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

Crown Prince: "...In the end, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

At least, with Jiang Tinghao marrying Qi Zhiyu, their Northern Yunnan region won't suffer heavy casualties.

Both were countries that were destroyed, but one was taken over peacefully, while the other was massacred.

In this light, the first one is indeed better.

The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

"Indeed." The Seventh Princess nodded in agreement. "We can use the silver given by Qi Yanhe to train our soldiers."

"Although Qi Zhiyu is somewhat unruly and even disobedient, she has brought many benefits."

Crown Prince: "...It's good that you approve."

"As long as she continues to act like she did this time, for the good of our brother and the soldiers, even if I have a problem with her, I can tolerate it," the Seventh Princess said with a smile.

"Hmm." The Crown Prince nodded. "You don't need to think too much. Everyone is doing this for the sake of Northern Yunnan."

The Seventh Princess smiled sheepishly: "I was overthinking it."

"The Crown Prince has always been very measured."

The crown prince put down the account book in his hand and left.

The prince sat in the carriage, and his straight back slumped down. The man in the room leaned back in his chair, looking completely listless, as if all his energy had been drained away.

He pressed his throbbing forehead, his mind a jumble of thoughts.

Acceptance is one thing, but witnessing it happen is quite another.

The Crown Prince was having a hard time, but in fact, Princess Qi was having an even harder time at this time.

"Your Highness," Princess Qi called out with some concern.

These past two days, the prince hasn't spoken to her properly.

"This time...did we suffer a lot of losses?" Princess Qi asked cautiously.

She always felt like she had messed up.

"Your Highness, I wanted to help you, not cause you any trouble," Princess Qi said, sounding increasingly aggrieved.

"I know." Qi Yan forced a smile. "You want to win over those ladies and get them to take better care of Qi Zhiyu."

"Unfortunately, she misunderstood your good intentions."

Princess Qi nodded vigorously: "Yes."

"Qi Zhiyu is a mad dog; she can't tell good from bad people at all, and she bites anyone she sees!"

"She really doesn't deserve your efforts," Qi Yanhe sighed. "You've suffered so much."

Princess Qi sniffed; the prince was still the best to her.

"Losing some silver is nothing compared to the value of material possessions," Qi Yanhe sighed.

"I'm just worried that the King of Beidian might actually believe Qi Zhiyu's words and think that our Qi Kingdom is deliberately trying to sow discord between Da Rui and Beidian."

"Never mind, I'll go to the palace and explain to the King of Northern Dian."

Upon hearing this, Princess Qi's expression changed drastically: "I will go to the palace with the Prince."

"If the Queen of Northern Dian doesn't believe me, I'll tell her."

"At worst, I'll just air my dirty laundry in public and tell everyone how many outrageous things my father did to favor Qi Zhiyu!"

Qi Yanhe smiled and stopped her: "I can handle things outside."

"I've said it before, all I want in marrying you is for you to be happy. Leave all these things to me, okay?"

Qi Yanhe's gaze was so tender that Princess Qi almost drowned in it.

She was swayed and subconsciously nodded, replying, "Okay..."

She was already deeply moved.

Such a good man, yet her father spoke of him so negatively.

Is it that Father Emperor can't stand to see her happy?

Qi Yanhe could clearly see the resentment in Princess Qi's eyes.

That's great, everything is going according to his plan.

With this idiot leading the way, things became much easier for him.

If something really does get out of hand, it can be blamed on Da Rui.

Given her love for him, she certainly didn't want to drag him down with her.

After comforting Princess Qi, Qi Yan then earnestly requested to enter the palace to meet the Emperor.

Fortunately, the ruler of the Northern Dian Kingdom still gave Qi State face, and Qi Yanhe was able to enter the palace smoothly.

"Your Majesty, my wife meant well but caused more harm than good," Qi Yanhe explained, indicating that both he and the Qi Kingdom held Bei Dian in high esteem and had no intention of looking down on them.

"My wife is just straightforward," Qi Yan said apologetically. "Besides, Qi Kingdom's cooperation with Northern Yunnan is sincere."

The King of Northern Dian smiled and said, "Of course I believe you, but... what Princess Ning said is not without merit."

Qi Yan frowned: "Your Majesty, how could I possibly sow discord between Northern Dian and Great Rui?"

"The power of the Great Rui Kingdom is slightly greater than that of our two countries. Great Rui has always been a threat to us. If we join forces, annex Great Rui, and then cooperate to sweep away the other surrounding countries..."

Qi Yanhe gazed intently at the King of Northern Dian: "Opportunities are fleeting, Your Majesty, please give it much consideration."

"This matter is of great importance, and I must discuss it thoroughly with all my officials." The King of Northern Dian did not give Qi Yan a definite answer.

Qi Yanhe did not insist.

His trip to the palace was actually to show his attitude.

He lost money, but he did so willingly.

He can give those things, but they must be valuable.

He was letting the king of the Northern Dian Kingdom know that he had come with great sincerity.

Even though Qi Zhiyu's unreasonable demands caused him to lose such a large sum of money, he still gave it to her, all for the sake of cooperation between the Northern Yunnan and Qi Kingdoms.

Qi Yanhe came over, and the King of Beidian summoned the Crown Prince and Jiang Tinghao to discuss matters together.

"The Qi Kingdom is now showing sincerity," the King of Northern Dian said in a deep voice. "Qi Yanhe's words also make a lot of sense; this is a rare opportunity."

If we could swallow up Da Rui, even if it meant splitting it in half with Qi, it would be a good opportunity.

With the temptation of expanding territory and so on, it would be hard for the King of Northern Dian not to be tempted.

"How's your investigation going?" the King of Northern Dian asked Jiang Tinghao.

Jiang Tinghao said in a deep voice, "It will take more time."

The king of Northern Dian nodded slightly, but said nothing.

"Father, with Qi Yanhe here, we are not in a hurry. As long as our soldiers are trained, we will be confident whether we cooperate with Da Rui to deal with Qi or with Qi to deal with Da Rui," Jiang Tinghao said confidently.

His words truly pleased the King of Northern Dian.

"Strengthening one's own strength is indeed more important than anything else," the King of Northern Dian said, stroking his beard with great satisfaction.

Crown Prince: "..."

"Your Highness, what do you think?" the King of Northern Dian asked.

"Father is absolutely right. We should improve the strength of our soldiers," the Crown Prince said, bowing.

His little trick caught the eye of the King of Northern Dian, making him chuckle inwardly.

This child is still young.

He has to take good care of this child.

When the Crown Prince saw the loving look in his father's eyes, he felt a chill run through his heart.

He wasn't heartbroken.

At his age, he naturally wouldn't have any obsession with fatherly love.

He was just terrified.