"I think you should leave all the financial affairs of the Prince's Mansion alone and let me take care of them!"
Ross said, "Whatever."
"Ross! How could you be so spineless!"
The princess became increasingly angry at his nonchalant attitude and turned to leave.
Hearing the commotion, Luo Shuiyou, the daughter, ran out from the inner room. Seeing her mother's ashen face, she called out anxiously twice.
"Father! Mother!"
The princess said, "Shuiyou, come here, ignore your father! I'll take you out for a beauty treatment, and while we're at it, I'll have someone send over a few more catalogs of dresses and jewelry so we can pick some out! When we get to Perseus, the young master of the Feng family should be here. You should chat with him and make some friends."
Luo Shuiyou glanced at her mother, who was filled with anger, and then at her father, who seemed relaxed and carefree. She pursed her lips, said nothing more, and obediently followed the Princess Consort away.
Ross kept his eyes on the book, but his ears were still listening to the princess's words. His slightly plump face still showed an indifferent expression, but his fingers gradually tightened their grip on the pages.
—This wife!
He found it increasingly unbearable.
Why did he agree to marry her in the first place? Ross thought blankly, the one he had always loved was Zhenlan!
When he was first crowned king, he was so excited and overjoyed that he wanted to find Zhenlan and tell her that they would soon be able to live a good life!
Zhenlan's baby is already two months along. He wants to name the baby An'an, which means "peace and safety throughout life," regardless of whether it's the male lead or female lead. He wants to buy Zhenlan the most gorgeous wedding dress and have the grandest wedding with her before her belly gets too big.
After they get married, he will accompany her on trips every year and every month, to see the magnificent starry sky of the Galactic Empire together.
However, Zhenlan broke up with him.
She said that he had become a prince, while she was from a humble family; they were no longer from the same world, and forcing them to stay together would definitely not work out, so it was better to break up.
Rose was suddenly dumped and was completely bewildered, having no idea what she had done wrong.
He wanted to calm down before having a proper talk with Zhenlan. He didn't care about family background, especially since when they were together, he was just a down-on-his-luck nobleman with no parents, no close relatives, and not even as good as a commoner.
But after this period of calm, Zhenlan lost all contact with him. The Yang family had moved away, and he had nowhere to look for Zhenlan. Fortunately, he met Nancy Milne and asked her to help him find her.
Nancy mobilized the Milne family, but all they found was a wrecked starship!
Zhenlan died, along with her entire family, in the Star Tribulation!
Ross was devastated and drank heavily all day. He was so drunk that he couldn't make any decisions, and even the funeral arrangements for the Yang family were handled by Nancy.
In a daze, he didn't even know how he got drunk and ended up sleeping with Nancy.
Ross knew he had wronged Zhenlan, but seeing Nancy crying, he was helpless and could only reluctantly agree to take responsibility for her and marry her.
"...Zhenlan, I miss you."
Ross could no longer concentrate on the book. He slumped down, put it down, and looked out the window. The starship was heading towards Perseus.
Zhenlan had never been to Perseus before. Back when they were in college, they had talked about traveling to Perseus together and seeing the white holes...
If she were still alive—
Their child must be eighteen years old now...
Princess Nancy left the room, her anger growing with each passing thought. It wasn't until a waiter brought her the latest issue of luxury designer haute couture that she bought hundreds of pieces of clothing, finally managing to catch her breath.
"Ha, your father is such a good-for-nothing!"
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