Marrying a royal playboy and becoming a glamorous matriarch

So what if they're members of the royal family? She lived in the Prince Dun's Mansion in her previous life, and she knows the people here better than anyone.

Prince Dun was a sickly old good-for-nothing who was always ill and recuperating.

Princess Dun was sweet on the outside but cold on the inside. At first, I was quite polite to her, but as time went on, her true colors were revealed. She was a wicked person at heart.

Qin Ping'an, on the other hand, was a womanizer who seemed to have no moral compass and indulged in all sorts of wild and promiscuous behavior, which was the most disgusting thing about him.

Only the two stone lions at the entrance of Prince Dun's Mansion are clean.

No matter how glamorous the surface may be, it cannot hide the filth inside.

As Wei Lianxin thought about this, she became happy again.

After Madam Wei and Wei Qingrou finished their private conversation and came out of the room, they saw Wei Lianxin secretly covering her mouth and laughing.

Wei Lianxin had a cool and aloof appearance, so the nanny in the Wei family taught her to restrain her temperament. In addition, after being pampered for more than ten years, she developed a superior temperament and looked like a fairy from afar.

Now they're sneaking around, their eyes filled with mercenary scheming and calculation; even the best temperament has been ruined.

Madam Wei's face darkened again, but she held back from lashing out on the spot.

As was customary, the group bid farewell to the princess before leaving. The princess politely asked them to stay for a meal, but Madam Wei declined, saying she had other matters to attend to at home and would stay another day.

After exchanging pleasantries, the visit to the Prince's mansion came to a successful conclusion.

Who knew Wei Lian would say something so shocking? Before leaving, she added, "Qingrou, why isn't your husband back yet? Is he drunk at some brothel?"

The princess's face froze instantly. Qingrou quickly supported the princess's arm and replied with a smile, "It's alright. My husband has already sent word home that he will be back later."

"Oh, that's good."

Wei Lianxin smiled contemptuously, her eyes filled with sarcasm.

Madam Wei gave her a cold look and quickly pulled her away. When they arrived at the Wei family home, she didn't even let Wei Lianxin enter the door.

"Since you don't like our family, don't come back. Just stay with your successful husband and live your life."

After he finished speaking, he had the door closed.

Wei Lian was furious and wanted to curse at the door, but she held back for the sake of her pride.

But she still thought to herself that he wasn't her biological son after all, and all the kindness he showed her before was just an act.

Prince Dun's Mansion.

After Madam Wei left, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward. Fortunately, it was dinnertime, and dinner was served quickly.

Since his long talk with Qin Ping'an, the prince had been in a depressed mood. He fell ill after an autumn rain and did not come out for a meal.

Feeling bored by herself, the princess invited Wei Qingrou to dine in the main courtyard. It was the perfect time of year for plump crabs and blooming chrysanthemums, and the palm-sized crabs on the table were incredibly delicious.

According to custom, Wei Qingrou, as a daughter-in-law, is supposed to serve her mother-in-law meals.

"Mother, your daughter-in-law is peeling crabs for you."

She picked up a large hairy crab, deftly dissected it, placed the crab meat and roe inside the shell, arranged them beautifully, and presented them to the princess with a smile.

The princess's eyes lit up when she saw the peeled and plated crabs. Her servants had peeled crabs for her before, but she had never seen them arranged in such a cute way. A smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

“My son, you’re so thoughtful. Eating like this is quite enjoyable. Don’t just think about me, sit down and eat too. We don’t have so many rules in our family.”

Wei Qingrou quickly smiled gratefully, "These are no rules. Serving you is what a daughter-in-law should do. Thank you for your kindness, Mother."

Although she had sat down, she still kept a close eye on the princess. Seeing that she had finished eating the crab, she quickly served her perilla tea.

“Mother, drink tea. This crab is very cold in nature, so you should drink something to warm yourself up.”

The princess enjoyed it with a smile on her face.

After enjoying a pleasant meal, the princess remembered what had happened earlier, but her anger had already subsided.

She thought to herself that Wei Lianxin was, after all, a concubine's daughter in the Wei family, unlike her daughter-in-law Qingrou, who was raised under the care of her legitimate mother and thus grew up to be so sensible and well-mannered.

But when she thought of her good-for-nothing son, the princess still sighed deeply.

"Qingrou, do you feel wronged?"

Wei Qingrou knew she was referring to Qin Ping'an's recent antics, and shook her head with a smile: "My husband is busy with important matters outside. I'll just take care of the home and wait for him."

These words calmed the princess's frustration, making her feel even more that the princess was considerate and generous.

She was just disappointed in her own son. If her son were really busy with important matters outside, she would be happy to hear this, but since her son was causing trouble outside, she only felt guilty and ashamed towards Wei Qingrou.

How could he act so recklessly? His new wife has only been married for less than a month, and he's already out having affairs? He clearly likes Qingrou, otherwise he wouldn't come back every night and stay in her room. How can he still not control himself?

"Qingrou, you wait, your mother will avenge you!"

The princess made the decision and called for help, quickly bringing Qin Ping'an back from the drinking party.

Qin Ping'an's cheeks were flushed from drinking, and his eyes were glazed over. When he got home, he sat in a chair and could only chuckle foolishly.

Enraged, the princess immediately invoked the family rules and lashed him several times with the whip.

Qin Ping'an jumped up and down in pain, crying out, "Ouch, ouch!" "Mother, stop hitting me! I know I was wrong! I'll kowtow to you, please stop hitting me, I'll kowtow and admit my mistake."

As he spoke, he drunkenly collapsed to his knees and kowtowed three times, which angered the princess to no end.

Upon seeing this, Wei Qingrou quickly stepped forward and grasped the whip. "Mother, my husband knows he was wrong. Please don't hit him anymore, or your hand will hurt."

The princess lowered the whip following Wei Qingrou's force, scolding Qin Ping'an: "Qin Ping'an, your wife cares about you, so I'm letting you off today for Qingrou's sake. Will you change your ways in the future?"

Qin Pingan scratched his head and grinned foolishly, "It's so good to have a wife. You don't get beaten when you have a wife, hehehe, my wife loves me."

The princess couldn't bear to watch any longer. She waved her hand, signaling the servants to send Qin Ping'an away, and then pulled Wei Qingrou aside to instruct her: "I hit him. You should coax him properly in a little while, using both soft and hard tactics, so that he can change his spoiled nature."

Wei Qingrou immediately showed a grateful and adoring look: "Mother, you are so good to Qingrou. You are willing to be the bad guy to teach your husband a lesson. You really think of your daughter-in-law in every way."

Flattery will get you everywhere, and the princess smiled upon hearing this, saying, "Go quickly."

When Wei Qingrou returned to the courtyard, Qin Ping'an had already drunk the hangover soup, washed up, and was carried into the thousand-piece canopy bed.

Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, Wei Qingrou didn't want to pay attention to him. After washing up, she quietly lay down at the foot of the bed, closed her eyes, and prepared to go to sleep.

No sooner had she lain down than a hot hand grasped her ankle and gently tickled the sole of her foot.

Wei Qingrou held her breath to suppress her laughter and pretended to be asleep.

Suddenly feeling a sharp pain in the sole of her foot, she was so startled that she quickly pulled her foot back.

"Oh dear, why did you bite me?"

Wei Qingrou was speechless, her voice filled with accusation.