"I implore Your Majesty to take Concubine Rou into custody for a thorough investigation and inquiries in accordance with the law."
"I implore Your Majesty to take Concubine Rou into custody for a thorough investigation and inquiries in accordance with the law."
"I implore Your Majesty to take Concubine Rou into custody for a thorough investigation and inquiries in accordance with the law!"
As soon as Li Rong's voice fell, officials immediately knelt down and spoke out one after another.
From an aristocratic family that Concubine Rou had offended, to an ordinary student from a poor family.
Li Ming looked at the officials who were kneeling on the ground, the Han family of aristocratic families, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, but only Su Rongqing and Pei Wenxuan were left standing there.
Pei Wenxuan glanced at Su Rongqing, Su Rongqing looked over indifferently, and after a moment of staring in the air, he asked Li Ming to speak slowly: "Su Aiqing and Pei Aiqing, why don't you kneel?"
Hearing this, both Su Minzhi and Pei Lixian raised their heads and looked at the two people standing.
After a brief stalemate with their elders, both of them knelt down: "Wei minister agrees, and I implore Your Majesty to take Concubine Rou into custody for a thorough investigation and inquiries in accordance with the law."
Li Ming listened to these words, he quietly looked at the civil and military affairs of the Man Dynasty, and after a long time, he chuckled lightly: "Okay."
His eyes fell on Li Rong: "It's very good."
"You are all forcing me," Li Ming raised his hand, pointed at everyone, and shoved the whole table to the ground: "Forcing me!"
"Royal Father," Li Rong said calmly, "It's not that we forced you. If Concubine Rou didn't do these things, no one can do anything to her. But since Concubine Rou has done it, you should know that the Skynet is very sloppy and not leaking." Li Rong raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Rou who was standing beside Li Ming, "Sooner or later, there will be this day."
"You are the emperor, your majesty," Li Rong put her hand on her knee and stood up. "You are the people of all people, so you should set an example, and you should not show favoritism or bend the law. My son knows that you prefer Concubine Rou, but The imperial examination is your whole life effort, you really want to ruin the justice that these hundreds of students deserved for Zhongliang, ruin the Great Xia Dynasty, and ruin your reputation in the history books for a woman?! If you still favor her today How will my ancestors and ancestors of the Li clan see you, how will the courtiers see you, how will the people of the world see you, and after thousands of years, how will the history books write about you?"
"Your Majesty," Li Rong didn't call him 'Father Emperor', she seemed like a civil servant who was planning to die, "My son is a son and a minister, and my son cannot look at the father and bear this name. ," Li Rong knelt down on one knee and raised her hand in front of her, "immediately will be held in prison for a strict investigation!"
Li Ming didn't speak, he clenched his fists tightly, Fu looked at the courtiers, looked at Li Ming again, and said with some worry: "Your Majesty..."
Hearing Fulai's call, Li Ming looked at the person who grew up with him. He could see the worry in Fulai's eyes, and after a long time, he finally closed his eyes: "come here."
"Your Majesty?!" Concubine Rou turned her head, looked at Li Ming, and said in shock, "You don't believe me?"
"Someone!" Li Ming didn't dare to look at Concubine Rou, so he shouted, "Take Concubine Rou down and send him to prison. The reason for this case..."
"Your Majesty," Wang Houmin said suddenly, "His Royal Highness Pingle created the Superintendent of Inspectors, worked hard, and was wronged by Concubine Rou, saying that His Highness murdered student Chen Houzhao. Now that Chen Houzhao is not dead, His Highness Pingle is injustice, not to mention rewarded, It is also not appropriate to punish. Please also ask His Highness Pingle to return to the Superintendent and investigate the case of Concubine Rou!"
Wang Houmin opened his mouth, and the audience fell silent.
Li Ming glanced at everyone: "You all mean this?"
"I have no objection." Everyone answered in unison. Li Ming smiled: "Okay, I have a good daughter."
Li Ming raised his hand and gave a high five: "Okay, very smart."
When Li Rong heard Li Ming's words, she knelt on the ground and saluted: "My son thanked the father and the emperor."
Listening to Li Rong's words, Li Ming felt that his head began to hurt violently. He braced himself and stood up: "Since you have all made up your mind, what else do you need me to do? Let's go to court."
With that said, Li Ming stepped down the steps.
His head started to hurt a little bit, and Fu Lai hurried forward to support Li Ming.
Stepping off the high platform, Li Ming stopped at the moment when Li Ming and Li Rong passed by.
He looked up at Li Rong, and Li Rong looked back at him without showing weakness.
She saw the fine sweat on Li Ming's forehead, and also saw the father's cold eyes with a bit of sadness.
She was silent for a long time, and finally took a step back: "My son and I respectfully send off the emperor."
Li Ming closed his eyes, smiled lightly, shook his head, and walked out.
Li Rong and Li Chuan looked at Li Ming's back together. He tried his best to support himself. Everyone could see that he wanted to walk more decently without losing his imperial dignity.
But he couldn't.
He is old.
Illness gnawed at his body and will, no matter how hard he tried, he was already an old man defeated by time.
Pei Wenxuan looked sideways, and saw that Li Rong and Li Chuan both had a little sympathy in their eyes, mixed with the unspeakable sadness hidden in the depths.
It's just that Li Chuan is young after all, and all his emotions are more vividly exposed. Li Rong's eyes are like a pool of stagnant water, without the slightest wave.
But it was with Li Chuan by her side, as if she was showing all her heart in front of others, that Pei Wenxuan clearly realized that Li Rong at this moment, as a child, would have all the disappointment, sadness, and pity she would have.
Li Ming's figure disappeared in front of the court gate.
Li Rong finally regained her senses. She raised her eyes to look at Concubine Rou on the high platform, and said coldly, "Someone, take down the criminal Xiao Rou!"
When the soldier heard Li Rong's words, he trotted forward, and when he was about to touch Concubine Rou, Concubine Rou shouted, "Don't touch me!"
After speaking, Concubine Rou flicked her sleeves, stepped forward, and said coldly, "Bengong can go by himself."
Knowing that the situation was over, Concubine Rou did not resist too much. She was surrounded by soldiers and took her out.
After Concubine Rou went out, Li Rong thanked the courtiers one by one. When she finally walked in front of Su Rongqing, there was no one left in the hall. Li Rong looked at him, put her hands in front of her, and smiled: "I thought Su Rongqing The adults won't help me."
Su Rongqing didn't speak, he bowed and backed away in silence.
"It's too late to go back now."
Li Rong suddenly reminded him that Su Rongqing had her back to Li Rong. He stopped for a moment and said in a low voice, "Thank you for your kindness, Rong Qing."
After Su Rongqing finished speaking, she walked away.
Pei Wenxuan walked behind Li Rong and said indifferently, "Your Highness is very generous."
Li Rong turned her head and smiled: "I don't want to be an enemy if I can."
"I don't care if I kill you?"
"I'm more tolerant of all four types of people." Li Rong tapped the palm of her hand with a small fan and went out with Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan looked over and heard Li Rong's smile, "rich, powerful, talented, and talented. appearance."
"Then you must be extremely tolerant towards Su Rongqing." Pei Wenxuan smiled, but Li Rong felt a little unhappy in his tone.
Li Rong squinted at him and poked him with a fan: "No matter how tolerant you are, it can't compare to being tolerant towards you."
"Oh?" Pei Wenxuan turned to look at her, "Can he compare to me in your heart?"
"Tsk," Li Rong waved her hand, "you're boring like this."
Pei Wenxuan smiled, and he and Li Rong walked down the steps together.
The two were very close. There was a vast flat land under their feet, and the majestic palace gate ahead. Li Rong held a fan in one hand, and Pei Wenxuan held a wat board in the other. Between the clothes, Pei Wenxuan gently held her hand.
"Li Rong," Pei Wenxuan said softly, "I have always been with you."
Li Rong turned to look at him, Pei Wenxuan saw the doubt in her eyes, he turned to look at her, and said lightly, "I have always loved you."
Li Rong looked disgusted: "Ah, disgusting."
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak, he looked at the melting smile in her eyes, smiling.
Li Rong understood that this was Pei Wenxuan's comfort.
If a person walks on a dark road for a long time, if no one pulls him, he will not be able to see the light.
She slowly restrained her expression and said in a soft voice, "I thought you would think I was very happy."
"how could be?"
"I'm in your heart," the wind gently brushed Li Rong's hair, "Isn't she always a woman who covets power? You should be happy that Concubine Rou is being held in custody now."
"But are you happy?" Pei Wenxuan asked her directly, Li Rong paused, and after a while, she said slowly, "What's so good about people's struggles?"
"I might have felt happy before," the two of them left the palace together, and Li Rong raised her eyes to look into the distance, "But after so many things, I feel that killing someone like Concubine Rou is not very gratifying. Fortunately, there should be no such person as Concubine Rou."
"I'm not much nobler than Concubine Rou," Li Rong smiled bitterly, "I'm just a little better than her."
"Your Highness pity her, this is your own kindness, Your Highness," Pei Wenxuan nodded lightly, "It is the majority of people who suffer in this world. The ones who do evil have always been a small number of people."
"If everyone takes their own pathetic background as the reason for doing evil, then in this world, there is no reason to bind people's hearts. Your Highness," Pei Wenxuan looked up at her and said seriously, "To contempt for evil is to praise goodness. "
"But am I good?" Li Rong felt a little ridiculous.
"You can be good."
Pei Wenxuan replied calmly, "Sword-wielding goodness."
The wind was blowing from a distance, and the hem of the rolled clothes whirled. The palm of their hands is the only warm place in this cold.
At this time, Concubine Rou had already arrived in the imperial study.
Li Ming asked to bring Concubine Rou directly to the imperial study. As soon as Concubine Rou entered the room, she saw Li Ming lying on the couch. He seemed to have a headache again, and his face turned pale in pain. Fu Lai knelt on the side and rubbed his head. Hearing Concubine Rou coming in, Li Ming barely raised his eyes to see the woman who had been doting on for most of his life, kneeling quietly in front of him.
"come here."
Li Ming watched Concubine Rou raise her hand, waved at Concubine Rou, and said weakly.
Concubine Rou obediently moved forward, just stopped in front of the couch, Li Ming raised his hand, slapped Concubine Rou unpreparedly, and slapped Concubine Rou on the ground: "Bitch!"
Li Ming shouted: "The mud that can't support the wall, the bastard from the pigsty! Haven't you seen money?"
Li Ming had a severe headache, and it hurt even more when he was angry. This pain made him more and more irritable. Looking at the woman who fell to the ground, he gasped softly: "I spent a lot of effort to put you in this position, How many times have I told you not to touch other than the noble family I gave you! Look at the good things you've done now..."
Li Ming raised his finger and pointed at Concubine Rou, tremblingly said, "Just for that little money, just for that little silver, you've ruined half of my life! Xiao Rou," Li Ming gritted his teeth, "You are courting death yourself! "