"That makes a lot of sense."
Huahua said, "Besides, the other person was a professional. He might have been in the throes of ecstasy at the time, but finding out afterward would have been enough to shake his soul."
Jiang Shuyue was busy praising Manager Qiu's extraordinary methods, calling her a heroine among women.
Meanwhile, Manager Qiu's heart fluttered like a startled deer, and she was panicking like hell.
Why dredge up those old stories? How embarrassing!
Manager Qiu had someone bring over several newly embroidered fabrics. "This is the finest Shu Brocade. Twenty embroideresses worked for three months to produce just two bolts, one sky blue and one water-show red. Please see if either suits your fancy, madam."
The moment Jiang Shuyue saw those two fabrics, she could not tear her eyes away. Her mind was filled with visions of her darling daughter's beauty.
Her daughter would outshine every other beauty in an outfit made from this!
Lan Ruoyue had seen plenty of fine things in her previous life, too, and recognized at a glance that these fabrics were worth a fortune.
Even among the wealthy elite of her previous life, these were highly sought after by society ladies, and buyers had to have sufficient standing to purchase them.
Seeing such precious fabrics presented to Jiang Shuyue the moment she arrived left Lan Ruoyue deeply uncomfortable.
"Madam, a bolt of this certainly isn't cheap. If the bill is sent home, someone might accuse you of failing to manage the household frugally and criticize you. If word reaches the Marquis of Zhennan and damages your marriage, that would be unfortunate."
Zhou Luming took out a stack of silver notes and slowly counted them one by one.
"Before we left, Father gave me seventy thousand taels to look after Mother. He