Help! The Frosty Noble's Son Is in Love With Me!-Chapter 302: Truly Loving Someone Makes Letting Go Incredibly Hard
At the end of the month, something significant happened.
In the Capital City, several officials were arrested overnight, reportedly connected to a private salt case.
This included the Yu Family, with Mr. Yu being taken to prison overnight to await interrogation. Given the scale of the case, execution seemed likely.
Following this, many businesses in the Capital City that sourced goods from the Anzhou Jiangcheng region experienced long-term supply shortages.
Simultaneously, many wealthy individuals from the Anzhou Jiangcheng area went bankrupt overnight.
Only one wealthy merchant with the surname Tao managed to avoid the crisis in time and earned a fortune. Undoubtedly, this Tao was Pei Ji’an’s business.
He couldn’t trade openly under the Pei Family’s name, so he used his mother’s surname.
Because Qu Fulan timely advised last time, all the goods were sold promptly, avoiding bankruptcy risk.
Two days later, after finishing his official duties, the Heir Pei returned home and immediately asked Qu Fulan a question.
"How did you foresee this risk?"
How did she know that the court would soon sanction the salt merchants from the Anzhou Jiangcheng area, and then, before the court acted, sell off the stock to avoid a major commercial crisis?
Qu Fulan wasn’t really that perceptive; she mainly remembered the salt merchant case mentioned briefly in the novel, which she recalled close to the incident.
Of course, she couldn’t explain it that way, so after thinking it over, she said, "I unintentionally overheard you say something to your brother last time, and it connected the dots."
"Which sentence?" he asked.
"The case will definitely be concluded by the end of the month." Qu Fulan replied.
Pei Ji’an was puzzled, "What does that statement indicate?"
The Heir Pei was careful about official matters and didn’t allow others to approach easily. Guards were stationed ten meters away to prevent eavesdropping.
Qu Fulan only heard it because the Heir Pei’s conversation with his brother had ended.
Qu Fulan was able to pass by smoothly and overheard the Heir’s last sentence, "The case will definitely be concluded by the end of the month."
To the Heir Pei, the sentence was trivial, but to Qu Fulan, it was crucial information.
Qu Fulan explained, "When I went out for business, I noticed many goods had their supplies delayed, with unclear reasons, and all these goods were sourced from the Anzhou Jiangcheng area. This seemed strange because that area was abundant with supplies, and delays were unlikely unless the wealthy merchants who control the economic lifelines there were in trouble and hesitant to act, affecting the supply. This was one reason."
"Secondly, there were significantly more patrol personnel in the Capital City than usual, indicating a major event was about to happen. Combining these events, I thought of one phrase: collusion between officials and merchants. It must be that the court was going to arrest corrupt officials from the Anzhou Jiangcheng area. The increased patrols were to prevent the families of corrupt officials from fleeing with money once informed. Coupled with the Heir’s statement, I was confident my guess was correct. The court intended to deal with the corrupt officials and the wealthy merchants behind them by the end of the month. At that time, the merchants’ goods would inevitably be confiscated, and the court, wanting quick funds, would sell them at low prices, causing a drastic drop in goods prices."
What Qu Fulan needed to do was, before the court intervened, to find various channels to sell all the Heir’s overlapping stocks with merchants at normal prices within a short time to avoid losses from the price collapse.
It was essentially playing with timing.
Pei Ji’an remained silent for a long time before speaking, "Just from one sentence, you deduced so much?"
Qu Fulan chuckled dryly, "It’s just the keen insight accumulated from long-term trade."
The Heir Pei’s business skills weren’t low; it was just that he had too many responsibilities, so he couldn’t dedicate much focus to business, which is why he needed an assistant.
After Qu Fulan finished speaking, she noticed him staring at her without blinking, making her feel a bit uneasy, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Pei Ji’an smiled, "I often feel that marrying you was my greatest fortune."
Hearing such words from a handsome and charming man, Qu Fulan couldn’t help but feel waves in her heart.
She didn’t dare to look into his eyes, as inside seemed to be a fire that could burn.
She knew what that was. If she hadn’t been burned before in this regard, she might have already been enthralled without reservation.
In the modern day, her childhood sweetheart treated her well too, so well that the world thought they were a pair, leading her to believe they would marry, only for him to treat another woman just as well.
Upon reflection, her decisive abandonment of that relationship might have been because she didn’t really like him.
He was good to her, she got used to it, and thought it was love.
So, in the end, although she was sad, she wasn’t devastated like others after a breakup.
Truly loving someone should make letting go incredibly difficult.
Now, facing Pei Ji’an’s kindness, she knew he was different from that person; he acted more than he spoke.
Thus, she didn’t reject his affection nor restrain her feelings, just letting her mindset change naturally.
Although they were married, she had always fantasized about having a normal romance.
Momentarily forgetting the shackles of marriage, first experiencing love, and finally entering the hall of marriage because of love. It sounds incredible, but it should be the process every girl dreams of—to marry for love, not for other reasons.
So he hasn’t demanded she fulfills wifely duties, giving her the utmost freedom. She’s immensely grateful to have encountered him, knowing that with anyone else, her life would have been turned upside down.
"What did you do on the Dragon Boat Festival that left Princess Qing and the others with no fault to find?" Pei Ji’an asked.
During that time, he was busy with the case, leaving early and returning late each day, unaware of what she had prepared. Despite possibly being too busy at the time, he was always concerned with her actions and would listen afterward.
Qu Fulan had her maid bring three little eggs and performed an egg-switching magic trick in front of him.
However, someone skilled in martial arts wasn’t easily fooled; those tricks that deceived others were no use to him, and he guessed the eggs’ hiding spots every time. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"This game is quite novel; it’s commendable that you thought of it," he laughed.
Being caught each time made Qu Fulan feel no sense of accomplishment, feeling a bit deflated, "What’s the point? You still saw through it immediately."
"I’ll teach you a method, and you’ll be able to deceive everyone in the future," he said.
"What method?" Qu Fulan became interested instantly.
"Earlier, you distracted me by talking while performing small actions. It was actually successful; it’s just that your words of distraction could be altered a bit. For example, if you had said ’I like you,’ my attention would surely have been diverted, and I wouldn’t have seen where the egg was hidden."}
Qu Fulan, although teased by him again, understood what he meant—targeting others’ weaknesses to distract them.
"Want to try again?" he playfully invited.
Just as Qu Fulan was about to speak, a maid’s voice came from outside, "Young Madam, Princess Qing, Miss Tao, Miss Zhou, and Miss Yu are outside requesting an audience."
With the Yu Family in trouble, it was clear why Miss Yu visited the Pei Family.
Only why did Princess Qing and the others also come along?
