The princess only wants to get rich and support her family

The cold night is quiet and snow is falling all over the sky.

A carriage stopped in front of Zuihua Tower, and Hu Luanfei held Qi Siriao's hand and got off the carriage.

While he was still standing, the waiter inside came up quickly with a lantern in hand and smiled, "Boss, our goods are almost finished, and we just need to put them into the steamer."

The waiter's newly lit lantern bamboo was burning inside, and the light was reflected outside, causing Hu Luanfei to turn his face away as if he was afraid of the light.

"To prevent you from getting into trouble again, my husband and I will stay here tonight. When you are done, pack up and go home. It's cold, so remember to put on more clothes before you leave."

"Oh, I understand."

The waiter took them into the hall. Jiang Ling and his companions had already returned to Taohua Village. The three remaining waiters in the store hurriedly finished their work and left while the snow was not heavy.

There are several assigned rooms in the backyard of Zuihualou, where everyone rests on weekdays, and one of them is reserved for Hu Luanfei. Qiu Xu also lived there originally, but he and Bai Huahua reconciled their differences, and she was pregnant and needed care, so she moved out early.

Not to mention Jiang Wu, maybe Yun Xuxu didn't like people hearing her charming moments at times, so she decisively bought a house in Beiqiu, and the two of them often stayed there, living a relaxed and comfortable life.

The courtyard is quite spacious, with two varieties of peach and plum planted. The red plums are not afraid of the severe cold in winter, while the peach blossoms bloom in spring, which has a particularly good meaning.

Hu Luanfei pushed the door open, walked in, wrapped in clothes, and lay down on the big bed. The aches all over his body were immediately relieved.

She tossed and turned, and the bright candlelight clearly reflected her uneasy expression.

Qi Si Liao brought hot water and poured it into the bathtub. After a few times, he saw that she looked uneasy and thought that she was still regretting what happened today. He sat on the edge of the bed and teased her, "In the past, you always urged me to spend the wedding night with you. Now that it's done, you look like you're full of regrets. Are you blaming me for taking advantage of you?"

Speaking of this, Hu Luanfei's face turned red.

Although the deed was done, it didn't give me the kind of ecstasy described in the storybooks.

She glanced at him secretly and thought to herself, could it be that he really is not capable of this?

But he quickly denied it and focused his thoughts on the operation of Zuihualou.

"In two days, it will be Queen Beiqiu's birthday. We have to find an opportunity to advertise Zuihualou."

"Are you sure you're invited?"

Hu Luanfei looked at him and said, "Why not? This is a rare opportunity. I want to take this opportunity to promote Zuihualou and let more royal relatives know about its existence."

"That's a nice thought." The long-lost contemptuous tone suddenly made Hu Luanfei grit his teeth, and out of inertia, he kicked him hard.

"Don't underestimate me."

Qi Siliao glanced at her and felt his ears getting hot for no reason. He quickly turned his head away and cleared his throat, "Beiqiu also has a Royal Restaurant, which is even more popular. If you suddenly mention your own restaurant at the banquet, I'm afraid it will bring unnecessary disaster."

"Can't they afford to play?" Hu Luanfei took out two candies out of thin air, gave one to him and ate one for himself. "I think doing business requires ability to attract customers. If you use tricks in secret and go against your conscience, your business will definitely not last long."

Qi Si Liao held a candy in his mouth, and lay lazily beside her in a casual posture. "You are openly stealing business, and people are not happy about it. Sooner or later, they will deal with you."

"Pah, the Royal Restaurant is so awesome, but are you the only one allowed to make money and the common people can't have a share?"

"You are not a Beiqiu citizen."

Hu Luanfei choked: "You are such a bad guy, I will ignore you!"

He went straight behind the screen.

The rose-red outer garment was untied, revealing the purple skin all over the body.

The close-fitting undergarment hung loosely and fell apart as she walked, barely covering anything.

I didn't look at it carefully before, but now that I take a closer look, there is nothing worthy of my attention.

Hu Luanfei looked so ashamed, angry and frantic.

She buried herself in the tub, letting the hot water completely envelop her. She didn't hold her breath any longer, then she poked her head out to look around. The marks on her body not only did not fade, but became even darker due to the hot water.

She leaned back against the tub and instinctively sorted out her disordered thoughts.

When she met the Second Master in Taohua Village, she was too cold to think about it.

But now when I think back on it, the words of pleading, the secretly planted poisonous insect, and the timing of the outbreak in the east wing of Baishan Hall, all of them seemed incongruous and deliberate.

She had no idea that she was being set up, but by some strange coincidence she and Qi Siliao ended up in the bridal chamber by mistake.

Could it be that the Second Master and Xuanyuan Yuqing have joined forces to plot this?

But if they had joined forces, why would they have had to have a grudge against each other in the first place? She could understand the Second Master's purpose in doing this. After all, Ming Feng'er's beautiful life was destroyed by her, and it was only right for him to help her get revenge. But Xuanyuan Yuqing was not in an antagonistic relationship with her, so there was no need to poison her.

Just as her thoughts were congested, a slight voice came from behind the screen.

Thinking that it was Qi Siriao who was peeping, Hu Luanfei gently advised: "Don't be a pervert, or I will be even more angry."

After he finished speaking, no one responded behind him, only the rustling sound of someone searching for clothes could be heard from the closet.

I was feeling strange and turned my head away.

Qi Siliao was not behind him.

A huge rat was lying in front of the octagonal lamp, staring at her intently, as if it understood human nature.

Hu Luanfei's bright eyes widened and he screamed at the top of his lungs almost instinctively.

"Hu Luanfei!" In just a breath, Qi Siliao came to the bathtub.

Hu Luanfei was frightened and jumped directly into his arms, pointing tremblingly at the octagonal lamp, "There's a rat!"

Qi Siliao pulled his outer robe to wrap her, then looked in the direction she pointed. There were a few white candles lit in the place of the octagonal lamp, and the breeze blew past, causing the candles to flicker brightly a few times.

"You've been tired lately, take a good rest." Qi Si Liao carried her to the bed, "There are still many things to do after tomorrow."

"Where's the mouse?"

"I'll pick it up later."

Qi Si Liao put her on the bed, picked up the clothes he had just found and handed them to her. In her panic, he sat on the edge of the bed and gently pinched her nose, "You usually look fearless, why are you so scared that your face turned pale when you saw a mouse today?"

"If there was a rat in Zuihualou, the guests would think we didn't do a good job of hygiene. And that rat was about the size of an adult cat, so it must have eaten a lot of food."

"Don't worry, I'll give you some rat poison tomorrow..."

"Don't say that!" Hu Luanfei quickly covered his mouth. "The IQ of a mouse is equivalent to that of an eight-year-old child. It will retaliate against you. Quickly, quickly go to the lobby and guard it. Don't let it ruin everyone's hard work."

Qi Si Liao's lips moved slightly, and he swallowed the words he wanted to comfort her. Before he could respond, he was pushed out by her, and he had no choice but to follow her instructions and go out for a round of inspection.

The moment the door was closed, my tense nerves suddenly relaxed. Even though that guy looks rough, he can be quite attentive sometimes.