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

Even Grand Secretary Zhang was surprised to hear such a big surprise from Princess Chen'an.

Yanyun City!

With Yanyun City, Da Rui could attack or defend at will, immediately gaining a geographical advantage.

Such a crucial city, captured by the princess?

The people from King Wu's faction all stared blankly.

They initially thought they could put up a fight.

But given the current situation...

How can they fight?

Both were deposed crown princes, so how come Prince Rui was able to turn things around?

And it flipped over so violently!

Then look at the King of Wu... After he was deposed, he made one bad move after another and did nothing useful.

What exactly is the King of Wu up to?

"This, this is impossible..." Zhou Lizhen stared at Qi Zhiyu as if he had seen a ghost.

He didn't believe that nonsense at all.

Prince Xin has been at the border for so long, but he has only managed to defend the border.

Is it that Prince Xin doesn't want to take Yanyun City?

That's not easy to carry.

They all knew that taking Yanyun City would be entirely beneficial to Da Rui. The problem was that they had inexplicably broken off relations and seized a border city of Qi.

Given the friendly relations between the two countries, if they were to act in this way, as long as the Qi Kingdom sends troops to attack their Da Rui, other countries would inevitably rise up and attack them as well.

This provocation could lead to the destruction of a nation!

"Princess, why did you do this to Da Rui?" Zhou Lizhen questioned sharply, looking at Qi Zhiyu as if she were an enemy who had killed her father and wiped out her clan.

"A rash attack on Yanyun City has ruined diplomatic relations between our two countries and placed Da Rui in an unjust position... Your Majesty!" Zhou Lizhen kowtowed to Emperor Kangwu in grief and indignation, "I beg Your Majesty to make a swift decision and give Qi Kingdom and the world an explanation!"

Emperor Kangwu looked at Zhou Lizhen, who was bowing to the ground, and fell into deep thought.

The fourth brother went through all that trouble to bring back this thing.

When the fourth prince was in the position of crown prince, were those abilities truly his own?

Emperor Kangwu remained silent, leading Zhou Lizhen to believe that he was genuinely angry.

He raised the corners of his lips in a smug smile, but when he looked up again, his face immediately changed to one of deep concern for the country and its people: "Your Majesty, there is no time to lose!"

Qi Zhiyu couldn't help but laugh.

The laws of nature in this world are truly fascinating.

They drastically drained her family's fortune and gave it to the King of Wu.

Then the people around the King of Wu also benefited.

Once she disrupts her family's predetermined fate, her good fortune returns, and the backlash will follow.

Originally, these people wouldn't have been this stupid, but... the backlash changed everything.

The cause and effect of the world is nothing more than this.

They stole the benefits from her family's good fortune, so naturally they have to pay double the price.

"Why is the princess laughing?" Zhou Lizhen questioned. "Because of the princess's recklessness, Da Rui will face annihilation, yet the princess still has the mood to laugh here!"

Qi Zhiyu chuckled and said, "Didn't you hear the gift list just now?"

"If Qi wanted to attack Da Rui, why would it send those gifts?"

Zhou Lizhen's expression grew increasingly grim: "I suppose it's because they don't yet know that Yanyun City has been captured."

Not to mention Qi Zhiyu, all the civil and military officials in the hall looked at Zhou Lizhen as if he were a fool.

What nonsense is he talking about?

How could you not know when your own country's border fortresses have been lost?

Zhou Lizhen subconsciously said it, then realized it was wrong.

He quickly added, "If the princess asks them for those things first, and then seizes their city, then this enmity will be enormous."

"If that's the case... Your Majesty, then we should prepare as soon as possible."

Qi Zhiyu frowned deeply: "Zhou Lizhen, are you deaf?"

"Didn't I just say that?"

"The reason why Qi State gave those things is because Yanyun City became part of Da Rui."

Everyone: "..."

Whether Zhou Lizhen could understand human speech or not, they didn't know; in any case, they couldn't understand it.

Moreover... they wanted to shout, did the princess think she was speaking human language?

The princess seized someone else's city, and then the Qi Kingdom gave them such a generous gift?

Is that correct?

right?

Zhou Lizhen stared blankly at Qi Zhiyu. He wasn't stupid; he was just so angry that he didn't know what to say.

Qi Zhiyu is clearly talking nonsense.

Moreover, they lied without batting an eye or blushing!

Who can tolerate this?

He simply couldn't stand it!

"Princess, what nonsense are you spouting?" Zhou Lizhen snapped, unable to contain herself any longer. "You seized a city from the Qi Kingdom, and instead of being angry, they sent you gifts as thanks?"

"Is Qi Guo sick?"

"Or has the princess become so lawless, relying on His Majesty's favor?"

"Does the princess really think that His Majesty would condone such a harmful act against Da Rui simply because he dotes on you?"

Qi Zhiyu just likes to wave the flag, doesn't she?

Then he'll come too!

Who wouldn't do that?

At this point, the civil and military officials felt that Zhou Lizhen was right.

Unless the King of Qi is insane, the truth could not possibly be as Princess Chen'an described.

Of course, most people still feel that there is more to the story.

Princess Chen'an is not willful, ah... not reckless, uh, not... In short, no one can find fault with Princess Chen'an no matter what she does!

Qi Zhiyu sighed helplessly, "Zhou Lizhen, how have you managed to be a prefect all these years?"

"And on what basis were you transferred back to the capital?"

"With a brain like yours... I really doubt your abilities."

Zhou Lizhen's face turned green.

Is Qi Zhiyu trying to evade the question?

Are you trying to change the subject here?

He will absolutely not do as she wishes!

"Forgive my ignorance, Your Highness, but I humbly request your clarification," Zhou Lizhen said, bowing. "May I ask how Your Highness managed to seize Yanyun City from the Qi Kingdom and even receive generous gifts from them?"

All eyes were on Qi Zhiyu's face; they wanted to know too.

"It's very simple." Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly. "I didn't take Yanyun City from Qi Kingdom, but rather snatched it from Bei Dian."

Everyone: "?"

One minister reacted quickly and asked in surprise, "Princess, did the Northern Dian army attack and capture Yanyun City, and then you drove off the Northern Dian army and took Yanyun City?"

Qi Zhiyu nodded and chuckled, "That's exactly right."

The crowd was overjoyed. If that were the case, taking Yanyun City would be no problem at all.

The princess is amazing!

Once they capture Yanyun City, the border troops of Da Rui will have a much easier time!

Besides that... that's a whole city!

The city!

They've expanded their territory!

Who wouldn't like a princess like that?

Not only does His Majesty like it, but they like it too!

The neutral officials who aligned themselves with Prince Rui were naturally thrilled.

However, this put the people of King Wu's faction in an awkward position.

After their initial euphoria, they realized that their position left them feeling nothing but embarrassment and awkwardness.

Of course, I felt mostly anxious.

The chances of the King of Wu winning... no, now we should say, does the King of Wu still have the qualifications to compete with the King of Rui for the position of crown prince?