After Su Yongqing spoke, Li Ming was completely relieved. He nodded and said, "Since Assistant Minister Su also said so, then let's let Assistant Minister Pei handle this case. Write an edict. "
After Li Ming finished speaking, he asked someone to write an edict for Pei Liming to investigate this case.
After the investigator was chosen, Xie Lanqing's expression was very bad. Li Ming waved his hand and said, "Take him away."
At this time, Xie Lanqing finally reacted. He threw himself at Li Ming's feet and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, this old official has been wronged. Your Majesty, someone must have interfered with this. Bring the clear water over and test it again! Test it again! "
"Drag him out."
Li Ming waved his hand and the guards on his left and right rushed in and dragged Xie Lanqing out.
Xie Lanqing wailed and kicked all the way. He didn't look like he was seriously injured at all.
After Xie Lanqing was dragged out, Lin Feibai was still standing there in a daze, looking at the bowl of clear water mixed with blood. When the guards came forward to pull him, he finally regained his senses. He swung his arm, turned his head, and strode out. "I'll walk by myself."
After Lin Feibai walked out, Li Ming seemed to be a little tired. He waved his hand and said, "We are a little tired, all of you can leave. Pei Wenxuan, stay behind. I have a few words to say. "
Everyone respectfully saluted and left one after another.
Li Rong followed the crowd out. She wiped her tears and her eyes were red. She retreated to the corridor outside the imperial study and stopped.
Shangguan Ya walked to Li Rong's side and asked, "Your Highness is waiting for the Prince Consort?"
"Yes." Li Rong sniffed, as if he had just calmed down. Shangguan Ya sighed. "Your Highness has so many grievances in your heart, but it makes this subordinate's heart ache. In the future, Your Highness still has to talk to this subordinate more. Don't shoulder everything by yourself."
"You're right." Li Rong smiled. "You can go back first."
Shangguan Ya nodded elegantly. He glanced at the people around him who were still talking. Thinking that there were too many people around, he finally bowed and left.
Li Rong felt the cold wind blowing on her face after the crowd had finished speaking. She slowly restrained her expression and stood in the corridor, quietly looking at the courtyard.
Not long after, someone stood by her side. Li Rong didn't say anything, and the other person didn't say anything either. After a long time, Su Yongqing's voice slowly sounded, "Your Highness's actions today greatly exceeded my expectations."
"Lord Su's actions today have also exceeded my expectations."
"Does Your Highness think I won't do anything?"
The distance between Su Yongqing and her wasn't far, but it wasn't close either. They were only an arm's length apart, which seemed to be the distance he used to keep from her in the past.
Li Rong noticed this distance and was a little absent-minded. She collected her thoughts and said lightly, "I thought that Lord Su wouldn't let Xie Lanqing's case go."
"He tried to assassinate Your Highness," Su Yongqing said calmly. "This subordinate won't cover up for him."
Li Rong softly responded. After a long time, Su Yongqing asked again, "Your Highness, why did you establish the Inspection Department?"
"For the country, for the people, and for justice." Li Rong's reply was flat. Because it was too fast, it seemed to be a little careless. The withered branches in the courtyard seemed to have condensed into frost in the wind. Su Yongqing quietly looked at the ice and snow on the branches. He whispered, "Your Highness, is it already the justice in your heart to be enemies with the aristocratic families?"
Li Rong paused when she was asked this question. Su Yongqing lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Even if there are parasites in the aristocratic families, they are also the foundation of Da Xia. When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. For a few parasites, if you hurt the foundation of Da Xia, when the time comes and the flames of war rise again, where will the justice in Your Highness' heart exist?"
Li Rong looked at the courtyard and didn't say anything. Su Yongqing turned to look at Li Rong. "Your Highness, after you married Pei Wenxuan, have you been well?"
"Naturally, I've been well."
Li Rong smiled. "My husband is a very good person."
"That's good."
Su Yongqing looked at Li Rong and said gently, "When Your Highness got married, I had a small wish. I hope that Your Highness's feelings don't involve power and can be clean, so that Your Highness won't have any regrets. "
When Li Rong heard this, he turned around in surprise. At this time, the sound of Pei Wenxuan saying goodbye to the attendant came from the door.
"Thank you for seeing me off, Fu Gonggong. I'll go back now."
"My husband, take care."
After Pei Wenxuan finished speaking, the sound of footsteps gradually approached. Li Rong looked at Su Yongqing in a daze. Su Yongqing turned his head and said, "I heard that Your Highness is well, so I'm relieved. Su Lin will submit a memorial tomorrow to retire and return to his hometown. Your Highness, please think more carefully in the future. "
After saying this, without waiting for Pei Wenxuan to arrive, Su Yongqing bowed respectfully, turned around, and left.
Pei Wenxuan saw Li Rong watching Su Yongqing leave. He paused for a moment, then walked behind Li Rong. He put his hands in his sleeves, leaned over, and said with a smile, "Oh, you're looking very spellbound."
"Imperial Father finished talking with you?"
Li Rong turned to look at him, then withdrew his gaze and said with a smile, "What did you say?"
"Then what did Your Highness say to Lord Su just now?"
Pei Wenxuan walked to Li Rong's side and said slowly, "I saw that Your Highness seemed to be very moved. What moved you?"
"You're right," Li Rong nodded. She tapped her small fan on the palm of her hand and sighed. She said with emotion, "He did say something very important to me. It moved my heart very much. I couldn't help but have some thoughts about him."
"You don't have enough thoughts about him?"
Pei Wenxuan sneered, "How much more do you want? Just put him at ease. It's just that it's hard on Lord Su. "
"Put him at the top of my heart. How is it hard on him?" Li Rong raised her eyebrows.
Pei Wenxuan shook his head and sighed. He seemed to be sympathetic, "The top of your heart is so small. If you want to stand there, you'll have to stand on one leg. If your left leg gets tired, you'll have to change to your right leg. If your right leg gets tired, you'll have to change to your left leg. Tell me, how can Lord Su not be tired?"
When Li Rong heard this, she almost laughed out loud. However, she still held back her laughter and said slowly, "That's really too tiring. It seems that Lord Pei can't do such a tiring job. It's better to leave it to someone else."
"That's not right," Pei Wenxuan immediately said, "Your Highness doesn't understand me. Standing on one leg is my unique skill. If Your Highness is willing, I can stand on one leg at the top of Your Highness' heart for a lifetime."
When Li Rong heard this, she couldn't hold back and laughed out loud. Pei Wenxuan also didn't have the mood to play around with her. He only said, "What did Su Yongqing say to you?"
"He said that Su Lin will retire tomorrow and return to his hometown."
"What does he mean by that?" Pei Wenxuan frowned. Li Rong tapped her fan on the palm of her hand and said slowly, "He's probably expressing goodwill to me. He wants me to believe in their own way of handling things. He told me that the aristocratic families are the foundation of Da Xia. We can't act rashly. Stability is more important than pursuing absolute justice."
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. Li Rong turned to look at him and asked, "What did Imperial Father say?"
"He asked me about the details of the assassination and how capable my uncle is."
Li Rong nodded, "Assistant Minister Pei took over Xie Lanqing's case. When the case is over, he should naturally take over the Ministry of Justice. At that time, it will be much more convenient for us to do things."
Pei Wenxuan responded. Li Rong walked along the corridor. When Pei Wenxuan saw that she didn't speak for a long time, he couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking," Li Rong looked up, "Don't you think that Su Yongqing is a bit too strange?"
"Your Highness, what do you think is strange about him?"
"At the beginning of this life, he told me that he wanted to privately seek refuge with the Crown Prince. However, the Su Family has always been neutral. He wanted to use me to seek refuge with the Crown Prince. It was a bit rash."
"Maybe he's still young," Pei Wenxuan said calmly, "He thinks that Su Ronghua's appointment as Prince Su's teacher will affect the Su Family's neutral position. Therefore, he decided to use this to balance out the Su Family's position."
"But he didn't do this in his previous life."
"Or maybe he did. You don't know?" Pei Wenxuan said slowly, "After all, after His Highness the Crown Prince was deposed, the Su Family was the first to defect to the Crown Prince, right?"
Li Rong tapped her small fan on her palm and said, "Then now he …"
"The biggest reason why he supports the Crown Prince is because the Crown Prince is the legitimate son of the central palace. Now that the Inspection Department has violated the interests of many families, he naturally won't support it."
Li Rong didn't say anything. Pei Wenxuan continued, "And he discussed the marriage with you at Northern Yan Tower because he realized the impact of marriage on you. You married a member of the cold family and established the Inspection Department. The Inspection Department is in your hands, but you refused to let it go. For the aristocratic families, they can only expel you from the capital or keep you as a future trouble."
"If they expel you from the capital, the Crown Prince will inevitably be resentful. The Su Family's position is most likely that they don't want to destroy the current situation. They hope that the Crown Prince and the aristocratic families will work together to prevent Consort Rou from taking advantage of the situation. But if they keep you, with the Inspection Department in your hands, you have too much control over the aristocratic families. The only way is to marry you while you are in danger. "
"Her Highness is a princess, but Her Highness is still a woman."
Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong: "To the outside, Her Highness is the ruler. But if she has a husband and her husband doesn't protect her, the so-called yin and yang relationship between husband and wife can crush Her Highness."
Li Rong was silent. After a long time, she smiled bitterly: "If you say it like that, Su Yongqing's thoughts are really disgusting."
"This is the Su Family's thoughts, so the Su Family is willing to take the risk of being suspected and allow him to marry Her Highness." Pei Wenxuan's voice was flat, "But he is not."
Li Rong turned to Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan's expression didn't show any joy or anger. Li Rong couldn't help but ask: "What does he think?"
"What does he think?" Pei Wenxuan turned to Li Rong. "Does Her Highness not know?"
Li Rong heard this and chuckled: "I don't know."
"I may have overestimated myself." Li Rong turned her head and walked in front of her. "I often feel that the person likes me at some point in time. Then I feel nervous and moved. Sometimes I even think about how to refuse. Sometimes I don't want to refuse, but when the other party doesn't move, I take the initiative once or twice. In the end, I realize that I really think too much. "
"So many times, I don't know if what I think is true or false."
Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong's back as she walked in front. He looked at her calmly for a long time and said slowly: "What Her Highness feels is true."
Li Rong stopped and looked back at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan smiled: "It's just that the person who responds to Her Highness is lying. Some lies are because he doesn't know his own heart, and some lies are because he can't respond to Her Highness's feelings. "
Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan quietly. After a long time, she smiled: "Don't you hate him? Why do you always speak up for him? "
"It's true that I hate him, but I can't slander him because of this."
Pei Wenxuan said and couldn't help but sigh: "In fact, sometimes I feel that it's a pity that only the two of us came back."
"What else?"
Li Rong raised her eyebrows and asked curiously: "What do you want?"
"If he really came back," Pei Wenxuan's eyes flashed with a trace of coldness: "If there's a grudge, if there's a grudge, if there's a grudge, it'll depend on each person's means. It's a pity that the person I'm facing now is a young brat. "Pei Wenxuan said regretfully:" Fussing over him will only lower my status. "
"What a pity."
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