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

"Princess!" Jiang Baihua struggled desperately.

He was indeed a military general, but the palace guards were no ordinary men either.

That's for protecting His Majesty's safety.

Moreover, with so many guards, Jiang Baihua dared not resist too much under these circumstances.

Otherwise, if they were to accuse someone of any crime, not only would he be unable to withstand it, but even the Duke of Wei's mansion would be unable to bear it.

"Princess, why did you arrest me?" Jiang Baihua protested.

Qi Zhiyu scoffed, "Jiang Baihua, are you sure you're not out of your mind?"

"You've falsely claimed Jiang Zhongming's war merits; do you think you can get away with it like nothing happened?"

"Your grandfather did nothing wrong, but you are already a sinner!"

"It was only because your grandfather remembered your father's past contributions that he left your Chiang family with a last shred of dignity."

"Back then, your father should have directly pleaded with my imperial grandfather to take you down."

After Qi Zhiyu finished speaking, her gaze fell on the face of the Duke of Wei, whose expression had changed drastically: "Duke of Wei, you have betrayed the sincere heart of my royal grandfather."

The Duke of Wei's heart felt as if it had been violently grabbed and slammed to the ground, smashed to pieces.

Just now in the main hall, he learned that his son's many years of military achievements were all obtained by forcibly taking away his illegitimate son, and his mind was already in turmoil.

His Majesty said that today was only for celebrating victory, and he breathed a sigh of relief while secretly rejoicing.

He completely forgot that the matter had already been settled and the evidence was conclusive.

How could Jiang Baihua possibly return unscathed without paying any price?

The Duke of Wei cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness has misunderstood this old minister."

"This old minister wants to take him back and make him confess in detail how many things he has done to deceive his superiors and cover up his crimes over the years."

"Tomorrow, this old minister will surely deliver him, bound hand and foot, before His Majesty!"

"This old minister just wants to hear how many outrageous things he has done."

"Only in this way can this old minister join him in pleading guilty!"

Jiang Baihua looked at his father in shock.

Jiang Shuyi was also pale, her mind was buzzing, and she was in complete chaos.

"Is that so?" Qi Zhiyu scoffed, looking at the guards. "Why aren't you taking him away?"

The guards immediately grabbed Jiang Baihua and took him away.

"Father!" Jiang Baihua shouted.

"You wicked child, shut up!" Duke Wei shouted angrily.

What do we call it now?

Don't you know that the more you say, the more mistakes you make?

This time, Jiang Baihua was smart enough to shut up immediately and obediently let himself be taken away.

Duke Wei forced a bitter smile: "It was this old minister's oversight."

"After all, the Duke of Wei has made many contributions, so it's understandable," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile.

The Duke of Wei shuddered in fright and quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "Your Highness is joking."

"Duke of Wei, is there anything else? If not, may we leave now?" Qi Zhiyu asked tentatively.

The Duke of Wei was so frightened that he knelt down with a thud: "Your subject respectfully sees off the Prince, Princess and the County Princess."

Qi Zhiyu was satisfied and took her mother's arm, saying, "Mom, let's go home, I'm sleepy."

"I feel sleepy after eating, so I'll go back and sleep."

"You silly child, eating too much and then sleeping is bad for your health. Go back and have them make you some soup to aid digestion, drink it before you sleep," Princess Rui said reproachfully.

"Okay, okay, I want something sweet." Qi Zhiyu perked up.

"Sis, didn't you eat too much?" Qi Jingxi didn't understand. Why would you have to be picky about the flavor of soup meant to aid digestion?

"What does it have to do with me drinking soup if I'm full?" Qi Zhiyu asked arrogantly, raising her chin.

Qi Jingxi was dumbfounded. Why could he understand each word individually, but not when they were put together?

Qi Jingchen patted him on the shoulder: "You're just being nosy."

"Hey hey... what does that mean?" Qi Jingxi chased after her older brother.

Jiang Zhongming watched from the side, a look of envy in his eyes.

He had never experienced such family warmth before. Fortunately, he later got married and lived a pretty good life.

All of this is thanks to Prince Rui.

Qi Zhiyu and her group left.

Jiang Shuyi rubbed her sore face, got up, and helped the Duke of Wei to his feet: "Grandfather, the princess has really gone too far."

"She knows you've worked so hard and made so many contributions, yet she still treats you like this, it's really..."

"Shut up!" Duke Wei now finally understood why Jiang Shuyi always made foolish moves at crucial moments.

This is entirely because she took after her father, Jiang Baihua.

He may have some cleverness, but he lacks true wisdom.

He was deceived over the years, which led to his poor decision-making.

They really ruined his life!

"Hard work and great achievements? Don't you know there's another phrase, 'merits that overshadow the ruler'?" The Duke of Wei asked through gritted teeth, which frightened Jiang Shuyi so much that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground with a thud.

She really didn't think that much about it.

She always felt that her grandfather's many military achievements could guarantee their family a life of wealth and prosperity.

But now it seems that those military achievements were clearly a double-edged sword.

It can make them rich, or it can take their lives!

"Especially just now..." Duke Wei thought of the foolish thing he had done, and closed his eyes in pain.

He knew that Jiang Baihua was beyond saving.

And their Duke of Wei's mansion... is truly finished.

"Just now? What just happened?" Jiang Shuyi asked anxiously.

All her resources are now tied to the Duke of Wei's mansion. If the Duke of Wei's mansion falls apart, how will she survive in her husband's family?

Upon hearing her question, the Duke of Wei laughed in exasperation: "You can't even tell?"

Duke Wei did not understand why he had previously thought Jiang Shuyi was quite intelligent.

Jiang Shuyi was stunned and didn't know what to say.

Looking at her bewildered and stupid expression, the Duke of Wei gritted his teeth and said, "If I had just kept your father here, the other ministers wouldn't have thought I was being arrogant because of my past military achievements!"

"The best opportunity...was missed."

The Duke of Wei's mansion's best chance to cut its losses and survive... is gone.

Duke Wei now only wants to return as soon as possible to think of a solution.

To preserve as much of the Chiang family's possessions as possible.

That can only be a few.

After the Duke of Wei left, Jiang Shuyi remained slumped on the ground, unable to recover for a long time.

What... what's going on?

Although they were in a secluded place, the events that had occurred in the palace had already been reported to Emperor Kangwu in detail.

After listening, Emperor Kangwu looked at Grand Secretary Zhang, who had been specially kept behind, and smiled: "How could I not favor Chen'an, that girl?"

Grand Secretary Zhang asked hesitantly, "Did His Majesty really not discuss this with the Princess beforehand?"

In the main hall, Princess Chen'an bluntly exposed Jiang Baihua's fraudulent claim of military merits, which immediately stunned the Duke of Wei.

Few people can remain completely calm when facing the fear of death.

Unfortunately, Princess Chen'an lightly dismissed the matter and only talked about celebrating the victory.

This dramatic shift from being on the verge of death to finally catching his breath completely disrupted the Duke of Wei's plans.

Duke Wei was probably preoccupied with how to protect the Jiang family.