Episode 24 recap: Pei Wen Xuan was schemed against and fainted on the spot.
Su Rong Qing saw Pei Wen Xuan as an enemy, and could not tolerate Li Rong's loving relationship with Pei Wen Xuan, especially since Li Rong was so severely harmed by the latter in their previous life. Su Rong Qing had made up her mind to reclaim everything. To this end, Su Rong Qing deliberately engineered a plot to compel Pei Wen Xuan to vie for the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. As expected, the court officials naturally would not agree, not only would he not get the position, but it would also make the Emperor suspicious. Moreover, the excessive power of the Censorate would also make the Emperor worried. As long as the Emperor became wary, Li Rong's path to the court would come to an end.
Sure enough, the Emperor furiously opposed Pei Wen Xuan becoming the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, even though he was the Princess's husband, he could not override the norms and laws.
Although Rou Fei believed in Su Rong Qing's abilities, he was still the representative of the aristocratic interests, and ultimately made him uneasy. In order to gain Rou Fei's trust, Su Rong Qing said she would give the Censorate to her as a great gift.
Early in the morning, Pei Wen Xuan hung a sign outside the mansion to recruit talents, but until noon, there was no one in sight. In contrast, the Su family's doorway was bustling with activity, as Su Rong Qing brought out the Prime Minister to compete for the talents. Pei Wen Xuan realized that Su Rong Qing had previously opposed the imperial examination system, but now suddenly did this, obviously she was targeting him.
So he had Tong Ye use monetary rewards to attract scholars, and this trick really worked, as everyone came.
Just as Su Rong Qing was teaching Su Wang, Rou Fei hurriedly came and said that Pei Wen Xuan had changed his tactics, which had a significant impact on Su Rong Qing.
But Su Rong Qing remained calm, telling Rou Fei not to worry, she would handle it. In the evening, the Su father and Shang Guan Xu discussed the selection of the chief examiner, feeling that they needed to find someone without a prominent family background yet controllable by them.
Shang Guan Ya quickly went to find Li Rong and told her that Su Rong Qing had set her sights on the imperial examination.
Hearing this, Li Rong became anxious and had to quickly get Pei Wen Xuan back on his feet. So she sent someone to find Liu Chun-hang from the Ministry of Personnel, and after a combination of coaxing and force, she recommended Pei Wen Xuan to him. Liu Chun-hang quickly understood Li Rong's intention and said he would handle it fairly, assuring the Princess.
When Su Rong Qing learned that Li Rong had met Liu Chun-hang alone, she hatched a plan, and sent a note to Rou Fei, preparing a big surprise for Pei Wen Xuan. Su Rong Hua sent something to Shang Guan Ya, making Shang Guan Ya very excited, but when she opened it, it was all Su Rong Hua's self-praise and signature, while Li Rong was secretly laughing beside her.
Based on the recommendation of the Su family, Wang Hou Wen added Pei Wen Xuan's name to the supplementary enrollment list and specially circled it. Liu Chun Hang hurriedly told Li Rong about this, and Li Rong heaved a sigh of relief. Although she was helping Pei Wen Xuan, she was secretly happy about it, and Jing Lan felt that she had fallen in love with Pei Wen Xuan.
The next morning at the early court session, Wang Hou Wen announced that Su Rong Qing had become the Minister of Justice, and Pei Wen Xuan had become the Vice Minister of Personnel. Upon hearing this, Pei Wen Xuan rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot. Li Rong hurriedly stabilized the situation, took Pei Wen Xuan to rest, and called for the imperial physician.
The imperial physician said that Pei Wen Xuan should not be too tired and should avoid matters of the opposite sex. Li Rong heard this and blushed deeply.
The news of Pei Wen Xuan's fainting spread quickly, and after he regained consciousness, he was still worried about the matter of the list. Li Rong told him that she did not have that much power to make him a Vice Minister.
It turned out that Su Rong Qing did this to make the court officials oppose it and the Emperor become suspicious, so that a rift would be created between Li Rong and the Princess. In this way, Li Rong's path in the court would not go far.
After the early court session, Liu Chun Hang came to apologize to Li Rong, and Li Rong did not blame him, after all, this matter was manipulated by Rou Fei behind the scenes.
The Emperor was very angry about Pei Wen Xuan becoming the Vice Minister of Personnel, and Li Rong personally went to the palace to explain and requested to withdraw Pei Wen Xuan's position. Although Rou Fei believed in Su Rong Qing's abilities, she was still uneasy about him representing the interests of the noble families.
To gain Rou Fei's trust, Su Rong Qing expressed that he would give the Supervisory Office to her.
Xun Chuan wrote a letter to Li Chuan in the northwest, saying that he was doing well in that area, and named the sword he had given him "Hong Yu", indicating that he was drifting in the chaos like a goose feather, but fortunately he had encountered the Crown Prince and Princess, so he could now grasp his own destiny.
It wasn't long before the Emperor found out that this matter was related to Rou Fei. When he went to see her, he heard Princess Hua Le speaking badly of Pei Wen Xuan and Li Rong behind their backs, and became very angry, slapping Rou Fei and warning her not to forget her identity. Rou Fei harbored resentment and decided to use the slow-acting poison from her family to deal with them.
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