Ling Wentian raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Yuan: "Girl, did you hear that? If anything happens, you have grandpa to protect you, so you don't have to be afraid. Now that you have nothing to worry about, can you prepare for the ceremony of joining the clan with peace of mind?"

"Grandpa, I can't seem to find a reason to refuse. You've been so good to me, what can I do to repay you?"

Li Yuan looked at Ling Wentian helplessly, biting her lips in distress. It was hard to imagine, if there was no Ling family, would there be the Li Yuan of today?

It seemed that she had nothing but gratitude towards the Ling family.

"Silly child, you said you wanted to repay your kindness, but what about us? Should we also measure the value of what you have contributed to Lingjia Manor over the years and repay you one by one?"

Ling Wuya sighed softly, pushed Li Yuan onto the chair behind him, and patted her head gently: "Girl, the fact that our family can live in peace like this is a fate created by God. It has nothing to do with any interests, don't you think?"

Mu Qing held her in his arms, tears in his eyes: "God has mercy on you, you were so young at that time, when Yun'er brought you back, you were shivering with cold, like an abandoned puppy, but it was you who made me want to hug you at the first sight of you, I wanted to hold you in my arms and love you well. If my unfortunate daughter were still alive, she would be about the same age as you, girl, you can replace her and be our second daughter, okay?"

Mu Qing seldom mentioned her second daughter who died young, but every time she did, her tears flowed like a flood that she couldn't stop. Seeing her tears falling non-stop, Ling Wuya and Ling Yi quickly winked at Ling Yun and Li Yuan, fearing that if she continued crying like this, they wouldn't know when she would die.

Li Yuan's eyes turned red after being told this warm family. After receiving the hint from the two, a smile slowly appeared in her eyes. She leaned on Mu Qing's arms and nodded vigorously with tears in her eyes: "Yuan'er is willing, willing to be your daughter, willing to be the younger sister of my brother and sister, willing to be my grandfather's granddaughter, willing, willing, willing..."

That night, in the main courtyard of Lingjiazhuang, the whole room and the whole yard were filled with warm and cozy colors, and there was constant laughter and joy, which made Lingjiazhuang, which was originally immersed in a tense and uneasy atmosphere, completely lively.

In the days that followed, all the staff of Lingjiazhuang took action, decorating the villa while sending out invitations to the world, officially deciding that on February 16th, Li Yuan would be adopted as the second lady of Lingjiazhuang and officially included in the family tree.

By the time all parties received the post, the most exhausting stage had already passed, but judging by the reactions, some were happy while others were worried!

The first person who felt mixed emotions was Li Yuan's biological father, Li Hongtao of Prince Kang's Mansion.

Looking at the gold-embossed invitation in his hand, Li Hongtao slapped the table, startling Princess Kang so much that her hand trembled suddenly.

"Your Majesty, you scared me to death. It's a good thing for our Kangwang Mansion that Li Yuan, that little girl, is favored by Lingjia Manor. Why are you so angry?"

Princess Kang was born beautiful. Even though she was over 40, she still looked as pretty as a flower because she took good care of herself.

Seeing that Li Hongtao was unhappy and angry, Princess Kang was confused for a moment. She frowned, handed him tea, and slowly stroked his back: "If the prince is not willing to go, we can prepare some gifts and send someone to show our appreciation. Why are you so angry?"

With a "bang", Li Hongtao threw the teacup in his hand and glared at Princess Kang with a gloomy face: "What do you know? No matter what, Li Yuan is still my daughter, but does Ling Wuya take me seriously? To adopt my daughter as his adopted daughter, did he approve me? Did he tell us? It's obvious that he doesn't take me seriously. This is a blatant slap in the face!"

"And that damn girl, she didn't know to go back to the palace first after she came back, but she actually ran to Lingjiazhuang. She didn't even realize what month it is now, and she still has the mood to be someone else's adopted daughter. Does she think I'm dead? I'm alive and well, but she actually ran to someone else's house to be a daughter. What does she mean? What does she mean!"

He originally thought that the idea of ​​recognizing relatives was just a verbal statement made by Lingjiazhuang, but he never imagined that Lingjiazhuang not only took it seriously, but also made it such a grand event. After the Four Nations Festival, who didn't know that Li Yuan was his daughter?

Now, look what’s wrong. She is not an orphan and has no one to rely on, but she actually runs away to be the daughter of Lingjiazhuang. Where does she want to put him as her father?

It turns out that adoption in Mei Country also has certain restrictions. One of them is that the first condition for adoption is that the other party is an orphan. But Li Yuan clearly does not meet the requirements, but the Ling family still dares to violate the law. Why?

Without even having to think about it, Li Hongtao knew the other party's purpose.

Considering that they abused Li Yuan first seven years ago and the Ling family adopted Li Yuan later, even though many years have passed, it is not difficult to produce evidence to prove that Li Yuan was abandoned or even abused by them.

If Li Hongtao wants to make a fuss about this matter and refuses to give in, Lingjiazhuang has plenty of ways to make him shut up. Not only that, they will also make Prince Kang's Mansion have a reputation for abusing concubines. By that time, not only will Prince Kang lose face, but I'm afraid that Concubine Mei in the palace will also be embarrassed, right?

It is particularly worth mentioning that they were able to produce evidence that Li Yuan had indeed lived in Lingjiazhuang for seven full years, but at Prince Kang's mansion, how many people remembered her, an ugly concubine's daughter?

No matter how low-key this concubine's daughter is, it's impossible for her not to be well-known, right?

Moreover, the adoption had been on the agenda long before the old man's birthday party, and all the procedures had been confirmed by the government. Even if a scumbag father showed up later, it still couldn't change the fact that Li Yuan became the second lady of Lingjiazhuang.

No matter how disgusted or unwilling Li Hongtao felt, he could only show off his power at home. If he really went to the emperor, he would not be able to utter a single excuse.

After hearing what Li Hongtao said, Princess Kang naturally thought of this and her face darkened immediately: "This damn girl, she is clearly taking revenge on us!"

Originally, she was thinking of waiting for Li Yuan to come back and then giving her a good lesson, but now it seems, training?

When she becomes the second lady of Lingjiazhuang, even if she is the Princess Kang, if you want to touch her, you will have to consider your own weight.

It was ridiculous that her initial thought was that this girl had provided a strong backing for their Prince Kang's Mansion. If her own prince had not enlightened her in person, she would probably not have thought of the other option.

"My Lord, this, this is absolutely impossible. Our daughter is having a hard time in the palace now. She has been like this for so many years, and she doesn't have a prince by her side. If something like what happened to Li Yuan really happened, how can she hold her head up in the palace in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Li Hongtao shook off Princess Kang's hand, turned around and glared at her: "How dare you say that? If it weren't for you, how could there be Li Yuan today?"

"Your Highness, what do you mean by this? What do you mean by shameless? Wasn't it you who allowed me to do this? Besides, you didn't stop me when that happened. Why are you so eager to throw dirty water on me when this happened today? I died unjustly!"

Princess Kang felt so aggrieved that her tears kept falling down. As she cried, she looked at Li Hongtao with resentment and kept complaining about what happened seven years ago. Li Hongtao became even more annoyed by her.

"Shut up. You don't want to think about how to deal with this now. You just cry. Can crying solve the problem?"

Because of this incident, he was on the verge of going berserk and couldn't calm down at all. Now that Princess Kang was making such a fuss again, he felt his brain was buzzing and he was so annoyed that it was natural for him to speak in a bad tone.

Fortunately, Princess Kang understood Li Hongtao. After feeling wronged and irritated, she slowly calmed down. She picked up the dazzling red note on the table. After a long silence, she suddenly looked up at Li Hongtao and said, "Your Highness, this note was indeed sent to you by Ling Wuya. Does that mean that the other party's original intention may not be to humiliate you? After all, according to Ling Wuya's personality, it does not seem like a humiliation."

Before Princess Kang finished speaking, Li Hongtao turned around abruptly, grabbed the invitation in her hand and read it carefully again, but after looking at it, he still felt that it was no different from an ordinary invitation. He frowned and asked Princess Kang: "Why do you think so?"

"Everyone knows that Li Yuan is a concubine of our palace. Although she is a concubine, she has earned face for herself this time, letting people know her origins. Didn't you say that this daughter had a bad health since childhood and was given away? Now, can't you make up for it and take the opportunity to push it to Lingjiazhuang? Wouldn't everyone be happy?"

Rather than bringing shame to Prince Kang's Mansion and causing Concubine Mei in the palace to be criticized and rebuked, Princess Kang would rather maintain good relations with the Ling family, even if it means bowing to Li Yuan.

When she said this, Li Hongtao's eyes really lit up: "This is a good idea. It won't make us lose face, and the Ling family will get a daughter for free. This is definitely mutually beneficial for both parties. But, how much will the Ling family keep for us?"