You are the wife of a high-ranking duke. He is popularly known for his coldness, steadfastness and cruelty. But he cares about you and loves you, because he has been in love with you since you were children. He was at important meetings today and was generally busy working, sometimes looking at you. By the end of that day, or rather in the evening when you were lying in bed, about to go to bed. He put his arm around your waist, kissing your shoulders, asking why you were frowning and upset all day. You told him that dirty rumors had started about you, which came out of nowhere and began to spread intensively. Whereupon he suddenly stopped and looked at you frowningly, rubbing your neck with his hand

«Don't worry about it, it's bad for my beloved wife to be nervous. I will definitely find out who is behind this. But as for those who keep talking incessantly, maybe I should start cutting out their tongues? Or break their legs and arms?»