The whole family is obsessed with love? The princess woke them up one after another.

"Then... Father, why didn't you go to see him?" Qi Jingxi asked tentatively.

Qi Jingchen kept staring at his father's face, trying to figure out something.

"There's no need," said Prince Rui.

After saying that, he seemed a little impatient: "Is there anything else?"

"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing! Dad, you're busy, you're busy..." Qi Jingxi quickly turned around and pushed her older brother out.

Once they were away from Prince Rui's study and no one was around, Qi Jingxi sighed, "It seems my sister was right after all."

"We really misunderstood Dad."

Qi Jingchen frowned: "...I guess so."

He felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Over the years, Father's indulgence of Lady Tang Jingrou, the wife of the Marquis of Weiyuan, is no joke.

Could it be that Father is only doing this because of Mother?

Let's observe further...

The two brothers had different ideas, but they both saw that their father had indeed not gone to see Marquis Weiyuan.

Based on this, they felt somewhat relieved.

A quarter of an hour later, the study door opened, and Prince Rui came out.

The servant wanted to follow, but saw Prince Rui raise his hand.

The servant stopped and watched Prince Rui walk away.

When Prince Rui arrived at Qi Zhiyu's courtyard, he glanced at the two cups of tea laid out on the table and sat down.

Prince Rui took a sip of tea before asking, "What do you want to do?"

"Father, I don't think the Crown Prince is suitable for that position." Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly.

"Moreover, from the very beginning, my grandfather also favored my father."

Prince Rui lowered his eyes: "You're overthinking it. It's impossible."

"Father, are you willing to accept this?" Qi Zhiyu asked, raising an eyebrow.

Prince Rui's eyelids twitched twice, and he put down his teacup: "There's nothing to be willing or unwilling about."

"It seems Father is not reconciled either," Qi Zhiyu chuckled.

"That's true. He was originally carefully nurtured by his grandfather and was destined to inherit the throne, but Tang Jingrou has disturbed his mind and he keeps doing some inexplicable things."

"Father...you've been possessed by an evil spirit."

Prince Rui frowned and remained silent.

"The fact that no one noticed it only shows that they are not capable enough," Qi Zhiyu concluded definitively.

Prince Rui suddenly looked up, his gaze sharp as he stared at her: "You could tell?"

"Your abilities... are best kept secret from outsiders."

After all, while Yu'er was in the study telling him that Marquis Weiyuan had arrived, he didn't know what she had done, and he was completely unable to move, forced to sit in a chair.

He then regained control of his body and immediately went to find her.

"Why?" Qi Zhiyu asked, amused.

Prince Rui's face darkened: "The court officials have already supported the Crown Prince. If any changes occur, those changes will be the easiest to eliminate."

"Father, are you worried about me?" Qi Zhiyu's bright eyes made Prince Rui frown.

"You are my daughter!"

Qi Zhiyu smiled especially happily. So this is what it feels like to be cared for and protected.

It's quite amazing.

But it feels pretty good.

"The ministers who followed Father back then should be disillusioned now and have switched their allegiance to the Crown Prince," Qi Zhiyu stated directly, pointing out their current situation.

"Father, have you ever thought that after our grandfather passes away and the crown prince ascends the throne, our whole family will die unexpectedly?"

"Father, you are a thorn in his side."

Prince Rui remained silent.

"I know, Father, you've fought against it, but you lose control whenever you're around Tang Jingrou."

"So, Father, you're possessed!"

Prince Rui asked with a complicated expression, "Really?"

"Of course!" Qi Zhiyu laughed. "I have a way to handle this, but it's best if the two of us just know about it."

"Don't worry your mother and brothers."

Prince Rui was still uneasy: "Is there a capable person behind the Crown Prince?"

"You...can you handle them?"

"Why don't we ask your master to take action?"

"If it really doesn't work, then forget it." Prince Rui told Qi Zhiyu directly.

"I had already prepared a final escape plan. I could fake my death and live under an assumed name."

Qi Zhiyu smiled; she liked the feeling of being considered for her sake.

"Dad, I will not let my family suffer."

If he protects her, then... she's safe from the influence of the Prince Rui's mansion!

"Father, how was Mother's life back in her parents' home?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

Prince Rui frowned: "The investigation is not yet thorough enough; we only know a rough outline. Your mother is not doing well at her parents' home."

Prince Rui gritted his teeth, suppressing his regret and heartache: "It was my negligence; I didn't notice it."

The Tang family is really good at pretending.

In front of him, he always pretended to be very nice to his wife.

"It's my fault," Prince Rui said, blaming himself.

If he had been more observant, he would have noticed something amiss much earlier.

Qi Zhiyu was satisfied.

Her father has good investigative skills and is also a responsible person.

Actually, you can't entirely blame him. After all, her mother prefers to report good news and hide bad news, not wanting her family to worry about her.

"Father, tell me about it." Qi Zhiyu wanted to know more so that it would be easier to deal with those people later.

The father and daughter began to talk, and less than half an hour later, a maid came in to report: "Princess, outside, outside... people from the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence are outside."

As soon as the maid finished speaking, Qi Zhiyu quickly raised her hand without thinking and pressed Prince Rui, who was about to stand up, back down.

Prince Rui's face was contorted in pain, his entire body trembling from the tension.

Qi Zhiyu simply sealed Prince Rui's meridians, rendering him unable to move.

Prince Rui was unable to move, which relieved him.

Upon hearing that someone from the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence had arrived, he instinctively tried to rush out.

In that instant, he felt as if two people were living inside his body, pulling him to the extreme.

"Leave it to me," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile, and went straight out.

She had her maid stand guard at the door, and once the door was closed, no one could see what was happening inside.

When Qi Zhiyu arrived at the door, she saw her mother standing behind the tightly closed door, her face pale with anger, her teeth grinding together.

Not to mention her mother's eyes were blazing with fury, and she could rush out at any moment and chop the person crying and screaming outside into mincemeat!

Qi Jingxi kept trying to persuade her, "Mother, Mother... don't be impulsive."

"If this gets out of hand, people outside will say you're mean and vicious again."

Princess Rui took deep breaths repeatedly, trying her best to control herself.

"Open the door," Qi Zhiyu ordered calmly.

Qi Jingxi turned around in shock: "No!"

"Sis, let them make a scene. It'll pass."

"Will things be fine once this is over?" Qi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow and looked at the door.

Even through the courtyard gate, one could clearly hear people crying and shouting in the street.

They kept accusing the Prince Rui's Mansion of abusing their power and bullying others.

"Does this happen often?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

Qi Jingxi nodded with difficulty, her eyes filled with deep humiliation.

They did nothing wrong, but everyone thought they were bullying the Marquis of Weiyuan's family.

In the eyes of the people of Beijing, they were wicked bullies to the core!

Qi Zhiyu was so angry she laughed.

Her family... are too honest.

"Open the door!" Qi Zhiyu commanded.