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

"Robbery?" Qi Zhiyu chuckled.

"King of Wu, you are quite an interesting fellow."

"People of our status, what do we want that we need to take by force?"

King Wu's face darkened. What did Qi Zhiyu mean?

look down on him?

Grand Secretary Zhang looked at Qi Zhiyu with great interest, wanting to hear what this princess had to say.

"If their families want money, give them money. If they want to be officials, give them a sinecure," Qi Zhiyu said slowly.

"Whatever they want, I believe Grandfather can fulfill it for them."

"If someone I set my sights on comes with me, they'll get everything they could never have in their entire lives. Tell me, wouldn't they obediently come into my household?"

After Qi Zhiyu finished speaking, she raised an eyebrow and looked at King Wu with a smile.

"Why should I force it back when a simple, happy ending is possible?"

Grand Secretary Zhang lowered his head and suppressed a laugh.

The princess has returned from the countryside?

The princess's demeanor is that of a true member of the imperial family!

"How could you do this?" the third princess questioned.

"Others may not even like you, yet you've taken them into your household. Have you ever considered their feelings?"

Qi Zhiyu was amused by the Third Princess's question: "Third Princess, you're really funny."

"Come, ask the adults here. If any of them have concubines, do those concubines truly love them?"

The adults: "..."

"A teenage girl, so beautiful and charming, why would she prefer a man more than ten years older than herself instead of a handsome young man?" Qi Zhiyu asked curiously.

"What? Do those girls have such unique tastes?"

The adults: "..."

It's not like they're the only ones taking concubines.

Princess Chen'an was just talking back to the Third Princess, why drag them into this?

"Those girls who become concubines either benefit their families or the girls themselves want to find a better way out," Qi Zhiyu said with a light laugh.

"There has to be fairness in life. You can't expect to gain benefits while giving nothing in return, can you?"

The officials nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right, that's right."

They didn't force him to take concubines; they all paid for it.

The concubines also entered the mansion with great joy.

The Third Princess's face turned pale and then flushed as she listened to the words.

Qi Zhiyu then looked at King Wu: "So, King Wu, tell me, who did I forcibly take?"

"Who wouldn't be happy?"

King Wu glanced at Lord Zhou beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Just as Lord Zhou was about to speak, Qi Zhiyu laughed and said, "The only man I'm taking with me now is Zhou Ruobai."

"Lord Zhou, is it that you don't want your son to come with me?"

When Lord Zhou was called upon, he quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Princess..."

"I'll have my grandfather bestow upon you the title of Earl." Qi Zhiyu's words effectively shut up what Lord Zhou was about to say.

He looked up in astonishment, his heart pounding with delight.

Earl?

Is he going to be granted a noble title?

Earl!

"Chen'an, this matter cannot be handled this way. We must listen to the opinions of those involved!" King Wu's icy voice was like a bucket of ice water, instantly sobering Lord Zhou up.

No matter how good the conditions offered by Princess Chen'an were, he could not agree to them.

Because he has always been on the same boat as the King of Wu.

He couldn't get off the boat.

Lord Zhou regrets it.

If he had known this day would come, if he had known that Princess Chen'an would take a liking to his son, he would have waited and would never have followed the Prince of Wu.

In that case... he could get a noble title.

But now, even if he's tempted, he can't agree.

"Princess, I cannot sell my son for personal gain!" Lord Zhou refused righteously, but his heart was bleeding.

Earl, Earl!

And just like that, we passed each other by.

King Wu gave Lord Zhou a cold look.

That bastard actually fell for it.

Qi Zhiyu is no good either; she actually tried to bribe him!

However, Qi Zhiyu has really messed up this time.

Because this person cannot be won over by mere interests!

"I greatly admire Lord Zhou's integrity," Qi Zhiyu applauded him. "Most people can't remain unmoved by power like you."

"I heard that when Lord Zhou was the prefect, he was deeply loved by the local people."

"When Lord Zhou was transferred back to the capital, the people spontaneously came to see him off, and the procession stretched for hundreds of miles."

Lord Zhou bowed and clasped his hands, concealing the smug look on his face: "Your Highness is too kind."

"It's all just what I should do."

"It is thanks to the people's kindness that I am unworthy of such praise."

King Wu said, "Chen'an, Lord Zhou is a good official. His son is not someone you can simply seize by force."

"You'd better hand him over."

Qi Zhiyu laughed: "King Wu, you staged this whole charade of capturing thieves just for Zhou Ruobai?"

"You can always come and talk to me about it."

Why do you have to do it this way?

Lord Zhou hurriedly said, "Princess, it was my fault."

"It was only after I pleaded with the King of Wu that he did so."

"My son begged me for help, saying, saying that Your Highness, you... you need..."

Qi Zhiyu laughed: "What am I supposed to do? Force myself on him today?"

Grand Secretary Zhang coughed lightly. "Princess, you dare to say anything out loud?"

"Chen'an, do you even know what shame is?" the Third Princess shouted angrily.

Qi Zhiyu scoffed dismissively, "Isn't that what you all wanted to say? I was just stating it, what's the problem?"

"Just say what you really want to say. Why all the beating around the bush and playing riddles?"

"Fine, since you have no shame, I'll just say it directly." The Third Princess had been holding back her anger for a long time.

Since Qi Zhiyu is shameless, then she won't be polite either.

"Is the person in your room Zhou Ruobai?" the Third Princess questioned.

"What were you doing inside just now?"

Did you force him?

"Don't deny it!"

"We all heard that noise just now."

"Chen'an, even if you are a princess, you cannot be so shameless, doing such a despicable thing in broad daylight... You have no shame, but Father Emperor still has shame, and the royal family still has shame!"

All the other ministers and women looked at Qi Zhiyu.

They really did hear everything that was going on in the room.

They were both married, so they could naturally tell how intimate the sounds were.

They just didn't expect that Princess Chen'an, who had only just come of age, would be in such a hurry.

However, it's said that Zhou Ruobai is exceptionally handsome, and Princess Chen'an couldn't resist him... which seems normal.

"Third Princess, you can't just say things like that," Qi Zhiyu said with a light laugh.

Although she was smiling, the Third Princess felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

The immense pressure felt like a massive boulder weighing on her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.

The Third Princess was puzzled. How could Qi Zhiyu, a village girl, have a more terrifying aura than her father, the Emperor?

"Chen'an, whether it is or not, you'll know once you let us in to search," King Wu said in a deep voice. "If Zhou Ruobai is unwilling, you cannot force him."