The people at Prince Qiu Residence were shocked by the sudden appearance of Li Huaixi.
Li Bo hurriedly stepped forward, blocking her furious stride, and bowed, "May I know why Princess has come to see our Princess?"
Li Huaixi coldly glared at him, "Step aside!"
Li Bo, unfazed, parried Li Huaixi while signaling to the maid Chunlan at the side to quickly go to Tinglan Pavilion to find the Prince and Princess.
"Princess, please calm down, the Prince once instructed that no one should shout loudly within the Residence."
Li Huaixi, full of pride, raised her head defiantly and snorted coldly, "No one in the Imperial Palace has ever dared to stop the Princess. You, a mere servant, step aside quickly!"
Having said that, she bypassed the crowd and walked toward the back courtyard.
When Chunlan came to report, Qi Yu was enjoying her meal but her smile fell immediately upon hearing the news.
"Sigh, being a Princess is so difficult. Had I known it would be like this, I would rather have let Li Mingjue continue lying in his coffin."
Li Mingjue's eyelid twitched, and he quickly interrupted, "I will resolve this matter."
This woman, daring to entertain such thoughts, apparently I have been too kind to her!
"That's more like it!" Qi Yu successfully pushed the blame away, and her expression relaxed slightly.
Even though Li Huaixi was definitely coming for her, why should she leave a whole table of delicious food to argue with a young girl?
"Qi Yu, come out to this Princess at once!"
As Li Huaixi approached, she saw that Prince Qiu Residence was festooned with decorations, and only upon asking did she learn that today was Qi Yu's birthday.
She was furious. What merits did that fool Qi Yu have to make the Emperor care so deeply for her?
No, she must reveal that fool's true face in front of the Emperor!
Li Huaixi marched up to the loft with aggression, pointing at Qi Yu and demanding, "You fool, have the decency to stop eating and go apologize to Sister Anran right now!"
Qi Yu glanced at her dismissively, "Why should I?"
"You dare roll your eyes at the Princess!" Li Huaixi, seeing her unrepentant face, turned to Li Mingjue to complain, "Brother Emperor, look at this fool!"
However, Li Mingjue did not react angrily towards Qi Yu as she had hoped but instead coldly scolded her, "Li Huaixi, I have told you, if you dare disrespect the Princess again, you will not be allowed to set foot in the Prince Qiu Residence."
"But..." Li Huaixi's momentum immediately weakened.
Of all her brothers, she feared Li Mingjue the most. He not only did not spoil her but often spoke harshly to her.
Although she knew he did so for her own good, seeing him treat Qi Yu with such tenderness made Li Huaixi utterly unable to swallow her pride.
"No buts, if you cannot even call her Sister-in-law, then don't call me your Emperor Brother either." Li Mingjue gave no quarter.
Qi Yu, munching on a chicken leg, silently applauded Li Mingjue in her heart.
Regardless of anything else, in terms of defending his own, Li Mingjue was certainly a perfect husband.
"Huaixi admits her mistake," Li Huaixi said, her tone slightly woeful as she hung her head.
She was reluctant to accept a fool as her Sister-in-law, but she also did not dare to anger Li Mingjue.
She looked at Qi Yu, grudgingly calling out, "Sister-in-law."
However, Qi Yu threw down her chicken leg, turned her head away, and snorted lightly, "I heard you insulting me just now!"
"You!" Li Huaixi, utterly frustrated, pointed at Qi Yu.
She had already apologized, and yet this fool still wanted more!
"Husband, look, she wants to hit me!"
As Qi Yu spoke, she started to cry out, while wiping her tears deceitfully and edging towards Li Mingjue, looking utterly aggrieved.
Those unaware might think Li Huaixi truly did something to her.
Li Huaixi had not expected her to be so shameless, twisting the fact that he had not even touched a finger of hers.
Qi Yu watched the little princess, whose face had turned dark with rage, and laughed secretly to himself.
Although it was a bit inappropriate to bully a young girl, she was someone who wanted to cause trouble without understanding the situation; how could he not let her suffer a bit?
Li Mingjue saw someone getting carried away with the drama, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
Although Li Huaixi was somewhat spoiled, his nature wasn't bad, and it was mostly due to Qi Anran's instigation that he had come to cause trouble at the Prince Residence.
But Li Huaixi, with eyes reddened by anger, said resentfully, "Brother Emperor, I came here today to expose this... Princess's true nature!"
"Oh?" Qi Yu, now holding back his tears, looked at Li Mingjue with a playful gaze, "What face does this Princess have that the Prince hasn't seen before?"
Li Huaixi looked at this fickle woman and sneered, "Stop pretending, Sister Anran has told me everything! She invited you to the Prime Minister Residence today for her birthday and even hosted a banquet for you, but not only did you not appreciate it, but you also made a scene there; is this true?"
Qi Yu smiled slightly, "Indeed, it is true."
Li Huaixi looked at her triumphantly, "Then what else do you have to say?"
Qi Yu raised an eyebrow and asked calmly, "Did she ever say why I made a scene at the Prime Minister Residence?"
"This..." Li Huaixi paused.
Just now, when Qi Anran came to find her, she only cried bitterly about how Qi Yu had bullied her but never mentioned the reason.
Could there really be some underlying reason?
Impossible, it must be Qi Yu deliberately deceiving him.
Li Huaixi glared at her, "Why should I believe you!"
Qi Yu lazily responded, "Believe it or not."
She was too lazy to explain anyway.
"You!" Li Huaixi had lost count of how many times Qi Yu had infuriated him today, yet he couldn't refute her at all.
Unable to use his status to pressure her, nor outtalk her, he was utterly frustrated.
Qi Yu glanced at Li Huaixi, who looked as puffed up as a pufferfish, and snickered.
With such limited prowess yet still wanting to defend others, where did her confidence come from?
"I don't care, you must have bullied Sister Anran, you must apologize to her today!" Seeing that reasoning was futile, Li Huaixi started to make irrational demands, almost throwing a tantrum.
A teenage girl making a scene can indeed cause quite an uproar, and Qi Yu couldn't help but poke Li Mingjue, who was enjoying the drama beside her, signaling him with her eyes to deal with the situation quickly.
After all, today was her birthday, and she certainly couldn't be the one to handle such a bloody affair.
Li Mingjue, seeing her throw up her hands, obviously unwilling to intervene, sighed and said to Li Huaixi, "Regarding today's matters, I was also present. If you have any complaints, feel free to direct them at me."
Li Huaixi froze for a moment; Qi Anran had not told her about his presence.
If Li Mingjue was there, then didn't it mean that he approved of Qi Yu's actions?
Although she didn't concern herself with court affairs, she wasn't foolish.
Li Mingjue surely wouldn't help Qi Yu bully Qi Anran without any reason.
With thoughts already calculated, yet Li Huaixi was still somewhat dissatisfied, needing to ask clearly, "Brother Emperor, why do you repeatedly protect her?"
Her Brother Emperor deserved the best woman in the entire capital city, but why was it the worthless Qi Yu!
Li Mingjue glanced at the person beside him who couldn't behave properly, his lips slightly curling, and after a long moment, he slowly replied, "Because it pleases me."