Chapter 474
Then Don't Eat It
If Qin He were to eat the spirit bird duck, Qin Bi would truly be enraged.
However, Qin Bi has a father, brothers, and a stepmother, so she cannot ignore them.
"Eldest brother," Qin Bi asked, no longer feeling sad, "What about my eldest cousin...?"
Of the two spirit ducks, one was given by Qin Tang, and Qin Bi could make the decision. The other spirit duck was given by Qin Yan, and whether Qin Bi dared to take it depended on Qin Tang's opinion.
Qin Tang complied with her, but he also needed to manage his relationships with everyone in the Marquis's mansion.
Qin Tang thought for a moment and said, "I'll talk to my older cousin."
This means Qin Bi doesn't need to worry about it; Qin Tang will handle it all.
Qin Bi was overjoyed and smiled. Rong Yang was happy too, and the little prince was relieved.
At this moment, the Hou mansion was brightly lit, and the entire courtyard was illuminated as soon as the lights came on.
"Will you wait in the fourth courtyard?" Qin Tang asked Qin Bi, "Or in the Marquis's residence's reception room?"
"Let's go to the Hou Mansion's reception room." Qin Bi wanted to meet Qin He.
However, before that, the group went to the kitchen. Qin Xiang and Qin Xun had just caught some spirit ducks and arrived at the kitchen when Qin Bi came in carrying Rong Yang and Qin Tang's group. Qin Xiang and Qin Xun looked over.
Qin Tang roughly conveyed Qin Bi's intentions to Qin Xiang and Qin Xun. After thinking it over, Qin Xiang ordered the killing of the spirit bird ducks, while Qin Xun stayed behind to oversee the killing of the spirit bird ducks instead of attending the banquet.
Qin Bi and Qin Tang went to the Hou Mansion's reception room, where Qin He and Qin Yuan were taken aback when they saw her.
"Sister Qin Bi," Qin He inquired, "Didn't you go back to the Rong Prince's Mansion?"
"I want to come to the Marquis's residence to join in the fun again, huh? What's wrong?" Qin Bi handed Rong Yang to the little prince, bent down slightly to remove the child's cloak, and looked up: "Can't I come back after I leave?"
Qin He feigned innocence: "You're always overthinking things. I never said that."
Qin Bi was too lazy to pay attention to her. It would be a waste of breath to say another word to her. Qin Bi took off the child's cloak before speaking to Madam Qin Yanhou and Madam He.
"I'm here to join in the fun," Qin Bi said with a bright smile.
"It's good that you've come to join in the fun." Lady Qin Yanhou said kindly, "Your parents have just begun their cultivation journey. It's good that everyone is having a meal together. You shouldn't have gone back. It's just in time. We'll eat later."
Madam He smiled gently and said, "After you finish eating, go back with Rong Yang."
Qin Bi deliberately set a trap: "What delicious food is there?"
Qin He immediately perked up and answered quickly: "Two spirit ducks."
As she spoke, Qin He observed Qin Bi's expression. She was deliberately trying to anger Qin Bi because Qin Bi's mind was not in control and anger would damage her lifespan. Qin Bi didn't want her to benefit from this, so today she could eat the spirit bird duck.
Could Qin Bi not see through Qin He's thoughts? Heh, narrowing her eyes, Qin Bi chuckled and said to everyone, "This spirit duck is a low-level spirit bird, with low combat power and is also stupid, as dumb as that gluttonous girl."
The ladies were taken aback, realizing that this gluttonous girl had been used inappropriately.
Qin Bi continued, "Fortunately, we had the help of Prince Su and the fortune of the Duke of Su's mansion, so we caught a lot of spirit birds and ducks. If my eldest cousin had been here, with the fortune of our Marquis's mansion, we would have caught even more spirit birds and ducks, and we wouldn't have needed to separate them from others."
Qin Yuan pouted, not wanting to hear this. You guys caught the spirit bird duck to try and take advantage of Sister Qin He's luck, but you didn't even do me a favor. You always say it's your own or Qin Lang's luck. Of course, Sister Qin He has to call her eldest cousin away.
Qin He also turned her head away, disdainful.
Hearing this, Cui picked up her teacup and drank her tea.
"Who would have thought?" Qin Bi smiled at Madam He, "My father and mother ate enough spirit ducks to actually begin their cultivation without even going to the small space in the demon beast realm. Mother, spirit ducks are spirit birds, now you know they're good stuff. Each one should be eaten sparingly. Many cultivators can't even afford one spirit duck. Don't let anyone who's greedy ask you for some, and then I'll just take it out and eat it." Madam He: "......"
Lady Qin Yanhou and Lady Cui: "......??????"
Jiang and Lin, along with several others: "..."
After going around in circles, the one who got punched was Qin He.
Being branded with a gluttonous reputation would be incredibly disgraceful for Qin He, the Crown Prince's consort.
He knew that Qin Bi was unhappy that Qin Tang had taken out a spirit bird, a duck, to eat.
Qin He's face immediately turned red: "We were all having a meal together at the Marquis's residence, and everyone was happy. I just mentioned adding a nice dish, and my two cousins each brought out a spirit duck."
Qin Bi pressed on, "Does your Xue Wang Mansion lack spirit bird meat?"
"What? Is it because you ate two spirit ducks?" Qin He asked deliberately, "Sister Qin Bi is unhappy? I don't lack spirit birds to eat, it's just that the younger generation of the Marquis's mansion all love to eat them."
Qin He wanted to say that the younger generation of the Marquis's mansion were all greedy, but she was worried that her sisters would be angry if she said it, so she just said that they loved to eat.
Qin Bi's smile faded: "Since you're not craving it, then don't eat it."
“Sister Qin Bi.” Qin He suddenly smiled: “You don’t have the final say on this banquet at the Marquis’s residence.”
The implication was that she could eat the spirit duck whenever she wanted, as long as it was served.
Qin Bi didn't say anything more. Qin He was smug. "You'll be so angry!" Qin He called Qin Han and went to the kitchen to take a look. The cook was cleaning two spirit ducks. Qin He felt relieved. She was worried that Qin Bi would stop her from killing them.
Qin He smiled happily.
Qin He and Qin Han returned to the side hall and told Qin Yuan that the kitchen staff were preparing the spirit ducks. Everyone was happy.
Madam He picked up Rong Yang and said to Qin Bi, "Have a meal before you leave."
"I'm not eating anymore." Qin Bi guessed that the two spirit ducks were ready, took Rong Yang, and as the little prince helped the child put on a cloak, Qin Bi said to Madam He, "I'll take the spirit ducks back to eat."
Madam He didn't understand the meaning behind Qin Bi's words. There were spirit ducks in the fourth courtyard, so if Qin Bi wanted to take them, she could. She nodded and said, "It's fine to eat them when we get back."
Qin Bi went to the living room, where Qin Yanhou and Old Qin Yanhou were both.
Qin Bi smiled and said to Qin Yanhou, "Uncle, Rong Yang and the little prince want to eat spirit duck. The two spirit ducks have been killed and I'll take them back to the Rong Prince's mansion to eat."
Qin Yanhou was taken aback. What could he say? The fact that Qin Yan, Qin Tang, and the others were able to catch the spirit duck was because Qin Bi's summoning artifact was so powerful!
Qin Yanhou nodded, probably guessing that Qin Bi was deliberately embarrassing Qin He, and couldn't help but tease, "Should we kill another one?"
Qin Bi smiled and said, "No need."
Qin Lang went to the kitchen, Qin Tang saw Qin Bi out of the living room, the little prince carried Rong Yang out of the living room, Qin Bi took the child from him, and Qin Lang and Qin Xun came over with two cleaned spirit ducks.
Qin Bi and the child boarded the carriage, and Qin Xun and Qin Lang went to see them off.
The duck doesn't need stewing anymore; the feast begins.
Qin He and Qin Han were excitedly searching for the spirit ducks among the dishes, but they couldn't find any. Qin He was stunned. When she asked, she learned that Qin Bi had taken the two spirit ducks that had been killed.
Qin He was furious and swayed before she fainted. (End of Chapter)