping into her bones.

But in this life's princess mansion, she had never felt this way.

When Su Rongqing was behind her, he was like her shadow, another her. They were so similar, buried together in this princess's mansion, lifeless. No one understood her better than Su Rongqing, but it was also true that when they fell into darkness together, no one could save the other and they could only sink together.

But Pei Wenxuan was different. He was a completely different person from her. When he stood behind her, she knew his presence. She could clearly sense that there was someone who could reach out and pull her out no matter what situation she fell into.

This feeling made her afraid but also uncontrollably eager, so even though she knew she was in a mess, she couldn't help but reach out to him.

But she knew clearly that her feelings were a swamp. When she reached out to Pei Wenxuan, she was only pulling a person on the shore into the swamp and drowning him with her.

She would destroy Pei Wenxuan.

Her sensitivity, her suspicion, her selfishness, all wore down this man who had the best expectations in love, and then made him become someone similar to her little by little.

Li Rong walked into the yard step by step, and then she saw the young man standing on the corridor.

He was wearing a single shirt with a pure white fox fur coat on the outside, and he looked up quietly at the moon in the sky.

Silver frost was falling, and Li Rong stopped at the entrance of the corridor. She didn't dare to go forward.

Pei Wenxuan turned his head slightly and saw Li Rong. They stared at each other quietly across a long corridor.

The moment he saw Li Rong, Pei Wenxuan couldn't tell why, he just felt an unspeakable pain spreading in his heart.

He felt as if he saw Li Rong from his previous life. Every time she appeared in front of him, she looked cold and aloof.

Neither of them said anything, they just looked at each other quietly.

After a long time, Pei Wenxuan smiled first: "Your Highness is back."

"Um."

Li Rong responded: "I haven't slept yet."

"I have something on my mind, and I want to wait for His Highness to come back and ask, so I have been waiting."

"Ask me."

Li Rong seemed to answer honestly, as if she had already made up her mind and was no longer afraid.

Pei Wenxuan could see that she was in a bad mood. He paused for a moment and then said, "Today, Your Highness mentioned that you got angry with me in your previous life. I saw that Your Highness seemed to be sad. Your Highness has always been introverted. He said such words because he was deeply hurt by the things in his previous life. I know it's wrong to ask such questions, but I still want to ask Your Highness."

Then Pei Wenxuan asked her seriously, "I hurt Your Highness in my last life. Is it true that Your Highness will find it hard to let go no matter how I explain it?"

"No, you explained the past life very clearly, and I have let it go."

Li Rong lowered her eyes.

"Then what did your Highness mean when he said today that I am not the only one who felt that my feelings were trampled upon, and I am not the only one who felt that I was pitied?"

"I just want to tell you to stay rational at all times."

Just like she was back then.

Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan froze. After a moment, he took a deep breath, as if he felt it was a bit absurd. He wanted to say something, but restrained himself and finally chuckled: "Your Highness is still Your Highness after all. I was just overthinking it."

Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and saluted, saying respectfully, "Your Highness, I have been going out early and returning late recently, and I am quite busy. In order not to disturb Your Highness, I plan to stay overnight in the study. I hope Your Highness will agree."

Li Rong lowered her head and responded, "Yeah."

"Thank you, Your Highness," Pei Wenxuan stood up and said calmly, "It's late at night and the dew is heavy. Your Highness should go to bed early."

Pei Wenxuan turned and left. Looking at Pei Wenxuan's back, Li Rong finally said, "I'm sorry."

Pei Wenxuan paused, Li Rong lowered her head, stared at the ground, and said softly: "I was wrong for not telling you clearly before and hiding from you all the time. I was also wrong for betraying your feelings."

Pei Wenxuan wanted to laugh when he heard her words, but he found it difficult to open his mouth. After a long time, he exhaled a foul breath and said calmly: "Your Highness, don't worry about it. Everything is my own decision. Accepting or not is your Highness's business. There is no right or wrong. I am presumptuous today. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Li Rong didn't say anything, Pei Wenxuan didn't move, he didn't know what he was waiting for, but he always felt that if he left at this moment, he might not be able to turn back.

So he didn't dare to move, and the people behind him didn't leave either.

The two of them were in a stalemate. In this silence, Li Rong slowly raised her head.

She looked at Pei Wenxuan's back quietly, and the light cast a halo around him.

There was nothing ugly about him. Even from behind, he was tall and slender, like a bamboo or a sharp blade, and extremely handsome at first glance.

Such a good person, if he moves away now, he will never have any contact with her again.

Pei Wenxuan is a man who can humble himself to get what he wants, but he is actually very arrogant in his heart. If I reject him this time, there won't be a second time.

She had never had him, and she was about to lose him.

Without this person, the princess's mansion will be as gloomy as in the previous life; without this person, life may also be like the previous life, with nothing but power.

In fact, she had made all the preparations on the way, but at this moment, she found that no preparations were enough.

She didn't know why, but she remembered what Shangguan Ya asked her: "Your Highness, if you continue like this, have you ever thought about how you are going to live your life?"

What followed was that on the wedding night, Pei Wenxuan sat quietly in front of her and told her seriously: "Because you want to live a good life."

“You don’t want to live your last life the same way.”

"You want His Royal Highness to be well, you want a wonderful family, you want someone to love you and you want to love him, you want children to be around, you want someone to rely on you in your old age, and you want to die together, right?"

Isn’t it?

Li Rong's hands trembled slightly, and she stared quietly at the man's back.

She looked at the man who had been standing there, as if he had been waiting for her. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt a little courage.

Pei Wenxuan waited for a long time and finally got a little tired. He said tiredly: "Your Highness, I am tired and will take my leave first."

"Pei Wenxuan." Li Rong called him abruptly, her voice trembling.

Pei Wenxuan turned around in confusion and saw Li Rong standing at the end of the corridor. She stared at him with a serious look in her eyes: "Can you wait for me a little longer?"

In fact, he didn't know what she was thinking, but when Li Rong spoke, he felt that she was like a person who had traveled through mountains and rivers, tearing away the thorns that had scratched her and made her bleed, and came in front of him, trying her best to speak.

"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong seemed to be extremely tired, "I am not a likable person. I know that in terms of love, I am annoying and I am not worth it. I am not good. I can't trust you or myself. I know countless reasons, but I can't do these."

"But even if I'm wrong in every way," Li Rong forced a smile, "can you please wait for me, considering that our lives have finally been brought together by God?"

Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. The short silence exhausted her courage. Li Rong smiled awkwardly. She lowered her head, as if a little embarrassed: "I just said it casually. You probably don't understand it. It's okay if you think it's ridiculous. Just follow your heart. It's okay to leave if you are sad. We are very familiar with each other..."

As Li Rong said this, Pei Wenxuan felt a slight pain spreading across his heart, and falling densely on the soft flesh, making him feel sad and sour.

He looked at Li Rong, interrupted her self-deprecating words, and whispered: "Rongrong."

When Li Rong heard the call, she slowly raised her head and saw Pei Wenxuan standing under the light with a smile on his face. His expression was gentle and tolerant, like a spring breeze blowing through willows, gently entangling people's hearts and soothing all the pain.

"Don't be afraid," he said softly, "It's okay if you go slower."

"I am here, always here."

"You know what?" Pei Wenxuan laughed out loud, "In my last life, I waited for you for thirty years."

Pei Wenxuan walked slowly to her and gently placed his hand on her face. "I am very patient. I can wait for a long, long time, Rongrong."

He lowered his eyes and looked at her, his voice low and hoarse with a hint of tenderness: "I like you, and have liked you for a long time."

Li Rong listened to his words and didn't know what was going on.

No matter how sad I was in my life, I had never shed tears, but at that moment, my tears burst out and fell into his palms.

This confession, which came 30 years late, was finally delivered to her at such a dangerous and ordinary moment.

"You..." Li Rong's voice was low and hoarse. She seemed to want to laugh but couldn't. "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"It's been 30 years," Li Rong raised her head and looked at him with red eyes, "Tell me, what do you want to do now?"

"I want to be with you." Pei Wenxuan looked calm. He spoke decisively, looking at her, "I want to hold you tightly, hug you when you cry, accompany you when you laugh, hold an umbrella for you every time it rains, and be with you every time you are in trouble, happy, glorious, low, life or death, or in the afterlife."

"What do you like about me? I have a bad temper and I always bully you."

Li Rong laughed, and Pei Wenxuan also laughed.

"Maybe I'm blind."

His voice contained the same warm smile as Haruhi's: "So I think there is no one better than you in this world."

"Li Rong," he stroked her face gently with his fingers, "I will wait for you, just keep going forward."

“I’m always here.”