Ye Lanyin was both amused and exasperated.

It was clearly vomited out, so how could it have been stolen?

"Who stole it?" she asked cooperatively.

Linlin and Wanwan stretched out their little hands and pointed inside the curtain, "Look, that stinky beggar stole it~"

Hua Xin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Miss, why did that beggar steal your milk?"

"Grow flowers, huh~"

Hua Mei: Hmm?

A heart drawn?

Ye Lanyin? ???

Lin Wanwan kept nagging to herself the whole way, so Ye Lanyin had no choice but to ask Huaxin to make her another pot of milk as compensation.

"Miss, can you eat this?" Bai Lu asked worriedly, looking at the full milk jug.

Lin Wanwan turned around and said, "I can eat, I can eat."

Even if I can't eat it, I'll force myself to finish it; I want to grow taller.

Ye Lanyin felt ashamed.

The regent next door, upon hearing that Lin Rui'an had brought back a strange man, threw down his abacus and rushed over.

"Lanyin, Lanyin, I heard a man is coming..."

Before the regent could finish speaking, his stomach churned, and he vomited.

"Ugh~"

"Ugh~"

He vomited three times in a row.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you alright?"

Mo Feng stood to one side, impatient. With the wedding date approaching, if something happened to the prince, the Emperor Emeritus, the Empress Dowager, and His Majesty would surely reprimand him.

The Regent waved his hand, and Mo Feng immediately took out a handkerchief and handed it to the Regent.

The regent wiped his mouth haphazardly, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket and covered his mouth and nose.

"Go and see if anyone has poisoned Ping'an Prefecture!!"

It must be the Marquis of Zhenbei.

There was no one else but him.

Lin Rui'an had gotten used to the sour smell of the beggar; although it was uncomfortable, he could still bear it.

“Your Highness, it wasn’t anyone who poisoned him, it was… Wanwan accidentally vomited all over this young hero, and I was going to take him to wash up…”

The regent turned his head and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the beggar was younger than himself.

But seeing his filthy, rotten clothes made me furious.

"Ruian, while I believe that making friends is a matter of personal choice, the friends you've made are just too..."

Lin Rui'an feared that if the Regent continued speaking, the beggar would throw a tantrum.

She then cleared her throat to interrupt him, "Your Highness, I came in second place in this imperial examination, and he... came in first!!!"

The Regent Prince did not accompany Ye Lanyin to the entrance of the examination hall today, mainly because he was calculating his family fortune. He was about to get married and wanted to hand over all his assets to Ye Lanyin.

At the same time, a grand wedding must be held, and Ye Lanyin must not be wronged in the slightest.

I thought I could pass the exam.

But when he heard that he came in second place, the Regent didn't care about anyone else.

He excitedly grabbed Lin Rui'an's hand and said, "You got second place?"

"Yes." Lin Rui'an felt a little happy for a moment.

"Very well, second place. Then for the palace selection the day after tomorrow, I will have my brother take the test by typing a different method."

Lin Rui'an: Hmm?

beggar: Hmm?

"Alright, alright, good children, you go wash up, I'll go check on your mother."

"As for you..." The Regent glanced at him, "Since my son has made you his friend, you'd better keep yourself clean from now on. A grown man shouldn't be so slovenly. People who don't know better will think you're a beggar. If I smell this stench again, I'll beat you every time I see you!!"

Beggar: I am a beggar.

“The Regent, he is…” Lin Rui’an tried to explain for him.

"He's such a slob! Alright, I'm going to see your mother."

After the Regent finished speaking, he walked towards the main courtyard in two quick steps. Mo Feng wanted to say something, but after glancing at the Regent, he hurried after him.

The beggar gestured several times, looking completely bewildered.

Lin Rui'an said, "Um, young hero, this is the Regent, who will soon be my father."

The beggar's eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets.

"You'll be the heir apparent soon?"

"I think so. Come on, I'll take you to change your clothes."

Upon hearing that Lin Rui'an was of such high status, the beggar was so excited he almost jumped up.

Good, good, you've climbed to a higher social ladder!

From now on... you won't have to beg anymore, right?

The Regent walked excitedly to the main courtyard and saw Ye Lanyin and several maids making Lin Wanwan laugh.

I walked up happily.

"Lanyin, I'm here."

Upon hearing that it was the Regent, Ye Lanyin smiled and raised her eyes, "You've come, Rui'an..."

"I know, Rui'an got second place. He's truly our son, so amazing."

Mo Feng heard this.

He muttered to himself.

Even before the marriage was finalized, the Regent was always quick to embellish his own image.

Ye Lanyin chuckled, "Your Highness, this child isn't your own son, yet you seem even happier than I am."

Then, she winked at the Regent.

The Regent couldn't stand it; it was as if Ye Lanyin, who had just come of age, had returned.

He said, "You'll marry me sooner or later, so isn't this child my son? Besides, look how much he looks like me! In short, this child will be my biological son from now on. Anyone who dares to say he's adopted will be impeached by me!"

Two maids stood to one side, covering their mouths and chuckling.

See? Someone who truly loves you will accept everything about you and even consider your needs in everything they do.

"By the way, Lanyin, Rui'an's performance in this imperial examination was beyond expectations. I'm afraid that if he gets into the top three, it might attract jealous people who want to sabotage him, which could have a significant impact on him."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lanyin's heart, which had been relaxed for the past few days, tightened again, and she gripped the handkerchief in her hand.

"Then what should we do?"

She married the regent, so His Majesty was her elder brother and the uncle of her children. If her family background wasn't confused, then passing the exam wouldn't be a problem.

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