Chapter 147 Never Mention It

Seeing Xie Qingran's serious expression, Qin couldn't help but laugh out loud. She then said directly, "Silly girl, who would dare to bully me? Don't worry, I will take good care of myself and protect my child. This is our only child, and also my husband's only bloodline continuation in this world."

Xie Qingran could tell that Qin Shi and her husband had a very good relationship, because she could clearly see that Qin Shi's eyes were full of tenderness when she talked about her husband.

Such a devoted woman, what a pity, what a real pity.

Xie Qingran sighed helplessly, then walked towards the children.

Xiao Yanran rarely felt this happy; she was as joyful as a lark.

Xiao Yu had been laughing along with them, but when she saw Xie Qingran approaching, her expression immediately changed. She turned cold and snorted, "What are you up to now?"

"It's nothing, Ayu. I sent a box of gold beans to your yard this morning for you to play with. Did you see it?" Xie Qingran tilted her head and looked at Xiao Yu with some curiosity.

What?

Upon hearing this, Madam Qin became anxious: "Qingran, I know it's good that you care about the child, but you can't give the child such expensive things!"

"What golden beans? I didn't see any!" Xiao Yu turned her face away and gave a haughty snort.

But soon, Xiao Yu understood what was going on. He frowned and stared at Xie Qingran with some wariness.

However, Xie Qingran did not pursue the topic further. Instead, she said, "In a few days, a very good tutor will come to teach you. You must study hard and pay attention in class!"

"Especially you, Yanran, even though you're a girl, you must study hard so you won't be deceived when you grow up!" Xie Qingran smiled and, as if by magic, produced a beaded flower, placing it on Xiao Yanran's head: "Hmm, beautiful!"

Xiao Yanran blushed slightly with embarrassment and whispered, "Yes, I will study hard!"

"I don't like studying, I want to be a great general, I want to practice martial arts!" Xiao Yu threw down the small wooden sword in his hand and looked at Xie Qingran with dissatisfaction: "What right do you have to arrange things for me?"

Xie Qingran shrugged, her tone perfectly justified: "Because I'm the one who makes all these decisions, you have absolutely no right to decide. You don't like studying, you only want to practice martial arts, right? I guarantee that if you don't listen to me, you'll never learn martial arts in your entire life!"

"Xie Qingran, you vicious woman!"

"I knew you were just pretending in front of your brother, you're so mean!"

Xiao Yu raised his voice even louder after sensing the threat.

Usually at this point, family members would back down and not argue with Xiao Yu anymore.

But Xie Qingran was different. She still looked disdainful: "So what if I'm malicious? Your brother likes me, and now I'm your rightful sister-in-law. If you're so capable, tell your brother to divorce me. As long as I'm here, you have to listen to me!"

"you!"

How can you be so shameless!

No matter how domineering Xiao Yu was, he was still too young and no match for Xie Qingran.

Xie Qingran, however, touched her face with a straight face and said, "I'm not shameless. My face is right here, and it's quite beautiful!"

"you!"

"Bah! I will absolutely not compromise!"

After saying this, Xiao Yu turned and strode towards his courtyard.

Seeing him turn around and leave, Madam Qin became anxious.

“I know you’re anxious to educate your child, but you can’t be so hard on him. Ayu is stubborn, and if he… I don’t know what he’ll do if he throws a tantrum.” Qin’s head was buzzing just thinking about how Xiao Yu had acted up before.

However, Xie Qingran waved her hand dismissively and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Just you wait and see, one day this kid will talk to me obediently!"

Qin Shi did not believe these words.

She looked at Xie Qingran with a smile, and then said, "You'll see how amazing he is later!"

After saying that, Qin Shi, with Xiao Jin in tow, turned and strode towards her own courtyard.

Although she was still living in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, she didn't want to interfere too much. She just wanted her child to grow up safely and live a good life with him.

After wandering around outside for a while, Xie Qingran returned to her room and continued looking at the account books on the table. Baozhu brought over tea and snacks, placed them on the table, and smiled at Xie Qingran: "Miss, would you like some tea?"

"From now on, you'll have to call me the Crown Princess."

"Recently, we've bought twenty maids. Tomorrow morning, I'll have them wait for me in the courtyard. I want to give them a good talk about the rules of the household."

“The kitchen staff and purchasing staff have been quite cooperative lately, so we can give them the license.”

Xie Qingran began to make arrangements for what to do next.

She glanced at Baozhu and said, "Ten days from now, there will be a banquet at home. You need to find a few good chefs and personally oversee the preparation of all the ingredients. There can't be any problems, understand?"

Xie Qingran then handed Baozhu a list: "It lists the preferences of the noble ladies in the capital, so you must not buy the wrong thing, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Baozhu asked with curiosity, "Little...Princess Consort, how do you know so much?"

"It was from a fortune teller." Xie Qingran didn't even look up, continuing to look at the account book.

Xiao Jue pushed the cart through the door, staring at Xie Qingran with a gloomy expression.

Xie Qingran was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening, waved to Baozhu, and said with a smile, "You can go down now."

Baozhu glanced at Xie Qingran with some concern, mainly because Xiao Jue's expression was really unpleasant.

However, she dared not stay any longer. With no other choice, she turned around and walked outside. Before leaving, she took a deep look at Xiao Jue.

For a moment, only the two of them remained in the room. Xie Qingran's face regained its former indifference: "Young Master, is there something you need?"

"Now that you have become my Crown Princess, you must keep to your proper place."

Xiao Jue had a gloomy face. Just thinking about Shen Wenyuan's silly grin made him angry.

But Xie Qingran acted as if nothing had happened, making it seem like he was the one being petty.

"Yes, I understand. Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely organize the banquet well and will not bring shame to the family."

"I will take care of everything in the inner quarters. As for..."

Xie Qingran kept rambling about things at home and outside, but never mentioned anything about the two of them.