Chapter 494
We can't be blind!
"Cousin," Qin He asked Qin Tang and Qin Xun, "Do you want to use my summoning artifact?"
Although she knew that Qin Tang and Qin Xun possessed summoning artifacts, Qin He still wanted to ask, perhaps their summoning artifacts had run out of energy? Qin He wanted to appear very approachable and kind.
Of course, Qin He also had her own purpose. Qin Tang and Qin Xun might be able to attract the Marquis's mansion's small luck group by using her summoning artifact. Qin Tang and Qin Xun had always been in a team with Qin Bi and Qin Lang.
With support from both sides, it's hard to say.
"No need," Qin Tang said.
"Just let me know if you need it." Qin He didn't mind being rejected.
She is generous and doesn't hold grudges against narrow-minded people.
Qin Tang wasn't enthusiastic. The bad relationship between the second and fourth wives was entirely because of Qin He. If the relationship was bad, so be it. Why pretend to be harmonious? Just maintain appearances. Qin He was really making a fuss over nothing.
After Qin He left, Qin Xun whispered to Qin Tang, "I always felt that Qin He was intentionally trying to get entangled with us."
For better or worse, Qin Xun and Qin Tang had no intention of associating with the second branch of the family. The two brothers had made this clear as soon as they arrived in this desolate land. Was Qin He blind? Surely she couldn't have missed it?!
Qin Tang nodded, not caring what Qin He was up to.
That day, Qin Tang and Qin Xun summoned rain and snow for a day, and they probably managed to cultivate a piece of farmland where they could grow things. Then they put away the summoning artifact.
Qin Han came over and said, "We can plant vegetables now."
Qin Tang said, "It's getting late, let's go back."
Prince Qin led his team to the place where the imperial court had set up the teleportation array. After leaving the desolate land, Qin He did not go directly back to Prince Xue's mansion, but went with them to Marquis Qin Yan's mansion. Thus, Marquis Qin Yan's wife arranged for Qin Yan and the others to have a meal together in the front courtyard.
"Go and invite Qin Lang to come eat together," Qin He suggested.
Qin Yan: "..."
Qin Yan glanced at Qin Xiang, who then sent one of his illegitimate sons to fetch Qin Lang. Those eating together were all sons of marquises who had gone to the wilderness. After a long day of hard work clearing the land, they went straight back to rest after their meal.
Qin Yan hadn't originally planned to call Qin Lang, but since Qin He suggested it, it wouldn't be right not to.
When his half-brother returned, he sat down to eat and said, "Qin Lang isn't home."
Qin Lang went to the Rong Prince's mansion. At first, he went to see Rong Yan and Jiang Xu, but after he had his fill of playing, he went to see Rong Yang and Rong Chi. His half-brother was not mentioned, but Qin He and Qin Han kept calling for Qin Lang, so everyone knew what was going on.
What Qin Lang was doing at that moment, his half-brother thought, was something that Qin He and Qin Han would take to heart once he mentioned it.
Qin He was very disappointed and left after finishing her meal.
If Qin Lang comes to eat with her, she can persuade him to go to the wilderness. The main reason is that her system artifact hasn't made any progress yet. If Qin Lang is lucky, perhaps if she gets closer to him, the damage to her system can be repaired.
Everyone chatted while eating, and the meal took an hour.
As they were about to return to their courtyard, Qin Tang said to the Crown Prince Qin, "Qin Xun and I won't be going tomorrow. About one-tenth of the farmland we've cultivated is ready to plant things. The edges haven't been cultivated yet, so we'll wait until spring. The Red Flame Festival is coming soon, and there are some things we still need to do."
"My elder brother and I will go to the wilderness for two more days, but we won't go anymore." Qin Yan nodded: "There are many things to do at the Marquis's residence for the Crimson Flame Festival, and my elder brother and I will also be busy."
After Qin Tang and Qin Xun left, almost everyone at the dinner table had left, and few people had heard Qin Yan and Qin Tang's conversation. It was getting late, and the young masters and ladies of the Marquis's mansion were all tired, so they returned to their respective courtyards.
As soon as Qin Tang and Qin Xun returned to the fourth house, Qin Lang ran over: "What's going on? I didn't go with you to the wilderness to clear land, and you're inviting me to a meal? When did I become so favored? Before, when Qin He hosted banquets, it didn't matter whether I was there or not. What's wrong? Auntie is preparing a banquet for the Marquis's sons who went to the wilderness, and she even remembered to invite me?" Qin Xun sat down in a chair, straightened his robe, and scoffed: "And today he even went crazy and wanted to let my elder brother and me summon magical artifacts?"
They don't have them? They have summoning artifacts!
Qin He wanted to ease tensions with them and try to get closer to them, but she couldn't be blind. Did they really need something like this? Why would she give them a favor? Qin He was the most shrewd person; she relied entirely on her words to gain favors.
It was just a matter of saying a few words, and people even praised her for being sensible.
Qin Lang leaned on the table and talked to his cousin, frowning in confusion: "This is weird."
Qin Tang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Qin Xun and I won't be going tomorrow."
Regardless of Qin He's scheming, Qin Tang and Qin Xun decided not to go to the desolate land. Qin Lang nodded and told Qin Tang and Qin Xun how cute the little dumpling was and how much he wanted to take it home, but Prince Rong wouldn't allow it.
Qin Lang was just saying it; he wouldn't dare. Prince Rong protected the little dumpling like the apple of his eye. If the wind blew and the little dumpling sneezed, Qin Lang's world would collapse.
Qin Tang and Qin Xun were in a good mood after listening to Qin Lang talk about the little dumpling. Their fatigue was gone. As long as their two little nephews grew up well and did not die young, the fourth branch of the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion would have something to rely on.
"Let's take it one step at a time." Qin Tang sighed. Back then, the fourth branch of the family was deliberately neglected by the two powerful princes, so they had little chance of getting ahead and couldn't compare to the second branch. "Prince He gave Qin He too many cultivation resources, and Prince Rong exhausted the Rong Royal Mansion's resources for Qin Bi and Rong Yang. It won't be easy for our fourth branch to catch up with the second branch's cultivation resources."
Qin Lang felt a pang in his heart: "Those all belong to Rong Yang."
Qin Tang didn't speak, nor did Qin Xun. So what if it belonged to Rong Yang? Prince He had already given it to Qin He! When Qin He got married, her dowry alone was extremely generous, which made Madam He sick with anger.
Qin Lang chatted for a while longer before heading back.
The following day, Prince Qin led his team to the location where the Ministry of Revenue had set up the teleportation array.
Qin Han looked around and asked, "Where are my two elder brothers?"
"Qin Tang and Qin Xun aren't going," Qin Yan said.
Qin He didn't hear, but Qin Han was sullen. Qin Tang and Qin Xun had someone to rely on, so they didn't go without telling her. The Prince of Qin led the team to the teleportation array, and they instantly arrived in the desolate land.
Everyone dispersed and went to their chosen places to cultivate the land.
Qin He looked around and found that Qin Tang and Qin Xun were not there. Qin He asked Qin Yan, "Where are my two cousins, Qin Tang and Qin Xun?"
"They have things to do," Qin Yan said. "They won't be coming to the wilderness."
Qin He exclaimed, "Why didn't you say so sooner?"
Qin Yan said expressionlessly, "You told me."
Qin He realized she had misspoke: "I, I, I didn't mean anything by it."
I hadn't figured out how to say it, so I stammered.
Prince Qin ignored her. He wouldn't come to the Wilderness again after clearing the wasteland for two more days. The Marquis's Mansion needed to prepare for the Crimson Flame Festival. The Qin Yan Marquis's Mansion had just become a cultivation family and hadn't interacted much with other cultivation families last year, but today they had to start preparing.
Qin He summoned the rain once, but there was still no rain or snow. She walked to the farmland that Qin Tang and Qin Xun had cultivated. Qin He looked at it and saw that the soil was not dry and had been cultivated.
Qin He suggested to Qin Han, "Why don't you grow vegetables?" (End of Chapter)