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

"It's like crippling a scholar's hands, ruining a cook's tongue, blinding a sharpshooter, and... destroying a general's martial arts."

After Qi Zhiyu finished speaking those last few words, the Duke of Wei's expression grew even more unpleasant.

He had just personally crippled his son's martial arts skills.

He understood what Qi Zhiyu meant.

Back then, Prince Rui was deposed as crown prince, but he still had powerful forces around him.

He assisted the King of Wu in suppressing the military power of the King of Rui in various ways, forcing the King of Rui to abandon those connections.

"Back then, in order to protect those soldiers from persecution by you and the King of Wu, my father had no choice but to personally dismiss them," Qi Zhiyu said slowly.

"Those were all promoted and trained by my father back then, and they also went to the battlefield with my father and risked their lives together."

"You made my father reluctantly drive them away... Now you've personally crippled your son's martial arts, how does that feel?"

Duke Wei gazed intently at Qi Zhiyu and asked, "Did Prince Rui know that the princess was so cunning?"

"What are you talking about?" Qi Zhiyu asked, amused. "What does it matter whether my father knows or not?"

"I will always be my father's daughter."

"Moreover, my daughter and I will not become enemies."

"Is that so?" the Duke of Wei said coldly. "That's because it's not time to make a decision yet."

"If it really comes down to a life-or-death decision, will the princess still be so confident?"

Qi Zhiyu shook her head: "Duke of Wei, you still haven't figured this out."

"You will personally cripple your son's martial arts skills because you need to protect the Jiang family."

"If Jiang Baihua really runs away halfway, don't worry about whether he'll kill you when he gets back. Just the fact that he dares to escape will implicate your entire Jiang family."

"Your other sons, though not as capable as Jiang Baihua, are not mediocre either, and can be trained."

"If you want the Chiang family to rise again, you must protect the Chiang family."

"So, if Jiang Baihua runs away halfway, your Jiang family will be truly finished."

"Faced with the overall interests of the Chiang family, you chose the family and abandoned Chiang Po-hua, your own son."

When Duke Wei heard Qi Zhiyu's words, he was not surprised that Qi Zhiyu knew what he was thinking at the time.

This is a problem that's out in the open, and everyone can see it clearly.

He believed that if it weren't him, anyone else would have made the same choice.

"Princess, what's the point of you saying all this?" Duke Wei asked with a sneer.

"Who doesn't know these things?"

"What I'm trying to say is... our family doesn't face this kind of choice." Qi Zhiyu spread her hands, looking innocently at the Duke of Wei.

"With me here, how could I allow anyone to bully my family like this?"

"You still don't understand by now?"

Qi Zhiyu was extremely surprised: "Can't you see that if it weren't for my father and the others caring about the country, do you think the King of Wu would still be alive and well?"

The Duke of Wei's eyes widened in horror: "Do you know how many people follow the King of Wu?"

"If the King of Wu is gone, do you think they would obediently kneel and welcome your father to the throne? They would..."

"They will cause trouble and destabilize the court," Qi Zhiyu interjected.

"It's okay."

"At worst, we can just kill them all," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile.

"The chaos will only last for a while; it won't last forever."

"I like to be decisive in my work, but my father and his family are more moderate."

After Qi Zhiyu finished speaking, she looked at the Duke of Wei and said, "I will make you pay for all the mistreatment you caused my family back then."

Duke Wei was completely stunned.

He stared blankly as Qi Zhiyu left, watching her get into the carriage not far away.

Duke Wei was still in a daze even after the carriage drove away.

His mind was buzzing, and he had no idea how he got back to the Duke of Wei's mansion.

He had originally gone there today carrying silver notes, loose silver, and gold.

He wanted to give it to Jiang Baihua so that he could bribe the officials on the way.

Once they arrive at the destination, he will send his own people to take care of Jiang Baihua.

But unexpectedly, he ran into Qi Zhiyu on the way.

They insisted on inviting him to watch a good show.

Then, he actually saw it.

He just couldn't understand it.

He treated Jiang Shuyi very well in his daily life.

How could she be so cruel?

Duke Wei naturally did not understand.

However, he knew that now was not the time to think about that.

He summoned all his sons to his study and instructed them to serve Prince Rui from now on.

It's really impossible for the King of Wu to do it.

Moreover, this is the only path they have now.

"Father, why do we have to follow Prince Rui?" Jiang Baishan asked, puzzled.

"Our family isn't as well off as it used to be, but my brother and I can still give it our all in the military."

"It's not that there's no chance of getting up."

His father no longer holds real power, but he still has his family and his grandchildren.

They can all earn merit on the battlefield!

The Chiang family is not yet at their wits' end.

To rashly change masters now would be to please both sides.

To put it bluntly, would the King of Wu let them go so easily?

If they are not employed by the King of Wu, does the King of Wu not want to get rid of them?

Duke Wei shook his head and recounted what had happened that day.

After listening, Jiang Baishan frowned and said, "Princess Chen'an is really too despicable and shameless."

"How could she be so ruthless?"

She's already ruined the Jiang family, why is she going to do something so drastic now?

The Duke of Wei saw things clearly: "The victor is king, the loser is villain; you don't need to think about these things."

"The problem now is that people in Beijing will soon find out that Jiang Shuyi would even use her own father for revenge."

"As for me, it was to prevent Jiang Baihua from doing anything wrong that I personally crippled him."

"Now, if we want to protect ourselves, we can only follow the path laid out by Princess Chen'an."

"Otherwise, if I cripple Jiang Baihua, it will be a different story, and the Jiang family will inevitably be thrust into the spotlight."

"You will all be implicated."

Jiang Baishan was shocked: "Princess Chen'an's motives go beyond just revenge?"

Duke Wei gave a bitter smile: "She wants to completely sever ties between the Jiang family and the King of Wu."

"While seeking revenge, we will also cause the King of Wu to lose the Jiang family."

"As you said, the Jiang family still has hope of rising again, but Princess Chen'an will not allow such a thing to happen."

"Let our Jiang family rise up and continue to serve the King of Wu."

"She won't agree."

Jiang Baishan was completely devastated.

The Chiang family has indeed declined, but they are not without a chance to turn things around.

The King of Wu did not abandon them.

Even though he knew they had designs on him and wanted to control the military, the King of Wu didn't completely break off relations.

Now, Princess Chen'an has even extinguished this potential embers, clearly not wanting them to reignite.

"Father...who exactly is Princess Chen'an?" Jiang Baishan felt a chill run down his spine.