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"Uncle, what you're wearing is something I made for my future husband. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to continue wearing it?"

Gao Zhongbao, who was already facing the door, stiffly turned around upon hearing Lu Huan's words and asked incredulously, "What did you say?"

“I said, the wedding dress you’re wearing is for my husband. Please take it off now and give it back to me!”

After saying that, she immediately took Gao Yan's arm, thinking she was speaking quietly, but even the villagers who came back into the courtyard heard her.

"Ayan, this is an emergency. We can't find a suitable wedding dress for the time being, so please make do with this for now. I'll make it up to you later!"

Ever since Lu Huan dragged Gao Yan to Granny Gu's side, he has never been clear-headed.

His long eyelashes fluttered rapidly as he racked his brain: How could he make it up to him?

He asked blankly, "What did you call me?"

"Ayan! Have you gone mad?!"

Before Gao Yan could express his opinion, Gao Zhongbao interrupted him.

"Then what should I wear?"

"Exactly! Lu Huan, how can you be so stingy! Can't you let Brother Zhongbao wear it a little longer?"

Lu Huan resisted the urge to roll her eyes, not wanting to pay any attention to the couple.

"Lu Ruyi, don't you think you two are ridiculous? As the elder sister-in-law, how can I possibly dictate what my brother-in-law, who is barely twenty, wears!"

Seeing that Granny Gu nodded slightly, Chief Gao chimed in, "Yes, Zhongbao, just take it off. You've already finished your ancestral worship anyway; it's just a formality at the ancestral hall. Don't make a scene!"

"Who exactly made this mess of things!"

At this moment, there was no longer any tenderness or affection in Gao Zhongbao's eyes, only resentment after being humiliated.

He glared fiercely at Lu Huan: "Fine! I'll take it off!"

He turned and walked angrily towards the backyard.

To make matters worse, Lu Huan added fuel to the fire: "Don't break it! If you break even a little bit, you'll have to pay me back the original price!"

Gao Zhongbao's back visibly stiffened for a moment, as if his anger had been pricked by a needle, and most of it dissipated.

Lu Ruyi feigned pitifulness, saying, "Sister, why are you being so aggressive! If you had accidentally used my things, I definitely wouldn't have made such a fuss; I would have just given them to you!"

Ah--

Lu Huan sneered. Lu Ruyi still had the mood to play the innocent white lotus at a time like this.

I just don't know if she'll be able to sit still any longer!

Lu Huan bent her knees and performed a full bow to Granny Gu, until she was squatting on the ground.

Granny Gu nodded in satisfaction. This girl was indeed remarkable. Although she was born into a merchant family, she was well-mannered and never acted rudely or arrogantly. She was truly worthy of being recognized by the Princess.

"I am very grateful for the trouble you have caused today, Your Highness and the nanny. However, I have one more request."

"Tell me about it."

"I would like to trouble you gentlemen to go to the new house in the backyard for me. Have the servants of the Lu family move my dowry out and deliver it to Gao Yan's room."

Lu Ruyi screamed, "No! Lu Huan, that's me..."

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly realized she couldn't continue.

Although everyone present guessed that the mistake of getting into the wrong bridal sedan chair was the work of Li and Lu Ruyi, it was different when they admitted it themselves.

She immediately changed her tune: "Lu Huan, you know, all those dowries were prepared by my mother herself!"

Lu Huan smiled slightly: "That's right. But we got into the wrong bridal sedan chair, so we didn't get any dowry."

"I simply asked them to return the items to their rightful owners. Was there anything wrong with that?"

Lu Ruyi was speechless, only able to purse her lips tightly, her eyes filled with tears, and she truly looked quite heartbroken.

Granny Gu took Lu Huan's hand and gently squeezed it. This girl was really good at infuriating people, but she only infuriated outsiders, so Granny Gu was particularly happy to watch the show.

Since being bestowed upon the Prince of Yan's residence by the Emperor and then following the Prince of Yan to his fiefdom, the women in the inner quarters have been outwardly obedient, so she has turned a blind eye and not interfered too much in the affairs of the inner quarters.

It's been a long time since I've seen a scene where "you secretly want to pull someone's hair, but you have to smile on the surface."

"It's such a small matter, of course I can agree to it." Granny Gu smiled and nodded slightly to the head guard.

The head guard accepted the order and clasped his hands in a fist salute: "We would be grateful if the clan chief could send someone to escort us there."

Chief Gao gestured to his youngest grandson.

He is only six or seven years old this year, and he used to visit the Gao family often with his mother.

However, at that time, Zhou always said that Gao Zhongbao was focused on his studies and should not be disturbed, so later the grandson became less willing to come.

But he knew the general layout of the Gao family's backyard.

The little guy looked at the group of royal guards without any fear. Instead, he thought they were all majestic, strong, and imposing.

Compared to them, Gao Zhongbao is like a rat crossing the street, making people feel unlucky!

Lu Huan didn't forget to add, "Captain, please tell the servants from the Lu family to bring out all the ebony furniture from the new house. That's part of my dowry!"

"My goodness! No wonder that thousand-craft canopy bed looked so beautiful; it was made of ebony!"

"You're not very knowledgeable! A small ebony ornament can easily cost twenty or thirty taels of silver. Just imagine how much a whole set of furniture would cost!"

"It should cost at least two thousand taels!"

"laugh--"

"What do you mean!"

"What are you daydreaming about? The labor cost for that canopy bed alone is more than a thousand taels of silver, not to mention the price of all that timber!"

After everyone did the math, they figured this set of furniture must cost tens of thousands of taels of silver!

Good heavens! The Gao family is about to become rich! One daughter-in-law is already this wealthy! What would happen if there were two!

Many people secretly harbored ulterior motives: With so much money, it wouldn't be too much to give them ten or twenty taels of silver for free!

Hearing the chatter, Lu Ruyi finally snapped out of her daze: "Lu Huan! You've moved all the furniture out of the new house! Where are Zhongbao and I going to sleep tonight?!"

"Don't you find it ridiculous to ask this question? Does that mean that without my dowry, my brother-in-law has been sleeping on the floor for the past twenty years?"

Instead of getting entangled with me here, you might as well send someone back to inform your father and have him send your dowry over.

It's not even noon yet, you still have time!

Gao Yan watched as Lu Huan slaughtered everyone in his path, leaving them speechless. For the first time, he realized that someone could live so freely, as if they were radiating light.

The gazes fixed on Lu Huan became increasingly focused.

Gao Zhongbao had just changed his clothes and returned from the backyard when he was struck by a bolt from the blue—the bed he slept in that night was gone.

His expression grew increasingly ashen; he looked less like someone celebrating a wedding and more like someone in the family had died.

He handed the clothes he had changed out of to Lu Huan, his eyes still slightly red, as if he had been wronged and had secretly cried.

It was as if it were condemning Lu Huan for being unreasonable and that they had no choice but to give in to her.

Lu Huan's face showed a hint of mockery. Even in this situation, Gao Zhongbao was still putting on a show in front of him.

Why didn't I notice before that he loves acting so much! He and Lu Ruyi are a good match: one is an innocent, pure woman, and the other is a master of acting.

Lu Huan didn't reach out, but gently nudged Gao Yan: "Aren't you going to take it and change? By the way, where is your room? I'll ask a few aunties to help you tidy up. After we've finished our wedding ceremony, the bridal chamber should be ready."

Gao Yan took the clothes, feeling a sense of absurdity that even wearing the dragon robe didn't make him the crown prince.

He took a deep breath and pointed to the woodshed that Gao Shangzhi had mentioned earlier.

That's my room.