Then Chen Chong and Pei Yuling were brought in. The Emperor smiled and said, "Crown Prince Pei of Chen Kingdom has come at the right time. I have something I would like to trouble you to be my witnesses."
"Your Majesty, I have heard about the matter and have come here specifically to explain it to everyone," Chen Chong said, glancing at Tian Yu.
"That's good! Zhao Sibao, do you know him?" the Emperor asked.
Zhao Sibao looked up at Chen Chong, nodded, and said, "I know him! Oh! No! I don't know him, I don't know him!"
"Do you know him or not?!" Li Linfeng asked loudly.
"I don't remember, I think I've seen it before, but I also think I haven't," Zhao Sibao said, trembling with fear.
"Is he the person you're talking about?" the Emperor asked.
Zhao Sibao looked up at Chen Chong again, but under Chen Chong's gaze, he remembered Tian Yu's warning and lowered his head, saying, "No! I don't know him!"
The Emperor waved his hand, and Zhao Sibao was taken away. Tian Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief! Luckily, Zhao Sibao was sensible enough, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to explain herself!
Pei Yuling looked at Tian Yu and stepped forward, saying, "As for today's matter, it was I who arranged to meet Mr. Tian. We hit it off immediately and I wanted to get to know each other better before I left. The Crown Prince admired Mr. Tian's literary talent, so we met on a boat on Lihu Lake. I wonder if there's anything inappropriate about that!"
"Hmm! Does Uncle Li find anything wrong with this?" the Emperor asked Li Linfeng.
Li Linfeng remained silent, and the Emperor then looked at the ministers, who all lowered their heads and remained silent as well.
"I have a poem here, but I don't know if it was written by Mr. Tian," a minister said, exchanging glances with Li Linfeng and taking out a piece of paper.
"Oh, Tian Yu has written a new poem recently? Bring it here so I can take a look."
The Emperor took the paper from the eunuch, opened it, and looked at it for a while. He then smiled and said, "This doesn't quite resemble your poem. Did you write it, Tian Yu?"
Seeing the Emperor's more serious tone, Tian Yu's heart tightened. She reached out and took the paper from the eunuch. After just one glance, Tian Yu knew it was written by her. Only she knew this poem, as did Chen Chong. It was the poem "The Furthest Distance in the World".
The Emperor noticed Tian Yu's hesitation and knew it was her work. He asked, "Mr. Tian, you have excellent literary talent. Although this poem is different from others, it is very meaningful!"
"This poem is the Crown Prince of Chen's favorite poem. I heard that he often recites it and keeps it by his pillow."
Tian Yu lowered her head, not daring to look at them. She glanced at Zhao Moyan out of the corner of her eye, then quickly lowered her head again. Tian Yu really didn't know how to explain this. This poem was indeed only known to the two of them. She had never mentioned it to a third person, not even Tang Yuan. She had really misunderstood!
Chen Chong was at a loss for words. What they said was true. After hesitating for a long time, he was about to explain when Zhao Moyan suddenly took the paper from Tian Yu's hand, tore it up in front of everyone without even glancing at it, and said, "This poem was written by Tian Yu when she missed me. It wasn't written for anyone else, so please don't worry about it!" Tian Yu looked at Zhao Moyan beside her. Zhao Moyan smiled slightly at her, as if to say, "I'm here, don't be afraid," which made Tian Yu feel much more at ease.
“If you say so, then so be it. This poem was clearly written for him. Otherwise, why would the prince cherish it so much and write it down every day?”
"Does Your Excellency know that this poem is not yet finished?" Zhao Moyan turned to look at him and said.
"What? There's more? Do you know what the next few lines are?"
"Of course I know. I want to ask if the Crown Prince of Chen knows?"
"I don't know! I just got it by chance and liked it so much that I copied it down." Chen Chong didn't want to admit it, but he said it anyway for everyone's sake.
Prince Wu also breathed a sigh of relief; otherwise, his secret release of Chen Chong would probably have been exposed. Tian Yu looked at Zhao Moyan with some worry, and Zhao Moyan smiled and said to Tian Yu, "Madam, may I say the last few sentences?"
Tian Yu was somewhat surprised; how did he know what the next few lines meant? But he still trusted him and nodded. Zhao Moyan then said, "The next few lines are: the farthest distance in the world..."
It's not that they clearly knew they loved each other.
But they can't be together
Rather, it's because I can't resist this longing.
But I still have to pretend that I don't care about you at all.
The farthest distance in the world
It's not that I can't resist this longing.
But I still have to pretend that I don't care about you at all.
Instead, it was with its cold heart
"A ditch that cannot be crossed was dug for the one who loves you."
Tian Yu stared at Zhao Moyan in disbelief, repeatedly asking herself, "How did you know? How did you know?" She was certain that only she knew the latter part of the story, and no one else in the world knew it.
“You wrote it yourself, how could you forget it?” Zhao Moyan said, looking at Tian Yu.
"I haven't told anyone."
"I know, so only you and I know this in this world."
Ultimately, due to insufficient evidence, the Emperor reprimanded Lord Li and his men and dismissed them. Tian Yu assumed that the Emperor had reprimanded Lord Li and his men because the poem had moved him and reminded him of something.
After leaving the palace, Tian Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Pei Yuling took Chen Chong's leave and left first, leaving Tian Yu and the others behind. Prince Wu said, "Don't be too happy yet. Father Emperor is just being reluctant for the moment. This matter is not over yet. You must be careful." After saying that, he got into his carriage and left as well.
Tian Yu helped Zhao Moyan into their carriage, and then asked Zhao Moyan to lie on her lap, "Your injuries haven't healed yet, you shouldn't have come."
"Knowing you were in danger, how could I not come?"
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