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

"Princess, it is all due to my poor upbringing."

Jiang Shuyi was in so much pain that her head was spinning, and she thought she must be hallucinating.

Otherwise, how could he have seen his grandfather kneeling down to beg for forgiveness from Qi Zhiyu?

Is there anything wrong with what she said?

"Grandfather, I'm thinking of our family!" Jiang Shuyi shook her head to clear her mind.

"The princess came to our door demanding money for no reason, this..."

"Shut up!" Duke Wei wished he could kill Jiang Shuyi, that idiot.

Why does he feel like this girl is getting dumber and dumber?

Qi Zhiyu watched leisurely, a smile playing on her lips.

Stealing someone else's luck or taking what you shouldn't have will eventually lead to punishment if you have to return it.

Even the way of Heaven must be followed, and the rules of Heaven and Earth must be obeyed.

A normal Jiang Shuyi wouldn't be so confused, but Jiang Shuyi, affected by the backlash of her luck, can only make one foolish move after another.

"Grandfather..." Jiang Shuyi said, feeling both indignant and aggrieved.

She was doing it all for the good of the Chiang family.

The Duke of Wei, unable to bear it any longer, shouted, "Guards!"

The maids and servants outside immediately came in.

"Get Jiang Shuyi out of here!" Duke Wei couldn't bear to see Jiang Shuyi's stupid face at all.

The maids and servants came over and immediately grabbed Jiang Shuyi, dragging her out.

"Don't touch me! Don't touch me!" Jiang Shuyi struggled desperately.

The maids and servants were afraid of hurting her, after all, Jiang Shuyi was her mistress.

The moment the maid and servant hesitated, Jiang Shuyi seized the opportunity and broke free.

"Grandfather, I did it for this family!" Jiang Shuyi rushed to the Duke of Wei's side, grabbed his arm, and loudly declared her feelings.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled softly, "Duke of Wei, look, your granddaughter is truly devoted to you."

The Duke of Wei's face darkened: "Your Highness is joking. Jiang Shuyi is a married woman and has absolutely no connection with this old minister's Duke of Wei's mansion."

"She got married, not become a nun..." Qi Zhiyu shook her head with amusement. "Duke of Wei, you're really something."

Without hesitation, the Duke of Wei said, "Someone, prepare pen and ink."

The servant immediately came over and set out the brush and ink.

Duke Wei stood up, quickly finished writing, pressed his fingerprint on the document, and tossed it to Jiang Shuyi.

Confused, Jiang Shuyi quickly picked it up from the ground. Upon seeing it, she couldn't help but scream, "Kicked out of the house?"

"Grandfather, are you going to expel me from the Chiang family?"

"Tomorrow I will open the ancestral hall and remove your name from the genealogy!" Duke Wei made the decision without hesitation.

"Why?" Jiang Shuyi asked anxiously.

Although the Jiang family had declined, at least my grandfather still held a title, and my other uncles were still officials in the court.

He was also her backer.

If she is no longer a daughter of the Jiang family and has no connection with the Duke of Wei's mansion, how will she live in her husband's family?

Duke Wei stared coldly at her: "Jiang Shuyi, to be honest, have you ever thought about this family?"

Jiang Shuyi stared at the Duke of Wei in shock: "Grandfather, what... what are you saying?"

"How could I not care about this family?"

"If I didn't care about this family, why would I go to the princess and risk offending her to say these things?"

Jiang Shuyi felt extremely wronged.

The Duke of Wei laughed in anger: "When your mother was divorced, were you ever this agitated?"

Jiang Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then explained, "I was also very sad at the time."

"But it's not that crazy!" Duke Wei sneered, "Because you know you still have someone to rely on, and you can't let a small thing ruin the big picture."

"Why are you so agitated this time?" Duke Wei asked.

"That...that's because of my father..." Jiang Shuyi was interrupted by the Duke of Wei before she could finish speaking, "Have you always been concerned about your father or the Jiang family?"

"You only rushed over to find the princess after you saw the Jiang family's money flowing out."

"If you had come here to plead for your father, I might have respected you more!"

Duke Wei was truly disappointed.

How did my child, whom I've raised with such care since childhood, turn out like this?

Jiang Shuyi subconsciously shook her head in denial: "No, Grandfather, Grandfather... it's not like that."

Duke Wei snorted coldly, not wanting to pay any attention to Jiang Shuyi.

Qi Zhiyu then slowly spoke up: "Jiang Shuyi, you could actually say that you know your father's crimes are unforgivable, and His Majesty has already shown leniency, which is why you dare not ask for anything more."

"That's a valid reason, isn't it?"

Jiang Shuyi's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, the princess is right! That's exactly what I was thinking!"

"Grandfather!" Jiang Shuyi looked at the Duke of Wei with expectation.

Duke Wei closed his eyes in anguish, utterly dumbfounded.

"Drag him out!" Duke Wei's eyes snapped open as he coldly gave the order.

"Grandfather..." Jiang Shuyi cried out in disbelief.

This time, the maids and servants showed no mercy. Ignoring Jiang Shuyi's struggles, they hurriedly dragged her out.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled, "Jiang Shuyi is quite good at taking advantage of situations."

She gave a reason, and Jiang Shuyi actually accepted it.

Where's your brain?

Sure enough, if you seize the fortune that doesn't belong to you, the backlash will be even more severe.

Duke Wei didn't want to defend himself; he just felt ashamed.

"Princess, everything is ready," said the Duke of Wei, bowing respectfully.

"Okay." Qi Zhiyu stood up. "Then I won't bother you any longer."

Qi Zhiyu had the things carried away and delivered to Jiang Zhongming's residence.

As for taking inventory... there's absolutely no need.

The Duke of Wei dared not accept less.

After all, he didn't want the world to know how mistreated his illegitimate son was in the prestigious Duke of Wei's mansion.

Qi Zhiyu left with her entourage, and the Duke of Wei collapsed into a chair, utterly exhausted.

He took out the account book that Qi Zhiyu had given him and carefully looked at the expenses Jiang Zhongming had incurred while growing up in the Jiang family.

The Duke of Wei's mansion raised a child for only a few hundred taels of silver.

This money also includes an outer robe for the occasions that must be attended.

Yes.

It was just an outer robe.

The clothes inside were all worthless.

Even the servants in his household wouldn't wear tattered clothes!

Duke Wei closed his eyes in anguish. He had thought that once things calmed down at home, he would go and find Jiang Zhongming.

We're family after all. Can we really just sever ties like that?

Especially considering Jiang Zhongming's capabilities, he is not someone who cannot back down.

What's so special about a father saying a few kind words to his son?

Especially when it comes to the interests of the entire family, there's nothing the father and son can't discuss.

However, the ledger in his hand made him realize that all his original ideas were useless.

From childhood to adulthood... his son has only spent this little bit of money.

The outer robes used to make a grand entrance accounted for the majority of his expenses; the rest was for his daily food, clothing, and other necessities.

Duke Wei was completely numb, as if he had lost his soul.

That evening, the Duke of Wei went to Jiang Zhongming's house.

The courtyard was not large. As a general's residence, everything inside was very proper and unpretentious, without any extravagance, only simplicity.

For some reason, he felt a pang of sadness: "Is this the kind of life you've been living all these years?"