When Su Xuerong and Xiao Yuan rushed to the Ge residence, they heard a series of angry shouts coming from the backyard.
"Mr. Zeng, how dare you!"
Ge Huai'an had never been so angry.
He was actually rejected by a sickly person!
Zeng Ling knelt on the bed, her haggard face laced with cold laughter: "How dare I do this? If I begged the Ge family to divorce me, wouldn't you be satisfied?"
Madam Ge shrieked, "Huai'an, today, today you divorce her! How can she be a wife of the Ge family, so rebellious?"
They still dare to take advantage of them?
Ge Huai'an was furious and said, "Zeng, have you grown too bold?"
"Do you know that if you're divorced, the Zeng family will absolutely never let you go back! You think you can go back and remarry? Don't dream about it!"
Zeng Ling stared at him coldly, her face resolute: "There's no need for you to worry about that, Ge Langjun. I'm not even afraid of death, so why would I be afraid of being homeless?"
Ge Huai'an and her son were speechless.
Zeng Ling's outburst last night still frightened them.
Zeng Ling looked at the panic that flashed in the eyes of the mother and son and sneered inwardly.
They naturally had no pity for her life; they were worried that news of their suicide would reach the ears of the Prince of Fenyang.
At that time, the Prince of Fenyang's impression of Ge Huai'an will be greatly diminished, and he may not be able to give him important responsibilities in the future.
However, the promise Su Xuerong made to help her get a divorce seems to be a long way off.
Zeng Ling felt extremely sad.
Madam Ge decisively declared, "Huai'an, we absolutely cannot let her step out of the Ge residence!"
Before Ge Huai'an could react, she immediately said, "Someone come here!"
Immediately, seven or eight old women and maids entered.
"From this day forward, you must keep a close eye on Zeng Shi and absolutely cannot let her die!" Madam Ge was furious.
Ge Huai'an hesitated, "Mother, isn't this inappropriate..."
Isn't this a disguised form of house arrest for Zeng Ling?
He was the one who caused all these events, and his mother's actions were so unfair to Zeng Ling.
"What? You feel sorry for her?" Madam Ge sneered. "Don't you even look at her? How can she carry on your family line with her condition? You're such a womanizer, yet you haven't consummated the marriage with her since the wedding day. You don't even find her attractive."
Ge Huai'an was furious that his mother knew so much about his private affairs. He said, "Mother, have you been secretly spying on me?"
Madam Ge sneered, "If I had known you had no interest in her whatsoever, I shouldn't have sent all your concubines to the estate in the first place."
She had been giving the women in Ge Huai'an's courtyard contraceptive soup in order to wait for her legitimate grandson to be born from her daughter-in-law's womb.
He even made a point of sending all those women to the estate before Zeng Ling married into the Ge family.
Unexpectedly, Zeng Ling, that ungrateful wretch, didn't appreciate it at all and always acted petty, crying and whining every day, which was annoying.
Ge Huai'an was somewhat annoyed: "Mother, why bring these things up?"
Deep down, he didn't actually want to divorce Zeng Ling.
Even if he divorces her, Madam Ge will still help him find other women to marry in the future.
He was never a conventional person and did not want to be bound by marriage.
Marrying was just a routine for him; it didn't matter who he married, as long as they didn't restrict him.
After Zeng Ling married into the family, she treated him with utmost respect and obeyed his every word. Except for her extreme act of hanging herself last night, she never dared to disobey him in the slightest.
If he divorces her and marries another, he may not be able to marry a docile and obedient woman.
He'd be annoyed if things got chaotic again.
It would be better to keep Zeng Ling.
Madam Ge, her face filled with disappointment and frustration, gritted her teeth and said, "If you want to keep her here, she's not allowed to step out of this room even once!"
"Eh? I had no idea that the Ge family had adopted the rule of confining their new bride?"
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door.
When Ge Huai'an saw Xiao Yuan standing at the door of the outer room, he was taken aback and hurriedly came out to greet him: "Your Highness, what brings you here?"
Madam Ge quickly gave a signal to the old woman in the room, who rushed over and covered Zeng Ling's mouth.
The maids and servants nearby hurriedly lowered the curtains to cover Zeng Ling.
Xiao Yuan didn't go inside either, but stood at the door and coldly looked at Ge Huai'an: "Third Brother Ge, is this how you handle matters in the inner quarters?"
He's caused countless troubles since he got married.
Madam Ge was quite surprised by Xiao Yuan's arrival, and her expression was not very pleasant: "Your Highness, it's so late at night, are you here to see Huai'an?"
Hearing her tone, Ge Huai'an hurriedly said to Xiao Yuan, "Your Highness, shall we move to the study to discuss this further?"
Xiao Yuan glanced in a certain direction behind him and nodded: "Alright!"
As Madam Ge watched her son lead Xiao Yuan away, she immediately said to the people around her, "Keep a close eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause any more trouble!"
"Yes, Madam!"
Zeng Ling struggled to push the old woman away and ran outside barefoot.
She heard that Xiao Yuan had arrived. If she missed this opportunity again, she was afraid she would really die in this cold grave.
He had only taken two steps when two old women stopped him and pinned him to the ground.
An old woman said fiercely, "Madam Zeng, since you're going to cause trouble, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Several old women rushed over to attack Zeng Ling, when suddenly a dark figure appeared from behind.
Zeng Ling didn't even see how the newcomers made their move before she saw those fierce-looking old women close their eyes and fall to the ground.
A slender figure rushed in and helped her up, saying, "Madam Zeng, let's go quickly!"
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