Li Rong already knew that Xun Chuan would ask her about this matter. After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "Tomorrow, I will write a memorial to the Censorate and Ministry of Justice officials who neglected their duties and mishandled the case."
"Neglected their duties?"
Xun Chuan repeated, "Your Highness, do you mean that they only neglected their duties?"
Li Rong was silent. Faced with Xun Chuan's question, she felt a sense of helplessness rise up. She opened and closed the fan in her hand. After a long time, she slowly said, "Xun Chuan, it's not that I don't want to do it, it's that I can't."
She looked up at Xun Chuan and said seriously, "I'm sorry."
Xun Chuan was stunned. He looked at Li Rong in disbelief. "Your Highness, you are Princess Ping LE, the head of the Department of Supervision."
"It's just a title." Li Rong smiled bitterly. "Without real strength, no matter how many titles you have, it's useless. Do you know why I am able to investigate this case? It's not because I am Princess Ping LE, nor is it because I am the head of the Department of Supervision. It's because I have the Crown Prince and His Majesty behind me. It's because I am the Crown Prince's elder sister, a princess supported by His Majesty. The aristocratic families are afraid that the Crown Prince will alienate them and that His Majesty will blame them, so they don't dare to kill me. Why are they afraid of the Crown Prince and His Majesty? It's because His Majesty is the Emperor of the world. His Majesty has military power, financial power, and the power to decide whether someone can become an official. The Crown Prince also has the power to decide whether someone can be promoted. He has the support of the Shangguan Clan, and the Shangguan Clan has the government army, large amounts of land, and officials in the imperial court. "
"Money, military power, these are the real foundation. Only with these can you decide their fate and become the real head of the Department of Supervision that you know."
"If you want to investigate the Qin Clan case thoroughly, you will need to investigate the entire Censorate and Ministry of Justice." Li Rong analyzed. "This is not something I can do."
Xun Chuan listened to Li Rong's words and couldn't help but clench her fists. She said with difficulty, "In this world … is there no place to seek justice?"
As she spoke, she looked up at Li Rong. "Is it so difficult for me to seek justice?"
Li listened to her words and saw the pain in Xun Chuan's eyes. Li felt tired. she couldn't bear to speak, but she still replied, "It's difficult."
She turned her...... this matter.... Li looked, she felt felt... she turned her head, she said said said, "But this matter is, this matter ''s's's not of this matter..... but. this matter. After I attend the memorial tomorrow, the officials involved in this matter will be punished according to their crimes. After some time, Aya will bring a list of the people involved in this matter. Once you have the list, "Li Rong paused for a moment, then said slowly," do whatever you want to do. "
Xun Chuan looked at Li Rong in surprise. Li Rong picked up a cup of tea and said, "After you're done, you can't stay in Huajing. Follow what I told you and go to the northwest."
Xun Chuan listened to Li Rong. She took a long time to calm down. She knew this was the best option, but she didn't know why, but she still felt a weight on her chest.
She took a deep breath, raised her hand to her forehead, and knelt in front of Li Rong. She slowly kowtowed and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Rong looked down and replied, "Okay."
Xun Chuan bowed deeply, then stood up and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, I'll take my leave first."
Li Rong didn't look at her, only said, "Go."
Xun Chuan walked out of the door. When she reached the door, Li Rong couldn't help but call out to her, "Xun Chuan."
Xun Chuan stopped. Li Rong looked at her back as she stood in front of the door. She pursed her lips. After a long time, she said slowly, "I'm sorry."
"It's not Your Highness who should be apologizing." Xun Chuan's back was facing her. Her voice was blank, "It's this world."
"Actually, I don't understand." Xun Chuan said. She turned around and looked at Li Rong, who was sitting at the table. Her eyes were filled with confusion, "Isn't justice something that should exist in this world? Why is it so difficult? "
She had already abandoned her identity, changed her name, and fought for her life.
According to the legends and stories, her family shouldn't have been able to clear their name in the imperial court. Then, those who had harmed them should have been punished openly and justly.
Why did she have to punish those who had done wrong in private? Why did she have to do it quietly, as if she was afraid of disturbing the world?
Li Rong listened to her words. She remained silent. Xun Chuan looked at her with a questioning gaze. At that moment, she seemed to see Su Yongqing from her previous life kneeling in front of her and asking her with a smile, "Your Highness, what did the Su Clan do wrong?"
"Justice is something that should exist in this world." Li Rong said with difficulty, "But not now."
"When will that be?"
Xun Chuan asked again. Li Rong didn't know how to answer. Xun Chuan took a deep breath and bowed to Li Rong, "My apologies, Your Highness."
"It's fine."
Li Rong lowered her eyes and waved her hand, "Go and rest first."
Xun Chuan complied and left. After she left, Li Rong sat in the same place. After a long time, she raised her hand and pushed everything on the table away.
When Pei Wenxuan came in, he heard a loud crash and saw Li Rong pushing everything on the table to the ground. He was a little surprised. He walked into the room and bent down to pick up the overturned inkstone. He smiled and placed it on Li Rong's table, "What happened to Your Highness? Why are you so angry?"
"It's nothing." Li Rong lowered her eyes. She paused for a moment and raised her hand to pick up the memorials by her feet. She said in a low voice, "Have you finished reading all your memorials? You must have accumulated a lot of work while you were on sick leave, right? "
"Not yet. I heard that Lord Xun just left, so I came to see how Your Highness is doing." Pei Wenxuan half-squatted and tilted his body to look at Li Rong from below. He smiled and said, "I just happened to see Your Highness lose your temper."
"I'm not losing my temper." Li Rong's face was cold, "Go and do your work."
"Your Highness is not saying what you mean."
Pei Wenxuan looked at her with a smile, "You're obviously angry."
"Pei Wenxuan." Li Rong looked up at him and warned, "Are you very free?"
Pei Wenxuan saw that she was really angry, so he didn't joke around. He straightened up and packed up the memorials while whispering, "Your Highness doesn't want to say. Why don't I guess?"
"Get out."
"Lord Xun has always been stubborn. She can't handle the case clearly. I'm afraid she has a grudge. Did she quarrel with Your Highness?"
"You guessed wrong. Get out."
Li Rong took the memorials from the side, picked up the pen on the pen holder, and flipped open the memorials, pretending to be serious.
Pei Wenxuan didn't care. He tidied up the table, picked up the things on the floor one by one, and placed them neatly on the table.
In the process of doing these things, he seemed to be tidying up Li Rong's heart. He gently picked up the memorials, piled them up, and gently smoothed them out. He said slowly, "Then, Lord Xun accepted Your Highness's idea and didn't complain?"
Li Rong didn't speak. Pei Wenxuan chuckled, "If that's the case, Your Highness must be blaming herself."
"Get out!"
"You guessed it." Pei Wenxuan was happy. Li Rong tightened her grip on the pen and stared at him warningly. Pei Wenxuan laughed and shook his head helplessly, "You."
As he spoke, he reached out and pulled her into his arms. Li Rong was a little angry, but when he pulled her into his arms, she leaned against him and suddenly felt a little wronged.
This was something she had never experienced before.
In her previous life, when she was with Pei Wenxuan, she was still young and rarely involved in political affairs. Later, the two of them parted ways. When it came to sad matters, it was good enough that he didn't ridicule her. There was no such gentle time.
Li Rong leaned on his chest. He didn't say anything. After quietly hugging her for a moment, he said slowly, "Your Highness is unhappy. Tell me."
"I don't want to."
"In my previous life, when you were sick, I went to ask the imperial physician." Pei Wenxuan hugged the person in his arms. When he thought of the last moments of his previous life, his tone couldn't help but soften, "The imperial physician said that you were depressed and worried too much. In your previous life, you were a taciturn person and no one listened to you. Now that I'm here, can't you talk about it?"
Li Rong leaned against Pei Wenxuan and closed her eyes. After a long time, she said, "I thought that at that time, you couldn't wait for me to die."
"When we quarreled, I thought that way." Pei Wenxuan laughed, "But when I thought about it, I felt a little sad. I felt that it was better for an old witch like you to live a long life."
When Li Rong heard this, she couldn't help but laugh. When Pei Wenxuan heard her laugh, he knew that she was happy. He thought for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, in this life, you really have to live a long life."
In his previous life, she was in poor health. When winter came, she would be sick on the bed. Sometimes, when he went to see her, he would hear news of her illness. He would stand at the door and talk to her about court affairs. He would listen to her cough intermittently.
He didn't want to experience this kind of thing again. He wanted Li Rong to live a peaceful life and not get sick when she was old.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but hug Li Rong a little tighter. Li Rong sensed his emotions. She leaned against him. After a long time, she slowly said, "Pei Wenxuan, what's the use of being a princess?"
Pei Wenxuan hugged her and listened quietly. When Li Rong talked about these things, she still felt a little awkward. But when she leaned against this person and heard him say that he wanted her to live a good life, she couldn't help but open her mouth.
"Xun Chuan asked me, asking for justice is something that should exist in this world. Why is it so difficult? Actually, I felt that her question was childish. How can there be real justice in this world? But when she asked me this, I felt sad. Don't you think that I'm the childish one? "
As Li Rong spoke, she couldn't help but laugh, "What does this have to do with me? She's only in her teens. How old am I? How can I be sad because of this? "
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. After a while, he slowly said, "Your Highness, do you remember when I sent Yang Lie out? You asked me. You said that when I was young, I also wanted the common people to live a better life. In the end, I still fought with you for personal power. At that time, I didn't explain myself to Your Highness because I was afraid that Your Highness would laugh at me. "
When Li Rong heard this, she looked up at him and felt a little strange. Pei Wenxuan looked at the 18-year-old girl and laughed softly, "Actually, I'm the same. I'm already a few decades old, but my heart is the same as Your Highness'."
"When you see injustice, you will feel sad."
"When you see the common people homeless, you will feel sad."
"When you see the soldiers fighting on the battlefield and not returning, you will also think about when there will be peace and prosperity and everyone will live a stable life."
"Of course, I'm not a saint or a good person. I also want to live a good life and have a stable family. Only then will I think about these things. I'm even more timid than Your Highness. I care about the gains and losses."
Pei Wenxuan said and sighed, "Just like the case of the Su Family. I also felt that it was inappropriate, but I didn't dare to dissuade them like Your Highness. I was afraid that I would lose the emperor's heart. In the end, I saw that His Majesty felt guilty towards Your Highness. I was also afraid that something would really happen to Your Highness, so I went to persuade His Majesty. "
"I didn't dare to say these things to others, especially to Your Highness. I was afraid that Your Highness would laugh at me."
"What's there to laugh about?" Li Rong laughed, "It's a good thing that you have a good heart."
"So," Pei Wenxuan turned around and returned her words to her, "It's a good thing that Your Highness has a good heart."
Li Rong was stunned. She realized that Pei Wenxuan went around in circles to persuade her.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Pei Wenxuan helped her up and sat on a small couch. He helped her tidy up her skirt and half-knelt in front of her. He looked up at her and said, "Your Highness, there is no justice in this world. There are only rules set by the strong. If Your Highness wants something, just get it. There's no need to be sad. After all, "Pei Wenxuan smiled and reached out to touch Li Rong's cheek. He said gently," Your Highness is only 18 years old. "
"You still have a great future. Wenxuan will always be by your side. The world you want will definitely come."
Li Rong was silent. She looked at the young man in front of her.
His eyes were darker than the average person's. They were like ink, but there was also a hint of brightness that was rarely seen in ordinary people.
In fact, Li Rong also knew that Pei Wenxuan's position was too different from hers. He was also very scheming. The future he promised was not to be easily believed.
It wasn't that he deliberately wanted to deceive her, but the future was not in anyone's hands.
Right now, they were still working together. The contradiction was not obvious. But one day, the difference between them would be obvious. Pei Wenxuan might have forgotten what happened in her previous life, but she always remembered.
Pei Wenxuan had his own political ambitions. Whether it was because of his so-called "naivety" or because she thought it was because of his "selfishness", in the end, he was still different from her.
But she didn't know why, but at this moment, when he looked up at her and said sincerely and gently that he would accompany her, she unexpectedly felt an indescribable emotion.
She hoped that they could always be together at this moment.
There was no selfishness, no estrangement, he would accompany her. He was Pei Wenxuan.
And she didn't want too much. As long as he could give her this much, she felt that it was enough.
"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong said in a low voice. She couldn't help but laugh, "Whether what you said today is true or not, I thank you."
"Whether Your Highness believes it or not," Pei Wenxuan looked at her without the slightest care, and said softly, "what I said is true."
"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong looked at him, "then can I promise you one thing?"
"Hm?"
Pei Wenxuan was a little confused. Li Rong restrained her expression and said calmly, "No matter what the future is, at least before the Chuan'er ascends the throne, I will stand with you."
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan's expression suddenly changed. Li Rong said gently, "You and I will always be friends. You don't have to worry."
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