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Because of the chaos in the Mo Bei, the Emperor decided to send Mu Junhan to guard the borders, worried that he would miss An Lingge's age, and so he canceled the marriage.

The excitement in An Lingxue's eyes congealed, and her disbelieving gaze landed on the Eunuch who was passing down the orders.

The two orders given by the Emperor in succession caused everyone in Prince An's Palace to understand what it felt like to be in heaven and hell for an instant.

An Lingxue felt that just as she climbed up the clouds, the happiness and excitement in her heart had not lasted for long before she was ruthlessly smashed to the ground again by the imperial edict in an instant.

"Eunuch, are you speaking the truth?"

She was even more agitated than An Lingge who had been bestowed the title, and immediately asked.

The eunuch glanced at her and saw that she was not standing by An Yingcheng's side, but was following behind An Yingkang. He knew her identity, and her tone became colder, "This is the emperor's decree, of course it's true.

Giving an imperial decree was a huge crime, but slandering eunuchs meant that he had to be punished.

An Lingxue's eyes flashed a look of awkwardness, but his face revealed a dry smile, "How could that be? I just felt that this news was too shocking, and did not dare believe it for a moment."

She just couldn't believe that one moment An Lingge was a terrible woman who had her marriage annulled by the emperor, and the next moment, she was bestowed the title of princess. Not only was she not harmed by this, her status was even more noble!

An Lingyi, who was standing beside Aunt Li, had almost crushed her teeth in one bite. With her identity as a direct daughter, An Lingge had already suppressed her every single time, and now that she had been bestowed the title of a County Lord, would she still have a chance of trampling on her?

The unwillingness and jealousy in her heart clamored ferociously, and her eyes had a tinge of red in them.

At this moment, the madame had already forgotten to observe their expressions. When she heard the news, the worry in her heart disappeared. While she heaved a sigh of relief, she also felt a little proud.

Although the other princes s of the Great Zhou Dynasty were hereditary, only the daughter of a princess could have a princess the position of princess. For example, their Prince An's Palace had Hereditary Prince An Lingjun, but not the princess.

Right now, in order to compensate An Lingge, the Emperor has bestowed upon him the title of princess. This is also a matter for the first time in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As she thought this, a smile appeared on her face, "Don't mind her words uncle-in-law. She's young and inexperienced, so it's hard for her to not be straightforward. This is our little gift, please go and have a cup of tea with us."

The butler immediately brought a few silver notes and stuffed them into the eunuch's arms.

The eunuch's face finally turned clear after sending the message, "The madame will be the one to show mercy to our servants."

His expression turned extremely fast, as if the person who had interrogated An Lingxue with a dark expression earlier wasn't him at all.

An Lingxue was secretly resentful in her heart, but she had no choice but to raise her head with a smile. After seeing the eunuch congratulate An Yingcheng a few more times, she finally brought her people back to the palace.

"Big Sister sure is lucky."

An Lingyi said sinisterly, her sour tone making An Yingcheng frown.

Madam Li felt An Yingcheng's gaze and immediately tried to smooth things over for him, "This is all because of your big sister's kindness, which is why the emperor gave birth to such feelings for her. He bestowed her the title of a princess, and as your little sister, you should learn from the young miss."

An Lingyi curled her lips, but knew that her words had already angered An Yingcheng, so she lowered her head and did not say anymore.

After the Old Mistress called An Lingge to talk to her alone, An Lingyi followed her to the courtyard of the Aunt Li.

The two of them were the only two in Aunt Li's room, the maidservants had already been sent out.

"Mother, I really can't stand that bitch An Lingge appearing in front of me for even a day."

An Lingyi frowned, when she mentioned An Lingge, her eyes flashed with a vicious light.

Every time she saw An Lingge, she would remember that she was only a concubine. Even if her aunt held the entire Prince An's Palace in her hands, she would still be a head lower than An Lingge.

Usually, the ladies would gather and talk about her, but they would only talk about An Lingge, the young miss who had just been born. They would never mention about her, a concubine.

Moreover, the emperor's decree to grant marriage to both the Prince Mu’s Palace and the Prince An's Palace had also fallen onto An Lingge's body. Now that the emperor had allowed this marriage to be annulled, before she was happy, she already heard the news that An Lingge had been conferred the title of princess. How could she not be jealous?

Aunt Li took a sip of tea slowly, in no hurry.

She smiled at An Lingyi in a comforting manner, "Yi Er, have you ever thought about why An Lingge is so lucky?"

Because she was a virgin.

When An Lingyi thought of this, she actually felt some resentment towards the Aunt Li. If her mother wasn't an aunt who couldn't justify herself and was despised by others, but was instead her father's legal wife, then she would be born as her direct daughter. How could she be suppressed by An Lingge?

However, she would naturally not say these words out loud. Instead, she thought for a moment and said, "It's because that bitch An Lingge is too crafty, we plotted against her time and time again, but she still managed to escape."

Otherwise, An Lingge would have already been bitten to death by the poisonous snakes, or lost her innocence.

"You're not entirely right." The Aunt Li shook her head, her expression grave. "These few days, I've carefully thought about it, and only then did I realize that half of the people in this mansion have actually been won over by An Lingge."

So be it. What's the big deal?

An Lingyi did not care at all, since she was the one being pursued, she would not do anything to win him over.

She was his daughter after all, and the Aunt Li knew what she was thinking just from seeing her expression. She couldn't help but feel worried as she looked at her daughter.

She had stayed in this mansion for more than ten years and had protected Yi Er too well, to the point that her personality was arrogant and wild.

If she did not teach Yi Er earlier, she was afraid that Yi Er would still be at a disadvantage.

"Yi Er, think carefully. When the emperor gave his first decree, did the old lady say that she wanted to personally choose a marriage for An Lingyi? She also said that she wanted to go to the palace and ask the empress dowager for an explanation."

An Lingge nodded. At that time, when the old lady said this, she was annoyed, and felt that the old lady favored the third wife An Lingxue, and also favored An Lingge. She just did not love her.

Thinking of this, her expression became gloomy, "That's right, the old mistress has already favored that bitch An Lingge for more than a day or two, but I didn't think that she would ask the empress dowager for an explanation for An Lingge."