"Your Highness is wise." Shangguan Ya immediately cupped her hands and praised Li Rong when she heard that she had made the decision. "The transfer is the most worrying thing for the Prince Consort right now. If Your Highness can help him solve it, he will definitely be grateful and overjoyed when he knows about it. He will feel Your Highness's care for him and then open his heart to go to Wushan with Your Highness to make it a good thing."

"The rest is not necessary." Li Rong coughed lightly, "As long as he is happy, as for the rest," Li Rong thought for a moment, "Actually, what he said may not be bad."

"What does your highness mean?" Shangguan Ya was a little confused. Li Rong put her hands behind her back and smiled. "I have never had a serious relationship with anyone. I just took a look at a portrait and hurriedly got married. I was confused and didn't know what it felt like for two people to fall in love, get engaged, and get married."

Li Rong said, turning to look at Shangguan Ya. Shangguan Ya was now smart and beautiful. Li Rong looked at her for a long time and smiled slowly: "You are not young anymore. Don't let others pick you up all the time. Look after yourself too. If you can't, call me." Li Rong raised her eyebrows, "I will help you."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." Shangguan Ya immediately said when she heard that Li Rong wanted to help her, "Your matter is more important. I can handle the marriage myself."

Li Rong nodded and didn't care any more. After all, this was Shangguan Ya's private matter and she didn't care what she thought.

So she returned to the matter of Pei Wenxuan's transfer and thought of a solution.

If Pei Wenxuan wants to be transferred to the Ministry of Personnel, first of all, Yu Shitai must be willing to release him, and secondly, the Ministry of Personnel must be willing to accept him. Yu Shitai is under the control of Shangguan Minzhi, so it is not difficult, but the Ministry of Personnel is under the control of Wang Houwen. She has offended many members of the Wang family before. If Pei Wenxuan wants to be transferred, Wang Houwen will definitely not be able to transfer him if he knows about it. Therefore, the most reliable way now is to find someone who can take charge of the Ministry of Personnel and let Pei Wenxuan quietly enter a small position in the Ministry of Personnel. Once it is settled, even if Wang Houwen knows about it, it will be difficult to drive Pei Wenxuan out.

First get into the Ministry of Personnel, then get promoted, and then make plans.

And what Pei Wenxuan needs now is someone who is willing to secretly put his name on the transfer list of the Ministry of Personnel.

Li Rong thought about the name of the person in charge of the personnel transfers within and outside the Ministry of Personnel this time, and made up her mind.

"strangeness."

Li Rong was thinking about Pei Wenxuan's promotion when she heard Shangguan Ya mutter. Li Rong looked up and noticed that there seemed to be many scholars from outside Huajing coming and going on the street. Some of them were asking for directions, and some were chatting. The mixed accents from all over the world filled the street, which made Li Rong take a few more glances.

Shangguan Ya also noticed this situation. She was a little curious: "It seems that there are many more students from other places recently."

"Do you know why?"

Li Rong turned to look at Shangguan Ya, who shook her head. Although she was well versed in the ways of the upper class nobles, she was not very clear about the affairs of the common people.

Li Rong was very familiar with the origins of these scholars: "The imperial examinations were held in March and early February, and the students and tributes from various places were sent to the Shangshu Province, where they were reported."

This was a major national event in the latter part of her previous life.

"Then what are they doing here so early?"

"Of course there are other uses. The imperial examinations not only test the essays written at the time, but also allow you to submit your usual essays to the chief examiner. If the chief examiner likes it, even if the essay in the exam room is mediocre, you can still enter the palace examination based on your usual essays."

"But how do these ordinary students hand in their daily essays to the examiners? Do they hand them over in the examination room?"

Shangguan Ya was a little confused. Li Rong looked to the side and saw two scholars discussing their experiences in the Su Mansion. She listened and explained to Shangguan Ya: "So they would come to Huajing in advance and submit their documents to the mansions of the rich and powerful who like to collect poems. If they are valued, these rich and powerful people will recommend them to the chief examiner at that time."

"So," Shangguan Ya thought, "this imperial examination is actually meaningless."

"What do you mean?" Li Rong saw Shangguan Ya seemed to have realized something. Shangguan Ya curled her lips and said, "If it is recommended by a rich and powerful person, the examiner can give extra points at his discretion. Then, wouldn't all the children of rich and powerful people who take part in the exam be top scorers?"

"Why do the children of the rich and powerful need to take the imperial examinations?" Li Rong laughed. "The children of the noble families can be directly recommended to the court by their ancestors. For example, Su Rongqing followed his grandfather to the court to discuss politics when he was twelve years old. Didn't he need to take the imperial examinations? Therefore, most of those who take the imperial examinations are from ordinary families, or they are arrogant children who want to test their own abilities. The injustice of the imperial examinations lies in the internal struggles among these ordinary people, not the interference of the noble families."

Shangguan Ya sighed after hearing this, and Li Rong couldn't help but laugh: "What are you sighing about?"

"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya said with emotion, "It's a good thing we worked hard when we were reincarnated."

The two chatted all the way, and Li Rong sent Shangguan Ya back to the mansion. After returning to the mansion, Li Rong turned around and ordered someone to check Liu Chunhang, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel.

After a series of things were dealt with, she heard Pei Wenxuan coming back.

After Pei Wenxuan came back, he did not go to see her first. Instead, he went to the bathroom and took a shower before coming back.

Li Rong was reviewing memorials when she saw him come in after changing his clothes. She didn't even raise her head and just asked, "Where did you go to drink wine, Prince Consort?"

"Your Highness is innocent."

Pei Wenxuan laughed, walked over to Li Rong, and sat down with his legs crossed: "With me here, who would be so bold as to take me out for a drink?"

"The old dogs in the court are really brave," Li Rong put the approved memorial aside, "Haven't I taken you there before? I know that."

"Things are different now," Pei Wenxuan leaned to the left and said with a smile, "When I was taken to drink wine, Princess Pingle would at most go to His Majesty to complain, and His Majesty would just give her a verbal reprimand. In private, I'm afraid he would even ask Your Highness to improve her virtues as a wife. But now I'm taken to drink wine," Pei Wenxuan grabbed a peanut from the plate and threw it into his mouth, "I'm afraid the Inspection Department will come to his house to investigate the case immediately, and he'll get himself into trouble."

"Women," Pei Wenxuan sighed, "become vicious when they have money."

"Why, I was very gentle before?" Li Rong raised her eyebrows and looked at him. Pei Wenxuan saw the warning in her eyes and said quickly, "I am still gentle now, especially gentle."

Li Rong was amused by him and was too lazy to be serious with him, so she just asked, "Are you going to discuss the transfer today?"

"Isn't it?" Pei Wenxuan sighed, "I spent a lot of effort to invite people from the Ministry of Personnel, but everyone refused to come. I can even recite their words by heart."

"Prince consort, it's not that we don't want to help you," Pei Wenxuan stood up and imitated those people, saying in a sinister tone, "This matter must be handled according to the rules. Whoever is suitable will be the one to do it. Prince consort, don't worry, just follow the rules."

After saying this, Pei Wenxuan said "Pooh" softly: "These old dogs have a devil's rules in their hearts. All they want is money. But they dare not take my money."

"How about this?" Li Rong asked tentatively, "Leave it to me?"

"You think I can't handle it?"

Pei Wenxuan turned his head and raised his eyebrows: "Your Highness," he turned his body and said seriously, "You can say that I am a bad person. But," Pei Wenxuan raised his finger to his head, "You can't say that I am stupid."

"Then..." Li Rong said cautiously, "Can you handle this matter yourself?"

"I can do it myself."

Pei Wenxuan raised his hands and rolled up his sleeves, and said slowly: "It's a small matter, don't bother Your Highness."

"What if I want to be bothered?" Li Rong asked hesitantly. Pei Wenxuan paused. These words entered Pei Wenxuan's mind, and he instantly analyzed the many motives behind Li Rong's words.

What does it mean to want to be bothered? She hopes he can rely on her?

Why did she want him to depend on her?

Yes or no……

Pei Wenxuan reviewed all the moments they had spent together in his mind, and he suddenly realized that every time he was in trouble, Li Rong seemed to be a little extra nice to him.

Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but think of what her grandmother had said to her mother: "When a couple gets along, they must learn to be weak. If you do everything by yourself, the other person can't do anything for you. Even if you are a good person, it is difficult for him to take you to heart."

This means, if nothing costs anything, then naturally we won't cherish it.

It seems that he is usually too competitive?

If it were an ordinary woman, he would be strong and the other party might be overjoyed, but Li Rong was used to being strong. Wouldn't it make Li Rong happier if he showed some weakness?

A bunch of thoughts flashed through his mind quickly. Pei Wenxuan paused for a moment before rolling up his sleeves. He smiled and continued to roll up his sleeves over his arms. He said slowly, "Then how do you want to be bothered?"

"Why don't you leave this to me?" Li Rong said happily, "I don't think I've ever done anything for you. I'll help you once. I guarantee I'll get the job done perfectly!"

"good."

Pei Wenxuan smiled slightly, raised his head and said: "Then I'll leave it to you, Your Highness. Actually, it's very difficult for me to handle this matter. If Your Highness can help, it would be great."

Hearing Pei Wenxuan say that it would be difficult for him to handle it, Li Rong subconsciously ignored his previous words "it's a small matter" and suddenly became happy.

Seeing her happy, Pei Wenxuan raised his hand to help her put the papers away, then stood up and reached out to pull Li Rong: "Okay, it's so late, go to bed."

Li Rong was pulled up by him and walked to the bed with him. After they got on the bed and Pei Wenxuan lowered the curtain, Li Rong remembered. She turned sideways and looked at Pei Wenxuan beside her: "Did you drink today?"

"No."

Pei Wenxuan heard her question and turned to look at her: "I don't drink alcohol even if I can."

"Why don't you drink anymore?" Li Rong was a little surprised. She remembered that Pei Wenxuan was very popular in the officialdom and his drinking capacity was also trained by his superiors. When she asked him, Pei Wenxuan just said, "First, I don't want you to take care of me anymore. It's troublesome for you to take care of me when I drink. Second, I value my life."

Pei Wenxuan said, raising his hand to gently push the hair on Li Rong's face behind her ears, and said softly: "In the last life, we both tortured our bodies badly. You were plagued by a serious illness in your early fifties, and I was not much better than you. When you were lying on the hospital bed, I was also coughing up blood."

"I don't know." Li Rong sighed, "You hid it too well."

"Only myself and the doctor know."

Pei Wenxuan said in a gentle voice: "Besides, it wasn't long before we both left together. I think if I were still alive, it wouldn't be long either. So let's not struggle in this life. The longer we live, the longer we can spend with you. I still have to wait for you, in case I die young and can't wait..."

"Don't talk nonsense." Li Rong was not happy with what he said. Pei Wenxuan smiled and said nothing more. He thought for a moment and saw that Li Rong was interested in talking to him, so he asked, "Did you go to see Lu Feibai today?"

"Yes. I will send him to the southwest to serve as a soldier and make achievements."

"That's good. We can't just rely on Qin Lin. Now he's clearly exposed." Pei Wenxuan nodded. Li Rong thought about it, and suddenly asked, "Pei Wenxuan, did you want a child in your last life?"

Pei Wenxuan was stunned by this. After a moment, he said slowly, "Of course I do. Especially later on, every time I go home alone, I feel very lonely."

"Do you want a boy or a girl?"

Li Rong was a little curious. Pei Wenxuan thought about it and replied, "It doesn't matter. It's almost the same. But I don't want it so much now."

"Why?" Li Rong was surprised. Pei Wenxuan stared at her. After a long time, he gently touched her forehead with his forehead: "I'm afraid something will happen to you, so I don't want any of them. I don't want to take any risks at all."

Li Rong lowered her eyebrows when she heard this. Pei Wenxuan looked at her, raised his hands and held her in his arms, and said gently: "Go to sleep."

Pei Wenxuan agreed to let Li Rong handle the transfer and really stopped asking about it.

Since he no longer had to worry about being transferred, Pei Wenxuan had some free time. He placed a wooden tube at the door of the princess's mansion and wrote the words "Naxian" on it.

This wooden cylinder is called the Naxian cylinder. Before the imperial examination, if the noble families in the capital wanted to read the essays of scholars, they would hang a wooden cylinder at the door. Scholars could put their works in the wooden cylinder, sign their names, and let the dignitaries read them.

If you like a scholar's article, you can invite him to your house as a guest.

After Pei Wenxuan established the Naxiantong, the palace began to hold frequent gatherings. Every day when Li Rong returned home, she could hear Pei Wenxuan discussing current affairs with a group of scholars. In addition to these scholars, some children from aristocratic families would also come. Before the imperial examination, because scholars attended banquets everywhere, it was also the most popular period for Qingtan Banquet.

Sometimes Li Rong would sneak over and see a group of scholars talking loudly in the room. Pei Wenxuan was wearing a white shirt with a golden cloud pattern and a jade crown on his head. He sat with one leg crossed and the other leg bent. He held a teacup in one hand and the other hand on his bent knee. He looked casual and a bit arrogant, but he looked more calm and reserved as he smiled and observed people.

Li Rong went there secretly at first, but just by chance she went to see Pei Wenxuan and bumped into him. Then, seeing so many people, she felt it was not a good idea to go in, so she quietly left.

But later she discovered that every time she went there, she seemed to see a group of maids gathered at the door, secretly looking at the people inside.

Once when she went there, she not only saw the maid, but also Shangguan Ya. She remained calm and pretended not to see anything.

Later, she discovered that not only Shangguan Ya came, but a group of noble ladies also began to follow Shangguan Ya to visit the princess's mansion. Every time they mentioned Shangguan Ya's name, a group of people would hide in the garden to watch Pei Wenxuan hold a discussion meeting.

This matter was exposed when Li Rong had a sudden urge to go see Pei Wenxuan one day. Then when she got there, she found a group of familiar noble ladies following Shangguan Ya in her yard.

She confirmed that none of this group of people had reported anything, only Shangguan Ya's name had been reported. She looked from a distance and confirmed that all the girls' eyes were on the men in the Qingtan Society, and most of them were on Pei Wenxuan.

She walked over quietly and kicked Shangguan Ya lightly from behind. Shangguan Ya turned back angrily and whispered, "Fuck..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw Li Rong looking down at her. Shangguan Ya was so scared that she stuttered: "You you you..."

"Come with me."

Li Rong directly grabbed Shangguan Ya's collar and dragged her away. After the two walked away, Li Rong put her hands on her chest and looked at Shangguan Ya who lowered her head and dared not speak in front of her.

"Of course," Li Rong sneered, "Why don't you just go do your job and bring a bunch of girls to my house to see my husband?"

"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya hesitated, "In fact, not all of us are here to see the Prince Consort..."

"Should I thank you for letting him go?"

"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya took a deep breath, "Actually, this is also one of our strategies to win people's hearts."

"Use my husband's face?"

"No," Shangguan Ya said immediately, "Your Highness, you should know that a good-looking man doesn't actually have much killing power, but a group of good-looking and talented men are different. Especially this kind of secret watching feeling, if you don't believe me, I'll show you."

Li Rong listened to Shangguan Ya's words and was dragged by her, half believing and half doubting as she followed her into the crowd.

There were too many girls here and they were all hiding outside. Li Rong felt a little embarrassed for a moment. She didn't know why she had to be so secretive when she came to see her husband.

Most importantly, why are they shivering in the cold wind while the men are sitting calmly in the greenhouse?

She thought these girls were all crazy, but she was still curious why Shangguan Ya's brain was so crazy.

So she decided to follow Shangguan Ya to experience it.

Pei Wenxuan's Qing Tan Banquet has been the most popular in recent days, so many people came today. Rich families like Su Ronghua and ordinary poor families like Cui Yulang were all in this hall.

Both Su Ronghua and Cui Yulang were famous romantic figures in Huajing, and Pei Wenxuan, dressed in plain clothes and a jade crown, did not look weak at all. Whether he was sitting or standing, his posture was elegant and graceful, and he was very proficient in poetry and debate.

Today he had a debate with Su Rong Huaqing about "etiquette".

The two sat down at their respective tables. Pei Wenxuan raised his hand to signal Su Ronghua to go first. Su Ronghua nodded and asked, "Etiquette is also a law, right?"

"What is law?" Pei Wenxuan asked calmly.

"Rules are the law."

"What is Dharma?"

"Law is law."

"What is the difference between rules and laws?"

This question made Su Ronghua hesitate for a moment, and finally he said: "Law is rules, but rules are not law."

"Etiquette is a rule, and law is also a rule. Both are a kind of rule, but they are not the same. If you violate the law, you will be punished by the government. If you violate etiquette, you may not be punished. Therefore," Pei Wenxuan brought tea from the side, raised his eyes and smiled, "etiquette is not a rule."

His smile seemed to be full of brilliance. Li Rong bent down and hid in the garden to look at him. For some reason, her heart beat a beat faster.

She was stunned for a moment, and at this moment, a girl behind her seemed to be too excited, and suddenly she slipped and fell forward.

So one pushed another, and Li Rong happened to be right in the front, and was thrown out by this push. She hadn't recovered from Pei Wenxuan's smile yet, and was thrown out by this push.

Li Rong stumbled and fell to the ground. Everyone was shocked and looked over.

Pei Wenxuan was still holding the teacup, looking over with a pair of smiling eyes. When he found that it was Li Rong who fell to the ground, he raised his eyebrows.

Li Rong was stared at by so many people that she felt embarrassed.

Fortunately, she was thick-skinned, so she tried her best to stand up gracefully, then dusted off the dust gracefully and commented, "Well said, everyone, please do as you please."

As she spoke, she walked into the crowd, fanning herself and smiling. As she walked, she kicked Shangguan Ya, who was pushing her from behind, on the leg.

Shangguan Ya took a breath of cool air, but didn't dare to shout, so she limped over quickly.

Everyone watched Li Rong walk away gracefully in the cold weather, fanning herself. At this time, a scholar finally reacted and turned to look at Pei Wenxuan, asking in confusion, "Master Pei, who was that lady just now?"

When Pei Wenxuan heard this question, he turned around and smiled apologetically: "My wife is naughty, sorry to make fun of her."

As he spoke, he took a sip of tea and thought of the blank look in Li Rong's eyes when she fell to the ground. His smile grew even wider.

After Li Rong led Shangguan Ya away, she finally had time to lose her temper. She turned around and pointed her fan at Shangguan Ya, furious: "Look at you..."

"Isn't the prince consort very handsome?" Shangguan Ya raised her hand and grabbed Li Rong's fan. Li Rong was choked for a moment when she asked this.

Shangguan Ya stared at Li Rong and asked seriously, "Your Highness, do you feel moved? It feels different when a group of men are watching together, right?"

Li Rong: “…”

"Have you checked Liu Hangchun?" Li Rong felt that it was meaningless to get entangled with a teenage girl. After all, Shangguan Ya was still young and in love, and she was also young. She didn't want to answer the question of whether Pei Wenxuan was handsome or not, so she could only change the subject.

Shangguan Ya nodded: "I have checked. I will deliver everything you want to your desk tomorrow. By the way, since I am working so hard to help you, can you do me a small favor?"

"You say." Li Rong nodded. Just as she finished speaking, she saw Shangguan Ya take out a pile of colorful papers.

"Your Highness, could you please talk to the Prince Consort and ask him to pass out these papers and ask the person whose name is written on the paper to write something on it. It can be a name, a poem, anything."

"Are you crazy?" Li Rong was shocked. "You want me to ask Pei Wenxuan to do this?"

"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya said seriously, "My relationship with the ladies of the noble families depends on you."

Li Rong didn't say anything. She looked quietly at the paper Shangguan Ya was holding. After taking it, she read the names on it one by one. Finally, she took a deep breath and said, "This name can't be signed in vain. One piece of paper costs five taels of silver."

"make a deal."

Shangguan Ya spoke happily. Li Rong stuffed the paper into her sleeve and went back to her room.

By the evening, Pei Wenxuan's Qingtan meeting was almost over, so he returned to his room.

As soon as he returned, he saw Li Rong waiting for him in the house. Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan coming in, but thinking of what happened in the afternoon, she felt a little awkward and didn't want to take the initiative to greet him. Pei Wenxuan walked in, sat opposite Li Rong, and said with a smile: "Your Highness?"

"You're back?" Li Rong didn't raise her head and continued to review the memorials. Pei Wenxuan smiled and stared at her for a while. Li Rong knew that he was looking at her, so she pretended to be nothing, raised her head, looked at Pei Wenxuan and said, "You are doing well in the Qingtan Club. Have you met a few people who can be used?"

"Of course there are. After all, there are many talented people on this year's Dragon and Tiger List."

Li Rong nodded after hearing this. Pei Wenxuan smiled and looked at Li Rong trying to find something to say. Li Rong felt a little embarrassed by his gaze, but she didn't show it on her face. She just coughed and said, "Then you should get in touch with her more."

"Of course," Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and twisted a peanut on Li Rong's plate, and said slowly, "How long has His Highness been secretly watching?"

"Not long." Li Rong subconsciously retorted, then felt that this direction was a little wrong, and quickly added, "I didn't look at you."

"Oh." Pei Wenxuan answered nonchalantly. Li Rong then remembered that she still had a mission today, so she quickly softened her attitude: "Well, Pei Wenxuan, can you help me?"

"Your Highness, please speak." Pei Wenxuan stroked the peanuts in his hand. Seeing that Li Rong looked a little embarrassed, he guessed that what Li Rong wanted him to help with was most likely unrelated to the official business.

If it had nothing to do with official business, it must have been a private affair. Thinking of the look Li Rong had given him during the day, and the series of actions Li Rong had previously wanted to help him with, he couldn't help but guess that Li Rong wanted to help him now, perhaps because she liked what he was going to do.

For example, asking him to draw a calligraphy piece for you to copy?

Thinking of this, Pei Wenxuan smiled even more. He tried to restrain himself and heard Li Rong say, "I know that you writers are good at writing. Do you think you can..."

"Of course." Pei Wenxuan responded happily, "Your Highness wants to come..."

"Look at this stack of papers," Li Rong took out a pile of papers and said in a flattering tone, "Can you distribute them according to the names on the papers and ask your friends to sign their names?"