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

Prince Rui frowned: "You're actually proud of being a playboy?"

"Dad, you don't understand this at all," Qi Jingxi said smugly.

"Not everyone can be a playboy."

"Who you can mess with, who you can't mess with, and to what extent you mess with them—there are rules to follow."

"If this information wasn't accurate or if I was wrong, I would have been beaten up long ago."

Prince Rui looked at Princess Rui and hesitated before discussing, "It seems... there's still a chance to save her."

Princess Rui nodded: "Let's take another look."

Qi Jingxi: "...I'm still here!"

When you talk about him, could you at least do it behind his back?

His protests were simply ignored.

"Now that you know about the Yan family's situation, what do you plan to do?" Qi Jingchen asked.

Qi Jingxi pointed incredulously at herself: "Me?"

"No, that's a marquis. I'm just a minor official in the Ministry of Personnel." Qi Jingxi gestured with his thumb and forefinger, indicating that he was just a small official.

"Shouldn't this be something Father or my eldest brother should handle?"

When did he become so important?

"Father has to handle court affairs, I need to win over the people, and there are many complicated matters to attend to at the Ministry of Rites," Qi Jingchen said.

"This time, you'll be the main player."

Qi Jingxi swallowed hard: "This...isn't that inappropriate?"

"What if I mess things up..."

Qi Jingchen smiled and said, "It's alright."

Qi Jingxi's eyes lit up with excitement: "Big brother, you trust me that much?"

"If we mess this up, at worst our family will be suppressed and eventually lose our lives," Qi Jingchen said calmly. "It's just pitiful that our family has only just been reunited, and now we have to go through all this together..."

"Alright, alright, I promise I won't mess it up, okay?" Qi Jingxi jumped up and angrily interrupted her older brother.

"I knew you were the most reliable." Qi Jingchen smiled with the utmost gentlemanly composure.

"Big brother, you're shameless! So cunning!" Qi Jingxi stared at her older brother with disdain.

"No wonder you'll be inheriting that position; you're definitely the best choice."

As soon as Qi Jingxi said this, Qi Jingchen's expression darkened.

He's the eldest brother, how could he be easily bullied by his own younger brother?

"Even if you sit in that position, you don't have to do everything yourself. Otherwise, what's the point of having so many ministers?" Qi Jingchen smiled warmly. "You agree, right, my dearest younger brother, the future pillar of Da Rui!"

Qi Jingxi froze, staring at her older brother in disbelief.

That's shameless!

Can he admit defeat?

"Hmph, even if I work myself to death, I won't compete with my older brother for that position. That position belongs to my older brother!" Qi Jingxi raised his head and saw his older brother's face darken, which made him feel extremely happy.

Don't think that just because you said that, he'll be so desperate as to fight for that position!

He wasn't fooled!

"I'll go back and sort out my thoughts first," Qi Jingxi said, then turned and ran off.

Qi Jingchen gritted his teeth, when suddenly he felt a chill run down his back.

He turned his head, his neck stiff, and asked, "Father?"

Dad's gaze... something's not right.

"Dad, I was just teasing the second son. I didn't mean to shirk responsibility." Qi Jingchen tried his best to smile and make himself look innocent.

Prince Rui snorted coldly: "Don't try to play tricks on me, you brat."

"What you're playing, I've already played with it all!"

Qi Jingchen: "..."

Why couldn't the King of Wu be more capable? Why couldn't the King of Wu be more tolerant?

If only the King of Wu had been able to tolerate their family, they wouldn't be in so much trouble!

That King of Wu was such a good-for-nothing!

Qi Jingxi didn't care what happened to his older brother and the others; he ran off to find his younger sister.

"Sister, help me! Help me in an emergency!" Qi Jingxi rushed pitifully to Qi Zhiyu, sniffed hard, and then—complained!

He rattled off the story, gesturing and speaking all at once: "...They all bullied me!"

Qi Zhiyu smiled: "Second brother, I won't bully you."

"My little sister is still the best." Qi Jingxi pulled out a chair and sat down, smiling so broadly that her eyes disappeared from her teeth.

"Sis, actually I have my own ideas too." Qi Jingxi patted her chest.

"I know what's wrong with the Yan family."

Qi Zhiyu looked at him intently, waiting for him to continue.

Qi Jingxi felt her confidence soar as she listened to her younger sister: "The unique recipes and new ideas that the Yan family has acquired over the years don't seem like they came up with on their own."

"So I decided to follow this lead and investigate further."

"Disintegrate them from within!"

"Sis, what do you think?"

Qi Zhiyu smiled: "I think it's fine, but there's one problem."

Qi Jingxi nodded: "I know, it will take a long time."

"I will try to speed things up as much as possible."

"No." Qi Zhiyu shook her head. "The problem I'm talking about is that even if the Yan family is thoroughly investigated, in the end they will be raided and their entire family wiped out, and all their money will be confiscated."

Qi Jingxi blinked twice.

"Second brother, if our father wants to fight for that position, he naturally needs everyone in Da Rui to be convinced of his worth," Qi Zhiyu said.

"Our father's abilities are definitely not a problem."

"But wouldn't a crown prince who is both capable and willing to provide financial support be more likable?"

Qi Jingxi gasped in surprise, "Sister, are you robbing Grandfather of his money?"

"How is this robbing the Emperor's grandfather of his money?" Qi Zhiyu disagreed with his statement.

"Even if their property is confiscated, the money will still go into the national treasury."

"But if the Yan family's money ends up in our own pockets, whether we hand it over to the national treasury or to our imperial grandfather, wouldn't that be generous of us?"

"I've got the money; I've also gotten the favor."

Qi Jingxi: "..."

He slumped back in his chair and yelled, "I told you I don't need to use my brain!"

Qi Zhiyu was amused: "No way, Second Brother's idea is quite good."

Qi Jingxi felt that she could do it again.

See, my younger sister is still the best.

He feels so good talking to his younger sister, but his father and older brother always tease him!

snort!

"Sis, tell me, how do we make money?" Qi Jingxi rubbed her hands excitedly.

He likes money!

"Second Brother, what are you saying?" Qi Zhiyu said righteously, "We are seeking justice for those people who lost the secret recipe, or even their lives!"

"As for the Yan family trying to bribe us with money, that's just a last resort, a way for us to lure them out."

"Our ultimate goal is for the sake of Da Rui and its people."

Qi Jingxi: "...Sis, something feels off."

Qi Zhiyu smiled and patted his shoulder: "Aren't Da Rui and the people the ultimate beneficiaries? By eliminating the Yan family, haven't we removed a malignant tumor?"

"Yes..." Qi Jingxi replied blankly.

"That settles it then." Qi Zhiyu chuckled. "As for the minor details in between, don't worry about them too much."