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

"Him, look at him...is this still the son I gave birth to?" Mrs. Shen pointed at Shen Du's back in amazement, almost unable to breathe.

Xiuzhi hurried forward and patted her on the back, comforting her.

"Madam, the young marquis is of course your son. If you are angry with the young marquis, aren't you angry with yourself?"

After saying a lot of nonsense, he finally calmed Mrs. Shen's restless heart.

After a moment of silence, Mrs. Shen suddenly frowned, her eyes full of suspicion.

"Xiuzhi, do you think Zhongfu is really interested in that girl from the Cui family?!"

Xiuzhi was stunned for a moment and immediately shook her head.

"How is that possible? For so many years, the young marquis has never paid any attention to Miss Cui."

Mrs. Shen frowned.

"That's why I'm worried... With Zhongfu's personality, if he doesn't care about that girl, I'm afraid he won't even say a word."

Xiuzhi curled her lips.

"Madam, you are worrying too much. Who is the young marquis? Even His Majesty praised him as a young genius. Miss Cui actually dared to refuse the marriage. How could the young marquis not be angry?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Shen's brows slightly relaxed.

"Xiuzhi has a point, but now that things have come to this, there is no turning back... Has that matter been arranged?"

"I've already given the order. By tomorrow morning at the latest, the entire Upper Capital will know that the engagement was just a joke."

"That's good." Madam Shen narrowed her eyes, "Send an invitation to the banquet in three days to that girl as well."

Xiuzhi looked puzzled, "Will it not cause misunderstanding if we invite Miss Cui to come?"

Mrs. Shen smiled gently.

"If we don't invite her, people will gossip about it. Besides, I want to see if Zhongfu will still attend the banquet if that girl comes too?"

Xiuzhi nodded thoughtfully.

That night, Cui Lingyi ate a bowl of porridge and lay down on the bed again. Only then did she feel that she was really alive again.

He had nightmares all night long, and his face was pale when he woke up in the morning.

Although Bu Yun was full of questions, he didn't dare to ask anything.

Bu Se, on the other hand, didn't look too good when he came back from shopping.

Cui Lingyi saw that the news of the engagement had spread throughout the capital. She felt sad, but also a little relieved.

I believe that she will no longer be targeted by the noble ladies in the capital because of her close relationship with Shen Du.

In her previous life, she suffered a lot because of the fight for Shen Du. In this life, she let it go and felt relaxed and comfortable.

"Bu Yun, pack some things and go to Li's house."

The Li Mansion is the residence of my two uncles, located in Jixianfang on East Street.

As the car drove out of the house, she heard someone loudly mocking her.

"Hey, isn't this Miss Cui's car? Is she going to kneel down at the Shen family?"

"I'm afraid even if I kneel down, I won't be able to marry into the Marquis' Mansion!"

"I never thought that the engagement was just a joke. Mrs. Cui, why didn't she write a marriage certificate?"

"That's right. Watching a good marriage go to pieces right before her eyes! Madam Cui must be so angry that she'll crawl out of the ground!"

"..."

Cui Lingyi listened quietly without saying a word.

If it were in the past, she would have lifted the curtain and cursed him.

Then go to Shen Du to complain.

Usually at that time, Shen Du would listen to her quietly, then rub her head expressionlessly without saying a word.

But even so, her grievances disappeared in an instant.

"Miss!"

Bu Se suddenly screamed and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.

Cui Lingyi then realized that her tears had been flowing uncontrollably since some point.

She hurriedly grabbed a handkerchief and wiped it in a hurry.

After all, they were people she had loved deeply for two lifetimes, so she couldn't let go of him without hesitation. She wasn't that forgetful.

Now even this crying habit has developed into her.

"Miss, why did you suddenly say that you don't have an engagement? Do you really not want to marry the young marquis? I can see how much you like the young marquis..."

Bu Se finally couldn't hold it back any longer and started asking a bunch of questions.

Bu Yun also looked at her expectantly.

"Didn't I tell you yesterday? I didn't know better before and thought it was love." Cui Lingyi wiped away her tears with a cold expression, "I won't do that again."

Seeing the two maids' faces full of disbelief, Cui Lingyi stopped explaining.

It's no use saying anything now.

Only by showing through her actions that she really doesn't want to marry Shen Du will naturally stop people from gossiping.

In the previous life, Shen Du said that if you were a woman of the Shen family, you could not show your face in public.

In this life, let her start with the thing that she should not do.

She believes that as long as she makes up her mind, there is no one she cannot let go of!

The Li Mansion is a large house with ten entrances and ten exits.

Normally speaking, her uncle Li Jingtian couldn't afford to support her with his salary as an imperial physician.

But her second uncle Li Changqing took over the family business and ran the largest medicine cabinet in Shangjing - Xiancaoguan.

In addition, there are branches of Xiancaoguan in various places in Dajing Kingdom, which can be said to be making a fortune every day.

The servant who led the way welcomed her into the house and ran off to report the news.

"Master, Second Master, Miss Lingyi is back!"

Her two aunts were rare good people. Since they gave birth to sons, they raised her like their own daughter.

Before she entered the hall, her two uncles came out to greet her. When they saw her, they had inquiring looks on their faces.

I guess he has heard the news.

Cui Lingyi didn't wait for the question and spoke directly.

"Uncle, aunt, uncle, aunt, I know what you want to ask. The engagement is indeed a joke. I really won't marry into the Shen family. You won't abandon your niece because of this, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the two aunts became unhappy.

"No one dares to abandon our Ah Li."

"If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. According to my aunt, the Marquis' Mansion is not a good place to live. Look at your mother. She was tortured to death by the Cui family..."

Speaking of Cui's mother, everyone instantly shut up.

The two uncles also tried their best to comfort him and took over the conversation.

"Since Lingyi is here, stay for a while longer and let your aunt prepare delicious food."

"Thank you, uncle." Cui Lingyi thanked him and told him the real purpose of her visit.

"Uncle, I want to learn how to do the medicinal materials business from you. I hope you can teach me."

When these words came out, the two uncles and aunt were also shocked. Only then they realized that Cui Lingyi was sincere when she said she would not marry into the Marquis' Mansion.

"Lingyi, what happened between you and that kid from the Shen family? Why did it happen so suddenly..." My second uncle had been out and about for a long time, so he had a sharp mind and he got straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Uncle, there is nothing between him and me. We just grew up together. Now that I have reached the age of marriage, he should have arranged a marriage. If we get too close, gossip is inevitable. So I will just stop being with him from now on."

Cui Lingyi deliberately forced a laugh, "Why? Uncle asked this, are you afraid that I will compete with my brothers for the family property?"