After leaving the General's Residence, the Ninth Prince glanced back at its gates and snorted. Xie Jinglou has gone far too far!
It was the first time he had ever been thrown out of someone else's residence. Xie Jinglou was utterly hateful!
And Father, too-why should he tie my future to that woman?
If not for the sake of my comfortable future, who would willingly come here and put up with this damned humiliation?
He was absolutely livid!
The Ninth Prince still had no idea that Xie Xingyu was dead set on divorcing him. Had he known, he would surely have fallen apart even more!
After returning to the Prince's Manor, the Ninth Prince grew angrier the more he thought about it. Only after smashing an entire tea set did his anger finally subside.
No matter how aggrieved he felt, he still had to see Xie Xingyu. He had to secure her forgiveness!
He refused to believe that Xie Xingyu would fail to see his sincerity if he visited every day.
Women were easily softened. In time, Xie Xingyu would surely agree to see him!
The Ninth Prince's plan sounded wonderful to him, but when he went to the General's Residence again the next day, the guards at the gate stopped him outright. They said Xie Jinglou was away, and with only the women of the household at home, it was inconvenient to receive visitors.
The Ninth Prince was so furious that his teeth ached. Xie Jinglou was clearly taking revenge on him.
Wasn't this the very excuse Concubine Jin had cooked up at his own manor before? He certainly knew how to put it to use!
While cursing Xie Jinglou, the Ninth Prince also cursed Concubine Jin a thousand times over. If that damned woman hadn't pulled those tricks,