Princess Anle never imagined that one day someone would mistake her for a fraud!
Lin Xiuyan looked at her and said, "We all know that the current emperor is a renowned ruler throughout history."
"How could a wise and virtuous ruler throughout history do such a despicable thing as breaking up a marriage? You still dare to say you're not a liar?"
Princess Anle: "..."
Lin Xiuyan's words immediately put her in a difficult position.
If she insists that she is not a fraud and that the imperial edict is genuine, then she is implying that the emperor is not a wise ruler.
If she doesn't insist, then she's a liar.
She gave Ye Junfei a cold look, ignored Lin Xiuyan's words, and turned to Eunuch Yu, saying, "Pass on the decree!"
Eunuch Yu responded, "Prince Pingnan's heir, Ye Junfei, receives the decree!"
Ye Junfei stared at them with his peach blossom eyes, a half-smile playing on his lips, but made no move.
Lin Xiuyan laughed: "If you stick chicken feathers on your clothes, you think you're a phoenix; if you hold a piece of yellow cloth, you dare to say you're holding an imperial edict."
"Your Highness, are all charlatans these days so brazen?"
Ye Junfei smiled and said, "My wife is right. These days, swindlers are really arrogant."
The Prince of Pingnan, forcing a smile, asked, "Young lady, you say you are Princess Anle, do you have any items to prove your identity?"
“Recently, swindlers have been rampant in Liefeng Prefecture. The matter of the imperial edict is of great importance and must be handled with caution.”
He was extremely uneasy. Lin Xiuyan was incredibly audacious; not only had she hit Princess Anle, but she had also questioned whether the imperial edict was genuine.
Although he wanted nothing more than to smash her head in, he could only cover for her for the time being.
After all, everyone in the Prince of Pingnan's mansion is a unified entity.
Lin Xiuyan was very satisfied with the Prince of Pingnan's reaction; he was indeed a cunning and shrewd old man.
From the moment she punched Princess Anle, she dragged the entire Pingnan Prince's Mansion into trouble.
Princess Anle was of noble birth; when had she ever been questioned like this before?
Her expression was somewhat unpleasant. She could ignore Lin Xiuyan's accusations, but since the Prince of Pingnan had asked, she had to provide evidence.
According to the proper procedure, she should have first presented her princess token to prove her identity before issuing the decree.
She arrived in such a rush today that she didn't have time to take out her token.
She said coldly, "I naturally have a token..."
She reached for the token as she spoke, but found nothing.
Her expression changed drastically. She had touched the token before entering the palace; it was placed at her waist.
Where did it go?
Lin Xiuyan looked at her and said, "Stop dawdling and hurry up and prove your identity!"
"If you can't prove your identity, then you're a big liar!"
Princess Anle, her face dark, said to Prince Pingnan, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has seen me in the palace."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Ye Junfei and said, "Ye Xiu, do you still want to be a coward at this point?"
Lin Xiuyan turned to look at Ye Junfei and asked, "Did the young master see her when he was in the capital?"
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Ye Junfei.
Ye Junfei looked at Princess Anle and pretended to be deep in thought: "She does look somewhat familiar."
"However, in my eyes, apart from recognizing my wife's beautiful face, all other women look the same. They are only familiar to me, but I don't know them."
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
It looks familiar, but I don't recognize it. What is this?
Prince Pingnan: "..."
This unfilial son is really spouting nonsense! But it's well said!
Princess Anle: "..."
She was truly furious with Ye Junfei!
She shouted angrily, "Ye Junfei, look carefully at who I am!"
Ye Junfei nodded: "I see clearly. I don't recognize you. Your face is swollen. You're really ugly. You're not my type."
"I only like pretty women like my wife, not tigresses like you."
Lin Xiuyan was stunned by these words.
Princess Anle gave him a cold look, knowing that he had acted foolishly again.
She took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, I have lost my token. You have seen the imperial edict. You can tell whether it is real or fake just by looking at it."
After she finished speaking, she handed the imperial edict to the Prince of Pingnan, her eyes cold and distant.
The Prince of Pingnan felt a chill run down his spine. The imperial edict was of great importance, and it was impossible for him to say that he did not recognize it.
If the emperor uses this as an excuse to hold someone accountable, the entire Prince of Pingnan will be in trouble.
The Prince of Pingnan received the imperial edict with a somewhat complicated expression.
He turned his head and glanced at Lin Xiuyan, internally debating whether or not to kill her to quell the farce.
However, this would force Ye Junfei to be furious with Princess Anle, making his previous actions seem like a joke.
He hesitated for a moment.
Lin Xiuyan had dealt with the Prince of Pingnan in her previous life and knew that although he was an old fox, he was also a fence-sitter.
When she saw the murderous glint in his eyes as he looked at her, she knew he intended to kill her.
She cursed inwardly, but asked with great curiosity, "Father, is this really an imperial edict?"
Before the Prince of Pingnan could answer, she snatched the imperial edict from his hand and deliberately turned it upside down, saying, "The words on this are like earthworms crawling."
"I don't recognize a single word; it's obviously fake."
Before anyone could react, she threw the imperial edict into the brazier she had stepped over earlier.
Princess Anle: "..."
Prince Pingnan: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Eunuch Yu tried to take the imperial edict out of the brazier, but the fire in the brazier was too strong, and the edict was made of silk. As soon as it was thrown in, it burned to ashes.
Ye Junfei was completely stunned by her series of brutal actions.
He felt he had truly married an extraordinary wife; she beat up the princess, burned the imperial edict—she was incredibly awesome!
He added from the side, "I also think that imperial edict is fake, after all, this woman doesn't even have anything to prove her identity."
Lin Xiuyan chimed in, "Right! I told you I couldn't possibly be wrong!"
Princess Anle's gaze toward Lin Xiuyan was sharp as a knife; if she could, she would want to tear Lin Xiuyan to pieces right now!
She looked coldly at the Prince of Pingnan: "Your Highness, burning the imperial edict is a heinous crime!"
Prince Pingnan originally thought that Lin Xiuyan slapping Princess Anle was already an extraordinary act, but he never expected that she would even dare to burn the imperial edict!
Without the imperial edict, the rest became much easier.
He cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Princess Anle and said, "Miss, you do not have a token to prove your identity."
"I didn't see that so-called imperial edict clearly just now."
"If the young lady wants to prove her identity, she still needs to produce evidence."
He paused slightly, a touch of authority appearing on his face: "If the young lady cannot produce any proof of her identity, then she can only be treated as a fraud."
"Although the Prince of Pingnan's mansion is located in a remote area, it is still a local vassal state and will not tolerate swindlers entering the mansion and causing trouble!"
As soon as he finished speaking, guards drew their swords and surrounded them.
Princess Anle took a deep breath to calm her raging anger.
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