The cold husband can't warm me up, I don't love him anymore

In a dungeon deep in the Imperial City, Shen Du was lying on a small couch with his eyes narrowed, holding an unfolded letter in his hand.

The dim candlelight shone on his fair and handsome face, casting deep shadows between his eyebrows and eyes.

The thin lips that rarely opened seemed to have gained some thickness, and looked not so cold, but instead seemed to be smiling.

Suddenly the candle flame flickered, interrupting this rare moment of silence.

Xu Junyao staggered in and glanced at the envelope in his hand.

"Oh, it's not easy. Lord Shen is so happy. It seems that there is news about your little tail? Why, did the third son of the Yue family leave?"

"What's it got to do with you?" Shen Du seemed very unhappy about his arrival. He said this coldly and turned over to continue dozing off.

"Oh, it really is none of my business. Then why did you ask me to run back and make up lies to that old lady?" Xu Junyao said angrily and lay down at the other end of the couch.

"You want your mother to break off the engagement and marry your little tail, but what have I done wrong to be used by you like this? My father is the Minister of Personnel after all. If I am implicated by you, I will die too!"

"So much nonsense?"

Shen Du climbed up from the couch impatiently, with a layer of anger between his eyebrows, as if something good had been interrupted.

"I just have a lot, that's all. What's wrong with that? If you don't like it, then don't listen! Even the little tail said you were cold and uninteresting, and you still don't know how to change!"

"You talk so much, but you don't have the courage to go to the Censorate and criticize those old guys!" Shen Du said indifferently.

"Why wouldn't I dare? Um... what did you mean by Censorate..."

Xu Junyao jumped up and saw that Shen Du looked serious and didn't seem to be joking. Then he realized that he had fallen into a trap.

"Don't mess around, I'm not going to the Censorate... No, are you serious?"

Shen Du slowly sat up straight, folded the letter in his hand, put it in his arms, then raised his head.

"The stage has been set up, you can join in the fun. His Majesty's order will come tomorrow, and then we will proceed according to our plan."

Xu Junyao waved the folding fan in his hand, and his expression gradually became solemn.

"So, the old man Prince Yan is really involved with the Yue family? You did this to make your mother cancel the engagement?"

Shen Du frowned.

"Do you have to choose between two questions?"

Xu Junyao's eyes suddenly widened and he stopped waving the fan in his hand.

"You, you, you actually slandered the King of Yan for wanting to replace him just to cancel the engagement?"

Shen Du glanced at him lightly, with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

"I really overestimated your intelligence in the past."

Xu Junyao froze again.

"What do you mean by that... Could it be both? No, this trip to Binzhou did not find any connection with the King of Yan."

Shen Du shook his head, as if he could no longer tolerate Xu Junyao's random suspicions, and spoke lightly.

"We found some clues in the case of the Earl of Yong'an."

He reached out and threw a bag of files beside him over.

"Given your majesty's current situation, it is already very difficult to deal with the Yue family. If the Prince of Yan takes the opportunity to interfere, he might really benefit from it."

Xu Junyao quickly flipped through the files. "So, you want to use your mother's words to scare the King of Yan and make him not act rashly?"

Shen Du said nothing, just nodded slightly.

Xu Junyao slammed the file shut and became happy again.

"I told you, you can't do simple things! You are worthy of being Lord Shen! You kill two birds with one stone!"

Shen Du snorted, "That's because you are stupid."

"How can you say that? If I were stupid, would I have won the last bet? Tell me, did the Li family's grandfather say in person that the little tail dislikes you for not talking, being cold, and having no interest...ah!"

"what!"

A shrill scream suddenly rang out, scaring Xu Junyao so much that he jumped up from the couch and looked around in panic.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that he was still on the couch.

Not far away, an unknown man screamed, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!"

Xu Junyao hurriedly protected his butt and walked away without looking back.

If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his mouth and would be kicked into the dungeon next door!

A few days later, Mrs. Shen heard that Prince Yan was going hunting in the suburbs, so she took Xiuzhi and two other maids to Prince Yan's mansion.

After exchanging pleasantries with Princess Yan for a while, Mrs. Shen suddenly changed the subject.

"Princess Baohua, is the jade pendant from last time still there?"

"Of course it's there," Princess Baohua answered cheerfully, with a look of suspicion gradually emerging on her pretty face. "Mrs. Shen said that it was a jade pendant passed down from the Shen family, and it's also a symbol of the love between the young marquis and me, so it naturally can't be disposed of casually. Madam, you suddenly asked about it, do you want to take it back?"

Mrs. Shen's face turned awkward. She hadn't expected that Princess Baohua was quite sharp.

"How could that be possible? Princess, you are overthinking. Since it is something you have given away, how can you take it back?"

Princess Baohua smiled instantly.

"I just said this casually. Madam Shen, don't mind it. After all, the young marquis has been back in Beijing for so long, and I haven't seen him. I wonder what he thinks about my marriage with him?"

Mrs. Shen cursed in her heart.

——Bitch, my family naturally doesn't like you! It's my stupidity that made me give the jade pendant to you, a troublemaker!

I thought so in my heart, but my face was full of smiles.

"Of course my family wants to marry the princess as soon as possible, but he is busy with a big case today and doesn't even have the chance to go home! When he is done, he will definitely come to visit the princess in person."

"Oh, is it true?" Princess Baohua immediately became interested.

"Of course." Madam Shen lowered her voice in a mysterious manner, "I heard it was a major case that shocked the government and the public!"

"Shocking the court and the country?" Princess Yan suddenly threw away the tea in her hand, her face becoming a little uneasy.

This scene, seen by Mrs. Shen, undoubtedly strengthened her belief in that incident.

"Well, no matter how shocking the government and the public is, it won't involve our two families."

"Yes, yes, that's right." Princess Yan immediately took over the conversation, "It's more important to talk about the children's marriage. By the way, why did Madam Shen suddenly mention the jade pendant? Is there anything wrong with it!?"

The Princess of Yan is so considerate that Madam Shen wants to give her a thumbs up.

Mrs. Shen took over the topic with a smile and winked at Xiuzhi who was standing beside her.

"Princess Yan, please don't worry. This is a great thing! Otherwise, why do parents have to make the final decision on marriage? As mothers, we have to worry even more..."

Xiuzhi understood and immediately took out an exquisite little box from her bosom and presented it to Princess Baohua.

Hearing that it was good news, Princess Yan smiled.

Princess Baohua also happily took the box from Xiuzhi.

"What is this?"

There was a small jade ring in the box, which was crystal clear and obviously a top-quality item.