chapter 12 The Crown Princess whose engagement was annulled (12)

Doctor Zhang, an elderly physician, examined Lilith Jin's pulse and prescribed some medicine to strengthen her spleen and soothe her heart. After that, he was asked to rest in a separate room.

As soon as Doctor Zhang left, Lilith Jin immediately grabbed the arm of the Crown Princess and asked, "Mother, what did His Majesty say? Has the marriage been canceled?"

"Sit properly. Why are you being so clingy?" scolded the Crown Princess with her mouth, but there was no trace of anger in her eyes.

Lilith Jin (Yan Yan) didn't mind and continued to act coquettish, "Just tell me!"

The Crown Princess replied, "Everything that needed to be said has been said, but this marriage involves many people, so it may take some time."

"Well, then I can relax," Lilith Jin said.

The Crown Princess glanced at Lilith Jin and then at the father and son sitting across from her, a look of curiosity in her eyes.

Could it be that Lilith doesn't like the Crown Prince?

Ethan Gu shook his head slightly.

The Crown Princess was eager for Lilith Jin to forget about the Crown Prince altogether. Even if she had doubts, she wouldn't ask at this moment.

She just teased, "According to your father, it seems like you want the marriage to be canceled as soon as possible. So why are you not in a hurry now?"

Lilith Jin looked at her dependently and said softly, "That's because I know Daddy and Mommy love me. You both wouldn't want to see me suffer, so if it takes a few more days, it's fine. Besides, it's not us who should be in a hurry at this time."

The Crown Princess and Ethan Gu both had a pleasant smile on their faces. Clearly, as parents, they greatly enjoyed their precious daughter's trust and dependence on them.

At this moment, the steward came in and said that the Crown Princess had sent a gift to Lilith Jin.

Lilith Jin twitched her mouth and asked the steward, "Are you sure it's a 'gift'?"

As soon as she said that, there was the sound of fireworks and firecrackers outside, reminiscent of the scene of people celebrating victory over a plague.

Lilith Jin thought to herself, her maternal grandmother was really trampling on the face of the Eastern Palace repeatedly!

"Come, let's see what gift your maternal grandmother has sent," the Crown Princess said with a smile, holding Lilith Jin's hand and walking outside.

When they reached the door, the Dingguo Duke’s Mansion also sent a gift.

"Who would believe that this wasn't prearranged?" Lilith Jin muttered.

The Crown Princess and the others shook their heads helplessly.

Naturally, it was prearranged.

Although they were a married couple, the Crown Princess and Duke Ding represented different interest groups. They were clearly expressing their positions and attitudes.

The Eastern Palace treated this marriage as a joke, not only humiliating Lilith Jin, the Crown Princess of the Crown Prince, and the Gu family, but more importantly, they had already offended the Crown Princess and Duke Ding, who supported their granddaughter.

It should be noted that these two powerful factions were even capable of replacing the Emperor at will.

"Miss, this is a gift prepared for you by the Crown Princess," said the steward from the Crown Princess's residence.

Lilith Jin looked at several items—pearl hairpins, jade ornaments, coral gemstones, all of them priceless.

She sincerely said, "Thank you, Grandfather, for going to all this trouble. I like them all."

The steward from Dingguo Duke’s Mansion immediately said, "Miss, these were personally selected by Duke Ding for you, especially these daggers, concealed weapons, and hidden arrows. They can be used for self-defense."

Lilith Jin's eyes lit up as she touched the exquisite scabbard of a small knife and gazed at the delicate hidden arrows. Her eyes couldn't look away.

She complained, "Grandfather never let me touch these things before."

The steward laughed and explained, "Back then, you were young, and Duke Ding was afraid you would hurt yourself."

Now, however, the engagement between the Eastern Palace and her had been canceled.

Having lost the support of the most powerful faction in the court, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't resort to some tricks to force her to comply. So, she had to plan ahead.
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