When she saw the signature "Hua", Li Rong immediately laughed out loud.

Of course, it was impossible for Hua Le to make the appointment with Pei Wenxuan. After all, she was a princess and it was impossible for her to lower her status like that.

Hua Le was determined to marry Su Rongqing, a noble family, and would never even glance at Pei Wenxuan. So the person Hua Le helped to arrange a meeting with was another girl from the Xiao family who was currently in Huajing, Xiao Wei, the niece of Concubine Rou.

Xiao Wei was the youngest daughter of Concubine Rou's brother Xiao Su. When she was born, Concubine Rou had just been crowned a concubine, so she was very fond of her. At that time, the Xiao family was already well-off, and this daughter was trained as a lady from a noble family. She hired the best teachers to teach her music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and etiquette, and she was no less skilled than the girls from aristocratic families.

In addition to being beautiful, gentle, well-educated and polite, what is even more terrifying about Xiao Wei is her control over men. It is said that few men who have met her alone dislike her.

All in all, this is the perfect woman created by Concubine Rou.

Li Rong remembered that in her previous life, Xiao Wei was one of Li Chuan's four concubines. Because of her status, Li Chuan kept his distance from her and did not show her feminine charm. Later, when Li Chuan ascended the throne, the Xiao family was implicated and all were executed for treason. She was just hung on the beam of the harem with a white silk silk.

After entering Li Chuan's harem, her stance made Li Chuan distance himself from her early on, which wasted her talent.

I originally thought that she might be able to achieve something great in this life, but in the end she chose Pei Wenxuan?

Can pick.

Li Rong remained expressionless. Wen looked at her carefully. Li Rong smiled and returned the letter to Wen. "Thank you, old lady, for coming all the way to tell me this. But Wen Xuan and I have already divorced," Li Rong sighed, "I can't do anything about it."

"What can't be controlled?" Wen said blankly, "You are a princess."

Li Rong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Even if I am a princess, didn't I divorce Wen Xuan? Old Madam, please go back. Come visit me often when you have time."

Li Rong asked someone to escort Wen out. Wen held the visiting card in her hand blankly and asked, "What about this card?"

"Just give it to Wenxuan."

Li Rong smiled sincerely: "He will solve it himself."

If the problem couldn't be solved, she would solve it for him as well.

Li Rong sent Wen out the door, and turned back to look cold. Jinglan saw that Li Rong looked unhappy, and asked anxiously: "Your Highness, how about we kill Xiao Wei?"

"Why bother a girl like her?"

Li Rong's voice was flat. Jinglan thought that Li Rong had given up when she turned around and said, "Ask Pei Wenxuan to come over tonight and admit his mistake."

Jinglan: “???”

The words "What did the prince consort do wrong" were stuck in his chest, and after enduring it again and again, they finally turned into an "Oh".

Pei Wenxuan and Li Chuan had just finished their conversation and had just returned to the office when he received a message from Concubine Rou. Pei Wenxuan hurried over and entered the Inspection Office, where Concubine Rou eagerly asked him to sit down.

"Master Pei is here," Concubine Rou said earnestly as she poured tea, "Please sit down."

Pei Wenxuan bowed respectfully, and Concubine Rou personally served him tea. Pei Wenxuan hurriedly thanked her. Concubine Rou exchanged pleasantries with Pei Wenxuan for a while, then sat down and said, "Sir Pei has been running around lately. Sir Pei has been relieved a lot."

"It is the responsibility of the propaganda department to work for the Empress."

"I came here this time to discuss something with Master Pei."

Concubine Rou looked at Pei Wenxuan's expression carefully. Pei Wenxuan's face did not show any fluctuations. He just said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

"There are too many people involved in this case, and it will take a while to finish. I think it's not a good idea to delay the case. I would like to trouble Master Pei to talk to the other scholars."

Pei Wenxuan paused holding the teacup. He looked up at Concubine Rou, who smiled and said, "Let them take part in the imperial examination first. I'll handle a batch of cases first, and then I'll deal with the rest later. How do you think?"

Pei Wenxuan said nothing. Concubine Rou waved her round fan and continued, "Of course, they also wasted a lot of time in Huajing. As compensation, how about giving them fifty taels of silver each?"

Concubine Rou's words were very explicit, and Pei Wenxuan understood what she meant from the beginning.

Concubine Rou only intended to handle the cases related to the crown prince's people, and she intended to protect the rest. Now she wanted him to be a lobbyist to "appease" those scholars who had not been rehabilitated, and to lure them with their future, and perhaps even promise them gold and silver, using both kindness and force to make these people shut up.

If they promised not to pursue the case, these scholars could take the imperial examination, become officials, and receive fifty taels of silver.

Fifty taels of silver, in the countryside, might be a family's lifetime expenses. For those scholars whose places were swapped, it was indeed a lot.

Seeing Pei Wenxuan not saying anything, Concubine Rou was also a little nervous. Pei Wenxuan thought for a moment and smiled: "Everything will be done according to your Majesty's wishes. I will go and talk to those scholars tomorrow."

"It couldn't be better."

Concubine Rou was delighted and hurriedly offered tea: "Sir Pei, I have troubled you these days. I will use tea instead of wine. Thank you Sir Pei."

"You're welcome, Madam."

Pei Wenxuan also offered tea in return. Seeing that Pei Wenxuan seemed to be thinking about tomorrow's affairs, Concubine Rou thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Master Pei has been divorced for a while. Do you feel bitter and cold living alone these days?"

Pei Wenxuan looked up at Concubine Rou when he heard what she said. Seeing that Pei Wenxuan looked doubtful, Concubine Rou smiled and said, "My niece Wei'er is well-educated, talented and beautiful. I have been trying to find a good husband for her in Huajing, but I am not very satisfied. Now that I have made friends with Lord Pei, I feel that he is a man of both talent and virtue. I want to be a matchmaker. I wonder if Lord Pei has time today..."

"Your Majesty is worrying too much." Pei Wenxuan said quickly, "Now that Wenxuan has just divorced, it is not convenient to discuss marriage immediately, whether for the sake of the royal family's face or your own reputation."

"Then you can meet her first." Seeing Pei Wenxuan's refusal, Concubine Rou did not feel embarrassed and continued, "Today, Hua Le has delivered a letter to your house on her behalf. You can see her first and then reply to me."

Concubine Rou was very adamant, and Pei Wenxuan could not refuse. Pei Wenxuan smiled and said, "Yes. However, I have an important matter to attend to today. After I finish it, I will return to the mansion and reply to Miss Xiao."

"That's great."

After Concubine Rou finished speaking, Pei Wenxuan stood up and said goodbye. Concubine Rou saw him off from the Inspection Office. Before leaving, she personally helped Pei Wenxuan count the people and asked him to capture the last official related to the Shangguan family.

Pei Wenxuan led the people and marched out of the Inspection Office in a mighty procession.

As soon as he left the Inspection Office, Pei Wenxuan's face turned cold. Tong Ye hurried forward and said anxiously, "Sir, do you really want to see Miss Xiao? If you do, how will you explain it to His Highness?"

"What are you seeing?" Pei Wenxuan sneered, "She is unkind and unjust. She dares to force a woman on me. She wants me to die!"

"It's not that serious..."

Tong Ye muttered quietly. Pei Wenxuan led the people forward and crossed the street, holding the reins tightly: "She sent the letter to the palace. According to my mother's recent temper, she will definitely find a way to intercept the letter. Can she read the letter herself? She will have to send it to the princess's palace."

Pei Wenxuan became angrier the more he thought about it: "Don't you know what a petty person His Highness is?"

"Then it's not your fault."

Tong Ye was puzzled. Pei Wenxuan choked up and suddenly felt a little sad: "She never blamed other women, only me."

Tong Ye: “…”

Pei Wenxuan was talking to Tong Ye when they turned the corner. Tong Ye suddenly felt something was wrong. It seemed that Pei Wenxuan was not going to where they were originally going by taking this road.

Tong Ye realized it, and so did the others. They looked at each other, and Tong Ye asked first: "Sir, where are we going?"

"The queen said that this case will not be handled any further," Pei Wenxuan said, "so today I have to help the queen catch a big fish."

Everyone got the answer and felt a little relieved. Pei Wenxuan led his men all the way to the residence of the Minister of Personnel Wang Houwen. They dismounted from their horses and blocked the palace tightly.

"I am here on the orders of Concubine Rou to arrest the suspect Wang Houwen," Pei Wenxuan said coldly, standing in front of a group of people, "Hand him over!"

When the Wang family servant saw this, he immediately asked the servants to come out and block the door while going to look for Wang Houwen.

Wang Houwen was playing with birds at home. When he heard the servant's report, he sneered, "Rou Fei is simply greedy. She took the money but didn't do anything. She has no rules at all. Does she really think I'm a soft persimmon?"

"Then..." the servant hesitated, "What should we do now?"

"Go to the Ministry of Justice," Wang Houwen waved his hand, "and find Minister Su. Tell him that Pei Wenxuan committed treason, broke into private residences without authorization, and beat up imperial officials. Tell him to come and arrest him."

"Does your Excellency want to see Pei Wenxuan now?"

The servant was a little nervous. Wang Houwen looked at the servant as if he were a fool and said, "You little bastard, are you worthy of me?"

Wang Houwen put down the bird cage and said, "I'm going to take a nap. If he's captured by Su Rongqing, call me back."

Wang Houwen walked slowly into the bedroom.

Pei Wenxuan stood at the door and waited for a while. The door of the palace slowly opened, and the palace steward led people out of the courtyard and said respectfully, "Master Pei."

"Who are you?"

"I am Wang Quan, the housekeeper of the palace, and I have come to deliver a message to you. My family is going to sleep now, so it is inconvenient for us to see you. I hope you will forgive me."

Pei Wenxuan laughed when he heard this: "Sleep? As the Minister of Personnel, he ordered officials to collect money and change the candidates' places at will. How many poor students studied hard all their lives, but were ruined by a word from your master. How can he still sleep now?!"

"Master Pei," Wang Quan's expression turned cold, "you need to provide evidence when you speak."

"Evidence?" Pei Wenxuan sneered, "Come with me to the Inspection Office. Concubine Rou will naturally give him a fair judgment on right and wrong! You let him out now," Pei Wenxuan lowered his voice, "otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

"If Lord Pei wants to be rude, who can stop him?"

Wang Quan smiled and said, "As you wish."

After saying that, Wang Quan rolled up his sleeves, put them behind his back, and walked towards the door.

Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and smiled, then raised his eyes and said calmly: "Rush in."

The people around were stunned. Pei Wenxuan glanced at Tong Ye and said coldly, "Knock on the door and arrest someone, right?"

Tong Ye reacted immediately and shouted, "Charge!"

He then drew his sword and rushed towards the palace with his men.

Wang Quan turned around in surprise and saw Pei Wenxuan looking at him quietly in the crowd.

He was dressed in a bright red official uniform, with his hands clasped in his sleeves and a gaze so calm that he didn't look like a young man.

This kind of stability gave people an invisible sense of confidence. The people from the Inspection Department were a little scared at first, but when they saw that Pei Wenxuan remained calm throughout, they felt relieved for a while.

Pei Wenxuan saw the guards break down the gate of the palace, and finally took a step and walked in.

He walked into the courtyard amid the chaos, entered calmly, and then came to the backyard of the palace and arrived at the door of the master bedroom.

Wang Houwen was still sleeping soundly when he heard a loud noise at the door. Then soldiers rushed in and dragged him out of bed.

Wang Houwen was shocked and angry when he saw Pei Wenxuan standing at the door. He shouted, "How dare you!"

"Sir Wang," Pei Wenxuan bowed respectfully, "I naturally don't dare. However, I am under the order of Concubine Rou. Concubine Rou said that you are the Minister of Personnel and you must investigate no matter what. You have been too negligent in the case of the imperial examination. You are not as organized as her second uncle."

"This ignorant woman insulted me!"

Wang Houwen struggled to get up, but the guards immediately held him down. Pei Wenxuan walked up, half-knelt down, and patted Wang Houwen on the shoulder: "You should bear with the grievance first, and I will redress your grievances when we get to the Inspection Office."

Just as he finished speaking, Pei Wenxuan heard a gentle yet somewhat cold voice coming from behind him: "Who are you going to take to the Inspection Department?"

Pei Wenxuan half-knelt and turned around, and saw Su Rongqing standing at the door. He stared at him, with no surprise on his face.

Wang Houwen saw Su Rongqing rushing over and said hurriedly, "Minister Su, hurry up! He actually broke into the official's house without permission and treated me like this! Minister Su, you quickly arrest him!"

Su Rongqing walked up to Wang Houwen and helped him up.

"Master Wang, you should take a rest first."

As Su Rongqing spoke, he had someone help the frightened Wang Houwen away.

Su Rongqing and Pei Wenxuan were the only ones left in the room. Pei Wenxuan propped himself up and stood up, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "I knew that at this time, Minister Su would come sooner or later, but he would come eventually."

"He committed crimes against his superiors, broke into private homes, and beat officials appointed by the imperial court."

Su Rongqing raised his eyes and looked at Pei Wenxuan: "Pei Wenxuan, you have committed serious crimes."

"Lord Su, I am here on the orders of Concubine Rou to do things for her."

Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and bowed towards the direction of the imperial palace, full of arrogance: "Master Su, don't you even listen to the order of Concubine Rou?"

"Get it!"

Su Rongqing shouted loudly, and the people from the Ministry of Justice stepped forward immediately. The people from the Supervision Department immediately blocked Pei Wenxuan. The two sides confronted each other. Su Rongqing stared at Pei Wenxuan: "Master Pei, you don't even care about the laws of Daxia. Are you openly resisting arrest?"

"Lord Su, your words are respectful."

Pei Wenxuan put his hands in front of him and said with a smile: "It's just that I was just following orders. What crime have I committed? If I am guilty, Lord Su should go to the palace and send Concubine Rou to the Ministry of Justice first."

"Do it."

Su Rongqing didn't plan to say more to him, so he turned around and walked towards the door.

When the two sides were about to fight, Pei Wenxuan suddenly raised his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, so let's catch you."

Pei Wenxuan pushed through the crowd and stretched out his hand. Su Rongqing turned around and looked at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows and said, "But I want to see how long Lord Su can keep me in the Ministry of Justice."

"That depends on my mood."

After Su Rongqing finished speaking, he turned and left.

Pei Wenxuan looked at Su Rongqing's back and shouted, "Just wait, Concubine Rou will come to save me! His Royal Highness Prince Su will not let me get into trouble! Just wait and see!"

His voice was so loud that everyone in the yard could hear him.

Su Rongqing whispered to the person beside him: "Shut his mouth."

After saying that, Su Rongqing walked out.

Pei Wenxuan was dragged out with iron chains on his hands. As he walked, he said arrogantly: "Empress Rou..."

Before he could finish his words, a ball of cloth was stuffed into his mouth.

"Shut up."

Su Zhizhu spoke harshly, Pei Wenxuan blinked and continued to make a "wuwu" sound, and four words "Empress Rou" could be faintly heard.

While the Wang family was in chaos, Li Rong took a bath in the house, burned some incense, and put on some light makeup, waiting for Pei Wenxuan to come back and apologize tonight.

She thought about what request she should make, and as she thought about it, she laughed out loud.

He had just laughed halfway when he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.

Li Rong turned around and saw Jingmei standing at the door, breathing heavily.

"What's wrong?" Li Rong smiled and leaned on the dressing table, "Is the prince consort here?"

"No, it's not."

Jingmei shook her head: "The Prince Consort can't come."

Li Rong frowned: "Why can't you come?"

"My husband, my husband," Jingmei swallowed and calmed her breath, "He was captured by Minister Su!"

Li Rong was stunned. She was distracted for a moment: "Did Su Rongqing find out that he came to my place?"

So many years have passed, could Su Rongqing still be so lenient?

"No, that's not it," Jingmei didn't expect Li Rong to think in this direction, and quickly corrected it, "The prince consort broke into the Wang family and dragged Shangshu Wang off the bed. Shangshu Wang sent someone to report the case to the Ministry of Justice, and Minister Su went to arrest him!"

Li Rong was stunned for a moment, then she jumped up and said immediately, "Hurry up, get into the palace!"