Help! The Frosty Noble's Son Is in Love With Me!-Chapter 363

Qu Fulan spent most of the night "persuading" him to change the sachet.

The next day, she was too sore to get up, but he was already up and dressed.

The tall man, after getting dressed, stood gracefully at the foot of the bed, leaned over with one hand on her pillow, looked down at her, the corners of his lips slightly raised, but the words he spoke carried a chill, "Lanlan, you didn’t tell me the truth."

Qu Fulan looked up at him like that, without revealing any flaw, "Which one wasn’t the truth?"

Was it something she said was too fake, or was he too smart to have seen through it?

"You know, there are some things that if you don’t want to say now, I won’t ask. I’ll just wait until the day you’re willing to be honest with me." After saying that, he drew back his hand to leave.

However, Qu Fulan smiled softly, reached out to hook his neck, and pulled him down...

Their lips and tongues intertwined, sweet as dew.

Does it matter if it’s true or false? As long as the heart is true, that’s enough.

...

On another front, Mrs. Xiao had said that day she had a way, yet she hadn’t found the opportunity to take the sachet from her son.

Xiao Shiqing wore both sachets at all times, even when bathing, he wouldn’t let the maids near. He wasn’t like this before, but after entering the army camp, he didn’t allow the maids to get close.

Mrs. Xiao was at a loss, she couldn’t just outright ask for it, that would be too obvious.

"Without evidence, just follow him. If the two are sneaky together once, there’ll surely be a second time, and we can catch them in the act! By then, Young Lady Pei’s reputation will be completely ruined." Mrs. Xiao said.

At this point, that’s indeed the only option left. Otherwise, without the illicit evidence, they couldn’t accuse Li Jirou.

"As much as that might be the case, cousin is very cautious. If we follow him, we’ll surely be discovered." Ji Nishang said worriedly.

"Who said it has to be us following?" Mrs. Xiao had been caught once before, now she had learned her lesson.

Xiao Shiqing had many attendants around him, casually hold one of the young men, and they could find out his whereabouts.

If others asked about Xiao Shiqing’s whereabouts, the young men certainly wouldn’t say, but if Mrs. Xiao asked, under the pretense of caring for her son, which young man would dare refuse?

A few days passed like this, and the news Mrs. Xiao received made her frown.

There was no movement at all, her son hadn’t even gone towards Pei Mansion, nor did he visit any other taverns, just routinely working and patrolling the streets.

Even the street he patrolled wasn’t in the same direction as Pei Mansion.

Mrs. Xiao gained nothing, feeling very helpless.

Ji Nishang, on the other hand, had an indescribable complex feeling. On one hand, she was relieved her cousin wasn’t secretly meeting with Li Jirou, on the other, she hoped he would meet her so they could catch the evidence.

Though they hadn’t caught any evidence, Mrs. Xiao wouldn’t give up, believing the two would meet eventually, and she would catch them then.

Xiao Shiqing wasn’t aware of the family attention caused by the sachet matter, and he had yet to figure out the sachet issue.

In fact, he could completely bring the sachet with him and ask directly, but whom should he ask? He hesitated.

Something that he could easily resolve with a question, yet he didn’t know what he was hesitating about.

Others might not know, but he knew. When she embroidered sachets, she liked to leave a mark on them, not a name, but a small pattern. This way, even without a name, it was known she made it.

Now both sachets had that pattern in the same spot.

If it was embroidered by Li Jirou, why was Pei Ji’an wearing a clumsy sachet?

If it was embroidered by He Hua, it wouldn’t be right, nor reasonable.

So, it had to be embroidered by Li Jirou, she had gotten along well with the former Princess Zhuyu and had sent her sachets and scented pouches.

But why was the one she made for Pei Ji’an like that?

Xiao Shiqing truly couldn’t figure it out.

As for He Hua, she did take the advice of Young Lady Pei and went out every day to see what business she was interested in, to consider investing at the right time.

She had seen her aunt’s embroidery workshop and even Li Niang’s bun shop.

Back when she was still a princess, she had visited many taverns, but businesses like taverns needed backing. Now she was no longer a princess. Even if she were made a County Princess in the Capital City full of nobility, it wouldn’t count for much. Opening a tavern might be easy, but the later operation, etc., all required skill. Besides, she didn’t have the money to run a tavern.

She didn’t feel she was skilled enough to effortlessly run a tavern.

It might be better to start from a small business.

He Hua observed for a few days. Although she wasn’t good at making food, she excelled at discovering good food, so she decided to venture into the field of culinary delights.

When she told Qu Fulan about this decision, Qu Fulan found it very reasonable. She had originally wanted her to delve into the culinary world, but didn’t wish to interfere. Now that she chose this path herself, it was just perfect.

Although He Hua was no longer a princess, her personality hadn’t changed. Those who interacted with her liked her. Plus, she had a gift for promoting food. She could easily become a little PR expert.

Previously, she could rally those princes and princesses not just because she was the emperor’s most beloved daughter, but also because of her personality. Otherwise, was Xiao Shiqing’s status not high enough? Yet he didn’t have such influence.

Qu Fulan had a friend like that in modern times, who would share where to eat in their circle, and could rally half the people to eat together. It’s simply because she had a nice personality, people liked her and trusted her.

It’s a pity it’s not the internet age, otherwise, He Hua could completely become a food streamer. She had the knack for getting others excited about eating.

But even without the internet, He Hua could become Qu Fulan’s culinary PR expert in high society circles among the noble ladies in the future.

But that’s a story for later.

Days passed, the emperor’s illness was erratic, and no banquet could be held, but He Hua’s conferment was processed.

The public explanation was that King Jie had her pretend to be a princess, but she wasn’t coerced by him to harm the emperor. Instead, she helped capture the rebels. She was also a victim, and her family was harmed by King Jie, so as compensation, she was granted the title of County Princess.

This way, people wouldn’t look at He Hua with the eyes reserved for a traitor’s daughter.

But with Qu Fulan, it was different. Since her identity was unclear, she continued to be seen as an orphan, without revealing anything, otherwise, people would question her past as a traitor’s daughter and create scandals.

Only when she figured out her background could a further decision be made.

The most shocked by He Hua being granted County Princess was the Xiao Family.

The princess wasn’t a princess, but a lost daughter of the Li Family?

Mrs. Li had twins back then? Lost one, and still had one?

Such big news, and the two families were neighbors at the time, yet they hadn’t heard a thing. It showed how well the Li Family had concealed it.

Mrs. Xiao was only shocked for a moment before regaining her calm. No matter how many children the Li Family had, it was irrelevant to the Xiao Family.

From the start, Mrs. Xiao hadn’t accepted Li Jirou, and she wouldn’t accept He Hua now, not even if she was granted the title of County Princess, Mrs. Xiao wouldn’t care.

Whether it was Li Jirou or He Hua, one had been a servant, the other’s background was unknown, who could say if they were clean?

The Xiao Family wouldn’t want such daughters-in-law.

So, the marriage between the Xiao and Li families was no longer considered valid long ago.