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

"Actually, King Wu is also quite troubled," Qi Zhiyu said with a light laugh.

The King of Wu was quite clever; he knew how to make use of all the resources available to him.

With the blessing of Heaven, it's no wonder that everything went smoothly for him before.

Unfortunately, the people around the King of Wu each had their own agendas.

Or rather, the King of Wu was not powerful enough to control them all.

Thus, by stirring things up, the forces that should have belonged to the King of Wu were thrown into chaos.

As Qi Zhiyu had expected, things turned out exactly as she had predicted.

The King of Wu was furious in his own palace.

"Shut up!" the King of Wu roared. "What's the use of your crying?"

Princess Wu was so frightened that she stopped crying, but she still remembered the purpose of her visit: "Your Highness, Hong'er would never do such a thing."

Why would he send a servant to bribe the kitchen staff?

"He's not that stupid!"

How could her son do something so easily exposed?

"No one has said that he did it," King Wu said in a deep voice. "Right now, it's just that the Prefect of the Capital has summoned him to inquire about it."

"The matter isn't settled yet, why are you panicking?"

"If he hasn't done it, with me here, no one can slander him!"

What does it mean that she made a special trip over here?

Do you think he's so useless that he can't even protect his own son?

Since he was deposed as crown prince, not a single day of his life has gone smoothly.

The anger building up inside him made him extremely irritable.

Now, even his own queen and wife don't trust him. How can he not be angry?

Princess Wu bit her lip: "Your Highness, Hong'er has been carefully nurtured by you. If someone tries to scheme against him, you can't just ignore it."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" King Wu's eyes narrowed, and a fierce aura suddenly appeared.

Princess Wu quickly shook her head: "Your Highness misunderstands. I was just worried that someone was trying to harm you."

"It has rendered the prince's years of hard work futile."

The King of Wu snorted coldly: "I know my limits. Step down."

Princess Wu gritted her teeth, gave a final bow, and withdrew.

As soon as the Queen Consort left, the King of Wu slammed his fist on the table in anger.

How did things turn out like this?

He gave his illegitimate son a hint, and he knew about the ambition of the Marquis of Guangping.

But what are Marquis Guangping and his group planning to do?

He's still alive, and they're already supporting his illegitimate son to take the throne, trying to ruin the legitimate son he's carefully nurtured?

No matter how bad Qi Jinghong is, or how little help he has from his maternal relatives, he is still his legitimate son!

He has taught them with great care over the years; how could they be allowed to trample on and frame them like this?

However, it's not a good time to break ties with Marquis Guangping now.

He could utilize the power of the Marquis of Guangping, and deal with him after the matter was settled.

Such an arrogant maternal relative cannot be kept!

The farce in front of Prince Rui's Mansion has exposed Zhou Lizhen's corruption and abuse of power during his tenure as prefect, and this matter naturally needs to be thoroughly investigated.

The investigation into the series of events took several days.

This is under the condition that the clues are relatively easy to obtain.

Those fellow villagers who spoke out for Zhou Lizhen happened to have acquaintances in Beijing.

The investigation went incredibly smoothly.

This successfully terrified the Prefect of the Capital.

Are King Wu and King Rui now playing their cards openly?

The key point is that Prince Rui was able to subtly provide him with clues.

It made all the evidence and witnesses seem so natural and logical.

On the King of Wu's side, Qi Jinghong's suspicion was quickly cleared.

Because when the man later identified the servant who bribed the kitchen staff, he had only seen his back.

This does not definitively prove that the person in question was someone close to Qi Jinghong.

Qi Jinghong was fine, but the investigation uncovered evidence of Zhou Lizhen's corruption and abuse of power.

The Prefect of Jingzhao compiled all the evidence and presented it to Emperor Kangwu.

During the morning court session, Emperor Kangwu specifically summoned Prince Wu to the palace to discuss this matter.

"Is this the person you recommended back then?" Emperor Kangwu asked the King of Wu.

The King of Wu knelt down and begged for forgiveness: "Father, it was your son's oversight that led to him being deceived by Zhou Lizhen."

"Grandfather, don't be angry. It's bad for your health," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile from the side.

Emperor Kangwu glanced at Qi Zhiyu and nodded: "Yes, I'll listen to Chen'an."

This favor made the King of Wu, who was hanging his head, almost bite his lower lip.

"Get up," Emperor Kangwu waved his hand.

After expressing his gratitude, the King of Wu stood up.

"The person who suffered the most in this incident is Chen'an." Emperor Kangwu looked at Qi Zhiyu with heartache.

"The young lady was staying at home peacefully when people came to her door to cause trouble. She was really frightened."

Civil and military officials: "..."

They just lack courage.

If they had been a little bolder, they would have really wanted to ask His Majesty who exactly had been frightened.

"Grandfather, I'm alright," Qi Zhiyu said obediently. "It's also thanks to your protection, Grandfather. Someone couldn't bear to see my father wronged, so they threw Zhou Lizhen's incriminating evidence at us."

There are still more good people than bad in the world.

"I just don't know who that righteous person is, otherwise I would definitely thank them properly."

Emperor Kangwu chuckled and said, "You're such a thoughtful child."

Grand Secretary Zhang remained silent, keeping his eyes down, listening quietly as His Majesty put on his act.

"Fourth Prince," Emperor Kangwu said.

"Your subject is here," the King of Wu immediately bowed and replied.

"I hope you will learn a lesson from this," Emperor Kangwu reprimanded.

The King of Wu cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I have learned your lesson."

Qi Zhiyu smiled and said, "Grandfather, please don't mention the Prince of Wu."

"Anyway, the King of Wu will never have the chance to do such a wrong thing again."

"It was the Emperor's grandfather who was wise enough to let my father take over the affairs of the King of Wu, thus preventing the King of Wu from making mistakes in the future."

"Grandfather, you are truly amazing!"

Emperor Kangwu burst into laughter after hearing this.

King Wu was so angry that his vision blurred and he almost vomited blood.

What does Qi Zhiyu mean?

So you've completely cut off his future access to politics?

He had just been wondering why Qi Zhiyu hadn't made such outrageous demands for compensation like she used to.

So that's what they were waiting for him!

Qi Zhiyu, that treacherous and cunning bastard!

"However, Grandfather, you still need to help us investigate who is so righteous as to help us," Qi Zhiyu said earnestly.

"That person is capable and has a fearless spirit that defies authority. If we find him, we must make good use of him."

"What Chen'an says is quite right," Emperor Kangwu said with a smile. "I will investigate this thoroughly."

The Marquis of Guangping felt a pang of anxiety.

This matter is now considered closed. Zhou Lizhen was detained and executed, and his family property was naturally confiscated.

His family members and relatives should be sentenced accordingly.

This case may not seem to have implicated anyone else, but King Wu suffered internal injuries.

As for the Marquis of Guangping, after returning home, he was filled with worry and paced back and forth.

This is troublesome.