The male lead went insane after the female supporting character gave birth to the main villain'

Sensing Fang Wanqing's affection, Su Yan reciprocated by giving her a curtsy, saying, "Ayan greets sister-in-law. Thank you for taking care of my brother all these years. You've worked so hard, sister-in-law."

“We’re all family, Ayan, no need for formalities. The sun is so strong, it’s making me dizzy. Let’s go back to the manor and talk.” Fang Wanqing led her towards the manor.

Seeing the two little boys looking up at her curiously, Su Yan squatted down and smiled gently at them, "You must be A Yuan and A Lin?"

"Su Yuan greets Aunt."

"Su Lin greets Aunt."

Two little boys bowed and greeted her like little adults, and the little girl being held by the nanny imitated them, saying, "Ah, A-Ling greets Gugu."

Su Yan, Fang Wanqing, and Su Zhan all laughed.

After exchanging a few words of praise with each of them, Su Yan and Su Zhan, the couple, continued walking forward.

As she approached the servants, all of them knelt and bowed before Su Yan, saying, "This humble servant greets Princess Chang Le. May Your Highness enjoy boundless blessings and peace!"

Since the imperial decree had already been spread, they all knew that their young lady was now Princess Chang Le, so they had to kneel and pay homage to her.

Upon hearing the words "Princess Chang Le," Su Yan's face paled, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

Su Zhan watched her with concern, thinking to himself: Oh no! I forgot to send someone back to tell the people in the manor not to mention the name of Princess Chang Le.

Hearing those four words, Ayan would probably be heartbroken again.

"Ayan?"

"Brother, I'm fine." Su Yan shook her head at him with a forced smile.

But she couldn't see how pale and forced the smile on her face was!

This forced smile made Su Zhan feel even more sorry for her.

He was also very troubled; what was going on?

His Majesty finally found Ayan, but then stole her heart away. And yet, His Majesty treated Ayan like a younger sister and issued an edict to make her a princess.

Even if they are sworn brothers and sisters, they are still brothers and sisters!

If they were to get married, that would be considered incest!

His Majesty has too many bad reputations; he's like someone who's covered in lice and doesn't care about the itch.

But he was, after all, an emperor, and apart from the censors and important officials in the court, no one dared to speak ill of him to his face.

Even if it were recorded in history books, it would only be one of His Majesty's romantic affairs, and would have no impact on the emperor's achievements.

But his daughter, Ayan, is just a young girl. If her reputation is damaged, she will suffer countless criticisms, be insulted by censors and officials, and even be written into history books, where she will be despised by future generations.

How could he bear to see his poor sister suffer like this?

We must find a way to make Ayan forget His Majesty!

By the way, although His Majesty issued an edict to bestow the title of princess upon Ayan, letting everyone know that Ayan had been found.

But his own brother should have held a banquet and invited dignitaries from Kunjing to the mansion to formally introduce Ayan's identity.

Once the banquet is ready, families with good sons will be invited to bring their sons.

With his daughter Ayan's beautiful face and kind, innocent nature, it's hard to believe that none of the good young men in Kunjing would dislike her.

If someone minds that Ayan is weak and has difficulty conceiving, then he should prepare more dowry for Ayan to take with her. He should also agree to let that person adopt his own brother's son and raise him together with Ayan. If he lowers his family's social status, then someone should agree to marry Ayan.

Of course, the premise is that one cannot take a concubine.

His daughter, Ayan, knew absolutely nothing about the privacy of the inner quarters of the household, and he dared not let her marry a man who wanted to take a concubine.

If he were to take in a vicious woman, his Ah Yan might not even know how she died.

Su Yan was unaware that Su Zhan was already planning what kind of husband to find for her so that she could forget Qin Yan as soon as possible.

At that moment, she saw Lingchun and Jingxia in front of all the servants, and smiled slightly at them. "Lingchun, Jingxia, it's been a long time. Are you married? If you are, I'll make up for your dowries later."

"Miss, we servants have been waiting for your return and have not married." Jingxia bowed to her with tears in her eyes.

Ling Chun was more reserved in her emotions; apart from some tears in her eyes, her face didn't show any obvious expression.

"Then you'll still stay with me from now on," Su Yan said, moved.

The two were overjoyed and immediately bowed in greeting.

Afterwards, Su Yan called over the old butler and other familiar elderly people. After exchanging pleasantries, Su Yan entered the mansion through the main gate with Su Zhan and his wife.

Her old courtyard still looks the same. Su Zhan had instructed Fang Wanqing to arrange for servants to clean the courtyard regularly.

Therefore, Su Yan can move in directly upon her return.

At dusk, Jingxia helped Su Yan bathe. When she saw the butterfly birthmark on Su Yan's lower back, tears welled up in her eyes again. "Miss, your butterfly birthmark is still so beautiful."

You don't know, but over the years the Prince has been sending people to look for you, and many people have impersonated you to come to your residence to claim kinship.

However, they don't know the shape and color of your butterfly birthmark. Every time I go to get my birthmark checked, I can tell at a glance that theirs are fake!

"What shape is my birthmark? What color is it? Is it pretty?" Su Yan asked curiously.

Jingxia nodded first, "It's really beautiful!"

Then he said, "Your butterfly birthmark has a shape where the upper wing is large and the lower wing is small and long. The shape is beautiful and smooth."

The colors are somewhat complex; the body is vermilion, the upper wings are pink with vermilion edges, and the lower wings are similar, so it's not a single color.

It looks like a tattoo, very delicate and beautiful.

If she hadn't seen the birthmark when her young mistress was very young, and if the old lady hadn't said that it was a birthmark her young mistress had since birth, she would have thought it was a tattoo.

Su Yan was surprised; she hadn't expected there to be such a complex and beautiful birthmark in the world.

With her identity fully confirmed, Su Yan became even closer to Su Zhan and his wife, as well as their three nephews and nieces.

Su Yan spends two hours each day at the Prince of Zhan's mansion with her three nephews and nieces, and the rest of the time she stays in her own courtyard. She even asks Jingxia to send a maid to the kitchen to bring her meals.

Every day, Qin Yan sent people from the palace to deliver things to the Prince of Zhan's residence for Su Yan. Sometimes it was jewelry, sometimes it was cloth that was rarely seen among the tributes, sometimes it was rare fruit, and sometimes it was pastries that were only available in the palace.

In addition, he would ask the guards every morning, noon and night what Su Yan was doing in the palace, whether she was eating well and sleeping well.

Being a bodyguard can be really exhausting sometimes.

They were secret guards, not maids or attendants. They could stay by Princess Chang Le's side and record all her movements!

But what could they do with such a ruler?

Of course, he used every trick in the book to disguise himself as a maid and sneak into Princess Chang Le's side. He recorded and carefully inquired about everything that happened to Princess Chang Le in her daily life, and then sent the information back to His Majesty.

For five consecutive days, all the messages he received were from Su Yan, who didn't even glance at the things he sent. Apart from spending time with her nephew and niece, she kept herself locked in her room. Every time she came out, her eyes were red, clearly indicating that she had been crying.

Qin Yan grew more and more anxious and agitated each day. He visited the Zhan Wang Mansion every night, but Su Zhan always stopped him, and he could not see Su Yan.

On the fifth night, he finally couldn't resist and became a thief, scaling the wall into the Zhan Wang Mansion. He then had his secret guards bring over the guards sent by Su Zhan to protect Su Yan before quietly sneaking into Su Yan's boudoir.

Seeing Su Yan's restless sleep under the still-bright moonlight, Qin Yan's heart ached.

He gently sat down beside Su Yan's bed, reached out and lightly touched her brow, trying to smooth out the fine wrinkles there.

"Um...Your Highness..."

Qin Yan was startled and quickly withdrew his hand, only to find that she had not woken up and was just talking in her sleep.

But it was precisely these delirious murmurs that made Qin Yan feel even more distressed.

Ayan called out to him even in her sleep, which shows how deep her feelings for him were.

But he didn't notice it in time.

For the past five days and nights, he has been thinking about whether Ayan would already be his empress if he had discovered it earlier.

If he had discussed the title with her or asked for her opinion before bestowing it upon her as a princess, would they have already expressed their feelings for each other and happily married?

The torment and pain of the past few days finally made Qin Yan confront her inner feelings.

He had actually fallen for Ayan the very night they recognized each other.

It's just that he deceived himself and refused to admit that he was attracted to her.

This has led to a dilemma for both myself and Ayan.