Help! The Frosty Noble's Son Is in Love With Me!-Chapter 275: Curious About Her

Adrenaline was surging.

Qu Fulan could only feel her cheeks starting to burn, her heartbeat accelerating, and her breath becoming unsteady.

She was not accustomed to this intimacy, or perhaps she had not adapted to it yet, or she was simply at a loss, instinctively wanting to break free.

Then she remembered that they were husband and wife, so she stood still, letting him hold her.

"Remember to think of me when I’m not home," he said.

Then he left.

After he left, Qu Fulan suddenly sighed in relief, her unsteady heartbeat slowly returning to its normal rhythm.

She didn’t know if women who had never been in love or had no experience were like her, their heartbeat thrown off balance and breath becoming unsteady from a simple hug.

A bit useless.

She lingered in the cloakroom for a while before walking out.

"Young Madam, the gifts for Princess Qing are ready, please have a look."

The four maids were waiting outside.

Qu Fulan checked the gifts and said, "They are fine, prepare them as they are."

Originally, she planned to send a set of undergarments, but she didn’t know the other party’s temperament, and their friendship wasn’t deep. It wasn’t appropriate to give such intimate items at their first meeting.

She decided to wait for later.

Moreover, her underwear business was not short of orders now, and because its fame wasn’t widespread, her small workshop could just about manage. If business expanded in the future, the workshop would also need to expand.

The lingerie shop was less than three months away from opening, there was no rush.

Since Heir Pei got married, the internal management of Pei Mansion was basically handled by each house managing its own, for example, the first house was managed by Qu Fulan, the second by Ren Hua and the Second Madam, and the third house’s management was up to their own arrangement, not involving others.

Qu Fulan took over the house token from the second house and presented herself to the housekeepers, getting acquainted. So in the future, whatever needed to be handled, she’d know whom to approach.

Qu Fulan checked the internal affairs of the first house and had to say, it was no exaggeration that the entire Pei Mansion was supported by the first house. The wealth of the first house was the greatest, with yearly expenses reaching seven or eight thousand, with just the Old Madam costing over a thousand, the Marquis and the Lady spending over a thousand upon their return, and referring to Heir Pei was needless. His personal expenses alone reached two thousand.

This was the expenditure, and the income source of the first house, i.e., the money earned, came from various shops, villages, farms, and other industries, with annual earnings of fifty to sixty thousand.

This income was sufficient to support the entire Pei Mansion. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Not to mention Heir Pei’s expenses were mainly covered by his private estate, he maintained himself with personal profits without relying on the house’s silver assets.

However, most of Heir Pei’s private estate was used to support the Pei Family Army, so no matter how wealthy Heir Pei was, he could spend it all and needed to continually earn money, which was the main reason Qu Fulan could successfully turn her fortunes around.

You must understand, the milk tea shop, coffee shop, bookstores, and restaurants she managed for him, together brought in profits of tens of thousands of silver annually.

The wealthy have money rolling in, always plentiful.

Therefore, with the first house being so rich, whoever was in charge would benefit from it, which was why the Third Madam always wanted to be involved in management. Because the third house was the poorest, fortunately, the Old Madam was wise and didn’t let her manage, unlike the Second Madam from a prominent family, possessing dignity and character, who wouldn’t take advantage of her position.

Regarding Qu Fulan managing the house at such a young age, the third house had comments to make.

They were worried she was too young to manage the household, unable to command respect, manage well, etc., the Third Madam wanted to get involved but was refused by the Old Madam.

Indeed, the Old Madam was forward-thinking, having long ago clearly divided the Pei Mansion properties, whereby, with everyone now separately established, there wouldn’t be overly complex disputes.

Qu Fulan spent three days getting the overall situation of the first house in order and three more days sorting out various aspects of business before Princess Qing’s banquet began.

Prince Qing Mansion.

"We’ve prepared Lushan Yunwu Tea, Longjing Tea, Lu’an Melon Seed Tea, Huangshan Maofeng Tea, Tieguanyin, etc." Princess Qing meticulously listed the items prepared for today’s banquet, "Based on everyone’s tastes from previous years, everything necessary has been prepared, except..."

Seeing Princess Qing’s troubled expression, her cousin Tao Wan said, "Cousin is wondering what Heir Pei’s wife likes to drink, right?"

Princess Qing laughed, "You’re such a clever one, you’ve guessed my thoughts, it’s the first time inviting her over and I don’t know what she likes to eat or drink."

This was the reason Princess Qing was popular, she wished to remember each guest’s preferences so at the next banquet she could cater to everyone’s needs, which was her contentment.

Not presenting oneself as a Princess was rare in Capital City; originally the Tao Family wanted their Fourth Miss, Tao Wan, to marry Prince Qing, but Prince Qing secretly investigated and discovered that their Third Miss, now Princess Qing, was kind-hearted and specifically chose her to wed.

Note, Miss Tao San at the time was already engaged elsewhere, had to break off that engagement to marry.

With Tao Wan being two years younger than Princess Qing, not yet betrothed, her family allowed her to stay at Prince Qing Mansion for future marriage prospects.

Tao Wan disagreed with her cousin’s approach, "Cousin’s status is noble, why care about a Princely Heir’s wife’s preferences? Given cousin’s position in Capital City’s noble circle, she should be the one conforming to cousin."

"Heir Pei’s wife’s status is also noble, cannot be ignored." Princess Qing didn’t act like a princess, but in terms of socializing, she reported to her husband, knowing that connections too low should not be made, not because others are bad, but it would lower the Mansion’s status. Therefore, those she invited needed to meet certain standards, and now the Princely Heir’s wife completely met them. Even her husband agreed with inviting Heir Pei’s wife, as Heir Pei was currently prominent in the court, not to be ignored.

Tao Wan dismissively said, "Just a lone girl with nothing, without Heir Pei she’s nothing."

Princess Qing frowned slightly, feeling her cousin’s attitude was improper, but before she could speak, Tao Wan laughed again, "Maybe I don’t know her well, hence the prejudice, thinking Heir Pei’s bride wouldn’t fall short."

Princess Qing smiled at last, "Isn’t that right?"

Note that Princess Qing too has seen Heir Pei, such an outstanding person, and privately asked the Prince, who confirmed that even in private, Heir Pei’s company was clean, unlike others indulging openly.

Interestingly, Prince Qing Mansion had numerous concubines, but Prince Qing loved his concubines to a degree, never bypassing the Princess or allowing concubines to bully Princess Qing. Previously, a concubine had been arrogant in front of the Princess, and Prince Qing publicly had her whipped to death, since then no one dared to cross Prince Qing’s line.

Many envied Princess Qing for this, and she herself was very satisfied with her life.

After all, during that era, men having multiple wives was normal, she wasn’t someone who couldn’t tolerate others.

Tolerance is one matter, but in truth, what woman hasn’t dreamed of a lifelong monogamous relationship? Just not experienced or encountered it.

Yet Heir Pei was unconventional, such a person suddenly married, inevitably leading others to believe his wife must be extraordinary.

During the discussion, each family’s ladies arrived for the banquet, including Qu Fulan.

This was the first event she attended in Capital City’s noble circle after marriage.