The Princess Royal 度华年 Episode 29

Cui Yulang especially reminded Concubine Rou that she relied on the emperor behind her back and did not need to rely on aristocratic families, but her final destination was a poor family. Concubine Rou listened to Cui Yulang's suggestion and immediately sent for Princess Pingle. Even in the face of Li Rong, who was extremely disgusted, she still had to put on a kind appearance and be conciliatory with her.

Concubine Rou exchanged some pleasantries first, and then went straight to the point. She lied that a relative of hers came to Beijing to file a complaint, and she recommended him to the Inspectorate to redress his grievances. Li Rong pretended to be flustered and calm, which made Concubine Rou believe Cui Yulang's words, and she felt very proud, and then reminded her to have less frequent contact with her former consort.

After returning to the princess's mansion, Li Rong asked her confidants to send messages to Pei Wen, suspending meetings for the next few days, and changing the arrangement of the guards at home to make it easier for Cui Yulang to see her at any time. The next day at the court, Wang Houwen and Li Rong deliberately concealed the imperial examination fraud case and coerced and killed those who complained. Because there was conclusive evidence, Li Rong was speechless.

After the court dispersed, the emperor angrily scolded Li Rong in the royal study, hating her for not fighting. Li Rong confessed that she did not dare to investigate the case thoroughly, so the emperor ordered her to write her own resignation and leave the inspectorate to others. Prince Li Chuan wrote a letter to the northwest. Qin Zhenzhen missed the words and talked with his brother and others about life after the war.

Seeing that the Inspectorate was about to be pocketed, King Su felt uneasy and felt that it was a double-edged sword. But Concubine Rou believes that the quality of this sword depends on how the person holding the sword uses it. For the Xiao family, the Inspectorate is an important step in winning over the powerful. At this moment, Cui Yulang reported the progress to Li Rong. After this incident, Concubine Rou must have trust in him.

Pei Wenxuan heard that the Inspectorate had changed hands and broke into the princess's house at night. He accidentally met Cui Yulang on the wall and punched him in anger. Li Rong happened to be taking a bath. Even if he heard a sound behind him, he knew who it was. After confirming that Li Rong had not encountered any other troubles, Pei Wenxuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the two spent the night in the bathroom.

On the second day, Li Rong took the initiative to submit her resignation in court and recommended King Su to take over as the Inspector. Shangguan Xu tried to stop him but to no avail, so the emperor decided to let Concubine Rou assist King Su. At this moment, the palace people suddenly reported that a group of scholars surrounded the palace gate to complain that their quota had been robbed, and begged the emperor to investigate thoroughly.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were all silent, knowing that the replacement of students must be a complete chain. Whether it was from the local area or the capital city, if the investigation was done well, many people would be offended, and if the investigation was not done well, they would be punished by the emperor. . Seeing that no one dared to accept the complaint, Su Rongqing suggested that Prince Li Chuan take over. Li Rong was shocked when she heard this. Just as she was about to speak, Pei Wenxuan volunteered, willing to seek justice for the students.

But in the next second, Concubine Rou came in from outside the palace and hoped that the case would be handed over to King Su. The emperor readily agreed. Su Rongqing secretly scolded Concubine Rou for being stupid and not knowing it. Then Concubine Rou took Prince Su outside the palace gate, put on a righteous and awe-inspiring posture, and claimed that she would make the decision for them.

The leader, the scholar Wen Xingzhi, risked his life to advise, saying that the imperial court was now controlled by aristocratic families, and was in great danger due to accumulated abuses. If Concubine Rou and Prince Su really wanted to uphold justice for the students, they would have to agree to three requests: First, Requesting the imperial court to thoroughly investigate the case of being denied a quota; secondly, hoping that the imperial examination will be added to the imperial examination this year, with the emperor personally supervising the examination to prevent anyone from abusing private power and committing fraud; thirdly, imploring the imperial court to make the imperial examination the only system for selecting officials. Abolish the channels through which aristocratic families can recommend people to official positions in order to achieve justice.

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar. Concubine Rou's face instantly turned pale. She really felt that she had taken a hot potato and it was too late to regret it. Concubine Rou used her status as a member of a poor family to appease everyone and promised to deal with them one by one and never deal with them. But in fact, when King Su returned, he lost his temper with Cui Yulang. Cui Yulang was neither humble nor arrogant, and reminded Concubine Rou that what she was doing today was what His Majesty had been hoping for all these years. This fulfilled his desire to eradicate the family's long-standing shortcomings. As long as Concubine Rou and Su If the king handles the matter properly, it will be the best opportunity to gain His Majesty's support in overthrowing the prince.

In the days that followed, Concubine Rou and Prince Su took charge of the Inspectorate. After listening to the complaints from the poor children, their expressions were tangled, and they were no longer as calm and composed as before. As the deputy head of the department, Shangguan Ya took the opportunity to observe Concubine Rou as an assistant manager, and couldn't help but smile to herself, feeling that Pei Wenxuan was indeed superior.

Now Lin Feibai joins the army at the border, has made many military exploits, and will soon return to Beijing. Shangguan Ya shared this matter with Su Ronghua, thinking that if he took over the Xie family, he would be able to change his destiny. However, Su Ronghua was not optimistic about it, saying that Xie Chunhe, the legitimate son of the Xie family, looked harmless to humans and animals on the surface, but was actually vicious and vicious. , often making suggestions behind Xie Lanqing's death, and he will definitely take revenge on Li Rong in the future.

That night, Li Rong climbed over the wall and came to Pei Wenxuan's house. Pei Wenxuan knew that it was related to the early court affairs, so he knelt down and apologized without saying a word. Although Li Rong understood that Pei Wenxuan was trying to protect the prince from disaster, she warned Pei Wenxuan not to do it again, because he was not only the consort, but also the father of her future child, so he should think twice before doing anything. After the two reconciled, Pei Wenxuan sent Li Rong back over the wall and learned that the other party had bought the house next door so that he could meet with him often.