Marrying a royal playboy and becoming a glamorous matriarch

This General of the Imperial Guard is named Qin Xiao, and he is also of royal lineage. According to seniority, he should call Qin Ping'an Uncle.

Qin Ping'an raised an eyebrow in surprise, "You really like that tofu beauty?"

Qin Xiao smiled infatuatedly, "Hehe, she's beautiful and has great skills, who wouldn't like her?"

She quickly gave a troubled smile, "It's a pity I haven't seen you in so long. Even the tofu shop is closed. Maybe you got married."

“That’s possible,” Qin Ping’an clicked his tongue. “Once you’re married, you can forget about it.”

The general was not discouraged at all; on the contrary, he became even more excited.

"I wonder which bastard got the good deal. They didn't even give out wedding candy. They have no manners. I wonder if they're so poor that they can't even afford wedding candy. Xi Shi is bound to suffer if she marries someone like this."

Qin Pingan rubbed his nose. "Good lad, you're really audacious, daring to gossip about your uncle and aunt's happy life."

He cleared his throat and asked seriously, "What's the situation on the street?"

Qin Xiao's expression also turned serious: "It's all cleaned up. Ten people died and twenty-seven were injured. Where should we get the money for compensation and medical treatment, Uncle Ping An?"

Qin Ping'an raised an eyebrow at Qian Yulou.

Qin Xiao immediately chickened out, "That's the First Prince and...the First Prince's sweetheart, is that alright?"

"Then you can pay for it yourself, I'm not paying," Qin Ping'an said nonchalantly.

Qin Xiao's face immediately showed resistance.

"No, I still need to save money to get married. It's all my fault for loving to drink so much and not saving enough for the bride price sooner. Otherwise, I would have already gone to the tofu seller's house to propose marriage."

Qin Ping'an's lips twitched, unable to bear it any longer, and he raised his hand to pat his shoulder heavily.

"Good lad, stop dawdling and hurry up and go inside to ask for the money."

Qin Xiao scratched his head and entered Qianyu Tower with no other choice.

Wei Lanxin naturally didn't want to spend the money, and with a stubborn expression, she argued with Qin Xiao.

"Why should I pay this money? It's your fault for not managing public order properly, okay? If you had come to the scene earlier to maintain order, would this have happened?"

Qin Xiao's face was full of anger. "If you hadn't caused all this trouble, how could such an accident have happened?"

"Dozens of lives have been lost because of you, twenty-seven people have been crippled because of you, and there are other minor injuries that are not included in the statistics. Do you really think you can just wash your hands of this with a single sentence?"

Wei Lanxin, however, did not budge an inch.

"Anyway, I won't pay for it. They're just short-sighted and ignorant. They're fighting over food and other necessities like this. It's so vulgar and rude."

Qin Xiao was utterly incredulous upon hearing this; how could the eldest daughter of the Wei family say such a thing?

These people were attracted by the rumors she spread; they heard they could eat, drink, and take things for free, so they came to compete for it.

Now that something has gone wrong, she's not taking any responsibility whatsoever; it's utterly shameless.

He couldn't help but look at the eldest prince standing to the side.

The eldest prince's face was icy cold, his hands clenched tightly behind his back. For the first time, he felt that Wei Lanxin was a stranger to him and made him feel ashamed.

She used to be innocent, kind, and naive; she would bandage and treat injured sparrows and rabbits.

How can there be no compassion for the dead and injured?

He learned the ways of a ruler from a young age, and even after escaping the palace, he understood the principle that "the people are the foundation of the state, and when the foundation is firm, the state is at peace."

Moreover, this is the Qin family's territory, and these are the Qin family's people.

"I'll pay for this silver," the eldest prince said slowly.

Wei Lanxin glared angrily, but when she met the First Prince's cold gaze, she reluctantly lowered her eyes.

"Whatever, I won't spend a single penny."

Wei Lan, feeling self-assured, forced an explanation: "Business is business. If I were rich, I wouldn't care about these things, but my Qianyu Tower has just opened, and I'm short on funds."

Her eyes darted around, and she quickly said, "Xiao Yu, you can't spend your family's money. You recruited these people yourself."

"I won't spend it."

The eldest prince remained noncommittal, inwardly sneering, "Does the family still have money for him to spend?"

She poured all her savings into opening Qianyu Tower, leaving not even enough money for her meals three days later.

She even called it "burning the boats," and he thought she wasn't planning on living together anymore and was going to run away again.

Wei Lan was satisfied to hear that the Crown Prince wouldn't spend Qianyu Tower's money, and happily went to do the accounting.

Qianyulou is doing very well today. All the ingredients in the store are sold out, so we need to hurry up and check the accounts and buy more ingredients.

After pondering for a moment, the eldest prince took out his personal seal.

Upon seeing the seal, Qin Xiao immediately lowered his head even further, held it high with both hands, and respectfully accepted it.

A struggle flashed in the eldest prince's eyes, but he eventually became more resolute, his eyes also tinged with an inexplicable sadness.

"Go."

"Yes."

Qin Xiao bowed and took his leave.

Qin Ping'an, who witnessed this scene, curled the corners of his lips and turned to leave.

The eldest prince has even brought out his personal seal, so this matter is not difficult to resolve. Taking it to the prince's residence to ask for tens of thousands of taels of silver will not be a problem.

The eldest prince was determined to elope with her, and Wei Lanxin was so angry that she turned around and sought help from the prince's residence. She was quite a formidable person.

His Qingrou is still the best; she's well-behaved, adorable, and lovable.

With a blade of grass he'd casually plucked dangling from his mouth, he swaggered across the street and knocked on the door of the tofu shop.

"Tofu Beauty, open the door, your man is back."

When Wei Qingrou heard his nonsense, she wished she could stuff a millstone in his mouth. He never kept his mouth shut and made her lose face.

Qin Pingan found all the jobs in the shop, so he naturally knew about the relationship between the two. He kept his head down and didn't say anything, but he looked at them with curiosity.

I've never seen any royal or nobleman interact with his wife like this; it's more like an ordinary person calling their wife "wife."

It may seem a bit improper, but they are an extremely intimate couple, unlike those who are respectful to each other but are estranged.

"You're here, so stop talking nonsense. Chunxi, bring your master a bowl of soy milk."

Wei Qingrou glared at him playfully, her eyes sparkling with a captivating and alluring charm.

"Tsk." Qin Ping'an leaned against the door, glancing at it with his eyes slightly closed, his expression one of amusement and smugness.

"No wonder Qin Xiao can't forget her. She really is a feast for the eyes and looks very appetizing."

When she first married into the family, she was slender and delicate, like a budding pink lotus leaf, innocent and naive.

Its eyes looked timid yet provocatively defiant, like a newly bought tabby cat, its claws outstretched and somewhat adorable.

But now, things are completely different.

Her figure became much fuller and more graceful, like a red lotus that he had personally watered, quietly blooming and revealing its delicate and charming beauty.

The young woman was incredibly alluring; what would happen if a man saw her like that? Qin Ping'an felt a momentary panic and wanted to hide her.

He was lost in thought and didn't realize what he had drunk until a strange taste hit his head.

"WTF?"

Wei Qingrou covered her mouth and chuckled, a mischievous glint in her eyes: "Isn't the fermented mung bean juice delicious?"

Qin Pingan grabbed her soft neck and pulled her into his arms. "Here, you drink it for me!"

"No way!" Wei Qingrou's eyes widened; she wasn't going to drink it.

The two were making out sweetly when they heard a cold female voice coming from the doorway.

"I've come at the wrong time. I didn't expect your shop to be doing so badly. There's not a single person in sight."