The prince, sitting in the carriage, shivered inexplicably and pressed his chest.

Why do I feel so strange?

I'm feeling a little unwell.

The crown prince sighed.

It would be a miracle if you could feel comfortable facing an opponent like Qi Zhiyu.

Do not!

wrong!

How could he claim to be Qi Zhiyu's rival?

Does he deserve it?

The Crown Prince composed himself and considered how to cooperate with Qi Zhiyu to protect Northern Yunnan as much as possible.

As for Qi Zhiyu, she finally received her first invitation several days after marrying into the family.

Qi Zhiyu held it between two fingers for a look, then put it aside.

"Prepare your clothes; the banquet will be held in three days."

She had set up a stage where Princess Qi and the others had been singing for a long time. As the person in charge of directing the play, she had to lend them a hand so that their good performance could continue.

Luo Yu and the others made preparations in advance so that their princess could go there looking beautiful.

The banquet was held at the Seventh Princess's residence.

The Seventh Princess was greatly favored by the King of Northern Dian, and her palace was beautifully built. Most importantly, the Seventh Princess had a very good relationship with Jiang Tinghao.

As the eldest princess, the seventh princess took great care of her youngest brother.

"Seventh Princess." Qi Zhiyu greeted the host of the banquet politely.

The Seventh Princess greeted Qi Zhiyu warmly and urged her to sit down.

"Chen'an, you've married far away to Northern Yunnan, so we're your family here," the Seventh Princess said with a smile.

Despite being ten years older than Jiang Tinghao, she takes good care of herself, and the years haven't left any marks on her face.

She was especially friendly when she wanted to build relationships with people.

She was beautiful and warm and approachable, which made it easy for people to let their guard down.

Qi Zhiyu smiled and said, "Seventh Princess, don't worry, I'm not having any trouble adjusting here."

"That's good, that's good." The Seventh Princess finally breathed a sigh of relief. "I was just worried about you. A young lady leaving her parents and marrying so far away must have made her homesick."

The Seventh Princess sighed: "We women are often powerless to control our own destiny."

"A woman's life is miserable."

The Seventh Princess's words of reflection expressed the feelings of the ladies present.

While everyone else sighed in dismay, Qi Zhiyu remained calm.


Qi Zhiyu finally turned her gaze to Princess Qi: "Princess Qi, didn't your Qi Yanhe tell you? Does someone of your status have no right to criticize the princesses of other countries?"

"What? Does Qi Kingdom look down on Bei Dian so much? Does Qi Kingdom think it's so superior that it can arbitrarily criticize the Princess Consort of Bei Dian?"

The ladies, who had just been looking at each other with a mix of sorrow and complex emotions, suddenly became alert and all turned to look at Princess Qi with hostility.

Although they accepted the gifts from Princess Qi, it was all at the behest of their husbands.

They are people from northern Yunnan.

What does "Qi State" mean?

Do you look down on them from Northern Yunnan?

Princess Qi's expression changed. She didn't want to ruin the relationship she had just built up over the past few days with just a few words from Qi Zhiyu.

"Chen'an, I am not speaking to the Princess Consort of Beidianning as the Princess Consort of Qi. I am speaking to you, my niece, as the Princess of Da Rui." The Princess Consort of Qi's face was gloomy, and she put on the airs of an elder.

Qi Zhiyu looked at her with a smile: "Princess Da Rui?"

"Lecturing me?"

After Qi Zhiyu finished speaking, she found it even more ridiculous, and her shoulders trembled slightly as she laughed: "Even my grandfather dotes on me, and you're lecturing me?"

"You want to bypass my imperial grandfather and your father?"

Princess Qi froze.

Qi Zhiyu continued, "What right do you, an unfilial person who has disobeyed your superiors, have to lecture me?"

"Come, come, come..." Qi Zhiyu could tell that Princess Qi was not convinced, so she directly gave Princess Qi some advice.

"Go and ask whether it was my grandfather who agreed to you disciplining me, or your Qi Kingdom's ruler who agreed to you disciplining me."

"You've asked them clearly, and if even one of them agrees... then I'll consider you capable."

Princess Qi also lost her temper: "What? Are you so sure that they will all help the wicked and let you do whatever you want?"

"Stop talking nonsense, go ask them." Qi Zhiyu smiled contemptuously. "They don't even need to come in person. Just have them send over the seal of approval stamped with the imperial seal."

Princess Qi gritted her teeth and retorted, "Nonsense! What do you take the Imperial Seal for? Something you can just take and use to vent your anger?"

"Princess Qi, I'll give you face in Northern Yunnan. I'll pretend I didn't hear your offensive words just now," Qi Zhiyu said sneer.

"If you do it again, I won't be so polite."

After Qi Zhiyu finished speaking, she looked at the Seventh Princess: "Seventh Princess, isn't this considered good hospitality in Northern Yunnan, giving our guests face?"

The Seventh Princess nodded with a smile: "Chen An is right."

Princess Qi clenched the handkerchief in her hand, unwilling to accept defeat.

What happened to the Seventh Princess?

Why are you siding with Qi Zhiyu?

Didn't we already agree on this?

We need to teach Qi Zhiyu proper manners.

The Seventh Princess had a good relationship with Prince Ning, so she naturally hoped that Prince Ning's wife would be well-mannered and caring.

The Seventh Princess naturally wouldn't look favorably upon someone as unruly as Qi Zhiyu.

"Seventh Princess," Princess Qi said, her voice trembling with tears, "my heart is broken."

"I know the suffering of women who marry outside the home, which is why I have come to you, Seventh Princess, for help."

"I just hope that the Seventh Princess will take better care of Chen An on a regular basis."

"Chen An, however, has always been hostile towards me."

"I put in so much effort, and I've raised such an ungrateful child."

Princess Qi's words were full of accusations. As people from northern Yunnan, the other ladies didn't really feel it, but as women themselves, if they had such an aunt who cared for them in every way, they would be moved.

Looking at it this way, Qi Zhiyu is indeed too cold-blooded and ruthless.

The Seventh Princess glanced at Princess Qi before saying to Qi Zhiyu, "Chen'an, Princess Qi has indeed put her heart into you."

"Seventh Princess, putting aside whether this is a conspiracy by the Qi Kingdom to sow discord between Northern Dian and Da Rui, the usual approach used on women is not suitable for me," Qi Zhiyu said with a slight smile.

"When a woman is mistreated in her husband's family, some of her maternal families, for the sake of their own interests, will disregard the married-out daughter and force her to endure it for the sake of the bigger picture."

"It's a pity I'm not like that." Qi Zhiyu spread her hands. "If I were to suffer injustice, Da Rui would surely send out its elite forces to flatten Northern Yunnan!"

The Seventh Princess and all the ladies present changed their expressions drastically.

Qi Zhiyu smiled confidently: "I have the entire Da Rui backing me up. Who dares to make me suffer?"

"Don't you know very well how my grandfather treated me, Princess Qi?"

"The people of Da Rui also eagerly await my reincarnation as a goddess and my return to Da Rui!"

"Tell me, what would they do if they knew that the auspicious omen they were hoping for had been mistreated in northern Yunnan?"

Princess Qi's mind went blank for a moment, and she almost lost her balance and fell down.

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