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

"Speaking of which, Princess Wu..." Princess Rui found it strange when she mentioned Princess Wu.

"The Wu Princess's family could at most be considered a scholarly family."

"It is said that the Queen of Wu saved the King of Wu back then, and the King of Wu was grateful and insisted on marrying the Queen of Wu."

"No matter how vehemently the King of Wu's mother opposed it, the King of Wu would not budge."

"It is indeed strange that the King of Wu, a man who would not act without self-interest, would be so persistent."

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly: "It will gradually emerge."

"When the Princess Consort of Wu is forced to a certain point, she will naturally take action."

Currently, the clues on Princess Wu's side are still very weak, making it difficult for her to track them down.

However, it has already become apparent.

Clearly, Princess Wu was considering finding her family.

Previously, the place where the Princess of Wu lived was very clean and tidy, and you could not see anything there.

"Yu'er, do you have any leads?" Princess Rui asked. "Have your second brother investigate. Don't go yourself, or you'll tire yourself out."

"Your second brother has a lot of bad friends, so it's easy to investigate."

Qi Zhiyu smiled and shook her head: "It's not very clear yet, but it should be soon."

"I was just putting Princess Wu on the spot."

Princess Rui nodded: "If you need anything, tell your family. Don't bear it all by yourself."

"You always try to handle things on your own."

"If you do everything yourself, what's the point of having family?"

Qi Zhiyu felt a sweet warmth in her heart: "Mother, don't worry, I won't be polite."

Qi Zhiyu and Princess Rui were very happy together.

Inside the palace, King Wu was drenched in cold sweat.

His knees ached and went numb from kneeling, but he dared not move an inch.

"Fourth Prince," Emperor Kangwu said slowly, "you are indeed swift in your actions."

The King of Wu kowtowed: "It is all my fault for not managing my household properly."

Emperor Kangwu chuckled lightly, his expression ambiguous: "Get up."

"Since Chen'an has generously decided not to pursue this matter, I will not pursue it further either."

"Now that you have taken care of everything, I am relieved."

"Go back now."

"Yes." After bowing, the King of Wu rose and slowly withdrew.

After the King of Wu left, Emperor Kangwu pressed his forehead. He thought to himself, "My fourth son used to be alright, but now he's acting so absurdly."

He had no objection to being ruthless.

The fourth prince beat and killed the servants in the mansion who were spreading rumors, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But why after everything had been exposed?

If the fourth prince acted this way from the very beginning, when the rumors were just starting, abandoning Qi Rongyao, it would at least prove that he was trying to protect the royal family and the court.

But the fourth brother didn't.

The fourth brother supports Qi Rongyao's actions.

Fourth brother... your vision is too short-sighted.

Chen An's questioning in court was directed at the fourth prince, but it was also the truth.

The royal family forcibly plundered the people. How can the people view the royal family and the imperial court?

If the people's hearts are not at peace, how can the country and the nation remain stable?

They want to fight for the position of crown prince, no problem.

However, the very foundation of the nation must never be shaken.

Doesn't the fourth brother understand this simple principle?

Emperor Kangwu was truly helpless.

Prince Rui entered carrying the booklet and casually asked, "Father, did the fourth prince just arrive?"

"What's wrong with him now?"

After Prince Rui finished speaking, he placed the booklet on Emperor Kangwu's desk and sat down casually to the side.

Emperor Kangwu casually recounted what had happened outside the palace.

Prince Rui raised an eyebrow.

He had been in the palace the whole time and hadn't received any news from outside. It turned out that so many things had happened so early in the morning.

"Don't you have anything to say?" Emperor Kangwu asked.

Prince Rui asked in surprise, "What am I supposed to say?"

"Chen An did this not on a whim, just to see Qi Rongyao make a fool of herself." Emperor Kangwu absolutely did not believe that Chen An would do something so meaningless.

Prince Rui laughed: "The only thing I can think of is that Chen An wanted to force out Princess Wu's trump card."

Emperor Kangwu leaned back in his chair: "Is Chen'an aware of Princess Wu's condition?"

He didn't find anything out.

"I don't think I'm very clear about it." Prince Rui knew his daughter quite well.

"Given Chen An's personality, she's probably sensed something's wrong. If we push her a bit, there might be a pleasant surprise."

"Anyway, even if there are no surprises, there's no loss."

"However, she has a high chance of succeeding in whatever she does."

As Prince Rui spoke, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, and his smug look made Emperor Kangwu dislike him no matter how he looked at him.

"Hmph." Emperor Kangwu sneered, "Useless! After all these years, you still haven't uncovered the truth about Princess Wu. Now you have to rely on your own daughter. How pathetic!"

Prince Rui retorted, "Father, it's as if you found out."

As soon as Prince Rui finished speaking, he immediately stood up and jumped to the side.

Just as he jumped away, a memorial to the throne landed right where he had just been sitting.

Prince Rui laughed heartily: "That's what you call foresight!"

Emperor Kangwu grabbed a feather duster from the side and said, "I think you're asking for trouble!"

"Hey, Dad, you're cheating!" Prince Rui jumped up and ran away.

"You missed just now, fine, but why did you come back to try and hit me again?"

Emperor Kangwu sneered: "I'm your father, I'm the one who calls the shots!"

"Who told you that one hit would be enough?"

Prince Rui cried out in grief and indignation, "How dare you cheat like this?"

Emperor Kangwu didn't care and swung the feather duster with great force.

The eunuchs guarding outside all lowered their heads; they hadn't heard anything coming from inside.

Correct!

It remained quiet inside; nothing happened.

The Third Princess also learned that Qi Zhiyu had gone to see Qi Rongyao off.

After hearing this, she slammed her hand on the table in anger: "Qi Zhiyu has gone too far!"

"They're all royal sisters, why does she have to go to such extremes?"

The Third Princess couldn't sit still any longer, and she angrily went to find Qi Yanhe.

When the third princess arrived at the study, the servant at the door hurriedly called out, "Your Highness."

The Third Princess ignored the servant and went straight into the study.

Qi Yanhe asked in surprise when he saw the Third Princess, "Jinyi, what brings you here?"

"You may leave now."

Following Qi Yanhe's instructions, the people inside bowed and left.

The third princess asked curiously, "What are they doing here?"

Qi Yan said helplessly, "We're discussing what kind of apology gift to send to Princess Chen'an."

"If this apology gift doesn't meet her expectations, I'm afraid Princess Chen'an won't let it go so easily."

"How dare she hold a grudge?" The Third Princess was furious when she mentioned Qi Zhiyu.

She recounted in detail how Qi Zhiyu had made fun of Qi Rongyao: "...Don't you think Qi Zhiyu is too malicious?"

Qi Yan smiled slightly and advised, "These things can be discussed in private."

"Otherwise, if this gets out, it'll cause more trouble."

"Your father still dotes on Princess Chen'an."

The Third Princess pouted in annoyance: "Qi Zhiyu is a despicable person."

She was almost fooled by Qi Zhiyu.