Chapter 472
The Great Female Cultivation Master
Why did the strategists remember this again?
The refined-looking advisors stroked their beards and laughed. "Prince Rong has a wife and children, while Prince He has nothing! Young Prince Rong Yang just went to the Duke of Yan's mansion to plunder things. Young Prince Rong Yang is definitely on the side of their Rong King's mansion."
Back then, none of the Rong Prince's staff expected that the Rong Prince would propose to Qin Bi.
The Crown Prince Rong had no such intention. He suddenly ran back from the border to ask for her hand in marriage. His advisors were caught off guard. What they didn't expect was that the Crown Prince Rong's fate of being unable to marry or have children was actually not a problem after marrying Qin Bi.
"Sigh," the advisors lamented, "what can we say about Prince He?"
Just thinking about it makes me happy!
Qin Bi returned to the Rongwang Mansion instead of staying at the Qin Yanhou Mansion. A banquet was held at the manor for dinner, which was attended by Xue Shizi and Jiang Mo, among others. Qin Han and her sisters-in-law helped with the preparations, making her look very prestigious.
As for not getting the spirit bird duck? We can reconsider that later.
In Qin Han's eyes, she was still the concubine's daughter whom her stepmother cared about the most. Qin Bi only became noble and honorable because of her good marriage to Prince Rong. If Qin He had been more ruthless and made a scene with Prince He, Qin Bi would not have become Prince Rong's wife.
The young master He simply refused to divorce, and the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion was helpless.
It's all the fault of my father and brothers. Why did they stand up for Qin Bi? It's because the Prince of Rong married Qin Bi. Otherwise, if they had angered the Duke of Yan's mansion, the fourth branch of the Marquis's family would never have had a good life.
One dish after another was prepared in the kitchen, and the maids and servants carried them to the banquet.
In the side hall, everyone was drinking tea and chatting, waiting for their meal. The children were running around and playing outside. The children were full of energy and didn't feel cold running around in the yard even in winter. Fu Bao didn't go outside and played with Jiang Shen and the others.
Since it was Qin Di and He Shi's first time cultivating immortality, the whole family was having a meal together. Therefore, Jiang Shi, Lin Shi, and Qin Han all helped the Crown Prince's wife with the preparations: how many dishes were on the table? How many more dishes did the kitchen need to prepare?
Qin He loved these kinds of occasions the most, and she wished she could go and give orders herself.
However, the relationship between the second and fourth wives was so-so. If Qin He went to make arrangements, it would be like she was currying favor. Qin He didn't curry favor with anyone. She had transmigrated and could only be the female lead of the cultivation world, so everyone had to fawn over her.
The other ladies were drinking tea and chatting with Madam He.
The Crown Prince's wife glanced at the banquet and went to a side hall, where several tables were also set up. She said, "Mother, aunts, the dishes are almost ready. We can eat in a little while."
The Fifth Madam laughed and said, "I'm hungry."
Qin He's mind raced, and she smiled, saying, "Since the sons-in-law are here too, this banquet can't be casual. Our Marquis's mansion may not have much else, but we certainly don't lack spirit birds and ducks. We should at least kill a few to eat, right?!"
Who wouldn't want to eat the divine bird, the duck? Everyone in the house was eager for it.
The young lady of the Marquis's mansion was the most supportive of Qin He's suggestion. She asked Qin Yanhou's wife and Madam He in an inquiring tone, "Are you going to kill a spirit bird and a duck to eat? I've been wanting to eat it for a long time. Today, the whole family of the Marquis's mansion is having dinner together."
Therefore, eating a spirit bird like a duck is not excessive.
Lady Qin Yan hesitated. Her spirit duck was a gift from Qin Yan and her family, and she was reluctant to eat it. She really didn't want to take it out to eat, as the spirit duck wasn't something that belonged to the public.
If Mrs. He is in a good mood, she can take out a few spirit ducks.
After thinking it over, Qin He smiled smugly. Given the occasion, she had already made the suggestion. It wouldn't be right for a noble household like the Marquis's to not eat a single spirit bird, a duck. Even if she wasn't allowed to eat it, she insisted on eating it, which would infuriate Qin Bi.
Qin Bi's lifespan was damaged due to her mental instability, so what if she recovered? Qin He is most afraid of getting angry, and she always tries to anger Qin Bi. Among all the sisters in the Marquis's mansion, Qin He dislikes Qin Bi the most.
Ever since she transmigrated, Qin He has disliked Qin Bi.
So many things happened after that. Her powerful minister, her heir, He Shizi actually had a child with Qin Bi. Qin He hated it to death. She was the real female protagonist of the cultivation world, okay?
Among the women, only Lady Qin Yanhou, Lady He, and Lady Zhu could produce a spirit duck. Lady Zhu and Lady He were on good terms, so the group gathered to discuss whether or not to kill the spirit duck. Catching and killing just one would definitely not be enough to eat.
Too much? Qin Di and He Shi didn't go to the small space in the demon beast realm to train; they only needed to eat the spiritual energy of the spirit bird duck to begin their cultivation. This shows that the spirit bird duck is very suitable for beginner cultivators.
This is a top-grade spirit bird; it would be a waste to eat too much of it.
Originally, they were reluctant to spend even a single spirit bird duck, but because Qin He suggested it, it wouldn't look good for the dignified Qin Yan Marquis's mansion to be so stingy in front of Prince Xue and Jiang Mo.
Lady Qin Yanhou discussed matters with Lady He and Lady Zhu, while the second and fifth ladies drank tea and talked.
Qin Yan and Qin Tang, who were accompanying Prince Xue and Jiang Mo, thought for a moment upon hearing this. They decided it was inappropriate to ask the women to provide the spirit ducks, so they discussed it with Qin Tang and Qin Xun, and decided that they would provide the spirit ducks instead.
Qin Yan and the others, observing each other's expressions, felt there was a chance and couldn't help but feel happy.
"We should be able to eat the spirit bird duck."
"Sister Qin He, your suggestion is excellent."
"That's right, otherwise we wouldn't be able to eat spirit ducks."
Qin Cui, being young, pulled the sister next to her and said, "Spirit ducks are a good thing. Look at Fourth Aunt, she doesn't even need to go to the small space of the demon beast realm to train. She just ate spirit ducks and entered the path of cultivation."
The young ladies of the Marquis's mansion grew anxious: "Why don't we kill a few spirit ducks? There are too many of us to eat them all."
Someone said, "I want to grab a few more pieces of meat."
The honest girl said, "I'm fine with soup too."
"You," the eldest sister said, amused.
Qin He secretly pursed her lips. She disliked this kind of naive and innocent girl the most. She always pretended not to fight or compete, but in fact, all the good things would fall into her lap. She thought to herself but didn't show it on her face.
The young ladies were all in high spirits, and Qin Yan and Qin Tang were not the type to spoil the fun.
Qin Yan instructed, "There are spirit ducks in my yard, go and catch one."
Qin Tang said, "Go and catch one in my yard too."
Qin Xun originally wanted to say he would contribute one, but Qin Tang shouldn't. Fearing that Prince Xue might take the opportunity to tease him about killing an extra spirit duck, Qin Xun shut his mouth and got up to go catch a spirit duck with Qin Xiang.
"Only two spirit ducks?" Qin He feigned surprise.
As everyone knows, the fourth branch of the family has the most spirit ducks. Kill two? Qin He smiled meaningfully. Her actions were nothing more than a provocation, hoping that the fourth branch would bring out more spirit ducks.
Madam He was indeed angry. Qin He's little schemes were no match for her. Madam He turned to the second wife, Madam Cui, and said, "Your second branch is so wealthy that you don't even care about rare birds and ducks, killing several at the drop of a hat. What do you eat normally?"
The second wife said, "Two spirit ducks are quite a lot."
After saying that, Madam Cui glanced at Qin He. Qin He dared not act rashly. It wouldn't be a loss to eat two spirit ducks. Since they caught the spirit ducks, she hadn't been able to eat a single one.
Hmph, she got to eat it today.
Qin Bi dared to flaunt her favored status in front of her? Qin He was filled with jealousy and resentment. Qin Bi returned to the Rong King's mansion and killed the spirit duck, letting Qin He eat it however she pleased. (End of Chapter)