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

Prince Rui chuckled: "My daughter is certainly popular."

"She had barely come of age when someone threw himself at her."

Grand Secretary Zhang: "..."

Is this the key point?

Emperor Kangwu was amused and said, "Aren't you worried at all?"

"The person who could harm Chen'an... probably hasn't been born yet." Prince Rui was quite confident about this.

"But..." Prince Rui suddenly smiled, "Chen An may be capable, but someone is plotting against him."

"Let's use the reputation that women care about most... Father, as your father, I can't just do nothing."

Emperor Kangwu nodded: "It's good that you have a plan."

Prince Rui bowed to Emperor Kangwu and said, "Your subject will first go home to take care of some family matters."

"I suppose Chen'an is shocked. Your son must go and comfort him properly."

"Of course," Emperor Kangwu echoed. "Chen'an is young and suddenly encounters such a thing... Let the imperial physician take a good look at him and prescribe some calming medicine."

Grand Secretary Zhang: "..."

Has Your Majesty forgotten that Princess Chen'an's medical skills are unmatched even by the imperial physicians?

"Your subject will ensure that Chen'an has a good rest." After saying this, Prince Rui stared longingly at Emperor Kangwu, refusing to leave.

Emperor Kangwu sighed: "I have some medicinal herbs in my private treasury. Go and choose some."

"Yes!" Prince Rui readily agreed. "Thank you, Father Emperor."

"Get out!" Emperor Kangwu cursed.

Not only did they extort a house from him, but they also wanted to take some medicinal herbs with them at the end.

Does the Prince Rui's mansion lack these things?

Don't think he doesn't know; the talismans from the temple are selling like hotcakes.

The silver was flowing into Prince Rui's mansion in a steady stream.

He was envious just looking at it.

When will the national treasury be able to receive so much silver?

"Tell me, is this how a son should act?" Emperor Kangwu angrily pointed to the door and complained to Grand Secretary Zhang.

Grand Secretary Zhang suppressed a laugh: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui's current state is all due to your excessive pampering."

"The entire family of the King of the Rhodes also deserves your love."

Emperor Kangwu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "The eldest son is indeed someone who doesn't cause us any trouble."

The matter of Zhou Ruobai was suppressed in the palace by Emperor Kangwu, but rumors began to circulate among the people of the capital.

"Isn't Princess Chen'an just come of age? How come she snatches away every handsome man she sees?"

"It's one thing to snatch them back for marriage, but the Prince Rui's mansion has no intention of holding a wedding."

"So Zhou Ruobai is also Lord Zhou's son, and he doesn't care about his own son?"

"With Lord Zhou only recently transferred back to the capital, what makes him think he can compete with the Prince's mansion?"

"It's truly pitiful for Lord Zhou. I've heard that Lord Zhou is a good official who loves the people like his own children, and the locals all adore him as their prefect."

"What? Such a kind adult, and his son was forcibly taken away as soon as he arrived in the capital?"

"Of course I'll tell!"

"This Princess Chen'an has gone too far."

"If you really like someone, why not just propose properly?"

"I think Princess Chen'an was just lusting after him. Young Master Zhou is going to be in big trouble from now on."

In teahouses and taverns, people everywhere were discussing this matter.

In just a few days, Qi Zhiyu's reputation was spread in a very bad way.

After returning to the capital, Lord Zhou is now on duty at the Ministry of Revenue.

When his colleagues saw him, he always had a worried look on his face, clearly indicating that he was overwhelmed with anxiety.

Everyone knows what happened to him.

Although some people are trying to curry favor with Prince Rui, there is a difference between offering oneself up voluntarily and having one taken away.

This is a great humiliation, especially for men.

Just then, the Third Princess returned to visit her family.

The Third Princess, daughter of Emperor Kangwu, was married off to a foreign country.

This wasn't Emperor Kangwu sending his own daughter to marry a foreign prince; it was actually a prince from another country who fell in love with the Third Princess at first sight.

By marrying the third princess, that prince would have no chance of ascending the throne of another country. However, he still married the third princess without hesitation.

That affection once moved many noble ladies and wives in the capital.

They envied the Third Princess's sincere affection.

They also learned what it meant to be "envious of the couple, not the immortals" from the Third Princess's marriage.

Emperor Kangwu was naturally overjoyed that his daughter, who had been married off, had returned.

They had prepared a place for the princess to stay long in advance, just waiting for the third princess to arrive.

"This is scheming!" Qi Jingxi slammed his fist on the table, and with a thud, all the cups on the table bounced up and clattered.

"Second Brother!" Qi Zhiyu frowned slightly, "Don't you feel any pain?"

"I'm so angry!" Qi Jingxi gritted her teeth angrily. "First Zhou Ruobai, and now the Third Princess."

"This is clearly a series of interconnected schemes."

Everyone knows that his third princess cares most about romantic relationships.

The Third Princess must be back to find out that her sister snatched Zhou Ruobai back to the mansion.

Then, there will be a lot of trouble.

The key issue is that the identity of the Third Princess is quite troublesome.

It involves another country.

Although that country is not as powerful as them, it is still a country!

"Let me tell you, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive." Qi Jingchen pulled him and made him sit down.

"It's a crisis, but also an opportunity."

As Qi Jingchen spoke, he looked at Qi Zhiyu and asked, "Yu'er, did you already have this planned in mind?"

"It wasn't exactly a pre-planned strategy, just a matter of reacting to each move as it came," Qi Zhiyu said with a slight smile.

"That Third Princess was quite fond of the King of Wu; the karmic entanglement between them was quite deep."

Prince Rui nodded: "Yes."

"The brother and sister get along very well."

They were ranked separately for men and women. On the princess's side, she was the third, but among all the princes and princesses, she was younger than the Prince of Wu.

"King Wu must have run out of options to bring in such an outside help," Qi Zhiyu chuckled.

"Sister, this Third Princess is not easy to deal with," Qi Jingxi warned. "She's a bit stubborn."

"Especially after marriage, I heard that her husband doted on her to the extreme, and she was completely obedient to him."

"The King of Wu brought her back this time... I guess he wants to use her to pressure us."

Qi Zhiyu looked at the worried Qi Jingxi and was very puzzled: "She's just Dad's sister, our aunt."

"What right does she have to pressure our father?"

"Are you crazy?"

"Having gotten married, has she lost her mind? She's even committing insubordination?"

"Not to mention, her husband is just a prince of another country. Even if he were the emperor of another country, he would have no right to interfere in the affairs of other countries' royal families."

"That's true..." Qi Jingxi sighed softly, "When it comes to the interests of both countries, we have to keep appearances."

"Face?" Qi Zhiyu chuckled. "If I made them my vassal states, would a mere subject country dare to ask me for face?"

"Where do they get the nerve?"

After Qi Zhiyu said this, everyone in the room fell silent.

Qi Jingxi stared blankly at Qi Zhiyu for a long while before finally saying, "Sister, we're all thinking about how to deal with the Third Princess, why don't you just go after the country behind her?"

Qi Zhiyu asked curiously, "Shouldn't we address the problem at its root?"