As soon as the door opened, Qi Zhiyu walked in with a beaming smile: "My father understands me best."

"Chen'an? You, you're not..." The Third Princess was terrified.

She glanced quickly and incredulously at the dirty stretcher on the ground, then looked again at Qi Zhiyu, who was walking steadily in.

She kept looking around, her face filled with horror.

What, what's going on?

Isn't Qi Zhiyu already dead?

"Grandfather," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile to Emperor Kangwu.

When Emperor Kangwu saw Qi Zhiyu in person, his stiff facial features softened: "It's good that you're back."

Before Emperor Kangwu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a gasp.

"Chen'an, how are you still alive?" the Third Princess asked Qi Zhiyu in a shrill voice.

Qi Zhiyu rubbed her ears: "You're disturbing me."

Emperor Kangwu glanced at the Third Princess, then told the two kneeling soldiers to rise.

The third princess had no time for this; she angrily pointed at the stretcher: "You faked your death! What are you trying to do?"

Qi Zhiyu looked at the Third Princess, whose face was flushed with anger, and asked with amusement, "I'm not dead, Third Princess, you seem quite disappointed."

The third princess choked.

Of course she couldn't admit it.

Qi Yanhe explained, "Princess, you misunderstand. What the princess meant was that everyone thought you had been murdered, and we were very sad."

"If you have nothing to do, why would you cause His Majesty and Prince Rui such distress?"

"The princess feels sorry for her father and brother."

The Third Princess glanced at Qi Yanhe, her heart filled with emotion.

He would always cover for her.

So, isn't he still head over heels in love with her?

Hmph, she won't listen to Qi Zhiyu's attempts to sow discord!

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying.

Prince Rui, his face grim and displeased, asked, "If nothing's wrong, why are you back so late?"

I was so worried about him.

Even though he knew Yu'er wouldn't be in any danger, his heart was still clenched with worry.

As parents, they can't rest easy until they see their child is safe and sound.

Qi Zhiyu laughed: "Father, someone wants to kill me. Do you think I'd let them go?"

"I chased them all the way to their hideout and wiped them out."

King Wu gasped sharply.

Qi Zhiyu immediately looked at him: "King Wu, why are you reacting so strongly?"

King Wu, feigning composure, said, "Killed them all? Didn't you leave any survivors to interrogate the mastermind?"

Qi Zhiyu chuckled: "Why ask? There's no need."

"They either stay put in the gutter, or if they come, I'll send them to meet the King of Hell."

"Just a few bedbugs, and you think I bothered to ask about them?"

Qi Zhiyu scoffed dismissively, "They don't even deserve it!"

The two soldiers: "..."

Emperor Kangwu: "..."

This girl is incredibly arrogant.

Prince Rui's smug lips curled up. Look, this is his daughter!

his!

It's fortunate that Prince Rui didn't have a tail.

Otherwise, it would have flapped open immediately.

The Third Princess and the others were not in a good mood.

King Wu and Qi Yan felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, those people are all dead, so they won't get involved.

"Chen'an, what's going on here?" Emperor Kangwu glanced at the stretcher.

When this was mentioned, Qi Zhiyu laughed: "Oh, this?"

"Grandfather, this is a gift for you."

"Hmm?" Emperor Kangwu asked, puzzled.

Qi Zhiyu looked at the soldiers beside her.

The man immediately went over and lifted the cloth that was covering the area tightly.

The golden light inside immediately stirred the corners of Emperor Kangwu's lips.

Gold!

A whole stretcher full of gold!

The King of Wu felt a chill in his heart; he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"I chased after those people yesterday. They were scattered, and it took me a while to find them all and kill them all," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile.

"Then, I discovered that their last hiding place was in a cave, which was full of gold and silver."

King Wu felt all his strength drain away in an instant.

Sure enough... they were all his!

They should all be his!

His elite cavalry, which had not yet been assembled, was gone!

Qi Zhiyu…why doesn’t she just die?!

"Good!" Emperor Kangwu laughed.

With so much gold and silver, you can do many things.

The third princess angrily questioned, "Gold and silver are fine, but why did you have them carried over on a stretcher?"

Were you deliberately trying to give her false hope?

Qi Zhiyu is truly despicable!

"The boxes containing gold and silver are too old and simply can't bear the weight," Qi Zhiyu said.

"We can only make a makeshift stretcher to carry him over."

"Didn't you see I didn't have anyone carry too many over? I only made one layer, and it's covered completely with a cloth."

The Third Princess glared fiercely at Qi Zhiyu.

She felt that Qi Zhiyu was deliberately scheming against her!

"Don't flaunt your wealth," Prince Rui praised with a smile. "Well done!"

Qi Zhiyu shook her head smugly: "Of course. Dad, you can rest assured about what I do."

"Grandfather, send some boxes or something over there. There's still a lot of gold and silver in that cave. Bring it all back," Qi Zhiyu said to Emperor Kangwu.

"Elder!" Emperor Kangwu called out.

Prince Rui immediately cupped his hands and said, "Father, please rest assured, I will handle it perfectly!"

"Chen'an, you killed them all without even asking any questions. Aren't you afraid of any potential problems?" the Third Princess teased.

Qi Zhiyu didn't die, and in the end, the good job of handling the gold and silver fell to Prince Rui.

This shows how much the Emperor trusted Prince Rui.

How could she possibly feel comfortable with this?

"You may be skilled in martial arts and not be afraid of them, but what about Father's safety?" the Third Princess said coldly. "You act too rashly and don't consider the bigger picture at all."

"If anything happens to Father, it will be your fault!"

Emperor Kangwu did not look at the Third Princess, but instead glanced at Qi Yanhe.

Thus, he naturally did not miss the fleeting look of disdain in Qi Yan's eyes.

As expected, Qi Yanhe also disliked Jin Yi's foolishness.

"What?" Qi Zhiyu asked, amused. "Do you think the palace guards are all useless?"

"With so many people, you still can't protect Grandfather?"

"It's really strange, isn't it?" Qi Zhiyu looked at the Third Princess with curiosity.

"You asked me out, and then we immediately ran into these assassins. What a coincidence!"

The third princess retorted angrily, "How should I know?"

Are you doubting me?

"Yeah. Can't you see such obvious suspicion?" Qi Zhiyu asked, puzzled. "I've made it so clear, why are you still asking?"

Are you alright?

The third princess was furious: "Do you think I hired these people to assassinate me?"

"Swords have no eyes, I'm injured too!"

Qi Zhiyu exclaimed in surprise, "You were injured? Wasn't it because I used you as a shield?"

"It seems that you didn't suffer any other injuries besides that one."

"It's really strange that you managed to escape without any new injuries after being attacked by so many people. The key point is that none of the guards who protected you died either."

"Third Princess, can you explain to me why this is happening?"

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