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

Princess Wu's words were magnanimous and correct.

Everyone knows she's setting this up, but if they don't go along with it... they'll be cursed to death.

When the people suffer, these people don't even contribute a single penny?

Are they even human?

Their husbands are high-ranking officials in the court, yet they have no compassion for the common people.

"Princess Consort Wu, if your Wu Prince's Mansion wants to do something, just do it yourself. Why do you have to drag others into it?" Qi Zhiyu didn't quite understand.

"If you do it this way, it'll seem like people are morally deficient if they don't contribute money."

"Whether you want to make amends or do good deeds, that's your business."

"Why bring the big guy along?"

Princess Wu's lips twitched twice: "I just think that there is strength in numbers, and that it will make life easier for the people."

"How many people in the entire Great Rui are suffering?" Qi Zhiyu asked. "Can the Princess Consort of Wu help everyone?"

Princess Wu was secretly delighted, finally finding a loophole in Qi Zhiyu's words: "Chen'an, do you mean to let it go?"

Is this how Prince Rui teaches his children?

Or is this what Prince Rui himself thinks?

In the eyes of Prince Rui and his ilk, the common people were utterly insignificant.

Princess Wu's sparkling eyes left Qi Zhiyu speechless: "How could we not care?"

"Our family has always been in charge of this."

"My father works so hard in the court to handle all sorts of affairs, isn't it all so that the people's lives can get better and better?"

"The husbands, children's fathers, and fathers-in-law of all the ladies are also working hard."

The ladies were taken aback, while Prince Rui and the neutral ones felt a warmth in their hearts.

The ministers and wives who followed the King of Wu had mixed feelings.

The princess was not on their side, but she did not deny the contributions her family had made to Da Rui and its people.

The princess approves of them!

This feeling is truly different.

The King of Wu discussed with his family the gains and losses of the future, and the benefits of supporting him.

The King of Wu had never been so certain about what they had done.

Even if their husbands, fathers, and fathers-in-law supported the King of Wu, they were still subjects of the Great Rui.

Comparing the two sides... they really couldn't describe how they felt.

"Does it really have to be a donation like the Wu King's mansion?" Qi Zhiyu asked, puzzled. "Is this the only method the Wu King could think of?"

"Does this mean we have to deny everyone's efforts in other areas?"

Princess Wu was speechless. How was she supposed to respond to that?

If Qi Zhiyu's statement is confirmed, then this opportunity to raise money to enhance the reputation of their Wu Prince's Mansion will be ruined.

If they deny Qi Zhiyu's statement, wouldn't that prove that the people of the Wu Prince's Mansion are narrow-minded, only knowing how to raise money after the fact, and not recognizing the value of civil and military officials?

What kind of monster is Qi Zhiyu?

Why do I always end up contradicting myself when I speak?

Princess Wu tried her best to maintain a smile: "Actually, we are also anxious and want to help the people of Yiyang Prefecture solve their immediate problems first."

"Give them some money, and they'll be able to recover."

"However, our Wu Prince's Mansion has already done its best, but that's not enough. That's why I'm shamelessly asking for your help. Consider it a favor our Wu Prince's Mansion owes you."

Princess Wu has really humbled herself this time. If any of these ladies still had any sense of shame, they would have to pay some money.

The princess has already put it this way, shouldn't we, as her subjects, take the initiative to contribute money?

They're really ungrateful.

Qi Zhiyu smiled: "Try my best?"

"Impossible," Qi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. "The Wu Prince's Mansion has so many treasures bestowed by the Emperor's grandfather; wouldn't they have sold them for a considerable sum of money?"

"Furthermore, what about the estates, fields, and shops held by the King of Wu? Couldn't those be sold to raise money?"

"At the very least, can't we sell the jewelry and ornaments of the female members of the Wu royal family, the jade pendants and crowns of the Wu king and his entourage?"

"Try your best? What best did you do?"

With each word Qi Zhiyu spoke, Princess Wu's expression grew increasingly grim.

Qi Zhiyu actually made them sell those things?

Is Qi Zhiyu humiliating them?

Which prince of the current dynasty would sell those things?

"If there's really no other way, you can sell the Wu Prince's Mansion," Qi Zhiyu added. "I think the Emperor will definitely agree, given the Wu Prince's love for his people."

Princess Wu slammed her hand on the table and angrily shouted, "Chen'an!"

Qi Zhiyu looked at her indifferently: "What's up?"

Princess Wu gritted her teeth and said, "How can the royal palace be sold off so easily? Even if ordinary people bought it, would they be able to live there?"

With the regulations of a prince's mansion, who would dare to live there casually?

Unless they don't want to live anymore.

"Ah, the Prince's Mansion can't be sold. Then, did you sell the other things?" Qi Zhiyu blinked, asking with utmost sincerity.

Princess Wu gritted her teeth so hard they made a grinding sound.

Qi Zhiyu understood: "That means it wasn't sold."

"If you didn't sell, what's the point of talking about trying your best?"

"Princess Wu, lying is not a good thing."

Princess Wu angrily questioned, "And what about Prince Rui's residence? What have you done there?"

Qi Zhiyu asked curiously, "Why do we have to do this?"

"This matter should have been handled by the imperial court."

"Princess Consort Wu, do you think the court has handled this matter incorrectly?"

"Do you suspect that the ministers who handled the matter were not diligent enough, or do you think that Grandfather's handling of the aftermath of this incident was problematic?"

Princess Wu gasped, she dared not say a word.

Choosing the first option means making the court officials resent them.

Choose the second option... She doesn't want to die!

"Princess Wu, your silence proves I'm not wrong. We don't need to contribute any money, right?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

Princess Wu gritted her teeth and forced out a single word: "Yes."

"That's good then." Qi Zhiyu clapped her hands in relief and smiled. "Actually, Princess Wu, if you want to raise money, you can write a letter to everyone and talk about this matter."

"In this way, those who want to contribute will naturally contribute."

"It's much better than you spending another sum of money to hold some kind of banquet here."

"Aren't you short of money? If you're short of money, why waste it on a banquet? I really don't understand what you're thinking."

"Whether he's genuinely short of money or just trying to use other people's money to build a good reputation... it's really hard to say."

Qi Zhiyu would not give King Wu and his group any face.

She was determined to expose what everyone already knew.

Let's see who's shameless.

Princess Wu was completely dumbfounded. How could this be?

This wasn't the case when Qi Zhiyu tricked them before.

At that time, Qi Zhiyu gained both fame and money.

How come when they arrived here, they had no money and their reputation was ruined?

Princess Rui scolded softly, "Yu'er, don't say that."

"King Wu and Queen Wu are definitely not those scheming and shameless villains."

"They were just in a hurry and didn't think things through."

Since her own mother had already intervened, Qi Zhiyu naturally followed up with an insult: "Ah... do they really make so many mistakes in their work?"