The two of them each had their own thoughts and began to make their own preparations.

The case in Li Rong's hands has come to an end. All the people have been convicted. More than 70 officials have been demoted, more than 40 have been exiled, 13 have been executed, and several people who committed suicide just after the investigation were completed are not included.

This memorial came into Li Ming's hands. Li Ming pondered over it for a day and finally wrote the word "approved".

After the memorial was submitted to the Ministry of Personnel for review, the Ministry of Personnel rejected it the same day, proudly listing the past achievements of those officials, and summarizing it in two words: too heavy.

Li Rong was too lazy to argue with these civil officials, so she asked Pei Wenxuan to write a memorial for her to curse them.

Pei Wenxuan's temper had been very good recently. He would sit next to her in the evening, and whenever she cursed him, he would write it down in a more literary way.

When she got tired of cursing, he brought her a glass of water so that she could moisten her throat.

On the surface, she was arguing with the people from these noble families, but secretly she sent people to set up an ambush in Butterfly Gorge. The day before she was going to Butterfly Gorge, she instructed Shangguan Ya to bury gunpowder in Butterfly Gorge just in case. As a result, that night, Shangguan Ya came to report to her: "Your Highness, have you mentioned the ambush in Butterfly Gorge to others?"

Li Rong looked up from her documents: "What's wrong?"

"There's another group of people doing something else in Mariposa Canyon."

"Something else?" Li Rong became alert. "Have you figured out who it is?"

"I thought you knew," Shangguan Ya laughed, "it seems to be the prince consort's man."

"The prince consort?" Li Rong was somewhat surprised. "What are his people doing there?"

"We don't know yet, but they brought in a lot of flowers today, and it seems like they are decorating something."

Li Rong heard her words, thought for a moment, and then said, "If you transport a lot of flowers, wouldn't it make a lot of noise?"

"That's right." Shangguan Ya seemed to be somewhat happy. "I was originally worried about what would happen if the Chen family didn't make any move when His Highness went out. Now there is no need to worry. The actions of the Prince Consort today have already alarmed the Chen family. The informant from the Chen family reported tonight that many people came to the Chen Mansion today, and Madam Chen withdrew a large amount of gold and silver from the account office. I'm afraid she is making preparations."

"Ginger is always more experienced." Li Rong was somewhat helpless, "Sure enough, I still can't hide it from Pei Wenxuan."

"The Prince Consort is a smart man," Shangguan Ya laughed. "Your Highness has come to this point, and he knows that he can't stop Your Highness, so he just helps Your Highness."

"If everything works out tomorrow, everyone will get a reward."

Li Rong was delighted, but then she remembered: "The gunpowder was buried?"

"Buried." Shangguan Ya said, taking out the map of Butterfly Gorge, pointing out the locations to Li Rong, "Put them at these three points. After entering Butterfly Gorge, jump into the third pool and swim west. After ten feet, when you see light and stick your head out, you will find a hidden cave. If there is any accident, you can hide in this cave."

Li Rong nodded, and after asking Shangguan Ya about the whole process in detail, she went out with Shangguan Ya as it was getting late. As soon as she reached the door, she saw Su Ronghua who was about to go out with her. Su Ronghua bowed to Li Rong and said respectfully, "Your Highness."

Li Rong nodded: "Master Su has returned?"

"Yes." Su Ronghua smiled, "Your Highness and Miss Shangguan are also planning to go back?"

The three of them walked out of the Inspection Office together. Li Rong smiled and said, "It's getting late."

"It's been cold lately," Su Ronghua said respectfully as he escorted Li Rong to the carriage, "Your Highness, please stay out less recently."

Li Rong couldn't help but pause when she heard this. She turned around and looked at Su Ronghua. After a long while, she smiled softly: "Thank you for reminding me, Lord Su. It's late now. Lord Su should avoid walking at night."

Su Ronghua chuckled, with a helpless look on his face: "Your Highness, whether to walk at night is not something I can decide. The only thing I can do is to try to walk under the lights."

"Even someone as wild as Master Su," Li Rong was a little puzzled, "can't he choose to leave or not?"

Su Ronghua said nothing. He raised his hand to salute and whispered, "Farewell, Your Highness."

Li Rong looked at Su Ronghua, and after a moment, she finally nodded and said goodbye to Shangguan Ya and Su Ronghua.

When Li Rong returned to the mansion, she saw Pei Wenxuan waiting for her as usual. He had heard her coming back in advance, so he was waiting at the door. As soon as Li Rong entered the mansion, she saw the young man in blue standing on the corridor.

Li Rong smiled unconsciously when she saw Pei Wenxuan. She walked up to Pei Wenxuan, clapped her hands, patted Pei Wenxuan on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "Well done."

Pei Wenxuan was a little confused. He said carefully, "Your Highness, when you say well done, you mean..."

"I know what you did in Mariposa Gorge."

Pei Wenxuan was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Li Rong to care about him so much that she even found out such details. Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but say, "Since Your Highness knows, then tomorrow..." Pei Wenxuan was a little uneasy, "Your Highness, are you still going to keep the appointment?"

"How can I not go after wasting so much time?"

Li Rong laughed and said, "You can do it as you wish, but you have to do it in a nice way."

Pei Wenxuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this. His heart beat faster. Looking at Li Rong's back as she walked forward with her hands behind her back, he wanted to ask many questions, but he felt offended.

Since Li Rong knew what he was doing in Butterfly Gorge, with her intelligence, she naturally knew what he was thinking. She still allowed him to do so. Does it mean... another response?

Pei Wenxuan didn't dare to think too much. He was afraid that if he thought too much, he would not be able to help but say too much. However, he had already prepared to say it tomorrow, so he smiled and said solemnly: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will arrange it."

Li Rong nodded and said happily, "Okay, let's eat."

Li Rong was in high spirits that night, and Pei Wenxuan noticed that she was happy, and he felt a little uneasy.

He thought Li Rong should be looking forward to his performance tomorrow. If he didn't perform well, would Li Rong be disappointed?

He knew Li Rong's personality. She was very defensive and would not let down her guard just because he confessed to her. But she seemed to be looking forward to tomorrow. She must be looking forward to what he could do for her tomorrow.

Little girls always have a bit of vanity and want to get special care and attention. However, Li Rong has seen a lot of big scenes, and Pei Wenxuan is not sure whether he can give Li Rong the answer she wants.

Pei Wenxuan was thinking about tomorrow and didn't sleep all night. He tossed and turned at night, afraid of disturbing Li Rong, so he just simulated tomorrow over and over in his mind, every word he should say, every thing he should do, every detail...

After he confirmed everything, it was almost dawn.

Both of them had specially asked for leave. Li Rong was a lazy bedridden person and had been sleeping all the time, while Pei Wenxuan got up early and went to the next room. After washing up, he left the city before dawn.

Li Rong slept soundly. When she woke up, it was already daybreak. She yawned and got up. She saw Jinglan coming forward to serve her. She couldn't help but ask, "Where is the prince consort? Why can't I see him?"

"The Prince Consort has left early this morning."

Jinglan smiled and said, "He left a message saying that he was waiting for Your Highness at Butterfly Gorge."

"How many people did he bring?"

Hearing this, Li Rong first considered Pei Wenxuan's safety. Jinglan understood what Li Rong meant and replied with a smile: "The prince consort has taken all his elite secret guards out. Your Highness, don't worry, the prince consort will make arrangements."

"That's good."

Li Rong felt relieved when she heard Pei Wenxuan had taken all the elite soldiers out, and she was even more certain that Pei Wenxuan probably knew what was going on today.

Jinglan helped her put on her clothes, and she went to the dining room to drink some porridge. Then Jinglan led her to the carriage and they headed out of the city.

Li Rong brought a lot of people with her, and they looked very impressive. Jinglan and Jingmei sat in the carriage with Li Rong. Jingmei couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, you brought so many people with you, who dares to get close to you?"

Li Rong was drinking tea. When she heard Jing Meihua's words, she looked up at her with a half-smile: "You are still too young. If I am alone, I am afraid others will not dare to approach me."

"Ah?" Jingmei was a little confused, "I don't understand what your Highness said."

Li Rong smiled. Sitting in the carriage with nothing to do, she patiently explained to Jingmei, "My identity is here. Now at the critical moment of the case, I am traveling so high-profile. If I don't take strict precautions around me, there must be a backup plan. Compared to the open strength, the secret arrangements make those killers more afraid. After all, there are so many people in the open, and the degree of danger is here. They can tell at a glance whether they have the ability to take action or not."

"What if they see that Your Highness is on high alert and don't take action?"

Jingmei was somewhat bewildered. Li Rong felt helpless. She took the fan and looked at her head. She said helplessly, "Of course I got the news, so I am on guard. Don't worry."

Li Rong said with a cold look in her eyes: "Chen Guang is the only child of the Chen family. The old lady would save him even if it cost her her life. If someone is willing to be a knife, how could anyone who wants to take action miss this opportunity?"

"It's just the right time to deal with them all at once," Li Rong laughed. "They always want to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys in front of my father and me. They really think I have a good temper and there's nothing I can do to them."

Jingmei couldn't help but glance at Jinglan when she heard these words. She actually didn't quite understand what was said, but she seemed to understand.

Jinglan poured tea for Li Rong and said softly, "Your Highness is right."

While Li Rong was chatting with Jinglan and Jingmei, Pei Wenxuan was busy in Butterfly Gorge.

Pots of peonies bloomed in the canyon. Pei Wenxuan directed the man to place the peonies in the right positions, turning the entire Butterfly Canyon into a sea of ​​flowers.

"Sir," Tong Ye walked from the path to Pei Wenxuan, who was standing in the sea of ​​flowers, and said happily, "Your Highness is here."

Pei Wenxuan smiled when he heard this, lowered his head and said, "Then I will just start warming the wine, and when His Highness arrives, there will be warm wine to drink."

As he spoke, Pei Wenxuan had someone place a small stove for warming wine next to the long table he had already set up, and then warmed up a pot of peach blossom wine.

After the fire was lit and the wine was poured, Pei Wenxuan knelt down in front of the long table and raised his hand to touch the guqin on the table.

He hasn't played the piano for many years.

In the past, Li Rong liked to listen to him playing the piano, so he always played the piano for her after leaving court. The girl would lie on the table, looking at him quietly, and when the song ended, she would laugh and say happily: "Pei Wenxuan, you are so beautiful."

He didn't know whether this person really liked listening to the piano or just thought he looked good playing the piano, but that didn't matter. As long as she liked it, that was enough.

Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and gently stroked the strings of the zither. At this time, Li Rong's carriage also left the city, getting farther and farther away from Huajing.

Just as they were about to reach Butterfly Gorge, feather arrows rained down and suddenly pierced the wall of Li Rong's carriage.

Outside, people and horses were falling to the ground, and there was a sudden sound of chopping and killing.

Li Rong sat in the carriage with a calm expression and reminded the people around her in a cold voice.

“I am here.”