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

"Of course!" Qi Jingxi said smugly, raising her chin.

"Everyone is ready, just waiting to build momentum for the King of Wu!"

Qi Jingxi looked at Princess Rui: "My mother's people have investigated the situation in Yiyang Prefecture and sent the information back."

"We should be able to keep up with the progress the King of Wu has made, no later than he has."

Prince Rui nodded, then looked at Qi Jingchen.

Qi Jingchen said, "Everything is going smoothly on my end as well."

Prince Rui smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that we really need to help Prince Wu improve his reputation."

"He's been living such a miserable life lately, his reputation is almost ruined."

"He is, after all, a royal heir. If his reputation is bad, it will also implicate the royal family."

"If he is depressed all the time, I, as his older brother, will not be at ease."

Qi Jingxi's mouth moved slightly, then closed again.

His hesitant expression made Prince Rui frown: "Say what you want to say!"

"I don't want to say anything!" Qi Jingxi said, and immediately covered her mouth.

He doesn't want to get beaten up.

Prince Rui laughed in exasperation: "You brat, you've become smarter, you know how to keep your mouth shut now."

Qi Jingxi blinked twice but didn't say anything.

"Actually, I think we can dig deeper..." Qi Zhiyu said with a smile.

Prince Rui and the others looked over.

Qi Zhiyu then slowly spoke.

After hearing this, Prince Rui and the others all fell silent.

Qi Jingxi forgot she was supposed to keep quiet and exclaimed, "Sis, are you... playing with a fish?"

Qi Zhiyu gave a thumbs up: "Second brother, you're quite knowledgeable about fishing."

Qi Jingxi patted his chest smugly: "Do you think your second brother's reputation as a playboy is fake?"

"There's nothing I, your second brother, am not good at when it comes to these kinds of games."

Qi Jingchen: "..."

Is this something to be proud of?

headache.

"Yes, let's play the fish." Qi Zhiyu said with a light laugh, "We can't extinguish all of King Wu's hopes; we have to leave him a breath of life."

"He still has the will to compete, so people around him can emerge, making it easier for us to reap the benefits."

"Otherwise, once his spirits are broken and he stops competing, no matter how many capable people or resources he has around him, without a reason, they won't show their faces."

"After all, the merit of following the emperor is different from rebelling and causing chaos."

The people around the King of Wu weren't that foolish; they supported him, and their struggle for the crown prince position was a normal one.

If they were to take the lead themselves... they would be traitors and rebels.

That means there's no future, only a dead end.

Qi Jingxi slammed her hand on the table: "It still has to be my sister!"

"Sis, how did you even come up with all this?"

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing. I've always been frugal and can't stand waste."

Prince Rui and others: "..."

So you can't stand waste, and you want to squeeze every last drop of value out of the King of Wu?

"Besides, isn't the reason why Princess Wu did all this to let people know that Prince Wu has done a lot of resettlement work for the people of Yiyang Prefecture?" Qi Zhiyu said with a light laugh.

"This time, the King of Wu has learned his lesson. Instead of saying it himself, he finds an unavoidable reason to say it."

Princess Wu went to the temple to pray for the people of Yiyang Prefecture, which is when she encountered her and a conflict ensued.

The King of Wu has been preoccupied with matters in Yiyang Prefecture and has neglected this area.

King Wu and Queen Wu truly loved their people.

"If they can do it out of necessity, then we can do it even more," Qi Zhiyu said with a light laugh. "It's just seeking fame and fortune, as if anyone can't do that."

The family reached a consensus, so everyone went about their respective responsibilities.

When they arrived at the garden and were about to part ways, Qi Jingxi finally spoke up: "With Dad's thick skin, if it could be used as a city wall, I guarantee no enemy could break in."

Qi Jingchen, who was about to turn and walk towards his own courtyard, suddenly stopped in his tracks. He stared at Qi Jingxi in disbelief: "You still haven't had enough of being beaten."

"I didn't say that!" Qi Jingxi said smugly.

He had just shut up.

When his father spoke of his deep brotherly bond with the King of Wu, he held back and didn't utter a single word.

Qi Jingchen nodded, extending his hand: "You."

"Alright, I know you're good at keeping your mouth shut."

Qi Jingxi's eyes lit up instantly: "Then you won't hit me anymore?"

Qi Jingchen's lips curved into a smile: "Second brother..."

"Hmm?" Qi Jingxi was puzzled. Was his question difficult to answer?

"Have you ever heard of the saying 'walls have ears'?" Qi Jingchen said, giving Qi Jingxi a big, bright smile.

"Huh?" Qi Jingxi asked blankly, then...

"Ouch!"

Qi Jingxi clutched the back of her head, staring incredulously at Prince Rui, who shouldn't be in the garden: "Father, what are you doing here?"

"Talking badly about me behind my back?" Prince Rui leaned closer to Qi Jingxi and gently patted his shoulder. "Second brother, I didn't know you were so capable."

"Is your dad's skin really that tough? Perfect for using as a city wall?"

"Father, Father, Father..." Qi Jingxi shrank a little with each pat.

"I...I...I am their biological child."

Prince Rui laughed, a particularly cruel laugh: "If you weren't his own son, do you think you could have grown up safely?"

After Prince Rui finished speaking, he patted him on the shoulder one last time before moving away from Qi Jingxi.

The immense pressure dissipated, and Qi Jingxi let out a heavy sigh.

very scary!

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly to the side; her second brother was the family's source of joy.

"Boss, there are still some details we need to discuss further." Prince Rui called out to Qi Jingchen, and the two of them went to Qi Jingchen's courtyard.

Once they were out of sight, Qi Jingxi patted her chest, still shaken.

"Dad just knows how to scare me," he snorted, but then added magnanimously, "I won't hold it against our father."

Qi Zhiyu laughed: "Second brother, your parents still dote on you quite a bit."

"All the pressure is on the eldest brother."

The older brother has even more to do.

Similarly, we cannot use the same methods as my second brother.

The eldest brother will inherit the throne, so he must be a gentleman and act within the rules.

"Sister, do you think that when our eldest brother grows up and reaches the same level as our father, he will also unleash his true nature?" Qi Jingxi curiously touched her chin.

"What do you think my older brother's true nature is? Is he as shameless as I am?"

Qi Zhiyu: "...Second brother, how did you develop this personality?"

That's so cheeky.

"High pressure?" Qi Jingxi blinked and guessed to herself.

My father used to have seizures from time to time, and my eldest brother had a bad leg, so we were counting on him for support.

He lives a life of constant danger and walking on thin ice outside, so when he gets home, he can let loose.

Qi Zhiyu smiled. "That's good."

The family was always bickering and joking around.