Chapter 492
I'm not going.
Qin Lang waved his hand: "I also grow vegetables at home, which need to be carefully tended, so I won't go."
"Go ahead," Qin Han said with a smile. "We've asked you several times but you haven't gone. This time your cousin has asked you, so you have to do us the honor. Otherwise, you'll seem out of place, and we'll all get angry."
"I won't go no matter who calls me," Qin Lang said.
Qin Han tried to comfort Qin Lang, saying, "He is indeed very busy; he grows vegetables at home."
“The vegetables in the planting pots won’t run away.” Qin Han continued to persuade, determined to get Qin Lang to go to the wilderness with her. She added, “How about this, Qin Lang, you can stay next to me and your brother-in-law Jiang Mo and cultivate the wasteland together. Qin He’s farmland is far away and not next to it.”
Therefore, Qin Han knew from the beginning that Qin Lang didn't go to the wilderness to reclaim wasteland because of Qin He. Seeing that Qin Lang really wasn't going, she took a step back and made some arrangements.
Qin Xiang also said, "You can sit next to Qin Tang and Qin Xun, or you can sit next to me and Qin Yan."
Since things had come to this point, Qin Lang said, "I'll see. If I'm not free, I won't go."
Qin Lang softened, and Qin Xiang nodded.
Qin Han was delighted: "It's a deal! I'll take you to the Wildlands tomorrow."
Qin Lang hurriedly replied, "I haven't decided yet."
"What's there to think about?" Qin Han told Jiang Mo to leave.
Qin Xiang also got up to leave, to tell the Crown Prince that Qin Tang and Qin Xun were going to see Qin Han and Jiang Mo off. Thus, Qin Xiang went along to see them off, which was considered a way of giving Qin Han some face.
Back at the Jiang residence, Jiang Mo said, "Why did you have to invite Qin Lang along?"
"Sigh." Qin Han sighed, "Do you think I wanted to invite Qin Lang? It's only because he's lucky. If the younger generation of the Marquis's mansion can grow spiritual vegetables in the wilderness this time, our reputation for being lucky will spread. I'm doing this for the sake of the Marquis's mansion. Only Qin Lang is too young and doesn't understand the benefits."
She persuaded Qin Lang, which was a great achievement.
As for why Qin Lang didn't stand next to Qin He when he was reclaiming wasteland? Qin He wasn't an unreasonable person. In Qin Han's opinion, as long as Qin Lang was willing to go to the wilderness with everyone, it didn't matter who he stood next to, and no one would mind.
Jiang Mo sat down and said, "Qin Lang has indeed been blessed since childhood."
Jiang Mo felt that Qin He's good fortune was much more reliable than Qin He's. Qin He's good fortune was limited to opening a shop and doing business; in other aspects, she was lacking.
"It's all Qin Bi's fault." Qin Han frowned in dissatisfaction: "She taught Qin Lang to be disobedient."
In Qin Han's view, if it were before, Qin Lang would be very straightforward and would leave whenever she called him. Now, Qin Lang listens to Qin Bi. Look, Qin Bi has taught Qin Lang to be disobedient and doesn't fit in at all.
Jiang Mo wanted to say that you can't blame Qin Bi, but Qin Han was very bothered by him speaking up for Qin Bi, so Jiang Mo didn't say anything. Perhaps Qin Lang's dislike of Qin He has something to do with Qin Bi.
Qin Bi's third uncle, Qin Tan, and his family protected her, so naturally they disliked Qin He.
Qin Han scolded Qin Bi for teaching Qin Lang to be disobedient. Qin Lang didn't care at all that it was evening. Zhu Shi was still talking to He Shi in the fourth house, and Qin Tang and Qin Xun were also there.
Qin Lang leaned closer to Qin Xun: "I'm going to Sister Qin Bi's house, do you want to come?"
"What are you doing so late?" Zhu asked.
"I need to talk to my sister," Qin Lang said. "I haven't decided whether to go to the Wilderness or not. I'm going to discuss it with my sister. If she says I shouldn't go, then I won't go."
"Really," Zhu said to He, "this child gets along well with his sister."
Madam He smiled and said, "It's just a bit late. If you want to go, go ahead. Qin Xun, you go with Qin Lang. While you're at it, go see if Rong Chi is causing any trouble. That little guy is much more cunning than Rong Yang."
“Yes, yes, cousin.” Qin Lang pulled Qin Xun: “Go see our two little nephews.” Everyone laughed. Zhu Shi smiled, but pretended to be unhappy: “Go, go, as long as your sister doesn’t mind you going now, go see your precious little nephews.”
Madam He also said, "Go quickly, the child needs a lot of sleep, if you go too late your sister will need to rest."
It's a good thing that the younger generation in the Marquis's mansion have a good relationship, something the elders would be very happy about. Qin Xun also smiled and got up. It was too late to ride a horse, so the two of them took a carriage to the Rong Prince's mansion.
The Rongwang Mansion stewed spicy spirit bird duck for dinner, paired with their own homegrown spirit vegetables, and the children ate their fill.
Rong Jun carried the little one to the study. He was reviewing memorials, and the little dumpling crawled to the side. Qin Bi didn't want the little dumpling to interfere with Rong Jun's review of memorials, but Rong Jun told her to play with Rong Yang while he took care of the child.
When Qin Xun and Qin Lang arrived, Qin Bi was very happy: "Why did you two come over tonight?"
"I've come to talk to my sister about something," Qin Lang said directly.
Rong Yang ate a roasted sweet potato and called out, "Uncle!"
"Sigh." Qin Xun sat down in front of the stove and hugged Rong Yang.
It was cold in winter, but sitting in front of the stove was warm. Qin Bi and Qin Lang sat down as well. Qin Bi grabbed a handful of roasted peanuts from the stove and gave them to Qin Lang to eat, while Qin Xun could eat them himself.
"What do you want to discuss with me?" Qin Bi asked.
Qin Lang repeated what Qin Han had said, "Qin Han told me not to stand next to Qin He. I was thinking that as long as I ignore Qin He, there shouldn't be any problem cultivating wasteland in this desolate place, right? I'm lucky, will Qin He share in my good fortune?"
Qin Bi remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Qin Lang said, "Sister, please speak frankly."
Qin Xun frowned. He didn't think it was wrong for Qin Lang to go to the wilderness. What bothered him and Qin Lang was Qin He taking credit for the credit. As long as Qin He didn't take credit, there was no need to consider anything else.
But as you can see, that's not the case.
Qin Bi sighed and exhaled a breath of turbid air, saying, "What I said may not be right, but we and Qin He are all from the Marquis's family, and we are entangled in a complicated relationship. Even if we stay away from her, she will still stick to us. If you go to the desolate land, you will not be able to distinguish between good fortune and luck. It is very annoying to be entangled in this situation, so it is better not to go."
Qin Xun understood immediately: "Qin He can share in the good fortune?"
"Everyone likes to share in the good fortune of others," Qin Bi smiled and said. "Rong Yang, Rong Chi, and I also share in the good fortune of the Great Yan Emperor. However, sharing in good fortune is a blessing for everyone. The problem is that some people share in the good fortune too much and drag down those who are truly blessed."
Qin Lang quickly said, "Then I won't go."
He certainly didn't want Qin He to benefit from his good fortune.
In the Great Yan Dynasty, some people would give gifts if they were blessed with good fortune. But Qin He was blessed with good fortune for nothing. She even said that she had a high fortune value and didn't show any gratitude. Just thinking about it makes me feel bad.
Qin Bi chuckled: "Everyone wants to grow spiritual vegetables."
Qin Lang chuckled. Qin Xun peeled sweet potatoes for Rong Yang, and Rong Jun brought over the little dumpling. He said a few words to Qin Xun and Qin Lang, and then Qin Lang and Qin Xun watched the two little dumplings play.
Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Xun and Qin Lang said goodbye.
The next day, Qin Lang went to Qin Yan's courtyard early in the morning to tell him that he was not going.
Qin Han and Qin Yan were very unhappy when they found out. (End of Chapter)