Pei Wenxuan recognized him as Li Kui. He looked at him for a moment and didn't say anything. Li Rong heard the noise outside and lifted the curtain with her golden fan. When she saw the person from the Inspector, she couldn't help but smile and call out, "Li Daren?"
Li Kui didn't expect Li Rong to recognize him. He was quite surprised and hurriedly saluted, "Greetings, Your Highness. Long live Your Highness."
"May I know why Li Daren is here?" Li Rong looked at Li Kui and asked gently. Pei Wenxuan leaned to the side and helped Li Rong roll up the curtain.
"Reporting to Princess."
Li Kui saw Li Rong's inquiry and respectfully said, "Today, a merchant came to Shuntian Prefecture to report, claiming that Lord Pei killed his master. This humble one was ordered to come and ask Lord Pei to go to prison to assist in the investigation."
"Does His Majesty know about this?"
"This humble one knows. Lord Pei has received an imperial order to investigate the Yang family's case. Therefore, this order was handed over to the Ministry of Justice by Shuntian Prefecture. The Ministry of Justice specifically handed it over to His Majesty this afternoon. After receiving His Majesty's order, this humble one dared to come."
Hearing this, Li Rong couldn't help but smile.
"If you report a case in the morning, you can pass through two departments and directly report it to His Majesty," Li Rong said, then turned to Pei Wenxuan and smiled, "It seems that Lord Pei is also an important person."
Pei Wenxuan heard Li Rong's teasing and turned to smile, "It seems that I have to go with Li Daren. Your Highness, "Pei Wenxuan saluted," the follow-up matters can only depend on Your Highness. "
Li Rong nodded, then she remembered, "Li Daren, may I know who the merchant is?"
"Reporting to Your Highness," Li Kui said in a methodical manner, "the deceased is a foreign merchant named Tuoba Yan."
Li Rong nodded, as expected.
Pei Wenxuan glanced at Li Rong. Li Rong gave him a reassuring look, then said to Li Kui, "In that case, Lord Pei will go with Li Daren." However, Official Li, "Li Rong looked at Li Kui with a meaningful look," I heard that the prison of the Ministry of Justice is very strict. Would there be such a thing as a confession under torture? "
"No," Li Kui hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't worry. This lowly one is only following orders. The Lord Pei is a gentleman. This lowly one believes in the Lord Pei. This lowly one is just going through the process. The Lord Pei will be fine."
Li Rong understood Li Kui's promise and knew that Pei Wenxuan would be fine in prison. However, she was still worried, so she waved to Li Kui. Li Kui hurriedly came forward. Li Rong lowered her voice and stared at Li Kui, "Pei Wenxuan is this Prince's man now. In the future, he may 'continue' to be this Prince's man." Li Rong emphasized the word 'continue' and stared at Li Kui, "This Prince will go to the prison to see Pei Wenxuan every day. Li Daren, do you understand this Prince's meaning?"
"Understood."
Li Kui hurriedly said in a low voice, "Your Highness, don't worry. The Ministry of Justice has a suitable prison for the Lord Pei."
Li Rong nodded and glanced at Pei Wenxuan, saying, "I'll look for you if there's anything. Go."
Pei Wenxuan smiled calmly and said to Li Kui, "Li Daren, please."
Pei Wenxuan left with Li Kui. Jing Lan came up from outside the carriage and said worriedly, "Your Highness, if Tuoba Yan is dead …"
"It's not that simple."
Li Rong knocked on the small table and said slowly, "This must be Concubine Ning's doing. She has lived in the palace for a long time and doesn't understand these people's life-saving methods."
Li Rong said indifferently, "He is an outsider. If he dares to do such a thing, he must have the ability to do it. Now he is either on the run, or he must have a backup plan, waiting to take down the Yang family."
Li Rong turned his fan and couldn't help but laugh, "Does Concubine Ning think that killing Tuoba Yan will solve the problem? She must know that killing a donkey after it has outlived its usefulness is a big taboo in this business. Even if Tuoba Yan doesn't fight back, these people who help to deal with the dirty money will definitely help to fight back. Otherwise, their circle will become the dough in the hands of the nobles. They will still be at the mercy of the nobles. "
The merchants had no power. If they weren't ruthless people who could bite flesh, how could they have a foothold in Huajing?
Therefore, from the beginning, Li Rong didn't think of protecting Tuoba Yan. After all, no matter whether Tuoba Yan died or not, as long as the Yang Family made a move on him, he would definitely make the Yang Family bleed.
Now that he got the accounts, he just needed to find an opportunity to send Li Chuan and Qin Lin to the front line. At this time, Pei Wenxuan was in prison …
This might not be a bad thing.
Pei Wenxuan was too active outside. The Yang Family was wary and afraid that he would make more moves. Now that Pei Wenxuan was in prison, the Yang Family was at least stable.
Li Rong calculated in his heart. He tapped his small fan lightly on his palm and closed his eyes to rest in the carriage. They went all the way to the palace.
Back in the palace, Li Rong took a note from the table and wrote, "Leave the city tomorrow morning. Go to Jiu Lu Mountain and find Qin Lin. Don't let anyone know."
After writing, she handed it to Jing Lan and said, "Give this to the Crown Prince, but don't let anyone know."
Jing Lan acknowledged and Li Rong walked into the room.
Not long after, Li Chuan was discussing the northwest front line with his aides. An attendant brought a cup of tea. Li Chuan spoke as he took the tea. As soon as the cup touched his hand, he felt that something was wrong. However, his expression didn't change. He calmly put the note in his sleeve. After he finished talking with everyone, he sent them off. When he returned to his room alone, he opened the note and saw Li Rong's handwriting. Below the handwriting were the independent dark patterns that the siblings had set up.
Li Chuan knew what was going on. He ordered, "Tomorrow, I will leave the palace and go to Huguo Temple to pray for Imperial Mother."
After Li Chuan gave the order, the eunuch acknowledged in a low voice.
At this moment, the moon was bright in the sky. In Ming Le Palace, Consort Rou was massaging Li Ming's shoulders. He said in a low voice, "Consort Ning has caused such a big commotion. Does Your Majesty not care?"
Li Ming smiled gently, "What's there to care about? That little brat Pei Wenxuan wants to be my sword. If he can't even resolve this small matter, he should just die. "
"Your Highness," Consort Rou sighed, "Fortunately, Ping Laie didn't marry Yang Quan. The Yang Family is causing so much trouble now. If the Yang Family and the Shangguan Family were to have a marriage alliance, wouldn't that be terrible?"
Li Ming didn't say anything. He picked up the tea and blew the tea leaves.
"Indeed," his voice was cold, "I underestimated the Yang Family."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice, "I also underestimated the Crown Prince."
The people in the palace couldn't sleep that night. Only Li Rong had a good night's sleep. When she woke up in the morning, she directly went to the Ministry of Justice to check on Pei Wenxuan's situation.
She took the palace's token and used money to bribe the officials. She successfully met with Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan slept in the prison for a night. He seemed to be in good spirits. Li Rong looked at him and couldn't help but smile, "You're doing well in this prison?"
"Of course," Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong and smiled, "Outside, I'm tormented every day and can't sleep well. Here, I don't have to do anything and can sleep well."
"Then Daren will have to stay here for a while." Li Rong walked forward and approached Pei Wenxuan, "It might be better for Daren to stay here."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he also walked forward. The two of them were separated by the wooden bars and were very close to each other.
"Your Highness went to look for someone?"
Pei Wenxuan asked in a low voice. Li Rong responded, then quickly said, "You stay here for a while. I'll come in a few days."
"You're coming too?"
Pei Wenxuan was puzzled, "What are you coming for?"
"The Yang Family will retaliate soon. When the time comes, we'll have to put on a show in the imperial court. Otherwise, we won't be able to suppress them. When the time comes, I'll come in too. Both of us will stay in prison. When the Chuan'er goes to the frontlines to stabilize the Yang Family, I'll have someone write a memorial to let us out."
Pei Wenxuan thought about Li Rong's words for a moment and nodded. Li Rong glanced at his room, then said, "You'll stay here for now. Find out how to live more comfortably and give us some experience."
Pei Wenxuan: "…"
"Your Highness," he had to remind Li Rong, "I think you're more experienced than me in this matter."
"It's been too many years," Li Rong said in a low voice, "I forgot."
As she spoke, she quickly added, "I've brought you some necessities. Take care of them yourself. I'll be leaving first."
Pei Wenxuan nodded. The two of them stood face to face for a moment. Li Rong couldn't help but laugh.
"I didn't expect that there would be a day when I'm standing at the door of a prison and talking to you."
"Just take it as a joke." Pei Wenxuan smiled gently. Then, he was about to persuade Li Rong to leave when he heard a respectful call from the door, "Your Highness."
Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong looked over at the same time and saw Su Yongqing standing at the door. He bowed respectfully, then straightened up. He first looked at Pei Wenxuan, then at Li Rong.
Then, he smiled and said gently, "I heard that Your Highness was here, so I came to look for you."
"Oh?" Li Rong raised his eyebrows, "Lord Su, what's the matter?"
"Previously, Your Highness asked me to retrieve the Ministry of War's accounts. I've done as Your Highness asked."
Hearing this, Li Rong could not help but be stunned. She had asked Su Yongqing to retrieve the Ministry of War's accounts just to give Su Yongqing something to do. She had expected that the Ministry of War would not hand over the accounts so easily and would try to evade it. When the time came, she would have to borrow Li Chuan's men to do it. Who would have thought that Su Yongqing would actually do it for her?
But she was only a little surprised, then came back to her senses and smiled, "Lord Su, thank you. We'll go over now."
Su Yongqing smiled and nodded, then stepped back. Li Rong looked back at Pei Wenxuan and smiled, "Lord Pei, I'll leave first."
Pei Wenxuan bowed respectfully and watched Li Rong leave.
Li Rong led Su Yongqing out of the Ministry of Justice. She first got into her carriage, then remembered Su Yongqing and turned to say, "Lord Su, if you don't mind, why don't you ride with me? If you have anything to say in the carriage, you can directly check the accounts at the Ministry of War."
Su Yongqing bowed respectfully, then got into the carriage.
After getting into the carriage, he sat opposite Li Rong and kept a distance, looking very polite.
This Su Yongqing was familiar to Li Rong, but also unfamiliar. In her memory, before Su Yongqing entered the residence, he was indeed like this to her.
He was gentle, polite, and considerate. He was indeed a gentleman praised by the world.
The two of them were silent. After a while, Su Yongqing poured Li Rong a cup of tea and said calmly, "Now that Lord Pei is in prison, how does Princess plan to investigate the Yang family's case?"
"The normal procedure is to check the Ministry of War's accounts first, then negotiate with the Yang Family and investigate the statements of the servants in their residence."
Su Yongqing listened quietly and did not speak. Li Rong looked up, "Lord Su, what do you think?"
"Why did Your Highness and Lord Pei go to Tuoba Yan's residence?"
Su Yongqing suddenly asked. Li Rong chuckled, "I should ask Lord Su this question. Lord Su was in Tuoba Yan's residence and just happened to save me. How could it be such a coincidence?"
"There are no coincidences in this world, only intentions," Su Yongqing said slowly, "I went there for Tuoba Yan. I saw Princess and Lord Pei at the banquet. I didn't want to meet you, so I deliberately avoided you. However, I was worried that something would happen to Princess, so I prepared a dancer's outfit in advance and waited for Princess to come."
Li Rong did not expect Su Yongqing to answer so frankly. She tapped her small fan on her palm and said slowly, "Lord Su is only an inspector in this case. I don't know why Lord Su is so active in investigating the case and helping me like this. I don't understand."
Su Yongqing held the teacup and took a sip of tea.
"This humble subject wants to give Princess a letter of allegiance."
Su Yongqing spoke slowly. Li Rong paused. Then, she saw Su Yongqing look up and stare at her quietly, "This humble subject is willing to be ordered by Your Highness and assist the Crown Prince with all my heart. I wonder what Your Highness," he stared at Li Rong meaningfully, "What do you think?"
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