Chapter 476
Who to Assist
Qin Lang is my cousin, and he's young, so it's okay for him to say a few words.
Qin He is older, and if she argues with Qin Lang, everyone will only think she is immature. Besides, Xue Shizi and Jiang Mo, several sons-in-law of the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion, are also there, and it would be too unsightly for them to quarrel.
Furthermore, Qin Lang is the child of Qin Tan, Qin He's third uncle, so Qin He has to think twice before doing anything that might displease Qin Tan.
Qin He also hoped that Qin Tan would one day assist her in the same way he had assisted Qin Bi. They were both young ladies of the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion, and she would assist whoever had a better future. Qin Bi only had this relationship with the third branch of the family.
In terms of strength, Qin Bi is no match for her; Qin He is a disciple of a celestial sect.
Eating her food in silence, Qin He regretted it again. If she had known that the third branch of the family would take Qin Bi away from the capital and have such support today, Qin He would have stopped them no matter what. In the entire Marquis's mansion, only Qin Tan was a graduate of the imperial examination and carried the fortune of the Great Yan Dynasty.
Qin He became increasingly annoyed and regretful. She had many regrets about marrying a second wife. At first, Qin He thought she could finally become a transmigrated heroine and the wife of a powerful minister's son.
Being a secondary wife is definitely not an option, but Qin He has no choice but to remain a secondary wife for now.
Prince He's marriage to Qin Bi was merely paving the way for her. After all, Prince He was destined to be widowed and childless, and Qin He had to struggle with the decision before convincing herself that she could be his secondary wife.
Unexpectedly, Qin Bi and Prince He's marriage and subsequent divorce were not surprising. However, when Prince Rong proposed to Qin He, Qin He was dumbfounded, but she couldn't stop him. Later, Qin Bi became pregnant with Rong Yang, and Qin He was truly at a loss.
Qin He regretted it deeply; she wished she had never married a second wife.
Qin He was overwhelmed with all sorts of thoughts, and she was so regretful she felt like she was going to vomit blood.
Qin Han glanced at Qin He, whose face was pale, and ate the food that was being served to her. She had no appetite and all she wanted was a spirit duck. Qin He was annoyed that she couldn't eat it even though it was already killed.
"Qin Lang." Qin Han turned to Qin He. Seeing Qin Lang protecting Qin Bi like this, Qin Han said, "There are many sisters in the family. You can't say that the sisters in the family are greedy. It will really get in the way of marriage."
Could Qin Lang not see that Qin Han had other thoughts? He was quick-witted: "If you hadn't kept bringing up the spirit bird ducks, why would I have said that the sisters in the manor were greedy? Sister Qin Bi took two cleaned spirit bird ducks with her child. If we can't eat them, so be it. You and Qin He keep talking about it. Talking about food too much just makes you greedy. Since you care about it, stop talking about eating them all the time."
Jiang Mo sighed. Originally, Qin Lang only said that Qin He was greedy, but now, he's bringing up Qin Han too.
This matter shouldn't be brought up again. The two spirit ducks have already been killed and taken away! What's the point of arguing about it? We won't get to eat the spirit ducks after arguing; it will only make people unhappy.
Qin Yan hadn't said anything until now, then spoke up: "Isn't this over yet?"
Qin Han shut her mouth, but Qin He was filled with regret. Hearing this, she couldn't help but say a few words: "They had already killed them, how could Qin Bi have the nerve to take them? She has children, and her children are young. Aren't there enough children in the manor? If she takes the spirit bird ducks, the other children won't have any to eat."
Qin Yan narrowed his eyes, not angry, but also without a trace of a smile: "Once you go to the small space in the demon beast realm to collect the spiritual food, you can take it. The Marquis's mansion won't say anything. The spirit bird duck was caught by Qin Bi's summoning magic artifact. If Rong Yang wants to eat it, he will be the master."
That's not a pleasant thing to say; the truth is never pleasant to hear.
However, Qin He didn't know when to stop, and Qin Yan didn't need to show any mercy. In ordinary families, relationships are important, but it's different in cultivation families; strength speaks for itself.
The spirit duck was caught by Qin Bi's team. She didn't want to give it to others to eat, and Qin Yan also had to consider it.
There was no need to spell it out; all cultivators understood. But Qin He insisted on bringing it up, her words revealing her dissatisfaction. Qin Yan was not someone to be trifled with. Rong Yang wanted to eat a freshly killed spirit bird duck, and Qin Yan said nothing. Qin He really had no reason to be dissatisfied.
Qin He was slapped in the face again, put down her chopsticks and refused to eat anymore.
Including the anger Qin Bi had caused her earlier, Qin He was so angry she wanted to flip the table, but she didn't dare. When Xue Shizi saw this, he quickly started talking to Qin Yan about reclaiming wasteland.
When Qin Lang heard the discussion about reclaiming wasteland, he thought to himself that if Prince Xue went to reclaim wasteland, he would tell Qin Tang not to go with them. He didn't want to cause trouble, and he thought the reclaimed land was good. Qin He even described it as her good fortune. Qin Lang was annoyed, perhaps because of Qin Bi; he disliked Qin He completely.
While the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion couldn't serve spirit bird ducks at its banquet, the Rong Prince's mansion was now stewing them. The Crown Prince's courtyard was killing over a dozen spirit bird ducks every day, and today there were two extra that had already been killed.
"We can't eat that much." Rong Yang glanced at the two cleaned and gutted spirit ducks.
The young prince said, "I can eat it."
When Rong Chi was brought over by Lin Yao, the little dumpling said, "Spicy duck head."
The little dumpling loves to eat duck heads.
Not only does he love to eat it, but everyone loves spicy duck heads, as well as spicy duck necks, spicy duck livers, and duck feet. As long as you put chili peppers on them, they all taste delicious. But every day, the spicy ducks in the prince's courtyard are enough to fill the children's stomachs.
Qin Bi thought for a moment and said, "Lin Yao, you can eat these two."
Lin Yao was overjoyed and handed the little dumpling to the young prince, bowing and saying, "Thank you, Princess Consort."
Qin Bi said, "Keep the duck heads and necks for the young master."
“That’s natural. How about…” Lin Yao suggested, “These two can be cooked with the spirit ducks in the kitchen in a spicy sauce, so we don’t have to start a fire to prepare chili peppers and seasonings.”
The side dishes in the Crown Prince's courtyard are all spiritual vegetables.
As Qin Bi pondered, a breeze picked up, and the young prince and Lin Yao were immediately taken aback.
This wind seems to be predicting the weather, but I'm probably overthinking it.
Qin Bi seemed to be thinking about something, and then agreed: "Let's put it in a pot and stew it."
Lin Yao was overjoyed and took two spirit ducks to the kitchen. He planned to prepare three spicy spirit ducks for dinner, and with these two, there would be three. Lin Yao instructed the kitchen to add some more chili peppers.
As soon as Lin Yao left the kitchen, the wind picked up and blew harder, and Lin Yao's heart skipped a beat.
Qin Bi, carrying the baby, went inside with Rong Yang and the little prince. Hearing a rustling sound in the courtyard, Qin Bi handed the baby to Rong Yang and went outside.
The young prince followed them out, and the howling wind sent sand and gravel flying.
At this moment, everyone's minds were racing. Lin Yao, the chief strategist, was excited when he thought of the possibility of summoning rain and snow, based on his experience. The little prince immediately thought of the two spirit ducks.
The child cried out, "We didn't get to eat the spirit duck from the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion!"
Qin Bi's eyes widened slightly, and Lin Yao's gaze was equally intense: "Luck."
The little prince exclaimed, "That's right, luck!"
Qin Bi, the little prince, and Lin Yao were all quite clever. They weren't stupid; there was no indication that the wind was going to blow that day. But as soon as Qin Bi brought back two spirit ducks, the wind picked up, bringing rain and snow.
It's not clear at the moment, but if it snows, there's no need to go down to the Prince's residence. (End of Chapter)