Both of them had their own thoughts, so they began to make their own preparations.
Li Rong's case came to an end. Everyone had been convicted. Out of more than seventy officials, more than forty were demoted, thirteen were exiled, and seven were executed. There were also a few who committed suicide right after the investigation, so they were not included in the case.
When the memorial reached Li Ming's hands, Li Ming deliberated for a day before he finally wrote down the word "approved."
After the memorial was handed over to the Ministry of Martial Arts for review, the Ministry of Martial Arts refuted it back on the same day. They listed the past achievements of those officials in detail, and summed it up with one word: too heavy.
Li Rong was too lazy to argue with these civil officials, so she asked Pei Wenxuan to write her a memorial to scold them.
Pei Wenxuan's temper had been very good recently. At night, he would sit next to her. Every time she scolded him, he would write in a different way.
When she was tired of scolding, he would give her a cup of water to moisten her throat.
On the surface, she was arguing with these people from aristocratic families, but she secretly sent people to set up an ambush in Butterfly Gorge. The day before she prepared to go to Butterfly Gorge, she ordered Shangguan Ya to bury gunpowder in Butterfly Gorge as a precaution. As a result, that night, Shangguan Ya came to report to her: "Your Highness, have you mentioned the ambush in Butterfly Gorge to anyone else?"
Li Rong looked up from the document: "What's wrong?"
"There's another group of people doing something else in Butterfly Gorge."
"Something else?" Li Rong became vigilant, "Have you figured out who it is?"
"I thought you knew," Shangguan Ya laughed, "It seems to be the Prince Consort's people."
"Prince Consort?" Li Rong was a bit surprised, "What are his people doing there?"
"I don't know for the time being, but they transported a lot of flowers today. It seems like they're setting up something."
Li Rong heard her words, thought for a moment, and said: "If they transported a lot of flowers, wouldn't it be very noisy?"
"Exactly." Shangguan Ya seemed to be a little happy. "I was originally worried about what to do if the Chen family didn't do anything about Your Highness' trip. Now, there was no need to worry. What the prince consort did today had already shocked the Chen family. The Chen family's informant reported tonight that many people came to the Chen residence today. Madam Chen withdrew a large amount of gold and silver from the accounts room. I'm afraid she's making preparations. "
"The older, the wiser." Li Rong felt a little helpless. "Sure enough, we can't hide it from Pei Wenxuan."
"Prince Consort is a smart person," Shangguan Ya smiled, "Your Highness has already reached this step. He also understands that he can't stop Your Highness, so he might as well help Your Highness."
"If we succeed tomorrow, everyone will be rewarded."
Li Rong was happy, but then she remembered, "Is the gunpowder buried?"
"It's buried." As Shangguan Ya spoke, she took out the topographic map of the Butterfly Gorge and pointed out the location to Li Rong, "It's placed at these three points. After Your Highness enters the Butterfly Gorge, jump into the third pool and swim west. After ten zhang, you'll see the light and see a small hidden cave. If anything happens, Your Highness can hide in this cave."
Li Rong nodded. After asking Shangguan Ya about the whole process in detail, he saw that it was already late, so he went out with Shangguan Ya. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Su Ronghua, who was planning to go out together. Su Ronghua bowed to Li Rong and respectfully said: "Your Highness."
Li Rong nodded: "Lord Su went back?"
"Yes." Su Ronghua smiled, "Your Highness and Miss Shangguan also plan to go back?"
The three people stepped out of the Inspection Department together. Li Rong smiled: "It's not early."
"It's been cold recently," Su Ronghua sent Li Rong to the carriage and respectfully said, "Your Highness, it's better to go out less recently."
When Li Rong heard this, she couldn't help but pause. She turned her head and her eyes fell on Su Ronghua. After a long time, she smiled gently: "Thank Lord Su for reminding me. It's late, Lord Su should go out less at night."
Su Ronghua chuckled with a bit of helplessness on his face: "Your Highness, it's not up to me to decide whether to go out at night or not. The only thing I can do is to try my best to walk under the light."
"As arrogant as Eldest Young Master Su," Li Rong was a bit puzzled, "can't I choose to go or not?"
Su Ronghua didn't speak. He raised his hand to salute and whispered: "Farewell, Your Highness."
Li Rong looked at Su Ronghua. After a moment, she finally nodded and said goodbye to Shangguan Ya and Su Ronghua.
When Li Rong returned to the residence, she saw Pei Wenxuan waiting for her as usual. He heard that she was coming back in advance, so he waited at the door. As soon as Li Rong entered the residence, she saw the blue-clothed youth standing in the long corridor.
When Li Rong saw Pei Wenxuan, she unconsciously smiled. She walked in front of Pei Wenxuan and patted Pei Wenxuan's shoulder. She encouraged him: "Well done."
Pei Wenxuan was a bit at a loss. He carefully said: "Your Highness, when you said well done, you mean …"
"I know what you did in Butterfly Gorge."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he was surprised. He didn't expect Li Rong to care about him so much that she even inquired about such details. Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but say: "Since Your Highness knows, then tomorrow …" Pei Wenxuan was a bit uneasy, "Does Your Highness still plan to keep the appointment?"
"How can I not go after spending so much effort?"
Li Rong smiled: "Do as you wish, but do it beautifully."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, he was a bit stunned. His heart beat faster. He looked at Li Rong's back as she walked forward with her hands behind her back. He opened his mouth to ask many questions, but he felt offended.
Since Li Rong knew what he did in Butterfly Gorge, with her intelligence, she naturally knew what he was thinking. She still allowed him to do so. Did it mean … another kind of response?
Pei Wenxuan didn't dare to think too much. He was afraid that he would think too much and couldn't help but say too much. However, he was already prepared to say these words tomorrow, so he smiled and said solemnly: "Your Highness, don't worry. I will arrange it."
Li Rong nodded and said happily: "Okay, let's eat."
That night, Li Rong was in high spirits. Pei Wenxuan saw that she was happy and felt a little uneasy.
He thought that Li Rong should be looking forward to his performance tomorrow. If he didn't perform well, would he let Li Rong down?
He understood Li Rong's temperament. She was very defensive and wouldn't let down her guard because of his confession. However, she seemed to be looking forward to tomorrow. She should be looking forward to what he could do for her tomorrow.
Little girls always had a bit of vanity and wanted to receive special care and attention. However, Li Rong had seen many big scenes. Pei Wenxuan wasn't sure if he could give Li Rong the answer she wanted.
Pei Wenxuan thought about tomorrow's matter and couldn't sleep the whole night. He tossed and turned at night. He was afraid that he would wake Li Rong up, so he could only simulate tomorrow in his mind over and over again. Every word he should say tomorrow, every thing he should do, every detail …
After he confirmed one by one, it was already almost dawn.
Both of them had specially asked for leave. Li Rong stayed in bed and slept. Pei Wenxuan got up early and went to the room next door. After freshening up, he left the city before dawn.
Li Rong slept soundly. When she woke up, the sky was already bright. She yawned and got up. Jing Lan came forward to serve her. She couldn't help but ask, "Where's the Prince Consort? Why don't I see him? "
"The Prince Consort left early this morning."
Jing Lan smiled and said, "He left a message, saying that he will wait for Your Highness at Butterfly Gorge."
"How many people did he bring with him?"
Hearing this, Li Rong first thought about Pei Wenxuan's safety. Jing Lan understood Li Rong's meaning and replied with a smile, "The Prince Consort brought all the elite secret guards under his name. Your Highness, don't worry. The Prince Consort will arrange it well."
"That's good."
Li Rong was relieved when she heard that Pei Wenxuan brought all the elite secret guards out. She was even more certain that Pei Wenxuan had a rough idea of today's matter.
Jing Lan helped her put on her clothes and went to the dining room to eat porridge. Then, Jing Lan led her to the carriage and headed out of the city.
Li Rong brought a lot of people with her. It looked mighty. Jing Lan and Jing Mei sat in the carriage with Li Rong. Jing Mei couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, you brought so many people with you. Who would dare to approach you?"
Li Rong was drinking tea. When she heard Jing Mei's words, she looked up at her with a faint smile. "You are still too young. If I don't bring anyone with me, I'm afraid that others won't dare to approach me. "
"Ah?" Jing Mei was a little confused. "I don't understand Your Highness's words."
Li Rong smiled. Since she had nothing to do in the carriage, she patiently explained to Jing Mei, "My identity is here. Now that the case is at a critical juncture, I'm going out in such a high-profile manner. If I don't keep a tight watch around me, I must have a backup plan. Compared to being strong in the open, a secret arrangement will make those killers more afraid. After all, there are so many people in the open. The degree of danger is also here. Whether they have the ability to make a move or not, it will be obvious at a glance. "
"Then what if they see that Your Highness is on high alert and don't make a move?"
Jing Mei was a little confused. Li Rong was quite helpless. He took the fan and looked at her head. Helplessly, he said, "Of course I'm on high alert because I heard the news. Don't worry."
Li Rong said with a cold look in his eyes. "Chen Guang is the only son of the Chen family. Even if the old madam has to risk her life, she will save him. If someone is willing to be the knife, how can those who want to make a move let go of this opportunity? "
"It's a good opportunity to deal with them all at once." Li Rong laughed. "All day long, they want to kill the chicken to warn the monkey in front of Father Emperor and me. They really think that I have a good temper and can't do anything to them."
Hearing these words, Jing Mei couldn't help but look at Jing Lan. She didn't really understand, but she seemed to understand.
Jing Lan poured a cup of tea for Li Rong and said softly, "Your Highness is right."
Li Rong and Jing Lan chatted with Jing Mei while Pei Wenxuan was busy in Butterfly Gorge.
Pots of peonies bloomed in the gorge. Pei Wenxuan directed the person to place the peonies in the right place, turning the entire Butterfly Gorge into a sea of flowers.
"Gongzi." Dong Ye walked over from the small path and stood beside Pei Wenxuan, who was standing in the sea of flowers. He said happily, "His Highness is here."
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan pursed his lips and smiled. He lowered his head and said, "Then I just started warming the wine. When His Highness arrives, there will be warm wine to drink."
As he said this, Pei Wenxuan had someone put a small stove to warm the wine on the long table he had already set up. Then, he warmed up a pot of peach blossom wine.
After setting up the stove and putting the wine on the table, Pei Wenxuan knelt in front of the long table and touched the guqin on the table.
He hadn't played the guqin for many years.
In the past, Li Rong liked to listen to him play the guqin, so he would always play for her after the morning court. The girl would lie on the table and quietly look at him. When the song ended, she would laugh and happily say, "Pei Wenxuan, you are so beautiful."
He didn't know whether this person really liked to listen to the guqin or simply thought that he looked good playing the guqin. But it didn't matter. She liked it, and that was enough.
Pei Wenxuan gently stroked the strings of the guqin. At this time, Li Rong's carriage had also left the city and was getting further and further away from Huajing.
Just as they were about to reach Butterfly Gorge, arrows fell like rain and fiercely pierced the walls of Li Rong's carriage.
Outside, people were thrown off their feet and horses were thrown off their feet.
Li Rong calmly sat in the carriage and coldly reminded the person next to him.
"They are here."
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