Marrying a royal playboy and becoming a glamorous matriarch

Qin Pingan grabbed her neck, covered her eyes, and pulled her back violently. With a dark face, he threw Wei Qingrou onto the couch and stared down at her.

"Wei Qingrou, take another look, and I'll gouge your eyes out."

He ground his teeth, his voice sinister, his face unusually serious.

Wei Qingrou quickly shook her head, her face full of innocence, "I just like dancing, what are you thinking, Master?"

He pinched her. "Hmph, behave yourself, or I'll teach you a lesson."

He pulled her to another wall, and this time she was right. Wei Qingrou saw the handsome man and beautiful woman who had appeared in front of the tofu stall again.

The last time I met her, she was a beautiful young woman selling tofu; now she's a woman living in the inner quarters of a royal mansion. It's truly ironic how fate works.

The eldest prince, Qin Xiaoyu, and Wei Lanxin were sitting at the table, which was laden with delicacies. It seemed that even though they had eloped, the two were living quite well.

Wei Lanxin sat in the eldest prince's lap, lazily peeling and eating grapes. She ate one, then fed the eldest prince another. When she was in a good mood, she even fed him with a grape in her mouth.

This intimate gesture is natural and obviously happens frequently, suggesting that the two have already engaged in more intimate acts, and it's likely that they've already slept together.

Wei Qingrou glanced at Qin Ping'an and saw that his face was dark and full of anger, with veins bulging on his forehead.

"This is nothing, there might be something even more exciting to come," Wei Qingrou thought to herself.

Sure enough, the next second, after the eldest prince finished eating the grapes, he kissed Wei Lanxin's rosy lips.

Torn between sleepless nights and in a state of confusion and infatuation, the eldest prince tore open Wei Lanxin's clothes and buried his face in her chest.

Wei Qingrou couldn't bear to watch their shameless lifestyle. To be fair, Wei Lanxin really made us transmigrated women proud.

"Have you seen enough?"

Qin Ping'an's gloomy voice came to his ears.

Wei Qingrou quickly looked away and turned her head to see Qin Ping'an's face, which was brewing a storm.

"There's nothing much to see. My elder sister is still as charming as ever, and her husband is quite handsome too!"

Qin Ping'an snorted coldly, grabbed her by the neck, scooped her up, and threw her onto the bed. His tall and strong body immediately pressed down on her.

"I told you, if you keep looking around like that, I'll deal with you."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, gently raised his sharply defined chin, and stared at her with a look of contempt and danger.

She felt danger and tried to escape, but her waist was held tightly. With a gentle pull, the belt was pulled out and used to bind her slender arms that were raised above her head.

The belt clenched tightly into her flesh, causing a sharp, irritating pain that startled Wei Qingrou, making her flinch.

Now, Wei Qingrou was truly terrified. Qin Ping'an was too crazy; he was really going to take advantage of her.

"I was wrong, my husband, please don't tie me up... Waaah!"

With her mouth gagged, Wei Qingrou panicked, but like a fish on a chopping board, she could only be slaughtered at will.

"Madam, it would be best if we remained silent for now, what do you think?"

He covered Wei Qingrou's sobs with his palm, forcing tears from her eyes and making them red.

He gently kissed her forehead. "You must keep your voice down, so the neighbors can't hear us, okay? Be good."

Qin Ping'an was terrifying when he went crazy. He said a lot of shameful and obscene things and wouldn't let her make a sound. She could only grit her teeth and endure his madness.

For a long, long time, until it got dark, Qin Ping'an finally stopped. Wei Qingrou felt like she had been tortured half to death and fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up, she saw him standing by the small hole, his clothes disheveled, his face cold and serious. His calm and silent demeanor showed no sign of madness.

Wei Qingrou moved her aching body and suddenly felt quite sad. He withdrew his emotions so quickly, showing no trace of the previous tenderness. It was as if he was truly punishing her, without any emotion involved.

Noticing her movement, Qin Ping'an glanced back at her, then turned back to continue spying. He seemed somewhat depressed, perhaps because he was heartbroken by unrequited love.

After a long pause, Qin Ping'an said casually, "They're living such carefree lives every day, no wonder they don't want to go back to the capital. Is your method really going to work?"

Wei Qingrou composed herself, thought for a moment, and then shook her head.

"No, we have to wait until they've spent all the money. After all, poverty makes life miserable for couples."

Her original plan wasn't particularly clever; she was just betting that the eldest prince and Wei Lanxin were spoiled and pampered at home, and that once they ran out of money, she could create some minor accidents to separate them.

But they're living such a comfortable life now that ordinary attempts to sow discord are completely ineffective.

Qin Ping'an gave her a deep look, then pulled her in front of him. "Then tell me, what's the solution? They have at least 100,000 taels of silver."

Wei Qingrou's eyes widened in shock. What? At least 100,000 taels?

She painstakingly made tofu for ten years and only managed to save twenty-eight taels, which she spent all of on renting a small shop. Meanwhile, someone else eloped with a huge sum of 100,000 taels.

If that's the case, barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll never run out of money in this lifetime.

Qin Pingan nudged her, his expression displeased. "Tell me, what should we do? If you don't tell me, I'll punish you."

Wei Qingrou's legs went weak with panic, and she quickly said, "Actually, it's very simple. Have you ever heard the saying, 'Nine out of ten gamblers lose'?"

Qin Ping'an was taken aback, then squinted at Wei Qingrou and gave her a roguish smile.

"Madam is truly wise. Rather than losing nine out of ten times, I think it's better to lose every time you gamble."

Wei Qingrou smiled faintly. It seemed that Qin Ping'an was planning to set a trap for the First Prince and Wei Lanxin.

Every day, scenes of life and death unfold outside the gambling dens. Gamblers who have lost everything yearn to turn their fortunes around. To continue gambling, some even sell their wives, concubines, children, or their parents—they are morally depraved lunatics.

A mere 100,000 taels of silver, if they were truly set up to lose, would only take one night.

Qin Pingan then asked, "What if the Crown Prince and Wei Lanxin don't fall for it and don't even enter the gambling den?"

Wei Qingrou smiled gently, "That's even simpler. First, have someone talk to my elder sister about the principle of living off one's savings, and get her thinking about making money work for her. Then, on her usual route, tell her about the gambling den giving away free chips today. It's free, so why not give it a try?"

Qin Ping'an's eyes lit up as he listened, and he revealed an excited yet mischievous grin. "Great idea! As long as she starts playing, I can make her lose everything."

Qin Ping'an was ignorant and incompetent, but he was most familiar with setting traps and cheating. In an instant, he figured out how to set up the scheme.

However, neither Wei Qingrou nor Qin Ping'an could get involved in this matter, nor could they ask anyone who knew the Crown Prince or Wei Lanxin. For a time, Wei Qingrou was filled with concerns and began to struggle with the situation.

Qin Ping'an thought for a moment and came up with an idea. That same day, he contacted a group of his cronies, all of whom he had met while he was living under an assumed name and was involved in all sorts of shady dealings. They were not people he knew who were powerful or influential.

Once everyone had arrived, Qin Ping'an said to them, "A big fish has recently come to the capital. He's very wealthy. Let's set up a trap tomorrow and pull off a big heist."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became interested. "Alright, we will all follow Master Ping's orders."

Qin Pingan assigned everyone their tasks and then treated them to a good meal and drinks. Everyone was quite drunk before the party ended.

After finishing their business outside, Qin Ping'an and Wei Qingrou returned to the Prince's Mansion.

Upon entering, one sees the princess standing coldly at the door, holding a whip used for disciplining the family.

"Qin Ping'an, you're really something, actually taking your wife out to fool around!"