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

The onlookers who came to watch the spectacle were cursing under their breath!

They came to watch the spectacle, not to get themselves killed!

Is this prince's spectacle something they can watch?

"What's going on?" A stern rebuke made the people turn around.

Upon seeing it, everyone was startled.

What are the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture doing here?

The people were startled for a moment, but then they were relieved.

With the officials and soldiers of the Jingzhao Prefecture present, they could watch the prince's festivities with peace of mind.

Tang Jingrou hadn't expected to attract the attention of the Jingzhao Prefecture, but it was better that the government had been alerted.

In the palace, the emperor humiliated her; in the marquis's mansion, her mother-in-law slapped her. She lost face and her power to manage the household.

All the troubles she suffered were due to Prince Rui's inaction!

How dare Prince Rui speak to her like that?

Today she's determined to trample Prince Rui underfoot and vent her anger properly!

"My lord!" Tang Jingrou cried out in anguish.

"I was traveling peacefully in my carriage when Prince Rui stopped me and harassed me. Please, Your Excellency, save me!"

The Prefect of the Capital never expected that he would encounter such a thing after simply finishing a case.

He wasn't blind, so naturally he recognized Tang Jingrou.

The sign on the carriage from Prince Rui's residence was so clear that he could recognize it.

It was common knowledge in the capital that Prince Rui had been obsessed with Tang Jingrou.

But now, things seem to be different.

The Prefect of the Capital bowed and said, "Madam Marquis, is there some misunderstanding in this matter?"

Tang Jingrou looked at the Prefect of the Capital in disbelief: "Does Your Excellency think I would ruin my reputation to smear Prince Rui?"

"If Your Excellency does not believe me, please ask Prince Rui to come out and explain."

"We can confront each other face to face."

Tang Jingrou was very confident.

Prince Rui never refused her request.

Actually, she hated it too.

If only Prince Rui had shown his complete devotion to her long before their marriage!

In that case, she wouldn't be the Lady of the Marquis, but the Crown Princess.

If she had married Prince Rui, who was still the crown prince at the time, she would never have helped Marquis Weiyuan remove Prince Rui from the position of crown prince.

It's all Prince Rui's fault!

If he had confessed his feelings to her earlier, she wouldn't have had to suffer so much.

The Prefect of the Capital bowed to the carriage and said, "Your Highness, what do you think..."

A servant from the Prince Rui's residence bowed and said, "Sir, our Prince is not in the carriage. What the Lady of Weiyuan said... is utterly absurd."

Tang Jingrou gritted her teeth in hatred and angrily questioned the carriage, "Your Highness, don't you know what you've done?"

"I've tolerated how you cling to me all the time, but you've really gone too far today!"

"Such recklessness... I can't tolerate it any longer!"

The surrounding people pointed and whispered about the Prince Rui's carriage, their faces full of disdain and mockery.

Who would have thought that a prince would do such a thing?

Was this person once the crown prince?

Fortunately, it was disabled.

Otherwise, if Prince Rui were to ascend the throne, who knows how incompetent and tyrannical he might become, then these common people would suffer greatly.

Tang Jingrou naturally heard the whispers around her.

That was her goal.

Once Prince Rui's reputation is completely ruined, he will never be eligible for the position of crown prince.

At that time, the King of Wu will naturally regain his status as Crown Prince, enter the Eastern Palace, and inherit the throne.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Prefect of the Capital could not show favoritism towards Prince Rui, so he could only bow and say, "Your Highness, please dismount from your carriage and meet me."

A soft laugh came from inside the carriage.

As soon as the carriage door opened, Qi Zhiyu stepped out: "Sir, my father is not in the carriage."

With that, she jumped directly down from the carriage.

The carriage doors were wide open, revealing everything inside.

Prince Rui was nowhere to be seen inside the carriage.

The Prefect of the Capital looked at Tang Jingrou, whose face had turned deathly pale, with a puzzled expression: "Madam, what happened?"

Tang Jingrou was shocked, her mind buzzing: "How is this possible? Prince Rui is clearly inside the carriage!"

Qi Zhiyu sighed helplessly: "I was just riding in a carriage to go out of the manor to run errands, but I was stopped by the Lady of the Marquis in the alley."

"She inexplicably said something about my father not competing with the King of Wu for the position of crown prince, otherwise she would ruin him!"

The surrounding people stared at Tang Jingrou in astonishment. Had this person gone mad?

Although Consort De, the mother of the King of Wu, was the younger sister of the old Marquis of Weiyuan, the Marquis of Weiyuan and the King of Wu were one family.

However, Tang Jingrou's use of such methods to slander Prince Rui and ruin his reputation is too despicable.

Ah!

Or was it that all those years of the so-called Prince Rui's obsession with Lady Weiyuan... were all fabricated by Tang Jingrou herself?

Also.

It was because of this rumor that Prince Rui, who was once the crown prince, gradually lost the emperor's favor and was deposed as crown prince.

Think carefully!

Marquis Weiyuan was willing to abandon even his own wife in order to make the King of Wu the crown prince; he truly went to any lengths.

If the King of Wu, supported by such people, really became the crown prince and the emperor... the people were terrified and drenched in cold sweat.

Qi Zhiyu declared loudly, "The position of Crown Prince has always been held by the most capable person."

"Back then, my father realized that the King of Wu was determined to get the position of crown prince."

"After witnessing the King of Wu's capabilities, he chose to back down."

"Because he believed that if the King of Wu were to inherit the throne, he would be able to ensure that the people could live in peace and prosperity."

"If that's the case, why should he waste the nation's resources on vying for the crown prince position?"

"My father values ​​family ties and the stability of the nation... but clearly, some people don't think that way."

After Qi Zhiyu finished speaking, she looked at the Prefect of the Capital: "My lord, may I leave now?"

"Please, Princess." The Prefect of the Capital hurriedly bowed.

Qi Zhiyu nodded slightly and boarded the carriage.

"Qi Zhiyu, you can't leave!" Tang Jingrou hurriedly blocked her way. "It was clearly Prince Rui who was inside just now."

"I even heard him speak!"

Qi Zhiyu asked, amused, "Where's the evidence?"

"My people heard it all," Tang Jingrou shouted.

Qi Zhiyu's smile deepened, her eyes filled with mockery: "You said it yourself, she's yours."

"Furthermore, even if we concede that you heard my father speaking inside the carriage, doesn't that prove that you got out of your carriage first and came to my carriage?"

Qi Zhiyu asked curiously, "Aren't you annoyed by my father, saying he's obsessed with you?"

"Then why did you get off the carriage to see my father?"

Tang Jingrou froze, her eyes filled with panic.

"My lord..." Qi Zhiyu looked at the Prefect of the Capital, "Please investigate why there was a disturbance on the road that caused the traffic jam?"

"After all, following the normal route, the carriages of Prince Rui's mansion should take the main road, not turn into the alley."

"What a coincidence that we encountered a traffic jam and had to take a side road... But Madam Hou, why did you choose a side road instead of the main road?"

Tang Jingrou was left speechless by the question.

She hadn't even thought about these things.

In the past, no matter what she did, Prince Rui would always cover for her and find a way to solve the problem, taking the responsibility upon himself.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled twice: "Obsession... it really is obsession, and someone even deliberately set it up, ha!"