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

The next morning at court, all the matters that needed to be dealt with were taken care of.

As the court session was about to end, a minister stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, the appointed time is fast approaching."

"The soldiers at the border...have not returned yet."

"How are we to execute the envoy and the high shaman of the Siyun tribe?"

Emperor Kangwu glanced at the minister and smiled: "You seem quite concerned about this matter."

The minister remained silent.

Emperor Kangwu glanced outside the palace, and then he smiled.

The Prince of Wu, who had been secretly observing Emperor Kangwu's expression, frowned and subconsciously turned his head to look outside the palace.

Qi Zhiyu walked in slowly, and under the watchful eyes of the civil and military officials, he arrived at the front of the hall and said, "Grandfather."

Emperor Kangwu smiled and said, "You've arrived! Come, have a seat."

"Hmm." Qi Zhiyu nodded slightly, and the eunuch immediately brought over a chair.

The expressions on everyone's faces were not very pleasant.

They were all standing, except for His Majesty and Princess Chen'an, who had a seat.

How could she possibly sit there?

Qi Zhiyu not only had the nerve to sit down, but she also made a request: "Grandfather, isn't there any tea?"

Emperor Kangwu laughed and scolded, "You silly girl, you're really impatient."

"Wouldn't we have to have the imperial kitchen send it up to you when you arrive?"

"What kind of tea do you want? Don't kids your age usually prefer sweet soups?"

Qi Zhiyu smiled radiantly and said in a soft, coquettish voice, "Grandfather is still the best."

Emperor Kangwu couldn't stand this and laughed so hard his eyes disappeared.

The King of Wu felt a pang of sadness in his heart as he watched.

His father has never treated his daughter like this!

They are all granddaughters, yet Father Emperor treats them so differently. Has Father Emperor ever considered that he might feel heartbroken?

The eunuch moved the small table over, and in no time, steaming hot snacks, desserts, and sweet soups were all served.

It looks like it just came out of the pot.

The people in the hall had arrived for court early in the morning and had been discussing various matters of state for a long time, so they were already starving.

Now, smelling this aroma, their stomachs are starting to rumble.

Qi Zhiyu ignored them and continued eating and drinking on her own.

At this moment, a servant came in to report that the border soldiers were requesting an audience.

Emperor Kangwu invited them into the hall, and everyone anxiously looked towards the entrance.

The two people rushed in and knelt down to pay their respects.

Emperor Kangwu told them to rise, but upon seeing their appearance, he was startled: "Why are you all in such a disheveled state?"

His hair was singed and he had burns on his face.

They looked like they had changed their clothes, but it still couldn't hide their disheveled state.

"Your Majesty, the inn where my men are staying was flooded last night," the general said, bowing.

"All the things that this humble general and his men were carrying were burned to ashes."

"Burned them all?" Emperor Kangwu frowned.

The general said, "Even the clothes that my men wear were just bought after we entered the city."

Upon hearing this, the Duke of Wei hurriedly asked, "Were all the heads of the Siyun tribe burned as well?"

The general glanced at the Duke of Wei.

The Duke of Wei angrily rebuked, "Incompetent fools! I sent you to transport such important goods back, and they were all burned halfway there!"

"How dare you even appear before His Majesty?"

"Duke of Wei, you are mistaken," the Minister of Personnel stepped forward.

"How could a head be burned so easily?"

"If you look carefully, you should be able to find it at the inn."

"We can't let the inn burn to the ground, can we?"

The general said, "The inn was doused with oil, and apart from some bricks, everything inside was burned to the ground."

"This was done deliberately!" the Minister of Personnel roared. "Who dares to be so audacious?"

"I don't know," the general said, "but I've already reported it to the authorities."

The Minister of Personnel nodded slightly: "Indeed, this should be thoroughly investigated."

"Princess, all the evidence you mentioned is gone. What should we do?" Duke Wei asked worriedly.

"How could this all be such a coincidence? Those heads are proof that you did indeed wipe out the Siyun tribe."

"But it just disappeared... Was it burned away, or... It's hard to say."

Qi Zhiyu looked at the Duke of Wei: "Duke of Wei, what do you want to say?"

"I just feel that the Prince Rui's mansion has just announced to the world that you, Princess, have destroyed the Siyun tribe," the Duke of Wei sighed.

"Led by Princess Rui, everyone donated money to give medicine to the people in celebration, which is a good thing."

"But now, the strongest evidence proving that the princess did this... is gone. Princess, aren't you worried?"

Qi Zhiyu laughed at the Duke of Wei, who was completely baffled by the laughter.

Qi Zhiyu's gaze, in particular, made him extremely uncomfortable: "Why is the princess laughing?"

"Duke of Wei, I've never heard of those Gu worms affecting the brain," Qi Zhiyu asked curiously. "Are you an idiot?"

The Duke of Wei's face darkened: "Why does the Princess say such a thing?"

"This old minister is also worried about the princess."

"Wouldn't the people on the border know that the Siyun tribe was wiped out?" Qi Zhiyu asked, puzzled.

"Why don't we just go and take a look at the Siyun tribe?"

"Is this such a trivial matter worth you discussing as if it were serious business?"

The Duke of Wei said coldly, "Of course you can go see."

"But His Majesty has made it clear that he will cut off the heads of the envoys and shamans of the Siyun tribe."

"Without the heads of the Siyun tribe members, how can we be sure that the Siyun tribe was truly wiped out?"

"If the envoy and the high shaman of the Siyun tribe are killed, then everything will be set in stone, and there will be no turning back."

Qi Zhiyu sneered, "In the end, it seems the Duke of Wei doesn't believe me."

"Your Highness, it's not that this old minister doesn't believe you. It's just that this concerns the nation and its people, so we must be cautious and prudent," Wei Guozheng said solemnly.

"This old minister is merely curious: how exactly did the Princess lead the border troops to annihilate the Siyun tribe?"

"Could the princess tell us about the situation at that time?"

The other ministers nodded in agreement.

They were all incredibly curious.

No matter how they calculated it at home, they had no idea how Qi Zhiyu had done it.

No matter what I do, it feels unreasonable.

"Duke of Wei, let me correct you on one point," Qi Zhiyu said with a light laugh. "I didn't lead the soldiers with me; I wiped out the Siyun tribe all by myself."

Duke Wei became increasingly skeptical: "This old minister does not know how the princess captured them all, but even if they stood still and the princess had to behead them one by one, the timing doesn't add up."

Qi Zhiyu looked at the Duke of Wei with a smile: "They're all gathered together, why should I go and chop them down one by one?"

"Duke of Wei, your efficiency is too low."

"Or is this just your usual way of doing things?"

Duke Wei was so angry that his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He was the one questioning Qi Zhiyu, yet she was able to refute him while simultaneously slandering him.

They're really sharp-tongued!

"This old minister simply cannot understand how the princess managed to cut off their heads so quickly?" The Duke of Wei ignored Qi Zhiyu's provocation and continued with the previous question.

He couldn't let himself be led astray and let Qi Zhiyu get away with it.

"Why do you want me to chop it?" Qi Zhiyu asked, amused.

"Their only hope of survival is killing those around them. Do you think... to save their own lives, they might kill each other?"

"So...do I really need to do it myself?"

Everyone: "!!!"

This guy is a living devil!