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

Qi Jingchen frowned, paused for a moment, and asked, "Is our whole family... possessed by evil spirits?"

My father is not normal.

Was he also deceived?

"But..." Qi Jingchen's rationality told him that his sister was right.

However, a voice inside him kept reminding him.

He wasn't deceived; Zheng Mingxuan was indeed so wonderful, his destined one, his beloved.

"It's alright," Qi Zhiyu said understandingly.

Since there are no cultivators in this world, her brother naturally cannot defy the will of Heaven.

If you can't resist it, just solve the problem at its source.

"Since we haven't formally proposed marriage yet, let's observe each other first," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile.

"If it's a misunderstanding, that's even better. If there's anything inappropriate, clarifying it before proposing marriage is better for everyone."

Qi Jingchen nodded slowly, agreeing with his sister's statement.

He believed it was all a misunderstanding.

Qi Zhiyu kept this in mind, so when she went to the banquet at the Princess's residence, she asked about it in the carriage.

"Mother, does Second Brother have a girl he likes?"

Princess Rui shook her head: "Not yet."

"Your second brother doesn't have a very good reputation. There hasn't been a suitable candidate yet."

Qi Zhiyu was relieved. That's good, that's good. At least her second brother wasn't love-struck.

For now, we only need to resolve the issue with the eldest brother.

"Why did Yu'er suddenly ask this?" Princess Rui asked curiously.

"Because I see that my older brother cares a lot about Zheng Mingxuan," Qi Zhiyu said casually.

Princess Rui's expression darkened at the mention of this: "I used to think she was a good person, but now it seems she's also someone who doesn't know her place."

She actually lectured her daughter!

What is Zheng Mingxuan thinking?

Even if the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, her biological mother is still alive. How can Zheng Mingxuan's unmarried sister-in-law say such things?

Moreover, Yu'er didn't do anything wrong.

Why should she meddle in other people's business?

"Your elder brother also disagrees with breaking off the engagement," Princess Rui said. "He said you mean to observe the situation further?"

Qi Zhiyu nodded: "Mother, after all, my eldest brother has invested his feelings."

"If we force them apart, our eldest brother will definitely agree for our sake."

"But I don't want him to feel awkward."

"If you feel indebted to Zheng Mingxuan, and she ever asks you for a favor in the future, you should do it for her out of guilt..."

Qi Zhiyu looked at Princess Rui.

Princess Rui's face turned green.

In the struggle for the throne, the slightest misstep can lead to total defeat.

She dared not gamble on that possibility.

"Mother can see that Zheng Mingxuan is no good either. So let's expose her completely," Qi Zhiyu said.

"Let my elder brother see clearly that when we separate, he will only despise me, not feel guilty."

"In that case, there won't be any trouble later."

Princess Rui nodded repeatedly: "Yu'er, you've thought things through very well."

"The word 'love' is truly indescribable."

Qi Zhiyu declined to comment on matters of love and romance.

Because... she never lets this distract her from becoming stronger.

As the mother and daughter talked, the carriage arrived at the Princess's residence.

The eldest princess was the late emperor's youngest daughter and was greatly favored.

Later, she was married and was pampered by her husband's family.

This princess's residence is quite large, not to mention that it was built and decorated with great care.

It truly is a scene at every turn, exquisite in every detail.

"Greetings, Princess." Princess Rui led Qi Zhiyu inside, and upon seeing the Princess, she curtsied.

The eldest princess was actually about the same age as Princess Rui, but she had a kind of naive innocence.

"No need for formalities," the princess waved her hand. "Please sit down."

After Princess Rui and Qi Zhiyu took their seats, the Eldest Princess looked at Qi Zhiyu curiously: "This is Chen An. He is quite pretty and doesn't look like he has suffered."

Princess Rui's face darkened upon hearing this.

Qi Zhiyu smiled and asked, "What does the Princess think I should look like?"

The eldest princess can be said to have grown up in a pampered environment her whole life.

There has never been a single unpleasant thing.

She had never been asked such a question before.

The eldest princess was immediately enraged: "Insolence!"

"Qi Zhiyu, who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that?"

The princess was furious, and everyone present was so frightened that they knelt down, pleading, "Your Highness, please calm down!"

The crowd's obedience did not appease the princess at all, because neither Qi Zhiyu nor Princess Rui moved an inch.

The two people remained seated steadily in their chairs.

"Princess Rui, Princess Chen'an, is this your rule?" The eldest princess gritted her teeth.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled softly, "Princess, don't you know I can stand before the emperor without kneeling?"

"What? Are you more noble than His Majesty?"

The eldest princess gritted her teeth; of course, she couldn't surpass her imperial brother.

"You don't have to kneel, Princess Rui, but what about you?" The eldest princess pointed the finger directly at Princess Rui.

"Princess, what are you trying to do by picking a fight?" Qi Zhiyu cut the question off directly.

"Logically speaking, you are my great-aunt, so you should be concerned about me."

"And then you say, 'I don't look like I'm suffering.'"

"What? You're happy to see me suffer so much?"

The eldest princess choked on her words: "Of course not!"

"Then what do you mean by asking that?" Qi Zhiyu pressed.

"Or are you trying to imply that because I didn't suffer, Qi Pingle shouldn't have been kicked out?"

"If she hadn't been kicked out, Tang Jingrou wouldn't have taken her in, and none of what happened afterward would have occurred, right?"

Princess Rui lowered her head, trying to hide the corners of her lips that she could barely suppress.

Her daughter really dares to speak her mind.

The princess had barely begun when her daughter revealed all of the princess's true intentions.

Let's see how the eldest princess continues now.

"Isn't that right?" The eldest princess frowned. "Don't be so insensible."

"It was just a small matter, but it caused such a stir..."

"Princess," Qi Zhiyu interrupted the princess, looking at her with a mocking expression.

"If you think that Marquis Weiyuan... oh, no, he no longer has a title; he's a commoner."

Qi Zhiyu remembered and corrected her statement: "If you think the Wei family has been wronged, you can go to His Majesty."

"They say that Grand Secretary Zhang is old and his eyesight is failing, that he made a mistake and gave false testimony. His Majesty is senile, and the punishment is unjust."

The princess was so choked up that her mouth gaped open, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

She's gone mad, but she wouldn't dare say His Majesty is senile!

"Princess, Eldest Princess..." Zheng Mingxuan had just opened her mouth when suddenly her vision blurred and her clothes tightened.

Then, she turned her face sharply to one side, and then abruptly turned it back to the other side.

A burning pain shot through her cheek, and she finally realized that Qi Zhiyu had come over, grabbed her collar, and was slapping her hard across the face!

She didn't even finish a single complete sentence!

"Qi Zhiyu, stop!" the princess shouted sternly.

Qi Zhiyu ignored her completely and kept slapping her.

The crisp slap landed on Zheng Mingxuan's face, but it enraged the princess.

Qi Zhiyu didn't stop, which was a blatant disrespect to her!

"Guards, seize Qi Zhiyu! Her life or death is irrelevant!" the princess ordered through gritted teeth.