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What Zhou was thinking was actually similar to what Gao Zhongbao had imagined: the two daughters of the Lu family would marry into the Gao family together, which would be a huge win!

In particular, Lu Huan is going to marry Gao Yan.

In this way, wouldn't the Gao family have two servants at their beck and call from now on?

If the older child has a younger one, then Zhongbao's son will never lack servants and maids.

Fortunately, Lu Huan was unaware of Zhou's delusions, otherwise he would have definitely sneaked into her room in the middle of the night and given her a good beating!

Granny Gu thought of even more. After Lu Huan married into the family, the Gao couple would be Lu Huan's nominal parents-in-law, and they would have too many ways to control her.

"Have you really thought it through?"

Lu Huan gently squeezed Gu Mama's palm and said, "With the Princess Consort backing me up, do you think I'm afraid of anyone daring to mistreat me?"

She winked at her again, leaned closer and whispered, "Granny, you absolutely must not marry into the Li family!"

Granny Gu silently made a mental note of it, and once she returned to the Prince's mansion, she would definitely report it to the Prince to see what kind of shady dealings the little Li family was up to!

Lu Huan had already made her plans, so she stopped trying to persuade him and asked, "Clan leader, what do you think? Since Gao Yan is the eldest brother registered in the Gao family, it's not right for the younger brother to overstep his authority."

As soon as Granny Gu finished speaking, the scene fell silent. Only Gao Zhongbao muttered to himself, "What kind of elder brother is he?"

Even Gao Yan, who was standing a little further away, heard these words.

He seemed somewhat sad; a small shadow fell across his high brow bone, concealing the disappointment in his eyes.

Standing alone by the woodshed, he looked like a wounded little animal.

Lu Huan felt a momentary pang of tenderness. She hurried over and took his large hand.

My palms have developed thin calluses on the edges from years of working, making them feel rough to the touch.

Lu Huan couldn't resist scratching at the thin callus a few times.

Gao Yan felt a tickle on his back and struggled uncomfortably, but worried that he might hurt Lu Huan if he used too much force. He only dared to raise his hand upwards, trying to shake her off.

"Miss Lu, there is a difference between men and women!"

Lu Huan didn't care about anything else. She forcibly dragged Gao Yan to Granny Gu and, as if presenting a treasure, said arrogantly, "Granny, I think he's very good!"

The two men's hands were clasped tightly together, which deeply pierced Gao Zhongbao's heart.

He didn't know that Gao Yan couldn't break free simply because Lu Huan was strong.

In Gao Zhongbao's eyes, Gao Yan was half-hearted, coy, and lustful, a complete scoundrel!

Granny Gu chuckled and patted their hands, barely separating them. She then scolded Lu Huan as if in reproach, "A young lady shouldn't be so unreserved!"

Lu Huan seemed shy, but after a few moments of looking down, she looked at the Gao clan chief and Lu Ruyi and said, "Before I got married, my sister told me that it was a joyous occasion for sisters to marry together."

I think that if my sister and I each married one of the Gao brothers, it would be a beautiful story, and no one would say anything bad about it.

Lu Ruyi was overjoyed; Lu Huan was no longer going to compete with her for Brother Zhongbao!

As for Gao Yan, I had never even heard of him in my previous life.

He was either going to die young or he was an insignificant person, so Lu Ruyi didn't care about him at all.

Gao Zhongbao, disregarding the presence of his elders, spoke up: "Miss Lu, don't you still have the marriage certificate in your hand..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Ruyi grabbed his hand: "Brother Zhongbao, have you forgotten that we've already had our wedding ceremony?"

Gao Zhongbao coldly brushed Lu Ruyi's hand away: "We should still follow the official documents. Since there's a mistake, it should be corrected."

Lu Ruyi was extremely anxious. She couldn't very well reveal the truth directly: the archives of Gao Zhongbao and Lu Huan's marriage certificate in the government office had long been destroyed by a minor official bribed by Li.

It's all Lu Huan's fault. Why did she secretly save a copy? She caught her off guard, and now Gao Zhongbao is using it to reject her. She's more trouble than she's worth!

But she forgot that this whole thing was her and Li's plan from the beginning, and Lu Huan was just a victim who was forced to break the deadlock.

Granny Gu cleared her throat, her words devoid of any warmth, yet naturally exuding an aura that brooked no argument.

"The elders here have the final say; it's not your place as a junior. You can speak when you're asked!"

Chieftain, don't you agree?

When the clan chief was called upon, he chimed in, "Zhongbao, boy, don't say anything yet!"

She immediately put on a smiling face: "If you don't think Miss is at a disadvantage, then so be it!"

Since both young ladies have married into the Gao family, the Gao family is the only one who will benefit, so why would they refuse?

When speaking to Gao Shangzhi and his wife, Chief Gao put on a completely different face.

He sternly rebuked, "Dreaming in broad daylight! The second young lady of the Lu family is also a legitimate daughter. How could she possibly become Zhongbao's concubine? How would the sisters get along then!"

I think we should do as Miss says. It's getting late; we mustn't miss the auspicious time!

Gao Shangzhi looked at Zhou Shi, seeking her opinion. Seeing that she winked and nodded at him, he agreed: "Since the clan leader and Granny Gu have both said so, then let's do it that way!"

"But that marriage certificate..."

"We'll go to the government office together tomorrow to change it, won't that be fine!" the clan chief urged impatiently.

After Gao Zhongbao passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he had put on airs in front of the older generation. When had they ever seen him suffer such a humiliation?

Chief Gao felt a strange sense of pleasure.

Lu Ruyi didn't want Gao Zhongbao's attention to remain on Lu Huan, so she stepped forward and took his hand.

"Brother Zhongbao, let's go to the ancestral hall first!"

"Nonsense! There is an order of seniority. Your elder brother hasn't even had his wedding ceremony yet. How can you, as the younger brother, skip his brother and go to the ancestral hall first?"

Chief Gao spoke with righteous indignation, as if it was not the Gao family that had wronged Gao Yan for the past twenty years.

Lu Ruyi was almost driven to her death by the Gao clan chief.

She just wanted to change the subject, but she didn't expect that after the clan chief spoke, she and Gao Zhongbao would have to stand here and watch the ceremony together!

Gao Zhongbao was almost furious: it was clearly Lu Ruyi who said something stupid, causing him to be scolded as well. Now he had to witness his former fiancée become his nominal sister-in-law.

What kind of mess is this?! How did things turn out like this?!

He felt a throbbing pain in the back of his head, as if a small insect was wriggling inside his brain.

His arms were behind his back, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, completely forgetting that Lu Ruyi was still holding his arm.

"Brother Zhongbao, you're hurting me."

Lu Ruyi felt extremely wronged, but this feeling was quickly overwhelmed by the joy of things settling down.

In her previous life, she was a merchant who attempted to assassinate the wife of an official, committing two crimes: murder and disrespect, and was sentenced to be executed in the autumn.

Even if the new emperor prayed for Empress Xu's well-being and granted a general amnesty, she would not be included in the scope of the amnesty.

In this life, she will stay by Zhongbao's side.

She was no longer a plaything to be manipulated in the darkness, but the future wife of a Vice Minister of Rites, and could even become the wife of a Vice Minister or even a Minister!

Thinking about this, the little bit of grievance I suffered before didn't feel so bad anymore.

The next moment, all the color drained from Lu Ruyi's face.

Because Lu Huan started settling accounts with the couple.