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Yun Jin took a deep breath and followed Xiao Jingyan off the carriage.

Xiao Jingyan turned around and saw her somewhat nervous expression, and asked in a low voice, "Nervous?"

Yun Jin shook her head: "I'm not nervous."

Even so, his expression unconsciously remained tense.

Xiao Jingyan didn't expose her, but simply took her hand and led her inside.

As soon as the two reached the entrance of the main hall, a hurried figure came out to greet them. Yun Jin quickly pulled her hand away from Xiao Jingyan's.

Princess Yi was dressed in red, and she looked radiant and beautiful.

Upon seeing Yun Jin, she quickly stepped forward, grasped Yun Jin's hand, looked her up and down, and then laughed heartily, "You must be Jin'er, right? Good girl! I'm so glad to see you!"

Before Yun Jin could even bow, she was pulled towards the main hall. She glanced back at Xiao Jingyan, who nodded at her and followed slowly behind, looking like he was watching a good show.

In the main hall, Prince Yi was sitting in the main seat drinking tea. His features resembled Xiao Jingyan's, but he had a more mature and generous air about him.

Seeing Yun Jin enter, he put down his teacup, stood up, nodded slightly to her, and said gently, "This must be Jin'er, right?"

He and Princess Yi had completely different personalities; one was quiet and the other was active; one was gentle and polite, the other was unrestrained and flamboyant.

Yun Jin quickly withdrew her hand from Princess Yi's grasp and curtsied respectfully: "This humble woman, Yun Jin, greets Prince Yi and Princess Yi."

"No need for formalities." Prince Yi waved his hand, then turned to Princess Yi and said with a smile, "Madam, please let the young lady sit down first."

Princess Yi then released her grip, pulled Yun Jin to sit down on a chair nearby, and instead of returning to the main seat, sat down next to Yun Jin, looking at her with a sigh:

"Jin'er, back then you saved Ayan from the jaws of wolves, and we didn't even have a chance to thank you in person before we had to rush back to the capital due to urgent matters. Over the years, I've always had this regret in my heart. I never expected that you would also come to the capital."

What I never expected was that you saved him more than once back then. Ayan even told me that you saved him when he contracted the cold plague in the North. You and Ayan are truly destined for each other.

"Jin'er, don't worry! From now on in the capital, you'll have Ayan protecting you, and your father and I will back you up. If anyone dares to bully you, Ayan won't even need to lift a finger; I'll be the first to grab a whip and go to their door to avenge them!"

Yun Jin felt a lump in her throat at her words, and quickly lowered her head, saying softly, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Princess Yi frowned, immediately displeased: "Why are you calling me Princess? Call me Aunt Lian!"

Yun Jin was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously turned her head to look at Xiao Jingyan, only to see Xiao Jingyan nod slightly at her.

She then called out softly, "Aunt Lian."

"Ah! That's right!" Princess Yi nodded in satisfaction.

The more she looked at Yun Jin, the more satisfied she became, and she couldn't suppress the smile in her eyes.

Suddenly remembering something, she turned and called out towards the door, "Someone! Bring up the things I prepared!"

A maidservant entered in response, carrying a carved sandalwood box, which she placed on the tea table beside Yun Jin.

Princess Yi reached out and lifted the lid of the box. Inside, a dark red velvet cloth was laid out, upon which lay a pair of mutton-fat jade bracelets. The bracelets were lustrous and smooth, the jade so fine that almost no impurities could be seen.

Princess Yi picked up one of them, pulled Yun Jin's wrist over, and slipped it onto her wrist:

"These were the two dowry items my mother gave me when I got married. I originally planned to keep one for my daughter and the other for my daughter-in-law."

Unfortunately, I only had one son, Ayan, in my entire life; I wasn't fortunate enough to have a daughter. So, these two bracelets are for you. I originally thought that since that brat refused to get married, I'd never be able to give them away.

Yun Jin quickly reached out to stop her, saying urgently, "Aunt Lian, this is too precious, Jin'er can't accept it!"

"What's so precious about it?" Princess Yi grabbed her hand and, without a word, slipped both bracelets onto her wrist. After examining them for a moment, she said with satisfaction,

"It looks beautiful. Your wrists are slender and fair; this jade bracelet suits you perfectly."

She paused and continued, "Jin'er, Ayan told me everything about you. Aunt Lian knows that you are different from other women; you are not pretentious."

Aunt Lian won't beat around the bush with you anymore. I've already acknowledged your relationship with Ayan and his father. I'll personally visit your mother another day to discuss your marriage properly.

After she finished speaking, she turned to Xiao Jingyan and instructed, "You brat, while your father and I are still in the capital, hurry up and get the wedding done. I'm still waiting to hold my grandson!"

Standing beside Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyan nodded with a smile upon hearing this, "Alright, I'll do as Mother Consort says."

Princess Yi took Yun Jin's hand again and said, "Jin'er, Aunt Lian has prepared some other things for you. They are all good things that your uncle and I collected while traveling. We'll have someone send them to your residence later."

Yun Jin quickly stood up and declined, "Aunt Lian, Jin'er has accepted your bracelet, but I can't accept anything else..."

Before she could finish speaking, Princess Yi glared at her and pulled her to sit down: "You child, don't be so polite with Aunt Lian. You saved Ayan back then, and I haven't thanked you yet!"

These things are nothing compared to Ayan's life. If you refuse, you're disrespecting Aunt Lian!

Yun Jin was speechless after hearing her words, and could only thank her.

Princess Yi nodded in satisfaction. She then changed the subject and said solemnly, "Jin'er, there's something Aunt Lian needs to tell you in person today."

The girls living in Ayan's backyard are all my people. I took them in when I was traveling the world. They were all unfortunate people with nowhere to go, so I let them live in the mansion. Nominally, they were people from the inner quarters, but in reality, they were doing my errands, running errands, and managing my property.

You can rest assured that there is nothing romantic between them and Ayan.

As for Zhou Qing, I'm sure Ayan has already told you about her. Ayan has made arrangements and will send her out of the manor in the next couple of days.

Don't worry, after you marry into this household, you'll be the only mistress of the house. If Ayan dares to do anything to betray you, I'll be the first to object!

Yun Jin knew that Princess Yi was trying to reassure her, but since she hadn't married into the family yet, she didn't know how to answer.

Just as she was wondering what to say, Xiao Jingyan, who was beside her, suddenly coughed lightly and said, "Mother, I'm hungry."

Princess Yi turned her head and glared at him: "You brat, you're always causing trouble."

Even so, she still stood up and ordered towards the door, "Serve the meal!"