"What are you doing?" Pei Wenxuan was a little surprised when she saw her let someone take the darts.
Li Rong smiled but didn't smile: "I know you learned from Su Ronghua, so you should also ask Aya why he kept his portrait."
Pei Wenxuan thought for a while, and then he reacted: "She kept his portrait... to vent her anger?"
"What do you think?" Li Rong laughed out loud, "Could it be that you can't see things and think about people?"
Pei Wenxuan understood, he nodded, and then waved to the person next to him: "Then remove all these portraits."
At this time, Jingmei had already touched the dart and brought it over. Pei Wenxuan felt his heart skip a beat when he saw the dart. Before the dart was sent to Li Rong, he raised his hand to catch it, and directly moved the plate with the dart. When he got it in his hands, he turned his head and handed it to the servant next to him, and ordered: "Sharp weapons hurt people, don't let His Highness touch these things. Hurry up," Pei Wenxuan turned his head and waved to the side, "Hurry up and lift the portrait up. Walk."
Li Rong smiled and watched Pei Wenxuan greet people doing this, and when Pei Wenxuan finished his instructions, she went to the study with her.
"I heard that Your Highness recently met with Lord Liu," Pei Wenxuan asked, "Is Your Highness busy with a transfer?"
"Don't worry about this."
Li Rong waved her hand: "It's not a trivial matter, so don't worry."
"It seems His Highness is very sure." Pei Wenxuan said with a smile, "Wei Chen is waiting for His Highness's good news."
"Don't worry," Li Rong raised her fan and tapped Pei Wenxuan's chest lightly, "At that time, I will definitely give you a surprise."
Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows, raised his hand and said, "Then Wei Chen thanked His Highness first."
Seeing Pei Wenxuan's stern look, Li Rong didn't have any of the flattering gestures she had occasionally shown before. She felt a little disappointed, she coughed lightly, and said cautiously, "Pei Wenxuan, have you felt..."
"Huh?" Pei Wenxuan turned his head sideways, "What?"
"Do you think," Li Rong gestured, "I seem to be a little better to you?"
Hearing Li Rong's words, Pei Wenxuan knew what Li Rong was thinking. He lowered his head and smiled: "His Royal Highness has always been good to Wei Chen."
"Do you think, more? Better than before?"
Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and suppressed his smile, feeling that Li Rong seemed to be a child begging for candy, and he said softly, "Your Highness's kindness, Wei Chen knows."
"It's good to know, and it doesn't cost me all my hard work."
Li Rong felt relieved when she heard Pei Wenxuan's words. She turned her head and extended her hand to Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan raised her eyebrows, and Li Rong laughed, "I'm used to it."
Pei Wenxuan couldn't hold back, and finally burst out laughing. He stretched out his hand, took Li Rong's hand, and walked to the dining room with Li Rong. He smiled and said, "It's all up to Your Highness."
"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong held hands with him, she whispered, "Tell me the truth."
"Huh?" Pei Wenxuan looked at her sideways, Li Rong seemed a little happy, "Are you jealous?"
"Your Highness is joking," Pei Wenxuan said with a smile on his face, "How can Wei Chen be jealous?"
"Oh, that's good." Li Rong nodded. "Tomorrow, there will be a talk conference at Aya's side. I plan to go and see. I heard that there is a scholar named Yang this year..."
"The chat at home isn't enough, so you have to go to another place to watch it?"
Pei Wenxuan smiled and opened his mouth, Li Rong turned to look at him, and after staring for a while, Li Rong laughed out loud.
"The tongue is not the heart."
Li Rong turned her head, her hands behind her back, and walked forward happily.
Pei Wenxuan stood behind her for a moment, then he sneered: "It's all crooked and blind."
After speaking, he raised his hand and rubbed his face, returning to his usual gentle smile, and followed Li Rong forward.
Seeing that it was the end of February, Li Rong talked with the personnel from the Ministry of Personnel a few times, and after confirming that the top and bottom were cleared, and adding Pei Wenxuan's name to the transfer list of the Ministry of Personnel, Li Rong was relieved.
Since Li Rong was in charge of this matter, Pei Wenxuan let it go completely, and only occasionally asked about Li Rong's progress.
When Pei Wenxuan asked, Li Rong felt annoyed, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Do you not believe me?"
Pei Wenxuan was choked, so naturally he didn't dare to say yes, and hurriedly said: "Where, just curious."
I didn't dare to ask again after that.
But he always likes to control things in his own hands, and now this feeling of leaving the official career in the hands of others makes him a little uneasy. Thinking about it all day, even sleepless at night. But seeing Li Rong's eagerness to help him, he didn't dare to attack.
After all, Li Rong was treating him well. With such a good start, he couldn't say more about Li Rong.
Fortunately, this difficult time was not long. On February 26, the imperial court set a list internally. After the list was announced, if no one participated within seven days, the transfer would begin in early March.
The 25th was the time to change the final list. Li Rong was worried and went to Liu Chunhang again. After Liu Chunhang confirmed that there was no problem, Li Rong was relieved.
Liu Chunhang escorted Li Rong out of Liu's house. After reaching the door, Li Rong raised her hand and put on her hat, turned her head and whispered to Liu Chunhang, "Master Liu, there is no need to send it away, this palace will leave first."
"Slow down, Your Highness."
Liu Chunhang said off in a low voice, Li Rong got into the carriage, and the carriage made a rattling sound in the night, and started to leave.
When Li Rong's carriage was far away, Liu Chunhang wiped his forehead, and an elegant voice came from the dark: "Master Liu, stay."
Liu Chunhang raised his head and saw a girl in Chinese clothes standing in the night, with her hands folded in her sleeves, her face could not be seen clearly in the dark, she could only hear her smile and say, "This palace is under the order of Concubine Rou. , come and bring a message to Master Liu."
Liu Chunhang's expression changed when he heard this, and he quickly said, "Sir, please."
Li Rong was very happy when she got things done. She felt a sense of satisfaction when she thought that Pei Wenxuan would be promoted tomorrow to thank herself.
She turned her fan and closed her eyes, as if enjoying something. Jinglan looked up at Li Rong next to her, and couldn't help laughing: "His Royal Highness helps the concubine to do things, I'm happier than doing my own affairs."
"I'm used to my own affairs," Li Rong admitted with her eyes closed, "It's the first time I've been so worried about planning for others."
"His Royal Highness is also strange," Jingmei poured tea to Li Rong, "Everyone else is happy when men help women solve problems. The concubine pampers His Highness, but His Highness does not feel very happy. Now His Highness is doing something for the concubine. Very happy."
"What do you know?" Li Rong raised her eyes and said, rather proudly, "Being pampered is not a skill, but pampering a person is a skill. Others love you, and when you are getting old sooner or later, you pamper him, that's fine. It’s different, if you like it, you like it, if you don’t like it, you leave, it’s very free.”
"His Royal Highness is really open-minded." Jing Mei admired a little, Jing Lan smiled and shook her head, "Your Highness is used to being stubborn, don't listen to His Highness's nonsense."
"Why am I talking nonsense," Li Rong raised her eyebrows and looked at Jinglan, "What's your point?"
"His Royal Highness," Jing Lan put the peeled melon seeds in front of Li Rong, and said gently, "If someone is happy with another person, maybe there is no special reason, it's just liking."
Li Rong paused, and then heard Jinglan continue: "It's not ashamed."
"Well," Li Rong nodded and turned her eyes to the window, "It's really nothing to be ashamed of."
Jinglan smiled, only pretending that Li Rong was shy and didn't say much.
Li Rong looked out the window at the heavy traffic.
At the end of February, the weather began to warm up, and there were more people on the streets. The night market was much more prosperous than before.
Her eyes swirled around the people coming and going on the street, she looked at a pair of young men and women walking by talking and laughing, she clearly realized—
Jinglan was wrong, she avoided it subconsciously, not ashamed.
She was afraid.
But these emotions quickly subsided, and she just sat in the seat, listening to the two maids joking and being silent.
After making the final confirmation with Liu Chunhang, Li Rong was no longer worried. She slept very well that night, but Pei Wenxuan had trouble sleeping.
This year's imperial examination is very important, and many subsequent ministers are from this imperial examination. If he can't enter the Ministry of Personnel tomorrow, he will apply to preside over the imperial examination, which will be a little difficult.
Pei Wenxuan regretted letting Li Rong handle this for a while, but he thought about something. According to Li Rong's ability, there shouldn't be any problems.
He tossed and turned at night and couldn't fall asleep. Li Rong woke up in a daze, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Pei Wenxuan froze, he hesitated for a moment, turned his head, and finally asked, "Your Highness."
Li Rong opened her misty eyes and looked at Pei Wenxuan, who had a serious face at night.
Pei Wenxuan's expression was so serious that she woke up at once, but she didn't wake up completely, so she looked at Pei Wenxuan in the dark and stared at her with bright eyes.
At that moment, a thought flashed in her mind.
Could it be that Pei Wenxuan finally couldn't bear it anymore and planned to attack her? !
Li Rong froze for a while and was a little nervous. In her mind, the scene of the two of them in bed after they were married in the last life began to appear in her mind, and then she thought about if she accidentally had a child, whether this child would be suitable for birth now, and if Pei Wenxuan left him , will she regret raising this child herself...
Li Rong dazed her head in the middle of the night, and her thoughts scattered all the way. Seeing her sleepy eyes, Pei Wenxuan hesitated for a moment, then thought about his words and said, "Your Highness is looking for Liu Hangchun today? Are you sure it's the position of the master of the test?"
When Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan asking this, she immediately calmed down.
She instantly embarrassed herself, calmed down and said, "What's wrong?"
"Liu Hangchun is a man who is gullible and trustworthy. Apart from sending money, His Royal Highness..."
"Oh, are you annoying?"
Li Rong listened to Pei Wenxuan's remarks, and said in pain: "You told me this in the middle of the night? You might as well sleep with me! I didn't tell you, I slept."
After speaking, Li Rong turned over and covered her ears with the quilt.
Seeing Li Rong's attitude, Pei Wenxuan was speechless for a moment. He lay down on the bed and rested for a while. He felt that he should trust Li Rong a little more, instead of always doing things like before, which would destroy Li Rong's plan and cause the two of them to be wiped out. .
He pulled out the past that smashed Li Rong's head in the past and reviewed it. After thinking about Li Rong's achievements in the court, he finally felt a lot more at ease. When the chickens began to croak, he barely fell asleep.
The next day the two got up, Li Rong slept well, but Pei Wenxuan had two dark circles under his eyes.
Li Rong looked him up and down and couldn't help but say, "You haven't slept all night?"
Pei Wenxuan smiled and said a little sadly: "Your Highness, I finally understand one thing."
Li Rong raised her eyebrows, and Pei Wenxuan said softly, "This must be a test you gave me, right?"
"Ah?" Li Rong was a little dazed, Pei Wenxuan seemed to be a wandering spirit, and his footsteps "floated" out of the door, and walked up the hall with Li Rong. With an open-minded smile, he comforted himself and said: "The two of us have been suspicious of each other for many years, and we have always done our own work on key important matters, and never trust the hands of others. This is the first time in our two lives that such a crucial matter has been handed over to others. A test of His Highness' confidence."
Listening to Pei Wenxuan's words, Li Rong couldn't help feeling a little guilty. Pei Wenxuan continued to comfort herself: "His Royal Highness is very good. As an opponent, I have never believed in His Highness. Now I should continue to trust His Highness so much, not only that His Highness will be wholeheartedly For the sake of me, there is absolutely no problem in trusting His Highness’s abilities.”
"You don't have to worry about the former," Li Rong turned back confidently, "the latter, you can definitely rest assured."
"Your Highness said yes." Pei Wenxuan had two dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were full of trust, "I have always believed in His Highness."
One of them was full of confidence, the other pretended to be strong, and went to the court together.
Because everyone knows that the most important thing today is to announce the transfer list of the various ministries, so I didn't say much nonsense. After quickly reporting the key things to the side, the Minister of Personnel came out and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, now the ministries are all over the place. The transfer list has been decided, please Rong Chen read the list."
"Read it."
Li Ming served tea from the side and agreed to Wang Houwen's request. Wang Houwen took out the list and read it from the Ministry of Rites.
Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan had already inquired about the list of various departments. In fact, all the senior officials present at the court knew the content of the list, so they just listened quietly.
When they read the punishment department, Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong were both waiting to read Pei Liming's name.
After all, Pei Liming, as the Minister of Criminal Justice, also handled Xie Lanqing's case. In terms of qualifications, political achievements, and status, he is the most suitable candidate to take over.
However, after Wang Houwen calmly read: "The Minister of Punishment—", the name that followed was, "Su Rongqing."
Pei Wenxuan suddenly raised his head and saw Li Rong looking back in shock.
Li Rong also didn't expect that Su Rongqing would cut him off halfway. Although he was the minister of punishment, he was indeed a little too young when it came to his qualifications.
And according to her understanding of Su Rongqing, in his previous life, he was not greedy for fame and fortune, and rarely competed with others for anything. That is, the position of the Minister of Punishment, and it was also planned by the family for him. Now that Pei Liming has long been seen by the discerning person as the candidate for the Minister of Punishment, Su Rongqing wants to be the Minister of Punishment, there must be some means behind.
Pei Wenxuan also knew this. After he and Li Rong looked at each other briefly, they frowned and looked at Su Rongqing in front.
Su Rongqing stood in front of him with a calm expression, not looking sideways, as if everything was within his expectations, calm and unhurried.
The days of exhaustion made him feel a little uncomfortable. At this moment, he suddenly heard that Su Rongqing was appointed as the Minister of Punishment, and then saw Su Rongqing's appearance indifferent to fame and fortune, he felt tightness in his chest and shortness of breath, and he couldn't breathe.
Pack.
I don't know how many bad tricks I used to rob the Minister of Punishment, and now I'm still pretending to him!
Pei Wenxuan was so angry that he squeezed the wat board with a lot of strength, and it was at this time that Wang Houwen read the list of officials.
The list announced by the dynasty today is all above the fifth rank, and the main test is from the sixth rank, so Pei Wenxuan is unprepared.
Just when he was not at all prepared, he heard Wang Houwen say as if he had increased the volume: "Officer of the Ministry of Personnel—"
"Pei Wenxuan!"
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan didn't take a breath, he felt that his eyes were dark, the sky was spinning, and he couldn't stop and fell straight back.
Before fainting, Pei Wenxuan wanted to praise Li Rong.
good.
It was agreed that the master of the sixth-rank examination for merits, and now he is directly serving as the fourth-rank official minister.
With such a high position, the imperial court is now staring at him, and even Li Ming may have other ideas.
Li Rong's ability is really outstanding.