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

Qi Jingxi rubbed her hands excitedly: "How much silver will they send over?"

"If the warehouse here isn't enough, we also have a side courtyard; we can store things there too."

Qi Zhiyu chuckled: "If they knew you'd prepared such a big place for them, they'd probably want to tear you to pieces."

"Let them hate me, anyway, they can't actually do it." Qi Jingxi waved her hand dismissively.

"It should be a lot," Qi Zhiyu said. "When the time comes, we'll exchange all the silver for cotton clothes, food, meat, medicine, and so on, and send them to the army, especially to the poor border areas."

"Not only those who side with our father, but even those who side with the King of Wu will receive gifts."

Qi Jingxi was shocked: "You're sending them more?"

Qi Zhiyu smiled and said, "Second Brother, they are also soldiers of the imperial court. How can we show favoritism?"

"After our father ascends the throne, won't we all be under his jurisdiction?"

Qi Jingxi understood: "You're right, the problem is... we don't have enough money."

Although the Prince Rui's mansion also owns properties, it's still not enough to support such a large amount of supplies...

"Even if we leave nothing behind, we'll still lose a lot," Qi Jingxi said, pointing out the reality. "If we try to take care of everything, we probably can't cover everything perfectly."

"You don't need to be so meticulous," Qi Zhiyu blinked. "Second Brother, you don't think I mean all the supplies are the same, do you?"

"Huh?" Qi Jingxi was stunned.

"We'll send them all to the soldiers who followed our father. As for the King of Wu... send them some essential items, like medicine for wounds," Qi Zhiyu said.

"No one would refuse something that could save their life, right?"

Qi Jingxi nodded in agreement: "Of course they won't refuse!"

They're not sick, why wouldn't they accept something that's given to them for free?

"If they knew that other troops had new cotton-padded clothes and could have meat at every meal... wouldn't they be envious?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

Qi Jingxi's mouth gaped open in surprise: "How...how did they know?"

Military camps are far apart, so it takes time for messages to travel.

"Can't the people who deliver the supplies accidentally let something slip?" Qi Zhiyu asked, puzzled.

Qi Jingxi: "..."

Qi Zhiyu sighed in confusion, "Sigh... Second Brother, tell me, we're both following a prince, so why is the treatment so much worse for those following Prince Wu than for those following our father?"

"Especially since our father even sent life-saving medicine to the King of Wu's men. The King of Wu never sent anything to our father's men."

"That's the difference in perspective!"

Qi Jingxi silently lifted her jaw, which had almost fallen to the ground, and then gave her younger sister a thumbs up: "Sis, the Prince of Wu messed with our family... how dare he?"

"We have you!"

Qi Jingxi stood with her hands on her hips, laughing wildly, feeling incredibly smug.

All the frustration and resentment I felt over the years from being inexplicably suppressed vanished completely in that instant.

They've suffered, and good days... are coming!

Qi Zhiyu chuckled softly; her blood relatives were intelligent and genuinely cared for her.

She naturally wouldn't mind protecting him.

"At that time, even if the King of Wu wants to follow and sends more supplies to the army, it will be a bad move," Qi Zhiyu sighed.

"Even if people laugh at King Wu for imitating our father, he still has to send gifts."

"And what's more, the things he gave were better than what we gave."

Qi Jingxi was practically laughing herself silly: "King Wu has just lost his purse and is about to spend a large sum of money."

"The problem is, even if you give it to them, they might not appreciate it. That's because he's following in our father's footsteps!"

His father sent it voluntarily, while the King of Wu only did it after seeing his father do it. This made all the difference.

His father's intentions were genuine, but the King of Wu's... well, that's hard to say.

What would those border soldiers think?

Did the King of Wu send them these gifts to compete with the King of Rui?

Did the King of Wu send them these gifts because he didn't want people to talk about him?

Or perhaps... King Wu only remembered it after seeing King Rui deliver supplies?

No matter what, those soldiers will feel disheartened.

They wholeheartedly followed the King of Wu, but the King of Wu didn't take them seriously at all... Tsk tsk tsk, his sister's move was really too clever!

"Sister, you're really hitting the nail on the head!" Qi Jingxi laughed, her cheeks flushed. "The King of Wu has lost money, but he hasn't gained any good reputation at all."

"It's just basic stuff." Qi Zhiyu casually raised an eyebrow. "It's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality. And also... people can't stand comparisons."

"We're all soldiers of the imperial court, so why is our treatment so different depending on the master we serve?"

"If it were me, I would have my own ideas too."

"Second Brother, you can arrange the specifics of how to implement it."

She didn't want to get involved in such tedious matters.

tired.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely do a perfect job!" Qi Jingxi patted his chest and assured her.

"Even if it costs us money, we have to get this done!"

As long as we can strike at the King of Wu, nothing else matters.

Winning people's hearts and expanding one's influence—what business doesn't cost money?

"No need to spend any money," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile. "Besides the apology money those people sent, Second Brother, come with me to the temple in a couple of days."

"What are you going there for?" Qi Jingxi asked, puzzled.

"We'll collect the money," Qi Zhiyu chuckled. "From now on, the temple will be one of our clandestine businesses."

"Making a living in the shadows?" Qi Jingxi didn't understand.

Qi Zhiyu exclaimed in surprise, "Second Brother, didn't you see how popular the temple is?"

"But..." Qi Jingxi was somewhat bewildered, "That's incense, it's for offering to the gods."

Is it inappropriate to use money from temples?

Will I suffer retribution?

"What can gods do?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

"May you bless all living beings." Qi Jingxi said without hesitation.

"That's it! We use that money to benefit all living beings, isn't that the same thing?" Qi Zhiyu asked matter-of-factly.

"Since it means the same thing, why can't it be used?"

Qi Jingxi: "..."

I just feel like what his sister said makes a lot of sense!

"Would the abbot agree?" Qi Jingxi asked curiously.

"Yes, I agree," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile. "The abbot is very easy to talk to."

"He fully agreed with my decision, feeling that we were doing it for the common people, which was in line with the original intention of the gods to save all living beings from suffering."

Qi Jingxi glanced at Qi Zhiyu, scratched her cheek with her index finger, and said hesitantly, "Sis, I believe what you say. But..."

"You said the abbot is easy to talk to... But even if he is, he wouldn't hand over the entire temple's profits to you so easily, would he?"

"It's okay. I had a friendly talk with him, and he readily agreed. He was even quite happy about it." Qi Zhiyu smiled innocently, her eyes clear and bright.

Qi Jingxi was relieved: "That's good, that's good."

"We should keep our wealth hidden. We'll do our business with the temple quietly," Qi Zhiyu sighed.

"Our family sent so many things to the soldiers this time, but it has drained our resources. We need to be more frugal."