She got pregnant after the swap marriage, and the scumbag's family regretted it so much they cr

Lu Huan realized that she had been a bit too harsh, and holding Gao Yan's hand, she said, "Ayan, it's my fault. I overreacted a bit, please don't take it to heart!"

"I didn't take it to heart!" Gao Yan felt that his words were somewhat ambiguous, so he quickly added, "What I mean is, the misunderstanding between us can be cleared up."

"Mm!" Lu Huan nodded with a smile.

As she moved, one corner of the headscarf draped over her shoulder.

Besides a plain headscarf, she wore only a pair of simple pearl earrings.

Gao Yan felt a little uneasy. "Huan'er, did you bring the thousand taels of silver notes that your sister-in-law gave you with you?"

"I brought it, do you need it?"

Gao Yan brushed the stray hairs from Lu Huan's ear and tucked them behind her ear. "We'll go to the jewelry store later and get you some new jewelry."

Lu Huan felt a tickle in her ear, so she moved aside and glared at him, "I don't want to! Don't you dare make decisions on your own!"

Gao Yan didn't understand why Lu Huan was so resistant, so he explained, "It was fine when I didn't have much money before, but now my sister-in-law has given me a thousand taels, and I don't have any places where I need to spend money."

Don't you women all like pretty jewelry? My sister-in-law has so much, you can't be without some.

Lu Huan's heart almost melted into a pool of honey. "Ayan, you're so silly!"

Worried that Gao Yan might have actually bought her jewelry in private, she leaned closer to him and whispered, "I really don't need this."

What they took was just a smokescreen I made out in the open; the real treasures are kept in the bank!

Besides, did you see the earrings you bought me last time in that wooden box?

Gao Yan thought about it carefully and realized that they were all silver ornaments; he didn't see anything made of mutton fat jade.

Lu Huan smiled smugly, "No one but myself can find what I've hidden!"

I believe that!

The mule cart soon stopped at the side gate of the Prince of Yan's residence.

The gatekeeper peeked through the crack in the door and saw the name card Gao Yan was holding. He then hurriedly opened the side gate.

"Young master, please come in!"

A servant led the two into a side room, while another servant led Shi Gu toward a small door for carriages.

"Please wait a moment, I will have the lady in the front yard inform you."

Lu Huan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Back then, she knocked on the gate of the Prince's mansion with a gold hairpin; now, all she needs to do is show her name card.

The two soon saw the person who had arrived, and it turned out to be Zijing herself who came out to greet them.

"Young Master Gao, Madam. The Prince and Princess are in their study. I will take you there immediately!"

In the study, both Gu Chengbing and Madam Xu's desks were piled high with account books.

Especially Gu Chengbin, even when his eyebrows are relaxed, you can still see clear vertical lines between them.

He glanced up and said, "Ayan, you've come at the perfect time! I was just about to send someone to look for you, but you've come to me yourself."

"Brother, what do you need me for?"

Gu Chengbing didn't even look up, pointing to a round chair on the side and saying, "I've asked you to meet a few people, so sit down first!"

Lu Huan, on the other hand, bowed respectfully to the two of them.

Gu Chengbing didn't see it, but Madam Xu secretly glared at him and beckoned to Lu Huan: "Come here quickly! We're sisters-in-law, no need to be so formal!"

"Propriety must not be disregarded!" Lu Huan flattered.

What he was thinking was: Who knows if he might offend the Prince of Yan and invite some kind of disaster that would kill him? Then all his rebirth would have been for nothing!

Lu Huan walked behind the screen, where Gu Mingying was also present.

The two bowed to each other.

Madam Xu pulled Lu Huan to sit beside her. "Alright, if you keep going on and on, it might not be over until dark! Mingying, can you help me take a look first? I need to talk to your aunt."

She wanted to ask about pearls, but she was a little embarrassed and didn't want to get straight to the point, so she could only talk about other things first.

“Ayan has been living away from home for over twenty years. I heard that the Gao family has never celebrated his birthday, let alone his coming-of-age ceremony.”

“That’s right.” Lu Huan didn’t understand why Madam Xu suddenly brought this up.

Madam Xu smiled slightly, "His Highness wants to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for Ayan, but the date has not yet been set. He would like to ask for your opinion."

Gao Yan, who was on the other side of the screen, also heard what Madam Xu said.

He interjected, asking, "I wonder what my birthday is?"

"The fourth day of the fourth lunar month."

Gao Yan looked at Lu Huan's figure, seeking her meaning.

Lu Huan pondered for a few moments. She didn't think Lu Ruyi would endure for so long, waiting until after April to persuade Gao Zhongbao to move south.

"I think we should wait until the fourth day of the fourth lunar month, have a small celebration among relatives, and not make a big fuss."

Gao Yan nodded in agreement, "That's what I meant too. Anyway, so many years have passed, I don't care about this."

The reason why Xu and Gu Chengbing brought this up was originally to bring the two sides closer together.

Since the couple had agreed, there was nothing more they could say.

Just then, two voices came from the corner.

"No!"

One male and one female.

It sounded devoid of emotion, cold and impersonal.

Yiguang and Yilan emerged from the corner.

Wearing night clothes in broad daylight seemed rather unnecessary for the two of them.

But Gao Yan still admired them very much.

He had no idea that there were two people hiding in the corner.

(Yifeng Yichen: We're still here!)

Lu Huan's gaze, however, fell on that slender figure and her slightly protruding chest.

That person looks like a woman!

Yi Guang bowed to Gu Chengbing and Gao Yan in turn, and then said, "His Majesty's intention is to take Ninth Prince back to Zhili once the weather gets a little warmer."

Thinking back, it just so happened that I was celebrating my birthday in Nanjing.

Gao Yan looked on incredulously, "What, back to Zhili?"

"This is His Majesty's decree. From now on, Yilan and I will always follow you, Ninth Master." Yiguang glanced at Yilan, as if to introduce her.

"Wait! When did I say I was going to Jinling?"

Lu Huan never expected things to change like this.

Another group of people were needed, and they wanted them to go to Jinling.

"And who gave you permission to stay by my side!" Gao Yan's gaze lingered on the two of them. "And you, you're a woman, aren't you? How dare you stay by my side!"

Not a single muscle on Yilan's face twitched.

It was as if she had never shown any expression since she was born.

"I am a secret guard bestowed by His Majesty, and there is no distinction between men and women. You can also choose not to treat me as a woman; I am no less capable than other secret guards!"

Gao Yan was about to say something when Lu Huan interrupted him, "Ayan, this matter is secondary."

She walked to the screen, looked at Yilan with a smile, her eyes full of admiration.

These are the legendary secret guards trained by Emperor Yuande!

After the death of the previous Emperor Yuande, everything was handed over to the grandson of the emperor, but later the entire army was wiped out.

However, some say that they covered the escape of the later Guangde Emperor from the palace and disappeared without a trace, becoming one of the great mysteries of the Dai Viet Dynasty.