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

Grand Secretary Zhang remained silent for a moment, then looked meaningfully at Prince Rui: "Your Highness, the Princess is indeed extraordinary."

Prince Rui sighed, "I also feel that Yu'er is too kind and soft-hearted."

"I am constantly worried that she might suffer because of her personality."

Grand Secretary Zhang stared at Prince Rui in disbelief.

Prince Rui, can you listen to yourself? Is he even speaking human language?

"Does Your Highness think the Princess... is soft-hearted?" Grand Secretary Zhang asked uncertainly.

How did Prince Rui figure that out?

Can you explain it to him?

Even though he was a Grand Secretary, he didn't understand!

Prince Rui sighed and looked at Qi Zhiyu with heartache: "Yu'er's abilities are enough to take the life of the King of Wu without anyone knowing."

"But Yu'er did her job step by step to ensure the stability of the country and to prevent turmoil and war."

"Grand Secretary Zhang, is this how it is... won't my daughter soften?"

Grand Secretary Zhang: "..."

Haha...that makes so much sense!

How could he not have thought of that?

It seems he still lacks experience!

He was ashamed!

Grand Secretary Zhang bowed to Prince Rui and said, "This old minister has other matters to attend to, so I will not delay Your Highness and the Princess any longer. Farewell."

Prince Rui smiled politely, truly displaying the demeanor of a gentleman: "Your Excellency, please."

Grand Secretary Zhang turned around and went to find Emperor Kangwu.

Emperor Kangwu, who was reading memorials in his study, was not surprised at all that Grand Secretary Zhang would come to see him.

The only thing that surprised him was that Grand Secretary Zhang's mood seemed off.

"Who angered the Grand Secretary?" Emperor Kangwu joked. "They should be arrested and given a good beating."

"Prince Rui," Grand Secretary Zhang said impatiently, "Your Majesty, arrest him and give him a beating!"

Emperor Kangwu asked in surprise, "Him?"

"What did he do to offend you?"

To be honest, Emperor Kangwu was quite curious.

Ever since that child was deposed as crown prince, he has been well-behaved and obedient all these years, and has almost been overlooked.

"The Crown Prince of yesteryear... has returned," Grand Secretary Zhang remarked with emotion.

Emperor Kangwu exclaimed in surprise, "Ah?"

Grand Secretary Zhang sneered: "Using the most elegant demeanor to do the most shameless things!"

"That two-faced crown prince is back."

Emperor Kangwu became interested: "What did that boy do?"

Grand Secretary Zhang recounted the events, and Emperor Kangwu burst into laughter, exclaiming, "That rascal!"

Emperor Kangwu was very pleased that his familiar son had returned.

It seems this kid has broken free from Tang Jingrou's control.

Grand Secretary Zhang frowned: "Isn't Your Majesty worried?"

King Wu has been the crown prince for so many years, and most of the officials in the court are tied to him.

If the person in charge is really replaced... it will probably cause a lot of disputes.

"How long has the Prince of Wu been the crown prince?" Emperor Kangwu asked.

Grand Secretary Zhang was a sensible man, so Emperor Kangwu naturally didn't need to say anything more.

Grand Secretary Zhang nodded knowingly: "Indeed."

"Over the years... the Prince of Wu has never been able to secure his position as crown prince; his abilities are ultimately inferior to those of the Prince of Rui."

"It's not just inferior, it's incomparable," Emperor Kangwu said disdainfully.

They always resort to underhanded methods, and the worst part is, they don't even work!

What a piece of trash!

Being an emperor, shamelessness is not scary.

What's scary is not having enough ability!

What good people can an emperor have?

A purely good person simply cannot hold this position.

Therefore, he didn't care about his son's methods, but his methods were so low and ineffective... that he was truly beyond redemption!

Grand Secretary Zhang always knew who His Majesty favored.

He didn't understand why Prince Rui had yielded back then.

It now seems that Prince Rui is determined to get that position.

He wanted to see how Prince Rui would turn the tide when he was at a complete disadvantage.

This time, they destroyed the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion and seized the military power of the Beijing Garrison.

Prince Rui won this battle brilliantly!

What's next for Prince Rui?

He was actually looking forward to it.

After returning home, Prince Rui, who had been favored by Grand Secretary Zhang, told his family about the matter.

Princess Rui was shocked: "Yu'er, you broke into Grand Secretary Zhang's house by yourself?"

"What if the guards find you and hurt you, child?"

"Mother, you're overthinking it," Qi Jingxi said. "Our guards didn't even notice my sister going out in the middle of the night."

"My sister is amazing!"

Qi Jingxi puffed out his chest with a sense of pride.

"Even if Yu'er is very capable, she's still just a child!" Princess Rui was heartbroken. "And you all, didn't you know to give Yu'er the defense map of Grand Secretary Zhang's residence beforehand?"

Qi Zhiyu's eyes widened in surprise. Her mother...

Well, to survive such a biased father and stepmother, her mother must be no ordinary person.

Qi Jingxi said aggrievedly, "Mother, my sister didn't give us this chance either."

They didn't even know that his sister had gone to see Grand Secretary Zhang.

Qi Zhiyu asked hesitantly, "Um... can I chime in?"

"Yu'er, tell me." Princess Rui held her daughter's hand, her expression so kind, a far cry from the sternness she had shown when reprimanding the men in the house.

Qi Jingxi muttered under her breath, "Differentiated treatment."

Princess Rui glanced over at it.

Qi Jingxi immediately covered her mouth, indicating that she would shut up and not say another word.

"Do we have a defense map of Zhang Ge Lao's house too?" Qi Zhiyu felt that something was not right.

Qi Jingxi said smugly, "It's not just Zhang Ge Lao's family."

"Anything you can name in the capital, we have it all!"

Qi Zhiyu was surprised: "Huh?"

Prince Rui said helplessly, "You know the situation our family has been in these past few years."

"I don't expect our family to reach any particular position, but we must always have the ability to protect ourselves."

Qi Zhiyu: "...Father, how could you say such heartless things with such a contrite expression and tone?"

Self-preservation?

Is that self-preservation?

He has all the defense plans of every household.

Although her father was affected by fate, he made the worst-case scenario plan—to massacre the capital!

Even if the King of Wu ascends the throne and becomes emperor, if he is an unrighteous ruler, her father will risk his life to destroy him!

Her father's outward appearance of being a gentleman and upright could not conceal the fact that he was raised to be an emperor.

Decisive and ruthless!

Prince Rui sighed, "This is something we had no choice but to do; there was no other way."

OK.

Qi Zhiyu accepted.

Actually, it's quite good. She wouldn't have been able to adapt to a family like this.

"I didn't realize Second Brother was so busy all the time," Qi Zhiyu said, looking at Qi Jingxi with a teasing expression.

"Sis, how did you know it was me who did it?" Qi Jingxi was really curious.

"Only someone like you, a spoiled brat, would have the chance to wander around other people's places all the time." Qi Zhiyu didn't think this was a question worth considering.

"Besides, Father and my eldest brother have other things to do."

"Only you, Second Brother, are best suited for this kind of thing."

She then realized that the more she understood her family, the more she could sense their extraordinary nature.

None of them are idle.

Even though to outsiders it seemed that her father had withdrawn from the competition for the crown prince position, his family was still secretly making various preparations.

It can be used for both offense and defense!

incredible!

Qi Jingxi, hands on her hips, tilted her head back and laughed triumphantly: "I'm just that amazing!"

Then, his smile faded: "But I'm still not as fierce as you, my sister."

"Go directly at Grand Secretary Zhang."