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

Zhou was clearly frightened by Chen Xin'er's fierce demeanor.

She took a small step back, her voice lacking confidence: "You...you, what right do you have to hit someone in the street!"

"Exactly! Whose young lady is this? She's so spoiled!"

Although the surrounding people were curious, they were also afraid of offending some important figure, so they all took two steps back.

This retreat revealed Lu Huan, who was carrying two bolts of cloth and walking towards the Ni Chang Pavilion from the crowd.

Looking at the two groups of people facing off in front of the door, she frowned slightly and walked forward: "Chen Xin'er".

Hearing Lu Huan's voice, Gao Manting ran over to complain: "Sister-in-law! Why are you so late? We were waiting for you at the door. This person inexplicably accused us of being thieves and said that the brocade in our hands was stolen by some big thief."

Lu Huan chuckled lightly: "Chen Xin'er, you're getting more and more impressive. You're even able to stand up for our upright and just magistrate."

Chen Xin'er ignored Lu Huan's sarcastic remarks, and instead looked Zhou Shi and the others up and down again, saying with interest, "Lu Huan, these are your in-laws?"

"good."

Chen Xin'er laughed so hard she cried, as if she had heard the funniest joke of her life.

"Hahaha! Lu Huan, you've finally met your match! The dignified eldest daughter of the Lu family has actually married a poor wretch."

You didn't spend any money, so dress your in-laws up nicely so they don't embarrass themselves when they go out!

Lu Huan ignored Chen Xin'er's barking and walked with Gao Manting to Zhou Shi's side: "Mother-in-law, let's go in!"

Zhou stared at Chen Xin'er: "Who is this little lady?!"

"The daughter of the Chen family in Yanjing City usually gets along well with her younger siblings."

“Lu Ruyi?” Zhou even stopped and glanced back at Chen Xin’er.

Now Chen Xin'er remembered. Her mother had told her about the farce that happened in the Lu family before.

She and Lu Ruyi were indeed close friends, but that didn't stop her from watching the spectacle unfold.

Realizing she had misspoke, Chen Xin'er quickly tried to cover it up: "Lu Huan, don't talk nonsense! I just saw that they were dressed in shabby clothes but were carrying such fine brocade, so I went up to ask them a couple of questions. What does it have to do with Lu Ruyi!"

However, this did nothing to change anything. Zhou's impression of her was terrible, which further increased her dislike for Lu Ruyi.

Gao Manting noticed that Lu Huan was gaining the upper hand, and dared to retort, "You call that asking a few questions? You're clearly trying to smear us!"

"Who knows where you got such brocade? Maybe it's related to that thief!" Chen Xin'er stubbornly persisted in her denial.

"This Miss Chen is really interesting. She's not a yamen runner, so why would she care where other people's cloth came from?"

"That's right!"

At this moment, after a long period of no customers arriving, the manager of the Ni Chang Pavilion finally realized something was wrong and came out from inside.

Lu Huan smiled and asked, "Manager Peng, do you still remember me? A few days ago, I bought quite a few clothes and fabrics from you."

The Lu family's affair had become such a big deal that it had spread throughout the merchants of Yanjing City; how could Manager Peng not know about it?

She recognized at a glance that the two bolts of brocade Gao Shangzhi was holding were from the Ni Chang Pavilion.

She nodded: "That's right, these two horses were indeed sold from the Rainbow Pavilion. Is there a problem?"

"No, no," Lu Huan immediately denied. "There's a happy occasion at home, so I wanted to have some clothes made."

The group chatted as they walked into the Ni Chang Pavilion.

Completely ignored, Chen Xin'er stomped her foot in frustration: "Let's go! We'll follow them in!"

Pearl grabbed Chen Xin'er's arm: "Miss, let's go back quickly! Let's not cause any more trouble!"

Lu Huan then deliberately turned around and chimed in, "That's right. Your Chen family has encountered such a major event, and you still have the mind to wander around outside. You'd better hurry back and sell a couple of shops to make ends meet!"

"You!" Chen Xin'er nearly fainted from anger. She screamed, "How do you know! Are you involved with those bandits?!"

Lu Huan sneered: "I think you've gone mad, seeing everyone as a bandit. Instead of wasting your time being suspicious, you should go back and think about whether you've been too arrogant and offended someone."

With no more excitement to watch, the people dispersed. Meanwhile, news of what had happened in front of the Rainbow Pavilion reached the ears of the five families and the military officer temporarily staying at the Du family's residence.

They all began to investigate themselves, especially the military officer, who genuinely believed that his political enemies at court were targeting him, while the others were innocent victims. They investigated thoroughly from top to bottom, but found no clues whatsoever, making it a complete unsolved case in Yanjing.

Back to Lu Huan's side.

Gao Shangzhi and Zhou Shi went to the separate rooms to take their measurements, and Lu Huan also handed over the two bolts of silk to Manager Peng, along with Gao Yan's measurements.

After the design was finalized, Manager Peng readily agreed: "Don't worry, young mistress, if there's no need for embroidery, it can be delivered to your door in three days."

Gao Manting was already overwhelmed by the variety of silks displayed on the wall.

"Sister-in-law, are all of these alright?"

Lu Huan looked around the lobby but didn't see any particularly expensive fabrics. She nodded, "Anything here is fine. But you're young, so you don't need to wear anything too bright. You can choose some lighter colors."

Gao Manting was wearing something she got from Lu Ruyi today. It was a light green color, but the embroidered flowers on it were very bright and colorful, making it look somewhat out of place on her.

She pointed to a light purple dress on the wall and said, "I want to try that one on."

The manager glanced at Gao Manting's figure and led her to a private room, saying as they walked, "Miss, this dress might be a bit long. Please try it on first. If you're sure you want to buy it, it can be altered, and it should be done within three days."

Lu Huan didn't plan to make new clothes, so she just sat in a corner of the lobby drinking tea.

Even though Gao Manting tried on several outfits, Zhou Shi was getting a little impatient, but Lu Huan didn't urge her.

Finally, dressed in a gown, she walked up to Lu Huan and Zhou Shi and asked, "Sister-in-law, is this outfit alright?"

The light pink, diagonally-buttoned long gown, with a circle of floral and butterfly patterns embroidered around the edges, looks like a little girl playing on the grass, with a touch of wild and lively charm, much more suitable than the previous one.

“Okay.” Lu Huan’s eyes flickered, and then she said to Zhou Shi, “I really envy Manting, she has two sisters-in-law who love her.”

Gao Manting was about to say something, but after hearing Lu Huan's words, she quickly changed her mind. She walked to Zhou Shi's side and said coquettishly, "Mother, look, my sister-in-law has bought me new clothes, can you buy me some jewelry too? I can't let my brother down!"

Since she had already brought up Gao Zhongbao, how could Zhou refuse? She could only reluctantly agree.

But Gao Shangzhi had no patience to go shopping with the women, so he made up an excuse and disappeared.

Gao Manting clung to Zhou Shi, while Lu Huan lagged behind.

Shi Dong, who hadn't shown up before, walked into the jewelry shop and stopped three feet away from Lu Huan. He whispered, "Boss, I've done what you asked me to do."