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

"Nonsense!" Lady Jingwen shouted.

She turned to Uncle Jingwen with a sorrowful expression and explained, "Uncle, please don't listen to her nonsense!"

"I didn't, absolutely not!"

"I have always been absolutely loyal to the master."

Earl Jingwen's face was grim, his cold, venomous gaze sweeping across his wife's face before turning to Qi Zhiyu: "What evidence do you have?"

Qi Zhiyu smiled.

Lady Jingwen's heart skipped a beat. He... he actually suspected her!

Correct!

He certainly didn't doubt it.

He is cold-blooded, selfish, suspicious, and arrogant!

"It's not exactly evidence," Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly, "it's just that your wife has a cousin."

"Her cousin's life became increasingly wealthy as her status in the Earl's mansion changed."

"Her cousin, and even her cousin's family, all listened to her every word."

Lady Jingwen retorted angrily, "What's wrong with my family treating me well?"

"Then you'll have to ask your parents, and your servants," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile.

"Back then, your two families' elders intended for you to marry your cousin."

Lady Jingwen knew she couldn't deny it, so she argued, "That was all the elders' idea; it didn't even come to the point of proposing marriage or engagement."

"But you can't deny that you and your cousin are childhood sweethearts." Qi Zhiyu stated truthfully, "You two have a very good relationship."

Madam Jingwen choked on her words: "Then our two families are relatives. What's wrong with relatives visiting each other?"

"My lord, please, please don't overthink it."

The increasingly grim expression on Earl Jingwen's face panicked his wife.

"That's really strange." Qi Zhiyu touched her chin curiously. "You've always claimed that you're not a greedy person."

"If you and your cousin have such a good relationship, why didn't you marry him and instead became Jingwenbo's concubine?"

Is being a concubine more glamorous than being a wife?

"I don't quite understand," Qi Zhiyu smiled at Madam Jingwen, sincerely asking for her guidance, "Could you enlighten me, Madam?"

"No, no!" Cold sweat broke out on Mrs. Jingwen's forehead.

"I love Lord Earl with all my heart."

"After I met the Earl back then, my whole heart was filled with thoughts of him."

"That's why I voluntarily entered the Earl's mansion as a concubine."

Lady Jingwen gazed at Jingwen with deep affection, her eyes filled with love and longing.

Jing Wenbo felt somewhat relieved.

Of all the beauties in his household, he only made her his official wife, because in her heart he was the heavens, her only one.

"How terrifying!" Qi Zhiyu exclaimed, startling Uncle Jingwen.

"Her relationship with her cousin for over ten years couldn't compare to seeing you, Uncle Jingwen, just once."

Qi Zhiyu's astonishment only made Jing Wenbo extremely proud.

He's just that charming, what's the problem?

He's the kind of person who makes you fall in love at first sight and feel like you can't live without him.

"To abandon more than ten years of friendship just for one meeting... Hehe... That's quite interesting." Qi Zhiyu's smile deepened.

The smug look on Jing Wenbo's face froze instantly.

Qi Zhiyu continued, "Is this love at first sight, or just fickleness... I have no idea."

"Princess, watch your words!" Lady Jingwen exclaimed in a panic.

"Your Excellency possesses extraordinary bearing; what's wrong with me being captivated by you?"

"As for the friendship of more than ten years, it was just because I was young and didn't understand what feelings were."

"It wasn't until I met someone as outstanding as Lord Bo that I understood."

Qi Zhiyu was increasingly puzzled: "There are so many people more outstanding than Jingwenbo. Why do you fall in love with every single one you meet?"

Lady Jingwen was furious: "Princess, stop talking nonsense!"

"Hey, you're being unreasonable. You're the one who said you fell in love at first sight," Qi Zhiyu said, expressing her innocence.

She gets scolded for telling the truth; she's so wronged.

"My lord... I'm innocent!" Lady Jingwen knelt before Lord Jingwen, weeping.

Qi Zhiyu pouted, "At your age, this doesn't look good, okay?"

Jing Wenbo stared at her for a few moments, then looked at Qi Zhiyu: "These are all just your speculations."

What other evidence do you have?

Lady Jingwen's heart tightened.

That old bastard!

He actually believed what that bitch Qi Zhiyu said.

She served him humbly and subserviently for decades!

You heartless bastard!

"I heard your son likes to eat stewed meat with vinegar," Qi Zhiyu remarked. "That's quite a unique way of eating it."

"Oh, by the way, your wife's cousin also likes to eat this."

"Don't overthink it, we're all relatives. It's perfectly normal to have the same hobby, isn't it?"

The way Jingwenbo stared at his wife was as if it were poisoned.

Lady Jingwen was so frightened that she trembled with fear.

Qi Zhiyu continued talking to herself, "Why does your son look so much like your wife's cousin?"

"Sigh...they're all relatives, it's normal for them to look alike."

"Lord, I really didn't!" Lady Jingwen cried out.

Jing Wenbo said coldly to the Prefect of the Capital, "Your Excellency, I need to perform a blood test to verify kinship."

"Hey, this isn't right, this isn't right," Qi Zhiyu hurriedly stopped her. "That's your wife. You've loved her for so many years, disregarding societal norms, and made her your legal wife instead of a concubine."

How could you doubt her like that?

"Isn't this a desecration of the earth-shattering true love between the two of you?"

The Prefect of the Capital: "..."

Princess, can't you say less?

Seeing Jing Wenbo's chest heaving violently, he was truly worried that the poisoning case hadn't even been concluded before the victim succumbed to the poison and died.

"Luckily, the imperial physician is here. I'll have them prepare." This is the first time the Prefect of the Capital has ever been so exhausted from handling a case.

He doesn't take sides; he never gets involved in the princes' struggle for the throne.

However, starting today, he has decided to stand on Prince Rui's side.

Besides knowing about Prince Rui's abilities... Prince Rui now has the strongest support!

Someone like the princess... being her opponent is definitely not a pleasant thing.

Jing Wenbo, this is a ready example, and he is a pragmatic person!

When the imperial physician was summoned, he hurriedly explained upon hearing the matter: "My lord, the Earl of Jingwen is no longer able to perform a blood test to determine kinship."

"The toxicity has penetrated deeply, making accurate testing impossible."

The Prefect of Jingzhao frowned deeply.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled and said, "It's not a big deal, what's there to test?"

"Anyway, I've loved them for so many years. Whose child isn't a child? I've raised them by my side, and after so many years of kinship, can't it compare to blood ties?"

"Besides, it's not necessarily true that they aren't biological children."

"Uncle Jingwen, when I said they were a family of three, it was just a guess on my part. You don't need to take it seriously."

Jing Wenbo was so angry that a thin line of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth: "Absurd!"

"Why isn't blood relation important?"

"Are you even speaking human language?"

"Huh? Is it important?" Qi Zhiyu asked in surprise.

"When your daughter Tang Jingrou supported Qi Pingle and went to Prince Rui's mansion to criticize my family, saying that my family didn't value the fourteen years of family ties, weren't you quite supportive?"

"Your son has been with you for decades, far exceeding the fourteen years that Qi Pingle has been with my family."