Li Rong gave Pei Wenxuan the sword, and she was led around the palace. After walking in the imperial garden for a while, she was squatting on the ground and fiddling with a newly opened begonia, when she saw the person sent to Pei Wenxuan folded back, was led to her, and respectfully said: "Your Highness, it's a matter of time. That's it."
Li Rong nodded, took the square handkerchief from Jing Lan's hand, and replied, "Yang Quan still can't hold back his breath."
If you do it later, you might live a few more days. It's just that Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything if he didn't say it. He would definitely do it if he said it. Since he said he would take Yang Quan's life, he wouldn't give Yang Quan a sigh of relief.
Just recalling what the Yang family did in the last life, Li Rong also felt that keeping such a person was indeed a scourge.
In the last life, the Yang family finally struggled at the border for a long time, causing Daxia to lose five cities in a row, and it was not until five years after Li Chuan ascended the throne that he raised his troops to defeat the Rong, and the five cities were recovered.
It is also a good thing to be able to make the Yang family quiet earlier now.
She roughly guessed what Pei Wenxuan did, but she was a little curious. What exactly did Pei Wenxuan say, she wiped her hands with a handkerchief, stood up, and said to Jingmei: "You go to report first, I plan to Go to the imperial study and talk to the royal father."
Jingmei responded, and Li Rong was supported by Jinglan and walked slowly to the imperial study.
When she arrived at the door of the imperial study, she saw Fulai waiting for her at the door, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Your Majesty is discussing matters with several adults, please wait at the door for a while."
Li Rong patted her palm lightly with a small fan, nodded, and replied, "It's okay, I'll just wait here for a while."
"Then the servant will bring a chair for His Highness?" Fu Lai knew that His Highness was used to being favored, so he was busy trying to please him. Li Rong nodded and replied, "Good."
Fu Lai called people to come, moved a stool for Li Rong, and set up a small table. Tea and cakes were served on the table. Li Rong asked someone to bring a book, drank tea in the sun, and waited for Li Ming to call.
After a while, an eunuch hurriedly came over and whispered something to Fulai's ear. Fulai's face changed greatly, and after a moment of indulgence, he whispered: "You bring people in first, and I will report to Your Majesty first. "
After finishing speaking, Fu Lai turned back to the imperial study, Li Rong pretended not to hear anything, and leisurely flipped a page of the book.
After a while, Li Rong saw Pei Wenxuan being led over. Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and seemed a little flustered. The edge of his clothes was stained with blood, and he looked quite embarrassed. The eunuch led him up. When I saw him, Pei Wenxuan said respectfully, "I have seen Her Royal Highness."
Hearing this, Li Rong looked up at him, looked up and down, and smiled: "I just saw Mr. Pei leaving the palace, why is he back?" As she spoke, Li Rong half-opened her folding fan, folded half of her face, and whispered. Said, "Do you miss me?"
Pei Wenxuan lowered his head, as if feeling a little embarrassed by Li Rong's words, but he still said calmly: "Your Highness, don't joke, Wei Chen dare not think of His Highness, but something happened on the road, I rushed back to inform Your Majesty. "
"Tsk."
Seeing Pei Wenxuan's appearance, Li Rong couldn't help showing a look of disgust. Pei Wenxuan has been dealing with her for many years, and she has long been poisonous to her mouth. Duan Zi, Pei Wenxuan was afraid that he could accept it without changing his face, or it was like those eminent monks in the monk temple who were serious about teaching her: "Absurd."
Of course, she also understood Pei Wenxuan. After all, his life was not much different from that of a monk.
But now Pei Wenxuan is pretending, not only pretending to be young, but also learning to pretend to be pure, which really made her sick, she raised her hand to cover her face with a fan, and instructed: "Royal father is still discussing matters, find him a stool and sit on it. Just wait."
After she finished speaking, she put away the fan, took out the book, and looked herself.
Pei Wenxuan glanced at the book she was reading, and there were some messy words. This hobby has not changed since she was young.
She is also nostalgic.
The person next to him went to serve him tea. The two of them sat as if they were strangers. Pei Wenxuan sat down just now. After a while, Fu Lai came out of the room, looked at Pei Wenxuan and said, "Master Pei, Your Majesty announces you to come in."
"Wait," Li Rong interrupted Fulai, "Bengong has been sitting here for a long time, why did the royal father call him first and not me?"
"Princess," Fulai smiled bitterly, "Master Pei has something urgent."
"What kind of urgency can he have?" Li Rong looked surprised, "He... His affairs are not all... "
Li Rong pointed to herself, but didn't say anything, she just stared at Fulai, as if she wouldn't stop until she was allowed in.
Fu Lai had a bitter look on his face, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Ming's voice from inside: "Let's announce them all together."
Fu Lai breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly invited the two in together.
Li Rong looked at Pei Wenxuan with a proud expression. Pei Wenxuan raised her eyebrows and chuckled silently.
After entering the room to meet Li Ming, only then did he find that there were a number of important officials sitting next to him. Li Ming seemed to be discussing something important. The seven ministers who were connected to the left and right of the dynasty, as well as several powerful figures in the Shangshu Province were all here. When Li Rong saw them, her face suddenly became impressive, and she said embarrassedly, "Father, why don't I go back first?"
Hearing Li Rong's words, Li Ming couldn't help laughing: "Isn't it very arrogant when you came? Jindu has come in, what are you going to leave? Get up," Li Ming raised his chin to the side, "Stand behind me."
Li Rong was a little embarrassed to stand up and stood behind Li Ming obediently. Li Ming turned to look at Pei Wenxuan and said indifferently, "Didn't you just leave the palace, why are you back?"
"Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan's voice trembled a little, "We Chen was just out of the palace when he was ambushed by the second son of Yang. In order to protect himself, Wei Chen took the second son of Yang..."
With that said, Pei Wenxuan kowtowed, and the sound of "bang" resounded through the room, making Li Rong's scalp numb, and it hurt just thinking about it, and then he heard Pei Wenxuan say, "Kill it!"
When these words came out, everyone present was shocked, and Zuo Xiang Shangguan Xu shouted in shock: "What did you say?! Who did you kill?!"
"Yang..." Pei Wenxuan's voice trembled, as if his emotions had not calmed down, he couldn't say it several times, "Yang..."
"Lord Shangguan," Su Minzhi, the right minister who was sitting next to him, said leisurely, "this little son is still young and has suffered a lot of misfortune. Sir Shangguan, you scared him so much, how could he explain clearly? Young master Pei," Su Min Zhi turned his head and reassured, "Don't be afraid, make it clear, who did you kill?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't answer. After a long time, he took a deep breath, looked up at Li Ming and said, "Your Majesty, the minister will kill Yang Quan, the second son of the Yang family."
The audience was silent. This time, Pei Wenxuan seemed to have the determination to die. He talked about the whole process, from how he rescued the princess, to the conflict with Yang Quan, to the conversation with Yang Quan in front of the imperial study today, and Yang Quan threatened to kill him. After killing him, he was ambushed by Yang Quan on the way home, and then how did he kill Yang Quan himself.
Pei Wenxuan said all the way, and said in a low voice: "Wei Chen knows that he is guilty today, although Yang Er Gongzi first set up ambush for Wei Chen, but the Yang family has worked hard in Daxia, and now there is a war ahead, Yang Er Gongzi wants to take Wei Chen. The life of the minister, the minister is for the sake of the Sheji, and it is not appropriate to fight back against the second son. It was just too late to think deeply at the time, and I just wanted a way to survive, and now I have committed this catastrophic disaster, Your Majesty…”
Pei Wenxuan choked and bowed his head: "We have a thousand cuts, and it is not a pity to die. I just hope Your Majesty can know it earlier, so as not to cause a catastrophe."
Every word of Pei Wenxuan fell into everyone's ears, making everyone tremble with fear.
Although Pei Wenxuan said that he should be slashed with a thousand swords, which sentence is not a word of punishment? Yang Quan was only a son of the Yang family, so he dared to kidnap the princess and kill the official because of jealousy. Which of these is a mortal sin.
It's just that Pei Wenxuan is right on one point. Now that the Yang family has supported soldiers at the border for many years, they have accumulated a lot of power. Even if they do these things, they must be punished, but they must also be considered.
Especially now that the border is tight, if the Yang family is angered and something goes wrong, no one dares to take this responsibility.
So the people present did not speak, and they all remained silent. Li Ming looked calm. He picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. After a while, he said slowly, "What are you afraid of?"
Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and did not dare to speak, Li Ming raised the cup, slammed it down, and shouted: "You are the official of the Daxia court, he Yang Quan dared to assassinate you in the street, if you kill it, you will kill it, what are you afraid of! "
"Your Majesty..." Pei Wenxuan trembled, "Border..."
"Did he dare to oppose the Yang family?!" Li Ming shouted angrily, and immediately looked at the surrounding ministers, "I told you just now that the Yang family is so vulnerable to the invasion of the Rong Kingdom, it is simply lost. Exhausted my Daxia face! Fifty thousand defenders still can’t hold 20,000 soldiers and horses! Attack the city! Now he dares to kidnap the princess and assassinate the officials in Huajing, is his Yang family dead?!”
"Your Majesty, rest your anger."
Seeing that Li Ming was so angry, everyone hurriedly knelt down, Shangguan Xu spoke quickly, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs, and now it is also the sudden attack of the Rong country, Yang was unexpectedly caught by surprise, and now Yang I'm still on the front line, so I'm still dealing with this..."
"Shut up for me!"
Li Ming lifted the book and smashed it, just smashing it on Shangguan Xu's face, Li Rong looked flustered, looked at Shang Guan Xu, then looked at Li Ming, wanted to say something, but didn't dare to say it. Li Ming gasped and stared at the people present: "This case has been settled by me. The Yang family has insulted the royal family so far. I want to investigate them and investigate thoroughly! Who will handle this case?!"
No one at the scene dared to speak, and each of them had their own calculations.
The hundred-footed worm is dead but not stiff. Shangguan Xu speaks for the Yang family, which shows that the Shangguan family may join forces with the Yang family. On such occasions, the aristocratic families are reluctant to participate in such a struggle.
Li Ming nodded: "Okay, very good, all of you are afraid of him. Pei Wenxuan," Li Ming turned his head and stared at Pei Wenxuan, "Since you dare to kill people, I ask you, this The case, hand it over to you to investigate, do you dare?"
"Your Majesty!" Hearing this, Pei Liwen, the Minister of Works, who had been silent, raised his head and said anxiously, "Wen Xuan is too young to do it..."
"Have I asked you?" Li Ming shouted and stunned Pei Liwen. The minister of the Shang Shusheng, who had been kneeling beside him, Pei Lixian gave Pei Liwen a look and shook his head.
Pei Liwen didn't dare to speak, Li Ming stared at Pei Wenxuan: "Speak."
Pei Wenxuan took a deep breath and stood up straight: "Wei Chen is willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!"
"Okay." Li Ming said directly, "From now on, you can go to the Censor's Desk and be the supervisor of the Censor. Together with the Ministry of Punishment, we will investigate Yang's case."
"Your Majesty," Shangguan Xu couldn't help but say, "Pei Wenxuan said that he was the victim, and he asked him to investigate this case. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate."
"Then Lord Shangguan to check?"
Li Ming asked back, Shangguan Xu was silent for a moment, and was about to speak when he heard Li Rong's voice: "How about this case will be judged by Ben Gong, with the assistance of Lord Pei?"
Hearing this, everyone looked over, Li Rong coughed lightly, and said solemnly: "This matter also originated from Ben Gong, Ben Gong is the princess, and there is nothing wrong with checking the Yang family in terms of rank. There is no suitable candidate, this palace inspector, and Lord Pei handles the case, what do you think?"
Li Rong opened her mouth, everyone fell silent, Li Ming frowned, and Shangguan Xu was also thinking.
Su Minzhi hesitated: "But the princess is also the victim of this case..."
"Then let Su Shilang supervise the investigation?" Li Rong looked at Su Minzhi, Su Minzhi was stunned, Li Rong said directly, "I have heard that Su Shilang is just and upright, if the Zuo minister is not at ease, just let him Su Shilang presides over this case?"
"Princess is joking," Su Minzhi said hurriedly, "the child is too young to handle this major case."
"So he's supervising." Li Rong interrupted Su Minzhi's words and looked directly at Shangguan Xu, "What does your uncle think?"
Shangguan Xu pursed his lips, he glanced at Li Rong, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Wei Chen thought that what the princess said was not unreasonable."
Li Rong turned her head to look at Li Ming and blinked: "Father?"
Li Ming glanced at Shangguan Xu and knew that if it continued, Shangguan Xu would probably recommend someone from his side to investigate the case. Now that he is certain that the Shangguan family is related to the Yang family, he is afraid that it will not be easy to handle.
So Li Ming nodded and replied, "There is no other way now, so just do as you said."
After speaking, Li Ming sternly said, "Don't mess around."
"Father, don't worry," Li Rong said with a smile, "I have a count."
Li Ming's mood gradually eased, he looked around, then comforted Shangguan Xu a few words, then let everyone go down, leaving Li Rong alone in the room.
The father and daughter were silent for a long time, and then Li Ming said, "Why do you suddenly want to see the father and emperor today?"
Li Rong lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "My daughter was robbed last night. She should have come to see the emperor first to report the situation. I'm here now, it's too late."
Li Ming didn't speak, but when he saw Li Rong's tired face, he seemed to have a lot of thoughts.
Li Ming couldn't figure out the position of this daughter. He used to dote on Li Rong, but Li Rong's younger brother was the prince. Now that he had a conflict with Li Chuan, he didn't know what Li Rong thought.
Li Rong is smart, but also attaches great importance to feelings. Li Ming has held her in his palm for many years, and he has also shown his feelings. If it is not involving power, he also hopes that this child will have a good life.
He was silent for a long time, and finally he didn't ask directly, and turned a corner: "I saw four people this time, which one did you like?"
Li Rong didn't speak, Li Ming hesitated and said slowly, "What do you think about Pei Wenxuan?"
Li Rong lowered her head and said nothing. Li Ming raised her eyes and said impatiently, "Tell me back."
"Erchen thinks that others are very good."
The person is very good, but the others are not good. Li Ming thought about it for a while, and then slowly said: "You only need to think about whether this person likes it or not. For the rest, don't worry about it."
Hearing this, Li Rong's tears fell, as if she had suffered a great grievance.
Seeing Li Rong shed tears, Li Ming hurriedly said, "What are you crying for?"
"Father," Li Rong choked, "daughter just thinks that the family can't be well..."
Li Ming understood what Li Rong said, thinking that it was the queen who put pressure on Li Rong to say good things to Yang Quan. Although he and the queen had many disputes, they never involved this daughter. Now that they were getting married, they had to have a fight. Seeing Li Rong crying so hard, he was also very distressed, and finally said: "This matter , it's me and your mother who are wrong. You don't have to think about it, just don't know. You choose the one you like, and the father and the emperor will always rely on you. You spent the night alone with Pei Wenxuan. He should be his person, he is a good child and a good-looking person, you will not suffer when you marry him."
Li Rong nodded in response, and Li Ming sighed: "Don't cry, pack up, and think about what I have said. When Yang Quan's case is finished, I will refer you to the marriage."
"Yes."
Li Rong controlled her voice, raised her head and said, "My sons and ministers all obey the father and the emperor."
Li Ming appeased Li Rong for a while, then asked her to get up and called Fu Lai to take Li Rong out. Fu Lai listened to Li Ming's words and said with a smile, "Where can I get a servant to send it? Lord Pei is waiting for the princess outside, wait. It's been a long time."
Hearing this, both Li Ming and Li Rong were a little stunned. After a while, Li Ming laughed: "This kid, kidnapped my daughter in front of me."
Having said that, Li Ming urged: "Okay, you go, don't let me, the old man, delay you young people."
Li Rong showed embarrassment, bowed, and then retreated.
She walked out of the imperial study all the way to the corridor, and saw Pei Wenxuan waiting for her in front of the railing. He wore a azure blue wide-sleeved long gown with silver silk embroidered cirrus patterns on it, held a palace lantern, and was looking up at the bright moon in the sky.
Pei Wenxuan's appearance was born with a bit of immortal aura that no strangers should enter. At this moment, he was holding the lantern and looking at the moon, and the wind was blowing his robe.
Fulai escorted Li Rong to the door, and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the old slave will be sent here, and I will invite Master Pei to accompany you for the rest of the journey."
Li Rong nodded and said lightly, "Go ahead."
Fu Lai responded and stepped back. Pei Wenxuan turned around when he heard the sound, looked her up and down, and then he stepped forward with the lantern and stopped in front of her.
He was tall and slender, and when he looked at her, he lowered his head and looked at her seriously.
Seeing him scrutinizing herself carefully, Li Rong felt a little embarrassed for some reason. She turned her head and whispered, "What are you looking at?"
"I cried."
Pei Wenxuan nodded, expressed his own conclusion, and said with emotion: "His Royal Highness is still more concerned than Wei Chen."
Hearing this, Li Rong was a little annoyed, and laughed mockingly: "Where can I compare to Master Pei, who can bend and stretch, and is both intelligent and brave."
Killing people on the front feet and crying miserably on the back feet, Pei Wenxuan was able to advance and retreat freely.
The two were talking, but the attendants at the back did not dare to get too close, so the two walked side by side, half a step in the imperial city.
After speaking, Pei Wenxuan briefly finished his conversation with Li Ming, and concluded: "After Yang Quan's work, His Majesty will push the matter of the northwest to His Royal Highness the Prince. If His Royal Highness can handle this matter well, it will be the matter of military power. , Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to worry anymore."
"Can't we do it?" Li Rong knocked on the palm of his hand, and said indifferently, "That is to be abolished directly, even if he is demoted to a commoner, he will be spared. Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong squinted at him, half a smile, "This You dare to bet, you are very courageous."
"If I'm not brave," Pei Wenxuan said calmly after listening to Li Rong's words, "Dare to marry you?"
"Indeed," Li Rong nodded, "It's not easy to marry me, it's very dangerous."
"It's not dangerous to marry you," Pei Wenxuan replied solemnly, "it's you, too fierce, too dangerous."
"That's what you're begging to marry." Li Rong glared at him, then quickened her pace and walked forward.
Pei Wenxuan realized that she was really angry, and was afraid that she would do something crazy, so she stopped talking, touched her nose, and hurried to catch up, and then said, "Yes, yes, I am asking to marry Your Highness. However, Your Highness," the smile in his voice faded away, and he became a little more serious, "Wei Chen has something I would like to ask His Highness."
"put!"
Li Rong spoke in a cold voice, Pei Wenxuan smiled lightly, and looked at her with a bit of scrutiny: "Weichen wants to ask, what does it mean that His Highness asked Su Rongqing to supervise this case in the imperial study just now?"
Li Rong paused, Pei Wenxuan held the palace lantern and turned to look at her: "How does Your Highness want to supervise the investigation? Is it to investigate the case all day long, call Master Su over, follow him every day, or ask Master Su every day? Come and discuss it, how about we meet every day to check?"
"Also," Pei Wenxuan seemed to remember something, and thought seriously, "The princess thinks that it is a little inappropriate to investigate this case with Wei Chen here? Otherwise, the princess and Master Su will investigate the case together?"
Li Rong didn't speak, she raised her eyes to look at Pei Wenxuan, Pei Wenxuan smiled, and Li Rong said blankly, "Pei Wenxuan."
"Huh?" Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows, and Li Rong said coldly, "Can you be more pretentious?"
Pei Wenxuan's expression froze, Li Rong raised her hand, pinched a small section with her index finger and thumb, and approached him seriously, "Look carefully, what is this?"
"What?" Pei Wenxuan frowned.
Li Rong's face was serious, and she said loudly, "Your heart!"