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

Now, not only Zhou Shi, but Gao Manting also stared wide-eyed at Lu Huan in disbelief.

Soon, she felt a little embarrassed and tried to suppress her smile: "You... don't think that just because you said a few good words for me, I won't hold it against you for breaking your promise!"

Lu Huan laughed and said, "Manting, you misunderstood me! What I meant was that the West City is not peaceful, but the Ni Chang Pavilion is in the East City. We should have no problem entering the city tomorrow."

I only heard from Aunt He that my father-in-law asked about the mule cart this morning, and then went into town. I'm worried that if he got into trouble with the soldiers and was frightened, that would be terrible.”

Zhou's voice was devoid of emotion: "Hmm, I understand your good intentions. Manting, why don't you apologize to your sister-in-law?"

The young girl hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke up: "Sister-in-law, I didn't mean to."

Lu Huan simply smiled and nodded, without saying anything more.

Gao Yan didn't return until dinner time, and Gao Shangzhi followed him in, looking utterly defeated.

In front of Lu Huan and the others, Zhou Shi couldn't ask in detail what had happened, so she only told him that they would go to the Ni Chang Pavilion together the next day to have their bodies measured and clothes made.

Gao Shangzhi was clearly distracted. He paused for a moment, then nodded: "I understand. I won't be going to Yanjing City anytime soon."

Lu Huan felt something was strange, but didn't take it to heart.

Gao Yan seemed hesitant to speak.

The two returned to the west wing, and Lu Huan took the initiative to speak: "What happened to you last night? You seemed a bit hesitant."

"I have to go to the Prince's Palace with the clan leader tomorrow to deliver charcoal, so I can't go with you to make clothes."

Lu Huan covered her mouth, her eyes crinkling into crescent shapes with laughter: "You've been agonizing over this all night?"

"It's just during dinner; it doesn't last the whole night!"

After running around for most of the night and then spending the afternoon supervising the work in the backyard, Lu Huan felt sticky all over.

She went into the inner room and began searching for a change of clothes.

Considering that Gao Yan had also been busy at the charcoal kiln all afternoon and was going to the Prince's mansion tomorrow, Lu Huan didn't forget to take out his clothes as well.

"Ayan, you should take a shower later too."

Lu Huan didn't think there was anything ambiguous about the sentence, but she didn't know what the man was thinking, and his handsome face with its distinct features turned red visibly.

"I...I'll go wash up outside!" Gao Yan snatched the clothes from Lu Huan's hands and stormed out the door.

Lu Huan was a little confused, but still reminded him, "Don't take a cold shower in this freezing weather!"

Gao Yan was just stepping over the threshold when he heard Lu Huan's words and almost tripped.

He was gone for almost half an hour. Lu Huan had finished washing up, but he still hadn't returned.

By candlelight, Lu Huan held a large cloth and slowly twisted her hair.

Her jet-black hair enveloped the small figure, making Lu Huan's face appear even smaller, and her lips were even more rosy from the steam.

A pair of eyes reminded Gao Yan of the obsidian he had seen in the Treasure Pavilion before. Deep, yet shimmering with a bright brilliance under the candlelight.

He was momentarily stunned.

But the cold wind from outside seeped in through the cracks beside him, making Lu Huan shiver.

Seeing the man standing there dumbfounded by the door, she scolded him playfully, "You idiot! You came in without closing the door, letting all the cold wind in. Are you trying to freeze me to death?!"

"No, I didn't!" Gao Yan quickly squeezed in, slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

"What an idiot!" Lu Huan chuckled twice and waved to Gao Yan. "I thought you weren't coming back all night! Come here!"

As Gao Yan approached, he realized that the fragrance he had smelled at the door earlier was coming from Lu Huan.

This was a scent he had never smelled before, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Huan'er, you smell so good!"

Lu Huan casually tied her hair behind her back with a light red ribbon and picked up a soft ruler from the kang table next to her.

While gesturing on Gao Yan's body, he said, "That's for sure, this bath powder is made with spices that came from the Western Regions."

As she spoke, she waved her little hand in front of Gao Yan's nose, her dark eyes reflecting Gao Yan's own face: "Does it smell good?"

Gao Yan grasped the small hand in front of him and brought it to his nose. His slightly cool lips brushed against Lu Huan's palm. She felt as if some tiny insect had crawled from her palm into her heart.

A flush rose on Lu Huan's face, and she couldn't help but shyly turn her head away, revealing a section of her pink neck.

Her snow-white skin appeared even more striking against her long, black, silky hair.

Gao Yan couldn't help but move closer, his warm breath spraying onto Lu Huan's skin, making Lu Huan's hair tingle slightly.

She gave Gao Yan a weak shove and scolded, "Behave yourself, I'm taking your measurements!"

Lu Huan's slender fingers held the soft ruler, which danced across the man's arm like a dragonfly skimming the water.

But for Gao Yan, this was an even more unbearable torture than the acupuncture needles from Dr. Luo.

As Lu Huan moved, her fragrance gradually spread, growing stronger and stronger. Gao Yan felt as if he himself was covered in her pleasant scent.

Lu Huan turned her head and wrapped her arms around Gao Yan's waist from behind.

Although she appeared to have broad shoulders and a narrow waist, when she accidentally touched the man's back, it was hard and very strong.

Throughout the entire process, Lu Huan blushed as she measured and wrote down Gao Yan's dimensions on a piece of paper on the kang table.

After the most difficult part—measuring his waist—Gao Yan patted his chest twice and exclaimed, "How about that? My figure is much better than Gao Zhongbao's, isn't it!"

When the engagement was made, the Gao family sent Gao Zhongbao's clothing measurements, as well as the shoe sizes of everyone in the Gao family, to the Lu family.

Lu Huan just didn't expect Gao Yan to be so naive, even comparing himself to others in this kind of thing.

She slowly rolled up the measuring tape and said casually, "Of course, how can he compare to you!"

"really?"

The voice came from behind and above Lu Huan, and her back inexplicably felt hot. Her voice softened involuntarily: "What good would it do me to lie to you?"

"I do not believe."

Lu Huan suddenly turned around and pushed Gao Yan down onto the heated kang. The man's long leg hooked her, and Lu Huan lost her footing and fell down with him.

Their eyes met, and Lu Huan suddenly felt a little flustered.

She deliberately put on a fierce expression: "Gao Yan! Are you ever going to stop?!"

But Gao Yan changed the subject, grabbing Lu Huan's hand and placing it on his chest: "Huan'er, listen to me, isn't my heart broken?"

Unaware of the truth, Lu Huan pressed her ear against his chest, listening intently. She didn't notice, however, that the man reached for the candlestick on the kang cabinet and blew it out with a sudden breath.

Lu Huan's vision suddenly went black. She immediately realized that she had been fooled by Gao Yan.

She was somewhat exasperated: "Gao Yan! You did this on purpose!"

A lazy, slightly smug voice sounded in her ear: "Huan'er, are you scared?"

"I'm not afraid!"

Lu Huan used most of his strength to hold Gao Yan down firmly, and without any hesitation, slowly approached him.

The light red ribbon slowly slipped from the ends of her hair, falling to the ground like the unrolled measuring tape.