Marrying a royal playboy and becoming a glamorous matriarch

Wei Lianxin only knew how to complain, but she didn't realize that in her previous life, she had a big fight with Qin Ping'an's concubine as soon as she got married, which caused Qin Ping'an to never stay overnight in her room. As a result, even the princess hated her and naturally wouldn't give her anything good.

Wei Qingrou is different now. Although it is unknown what role her so-called concubine Jiu Ying plays, Qin Ping'an's intention is to treat her as a tool, someone who cannot cause any trouble in the inner quarters.

Qin Ping'an and Wei Qingrou were loving and harmonious. The two worked together as a couple, busy with the important matters assigned by the emperor. Naturally, the princess also valued her daughter-in-law.

As a result, all the good things in the Qin family mansion flowed like water into the main room of the west courtyard, into Wei Qingrou's room.

Wei Lianxin looked left and right, her eyes filled with jealousy. Finally, she inadvertently saw half a silver note sticking out from under the pillow, and immediately she was so jealous that she almost tore her handkerchief out of shape.

That's a thick stack of paper, how much money must that be? Wei Lianxin was extremely envious, so anxious she wanted to spin around in circles.

But seeing Wei Qingrou lying on the bed, looking sickly with her arm bandaged, he finally gritted his teeth, calmed down, and tried to show disdain.

So what if he's rich and powerful? Qin Ping'an isn't a good man. Not only is he impotent, but he's also a violent maniac. I bet Wei Qingrou gets beaten up three times a day.

Wei Qingrou's injury was definitely not caused by an accident; it was probably caused by Qin Ping'an. She was just too afraid to tell the truth because of the Qin family's power.

The Jiang family would certainly not do that, because she was marrying down, and the Jiang family would definitely dote on her.

Taking advantage of the moment when Madam Wei was drinking tea, she stepped forward with a look of pity, took Wei Qingrou's hand, and feigned sympathy.

“My sister has suffered. This Qin family is no good place. If your brother-in-law beats you, be sure to tell Mother. The family will stand up for you.”

Madam Wei's face darkened instantly, and the tea in her hand lost its aroma.

Wei Lianxin continued to comfort her: "Although it's shameful to run back to your parents' home, it's still better than being beaten every day and losing your life in the end. Don't try to tough it out, sister."

Wei Qingrou was speechless. Did her half-sister not have a brain? She dared to say anything.

Just as she was about to retort, she heard a soft yet authoritative voice ring out.

"Jiang Wei, what do you mean by this! How dare you slander my Qin family without my knowledge?"

Seeing that things were not going well, Madam Wei quickly stepped forward to stop Wei Lianxin.

But Wei Lianxin wasn't afraid. She rolled her eyes and retorted, "Tch, do you think your Qin family is some kind of good place? And what kind of good thing is that纨绔 (wan ku, a spoiled brat) Qin Ping'an?"

"If he were truly a good man, how could he have caused the deaths of two wives in a row? He was a womanizer and a licentious man; his first two wives were probably driven to their deaths by him, weren't they? There are so many shady dealings on the surface; do you think we're fools?"

"And you, as his mother, are also the culprit for spoiling him. A doting mother often spoils her son!"

Wei Lianxin unleashed a torrent of words without restraint, which enraged the princess so much that her face turned pale and she almost fainted.

Madam Wei's face also turned pale, but she was frightened. Why did this illegitimate daughter have to cause such a death again!

She quickly raised her hand and slapped Wei Lianxin twice across the face.

"Shut up, you unfilial daughter! Have you lost your mind?!"

After reprimanding Wei Lianxin, she quickly begged for forgiveness from the princess.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. My illegitimate daughter has been acting strangely since she became pregnant. I'm afraid she has pregnancy-related mental illness."

She hurriedly made an excuse to cover it up, and also mentioned her pregnancy, so that the princess would know she was pregnant and not be so angry that she would make a mistake.

The princess gave Madam Wei a cold smile for the first time, exuding an air of authority.

"Since she's gone mad, she should go back and get proper treatment. Madam Wei, you're welcome to come to the Qin family in the future, but she should never come again!"

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, please calm down." Madam Wei pleaded for forgiveness repeatedly.

Afterwards, Madam Wei hurriedly left with Wei Lianxin, her anger towards Wei Lianxin reaching its peak.

Once outside the Prince's mansion, he ordered his servants to send the troublesome illegitimate daughter back to the Jiang family.

"From now on, you're on your own. Don't ever look for me again."

Madam Wei coldly slammed down the carriage curtain, and upon returning to the Wei family home, she fell ill from anger.

After Madam Wei left, Wei Qingrou sat up and, with trepidation, apologized.

“Mother, my half-sister is ill-mannered, and it’s my fault for not stopping her. I’ve already explained to the Wei family that this injury was an accident. Mother, you’ve taken great care of me in so many ways.”

The princess was initially furious, but her anger dissipated considerably upon hearing Wei Qingrou's sincere words.

She sighed when her gaze fell on Wei Qingrou's injured arm.

It's not entirely unfair to say that the Qin family didn't take good care of her, since the person who hurt Wei Qingrou was indeed surnamed Qin.

However, she absolutely could not tolerate Wei Lianxin slandering the entire Qin family and her son. If it weren't for the fact that Wei Lianxin was pregnant, she would definitely have set rules for her.

"My dear daughter-in-law, how could your mother blame you? Just take good care of yourself."

The princess ordered someone to bring over the cooked lotus root and pork rib soup, and personally watched Wei Qingrou eat it before she felt at ease.

"The pork rib soup that my mother makes always tastes delicious. Thank you for your hard work, Mother."

"What's the trouble? I'm just asking. If you like, I'll make it for you again tomorrow."

Wei Qingrou squinted her eyes and smiled sweetly.

"I dare not trouble you any further, Mother. Let the servants do it. If you get tired, not only will your daughter-in-law feel guilty, but your husband will also feel sorry for you."

These words expressed both her and Qin Ping'an's filial piety, and the princess was delighted to hear them.

"You have such a sweet tongue, always choosing the right things to make me happy."

“Your happiness is something your daughter-in-law says every day.”

"It's too easy to just say nice things. You should give me a grandson or granddaughter, I'll love them any kind of grandchild. Speaking of which, you and your half-sister got married at the same time, she's pregnant now, you'll be soon, right?"

Wei Qingrou smiled, "Mother is right, your daughter-in-law is looking forward to it too."

The princess then smiled broadly, "Good, good, good."

Considering Wei Qingrou's health, Princess Consort Dun did not linger and left quickly.

When it was time to serve dinner, Chunxi asked, "Should we serve it now?"

Wei Qingrou quickly shook her head. She was really sick of the lotus root and pork rib stew she ate today, and she still felt uncomfortable in her stomach.

"Let's wait for my husband to come back so we can eat together. Help me up and walk around a bit."

Wei Qingrou was faking her injuries, not wanting anyone to see through her act. Even in front of her personal maid, she pretended to be seriously injured.

With Chunxi's help, Wei Qingrou walked slowly around the house, trying to digest her food.

Walking to the desk, she saw a paper package about the size of a palm in the corner under the desk.

"what is this?"

Chunxi squatted down, picked out the paper package, opened it, and saw several wrinkled, thumb-sized objects.

Looking closely by the light of the candle, I realized they were dates.

"So it's jujube. I've never seen such poor-quality jujubes in all my life."