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

He admitted that the Crown Prince was right, but after the Crown Prince finished speaking, he seemed to appear quite ignorant.

"Your Highness, have you not been resting well these past two days?" Jiang Tinghao asked, looking at the Crown Prince who looked noticeably haggard.

He really wasn't overthinking it.

Was the Crown Prince jealous of him because he had made such great contributions?

snort!

If that's the case, then the Crown Prince is far too intolerant.

He did all of this for the sake of northern Yunnan!

The Crown Prince glanced at Jiang Tinghao and nodded: "He certainly didn't get enough rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was not surprised to see his father's face darken.

He admitted that Qi Zhiyu was capable, and perhaps the jade pendants she made could really affect a person's mind.

Can……

If his father truly trusted him wholeheartedly, how could he be affected?

How could you think he was worried that Jiang Tinghao would take his position away?

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Why didn't you call the imperial physician to take a look?" the King of Northern Dian asked with concern.

"It is my filial impiety to cause Father Emperor such concern," the Crown Prince said, bowing. "I have simply had a lot of things to attend to these past two days and haven't had enough rest."

No one knows how he spent the last two days.

These past two days have truly felt like an eternity for him.

He seemed to have slept these past two days, but it also seemed like he hadn't slept at all.

When he was lying in bed, he was in a daze.

His mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts, and he didn't even know what he was thinking.

"There's no need to rush things," the King of Northern Dian said calmly.

"Yes." The prince bowed.

He understood the admonition in his father's words.

The Emperor felt that he cared too much about the position of Crown Prince.

In fact, the emperor believed that he could no longer tolerate his younger brother.

"Let's see how well they've learned martial arts this time." The King of Northern Dian still didn't quite trust Qi Zhiyu. What if there were problems with their martial arts skills later on?

Moreover, the Crown Prince is right; soldiers are sent to the battlefield.

What's needed on the battlefield isn't one or two experts, but overall teamwork.

The King of Northern Dian listened to the Crown Prince's words, and there was nothing wrong with his decision. However, in Jiang Tinghao's view, he had lost to the Crown Prince.

After all, the Emperor had adopted the Crown Prince's suggestion.

After they left the Imperial Study, Jiang Tinghao caught up with the Crown Prince in a few steps: "Wait a moment."

The crown prince stopped, turned around, and looked at Jiang Tinghao.

"Does Your Highness always disagree with me?" Jiang Tinghao said unhappily. "You don't need to worry about anything. I just want things to be better for Beidian."

The Crown Prince stared intently at Jiang Tinghao for a long time, his gaze complex, making Jiang Tinghao very uncomfortable.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Just say what you want to say!" Jiang Tinghao felt like his scalp was about to explode.

What kind of look is that from the Crown Prince?

The Crown Prince raised his hand, and Jiang Tinghao instantly tensed up.

The Crown Prince did nothing, only patted Jiang Tinghao's shoulder lightly, but said nothing and turned to leave.

Jiang Tinghao was stunned, and said angrily, "What do you mean?"

Even though the Crown Prince's two pats on his shoulders weren't very hard, he still felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.

He knew it was because of the Crown Prince's attitude, or rather... the Crown Prince's mood.

Jiang Tinghao muttered, "What's wrong with him?"

He looked at the Crown Prince's back, which was still so upright, but he could clearly feel that the Crown Prince's steps were very heavy.

It was as if the prince was carrying an unbearable weight.

Jiang Tinghao couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it.

He should focus on taking care of the soldiers' affairs as soon as possible.

Strengthening the military is a serious matter.

Jiang Tinghao left excitedly to attend to his own business.

The crown prince left the palace and went to a pre-arranged place to meet the person he was meant to see.

"Princess." The Crown Prince stood and looked at Qi Zhiyu, who was sitting by the window.

She was looking out the window, so relaxed that she wasn't afraid of being discovered; the two of them were meeting in private.

Hearing the voice, Qi Zhiyu turned around and asked, "Your Highness, what brings you here?"

"Princess, may I ask you a question?" the Crown Prince asked.

Qi Zhiyu nodded: "Go ahead and ask."

The Crown Prince took a deep breath and asked, "Can the Princess truly love her people like her own children, refrain from indiscriminate killing, and allow them to live in peace and prosperity?"

Qi Zhiyu shook her head: "I can't do it."

The Crown Prince's expression changed drastically, and he looked at Qi Zhiyu in disbelief.

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly and said, "But my grandfather, my father, and my eldest brother can do it."

The Crown Prince really didn't know what to say.

At times like this, does she still need to gasp for breath when she speaks?

but……

It was precisely because of Qi Zhiyu's answer that the Crown Prince realized that what Qi Zhiyu said was true.

And she didn't give him a perfunctory answer.

He was given enough respect.

After all, the difference in strength between the two is... no, that's not right...

Is his ability worthy of being compared to hers?

Having obtained the answer he wanted, the Crown Prince immediately lifted his robes and knelt down like a collapsing mountain: "Please, Princess, keep your promise."

Qi Zhiyu chuckled softly, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

She likes smart people.

The key is that this smart person is also capable, which makes her like him even more.

"Don't worry, my grandfather, father and brothers will definitely cherish the people of my Great Rui, and their lives will only get better day by day." Qi Zhiyu's words reassured the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, rise."

She will not humiliate those who deserve respect.

The Crown Prince stood up, and Qi Zhiyu gestured for him to sit down.

The crown prince then sat down.

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly and said, "It seems that I can still do some other things within the time I agreed with my grandfather and the others."

The crown prince was momentarily stunned, and subconsciously asked, "What does the princess mean by the agreed time?"

"Take back Northern Yunnan within eight months."

Crown Prince: "...Princess, you keep using the word 'take,' does the Princess consider the whole world as her own possession?"

Qi Zhiyu was surprised: "It was originally mine."

"Any objections to this?"

Crown Prince: "..."

Shouldn't there be objections?

How did she manage to be so self-righteous?

Qi Zhiyu sighed: "It's all because my grandfather and the others are too troublesome. They insist on doing things step by step and won't let me solve it all at once."

Qi Zhiyu sighed, "It's just a few packets of medicine, why make it so complicated?"

Crown Prince: "..."

He had absolutely no desire to know how to use those packets of medicine.

However, his mind was racing with its own thoughts, and he couldn't help but start daydreaming.

For some reason, a scene of corpses strewn across the land, like a hellish inferno, slowly unfolded in his mind.

The ground was littered with wreckage and severed limbs; the earth was stained an ominous black with blood; and emaciated people knelt, uttering weak cries…

The crown prince shook his head violently, trying to shake the thought off.

Just thinking about it makes him feel so uncomfortable he's going crazy.

A soft laugh brought the crown prince back to his senses, and he realized that he had just lost his composure.

"Please excuse my rudeness, Princess." The Crown Prince said somewhat embarrassedly.

"You look a lot like my grandfather and his family," Qi Zhiyu exclaimed.