Xie Lanqing sued Li Rong first, but Li Rong countered. This incident happened under the eyes of the courtiers, and everyone was waiting for a result.
Pei Wenxuan had already said hello to Pei Liming, so Pei Liming did not have any heart to cover up, and dealt with the case wholeheartedly, plus Lin Feibai's cooperation, but within three days, Xie Lanqing instructed Chen Guang to assassinate Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan.
Seeing that the Spring Festival is approaching, Li Rong will handle the Qin case, the military salary case and Xie Lanqing's case together, and invite the Censor Office, the Criminal Department, and the Supervision Division to join the three divisions for a joint trial. case.
Xie Lanqing has always been an old official who served in the two dynasties, and his merits and demerits were equal, and he was finally sentenced to exile. In the other two cases, seventy people were executed, three people were executed, and the others were exiled and demoted according to different degrees.
When the sentence was pronounced, Xie Lanqing seemed unusually calm.
He seemed to have come out of his previous emotions, showing a detached attitude that put his life and death aside. After the sentence was pronounced, he respectfully saluted, and then he was helped up and turned to leave.
After all the cases were tried, it was already night, and when Li Rong walked out the door, she felt ice slag fall on her face. Li Rong raised her head and looked at the dark night. Snow particles passed by the dim light around the lantern to see what it looked like. Li Rong looked up for a while, and felt that someone was walking behind her. Covering her back with her sleeves, she wrapped her whole body in his arms: "Go home."
Pei Wenxuan spoke up, and Li Rong turned around, she smiled: "Don't you go back to the Censor Desk with the Shangguan Censor?"
Pei Wenxuan came to the hearing with Shangguan Minzhi, so he should go back with Shangguan Minzhi. Pei Wenxuan took Li Rong out of the office, walked to the carriage, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow will be a holiday, and it will be Chinese New Year soon. I can't wait to go home quickly, and leave us alone? Let our subordinates go home by themselves."
"I heard that Cousin Min Zhi looks icy and cold, but he is very family friendly."
Li Rong nodded and went out with Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan sighed: "It's so cold in the courtroom, how can you not be greedy for the gentle town of Madam?"
"That's really a pity," Li Rong said, knowing his hint, with a half-smiling smile, "Master Pei doesn't have a lady who can give you a gentleman."
"Renou Township can't give it," Pei Wenxuan laughed. "But my wife is like a mountain bear. She is like a tiger. She can be depended on by a villain and has a sense of security. I think it is also very good."
Li Rong knew that Pei Wenxuan was secretly scolding her for being vicious and mighty, and she sneered: "I used to only say that I was an adult peony, but now I dare to say that I am a beast, Pei Wenxuan, do you drink bear bile every day? The mouth is bitter and poisonous, and the guts are fat and big."
"Why do you need to ask, Your Highness?" Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong walked to the door together, the two crossed the threshold together, and Pei Wenxuan whispered to Li Rong's ear, "Do you know if you taste it?"
Li Rong listened to what he said, turned her head, raised her hand and pinched his chin.
Pei Wenxuan knew that she was daring, but she didn't expect her to be so daring, so she quickly backed away. Li Rong could not help laughing when she saw his restrained expression, a little panic, and hurriedly dodging her hand. .
Pei Wenxuan froze, and Li Rong gently scratched his chin with a fan: "Just this little thing, what tone do you play with me?"
Saying that, Li Rong turned around and stepped down the steps.
Pei Wenxuan's ears were slightly red, and he felt that he had lost face, but he still had to force himself to do nothing, chased after him, and whispered, "It's outside, don't be so presumptuous."
Li Rong won a game, and she closed it when she saw it. She didn't say much. She smiled and walked to the side of the carriage. As soon as she got to the side of the carriage, Li Rong heard a calm call from the side: "Your Highness."
Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan looked up together, and saw Su Rongqing standing by the side, he saluted Li Rong, Li Rong was a little surprised: "Su Shilang?"
"His Royal Highness," Su Rongqing laughed and said with a gentle expression, "I wonder if Your Highness has time?"
"Is there something wrong with Master Su?" Pei Wenxuan took a step forward and blocked halfway in front of Li Rong, smiling, "Now that the case is over, tomorrow will be the time to celebrate the Chinese New Year. If you have something to do with Master Su, don't let it go. After the Spring Festival?"
"It's not my business," Su Rongqing said flatly. He looked at Li Rong and said slowly, "It's Sir Xie, I want to see the princess."
"Xie Lanqing?"
Pei Wenxuan was a little surprised, and Su Rongqing nodded: "Master Xie has many questions, and I want to ask the princess."
Li Rong thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Su Shilang has already made arrangements?"
"Sir Xie is now in the Ministry of Punishment, I can lead His Highness over there."
"Then let's go now."
Li Rong settled down and invited Su Rongqing: "Su Shilang all the way?"
Su Rongqing saluted and thanked him, and he was supposed to come down.
The three got into the carriage together. After getting on the carriage, Li Rong realized that the atmosphere seemed familiar. Fortunately, this time she did not need to consider the order of taking care of the two people. As soon as Su Rongqing sat down on the side of the carriage, Pei Wenxuan sat next to Li Rong, and Li Rong Rong was separated by a tea table in the middle, and she and Su Rongqing sat on the side, separating Su Rongqing from Li Rong.
Su Rongqing glanced at Pei Wenxuan lightly, Li Rong pretended not to know what was going on, and was about to lower her head to pour tea when Pei Wenxuan took the initiative to bring up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Li Rong: "Your Highness, drink tea."
"Uh, thank you."
Li Rong took the tea, and then she was afraid that Pei Wenxuan would take the opportunity to report the recovery of Rong Qing and make the situation embarrassing, so she quickly said: "Pour a cup for Su Shilang too."
"That's natural."
Pei Wenxuan said, poured tea for Su Rongqing as well, and handed the tea to Su Rongqing like a master: "Su Shilang, drink tea."
Su Rongqing nodded: "Thank you."
Then Pei Wenxuan put down the teapot, and Li Rong was a little strange: "Why don't you pour it for yourself?"
"I'll just drink His Highness's cup." Pei Wenxuan said gently, "There's not enough cups."
Li Rong got this and turned to glance at the cup still on the table. Pei Wenxuan paid attention to her gaze and explained with a smile, "This cup has a gap."
How could there be a gaping cup on her desk
But she didn't dare to ask, because she was afraid that after she asked, Pei Wenxuan would immediately make a gap for her.
Su Rongqing held the cup, he looked down at the water mark, Pei Wenxuan saw that neither of them spoke, so he introduced the tea to Su Rongqing.
When he opened his mouth to speak, the atmosphere was finally less embarrassing. Su Rongqing was also knowledgeable, so the two of them started chatting over tea. Li Rong lowered her head and pretended to read a book without saying anything.
Finally arrived at the punishment department, Pei Wenxuan helped Li Rong down, and Su Rongqing led them into the prison together.
Xie Lanqing was sitting in the prison, and the person next to him arranged a stool for Li Rong. Li Rong sat down and looked at Xie Lanqing who was sitting on the bed: "I heard that Mr. Xie has something to ask me?"
Xie Lanqing looked at Li Rong. He didn't salute. Li Rong turned his fan and didn't care about his rudeness. The two looked at each other quietly for a long time, and finally said, "Have you seen her?"
Li Rong didn't speak, Xie Lan kept her voice hoarse, and continued to ask, "Linxia, you've seen her, right?"
"I didn't." Li Rong said calmly, "I've been in Huajing, she died two years ago, and someone came to Huajing to find you, you know, but you didn't go back. I couldn't possibly have seen her. "
Xie Lanqing listened to her words and widened her eyes: "She died two years ago?"
"Don't you know?" Li Rong smiled, and then she nodded, as if she understood, "Yes, you haven't seen her in twenty years. I went to see her, but I may not know what Master Xie wants to know?"
After all, Su Rongqing checked almost everyone around Lin Xia back then, and finished piecing together this woman's wandering half-life.
Born in a high school, he accidentally entered Huajing when he was young, a hero saves the beauty, and accidentally met the noble son of Huajing in that year.
The elegance given to men by a century-old famous family, and the innocence of a young man, even the fortitude of heart tempered by martial arts since childhood, can't help but soften into flowing water.
"Fei Bai," Xie Lanqing stared at Li Rong, "is it really my child?"
"You still think I'm lying to you?" Li Rong felt helpless, "Sir Xie, I won't frame you for this kind of thing. Back then when you fell in love with Linxia, you were forced to break up with Linxia because of pressure from your family. When Lin Xia was together, she made three wishes to you, and your second wish was to let her leave."
"At that time, she was already pregnant with Lin Feibai."
"But she didn't tell me!" Xie Lanqing roared, and Li Rong was a little puzzled, "Why tell you? You can't marry her, and she doesn't plan to marry anyone else. This child is her only sustenance, she It won't hurt him. And when he is born, if he enters the Xie family, this is an illegitimate child from a lowly biological mother, why should I tell you?"
Xie Lanqing stared blankly at Li Rong, and Li Rong said calmly: "She left with her child, and she was not tolerated by the clan, so she and her little junior sister hid in Tibet, and had to write a letter and ask you for money. "
"You should feel relieved when she asks for money. You finally don't feel guilty about this woman. So you gave Qin Qushan to her with a stroke of your pen."
"Later, she established Qixingtang, and she was surrounded by guardians. It was rumored that she and her right guardian, that is, her senior brother, were ambiguous. You would think that Lin Feibai was Lin Fei's child. After all, Lin Feibai is well known to you. A year late."
"Lin Feibai's real age is not twenty years old, he is only nineteen years old this year."
"Lin Xia spent her whole life on Qin Qu Mountain. Before she died, she still thought of you. People came to you, but you didn't want to go."
"After she died, she was afraid that the Jianghu people would seek revenge and bully Lin Feibai when she was young, so she asked not to be mourned outside, and she always pretended that she was still alive."
"That's why I went to see the Seven Stars Hall at that time..."
"Not her."
Li Rong definitely spoke, Xie Lanqing sat on the spot, his expression was a little dazed, Li Rong stared at him, after a long time, she tapped the fan gently, and said slowly: "Master Xie, what else do you want to ask? If you don't want to ask, Ben Gong go away."
"Does she hate me?" Xie Lanqing said suddenly, and Li Rong thought for a while, "I don't know about that. But I'm also curious." Li Rong leaned forward slightly, "Do you love her?"
Xie Lanqing was silent, and after a long time, he laughed: "I dare not speak of love."
"I think the same is true." Li Rong stood up and said indifferently, "Love is too cold for you. It's a pity that Lin Xia, wandering and lonely all her life, is planted on someone like you."
Xie Lanqing didn't speak. When Li Rong walked out, he said in a low voice, "I hope she has a good life."
Li Rong stopped in her footsteps. He turned his head and saw Xie Lanqing looking up from the window and looking at the sky outside: "I don't know how high the sky is when I was young, and I thought that if I risked my life, I would be able to protect the two of them. I beg her to stay, Marry her privately, and be with her in Huajing, I think I don't want my life, and I don't want to be rich and rich, so I can fall in love with her."
"But then I found out that under the family, who is qualified to talk about love? The nobility of the family name is the nobility of blood, and the nobility of the in-laws. As a disciple of the Xie family, if I marry a woman from the rivers and lakes, it will make me a lintel. Disgraceful, I am precious for a hundred years, and I will become a joke to others. My family, men, women, and in-laws will all be affected by this. The Xie family can't tolerate me and her, I can die, but what about her?"
"I'm a person from heaven, why did I fall into the mortal world?"
Xie Lanqing closed her eyes: "I let her go because I want her to live well. I don't go to see her, because I know there is no result, so why bother."
"It's not that I don't love him, I just don't have the qualifications, and I don't dare to speak."
"I sometimes ask myself over and over why, what did I do wrong? I like someone, she likes me, why should so many be punished and so many unhappy. It's my fault , or is it their fault?"
"But my parents are right, my clan is right, and what about me? It's a sin to like someone other than your in-law's surname, but why is it a sin?"
Xie Lanqing seemed to think it was ridiculous, he closed his eyes: "I thought about it all my life, and then I understood, because I was born in Zhongding's family and enjoyed such wealth, so I must maintain this wealth. Pain is nothing, Love is nothing, it is the righteousness to maintain the family. It has been like this for a hundred years and a thousand years. I want to protect the Xie family and this noble family name and noble bloodline. Looking at Li Rong, "You are married to a Han clan. That's all for the Han clan. You actually listened to the manipulation of this Han clan to split the prince and the family."
"His Royal Highness, I couldn't say it in the past, but now I want to ask, what did Your Highness do today, what did he ask for? In order to let the descendant of that humble man of King Su ascend to a high position?!"
Li Rong didn't speak, she quietly looked at this completely contradictory, completely separated person.
She felt that Xie Lanqing was sad, but she didn't know where he was sad.
It's sad to be bound by rules, just like her in the previous life.
It's still sad that there is an unruly heart in the rules, just like Li Chuan in the previous life.
She was speechless, she looked at Xie Lanqing quietly, and fell into some kind of indescribable daze and severe pain.
That is, in a moment of silence, she felt someone reach out and hold him quietly.
"Everything Your Highness has done today is for people like Mr. Xie to stop asking why in the future."
Xie Lanqing was stunned, Li Rong turned her head and slowly raised her head.
Pei Wenxuan stood beside her, like a tall tree and mountains, sheltering from the wind and rain. He looked at Xie Lanqing and said calmly: "Like someone, marrying someone you love represents not only love, but the most basic power of being a human being. Lord Xie said that love is nothing, indeed, but Lord Xie Didn't you find out, under such rules, for the sake of the family, not only love is nothing, but people, morality, and justice are nothing."
"His Royal Highness wants the most important thing in the world, not the family, but everyone's happiness and hope. Maybe it can't exist today, it even takes a hundred years or a thousand years, but His Highness still hopes that one day, there will be no more There was one Master Xie, who asked himself what he had done wrong."
"There will be no more Lord Xie, accusing His Royal Highness of being expensive and marrying the Han family."
"Li Rong is married to Pei Wenxuan, and His Royal Highness is married to someone who loves her and is loved by her," Pei Wenxuan looked calm and his tone was as steady as a mountain, "He can make her happy for a lifetime and love her. For a lifetime, protect her for a lifetime, not let it down, not betray, not abandon."
"Even if it is a poor family, it is not wrong."