Pei Wenxuan was stunned for a moment. He looked at the girl in the red palace dress in front of him. For some reason, he saw an unspeakable tenderness in that person's eyes.
This kind of tenderness was something that young Li Rong had never experienced before. Standing in front of him, Li Rong had the mellow fragrance of the years, and even for a moment of tenderness, he also had a tenacity and calmness that was unmatched by a teenager.
Pei Wenxuan's heartstrings moved slightly, and he chuckled lightly: "Then I'm back, does His Highness have a reward?"
"At this time, are you still begging me for a reward?"
"His Royal Highness knows Wei Chen," Pei Wenxuan lowered his eyes and said gently, "It's not a disadvantage if you are used to it."
"Okay," Li Rong also laughed, "if it's done, there will be a reward."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Pei Wenxuan raised his hand to salute, and then he raised his eyes to look at Li Rong. After looking for a long time, Li Rong was about to urge him, when he saw this man stepped forward in three steps and took her into his arms.
"Okay, don't worry about me."
"You old fox," Li Rong took him into his arms and put his head on his shoulder, "I have nothing to worry about."
"That's good," Pei Wenxuan let go of her, tidied up her clothes, and swept her eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips carefully, not letting go of every detail, until the end, before saying, "Then I gone."
After speaking, he finally let go. This time he didn't seem to dare to look back and left in a hurry.
After Pei Wenxuan left for a long time, Li Rong recovered. She felt that it was approaching winter, and the night wind was much colder.
She took a deep breath before turning around and getting into the carriage.
In the middle of the night, Xun Chuan took the Qin family back to the Princess Mansion, and Li Rong asked the Qin family to settle down, and then transferred all the staff of the Inspectorate and the Princess Guards back to the Princess Mansion to guard the door.
The Qin family received many punishments in prison, especially Qin Lang, who was tortured to the point of dying.
The whole princess mansion was lit up all night, and Li Rong didn't fall asleep either. After thinking about it for a while in the study, she had someone call Xun Chuan over.
Xun Chuan had just watched the doctor look at Qin Lang's body, and the expression under the mask was a little tired. She entered the room and saluted Li Rong. While Li Rong looked at the information in her hand, she raised her hand to let her sit down. Without raising his head, he asked, "How is Sir Qin?"
"Fortunately," Xun Chuan sat down, his voice a little hoarse, "I saved my life, but it is estimated that I will have to support him in the future. After all, he is old."
"You were brought up by him, right?" Li Rong said, put down the information in her hand, and looked up at Xun Chuan, "Have you ever thought about telling him about you?"
"Let's not talk so much for now." Xun Chuan said in a low voice, "I said, he won't let me do things outside. Just tell him that I'm still alive, and the old man should not worry."
Li Rong pondered for a moment, nodded, but did not ask any further, she raised her hand and handed over the list written by Qin Lang to Xun Chuan, and said in a low voice, "Take this list, I may be trapped in the palace after tomorrow, At that time, you have two responsibilities, first, protect the Qin family and never let anyone take them half a step away from the princess' residence."
"Yes."
"Second, you go to Shangguanya, clear the suitable candidates from the list, and get the testimony of the witnesses who were paid by the Huangping County army."
"clear."
"That's it," Li Rong raised her eyes and saw the light rain outside, she said a little tiredly, "Is it about to dawn?"
Before the words were finished, the sound of soldiers and horses came from outside.
Xun Chuan raised his hand to hold the sword, and Li Rong held her sword and said calmly, "Don't be alarmed, someone will come."
Xun Chuan listened to Li Rong's words and slowly calmed down. Li Rong retracted her hand and looked at the lanterns on the corridor that were shaken by the wind, and said only, "Pour tea."
Xun Chuan calmed down and raised his hand to pour tea for Li Rong.
Li Rong listened to the sound of tea trickling down, and Li Rong heard the chaos outside. After a while, Jing Lan came into the room and said coldly, "Your Highness, Su Rongqing, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, led troops to surround the mansion and came to ask for the prisoners."
Li Rong didn't say anything. She raised her hand to hold the teacup next to her, took a sip of it calmly, then looked at Xun Chuan and said, "If you die, remember to pour the crematory powder on your face."
Xun Chuan understood what Li Rong meant, she was a "dead" person, and if the body reappeared in other places, it would bring trouble to Li Rong.
She respectfully said, "Yes."
Li Rong was silent for a moment, and then said: "Don't think about ruining your face in advance. If you do this, you don't have to stay in the Superintendent."
Xun Chuan froze, and finally said, "Yes."
Li Rong didn't say more, she put on a golden embroidered peony red palace dress, and brought a golden step shake, and then led people all the way down the corridor.
The door was just opened, and the cold wind and rain came in. Outside the door, Su Rongqing was dressed in plain clothes, holding a paper umbrella, and led a group of soldiers, Chen Bing, and looked at Li Rong calmly.
The two were inside the door and the other was outside. The cold wind blew the lanterns in front of the door, and Li Rong laughed lightly: "Su Shilang is such a powerful official, he led so many people to stand on the princess before dawn. In front of the mansion, did this palace violate any law? This was the time when Dali Temple came, I wonder what reason Su Shilang came to find?"
"His Royal Highness," Su Rongqing's voice was steady, "now hand over the Qin family. I don't think your kidnapping happened."
"Prisoner?" Li Rong smiled. "The Qin case was originally a case handled by my supervisory division. Ben Gong felt that the person Ben Gong wanted was in danger of life, so he deliberately arraigned for custody. What's wrong?"
"Even if His Highness wants to arraign prisoners, it should be approved by the relevant officials in accordance with the law."
Su Rongqing's voice became colder: "Your Highness, you still hand over the person, you have to think clearly—" Su Rongqing raised her eyes, and the rain fell down the umbrella into a curtain, making Su Rongqing's face a bit blurry behind the umbrella curtain.
Li Rong had never seen this person look at her with such eyes, and he said as if warningly, "Inspector General, it hasn't been built yet."
The Superintendent has no outstanding achievements, and no one can be convinced. No matter how Li Ming supports her, she is still struggling. Now that she has made this big mistake, Li Ming is afraid that she will be completely angry.
Li Rong looked at him, and after a long time, she laughed: "You threaten me."
Su Rongqing didn't say anything, he just looked at Li Rong, Li Rong didn't know what to do, but she repeated it with a smile: "You actually threatened me?"
Su Rongqing pursed her lips and said slowly, "Your Highness, I am doing it for your own good."
"You're not doing it for me," Li Rong said slowly, affirming, "You're doing it for the Su family behind you, for the power of the noble family behind you. Su Rongqing, it's actually nothing to be selfish, so you don't have to be so high-sounding."
Saying that, Li Rong stepped out, and Jing Lan immediately put up her umbrella and sent Li Rong to the carriage to the door.
Li Rong walked with her head held high, and said slowly, "Master Su doesn't have to threaten me. If you want to file a complaint, you can file a lawsuit. The morning will begin immediately. Above the main hall of this palace, wait for Master Su."
As Li Rong spoke, she passed by Su Rongqing.
Su Rongqing clenched his fists unconsciously, and just before she left, he suddenly said, "Why don't you believe it?"
Li Rong turned her head and looked at Su Rongqing not far away, his body trembled slightly, as if he was trying his best to control his emotions, and said with difficulty, "Your Highness, why do you have to treat everyone's good intentions as malicious? What Your Highness is doing now is doing nothing but harm, what are you asking for, Your Highness?"
"I do not know either."
Li Rong smiled bitterly: "Perhaps, it's just for peace of mind?"
Su Rongqing was stunned for a while, Li Rong walked up to him, Su Rongqing held an umbrella, Li Rong stood in front of him, the heavy rain fell down the umbrella, isolating a small world for them.
Li Rong looked up at him. At that moment, time seemed to have no boundaries. Past and present were mixed together. Su Rongqing's eyes were dazed for a moment. It took me many years to realize that it wasn't."
"You can give up everything for the family, including conscience, morality, and your life. One day in the future, maybe you will become a person like Yang Lie. He was also a young man with blood. In the end, for the prosperity of the family, he betrayed the country to seek glory."
"And I can't."
"I do this, my whole life, here," Li Rong raised her hand and put it on her chest, her voice calm, "it's hard to be at peace. I can't go against my morality. I can't watch the Qin family fall because of the party struggle. , If one day, your Su family faces injustice," Li Rong smiled slowly, looking at Su Rongqing's gradually shocked expression, "I won't sit idly by."
"Actually, you're right. If it's just for power, I don't have much interest in doing this today. I should be tied to the aristocratic family, and I shouldn't set up a supervisory department or investigate Qin's case. Not just because you want to be a man."
"I still want, I can live in the world I want."
Su Rongqing stared at her blankly, Li Rong knew he couldn't understand, she raised her hand, gently brushed away the dead leaves on his shoulders, and whispered: "So, Master Su doesn't need to persuade me or stop me. You don't have to. I can't persuade me, I can't stop it. The prince is not with me, you can help him, I will go my own way. Master Ruosu disagrees," Li Rong raised her eyes and laughed, "Just let me go."
After speaking, Li Rong turned around and hurried into the carriage.
After she got into the carriage, she closed her eyes to sleep.
At this time, Pei Wenxuan had already led people out of the city.
He took the Inspector's Token and the Princess Token, and led the elite guards along the way. Shortly after leaving the city, the guards stepped forward and said to him, "Sir, someone is following."
Pei Wenxuan glanced around, and after thinking for a while, he whispered, "Go to an inn and settle down to rest first."
"Rest?" The dark guard was a little surprised, and Pei Wenxuan responded, "Well, let's go."
Pei Wenxuan made up his mind, and everyone could only follow. The group found an inn to rest, and as soon as they entered the inn room, Pei Wenxuan found a dark guard who was similar to himself, and then let another person go around Prepare a rope on the edge of a cliff and tie it to the edge of a big tree.
When everything was ready and the sky was bright, the clouds broke into the sun and the rain stopped at the beginning of the night. Pei Wenxuan's team set off again. This time Pei Wenxuan's team changed their carriages. .
In the palace, with the sound of "entering the hall", the courtiers, all dressed in black and red, holding a wat board, filed into the direction of the main hall.
Li Rong walked at the forefront, and the courtiers behind her quietly looked at her. After entering the hall, Li Rong gracefully stood beside Li Ming, and just after the opening of the court, Li Ming directly called Li Rong's name: "Pingle. "
Li Rong came out, and then heard Li Ming suppressed his anger and said: "I received a book last night, saying that you broke into the punishment department at night and robbed the Qin family?"
Li Rong listened to Li Ming's words, and knelt down. Li Ming raised his hand and smashed his head and face with the book at hand, and said angrily: "Why, you are addicted to going to the Ministry of Punishment to make trouble?! I didn't punish you last time, you When I really allow you to do whatever you want?! I asked you to investigate the case, not to play arrogant, you give me a reason, why did you rob the Qin family in the middle of the night?!"
"Report to Your Majesty," Li Rong kowtowed and said respectfully, "Since Qin's case is under the control of Erchen, the Qin family should have been taken care of by Erchen. Before Erchen, don't say that the Qin family was arraigned. To find out the truth of the case, we can only have no choice but to make a robbery."
"Then you don't put people back?"
Li Ming frowned, and Li Rong said calmly, "According to Lord Qin's confession, my son doesn't dare."
"Your Highness, what does this mean?"
Xie Lanqing, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, said with a bit of sarcasm: "Does it mean that the Ministry of Punishment is going to murder Lord Qin?"
"There is this concern."
Li Rong responded directly, and Xie Lanqing was so angry that she laughed: "Okay, very good, since you have said this, Your Majesty, Wei Chen has something to say, so I have to say it."
Li Ming frowned tightly and said slowly, "Mr. Xie, Pingle is young and open-mouthed, don't take it to heart."
"Your Majesty," Xie Lanqing said with a sad expression, "Since you know that His Highness is young, how can you treat the court as a child's play, and hand over such a crucial matter of Qin's case to His Highness Pingle?!"
"Thank you sir..."
"Your Majesty, you love your daughter very much, and this minister can understand it, but to hand over such a great power to His Highness Pingle, it would hurt people to give a child a sharp blade. You can see that His Highness Pingle has investigated Qin's case so far, it's absurd. How many things have you done? Trespassing the Ministry of Justice, beating officials of the Ministry of Justice, breaking into the residences of courtiers, beating their servants, and even robbing prisoners now, it is simply unscrupulous to look after the king's law! His Highness Pingle not only did not repent, but also committed his wrongful actions. It's getting worse and worse, Your Majesty, if you don't stop and punish it, it will be a big mistake in Kongsheng!"
Saying that, Xie Lanqing knelt down, and there was a sound of sympathy in the hall, and they knelt down one after another, only shouting that Li Rong should "cut off the fief and severely punished".
The whole courtroom was full of emotions, and Xie Lan was so excited that she said loudly: "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty insists on favoring His Highness Pingle, the old minister will return with his crown today, so as not to see His Highness do evil in the courtroom in the future and feel sad, Please, Your Majesty, agree!"
As Xie Lanqing said that, he took off the hair crown on his head and put it beside him.
The courtiers around him took off the hair crown one after another, imitating Xie Lanqing's appearance, and also put the hair crown on their side.
Li Ming raised his eyes and looked at his daughter who had been silent in front of him. After a long time, he finally said: "Pingle, you heard it too. You have caused such a big disaster. What can you find out?"
"Not yet."
Li Rong kowtowed on the ground and said calmly, "After my son investigated the case, he found that all the witnesses were killed and most of the evidence was destroyed. My son is still investigating, please give your majesty some time."
"All the witnesses died?"
Li Ming opened his mouth in shock, and asked back: "All dead?!"
The author has something to say: [Small Theater]
Xie Lanqing: "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty insists on favoring His Highness Pingle, the old minister will return with the crown today! You can decide."
Li Ming: "Let's go quickly, it's annoying to see you."
Li Rong: "Oh? Very good, Sir Xie, let's go, I can let my people go, I think the concubine is very good."
Xie Lanqing: "...Am I not a decent person? You don't even think about keeping it?"
Everyone: "Walk slowly, don't send, goodbye."
Xie Lanqing: "Well, since everyone keeps me so, I'll stay."
Everyone: "… "