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

At this moment, Jiang Tinghao is being controlled by Qi Zhiyu.

In other words, Jiang Tinghao's performance is exactly what Qi Zhiyu wants him to perform.

She knew that her father's heart had already turned to Jiang Tinghao, so she deliberately used her father's thoughts to manipulate him.

Qi Zhiyu's skill in manipulating people's hearts was truly terrifying to him.

Then the Crown Prince listened as his father, the Emperor, outlined plans for the future, how to accelerate the improvement of the soldiers' strength, and how to deal with Qi Yan.

His occasional remarks were normal behavior, intended to prevent his father, the emperor, from noticing anything amiss.

But Jiang Tinghao...

He had observed carefully, and everything Jiang Tinghao said fit Jiang Tinghao's identity perfectly.

Even... some of Jiang Tinghao's behaviors were completely natural expressions of his dependence on and closeness to his father.

That deep affection for his son truly touched his father's heart, making his father feel even more sorry for Jiang Tinghao.

After finishing their discussion, the crown prince felt extremely heavy, and he could only move his legs by sheer willpower.

When he reached a secluded corner, he could no longer hold on and leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Jiang Tinghao stopped and looked at him with concern: "Your Highness, are you alright?"

The Crown Prince looked at Jiang Tinghao with a complicated expression and softly uttered four words: "Completely convinced."

Jiang Tinghao smiled and said seriously, "Your Highness, we need to hurry."

"Time is tight, and the task is heavy!"

Crown Prince: "..."

Qi Zhiyu was so eager to destroy the Qi Kingdom?

What can he do?

He could only straighten up, nod, and get back to his work.

If we finish this sooner, even though Northern Yunnan will lose its name sooner, we can avoid going through this process.

This process... was so painful.

While the Crown Prince and his entourage were busy, Princess Qi was not idle either. She continued to contact those ladies, intending to ruin Qi Zhiyu's reputation.

However, those ladies avoided seeing her after that day.

Even if it's unavoidable, they still do it perfunctorily.

This greatly upset Princess Qi.

Qi Yanhe didn't say much, as if his visit was really just to accompany Princess Qi to visit Qi Zhiyu.

As for the cooperation issues he discussed with the King of Northern Dian, he handed over all the initiative to the King of Northern Dian.

This attitude made the king of the Northern Dian Kingdom somewhat inclined to side with him, and he wanted to take the risk and give it a try.

A few days later, the Crown Prince came to the Ning Prince's residence to discuss some matters with Jiang Tinghao.

In fact, he went directly to Qi Zhiyu.

Because Qi Zhiyu asked him to come.

"Princess." When the Crown Prince saw Qi Zhiyu, the solemn expression on her face made his heart tighten.

What happened?

What happened?

For Qi Zhiyu to react like this, this matter... is no small thing.

The Crown Prince's heart leaped into his throat. At Qi Zhiyu's prompting, he sat down, still tense, waiting for Qi Zhiyu to speak.

Qi Zhiyu didn't keep him in suspense and said directly, "It's a bit troublesome."

The prince pressed, "Where?"

What went wrong?

What's the problem?

"Qi Yanhe wants to use time to prove his sincerity, but he's dragging his feet too much." Qi Zhiyu frowned. "I can't wait."

Crown Prince: "?"

So, it wasn't anything that affected Qi Zhiyu's plan, but rather, Qi Yanhe's actions that delayed Qi Zhiyu's attempt to destroy the Qi Kingdom.

The crown prince took a deep breath; he didn't even know what expression he should wear.

I've never encountered this situation before.

"If he drags this out for two or three months, and then you start fighting again and destroy the Qi Kingdom... how long will that take?" Qi Zhiyu became more and more agitated as she thought about it.

"The time spent on the road, the time to gather troops and prepare supplies, and then the attack..."

She was getting more and more distraught. If you calculate it this way, eight months... oh no, it's only been six months now, which is definitely not enough.

No!

This is absolutely unacceptable!

The Crown Prince noticed Qi Zhiyu's agitation and was quite distraught.

If it weren't inappropriate, he really wanted to grab Qi Zhiyu's shoulders and shake her hard, asking her what was bothering her.

The person who should be most frustrated... no, the person who should be most devastated is Qi Guo or him, right?

Even though he had accepted reality, Qi Zhiyu kept pushing his boundaries of understanding.

Qi Zhiyu not only wants to take over their Northern Yunnan and Qi Kingdom, but she even complains that it's too slow?

How could she possibly complain about being slow?

This is outrageous!

The Crown Prince's feelings... are truly indescribable.

If he were young, a teenager, he would have been so angry at Qi Zhiyu's reaction that he cried.

They've all suffered so much, yet Qi Zhiyu still doesn't think it's enough!

"What does the princess mean?" The crown prince was angry, but he suppressed it.

What can you do if you are at a disadvantage in terms of circumstances and strength?

Of course, I tolerated it.

Furthermore, Qi Zhiyu guaranteed their safety in northern Yunnan, which he was willing to accept.

Qi Zhiyu raised her chin and asked with a smile, "Tell me, if Qi Yan and his group kidnapped your Northern Dian Princess and stole your national treasures, wouldn't you have a reason to send troops?"

Crown Prince: "..."

"Princess, are you just making excuses because you have no other reason?"

The crown prince was so angry he laughed.

"So, what the princess means is that you left with Qi Yanhe, and you even want me to steal the national treasures of Northern Dian for them?"

"No, no, no..." Qi Zhiyu shook her head, "This requires your father's cooperation."

Qi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow and said, "We can't send troops blindly; we have to have a purpose and a plan."

"As for me, I am the pitiful one who sacrificed myself for Northern Yunnan, serving as bait."

Crown Prince: "..."

Does Qi Zhiyu have anything to do with the word "pitiful"?

"Our national treasure of Northern Yunnan..." the prince thought hard, "is it really worth making such a fuss?"

It's not that without national treasures, Northern Yunnan is doomed.

At most, it's just a matter of losing face; we can negotiate compensation with Bei Dian then.

"Furthermore, even if the princess is arrested, it can be said to be a private grudge between Princess Qi and the princess, and it won't escalate to the point of armed conflict," the Crown Prince calmly analyzed.

Qi Zhiyu clapped her hands: "If Qi Yanhe has other purposes in coming to Beidian, ostensibly he is going to talk about cooperation with Beidian, but in reality he has already set up an ambush on the border."

"As long as Northern Yunnan agrees to send troops to attack Da Rui together, they will immediately fall into a trap."

"Qi Guo will join forces with Da Rui to attack and swallow up Northern Yunnan."

The crown prince was shocked: "Has the Qi Kingdom laid a trap on the border?"

"Not now, but this is possible," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile.

Crown Prince: "..."

My head hurts a little.

Qi Zhiyu's mind works a little too fast, keeping up... is really difficult.

"So, Princess, you have already informed Da Rui what Emperor Kangwu is doing at the border?" Even though the Crown Prince was prepared, he was still surprised.

Despite being far away in northern Yunnan, Qi Zhiyu was able to discuss with Emperor Kangwu and mobilize border troops in such a short time.

Qi Zhiyu was even more surprised than the Crown Prince: "Why do you need my grandfather to mobilize the troops of my Great Rui?"

"Can't I just do it?"