Chapter 11: You Have Returned, Her Highness The Eldest Princess

Pei Wenxuan carried Li Rong into the reed field. Taking advantage of the ongoing fight between the shadow guards and Yang Quan’s men, he cut the ropes of the horses, giving them a pull. The horses fled in two different directions. Pei Wenxuan, carrying the unconscious Li Rong, lay down on the ground, motionless.

By the time both sides reacted, Li Rong was already gone. Reeds were seen moving rapidly, and the men from both sides immediately pursued in different directions. Pei Wenxuan, seeing them chasing after the horses, quickly got up, carrying Li Rong, and ran towards the distant dense forest.

He didn’t usually have such strength, but in this life-threatening moment, he didn’t feel Li Rong’s weight at all. He ran with Li Rong on his shoulders, not daring to stop.

Li Rong slowly woke up on his shoulder, and as soon as she woke up, she felt something poking her stomach, causing her pain.

She exclaimed, and Pei Wenxuan heard it, quickly saying, “Are you awake?”

Li Rong was shaken by him and felt nauseous. Her stomach pain combined with the bumpy ride made her dizzy. She quickly said, “Put me down!”

As soon as Pei Wenxuan confirmed she was awake, he immediately let her down. Without waiting for Li Rong to react, he dragged her forward, urging, “Run!”

“Pei Wenxuan…” Li Rong couldn’t figure out the situation at all. Being dragged by him through the dense forest, she shivered and said, “I… I feel like vomiting.”

“Swallow it!”

Pei Wenxuan decisively spoke, explaining, “There are pursuers behind us, we…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Li Rong vomited towards Pei Wenxuan with a retching sound. Pei Wenxuan quickly released her and jumped to the side, watching as Li Rong knelt on the ground and vomited.

Pei Wenxuan was surprised by Li Rong’s sudden action. After confirming there were no pursuers around, he walked over to Li Rong, handed her a handkerchief, and frowned, “Are you okay?”

Li Rong wiped her mouth with the handkerchief, gracefully stood up, glanced around, and asked, “Where are we?”

Pei Wenxuan remained silent. Seeing that he didn’t speak, Li Rong felt a sense of unease, furrowing her brows, “You don’t know.”

“We ran too hastily,” Pei Wenxuan calmly replied, “Didn’t pay attention to the path. For now, we should be in the woods.”

“Nonsense!” Li Rong angrily exclaimed, “You don’t know we’re in the woods or not? I’m asking you how to get out!”

“Wait for reinforcements,” Pei Wenxuan, annoyed by her shouting, turned his head and continued walking forward, “Find a suitable place to rest first. Yang Quan’s people may still come after us.”

Hearing this, Li Rong thought it made some sense. However, when she looked at Pei Wenxuan’s slouching face, she became even more displeased. Thinking about how she was injured while he remained unharmed, her displeasure grew. So, she stood still, and when Pei Wenxuan took a few steps and noticed she wasn’t following, he turned back to look at her, furrowing his brows, “What’s bothering you now?”

“I have a headache.”

Li Rong raised her hand to touch her forehead, sighing, “I can’t walk anymore, sigh.”

“You have a headache, not a leg injury,” Pei Wenxuan unconsciously spoke up. However, after saying that, he remembered where the injury on her head came from, feeling a bit guilty. His attitude changed completely, and he coughed, saying, “But it’s not a small matter. Let me carry you.”

With that, Pei Wenxuan walked to Li Rong and crouched down.

Seeing Pei Wenxuan’s good attitude, Li Rong couldn’t help feeling a bit uneasy. She suspiciously looked around Pei Wenxuan, confirmed that there were no traps, and then cautiously climbed onto his back. Pei Wenxuan carried her and chose a direction to move forward. Li Rong, seeing that he seemed to have a direction in mind, couldn’t help asking, “Where are we going?”

“First, find a water source.”

Pei Wenxuan spoke directly, and Li Rong couldn’t help but smile, “You actually know where the water source is?”

“I have some methods,” Pei Wenxuan patiently explained when facing a serious question, “such as looking at the types of plants, their density, the terrain, and also the clouds…”

Pei Wenxuan paused and then continued, “Do you know why we need to know these? Anyway, it’s not something you need to worry about.”

“You’re right,” Li Rong nodded, “This kind of thing is only liked by people like you, always finding trouble.”

“Li Rong,” Pei Wenxuan took a deep breath, “You better watch your words. You could die for not speaking properly.”

“With others, maybe,” Li Rong grinned, “But not with you. I just feel that lord Pei looks better when angry.”

“You’re sick.”

Pei Wenxuan retorted straightforwardly, ” And blind.”

“You’re bold,” Li Rong lay lazily on his back, “Can I, your princess, be spoken to like this? Quickly apologize to me!”

“Even outside the palace, you’re still so arrogant,” Pei Wenxuan sneered, “Do you believe I’ll leave you here? When Yang Quan finds you, let’s see how you handle it.”

“That sounds scary,” Li Rong raised an eyebrow, “Can he really kill me? At most, he’ll marry me. With his short-term scheming, can he survive this winter? Maybe he won’t even see the next year. By then, I’ll be a widow. When my husband dies, I’ll immediately raise dozens of courtiers. Won’t I be happy?”

“Thinking about raising courtiers even now,” Pei Wenxuan sneered, “You really have your own way.”

“Of course, I’m optimistic,” Li Rong said, sighing, “But speaking of it, I didn’t expect Yang Quan to be so clever. I sent out two groups of troops, and he still managed to guess my true route, set an ambush on the road. He’s quite a remarkable figure. Why did I die so easily in my past life?”

Pei Wenxuan: “…”

He hesitated to speak. Li Rong circled Pei Wenxuan’s neck, then suddenly looked at him, asking strangely, “By the way, why are you here? Didn’t you go back?”

Pei Wenxuan: “…”

He never lied in front of Li Rong, but now he didn’t have the courage to tell the truth. Seeing him silent, Li Rong couldn’t help but laugh, “You didn’t come back to save me, did you? Pei Wenxuan, you’re not bad, you know.”

“Say less,” Pei Wenxuan awkwardly said, “Save some energy.”

“Why didn’t I see you at first? Where were you hiding? You came to save me alone? Really?” Li Rong began to say something sarcastic but suddenly realized it was inappropriate.

Was Pei Wenxuan such a foolish person? Even if he currently had no power or influence, coming alone without any preparation to confront Yang Quan head-on?

Moreover, there was something odd about Yang Quan. If he had guessed her plan from the beginning and set an ambush on the road, why did he not personally set it up in the front but instead come back from the mountains to chase her?

Li Rong realized this and couldn’t help tightening her grip, sneering, “Lord Pei, I have something to ask.”

“It was me.”

Pei Wenxuan knew that Li Rong had figured it out and immediately explained, “But I can explain. I really wanted to help you. Those rocks…”

“Those rocks hit me.”

Li Rong laughed angrily, “Pei Wenxuan, tell the truth. Are you here for revenge?”

Pei Wenxuan fell silent, and Li Rong’s anger surged. She tried to stay calm, restraining her voice, “Put me down.”

Pei Wenxuan quickly let her down, and Li Rong walked ahead with an angry expression. She wanted to distance herself from him, afraid of losing her composure.

Pei Wenxuan, knowing he was in the wrong, hurriedly caught up, saying, “I told you I’m not here for revenge. Do you believe me? You don’t, do you?”

“Do you have any reason for me to believe you? I think you’re just helpless and have no way out. You must want to marry me but can’t swallow your pride, so you came up with this trick to take advantage of the situation!”

Li Rong turned around, pointed at Pei Wenxuan, and angrily said, “You just can’t stand seeing me marry Lu Yusheng!”

“How could I not stand it?” Pei Wenxuan frowned, explaining seriously, “You and I have nothing to do with each other. Do I care who you marry? Do I need to care?”

“Nothing to do with each other?” Li Rong sneered, “Do you think I don’t know you? You simply can’t bear to let me go!”

“You’re talking nonsense!” Pei Wenxuan was provoked by the mention of ‘can’t bear to let go’ and jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on. “I don’t have you in my heart at all. If I can’t bear to let go, it’s truly because I can’t let go. Do you have no sense of reason?!”

“Alright, you dare to mention Qin Zhenzhen?” Li Rong, upon hearing the mention of ‘Qin Zhenzhen,’ no longer cared about hiding her identity, directly said, “If you like her, just go marry her. In the past life, didn’t you marry me? Yes, you didn’t like me, but you couldn’t bear to let go of my princess status, right? Pei Wenxuan, you’re truly the most shameless, spineless, and dishonest little philanderer I’ve ever seen!”

“Am I a philanderer?” Pei Wenxuan laughed angrily, “Do I have a philanderer like your Su Rongqing? Li Rong, think about it yourself. Except for relying on you at the beginning of our marriage, when did I ever depend on you for a meal? Moreover, at the beginning, we both relied on each other. You gave me a career, and didn’t I help your brother ascend to the throne? And later on, did you use me any less? Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the expenses of your princess residence. Whose money were you using?”

“That, I really thank you,” Li Rong smiled, “Thank you for spending money on me every year to support a man. You were really generous. Did you not have any reservations about spending money on me? If it weren’t for my brother being your brother-in-law, do you think my royal brother would trust you so much? Please don’t embellish yourself, it’s not called supporting me with money, it’s buying resources from me. Lord Pei, wake up a bit, okay?”

“Oh, so I should buy resources from you, but you use my intelligence network, my secret sources, and you don’t give me a single penny?”

“When you used my name to pressure people and asked me to persuade my royal brother, did you mention money?”

“Oh, when his majesty suspected you, who came to me to plead and act in front of him?”

“Even when his majesty and you had a dispute, and he said he would send you back to your fief for improper conduct, who came to me to intercede?”

“Do you still have the nerve to say? That year…”

The two of them exchanged accusations, comparing past events, and argued for most of the night, both of them panting. Pei Wenxuan had been carrying Li Rong for so long and walked a long distance with her on his back, so he was already exhausted.

Li Rong, being a woman and having suffered some injuries, had also lost her energy.

Like two fighting roosters, they exchanged insults, comparing old stories one by one. They argued for most of the night, both of them breathing heavily.

After a long time, Pei Wenxuan’s stomach growled.

He had been crawling in the dirt for so long without having dinner.

As his stomach growled, Pei Wenxuan suddenly stiffened, and Li Rong finally found a way out. Rarely, she didn’t mock him, turned around and said, “Forget it, I’m tired. I’ll rest first. You find something to eat, and after you finish eating, we can continue arguing.”

“I think that’s a good idea.”

Pei Wenxuan nodded and followed behind Li Rong.

After walking quietly for a while, Li Rong sighed, “I didn’t expect that you’d really come.”

Pei Wenxuan was stunned, and after a moment, he lowered his head, gently replied, “Yes, I’m back,” and couldn’t help but utter a low call between his lips and teeth, “Princess Rong.”

The author has something to say: 【Short Play】

Mo Shu Bai: “Summarize your actions today.”

Li Rong: “Eagle dominance.”

Pei Wenxuan: “Fierce tiger dual combat.”

Reader: “Novices pecking each other.”

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