The Princess Royal 度华年 Episode 18

While Li Rong and Su Rongqing were playing chess in the tower, Pei Wenxuan had already presented evidence of Qin's injustice to the court, begging the emperor's executioner to spare his life. After receiving the order, the eunuch came out of the palace, and someone took the place of Shangguan Xutong to report the news. The executioner knew that the time was wrong and ordered the Qin family to be beheaded. Seeing this, Xunchuan could only take the risk to rob the execution site. Finally, the eunuch was ordered to arrive in time and the Qin family was rescued.

Pei Wenxuan reported to the emperor what he had seen and heard along the way, as well as the information he had collected. He believed that the Qin family could still protect the people of the city and retreat safely without too many casualties despite the huge disparity between the enemy and ourselves. Not only should they not be punished, but they should also be punished. It deserves a reward. In addition, Pei Wenxuan hoped that the emperor would agree to thoroughly investigate the case of embezzlement of military pay in various counties in Huangping County. As soon as he finished speaking, the Minister of War couldn't wait to jump out and refute. Others reprimanded Pei Wenxuan. Immediately afterwards, a large number of ministers from aristocratic families knelt down and begged the emperor to understand. Since the case involved many things, it was like a sword hanging over the emperor's head. At this moment, he could not make an immediate decision, because he only wanted to balance the family, rather than completely shake it, so he reminded Pei Wenxuan to take Li Rong back to the princess mansion first.

On the other hand, when Li Rong heard that Pei Wenxuan had returned safely, she cried with joy on the spot. Su Rongqing's heart sank to the bottom, and she once again lost the result she wanted. Su Rongqing stood up to make a speech and stopped talking. Li Rong looked at the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard and suddenly called out to Su Rongqing. For a moment, she felt that he was also a reborn person, but when she spoke, she felt that there were countless questions behind her. After all, Didn't ask for clarification. Pei Wenxuan heard that Li Rong was in Beiyan Tower and hadn't changed his clothes yet, so he hurried over and saw Su Rongqing coming out of the courtyard as soon as he entered the courtyard. Now that the love rivals met, they were extremely jealous. Su Rongqing's expression suddenly turned cold, and without any disguise, she claimed that Li Rong's true crush was her. If it weren't for the emperor's fear of his relatives, Pei Wenxuan would not be qualified to be the princess's consort.

Before Pei Wenxuan responded, Su Rongqing bluntly stated that he expressed his intention to marry today, so if Pei Wenxuan still drags the princess against the aristocratic family and puts the princess in such a dangerous situation, he will definitely win back his beloved. After Su Rongqing finished speaking, he left calmly. Pei Wenxuan was stunned for a long time, until Li Rong appeared in front of him, and the two hugged each other tightly. Xunchuan personally interrogated Tianzhong, but Tianzhong refused to confess even to death. Shangguan Xu learned that Tian Zhong had been arrested and that there were still some cowardly and outspoken people in the family, so he simply used the princess's help to clean them up. Li Rong took Pei Wenxuan back to his home, confirmed that Pei Wenxuan had not hurt any vital parts, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The young and old of the Qin family thanked Li Rong for saving her life. Qin Lin and Qin Yun were willing to use their lives to their advantage. Qin Lin personally sent Li Rong out to show his sincerity. He would definitely work for her and the prince in the future, and he would definitely win the power of the Northwest Army. With Qin Lin's words, Li Rong was relieved. After taking care of the Qin family, Li Rong went directly to Shangguanya, read the confessions collected by Xunchuan, and told Shangguanya to volunteer for an internal self-examination by the Shangguan family. In this way, her prestige in the Shangguan family was getting higher and higher. Shangguan Ya naturally couldn't ask for it. Seeing that Li Rong returned to the princess mansion early, Shangguan Ya's heart for gossip was aroused again, and she was curious about whether Li Rong liked Su Rongqing more or Pei Wenxuan more.

Because Pei Wenxuan had taken sick leave before and his official duties were piling up, he had to stay in the study and deal with them. Li Rong was reviewing the coupons in his room, and the two did not communicate with each other. In the middle of the night, Jinglan and Jingmei were a little anxious, so they simply reminded the consort to persuade the princess to rest early. Pei Wenxuan was concerned about Li Rong's health. Without saying a word, he quickly walked into the room and pulled Li Rong towards the bed. Li Rong almost thought that he was angry. On the other side, Su Rongqing danced with the sword to relieve his depression, and even proposed to compete with his elder brother. Each move became more and more fierce, and when he calmed down, he felt guilty. Su Ronghua knew that his brother could not love him, so he advised him to live for himself in the future. However, Su Rongqing had secretly made up his mind that since Li Rong was unwilling to give up the Inspectorate, he could only use the power of Concubine Rou to balance Li Rong's rights and avoid her Become the target of public criticism.

At this moment, Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan were lying on the same bed. They were not sleepy, so they began to talk heart-to-heart. The atmosphere gradually became ambiguous, which made Pei Wenxuan unable to control himself. He leaned over and kissed Li Rong, calling him "Li Rong". "I would like to offer the joy of the world in return for your kindness." After Li Rong was temporarily absent-minded, she hurriedly pushed Pei Wenxuan away, saying that she was not ready, but Pei Wenxuan no longer insisted and told her that she did not need to linger on Su Rongqing. He was not inferior to Su Rongqing at all. If Li Rong wanted to let him Whenever he serves, he will serve at any time. After a sleepless night, Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan entered the palace to attend court. When the emperor heard about the early execution at the execution ground, he was angry that the family had become lawless, and praised Li Rong for his ability in doing things in front of all the civil and military officials. Shangguan Xu went against the norm and publicly supported Li Rong, so the emperor took advantage of the situation and announced that Li Rong was officially in charge of the Supervision Department. In the future, any affairs would not need to go through the two ministers and six ministries, but could be reported directly to Tianting.

The emperor allowed Li Rong to personally select and organize the internal staff of the Inspectorate, and allocated the Mingsheng Campus in the north of the city as the official office of the Inspectorate. He also asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to submit a budget for the establishment of the Inspectorate to Li Rong, which should not be less than 30,000 taels per year. In addition, the emperor handed over the Qin family case and the military pay case to the Inspectorate, and arranged for Su Ronghua to serve as Li Rong's deputy. Li Rong heard this arrangement and guessed that he had a suspicion against him. After going to court, Shangguan Ya and her father Shangguan Xu came to see Li Rong. Shangguan Xu hoped that Li Rong would stop investigating the Qin family's case for the sake of family ties. Shangguan Ya spoke on behalf of his father. Li Rong did not agree, but instead asked Shangguan Xu. However, Shangguan Xu did not want to make any more excuses and wanted her to stop and stop the stalemate.