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

Qi Zhiyu smiled helplessly: "Second brother, what are you thinking about?"

"If they hadn't done anything else, I wouldn't have wiped out their entire family or reduced them to commoners."

Qi Jingxi frowned: "What kind of good people could be targeting you?"

Qi Zhiyu nodded in agreement: "Second Brother is absolutely right."

Moreover, she never holds back when it comes to her opponents.

Even if they don't have it, she can make them have it.

She's not a kind-hearted person.

Those who pledged allegiance to the King of Wu would surely harm her father; they would be the enemies of her entire family.

Being merciful to the enemy is tantamount to harming yourself.

Whether the other person dies or she dies, it's not a question for her, because there's only one answer.

"How is Big Brother?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

"I told my older brother about it, and he was quite calm at the time. He just said he wanted to be alone for a while." Qi Jingxi sighed.

The older brother is indeed very good to Zheng Mingxuan.

Now that he knows how shameless Zheng Mingxuan is, his older brother must be feeling very bad.

"We can just wait it out," Qi Zhiyu said, not worried at all.

Zheng Mingxuan is now completely disgraced, so her older brother will no longer be manipulated for no reason.

His life will gradually return to normal as his luck improves.

Qi Zhiyu was truly exhausted. Even though her body had been improved by the nourishment of her soul, it still wasn't enough.

After all that fuss, she's going to take a nap.

Princess Rui and the others naturally had no objections and told her to go and rest quickly.

Qi Zhiyu fell asleep immediately and didn't even eat dinner.

When dusk fell, Prince Rui returned and went directly to Qi Jingchen's courtyard.

"How does it feel?" Prince Rui asked directly as he sat down.

Qi Jingchen understood this seemingly unrelated question: "Dad, did you feel the same way about Tang Jingrou back then?"

Actually, when he said he wanted to break off the engagement, it felt like his heart had been ripped out, and the pain was unbearable.

However, when Yu'er took the list to Zheng Mingxuan, he suddenly felt better not long afterward.

It even gave me a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

It was as if something that had been covering his eyes had been suddenly removed.

Prince Rui nodded slowly.

Qi Jingchen frowned: "Yu'er's abilities..."

"Never mind all that," Prince Rui said in a deep voice. "Just know that she's your sister."

Qi Jingchen said seriously, "Of course I know that."

"But I'm worried that Yu'er might get hurt because of this."

What happened in their family is not normal.

Yu'er solved the problem for them, but shouldn't she pay the price?

"We'll cooperate with whatever she does. As for the rest... neither of us has the ability to get involved." Prince Rui saw things very clearly.

They couldn't even figure out the problem if Yu'er hadn't returned, let alone solve it.

"But, if Yu'er needs us..." Prince Rui looked at Qi Jingchen.

"We'll go all out, at all costs!" Qi Jingchen declared without hesitation, "Even if it means utter destruction!"

A satisfied smile appeared in Prince Rui's eyes.

"However, I don't think Yu'er will push herself to that point," Qi Jingchen said with a sigh.

"It was Yu'er's idea to dismantle Zheng Mingxuan's carriage."

"When Madam Zheng came, she anticipated that Zheng Mingxuan would come and gave instructions to the servants in advance."

Otherwise, those people wouldn't have prepared such complete tools for dismantling the carriage.

Prince Rui was not in the mansion at the time, so he naturally did not know what had happened there, but he would analyze it.

"Once the invitation to the Princess's banquet arrived, Yu'er should already have a plan," Prince Rui sighed.

Qi Jingchen nodded slowly: "Yu'er...it's really not easy."

If Prince Rui and his men could see through Qi Zhiyu's plan, how could Emperor Kangwu not?

At that moment, he was showing off to Grand Secretary Zhang: "Look, look, this is my granddaughter!"

"From the moment Wan Ning started the trouble and Zheng Mingxuan picked a fight, others thought that Chen An was just being audacious enough to challenge the Princess."

"In reality? She delivered a fatal blow, leaving Wan Ning with no chance to retaliate."

Even though Grand Secretary Zhang was a seasoned veteran of many storms, he had to admire her: "The Princess's ambition is not for the disappearance of the Princess's residence, but for gaining power for Prince Rui."

"If the positions of the Imperial Son-in-Law as Vice Minister of Revenue and Zheng Hongshan as Director of Revenue become vacant, then only those recommended by Prince Rui can fill the vacancies."

"The princess is truly meticulous."

"He predicted that after the prince consort lost power, the King of Wu would recommend Zheng Hongshan from his camp."

"The princess then took advantage of Zheng Mingxuan's disturbance at Prince Rui's residence to completely destroy the Zheng family."

Emperor Kangwu laughed heartily: "The fourth prince has misjudged one after another, so the task of recommending replacements can only fall to the eldest prince."

"That girl Chen An only uses overt schemes, and those she has her eyes on all have no choice but to follow her plans!"

Now that today's events have occurred, how could all the civil and military officials in the capital who received the news not see through what was hidden behind it?

They understood.

But it was precisely because they understood it that they felt a chill run down their spines.

Because Chen An's methods... are truly intricately linked.

What seemed like a casual matter, a mere verbal dispute between women, ultimately transformed into a sharp sword, severing the hand that had benefited the King of Wu.

Prince Rui openly allowed his people to enter the court, and they had no way to stop him.

Grand Secretary Zhang sighed in admiration: "Princess, what a brilliant strategy!"

Emperor Kangwu laughed triumphantly: "My granddaughter is naturally extraordinary!"

Grand Secretary Zhang thought for a moment, but still spoke up: "Your Majesty, the princess grew up outside the palace; her methods, her scheming..."

Emperor Kangwu smiled; he naturally knew what Grand Secretary Zhang was worried about.

"Have you ever considered that if she wanted to harm me or the court, would she need to go to such lengths?"

Emperor Kangwu said, "I know how swiftly and decisively she kills people."

If Chen An wanted to take his life, it would be as easy as turning his hand.

Grand Secretary Zhang laughed: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. It was this old minister who was confused."

"That child is very loyal," Emperor Kangwu said proudly. "He treats the eldest son's family very well."

"She was exceptionally protective of them."

With Chen An around, the boss can rest assured that he can hand over the position to him.

Now that the king is starting to place his own people in the court, those ministers whose interests are too deeply intertwined with the King of Wu should feel threatened.

He is biased towards the eldest brother, but in order to inherit the position, the eldest brother must also be respected by the others.

He knows best how difficult it was.

But to his utter surprise, Chen An's move immediately created a breakthrough.

Now, the leader has taken the first step in rebuilding his power.

Chen An is such a good girl!

So much happened that day.

Those noble families couldn't understand how things had turned from the princess's small banquet into the consort's property being confiscated and the princess being deposed.

Subsequently, the Zheng family suffered another misfortune, as Prince Rui managed to squeeze his own people into the seemingly impenetrable court.

After everyone sorted out their thoughts, only one thought remained in their minds—was Qi Zhiyu even human?