Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Just then, Su Qianrou led a group of people in. Twenty guards from the prefecture followed her in two rows, making a grand entrance. Also present was Wang Zhiwen, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

The Qi family members all stood up and looked at them, full of surprise and confusion.

Afterwards, Su Qianrou and Wang Zhiwen went inside, while the guards stood in the courtyard.

"I have met the Regent's wife."

"I wonder what brings Your Highness here today?" Qi Heng asked cautiously. He knew that the guards of the Regent's Palace were all veterans of war, capable of taking on ten men each. The fact that so many had come at once today indicated that something was amiss.

"It's nothing major; I'm just here on behalf of the late Princess."

"My mother entrusted this to me before she died," Qi Yu said, puzzled.

"The eldest princess left a will stating that if the two Qi brothers were to fight over the family property, all the property of the princess's residence should be donated to Huixin Orphanage."

"That's impossible!" Qi Yu exclaimed excitedly.

“I have a written agreement as proof,” Su Qianrou said, taking out a piece of paper and adding, “It’s written clearly in black and white on this paper, and you can’t deny it.”

Qi Yu subconsciously reached out to take it.

Fortunately, Su Qianrou was quick-witted and managed to snatch it away. "What does Master Qi want to do?"

"Let me see."

"no".

"If the Regent's wife won't let us see it, could it be that she's trying to embezzle our Qi family's assets?"

“I don’t even care about the Qi family’s assets. If it weren’t for the Princess’s dying wish, I wouldn’t be here today.”

"What is the meaning of the regent's wife not letting us see it?"

“You can look at it, but you can’t. If you tear it up, who will I ask?” Then he added, “Granny Luo also knows about this. If you don’t believe me, you can call Granny Luo over and ask her.”

Qi Heng immediately called out, "Call Granny Luo here."

Soon after, Granny Luo came in, accompanied by Madam Qi the First and Madam Qi the Second.

"I have met the Regent's wife."

"Now that Granny Luo is here, Master Qi and Master Qi might as well ask me if what I said is true."

"Granny Luo, let me ask you, did my mother ever say before she passed away that she wanted to donate all the family property of the Princess's Mansion?" Qi Yu asked impatiently.

"As mentioned before, when Master visited the Regent's Palace last time, he said that if the First Master and the Second Master were to fight tooth and nail over the family property, the entire family property would be donated to Huixin Orphanage, to be kept and managed by the Regent's Consort."

"What did you say? Donate all the family property? That old woman has gone mad!" Madam Qi was furious and spoke without restraint.

"How dare you, Madam Qi! Princess Anning was personally appointed by the founding emperor, and she is also your mother-in-law. Is that how you address her?" Su Qianrou rebuked angrily.

The Qi family patriarch and elders were also somewhat dissatisfied with her words, hence their unfriendly gazes towards her.

Madam Qi then realized she had said the wrong thing, and lowered her head guiltily.

Then, Su Qianrou shouted, "Guards, move all the valuables from the princess's residence!"

"Yes," the guards in the courtyard responded in unison, their voices deafening.

“You can’t move it. These are our Qi family’s belongings. You can’t take them away,” Madam Qi said anxiously.

“Princess Regent, this belongs to the Qi family. Even if you are the Princess Regent, you cannot forcibly take it,” Qi Heng said.

Qi Yu chimed in, "That's right, what right do you have to take our Qi family's things?"

Su Qianrou did not answer, but looked at Wang Zhiwen and called out, "Lord Wang."

"Your humble servant is here."

“Now I have physical evidence and the witness of Granny Luo. If I move all the things from the Princess’s residence, I will be breaking the law.”

“Naturally, it is not illegal; the princess’s actions are legal and reasonable.”

"Do you have anything else to say?"

“How do we know if your written agreement is true or false? Even if it is true, it doesn’t count. My mother was confused when she was alive, so what she said and did cannot be taken seriously.”

"good".

"You're talking nonsense, the master didn't..."

Before Granny Luo could finish speaking, a "slap" was heard. Qi Heng slapped her hard and scolded, "Shut up, you have no right to speak here."

Qi Yuyi glared at her fiercely, his eyes full of warning.

Granny Luo was somewhat incredulous, then chuckled and said self-deprecatingly, "It turns out I've always overestimated myself. Indeed, even the masters haven't earned your respect, let alone a lowly servant like me."

What she didn't know was that Qi Heng had wanted to slap her for a long time, but he had held back because the princess was still around. Now that the princess was gone, he naturally had no more scruples.

Su Qianrou looked down on the two Qi brothers even more for their actions, saying, "Even if Granny Luo doesn't say anything, there's still the imperial physician. Does Master Qi want to slap the imperial physician and tell him not to speak?"

"This humble official dares not."

"Whether the Princess is delirious or not, you all know in your hearts," Su Qianrou paused, then continued, "To be honest, I really don't want to get involved in your family's messy affairs. Fighting over the inheritance has become common knowledge, a topic of gossip for everyone, and it's also made you lose face. Today, I specially invited Lord Wang and the elders of your Qi family to be here so that they can witness that from now on, the Princess's estate will be under my management. Rest assured, I will have every expenditure of these estates recorded, and I will never embezzle any of it... Lord Qi, as the head of the Qi family, do you have any objections to this?"

"Since it is the Princess's wish, I naturally have no objection."

"Lord Wang, you are the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, would you be willing to be a witness?"

"Of course, I would be more than happy to."

"In that case, men, move it."

"Wait a minute," Madam Qi, who had been silent for a long time, interrupted.

"Is there anything else, Madam Qi?"

"May I ask, Princess Regent, why did your mother-in-law entrust the Qi family's assets to you?"

"It's not being handed over to me, but donated to Huixin Orphanage. I'm just temporarily keeping it safe. As for why, Madam Qi thinks that you're fighting over that little bit of family property, completely disregarding your years of brotherhood. You're arguing incessantly every day, and even fighting each other. It's only been a month since the Princess passed away, and you're already like this. If it had been any longer, who knows what you would have done?" She continued, "If you had cared even a little bit about the Princess, I wouldn't have come today."

Qi Heng and Qi Yu lowered their heads, whether out of shame or something else, it was unclear.

"Your Highness is joking. Master and Second Uncle have a good relationship, so how could they have fought? It's all baseless, it's not true, right, Master and Second Uncle?" Madam Qi gave Qi Heng a wink.

Qi Heng instantly understood her meaning and immediately agreed, "Yes, my brother and I have a great relationship. How could we possibly quarrel over such a trivial matter as fighting over the inheritance, let alone fight? Those are all rumors." After saying that, he nudged Qi Yu with his elbow.

Qi Yu also realized what was happening and hurriedly said, "Brother is right. We are brothers who are as close as blood. Regent Princess, please don't listen to the nonsense from outsiders."

"Yeah".

"Yes, Your Highness, you must not listen to their nonsense. They just can't stand to see us doing well," said Madam Qi.

"If that's the case, then forget it."