The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

Shilan beamed with delight at her flattery: "You're so sweet-talking."

Wang Ruofu deliberately put on a stern face: "Stand up straight! You're always so unseemly. Have you even greeted your aunt?"

Rujin then bowed respectfully, and eagerly sat down next to Shilan, leaning against her and pouting as she asked, "Auntie, is cousin feeling better? Why didn't she come out to play with us?"

"She's doing great, eating and sleeping well, and she's even asking to stay at the estate for a while to see the autumn harvest." Shilan smiled and pinched her cheek.

Shilan has always liked Rujin, who is lively and loves to act cute.

This child's temperament is very similar to Hua Jin's when she was young. She is just as lively and sweet-talking. Although she lacks Hua Jin's innate intelligence and quick wit, she has gained a lot of charm and innocence. She is a true child who has been raised in a sweet environment and is very lovable.

"Really? I want to go too! Auntie, Auntie, Auntie~" Rujin tugged at her sleeve and shook it.

"Stop bothering your aunt." Wang Ruofu interrupted in time, and said seriously, "You're a proper girl, not some pigeon spirit. Sit down, your mother has something important to ask you."

Rujin blinked, looking completely innocent.

"What's the situation between you and His Highness Prince Yu?" Wang Ruofu asked bluntly.

"What's going on?" Rujin tilted her head, her face full of confusion.

"He asked your brother to pass on a message that he wants to marry you."

"What?!"

Ru Jin jumped to her feet, her expression not one of shyness as expected, but one of furious exasperation: "Damn it! I knew that bastard was no good, he wouldn't let this go!"

"Rujin!" Wang Ruofu was startled and stood up as well. "Are you trying to get yourself killed! The legitimate daughter of a marquis's family speaks so rudely! You've wasted all your education!"

Shilan silently glanced at the mother and daughter from left to right, without saying a word.

Who did this girl take after to get her mouth?

That's so hard to guess.

如槿却顾不上这些，急得在屋里直转圈：「完了完了，娘啊，您可千万别听他的话把我嫁了，管他什幺豫王还是鲤鱼王，都不能把我嫁他，那小子憋着坏呢！他想娶我，肯定是想把我捉回王府，关起门来光明正大地揍我！」

Upon hearing this, Wang Ruofu's eyes widened: "Explain to me in detail what exactly happened!"

Ru Jin then reluctantly began to explain the whole story.

It turned out that on that day at the polo field, she accidentally pushed Liang Han, causing him to be injured and bleeding. Seeing that the matter was getting out of hand, she was afraid of being punished, so she went to get help.

The first choice was her doting and eloquent eldest sister, Hua Jin. Coincidentally, someone from the Duke of Ying's mansion came and said that her little nephew, Shi Ge'er, who had just turned three, was crying incessantly and kept looking for his mother. Helpless, Hua Jin had no choice but to return home. When she arrived, she found that the carriage had just left. She only managed to catch a glimpse of the tail of the carriage.

In a panic, Ru Jin remembered her second option, her cousin An Jie'er, so she went to find her, only to bump into Zhao Xin, who was dressed in a low-key manner, on the way.

Rujin had seen Zhao Xin before. Every year at the palace banquet, before the men and women were seated separately, she followed her brother and caught a glimpse of him from afar. She only remembered that he was a young prince dressed in formal attire.

She even made a point of noting the characteristics of the clothes so that she wouldn't accidentally bump into them later.

But unexpectedly...

She was unusually cautious and learned her lesson.

On that particular day, Zhao Xin deliberately dressed in a simple and low-key manner in order to cover up Huirou's meeting with Fu Ge'er.

Rujin didn't recognize her.

She was in a hurry to find her cousin, but Zhao Xin was keeping watch there and naturally couldn't let her go over. He just said that the Zhang family girl wasn't there.

Ru Jin was naturally very curious. Seeing that her husband was so guarded, she felt that there must be some secret on the other side, and she couldn't help but feel itchy.

So she pretended to leave, secretly circled back, climbed a big tree, and wanted to see what was going on.

As a result, he was caught red-handed by Zhao Xin's bodyguards and was so frightened that he rolled down from the tree and landed right on Zhao Xin.

It was then, through the guards' exclamations, that she recognized Zhao Xin's identity, realized she had gotten into trouble again, and ran away without saying a word.

They happened to hear their cousin angrily scolding Li Wei, so they both rushed over.

Later, during the time when Shilan was busy dealing with the Li family, she met Zhao Xin three more times.

The first time, Rujin and Minglan secretly roasted a beggar's chicken in a corner of the polo field, following a recipe they found in a book, to try it out.

The two little girls eagerly cracked open the mud, just in time to catch a whiff of a mouthwatering aroma.

They were just about to enjoy a hearty meal.

Zhao Xin appeared out of nowhere and, using his status as a prince and the leverage from their previous meeting, snatched the fattest chicken leg from Ru Jin's hand.

The second time. Because she hadn't seen Liang Liu for a long time, she went to the Liang residence. Since she was alone, she didn't go directly to the door, but waited in the carriage at the gate. She also sent Xique to inquire about Liang Han's injuries.

Hearing the gatekeeper say that she still needed to rest in bed, Ru Jin felt guilty, so she went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine to apologize.

Zhao Xin came again, saying that he had become a doctor through his long illness and knew the most about medicinal herbs. He offered to write a prescription and get the medicine for her.

After all that, she ended up having to deliver ten packets of croton oil to her door.

Fortunately, Madam Wu was cautious by nature and had the doctor examine her before administering the medicine, which allowed her to spot the problem in time.

Although Rujin quickly explained that it was not her intention, and Madam Wu expressed her understanding, saying that someone must have done something bad, her gaze towards Rujin was still somewhat indifferent.

Ru Jin suddenly realized that she had been tricked by Zhao Xin!

"You call yourself a prince?!"

Narrow-minded!

I will retaliate against even the smallest wrongdoing!

You bastard!

If he succeeds, a packet of croton oil would surely kill Liang Xiaoliu, given his frail physique.

So Rujin racked her brains trying to get revenge.

But Zhao Xin is elusive, a prince, and has bodyguards by his side, making it really difficult to take action against him.

Let's just use force to overcome all methods—

The third meeting was at the Daxiangguo Temple.

The moment their eyes met, Rujin squatted down without hesitation, looking around and muttering, "Why can't I find it..."

Zhao Xin indeed came closer, still with that same smug look: "What is Miss Qin looking for? Would you like my help?"

"Found it! Your Highness, look! There's something over there, it's very strange."

"What is it?" Zhao Xin asked curiously, bending down to look in the direction she was pointing.

Ru Jin quietly circled behind him and kicked him—

"Ouch!"

Zhao Xin fell flat on her face.

"There's a giant turtle! Hahahaha..."

Ru Jin kicked him and ran away, turning back to curse as she went: "You bastard who tricked me into buying croton oil! Humph!"

After hearing this story, Shilan and Wang Ruofu looked at each other in bewilderment.

There was a moment of silence.

"puff--"

"Hahahaha!"

The two women, sister-in-law and aunt, could no longer contain themselves and collapsed onto the couch laughing.

Wang Ruofu laughed so hard he pounded the edge of the bed, while Shilan covered her face with her sleeve, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face from laughing.

Rujin stood there, watching her mother and aunt laughing hysterically, and stamped her foot angrily: "Still laughing! Still laughing! What are we going to do now? That scoundrel prince is clearly holding a grudge and wants to marry me and torment me slowly!"

Wang Ruofu finally managed to stop laughing, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and gasped for breath, "Ru... Rujin... it seems to me that His Highness Prince Yu doesn't hold a grudge against you..."

It's more like they're enjoying it.

Shilan also calmed down. Looking at her niece's flushed face, she suddenly felt that this marriage might actually work out.

Moreover, it will be very interesting.