In fact, Li Rong is quite experienced in dealing with Pei Wenxuan.

After all, in her last life, Pei Wenxuan and she had spent much more time at odds with each other than getting along well with each other. In this life, they had been getting along well ever since they had formed a friendship in prison. She had almost forgotten what kind of person Pei Wenxuan was.

It is true that one has a good temper, but it is also true that one has a bad temper, depending on who one is facing.

Li Rong thought about it, couldn't help but laugh, and said, "You've been holding back everything before. I felt that you were having a hard time, so I tried to persuade you to think about yourself, but you got angry."

Pei Wenxuan froze when he heard this, lowered his eyes, and said nothing.

Li Rong saw that Pei Wenxuan had been scolded by her and should have understood what she meant, so she stopped talking to him. Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and looked at the memorial. His expression was unclear, but he just read the words on the memorial by candlelight, looking very serious.

The two of them didn't say a word on the way, and after a while, they arrived at the palace.

The two of them entered the palace. Li Rong yawned as she entered. Pei Wenxuan followed her. As soon as she stepped into the crowd, Li Rong saw a man walking towards her with a smile. He bowed and said, "Your Highness."

That man was wearing a formal official uniform today, and his handsome face showed a certain uprightness that was different from usual.

He looked somewhat similar to Su Rongqing, but he looked much more flamboyant than Su Rongqing, which was not noticeable on normal days. But now that he was dressed up like a decent person, Li Rong could see some resemblance.

She smiled and said to Su Ronghua, "Did the eldest son come to the morning court today?"

"Your Highness, you are joking. Don't you come here every day?"

Li Rong smiled when she heard this, but she didn't ask further. She just asked, "Master Su, is there something wrong?"

"I heard that His Highness built..."

As soon as Su Ronghua opened his mouth, Li Rong guessed what he was going to say. She raised her hand to cover her forehead, as if she suddenly remembered something and said, "Ah, Prince Consort, I feel a little dizzy..."

Pei Wenxuan knew that Li Rong didn't want to talk to Su Ronghua at this moment, so he raised his hand to support Li Rong and said soothingly: "Your Highness, please take a rest first."

As he spoke, he looked at Su Ronghua and smiled apologetically: "Lord Su, Your Highness has been tired recently and feels dizzy and can't think about serious matters. Lord Su, why don't you come back another day to talk to Your Highness in detail?"

Su Ronghua watched Li Rong perform and laughed: "Why don't I host a party at Zuixianlou this afternoon?"

"Your Highness has been quite busy these days." Pei Wenxuan refused on behalf of Li Rong, "Why not wait until you are done with the recent affairs before discussing it with Lord Su?"

"What I want to say is..."

"Ah, I have a headache," Li Rong said in pain, "Prince Consort, come on, help me to rest."

Pei Wenxuan supported Li Rong and nodded to Su Ronghua, saying, "Master Su, let's talk about this another day."

As he spoke, Pei Wenxuan helped Li Rong walk to the side and helped Li Rong lean against the white jade railing on the side.

The two of them left the crowd, and Pei Wenxuan pretended to pinch the acupuncture points on Li Rong's hand. Li Rong sighed and said, "You should have come later. You have to check the time next time."

"Now the military pay case and the Qin family case are almost the same. When the trial comes, I'm afraid every household will come to our door."

Pei Wenxuan whispered, "Your Highness, it would be best if you stay away from official business these days and just stay away from visitors."

"You are right."

Li Rong nodded. She saw Pei Wenxuan half-kneeling in front of her, squeezing her hands. She couldn't help but glance at the ministers who were looking at them from time to time. After thinking for a while, she said in surprise, "Pei Wenxuan."

"Um?"

"Would you feel aggrieved to marry me?"

"Why do you think so, Your Highness?"

Pei Wenxuan asked in a neutral tone. Li Rong raised her chin in the direction of the ministers and said, "Look at their eyes. They all sympathize with you."

Pei Wenxuan paused, looked over, stared at the ministers for a moment, turned around, raised his hand to pinch Li Rong's calf and said, "I sympathize with them too."

"Why do you sympathize with them?"

Li Rong was a little surprised, Pei Wenxuan said calmly: "My wife can go to court, but they can't."

There are two ways to interpret this statement. One way of interpreting it is to praise Li Rong for having the power to go to court, and that he has a secure job as a dependent. The other way of interpreting it is that Li Rong and he can spend more time together, and that they are a loving couple that makes others envious.

Although Li Rong was not sure what he meant, she knew he was complimenting her. She smiled and leaned over to him: "Are you not angry anymore?"

Pei Wenxuan paused, and after a moment of silence, he sighed and said, "I am angry with myself."

He was angry at himself for being too sentimental and losing his sense of proportion, which turned the situation into a dilemma.

He couldn't retreat now. If he did, he would have to be "friends" with Li Rong for the rest of his life, and he didn't want that.

Go in? No, I can't. Since Li Rong has opened her mouth, it means she is refusing. With her decisive personality, if she wasn't forced to be with him, she would have parted ways with him long ago.

Pei Wenxuan never thought that there was anything that could not be solved, but he finally ran into trouble with Li Rong.

Li Rong did not dare to ask Pei Wenxuan what made her angry. Seeing that his temper had calmed down, she did not want to provoke him. She always hoped that everything would be peaceful and stable. After all, she had more things to do.

Pei Wenxuan took her to hide for a while, and then Li Ming came. After attending court as usual, Li Ming asked about the recent weather in various places, confirmed the ice disaster in the north, discussed the solution for a while, and finally asked Li Rong: "Is there any result in the case I asked you to investigate?"

"yes."

Li Rong spoke respectfully, took out the memorial prepared last night, knelt down and presented it, saying: "Your Majesty, Qin's case has been basically clarified. This case originated from the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War did not keep the march log properly, resulting in missing pages. An official accidentally discovered that the battle in Huangping County was unusual, so he casually told others about it. Then a kind-hearted person anonymously went to Wen Ping Wen Yu Shi to report Qin. Wen Yu Shi and Cui Shuyun, the Minister of Justice, jointly investigated the case. During the process, the two neglected their duties and mishandled the case. Now that Qin's injustice has been redressed, I hope Your Majesty will severely punish Wang Xi, the doctor of the Ministry of War, Wen Ping, Cui Shuyun, the Minister of Justice, and other related personnel."

Li Ming listened to Li Rong's report, nodded, raised his hand and said, "Since you are investigating the case, you can decide it. After a thorough investigation, just write a memorial and submit it."

"yes."

"And Pei Wenxuan," Li Ming looked up at Pei Wenxuan and smiled, "You have made great contributions in this Qin family case, so you deserve a reward."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Pei Wenxuan followed Li Rong in kneeling on the ground and paying his respects, before standing up and returning to his seat.

After commending the two people and expressing his attitude, Li Ming glanced at the people in the court and said slowly, "Before, when I wanted to set up the Supervision Department, you blocked me, saying that Pingle was young and couldn't accomplish anything. How is this case going now?"

No one spoke in the court. Li Ming sneered, "I think it was done well. If no one was in charge of you, look at what you have become. If Pingle hadn't uncovered such a big case, the good soldiers of the Qin family who fought for the country and the people would have been wrongly killed by you!"

Li Ming cursed and no one said anything. Li Ming said directly: "Let's settle it. From today on, Pingle will be the head of the Supervision Department. The Supervision Department will report directly to me. Pingle can set up the internal organization of the Supervision Department by himself. The Ministry of Revenue will make a budget for the establishment of the Supervision Department and report it to Pingle."

The Minister of Revenue listened to this and bowed respectfully. Just as he was about to reply, he heard Li Ming say, "It must not be less than 30,000 taels per year."

"Your Majesty," Zheng Ran frowned, "Isn't this too much? Money is needed everywhere nowadays, and Your Highness still needs so much..."

"You can't even come up with 30,000 taels?" Li Ming was a little dissatisfied. "You collect tens of millions of taels in taxes every year, but now you can't even come up with 30,000. How do you do your job?"

"Your Majesty, I am innocent," Zheng Ran knelt on the ground and started to argue with Li Ming. "Daxia's annual national tax is several hundred million taels of silver in good times, and no more than 80 million taels of silver in bad times. I heard that a lot is spent, but a lot is also spent. You see, since this year, the war in the northwest border in early spring has occupied more than half of the national treasury for military expenses; in June, the flood season, the south suffered floods, and we had to provide disaster relief and repair dikes; and then..."

"Alright, alright," Li Ming interrupted Zheng Ran. He didn't want to listen to him anymore and said decisively, "Don't give up. Go back and write me a proposal on how much money you can give. But no matter how much or how little, the Inspection Office will be officially established from today."

Li Ming looked at Li Rong and said soothingly, "Pingle, you must share your father's worries in the future."

When Li Rong heard this, she smiled and bowed, saying, "Yes."

"Now that the Inspection Department has been established, I will also hand over the military pay case to you."

Li Ming gave the order directly. Before Li Rong could answer, Su Ronghua said, "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate, isn't it? Your Highness is newly married, and the Qin family case has been dropped, and the military pay case has also been handed over to the princess. Isn't this going to tire the princess out?"

Su Ronghua always spoke incoherently, but this time, someone actually agreed with him. However, other officials spoke in a more high-sounding manner: "Your Majesty, what Lord Su said is not without reason. If you continue to investigate one case after another, not only will it be tiring for Your Highness, but this military pay case is also an old case. It is more appropriate to hand it over to an old minister. Your Highness is too young and may not understand the twists and turns involved."

"It is precisely because I, an old minister, know all too well the twists and turns involved that I should avoid suspicion."

Pei Wenxuan walked out of the line holding a tablet. The great god said, "This military pay case is related to the Qin case. The princess has investigated it smoothly. It is up to the princess to decide whether it is tiring or not. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

"Pingle," Li Ming turned to look at Li Rong after hearing Pei Wenxuan's words, "Are you tired?"

"I report to the emperor," Li Rong replied righteously, "If I can help more victims to seek justice and restore peace to the world, I will not be tired."

"Did you hear that?" Li Ming looked up at everyone, "Who else has any comments?"

At this point everyone knew that Li Ming had made up his mind, so they stopped trying to persuade him. Everyone thought to themselves that even if Li Ming issued an edict, it would still need to be reviewed by the Ministry of Personnel, so they could just reject it and discuss it later.

The court officials did not argue, and there was nothing else to do, so Li Ming announced his withdrawal from court.

Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan went out together. As soon as they left the hall, they saw many court officials surrounding them. Li Rong saw this and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and leave."

As she spoke, Li Rong raised her hand to cover her forehead and fell into Pei Wenxuan's arms. Pei Wenxuan raised his hand to support Li Rong, raised his hand to skillfully push away the crowd, and said calmly: "I'm sorry, everyone, the princess is not feeling well, I will take His Highness back first."

After saying this, the two of them broke through the crowd and quickly left.

The court officials stared blankly at the backs of Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan.

Li Rong pretended to be weak with her head covered, but her lower body moved very fast, no less fast than Pei Wenxuan. In a moment, the two disappeared in the palace.

Su Ronghua looked at the two people walking away and couldn't help but sigh.

"Look at your vigorous steps, I'm afraid you have practiced before."

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Author: How do you feel when facing the siege of court officials?

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