Li Rong jumped off the bed and walked out quickly. After walking a few steps, she suddenly came to her senses and turned back to say, "Don't go into the palace. Hurry up and find out where Master Pei is. Let someone protect him first. I'll be there soon."

"Your Highness," Jingmei was a little confused, "You are not going to enter the palace anymore?"

"No." Li Rong's eyes were a little more panicked. "Call the doctor and follow me to find Pei Wenxuan immediately."

After Jinglan heard the words, she immediately asked someone to lead the horse. Li Rong got on the horse and rushed towards the Ministry of Justice.

She knew Su Rongqing much better than Pei Wenxuan.

Su Rongqing has worked for her for many years, and his working style is completely different from Pei Wenxuan's.

It's just that he was always under her command back then, and she deliberately suppressed him, so Pei Wenxuan couldn't notice the difference, but she knew it very well.

Those details buried in the past, which she had told herself not to care about over and over again, would all emerge clearly in this life when she saw him standing on the opposite side.

Su Rongqing was loyal to her back then.

One year they encountered an assassination attempt, and he decisively stood in front of her, even though the sharp blade pierced his body without retreating an inch.

Ordinary people block the sword to protect themselves and their descendants, but Su Rongqing blocked the sword at that time in order to pierce the opponent's chest with the sharp blade.

She hid behind him, watching the blood flow down the tip of the sword onto her body, while the young man in front of her was able to draw his sword and stab again, and he still held the dagger in his hand until reinforcements arrived.

At that time, she thought that there really was someone who was willing to sacrifice his life for her.

But now when I think back on it, I can’t help but feel a little scared.

Su Rongqing was like a poisonous snake. Whoever he bit to death would be entangled with his own body and strangled.

Including killing her.

After twenty-five years, who wouldn't be moved?

But he was able to kill her so calmly and without hesitation.

He is a handsome man, but also a Rakshasa from hell.

Now that things have come to this, with the Wang family as a cover, if Pei Wenxuan falls into his hands, how could he let him go?

Even for a moment, she couldn't hand Pei Wenxuan over to Su Rongqing.

When Li Rong hurriedly chased Pei Wenxuan, Pei Wenxuan was sitting leisurely in the carriage.

He was wearing a hand chain. He raised his hand to open the car curtain and looked at the people coming and going on the street with a smile.

It is now night, there are no stars or moon in the sky, but there is a cold wind mixed with water vapor blowing towards us, it seems that a heavy rain will come soon.

Su Rongqing was standing by, pouring himself some tea. His movements were very steady, and the sound of water mixed with his voice: "Master Pei doesn't seem to be worried at all."

Pei Wenxuan listened to Su Rongqing's words, turned around, and smiled slowly: "What do I have to worry about?"

"Master Pei has probably offended quite a few people recently."

"Minister Su is in the Ministry of Justice, and he may have offended even more people recently."

Su Rongqing pushed the tea to Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan lowered his head to look at the tea and did not move.

Su Rongqing did not urge him. He sat at the small table with a calm expression, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. "Minister Pei kicked the door of the Wang family today, and I took him away so easily. I'm afraid he has other plans. I wonder what is his plan, Lord Pei?"

"you guess?"

Pei Wenxuan leaned against the carriage, looking lazy: "Isn't Minister Su very smart? Guess what."

"Minister Pei's mind is incomprehensible to me."

Su Rongqing stroked the teacup in his hand and said nonchalantly: "Then Lord Pei, why don't you guess why I took you back to the Ministry of Justice?"

"I know why you took me back." Pei Wenxuan listened and leaned forward with a smile, "But before that, I want to ask Minister Su a question."

"Don't you want to ask the princess what to do next?"

As soon as these words came out, Su Rongqing froze.

Pei Wenxuan's eyes lightly swept over his obviously frozen hand, and the smile on his lips deepened.

He was just testing.

He was testing a possibility, but Su Rongqing gave him a positive answer.

"You want to kill me."

Pei Wenxuan spoke softly, and Su Rongqing looked up at him.

"Don't you know?" Pei Wenxuan smiled, but his eyes were a little cold. "You are the official who escorted me. If I die here, your official career will be over."

"So what?" Su Rongqing did not deny it at all and said directly, "My career in exchange for your life, isn't that good?"

"You seem to think that I'm doomed?" Pei Wenxuan looked at Su Rongqing playfully.

Su Rongqing said calmly: "If you don't die, what does it have to do with me?"

The murderer was not one of his people, so what does it matter to him if Pei Wenxuan is not dead?

But when he heard this, Pei Wenxuan laughed.

"If it has nothing to do with Lord Su," Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and threw away the cup of tea that Su Rongqing had just poured. The cup fell to the ground, as if it had disturbed something. In an instant, the carriage stopped abruptly, and the two of them were shaken. Pei Wenxuan held onto the table and looked up at Su Rongqing, "What does Lord Su think I am doing here?"

Su Rongqing's expression turned cold. The sound of fighting came from all around. Feather arrows hit the carriage hard, and the carriage shook violently with a "clang".

The two people in the carriage seemed to be unaffected by the outside world. They sat on each side, seemingly chatting idly.

Su Rongqing listened to the sounds of chopping and killing outside and said in a faint voice: "You ambushed someone."

Pei Wenxuan turned over another cup, raised his hand to pick up the teapot, poured tea for Su Rongqing first, and then filled his own cup.

"Lord Su has come here in person, how dare I neglect him?"

Pei Wenxuan said, pushing Su Rongqing's teacup to him: "Drink tea."

"You knew there was an ambush on the road."

"I didn't know it at first, but when Minister Su came over, I guessed it."

"You were just observing along the way."

"Does Minister Su still think that I am someone who enjoys watching the excitement?"

Pei Wenxuan laughed, and Su Rongqing looked calm: "Then you attacked Shangshu Wang's mansion to lure me over here."

"That's not the case." Pei Wenxuan shook his head. "I never thought that Minister Su would come here in person for this matter. But when Minister Su came here, I had another idea."

Pei Wenxuan took a sip of tea and said, "It seems that Lord Su has a lot of business in the court. Lord Su shouldn't be so familiar with the role of Minister Wang."

When Wang Houwen was brought home by him, his first reaction was to go find Su Rongqing, which shows that he was very familiar with Su Rongqing.

"I remember that Minister Su was a man of high moral character. He always disdained officialdom and only wanted to do his job in a down-to-earth manner. How come he has now learned the despicable methods that these ministers have always looked down upon? Forming a clique for personal gain," Pei Wenxuan lowered his voice with a smile on his face, "is not a glorious thing."

Su Rongqing said nothing. The carriage was hit hard by someone and jolted. Pei Wenxuan looked back and saw the chaos outside. He weighed the situation in his heart.

His men are equally matched with the killer, but the problem is that Su Rongqing's men are also here.

After a while, when most of the people on the roadside had run away, it became hard to tell where Su Rongqing's people were standing.

His biggest hope now is Li Rong.

If Li Rong had received the news that he was taken away by Su Rongqing, he would have rushed over immediately.

The most crucial point in the game between him and Su Rongqing is Li Rong.

Whether Li Rong arrives early or late will determine whether he wins or loses.

His face remained expressionless and he was smiling the whole time. Su Rongqing looked at him for a moment and said slowly, "What are you looking at now?"

"Observe the battle situation," Pei Wenxuan turned his head and looked at Su Rongqing, "see when Minister Su's men will take action."

"Master Pei is probably watching the battle situation," Su Rongqing raised his eyes and smiled slowly, "Is he waiting for someone?"

"Oh?" Pei Wenxuan's heartbeat quickened a little, and he raised his eyebrows, "Lord Su, do you think there is someone I can wait for?"

"I know you are waiting for His Highness," Su Rongqing said calmly, "but I'm afraid you won't be able to wait any longer. Do you have anything else to say to His Highness?"

"I don't have any words for Your Highness." Pei Wenxuan put his hands in his sleeves and stared at Su Rongqing, "But there is one thing I want to ask you."

"Ask me."

Su Rongqing seemed to know what he was going to ask.

"When did you come back?"

Su Rongqing heard this and smiled softly: "You are sure that I will come back soon."

"Before I married His Highness?"

"A month before His Highness held the Spring Festival Banquet," Su Rongqing said in a low voice, looking at the water cup, "I woke up and it felt like a big dream."

"You're already back," Pei Wenxuan frowned, "Why..."

He hesitated for a moment, and Su Rongqing raised her head with a smile on her face, but her eyes couldn't help showing a bit of sadness: "Why should I let you marry her?"

Pei Wenxuan was silent. Su Rongqing stood up and looked at Pei Wenxuan: "I said, I always hope that you live well, do you believe it?"

"The premise is that Li Chuan must not be allowed to ascend the throne, right?"

Pei Wenxuan laughed sarcastically. Su Rongqing said nothing. He said softly, "Sorry."

Then he suddenly made a move and grabbed Pei Wenxuan!

Pei Wenxuan was prepared and kicked him the moment he made his move!

The two men were entangled in the carriage, punching and kicking each other. Pei Wenxuan had handcuffs on his hands, which made it inconvenient for him to move, but he exerted all his strength and fought Su Rongqing to equal strength. He pressed his whole body on Su Rongqing and hit Su Rongqing with his head.

Su Rongqing was hit so hard that his head felt dizzy, and Pei Wenxuan also gasped in pain, but he was the one who took the initiative after all, and in the moment when Su Rongqing was dizzy, he hit him with his shackles!

Su Rongqing recovered after being hit a few times. He learned from a famous teacher and had never seen such a disorganized fighting style before. He was thrown into disarray for a moment, but he adjusted quickly.

He took advantage of Pei Wenxuan's inconvenient hands and hit him to drain his strength. Then he suddenly turned over and kicked Pei Wenxuan away.

Without waiting for Pei Wenxuan to stand up, he immediately stood up and kicked Pei Wenxuan off the carriage!

The moment Pei Wenxuan was kicked out of the carriage, feather arrows rained down!

Pei Wenxuan rolled over on the ground, barely dodging the rain of arrows, and then he saw a long sword coming towards him!

Fortunately, the guard raised his hand and another guard helped him up, but before they could say another word, the guards were scattered by the killer.

Pei Wenxuan was escorted out by the guards and didn't even have time to open his handcuffs.

The sword suddenly chopped off his crown, splitting it in two. He crawled and rolled in the fight, and fled like a wolf. After a moment, he could vaguely hear the sound of horse hooves not far away.

Pei Wenxuan raised his head quickly and saw a man in red riding a horse, his clothes fluttering in the wind.

"Sir," Su Zhizhu jumped into the carriage and said anxiously, "The princess is here."

Su Rongqing paused, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Protect Pei Wenxuan and don't let anything happen to him."

"Then... those killers."

Su Zhizhu hesitated, and Su Rongqing looked up at him: "What does it have to do with us?"

Su Zhizhu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly said, "Yes."

As soon as Li Rong appeared, the situation around them changed instantly. Su Rongqing's men finally joined the battle. When Pei Wenxuan saw the change in the battle situation, he turned around and whispered to the guard beside him: "Push me and stab me in the shoulder."

The guard was slightly stunned, and Pei Wenxuan lowered his voice: "Don't touch the vital parts."

The guard finally reacted, and when the next killer approached, he pulled Pei Wenxuan to the side, and the killer's sharp blade instantly pierced Pei Wenxuan's shoulder. The killer wanted to draw his sword and stab again, but the guard kicked the killer away and stabbed him!

Li Rong led her men and came forward like a hot knife through butter. She saw Pei Wenxuan from a distance and saw the sword piercing his body. Li Rong's eyes were bloodshot. She rode her horse quickly, dismounted in the crowd, and rushed straight down.

Pei Wenxuan fell backwards softly. Li Rong held him up. Pei Wenxuan fell into Li Rong's arms. Blood stained Li Rong's clothes. Li Rong couldn't help shaking all over. Her voice began to tremble, but she still pretended to be calm: "Let the doctor come over."

As soon as Li Rong's men arrived, the killer fled hastily and the whole situation was immediately under control.

Li Rong asked Pei Wenxuan to lie down. She looked at the blood trickling out of Pei Wenxuan's shoulder and became a little panicked.

But she didn't show it on her face. She let Pei Wenxuan lean on her and asked the doctor to come over quickly.

The doctor at the princess's mansion was an old man in his fifties. He ran very fast carrying a medicine box. He ran to Li Rong's side, panting, and raised his hand to examine Pei Wenxuan.

Pei Wenxuan didn't want to stay here any longer, and pretended to be seriously injured, so he pulled Li Rong and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, take me back first."

"Check your wound first and make sure it's healed before moving."

Li Rong held his hand and spoke in a decisive tone.

Pei Wenxuan was afraid that the doctor would say he was fine here, so he coughed a few times and said weakly: "Your Highness, I'm afraid I will die outside..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Li Rong shouted loudly, and the doctor couldn't help but look at Pei Wenxuan again.

Pei Wenxuan secretly winked at the doctor, held Li Rong tightly, and pleaded, "Your Highness, please get in the carriage and go back."

When Li Rong heard Pei Wenxuan's hint, she hesitated for a moment. Seeing that she was still undecided and hearing that Su Rongqing had got off the carriage, Pei Wenxuan simply closed his eyes, leaned against Li Rong and passed out.

Li Rong saw Pei Wenxuan fainting, and her whole body tensed up. Su Rongqing walked behind Li Rong, bent down to pull Li Rong, and said worriedly: "Your Highness, you first..."

Before she could finish her words, Li Rong slapped her back with her backhand!

A crisp "slap" sound landed on Su Rongqing's face, and Su Rongqing froze. Su Zhizhu hurried forward: "Sir..."

"Stand back."

Su Rongqing's voice was very cold. Su Zhizhu looked angry, but he still listened to Su Rongqing and stepped back.

Li Rong turned around and looked at Pei Wenxuan who was being examined by the doctor, and calmly ordered: "Send Master Pei to the carriage first, and Doctor Lu will accompany him."

Hearing Li Rong's instructions, the people around hurried over, lifted Pei Wenxuan onto the stretcher, and walked towards the carriage accompanied by the doctor.

Pei Wenxuan lay on the stretcher, quietly opened his eyelids, and secretly looked at Li Rong.

Li Rong was still there, looking at Su Rongqing coldly. Su Rongqing seemed to be oblivious to Li Rong's cold stare and smiled, "I didn't expect Your Highness to come so early."

"You never thought that I would think so badly of you in my heart."

Li Rong spoke directly, causing Su Rongqing's face to stiffen. Li Rong chuckled, "Do you still think that I will enter the palace first?"

"Your Highness knows me."

"You never knew me."

"Su Rongqing," Li Rong looked at him seriously, "I have never hated you."

Su Rongqing looked up at him, and Li Rong said slowly: "Even if you kill me, I only think that you have your reasons. But I tell you, if you kill Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong stared at him, word by word, "I will hate you."

"I will hate you my whole life. When the time comes, I will personally drag you to the guillotine, cut your neck with my own hands, cut you into pieces, burn you into ashes, and then throw you into different rivers to feed the fish! I want your body to disappear without a trace, and you to be reincarnated, and sink into the sea of ​​suffering for eternity."

"Do you understand?!"

Li Rong finished speaking and turned to leave. Su Rongqing suddenly spoke up: "The reason why Your Highness doesn't hate me is..."

Li Rong paused, and heard Su Rongqing's voice with a smile: "It's just because I've never loved before."

Li Rong said nothing.

Pei Wenxuan was in the carriage. He raised his hand to lift the curtain and looked at the two people quietly.

“Maybe.”

Li Rong spoke in a light tone.

As she spoke, she walked towards Pei Wenxuan's carriage.

"If I leave, there is still Pei Wenxuan," Su Rongqing watched Li Rong leave, he couldn't help but say, "If Pei Wenxuan leaves, there are still others, Your Highness, why do you insist on it?"

“It’s different.”

Li Rong turned her head and looked at Su Rongqing. She rarely smiled at him.

"Pei Wenxuan, in my heart," Li Rong raised her hand and gently placed it on her chest, "is different from anyone else."

"Su Rongqing," Li Rong looked at him with a hint of disappointment in her eyes, "In fact, in all these years, you have never really understood me."

"I know your highness!"

Su Rongqing raised his voice suddenly, as if that was his only persistence.

Li Rong smiled bitterly: "No, you don't understand."

"If you knew me, you would have at least killed him earlier."

"And the reason you didn't expect me to come so quickly is because you always thought that I never knew what you looked like."

"But Su Rongqing," Li Rong looked at him quietly, "I know your ugly face very well."

“It’s just that I didn’t care about it before.”

After saying that, Li Rong turned around and went back to the carriage. Seeing her coming, Pei Wenxuan was so scared that he quickly lowered the curtain and lay in the carriage pretending to faint.

Doctor Rui looked at him helplessly, and when Li Rong came in, Li Rong asked worriedly, "How is he?"

"It's okay, it's just some flesh wounds, no injuries to the bones." Doctor Rui had bandaged Pei Wenxuan's wounds. He packed up the medicine box and said with his head down, "Just take good care of yourself."

"Thank you for your hard work, old man."

"Your Highness's affairs, how can they be considered difficult?"

Doctor Lui said this, bowed to Li Rong, said goodbye, and left.

For a moment, only Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan were left in the carriage. Li Rong felt the carriage start again. Pei Wenxuan closed his eyes, wondering how to open them naturally and reasonably. But before he could move, he felt Li Rong hold his hands with both hands and then gently hold them on top of her head.

"I'm sorry I'm so late."

Li Rong's voice was hoarse.

Pei Wenxuan listened to Li Rong's voice and felt that if he opened his eyes at this moment, he would probably be beaten to death.

But if he doesn't open his eyes...

"I'm fine." Pei Wenxuan suddenly spoke. Li Rong looked up blankly and saw Pei Wenxuan supporting himself to sit up. She looked at the girl who was half-squatting in front of her with slightly red eyes and a look of surprise and confusion.

Compared to being scolded by Li Rong, I am more afraid of her worrying.