Liu Wan could not help wanting to step forward and curse him, but Xia Siheng stopped her.
Clenching his teeth, Xia Siheng sneered, "Then you truly have misunderstood me. You've come at just the right time today."
"I have just delivered my betrothal gifts!"
"I've even handed her the deed to my Prince's Manor and the storehouse where I keep my money!"
"I should thank you, too. If you hadn't divorced her, I would never have been able to marry such a wonderful princess consort!"
"You're practically my benefactor! Someone, help my benefactor up! The ground is cold..."
Xia Siheng smiled through gritted teeth.
Xie Jin'an's hand froze where it was, his eyes widening in disbelief.
How could this be? How could the Ninth Prince marry a discarded wife?
No, this wasn't how it should be!
She was a woman he had thrown away!
Someone helped him up, but to him, it felt like an immense humiliation.
"Xie Jin'an really is a good man!"
"Without him, the Ninth Prince wouldn't have a princess consort!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Handing such a fine wife over to another man to become his princess consort. How noble of you, sir!"
The commoners' grating words buzzed in Xie Jin'an's ears.
The taut string in his mind snapped. His legs went weak; he could not accept this reality!
How was this possible?
Only now did panic begin to rise within him. Was Liu Wan really going to take his daughter with her and marry Xia Siheng?
No, he couldn't accept it!
He wouldn't agree!
"Liu Wan! You can't take my daughter and marry him! She's my daughter!"
Yes, as long as his daughter was still his, he had a chance to carry on the Xie family's bloodline!
*Besides, his daughter held such an exalted status. As