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

The third princess, having been mistreated at the temple, returned to her residence in a huff.

She immediately sent people to investigate the situation.

After his subordinates withdrew, they did not go out to investigate, but instead turned and went to Qi Yanhe's study.

His subordinates reported the whole story in detail.

Qi Yanhe nodded with a smile: "Go investigate."

"Investigate carefully so that I can report back to the Princess."

"Yes," the subordinate replied before leaving.

Qi Yan smiled, but his eyes were filled with a calculating cold light.

Qi Zhiyu forced him to sign those terms at the banquet.

This time, either Da Rui will make concessions and give them even greater benefits.

Either Qi Zhiyu dies, so that he can hold the King of Wu's weakness in his hands, and the King of Wu will provide the Qi Kingdom with a continuous stream of benefits in the future.

In any case, their Qi Kingdom would absolutely not suffer a loss.

Qi Yanhe stood up and straightened his clothes.

He needs to go and properly appease the Third Princess.

After all, she was the princess of Da Rui. If it weren't for her, their Qi Kingdom wouldn't have received so many benefits.

He wouldn't be stingy with his patience when it comes to things of value.

However, just as Qi Yanhe arrived and had offered a few words of comfort to the Third Princess, a maid rushed in: "Your Highness, Your Highness, His Majesty the Great Rui summons you and the Third Princess to the palace."

The third princess was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with joy: "It must be that Father Emperor knows I have been wronged and wants to stand up for me."

Qi Yanhe was not so optimistic: "Your Majesty... would you?"

"Why not?" the Third Princess said proudly. "I am not only Father Emperor's daughter, but also the Princess Consort of Qi Kingdom."

"If Father finds out that Chen'an has humiliated me in public like this, he will surely be displeased!"

"Even if Father Emperor favors Chen An, he still has to consider the face of Qi Kingdom."

Qi Yanhe smiled and agreed, "That's true."

"Then let's change our clothes and go into the palace."

Qi Yanhe was cautious; when he went to change his clothes, he made a point of having someone inquire about it.

"A lot of ministers were summoned to the palace?" Qi Yan was completely bewildered after hearing this.

This doesn't seem like something that needs to be done about what happened at the temple.

The incident at the temple was nothing more than a quarrel between a few women.

If only the couple were summoned to the palace, Emperor Kangwu would understand whether he favored Princess Chen'an or the Third Princess upheld justice.

But why summon so many ministers?

Qi Yan was completely baffled.

He and the Third Princess arrived at the palace. After paying their respects, they found Qi Zhiyu sitting in the hall.

All the ministers stood respectfully with their hands at their sides, while Qi Zhiyu herself not only had a complete table and chairs, but also food on the table.

This treatment...

Qi Yan lowered his eyes slightly. It seemed that Princess Chen'an was even more favored by the emperor than the rumors suggested.

The third princess's eyes were practically spitting fire with jealousy.

On what grounds?

If princes and grandsons are so favored, she'll accept it.

She and Qi Zhiyu are both women, so why does the Emperor favor Qi Zhiyu so much?

Once everyone was present, Emperor Kangwu spoke: "Jinyi, did you reprimand Chen'an at the temple?"

The third princess looked up and glared directly at Qi Zhiyu: "Chen'an, why did you come to Father Emperor to stir up trouble?"

Qi Zhiyu chuckled: "Spreading rumors?"

"Third Princess, you've made a mistake."

Qi Zhiyu patiently corrected her: "I just went to complain to my grandfather!"

"You're bullying me!"

The third princess's face turned green.

How dare Qi Zhiyu?

Qi Yan stared at Qi Zhiyu in astonishment.

He quickly reassessed Qi Zhiyu in his mind.

This rumor is really unbelievable.

This Princess Chen'an is even more... outrageous than the rumors suggest.

"Father, do you know what happened back then?" The Third Princess was almost bursting with resentment.

Not only did she lose face in front of so many officials and their families, but now her father is also going to hold her accountable.

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhiyu couldn't help but smile.

Near the capital, Qi Yan and his group were again the focus of attention.

Then, the Third Princess asked Emperor Kangwu if he knew what had happened.

Does the Third Princess think Emperor Kangwu is a fool?

Qi Zhiyu looked at Emperor Kangwu. He didn't seem like a fool; on the contrary, he was quite shrewd.

Emperor Kangwu felt Qi Zhiyu's teasing gaze and glared at her. This girl... even he was being teased.

That's incredibly bold. Hmm, it's his granddaughter!

Emperor Kangwu looked at Qi Zhiyu with a smile in his eyes, unaware of the extent of his doting affection.

However, everyone else in the hall could see it clearly.

The third princess, in particular, couldn't stand it!

She sensed from the looks in her father's and Qi Zhiyu's eyes that her father knew what had happened.

Even though the Emperor knew that she was the one who had been wronged, he still protected Qi Zhiyu!

"Father..." the third princess cried out in grievance.

Emperor Kangwu finally turned to the Third Princess: "The princess I personally bestowed upon you has become a person of moral depravity?"

"She's going to keep male concubines!" the Third Princess shouted.

Emperor Kangwu scoffed, "I know."

The Third Princess was stunned, staring at Emperor Kangwu in disbelief.

What did Father Emperor just say?

Did she mishear?

Does Father Emperor know?

"Father, now Chen'an is going to keep male concubines!" The Third Princess emphasized again, afraid that her father hadn't heard her clearly.

"Absurd!" Emperor Kangwu rebuked. "Who said now?"

"Chen'an is still so young, how can you raise him now?"

"I am merely having people look for suitable candidates for her. If there are any that Chen'an likes, we will keep them for now."

The third princess was completely stunned.

What did she hear?

She must be hallucinating!

Qi Yanhe was even more shocked than the Third Princess.

This situation is not quite the same as what the King of Wu described.

Emperor Kangwu favored Qi Zhiyu even more than the King of Wu had said.

No, that's not right...

This is no longer just favoritism; it's utter indulgence without any limits!

Is it something to be proud of for a woman to keep male lovers?

Emperor Kangwu even personally sent someone to find a suitable candidate for Qi Zhiyu.

That's utterly absurd!

"Do you have any objections to this matter?" Emperor Kangwu asked, puzzled.

"Even if Chen An were to raise one now, it would be perfectly legitimate. What's the problem?"

The third princess suddenly didn't know how to respond, and could only emphasize, "Chen'an is a woman!"

"So what if she's a woman?" Emperor Kangwu retorted. "Chen'an has no such intention yet. These are just preparations I had made in advance."

"The princess's residence that I have prepared for Chen'an is already under renovation. If she meets a suitable man in the future, she can be kept there for the time being."

"As for whether or not to stay in the future, it's entirely up to Chen An himself."

The third princess was stunned.

For a moment, she didn't know how to refute it.

Such an absurd and shameful thing was said so casually by her father, the emperor.

Most importantly, all of this was orchestrated by her father, the emperor.

Qi Zhiyu had no such intention, but her father had prepared something for her in advance... This... This... Has her father gone mad?

"What I did, you've used to attack Chen'an," Emperor Kangwu chuckled. "Jinyi, you don't approve of what I've done?"