Li Rong heard this and didn't say anything. Pei Wenxuan saw that she seemed to be thinking about something and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness?"
Li Rong thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Actually, you were the one who killed Hong De, right?"
Pei Wenxuan paused and wanted to explain, but Li Rong pressed down on his shoulder with her fan.
"Actually, you don't have to say more. I didn't care. Now that you've told me your bottom line," Li Rong looked up and smiled, "I don't care. Just let me know next time."
Pei Wenxuan stood stiffly in place for a long time before he responded: "Your Highness is right."
Li Rong didn't say anything. She looked at him quietly.
She suddenly realized that in the face of love, she and Pei Wenxuan seemed to have returned to their twenties.
At that time, she was a little girl who could act spoiled and willful.
At that time, Pei Wenxuan was still carrying the uneasiness and apprehension brought by the accusations of his youth.
He was afraid that he wasn't his best self in front of her, and he was also afraid that she would see his dirty side.
Li Rong couldn't help but laugh. She turned around and put her hands behind her back: "Pei Wenxuan, I can tolerate black and white in my eyes."
"But you want to satisfy my dream-like expectations," Li Rong thought for a moment, "I also feel very happy."
After she finished speaking, Li Rong waved her hand: "I'm going back."
Pei Wenxuan looked at her back. The girl walked down the corridor, holding the fan behind her back with both hands. The red tassels on the fan swayed gently with her movements. She jumped up the stairs in a few steps, lively and lively.
Li Rong rarely acted like this in front of others.
She had a thousand faces. In front of Li Ming, she was the arrogant and clever eldest daughter. In front of others, she was the superior and decisive Highness Ping L E. But in front of him, she was like a flower that had melted ice, quietly blooming.
Seeing her happy, he could not help smiling.
After watching Li Rong walk away, he turned around and returned to his bedroom.
When he woke up the next day, it was time to officially confirm the transfer of officials in the imperial court.
Generally speaking, the officials decided during the assessment period would rarely be changed. Therefore, the so-called final confirmation was nothing more than Li Ming confirming the name list. If there were any officials that needed to be replaced, he would mention them individually.
Li Ming glanced through the confirmed list, then looked up at everyone. "Does anyone have any objections to this year's personnel transfer list?"
As soon as Li Ming finished asking, Su Yongqing seemed to have been prepared and walked out directly.
"Official Su?" Li Ming frowned. "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty," Su Yongqing knelt down and said respectfully, "This humble official has little talent and experience. Recently, this humble official has taken over the position of Minister of Justice. I feel that this humble official is not worthy of this position. Your Majesty, please choose another Minister of Justice!"
Hearing this, Li Rong looked up at Su Yongqing.
Taking the initiative to give up the position of Minister of Justice was definitely not his own will. But after such a big incident, Li Ming had something on him to make Su Yongqing withdraw from the position of Minister of Justice. It was normal.
But if Su Yongqing did not become the Minister of Justice, then who would?
Li Rong's eyes scanned the imperial court for a moment. He heard Li Ming say indifferently, "Since Official Su wants to resign, I will not make things difficult for you. How about this … "
Li Ming thought for a long time. Then, he slowly said, "The position of Minister of Justice will be empty for now. The daily affairs of the Ministry of Justice will be discussed by the left and right assistant ministers. If they cannot make a decision, they will directly report to me. What does Assistant Minister Su think?"
Directly reporting to him meant that Li Ming had bypassed the Ministry of Ministers and directly took over the Ministry of Justice. Su Minzhi frowned. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Su Yongqing respectfully say, "Your Majesty is wise."
"Good." Li Ming nodded and continued, "Does anyone have any other opinions?"
The people in the imperial court did not speak. Li Ming knew that this matter was settled. He closed the list and said indifferently, "Then that's it. After today, everyone will report to their assigned places according to the list. All offices should prepare to receive them. In addition, there is also the matter of rebuilding the lecture hall. The Ministry of Rites should make good use of the time to prepare. Before the lecture hall is rebuilt, in order to not delay the political affairs, I plan to build a small cabinet to take over the responsibilities of the previous lecture hall. It will help me review and classify the memorials and share my worries. "
As Li Ming spoke, he did not wait for the others to speak and directly said, "Pei Nayan, Prime Minister Su, Prime Minister Shangguan, Marquis Ning, in the future, I will have to trouble the four of you to take some time every day to help me review memorials. If any of you are busy, please inform me in advance. I can make other arrangements. "
The lecture hall was originally built by the aristocratic families to contain Li Ming. Now that the lecture hall was burned down, Li Ming built a separate lecture hall called the "cabinet." No matter how busy they were, no one would say no.
The four ministers who were named came forward and bowed. These four people included almost all the different factions in the imperial court and could be considered fair. Thus, no one said anything.
Li Ming saw that no one said anything and continued, "However, the ministers are usually very busy. Other than the four ministers, perhaps there will be some people who will fill in. However, this will be discussed in the future."
When Li Rong heard this, he understood Li Ming's plan.
The most important people in this so-called "cabinet" were not the four ministers named today, but the people who would fill in later. After all, these four people had high positions and were usually very busy. The matters in the lecture hall were actually some manual labor. They divided the memorials into different categories to reduce the pressure on Li Ming to review the memorials.
If there was no lecture hall, Li Ming would not be able to handle it. Now that the chores in the lecture hall were handed over to these important ministers, how could they handle it?
However, even though the lecture hall was manual labor, it was important to know the first procedure of the memorials entering the palace. Thus, no one was willing to give up power. In the end, the power to review the memorials would fall into the hands of the people who "filled in".
Therefore, the people who filled in were very important.
As Li Rong thought about it, his gaze fell on Su Yongqing. At this point, he somewhat guessed Su Yongqing's ultimate goal of setting fire to the lecture hall.
A lecture hall that could be monitored by Pei Wenxuan was not as good as a cabinet that could pave the way for Prince Su.
Li Rong thought about it and listened to Li Ming and the ministers talk about the structure of this small cabinet. After the court, Li Rong walked out of the palace and got on the carriage. She saw Pei Wenxuan waiting for her. She couldn't help but smile, "We left court together. Why did you walk so fast?"
"This humble subject has long legs." Pei Wenxuan poured a cup of tea for Li Rong and said with a smile, "Since we can't walk side by side, I wanted to come in and wait for Your Highness."
"This dog really knows how to talk."
Li Rong ridiculed him. She turned around and sat down. She picked up Pei Wenxuan's tea and said, "Today, we didn't mention the imperial examinations."
"There are too many things today," Pei Wenxuan took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Please wait. There will be an imperial edict soon."
Li Rong understood Pei Wenxuan's meaning and thought about it, "Who do you think the imperial edict will be given to first?"
"How about this," Pei Wenxuan looked up at her, "I'll bet two rounds with Your Highness."
"Bet on what?" Li Rong raised her eyebrows. Pei Wenxuan thought about it, "First, bet on who the imperial edict will be given to first."
"Second, bet on what the imperial edict will be given to us."
"Okay," Li Rong agreed decisively, "What are the stakes?"
"What does Your Highness want?"
When Li Rong heard this question, she didn't know what to ask for. Pei Wenxuan was used to indulging her, so there didn't seem to be any need to bet like this.
Pei Wenxuan saw that Li Rong couldn't think of anything, so he said, "Then I owe Your Highness one thing. Whenever Your Highness wants something, you can come to me to exchange it."
"Then won't you be at a disadvantage?"
"You have to beat me first."
"Okay." Li Rong nodded, "What about you? What do you want? "
Pei Wenxuan coughed softly and turned his head. He put his hands on his knees and seemed a little embarrassed, "Cough, that …"
"Yes?"
"I haven't seen Your Highness go out to play for many years."
"You want to go out with me?"
Li Rong laughed, "That's easy."
"That, I remember when I went out with Your Highness, Your Highness saw a Persian dancer and was very interested. That day, the weather was hot and there were many merchants in the city …"
"Get to the point." Li Rong interrupted him directly. Pei Wenxuan couldn't continue lying, so he turned his head and said directly, "I bought a set of clothes according to your size. I know that Your Highness can dance."
Li Rong, "…"
Pei Wenxuan put his hands in his sleeves and his ears turned red, but he still said seriously, "Your Highness, do you want to bet?"
Li Rong didn't say anything. She looked at Pei Wenxuan with interest. Her gaze moved from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top. Her eyes seemed to have substance, as if she was looking for something.
Pei Wenxuan stiffened and let her look at him. He was like an old monk in meditation, calm.
"Your Highness?"
Pei Wenxuan saw that Li Rong didn't speak for a long time, so he couldn't help but urge her. Li Rong sneered, crossed her legs, and leaned against the small table. Her phoenix eyes seemed to be able to seduce people, and she smiled meaningfully, "Okay."
Pei Wenxuan took a cup of tea from the side and calmly analyzed, "After last night, His Majesty will definitely think carefully. From His Majesty's point of view, one thing that can be confirmed is that the incident in Hong De was indeed arranged by Consort Rou and the Su Family in collusion. Therefore, there must be an imperial edict for Consort Rou. "
"There are three things that His Majesty can't confirm. First, whether the person in Hong De was really Su Yongqing or not. Second, who set the fire in the lecture hall. Third, whether Your Highness has secretly colluded with the Crown Prince. Therefore, His Majesty is most likely going to punish both sides. He removed Su Yongqing from his position as Minister, and we haven't been punished yet. However, this punishment will inevitably come. Therefore, there must be an imperial edict for me or Your Highness. "
Pei Wenxuan looked up, "This humble subject is betting that the imperial edict will come to us first."
"Why?" Li Rong propped her head up and looked at him.
"Intuition. What about Your Highness?"
"Then I'll bet that it will be for Consort Rou first." Li Rong's crossed legs swayed gently, and from time to time, they poked out of her skirt. Her red brocade embroidered shoes with white pear blossoms appeared and disappeared in front of Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but look over. Li Rong noticed and looked over, "What are you looking at?"
Pei Wenxuan was caught red-handed. He looked away and chuckled, "Nothing."
After the two returned to the Princess Residence, Pei Wenxuan walked back to his courtyard with a straight face. Li Rong chased after him and pulled Pei Wenxuan into the inner courtyard as if they were quarreling.
After entering the inner courtyard and confirming that it was a place where they were on the same side, the two finally returned to normal. Li Rong turned around and sat down at a small table. Pei Wenxuan went to change into his official robes. After they came out, the two of them set up the chess table and chatted while waiting for the imperial edict.
According to their predictions, the imperial edict would come sooner or later. It was just a matter of who it was.
Before the two of them finished their game of chess, Jing Lan walked in. She bowed respectfully and said, "Your Highness, there's news from the palace."
"Hmm?"
"They say that Consort Rou contradicted His Majesty last night. She has been stripped of her position as Consort Rou and demoted to Concubine Rou."
When Li Rong heard this, he smiled and looked up at Pei Wenxuan, "I won."
"Isn't there still one more game?"
Pei Wenxuan lowered his head, "I might not lose."
"You can't win." Li Rong waved at Jing Lan and Jing Lan retreated. Li Rong looked up, "What's the next game?"
"His Majesty punished Consort Rou. What do you think he will punish us for?"
Pei Wenxuan held a chess piece and knocked on the edge of the chess table. The chess piece hit the chess table and made a crisp sound. Li Rong was attracted by the sound and couldn't help but look at the source of the sound.
The young man's fingers were slender and clean with distinct joints. His fingernails were neatly trimmed. The way he held a chess piece with two fingers was very beautiful.
"When he does things, he pays attention to 'checks and balances.' He has already stripped Su Yongqing of his position as Minister. Now that he hasn't taken away your position as Assistant Minister, my position as Inspector may not be guaranteed."
Li Rong smiled, "I'm guessing that he wants to take action against the Inspector General."
"It's too early to take action against the Inspector General. Once you leave, the aristocratic families will tear down the Inspector General. He probably won't do anything."
"So?"
Li Rong continued playing chess, "What do you think he will do?"
"Last night, news from the palace said that Consort Rou and His Majesty seemed to be crying and making a fuss in the room last night." Pei Wenxuan's voice was very soft. "I'm guessing that the trouble came from the harem, so it might be Your Highness." Pei Wenxuan looked up with a faint smile, "He's going to cut your money."
Hearing this, Li Rong's expression changed. He hurriedly said, "Then it's better for them to tear down the Inspector General."
Ever since she started doing big things, money had been tight. If Li Ming still wanted to cut her money, she really didn't want to work anymore.
Pei Wenxuan was amused by her sudden change in expression. He pursed his lips to suppress his smile and placed a chess piece, "The result hasn't been announced yet. Don't panic. What if he doesn't touch your money?"
"If he doesn't touch money, then he will touch power. Right now, I just hope that Consort Rou can fall out with Su Yongqing as soon as possible. "Li Rong sighed and looked at Pei Wenxuan," I won't let down your efforts. I've also worked very hard. "
Pei Wenxuan smiled and didn't respond. He only reminded, "It's your turn to play."
The two played for a long time. Seeing that night was about to fall, the people from the palace finally rushed over and announced that Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong would receive the imperial edict.
The two looked at each other. Li Rong quietly said, "It's here."
Saying this, the two stood up and put on their official robes. They led everyone to the door to receive the imperial edict.
When the two saw the eunuch delivering the imperial edict, they first exchanged greetings before kneeling down. The eunuch opened the imperial edict and began to announce the day's results.
Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan were waiting to see if Li Ming planned to take their money or their power.
They waited anxiously and heard Li Ming praise Pei Wenxuan first.
The two were a little confused and couldn't help but look at each other.
Then Li Ming praised Li Rong again.
They were even more flustered. They couldn't understand what Li Ming was doing. Did he plan to not let any of them go?
At the end, they finally heard the key sentence, "However, even though the man is talented and the woman is beautiful, the Heavens are jealous of marriage. The two's personalities are at odds with each other. The marriage is difficult to continue. Therefore, Pei Wenxuan's request is to allow the two to divorce …"
Divorce.
When Li Rong heard this, she was stunned for a moment. She couldn't help but look at Pei Wenxuan.
Divorce??
Pei Wenxuan was also a little confused, but he used his eyes to signal Li Rong to calm down.
The two looked at each other. After hesitating for a long time, they finally accepted the imperial edict.
When they returned to the room with the imperial edict, Li Rong couldn't help but ask, "That's it?"
Pei Wenxuan laughed softly. He knew what she meant. He stood behind her and said with a smile, "Yes, Your Highness. You didn't lose your money or your power. You just lost your person."
"Fuma, you're talking nonsense." Li Rong was afraid that Pei Wenxuan would think too much. She quickly turned her head and reached out to hug his waist, "You're here. As long as you don't want to run away, you won't lose the imperial edict."
Pei Wenxuan smiled but didn't say anything. Li Rong thought for a moment, tiptoed, and whispered, "Moreover, doesn't the Lord Pei feel that it's exciting to meet your ex-wife in the middle of the night?"
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he smiled and looked at her, "Whether it's exciting or not, this official doesn't know. However, Your Highness seems to be very excited. This humble subject is aware of this. "
Li Rong was a little embarrassed by his words. She coughed softly, "I'm not that excited …"
Pei Wenxuan smiled meaningfully. After a moment, he softly reminded her, "It's okay to be happy in the residence, but you still have to pretend outside."
"I understand." Li Rong slyly glanced at him, "I know."
On the night of the imperial edict, Pei Wenxuan packed his luggage and left the princess residence. It looked like he didn't want to stay a moment longer.
Li Rong chased Pei Wenxuan out of the princess residence and stood at the door for a quarter of an hour.
The next day, the news that Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan divorced, and Pei Wenxuan moved back to the Pei Wenxuan residence, and Li Rong chased Pei Wenxuan's carriage down the street, crying bitterly and begging him to come back, spread throughout the imperial court.
Everyone didn't believe it at first, but when they saw Li Rong's swollen eyes the next day, most of them believed it.
Only the heavens knew how much effort Li Rong had put in to make his eyes swollen.
In the middle of the night, she secretly ate a large bowl of noodles made by a chef from Sichuan.
She cried as she ate, and the spiciness made her whole body feel comfortable and full of pleasure.
The entire imperial court suddenly sympathized with Li Rong. When the imperial court was dismissed, Li Chuan finally couldn't take it anymore. He secretly snuck into the princess residence to comfort Li Rong.
At this time, Li Rong was lying on a rocking chair, rolling an egg into her eyes. Li Chuan moved a small stool and squatted beside her, comforting her in a low voice, "Sister, don't be too sad. Brother Pei must have his own plans. You can get married in the future."
Li Rong ignored him and continued rolling the egg. Li Chuan saw that Li Rong didn't want to speak, so he guessed that Li Rong felt very wronged. He continued, "I know you like him. Otherwise, with your personality, you wouldn't have chased a carriage down the street. But speaking of which, sister, your stamina is quite good …"
"Wait." Li Rong raised her hand to stop Li Chuan. She took the egg down and looked at Li Chuan with swollen eyes. "Who chased a carriage down the street?"
"You." Li Chuan said matter-of-factly, "Everyone knows."
Li Rong was at a loss. Li Chuan continued comforting her, "It's better than both of you getting into trouble. Don't be sad …"
"I'm not sad." Li Rong frowned and slapped Li Chuan's hand that was about to pat her shoulder. She turned over and closed her eyes to rest. "I'm very happy."
She didn't lose her money or her position. Shouldn't she be happy?
On the other side, Hua Le was vividly describing the scene of Li Rong crying while chasing a carriage to Consort Rou. She said happily, "You don't know. I didn't believe it when I heard it. But later, when everyone in the imperial court saw Ping L E's eyes were swollen from crying, I believed it. Mother, you're still the best. "
Hua Le gave her a thumbs up. "Attacking people's hearts. Since Pei Wenxuan proposed a peaceful separation for power, based on Li Rong's temper, I'm afraid that she won't be able to tolerate him. How can Li Rong alone be Mother's opponent? "
Consort Rou listened to Hua Le's words with a smile on her face. Although she didn't agree, she didn't deny it either.
After being suppressed by Li Rong for so long, from being stripped of her authority to manage the Six Palaces to being demoted to Concubine Rou, she could finally let out a sigh of relief.
She knew that Li Rong couldn't bear to part with Pei Wenxuan, so when Li Ming wanted to punish Li Rong, she stopped Li Ming and persuaded him. She still had to prevent Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong from joining forces.
Now that she saw Li Rong crying like this, she finally felt much better.
Sure enough, in Li Rong's heart, men were more important than power and money.
This was the biggest difference between them, and also the root of her victory.
She, Xiao Rou, didn't care about men.
She was ruthless.
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