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

The guards from the Princess's residence immediately rushed in.

All the young ladies kneeling on the ground looked up, staring at Qi Zhiyu, waiting to see a good show.

Qi Zhiyu has been incredibly arrogant ever since she came back.

This caused their father and brother to be constantly worried and distressed at home.

Originally, King Wu was doing a good job as the crown prince, so why did Qi Zhiyu have to jump out and cause trouble?

If it weren't for her, how could Marquis Weiyuan have gotten into trouble?

If Marquis Weiyuan hadn't gotten into trouble, how could King Wu have been implicated and deposed as crown prince?

Qi Zhiyu is such a troublemaker!

Someone has to teach her a lesson!

Those ladies were much more restrained than their daughters; their expressions weren't as obvious, but the schadenfreude in their eyes was no less evident.

When Princess Rui saw the guards approaching to arrest her daughter, she was so angry that she rushed forward.

However, she had only just lifted her leg, and before her foot landed, a sudden change occurred.

Just as the guards rushed in front of Qi Zhiyu, Qi Zhiyu moved.

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and before they could even see Qi Zhiyu's movements clearly, a warm, wet spray splashed onto their faces and bodies.

They instinctively tried to wipe it with a handkerchief, but were stunned by the bright red stain on the handkerchief.

When they realized it was blood, their screams were already bursting out of their throats uncontrollably.

The series of screams startled the princess.

She stared blankly at Qi Zhiyu, who was holding a sharp blade in the center of the arena.

She didn't understand at all how Qi Zhiyu snatched the weapon from her guard and killed him.

Everything happened too fast. In the blink of an eye, the guard's throat had been slit, and he lay on the ground, lifeless.

"Qi Zhiyu, how dare you kill the Princess's guards!" Zheng Mingxuan shouted in accusation.

That shout brought the princess back to her senses.

The princess's anger suddenly surged.

"Qi Zhiyu, how dare you!" The eldest princess roared in fury. "Guards, execute Qi Zhiyu immediately!"

The guards immediately rushed over.

Those wealthy ladies scrambled away from Qi Zhiyu in a panic.

They were just there to watch the show, but they never expected to get splattered with blood.

Qi Zhiyu is not human at all!

They even dared to kill the princess's guards!

Yes!

Qi Zhiyu, go ahead and cause trouble!

The more arrogant, the better!

Now, let's see how His Majesty will protect her.

If the Prince Rui's mansion is implicated, what will the Prince Rui use to compete with the Prince Wu for the position of crown prince?

After a brief moment of panic, the wealthy women went on a killing spree against Qi Zhiyu, which they were actually happy to see.

Originally, this small banquet was also intended to ruin Qi Zhiyu's reputation.

Although the process was very different from what they expected, as long as the result was the same, that's fine.

Princess Rui silently took two steps back, making room so as not to affect her daughter's performance.

As the guards charged menacingly towards her, Qi Zhiyu smiled sneer.

Overcome!

Then, gripping her long sword, she moved like a dragon, advancing instead of retreating, to meet the guards.

Wherever it went, blood splattered.

Once she had steadied herself, with the tip of her sword pointing straight at the ground, the guards fell to the ground one after another.

Qi Zhiyu's sword was spotless, without a drop of blood on it.

It wasn't because the weapons used by the Princess's guards were so good that they wouldn't get stained with blood, but because Qi Zhiyu moved too quickly.

So fast that there was no chance for blood to get on them.

The dozen or so guards were all dead beyond any doubt.

A banquet should be a lively and bustling event, but at this moment it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone instinctively lowered their breathing to the lowest possible level, afraid that if they breathed too loudly, they might anger Qi Zhiyu and send them on their way.

"Qi, Qi Zhiyu, you, you..." Despite her advanced age, the princess still had the mind of a child.

She was already terrified by what she saw, but she also felt that her dignity had been offended.

She wanted to reprimand Qi Zhiyu, but the pungent smell of blood filling her nostrils prevented her from uttering any further words.

"Princess." Qi Zhiyu smiled, but her eyes were chillingly cold.

"When you were born, it was during the most intense period of the struggle for the throne between my grandfather and the others."

"And your mother was already a victim of the struggle."

"It was my imperial grandfather who protected you, and it was my imperial grandmother who raised you like a daughter."

"You've forgotten all of that, haven't you?"

The eldest princess's eyes flickered, but she still stubbornly said, "Who doesn't know that Father Emperor loves me the most?"

"My elder brother protects me only to curry favor with Father!"

A surge of anger rushed to Princess Rui's head, and she couldn't hold back any longer, shouting, "Your Highness, you have no conscience!"

"To curry favor with the late emperor? At that time, the late emperor was already in poor health. If the late emperor had passed away, the successor should have been His Majesty."

"Back then, if you, the late emperor's most beloved little princess, had died tragically, do you think the late emperor would have been furious enough to die?"

"As soon as the late emperor passes away, Your Majesty will immediately and rightfully ascend the throne!"

"Under these circumstances, why would His Majesty go to such lengths to protect you?"

Qi Zhiyu looked at the eldest princess with disdain.

She already knew about these things from her family, so how could she not be angry when she heard the Princess's heartless words?

"Insolence!" the eldest princess roared arrogantly. "Princess Consort Rui, how dare you speak to me like that?"

Princess Rui was so angry that the veins on her forehead bulged.

How shameless!

Qi Zhiyu didn't have many scruples. She flashed in front of the princess and slapped her hard across the face.

The princess swayed and fell to the side.

Qi Zhiyu slapped her back, helping her to straighten up.

However, he used too much force; he went too far.

So, Qi Zhiyu kindly slapped him again.

Oops, it seems to be crooked again.

To ensure the princess wouldn't fall, Qi Zhiyu whipped her about twenty times.

"Oh dear... Princess, how did you still fall?" Qi Zhiyu asked in surprise.

"I was just trying to make you my official wife."

The princess's cheeks were numb with pain, and she couldn't feel anything.

"Ugh..." The princess wanted to speak, but could only make groaning sounds from the pain.

When has she ever suffered like this?

Let alone being slapped, I've never been bumped or bruised in my entire life.

The eldest princess's eyes blazed with fury; only tearing Qi Zhiyu to pieces could quell the hatred in her heart!

The eldest princess yanked hard on the nanny beside her.

The terrified old woman finally realized what was happening and screamed, "Guards! Guards! Princess Chen'an is about to rebel!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhiyu burst out laughing: "Rebellion?"

"My attack on a princess is now being linked to a rebellion?"

"When did the eldest princess ascend the throne? How come I didn't know?"

The old woman didn't care about that. She was used to being arrogant with the princess. What did it matter if she said something wrong in a moment of panic?

She's someone close to the Princess, how dare this Princess Chen'an argue with her?

Moreover, Princess Chen'an is currently in dire straits herself, so what is she afraid of?

The old woman shouted, "Report to the authorities! Princess Chen'an has committed insubordination and assaulted the Princess."

"He should be executed!"