Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

Today, the Ninth Prince specially arranged to meet Xie Zhiyi in a private room of a teahouse in his name.

Since what happened at the last banquet, he realized that he had unknowingly fallen in love with Xie Zhiyi.

He always knew she was his sister's friend, and his sister often mentioned these friends of hers before she got married.

By then, he already knew a lot about her and had a good impression of her.

After that, they would often meet at banquets or occasionally bump into each other in private.

He went from having a very good impression of her at first to paying special attention to her every move.

Then I would want to see her every day, and seeing her would make me inexplicably happy.

He didn't know the reason at the time.

He only finally understood when the last incident happened.

It turned out that he had fallen in love with her without even realizing it.

He realized that this was a scheme against her, so out of concern, he secretly followed her out.

But I never expected her to be so clever and to retaliate so beautifully.

Although she wasn't the one who was plotted against, he felt an intense urge to kill the mother and son who dared to scheme against her.

Moreover, he couldn't help but think at the time, what if she really was tricked successfully?

He certainly wouldn't despise her, and he certainly wouldn't force her to marry such a person, because he would marry her.

It was then that he suddenly realized his feelings for her.

If he didn't like her, why would he have such thoughts?

After returning home, he thought about expressing his feelings to her.

Because he was already past the age of twenty, his mother was already preparing a wife for him.

He also knew that she had been looking at potential partners recently.

So he was afraid that someone else would beat him to it, that she would be snatched away, and that he would miss out on her and regret it for the rest of his life.

So he mustered up his courage and asked her to meet him so he could express his feelings.

He was prepared for the possibility that she might refuse.

If she doesn't refuse, then everyone will be happy.

If she rejects him, then at least he has already expressed his feelings to her, and even if they cannot be together in the future, he will not regret it.

Just as he was feeling anxious and nervous, her arrival came.

After Xie Zhiyi arrived at the private room, she first bowed to the Ninth Prince and said, "This humble woman greets Prince Ping."

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince immediately composed himself and said, "No need for formalities."

He was a little nervous at this moment. He was usually fine when he was with her, but his mindset was different now.

Xie Zhiyi sensed it, but didn't ask any further questions.

After the two sat down facing each other, the Ninth Prince made a polite remark: "I heard that Miss Xie is currently looking for a husband?"

Xie Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

His opening remarks, his special invitation to her today, and his earlier nervousness.

At that moment, she had a guess in her mind.

Then her heart started racing uncontrollably.

She immediately picked up the teacup, intending to press it down.

After putting down her teacup, she replied calmly, "Yes."

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince's heart was filled with turmoil. After mustering his courage, he looked at her and said with a firm yet tender expression, "Miss Xie, I am in love with you. Although our love is not as deep as the sea, it is only because we have known each other for too short a time. But you are the only woman I have ever loved and wanted to spend my life with. And if I cannot love you in this life, then I will not be able to love anyone else."

After hearing the Ninth Prince's explanation, Xie Zhiyi was slightly taken aback, and then her cheeks flushed red like the evening glow.

Her bright eyes held both surprise and disbelief.

Unexpectedly, she had guessed correctly; he had indeed fallen in love with her.

Accident?

Very unexpected.

happy?

very happy.

Because she, too, had fallen for him.

I only found out about it recently.

Because when she was being plotted against, what she was thinking was that if the plot succeeded, the Ninth Prince would definitely despise her.

She was horrified by her own thought and didn't understand why she would think that way.

I only understood it later when I went back.

Because she likes him, of course she cares about his thoughts, not about other people's.

But she kept these feelings to herself, because she felt that she was indulging in wishful thinking.

But it turns out it wasn't just wishful thinking.

He actually liked her too.

His words were so honest, and his expression so sincere.

She wouldn't believe him if he said he loved her deeply.

After all, she felt the same way about him, but their feelings weren't very deep yet.

At this moment, she tried her best to calm the turmoil in her heart.

After a long while, she slowly raised her head, her eyes brimming as she looked at the Ninth Prince. Her lips parted slightly: "Your Highness's feelings are clear to me. To be honest, Your Highness, I feel the same way. If I cannot fall in love with Your Highness in this life, then I will not fall in love with anyone else. Therefore, I wish to weather the storms with Your Highness and spend my life with you."

Xie Zhiyi wasn't one to be coy, so since both sides were interested, why waste time testing each other?

Of course, she wants the other person to know that she feels the same way!

Moreover, she knew perfectly well that she would definitely regret it if she missed out on him.

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince's eyes instantly lit up with ecstatic joy, and his smile was as radiant as spring flowers in full bloom.

A huge weight lifted from my heart, and my joy was beyond words.

He thought she was going to refuse because she had taken so long to think about it.

He never expected that she would give him such a big surprise.

She liked him too!

At this moment, his heart was burning with excitement and anticipation.

After calming down for a long time, he gazed at Xie Zhiyi with burning eyes and said affectionately, "Zhiyi, I promise here that I will protect you for the rest of my life and never let you suffer any injustice."

Xie Zhiyi smiled gently upon hearing this, "I believe Your Highness will keep your word."

The Ninth Prince was very satisfied and happy after hearing this.

Then he added worriedly, "But Master Jianhui has said that you cannot marry into the royal family, otherwise it will bring disaster. I'm afraid my father will not agree to this."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyi asked, "Then do you have any ideas on how to solve this?"

The Ninth Prince had already thought this through and said, "I don't believe in fate, and I don't believe that a person can bring disaster for no reason. Even if Master Jianhui is a high-ranking monk of our time, I still don't believe it. So I will ask him to retract his prediction about you."

After hearing this, Xie Zhiyi continued to ask, "What if Master Jianhui refuses to yield even at the cost of his life, and refuses to take it back? What will you do then?"

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince replied, "Anyway, I am determined to marry you. If I cannot persuade Master Jianhui, then I will request the imperial genealogy myself. From then on, I will no longer be a member of the royal family, and you can marry me."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyi continued, "So from now on you will no longer acknowledge His Majesty, Consort Min, and the Seventh Princess?"

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "No, they are all my family and of course I will not abandon them. Although I am no longer a member of the royal family, I am still their family. This is not contradictory."

After hearing what he said, Xie Zhiyi liked him even more.

Whether it was his willingness to give up his princely status for her sake or something else, he pleased her greatly.

If he truly abandons his parents and relatives for her, then it's better to be rid of such a person.

After all, if someone can abandon his parents, she can't expect him not to abandon her in the future.

Fortunately, his answer and ideas were very much to her liking.

So Xie Zhiyi smiled and told her the truth about what happened back then.

Then he smiled and said, "So, there's no need to worry about this. As long as Master Jianhui tells everyone that I gave the wrong birth date and time, and that the real birth date and time are not like that, then the problem can be perfectly solved."

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince realized what was happening and asked with a smile, "So you were testing me just now?"

Xie Zhiyi replied with a smile, "Yes!"

The Ninth Prince said helplessly, "If I had given a wrong answer in any of those places, would you have parted ways with me?"

Xie Zhiyi nodded and said, "You guessed right."

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince felt a sense of relief, as if he had escaped a calamity.

Fortunately, his answer satisfied her.

Then there are no more obstacles between them.

Moreover, they are both now at the age where they should be discussing marriage.

So the Ninth Prince looked at Xie Zhiyi tenderly and said, "Wait for me to come and marry you."

Xie Zhiyi replied with a smile, "I'll be waiting."