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

Before they arrived, these ladies had been reminded by their husbands that they knew the purpose of the small banquet hosted by the Princess of Wu.

Let them spend money to promote the King of Wu.

Therefore, after the Queen of Wu finished speaking, the ladies did not immediately express their opinions.

In particular, Prince Rui's faction, as well as the neutral ministers and their wives, all waited quietly.

Of course they wouldn't be foolish enough to keep an eye on Princess Rui, because that would be tantamount to helping Princess Wu pressure Princess Rui.

Anyway, they weren't the highest-ranking people present, and no one would force them to speak immediately.

The room fell silent, leaving Princess Wu, who had just made the suggestion, in an awkward position.

However, the wife of the King of Wu immediately chimed in, preventing the atmosphere from becoming awkward: "The Queen Consort of Wu is truly righteous."

"When the people suffer, we should naturally do our part and contribute our strength."

As soon as someone started, others immediately chimed in: "Yes, yes, we can't let the Wu King's mansion squander its wealth."

"That's right, I've heard that too. The Wu Prince's Mansion is almost emptying its coffers in order to raise money to help the people."

"How could a single royal palace possibly save the entire population of the prefecture?"

The cacophony of praise from those people filled Princess Wu with immense comfort.

No wonder Qi Zhiyu enjoys this kind of thing so much—spending other people's money to gain fame for herself. It's really comfortable.

These people talked a lot, but once they finished... that was it.

Because Princess Rui did not speak, she remained seated with a faint smile, seemingly not having heard their words at all.

It was awkward when no one responded.

Princess Wu couldn't hold back any longer; she gave a wink.

The lady who was seen by her felt incredibly aggrieved, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and be frank: "We have already donated money. Ladies, what about you?"

Taking this opportunity, Princess Wu looked at Princess Rui and asked, "Sister-in-law, what are your thoughts?"

Princess Rui smiled slightly and turned to look at Qi Zhiyu: "Yu'er."

Princess Wu's face darkened. "Can't they talk?"

Why did Princess Rui insist on dragging Qi Zhiyu into this?

Princess Rui is a useless person, and she can't do anything without Qi Zhiyu, right?

"Sister-in-law, why involve children in our discussions?" Princess Wu chuckled, covering her mouth. "Children should be allowed to play and frolic; why burden them with such responsibility so early?"

Princess Rui smiled slightly, extremely dignified, but remained silent.

Princess Wu pressed on, "Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

Qi Zhiyu placed the teacup on the table with a soft, not loud, sound that sent a shiver down everyone's spine, and they all turned to look.

Even the Queen Consort of Wu couldn't help but feel her heart pounding.

The main problem is that Qi Zhiyu loves to stir up trouble. Whenever Qi Zhiyu opens her mouth, nothing good ever comes of it!

"Princess Consort Wu, my mother isn't paying any attention to you anymore, don't you understand what that means?" Qi Zhiyu asked curiously.

Of course, she didn't need Princess Wu to answer; she gave her answer directly: "What you said is ridiculous. My mother doesn't want to be dragged down by you..."

Qi Zhiyu didn't say what she was going to say, but her gaze swept over Princess Wu's face with a meaningful look.

The more she remained silent, the more intense the insult became, enraging Princess Wu: "Chen'an, what do you mean by this?"

"It's nothing," Qi Zhiyu said casually. "I just wanted to say that my family's parenting style is different from yours."

"My two older brothers were taught by my parents from a young age to be responsible."

"Although my second brother is a playboy, he has always been responsible for his actions and never oppresses the people."

"When I got home, my parents taught me the same thing."

"I wonder, Princess Wu, when will your children be able to shoulder their responsibilities instead of always playing around?"

Princess Wu's face darkened. Was that what she meant?

She simply wanted to speak directly with Princess Rui and didn't want Qi Zhiyu involved.

How could Qi Zhiyu arbitrarily nitpick over the words she said?

"Chen'an, you've misunderstood..." Princess Wu began, but Qi Zhiyu stopped her with a raised hand. "Princess Wu, can we please stop saying that every time?"

"It's always me misunderstanding, me misunderstanding... Haven't you ever reflected on whether it's actually because you can't express yourself well, that you can't even speak clearly?"

Qi Zhiyu sighed helplessly: "At least when I spoke with my grandfather, there was never any misunderstanding between us."

Princess Wu's face turned green.

Qi Zhiyu, that shameless bastard!

Why are they dragging His Majesty into this when they're just talking?

Qi Zhiyu said she had no misunderstanding with His Majesty. Would she dare to refute that?

If she refuted these words, Qi Zhiyu would immediately go to the palace to complain to the emperor without her even having to think about it!

Qi Zhiyu is very skilled at using such shameless methods!

Pooh!

Qi Zhiyu is a despicable person!

Princess Wu was cursing him in her heart, but she could only force a stiff smile and admit her mistake: "It was my fault for not expressing myself clearly. It's not that you misunderstood, Chen'an."

"It's good that Princess Wu recognizes her own problem." Qi Zhiyu waved her hand magnanimously. "You are a princess after all. If you can't even speak clearly, at the very least, you can't handle your own little corner of the world. At worst..."

Qi Zhiyu simply smiled and let them figure it out themselves.

The ministers and wives who followed the King of Wu all turned green with rage.

To put it bluntly, it's a scam against them!

If someone like the Queen Consort of Wu were to become Empress after the King of Wu ascends the throne... that would have a huge impact.

Unless the King of Wu changes his empress, but changing the empress without cause... that would be troublesome.

The ladies' gazes were like knives, stabbing viciously into Princess Wu's body, making her tremble incessantly.

I was angry on one hand, and scared on the other.

Qi Zhiyu's few simple words actually shook her position.

Even if the King of Wu ascends the throne in the future, she, as the empress, will not gain the recognition of these ministers!

Qi Zhiyu!

Why is Qi Zhiyu so vicious?

Are you trying to force her to her death?

Before the King of Wu could even sit on the throne, Qi Zhiyu had already cut off her path to wealth and power!

Princess Wu struggled to control the stiff muscles on her face, forcing out a fake smile that was hardly more attractive than crying: "Chen An is right."

"The people of Yiyang Prefecture are indeed pitiful." Princess Wu immediately sighed with a sorrowful expression, bringing the topic back on track.

She was worried that if she didn't bring it up again, Qi Zhiyu might steer the conversation to some strange place.

You really have to be careful when talking to Qi Zhiyu; every word she says is a trap!

"They really are pitiful," Qi Zhiyu nodded in agreement.

Princess Wu suppressed the smile on her lips and continued, "That's why our Wu Royal Palace has spared no effort in raising money, just to help the people of Yiyang Prefecture as much as possible."

"Unfortunately, our Wu Prince's Mansion has limited resources, which is why I have gathered everyone together. I ask that you all generously donate for the sake of the people of Yiyang Prefecture."