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

The Prefect of the Capital immediately took the people who had cried out for justice into the palace.

It must be said that the middle-aged man was very well prepared; he even had someone write the complaint.

Emperor Kangwu read it carefully, a smile appearing in his eyes. It was written in a detailed and convincing manner, making it seem plausible.

"My lord," Emperor Kangwu said, and Prince Rui immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"Did you seize the profits from someone else's shop?" Emperor Kangwu asked slowly.

Everyone stared at Prince Rui, eager to hear his explanation.

Prince Rui asked in surprise, "Does this person own a shop?"

His question made Qi Zhiyu, who was sitting next to him, smile.

No wonder he's her father.

The people in the hall: "..."

Prince Rui, that's a great answer!

Grand Secretary Zhang looked at Prince Rui with admiration, for Prince Rui was utterly innocent in the face of this question.

Prince Rui didn't even know what that person did, so how did he manage to seize the profits from that person's shop?

The middle-aged man's heart skipped a beat. He quickly called out, "Prince Rui, it's always your servants who come to collect the silver. It's normal that you haven't seen me before."

Prince Rui sighed: "Just show us the evidence."

He's always so troublesome; I really can't be bothered to argue with him about this.

tired.

The middle-aged man hurriedly took out the account book and held it high above his head: "Your Majesty, this is the account book of my humble shop."

"Every time money was given to Prince Rui's mansion, it was recorded in the records."

The eunuch immediately came over, took the account book, and presented it to Emperor Kangwu.

Emperor Kangwu didn't even glance at it, but instead asked Prince Rui, "What do you have to say?"

Prince Rui chuckled lightly: "An undeserved calamity."

"How so?" Emperor Kangwu asked.

"Just an account book with some random amounts of silver on it, and you're framing me?" Prince Rui sneered. "That's far too weak an evidence."

"Your Majesty, we, your humble servants, have truly been giving money to Prince Rui all these years!" The middle-aged man kowtowed heavily.

At the same time, those who came to the palace with him also kowtowed.

"Grandfather," Qi Zhiyu said slowly, "this matter must be thoroughly investigated."

"Otherwise, my father would be wronged."

"Ideally, they should go to my house and search through the books to see if there are any ledgers that record the same amounts as theirs."

Grand Secretary Zhang was surprised. Before anyone else had even exerted their strength, what was wrong with the princess?

Jumping into the pit yourself?

The normal procedure should be for someone sent by the King of Wu to come out and earnestly request His Majesty to thoroughly investigate the Prince Rui's residence, right?

Not only was Grand Secretary Zhang baffled, but even the people arranged by the King of Wu were dumbfounded.

His job... was stolen?

Is this correct?

Qi Zhiyu didn't care what others thought; she said whatever came to mind.

She looked at Emperor Kangwu with great confusion: "Grandfather, I've always had a question that I don't quite understand."

"What?" Emperor Kangwu asked with a smile, showing exceptional patience with his granddaughter.

"I understand if someone is bribing someone and needs to keep an account book. But why would someone who is embezzling need to keep an account book?" Qi Zhiyu looked at Emperor Kangwu with a puzzled expression.

"Why would someone who embezzles keep the ledgers? To use them to convict themselves later?"

Emperor Kangwu laughed after hearing this: "You are still young and have never been exposed to this before, so naturally you don't understand."

"There are favors involved here," Emperor Kangwu explained patiently.

"If you've taken someone's money, you should at least do them some favors."

"As for how much convenience to provide, that depends on how much the other party gives in return. That requires keeping records."

Qi Zhiyu suddenly realized: "Oh, I see. We have to repay the favor."

Emperor Kangwu nodded with a smile: "Chen'an is intelligent."

Grand Secretary Zhang: "..."

Your Majesty really doesn't need to flatter.

With the princess's intelligence, how could she not understand such a simple thing?

Even if you didn't understand at first, His Majesty explained it so clearly that anyone who wasn't a fool could understand.

What does this have to do with being smart?

"Then I understand even less." Qi Zhiyu rested her chin on her hand and sighed with difficulty. "Others need to repay favors, but does my father need to?"

Everyone: "..."

That makes a lot of sense.

Even if Prince Rui doesn't repay this favor, what can those people do?

Even if Prince Rui ascended to that position because of their support, let me ask you this: among those who followed Prince Rui and provided him with manpower and resources, who would dare to ask Prince Rui for a favor?

"So, what's the point of him complaining?" Qi Zhiyu asked, extremely puzzled.

Everyone: "..."

I really... I just can't think of an answer.

"So, you've brought this ledger over and written a complaint. How are you going to sue my father?" Qi Zhiyu asked, puzzled.

"If I were you, I would keep giving them money. That way, when the person I invested in gets promoted, even the little bit that slips through their fingers would be enough for me to live off for generations."

"Businessmen are all about return on investment... I don't understand what you're doing right now."

Qi Zhiyu looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was sweating profusely.

"Hey, say something," Qi Zhiyu urged.

Is this question difficult to answer?

"Or perhaps you don't know how to answer?"

Qi Zhiyu asked, "When you came to falsely accuse my father, didn't you rehearse it a few times beforehand, looking for loopholes?"

The middle-aged man's body trembled like a leaf.

"Grandfather...look, does this still need to be investigated?" Qi Zhiyu looked helplessly at Emperor Kangwu.

Emperor Kangwu chuckled, "You little girl, you're quite efficient."

"It's not that I'm inflexible," Qi Zhiyu sighed softly, "it's mainly because my opponents are too weak and foolish without even realizing it."

Marquis Guangping gritted his teeth.

He and the King of Wu devised a plan, waiting for the King of Rui to refute it.

It wasn't meant for Qi Zhiyu to directly question him!

Is Qi Zhiyu sick?

"Your Majesty," the Marquis of Guangping finally couldn't stand still any longer and stepped forward, saying, "This matter must be explained."

"After all, the people saw these people appealing for justice in front of the Jingzhao Prefecture."

"If there is no explanation, the people will likely live in fear and unease."

"An explanation is definitely warranted," Qi Zhiyu said directly. "Grandfather, we should indeed ask who ordered them to come and slander my father!"

"The person behind this is not only audacious, but also malicious."

"If we don't find the person who incited this public resentment, the stability of our Great Rui dynasty will be jeopardized!"

Qi Zhiyu looked at Marquis Guangping with a smile: "Marquis Guangping, you are absolutely right!"

Marquis of Guangping: "..."

Is that what he meant?

"Come, come, let's ask them right away." Qi Zhiyu rubbed her hands happily. "Grandfather, ask the imperial physician to bring me some medicine. I'll be able to get them to tell the truth soon."

Emperor Kangwu was delighted: "You have a medicine that can make people tell the truth?"

"Yes," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile, "that powder, when used on them, will guarantee they suffer excruciating pain."

"No one can hold back from telling the truth."

"Don't worry, they'll be completely powerless, and even if they wanted to die, they wouldn't have the chance."