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

After exchanging a few blows with the secret guards, Prince Rui's impulsive mind gradually calmed down.

His sharp moves gradually changed, and the guards noticed it too, their moves slowing down as well.

In the end, everyone tacitly agreed to stop.

Seeing that they had stopped fighting, Emperor Kangwu moved his finger, and the four guards quickly disappeared and hid back inside.

"Have you calmed down?" Emperor Kangwu asked.

Prince Rui didn't say anything, but sat down angrily.

Emperor Kangwu gave a disdainful snort: "I just asked you to sit, but you didn't."

Prince Rui said angrily, "Father, I'm angry right now!"

He was so angry, and his dad still scolded him. That's going too far!

"Are you the only one who's angry?" Emperor Kangwu asked irritably.

That was his precious granddaughter, and yet a guy like Prince Ning had his eye on her.

He did not recall mistreating Prince Ning, noting that there wasn't even a mirror in Prince Ning's residence.

"Father, why did you call Chen'an here?" Prince Rui asked.

"Shouldn't you listen to what Chen'an has to say?" Emperor Kangwu retorted.

Who could have imagined that Prince Ning would pull such a stunt?

This matter concerns Chen An. The child has an idea; we should ask the child.

Prince Rui stopped talking, picked up his cup, and poured two cups of tea down his throat.

Even so, it couldn't extinguish the fire in his heart.

When Chen An arrived, he sensed that something was off about the atmosphere inside the room.

"What's wrong?" Qi Zhiyu asked, puzzled.

Did her grandfather and father have a fight?

No, that's impossible.

"Daughter, sit down first." As soon as Prince Rui said this, he immediately received a glare from his own father.

Prince Rui completely ignored it; his daughter's matter was more important now.

Qi Zhiyu had no objection and sat down directly.

She wasn't in a hurry; she just looked at her father and waited for them to speak.

Emperor Kangwu saw all of this and grew increasingly disgusted with his son.

Look, when it comes to composure, it's his granddaughter who's the most composed!

"My daughter, do you know why rumors spread so quickly?" Prince Rui asked.

Qi Zhiyu became interested: "Dad, have you found the reason?"

She really wanted to know which step she had overlooked.

Prince Rui opened his mouth, but the words that were on the tip of his tongue just wouldn't come out.

He looked at his own daughter and couldn't bring herself to say it. Who gave that beast, Prince Ning, the courage to ask for her hand in marriage?

Qi Zhiyu was quite surprised by Prince Rui's troubled appearance.

She's gone through the whole thing many times in the last couple of days, but she still can't figure out what the cause is.

Could it be a big problem that she didn't notice?

"Daughter...you are too outstanding." Rui Wang's words stunned Qi Zhiyu.

For the first time, she couldn't understand how this sentence could be connected to what they were going to talk about.

Prince Rui looked at Qi Zhiyu, who had a blank expression on her face, and didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

It's rare to see such an expression on her daughter's face.

It doesn't count when he pretended not to understand before, but this time it's clear that his daughter is genuinely confused.

"Just say it!" Emperor Kangwu couldn't stand Prince Rui's dawdling and urged him on.

Prince Rui rolled his eyes. His father was always criticizing him. If he had the guts, he should say it himself.

Why are you urging him to do something?

Prince Rui thought to himself that it was his business, but he still had to say it.

"My daughter, Prince Ning just came over and asked your imperial grandfather for your hand in marriage." Prince Rui gritted his teeth, steeled his heart, and simply said it.

After he finished speaking, he clearly saw a chill flash across his daughter's eyes amidst the blankness, which then quickly covered her entire gaze.

His daughter's lips curled up slightly, and a smile burst from her eyes.

He could tell that his daughter was genuinely happy.

I'm genuinely happy.

Prince Rui gasped, "Daughter, can you please stop laughing?"

"Panic."

Qi Zhiyu tapped her fingers lightly on the table, the rhythm extremely cheerful: "So I overlooked this point."

"I really didn't expect that Prince Ning would want to marry me."

No wonder.

With that in mind, she understood everything else.

"Make a big show of force, use the people to coerce them, and then, for the sake of the stability of the country, the court will have to give the people an explanation."

Qi Zhiyu chuckled lightly: "Without eliminating this demon, the country will not be stable."

"Only when I die can the people find peace of mind."

"Prince Ning has recognized my value and wants to take me to northern Yunnan."

"No, no, there's more..."

Qi Zhiyu saw right through Prince Ning's thoughts: "If I'm too strong, Prince Ning will worry. So..."

"He may escape the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment."

"Cripple my martial arts, turn me into a soft persimmon that can be squeezed and molded by anyone. That way, when we arrive in Northern Yunnan, Prince Ning can control and exploit me at will."

"They saw how much you, Grandfather and Father, loved me."

"He thinks you all want me to live."

Emperor Kangwu's face turned green: "If it really comes to that, I'd rather you die!"

Sometimes, death is far better than life.

He couldn't bring himself to send his granddaughter to suffer in that hellhole of northern Yunnan.

"That's great! Since Prince Ning wants me to go to Northern Yunnan, of course I'll grant his request." Qi Zhiyu chuckled.

Prince Rui glanced at Emperor Kangwu, then cautiously asked, "Daughter, are you not angry?"

Has his daughter become so open-minded?

This doesn't seem right, does it?

He knows his daughter to some extent.

Other aspects can be put aside, but when it comes to holding grudges... his daughter always remembers them clearly.

"I'm not angry," Qi Zhiyu laughed. "Why would I be angry?"

"Why should I get angry with a bunch of dead people when I can just go to Northern Yunnan and kill the Northern Yunnan royal family?"

"It's not worth it to waste my own time..."

Emperor Kangwu: "..."

Prince Rui: "..."

It always comes down to his granddaughter (daughter). To solve a problem, he always addresses the root cause.

"Grandfather, how long will it take you?" Emperor Kangwu actually understood the question that Qi Zhiyu suddenly asked.

"Chen'an... that Northern Dian is still a country, even if it's not as large as the Great Rui!" Emperor Kangwu tried to explain.

Qi Zhiyu thought for a moment and then held up three fingers.

Just as Emperor Kangwu was about to speak, Qi Zhiyu said, "Wouldn't three months be enough?"

Emperor Kangwu silently shut his mouth.

He originally wanted to say that three years was still worth a try.

After all, taking over a country smoothly after it has been conquered is not something that can be done in a short time.

Emperor Kangwu remained silent, but Qi Zhiyu understood: "Isn't three months enough?"

"I thought it had been long enough."

Prince Rui asked curiously, "Daughter, how long did you originally plan to stay?"

"About a month," Qi Zhiyu said casually. "After all, Northern Yunnan is quite large. From their capital to the border, the royal family and all the military generals with power have been killed. I need time to travel."

Emperor Kangwu glared fiercely at Prince Rui.

Did you let him ask?

Does he have a mouth?