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

Emperor Kangwu looked at the swaying branches and leaves outside the window and chuckled, "The wind is picking up."

It's going to get lively.

He remained calm and leisurely, watching the show unfold, but some people were panicking.

The King of Wu, holding the imperial edict, scrambled to find Consort De.

"Mother! Mother! Help me!" The Prince of Wu stumbled to Consort De and knelt down with a thud.

With a wave of her hand, Consort De dismissed all the palace maids and eunuchs in the room.

"I have already heard about it." Consort De remained calm and gestured for Prince Wu to rise first.

King Wu supported himself on the ground, barely managing to move his weak legs to stand up, and sat down beside him.

"His Majesty only deposed the Crown Prince..." Before Consort De could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Prince Wu's sharp voice, "Only?"

The King of Wu looked at his mother in disbelief.

What were those words my mother said?

He was deposed as crown prince, and that was just...?

"Why are you panicking?" Consort De was angry.

Why is my son so unsteady?

"Wasn't Prince Rui also deposed before?" Consort De scolded.

"How can they be the same?" King Wu exclaimed. "Prince Rui was born to the Queen."

The moment he blurted out the words, he immediately saw his mother's face darken.

He then realized he had misspoke: "Mother, that's not what I meant."

Consort De closed her eyes, trying to calm the anger in her heart. Her son, her own flesh and blood.

"You're not wrong, my status is indeed inferior to the Empress's." Although Consort De's words were not angry, they still made Prince Wu's heart tremble.

"Mother..." the King of Wu called softly.

Seeing her son's pitiful appearance, Consort De softened again: "His Majesty's bestowal of the title of Prince is merely a way to demote you to the same position as Prince Rui."

"What you need to do now is perform well, and the position of Crown Prince will still be yours."

"But..." King Wu was uncertain. "King Rui's mother...father, remembering our past relationship, will also favor him."

Consort De was furious: "So what? You've been the Crown Prince for over a decade, and your interests are already intertwined with those of the court officials."

"They were the ones who once supported Prince Rui, but are they willing to gamble their lives and the future of their descendants now?"

Empress, Empress... This fool only knows the Empress!

He can't see the network of connections she's painstakingly built for him over the years?

They just kept focusing on her position as a concubine!

King Wu's mind, frozen in terror, finally came to its senses. His lips trembled as his fear turned to elation, and he threw his head back and laughed wildly: "Yes, yes... hahaha... what can he possibly use to fight me?"

The Emperor only deposed him from his position as Crown Prince; he didn't demote him to a commoner!

He has a chance!

Moreover, his chances are far greater than those of Prince Rui!

"Mother!" A fierce glint flashed in the King of Wu's eyes. "Your subject has been too lenient in the past."

"Prince Rui...should never have lived!"

So that Father Emperor won't always be thinking about old feelings.

Prince Rui is a major and unstable threat to him, so it's best to get rid of him as soon as possible!

When Consort De saw that her son had realized what was happening, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, pack your things properly and move to the Prince's residence."

"You've got a great hand; no matter how you play it, you're guaranteed to win."

"Remember this: as long as you remain calm, demonstrate your abilities, and do not disobey His Majesty, that position... is yours for the taking!"

The King of Wu was completely relieved.

He bowed, full of confidence, a stark contrast to his disheveled appearance when he entered.

After he left, Consort De smashed the teacup beside her in anger.

The Empress has been dead for so many years!

His Majesty still can't forget that vile woman, and he continues to protect the bastard child she left behind!

Her son will surely ascend to the throne, and she will show that wretched empress that she is the one who will have the last laugh!

"Someone come here." At Consort De's command, a trusted maid immediately entered.

"Keep a close eye on Qi Zhiyu for me."

This accident was entirely caused by Qi Zhiyu.

Qi Zhiyu is just too unpredictable; it would be better if this kind of guy were dead.

……

"Consort De will not let you off the hook," Prince Rui said calmly in his study.

Qi Zhiyu smiled nonchalantly: "Father, the way you're talking makes it sound like I'd let her go."

Prince Rui choked, and began to re-examine his daughter.

How exactly did she grow up?

What did you go through to develop this kind of personality?

Qi Zhiyu naturally noticed the way Prince Rui was looking at her.

She met Prince Rui's gaze calmly: "Father, what are you thinking about?"

"Yu'er, you must be having a hard time." Prince Rui's words stunned Qi Zhiyu.

A strange feeling welled up inside me.

What was originally a slight ripple brought her a shock no less than a raging storm.

Because... she had never experienced these strange emotional fluctuations in her original world.

Qi Zhiyu smiled, concealing all the turmoil in her heart: "It's alright."

The moment she uttered those two words, she saw deep pain in Prince Rui's eyes.

Qi Zhiyu was puzzled and didn't understand.

Prince Rui... what's hurting?

She hadn't experienced this scene herself, but she knew it was related to her.

Qi Zhiyu was able to become the supreme ruler of the demon realm, so she was naturally not stupid.

"Father, you feel sorry for... me?" Qi Zhiyu thought of the only possibility.

Prince Rui glared at her, then blamed himself, saying, "It's my fault for not protecting you."

Qi Zhiyu chuckled softly; this feeling was... quite peculiar.

"The past is the past." Qi Zhiyu didn't care about her past.

All she knew was that if she wanted something, she had to give something in return.

She didn't feel that she had suffered anything along the way.

"Father, how are you feeling now?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

Prince Rui understood what she was asking: "Even before you returned, I felt that strange constraint had lightened considerably."

Qi Zhiyu was very satisfied with the result.

As Tang Jingrou's luck diminished, its influence on her father immediately decreased.

"The worse she is, the less I will be able to control her?" Prince Rui naturally thought of the connection.

Qi Zhiyu said, "The reason she has such a good life now is entirely because she stole your luck, Father."

"It would be too complicated to explain in detail, Father. Just know that your fates are intertwined, and one's fortune rises as the other falls."

Prince Rui nodded: "Although His Majesty spared the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence out of consideration for the old Marquis, their future will not be easy."

"That's a matter for you, Dad, and my two older brothers. I'm only responsible for dealing with things that normal people can't handle," Qi Zhiyu stated her position.

She's not good at political maneuvering.

She likes things to be direct!

You disagree?

Kill them!

Wherever her sword tip pointed, there was only submission and death!

Clearly, her style of doing things would be more restrained in this world.

Prince Rui chuckled at the joke: "Tang Jingrou is indeed having an even harder time. As for her influence on me... I can control it."

Qi Zhiyu looked at Prince Rui in surprise: "Father, what we want is not to be able to control him, but to get rid of him completely."

"Completely get rid of her?" Prince Rui reacted instantly. "You still want to continue dealing with Tang Jingrou?"