Pei Wenxuan thought it through. In fact, for Li Ming, everything he did was to test him.
He doubted Pei Wenxuan's loyalty. If Pei Wenxuan followed his test and separated with Li Ming, then no matter what, Li Ming would be suspicious.
It was better to take the initiative and turn defense into offense.
"What do you mean by this?"
Li Ming frowned: "You want to separate from Ping L e? What's wrong with my daughter that you want to separate from her?! "
The more Li Ming spoke, the angrier he became. He raised his hand and slammed it on the table: "Pei Wenxuan, how dare you!"
Pei Wenxuan listened to Li Ming's words and hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please calm down, but Wenxuan … Wenxuan is also …"
As Pei Wenxuan spoke, he seemed to be a little embarrassed. He straightened his body and pulled open his official robe, revealing the marks on his body.
There were bite marks and scratch marks on Pei Wenxuan's shoulders. Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Li Ming couldn't help but be stunned: "This is?"
"Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan's face was full of grief and indignation, "These were all beaten by the princess last night."
Li Ming heard this and was a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but follow Pei Wenxuan's words: "Why did you fight? And so seriously. "As he spoke, Li Ming suddenly remembered:" You didn't beat her, right? "
"Your Highness is noble, this humble subject doesn't dare."
Pei Wenxuan listened to Li Ming's words and his face became colder. Li Ming knew that Li Rong wasn't wronged, so he was relieved: "What happened? Tell me."
"Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan said as he took out a piece of talisman paper from his sleeve. "This matter needs to be explained from this talisman paper. Last night, when Her Highness returned from the palace, this humble subject went to fetch her. However, when we arrived at the palace gates, Her Highness handed the talisman to me and said that I couldn't write talismans casually outside. She almost fell into Consort Rou's trap. "
Upon hearing this, Li Ming frowned, but he didn't stop Pei Wenxuan. He only allowed Pei Wenxuan to continue. "After this humble subject has seen the talisman, this humble subject is sure that this humble subject didn't do it."
"You didn't write this?" Li Ming asked seriously, but Pei Wenxuan shook his head. "Your Majesty, you can ask a master to verify that this is not this humble official's handwriting. Your Majesty should know that this talisman is extremely difficult to obtain. This humble subject is usually busy with official business. Where would I find the time to do such a thing? "
Li Ming didn't say anything. He only had someone take the talisman paper and ordered in a low voice, "Check it."
After speaking, Li Ming turned to look at Pei Wenxuan. "Since the talisman paper is fake, why did Ping L say that it's real? You even said that you went to the temple together? "
Consort Rou accused Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan of privately contacting Hong De's master to lie for Li Chuan so that he wouldn't get married. For this reason, they took out the talisman paper as evidence to prove that Pei Wenxuan had contacted Hong De's master. Li Rong said that although the talisman paper was real, it was obtained in the temple. This was to refute that Hong De's master was lying.
But if this talisman paper was fake, why didn't Li Rong directly say that it was fake? Or could it be that Li Rong was refuting for the sake of refuting, but in fact, he had privately contacted Hong De's master to postpone the marriage for Li Chuan?
Li Ming secretly pondered. Pei Wenxuan respectfully said, "Your Majesty, instead of thinking about why this talisman paper is fake and why the Princess admitted to it, why don't you think about why Hong De's master took out a fake talisman of marriage that I wrote to prove that the Princess pressured Hong De's master for the Crown Prince?"
"Even if I wrote the talisman of marriage, it can't prove that the Princess and Hong De's master have met, nor can it prove that the Princess begged Hong De's master for the Crown Prince. This talisman, whether the Princess admits to it or not, doesn't prove anything. So why did Hong De say this? "
Li Ming heard this. His face didn't change, but his heart suddenly understood.
A fake talisman of marriage couldn't prove anything. Why did Hong De give out this talisman?
"Actually, Your Majesty has already concluded many things in your heart. There's no need to say more. Both the Princess and I are clear about this. "
For example, he suspected that Li Rong and Li Chuan were already subconsciously sure that Li Rong would help Li Chuan speak in front of Hong De's master, so they didn't notice. The appearance of this talisman was too unreasonable, and there was no concrete evidence to prove it.
Since Li Rong knew about this, he would naturally be flustered. It was possible that he would subconsciously refute all the evidence when faced with accusations.
Li Ming understood Pei Wenxuan's meaning. Although he didn't directly explain the reason why Li Rong lied, Li Ming could guess the reason.
"Ever since I was promoted to the position of assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, I and the Princess have been walking on thin ice. We have been careful at all times, afraid that we would do something wrong and be caught."
"The aristocratic families don't like it, the Crown Prince hates it, and we don't know who is behind it. First, they used the position of assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel to put me and the Princess in the fire. Then, they used Hong De's master to frame us. Now, there's the fake talisman. Although Your Highness and I don't know what Hong De's intentions are, they must want to do something. So, in a moment of anger, I reprimanded Your Highness for being presumptuous. How can you speak nonsense when you don't know anything? "
"And Your Highness has been dissatisfied with me for a long time. Because I was born in a poor family and my official career is not smooth, Your Highness has been criticized by the Princess and the court officials. I suggested that the Princess establish an Inspectorate to share His Majesty's worries. But today, I am dissatisfied with Your Highness. The Crown Prince and Your Highness are at odds, and the Empress hates Your Highness. So last night … Your Highness and I couldn't help but argue. "
"In a fit of anger, Your Highness said that I am lowly, even inferior to the performers in Nan Feng Restaurant. So, I took the performers for a night cruise. In a moment of desperation, I kidnapped Your Highness. I wanted to persuade you, but I was beaten and scolded by Your Highness. Your Majesty, "Pei Wenxuan straightened up, his face full of grief and indignation," Even though I was born in a poor family, I am still a man. Even if Your Highness is a noble Princess, how can you humiliate me like this? When I married Your Highness, I was only following Your Majesty's orders to show my loyalty. Your Highness is usually rude, arrogant, and rude. You even secretly have other people in your heart. I can endure all these things. I ask myself, as a husband and a subject, I have never overstepped my boundaries. But Your Highness still wants to go for a night cruise and summon dozens of … "
Pei Wen Xuan couldn't continue for a while. He took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this humble subject knows that he is guilty and has let you down. But please, Your Majesty, for the sake of my father's loyal service and this humble subject's loyalty, let this humble subject and His Highness separate …"
Pei Wenxuan's voice was hoarse, and he almost cried, "I really can't live anymore …"
Pei Wenxuan's speech made Li Ming speechless for a while.
As a man, how could Li Ming not understand the humiliation in Pei Wenxuan's heart?
Even if Pei Wenxuan wanted to put on a show for him, he didn't need to let Li Rong call so many performers …
Li Ming thought carefully about Pei Wenxuan's words. He couldn't help but have other thoughts in his mind.
In fact, Pei Wenxuan's words reminded him. From the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel to the current Hong De mage, it was always Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan who seemed to have gotten the benefits. That was why he had always doubted Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan's loyalty.
But what if he thought about it from another perspective? If the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel to the mages of Hong De were all set up by others, then what were they planning?
If he didn't know before, now that the rune was out, how could he not know?
A rune that couldn't prove the relationship between Li Rong and the Crown Prince was used by them to trick Li Rong into admitting it. Finally, they told him that it was a marriage rune that represented their relationship as husband and wife.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel was to make him worry about Li Rong's power.
The mages of Hong De made him worry about the relationship between Li Rong and Li Chuan.
And the rune made him worry about Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong being husband and wife. Why was he worried about the husband and wife being husband and wife? Because deep down, he was already worried that Li Rong had too much power and was colluding with Li Chuan. Now that Pei Wenxuan and him were husband and wife, what could they do?
Thinking about it this way, the other party was really attacking his heart step by step. And the person they were scheming against was not Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan, but him!
Li Ming's heart was in turmoil, but his expression didn't change.
After all, this was Pei Wenxuan's words. He couldn't completely believe it. Thus, he went along with Pei Wenxuan's words and said, "If you say it like that, Rongrong is indeed too arrogant. Since you have the intention to divorce, I won't force it. You go back first, I'll write the decree, how about it? "
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan became excited and respectfully said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is wise! "
Li Ming looked at Pei Wenxuan's secretly happy appearance and his heart was filled with mixed feelings. Li Rong was still his daughter after all. For her to be disliked like this, he felt a little annoyed. He waved his hand and lightly said, "You may leave."
Pei Wenxuan respectfully bowed and left.
When he walked out of the imperial study, the little eunuch followed him and sent him out. Pei Wenxuan walked out with a cold face. Before he left, he whispered, "Let His Majesty investigate how Hong De's mages entered the palace."
The little eunuch didn't say anything, but he obviously heard it.
After sending Pei Wenxuan out of the palace, the little eunuch hurriedly turned back.
When Pei Wenxuan returned to the official residence from the imperial study, in the Su Clan's residence, a young man was holding a scroll in one hand and playing chess in the other.
A woman was kneeling beside him. The other party's posture was the palace's etiquette. She looked calm, but there was a bit of uneasiness in her eyes.
"Niangniang said that the talisman was fake and was taken out by Prince Ping L E. What if they take it to verify it?"
The servant girl was a little flustered, "Now that Hong De has been taken away, Daren, if he speaks nonsense, he will be trying to curry favor with Niangniang."
"He won't have the chance to speak nonsense, so Niangniang can rest assured." The young man played chess with a calm expression. When the servant girl heard this, she understood the other party's meaning. She felt a little relieved, but still said, "What about the talisman?"
"Since Her Highness the Princess has already admitted it, so what if it's fake? If they tell His Majesty that the Princess lied, then why did the Princess lie? His Majesty still has doubts in his heart, so he will definitely test Pei Wenxuan and the Princess. And Pei Wenxuan can't pass His Majesty's test. "
"Daren, are you so sure?" The servant girl frowned, "It's not impossible for Pei Wenxuan to agree to a divorce."
"He can't agree."
The young man put down the scroll and began to steadily tidy up the chessboard. His voice was gentle, "He doesn't dare, won't, and doesn't want to."
"What if he agrees?" The servant girl persisted in asking. The young man's movements paused slightly. After a long time, he frowned, "Then he deserves to die."
"Those who let Her Highness down," the young man's voice was very soft, so soft that others couldn't hear it at all. He gently raised his head and watched the early spring butterflies fall into the courtyard. His desolate eyes had a bit of ridicule, "They all deserve to die."
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