A Ning, dressed in light pink, took the bright yellow imperial edict from Steward Yuan's hand, her curiosity piqued.

"Is this proof that Aning is a princess?"

Upon hearing this, Steward Yuan turned around and glanced at the large crowd gathered outside the mansion, then chuckled:

"Princess Ruiyi's identity was confirmed by imperial decree, which everyone has heard; no further proof is needed."

"This imperial edict is merely a formality to announce the news to the world; the princess must keep it safe."

With that, Steward Yuan bowed respectfully and raised his voice deliberately: "From this day forward, you are Princess Ruiyi of my Great Liang. No one is allowed to be disrespectful to the princess."

Ah Ning's eyes sparkled as she looked at her mother's smiling face, feeling a little elated.

It felt like floating on a cloud, light and airy, almost unreal, yet also delightful.

She thought she was the only one who knew her princess identity, but it turns out it was something to be announced to the whole world!

Ah Ning carefully held the imperial edict and replied, "Yes! Ah Ning will keep it safe!"

"After you return to the palace, remember to tell Father Xie that Aning will visit him often!"

"Ah Ning! Stop fooling around!"

As soon as Ah Ning finished speaking, Huo Ting stood up and sternly stopped her.

He frowned, clearly displeased: "That's the Emperor himself! How dare you address him by his surname! This is utterly absurd!"

"Furthermore, even the Emperor's own children, once they have their own residences outside the palace, cannot enter the palace at will without being summoned. How can you possibly enter the palace whenever you want? Don't talk nonsense!"

Ah Ning stared at him blankly, holding the imperial edict in a daze, her eyes filled with confusion.

She didn't understand, what was wrong with what she said?

Why did my bad dad throw such a big tantrum?

Aning was startled by his shout and turned to look at Steward Yuan in a daze, wondering if she had said something wrong. But she saw Steward Yuan step forward, take out a token from his sleeve and hand it to her, while speaking to Huo Ting.

"Your Excellency, I hadn't finished speaking yet."

"His Majesty has sent me here today not only to deliver a decree, but also to instruct me to hand this token to the princess."

"With this token, Princess Ruiyi can enter the palace at any time without any hindrance."

The prime minister's reputation for favoring his concubine over his wife was so widespread that it even reached the emperor's ears. How could he, the chief eunuch who served the emperor closely every day, not know about it?

He had long heard that the prime minister disliked his eldest daughter.

Seeing Huo Ting frozen in place, as if he had been slapped hard, Steward Yuan chuckled softly, his high-pitched voice lowered to a whisper that only the two of them could hear:

"Your Excellency, two years ago, His Majesty went on an incognito tour and recognized the little princess as his goddaughter. He dotes on her very much."

"This level of favor is something I have never seen from any other prince or princess, except for His Highness the Sixth Prince..."

Some things are better left unsaid.

After exchanging a few words, Chief Eunuch Yuan led a large group of eunuchs and palace maids back to the palace.

The crowd of people gathered at the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence dispersed, some excited and some surprised, but all of them wanted to find someone to tell about the earth-shattering news they had just heard!

Inside the mansion, Huo Ting pressed his throbbing temples and waved his hand.

Soon, everyone in the courtyard had left.

Huo Ting looked down at the little guy standing in front of him and slowly spoke.

"What have you done that made His Majesty recognize you as his goddaughter and even bestow upon you the title of princess?"

Ah Ning blinked, a mischievous grin spreading across her face, and said crisply, "I won't tell you!"

After saying that, she ran away with the imperial edict in her arms.

As he watched her approach the old lady, Huo Ting's expression was complicated.

Qiao Wan stood a few steps away, quietly looking at him, and said calmly without much emotion:

"I know you don't like A-Ning, but now she is a princess of the Great Liang with a noble status."

"Therefore, whatever you intend to do to her in the future, you should carefully consider whether it will incur the Emperor's wrath!"

Huo Ting said unhappily, "No matter what, she is still my daughter. When have I ever harmed her?!"

Qiao Wan gave a cold laugh, remaining noncommittal.

The things he did in the past are in the past, not that they never happened!

Now that she had no more worries, she took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it over.

Huo Ting glanced at it casually, raised an eyebrow, and his lips curled up almost imperceptibly for a moment, but he quickly suppressed it, asking as if he didn't care:

"Why can't you just say it verbally instead of writing it in a letter?"

"Do you want to recreate our wedding ceremony before you got married, to remind me of our past relationship and make me change my mind?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Wan chuckled.

I'm so sorry for causing this misunderstanding.

As she spoke, she handed the letter forward, her eyes filled with nothing but sarcasm.

"This is a divorce agreement."

Huo Ting's hand, which was instinctively reaching for the letter, suddenly froze in mid-air!

The moment my fingertips touched the envelope, I recoiled as if electrocuted!

A fire suddenly ignited in his chest, and he asked, almost suppressing his anger:

"Qiao Wan!"

"What exactly are you trying to do?!"

"Why do you have to destroy our perfectly good family before you're satisfied?"

He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, raising his voice and sneering:

"Just because I've been a little nicer to Xiaoyin over the years, you want a divorce? As the matriarch of the household, don't you even have this much tolerance?"

Qiao Wan looked at him quietly, without any desire to argue.

She calmly tucked the divorce papers into her sleeve and said, "I'll take Aning back first."

Thinking she had compromised and given up the idea of ​​divorce, the strange feeling that had just arisen in Huo Ting's heart vanished completely, and he sneered:

"You know that the 'playing hard to get' trick has never worked on me. Don't try those little tricks again."

"The Prince of Yong'an's Mansion has long abandoned you. If I were to agree to a divorce one day, what kind of good life would you have with Aning?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Wan stopped in her tracks.

He always knew that his father had severed ties with her, yet he still betrayed his promise, spoiling Su Xiaoyin to the point of being unruly and allowing her to bully him!

They're just taking advantage of the fact that she doesn't have a family to protect her!

Now they're even using this to threaten her...!

Qiao Wan's eyelashes trembled, and she closed her eyes tightly.

Over the years, she has truly been blind and completely misjudged people!

However, she only paused for two breaths before quickly taking a step and leaving with Ah Ning without looking back.

Huo Ting was unaware that, some time ago, with A Ning's help, she had already repaired her relationship with her father...

Qiao Wan has the entire Yong'an Prince's Mansion backing her up!

From now on, no one can bully her and her child!

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