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

Qi Jingxi looked at the King of Wu in shock.

The King of Wu adopted the air of an elder: "What? You're not convinced because I'm talking to you?"

"Shouldn't you be on duty at the Ministry of Personnel at this hour?"

"What have you been doing in the Ministry of Personnel for so long?"

"Don't take advantage of your father being a prince to live a carefree life!"

Qi Jingxi frowned, while Qi Zhiyu sneered, "Uncle, what's wrong?"

"Are you trying to get rid of my second brother right away and make your son take over?"

"With your abilities, Imperial Uncle, securing a formal position for your son is a piece of cake."

"What? You only feel accomplished when you oust my second brother?"

The King of Wu's face darkened when questioned: "Chen'an, this is not true. Don't make wild guesses!"

"Oh, it's fine for you to slander my second brother without a second thought, but it's not okay for me to criticize you?" Qi Zhiyu sneered. "Uncle, your standards are pretty high."

"One set of rules for themselves, another for others!"

"The people who follow you are really pitiful. They have to figure out your double standards, otherwise, they'll probably die without even knowing why."

"How wronged! How tragic..."

As Qi Zhiyu spoke, the ministers in the Wu King's camp felt a chill run down their spines, and the existing rifts were now being stirred up again.

The crack seemed to have grown even larger.

The King of Wu felt a dull pain in his chest.

He had barely finished saying that Prince Rui was protecting his own when Qi Zhiyu was already waiting for him here?

No, Qi Zhiyu was definitely not here just now.

In other words, Qi Zhiyu's attack on him was entirely genuine, aimed at sowing discord among those who supported and followed him.

What a vicious girl!

"Grandfather, tell me, why did the Prince of Wu arrange for his son to be placed in the Ministry of Personnel?" Qi Zhiyu asked Emperor Kangwu.

"In particular, Qi Jinghong does the same kind of work as my second brother."

Emperor Kangwu looked at the King of Wu: "Fourth Prince, you speak."

He needs an explanation.

King Wu took a deep breath, suppressing his dissatisfaction with his father's favoritism, and cupped his hands, saying, "Father, I just wanted my son to gain some experience."

"And if that doesn't work out, we can arrange for him to do something else."

"So that I won't end up in an important position but just sitting there doing nothing!"

"How did he do?" Emperor Kangwu was quite curious.

When his son was mentioned, the King of Wu smiled proudly: "The Minister of Personnel knows the most about this matter."

Emperor Kangwu looked at the Minister of Personnel.

The Minister of Personnel immediately cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Young Master Qi Jinghong of the Wu Prince's family is steady, meticulous, and methodical in his work."

Emperor Kangwu nodded in satisfaction: "And what about Qi Jingxi?"

The Minister of Personnel, who had been boasting, immediately became speechless: "This, this..."

"What? He's been in the Ministry of Personnel for so long, don't you know how well he's doing?" Emperor Kangwu demanded.

The Minister of Personnel hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't know, but rather... but..."

The Minister of Personnel stole a glance at Prince Rui.

Prince Rui spoke impatiently, "Just say what you have to say. Why are you looking at me?"

"I, the King, will absolutely not blindly protect my own!"

King Wu gritted his teeth. "Who is this bastard calling a jerk?"

The Minister of Personnel steeled himself and spoke directly: "Your Majesty, since Qi Jingxi arrived at the Ministry of Personnel, he has not done anything."

"He hasn't done a single thing I assigned him!"

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials looked at Qi Jingxi in shock.

What does he want to do?

Even if you're just coasting through life, you shouldn't be doing it this way.

No matter what, it has to be passable on the surface.

This is...this is too much.

Putting everything else aside, didn't Qi Jingxi ever think about saving face for his father?

"Qi Jingxi!" Emperor Kangwu shouted.

"Yes!" Qi Jingxi immediately responded.

"Give me an explanation!" Emperor Kangwu stared at him.

Qi Jingxi looked at Emperor Kangwu with a pitiful expression: "Grandfather, they harmed me!"

"Oh? What do you mean?" Emperor Kangwu naturally wanted to give him a chance to explain.

"I've done everything I was supposed to do," Qi Jingxi said. "And I've put everything where they told me to."

"Why didn't I do it?"

The Minister of Personnel was greatly alarmed: "Why didn't I see it? Where did you put it?"

"It's in the small storeroom in the southeast corner of the Ministry of Personnel," Qi Jingxi said.

The Minister of Personnel was dumbfounded: "Those are where discarded and unused files are stored; nobody ever goes there on a regular basis!"

Qi Jingxi was shocked: "It was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel who asked me to deliver it."

The Vice Minister of Personnel standing nearby was dumbfounded. He quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, I did not give such an order!"

Qi Jingxi immediately became anxious: "You were the one who asked me to deliver it."

"I was wondering why you wanted to send the things I had prepared there."

"You told me not to ask questions and taught me to follow orders from my superiors."

"Furthermore, you also said that if I feel something is wrong, I can go back and talk to my father. Then I can do whatever I want without having to listen to your orders!"

Qi Jingxi became increasingly aggrieved as she spoke, her voice even nasal from her anxiety: "How can you deny it?"

The Vice Minister of Personnel felt a sudden darkness before his eyes as a large cauldron fell from the sky and smashed hard on his head.

The Vice Minister of Personnel knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

"I absolutely did not say such a thing to Qi Jingxi, nor did I ever threaten or mock him!"

What Qi Jingxi just said, wasn't it all a veiled criticism that Qi Jingxi only got into the Ministry of Personnel because of his connection with Prince Rui, and that he was disobedient?

Qi Jingxi gave a wry smile: "Ha... fine, sir, you didn't say that, it was all just me talking nonsense."

"That's right. Being my father's son is my original sin; I deserve to be framed, suppressed, and slandered!"

The Vice Minister of Personnel turned green.

Is there any way for Qi Jingxi to spare his life?

"The Ministry of Personnel is in such a mess right now?" Emperor Kangwu asked unhurriedly.

The Minister of Personnel was so frightened that he knelt heavily on the ground: "Your subject is guilty!"

"Second Brother, have you finished the tasks assigned to you by the Ministry of Personnel?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

Qi Jingxi stiffened her neck, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice: "Of course it's finished."

"Grandfather, then send someone to see if there are any things my second brother has finished there," Qi Zhiyu said.

"What kind of work is the Ministry of Personnel assigning to my second brother? You should know what kind of work the Minister of Personnel and the Vice Minister of Personnel are doing, right?"

"How about this: the Minister of Personnel, the Vice Minister of Personnel, and my second brother should all write it down together to prevent anyone from lying. What do you think, Grandfather?"

Emperor Kangwu's eyes crinkled with amusement. This girl...

"I think your idea is good." Emperor Kangwu waved his hand, and immediately someone brought over a table and prepared writing materials.

The three of them started writing at the same time.

The King of Wu's gaze fell on Qi Zhiyu's face.

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly at him, and the King of Wu's heart tightened suddenly.

Why did he feel like he had fallen into a trap set by Qi Zhiyu?