Li Rong was speechless.
She didn't expect Pei Wenxuan to say this and felt a bit awkward.
Fortunately, all this awkwardness was just an act in her mind. She calmly nodded and said, "I'll go over right now."
"Also," Pei Wenxuan whispered, "If His Majesty starts to investigate, have Hong De enter the palace and confront Su Yongqing."
Li Rong nodded and hurried into the palace.
Previously, she might not have known what Pei Wenxuan was doing, but now that Su Yongqing's people took the memorial, Li Rong understood Pei Wenxuan's intentions.
The testimony was indeed fake. If they didn't check it, no one else would know. There were so many people in the lecture hall. With Su Yongqing's methods, it was normal for him to arrange a few people in the middle. When they saw her bring the evidence and name Su Yongqing, they would naturally take the testimony away.
If the testimony was real, it would be good for them to do this. They would say that the memorial was missing. At most, the guards would lose their official position or be reprimanded. Su Yongqing would be safe and sound.
But the problem was that the testimony itself was fake. If they took it away, Su Yongqing would never be able to explain himself. There would always be a missing Hong De's testimony. Even if Su Yongqing's people quietly returned the memorial, she could still insist that the testimony was taken away.
The only flaw in this plan was that Hong De himself might not admit to this testimony. So what she needed to do now was to immediately enter the palace and expose the matter of the memorial. Then, she would summon Hong De to the palace to testify.
She would force Su Yongqing to kill Hong De.
Li Rong looked up, her gaze somewhat cold. With Hong De dead, the testimony would disappear. But in Li Ming's heart, this was destined to be an ironclad case. This time, Pei Wenxuan had used a fake confession to frame Su Yongqing with a real crime.
Seizing the memorials in the palace hall, secretly instigating Consort Rou to figure out the Emperor's mind and set a trap for her and Pei Wenxuan. Most importantly, all of this was done without the Emperor's knowledge. Each and every one of these things pointed directly at Li Ming's greatest taboo, which was to seize power from Li Ming's hands.
Pei Wenxuan's move was indeed brilliant.
Li Rong went to the palace and asked someone to inform Li Ming. Li Ming was still in the Imperial Study Room, reading memorials. When he heard that Li Rong had come to see him, he couldn't help but frown: "What is she doing here in the middle of the night?"
Li Rong was naturally prepared.
If she came to the palace in the middle of the night to talk about official business, it would be too deliberate. Thus, Li Rong waited at the door for a while. When she entered, Li Ming saw that Li Rong's eyes were red, as if she had been greatly wronged. Li Ming paused and couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with you?"
"Fuhuang," Li Rong sobbed, "Help Erchen control Prince Consort, he, he's too much!"
Li Ming paused and understood Li Rong's intentions. He hesitated for a moment and slowly asked: "What's wrong?"
"Fuhuang," Li Rong rolled down her sleeves and said rather sadly, "A few days ago, Prince Consort and Erchen had an argument. After that, he ignored me. He said that he wanted to divorce me and that Fuhuang had issued an edict. But I don't believe it. How can a father force his own daughter to divorce? If I divorce him, who am I going to marry in the future? Do I have to be like Gu Gu and raise such a gigolo for others to laugh at? "
"Since you don't want to divorce," Li Ming heard Li Rong's words and couldn't help but feel guilty. He pretended to be calm and blamed her, "Then why did you call the people of Nan Feng Restaurant to tour the lake?"
Hearing this, Li Rong didn't seem to think that Li Ming knew about this matter. Her face showed some embarrassment: "I … I just wanted to anger him?"
Li Ming snorted and didn't bother with her. Li Rong smiled fawningly and said coquettishly: "Fuhuang, Erchen knows his wrongs. Go persuade him. He's always at a deadlock with me and even slept in the outer courtyard, what is this? Give the order now and have him come back. "
"Nonsense." Li Ming threw the memorial to one side, "Zhen let you be the director of the Inspectorate of Investigation. All you think about every day is these romantic matters. You don't do proper business. Do you have a brain?"
"Fuhuang, you're wrongly accusing me," Li Rong heard this and quickly straightened, "Erchen and fuma quarreling didn't delay proper business. I have to talk to Fuhuang about this matter. I've submitted the memorial for several days and you haven't replied, "Li Rong said and leaned forward," Fuhuang, what are your plans? "
"What memorial?" Li Ming frowned. Li Rong blinked and said strangely, "It's the memorial to Hong De's confession. I've sent it in for several days. I've sent the witnesses and evidence to you. Whether or not you want to do Su Yongqing, it's up to you."
"Su Yongqing?" Li Ming said in surprise, "What's the relationship between Hong De and Su Yongqing?"
"It's …" Li Rong was about to speak, but then he thought of something and impatiently waved his hand, "You can just read the memorial. Do you need me to repeat it? But that's not important. Tonight, I'm here to talk about family matters. Fuhuang, Pei Wenxuan has always listened to you. You … "
"Don't talk about this for now," Li Ming said seriously, "Does this matter involve Su Yongqing?"
Li Rong didn't seem to understand why Li Ming was so serious. He nodded blankly: "Yes, Hong De said that Su Yongqing was looking for him and had him go to the palace to talk nonsense with Consort Rou …"
"Fu Lai!"
Li Ming raised his head and immediately called for the person next to him: "Immediately go to the lecture hall and bring the princess' memorial here! Zhen wants to review it immediately. "
When Fu Lai heard this, he respectfully bowed and turned to leave.
At the same time, in the Su residence, Su Yongqing was holding Hong De's confession and Li Rong's memorial. He listened to the official kneeling on the ground respectfully say: "Daren, if this memorial is submitted, I'm afraid that the young master will not be able to escape punishment. Now is the time for the examination for the position of Minister. I was afraid that there would be trouble, so I secretly took out the memorial first …"
"He lost."
Su Yongqing suddenly opened his mouth and interrupted the official. The official was stunned. He raised his head and looked at Su Yongqing who was sitting above. Su Yongqing's expression was calm. He picked up the confession and only said: "This confession is fake."
The official was stunned. Su Yongqing slowly said: "His Highness deliberately took this fake confession and waited for you to steal it. Right now, if I'm not wrong, His Highness should have already taken the initiative to enter the palace. His Majesty must have already taken out the memorial to look at it. You should quickly go back. "
"Then I'll immediately take the memorial back."
The official immediately stood up. Su Yongqing stopped him: "There's no need."
The official was somewhat at a loss. Su Yongqing lowered his head and drank tea. He said calmly: "After taking it back, the princess will definitely insist that the confession was changed. When they investigate carefully, they will find out that it was you. It will be useless. Moreover, you will lose your position."
"Then … then what should I do?" The official was flustered. Su Yongqing drank tea and slowly said: "Leave it to me. You pretend that you don't know anything. Are you on duty now?"
"No … no." The official did not understand what Su Yongqing wanted to do. Su Yongqing only said: "Then go back to sleep. Be careful when you go back. Just pretend that you never came."
The official nodded. Although he was flustered, Su Yongqing was so calm that he did not dare to ask more.
After the official left, Su Yongqing raised his hand and put the confession on the candle flame. The tongue of the flame licked the paper, causing the paper to be heated. Su Yongqing stared at the licking tongue of the flame and calmly ordered: "Let one of the odd-job workers sneak in and burn the lecture hall. After the fire starts, don't let him come out. Just let him stay inside. "
"Young master," the person who did the work was somewhat hesitant, "directly burning the lecture hall, isn't it too bold and presumptuous?"
"It's more than bold and presumptuous." Su Yongqing chuckled, "It's simply too bold."
"Then young master …"
"Do it first." Su Yongqing's voice was calm, "Just do it. Once it's done, just wait. What will come will come sooner or later. "
As he spoke, he threw the half-burned confession into the brazier. Then he turned his head and looked at the memorial laid out on the page.
The memorial was written by Li Rong. He wrote his crimes in a flamboyant style. Su Yongqing quietly looked at it for a moment. Then he chuckled and raised his hand to touch the three words "Su Yongqing" written by Li Rong. He was silent for a long time.
Li Rong and Li Ming waited in the imperial study for a while. Li Rong chatted with him about Pei Wenxuan. Li Ming responded indifferently, obviously perfunctorily to entertain Li Rong.
After waiting for a long time, Fu Lai hurried back. As soon as he entered, he knelt on the ground and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, it's not good. The lecture hall was burned."
"Burned?"
Li Ming stood up in shock: "Say it again, where was it burned?!"
"The lecture hall." Fu Lai repeated, "They're still putting out the fire now, but this servant found it burning on the way there. I heard that many officials were trapped inside. They're still trying to save them."
"How did it burn?" Li Rong asked quickly. Li Ming also frowned. Fu Lai shook his head: "The cause of the fire is unknown. We have to wait for the investigation results."
Li Ming didn't speak. He seemed to be troubled. Li Rong hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said: "Imperial Father, why don't this son go and take a look? The burning of the lecture hall is the most important thing."
"No need." Li Ming said slowly, "You go back first. I'll go there personally."
Li Ming stood up and left under Li Rong's respectful escort.
Li Rong sent Li Ming away, then got up and left the palace. As soon as she returned to her room, before she lit the lamp, she heard a person's voice in the night: "How is it?"
Li Rong was startled by the voice. Then she realized that Pei Wenxuan hadn't gone back yet. She fumbled over and lit the lamp. She saw Pei Wenxuan lying on the bed with one hand supporting his head and the other on his bent knee. He looked at her with confidence: "Did His Majesty find trouble with Su Yongqing?"
"Find trouble?" Li Rong sneered. She took off her coat and threw it on the screen: "Su Yongqing burned down the lecture hall. How do you think he will find trouble with Su Yongqing?"
"Burn down the lecture hall?" Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows: "He's bold enough."
"It's precisely because he's bold enough. I think you should prepare early." Li Rong sat on the bed and frowned with worry: "He's a smart person. Without a plan, he won't do such a thing rashly. I just went to complain and Imperial Father mentioned my memorial. Then he burned down the lecture hall. It's too obvious. He shouldn't be so stupid. "
"Are you worried about me?" Pei Wenxuan smiled at Li Rong without the slightest bit of panic. Li Rong looked up at him: "Tell me the truth."
Pei Wenxuan was a little confused: "Huh?"
"Are you pretending to be calm right now? Are you panicking?"
Pei Wenxuan: "…"
"How can you tell?" Pei Wenxuan frowned. Li Rong stared at him: "You know what he's going to do?"
"It's not hard to guess what he's going to do, but it's not important. What's important is … "Pei Wenxuan smiled and looked at her face. He suddenly reached out and pulled her in:" This official has waited for so long. If I don't do anything, it'll be a pity. "
"As for him," Pei Wenxuan bit his belt and pulled it open: "Your Highness, don't think about it. I'll think about it."
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