The Princess Royal 度华年 Episode 26

Tonight, on the Lantern Festival, the sky is filled with stars and rivers, and thousands of lights reflect the water. Pei Wenxuan took out the lantern and made a wish with Li Rong. Originally, Pei Wenxuan didn't believe in these strange powers and gods, but after meeting Li Rong, the sky full of gods and Buddhas actually gave him a little more faith. After this conversation, the two of them opened up their hearts, and their wandering hearts were like a boat returning to port, gaining unprecedented stability and tranquility.

Pei Wenxuan was well aware of Li Rong's court background and had been exposed to it since childhood. He had seen too many people who gave up their feelings because of power. But he also saw Li Rong's persistence and purity in feelings, so he secretly vowed that he would give her this clean relationship. When Li Rong heard this, her heart was as sweet as honey, and she suddenly felt that all her past experiences were worth it, and immediately made a wish to stay with Pei Wenxuan for the rest of her life and have children with him.

On the morning of the second day, Li Rong remained silent throughout the whole process. The scratches on Pei Wenxuan's neck were too conspicuous, which attracted the emperor's attention. After Pei Wenxuan went to court, he was called by the eunuch Fu Lai to meet the emperor. Li Rong looked away, turned around and stepped out of the hall. At a glance, she saw Su Rongqing standing in front, talking to several officials. The two people's eyes met, as if time had frozen, evoking memories of the past. Unfortunately, things have changed and people are no longer the same. Although Su Rongqing thought she was protecting Li Rong in this way, her love for her never changed.

As soon as Pei Wenxuan arrived at the imperial study, he cried out his grievances and wanted to make peace with Li Rong. He also said that someone had imitated calligraphy to seek talismans, and Li Rong chartered a boat for a night trip, drinking and having fun with the actors. The emperor speculated about what happened last night and thought about the intentions of Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan. However, seeing that Pei Wenxuan continued to show his loyalty and his firm and peaceful attitude, he could not tell that he had any feelings for Li Rong at all.

Although Hongde's identity was exposed and he was detained in the Inspectorate, he had become an abandoned son, and Su Rongqing was not worried at all. Because Su Rongqing is well aware of Pei Wenxuan's character and weaknesses, in Su Rongqing's view, Pei Wenxuan has always been clean and self-sufficient, good at winning people's hearts, and has both talents and methods. Only Li Rong is his only weakness. Pei Wenxuan's concern for Li Rong made it impossible for him to easily agree to divorce. If he really agreed, it would be equivalent to letting him down. Su Rongqing would never allow anyone who let down Li Rong to live in the world.

After Fulai's investigation, it was confirmed that the rune writing was forged by others. However, the emperor did not give up his doubts because he knew that once he relaxed his vigilance, his great cause would be in jeopardy. On the other side, after Pei Wenxuan returned to the princess mansion, he deliberately announced loudly that he would sleep alone in the study room to create the illusion that the two were having a conflict.

In the middle of the night, Pei Wenxuan quietly slipped back into the room, hugged Li Rong tightly, and expressed that his current plan was to let the emperor know that there was someone behind Concubine Rou who was manipulating everything. The next day, Pei Wenxuan personally visited Teacher Du and implored her to write a letter imitating Hongde's handwriting, placing all the blame on Su Rongqing, retaliating with him, and formally declaring war with him.

Then, Li Rong went to the Inspectorate to meet with Hongde and question him about the person behind the scenes. Hongde admitted that because the other party threatened his son's safety, he had no choice but to obey the arrangement and frame Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan. Li Rong detailed how many people Hongde had tricked and abducted over the years, but then changed the subject and promised to try to protect the safety of Hongde's family as long as he was willing to come forward and identify Su Rongqing.

When Hongde was hesitant, Li Rong decisively entered the palace to meet the emperor, insisting that the emperor handle his household affairs. In addition, Li Rong euphemistically revealed that Hongde had already confessed, and as long as the emperor read the memorial, he would find that this matter was related to Su Rongqing. The emperor attached great importance to this and ordered someone to bring it as a memorial.

However, someone stole the memorial and gave it to Su Rongqing in advance. But after reading the content, Su Rongqing looked solemn, knowing that Li Rong had captured his entire army and completely defeated him. For this plan, Rong Qing ordered the memorial hall to be set on fire. The emperor rushed over after hearing the news, but was unable to save his life. He simply asked Li Rong and Su Rongqing to confront each other. Considering that the evidence had been destroyed but the witnesses were still there, he planned to call Hongde into the palace to testify.

But just when Hongde was about to enter the palace, news of his sudden death suddenly came. Now that there is no evidence of Hongde's death, his body was examined and confirmed that it was suicide and had nothing to do with Su Rongqing. But then, the emperor sternly ordered Su Rongqing to hand over Hongde's child. When Su Rongqing heard this, he complained repeatedly and was willing to go to court with the accuser.