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

The King of Wu was indeed furious.

However, before he died of anger, he wanted to beat Qi Rongyao to death first!

"You idiot!" King Wu was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He raised his hand to hit him again.

Princess Wu hurriedly stopped them: "Your Highness, you can't fight anymore!"

"Yao'er was beaten by Qi Zhiyu outside. The prince just hit her a couple of times to vent his anger and she's fine now."

"If I hit her again, my daughter's face will be disfigured."

"Disfigured?" King Wu's chest ached with anger. "She's ruined all my plans!"

Qi Rongyao hid behind her mother, trembling with fear.

"You piece of trash!" King Wu was so enraged that his vision blurred and he swayed to the side.

Fortunately, there was a table nearby, which he used for support to slowly sit down.

Princess Wu stepped forward with concern: "Your Highness, should we summon the royal physician to take a look?"

The King of Wu lowered his head in distress and waved his hand.

Princess Wu quickly poured a glass of warm water and handed it over.

King Wu slowly finished drinking, and only then did he suppress his anger.

"The child is still young, what's the big deal? Your Highness, please teach him slowly," Princess Wu advised.

"Besides, this isn't something that can't be undone."

The King of Wu's anger, which he had just suppressed, flared up again: "Reconcile?"

"How can I win him back?"

Princess Wu was taken aback by the question. She subconsciously replied, "That's what Qi Zhiyu said. We can explain..."

"Explain what?" King Wu laughed angrily.

"Explain that I failed to raise my daughter properly, causing her to disregard the law and insist on serving a deposed and convicted princess?"

Princess Wu stammered, "Yao'er is still young..."

"As a prince and grandson of the emperor, at twelve years old, you don't understand such things?" King Wu was furious.

"No one will think she's too young; they'll just think of her as my child. That's how I've always taught her!"

Princess Wu was stunned.

King Wu glared at Qi Rongyao, whose face was pale with disappointment and resentment, before getting up and going to his study.

He needed to talk to his confidants about what to do next.

After the King of Wu left, the Queen of Wu rushed over and hugged Qi Rongyao with heartache, saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Yao'er, it's alright, it's alright. Your mother is here."

"Mother." Qi Rongyao looked up, tears streaming down her face, feeling wronged.

"It was clearly Dad who sent me. He wanted me to show my filial piety to my great-aunt."

"That's what Dad said, so that others will know that our family values ​​old friendships."

"Qi Zhiyu is ruthless even when she harms her own family. Compared to her, it makes our kindness and compassion stand out."

The more Qi Rongyao spoke, the more tears she shed.

She did everything her father told her to do.

Who would have thought I'd meet Qi Zhiyu, and things would turn out that way?

But... she couldn't control how things turned out.

Why did her father hit her?

Qi Zhiyu slapped her face several times, and it hurt a lot!

When she got back, her father slapped her twice more... It hurt!

My face hurts!

My heart aches even more!

"Alright, alright, let's not think about it anymore." Princess Wu hugged her daughter, her heart aching.

Her child suffered.

"Let the royal physician examine her face first, and make sure there are no scars." Princess Wu could only treat her daughter's injuries first.

While Princess Wu was busy tending to her daughter, King Wu sat in his study, his face ashen: "Tell me, what should we do?"

The confidant remained silent.

"Have you lost your voice?" King Wu slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage.

The confidant was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a thud.

"Your Highness, please calm down," the confidant said helplessly.

He had been the prince's advisor for several years, so he naturally knew what kind of person the Prince of Wu was.

If things get really tense, he could get implicated.

"Calm down? How can you expect me to calm down?" King Wu pointed out the window and roared, "What do the people outside think of me now?"

"I can't even teach my own children properly."

"I am a man who cannot distinguish right from wrong, disregards the law, and despises the people!"

His reputation was beyond repair, let alone salvage.

It's getting worse and worse!

The confidant said helplessly, "Your Highness, at this point, we have no choice but to accept it."

What else can we do?

Could it be that the explanation given to the public is that the prince and the consort were involved in a case of embezzlement of funds for dam repairs, which is why they sent gold to the princess to keep quiet?

Or is the prince a fool who can't even see through the princess's true nature?

"Your Highness, Princess Chen'an is using an open scheme!" The confidant's chest ached just thinking about it. "There was no way to avoid it."

Two choices: if the prince doesn't want to get involved in the corruption case and doesn't want to be called brainless, he has to admit that he was too soft-hearted and made a poor decision.

The lesser of two evils.

The King of Wu was not unaware of this principle; he was simply unwilling to accept it!

"Princess Chen'an! Qi Zhiyu!" King Wu slammed his fist on the table.

The calligraphy brushes and teacups on the table all jumped up and down with a clatter.

"Where did she come from?"

"Wasn't she said to be a country bumpkin?"

"Are all village girls like this now?"

Why didn't he encounter such a formidable village girl?

"Go and investigate! Find out everything about Qi Zhiyu's past, down to the smallest detail!" King Wu gritted his teeth.

The trusted confidant readily agreed.

King Wu slumped into a chair, exhausted, covering his eyes with one hand, and remained silent for a long time.

After a long pause, he asked, exhausted, "How can this situation be broken?"

First, his father was extremely disappointed in him, and now, his reputation among the people has also deteriorated.

Without his father's approval and having lost the people's support, what good would it do if most of the court officials were on his side?

Even if he ascends the throne, the people's hearts are not at peace, and the country and its people... cannot be at peace!

The King of Wu lowered his hand and said calmly, "Get up."

The confidant then rose and cautiously advised, "Your Highness, so what if Princess Chen'an is powerful?"

"She's just a woman!"

"The Prince Rui's heir is crippled, and his second son is a spoiled brat... What makes them think they can compete with the Prince?"

The King of Wu stirred, his spirits lifting: "That's right!"

"What does he have to compete with me on?"

The King of Wu laughed heartily: "What use is a prince who has no outstanding descendants to inherit the throne?"

"Even if Father Emperor is biased, in the end he can only painfully give up Prince Rui."

The confidant smiled sinisterly: "Your Highness, Prince Rui only has two sons. If they...do something that disappoints the people, will the people's hearts still be with them?"

The King of Wu's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood.

Yup!

Qi Zhiyu could use Qi Rongyao to stab him in the back.

Then he could naturally use Qi Jingxi and Qi Jingchen to ruin Prince Rui!

"I really have to thank Qi Zhiyu for the tip this time." King Wu finally let out the pent-up anger he had been holding in, and felt much better.

"Qi Zhiyu has set a good example for us, so we can't let her down."

"It's time to let the people see for themselves what kind of cripple Prince Rui is."

"If Prince Rui ascends the throne, will the Crown Prince be a spoiled brat or a cripple? The people should have a good chance to choose!"

The confidant laughed along, "Your Highness is wise!"

"This matter needs to be properly arranged..." King Wu's eyes darted around, and he had an idea.