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

Qi Zhiyu felt the man under her control struggling slightly; the panic and reluctance in his eyes were so obvious.

Qi Zhiyu found it increasingly interesting.

She controlled the pressure in her hand just right, not enough to suffocate the man, and equally, he couldn't break free.

The eunuch rushed over, shocked by the scene before him, and then knelt down with a thud: "Princess, you mustn't!"

"Hmm?" Qi Zhiyu didn't even glance at the eunuch kneeling beside her, and asked, "Why not?"

"Young Master Zhou is Lord Zhou's youngest son, and he is meeting the Emperor with Lord Zhou today."

"Princess, you must not do anything foolish."

Qi Zhiyu chuckled softly, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Her eyes remained fixed on the man's gaze, who frantically tried to look away, looking as pitiful and helpless as a fawn cornered by a wild beast.

Qi Zhiyu remained silent, and the kneeling eunuch was at a loss for what to do.

Princess Chen'an does things... how can she be so unpredictable?

"Chen'an, what happened?" Consort De walked over and asked curiously.

"Why is this person's clothing so disheveled?" The other concubines following Consort De suddenly exclaimed, covering their faces and turning away.

Only then did everyone seem to notice the problem with Zhou Ruobai's clothes, and their expressions changed drastically.

Consort De rebuked her sternly: "How dare you! Who are you to commit such a shameful act in the palace?"

Zhou Ruobai turned pale with fright.

Qi Zhiyu loosened her grip, and Zhou Ruobai knelt heavily on the ground.

"Speak!" Consort De demanded again in a loud voice.

Zhou Ruobai simply banged his head heavily on the ground, not daring to raise it, but he remained silent.

Consort De frowned, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes.

Qi Zhiyu chuckled softly, "Consort De, you're quite interesting."

"I was choking him, shouldn't I be the one doing something improper to him?" Qi Zhiyu then turned around and looked at Consort De and the others.

This was the answer Consort De wanted, but for some reason, hearing it from Qi Zhiyu's mouth gave her a bad feeling.

"It's normal for me to be attracted to such beauty, isn't it?" Qi Zhiyu asked with a smile.

The concubines around Consort De looked at each other in bewilderment.

It's normal to be attracted to someone beautiful, but to say it out loud in public without any restraint... isn't that a bit abnormal?

"Chen'an, this must be a misunderstanding," Consort De said with a smile.

"There's no misunderstanding," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile. "I just thought he was good-looking, so I flirted with him a little. What's wrong with that?"

Consort De: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Listen to this! What kind of outrageous and inhumane words are these?

How dare Princess Chen'an say this to outsiders?

And he spoke so frankly and without batting an eye.

It's as if they're the ones who did something despicable.

Qi Zhiyu's words even made Zhou Ruobai, who was kneeling and prostrating himself, stiffen for a moment.

"Chen'an, isn't this inappropriate..." Consort De said with a smile.

But she didn't need to look in the mirror to know how stiff her smile was.

Why is Qi Zhiyu so abnormal?

Does she not even have the slightest bit of feminine modesty?

"Actually, if we're going to talk about what's bad, it's Your Highness and the others..." Qi Zhiyu looked at Consort De and the others and laughed, making Consort De feel uneasy.

"Chen'an, what's wrong with us?" Consort De asked quickly.

"As a concubine, is it really okay for her to leave the inner palace so casually?" Qi Zhiyu was genuinely curious.

"Is this how things are in the palace now... so casual?" Qi Zhiyu really didn't understand.

The concubines immediately looked at Consort De in a panic.

Consort De remained calm and explained with a smile, "My sisters and I met in the courtyard, and when we heard the commotion here, we came to check it out."

"If anything happens, it will be easier to handle."

Qi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow: "The Consort De manages the harem, and is even in charge of the front lines?"

"You're in charge of the entire palace?"

"Consort De is truly capable and hardworking."

Upon hearing Qi Zhiyu's words, Consort De's face drained of all color: "Princess, be careful what you say!"

"I only manage the inner palace; I have no say in matters of the imperial palace."

Managing the Imperial Palace?

What is she going to do?

To rebel and usurp the throne, to become the emperor's master?

This is an act that will result in the extermination of nine generations of their family!

Even her son won't survive!

"So Consort De can't control this after all?" Qi Zhiyu smiled as she looked at Consort De, then glanced at the spot where they were standing.

"Are those ladies still staying here?"

The concubines in the imperial harem may seem noble, but they are also subject to various constraints.

Putting aside everything else, a single act of infidelity, such as having an affair with someone, is enough to cost them their lives, and could even implicate their families.

The concubines were terrified and looked at Consort De nervously.

Consort De stood ramrod straight, but she was also afraid inside.

If His Majesty were to truly become angry, the Wei family would be unable to withstand his wrath.

However, Consort De still wanted to maintain a semblance of dignity.

She forced a smile, maintaining her composure: "Since you can handle things here, Chen'an, then I won't interfere."

After speaking, Consort De turned around and left with her entourage.

Qi Zhiyu watched their departing figures, truly unable to understand.

Why would such a thing happen in the palace?

Do you want to ruin her reputation?

In the palace?

A place where a foreign man who enters the harem is destined to die, so they plot against her to have an affair with a man?

What were you thinking?

Qi Zhiyu didn't understand.

The Heavenly Dao here is indeed sick.

The person who made that choice probably wasn't very bright to begin with, otherwise, they wouldn't have been so stupid after the bad luck that didn't belong to them was lost and they suffered the backlash.

Forget it, the Heavenly Dao, which is a bit dim-witted, is only good for her and has no bad side.

At least, she doesn't have to put in any effort.

After Consort De and the others left, Qi Zhiyu finally lowered her eyes and looked at the person kneeling on the ground: "Get up."

Zhou Ruobai trembled slightly, but still obediently stood up.

"Come, follow me to see His Majesty." Qi Zhiyu said, then turned and left.

Zhou Ruobai obeyed without a second thought and followed along.

Qi Zhiyu spoke again: "Those kneeling on the ground, come along too."

The eunuchs who had just "discovered" the commotion were terrified and broke out in a cold sweat, but they dared not disobey. They could only get up from the ground, lower their heads and hunch their backs, and follow in small steps.

Qi Zhiyu went directly to Emperor Kangwu.

Emperor Kangwu naturally knew what had happened.

"Grandfather," Qi Zhiyu asked as she entered, "Your palace isn't very strict, is it?"

The other ministers inside the room trembled with fright.

Princess Chen'an is truly unafraid of losing her head.

Prince Rui frowned, stood up, and quickly went to Qi Zhiyu: "Yu'er, has someone bullied you?"

Zhang, who had been acting as if nothing was wrong, suddenly looked at Prince Rui.

He really wanted to ask Prince Rui how he managed to ask that question.

Is someone bullying the princess?

Is that correct?

right?