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

Luo Yu stood there blankly, not saying a word.

"Sure enough, there are talented people everywhere if you pay attention." Qi Zhiyu was quite happy.

Once they find a cow or a horse, her father and brother will have a much easier time.

Sigh... She's such a thoughtful and good daughter and sister.

Ah!

Qi Zhiyu had a high degree of self-confidence.

"The most exciting thing is discovering talent." Qi Zhiyu was in a great mood. "Go, get some snacks."

Luo Yu finally came to her senses, but still asked awkwardly, "Princess, are you going to celebrate?"

"That's right!" Qi Zhiyu clapped her hands happily. "I've discovered a talent! What a wonderful thing!"

Luo Yu asked timidly, "Then, Princess... is the Crown Prince, with his talent, happy about it?"

Qi Zhiyu asked in surprise, "What does it matter to me whether he's happy or not?"

"As long as I'm happy, that's all that matters!"

Luo Yu was almost in tears. The princess's thoughts were truly beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"Princess, I'm worried that the Crown Prince might do something rash after returning home and commit suicide."

The Crown Prince looked utterly despondent; he truly, truly... had no will to live.

"No, he won't." Qi Zhiyu was very certain. "He was even prepared to die with me for the sake of Bei Dian. He will live for Bei Dian."

"Of course, if he insists on dying, then let him die."

Qi Zhiyu chuckled: "I appreciate talent, but I won't let anyone become arrogant because of it."

Threaten her with your death?

That's hilarious.

The people she saw most often were dead.

At this moment, the Crown Prince was processing and processing everything that had just happened.

When he returned to the palace, he was in a daze until he was reprimanded, which brought him back to his senses.

"Father, Father Emperor?"

The King of Northern Dian glared at him coldly: "You went to the Prince of Ning's residence to inquire about the situation, and what did you find out?"

The Crown Prince then bowed and reported, "Father, Princess Ning's meaning is that this prescription is not perfect to begin with, and she is also hesitant about whether to give it to Prince Ning."

"Since Prince Ning chose to use it himself, she had no choice but to take it out."

The king of Northern Dian slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Absurd!"

"Did Qi Zhiyu tell you beforehand that this prescription would have this effect?" The King of Beidian looked at Prince Ning.

Now that the pain had subsided, Jiang Tinghao sat weakly to the side.

Sure enough, his injuries have improved somewhat, and the effect is better than ordinary wound medicine.

It was while he was enduring excruciating pain that his wounds healed faster.

Jiang Tinghao thought for a moment and said, "She has said it."

The crown prince sighed in despair; it was another open conspiracy.

Qi Zhiyu... is terrifying.

She makes people watch her carve out a path, even digging a pit in advance, but those she schemes against will still walk over and jump into the pit themselves.

"Father, now we need to think about how to help Prince Ning get through these three days," the Crown Prince said.

"Didn't Qi Zhiyu offer any solutions?" the King of Beidian asked.

The prince shook his head.

Why would Qi Zhiyu give it?

He had no doubt; he was absolutely certain that Qi Zhiyu was doing it on purpose.

He deliberately tormented Jiang Tinghao.

The Crown Prince finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Prince Ning, why did you decide to marry Qi Zhiyu?"

Why did you provoke her?

If they were to go to war with Da Rui, he felt that their Northern Yunnan could hold out for a while, at least it wouldn't make him feel that the future was bleak.

But now, he really can't see any hope at all. Qi Zhiyu had already planned out the fate of Bei Dian when she was in Da Rui.

"Of course, it's for the sake of Northern Yunnan!" Jiang Tinghao puffed out his chest. "Even if I suffer, it's all worth it if Northern Yunnan can recover!"

The King of Northern Dian looked at Prince Ning with approval.

He really did love his youngest son well.

The Crown Prince saw all of this. Because he saw it, he felt himself sinking deeper and deeper, as if some enormous boulder was tied to him. His struggle to rise was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

But, did he really just stop doing nothing?

No, that's impossible!

Even if there is no hope, he has to try. He doesn't want Northern Yunnan to perish!

"Are you quite tired?" The King of Northern Dian finally looked at the Crown Prince, a flash of displeasure crossing his eyes.

He was only at the Prince Ning's residence to inquire about the situation, and he's already this exhausted?

What is the Crown Prince trying to achieve by deliberately making such a show of devotion to Prince Ning?

How could he make his officials think that he doted on his youngest son too much?

Does this make the world think he's senile?

"Father, your son..." The Crown Prince wanted to tell everyone what had just happened at the Prince Ning's residence.

"Since you're tired, go back and rest," the King of Beidian said in a deep voice. "You've indeed worked hard for Prince Ning, and both Prince Ning and Beidian will remember your efforts."

The words that the crown prince was about to say were swallowed back down.

He bowed, lowered his head, and concealed the endless despair in his eyes.

This was all part of Qi Zhiyu's plan.

His father was suspicious of him, and he said that the more he said, the more mistakes he would make.

No matter what he says, his father will not believe him.

He glanced at the jade pendant hanging from his father's waist, and a wave of sorrow washed over him.

If he dared to suggest that his father remove the jade pendant, he would immediately become the one who wanted to harm his father.

At that point, he won't even be able to keep his status as crown prince.

No.

He cannot be deposed; he must use his status as crown prince to do his bidding.

Let's do as much as we can...

From childhood to adulthood, the Crown Prince had never been so helpless, no matter what difficulties he faced.

He knew exactly what the outcome would be, but he was powerless to change it.

No matter how much he struggled, he could only step into the ending he least wanted... This feeling was really, really painful.

The crown prince withdrew, and the King of Northern Dian snorted coldly, "You've been making too much of a splash lately."

"Your elder brother is unhappy."

Jiang Tinghao frowned deeply: "Father, I only hope that things will be better for Northern Yunnan."

"Your subject has absolutely no other thoughts. Moreover, the Crown Prince is more capable than your subject. Your subject would rather be a military general and guard the northern border of Yunnan."

The King of Northern Dian laughed heartily: "You, you've always been unambitious since you were a child. How can I trust you?"

The youngest son had no ambition for power, but the crown prince was clearly wary of Prince Ning.

It seems he's going to pave the way for his youngest son.

The achievements of Prince Ning benefited Northern Yunnan, and those guys naturally knew who to follow.

The reaction of the King of Northern Dian was exactly what the Crown Prince had expected.

However, he no longer had the mind to think about these things.

He dismissed the servants, locked himself in his study, and took out paper and pen to quickly work out the problems, over and over again.

Papers filled with writing lay scattered on the floor, the handwriting going from neat to messy.

With a snap, the prince broke the writing brush in his hand.

The broken part pierced his finger, and blood dripped down, but he seemed oblivious to the pain, only letting out a helpless and agonizing cry of despair: "A dead end...a dead end!"