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"Need not……"

Lu Huan had barely uttered two words when Madam Xu pressed down on the back of her hand. "Don't worry, I just invited the Prefect's wife over for a chat. This won't involve you!"

Since the topic had come up with Zhou Shi, Lu Huan took out a roll of silver notes from his purse and handed it to Xu Shi.

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"

Lu Huan, of course, wouldn't tell the truth; he tried his best to make his intentions sound generous and selfless.

“When I was young, I read history books and found that after every major disaster, there was always a man-made disaster. This winter is so cold again, so spring planting and summer harvest will inevitably be affected.”

Therefore, I would like to donate one thousand taels of silver to purchase grain seeds to help poor farmers or tenants.

Gu Chengbing was worried about money and couldn't think of a reason to make the wealthy merchants in Yanjing City bleed.

Lu Huan's words were like a pillow delivered to someone who was about to fall asleep.

“Okay!” Gu Chengbing stood up abruptly and walked to Lu Huan.

Gao Yan instinctively stood up as well, blocking Lu Huan's way. "Brother, what... what are you doing?"

But Madam Xu was concerned about something else: "This thousand taels, could it be the money I gave you before?"

Gu Chengbing wasn't as agitated as before, but he still opened his mind. "It's okay, it's just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other, they don't actually need to spend any money!"

It's a pity the Qin family was targeted and hastily headed south. Otherwise, it would have been most suitable for him to lead the effort!

Lu Huan shook her head. "I'm serious, and this money isn't Ayan's share."

As I mentioned before, I swindled nine hundred taels from my mother-in-law, and then added another hundred taels myself, donating a total of one thousand taels!

“How can you say that! You actually sold all those pieces of jewelry!” Madam Xu disagreed with Lu Huan’s words.

She then said to Gu Chengbing, "Your Highness, since your sister-in-law insists, why don't you have the government post a notice to commend them, or send them a calligraphy piece? What do you say?"

Gu Chengbing laughed heartily a few times, then said solemnly, "Not only that! I'm going to make a big fuss about it!"

Gao Yan declared, "This is all thanks to my wife; I don't need to be included!"

Lu Huan tugged at him, "What nonsense are you talking about! If I didn't bring you along, how would anyone know if my Gao Lu clan is the Da Lu clan or the Xiao Lu clan?"

Gao Yan reacted instantly.

Lu Ruyi also had the surname Lu, and was from the Gao Lu clan.

If that shameless mother and daughter use my name to embellish their reputation, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

At that time, everyone will think that this Gao Lushi is Lu Ruyi. No matter how they explain, no one will believe them and will think that they want to take over someone else's place.

Gao Yan grew angrier the more he thought about it, and at the same time realized that he had indeed made some mistakes.

It was far less thorough than Lu Huan's approach.

Lu Huan squeezed his palm. "You've never paid attention to things like this before, so it's normal that you don't know."

With his wife's comfort, Gao Yan felt much better.

I secretly made up my mind that no matter which path I take in the future, I must never abandon my books.

Never let your wife down!

Gu Chengbing felt a soreness in his teeth again, so he had no choice but to turn around and walk back behind the desk.

He took out a large sheet of Xuan paper, pondered for a while, and wrote the four characters "compassionate heart and good deeds" on it.

In fact, he would have preferred to write "wise and virtuous" instead. If Lu Huan were just an ordinary woman, she would have been perfectly deserving of those four words.

But she happens to be Gao Yan's wife and his sister-in-law, so such a judgment is somewhat inappropriate.

Gu Chengbin finished it in one go, admired it for a while, and was very satisfied.

"I will have it framed as soon as possible and send it to Gaojia Village."

Lu Huan smiled and bowed, "Thank you very much, Your Highness!"

"I should be thanking you!"

Lu Huan seemed not to understand the deeper meaning in the Prince of Yan's words and did not say another word.

As for who the Prince of Yan used this title to deceive, that's none of her business.

This can be considered a blatant and overt scheme.

Gu Chengbin had previously looked down on Lu Huan, thinking that she came from a merchant family and was not good enough for his younger brother.

But her actions after marrying into the Gao family show that she is fully capable of being a good matriarch—managing the household affairs for Ayan, running the external businesses, and handling interpersonal relationships with colleagues.

The atmosphere in the study became increasingly harmonious.

Only then did Madam Xu subtly inquire, "Sister-in-law, I wonder if it's possible to get some more of those pearls we exchanged with you before?"

Lu Huan was somewhat surprised.

Given the Prince of Yan's arrogance, shouldn't he have gone through Gao Yan? Why is it the Princess Consort asking him?

Lu Huan suppressed her doubts and repeated the same explanation she had given Gao Yan before.

However, this time it was explained more clearly.

Unlike the previous dynasty, the Dai Viet Dynasty did not prohibit maritime trade, but families capable of developing shipping routes were extremely rare.

Therefore, ordinary merchants were completely unaware of the profits made by maritime traders.

This has created a situation where there are maritime merchants, but very few.

Gu Chengbin took her words to heart and secretly made a decision: once this busy period was over, he would definitely send someone out to sea to find out the news.

Mrs. Xu remarked with emotion, "The sea is so vast. It's all thanks to your maternal grandfather's family, with its large and prosperous business, that they were able to expand their business to such distant places."

Speaking of his maternal grandfather, Lu Huan felt a pang of melancholy.

What good is a large and wealthy family if you can't take the imperial examinations? If you want protection, you can only rely on others.

Like a piece of meat on a chopping board, how and when to eat it is entirely up to the person wielding the knife!

However, in this life, Lu Huan also wants to be the one wielding the knife.

In particular, Gao Yan still holds the same status.

Lu Huan looked at Gao Yan and gave him a sweet smile.

Although Gao Yan didn't know what Lu Huan was laughing about, his wife was clearly in a good mood, so he also started to chuckle along.

Gu Chengbing felt that his younger brother was too much to bear and was about to kick him out when he heard the shouts of the big monk outside.

"Yan boy! You arrived without even letting anyone announce your arrival!"

Lu Huan looked on with curiosity, wanting to see who the person was and how dare they shout outside the Prince of Yan's study.

Gao Yan grabbed her shoulders and pushed her behind the screen. "Huan'er, this person is very strange. If he says anything weird to you, don't pay any attention to him!"

"Who is it?"

"It's a senior monk. Stay behind the screen and don't show yourself!"

Lu Huan became even more curious, "Could it be that this big monk can read faces?"

But the next moment, Lu Huan remembered.

In my previous life, I heard that the King of Yan had a very capable strategist by his side, who was apparently a monk.

At the time, court officials used this to attack him, saying that as a Buddhist, his involvement in politics was a sign of impurity of the six senses.

But he didn't care at all and continued to do as he pleased.

Lu Huan couldn't do it herself, so she greatly envied his carefree attitude.

However, due to Gao Yan's strict guard, Lu Huan was unable to see the monk's appearance clearly and could only glimpse the blurry figure through the screen.

The monk's voice was very deep, but his robes looked somewhat tattered and faded, which added to his unruly air.