Marrying a royal playboy and becoming a glamorous matriarch

This Xueyan was the girl Wei Qingrou bought on the day she returned to her parents' home, along with her younger brother.

She and her younger brother were still young, so they were not assigned any heavy work after entering the mansion. The plan was to let them rest for a few years before assigning them jobs.

Upon seeing Wei Qingrou, Xueyan immediately smiled and stepped forward to greet her.

"Greetings, Madam. Sister Chunxi said she was looking to hire people, and I happen to know a matchmaker who deals in people, so I came out with Sister Chunxi."

Chunxi stepped forward and reported, "That matchmaker was Xueyan's former neighbor. She is honest and kind, and the people she sent are also honest and upright. Madam, please choose one."

After Chunxi finished speaking with a smile, she handed over the roster.

After reviewing the documents, Wei Qingrou gained a general understanding of the personnel here.

Finally, three people who were willing to sign life contracts were selected. They were people who had previously worked in the kitchen and had nowhere else to turn. Their life contracts were drafted according to the treatment of the shop's employees.

Wei Qingrou actually had some plans for the tofu shop.

However, her thoughts had to be made in private, especially not by Wei Lanxin, since Wei Qingrou didn't want to reveal her transmigrated identity yet.

Wei Lanxin considered herself a unique woman in the world, and if she were exposed, Wei Lanxin would not let her off the hook.

Moreover, Wei Qingrou is still indebted to Madam Wei, so she is willing to take the initiative to make concessions.

These money-making plans can be carried out discreetly.

After Wei Qingrou finished making arrangements here, she returned to the front hall and saw that the prince's chief steward was still clinging to Qin Ping'an, complaining incessantly.

He mentioned the eldest prince and Wei Lanxin, marveling at how extravagant they were, showing no sense of thrift whatsoever.

What seemed like a complaint was actually a way of testing Qin Ping'an's reaction, hoping that Qin Ping'an would step in and persuade him.

But Qin Ping'an was nonchalant and showed no sign of being in a hurry.

After the head steward finished venting his grievances, Qin Ping'an said slowly, "Don't worry, anyway, when the manor was established before the New Year, the Emperor gave the manor 100,000 taels of silver, so use it for now."

The head steward looked worried. "This won't do. The Prince's residence has daily expenses, and we can't let Miss Wei spend them all. Besides, her identity is still unclear."

He was implying that Wei Lanxin hadn't entered the First Prince's residence yet and wasn't considered the proper mistress, so how could she presume to do such a thing? It was all illegitimate and improper.

Qin Ping'an glanced meaningfully at the head steward.

"This is the Crown Prince's estate, not yours. How the Crown Prince spends it is none of your business. Do you even have the right to interfere?"

Upon hearing this, the head steward's eyes lit up with understanding.

He sighed deeply and said, "Thank you, Second Master Qin. This servant knows what to do."

After seeing off the head steward of the prince's residence, Wei Qingrou planned to return home.

Qin Ping'an took her hand and said, "Qianyulou ordered tofu from the shop today. Let's deliver it and show our support."

Wei Qingrou's eyes flickered. Qin Ping'an wanted to see Wei Lanxin, didn't he?

However, she was also curious about how Wei Lanxin had managed to manipulate Qianyu Tower, so she went with him.

Outside Qianyu Tower, the place was still bustling with people, and Wei Lanxin had even launched a new signature dish.

I don't know where she found an artist to paint such a lifelike picture of the spicy hot pot.

A huge copper pot simmers with red oil, overflowing with exquisite and tempting ingredients. Next to it are cute little figures giving a thumbs-up and saying, "Delicious! Delicious!"

It's incredibly fun and interesting, with a small note next to it saying: "Free super spicy hot pot broth."

Free again? Wei Qingrou frowned slightly.

Looking around, she noticed that many people had only ordered the free hot pot base, and had secretly brought their own vegetables and grains to cook in the free hot pot base.

However, because the broth was too spicy, many people coughed and their faces turned red from the spiciness.

Despite this, they did not stop wolfing down their food.

Someone, panting heavily, said, "There's even free hot pot base! That's great!"

"This not only saves trouble, but also saves the family money on charcoal. Qianyu Tower is truly a great place."

There are many people who say the same thing, and even if the people of Qianyulou hear it, they don't care at all, because the customer is God.

"This Mr. Wei is truly a rare philanthropist. I just wonder how long he can keep eating for free."

"At least ten days. Boss Wei said that anyone who can eat super spicy hot pot for ten consecutive days will be rewarded with silver."

As he spoke, the man pointed to a huge animated graphic that read: "Extra Spicy Hot Pot Base Challenge in Progress."

People who come to Qianyulou to eat the extra-spicy hot pot for ten consecutive days will receive nine taels of silver.

When Qin Ping'an saw the challenge, a thoughtful look flashed across his eyes. He then smiled and said, "This Wei Lanxin is really good at stirring things up."

He was eager to try it, his eyes brimming with interest. He ordered an extra spicy hot pot and laughed, "I want to see just how spicy it can be."

Watching from the side, Wei Qingrou couldn't help but sigh: she and Qin Ping'an were ultimately just a couple who drank and ate together, and could never compare to Wei Lanxin, their white moonlight.

However, thinking about these things only adds to your worries. Let's try Qianyulou's hot pot now.

The last time I ate hot pot was probably in my past life.

Wei Qingrou doesn't like spicy food, so she ordered a mushroom soup base.

The waiter, looking dazed and incredulous, asked, "Madam, did you order the mushroom soup hot pot? Not the free extra spicy broth?"

Wei Qingrou nodded. "Yes, that's right."

This was truly strange. The waiter, with a nervous and obsequious expression, asked, "The mushroom soup hot pot costs five taels of silver, would you like to know?"

Wei Qingrou nodded: "No problem."

The waiter was overjoyed. Although the five taels of silver wasn't much, it was the only income he would receive for the hot pot today.

Without exception, all the other customers ordered the free extra spicy hot pot.

When the kitchen staff heard that someone was willing to spend five taels of silver to order the hot pot base, their listless demeanor immediately vanished.

The chef, who was in charge of the wok, felt more energetic and swung the large ladle around so hard that it almost sparked.

Wei Lanxin's eyes lit up, thinking that a generous customer had arrived, and she hurriedly ran to the front hall to see.

Upon discovering it was Wei Lanxin, he couldn't help but frown in disgust.

Seeing that they had only ordered a plate of snowflake beef rolls, I immediately thought they were stingy and cheap, and I snorted coldly.

"Who do we have here? It's just you two ignorant fools."

"Do you guys even know how to eat hot pot? You actually ordered a tasteless mushroom broth and only one plate of meat and vegetables. Why didn't you order any of the other delicious dishes?"

Her eyes darted around, and she winked and said, "Hey, Qin Ping'an, were you this stingy when you were indulging in debauchery at brothels?"

Qin Ping'an's face darkened instantly. "Wei Lanxin, stop trying to sow discord."

Seeing his agitation, Wei Lanxin chuckled, "I didn't try to sow discord. I think you're just feeling guilty."

Saying that in front of someone else's wife is just sowing discord, isn't it?

Wei Qingrou quickly grabbed Qin Ping'an's arm: "It's okay, I don't mind."

Qin Ping'an then suppressed his anger and looked at Wei Lanxin with a mocking coldness.

“My wife doesn’t like your filthy, low-class food, so she won’t order it.”

"You're even selling dirty things like pig offal for money, Wei Lanxin, you've really fallen for money."