Pei Wenxuan thought clearly, in fact, for Li Ming, the ultimate purpose of everything he did was to test.
He was doubting Pei Wenxuan's loyalty, and if Pei Wenxuan followed his temptation and Li Ming wanted to reconcile, he would reconcile. In any case, Li Ming was suspicious.
And it is not as good as attacking the guest, and attacking the defense instead.
"what do you mean?"
Li Ming frowned: "You want to reconcile with Pingle? What's wrong with my daughter, you actually want to reconcile with her?!"
The more Li Ming spoke, the angrier he became. He raised his hand and patted the table, shouting, "Pei Wenxuan, you are so bold!"
Listening to Li Ming's words, Pei Wenxuan hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty calm down, but Wenxuan... Wen Xuan also..."
As Pei Wenxuan said, he seemed a little embarrassed, so he straightened up and pulled the official uniform away, revealing the marks on his body.
The teeth marks and scratches on the shoulders were almost mixed on Pei Wenxuan's body. Seeing everyone gasped, Li Ming couldn't help but be stunned: "This is?"
"Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan showed grief and indignation, "This is what the princess beat last night."
Hearing this, Li Ming felt a little embarrassed for a while, and he couldn't help but follow Pei Wenxuan's words and continued: "Why did you fight? It's still so serious." After speaking, Li Ming remembered again, "You didn't Hit her?"
"His Royal Highness golden branches and jade leaves, Wei Chen dare not."
Hearing Li Ming's words, Pei Wenxuan's face became even colder. Li Ming knew that Li Rong was not wronged, so he felt relieved: "What's the matter, talk about it?"
"Your Majesty," said Pei Wenxuan, first taking out a talisman paper from his sleeve, "this matter needs to start from this talisman paper. Last night, when His Highness returned from the palace, Wei Chen went to pick her up. As a result, after arriving at the gate of the palace, His Highness handed me the talisman paper, saying how could I write talismans casually outside, and I almost got her into Concubine Rou's way."
Hearing this, Li Ming frowned, but he did not stop Pei Wenxuan, and only let Pei Wenxuan continue to say: "After seeing the talisman paper, Wei Chen is convinced that this is not Wei Chen's handwriting."
"Isn't this written by you?" Li Ming asked seriously, and Pei Wenxuan shook his head, "Your Majesty can ask the Master to come and identify it, this is not the handwriting of Wei Chen. Your Majesty should know that this spell is extremely difficult to obtain, and Wei Chen is usually busy with official business. Where did you find the time to do such a thing?"
Li Ming didn't speak, he only had someone take the talisman paper over, and whispered, "Go check it out."
After finishing speaking, Li Ming turned to look at Pei Wenxuan: "Since the talisman paper is fake, why does Pingle say it's true? And it's the temple you went to together?"
Concubine Rou accused Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan of contacting Master Hongde privately and lying for Li Chuan so that he would not get married. To this end, the talisman paper was used as evidence to prove that Pei Wenxuan had contacted Master Hongde. Li Rong explained that although this talisman paper was real, it was obtained in a temple, in order to refute Master Hongde for lying.
But if this talisman was fake at all, why didn't Li Rong just say it was fake? Or did Li Rong refute for the sake of refuting, but in fact, he did contact Master Hongde privately to postpone the marriage for Li Chuan
Li Ming pondered secretly, and Pei Wenxuan respectfully said: "Your Majesty, why do you think this talisman paper is fake, and the princess admitted it, why not guess why Master Hongde took out a fake marriage talisman that I wrote, To prove that the princess put pressure on Master Hongde for the prince?"
"Even if the marriage talisman was written by me, it does not prove that the princess has met Master Hongde, nor does it prove that the princess asked Master Hongde for the prince. This talisman paper, whether the princess recognizes it or not, can't prove anything. , and why does Hongde say that?"
Hearing this, Li Ming didn't move his face, but his heart suddenly reacted.
The fake marriage talisman can't prove anything at all. Hongde is unnecessary. What does he do with this talisman
"Actually, there are many things that your Majesty has already made a conclusion in his heart, so there is no need to say more. This point, the princess and Wei Chen know in their hearts."
For example, he suspected Li Rong and Li Chuan. In fact, he subconsciously determined that Li Rong would go to help Li Chuan speak in front of Master Hongde, so he did not notice that the spell appeared too unreasonable, and there is no substantial evidence to prove it. this matter.
Since Li Rong knew about this, she was naturally flustered, and it was possible to subconsciously refute all the evidence in the face of the accusation.
Li Ming heard what Pei Wenxuan meant. Although he did not directly explain the reason why Li Rong lied, he had already allowed Li Ming to guess the reason.
"Since Wei Chen was brought to the position of Minister of Officials, Wei Chen and the princess have been walking on thin ice, being careful everywhere, for fear of doing something wrong at any time and being caught."
"The family does not like it, the crown prince hates and resents, and I don't know who is behind it. First, I used the position of the official minister to put me and the princess on the fire, and then I framed it with Master Hongde. Although they don't know what Hongde means, they must be doing something. So Wei Chen was in a hurry, and when he was angry, he scolded His Highness for taking the liberty, how can he talk nonsense about something he doesn't know."
"And His Highness has been dissatisfied with Wei Chen for a long time these days. Because Wei Chen came from a poor family, and his official career is not smooth, His Highness has been criticized a lot among the princess' courtiers. Wei Chen suggested that the princess set up a supervisory division to share the worries of Your Majesty, and now The courtiers are very dissatisfied with His Highness, the Prince and His Highness are also separated, and the Queen is even more disgusted by His Highness. Therefore, last night... His Highness and Weichen could not help but quarrel."
"His Royal Highness was in a state of anger and shocked that his ministers were humble and even inferior to those of the actors in the Nanfeng Pavilion, so he took the actors for a night tour, and the ministers hijacked His Highness in a hurry. "Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan stood up straight, with grief and anger on his face, "Even though Wei Chen came from a poor family, he is also a seven-footed man. Even if Your Highness is a princess, how can you insult Wei Chen like this? Your Majesty's orders are to be loyal to your ministers. His Highness is usually arrogant, arrogant and rude, and even secretly promises others. These matters can be endured one by one. Flower boat night tour, calling dozens of…”
Pei Wenxuan couldn't speak for a while, he took a deep breath, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen knows his guilt and lives up to Jun's kindness, but he also asks Your Majesty to see that my late father has been loyal to serving for half a lifetime and Wei Chen. For the sake of loyalty, let Wei Chen and His Highness reconcile..."
Pei Wenxuan's voice was hoarse, almost crying: "Wei Chen really can't go on..."
Pei Wenxuan made a speech, leaving Li Ming speechless for a while.
The same man, how could Li Ming not understand the humiliation in Pei Wenxuan's heart
Even if Pei Wenxuan wanted to show him a show, he wouldn't have to ask Li Rong to call so many actors...
Li Ming thought about Pei Wenxuan's words carefully, and he couldn't help but have another thought in his heart.
In fact, Pei Wenxuan's words woke him up. From the official minister to the current Master Hongde, it was Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan who seemed to have been discovered by him, so he always doubted Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan's loyalty.
But what if you think about it? If the Minister of Staff and the Master Hongde are all designed by others, what are they designing
If you didn't know it before, now this rune is out, don't you know it
A rune that could not prove the relationship between Li Rong and the prince was taken out by them and tricked Li Rong into admitting it, and finally told him that it was a marriage talisman that represented the excellent relationship between their husband and wife.
The purpose of the minister of officials was to make him worry about Li Rong's power.
The matter of Master Hongde made him worry about the relationship between Li Rong and Li Chuan.
And the matter of Rune made him worry about Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong's husband and wife, why worry about the husband and wife? Because he was already worried in his heart that Li Rong was too powerful and colluded with Li Chuan. Now that Pei Wenxuan and his husband and wife are united, what's the point
Thinking about it this way, the other party is really attacking every step of the way, and it is not Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan who are calculating, but him!
Li Ming's heart was turbulent, but his face remained unchanged.
After all, this is what Pei Wenxuan's family said, and he couldn't believe it, so he followed Pei Wenxuan's words and said: "You say that, Rongrong is indeed too arrogant. Since you have the heart and separation, I don't want to force it. You go back first, I am here. Just the purpose, how?"
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan became excited and said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is holy!"
Li Ming looked at Pei Wenxuan's secretly happy appearance, and his heart was full of mixed feelings. After all, Li Rong was still his daughter. He was disgusted like this, and he felt a little annoyed for a while.
After Pei Wenxuan saluted respectfully, he retreated.
When he walked out of the imperial study, the little eunuch followed him and took him out. Pei Wenxuan walked out with a cold face, and when he came out, he whispered: "Let Your Majesty check how Master Hongde can enter the palace."
The little eunuch didn't speak, but obviously heard it.
After sending Pei Wenxuan out of the palace gate, the little eunuch quickly turned back.
When Pei Wenxuan returned to the official office from the imperial study, in the Su family's mansion, the young son held the scroll in one hand and chess in the other.
There was a woman kneeling beside him. The other party's kneeling posture used the etiquette in the palace. She seemed calm, but there was a bit of unease in her eyes.
"Niangniang said that the spell is fake and was taken out by His Royal Highness Pingle. What if they use it to verify it?"
The maid was a little flustered: "Now Hongde has also been taken away, my lord, if he talks nonsense, it will be the empress."
"He doesn't have a chance to talk nonsense, please rest assured." The young master played chess, his expression was calm, and the maid knew what the other party meant when he got this. She felt a little at ease, but still said: "What about the spell?"
"Since Her Royal Highness has already recognized it, what if it turns out to be a fake? If they told Your Majesty that the princess lied, why did the princess lie? His Majesty still has doubts in his heart, and he will definitely try Pei Wenxuan and the princess. It is impossible for Pei Wenxuan to pass His Majesty's test."
"Is your lord so sure?" The maid frowned, "It's not impossible for Pei Wenxuan to promise He Li."
"He couldn't possibly agree."
The young man put down the scroll and began to clean up the chessboard smoothly, his voice softened: "He doesn't dare, won't, and doesn't want to."
"What if he agreed?" The maid insisted on asking, and the young man paused slightly. After a long time, he frowned, "Then he should be damned."
"Those who fail His Highness," the young man's voice was so soft that no one else could hear it. He raised his head slightly and watched the early spring butterflies fall into the courtyard, with a bit of ridicule in his desolate eyes, "Damn it."