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

Prince Rui's eyes widened: "Father, it's just them fighting like dogs, it has nothing to do with us."

"Qi Jinghong really wanted to ruin Yu'er."

"The Marquis of Guangping did indeed collect evidence of Zhou Lizhen's corruption and abuse of power during his tenure as prefect."

"The Marquis of Guangping is definitely plotting something; he wants his grandson to ascend to the throne."

"Moreover, the Marquis of Guangping's men contacted Zhou Lizhen, persuading him to resign, and at the same time, they smeared us with dirty water."

This is true.

Emperor Kangwu was not fooled by Prince Rui: "So, before Qi Jinghong could make a move, you had someone impersonate one of Qi Jinghong's servants and bribed the tavern's kitchen staff to go to your doorstep and slander you."

"Then, they deliberately led the outsider that the Marquis of Guangping had brought to see the scene of the kitchen worker."

"At the same time, they deliberately blocked the man, making them mistakenly believe that the kitchen staff were another group of people competing with them for the reward money."

"Oh, when the Prefect of the Capital and his men investigate, they might find out that those outsiders are just a bunch of idle scoundrels in their own backyard."

"This led to the discovery that someone had bribed them to smear you."

"As for the evidence that the Marquis of Guangping originally wanted to use to do the fourth prince a favor, the evidence that proves Zhou Lizhen's guilt, you also brought it out in advance."

"The Marquis of Guangping had no room to maneuver. He could have saved face for everyone, but the fourth prince had to accept it passively and was forced to be grateful for the Marquis of Guangping's disgusting favor."

"Even if the fourth son wanted to give up on Qi Jinghong, that was his own choice. Now he's being coerced by the Marquis of Guangping... He's developed a grudge against his illegitimate son, and that most capable illegitimate son is now useless."

"The fourth prince still needs the Marquis of Guangping, so he can feign compliance for a while. His cooperation with the Marquis of Guangping is superficial; they are not truly at odds and each harbors their own agendas."

"The Marquis of Guangping wants to get rid of the fourth prince and put his grandson in power. The fourth prince wants to use the Marquis of Guangping's power to take over and then get rid of the Marquis of Guangping."

"They haven't even started fighting with you yet, but they've already started fighting amongst themselves."

"Boss... does Fourth Brother know he's fallen right into the trap you guys set?"

Faced with Emperor Kangwu's questioning, Prince Rui appeared completely innocent: "Father, we didn't do anything. We just moved some of the things they wanted to do earlier and changed the order of some of them."

"Dad, your reaction is a bit too much."

Emperor Kangwu, enraged, raised his hand and threw a memorial at him: "Is marrying a girl through proper betrothal and marriage the same as forcing a girl into your home and then marrying her?"

"Father, there's something wrong with your analogy," Prince Rui said, catching the memorial.

"What's wrong?" Emperor Kangwu asked angrily.

"That girl is innocent. But the fourth brother is not innocent." Prince Rui said very sincerely.

"With the Princess Consort of Wu's side ruined, the fourth prince felt he couldn't rely on her anymore, so he deliberately revealed his intention to groom a son born out of wedlock."

"Isn't his goal to lure Marquis Guangping into this trap?"

"Although he didn't do anything overtly, the hints were enough."

Emperor Kangwu took a deep breath and shouted, "Give it here!"

"Yes," Prince Rui responded, placing the memorial on Emperor Kangwu's desk.

"You want to take advantage of the Marquis of Guangping's side too?" Emperor Kangwu rubbed his forehead.

Prince Rui stared in shock, his eyes wide: "Father, what are you saying?"

"What, are we trying to take advantage of them?"

"At the beginning of the founding of the Great Rui Kingdom, the Guangping Marquis family contributed a great deal of effort."

"They're giving money and offering land."

"That's how the title of Marquis of Guangping came to be passed down through generations."

"Similarly, the Marquis of Guangping also suffered a blow to his foundation."

Emperor Kangwu stared at Prince Rui without saying a word.

Prince Rui was puzzled by the stares. He looked down at his clothes and found nothing wrong with them.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

Emperor Kangwu lamented, "Indeed, this is a time of great turmoil."

The eldest brother's unusual behavior, the fourth brother's rise to power, and the ambitions of certain individuals.

They really did happen at the same time.

It was truly fortunate that his granddaughter returned; otherwise, he couldn't imagine what would have happened to Da Rui.

Prince Rui chuckled nonchalantly, "Father, why think about those things?"

"It is both a crisis and an opportunity."

"The Marquis of Guangping was wise. He knew that if they kept so many things after the founding of our Great Rui Kingdom, it would cause trouble. So, they contributed them and received a marquisate in return, which has been passed down through generations."

"They avoided a crisis, but they also damaged their foundation."

"Several generations have passed, and the current Marquis of Guangping feels that they have the strength to compete."

"That's why he sent his daughter to his fourth son's side. Only with a grandson could he, as a relative by marriage, have the ability to fight for that position for his grandson."

It must be said that the Guangping Marquis family is truly remarkably composed.

Generations accumulated wealth while waiting for an opportunity.

Emperor Kangwu shook his head with amusement: "You are all clever. You have dealt with the Guangping Marquis's family now, so as not to leave this hidden danger for the future."

"Of course," Prince Rui said smugly. "If we don't deal with Marquis Guangping and his family, they'll keep trying to get their hands on the court again."

He would handle the problems he could handle in advance, so as to avoid trouble for his son and grandson later.

After listening, Emperor Kangwu remained silent and lowered his head to review the memorials.

Prince Rui blinked: "Father, I'm going home now."

"Yu'er was frightened; I need to go back and check on her."

Emperor Kangwu paused in his writing and looked up at him.

"Father?" Prince Rui asked blankly.

"Go and pick out some little trinkets that young ladies like to take back to Chen'an. There are some things that Chen'an likes to eat at the Imperial Kitchen, so take those back with you too," Emperor Kangwu said.

"Alright!" Prince Rui agreed readily.

He bowed to Emperor Kangwu, then turned and left.

Prince Rui happily took the things back, and after returning, he went straight to find Qi Zhiyu.

"This is something your royal grandfather gave you to calm your nerves." Prince Rui put the item down. "I picked it out. If you don't like it, we can go and exchange it."

Prince Rui spoke casually, but Qi Zhiyu laughed after hearing it: "Father, are you treating our Imperial Grandfather's private treasury like an ordinary shop?"

I'll go back and exchange it.

"Of course it's not an ordinary shop." Prince Rui waved his hand in denial. "Ordinary shops require money to buy, but we don't need to pay for things from your imperial grandfather's private treasury."

Qi Zhiyu: "..."

"Dad, you must have gotten a lot of beatings when you were a kid, right?"

Prince Rui thought for a moment and said, "Your imperial grandfather does have a rather volatile temper."

"However, your father is a filial son, so I tolerated your grandfather's temper."

Qi Zhiyu: "..."

She finally understood why she had so many remnant souls and why she first merged with the remnant souls of this world.

"Yu'er, we don't need to worry about the rest, right?" Prince Rui asked with a smile.

"Well, let them be suspicious of each other," Qi Zhiyu said casually.