The next day at the morning court, the King of Haoling issued an imperial decree: conferring upon Haoling Jiuyao the title of Princess Jing.
The entire court was in an uproar. Yet discussion was just discussion; those seasoned political veterans naturally understood the deep intentions behind the King's move.
First, it elevated the status and standing of the Grand Princess. After all, across the entire Great Wasteland, she was the only woman ever to be enfeoffed as a prince. Second, since she was a princess personally enfeoffed by the King, no matter how powerful her forces might grow in the future, she would forever remain a subject of Haoling; any ulterior motives would constitute treason. Third, the Grand Princess would not become the King of Haoling. Even if Princess Jing intended to become an independent reigning empress in the future, her regime would inevitably be a vassal state of Haoling.
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