The next day in court, Zhao Moyan submitted a memorial saying, "I today impeach Li Guojiu for colluding with the enemy and betraying the country, and for having private correspondence with the former ruler of Chen. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly."

"Oh!? What evidence do you have, Lord Marquis?" the Emperor asked.

"These are secret letters intercepted by my spies in Chen State. Your Majesty, please take a look," Zhao Moyan said, handing several letters to the eunuch.

The Emperor took the letter, opened it, glanced at it, slammed his hand on the table, and exclaimed, "How dare you, Imperial Uncle Li! Did you write this?!" He then threw the letter in front of Li Linfeng.

"Your Majesty, I am terrified. I have never written any letters to the former ruler of Chen."

"Your seal is on this. Still trying to deny it? So you've been secretly dealing with the former master of Chen. What's going on here?!"

"Your Majesty, I was unaware of this. This letter was not written by me. I beg Your Majesty to investigate." Li Linfeng knelt down and said, looking at the letter in his hand.

"Still trying to argue? You know everything that's in this letter. If it wasn't you, then who is it? The seal can't be wrong, can it? You dare say it's not yours?"

"This!? This subject truly does not know. Please grant this old subject some time, Your Majesty. This old subject will definitely investigate and give Your Majesty an explanation." Li Linfeng knelt on the ground in fear.

Several ministers also stood up to defend Li Linfeng. Zhao Moyan stepped forward and said, "Although this letter did not reveal any important information, it is enough to prove that Li Guojiu and Chen Guo's former master had long-standing dealings and monetary transactions."

"Your Majesty, I truly do not know. I have never written this letter. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly. I have never done anything described in it. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly."

"Whether it was done or not, we can find out by checking. The words and seal on this letter are definitely yours, aren't they?" said Prince Wu.

"Yes! This is my handwriting, and the seal is also mine, but I have never written it."

"Still trying to deny it? The Imperial Uncle has irrefutable evidence," said the Sixth Prince.

During a debate, the Li family was temporarily placed under house arrest, pending a thorough investigation by the Dali Temple. Prince Wu and Zhao Moyan stood before the palace gates. Prince Wu said, "Your Excellency's actions are inappropriate! This is not like your usual style."

“If we don’t cause him some trouble, how can we be at peace, and how can we get any clues?” Zhao Moyan said.

"You've alerted the enemy by doing this for Tian Yu's sake."

"This is the only way. The Chen Kingdom delegation will depart tomorrow. How should we handle the marriage alliance?"

"I don't know! Father Emperor forbids it to be made public, so he must have a plan."

In the imperial study, the Emperor looked at the Crown Prince and Li Linfeng without speaking. The Crown Prince glanced at Li Linfeng beside him but dared not utter a sound. The Emperor put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Have you come up with a solution for the marriage alliance?"

"Your Majesty, I am ashamed to face Your Majesty for what Weiwei has done. I beg Your Majesty to punish her."

"Father, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me!"

"A marriage alliance is a must. Has Li Guojiu thought about what to do?"

"This old minister has no solution. The Chen Kingdom delegation will depart tomorrow. Weiwei is already pregnant with the Crown Prince's child and is probably no longer able to go through with the marriage alliance. Perhaps we should let the Third Princess go through with the marriage alliance instead."

"Yes, Father, since my third sister is not yet engaged, let her be married off to a foreign land. Wouldn't that bring the relationship between our two countries even closer?"

"Enough! She may escape death, but she will not escape punishment. Strip Princess Chengning of all her titles and take her into the Crown Prince's palace as a concubine on an auspicious day. Your Highness, you may return now!"

The Emperor left Li Linfeng alone. After the Crown Prince left, the Emperor continued reading the memorials. Li Linfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and waited for the Emperor to speak.

"How do you intend to explain the matter of the letter?"

"Your Majesty must trust this old minister. This old minister has never done anything to betray the Wu Kingdom."

"The Marquis of Zhenbei has written down a lot about what you have done, but the Imperial Brother-in-law has not done any of them."

“I did not do it. This Marquis of Zhenbei has always disliked me. If he wants to find fault, he will always find a reason.”

"If I believe you don't, do all the other people believe you?"

"Your Majesty! I have a clear conscience and have never committed any act of treason or collusion with the enemy! I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"

The Emperor seemed to have made up his mind and ordered someone to send Li Linfeng back to his residence for strict supervision. Li Linfeng walked out of the main hall, his previous misfortune gone, as if the person in the hall just now was not him.

The princess heard from somewhere that she was to be sent to marry a foreign ruler, and she went to the empress and cried for a long time to no avail. She then went to the imperial study to beg the emperor, but the emperor refused to see her. She knelt in front of the imperial study and refused to leave. A eunuch came up to the princess and said, "Princess, stop kneeling. Before the emperor issues the decree, quickly find someone to think of a solution. This old servant is very worried for you!"

Upon hearing his words, the princess wiped away her tears and quickly got up. Xiao Cui helped the princess run all the way out of the palace. Once in the carriage, the princess said, "Let's go to my fifth brother. He will help me find a way."

The princess rushed to Prince Wu's residence, but the guards told her that Prince Wu and Zhao Moyan had gone out and they didn't know where they had gone.

The princess hugged Xiao Cui and cried sadly. Xiao Cui comforted the princess, saying, "Princess, why don't we go to Mr. Tian and think of a solution? He has many ideas and he's sure to be able to come up with one."

So he drove to Qinyuan. In order not to worry Li Xingyun, he deliberately bypassed his courtyard and secretly entered Tian Yu's courtyard. After explaining the reason to Tian Yu, Tian Yu got into the carriage with the princess and left.

Inside the carriage, the princess was still heartbroken. Tian Yu comforted her, "Princess, don't worry. I'll go with you to plead with the Emperor. Don't worry, we'll definitely find a way."

"Thank you, Tianyu! Don't tell Xingyun about this. His leg has just started to get better, and I don't want him to worry."

"Don't worry, I won't tell him, everything will be fine."

Outside the imperial study, Tian Yu and the princess knelt down to request an audience. After waiting for a long time, the emperor only allowed Tian Yu to enter. The princess was very worried, but Tian Yu patted her hand and said, "Princess, don't worry, nothing will happen."

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