The emperor glanced at him and said, "Minister Jiang has sacrificed his own family for the greater good and has made a meritorious report. You and Jiang Weizhen have already separated and severed ties, so this matter will not implicate you. Once I have investigated the truth, I will reward you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I dare not take credit for it."

Jiang Weiyan kowtowed to express his gratitude, indicating that everything he did was for the Yuan Dynasty, without any selfish motives, and he did not dare to take credit for it.

The emperor said some more words of praise to him and then let him leave.

Jiang Weiyan came out of the imperial study and saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was walking towards the imperial study quickly.

When she saw him, she walked straight into the imperial study without even stopping.

Then he heard a quarrel coming from the imperial study.

Jiang Weiyan lowered his head and smiled faintly. This time, even the prince could not protect the Jiang family.

Second brother, you are in big trouble.

He didn't want to do anything so extreme, but there was no other way. King Chen said that if Jiang Weizhen was not eliminated, Ruan Hezhu would not be able to survive.

For the sake of his daughter and his future, he had no choice but to sacrifice his second brother.

He has been in this high position for so long, it's time for him to step down.

He looked up at the overcast sky and felt refreshed. His sunny day was about to arrive.

The news of the Jiang family being arrested spread throughout the capital in an instant.

No one believed that Jiang Weizhen, who was loyal to the emperor and patriotic, would collaborate with the enemy and betray his country. There must be some hidden story behind this.

The first person to run to the palace to plead for mercy was Princess De'an.

"Royal brother, after all these years, don't you understand what kind of person General Jiang is? If he collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country, then there will be no loyal ministers in the entire Yuan Dynasty."

"De'an, be careful with your words."

The emperor frowned slightly. He had just put the Jiang family in jail and had not yet interrogated them, but within a day, countless memorials begging for leniency were placed in front of him.

There is also the People's Book, which shows how important Jiang Weizhen is among the people and court officials.

Now, Princess De'an said such words again, which is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.

The emperor had a dark face and threw the evidence in front of Princess De'an.

"The evidence is conclusive. I did not slander him."

"Jiang Weizhen looks honest and dutiful, but he actually harbors evil intentions. He even revealed the border defense map to the enemy country. This clearly shows that he wants to hand over the territory of our Great Yuan Dynasty to them."

Princess De'an picked up the letters on the ground, read them one by one, and said with certainty.

"This can't be General Jiang's handwriting. It must have been imitated."

"Handwriting can be imitated, but what about private seals? There are also fakes. And your defense map, who else knows it except him?"

The emperor was heartbroken and said, "I don't want to believe it either, but the facts are before me and I can't help but believe it."

"There are spies from the Jinshui Kingdom in the general's mansion."

"No matter how much evidence there is, it's all slander. This is the country the Jiang family protected with their lives. They won't betray it."

No one can understand the perseverance of every general better than Princess De'an, who is also a general.

If he wanted to collaborate with the enemy and sell out his country, he would not have guarded the border for so many years, risking his life to protect the border, just to maintain the stability of the capital.

"De'an, don't take advantage of my indulgence and act so unruly."

Princess De'an's words completely angered the emperor. For the sake of the Jiang family, she even ignored her own brother.

To whom is she loyal, the Jiang family or him, the emperor?

"Royal brother, if you insist on sentencing the Jiang family, then implicate me as well. I am like a sister to Shulan, and she is Wanwan's adoptive mother. If they are guilty, I am also not immune to this."

Princess De'an straightened her back, looking unafraid of power, as if even if she was to be beheaded, she would still stand on the side of the Jiang family.

"Enough, stop talking." The emperor's face was gloomy. This was the first time since he was a child that he had lost his temper with his sister.

"Since you wish to share the joys and sorrows with the Jiang family, then I will grant your wish. Princess De'an has committed insubordination and does not know the rules. From today on, you will reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. Without my permission, you will never leave the Princess's Mansion again."

This is a disguised form of imprisonment. The military power in the hands of the eldest princess was given to her by the late emperor, and the emperor cannot take it back.

But the eldest princess was imprisoned, so she could not mobilize troops.

The emperor thought the punishment was not severe, but he took away all the power of the eldest princess.

The eldest princess had just been dealt with when the old lady of Duke Yu, also known as the eldest princess, came again.

The last time she entered the palace was for Yu Zhongxin, and this time it was for her daughter.

The emperor couldn't bear to see his aunt, who was so old, still working so hard for her children.

"Aunt, the Jiang family has committed a capital crime. Since Shulan is already married, I will not implicate the Yu family. Please don't make things difficult for me."

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he stopped the eldest princess from pleading for mercy.

The Grand Princess sighed, "If the charges are proven, then there's no point in saying more."

"I came to see the emperor today to exchange the late emperor's promise for the lives of the Jiang family."

The Grand Princess once saved the late Emperor's life, and the late Emperor granted the Grand Princess one of his requests.

Whenever the eldest princess asked, he had to agree. Although the late emperor was no longer around, as his son, the emperor naturally had to keep his promise on his father's behalf.

When Yu Zhongxin got into trouble, he thought the Grand Princess would use this promise to redeem him, but she didn't.

I didn't expect it to be used here.

The emperor pondered for a moment, "I can only promise you to save their lives."

"That's good." The eldest princess did not ask for anything else. She knew very well that as an emperor, what he hated most was threats. If she pressed her limits, not only would she fail to save the Jiang family, but she would also implicate the entire Yu family.

The emperor's verdict came down very quickly, and the evidence provided by Jiang Weiyan was all real evidence.

There was irrefutable evidence that Jiang Weizhen had colluded with the enemy and committed treason, but he was not sentenced to death because of his great contributions to the Yuan Dynasty and because he was protected by the Grand Princess.

Instead, the entire Jiang family was exiled to the frontier.

On the day of leaving the capital, the entire Yu family, Tang Yi, the Ye family, and the prince all came to see him off.

"My dear relatives, I'm so sorry. Rong'er just married into the Jiang family and she suffered such a disaster. She has to suffer with us."

Yu Shulan apologized to Mrs. Ye with a guilty look on her face. The most innocent person here was Ye Ronger.

"This is her fate, she can only accept it."

Mrs. Ye looked at her daughter who had become thinner and tears kept streaming down her face. A month ago, she was still feeling fortunate that her daughter had married into a good family and would enjoy endless happiness in the future.

But in just one month, she went from being the wife of a top scholar with a bright future to a prisoner.

She knew very well that the Jiang family was wronged, but the emperor did not believe it and had already issued an order to exile them to the frontier.

After today's separation, she didn't know if she would be able to see her daughter again.