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

"If I don't tell you, what will happen to my father when he's exiled and there's no one to take care of him?" Jiang Shuyi asked sadly.

"My father traveled a long and arduous journey through such a harsh and impoverished place, overcoming countless difficulties along the way."

"Once we arrived, there was no one to look after us, no one to help us in the slightest."

Jiang Shuyi sobbed, "My father relied entirely on one thought throughout the journey: that when he arrived at his destination, someone would help him."

Even in the worst of times, there is always hope.

"But what happened when we got there? There was nothing there!"

"How can my father bear this feeling of shattered hope?"

The Duke of Wei sneered, "Can't you bribe them yourself? Why do you have to rely on the Jiang family?"

"I...I have no connections..." Jiang Shuyi stammered.

The Duke of Wei questioned, "You didn't have it? The Wei family didn't have it?"

Jiang Shuyi found the Duke of Wei's words utterly absurd: "Why would I be given access to the Wei family's connections?"

"Given the current state of the relationship between the Wei and Jiang families, Duke of Wei, how can you possibly believe they would still help me?"

Duke Wei scoffed, "Money makes the world go round. Why don't you use your dowry to bribe the Wei family?"

"The Wei family currently has no noble title, and that's exactly when they need money."

"If you give it to them, they won't make things difficult for you in this kind of matter."

"In the end, you just can't bear to part with your dowry."

"Jiang Baihua, do you now see the true colors of your so-called good daughter?"

Jiang Baihua narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Jiang Shuyi.

That terrifying gaze made Jiang Shuyi's face turn deathly pale: "Father, no, I really didn't think that way."

"You cannot listen to the Duke of Wei's one-sided account."

"And I've also come to see you off and give you money."

"What about them? None of them came to see you off!"

The Duke of Wei asked, "If I hadn't come to see you off, why would I be standing here?"

Jiang Shuyi quickly asked, "Duke Wei, since you came to see my father off, why did you hide?"

"Oh, this was my suggestion to the Duke of Wei," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile from the tree. "I invited him to watch a good show."

"Jiang Shuyi, you really are just like I thought, so vengeful that you even schemed against your own father."

Qi Zhiyu clicked her tongue in amazement: "You really are selfish, putting yourself first."

"For your own pleasure, you don't care about the life or death of your father and grandfather. As for the love and care they've shown you all these years, you've erased it all."

"You're much more ruthless than me when it comes to getting things done."

Jiang Shuyi staggered, staring at Qi Zhiyu with a pale face.

She...she's been tricked again?

"Qi Zhiyu, you've ruined my life!" Jiang Shuyi roared angrily.

Qi Zhiyu leaned against the tree and asked with amusement, "Those things you said, I didn't force you to say them."

"I simply prevented the Duke of Wei from showing up."

"If you didn't have that intention, you wouldn't have instigated your father whether the Jiang family appeared or not."

Jiang Shuyi took a deep breath and scoffed, "Princess, you must be joking."

"What did I instigate?"

"What did my dad do?"

Nothing happened; what Qi Zhiyu said was just their deduction.

Are we to convict them based on things that haven't even happened yet?

Qi Zhiyu chuckled lightly: "Jiang Shuyi, you're still too young."

Jiang Shuyi didn't understand what Qi Zhiyu meant.

However, the Duke of Wei answered her questions with his actions.

"Ah!" Jiang Baihua screamed in agony, struggling desperately.

But the opportunity had already been seized by the Duke of Wei.

He struck Jiang Baihua in several places with lightning speed.

After several heavy blows, Jiang Baihua collapsed to the ground like a rag doll.

Hearing the screams, the officials in the distance glanced over, then turned their faces away, pretending not to have seen anything.

Are exiled prisoners still considered human?

Dying on the road is a common occurrence.

Moreover, this was done by the Duke of Wei, and the princess was watching from the side, so they weren't worried at all.

If something really happens, those two will be there to take the fall.

Jiang Shuyi was startled by this sudden turn of events.

"Father, Father..." Jiang Shuyi exclaimed in surprise, at a loss for what to do.

What happened?

"Duke of Wei, what have you done?" Jiang Shuyi asked angrily.

Her father was lying on the ground, looking very weak.

It's as if all the energy and spirit have been drained away.

What exactly happened?

The Duke of Wei said coldly, "The Jiang family nurtured you to support the family."

Even if you can't support yourself, you can still lift up others.

"Even if you can't do that, at least don't bring trouble to your family."

"I trained you not so you could come back and fight against the Jiang family, causing their extermination!"

Jiang Baihua looked up resentfully, staring at the Duke of Wei.

At this moment, in his eyes, the Duke of Wei was no longer his father, but an enemy with whom he had a blood feud!

The Duke of Wei sneered, "You'd better watch yourself from now on."

After saying this, the Duke of Wei turned and left.

Jiang Shuyi panicked, not knowing what had happened.

"Father, Father, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Shuyi wanted to go over and help Jiang Baihua, but her father looked gloomy and full of hostility, which made her afraid to go forward.

Qi Zhiyu spoke up to clear her up: "Can't you see that? Your father's martial arts are ruined."

Jiang Shuyi suddenly looked up, staring at Qi Zhiyu in disbelief.

Qi Zhiyu gave her an affirmative nod.

Then, Jiang Shuyi looked at Jiang Baihua, who was lying on the ground.

Besides astonishment, her eyes showed even more disdain.

Her expression did not escape Jiang Baihua's notice.

He understood instantly.

Jiang Shuyi is really using him!

What a wonderful daughter she is!

Qi Zhiyu chuckled and jumped down from the tree.

She glanced at Jiang Baihua, then her amused gaze swept over Jiang Shuyi's face.

Then, she shook her head and left.

This was quite a show; it was definitely worth the trouble of her coming all this way.

Qi Zhiyu strolled over to her carriage, which was parked outside the city.

Before they even arrived at their destination, they saw the Duke of Wei with a gloomy expression.

"Your Highness, what skill you've got!" The Duke of Wei's voice was as cold as ice that never melts.

If others heard this, they would surely tremble with fear.

Qi Zhiyu, on the other hand, was completely unaffected and even smiled modestly, saying, "It's alright, just basic stuff."

The Duke of Wei was furious, his face turning ashen: "Princess, has my Jiang family ever offended you?"

"Are you determined to destroy the Jiang family?"

Qi Zhiyu stared at the Duke of Wei in surprise: "You support the King of Wu. Back then, when my father was deposed as crown prince, you helped the King of Wu suppress our family quite a bit."

"Wasn't it you who destroyed much of my father's influence?"

"Even if my father is no longer the crown prince, he should still receive what is rightfully his."

"But, Duke of Wei, what have you done?"

Qi Zhiyu asked with a cold smile, "If it weren't for your good helper, how could the King of Wu have been able to quickly destroy my father's power?"