Chapter 001: Damn Prime Minister

It was a windy spring day, and the gloomy weather seemed to be brewing a heavy rain.

In the inner courtyard of the prime minister's residence, Ruan Qinghuan was looking through the dowry list and found the page about the pavement.

It must be said that in order to prevent her from being inferior to others in the prime minister's mansion, her grandmother and parents gave her a very generous dowry.

There are two shops in the prosperous area of ​​the east city, a tavern in the west city, in addition to farmland in the capital and a bamboo garden...and this does not include actual money.

Even if she was divorced from the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future, she could live a luxurious and worry-free life with all this wealth.

She really couldn't understand why the original owner was so pessimistic and lived the most ridiculous life for a man who didn't have her in his heart.

He left the prime minister's residence with a divorce letter and died in the icy lake before winter.

Ruan Qinghuan took a sip of tea and sighed regretfully.

She is not the original owner and has no interest in this crappy prime minister. She wants to take advantage of the two years in the prime minister's mansion to manage the assets in her hands. When she sets up her own business in the future, she will let He'an see that she can live a better life without him.

The shop in the east of the city relies entirely on rent every year. It is a pity to waste such a good location. If I take it back and run it myself, the turnover will be several times more than it is now if the business is good.

Pinminglou in the west of the city is okay; it’s a time-honored brand with booming business and doesn’t need to make any changes for the time being.

Just as Ruan Qinghuan was thinking about what kind of business a shop in the east of the city that was about to expire was suitable for, a gust of wind blew and blew the bills on the table to the ground.

While he was picking up the things, Xia Lian came running in, looking anxious and angry.

"What's wrong? Why are you so panicked?"

"Young Madam, the Prime Minister...he..."

Seeing her aggrieved and unwilling look, Ruan Qinghuan guessed about 70% that it must be He'an who brought Liu Yueru back home.

But he pretended not to know: "You should change your impetuous temper in the future. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly."

"The Prime Minister... brought a girl back home and placed her... in the yard next to Changchun Garden." Xia Lian got angry just thinking about it. The young lady just married into the Prime Minister's residence yesterday, and the Prime Minister left as soon as he lifted the veil.

Today she found out that the Prime Minister had brought this woman back last night. This was simply too much. It was obvious that he wanted the young lady to get off the stage.

Xia Lian was more afraid that the young lady would have a hard time in the future.

"Got it, go do your thing."

Xia Lian wanted to say something, but seeing the young lady's peaceful gaze, he swallowed back his complaints.

The door was closed, and Ruan Qinghuan seemed to be lost in thought.

In the original book, on the night of their wedding, He'an received a letter from Liu Yueru asking for help, and personally took her in into the prime minister's residence. That night, a huge farce broke out. When Liu Yueru came to Changchun Garden to pay her respects, the original owner slapped her twice in public.

This incident angered He'an, who took Liu Yueru back to the guest room and never returned to Changchun Garden again.

Until she was divorced from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ruan Qinghuan was still a virgin. For her who only wanted to get He'an, this was the biggest insult, right?

In theory, if she had a clearer mind, it would not be difficult for her to marry into a good family given Ruan Qinghuan's beauty.

Even if she doesn't get married, she can still live a prosperous life by managing these shop properties.

But she was possessed by the devil, and became jealous of the women who appeared around He'an one after another, and finally lost herself.

**

At lunch time, the dishes and chopsticks had been placed in the side hall. As soon as He An sat down, the maid invited Liu Yueru over. He looked outside but did not see Ruan Qinghuan.

I went to Changchun Garden to ask the maid to come back and said, "Master, Madam said she is not feeling well and will not come out for lunch. Please do not wait for her."

He'an's cold eyes narrowed and he said nothing.

Liu Yueru looked embarrassed: "Brother He, if the young mistress is not coming, it might not be appropriate for you and I to have dinner alone. Otherwise, Yueru will go back to her room first."

"No, let's eat."

He An got up and returned to the study after eating a few bites. Liu Yueru, who had originally looked gloomy, raised her lips in triumph. The maid beside her whispered, "It is said that the girl of the Ruan family is a hot-tempered fool. It is a pity that she did not come over to make trouble."

Liu Yueru glared at the maid: "Don't talk nonsense."

"That's what the young lady taught me."

After returning to the study, He'an picked up a document and started reading. He was on leave recently as he had just gotten married, and only important matters would be sent to his house.

Deal with these matters properly and hand them over to Jiang Qi.

Then he asked Jiang Ming who was standing beside him, "When the old man and the old lady left, did they say when they would be back?"

Now that there is an outsider in the house, a lot of trouble can be avoided by having father and mother at home.

Jiang Ming: "The old lady didn't say, but every time I go to Fuyuan Temple, it takes two or three days."

"Hmm." He'an thought for a moment and said, "Go to Changchun Garden later and tell them that there is a guest at the mansion. If the lady is free, you can talk to her."

Jiang Ming: “Yes”

Jiang Ming just opened the door of the study when he saw the young lady passing by the courtyard gate, as if she was about to go out: "Prime Minister, the lady seems to be going out."

He'an looked over from the window and saw Ruan Qinghuan in a gorgeous silk dress. The Su embroidered jacket outlined her beautiful figure. Her face was rosy and her expression was calm. She didn't show any grievance of being alone in the empty room last night. Instead, she looked calm and unconcerned.

Tomorrow is the day to return to her parents' home. Isn't she afraid that he won't go back with her?

Jiang Ming was about to go out when He An called him back, told Jiang Heng and Jiang Chen to follow him secretly, and then he sat back at his desk, thoughtfully.

Is this the legendary domineering, arrogant, and narrow-minded daughter of the Ruan family?

He An vaguely felt that she was completely different from the person in the legend. The reason why she did not return to her room last night was not entirely because of Liu Yueru. He wanted to use this to temper her temper, but he didn't expect that she didn't care at all.

**

"Madam, it's going to rain today. Do we have to go to the east of the city to look at the shop?"

"Well, the lease of one of the big shops is about to expire, and I want to see what kind of things can be done there." Yuan Qinghuan pulled aside the curtain and looked outside: "The wind is so strong, it might blow the clouds away in a while."

Xia Lian really couldn't understand why the young lady still had the time to care about the noodle business. She left the prime minister and that woman in the house, and wasn't she afraid that something might really happen?

After enduring it again and again, Xia Lian said worriedly: "Young Madam, aren't you afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

"Are you afraid that the Prime Minister will do something stupid?" Xia Lian said with a frustrated look: "If the old lady knew that you had suffered such a great injustice, she would be very distressed. And Madam, she was a hundred percent unwilling for you to marry into the Prime Minister's Mansion. Now that it has turned out like this, what should we do?"

"When you return home tomorrow, you must keep your mouth shut and don't say anything nonsense." Ruan Qinghuan warned: "If my parents and grandmother ask about it, just say that there is an important matter in the court and the prime minister has been summoned to the palace."

Xia Lian's eyes widened in shock when she heard this: "Young Madam is planning to go back home by herself tomorrow?"

Wouldn't that make others laugh at you?