The tiny tot barely came up to an adult's thigh, yet anyone could see how much force she put into that slap. She had practically jumped up to deliver it.
The onlookers did not dare make a sound. Princess Ximing had a point.
He had never cared for his daughter before, but now that she was a princess, he suddenly knew how to cherish her.
The slap left Xie Jin'an stunned.
His head buzzed as he stared at the little girl in disbelief. "You dare hit your father?"
The moment those words left his mouth, the Hidden Guards thought Xie Jin'an was about to strike and drew their blades!
Liu Wan also prepared to rush over and shield her daughter at any moment.
Who could have guessed?
Xia Wanwan impatiently slapped him again. "I'm a pwincess... you can't... yell at me..."
Xia Wanwan nearly sent Xie Jin'an flying. He clutched his face, his pent-up frustration reaching its peak.
Not only did his daughter refuse to acknowledge him, she had slapped him in public!
Such monstrous defiance!
Such monstrous defiance!
He gritted his teeth, about to explode in fury.
Then the little girl suddenly sat down on the ground and began to cry, rubbing her eyes with both fists and sobbing.
"He... was mean to me..."
"Gweat-grandmother... was mean to me too..."
"He wanted to choke me to death... make Mother raise his mistwess's child..."
"Gweat-grandmother... hated me... and hit me..."
Xia Wanwan cried loudly, even holding up the little hand she had reddened by slapping Xie Jin'an!
Liu Wan went over, picked her up, and soothed her in her arms.
Xia Wanwan sobbed, "I won't go with him... they hit me..."
"All right, all right. Be good, Wanwan. Mother won't let you go with him." Liu Wan patted her daughter's