She firmly believed that Xie Jingrun's recent extra time to manage her must be because he didn't have any other women. If he did, he wouldn't have time to manage her.
She wondered if she should help him find a few concubines or maids. After all, she was his stepmother, so it seemed only right that she should arrange these things for him.
"Drinking at brothels?" Xie Jingrun narrowed his eyes dangerously. Judging from her tone, she seemed to be very familiar with Chunyanlou.
How could he forget that she had indeed been to Chunyanlou?
Thinking of this, he felt inexplicably displeased.
“Yes.” Rong Qingqing, oblivious to his odd behavior, continued enthusiastically, “My lord is not young anymore, and it’s time for him to marry. If you have a girl you like, you should hurry up and marry her. If not, you can ask a matchmaker to help you find a suitable girl. Or does my lord have any specific requirements? Tell me, and if I meet someone suitable, I can…”
Xie Jingrun impatiently interrupted her, "Rong Qingqing, do you really enjoy pimping?"
"Huh?" Rong Qingqing was a little confused.
Xie Jingrun suddenly walked towards her, braced himself against the wall behind him, and pinned her between them. "How about I buy you a brothel and let you be a madam?"
The man's warm breath brushed against her face, and Rong Qingqing was still somewhat dazed. But when she heard his mocking words, she immediately came to her senses and retorted sarcastically, "If the Marquis dares to give me something, I dare to accept it. At most, when you come to visit a brothel, I won't charge you any money."
“Rong Qingqing!” Xie Jingrun stared at her with a dark look in his eyes.
Rong Qingqing shrank back, feeling that Xie Jingrun was in real danger at this moment. She decided it was better not to bang her head against a rock. Suddenly, she pointed behind him and said with surprise, "Old Marquis, why are you back?"
Xie Jingrun paused, veins throbbing on his forehead, wishing he could strangle the woman in front of him.
Taking advantage of his momentary daze, Rong Qingqing quickly ducked under his arm and ran away without stopping.
When Xie Jingrun turned around, Rong Qingqing was nowhere to be seen.
His handsome face was shrouded in gloom. He stood in the night for a long time before leaving.
After that night, Rong Qingqing avoided Xie Jingrun. She would cook the dishes and slip away before he arrived.
Strangely, Xie Jingrun didn't try to catch her again.
This surprised her for a long time, but after Jinxiu Clothing Shop reopened, she forgot about it.
As she had anticipated, the shop attracted many ladies and young women on its first day of reopening.
Rong Qingqing knew that these people were all there for Shangguan Yanran, so she specially invited Shangguan Yanran over on the day the shop reopened.
Shangguan Yanran was also very helpful; when she came over, she specially wore the dress she had ordered from the shop.
As the daughter of the current prime minister, Shangguan Yanran was practically the shop's living advertisement.
Upon seeing her, the ladies and young women all struck up a lively conversation with her, and Shangguan Yanran took the opportunity to promote Rong Qingqing's dresses.
With her recommendation, and given the truly novel and unique style of the dress, the ladies of high society bought it almost without hesitation.
Rong Qingqing was not surprised by this, but Manager Liu did not expect the business to be so good. He was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. While serving customers, he directed the shop assistants to tidy up the messed-up clothes and promptly fill in the gaps.
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