Chapter 335: Marital Discord, The Princess Consort’s Proposal

Shen Shu’s sudden declaration shattered Xiao Yuande’s hopes.

He had few people left to command in the Prince’s Manor. Most answered to the Princess Consort, and his father-in-law was here too. Her words settled the manor’s position.

“Do you have any objections?”

Shen Shu asked Xiao Yuande.

“I leave everything to the Princess Consort.”

Xiao Yuande wilted like an eggplant struck by frost.

Why was a prince so afraid of Shen Shu? The reason lay in an old incident.

The Celestial Emperor had arranged their marriage when Xiao Yuande was still the Sixth Imperial Prince, at the height of his influence.

The Celestial Emperor had shown his regard by arranging the marriage. Shen Yongchang was one of the Heavenly Dynasty’s pillars, giving Xiao Yuande a powerful backer.

Neither liked the other. They had been married for years without sleeping together and had agreed not to have a child before reaching Great Ascension.

But the old rascal fell in love with one of the Celestial Emperor’s concubines.

He had known her before she became a concubine, but his political marriage required Shen Yongchang’s support. He hadn’t dared take her as a concubine himself.

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