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

"Qi Zhiyu!" Consort De slammed her hand on the table and stood up, staring at Qi Zhiyu with bloodshot eyes.

"You've become so lawless that you dare to beat and kill palace maids at will!"

"Do you even have any respect for His Majesty?"

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly at Consort De, whose forehead veins were bulging, then walked to the side and sat down leisurely.

It seems she can't finish talking in a short time; she doesn't have the habit of standing for long periods of time.

Madam Wei was so angry that she was breathing rapidly. How dare this scoundrel sit down?

"Princess Chen'an, Your Highness the Consort De did not offer you a seat, yet you sat down so hastily. Where is your manners?" Old Madam Wei began to lecture her, adopting the demeanor of an elder.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled.

Her smile completely changed Wei Yifeng's expression.

Not only him, but even Wei Chengjiang did the same thing.

The two immediately knelt on the ground: "Princess, please forgive us!"

Madam Wei and Tang Jingrou were shocked. What were these two doing?

Why did he kneel down to Qi Zhiyu to beg for forgiveness?

Qi Zhiyu ignored Wei Yifeng and his son, and instead looked at Consort De with a half-smile: "Consort De, this is your palace... what do you have to say?"

The Empress Dowager's complexion was truly unbearable to look at.

She even glared angrily at Old Madam Wei, thinking that her sister-in-law was utterly foolish!

Does she still think she's the old lady of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion?

Since the Wei family's title of Marquis has been lost, her title as the old lady of the Wei family has naturally also been lost.

How dare a mere commoner woman put on airs and lecture a princess?

What is her sister-in-law thinking?

"Chen'an, look, she's getting old after all..." Consort De's imposing manner immediately weakened.

Qi Zhiyu said nothing, but just looked at Consort De with a smile.

The mockery in her eyes made Consort De feel a tightness in her chest and her hands and feet turn cold.

Is Qi Zhiyu really forcing her like this?

What benefit does Qi Zhiyu gain from refusing to yield an inch?

She manages the harem; though she doesn't have the title of Empress, she wields the power of one. Doesn't Qi Zhiyu consider the implications?

Qi Zhiyu remained silent, while Wei Chengjiang, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, glared with resentment.

As for Wei Yifeng, his fingers dug into the ground, the veins on the back of his hands bulging, and his body trembling slightly.

Qi Zhiyu completely disregarded their anger, merely tapping her fingers lightly on the table: "Is this how Consort De treats her guests?"

"Not even tea?"

Consort De took a deep breath to suppress the surging anger in her chest: "A bunch of blind fools! Princess Chen'an has arrived, and they don't even know to serve tea?"

The palace maid next to her was so frightened that she hurriedly went to serve tea.

When the tea was served, Qi Zhiyu slowly picked it up and took a leisurely sip.

Consort De scolded, "You only move when I give the order! You have no brains at all! What use are you?"

"Guards, beat her!"

The young palace maid, terrified, begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare me! I know I was wrong!"

Consort De didn't care about any of that, letting the palace maids come over and slap the young palace maids hard across the face.

"You have slighted the princess. I will not be able to quell my anger without punishing you!" Consort De scolded.

The young palace maid was beaten so badly that she cried, and blood appeared at the corner of her lips.

The pleas and cries of pain were intertwined, creating an exceptionally tragic scene.

At first, the young palace maid kept admitting her mistakes, but later she begged for forgiveness.

Consort De sneered: "You have offended Princess Chen'an, and I can't say for sure what to do."

The young palace maid reacted and knelt down before Qi Zhiyu: "Princess, I was wrong, please spare my life."

Consort De looked at Qi Zhiyu with a fawning smile: "Chen'an, look..."

"What am I looking at?" Qi Zhiyu asked, amused. "Doesn't Consort De teach her servants properly? They don't even know basic manners."

"Isn't this Consort De reprimanding her servants for her past negligence?"

"What does this have to do with me?"

The smile on Consort De's face froze instantly.

Is Qi Zhiyu completely unyielding?

Qi Zhiyu seemed quite curious at this point, leaning forward slightly and looking at the young palace maid whose cheek was red and swollen from being slapped: "Doesn't your mistress teach you how to treat guests normally?"

The young palace maid was startled and didn't know how to answer.

Fortunately, Qi Zhiyu didn't make things difficult for her. Instead, she leaned back and looked at Consort De with a smile: "Or is it that Consort De no longer needs basic hospitality?"

"Consort De truly lives up to her reputation as the most powerful woman in the harem..."

Consort De's face instantly turned green.

"It's all because this lowly maid is lazy and doesn't learn the proper etiquette!" Consort De scolded angrily.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled: "Your Highness, Consort De, you're mistaken about that."

"How dare those who don't understand palace etiquette send gifts to the various palace mistresses?"

Consort De's expression changed drastically, and she suddenly shouted, "You wretched servant, how dare you deliberately frame me!"

How can someone who doesn't even understand basic rules manage the harem?

If Qi Zhiyu were to complain to His Majesty, given His Majesty's current favoritism towards her... her power over the harem could very well change hands.

How could she allow this to happen?

"Deliberately disrespecting the Princess and then trying to frame me!" Consort De shouted sternly. "Guards, drag her away and have her beaten to death!"

The young palace maid had no idea what was happening and was completely bewildered.

She only came to her senses when the old woman dragged her out the door, and cried out in a pitiful voice, "Your Highness, I'm innocent! I didn't... mmm..."

The old woman standing nearby covered her mouth, finally silencing her completely.

Consort De smiled apologetically: "Chen'an, it's all that lowly servant's absurdity and ignorance of etiquette."

Qi Zhiyu nodded in agreement: "Consort De is the most knowledgeable about etiquette."

Consort De smiled with satisfaction: "That's natural."

"So, a mere commoner like me dares to instruct this princess... Your Highness, what do you think?" Qi Zhiyu looked at the Consort De with a smile.

Qi Zhiyu's smile was radiant, yet it gave Consort De an urge to tear that smiling face apart.

Qi Zhiyu is not one to suffer any loss!

Consort De turned to look at Old Madam Wei: "How dare you speak so arrogantly to the Princess! Slap yourself!"

Madam Wei was stunned.

Slap, slap in the mouth?

Her husband was the Marquis of Weiyuan, and her sister-in-law became a concubine in the palace. The son she gave birth to later became the crown prince.

It can be said that she lived a life of great prestige, and everyone treated her with utmost respect.

Now that she's old, she's so old, and she's actually going to be slapped?

Old Madam Wei definitely won't accept this!

She even felt wronged.

How could her sister-in-law treat her like this?

When Consort De saw the grievance and accusation in Old Madam Wei's eyes, she was furious.

What kind of time is this? Can't you at least assess the situation?

Just then, Consort De suddenly heard a soft laugh.

Qi Zhiyu's soft laughter was like a fine needle, piercing her heart.

An inexplicable anger suddenly flared up in Consort De's heart.

If it weren't for her putting on airs, none of those things would have happened.

"Guards, slap him!" Consort De shouted angrily.

Didn't you not want to play it yourself?

Then she'll have someone else do it!