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

Emperor Kangwu issued an edict summoning all officials to the palace; who dared to delay?

Not to mention, they had all heard about what Qi Zhiyu had done.

They originally wanted to watch the spectacle, but now they can go into the palace to see it. Isn't that much more convenient?

Soon, all the civil and military officials entered the palace, and Madam Wei also arrived.

Marquis Weiyuan glanced at him, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Rui has not yet arrived."

As long as Prince Rui arrives, they will win.

At that time, he won't even need to say a word; Prince Rui will naturally stand on their side.

"Lord Weiyuan, His Highness is unwell." Princess Rui, Qi Jingxi, entered and greeted Emperor Kangwu.

After they stood up, they stood aside.

Marquis Weiyuan was feeling irritated. Why hadn't Prince Rui come?

"Your Majesty, this matter concerns both the Prince Rui's residence and my Marquis Weiyuan's residence. Only if Prince Rui arrives can a decision be made."

Marquis Weiyuan wanted Prince Rui to come: "Otherwise, what if someone denies it in the end?"

Qi Zhiyu asked with amusement, "Marquis Weiyuan, are you an idiot?"

Marquis Weiyuan's face darkened: "Princess, watch your words!"

"I'm careful what I say, my foot!" Qi Zhiyu immediately started cursing.

"You..." Marquis Weiyuan was furious.

Qi Zhiyu retorted, "His Majesty is here; who dares to deny it?"

"What? In your heart, His Majesty's words are like farts, and you think your subjects can simply deny them without question?"

Marquis Weiyuan was so frightened that he knelt down with a thud and hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, I had no such intention."

Emperor Kangwu glanced helplessly at his granddaughter.

Although her words were rough but the reasoning was sound, wasn't her way of speaking a bit too rough?

However, he would naturally protect his own granddaughter.

"Marquis Weiyuan, do you think you made a mistake just now?" Emperor Kangwu asked slowly and deliberately.

Marquis Weiyuan hurriedly kowtowed, saying, "Your subject deserves ten thousand deaths."

Emperor Kangwu chuckled lightly: "Get up."

"Since you have no objections, then tell me what exactly happened."

Marquis Weiyuan stood up and said directly, "Your Majesty, my family members have been killed by Princess Chen'an several times."

"Today, Princess Chen'an even tied up my husband and me and dragged us all the way into the palace."

"Your Majesty... I beg you to do me justice!"

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials frowned, all staring at Qi Zhiyu with condemnation.

One imperial censor even stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Chen'an's reckless behavior must not be tolerated."

"A country has its laws, and a family has its rules... Princess Chen'an has disregarded the law; I beg Your Majesty to punish her!"

With one person taking the lead, most of the ministers immediately chimed in to echo his sentiments.

Qi Zhiyu observed calmly and realized that the situation of their Prince Rui's mansion was indeed quite precarious.

Most of the officials disliked the Prince Rui's mansion.

Those who remained silent also wore indifferent expressions.

If her grandfather were to pass away and the Crown Prince were to ascend the throne, she had no doubt that the civil and military officials would immediately petition to exterminate the entire Prince Rui's family!

Princess Rui gritted her teeth nervously, looking at her daughter with worry.

Qi Jingxi was so angry that his veins bulged, and he glared fiercely at those bastards who wanted their grandfather to punish his sister.

Their Prince Rui's Mansion has an extremely bad reputation.

But... they clearly didn't do anything.

This suffocating sense of powerlessness made him feel as if he were being pulled into a quagmire by an invisible hand, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could not get rid of it.

"Chen'an, what do you say?" Emperor Kangwu asked.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled: "Grandfather, I killed the servants of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion simply because they were insubordinate and disobedient."

"I am a princess, yet you dare to be so insolent before me, challenging imperial authority. Shouldn't you be killed?"

"The first maid ran to Prince Rui's mansion and asked my father to see Tang Jingrou. There were passersby on the road who could testify to this," Qi Zhiyu recounted in detail.

"The second guard, knowing that I was from the Prince Rui's mansion and wanted to see their old lady, actually scolded me."

"The third maid is spreading rumors and slandering me."

"What's wrong with me killing those three?"

Emperor Kangwu's face darkened as he stared at Marquis Weiyuan: "Marquis Weiyuan, is what Chen'an said true?"

"Your Majesty, Princess Chen'an is taking her anger out on others," Marquis Weiyuan said helplessly.

"Because my wife took in the daughter who was switched at birth in Prince Rui's mansion, the princess was resentful and therefore made things difficult for her at every turn."

Qi Zhiyu turned her head with a smile and asked, "Madam Wei, what do you say?"

Madam Wei knelt down: "Your Majesty, it is my fault for failing to properly educate you."

"It was only right for the princess to kill those insolent servants!"

"Mother!" Marquis Weiyuan exclaimed in shock.

Why did his mother speak up for Qi Zhiyu?

"Shut up!" Old Madam Wei was trembling with anger. She didn't know what had gotten into her son.

"That day, it was Tang's maid who offended Prince Rui and was killed by Princess Chen'an. She deserved it."

"The guards in the household, knowing full well the identity of the visitors, failed to observe proper etiquette upon seeing the Prince Rui's carriage; they deserve to die!"

"I told you to go and apologize to the princess, what have you been doing?" Old Madam Wei stared at Marquis Weiyuan, her chest heaving with anger.

"Should we send Tang's maid to the gate of Prince Rui's residence, crying and complaining that the people of Prince Rui's residence are taking their anger out on Marquis Weiyuan's residence?"

"What is this if not slander and defamation?"

When Madam Wei said this, she was essentially admitting that everything was the fault of Marquis Weiyuan and his wife.

The ministers who had just jumped out to criticize Qi Zhiyu were all dumbfounded.

They looked like clowns just now!

Qi Zhiyu chuckled: "The old lady is reasonable."

Madam Wei took a deep breath and closed her eyes in pain.

That's her son after all; if he did something in secret, she could at least cover it up to some extent.

But how can these things be covered up when they happen in full view of everyone?

"Did you all hear that?" Qi Zhiyu's gaze swept mockingly over the ministers who had just been indignant and demanded that Emperor Kangwu punish her.

"You're jumping to conclusions without even knowing the full story..."

Qi Zhiyu clicked his tongue in amazement: "I don't know if you gentlemen are deaf, blind, or unable to distinguish right from wrong, or... this court is ruled by Marquis Weiyuan."

The ministers were so frightened that they all knelt heavily on the ground with a thud.

The sound of a knee slamming into a stone slab was enough to make anyone cringe.

But all the ministers seemed oblivious to the pain, constantly kowtowing and begging for forgiveness.

Qi Zhiyu delivered another heavy blow without any mercy: "No, I misspoke."

"Marquis Weiyuan is just a marquis; even if he wanted to rule the country, he wasn't qualified."

"Then...why do you all hold Marquis Weiyuan in such high esteem and follow his lead so closely?"

Qi Jingxi almost burst out laughing.

His sister practically said outright that the crown prince wanted to usurp the throne!

Marquis Weiyuan was so frightened that he knelt down: "Your Majesty, I...I had absolutely no such intention, I had absolutely no disloyal thoughts!"

Tang Jingrou was terrified. She couldn't understand how things had turned out this way.

Weren't they just asking His Majesty to take charge and hold Qi Zhiyu accountable?

How did they almost become traitors and rebels in just a few words?

Old Madam Wei's heart sank deeper and deeper. She had been detached from worldly affairs for years, never expecting her son to be so muddle-headed.

Even if the crown prince is the heir apparent, no emperor likes having someone eyeing his position.

The Marquis of Weiyuan's residence... is doomed.