Li Rong gave the sword to Pei Wenxuan and had someone escort her around the palace. She walked around the imperial garden for a while and was squatting on the ground, fiddling with a newly bloomed begonia. She saw the person she sent to Pei Wenxuan return and lead him to her. He respectfully said, "Your Highness, the matter is settled."
Li Rong nodded and took the handkerchief from Jing Lan. She replied, "Yang Quan still can't keep his cool."
If he had acted a little later, he might have been able to live for a few more days. However, Pei Wenxuan was a person who would do as he said. Since he said that he would take Yang Quan's life, he wouldn't leave Yang Quan with a single breath.
However, when Li Rong recalled what the Yang Family had done in her previous life, she also felt that leaving such a person alive was indeed a disaster.
In her previous life, the Yang Family had risked their lives to fight at the border for a long time, causing Da Xia to lose five cities in a row. It wasn't until five years after Li Chuan ascended the throne that he led an army to recover the five cities.
It was a good thing that she could let the Yang Family have peace as soon as possible.
She could roughly guess what Pei Wenxuan had done, but she was also curious as to what Pei Wenxuan had said. She wiped her hands with the handkerchief and stood up. She said to Jing Mei, "Go and report that I plan to go to the imperial study to speak with Imperial Father."
Jing Mei acknowledged. Li Rong was supported by Jing Lan as she leisurely walked to the imperial study.
When she arrived at the door of the imperial study, she saw Fulai waiting for her at the door. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty is discussing matters with several officials. Please wait at the door for a moment."
Li Rong gently clapped her hands with the small fan and nodded. She replied, "It's fine. This prince will wait here for a while."
"Then this servant will bring a chair for Your Highness?" Fulai knew that His Highness was used to being favored, so he hurriedly tried to curry favor with him. Li Rong nodded and only replied, "Good."
Fu Lai called people over and brought a stool for Li Rong. He also placed a small table with tea and pastries on it. Li Rong had someone bring a book. He sat under the sun and drank tea while waiting for Li Ming to summon him.
After a while, a eunuch hurried over and whispered something in Fu Lai's ear. Fu Lai's face changed greatly. After a moment of silence, he whispered, "You bring them in first. I will report to His Majesty first."
After speaking, Fu Lai returned to the imperial study. Li Rong pretended not to hear anything and leisurely turned a page of the book.
After a few hours, Li Rong saw Pei Wenxuan being led over. Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and seemed to be a little flustered. The corner of his clothes was stained with blood and he looked quite miserable. The eunuch led him up the stairs. When he saw him, Pei Wenxuan respectfully said, "Greetings to Your Highness."
When Li Rong heard this, he looked up and sized him up. He revealed a smile and said, "I saw Lord Pei leave the palace just now. Why did you come back?" As he spoke, Li Rong half-opened his folding fan and covered half of his face. He whispered, "Could it be that you miss me?"
Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and seemed to be a little embarrassed by Li Rong's words. However, he still said calmly, "Your Highness, please don't joke. This humble subject doesn't dare to think about Your Highness. Something happened on the way and I rushed back to inform His Majesty."
"Tsk."
When Li Rong saw Pei Wenxuan's appearance, she couldn't help but show a look of disgust. Pei Wenxuan had dealt with her for many years and had long been immune to her poison. Even if she made a dirty joke in front of him, Pei Wenxuan would still be able to accept it without batting an eyelid. Or, like those senior monks in the temple, he would seriously scold her, "Ridiculous."
Of course, she also understood Pei Wenxuan. After all, his life was not much different from that of a monk.
But now, Pei Wenxuan was putting on an act. Not only did he pretend to be young, but he also learned how to pretend to be pure. This really made her want to vomit. She raised her hand and used the fan to cover her face. She ordered, "Imperial Father is still in a meeting. Find him a stool to sit and wait."
When she finished speaking, she put away the fan, took out a book, and began to read.
Pei Wenxuan glanced at the book she was reading. It was another messy book. Ever since he was young, he hadn't changed this hobby.
It was also because she was nostalgic.
The servant next to him went to serve him tea. The two of them sat as if they were strangers. Pei Wenxuan sat down. A moment later, Fulai came out from inside. He looked at Pei Wenxuan and said, "Lord Pei, His Majesty summons you."
"Wait." Li Rong interrupted Fulai. "This prince has been sitting here for a long time. Why did Imperial Father summon him first and not me?"
"Princess." Fulai smiled bitterly. "Lord Pei has an urgent matter to attend to."
"What urgent matter could he possibly have?" Li Rong looked surprised. "His … his matters are all …"
Li Rong pointed at herself and didn't say anything. She just stared at Fulai as if she wouldn't stop until he let her in.
Fulai looked bitter. Just as he was about to speak, Li Ming's voice came from inside. "Bring them in together."
Fulai sighed and hurriedly invited the two of them in.
Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan with a smug expression. Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows and chuckled silently.
After entering the room to greet Li Ming, he discovered that there was a group of important officials sitting next to him. Li Ming seemed to be discussing something important. The current court's left and right ministers, as well as the seven ministers, as well as several powerful figures of the Minister of State, were all here. When Li Rong saw them, he suddenly looked surprised and said awkwardly, "Imperial Father, how about I go back first?"
When Li Ming heard Li Rong's words, he couldn't help but laugh. "Weren't you very arrogant when you came? Since you've already come in, why are you still leaving? Get up. "Li Ming raised his chin to the side." Stand behind me. "
Li Rong stood up rather embarrassedly and obediently stood behind Li Ming. Li Ming turned to look at Pei Wenxuan and said indifferently, "Didn't you just leave the palace? Why did you come back?"
"Your Majesty." Pei Wenxuan's voice was trembling. "This humble official just left the palace and was ambushed by Yang Er Gongzi. This humble official wanted to protect myself and accidentally killed Yang Er Gongzi …"
As he spoke, Pei Wenxuan kowtowed. "Bang!" The sound of his kowtow resounded through the room and made Li Rong's scalp numb. Just thinking about it made him feel pain. Then, he heard Pei Wenxuan say, "Killed him!"
When these words came out, everyone present was shocked. Left Prime Minister Shangguan Xu shouted in shock, "What did you say?! Who did you kill?! "
"Yang …" Pei Wenxuan's voice was trembling. It seemed that he hadn't calmed down yet and couldn't say the name several times. "Yang …"
"Lord Shangguan." Right Prime Minister Su Minzhi, who was sitting at the side, said slowly, "This young master is still young and has experienced a great disaster. Lord Shangguan, if you scare him like this, how can he explain it clearly? Young Master Pei. "Su Minzhi turned his head and comforted him." Don't be afraid. Tell me clearly, who did you kill? "
Pei Wenxuan didn't answer. After a long time, he took a deep breath and raised his head to look at Li Ming. "Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble official killed the Yang Family's second young master, Yang Quan."
Everyone present was silent. This time, Pei Wenxuan seemed to be determined to die. He smoothly recounted the whole story, from how he saved the princess, the conflict with Yang Quan, to today's conversation with Yang Quan in front of the imperial study, how Yang Quan threatened to kill him, how he was ambushed by Yang Quan on his way home, and how he killed Yang Quan.
When Pei Wenxuan finished speaking, he said in a low voice, "This humble official knows that he is guilty today. Although it was Second Young Master Yang who ambushed this humble official first, the Yang Family has contributed a lot to the Da Xia. Now that there is a war before us, Second Young Master Yang wanted to take this humble official's life. This humble official didn't retaliate for Second Young Master Yang's sake. However, at that time, I didn't have time to think deeply. I only asked for a way out. Now that I have committed such a monstrous crime, Your Majesty … "
Pei Wenxuan choked with sobs and lowered his head. "This humble official deserves to be hacked to pieces. Even if I die, it won't be regretted. I only ask that Your Majesty knows about this as soon as possible to avoid a disaster."
Pei Wenxuan's words fell into everyone's ears, making them tremble with fear.
Although Pei Wenxuan said that he deserved to be hacked to pieces, which one of his words wasn't heart-wrenching? Yang Quan was only a young master of the Yang Family, yet he dared to kidnap the princess and kill an official of the imperial court out of jealousy. No matter which one of these things, it was a crime punishable by death.
However, Pei Wenxuan was right about one thing. Now that the Yang Family had troops at the border for many years, they had accumulated a lot of power. Even if they did these things, if they wanted to punish them, they would have to think twice.
Especially now that the border was tight, if they angered the Yang Family and something happened, no one would dare to take responsibility.
Therefore, everyone present didn't say anything and kept silent. Li Ming's expression was calm. He picked up his cup and took a sip of tea. After a moment, he slowly said, "What are you afraid of?"
Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and didn't dare to speak. Li Ming raised his cup and slammed it down, shouting, "You are an official of the imperial court of Da Xia. Yang Quan dared to assassinate you on the street. You killed him, so what? What are you afraid of?!"
"Your Majesty …" Pei Wenxuan said in a trembling voice, "The border …"
"The Yang Family still dares to rebel?!" Li Ming shouted angrily, then looked at the officials around him. "I already told you just now that the Yang Family couldn't even withstand a single blow from Rong Country's invasion. They have completely disgraced our Da Xia! Fifty thousand soldiers couldn't even withstand twenty thousand soldiers! Besieging the city! Now they dare to kidnap the princess and assassinate an official in Huajing. Does the Yang Family think that I'm dead?! "
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
Everyone saw that Li Ming was so angry and hurriedly knelt down. Shangguan Xu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, victory and defeat are common in war. The Yang Family was caught off guard by Rong Country's sudden attack. Now that the Yang Family is still at the front line, it's better to …"
"Shut up!"
Li Ming raised a book and threw it over, hitting Shangguan Xu squarely in the face. Li Rong panicked. He looked at Shangguan Xu, then at Li Ming. He wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to. Li Ming panted and stared at everyone present. "I will definitely handle this case. The Yang Family has humiliated the imperial family. I will investigate them thoroughly! Who will handle this case?! "
No one present dared to say anything. Everyone had their own plans.
A centipede dies but never falls down. Shangguan Xu spoke up for the Yang Family, which showed that the Shangguan Family and the Yang Family might join hands. In such an occasion, the aristocratic families were not willing to participate in such a struggle.
Li Ming nodded. "Good, very good. All of you are afraid of him. Pei Wenxuan. "Li Ming turned his head and stared at Pei Wenxuan." Since you dared to kill people, I ask you, do you dare to investigate this case? "
"Your Majesty!" Hearing this, the Minister of Works, Pei Liwen, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and said anxiously, "Wenxuan is still young. He can't …"
"Did I ask you?" Li Ming shouted, stunning Pei Liwen. The Minister of Works, Pei Lixian, who had been kneeling next to him, gave Pei Liwen a look and shook his head.
Pei Liwen didn't dare to speak. Li Ming stared at Pei Wenxuan. "Speak."
Pei Wenxuan took a deep breath and straightened his body. "This humble subject is willing to share Your Majesty's burden!"
"Good." Li Ming said directly. "From today onwards, you will go to the Censorate and supervise the Yang Family's case together with the Ministry of Justice."
"Your Majesty," Shangguan Xu couldn't help but speak up. "Pei Wenxuan said that he was the victim. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for him to investigate this case."
"Then what about Shangguan Daren?"
Li Ming asked. Shangguan Xu was silent for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, Li Rong's voice rang out. "Why don't I be the judge of this case and the Lord Pei will assist me?"
Hearing this, everyone looked over. Li Rong coughed softly and said seriously, "This matter also started because of me. I'm the Princess. It's not impossible for me to investigate the Yang Family's rank. Since none of you have a suitable candidate, I'll be the judge and the Lord Pei will handle the case. What do you think?"
Li Rong spoke. Everyone fell silent. Li Ming frowned and Shangguan Xu was also deep in thought.
Su Minzhi hesitated. "But the Princess is also the victim of this case …"
"Then let Assistant Minister Su be the judge?" Li Rong looked at Su Minzhi. Su Minzhi was stunned. Li Rong said directly, "I've heard that Assistant Minister Su is fair and upright. If Minister Zuo is still worried, why don't we let Assistant Minister Su be the judge of this case?"
"Princess, you must be joking." Su Minzhi hurriedly said, "My son is too young to handle such a big case."
"So he'll be the judge." Li Rong interrupted Su Minzhi and looked directly at Shangguan Xu. "Uncle, what do you think?"
Shangguan Xu pursed his lips. He glanced at Li Rong and hesitated for a moment. Finally, he said, "I think the Princess's words are reasonable."
Li Rong turned to look at Li Ming and blinked. "Father?"
Li Ming glanced at Shangguan Xu. He knew that if this continued, Shangguan Xu would recommend someone from his side to investigate this case. Now that he was certain that the Shangguan family was related to the Yang family, it would be difficult to handle this case.
Li Ming nodded and replied, "There's no other way now. We'll do as you say."
Li Ming's face turned serious. "Don't act recklessly."
"Father, don't worry." Li Rong smiled. "I know what I'm doing."
Li Ming gradually calmed down. He looked around and comforted Shangguan Xu. Then, he had everyone leave, leaving Li Rong alone in the room.
The father and daughter were silent for a long time. Li Ming said, "Why did you suddenly come to see Father today?"
Li Rong lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "I was kidnapped last night. I should have come to find Imperial Father first to report the situation. It's too late for me to come now."
Li Ming didn't say anything. He saw that Li Rong looked tired. She seemed to have a lot on her mind.
Li Ming couldn't figure out his daughter's position. He had always doted on Li Rong, but Li Rong's younger brother was the Crown Prince. Now that he had a conflict with Li Chuan, he didn't know what Li Rong was thinking.
Li Rong was smart, but she also valued relationships. Li Ming had held her in the palm of his hand for many years. He also had feelings for her. If it wasn't for power, he also wanted this child to live well.
He was silent for a long time. In the end, he didn't ask directly. Instead, he asked in a roundabout way, "This time, you saw four people. Which one do you like?"
Li Rong didn't say anything. Li Ming hesitated and said slowly, "What do you think of Pei Wenxuan?"
Li Rong lowered her head and didn't say anything. Li Ming looked up and said impatiently, "Answer."
"Erchen thinks that he's a good person."
He's a good person, but he's not good in other aspects. Li Ming thought for a moment and said slowly, "You only need to think about whether you like this person or not. Don't worry about anything else."
Hearing this, Li Rong's tears fell down, as if she had been greatly wronged.
Li Ming saw Li Rong crying and hurriedly said, "Why are you crying?"
"Imperial Father," Li Rong sobbed, "I just feel that as a family, why can't we just …"
Li Ming understood Li Rong's words. He thought that the Empress was pressuring Li Rong to put in a good word for Yang Quan. Although he and the Empress had many disputes, they had never involved this daughter. Now that it was about marriage, they had to compete. Seeing Li Rong crying like a pear blossom in the rain, he also felt quite distressed. Finally, he said, "This matter, your mother and I are in the wrong. You don't need to think too much. Just pretend that you don't know. You can choose the one you like. Father will always listen to you. You and Pei Wenxuan were together for a night. According to reason, you should be his person. He's a good child, and he's also good-looking. If you marry him, you won't lose out. "
Li Rong nodded. Li Ming sighed, "Don't cry. Tidy up and think about my words. When Yang Quan's case is finished, I will appoint a marriage between you two. "
"Yes."
Li Rong controlled her voice, raised her head, and said, "This son will listen to Father."
Li Ming comforted Li Rong for a while, then let her get up. He called Fu Lai to send Li Rong out. When Fu Lai heard Li Ming's words, he smiled and said, "How can it be this servant's turn to send you off? Lord Pei is waiting for Princess outside. He's been waiting for a long time. "
Hearing this, Li Ming and Li Rong showed some surprise. After a while, Li Ming laughed, "This boy is trying to kidnap my daughter in front of me."
Although he said this, Li Ming still urged, "Alright, you can go. Don't let this old man delay you young people."
Li Rong showed a blushing face. She bowed and retreated.
She walked all the way out of the imperial study and into the long corridor. She saw Pei Wenxuan waiting for her in front of the railing. He was wearing an azure wide-sleeved gown with silver embroidered cloud patterns. He was holding a palace lantern and looking up at the bright moon in the sky.
Pei Wenxuan's appearance was born with a bit of immortal aura. At this moment, he was holding a lantern and looking at the moon. The wind blew his gown, making him look like a person from the Moon Palace who was about to fly away with the wind at any time.
Fu Lai sent Li Rong to the door and said respectfully, "Your Highness, this old servant will see you off until here. Please accompany me for the rest of the journey, Lord Pei."
Li Rong nodded and said lightly, "You can go."
Fu Lai responded and retreated. Pei Wenxuan turned around and looked at her from head to toe. Then, he came forward with the lantern and stopped in front of her.
He was born tall. When he looked at her, he lowered his head and looked at her seriously.
Li Rong saw him looking at her carefully. She didn't know why, but she felt a little embarrassed. She turned her head and whispered, "What are you looking at?"
"She cried."
Pei Wenxuan nodded and said his conclusion. He sighed and said, "Your Highness is more considerate than this humble subject."
Hearing this, Li Rong was a little angry. He laughed mockingly and said, "How can I compare to Lord Pei? You know when to yield and when to stand tall. You have both wisdom and courage."
Pei Wenxuan was able to advance and retreat freely with such a two-sided style.
As the two talked, the attendants behind them didn't dare to follow too close. Therefore, the two walked side by side in the imperial city. Pei Wenxuan walked and said, "Let's make a long story short."
Pei Wenxuan briefly finished his conversation with Li Ming and concluded, "After Yang Quan's matter is settled, His Majesty will push the matter of the northwest to Your Highness the Crown Prince. If Your Highness the Crown Prince can handle this matter well, Your Highness the Crown Prince won't have to worry about military power anymore."
"What if I can't handle it well?" Li Rong tapped his small fan on the palm of his hand and said lightly, "Then he will be directly abolished and demoted to a commoner. Pei Wenxuan. "Li Rong looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile." You dare to bet on this. You're very bold. "
"If I'm not bold," Pei Wenxuan listened to Li Rong's words and said calmly, "would I dare to marry you?"
"That's true." Li Rong nodded. "Marrying me isn't easy. It's very dangerous."
"Marrying you isn't dangerous," Pei Wenxuan said seriously. "It's just that you're too fierce and dangerous."
"You're the one who begged to marry me." Li Rong glared at him, then quickened his pace and walked forward.
Pei Wenxuan sensed that she was really angry. He was afraid that she would lose control and do something crazy, so he didn't talk back. He rubbed his nose and hurriedly chased after her. "Yes, yes, yes. I was the one who asked to marry Your Highness. However, Your Highness. "The smile in his voice gradually disappeared and was replaced by a serious tone." This humble official has something to ask Your Highness. "
"Let it go!"
Li Rong said coldly. Pei Wenxuan smiled gently and looked at her with a sizing up expression. "This humble official wants to ask, just now in the Imperial Study, Your Highness asked Su Yongqing to investigate this case. What did Your Highness mean?"
Li Rong stopped in her tracks. Pei Wenxuan held the palace lantern and turned to look at her. "How does Your Highness want to investigate? Do you want to investigate this case all day long and call Lord Su over to investigate every day? Or do you want to invite Lord Su over every day to discuss it and investigate every day? "
"Also," Pei Wenxuan seemed to have thought of something and said seriously, "Does Your Highness think that it's a bit inappropriate for this humble official to investigate this case with this humble official here? Why don't you and Lord Su investigate this case together? "
Li Rong didn't say anything. She looked up at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan had a smile on his face. Li Rong said expressionlessly, "Pei Wenxuan."
"Hm?" Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows. Li Rong said coldly, "Can you be any more pretentious?"
Pei Wenxuan's expression froze. Li Rong raised her hand and pinched a small section with her index finger and thumb. She moved closer to him and said seriously, "Look carefully. What is this?"
"What is it?" Pei Wenxuan frowned.
Li Rong said with a serious face, "Your heart's eye!"
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