Li Rong was so angry that he laughed when he saw the "Hua" name on the letter.
Of course, Hua Le would not be the one to arrange a meeting with Pei Wenxuan. After all, she was a princess and could not stoop so low.
Hua Le's heart was set on marrying a noble like Su Yongqing. She would not even look at Pei Wenxuan. Therefore, the person that Hua Le would help to arrange a meeting with was the other daughter of the Xiao family in Huajing, Consort Rou's niece, Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei was the youngest daughter of Consort Rou's elder brother, Xiao Su. When she was born, Consort Rou had just been conferred the title of Consort Rou's consort, so he was very fond of her. At that time, the Xiao family's financial situation was very good, so this daughter was raised like a daughter of a noble family. She had hired the best teachers for music, chess, calligraphy, poetry, and etiquette, and was not inferior to the daughters of noble families.
Other than being beautiful, docile, and knowledgeable, this Xiao Wei was even more frightening because of her grasp of men. It was said that few men who had been in contact with her did not dislike her.
All in all, this was a perfect woman created by Consort Rou.
Li Rong remembered that in his previous life, Xiao Wei was one of Li Chuan's four concubines. Because of her status, Li Chuan kept a respectful distance from her, so he could not see her feminine charms. Later, when Li Chuan ascended the throne, the Xiao family was implicated and was executed for plotting a rebellion. She was hung on the beam of the harem as a white silk cloth.
After entering Li Chuan's harem, Li Chuan kept a distance from her because of her position, which wasted her talent.
Originally, he thought that she might be able to achieve something great in this life, but in the end, she chose Pei Wenxuan.
She knew how to choose.
Li Rong's expression did not change. Wen Shi looked at him carefully. Li Rong smiled and returned the letter to Wen Shi, "Thank you, Old Madam, for coming to tell me this. But I've already divorced Wen Xuan. "Li Rong sighed." I can't do anything about it. "
"Why can't I control it?" Wen said blankly, "You are the princess."
Li Rong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Even if I'm a princess, didn't I divorce Wen Xuan? Old Madam, you can go back now. Come visit often when you have time. "
With that, Li Rong asked someone to send Wen Shi out. Wen Shi blankly held the card in her hand, "What about this card?"
"Just give it to Wenxuan."
The smile on Li Rong's face was sincere. "He will solve it himself."
If she couldn't solve it, she would deal with him as well.
Li Rong sent Mrs. Wen out and turned back with a cold face. Jing Lan saw that Li Rong's expression was not good and asked uneasily, "Your Highness, should we kill Xiao Wei?"
"Why should we make things difficult for a girl?"
Li Rong's voice was flat. Jing Lan was about to tell Li Rong to stop when he heard Li Rong turn around. "Let Pei Wenxuan come over tonight to apologize."
Jing Lan: "???"
The words "What did Prince Consort do wrong?" were stuck in his chest. After enduring it for a while, it finally turned into an "Oh."
Pei Wenxuan and Li Chuan had just finished their discussion and returned to the office when they received a message from Consort Rou. Pei Wenxuan hurried over. After entering the Inspection Department, he saw Consort Rou eagerly asking him to sit down.
"The Lord Pei is here." Consort Rou poured tea and said eagerly, "Please sit."
Pei Wenxuan respectfully bowed. Consort Rou personally served Pei Wenxuan tea. Pei Wenxuan hurriedly thanked him. Consort Rou and Pei Wenxuan chatted for a while, then sat down and said, "Recently, the Lord Pei has been running around everywhere. The Lord Pei has reduced a lot."
"It is Wenxuan's duty to work for the Consort."
"This time, I came here to discuss something with the Lord Pei."
Consort Rou scrutinized Pei Wenxuan's expression. Pei Wenxuan's expression did not change at all. He only said, "Please speak, Consort."
"The imperial examination case involves too many people. It won't be settled in a short period of time. I was thinking that it is not a good thing to drag on the imperial examination. I would like to trouble the Lord Pei to speak to the remaining scholars. "
Pei Wenxuan's hand that was holding the teacup paused. He raised his eyes to look at Consort Rou. Consort Rou smiled and said, "Let them participate in the imperial examination first. As for the case, I will take care of it first. The rest can be dealt with slowly. How about it?"
Pei Wenxuan did not speak. Consort Rou gently waved his round fan and continued, "Of course, they have wasted a lot of time in Huajing. As compensation, we will give each of them fifty taels of silver. How about it?"
Consort Rou's words were very explicit. Pei Wenxuan understood the meaning of Consort Rou's words from the start.
Consort Rou only planned to deal with the cases related to the Crown Prince's people. She planned to protect the rest. Now, she wanted to use him as a lobbyist to "pacify" those scholars who had not been rehabilitated. She would use their futures to threaten them. Perhaps she would even promise them gold and silver. She would use both kindness and power to make these people shut up.
If they agreed not to pursue the case, these scholars would be able to participate in the imperial examination, take the examination, become an official, and receive fifty taels of silver.
Fifty taels of silver. In the countryside, it might be the lifetime expenses of a family. For these scholars who had their positions switched, it was indeed a lot.
Consort Rou saw that Pei Wenxuan did not speak and was a little nervous. Pei Wenxuan thought for a while and smiled, "Everything will be done according to Consort Rou's wishes. Tomorrow, I will go and talk to those scholars."
"That would be great."
Consort Rou became happy and quickly raised his tea, "Lord Pei, I have troubled you these days. I will use tea as wine to thank Lord Pei."
"Consort Rou is too polite."
Pei Wenxuan also raised his tea to return the gesture. Consort Rou saw that Pei Wenxuan seemed to be thinking about tomorrow's matters. He thought for a while and asked tentatively, "Lord Pei and Ping L E have been divorced for a while. These days, you have been living alone. Do you feel bitter and cold?"
Pei Wenxuan heard Consort Rou's words and raised his head to look at her. Consort Rou saw that Pei Wenxuan seemed to be puzzled. She smiled, "My niece, Wei 'er, is educated and reasonable. She is talented and beautiful. I have been looking for a good husband for her in Huajing, but I am not satisfied. Now that I have become friends with Lord Pei, I feel that Lord Pei is talented and virtuous. I want to be a matchmaker. I don't know if Lord Pei has time today … "
"Consort Rou is worrying too much." Pei Wenxuan hurriedly said, "Now that Wenxuan has just divorced, whether it is for the sake of the imperial family's face or my own reputation, it is inconvenient to immediately discuss marriage."
"Then you can meet her first." Consort Rou saw that Pei Wenxuan refused and didn't feel awkward. He continued, "Today, Hua Le has already sent an invitation to your residence on her behalf. You can meet her and then reply to me."
Consort Rou was very firm, so Pei Wenxuan couldn't refuse again. Pei Wenxuan smiled and only said, "Yes. However, this humble official still has an important matter to attend to today. After this humble official finishes, this humble official will immediately return to the residence and reply to Miss Xiao's invitation. "
"That would be great."
After Consort Rou finished speaking, Pei Wenxuan stood up and bid farewell. Consort Rou sent him out of the Inspection Department. Before he left, he personally helped Pei Wenxuan count the people and asked him to arrest the last official related to the Shangguan Clan.
Pei Wenxuan led his people and majestically left the Inspection Department.
As soon as he left the Inspection Department, Pei Wenxuan's face turned cold. Dong Ye hurriedly came forward and said anxiously, "Gongzi, do you really want to meet Miss Xiao? If you meet her, how will you explain to His Highness? "
"Meet what?" Pei Wenxuan sneered, "If she is heartless, then I will be unrighteous. She dares to give me a woman, she wants me to die!"
"It's not that serious …"
Dong Ye muttered softly. Pei Wenxuan rode his horse forward and galloped through the streets. He grabbed the reins tightly and said, "She sent the invitation to the residence. According to Mother's recent temper, she will definitely think of a way to intercept the invitation. Can she read the invitation herself after receiving it? She will have to send it to the princess residence immediately. "
The more Pei Wenxuan thought about it, the angrier he became. "Don't you know what kind of narrow-minded person His Highness is?"
"Then this matter can't be blamed on you."
Dong Ye was baffled. Pei Wenxuan choked and suddenly felt a little sad. "She has never blamed other women. She only blames me."
Dong Ye: "…"
Pei Wenxuan led Dong Ye to talk. When they turned the corner, Dong Ye suddenly felt that something was wrong. The road Pei Wenxuan took didn't seem to be heading to the place they originally wanted to go.
Dong Ye realized it, and so did the others. They looked at each other in dismay. Dong Ye was the first to ask, "Daren, where are we going?"
"Her Highness said that this case won't be followed up," Pei Wenxuan replied calmly. "Then today, I will help Her Highness catch a big fish."
Everyone calmed down slightly after getting the answer. Pei Wenxuan led his men and galloped all the way to the mansion of Wang Houwen, the Minister of Personnel Affairs. A group of people dismounted from their horses and blocked the entrance of the mansion.
"This official has been ordered by Her Highness Consort Rou to arrest the suspect Wang Houwen." Pei Wenxuan stood in front of the group of people and said coldly, "Hand him over!"
When the Wang family's servant saw this, he immediately ordered the servant to block the entrance. At the same time, he went to find Wang Houwen.
Wang Houwen was playing with the birds at home. When he heard the servant's report, he sneered. "Consort Rou, this woman, is simply too greedy. She took the money but didn't do anything. She has no manners at all. Does she really think I'm a pushover? "
"Then …" The servant hesitated. "What do we do now?"
"Go to the Ministry of Justice." Wang Houwen waved his hand. "Find Assistant Minister Su. Tell him that Pei Wenxuan offended his superiors, trespassed on private property, and assaulted an official of the imperial court. Tell him to come and arrest him."
"Then does Daren want to see Pei Wenxuan now?"
The servant was somewhat nervous. Wang Houwen looked at the servant as if he was an idiot. "Little brat, do you think he's worthy of me seeing him?"
As he spoke, Wang Houwen put down the birdcage. "I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when he's been arrested by Su Yongqing."
Wang Houwen leisurely walked into the bedroom.
Pei Wenxuan stood at the door and waited for a while. The door to the Wang residence slowly opened. The Wang residence's housekeeper led a group of people out of the courtyard and respectfully said, "Lord Pei."
"Who are you?"
"This one is the Wang residence's housekeeper, Wang Quan. I've come specially to pass on a message to Daren. My family is going to sleep now, so it's inconvenient for me to receive guests. I hope Daren will forgive me. "
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he laughed. "Sleeping? As the Minister of Personnel, he ordered officials to embezzle money and wantonly change the number of examinees. How many poor children have studied their entire lives, only to be ruined by a single sentence from your family's Daren? Can he still sleep now?! "
"Lord Pei." Wang Quan's expression turned cold. "You need evidence for your words."
"Evidence?" Pei Wenxuan laughed coldly. "Come with me to the Inspectorate. Whether it's right or wrong, Empress Consort Rou will naturally give him a fair judgment! Tell him to come out now. "Pei Wenxuan lowered his voice." Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude. "
"Lord Pei, if you want to be rude, who can stop you?"
Wang Quan laughed. "Do as you wish."
When he finished speaking, Wang Quan rolled up his sleeves, put them behind his back, and walked towards the door.
Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and laughed. Then he raised his eyes and calmly said, "Charge in."
The people next to him were stunned. Pei Wenxuan glanced at Dong Ye and coldly said, "Don't you know how to break down the door and arrest people?"
Dong Ye immediately reacted and shouted, "Charge!"
Then he pulled out his sword and led his people to charge into the Wang fu.
Wang Quan turned his head in surprise and saw Pei Wenxuan quietly looking at him from the crowd.
He was wearing a red official's robe. His hands were hidden in his sleeves and his gaze was so calm that he didn't seem like a youth.
This calmness gave people an invisible confidence. At first, the people from the Inspectorate were a little afraid, but when they saw Pei Wenxuan was as calm as before, they relaxed.
When Pei Wenxuan saw the guards break down the Wang fu's door, he finally moved and walked in.
He calmly walked into the courtyard in the midst of the chaos. Then he went to the back courtyard of the Wang fu and to the door of the master bedroom.
Wang Houwen was still sleeping soundly when he heard a loud noise at the door. Then the soldiers rushed in and dragged him out of bed.
When Wang Houwen saw Pei Wenxuan standing at the door, he was shocked and angry. He shouted, "You dare!"
"Official Wang," Pei Wenxuan respectfully bowed, "This official naturally doesn't dare. However, this official is under the orders of Consort Rou. Consort Rou said that you are the Minister of Appointments and must be investigated no matter what. In the case of the imperial examinations, you have neglected your duties too much. Her second uncle is better at handling matters in an orderly manner. "
"This ignorant woman is humiliating me!"
Wang Houwen struggled to get up, but the guards immediately held him down. Pei Wenxuan walked forward and half knelt down. He patted Wang Houwen's shoulder, "You have to endure this for now. When we reach the Inspectorate, we will redress your grievances."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Wenxuan heard a gentle and cold voice from behind him, "Who are you taking to the Inspectorate?"
Pei Wenxuan turned around and saw Su Yongqing standing at the door. He stared at him without any surprise.
When Wang Houwen saw Su Yongqing rushing over, he hurriedly said, "Assistant Minister Su, quickly. He actually dared to trespass into an official's residence and treat me like this. Assistant Minister Su, quickly take him away!"
Su Yongqing walked in front of Wang Houwen and helped Wang Houwen up.
"Official Wang, you should rest first."
As Su Yongqing spoke, he had people help the frightened Wang Houwen away.
Only Su Yongqing and Pei Wenxuan were left in the room. Pei Wenxuan supported himself and stood up. He clapped his hands and said with a smile, "I knew that at this time, Assistant Minister Su would come sooner or later, but he would come sooner or later."
"Disobeying your superiors, trespassing into a private residence, and assaulting an official of the imperial court."
Su Yongqing looked up at Pei Wenxuan, "Pei Wenxuan, you have committed serious crimes."
"Lord Su, I am following the orders of Consort Rou and working for Consort Rou."
Pei Wenxuan raised his hands and cupped them in the direction of the imperial palace. He was full of arrogance, "Could it be that Lord Su doesn't even listen to the orders of Consort Rou?"
"Arrest him!"
Su Yongqing shouted. The people from the Ministry of Justice immediately stepped forward, while the people from the Department of Supervision immediately stood in front of Pei Wenxuan. The two sides confronted each other. Su Yongqing stared at Pei Wenxuan, "Lord Pei, are you not respecting the laws of the Da Xia? Are you openly resisting arrest?"
"Lord Su's words are too serious."
Pei Wenxuan put his hands in front of him and said with a smile, "It's just that, I am only following orders. What crime have I committed? If I have committed a crime, Lord Su should go to the palace and send Consort Rou to the Ministry of Justice first. "
"Do it."
Su Yongqing didn't want to say anything more. He turned and walked towards the door.
The two sides were about to fight. Pei Wenxuan suddenly raised his hand, "Fine, fine, fine. I'm scared of you. Then let's arrest him."
Pei Wenxuan pushed through the crowd and reached out his hand. Su Yongqing turned and looked at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows, "But I want to see how long Lord Su can keep me in the Ministry of Justice."
"That depends on my mood."
Su Yongqing finished speaking and turned to leave.
Pei Wenxuan looked at Su Yongqing's back and said loudly, "Just you wait. Consort Rou will come and save me! His Royal Highness Prince Su won't let anything happen to me! Just you wait! "
His voice was very loud. Everyone in the courtyard heard him.
Su Yongqing whispered to the side, "Shut his mouth."
With that, Su Yongqing walked out.
Pei Wenxuan's hands were chained and he was dragged out. As he walked, he arrogantly said, "Consort Rou …"
Before he could finish speaking, a ball of cloth was stuffed into his mouth.
"Shut up, you."
Su Zhizhu said fiercely. Pei Wenxuan blinked and continued to whimper. The words "Consort Rou" could be vaguely heard.
While the Wang family was in chaos, Li Rong took a bath in her room, smoked incense, and put on light makeup. She was waiting for Pei Wenxuan to come back tonight and apologize.
She thought about what to ask for when the time came. Thinking about it, she laughed out loud.
However, halfway through his laughter, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside.
Li Rong turned her head and saw Jing Mei standing at the door, panting.
"What's wrong?" Li Rong smiled and leaned against the dressing table, "Is the Prince Consort here?"
"No, no."
Jing Mei shook her head, "The Prince Consort can't come."
Li Rong frowned, "Why can't he come?"
"The Prince Consort, the Prince Consort." Jing Mei swallowed her saliva and calmed her breath, "He was taken away by Assistant Minister Su!"
Li Rong was stunned. She thought for a moment, "Su Yongqing found out that he came here?"
After so many years, Su Yongqing still cared so much?
"No, no." Jing Mei didn't expect Li Rong to think in this direction. She quickly corrected, "The Prince Consort broke into the Wang family and dragged Minister Wang out of bed. Minister Wang sent someone to the Ministry of Justice to report the case, and Assistant Minister Su went to arrest him!"
Li Rong was stunned. After a moment, she jumped up and immediately said, "Hurry, let's go to the palace!"
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