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

Qi Zhiyu chuckled and asked, "Earl Yongning, didn't you just say that this was absolutely not true?"

"This, this..." Cold sweat poured down the Earl of Yongning's forehead, and he could only stammer, "This matter, this matter..."

"After all, this is a family rule passed down from your ancestors. If people find out that you are suppressing your illegitimate children, it will make your family seem narrow-minded and short-sighted," Qi Zhiyu explained considerately.

"I understand that you don't want outsiders to know, because it would be embarrassing for you too."

Earl of Yongning: "..."

He was truly grateful to her.

She'd be better off not understanding at all!

"You're also thinking about the reputation of your Duan family. Besides, what you just said was in response to the King of Wu, so it doesn't count as deceiving the king," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile.

"Don't worry, my imperial grandfather is very magnanimous."

The Earl of Yongning immediately shut his mouth.

What is he explaining?

Does this mean their family is either narrow-minded or deceiving the emperor?

Isn't it good to be alive?

So what if his reputation is ruined?

Rather than lose his head, he...accepted it!

The Earl of Yongning was heartbroken, but he still had to put on a grateful expression and bow to Qi Zhiyu: "Thank you for your understanding, Princess."

Qi Zhiyu waved her hand generously: "It's alright, I'm always considerate."

Everyone: "..."

How could she say it so frankly?

Prince Rui wiped the corner of his eye with his finger: "My son has a kind heart."

Everyone: "..."

Prince Rui, would you like to hear what you have to say?

Grand Secretary Zhang was very experienced in this matter.

Indeed, the princess is kind-hearted.

It only ruined the reputation of the Yongning Earl's family, but at least it absolved them of the crime of deceiving the emperor.

The princess is indeed kind-hearted.

Grand Secretary Zhang looked up at the roof helplessly. Having spent so much time with Prince Rui and his family, he had come to comfort himself with this thought.

As people get older, they become more open-minded about many things.

I've become more open-minded.

Good.

"So, King Wu, now you know, right?" Qi Zhiyu looked at King Wu with a smile.

"Duan Yining's medical skills have nothing to do with the Earl of Yongning and the others. There is no problem for the Emperor to grant him a title."

King Wu took a deep breath, suppressing his anger: "I never expected Duan Yining to be so skilled in medicine."

"If that's the case, then wouldn't the old doctor who taught him medicine be even more skilled?"

Isn't Qi Zhiyu just disgusting to him?

He wouldn't let Qi Zhiyu off the hook either.

Duan Yining can be granted a title, and the doctor who trained Duan Yining should be granted one even more.

"No, that won't do," Qi Zhiyu stopped her.

"Why?" King Wu stared coldly at Qi Zhiyu. "Is that physician no longer alive?"

"Having trained such a capable disciple, the master's medical skills must be even more superb. Could it be that the doctor couldn't even heal his own body?"

The King of Wu was practically yelling at Qi Zhiyu that the people from the Prince Rui's mansion had killed Duan Yining's teacher in order to promote Duan Yining to the throne!

Qi Zhiyu looked at King Wu in surprise: "What nonsense are you talking about? The doctor is perfectly fine."

"Then why not invite him to serve? Is it because he doesn't like being granted a title?" King Wu asked sarcastically.

Everyone: "..."

The King of Wu said that.

Who wouldn't like a title?

Having both money and power, why would they want to push it away?

Qi Zhiyu chuckled, looking at the King of Wu as if he were a fool: "King of Wu, you are truly amusing."

"What's going on? The top scholar in the imperial examination has become a high-ranking official, so all the teachers who taught them are also to be given official positions?"

"This is the first time I've ever heard the King of Wu say this; it's truly eye-opening."

The King of Wu's face immediately turned red.

It wasn't out of shame, but out of anger.

He was certain that Qi Zhiyu did it on purpose.

She deliberately misled him and made him look foolish!

The more humiliated he became, the more wise Prince Rui and his group appeared.

Qi Zhiyu really went to great lengths to secure the position of Crown Prince for Prince Rui!

"Since that doctor was just his first teacher, and Duan Yining didn't learn the Duan family's medical skills, where did he get all these medical skills from?" King Wu asked angrily through gritted teeth.

His gaze was intense, as if he wanted to poke two holes in Qi Zhiyu.

Qi Zhiyu looked completely innocent: "King Wu, you don't actually think I taught him that, do you?"

The King of Wu merely gave a cold laugh and said nothing.

However, his meaning was already quite clear.

Qi Zhiyu sighed helplessly: "Studying medicine is not something that can be done overnight."

"Several imperial physicians were also present. They understood best that learning medicine requires a solid foundation and gradual accumulation of knowledge."

"How could a highly skilled doctor be produced in such a short time?"

The imperial physicians nodded in agreement.

"Don't even mention studying medicine, it's the same with studying anything else," Qi Zhiyu sighed. "King Wu, you always want to take shortcuts, but that's not a good thing."

King of Wu: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Emperor Kangwu smiled; this girl, even while refuting, didn't forget to launch a counterattack.

A clever and quick-witted girl, and a little mischievous too.

The child is still young, playful and lively, which is great.

"Then where did his superb medical skills come from?" King Wu asked through gritted teeth.

He ignored Qi Zhiyu's slanderous accusations that he liked to take shortcuts and focused on the problem at hand. He couldn't let Duan Yining become an ally of Prince Rui!

"Basic medical skills? That's because of my second brother." Qi Zhiyu turned to look at Qi Jingxi.

Qi Jingxi put his hands on his hips proudly: "This is my good brother."

"My good brother likes to dabble in all sorts of random things like herbs."

"So I looked for all sorts of medical remedies and folk prescriptions for him."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Everyone stared at Qi Jingxi in shock.

Then, their gaze fell on Prince Rui's calm face.

Everyone was shocked.

Over the years, Prince Rui was deposed as crown prince and seemed to have accomplished nothing, but in reality, he had been biding his time.

The playboy Qi Jingxi in their minds, who supposedly teases and fools people, is actually doing this kind of thing?

As for Qi Jingxi himself... his abilities were evident to all during his time in the Ministry of Personnel.

Prince Rui has played a very grand game!

Duan Yining cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Qi Jingxi and winked.

Qi Jingxi also raised her chin smugly.

Seeing the two of them like this, everyone finally saw the unruly and spoiled brats in them.

It's true that they don't follow the rules, but it's also true that they are capable!

In other words, they were playing while far surpassing others... which is a bit frightening.

"Of course, over the years, my good brother's medical skills have only been so-so," Qi Jingxi waved his hand, "at most, he's at the level of an imperial physician."

Qi Jingchen silently turned his head. He was truly not wronged at all for being beaten.

Why is your mouth so rude?

"What truly enabled his medical skills to improve by leaps and bounds was a fortuitous opportunity!" Qi Jingxi pointed excitedly, "It was all thanks to my sister!"

King Wu sneered. He knew it was all Qi Zhiyu who gave him the prescription.

Qi Zhiyu smiled gently: "This is also a great act of the Xu family. Not only did they send their own clansmen to teach, but they also contributed the medical books that have been collected over generations."

"The Xu family are truly kind people."