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

"Of course, Fangyi is my sister, I will definitely do my best. But..."

After a pause, Cui Lingyi continued, "I'll be frank with you. You all know that the young marquis has a strange personality. If Sister Fangyi can't please him, it's none of my business."

"Of course. As long as Lingyi is sincere in helping, then I can't blame you."

I don’t know what Liu was thinking about, but she looked very happy when she heard this.

She was so excited, as if her daughter had already married into the marquis's mansion.

But these have nothing to do with Cui Lingyi.

Soon, Liu took all the dowry left by Cui's mother.

Looking at the land deeds and house deeds of the two silk shops and three suburban farms, Cui Lingyi frowned.

She knew that Cui's mother didn't have much dowry, but she didn't expect it to be so little.

After Cui's mother got married, she had trouble getting pregnant. After finally giving birth to her, she was plagued by various illnesses.

She had to be taken care of with good medicine every day, and most of the dowry was also taken with the medicine.

Furthermore, the Cui family was originally poor, and Cui Zizhen's salary was meager. Over the past decade or so, a lot of Cui's mother's dowry had been spent on it.

Now that Liu is in charge, how could they give out so much?

Fortunately, we are even now, so there is no need to argue about it any further.

Fearing that Cui Zizhen might go back on his word later, Cui Lingyi simply wrote a document stating the three points of the agreement.

No one knew what kind of magic potion Liu had given Cui Zizhen, but her father didn't say anything and just signed and stamped the document without hesitation.

"Let Fangyi come to my courtyard later. I'll tell her how to dress and what to pay attention to when she goes to the Shen family."

Cui Lingyi blew the seal dry and put it into her sleeve.

On the afternoon of the third day, Cui Fangyi, dressed up, came early to urge her.

"Sister, let's go quickly. The servants reported that the carriages in front of the Shen family's gate are almost full."

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Cui Lingyi arranged her hair slowly. "Didn't I tell you that Madam Shen doesn't like women who are in a hurry the most?"

After hearing this, Cui Fangyi suddenly calmed down.

But after all, he was one year younger, and he couldn't help asking questions.

"Sister, do you really want to dress so plainly?"

"Of course." Cui Lingyi picked out a simple and elegant white jade hairpin from several hairpins with intricate patterns.

Shen Du looks cold, but he actually likes beauty.

A gorgeous person and gorgeous clothing, the more eye-catching the better.

In the past, she had put a lot of effort into this in order to please Shen Du.

To stay away from him now, you naturally have to do the opposite.

What's more, there are many noble ladies gathered here today, and she went there to express her feelings, so naturally the more low-key the better.

She had an extremely simple bun held up with a plain hairpin, and her face was without any makeup, only some lip balm.

She was wearing the most common white brocade skirt, which was simple and elegant.

"Sister, I now believe that you really don't like the Marquis!" Cui Fangyi touched her intricate and noble Lingyun bun with a smug expression on her face.

"Just believe it." Cui Lingyi looked at the pale face in the mirror and was distracted for a moment.

In the past, she tried so hard to please Shen Du, but all she got in return was a cold look. Now, he should be even more disgusted with her.

The two of them then rode in the same carriage, each bringing their maid to the Shen residence.

Mrs. Shen was well prepared. As soon as she got out of the car, a maid came forward and greeted her warmly.

"My wife invites Miss Cui to the back hall to chat."

Cui Lingyi tightened her hands hidden in her sleeves.

Since today is Shen Du's blind date party, others will definitely be there.

For some reason, she became nervous when she thought about meeting Shen Du.

Many noble ladies had already gathered in the back hall. When they saw Cui Lingyi coming, those who were already talking about her became even more arrogant.

"I knew she would come running over to show her face, and sure enough..."

"The engagement is nothing but a joke. She still dares to come. Does she really think she is the only woman who can get close to the Marquis?!"

"I was actually deceived by her fake engagement in the past! I really don't know how a daughter of a minister dares to get close to a marquis?!"

"She even changed her clothes and appearance. Is she trying to seduce the young marquis? She really put a lot of thought into it!"

"..."

The comments of the crowd were extremely harsh, but for Cui Lingyi, they were like a shot of adrenaline.

This made her more determined to stay away from Shen Du.

Seeing that Cui Fangyi was a little ashamed to raise her head amid the scolding from everyone, Cui Lingyi reminded her in time.

"Mrs. Shen doesn't like women who stand out too much, but she also doesn't like weak women. Since you are thoughtful, you should know that not everyone can enter this mansion."

Cui Fangyi immediately raised her head and chest, showing off her proud temperament.

Cui Lingyi shook her head and ignored her.

If her guess was correct, in order to prove that she and Shen Du had no actual engagement, Mrs. Shen would most likely go against her normal behavior and get close to Cui Fangyi.

Maybe she will really be given the status of a concubine.

In this way, even if she regrets it in the future, it will be too late.

I have to say that her mother's sworn brother is really smart.

Sure enough, she just briefly introduced Cui Fangyi, and Mrs. Shen immediately greeted her warmly.

"It is said that the Cui family produces beauties, and it is true. I didn't expect that the second Miss Cui has grown up so much!"

Cui Fangyi was dressed up by her, completely according to Mrs. Shen's preferences, so she was naturally popular.

Cui Lingyi thought about it and found an inconspicuous place to sit down.

Today's two protagonists - Princess Baohua and Shen Du - have not arrived, so Mrs. Shen is naturally not in a hurry to perform.

It also gave her some time to calm down.

In her previous life, she had been here many times and received instruction from Madam Shen.

Now that I am here, I feel even more dazed.

Soon, Princess Baohua came in with a crowd of people following her, and everyone immediately stood up and saluted.

Although a county princess is not as noble as a princess, she is still much higher than an ordinary noble lady.

Sure enough, after a brief greeting, Mrs. Shen finally began her performance.

"Lingyi, please sit closer so we can talk."

"Yes." Cui Lingyi stepped forward obediently.

"Lingyi, your mother and I were just like you and Zhongfu today. We were not relatives, but we were better than relatives. Don't worry, when Zhongfu gets married, I will help you arrange it and find a husband that suits your heart."

"Thank you, Madam Shen. Lingyi is very grateful!"

"......"

These few short words immediately made all the ladies present excited and they kept whispering to each other.

"It seems that the engagement was really just a joke."

"It seems that this Miss Cui has finally recognized her identity."

“…”

The high and mighty Princess Baohua was smiling with a smug look on her face.

"Sister Lingyi is really well-behaved. No wonder she is always by the side of the young marquis."

What he said was almost like asking her face to face, "Will you still stay with Shen Du?"

Cui Lingyi was about to respond when she felt a chill in her back. She turned around suddenly and saw Shen Duren had already arrived at the door, staring at her.

The entire back hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Du.