Pei Wenxuan was good-looking and had a nice voice. Li Rong couldn't see his face, but just by listening to his voice, she was actually a little moved.

Pei Wenxuan let go of the hand that was covering Li Rong's mouth. Li Rong pretended to be calm and asked, "Were you waiting for me on purpose?"

"Your Highness, you are overthinking." Pei Wenxuan stepped back half an inch, seeming to be very polite. Li Rong turned over and saw Pei Wenxuan leaning on his side, with one hand under his ear, his white shirt open, revealing a large area of ​​his chest. He looked at her lazily and smiled, "I just heard a cat pushing the window, so I wanted to take a look, and I saw a big cat coming in."

Pei Wenxuan's words were more like flirting than teasing. Li Rong listened to his low and seductive voice, thought for a moment, pursed her lips and smiled, put her hands on her body, and leaned over, soft and charming, leaning on Pei Wenxuan's chest, looking up at Pei Wenxuan, blinking and saying, "Brother, do you want to teach this cat a lesson?"

Pei Wenxuan reacted instantly to these words. He became seriously embarrassed and didn't know whether to advance or retreat.

Li Rong was immediately delighted when she saw his embarrassment. Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but sigh when he saw her smiling smugly. He raised his hand to press the cup on Li Rong to make sure she was wrapped tightly in the quilt, and then said, "It's so cold, why did Your Highness come here wearing such a thin piece of clothing?"

"You're not going back," Li Rong said angrily, "So I have no choice but to come here?"

"If Your Highness wants me to go back, just say the word." Pei Wenxuan smiled, "How can you freeze yourself?"

"I can't afford to pay for Shaoyao's debt," Li Rong buried her head in the quilt, "Aren't you still angry?"

"How can I be angry?" Pei Wenxuan said in a gentle voice. Li Rong raised her eyes and glared at him. "Then you will ignore me?"

"How did I ignore you?"

"You sleep in a separate bed from me." Li Rong said in a muffled voice. Pei Wenxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment: "Your Highness, you were the one who told me to wait. I slept in a separate bed just to give Your Highness some time."

Li Rong didn't say anything. Pei Wenxuan raised his hand to comb Li Rong's hair, tucking her messy hair behind her ears. Li Rong buried her face in the quilt. She was not afraid that Pei Wenxuan would say nonsense to her or do stupid things, but she was afraid that Pei Wenxuan would touch her so seriously and tenderly.

She probably just couldn't stand nice people and didn't know how to deal with this kind of gentleman in bed.

Pei Wenxuan explained, "I know that your Highness was embarrassed after what he said that day, so I thought that the relationship between you and me would be more appropriate for your Highness. If your Highness wants me to move back, then I will move back. If your Highness doesn't want to, then I can sleep in the study."

"Don't be so serious, as if everything is for my own good," Li Rong glared at him, "If you really think so, why don't you sleep in the guest room? You sleep on this small, hard couch, aren't you just thinking that I'll come and coax you into having sex with me?"

Li Rong seems to have become smarter.

Pei Wenxuan was speechless for a moment, feeling somewhat embarrassed at being seen through. He turned his eyes away nonchalantly and coughed lightly: "Your Highness thinks too badly of me."

"Do I think you're bad?"

Seeing that Pei Wenxuan still refused to admit it, Li Rong simply sat up with the quilt wrapped around her, patted the couch and said, "You old man are such a bad-hearted person! Whatever you say to me now, you are not ignoring me, but you are just pretending to be a good person. You keep a distance from me and deliberately leave me alone during the day. You didn't ask me when I was injured, and you didn't feel sorry for me because my eyes were red. You came to apply medicine on me and tied me up like this to make people laugh at me!"

Li Rong raised her finger and pointed at the bow dangling on her head, saying unhappily, "You're clearly treating me like an 18-year-old girl who knows nothing. You're playing hard to get and playing both the good cop and the bad cop all by yourself, trying to trick me!"

Pei Wenxuan was completely exposed by Li Rong, and the nobleman could no longer pretend. He blushed and turned pale in the night. After holding it in for a long time, he could only pull Li Rong's quilt and said, "Just talk, don't grab the quilt."

"What kind of quilt do you need?" Li Rong wrapped the quilt tightly and glared at Pei Wenxuan, "Aren't you a fox fur? Go and warm yourself!"

"It's cold in the middle of the night," Pei Wenxuan frowned, "If you catch a cold, you still have to go to court tomorrow, and you're still making noises in your bed."

Li Rong hesitated for a moment and felt that what Pei Wenxuan said made some sense. She couldn't delay her work because of such a thing.

So she gave the quilt to him and got into bed with Pei Wenxuan.

The small couch in the study was originally for one person, and two people could not even lie flat on it, but could only lie sideways facing each other. In such a small space, a young man and woman wearing only single clothes should have been a little impulsive, but Pei Wenxuan looked up and saw Li Rong's eyes, which were frighteningly bright in the night and full of condemnation. He immediately lost all his feelings and subconsciously wanted to talk back, but he calmed down before opening his mouth, thinking that it was not easy for the relationship to develop to this point, and he must not be mean.

The two of them were silent for a long time before Pei Wenxuan said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please save some face."

"Then you're giving me some face?" Li Rong insisted, "You're such an old jerk."

"No," Pei Wenxuan couldn't help it. "Li Rong, why don't you step down from the stage? Do you have to keep quarreling like this? I have a little plan in mind, I want you to coax me, you dare to say that you are not cooperating with me, don't you know? You have to make it clear that I am embarrassed for everyone, right?"

"Why am I embarrassed?" Li Rong sneered, "I'm not like you, saying one thing in public and another in private."

"Oh, you are not like me," Pei Wenxuan laughed, with a hint of sarcasm, "I openly say I like you and secretly like you too, but I am not like you at all. You openly say you want to keep me, but secretly you know I sleep in the study room and I don't know how happy you are."

"You are judging others by your own standards."

Li Rong raised her hand and poked him in the chest: "If I were happy, why would I come here?"

"You don't want me to go back," Pei Wenxuan said directly, "You're just afraid that I'll run away."

Li Rong froze. Pei Wenxuan saw her froze and realized that he had said something wrong. He felt a little soft in his heart. He sighed and reached out to hold Li Rong's hand: "Don't worry, I understand."

"What do you understand?"

Li Rong lowered her eyes, and Pei Wenxuan lowered his voice: "I didn't really lie to you. I slept in separate rooms from you because I really wanted to give you some time. I understand what you said to me that day. You asked me to wait for you because you knew that it would take time for you to let go of the past. Before that, you can't give me the relationship I want."

"I am not..."

"Don't say anything," Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and placed it on her lips, saying gently, "You can say those things to me, which means you care about my performance. I don't blame you. You can't let go of your feelings for me now, but you can't afford it, so you try your best to be nice to me. In fact, deep down, you just want to keep me. But the relationship has not reached this point, and you are forcing yourself to do all this."

"I don't understand what you're saying," Li Rong laughed, "For example?"

"For example, Your Highness," Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and slid it to the knot of her waist, "If I want to serve Your Highness, will Your Highness allow me to do so?"

"Master Pei is an expert at this. This is something that makes both you and me happy," Li Rong raised her eyebrows, "Why shouldn't I agree?"

"That's it." Pei Wenxuan took back his hand. "But if I were to have sex with His Highness here, then I might never be able to enter His Highness' heart in my life. Because I ignored what His Highness really wanted emotionally. In the relationship between His Highness and me, His Highness was wronged."

"Your Highness has suffered too much injustice in the matter of love. If I can't make Your Highness feel that this matter is not something that needs to be wronged, and that it is in Your Highness's hands, Your Highness will never be able to give your heart to me."

Li Rong didn't say anything, she just looked at Pei Wenxuan quietly.

She suddenly felt that Pei Wenxuan seemed to live in her heart, and what he could see was even clearer than her own.

She was confused about many things, such as why she wanted Pei Wenxuan to come back to her room but was afraid of him coming back.

On the one hand, I was happy when he was nice to me, but on the other hand, I was terrified.

In the final analysis, it was just that she couldn't give Pei Wenxuan the love he expected, and she was afraid that he would leave.

She herself didn't realize that she was secretly trying to please Pei Wenxuan and resisting everything that made her think that Pei Wenxuan might leave.

"I can joke with His Highness and ask Him to give me some sweet things. I am very happy that His Highness can sneak to see me tonight."

"But I can't really ignore your true feelings. After you revealed your true feelings to me that day, you have been very nervous. If I don't leave, you will probably stay this nervous. Don't worry, I'm not angry with you. I'm waiting for you."

"Then you'll go back, right?" Li Rong looked up at him, and Pei Wenxuan smiled, "Of course, I slept in the study, isn't it just to make Your Highness feel bad? When Your Highness really wants me to go back, I'll give Your Highness a step so that Your Highness can call me back."

"Your Highness is a person who cares about his reputation." Pei Wenxuan pursed his lips, not wanting to embarrass Li Rong at this time, and restrained his smile and said, "I am paving the way for Your Highness."

"Very cunning old man."

Li Rong muttered, Pei Wenxuan smiled but said nothing. After a pause, Li Rong hesitantly reached out her hand and put it around Pei Wenxuan's neck.

She pressed her soft body against him, rested her head gently on his chest, and whispered, "Then go back."

"Your Highness, are you sincere in saying this? If I go back, will Your Highness feel that I am too intimate and nervous?"

Pei Wenxuan added: "No matter what your Highness decides, I will not be unhappy."

Li Rong leaned against Pei Wenxuan. She thought seriously for a long time. She listened to Pei Wenxuan's heartbeat and felt a silent sense of security surrounding her.

She seldom felt so peaceful. Relying on this man, it seemed as if the wind and rain no longer existed in this world.

After a long while, she whispered, "Not now."

Pei Wenxuan raised his hands when he heard this, and held the person in his arms, saying calmly, "Then go to sleep, I'll go back tomorrow."

"No," Li Rong heard this and immediately got up from her bed, covered with the quilt, and said seriously, "I can't sleep here, or they will know tomorrow."

"Then your Highness means..."

"Come back with me."

Li Rong said seriously: "Let's go back the same way and don't alarm anyone."

This way, no one would know that she had taken the initiative to look for Pei Wenxuan.

Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong with an expression that was hard to describe. Li Rong looked determined. The two of them faced each other for a while. Pei Wenxuan looked at his own couch and finally nodded, "Okay, okay, let's go back now."

Pei Wenxuan got out of bed with Li Rong. He put his clothes on Li Rong and said, "Hurry up and leave."

After the two of them discussed it, they quietly climbed out of the window again, then carefully avoided the servants all the way, sneaked back to Li Rong's room, and returned to bed.

After arriving at Li Rong's big bed, the two finally felt relieved. They lay on the bed and smiled at each other. Pei Wenxuan pulled the quilt over Li Rong and said, "Go to sleep."

Pei Wenxuan came back and the bed suddenly became a lot smaller, but Li Rong didn't know why, but she felt that the bed seemed warmer and softer, in short, more comfortable.

Pei Wenxuan slept next to her. She couldn't help but turn over, lying on the bed with a smile, looking at Pei Wenxuan and said, "Pei Wenxuan."

"Hmm?" Pei Wenxuan put one hand behind his head and looked at her with a sidelong glance. Li Rong smiled and said, "According to what you said, if the time is not right," Li Rong said, raising her hand and gently touching Pei Wenxuan's chest, "Are you a gentleman in bed who can sit still and do whatever the wind blows?"

“Is this how the poem is used?”

Pei Wenxuan had a smile on his face and let Li Rong draw circles on his chest.

Li Rong was lying on the bed, holding her chin, her feet dangling in the air, her fingers gently sliding across Pei Wenxuan's chest: "Is this important? I'm just asking you."

"I promised Your Highness that I would do it."

Pei Wenxuan said, propping himself up and approaching Li Rong: "But Your Highness, if you take the initiative to flirt with me, it will all be a debt. I will remember every penny and I will have to pay it back in the future."

As he spoke, he leaned close to Li Rong's ear and said, "Your Highness didn't go out for a few days during our wedding. I remember it very clearly."

Li Rong froze after hearing this. After a moment, she sneered, "Just bully me because I'm young."

But after saying this, she still behaved herself, lying back down, closing her eyes, pulling the quilt over her and saying, "Go to sleep!"

Pei Wenxuan chuckled, but said nothing more.

Li Rong had her back to Pei Wenxuan, and she was staring into the night.

She was very happy that night, but she didn't know what she was happy about. Many years later, when Pei Wenxuan asked her about it, she thought about it for a long time before she understood.

That was the first time in her life that she felt loved.

It is easy to be pampered, just like her father, the emperor, who occasionally pampers her.

It is not difficult to be loved, just like her mother, who carefully protected her in the palace.

To be loved means that there is someone who tolerates you unconditionally, allows you to make mistakes, allows you to not care about equality, allows you to do whatever you want and still thinks you are lovable. He does not ask for anything and does not want to get anything from you.

He loves you just for who you are.

But Li Rong didn't understand so much at that time. She just covered herself with the quilt, closed her eyes, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth when she went to sleep.

The two of them slept until the morning court session. Jinglan knocked on the door and whispered, "Your Highness, please get up."

Li Rong woke up in a daze. Before she got up, she felt Pei Wenxuan covering her eyes with something and said gently, "Sleep a little longer."

When she heard this, her determination to get up, which was not that strong to begin with, collapsed instantly, and she fell asleep again. She vaguely heard Pei Wenxuan get up and call the person outside to come in: "Come in."

Jinglan outside was stunned for a moment, then a look of delight appeared on her face. She looked at Jingmei, then pushed the door open and walked into the house while hiding her smile.

After entering the room, I saw Pei Wenxuan helping Li Rong to get dressed. Li Rong was leaning on Pei Wenxuan's shoulder, closing her eyes and trying to sleep a little longer.

After Pei Wenxuan helped Li Rong put on her clothes, he said softly, "Get up and wash up."

Li Rong finally got up and Jinglan helped her wash up.

Pei Wenxuan glanced at the attendant beside him, raised his chin, and said while washing his face: "Go to the study and get my official uniform."

Hearing this, everyone laughed quietly, as if they knew what happened last night.

Pei Wenxuan glanced at Li Rong without leaving a trace. Li Rong coughed lightly and asked, "What are you laughing at? How dare you make fun of the master's affairs?"

After hearing this, everyone immediately apologized with a smile, without showing any fear. Li Rong didn't know why, and couldn't say anything harsh. Perhaps because she was in a good mood, she just said, "It's not polite."

After that, the attendant hurriedly apologized. Li Rong was in casual clothes and didn't see it. After washing up, Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong went out together. Pei Wenxuan sighed and said, "Today, I took the blame for your Highness. Do you want to record my merit?"

"Write it down first." Li Rong glanced at Pei Wenxuan with a smile. Pei Wenxuan looked at the white cloth tied around Li Rong's head again and saw her lively expression. This look made him want to laugh.

Li Rong saw him lowering his head to suppress his laughter, and she suddenly remembered, "By the way, Hua Le was beaten yesterday. Was it you who did it?"

"Is that why you came here last night?"

Pei Wenxuan knew why Li Rong came to the study room last night. Li Rong coughed lightly and said, "I'm asking you a question."

"Yes." Pei Wenxuan said leisurely, "I know you don't like to care about these things, but I'm very stingy."

Pei Wenxuan sneered: "You were criticized once, and she thought she could just copy the "Rules for Women" ten times to get away with it? She's dreaming."

"So what did you say to His Majesty that made him go back and slap Hua Le after seeing you?"

Li Rong was a little curious. Pei Wenxuan smiled and said, "I just gave your Majesty the memorial that mentioned the skyrocketing price of Kunzhou white jade. I gave your Majesty an example of the price of buying a Kunzhou white jade hairpin, and the relationship between the Xie family and this jade hairpin."

When Li Rong heard this, she remembered yesterday's news that Hua Le brought a white orchid jade hairpin, and she understood immediately.

Kunzhou white jade is the property of the Xie family. The Xie family owns a jade shop that produces various jewelry and is quite famous in Huajing. Among them, the most sought-after is the white orchid jade hairpin.

It is not easy to buy this white magnolia hairpin. Not only is it expensive, but it also requires one's status. With Concubine Rou's background, Hua Le is not rich. Even if she had money, the Xie family might not sell the hairpin to her.

But Hua Le had a white magnolia hairpin.

It is not difficult to guess where this white magnolia hairpin came from, considering that Hua Le said bad things about her the day before yesterday and Chen Wang's act in the court yesterday to force her to hand over the Qin case and the military pay case.

A hairpin is not a big deal, but Concubine Rou, who is Li Ming's knife to chop off the aristocratic families, has actually gotten together with the Xie family and even suppressed Li Rong who was helping Li Ming. In addition, Li Ming is expected to be pissed off by Xie Lanqing and others again one day. Pei Wenxuan just reminded him that Hua Le would definitely not tell the truth if he went back to ask. With so many bad things happening one after another, Li Ming slapped Hua Le in the face, which was considered as restraint.

Li Rong thought about what happened before and after and couldn't help but feel that Pei Wenxuan was indeed a man with deep thoughts and extraordinary means.

He never said a bad word about Hua Le directly. He just talked about the affairs of state lightly and had Hua Le, such a favored princess, tied up by the emperor himself. This slap not only hit Hua Le, but also Concubine Rou. Most importantly, it completely planted the suspicion of Concubine Rou in Li Ming's heart.

Li Ming's preference is Concubine Rou's greatest reliance. Pei Wenxuan is not only venting his anger for her, but also hitting the snake's weak spot and calculating Concubine Rou step by step.

Now Pei Wenxuan is just a military officer, yet he can accomplish such a great feat with just a little effort. It is not surprising that he was able to become the Minister of the Chancellery in his previous life.

Pei Wenxuan saw that Li Rong had been silent for a long time, so he turned to look at her and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about now, Your Highness?"

"I was thinking," Li Rong sighed, "Master Pei is so smart that he's almost a demon. It's disturbing."

Li Rong said it so frankly that Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but laugh: "I thought you were going to coax me again."

"What are you trying to comfort me with?"

Li Rong raised her eyebrows, and Pei Wenxuan took the initiative to raise his arm and hold Li Rong's. Before Li Rong could react, she heard Pei Wenxuan pinching his voice and saying, "Pei Wenxuan, you are so smart. This palace admires you so much."

Li Rong was amused by him and pushed him, saying, "Nonsense, am I that kind of person?"

"That's about right," Pei Wenxuan regained his composure and spread his hands. "You are my ally now. In the past, you wouldn't tell me the truth."

"That's considered progress now." Li Rong said earnestly, "You should be content."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Pei Wenxuan looked as if he had received a great favor, holding his tablet and bowing respectfully, "Give me this opportunity to be scolded by you."

Li Rong joked with him and couldn't stop laughing. When they reached the door, Pei Wenxuan helped her get into the carriage. Pei Wenxuan then said seriously in a low voice, "Don't worry."

"As long as you are my wife, I will never commit these conspiracies against you."

"What if I'm not?" Li Rong turned sideways and looked at him coldly.

Pei Wenxuan smiled gently and said gently: "By then, all the calculations and plots will probably be tied to Your Highness alone."

"You are..."

"Just because Your Highness can come back, I will honor you with the title Madam Pei again."

Li Rong was stunned. Pei Wenxuan raised his hand to lift the curtain and said with a smile, "Please come in, Madam Pei. Don't get cold outside."

"What do you mean Madam Pei?" Li Rong sneered. "You are my consort, but I am not your Madam Pei."

As she spoke, Li Rong bent down and entered the carriage.

The two got on the carriage and began to deal with their respective official duties. They were both used to dealing with things in any spare time, so as to ensure the efficient operation of their lives. After a while, the two arrived at the palace. They went their separate ways. Pei Wenxuan went to talk to his acquaintances, and Li Rong stood in her own seat, closing her eyes and resting her mind.

Soon, the morning court began. Following Li Ming's shout of "I have something to report," many officials stood up immediately.

These officials spoke out one after another, some demanding a thorough investigation into whether Li Rong had tortured Chen Guang into confessing, and some demanding a retrial of the military pay case.

Li Ming looked a little impatient, but he listened patiently. Monk Li Rong sat down with a calm expression. After everyone had finished speaking, Li Ming finally spoke: "What you said makes sense. We should investigate whether Pingle used torture to extract a confession. Let the people from the Historian be responsible for it."

As he spoke, Li Ming raised his eyes and looked at the doctor Shangguan Minzhi: "Shangguan Yushi, you take care of this matter."

Shangguan Minzhi responded respectfully, and Xie Lanqing said coldly: "Your Majesty, Lord Shangguan is your uncle, so he should avoid suspicion. It is better to hand this case over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation."

"Uncle," Xie Lanqing had just finished speaking when Li Rong spoke. Xie Lanqing frowned, and then he heard Li Rong smile, "According to the clan relationship, you are also my uncle. In the court, everyone is a relative, right? You have talked to your relatives about avoiding suspicion, so are you still going to do things in the court?"

"But……"

"Pingle's argument makes sense." Li Ming interrupted Xie Lanqing and said impatiently, "It's settled. The Historical Bureau will investigate whether Pingle used torture to extract a confession. Pingle's Qin case and the military pay case have been delayed for so long, there is no need to re-examine them. It's a joke to re-examine a person who died. If there is evidence, we will re-examine them. If there is no evidence, we will announce the verdict on a later date."

"But if Your Highness involves torture and forced confession..."

Another minister spoke hastily, and Li Ming said directly: "So transfer the case to someone else for trial."

Hearing this, many officials breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Li Ming raised his hand and pointed at Pei Wenxuan: "Pei Wenxuan, you are the historian, and you helped with this case at the beginning. I'll leave it to you."

"Your Majesty!" Several courtiers said anxiously, "The prince consort and the princess are husband and wife. What's the difference between letting him judge the case and letting the princess judge it?"

"Then let the princess judge it?" Pei Wenxuan replied directly, and the minister who spoke immediately said, "That's of course not possible."

"It cannot be handed over to the princess for trial, which means there is a difference between the princess's trial and the humble official's trial. So what's the problem with handing the case over to the humble official?"

Pei Wenxuan's question confused everyone. After a while, the minister finally responded and said quickly: "You will definitely favor them."

"Why?"

"You and the princess are married!"

"Sir Chen, you spent a lot of money in a brothel before, and your wife brought people to the brothel to kill people. You and your wife confronted each other in the street. Aren't you and your wife husband and wife? Why does one want to fight and the other doesn't?"

“You…” The minister whose name was mentioned suddenly blushed, feeling ashamed and angry. Pei Wenxuan took advantage of the moment when he was speechless, turned around, knelt down respectfully and saluted: “I obey your order.”

This means the matter has been settled.

It was obvious that Li Ming had discussed this matter with the senior ministers yesterday. Pei Wenxuan retorted to these little grasshoppers, and no one else said anything. After receiving the order, Pei Wenxuan stood up and returned to his seat. The matter was over.

After the morning court session was over, Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong walked out of the hall together. Pei Wenxuan remained silent for a long time. Li Rong asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"

Pei Wenxuan put his hands behind his back and turned to look at her: "Are you just going to let the assassination go?"

"Of course I won't let it go like this."

Li Rong smiled and said, "Just wait and see."

As she spoke, Li Rong patted Pei Wenxuan on the shoulder and said, "There are a lot of cases for these two cases. Why don't you go directly to the Inspection Department, Mr. Pei?"

“It’s natural.”

Pei Wenxuan said, bowing to Li Rong: "Your Highness, please."

Li Rong walked down the steps, and Pei Wenxuan followed him. The two left the palace together. After getting on the carriage, Li Rong briefly told Pei Wenxuan the details of the case.

Pei Wenxuan nodded, then thought: "So Su Ronghua didn't stop you during this time?"

"He hesitated a little," Li Rong laughed, "but he knew what he was doing and would not hesitate about the crucial matters."

"Does he know what's going on?" Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows. "You trust him very much."

"The Su family won't mess around, even if he's Su Ronghua."

Li Rong spoke calmly, and Pei Wenxuan's expression remained the same. He lowered his eyebrows, poured himself some tea, and said calmly, "In fact, I have never understood why Your Highness has such confidence in the Su family? Can't Your Highness see the shortcomings of the aristocratic family?"

Li Rong said nothing. She opened and closed her small fan. After a long while, she said slowly, "Everything has its pros and cons. Aristocratic families have their disadvantages, but don't forget that the prosperity of Daxia originated from these aristocratic families. Those who are greedy on the frontier are from aristocratic families, and those who fight on the battlefield are also from aristocratic families. Those who work in the court are from aristocratic families, and those who can revise the Daxia Law and be self-disciplined as gentlemen with Confucianism in their hearts are also from aristocratic families."

"Then how do you know whether the Su family is a disadvantage or an advantage?"

Pei Wenxuan's voice was cold. Li Rong thought for a long time. She looked at the curtains outside the car rising and falling, with a distant look on her face.

"Do you know when Su Rongqing and I first met?"

Pei Wenxuan didn't expect her to bring this up. He looked up in surprise and listened to Li Rong's calm words: "I was very young at that time, and so was he. When my father wanted to march north, he and his grandfather knelt outside the palace gate. I couldn't even write well at that time, but he was already in the court, kneeling at the door of Yu's study with his father."

"Then I asked him why he was kneeling, and he said it was because His Majesty was heading north to fight, and he wanted to stop it."

"So I asked again, the Northern Expedition is to fight against bad people, why should we dissuade them. He told me seriously that the achievements of the king must be written with the blood of the people. That year was the third year of the severe drought in the south. Compared with the Northern Expedition against foreign enemies, he hoped that the people would have enough food to eat."

"I asked him if he was afraid that his father would beat him with a stick and even kill people. He looked at me and said, 'The people of the Su family live for the people and die for the country.'"

As she spoke, Li Rong smiled. She turned around and looked at Pei Wenxuan with a rare gentle expression. "Pei Wenxuan, in fact, in this kind of century-old family, there are higher principles and higher moral standards than ordinary people. There are bad people among them, but it is not them who are bad, but the human heart. Su Lin was involved in the military pay case, but it was only the most insignificant part of it. The Su family protected him not for personal gain, but because of a rule within the family."

"If I don't take action to cause trouble for Su Lin, the Su family will take action themselves, but it can't be done by outsiders. Even though there are some dirty people in such a family, I still respect them. They have their bottom line, and it's okay as long as I don't cross it."

Pei Wenxuan listened quietly. As they were talking, the two of them arrived at the Inspection Office. Li Rong led Pei Wenxuan in. As soon as they reached the door, they heard Su Ronghua's excited voice: "You said he escaped on his own? Why don't you tell me that you were seduced by his beauty and let him go? I'll believe it more!"

"It's fine if you don't believe it," Shangguan Ya's leisurely voice sounded, "I didn't ask you to believe it."

Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong looked at each other, and Li Rong led Pei Wenxuan in. When Shangguan Ya heard Li Rong coming in, she stood up respectfully and saluted, saying, "Your Highness."

"Your Highness."

Su Ronghua looked extremely unhappy. Li Rong smiled and looked at Shangguan Ya: "Fighting again? What are you fighting about this time?"

"Your Highness, Lord Shangguan released the serious criminal Lu Feibai last night. Your Highness, please issue an order immediately to search the entire city and capture Lu Feibai!"

Su Ronghua was obviously furious, and did not give Shangguan Ya a chance to speak, and spoke directly. Li Rong remained calm, and turned to look at Shangguan Ya: "You released the felon privately?"

"It's unfair," Shangguan Ya said in a miserable tone, "I was just busy last night and didn't go home. Lu Feibai injured someone and ran away last night. Can you blame me for this?"

"Who unlocked the chain for him?" Su Ronghua turned around immediately, "Why were all the people replaced by yours last night? You are kidding me!"

"Whoever feels fooled is a ghost."

Shangguan Ya spread her hands and said innocently, "How would I know who opened the chain for him? What do you mean they are all my people? We are all from the Inspection Department, we are all His Highness's people, why do we need to distinguish between you and me?"

Su Ronghua was so angry when he saw Shangguan Ya acting like a rogue that he pursed his lips tightly and endured for a long time before finally saying, "You guys are going to cause trouble!"

Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong glanced at Su Ronghua indifferently. He obviously knew something and seemed extremely anxious.

Li Rong didn't show it on her face, she just said, "Everyone has run away, there is no point in investigating who is responsible, let's send out a notice and arrest them throughout the city."

"Your Highness, the notice is not enough," Su Ronghua said hurriedly when he saw that Li Rong agreed with him, "We need to search the whole city."

"If Lord Su feels it is necessary, please take your own people with you."

Li Rong was somewhat helpless: "The Inspection Department has been quite busy recently, I'm afraid there won't be many people."

This was true. Su Ronghua was unsure whether Li Rong was telling the truth or just trying to evade him.

He held it in for a long time, and finally said, "I will go check it out now."

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Su."

Li Rong raised her hand and made a "please" gesture.

Su Ronghua bowed respectfully and hurried out. After he left, Shangguan Ya came forward and whispered, "I released him in the morning, don't worry."

Li Rong responded and turned to look at Pei Wenxuan: "Let's go, I'll take you to see the files."

As she spoke, Li Rong instructed Shangguan Ya, "Go and fetch the files of the two most recent cases, and prepare the people for Lord Pei's review."

Shangguan Ya bowed and accepted the request, then left. Li Rong led Pei Wenxuan to the archive room. Pei Wenxuan put his hands in his sleeves and said coldly, "Did you let Feibai out on purpose?"

"right."

"He is the deputy leader of the Seven Stars Hall, and he has a lot of connections with Xie Lanqing. Why are you letting him go? What are you planning?"

"You'll find out tomorrow."

Li Rong twirled her fan, very confident. Pei Wenxuan hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "What does Su Ronghua know?"

"What he knows, I probably know too."

Li Rong said, turning around and saying, "Just wait and see the show."

Pei Wenxuan stopped talking. He lowered his eyes, as if thinking. Just as the two of them walked into the file room, they heard hurried footsteps outside.

After a while, Shangguan Ya appeared. She walked straight to Li Rong and said with a frown, "Your Highness, Xie Lanqing is in trouble."

Pei Wenxuan suddenly turned around, and Li Rong looked calm: "Hmm? Alive or dead?"

"Alive." Shangguan Ya said simply, "Lu Feibai's assassination attempt on the street failed, and now he has been captured alive."

"What a pity." Li Rong sighed. Pei Wenxuan frowned and wanted to say something, but couldn't find the words. After holding it in for a long time, he could only say, "Too ridiculous!"