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

Jiang Shuyi's side was in complete chaos. Her maid wanted a doctor to examine her, while she struggled to get back as quickly as possible.

"How dare you!" Jiang Shuyi tried to stop her twice, but failed, and couldn't help but scold her directly.

The maid, who was worried about her health, was so frightened that she stood frozen on the spot.

Jiang Shuyi was already extremely irritable, and seeing the little maid's silly appearance made her even angrier.

"Aren't you going to help me downstairs?" She wanted to get home quickly to find her grandfather.

"Yes, yes..." The maid was startled and quickly helped Jiang Shuyi downstairs and into the sedan chair to return to the mansion.

Jiang Shuyi, who was leaving in a hurry, did not notice that the people around her were looking at her with even more disdain.

"This is the granddaughter whom the Duke of Wei favors the most?" Someone asked in a contemptuous tone.

Those around immediately made strange, indescribable clicking sounds.

They had a lot to say, but Jiang Shuyi was, after all, the granddaughter of the Duke of Wei. What could they say?

No matter how much you complain, you can only keep it to yourself.

But... everything is left unsaid.

"Doctor." A guard came over and gave the doctor some silver. "My princess was worried that Miss Jiang was too busy and forgot about your consultation fee."

The doctor, who had been left standing there, came to his senses and quickly accepted the consultation fee to express his gratitude.

Treating someone from such a powerful family is truly risky.

Look closely, the rewards and tips received are quite substantial.

However, if the host is in a bad mood... they will also suffer.

He thought he was going to make a wasted trip, but to his surprise, he still received a consultation fee.

Moreover, there is no less than more.

The guard chuckled sheepishly, "Doctor, you're too kind. My princess said that no matter what, the people must not be allowed to suffer."

After the guard finished speaking, he turned around and quickly chased after Qi Zhiyu and the others.

As for the effect his words had on the people... well, Qi Zhiyu knew all about it.

This was the first time she'd ever seen someone so eager to come and deliver themselves to her death.

Should she say that the Heavenly Dao here is sick, or that the opponent is too weak?

Jiang Shuyi didn't know what Qi Zhiyu was thinking, but when she returned to the Duke of Wei's mansion and saw her grandfather, she was greeted with a hard slap.

Jiang Shuyi was knocked to the ground, her vision blurred and her ears rang. The sounds around her seemed to come and go, and it took her a while to return to normal.

"Grandfather..." Jiang Shuyi looked at the furious Duke of Wei, and tears fell down her face.

The Duke of Wei looked at his granddaughter, whom he was usually so proud of, utterly bewildered: "Are you out of your mind?"

"I sent you to investigate Qi Zhiyu, not to give her leverage against her!"

"Do you know what people outside are saying about the Duke of Wei's mansion?"

Jiang Shuyi nervously swallowed.

She rushed back immediately.

Could it be that rumors spread so quickly?

Moreover, she didn't want to know what people outside were saying.

Unfortunately, she didn't want to hear it, but the Duke of Wei insisted on making her understand the seriousness of the matter: "Our Duke of Wei's mansion and the former Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion are in cahoots!"

Jiang Shuyi's expression changed drastically.

A den of snakes and rats?

"How dare they?" Jiang Shuyi exclaimed in shock and anger!

"Why wouldn't they dare?" Duke Wei gritted his teeth as he spoke of the rumors circulating outside.

"Both the Duke of Wei's mansion and the former Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion are henchmen of the King of Wu!"

"Fortunately, the King of Wu is no longer the crown prince; otherwise, if he were to ascend the throne, the people would surely suffer terribly!"

Jiang Shuyi's legs went weak, and she almost fell back to the ground after just getting up.

"Who? Who dares to slander the King of Wu and our Duke's Mansion like this?"

"Are those people out of their minds?"

Jiang Shuyi's stern rebuke only earned her a mocking sneer from the Duke of Wei: "The people have already said so, so what?"

"Kill everyone who said those things?"

"Does this confirm that the Duke of Wei's mansion is a powerful and self-serving force, wielding weapons not to protect the country, but as shameless tyrants who turn their weapons against their own people?"

Jiang Shuyi was speechless when asked, and she even cried out in distress, "Grandfather, someone must be trying to harm our family!"

Her grandfather already held military power, which made her situation quite precarious.

If the King of Wu had always been the Crown Prince, and they were on the Crown Prince's side, then there would naturally be no problem.

However, the King of Wu is not the crown prince now, but just a prince, and her grandfather still holds a large army, which is quite awkward.

Now these rumors are circulating... their family is like being roasted on a fire.

"Princess Chen'an! Qi Zhiyu!" Duke Wei blurted out the culprit without even thinking.

"Her?" Jiang Shuyi exclaimed in surprise.

The Duke of Wei laughed in exasperation at his granddaughter's reaction: "Don't you understand?"

"From the moment you went to see her, she not only retaliated against the slander you leveled against her, but also successfully dragged the King of Wu into the mess, and incidentally, she also dragged our family down with her."

"Our Duke of Wei's mansion is so powerful... It can't distinguish right from wrong, and it expects the rule-abiding Princess Chen'an to tolerate the willful and capricious Qi Rongyao who likes to take things by force."

"And you..." Duke Wei gazed deeply at Jiang Shuyi.

"Not only do you not think Qi Rongyao did anything wrong, but you also want to advise Princess Chen'an."

"My most beloved granddaughter, is this how I've always taught you?"

"To turn you into a beast who is morally bankrupt, lawless, and disregards rules and etiquette?"

Jiang Shuyi stared blankly at her grandfather, muttering incredulously, "Beast? Beast?"

"Nowadays, in the eyes of the common people, the entire Duke of Wei's mansion is nothing but bullying beasts!" Duke of Wei said with a self-deprecating laugh.

"If you're not an animal, how could you think it's right for Qi Rongyao to steal other people's things?"

"But...but..." Jiang Shuyi tried to retort, "I'm the one standing on the moral high ground condemning Qi Zhiyu!"

Duke Wei burst into laughter, making Jiang Shuyi feel uneasy.

She really wanted her grandfather to stop laughing; she was scared!

The Duke of Wei's laughter abruptly ceased: "But Qi Zhiyu stands on the side of national righteousness and the people!"

Jiang Shuyi choked, biting her lower lip hard, and soon, a faint trace of blood seeped from the corner of her lips.

"You're usually so clever and quick-witted, why are you completely lacking in your usual flexibility and adaptability today?" Duke Wei asked, puzzled.

"When Qi Zhiyu's statements were incorrect, you should have changed your approach. Why did you insist on going down this wrong path?"

"Grandfather..." Jiang Shuyi lowered her head in embarrassment.

She didn't know what was wrong with her.

Jiang Shuyi didn't know, but Emperor Kangwu did.

After the reporting eunuch finished recounting everything he knew, he bowed and withdrew at Emperor Kangwu's signal.

Emperor Kangwu laughed heartily: "Grand Secretary Zhang, my granddaughter is indeed extraordinary, isn't she?"

Grand Secretary Zhang stroked his beard and said, "This time, Duke Wei... has truly suffered a defeat."

It's likely that even the Duke of Wei didn't expect that his family would be dragged off the stage and tainted with such a scandal.

"The main reason is that Chen'an is decisive and quick-witted. Her mind works very fast!" Emperor Kangwu laughed proudly.

While agreeing, Grand Secretary Zhang's expression was somewhat complicated: "This old minister originally thought that Prince Rui was already 'wise' enough, but I never expected that the Princess would surpass him."