Father can be an enemy to the country

Although Zhu Yuanzhang loved Lin'an, he refused to let Li Shanchang go. Princess Lin'an had no choice but to resign.

After leaving Wuying Hall, she originally wanted to go to Kunning Palace to find her mother and beg for mercy, but halfway through the sedan chair, Princess Lin'an stepped on the sedan chair and said, "Stop."

"Stop the sedan quickly." The female official outside shouted quickly and asked for instructions: "Princess, you are not going to Kunning Palace?"

"Well, let's go to Chu Hai Dian Prince's Mansion." Princess Lin'an ordered.

"Yes." The female officer ordered the eunuch to carry the Feng sedan towards Xihua Gate. Exit Xihuamen and enter Xihuamenwai Street.

~~

On the street outside Xihua Gate, there is a stone lion squatting at the door, with five rooms and three doors, and the grand door covered with green glazed tiles is the main entrance of the Palace of Prince Dian of Chu Hai.

When the guard at the door saw that it was Princess Lin'an's phoenix sedan, he let it pass directly and announced the entry at the same time.

When Zhu Zhen and his wife came out to greet them, Princess Lin'an had already got off the sedan in front of Yin'an Hall.

"Haha, eldest sister is here to see me off?" Zhu Zhen said hello to Lin'an with a smile. When he was in the palace, except for his brothers, he had the best relationship with Lin'an.

"Are you leaving Beijing?" Princess Lin'an was a little surprised and said sheepishly, "Sister just takes care of the children at home and doesn't know anything."

"It's okay. The memorial for begging for the bones has been sent up a long time ago, and the emperor hasn't approved it yet." Zhu Zhen smiled and invited her into the back house and said, "Can I say hello to eldest sister before I leave?"

Princess Lin'an arrived at the backyard of the palace and took a look. Sure enough, all the boxes and packages had been loaded into the truck, and she looked ready to go.

~~

In Jin'an Hall.

After serving tea to Lin'an, Zhu Zhen asked, "Sister, you're not here just for a visit today, are you?"

"Yes." Lin'an nodded. She knew that her sixth brother always hated talking in circles, so she got straight to the point and said, "Sister, I'm here to ask you a favor."

"Sister, please speak." Zhu Zhen nodded.

"Please save my father-in-law's family." Lin'an bit her lower lip. As a princess, it was not easy to say the word "beg", even if the person was her younger brother.

"Eldest sister should ask Father for this kind of thing," Zhu Zhen said softly, "It's not good for me to beat around the bush."

"I begged my father, but he was only willing to forgive the prince-in-law, and would not spare my father-in-law's family." Lin'an's eyes were slightly red and he said: "I can't ignore my father-in-law, he is still the grandfather of your two nephews..."

"Is that so? Have you begged your mother?" Zhu Zhen asked noncommittally.

"No, she is in poor health and can't worry about it anymore. I really can't bear to disturb her." After saying that, Princess Lin'an stood up and said to Zhu Zhen deeply: "The only way to ask for help is the sixth brother who has great supernatural powers."

"Sister, what are you saying to be polite?" Zhu Zhen hurriedly stepped aside, while Wang Run'er quickly helped the princess up.

"But it's not my fault. You should go to Big Brother about this matter." Zhu Zhen said sternly to Lin'an: "You have also seen that I am already a person who is about to leave. Isn't it more effective to go to Big Brother than to me?"

"I've looked for it..." Princess Lin'an whispered: "Brother said he will listen to you on this matter, and you can do whatever you say."

"Good guy." Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "I have to take care of it now."

"Thank you, sixth brother!" Lin'an was overjoyed and wanted to salute and thank him again.

"Sister, don't worry," Zhu Zhen quickly raised his hand and said, "Do you know why eldest brother said that?"

"Why?" Lin'an asked in confusion.

"Because I have an account that I haven't settled with Li Shanchang yet." Zhu Zhen said lightly.

"What's the account? Do you still have a grudge?" Lin'an said in fear.

"It's not a personal grudge, it's a public outrage." Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "He hasn't paid the price for the hundreds of thousands of bones in Fangqiu Lake under Fengyang City!"

"Sixth brother..." Princess Lin'an was so frightened by his solemn tone that her eyes burst into tears. Wang Run'er quickly wiped away her eldest sister's tears.

"Sister, I completely understand how you feel. Just like I want to save my fourth brother, this is human nature." Zhu Zhen sighed:

"But we are a Heavenly family, and there are no purely private matters. We cannot act entirely based on our own likes and dislikes, otherwise where will the outline of the imperial court exist? Where is the law? The Ming Dynasty may be even shorter-lived than the Meng Yuan Dynasty."

"You and I are born as princesses and princes. When we enjoy the benefits brought by the titles of princess and prince, we naturally have to bear corresponding obligations." Zhu Zhen said seriously: "This includes consciously maintaining it and not destroying it. Let the people believe that, Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, although this retribution comes too late..."

Lin'an blushed when she heard this. She could tell that Lao Liu was teaching her that she should not be selfish and only consider her own family and not the country.

"Your Majesty..." Wang Run'er couldn't help but call out softly, asking him not to add more pressure to the eldest sister.

"Oh, okay, I won't preach anymore." Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Sister, please don't think that I am targeting you. From what happened to Lao Seven, Lao Eight and Lao Ten, you can tell that this is what I am like. There’s nothing I can do about it, man.”

"Yes, eldest sister knows that the sixth brother is the most arrogant." Lin'an nodded, took a deep breath, stood up and said, "eldest sister won't embarrass you anymore, eldest sister has gone back."

After saying that, he walked out. As he was about to go out, he heard Zhu Zhen say from behind:

"Sister, I won't save Li Shanchang, but I will try my best to help Li Fang keep his position as Duke. I can only help him so much."

"Thank you, Sixth Brother." Lin'an turned around and was deeply blessed.

"Sister, let me see you off." Zhu Zhen stood up, and together with Wang Run'er, took Lin'an to the front yard and watched her get on the sedan and leave.

"Do you think I'm a little unkind?" Zhu Zhen suddenly asked Wang Run'er who was standing aside.

"Never." Wang Run'er shook his head gently, held his arm, and whispered softly: "The prince has a family, a country, and people in his heart, which is the most humane thing."

"Hahaha." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but laugh heartily, hugging Wang Run'er's shoulders affectionately and said: "As long as the princess understands me, I will never be alone!"

"Your Majesty..." Wang Run'er lowered her head shyly. This public...

~~

At dusk, the phoenix sedan returned to the princess mansion.

Li Qi had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time. He quickly stepped forward to open the sedan curtain and helped Lin'an get out of the sedan.

"Thank you for your hard work, princess." He said with a distressed look on his face: "Hurry up and go inside to rest."

"Consort." Lin'an shook his head and apologized: "I have begged my father and brothers, but I still can't save my father-in-law."

"Ah?" Li Qi was stunned for a moment and blurted out: "Have you begged your mother?"

"No, I told the queen not to worry anymore." Lin'an shook his head.

"I've told you, it won't work to find someone else! Your brothers were in Fengyang back then. They all had a grudge against my father in Fengyang back then. It would be nice if we didn't add insult to injury. How could we possibly save him?!" Li Qi The more he spoke, the more excited he became. He unknowingly raised his voice, subconsciously threw away the princess's hand, waved his hands and said:

"Only my mother can save my father, so what can I do if I beg her?!"

"..." Princess Lin'an looked at Li Qi blankly, suddenly feeling that her consort was so strange.

She had never begged as many people in her life as she did today. She didn't expect that after being humble for a whole day, she would get the accusation from her consort...

"I'm sorry, princess, I was confused because of my concern, and I lost my temper for a moment." Li Qi also realized that he was off the mark. It was simply outrageous for a mere consort to dare to quarrel with the princess, and at a time when he could only rely on her for the rest of his life.

He quickly wanted to grab the princess's hand again, but Lin'an dodged it and said softly: "I'm tired, my consort, please go back first."

With that said, he walked into the bedroom.

"Princess..." Li Qi just wanted to follow, but was stopped by the female officer:

"Consort, the princess's wish is for you to go back first."

Li Qi immediately collapsed and wanted to slap himself in the mouth.