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

"That medicinal herb isn't particularly rare; I had someone get it for me," Qi Zhiyu said.

Qi Jingxi's eyes lit up: "I'll have someone secretly put it in the Prince of Wu's mansion."

Qi Zhiyu smiled.

Her smile sent a shiver down Qi Jingxi's spine: "Sis, what are you planning?"

His sister's smile is a sure sign of bad luck for someone.

Why is he so excited?

I can't wait!

Qi Zhiyu waved to Qi Jingxi, and Qi Jingxi immediately rushed over excitedly.

Qi Zhiyu whispered a few words to him.

The more Qi Jingxi listened, the more her lips curled up: "Haha! If we're talking about who's bad, it's you!"

"Black! So black!"

After Qi Jingxi finished her impulsive sigh, she suddenly realized something.

He looked up at Princess Rui, who was staring at him, and gave an awkward chuckle: "Mother, what I meant was..."

Princess Rui waved her hand: "Never mind, stop talking."

"I don't expect you to come up with any good words."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Qi Jingxi readily admitted, "It's because I'm not knowledgeable enough."

"I just get carried away, I'll say whatever's convenient!"

Mainly, he felt that those elegant words were insufficient to express his admiration for his sister!

Those words are too simplistic!

A direct statement carries more weight!

Princess Rui ignored him and looked at Qi Zhiyu instead: "Yu'er, Mother will have someone send the things to Prince Wu's residence."

Qi Zhiyu looked at Princess Rui in surprise: "Mother, do you have spies in the Wu Prince's residence?"

"It's not really a spy." Princess Rui smiled slightly.

"But ever since I married your father, I've been distributing porridge and helping the people."

"Poor families, struggling to make ends meet, would always try to send their children to work for wealthy families to earn some money and support their families."

Qi Zhiyu was shocked: "Mom, you're amazing!"

Which household doesn't have more servants than its master?

A seemingly insignificant servant can accomplish great things.

Her mother had been scheming ever since she married her father.

On the one hand, she did good deeds to win over her father's people; on the other hand, she cultivated spies to infiltrate every household.

Then, her father also had defense maps of all the noble families.

Qi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. If her family ignored the people and simply rebelled... the success rate would be extremely high!

Human determination can conquer nature!

Whether it's this world where cultivation is incapable, or her original world, both are ironclad rules.

As long as you are willing to work hard, you can always find a glimmer of hope even in the face of absolute disadvantage.

Even if we can't win, we'll definitely not let the other side have an easy time.

At worst, it will result in mutual destruction.

Hmm... she loves her family in this world!

It suits her taste.

"Alright, Mother, I'm ready. I'll have someone send it in," Qi Zhiyu said. "No need to be obvious. It can be a bit rough around the edges. Because I think the King of Wu has a backup plan."

Qi Zhiyu then shared her thoughts, and Qi Jingxi laughed after hearing them: "Sis, you're so naughty..."

"We'll roughly send the things in, making the King of Wu think that we can't infiltrate his palace, and that his palace is as solid as an iron barrel."

"This way, not only will your plan be carried out, but it will also lower his guard, making our informants even safer."

Qi Jingxi clapped his hands and laughed.

Princess Rui rolled her eyes at him: "You say your sister is bad, but what kind of good person are you?"

"You're so kind, how could you see right through your sister's intentions?"

Qi Jingxi: "...Mother, you really are my mother."

Princess Rui gave a disdainful snort.

Qi Jingxi puffed out her chest smugly: "Those born into royalty who are naive are long gone."

"It's my survival instinct."

His arrogance left Princess Rui both amused and exasperated.

"Alright, I don't have time to waste with your nonsense." Princess Rui stood up; she still had arrangements to make.

The news about the Earl of Jingwen's residence will soon spread far and wide.

Now, almost everyone in the capital knows that Jingwenbo has been poisoned.

Those doctors weren't specifically instructed, so the news must have spread after they left.

It's always good to be prepared in advance.

Princess Rui and the others went to attend to their duties.

King Wu had been paying close attention to the situation at the Earl of Jingwen's residence, and from the moment the news of the Earl of Jingwen's poisoning came, he felt that things were not going well.

Sure enough, not long after, the Prefect of Jingzhao went to the residence of the Earl of Jingwen.

Less than an hour later, Princess Qi Zhiyu of Ruiwang left the Jingwen Earl's residence.

His plan... was completely ruined.

"Two useless pieces of trash!" King Wu was furious.

He also made two preparations.

On one hand, they had Jingwenbo use filial piety to pressure Princess Rui, and on the other hand, they had Jingwenbo's wife undermine their position.

Unexpectedly, none of them were used.

Jing Wenbo was indeed poisoned, but the mastermind behind it had absolutely nothing to do with the Prince Rui's mansion.

Instead, rumors spread that Lady Jingwen was having an affair, which is why she poisoned Lord Jingwen in an attempt to harm him.

Even Jingwenbo's son was not his biological child.

"How could this be?" King Wu was furious. "His son has been raised for so many years, and his grandson is already married. Now he's saying his son isn't Jingwenbo's?"

The King of Wu had no idea that there was such a thing going on.

"Your Highness, we must make preparations as soon as possible," a trusted aide advised.

The King of Wu had a sullen face.

If everything had gone smoothly, the initiative should have been on his side.

But now... damn it!

It was snatched away by Prince Rui and his men.

"In that case, let's take a risky gamble," said the King of Wu. "Proceed according to the plan."

He made preparations in case of failure.

Of course, this was a plan made out of necessity.

He really doesn't want to use it unless it's a critical moment.

After all, the risk is too great.

Now... we have no choice but to take a gamble.

Being the Prefect of the Capital (京兆尹) to preside over cases is truly exhausting.

Jing Wenbo... he didn't take it to heart.

In the capital, there are countless noble and aristocratic families.

One earl is really not enough.

But... this involves the prince, which is troublesome.

Especially since they are two princes.

Having just severed ties with Prince Rui, Lady Jingwen suddenly confessed that everything was done at the behest of Prince Wu.

The Prefect of the Capital was truly in a bind.

He could only have someone carefully record the confessions, and after Lady Jingwen affixed her fingerprint, he would then organize the other confessions and evidence.

It took two days to get everything done.

This case is of great importance, and the Prefect of the Capital had to handle it meticulously, for fear of making a mistake.

He looked at it three times to make sure there were no problems before he went to the palace and presented it to His Majesty.

Not long after, the palace summoned everyone to the palace.

Qi Zhiyu went there and saw that everyone was there.

Even though Jing Wenbo was poisoned, he was still carried over.

Lady Jingwen trembled, her eyes darting around.

The King of Wu stood to one side, his face full of anger.

Her father, on the other hand, remained very calm.

As for Qi Zhiyu and Princess Rui, since they were present at the time, they were also summoned.

"Grandfather." Qi Zhiyu curtsied and then naturally sat down to the side.

Everyone else was standing, but she was at ease.

Emperor Kangwu was so angry he laughed: "Your parents are still standing."