Li Rong listened to Pei Wenxuan's words and looked over with a smile: "Master Pei, what are you so anxious about?"

Shangguan Ya couldn't hold back when she saw Li Rong's unhurried attitude. Even though she guessed that Li Rong might have been prepared, she couldn't help but persuade him, "Your Highness, you should be prepared early. Now that the Xie family has captured Lu Feibai alive, I'm afraid he will confess to your Highness."

"Did you ask him to assassinate Xie Lanqing?"

Pei Wenxuan turned around in shock. Li Rong ignored him and twirled a fan in her hand. She told Shangguan Ya, "Go and prepare all the evidence of their previous attempt on my life. Do you still have the confession of Li Feibai?"

"It's still there." Shangguan Ya frowned, "But now the only evidence that can point to Xie Lanqing is the confession of Lu Feibai. All the assassins in the Butterfly Gorge assassination were hired by the Chen family. From the flow of money to the contact persons, they are all members of the Chen family. If Lu Feibai changes his confession, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Li Rong smiled. "Prepare whatever evidence you have. Just focus on crushing the Chen family. You don't need to worry about anything else."

After hearing this, Shangguan Ya hesitated for a long time, but finally responded and retreated.

As soon as Shangguan Ya left, Pei Wenxuan asked directly: "What are your plans?"

"Hmm?" Li Rong turned to look at Pei Wenxuan, and saw Pei Wenxuan frowning and said, "Why did you let Lu Feibai assassinate Xie Lanqing? Xie Lanqing is the Minister of Justice, is he so easy to assassinate? Now Lu Feibai has been captured alive, and he has betrayed you, and you have a lot of problems. I'm afraid that His Majesty can't save you even if he wants to!"

After Pei Wenxuan finished speaking, he felt that his words were too harsh. Li Rong shouldn't be such a stupid person.

He thought about it and analyzed, "The Seven Stars Hall's base was built in the place where the Xie family lived, and it has a thousand connections with the Xie family. Do you want to kill Xie Lanqing because he sent someone?"

Li Rong didn't say anything. She searched the room for all the files she wanted to hand over to Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan followed her and continued, "The Seven Stars Hall is famous for keeping their mouths shut. They would never give out their employer even if they died. How did you get Lu Feibai to confess to Xie Lanqing and leave a confession?"

Without waiting for Li Rong to reply, Pei Wenxuan immediately said, "Do you need to know the location of their base to threaten him? But you shouldn't. Lu Feibai should know the power of the prominent families in the local area. Even if you send troops immediately, they can retreat in time with the help of the Xie family. Lu Feibai is not a fool. He can't be threatened in this way, but he still confessed Xie Lanqing..."

"He thinks I'm a fool," Li Rong smiled and turned around, handing a case file to Pei Wenxuan, "He and Xie Lanqing are plotting against me."

"There are many possibilities for the assassination," Li Rong said, continuing to pull the files from the wall and put them in Pei Wenxuan's hands. Pei Wenxuan held the files and followed Li Rong, listening to her, "With the thinking of an old fox like Xie Lanqing, it is impossible not to make a backup plan after failure. Luo Feibai confessed so easily, which means he was prepared. According to Xie Lanqing's thinking, if Luo Feibai confessed, I would most likely hold him accountable, but I couldn't find any other evidence besides Luo Feibai's confession, so I sued him in court. Luo Feibai changed his confession temporarily, saying that I tortured him severely. In addition to Chen Guang's torture, the two hats of false accusation and torture were put on my head."

"Since you knew that, what did you mean by letting him go out to assassinate Xie Lanqing? To deliver food?"

"So, I have two choices. If I believe him, I will fall into their trap. If I don't accept what Lu Feibai said, I won't be able to trap Xie Lanqing, the old wolf. So if they want to trap me, I will take advantage of their trick and not only jump in, but also jump deeper. I will let Lu Feibai assassinate Xie Lanqing. Tomorrow, Xie Lanqing will definitely accuse me in the court. He will expose himself from the dark, and then I will have a chance to bite him to death."

Pei Wenxuan felt relieved after hearing Li Rong's clear calculation. He held the file and asked respectfully, "Where is your fang?"

Li Rong turned around and waved at him. Pei Wenxuan held the file, lowered his head and listened to Li Rong's few remarks.

Pei Wenxuan looked up in shock and asked, "Really?"

Li Rong lowered her voice and said, "It's absolutely true. Su Rongqing investigated the case back then. After all, this matter was not a good thing, so he only reported it to me, but this matter has been confirmed by three parties."

"Does Feibai know about this?"

Pei Wenxuan frowned, and Li Rong shook her head: "He didn't know until he died."

"Where's Xie Lanqing?"

"At least not yet."

Pei Wenxuan stopped talking. He thought for a long time and said slowly, "If it is really as Your Highness said, then Xie Lanqing really failed to gain anything this time."

"So don't worry," Li Rong raised her hand and patted Pei Wenxuan's shoulder, "Think about it, now that the Minister of Justice is gone, who would be a better replacement?"

As she spoke, Li Rong approached Pei Wenxuan and whispered, "I can't afford to compensate you, Peony Flower. How about I compensate you, the Minister of Justice?"

"Then this peony is really worth a lot of money." Pei Wenxuan laughed. He walked to the table with the file in his hand and thought, "With my qualifications, it will be difficult for His Highness to push me up, right?"

"Choose someone from your family." Li Rong followed him to the table, leaned on the edge of the table, tapped her shoulders with a small fan, and said gently, "We got some of the money back from your second uncle. Quan, he should also return it, right?"

Pei Wenxuan paused for a moment, then slowly raised his head and looked at Li Rong's suggestive eyes. He smiled softly, "It seems that Your Highness despises the little things I have in my hands now."

"Alas, I didn't say that." Li Rong raised her finger and pointed at Pei Wenxuan, and said quickly, "Don't throw dirty water on me."

"I'm not throwing dirt on you, Your Highness. I'm just showing my loyalty." Pei Wenxuan said, with his hands on the table, and walked up to Li Rong. "Don't worry, Your Highness. I belong to you, and the Pei family also belongs to you."

"Master Pei doesn't do business at a loss," Li Rong said, sitting on the table, folding her hands in front of her, and said with a smile, "Master Pei has given me a generous gift, what else does he want from me?"

"Your Highness, can you guess?"

"Prosperity and wealth?" Li Rong raised her eyebrows and deliberately guessed in a different direction. Pei Wenxuan knew she was being naughty and continued, "What else?"

"High position and generous salary?"

"Isn't it the same as before? It seems that Your Highness has nothing else to give me."

Li Rong was sitting on the table, a little taller than Pei Wenxuan who was standing. She looked at Pei Wenxuan with a smile on her face, and she felt that the gaze of the person in front of her seemed to have substance. His eyes met with Li Rong's, and both of them had smiles on their faces as usual, but a silent confrontation spread.

This confrontation is like intertwined vines, spreading and entwining as they fight, wrapping up and strangling each other.

No one was willing to give in, but it was this fierce resistance that made Li Rong feel an indescribable feeling rising up.

Her heart beat faster and her palms were sweaty. Pei Wenxuan, at this moment, made her feel full of unspeakable desire.

It was seduction, but there was also a hint of teasing in the seduction, as if he was just waiting for Li Rong to bow her head.

If she accepted this man's seduction, she would lose.

The most touching moment in a relationship between a man and a woman is not when they throw themselves into bed and make love, but when they are hesitant to speak but are hesitant, when they are attracted to each other but cannot move forward.

She can't lose, so she can't touch this person.

But she knew clearly that this beautiful flower had already poked out of the wall, waving in the wind, swaying gracefully, and she wanted to pick up the flower.

The only thing she could do was to be like this man, to make him fall at her feet and come looking for her on his own initiative.

Li Rong also lowered her body and moved closer to Pei Wenxuan, softening her voice, which was usually cold and aloof, and adding a bit of coquettishness: "So what exactly does Master Pei want?"

Pei Wenxuan felt his bones soften when he heard this. He took a deep breath and stood up. "I won't tell His Highness. I'll go find my uncle. You ask someone to send the files back to the princess's mansion. I'll come to take a look at it at night."

Having said that, Pei Wenxuan hurried out. Although he walked steadily, looking at his back, he looked like he was fleeing in a panic.

Li Rong sat at the table, leisurely took the tea from the table, and watched Pei Wenxuan's back as he walked away with a smile.

Shangguan Ya came in from outside with people carrying files. When they came in, they saw Li Rong sitting on the table with tea in her hand. Her face looked very happy, like a big cat that had eaten and drunk its fill, licking its paw lazily.

Shangguan Ya was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "You guys are having a lot of fun?"

Li Rong paused, then looked over with a cold look and raised her eyebrows: "What do you usually read?"

"Since Your Highness knows this, it seems that you are of the same mind."

Shangguan Ya bowed earnestly: "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

"You haven't even finished talking nonsense all day yet," Li Rong grabbed a book and threw it at him. Shangguan Ya smiled and dodged to the side, listening to Li Rong scolding, "Let's see who will marry you."

"Your Highness, don't worry about this," Shangguan Ya smiled as she came to Li Rong's side and had someone put all the confessions that had been reviewed on the table for Li Rong. She leaned on the edge of the table beside Li Rong and said, "I told my father that I want to live in the Shangguan family and be an old aunt."

"Old aunt?" Li Rong laughed, "Does your father agree?"

"Of course I'm joking," Shangguan Ya said seriously, "My father would not allow me to live in the Shangguan family as a pensioner, but if I really become the head of the Shangguan family," Shangguan Ya looked up at Li Rong, "it would not be up to him."

"But he still needs me in the next two years," Shangguan Ya leaned against the table and said slowly, "I can still delay for a few more years."

"Are you so afraid of getting married?"

Li Rong was a little curious. She remembered that Shangguan Ya in her previous life was actually an extremely decent girl from an aristocratic family. She did everything according to the rules. She was cold, restrained, and disciplined herself and others.

Even when the Shangguan family was beaten to a pulp by Li Chuan, she could not find any fault with them. She even maintained her position as queen when Li Chuan hated the aristocratic families so much.

She looked at Shangguan Ya, who thought for a moment and said, "If Your Highness had a choice, would you choose to get married before you met your husband?"

Li Rong was stumped by Shangguan Ya's question. Shangguan Ya said slowly, "What's the good of getting married? If I don't get married, I will be the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family. No one can bully me. I am the apple of my father's eye. I want to study, I want to work, and I can also get a position here, make some money, and have fun in the casino."

"What happens after marriage?"

Shangguan Ya looked calm: "If I marry into an ordinary family, I will have my aunt above me and my husband beside me. I have to follow the rules all the time. If I do something wrong, I will lose face for the Shangguan family. If my husband is better, maybe we can treat each other with respect. But if my husband likes to have affairs with women, or even worse, he lays hands on me, what can I do?"

"Even if I have a thousand abilities," Shangguan Ya sighed and smiled bitterly, "I am no longer a human being once I marry someone. Apart from other things, if my husband says that I cannot go back to my parents' home, I will not be able to control the Shangguan family. If he does not allow me to work here, I will not be able to do so many things."

"You're not the kind of person who would be so obedient, are you?"

Li Rong raised her eyebrows, and Shangguan Ya smiled slightly: "Of course, if I really meet such a husband, I will find a wild man outside, have a child, poison him, and then use the child's name to become the mistress of the house, how great is that?"

Li Rong felt cold in her heart, and she asked cautiously, "What if I want you to marry into the palace?"

"If I marry into the palace," Shangguan Ya said calmly, "I am not marrying a man, but a throne. I am not just Shangguan Ya, but the honor and disgrace of the Shangguan family."

Li Rong wanted to ask more questions, but when the words came to her lips, she suddenly felt that she had lost the point. What was the point of asking more and more about the past life?

Hurt feelings.

Li Rong remained silent, and Shangguan Ya smiled: "Your Highness, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"I just want to get to know you better." Li Rong got down from the table and put her hand on Shangguan Ya's shoulder. "We are good sisters. Let's talk more."

As she spoke, Li Rong led Shangguan Ya to sit down, propped up her chin and flipped through the files, saying, "Tell me the details of the situation."

While Li Rong and Shangguan Ya were discussing how to deal with Xie Lanqing's matter in the court tomorrow, Pei Wenxuan rode in a carriage all the way to Pei Mansion.

He first went to see Mrs. Wen, and then went to pay a visit to Pei Xuanqing. Pei Xuanqing was in poor health and had resigned from his official position early. He stayed at home to recuperate. On weekdays, he was busy with his children and grandchildren, so few people came to see him.

When Pei Wenxuan saw Pei Xuanqing, Pei Xuanqing was having someone make tea while he was playing chess. Pei Wenxuan came forward and said respectfully, "Grandfather."

"I heard that you are a big celebrity now, so you must be very busy," Pei Xuanqing said calmly, "Why did you come to see an old man like me today? Do you need help with something?"

"It's been a long time since we last met. Today I have some free time," Pei Wenxuan knelt down opposite Pei Xuanqing and said with a smile, "I came to see my family."

Pei Xuanqing heard this and looked up at Pei Wenxuan.

Pei Wenxuan looked very much like his father. Pei Xuanqing's gaze lingered on Pei Wenxuan's face for a moment, and he smiled softly, "You are like your father, and your personality is similar, too."

Pei Xuanqing raised his hand and pointed at the chess piece beside him, saying, "I'm bored playing chess alone, why don't you join me?"

Pei Wenxuan responded respectfully and played chess with Pei Xuanqing for a while. During the process, he never mentioned the business, but Pei Xuanqing asked a few questions about Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong's marriage.

Pei Xuanqing relaxed in such a cozy atmosphere. He smiled and said, "You are already twenty-one, it's time to have a child. Don't be so busy with work and neglect the princess. Bring a baby home soon. I will be happy to have a great-grandson."

"This can't be rushed." Pei Wenxuan responded with a smile, "Your Highness is busy now, and it's not the right time for a child."

Pei Xuanqing heard that Pei Wenxuan didn't want to pick up the child, so he didn't say anything more. The two of them played a game of chess peacefully. Pei Wenxuan looked at the sky and said calmly, "It's getting late, grandfather, I'll take my leave first."

Pei Xuanqing nodded, and Pei Wenxuan stood up, bowed to Pei Xuanqing, and was about to leave. Pei Xuanqing saw Pei Wenxuan walking out and frowned: "Are you really okay?"

"Grandfather," Pei Wenxuan sighed, "I came here only because I am a member of the Pei family. After all, we are a family."

Pei Wenxuan bowed as he spoke, Pei Xuanqing looked at him quietly, and then Pei Wenxuan stepped back.

The attendant came forward and poured tea for Pei Xuanqing, saying respectfully: "The eldest master brought your favorite tea. He is the only one who knows this among so many young masters. The eldest master is still filial to you."

Pei Xuanqing was silent. He glanced at the tea and after a long time, he softly said "hmm".

Pei Wenxuan went to Pei Xuanqing's place, thought about it, and then turned back to the Inspection Office.

When Pei Wenxuan arrived at the Inspection Office, Li Rong was not done yet. She and Shangguan Ya confirmed the killer's confession and the accounts of the Chen family's money transactions, and then began to confirm the Shangguan family's self-inspection presided over by Shangguan Ya.

Li Rong wanted to clean up the Shangguan family before Li Ming took action, so that Li Chuan would not be dragged into the Shangguan family's mess like in his previous life.

Li Chuan is a prince who couldn't be more stable. As a prince, there is almost nothing wrong with him. Deposing a prince is a big deal. As long as Li Chuan doesn't make any mistakes, it will be difficult for Li Ming to touch him.

Cleaning up the Shangguan family means solving Li Chuan's worries in advance.

When Pei Wenxuan arrived at the Inspection Office, he heard that Li Rong was still busy, so he didn't say much. He asked someone to bring him tea, sat in the front hall, picked up a book, and started reading.

After watching for a while, he saw a guard outside hurriedly walked in. Pei Wenxuan looked over and heard the guard said anxiously: "Your Highness, it's not good, Your Highness."

Li Rong heard this in the inner room, exchanged glances with Shangguan Ya, then stood up and walked out. The guards saw Li Rong coming out, kneeled on the ground, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, Xie Lanqing has come to the palace to file a complaint. His Majesty is now urgently summoning Your Highness to the palace."

"Are you in such a hurry to die?"

Li Rong laughed out loud, and the guards dared not respond. Pei Wenxuan stood up, walked behind Li Rong, and whispered, "I will follow Your Highness into the palace."

"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya frowned, "I'm afraid Xie Lanqing is here with bad intentions."

"Don't worry," Li Rong smiled, "I'll send him off right away."

As she spoke, Li Rong turned around, threw her wide sleeves behind her, led the group forward, and said happily, "Let's go."

Li Rong led his men out of the Inspection Office and rushed directly to the palace. When they arrived at Yu's study, Li Rong saw Xie Lanqing lying weakly on a chair, holding her stomach.

Li Rong walked into the room with a smile and said respectfully, "Your Highness has seen me, Father."

Pei Wenxuan also followed Li Rong in bowing: "I have seen your majesty."

There were many people standing in the room, including Su Minzhi, Shangguan Xu, Su Rongqing and others. Xie Lanqing's chair was placed aside, and at his feet was kneeling Lu Feibai, who was covered in wounds.

Li Ming looked at Li Rong, who seemed a little tired. He raised his hand to let Li Rong stand up, and said directly: "Pingle, Mr. Xie said that you ordered this killer to kill him. Do you plead guilty?"

When Li Rong heard this, she looked at Lu Feibai with a half-smile: "Did I instruct this young master to kill Lord Xie?"

As she spoke, Li Rong walked to the side of Lu Feibai, knelt down on one knee, put her hands on the knee of her standing leg, and said with a smile: "I would like to ask this gentleman, how do I know you and how do I command you?"

"I am a martial arts assassin. Half a month ago, His Highness asked someone to find me and asked me to kill someone. At that time, His Highness was wearing a veil to cover his face. Although I could not see His Highness, I remembered His Highness' voice."

"Your hearing is pretty good then." Li Rong nodded. "And then?"

"Your Highness, why are you asking so many questions?" Xie Lanqing interrupted Li Rong. "Could it be that Your Highness feels guilty and wants to confirm whether there is anything in the witness' words that you can use to defend yourself?"

"Minister Xie, please be careful with your words," Pei Wenxuan said coldly, looking over at him. "Now that the matter has not been clarified, you say that Your Highness is making excuses. What? Lord Xie thinks this is the Ministry of Justice and has already decided the case?"

"Master Pei is really eloquent," Xie Lanqing sneered, "Everyone here understands what I mean, Master Pei, there is no need to be so pedantic."

"And then?" Li Rong stared at Lu Feibai. Lu Feibai didn't say anything. Li Ming said coldly, "Mr. Lu, speak."

"Then I followed my employer's request and came to Butterfly Gorge to assassinate the person in the painting. I was then ambushed, arrested, and sent to the Inspection Office. After arriving at the Inspection Office, I met the princess. As soon as the princess spoke, I knew that this was the employer who asked me to assassinate the princess. The princess knew my ability, so she asked me to kill Lord Xie directly, otherwise she would execute me for the crime of assassinating the princess!"

Although Lu Feibai's tone was cold, his calm yet somewhat angry expression made people unable to help but trust him more.

Li Rong listened to what Feibai said with a smile and continued, "And then you assassinated Minister Xie?"

Lu Feibai ignored her and knelt on the ground with his back straight.

Li Rong stood up when he finished speaking. Li Ming saw that she was confident and asked, "Is what he said true?"

"Father," Li Rong turned around and said with a smile, "his story is full of loopholes. It's like a few poor people discussing whether the emperor should use a golden shoulder pole or a silver shoulder pole to carry things. Is it possible that the emperor used a shoulder pole to carry soil?"

After hearing this, Xie Lanqing's expression immediately turned ugly: "Your Highness, please explain clearly, and don't say these nonsense."

"Okay, Minister Xie's brain is not working well after the assassination attempt. I can understand that. Let me explain the loopholes in his words. First, he said that I am his employer. Then may I ask, is it because I have no more subordinates or because I admire his reputation and must meet him, so why does a princess not use a reliable person to hire a killer but go in person?"

"Your Highness is right." Pei Wenxuan added, "I don't want Your Highness to meet with a man outside of your family in such a private way."

Li Rong secretly glared at Pei Wenxuan, but Pei Wenxuan pretended not to know and remained expressionless.

"What if Your Highness is cautious and doesn't want others to know about this scandal?"

Xie Lanqing replied coldly. Li Rong smiled lightly and circled around Lu Feibai, saying, "Okay, I'll let Master Xie do it once. Just pretend that I'm cautious and incompetent and can only find a killer myself. Then, according to what this young master said, I hired a killer to kill myself, and I wrote and acted out the scene of my own assassination. Since I knew I would meet this young master again, should I go to see him with a veil on my face and not even change my voice?"

"I have been practicing martial arts since I was young, and I am extremely sensitive to sounds." Lu Feibai said in a cold voice, and Pei Wenxuan said softly, "What a sharp dog ear."

"Alright," Li Rong smiled and lowered her head. "Even if the hero is a skilled martial artist, I made a mistake. But since I planned for someone to murder me, why did I force you to kill Shangshu Xie instead of just asking you to give false testimony and accuse Shangshu Xie of asking you to murder me?"

These words made Lu Feibai stunned, but there was no expression on his face, so no one knew what his specific emotions were.

Li Rong saw that he remained silent, so Xie Lan said in a clear voice, "Your Highness, I have to ask you this. Maybe Your Highness felt that bringing up the matter of your assassination after Chen Wang's death would not achieve the desired effect, so you just let him assassinate me directly?"

“Then there is a very critical issue here.”

Li Rong tapped her fan against her palm. She bent down and looked at Xie Lanqing who was sitting on the chair. "Will I let my son kill his father?"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Xie Lanqing's face changed drastically, and Lu Feibai raised his head suddenly.

Li Rong smiled and straightened up, tapping her palms with her fan: "Let's think about this story from a different angle."

"What do you think? Is it more likely that a princess, with her mental problems over and over again, eventually let her son assassinate her biological father? Or is it more likely that the father and son secretly confessed and framed the princess?"

"Master Lu," Li Rong looked at Lu Feibai, who was shocked, and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"