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

In response to Qi Jingxi's accusations, Qi Jingchen merely smiled and chuckled twice.

Qi Jingxi suddenly pointed at Qi Jingchen and shouted at Prince Rui, "Father, look at my brother!"

"He looks down on me!"

"The contempt on my brother's face was practically shoving in my face!"

Prince Rui was a fair father: "Isn't it normal for him to look down on you?"

"Huh?" Qi Jingxi was dumbfounded.

"With your brain, use it! Don't just be a decoration." Prince Rui frowned.

It's a great brain, but it's not used; it's just laziness.

He really didn't know what to say about this second son.

Qi Jingxi clenched her fists in protest, trying to defend herself: "How was I just a decoration?"

"Yu'er didn't expose the relationship between the Xu family and Princess Wu, precisely to give Prince Wu hope and make him think we didn't know!"

"This way, he'll be motivated to think of other ways to fight back, thus revealing more of his trump cards!"

"I know I can't just kill him all at once."

"If he dies, those trump cards will be hidden."

"Even if it doesn't become a threat, we won't get any benefits and can't take it over."

After Qi Jingxi finished speaking, she proudly raised her chin!

Why is his head just for show?

They wanted more than just to get rid of the King of Wu; they wanted everything the King of Wu had built up over the years.

Those things, once hidden, disappear.

If it falls into their hands, it can be used by them and by the imperial court; it will not be wasted.

He stood with his hands on his hips, smugly waiting for praise.

Instead of praise, I received a slap on the back of the head.

He clutched his head in pain and cried out resentfully, "What did I say wrong?"

Prince Rui withdrew his hand: "You're right, all correct."

"All correct, and I still have to get beaten?" Qi Jingxi asked, feeling wronged.

Is the problem with him, or is the problem with the world?

"Since you have a brain, why don't you use it normally?" Prince Rui retorted. "You always ask stupid questions. You only start using your brain when I hit you."

Qi Jingxi was so aggrieved! Dad, you're being unreasonable!

His father is unreasonable, but he still has his brother. His brother can stand up for him and protect him...

"Brother, you tried to hit me too!" Qi Jingxi accused indignantly.

Qi Jingchen's retracted hand was noticed by his younger brother, but he showed no remorse. Instead, he readily admitted, "Dad was a little faster than me."

The meaning is quite obvious.

Otherwise, he would have been the one to slap me just now.

Qi Jingxi: "..."

"Am I even their biological child?"

Bully him!

They're all bullying him!

"I'm going to find my mother!" Qi Jingxi turned and ran away.

Qi Jingchen shook his head helplessly and chuckled, "The second son is still a child at heart."

"He thinks that because you're there to support him, he doesn't need to work hard," Prince Rui sighed.

If he had a choice, he would also want his children to be carefree.

Pity.

Born into an imperial family, one must pay the corresponding price for enjoying such immense power.

Qi Jingchen smiled and said, "Dad, the second son is still young."

"If you like to have fun, then have fun for a few more years."

Prince Rui's heart skipped a beat: "You little rascal, you know how to protect your brother."

Qi Jingchen's lips curled into a smile: "Don't we have a father now?"

Prince Rui: "..."

"You bastard!"

Before Prince Rui could even unleash his fury, Qi Jingchen had already jumped up and rushed out.

He's not like the second brother, a fool, who would stay put and wait to get beaten.

Prince Rui certainly wouldn't run out to chase after him; he couldn't bear the embarrassment.

"That rascal!" Prince Rui said with a laugh.

He thought the older brother would take the blame for the younger brother, but unexpectedly, that kid was plotting against him and making him take the blame.

They're all his offspring, one after another, they're such a handful.

As for analyzing the situation on King Wu's side, those two troublesome brats will figure it out and naturally come to him.

Prince Rui calmed himself down before leaving the study.

He returned to his room and asked with a smile, "Finished with work?"

"Yes, everything has been arranged," Princess Rui said with a smile.

"This time, Father Emperor is going to thoroughly investigate the matter of herb gathering, which will involve many common people."

"I had people in various places spread this message to them and guide them on how to fight for their own interests."

Otherwise, many ordinary people wouldn't even know the news, let alone protect their own interests.

Those common people knew about the Duan family's affairs, and they went to reclaim what was rightfully theirs. In this way, they could give the Duan family a good kick and put pressure on the King of Wu.

At the same time, Duan Yining's revised acquisition rules will win him another wave of public support.

"Thank you for your trouble." Prince Rui's heart melted completely.

If you have a wife like this, what can your husband ask for?

Princess Rui chuckled: "Husband and wife are one, this is what I should do."

"But you lot, stop bullying the second prince all the time," Princess Rui scolded in a low voice.

"She just came over to me and cried her heart out."

"That kid won't amount to anything without a beating," Prince Rui said, frowning with a headache.

"All he does is act silly all day long."

"His temperament is like a monkey's."

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Prince Rui asked, puzzled.

Why did his wife look at him as if she wanted to say something but hesitated?

Prince Rui thought for a moment and compromised: "Fine, I'll try my best to restrain myself from the second son in the future."

After all, it was his wife who carried the child through hardship and gave birth to him. For his wife's sake, he tolerated the second son a little more.

Princess Rui changed her words from what she was about to say: "Well, that's good."

Between husband and wife, there are things that don't necessarily need to be said.

The Prince Rui's mansion is currently gaining momentum, and most people in the Prince Wu's camp are filled with anxiety.

Especially Zhou Lizhen.

He paced back and forth in the study.

He was transferred back to the capital because of the recommendation of the King of Wu.

The King of Wu is in a precarious situation. Anyone else could cut their losses and save themselves, but he cannot.

Therefore, no matter what, the King of Wu must sit on that throne.

Only in this way can he have a future!

Zhou Lizhen angrily slammed his fist on the table. That little bastard Zhou Ruobai, he was sent to ruin Qi Zhiyu's reputation, and that little bastard actually sided with Qi Zhiyu.

He really is a sycophantic scoundrel.

"Zhou Lizhen".

The sudden sound startled Zhou Lizhen, who turned around abruptly to look at the man in black who had appeared in his study at some unknown time.

"Who...who are you?" Zhou Lizhen gripped the table tightly, her mind racing as she analyzed the situation.

"Who I am is not important," the man in black said in a deep voice.

"If you destroy Prince Rui, King Wu will not only look at you differently, but you will also have the merit of supporting the emperor."

Zhou Lizhen sized up the man in black: "You're right, I'll find a way."

The man in black sneered, "Zhou Lizhen, what you've done, the King of Wu knows, and my master knows too."

"Don't even think about going against my word."

"You've misunderstood, sir. That's not what I meant," Zhou Lizhen said with a forced smile.

The man in black lowered his voice and said a few words, and Zhou Lizhen's face drained of all color in an instant.

The man in black sneered and left silently. Zhou Lizhen's legs went weak, and he slumped into a chair.