Shen Yuming was silent.

Even though he hadn't seen the so-called wedding gift yet, the words he hadn't finished were still stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Only at this moment did he clearly understand what it meant.

Fu'an doesn't know everything.

On the contrary, she knew everything. Whether it was the cancellation of the engagement or the so-called arranged marriage, Fu'an knew it all clearly. After knowing it, he was not heartbroken and did not want to stop it. Instead, he added fuel to the fire and even gloated over it.

But...how could this happen?

Chen Yuming opened his mouth, looking a little confused. Didn’t Fuan love him to death?

Because she loved him, the woman could tolerate Bai Xiaoxiao's unreasonableness, and even try to please her because of her own little emotions. She also sent opportunities that others could not get with great difficulty to him like cabbages all over the ground.

When did a woman who loved him so much start to not care about his life or death at all?

He was imprisoned in the Dali Temple for such a long time, and not only did he not receive any preferential treatment, Fu'an didn't even come to see him once. Fu'an was the eldest princess, so how could she not show up as long as she wanted to?

Fuan didn't want to see him anymore, and even wished he would be sent to hell.

But...how could this happen?

Just when Shen Yuming was lost in thought, several guards carried a large box into the Shen family's yard. Shen Yuming took a look at the things inside and his face turned pale.

Inside were some small things he had casually given to Fu'an over the years, including a flower by the roadside, half a plate of leftover cakes, and a cheap and rough wooden hairpin from a stall.

There was a whole box full of things like this.

Shen Yuming never wanted to put any thought into Fu'an, because he knew very well that he didn't need to pay anything at all. He only needed to use a little cheap so-called kindness to get the other party's wholehearted treatment.

As soon as he entered the officialdom, he was asked to hold a high position.

He could enter the palace at will, have the opportunity to see the emperor easily, and had countless benefits.

But at this moment, those things were thrown in front of him like garbage. The father-in-law who had the things carried in glanced at them coldly, and his eyes became more and more dissatisfied when he looked at Shen Yuming.

She is the eldest princess who is loved and cherished by the emperor. Yet, she has been neglected for so many years. How dare Shen Yuming!

"Her Royal Highness the Princess said that since the engagement has been dissolved, we can no longer hold on to your gifts. The tokens we exchanged before should also be returned now."

As the eunuch finished speaking, the guards who were moving the boxes rushed into the courtyard at the back. They collected red corals half a man's height, pearl strings from the South China Sea, and all kinds of rare treasures.

Originally, when she saw someone coming from the palace, Mother Shen was still hiding in the house and didn’t dare to show up at all.

Seeing that her son refused to say a word to her as his biological mother after coming out of the Dali Temple, Mother Shen vaguely realized that she seemed to be in trouble.

However, Shen's mother has always been mysteriously confident in her son, always feeling that no matter what happens, Shen Yuming will be able to handle it properly.

Even if the father-in-law read out the imperial decree granting the marriage in public, Mother Shen didn't think there was anything wrong.

Anyway, from the very beginning, she had hoped that Bai Xiaoxiao could marry into the Shen family, not to mention that she was pregnant with her eldest grandson!

But until now, part of those treasures were used by Lin Chunhuan to exchange tokens with Shen Yuming, and part of them were specially taken out to bribe Bai Xiaoxiao in order to make Shen Yuming happy.

But regardless of the source, Shen's mother had already regarded those things as her own property. Now that she saw someone trying to take her things away, she immediately became anxious.

She rushed out in one swift step, trying to snatch the mutton-fat jade bracelet from the guard's hand. Her movements were so fast that she didn't seem like an old lady. "You bunch of robbers!"

"You broke into people's houses and robbed them of their money, do you have any respect for the law?"

Mother Shen hugged the bracelet in her arms, turned around and tried to grab the twelve South Sea pearls in the box.

Each one is the size of a pigeon egg and emits a lustrous light in the sunlight.

But with the previous experience, it was not so easy for Shen's mother to succeed this time. As soon as she approached, a long knife was already across her neck.

"The Princess has arrived!"

A long shout rang out, and Lin Chunhuan followed the sound into the Chen residence. Seeing the scene in front of him, he raised his eyebrows with great interest, "Oh, it's so lively, it seems that I'm a little late."

"Fu'an?" Shen Yuming raised his head and looked at the face in front of him. He seemed to come alive.

He crawled forward on his knees, and it looked like he wanted to hug Lin Chunhuan's legs.

But unfortunately, before he could get close, Feiying, who had been following Lin Chunhuan, had already kicked him out, directly kicking him several meters away!

Feiying's eyes were sharp, but when he turned around and met Lin Chunhuan's probing gaze, his gaze slowly softened. "Chen Yuming is a sinister and vicious person. I am afraid that he will harm the princess."

"If I have behaved inappropriately, please punish me, Princess."

Lin Chunhuan smiled. How could she never realize that Feiying was so interesting before? Her eyebrows curved for a moment, "How could that be? You are also thinking about me."

"Bring it here."

As he spoke, Lin Chunhuan had already walked in front of Shen's mother, stretched out his slender white hand, his eyes calm and playful.

But at this moment, Mother Shen still had a knife on her neck.

Even the slightest movement would leave blood marks on the neck.

Mother Shen didn't dare to move, but she was unwilling to hand over the bracelet in her hand. Her eyes were red, "Even if you are a princess, there is no reason to take back what you have given away!"

"Once something enters my house, it belongs to me. What you are doing now is like robbery!"

"oh."

Hearing what Shen's mother said, Lin Chunhuan withdrew his hand without any reaction. Shen's mother thought that her provocation had worked and at least she could keep the bracelet on her hand that looked very expensive.

But the next moment, the long knife in the guard's hand deviated slightly, and the sharp edge left a bloody mark directly on Shen's mother's neck. "Stealing royal items is a capital crime."

"ah!"

The intense pain made Mother Shen scream, and she stretched out her hand tremblingly, with a large stain of blood on her fingers.

Of course, such an injury wouldn't cost her her life, but it would scare her and she couldn't avoid it for ten days or half a month.

Mother Shen's eyes rolled back and she fainted. Only then did Shen Yuming recover from the force of Feiying's kick. There was no ferocity on his face, but instead a look of deep affection.