Marrying a royal playboy and becoming a glamorous matriarch

However, the next moment, Madam Wei reached out and took the account book, and began to look through it carefully.

Wei Lianxin, who was originally full of fighting spirit, suddenly fell silent, like a hen with its throat choked.

Wei Qingrou glanced at Wei Lianxin indifferently.

"Sister has been calling out for a while, she must be thirsty too. Why don't you sit down and have some tea?"

"Mother, what's wrong with you? Don't believe her sweet talk."

Wei Lianxin was extremely anxious and flustered, completely unaware of what was wrong with Madam Wei.

Madam Wei looked away from the account book and gave her a cold glance.

"Didn't you say that Qianyu Tower was opening today and asked me to come and support it? Now why are you yelling at your sister? Don't you know that Qianyu Tower is already a property of Prince Dun's Mansion?"

“This,” Wei Lianxin said, her face full of doubt, and she lowered her head awkwardly, “Your daughter… doesn’t know.”

Of course she knew, but she thought Madam Wei didn't, which is why she instigated her to cause trouble. She never expected that Madam Wei actually knew about it.

In fact, as the daughter-in-law of Prince Dun's mansion, it was only natural for Wei Qingrou to manage her husband's family's property, and no one could find fault with that.

If she now claims to know that Qianyu Tower is owned by Prince Dun's mansion, then her previous statement that Wei Qingrou seized the property was a deliberate attempt to sow discord, a treacherous scheme, and a baseless framing of her sister.

In order to avoid being exposed, Wei Lianxin could only pretend not to know.

Wei Lianxin was puzzled: how did Madam Wei know?

Her original plan was meticulous and well-thought-out, but now she looks like a clown, forced to put on a brave face.

Wei Qingrou chuckled inwardly, deliberately rubbing salt into her wound.

"Second sister, please forgive me. I was careless in this matter. I was thinking that you were not feeling well, so I didn't send you the business opening invitation. I wanted you to take good care of yourself."

Wei Lianxin felt as if someone had stuffed a handful of flies down her throat, and her eyes were filled with resentment as she looked at Wei Qingrou.

She did it on purpose, deliberately trying to embarrass him.

And this Madam Wei is really something. Since she received the invitation, why didn't she inform her in advance, causing her to make a scene for so long and make a fool of herself?

Now, however, she dared not criticize Wei Qingrou anymore. She forced a smile and pretended not to care, saying, "It's alright. I don't usually like going out anyway. I just happened to find out about this and wanted to ask my mother to come out for a walk to clear her head."

But she wasn't giving up, and added, "So Qianyu Tower became Prince Dun's property, huh? But before that it was clearly..."

Madam Wei gave her a cold look and said, "Silence!"

It's true that Qianyu Tower belonged to Wei Lanxin before, but don't forget, there was also the First Prince.

The two had eloped. Wei Lanxin was guilty of abducting the eldest prince, a crime punishable by the extermination of her entire family. It was only because Wei Qingrou married into the Prince Dun's mansion and climbed the social ladder that the Wei family was temporarily safe.

The money spent on setting up this restaurant came from the eldest prince; strictly speaking, it is a royal property.

These ledgers clearly state, and Madam Wei has also seen them, that the First Prince sold the restaurant to Qin Ping'an for five thousand taels of silver. Therefore, it is the property of the Prince Dun's Mansion, and no one can interfere in the matter.

Not to mention the mess that is Qianyu Tower; Madam Wei gets a headache just looking at it.

Madam Wei understands the ways of business, and to be honest, she would never buy Qianyulou, this mess, even if it were given to her for free.

After all, a murder had just occurred here, and there were still 40,000 to 50,000 yuan in debt. Which sucker would be willing to take it on?

Madam Wei guessed that Qin Ping'an had spent at least 50,000 taels of silver to cover the losses incurred in order for Qianyu Tower to open today.

Madam Wei felt ashamed just thinking about it. Her eldest daughter, Lanxin, was innocent, lively, and beautiful from a young age, but she knew absolutely nothing about business. She was the kind of person who couldn't be taught at all, so she had never let her run a shop.

Because of the fact that she didn't give her the shop, Wei Lanxin had argued with her several times, saying that she would definitely make a big profit for her, but Madam Wei was always reluctant to throw money away.

Who would have thought she wouldn't give up her wicked intentions? Not long after eloping with her lover, she opened a restaurant, which immediately suffered huge losses, and she lost all face.

Madam Wei had indeed complained before that Wei Qingrou hadn't helped Lanxin, but now, seeing the account book and seeing Wei Qingrou and her husband busy cleaning up after Qianyu Tower, she had no complaints at all.

He even thought it was fortunate that Wei Qingrou was there, otherwise, given the sins Wei Lanxin had committed, according to the laws of Da Zhao, he would probably have been beheaded in the marketplace.

"Sister Rou, Mother wants to get a membership card after hearing about it from Xiao Er."

Madam Wei forced a smile, wanting to show her loyalty to Prince Dun's mansion, since Wei Lanxin would inevitably have to rely on his family in the future.

“Mother, you don’t need to top up your card.” Wei Qingrou smiled and persuaded her, “It’s our own restaurant, why do you need to top up your card? Just come on over.”

Wei Lianxin quickly put down the hot tea, her eyes shining, "Yes, my sister is right, Mother. We are all family, please come on over."

Madam Wei raised her hand to stop her, and said with a smile, "What Rou'er said is true, but we have many relatives. If they all come and eat and drink for free, how can we manage? I'd better get one."

She had the head maid beside her take out a purse, took out 100,000 taels of silver notes that she had prepared in advance, and handed them to Chunxi.

"Good girl, hurry up and do it for Madam. You'll get your share of the rewards."

Seeing that Madam Wei had prepared the silver notes in advance, indicating that it was not just empty politeness, Wei Qingrou had Chunxi accept them.

"Then Qingrou thanks Mother for coming. But you mustn't spend any money today. I'll treat Mother to the meal."

"Alright, Mother, I'll leave it all to Rou-jie."

After the mother and daughter talked things out, they returned to their usual warm and friendly self, without any barriers between them, and went upstairs hand in hand.

Wei Lianxin, left behind, looked unhappy. No, how did they make up again?

Mother, Wei Qingrou harmed your own daughter!

"Second Miss, aren't you dining with the ladies?" Chunxi asked.

"food."

Wei Lianxin quickly put down her teacup and followed eagerly.

She still wanted to eat, and not only that, she wanted to pack it up and take it home to eat tomorrow.

The weather is cold now, so it won't hurt to leave it overnight. That old hag at home wouldn't care about her food and drink anyway.

Fortunately, her husband was very considerate and bought her hot sesame cakes yesterday. The thought that her husband would become a marquis in the future warmed her heart.

After the meal, Wei Qingrou saw Madam Wei and Wei Lianxin off, and specially prepared eight-treasure duck and pastry gift boxes for them.

Upon seeing her off at the door, Wei Qingrou helped Madam Wei into the carriage: "Mother, I won't see you off any further. Today is the opening day, and I still have accounts to finish."

Madam Wei smiled gently and said, "It's alright, you go ahead and get busy, but please take care of yourself while you're busy."

"My daughter knows," Wei Qingrou said with a gentle smile.

The carriage curtain was lowered, and the head maidservant took out a jade card and whispered, "Madam, Chunxi gave me this jade card."

Madam Wei looked on in surprise: "Didn't the waiter say that only by depositing one million taels of silver could one obtain a jade card and be allowed to dine on the third floor?"

“Madam, don’t you understand? The rules were set by our Rou’er, and they’re for outsiders to see. You are her legal mother.”

Madam Wei smiled, her eyes and brows showing satisfaction.

"Yes, Rou'er is my legitimate daughter."

A kind deed is a kind deed; Rou'er is grateful and she didn't misjudge him this time.

"Hmph, it's just a small jade card, how much could it be worth? Mother, don't be fooled by Wei Qingrou!"