Li Rong helped Qin Zhenzhen over and immediately called other people over. She asked someone to get the carriage and check the surroundings. After confirming that no one saw them, she asked Qin Zhenzhen to get on the carriage and immediately rushed back to the princess's mansion.

Qin Zhenzhen was injured. Li Rong took out the medicine from the drawer and bandaged the wound for Qin Zhenzhen. Qin Zhenzhen gritted her teeth and said nothing. After arriving at the princess's residence, Li Rong called the doctor from the princess's residence to come for a consultation. After the doctor cleaned the wound and prescribed medicine, he turned to Li Rong and said, "This girl only has superficial wounds. She just needs to rest for a while. Your Highness, don't worry."

Li Rong nodded and asked the person to go down first. She stood by the bed for a moment. Qin Zhenzhen closed her eyes and seemed to be resting. She thought for a moment and was about to speak when she heard a noise from outside. Li Rong hurried out of the inner room and just as she went around the screen, she saw Pei Wenxuan and Li Chuan walk in.

"What's going on?"

Li Rong immediately raised her eyes to look at Pei Wenxuan, who was still wet with rain and had a solemn expression: "There is nothing wrong with their process of sealing up the Qin family. Now, Your Majesty can only send more middlemen to try to ensure that they don't make mistakes."

"Who was added?"

"Su Rongqing. He is the Minister of Justice, of high status, and he is not involved in this dispute."

Li Rong felt relieved when she heard Su Rongqing's name. Pei Wenxuan saw Li Rong's expression change, and he paused for a moment before saying, "I met the Crown Prince at the palace gate. He wanted to come look for you, so I brought him back with me."

Li Rong responded, and she turned to look at Li Chuan. Li Chuan's eyes were slightly red, but his expression was extremely cold. Li Rong knew that something must have happened to him in the palace, so she asked, "Why did you enter the palace?"

"I'm going to find my mother."

Li Chuansha spoke in a hoarse voice. Li Rong paused and said hesitantly, "And then?"

Li Chuan did not speak for a long time, and then he suddenly said, "Sister, please investigate this case."

Li Rong was stunned. Li Chuan said calmly, "I can't do it. If I do, the aristocratic family will have a strong backlash. I'm afraid they will immediately consider a way to abolish me. Now my father doesn't trust me, so I can't be too tough with the aristocratic family."

"You want to take action against the people involved in this case."

Li Rong said affirmatively: "These are all my uncle's people. Have you thought it through?"

"I've thought about it."

Li Chuan said calmly: "I don't want a disobedient knife that has its sharp edges sharpened."

Li Rong remained silent for a moment, then she asked slowly, "What did the Queen Mother tell you?"

"After I learned about the Qin family, I went to the palace to question her. This matter is too risky. If she could turn black into white and make a case of a poor family into an ironclad case just by relying on the relationship within the aristocratic family, how horrible would this be for my father? Moreover, in the court dispute, such a false accusation destroyed a whole family," Li Chuan closed his eyes, "the means are too extreme."

"What does the Queen Mother say?"

"She asked me if I had an affair with Qin Zhenzhen." Li Chuan laughed, as if he thought it was ridiculous, "and asked me if that was why I didn't want to marry Shangguan Ya."

"She sent someone to check on me. She found out about my previous visit to Qin Lin. She thought I went to see Qin Lin for Qin Zhenzhen. Later, at the palace banquet, Qin Zhenzhen was ranked second in perfumery, and I spoke to Qin Zhenzhen for a few more words, which she also found out."

"In addition, Qin Zhenzhen has recently become famous for her perfume making skills. There are rumors in the palace that my father intends to make her the Crown Princess. My mother is worried that Qin Zhenzhen will threaten Shangguan Ya's position, so she sent the news to my uncle."

Li Chuan smiled bitterly: "My uncle was just preparing to kill a family as an example, so he chose the Qin family."

"I'm not surprised that they want to target a family. But I didn't expect that they would use such drastic measures."

Li Rong also guessed that the Shangguan family would choose a family to suppress, but she never thought that they would be charged with treason and betrayal.

Such a serious crime can be seen by everyone. This is a warning from the Shangguan family to Li Ming.

Now it seems that this is also a warning to Li Chuan who is unwilling to marry a Crown Princess.

Li Chuan looked a little tired. Li Rong didn't say anything. Li Chuan looked up at her and said slowly, "Sister, you said that only when a person is strong enough can he have the right to choose."

"yes."

"Well, let me ask you a question today," Li Chuan looked at her, "Are you willing to be involved in this case?"

Li Rong was silent. Li Chuan looked at her calmly and continued, "If you are willing, I will support you with all my strength. You can find a suitable reason today to surrender to His Majesty and take this opportunity to establish a supervisory department in the name of thoroughly investigating this case. This department can be directly under the jurisdiction of His Majesty and will not be included in the jurisdiction of the three provinces. As an independent supervisor outside the court, it has the power of life and death."

"You are a princess. For my sake and that of my mother, no one dares to do anything to you. It is the most appropriate thing for you to do."

"And in the future, if I ascend the throne," Li Chuan promised in a low voice, "the Supervisory Department will still be yours."

This is the power that belongs entirely to her.

Li Rong said nothing, and Li Chuan immediately said, "But this matter is too risky, so you don't have to rush to make a decision. If you don't want to, that's fine." Li Chuan looked at her, paused, and said solemnly, "No matter what, you are a princess."

After Li Chuan finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the heavy rain outside and whispered, "I have to prepare for the morning court session. Sister, have a good rest. I'm leaving first."

Li Rong finally responded, and together with Pei Wenxuan, she bowed and sent Li Chuan off.

After Li Chuan left, Li Rong stood there without saying a word, and Pei Wenxuan accompanied her quietly.

After a long while, he said, "Go back and put on more clothes first. The Qin family has been imprisoned, so there is no rush..."

Before he finished speaking, a voice came from the side: "Your Highness."

Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan turned around together and saw Qin Zhenzhen standing next to the screen.

Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong in surprise, wanting to ask something but not daring to say more. He just took a step back without leaving a trace and stood behind Li Rong.

Li Rong looked at Qin Zhenzhen quietly, and then saw Qin Zhenzhen kneeling down with a sword in hand, kneeling in front of her.

"I beg Your Highness to establish the Supervisory Office."

"You beg me, what can you give me?" Li Rong sneered. Qin Zhenzhen pursed her lips and gritted her teeth and said, "I will do anything for you, even if it means risking my life."

"Walk through fire and water?" Li Rong chuckled. "What can you do as a girl from a poor family? Can I still let you arrange a marriage?"

"I am a humble woman with a weak body and nothing but the long sword in my hand. If Your Highness wishes," Qin Zhenzhen raised her head and looked directly at Li Rong, "there will no longer be a Second Miss Qin in this world."

Li Rong looked into Qin Zhenzhen's eyes, and she suddenly knew what Qin Zhenzhen wanted.

Qin Zhenzhen does not belong to Huajing, nor does she belong to the court.

"I want you to kill someone?"

"Can."

"I'm going to your northwest?"

"good."

"Qin Zhenzhen, I won't make this decision just for you."

"I understand. But I have to try."

Li Rong said nothing. The two looked at each other silently. After a long time, Li Rong threw her sleeves and turned around: "You take a rest. I will think about it."

Having said that, Li Rong told the people around her to take care of Qin Zhenzhen and walked out directly.

Pei Wenxuan walked beside Li Rong, and the two walked side by side on the corridor. Li Rong touched the golden fan in her hand and did not say a word.

It was raining heavily outside, and the sky was dark due to the dark clouds. The lanterns on the corridor were swaying slightly in the wind. Pei Wenxuan walked beside Li Rong to block the cold wind for her.

The two of them remained silent until Li Rong suddenly asked, "Do I have a choice?"

"Your Highness, as long as you are willing to give up your power," Pei Wenxuan looked at the end of the corridor, clasped his hands in his sleeves, and spoke slowly, "What can't you choose?"

"Even if you don't set up the Supervisory Office and don't even bother with the Crown Prince, you are still my wife, Princess Pingle."

Pei Wenxuan said, turned around and laughed: "Establish the Supervisory Department. If you win, you will be the Princess who is second to none. If you lose, you will be chopped into pieces and nothing will be left."

"If I have nothing, would I still be your wife?"

Li Rong found it a little funny, but Pei Wenxuan said nothing.

The moment Li Rong's question flashed through his mind, he didn't know why, but he felt it subconsciously.

If Li Rong had nothing, she could perhaps be his wife for life.

But this thought flashed through his mind, and he did not delve into it. Whether it was yes or no, it was not appropriate to tell Li Rong this answer at this time, because he knew clearly that Li Rong would not only not believe it, but might even oppose it.

So he chuckled and said, "Maybe one day, when the time comes, you will know it."

"Forget it then," Li Rong laughed, "The price is too high, I'd rather not know."

As they talked, they walked to the door together. Li Rong said slowly, "Are you going to court? Go to the other room and change your clothes. I'll think about it."

Pei Wenxuan responded, and when Li Rong opened the door, he suddenly called Li Rong: "Your Highness."

Li Rong did not look back, and listened to the person behind her saying: "Actually, no matter which path you choose, if one day you are cut into pieces, I will definitely be in front of you."

If she was just his wife, and she died, someone must have stepped over his body.

If she established the Supervisory Department, she would be finished, and so would he.

Whether as a couple or as allies, they have long shared life and death.

"So," Pei Wenxuan lowered his voice, "choose a path you like."

Li Rong turned her back to Pei Wenxuan. She couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth and said, "I know, stop making noise."

As she said this, she entered the room and closed the door.

After she entered the door, she stood in the dark, then she walked to the desk and found a place to sit down.

She had established the Supervisory Department. She had done something similar in her previous life.

The source of a person's power must come from what he holds in his hands that determines the power of others.

The more people who can make decisions, the larger the scope of the decisions, and the more power she actually controls.

For example, Pei Wenxuan is now under her control. The core reason is that Pei Wenxuan needs her money, her people, and her identity as a princess, so that he can silently intimidate others in the officialdom.

But money, people, and identity are not scarce resources.

If she wanted to build a power center with herself as the core, she would have to deal with the issue of holding power. In her previous life, she had also established an institution similar to the Supervisory Department, but she mostly used her status as the eldest princess, and did not directly establish an institution independent of the three provinces.

The Supervisory Commission is like a sharp blade. If she doesn't use it properly, she might end up hurting herself.

Li Rong closed her eyes and tapped her palms lightly with the fan, reviewing the entire situation.

Now she has three options. The first one is to persuade Li Chuan to marry Shangguan Ya as his principal wife and Qin Zhenzhen as his concubine, as she did in her previous life. As long as Qin Zhenzhen has no influence on the Crown Princess, the Queen will not insist on getting rid of the Qin family.

But in this way, Li Chuan completely exposed Qin Lin's card to the Shangguan family, and was completely dependent on the aristocratic family. Li Ming would find a reason to depose the prince in the future, and Li Chuan would have to rely on the power of the aristocratic family to ascend the throne again. But the Yang family fell too early in this life, and it is unknown what changes will happen in the future. And relying on the aristocratic family, the conflict between the aristocratic family and Li Chuan will still erupt in the future.

The second option is to ignore everything and let Li Chuan and Pei Wenxuan take care of it themselves. Either Li Chuan completely abandons the Qin family, or Li Chuan will return to the first path. But no matter what, Li Chuan still has to accept the control of the Shangguan family.

The third article is to establish a supervisory department.

Li Rong opened her eyes and looked at the faint light after dawn coming through the window and falling on the ground. Her eyes were bright.

The noble family is a sword, but a sword must have a scabbard. Today's poor family is not enough to be a scabbard, so she has to be the scabbard.

She established the Supervisory Department to thoroughly investigate those involved in the Qin case, used her Supervisory Department to intimidate the aristocratic families, and then secretly contacted other members of the Shangguan family to support the new head of the Shangguan family.

In this way, she can completely control the Shangguan family, intimidate the aristocratic families, and even have the power to directly overthrow Concubine Rou, without being constrained by others like she is now.

The noble family became a knife with a scabbard, under her control, so that the conflict between Li Chuan and the noble family could be resolved in the future. The Shangguan family would not be like the previous life, except for Shangguan Ya who stayed in the palace. If she hadn't fought hard to protect her, most of the people would have ended up in misery.

Only when the power is in her hands will she have room for choice.

When Li Rong thought of this, she felt a familiar rush of blood boiling in her veins.

As Pei Wenxuan said, the path of the Supervisory Commission is the best path, but also the most dangerous path.

"Thousands of cuts and pieces..."

Li Rong tapped her palms lightly with the fan, and after a moment, she chuckled.

She stood up, walked to the desk, and thought about the entire plan for setting up the Supervisory Department, and then wrote a memorial. While writing the memorial, she instructed Jinglan outside: "Jinglan, go and ask Miss Qin to come over, and then send someone to the palace to stop the prince consort after he leaves the court, and ask him to come to me."

Jinglan responded, and soon Qin Zhenzhen was led to the room.

Qin Zhenzhen changed into a new set of clothes, her face still a little pale. She came in and bowed to Li Rong first. Li Rong raised her hand to let her stand up. While writing a memorial, she said, "I will go to the palace in a while to request an investigation into the Qin family's case. Do you have anything to give me?"

Qin Zhenzhen heard this and looked at Li Rong with some hope in her eyes: "Your Highness has agreed?"

"I will discuss the matter of the Supervisory Department with His Majesty. As for you," Li Rong raised her eyes and looked at Qin Zhenzhen, "I will give you a choice."

Qin Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment, and Li Rong said directly: "You are not suitable for Huajing, nor for marriage within the aristocratic family. Today you have two choices. Give me the things you brought out of the Qin family, and I will have someone protect you and send you back to the Qin family. You will still be the second Miss Qin, and in the future you will marry a good family in Huajing, take care of your husband and children, and live your life like this."

"What about the second way?"

Qin Zhenzhen looked at Li Rong and asked directly. Li Rong stared into Qin Zhenzhen's eyes. She recalled the moment when Qin Zhenzhen closed the coffin in her previous life.

She was lying in the coffin, holding a long sword in her arms. It was not a customary thing for ordinary noble concubines, but something that Li Chuan had forced into her coffin.

Li Rong looked at her for a long time before she spoke, "If the Supervisory Department is established, they may use some extraordinary means to investigate the Qin family case. I need someone with strong martial arts skills to help me. After the action is taken, the aristocratic family may retaliate in an extreme way. They dare not look for me, but will look for trouble with my subordinates."

"You want me to be that person." Qin Zhenzhen spoke immediately.

Li Rong responded, "Yes, the Qin family case is over, you can't stay in Huajing any longer. I will send you directly to the northwest. The Yang family has fallen and the northwest is in chaos. You will build a branch of the Supervisory Department in the northwest, assist Qin Lin in obtaining the military power in the northwest, and stabilize the northwest. I will make plans when I am more powerful in the future."

"But from now on," Li Rong said in a solemn tone, "You are not surnamed Qin, nor are you a daughter of the Qin family, so as to avoid your actions involving the Qin family. I will arrange a reasonable death for Qin Zhenzhen."

Qin Zhenzhen remained silent. Li Rong lowered her head and wrote the last sentence of the memorial. Then she put down her pen and raised her head: "Give me an answer."

Qin Zhenzhen spread her sleeves, knelt down and kowtowed, saying respectfully: "Your Highness, please give me a name."

Li Rong was not surprised by Qin Zhenzhen's choice. She looked at Qin Zhenzhen quietly and said, "Don't you regret it?"

"Your Highness is walking on a thorny road for the Qin family, how dare I stay out of it? I am willing to use my body as a sword," Qin Zhenzhen raised her head, her expression serious, "to help Your Highness point the sword in all directions."

"I'm not doing this for Qin's sake," Li Rong met her gaze, "If you want to repay me, you don't have to do this."

"I did it for myself, too."

Qin Zhenzhen answered seriously.

Li Rong looked at her for a long time, then she walked past Qin Zhenzhen with the memorial in her hand and said, "From now on, your name will be Xun Chuan. Get up and come with me into the palace."

Qin Zhenzhen stood up and followed Li Rong. Li Rong held the letter and asked, "What did your family give you?"

"The Qin family's internal family token," Qin Zhenzhen whispered, "and my grandfather's blood letter proving his innocence, which I was originally asked to take to the northwest to give to my third uncle and brother."

"good."

Li Rong nodded and led Qin Zhenzhen out. The wounds on Qin Zhenzhen's body were bleeding, and she subconsciously raised her hands to cover them. Li Rong glanced at them and smiled, saying, "I may have to inconvenience you today. The worse it looks, the better."

"I will follow your Highness' orders."

The two of them got on the carriage and soon arrived at the palace gate. Li Rong waited at the gate for a while. Pei Wenxuan had just finished his court session when Li Rong's people came to inform him to meet her at the gate. Pei Wenxuan got the news and rushed over excitedly after finishing his court session. He happily rolled up the curtain and jumped into the carriage, saying happily, "You have something to ask today..."

Pei Wenxuan froze before he finished speaking. He looked up and saw Qin Zhenzhen sitting inside, then glanced at Li Rong. After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and said, "How about I change the carriage..."

"sit down."

Li Rong spoke directly, and Pei Wenxuan immediately sat next to Li Rong, as if he could get a sense of security by getting closer to Li Rong.

Li Rong looked at him strangely and continued, "I went to the palace to find His Majesty and told him that Qin Zhenzhen was an old acquaintance of yours. She ran away and found you. You saved her. You introduced her to me. I couldn't bear to see the tragic scene of the Pei family, so I decided to come and take charge of the Qin family."

Pei Wenxuan responded and said, "Well, I will explain to His Majesty that it was me who provoked the relationship between you and the Queen, making you want to take control of your own power, and that's why you wanted to build the Supervisory Department."

"good."

"Take a look at the memorial," Li Rong handed it to Pei Wenxuan, "and see if there are any problems."

Pei Wenxuan took it and scanned Li Rong's letter. Then he said, "That's it."

The two discussed and compared the details of the confession, and asked Qin Zhenzhen to tell the truth. They just changed the person who saved the man to Pei Wenxuan, and did not say it was Li Rong.

The three parties agreed on their statements and arrived at Yu's study. Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong got off. Qin Zhenzhen was injured, so they let her rest in the carriage first. The two of them stood at the door of Yu's study together and asked someone to inform Li Ming.

Standing at the door, Pei Wenxuan was obviously much more relaxed. Li Rong glanced at him and said calmly, "Why are you so nervous in the carriage?"

"I don't know either," Pei Wenxuan sighed, thought for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "It's probably the same feeling you had when Su Rongqing was in the carriage."

Li Rong immediately understood this feeling. She thought for a moment, walked over, and whispered, "I need to trouble you with something."

Pei Wenxuan had a bad feeling when he heard this, so he turned his head and looked at Li Rong warily: "It's not a good thing for you to talk like this."

Li Rong smiled, showing a flattering smile: "Go to the government office later and make an appointment with Su Rongqing for me?"

Pei Wenxuan: “…”

Li Rong raised her eyebrows: "You don't even help with this little thing, and you still dare to call us friends?"

"Time and place." Pei Wenxuan turned his head, his face calm and composed, "If you don't know where to go, I can still help you."

"Then can you give me a recommendation?"

"On the top floor of Tingfeng Tower, listening to the wind, appreciating the moon and chatting, it is very stylish."

Li Rong thought Pei Wenxuan's suggestion was good. Even when talking about serious matters, Li Rong preferred something more elegant. So she tapped her palm with her fan and said happily, "Great, let's make it this afternoon at Tingfeng Tower. Drinking together in the evening will be quite elegant."

"Don't dream." Pei Wenxuan glanced at her and said sarcastically, "This place is busy. You have to make a reservation a month in advance. You can just find a teahouse to negotiate. What kind of style do you want?"

"That's not right."

Li Rong immediately corrected him: "Mr. Su..."

Before they could finish their words, Fulai walked out and interrupted them.

"Princess, Prince Consort, His Majesty invites you two in."

The two looked at each other, Li Rong nodded, and walked in.

The author has something to say: [Small Theater]

Pei Wenxuan: "My wife came to pick me up from get off work today. I'm so happy. Tick, tick, I'm going to find my wife quickly~"

(Lifting the curtain, he sees two women inside and freezes)

Pei Wenxuan put down the curtain: "Sorry, goodbye, I'll send you to the death."