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

Princess Wu suddenly laughed: "Your Highness, all these years, it turns out I've been misjudging you all along."

"Did Your Highness already know something?"

King Wu smiled and said, "I don't know for sure, but I do know that the struggle for the crown prince position has now reached a point of no return."

"At this time, we should concentrate all our efforts and unite against external threats."

"Are you still going to keep secrets from me now?"

Princess Wu laughed self-deprecatingly, "Your Highness, when you married me back then, wasn't it more than just because you had feelings for me?"

How ridiculous.

She was touched by his sincerity at the time.

They felt that a prince, disregarding her background and defying public opinion to marry her, must be deeply in love with her.

So, he had been plotting against her since that time?

"Why would you think that?" King Wu frowned and asked sadly.

"In all these years, have I ever asked anything of you?"

"Now, I have no way out and have no choice but to fight."

"Besides, you are my queen, my wife. Even if you don't think about me, you should at least think about the children."

"Now that things have come to this point, you still need me to come to you? Haven't you thought about taking the initiative to do anything?"

"Between the two of us, who is truly heartless?"

Princess Wu was stunned, recalling every moment she had spent with King Wu.

Indeed, he really didn't ask her to do anything.

On the contrary, he has always been very good to her.

Even though she had concubines, she was never lacking in the respect she deserved.

"What does Your Highness need me to do?" Princess Wu asked.

King Wu noticed her softening attitude and then asked, "What exactly does your family do?"

Princess Wu did not answer, but instead asked, "What does Your Highness need?"

The King of Wu was displeased. Even at this point, she still wouldn't tell the truth, would she?

Although the King of Wu was dissatisfied, he did not show it.

Now, he needs to unite all available forces and work together to deal with Prince Rui.

"I need a reason, a reason to lure Qi Zhiyu away," said the King of Wu.

"We must lure Qi Zhiyu to the border, make her a sinner of Da Rui, or... make her never come back!"

This is Qi Yan's way of contacting him and expressing his meaning.

Qi Yanhe planned to take action at the border and deal with Qi Zhiyu.

However, how to lure Qi Zhiyu there is a problem.

Qi Yanhe will give it a try first, and if that doesn't work, he will cooperate.

In short, the goal is to send Qi Zhiyu to the border.

Princess Wu pondered for a moment: "This is not impossible."

The King of Wu was overjoyed, and the two began to discuss the matter.

However, both of them held back, so the process wasn't very smooth.

In the end, it was the Queen Consort of Wu who compromised.

It wasn't because of the King of Wu or their marital bond that she was doing it.

Rather, it was for her own son.

Her son should have been the ruler of the country; how could he be subservient to someone else?

That position can only be inherited by her son in the end.

After King Wu and his group finished their discussions, King Wu secretly contacted Qi Yan several more times.

A few days later, Qi Yanhe and the Third Princess went to the palace to say goodbye.

Emperor Kangwu asked in surprise, "You've already gone back?"

Qi Yanhe smiled and said, "It's really inconvenient to be away for too long."

"Indeed, as a prince, you naturally have many things to handle." Emperor Kangwu looked at the Third Princess. "It's already quite an achievement that you were able to accompany Jinyi back."

"Jinyi, you must cherish these good times."

If she continues to cause trouble, her good days are probably over.

However, the Third Princess misunderstood Emperor Kangwu's words. She said with a happy expression, "Father, please rest assured, the Prince treats me very well."

Emperor Kangwu nodded with a smile.

Well, it's hopeless.

Originally, as a father, he wanted to remind Jinyi again, but he didn't expect her to be so stubborn.

forget about it.

Everyone has their own destiny.

He couldn't let one daughter harm the other children, including Da Rui.

Qi Yanhe was going to return to Qi Kingdom with the Third Princess, so Emperor Kangwu naturally held a palace banquet to send them off.

Although we are leaving soon, it will take several days to prepare for the palace banquet, and several more days after the banquet ends.

It's been dragging on for almost half a month now.

Qi Zhiyu naturally knew that the Third Princess was leaving. She said boredly, "Let them go, why bother with a banquet to send them off?"

"What a hassle," Qi Zhiyu said regretfully. "We didn't get enough from Qi Yanhe. Holding a banquet in the palace will cost a lot of money."

Qi Jingxi: "..."

"Sis, Qi Yan suffered a great loss this time in Da Rui."

He did the math that day and put himself in his shoes; he felt the pinch.

However, as the beneficiary, he was happy.

"This is nothing!" Qi Zhiyu disagreed. "Qi Kingdom is so big, with so many things, and none of them have even ended up in our pockets yet."

If this were in her original world, she would have taken it back long ago.

We also need to be mindful of this situation, ensuring that the people are not displaced and preventing them from being drawn into the war as much as possible.

Qi Jingxi choked on her own saliva: "Cough cough cough... Sister, sister... you, you..."

Qi Jingchen patted him on the back: "Let's talk after you've finished coughing."

Qi Jingxi's face turned red from coughing before she finally recovered: "Sis, are you already thinking about annexing the Qi Kingdom?"

"What's the problem?" Qi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow.

Qi Jingxi murmured with emotion, "I thought you wanted a few cities in Qi Kingdom, more benefits... just to expand your territory."

Qi Zhiyu asked in surprise, "You've already expanded your territory, why not just annex it directly?"

"What's the point of just building a few cities?"

"When doing something, you should naturally do it to the best of your ability. What kind of work is it if you only do half of it?"

She doesn't understand.

Why leave a potential problem unresolved?

Since war is about to break out, the only option is to kill the enemy outright.

To leave the Qi Kingdom with a chance to rise from the ashes... isn't that insane?

Qi Jingxi: "..."

He turned to look at his calm parents and older brother, and suddenly realized: "I was indeed too naive."

He always thought he was quite smart and very efficient at handling things, but now it seems he still has a lot to learn.

"Sis, you're right!" Qi Jingxi's mindset immediately changed after she realized it. "I was short-sighted."

"I thought you were targeting Qi Yanhe because he was secretly colluding with the King of Wu."

He never imagined that while they were still focused on the struggle for the crown prince position, his sister was already planning to annex the Qi Kingdom.

It seems his sister always has a very broad perspective...

"The King of Wu certainly knows how to cause trouble." Qi Jingxi looked disgusted when she mentioned the King of Wu.

Qi Zhiyu corrected him, "Second Brother, how can you look down on the King of Wu?"

"The King of Wu was such a good person."

"Huh?" Qi Jingxi was dumbfounded. Did his sister know what she was saying?

Qi Zhiyu sighed, "As long as the King of Wu is around, all sorts of benefits will come to us on their own, allowing us to take whatever we want... How wonderful!"

"If it weren't for the King of Wu, would the State of Qi have been able to concede any benefits? Would there have been a reason to annex the State of Qi?"

"The King of Wu is an exceptionally good person!"