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

"Ouch!" Prince Rui exclaimed in surprise.

"That's not what I thought, it's what the fourth brother thought, so why did he hit me?"

Prince Rui felt that he was wronged as the youngest son.

"You don't have to say what comes after that," Emperor Kangwu glared at him.

Don't think he doesn't know.

It's about stepping on the fourth brother.

It's normal for the eldest brother to feel resentful after the fourth brother has done so much.

But... he didn't like what the boss said, and he still beat him without hesitation.

"That's what the fourth prince thinks. Father, don't you know me? I'm honest." Prince Rui looked at Emperor Kangwu with sincere eyes.

Emperor Kangwu raised the feather duster in his hand.

Prince Rui immediately changed the subject: "Does the fourth prince even consider whether he treats all his children equally?"

"He can't even do it himself, yet he insists on making you do it, Father."

"Moreover, he harbored resentment, which was his own problem."

He was favored by his father, but he could assure him that his father had not mistreated any of his children.

He was biased too; even though he only had three children, he couldn't be absolutely fair and just.

We can't completely deny his feelings for the children because of this, can we?

"Get on with your business, I get angry just talking to you," Emperor Kangwu grumbled irritably.

Prince Rui sighed. Look, his father is always scolding him for no reason. What did he say?

His father was the one who asked him the question. After he answered, his father still scolded him. Would he strangle his own father?

That's definitely not possible.

Prince Rui lowered his head and continued dealing with the unfinished business.

Emperor Kangwu wearily pressed his temples.

Fortunately, out of his many children, few of them have problems.

Most of them are normal.

Zhou Lizhen resigned from his official post and was packing his things at home.

His family has so many things.

It won't be cleaned up in less than ten days or half a month.

He hadn't even finished half of it when the capital was in an uproar.

"What? Quick, quick, prepare the carriage!" Upon hearing the servant's report, Zhou Lizhen hurriedly boarded the carriage and rushed towards the entrance of Prince Rui's mansion.

The area around Prince Rui's mansion had long been crowded with onlookers, but they were still afraid and dared not get too close.

Even if they wanted to watch the excitement, they kept their distance, afraid of getting involved.

In this way, Zhou Lizhen's carriage was able to reach the gate of Prince Rui's mansion smoothly.

Seven or eight commoners were kneeling in front of the gate of Prince Rui's mansion.

Their clothes were fairly neat and without patches.

However, their dark red skin and calloused hands clearly indicate that they are impoverished people from the lower classes.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Lizhen got off the carriage and rushed to them in three steps.

"Lord Zhou." The burly man at the head of the group's eyes lit up the moment he saw Zhou Lizhen.

"Sir, we are here on behalf of the people to thank you."

"We arrived quite late because the journey was too long."

"But we didn't expect that we would hear you had resigned from your post so soon after arriving in the capital."

Zhou Lizhen nodded: "I have resigned from my official post."

"Get up first, come back to the manor with me and we'll talk. Don't cause trouble here."

The burly man shook his head: "Sir, we have already found out everything."

"You resigned because you were distressed that your son was taken away and you had nowhere to seek justice."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhou Lizhen snapped.

Whether it was because he was too emotional or because he was unwell, he coughed violently after uttering that sound.

His servant was so frightened that he hurriedly took out a pill and handed it to Zhou Lizhen: "Master, please take your medicine quickly."

"The doctor said your fracture is too severe to move around in, and your illness is caused by accumulated stress, this mental illness is..."

"Shut up!" Zhou Lizhen shouted angrily.

The servant was so frightened that he quickly shut his mouth.

After swallowing the pill, Zhou Lizhen closed his eyes and calmed down, finally stopping his cough.

When he spoke again, his voice was weaker: "Alright, don't listen to the rumors outside."

"Nothing's wrong."

"You all come back to the manor with me first."

"Lord Zhou, we only had a way to survive when you were the prefect. We have always been grateful to you." The burly man kowtowed excitedly.

"Now that you've been bullied, we absolutely cannot stand idly by."

"Even if it costs us our lives, we will fight for justice for you!"

"Stop fooling around! Come with me!" Zhou Lizhen said sternly.

"But..." the burly man was about to say something more, but Zhou Lizhen boldly interrupted him, "No buts. Come with me right now. Are you disobeying me?"

Upon hearing this, the burly man was terrified: "No, no, we'll listen to you."

The burly man and his companions got up from the ground and were about to follow Zhou Lizhen when suddenly a group of soldiers rushed over and surrounded them.

The burly man and the others turned pale with fright, but Zhou Lizhen remained relatively calm as he watched the Prefect of the Capital slowly walk out.

He bowed respectfully and asked, "My lord, what is the meaning of this?"

"It's nothing, just arresting people," the Prefect of the Capital said in a deep voice.

"Arrest someone?" Zhou Lizhen asked, puzzled. "Sir, there's probably some misunderstanding here."

The gates of Prince Rui's mansion opened, and guards escorted Qi Zhiyu out.

"This humble official greets the Princess." The Prefect of the Capital immediately bowed to Qi Zhiyu.

Qi Zhiyu said with lingering fear, "My lord, you've finally arrived."

"That was really terrifying."

"These people knelt down at our door and accused us of persecuting Zhou Lizhen."

"This is an enormous injustice! If no one had stood up for us, our whole family would have been driven to our deaths!"

Zhou Lizhen: "?"

Who is this person?

Qi Zhiyu?

Princess Chen'an?

What's with that scared and terrified look on her face?

Should that expression be on her face?

The Prefect of the Capital used all his self-control to prevent his lips from twitching.

He calmed himself down before saying, "Princess, do not be afraid. I am here and will certainly not allow anyone to disturb you."

"Thank you for your trouble, sir." Qi Zhiyu seemed to feel safe, and a smile finally appeared on her face.

"My parents and brothers are not home. I am a weak woman and have no other choice but to report to the authorities."

Weak woman?

This time, the Prefect of the Capital couldn't hold back any longer, and the corner of his lips twitched twice.

Could you please inform him in advance if the princess says something like that next time?

Without being mentally prepared, he really couldn't keep up with the conversation.

"These people are terrifying." Qi Zhiyu clutched her chest in fear. "I'm really afraid they might do something like murder or arson."

"If that were the case, we probably wouldn't survive."

Zhou Lizhen, whose mind had gone blank after Qi Zhiyu's actions, finally came to his senses and explained, "Princess, they are just ordinary people. It was due to some misunderstanding..."

"Ordinary people?" Qi Zhiyu shook her head in disbelief. "If they were ordinary people, how could they openly declare my grandfather a tyrant in public?"

"They fear no imperial authority, they even dared to curse my imperial grandfather, so what's killing a princess?"

Zhou Lizhen: "?"

Can someone tell him what happened?