No amount of persuasion can replace asking the most crucial question directly.

Princess Anping looked coldly at her hesitant son, her heart turning to ice.

"Mother, what you said is not true! Even if Father deposes me, the most likely thing he will do is give the throne to Chenyi!"

Chen Yi isn't a malicious or mean person. As long as we don't provoke him, he would never mistreat my mother and sister.

"You can leave now."

Princess Anping suddenly said wearily.

Nan Xingyi hadn't expected his mother to be so agreeable this time, but her attitude saved him trouble, which was good.

Not long after Nan Xingyi returned to his courtyard, wondering if the Song family would make things difficult for Yao Yao, a servant suddenly rushed in, flustered, to report:

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The Princess Consort, the Princess Consort is...!"

"Tell me quickly, what happened to my mother?"

"The princess has shaved her head and become a nun!"

The servants prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to look at the prince's face.

"What?"

Not only was Nan Xingyi surprised, but even the Prince of Anping was caught off guard.

When Nan Xingyi arrived, he was surprised to find his father in his mother's courtyard.

"Your Highness! The Princess Consort said she doesn't want to see anyone. She also said that as the Princess Consort of Anping, going to the temple would damage the reputation of the Prince's Mansion."

Therefore, from then on, she would confine herself to the monastery and practice asceticism. Since nuns should not be involved in worldly affairs, the princess requested to be divorced!

She has only one request: that His Highness would look after the Princess should she cause trouble in the future.

As for the Crown Prince… the Princess Consort said, your relationship as mother and son is over. There's no need for you to see each other again.”

No one expected that Prince Anping, who had not set foot in the Princess's courtyard for ten years, would finally make an exception, only to be stopped outside the courtyard by Princess Anping.

I do not wish to see you.

Prince Anping turned his head to look at the green silk on the tray in the servant's hand, and felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

He understood.

His primary wife was pleading with him not to depose Yi'er from his position as heir apparent.

But she was always proud and never bowed her head to beg him.

They actually used such a decisive method!

"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has asked this old servant to give you a note." The old woman respectfully handed over a bamboo slip with only a few words engraved on it.

Prince Anping frowned as he took the document, and after reading it, his expression became complicated.

He clutched the bamboo strip in his palm, closed his eyes, and looked on with melancholy.

"well!"

Prince Anping sighed and turned to Nan Xingyi, asking, "I ask you, is it absolutely necessary for you to marry Song Xingyao?"

Nan Xingyi lifted his robe and knelt down resolutely, his thin face filled with determination: "My heart is not made of stone, it cannot be turned!"

He absolutely has to marry her!

Before falling in love with Yao Yao, there was never anything he absolutely needed!

He used to think that all he wanted was to have the Anping Prince's Mansion in his hands, but then Yaoyao came along...

As if lost in thought, Nan Xingyi smiled, and even the air around him seemed to be filled with sweetness.

Looking at his devoted son, the Prince of Anping felt a complex mix of emotions, his thoughts unreadable.

He stroked the bamboo strip in his hand and said sadly:

"Then you may marry her, as long as Song Xingyao is willing, as long as the Song family is willing."

After saying that, Prince Anping left.

For some reason, Nan Xingyi felt a sense of loneliness and sadness as he looked at his father's back.

Is it because he was thinking about that woman?

"Granny, I want to see my mother."

Although Nan Xingyi didn't know what was written on the bamboo slip, he knew that it was because of its contents that his father had agreed.

The old woman shook her head, her eyes cold: "Now that the young master has achieved his wish, he should go to the Song family quickly. The princess... does not wish to see you again."

"Granny!"

"If the young master truly feels indebted, then he should take better care of his own sister."

The old woman took a few steps back and then ordered, "Close the door!"

Nan Xingyi remained kneeling there until the door was completely closed, never leaving.

The old woman then went to the Buddhist hall to find Princess Anping and told her the truth.

"There's no need to see him again. Only in this way can he feel guilty and truly care for my Yi'er and Yao'er!"

"Your Highness, you are suffering so much."

The nanny looked at her master with heartache.

Princess Anping smiled bitterly: "My life was destined from the moment I married Prince Anping."

She knew that as long as she said those words, the prince would definitely agree.

Because the prince will think of himself!

He had experienced the pain of unrequited love himself.

"Your Highness, if you love her so much, why did you marry me? Am I just a pawn for you to balance the court and deal with the Huo family for His Majesty's sake?"

Princess Anping looked utterly desolate.

She always wondered if she hadn't come from a military family, would she have had to marry Prince Anping?

"Your Highness, the past is past. Thinking about it too much will only harm you!"

"Granny, don't tell Yao'er about what happened here."

"……good."

The nanny felt very sorry for her.

The princess came from a military family and was pampered since childhood, but she suffered a major setback in her marriage!

Now they have to resort to such methods to protect their children!

The door slowly closed, and Princess Anping opened her eyes, looking at the compassionate Guanyin statue, her heart filled with peace.

——

At the same time, in the capital city.

How is this dish made?

After dinner, Sister-in-law Chi couldn't resist the urge to try her hand at cooking and went to ask the chef at the Princess's residence for advice.

The chefs at the Princess's residence were imperial chefs, a skill that was not to be shared with outsiders. However, with Huo Chenyi's instructions, they naturally dared not keep any secrets.

Chi Dashan went to ask Huo Chenyi if learning this dish and selling it in a restaurant would have any negative impact.

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