Chapter 497
My Darling
Qin Di's face also darkened: "I'll ask Qin Han when the team that went to the wilderness returns."
Qin Han is so ungrateful for her elder brother's kindness.
“It is worth asking.” Qin Tan nodded: “Our Marquis’s mansion treats illegitimate children well, but it is wrong to take things from legitimate children. If Qin Xun doesn’t go, will he have already measured the land and planted the things?”
Winter is cold, and things obviously won't grow there, but even if nothing grows, planting crops is a different story.
Qin Han planted things without saying a word; does she even care about her elder brother?
"It's almost the Crimson Flame Festival, right in the middle of winter." Qin Bi chuckled softly. "It's clearly too cold for anything to grow in the ground, but Qin Han is still determined to grow vegetables. She wants to grow spiritual vegetables, and she should just grow them on her own cultivated farmland. She shouldn't be taking away her elder brother's farmland."
She thought Qin He would try to take over her elder brother's farmland.
Qin Han started measuring the land, which surprised Qin Bi. Actually, the reason was easy to guess. Everyone wanted to grow spiritual vegetables. Whether it was Qin He's instigation or Qin Han's own idea, Qin Han was ultimately after her elder brother's farmland.
Can you spoil a legitimate child? Absolutely not!
Qin Tang narrowed his eyes, extremely angry, while Qin Xun's face was also ashen.
Qin Bi was worried about Qin He's character, so she urged Qin Xun to go to the wilderness. Qin Xun didn't care when he went, but who knew that he would actually go to the right place and catch Qin Han and Qin He measuring the land.
What if Qin Xun doesn't go? Just like Uncle San said, will Qin Han start planting things in the farmland?
Qin Tang and Qin Xun were angry because Qin Han had acted on her own initiative.
Qin He didn't plant any, but Qin Han did set her sights on two fen (a unit of land area) of farmland.
Although Qin He was also present at the time, it cannot be said that Qin He did not have designs on the farmland. However, it was Qin Han who advocated measuring the land. It would be strange if Qin Tang and Qin Xun were not angry. Qin Han dared to have designs on the farmland only because she was the eldest daughter and was lenient.
"I've measured one plot of land for myself, and I want to measure one plot of yours too," Qin Xun said to Qin Tang.
Qin Tang looked at Qin Di in the main seat: "Father needs to have a good talk with Qin Han. Qin Xun and I are kind and generous, and we treat our younger siblings well. Qin Han shouldn't take advantage of this and push her luck."
Qin Tan didn't stop her; indeed, it's time to talk about Qin Han.
Even if Qin Di didn't say anything, his third uncle wouldn't mind giving Qin Han a warning. In the Great Yan, although the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children wasn't strictly enforced, it was unacceptable to take advantage of the legitimate child's property without a word.
Qin Xun was furious and spoke even more rudely: "Qin He and her child like to usurp others' places, and Qin Han likes to play with Qin He. Could it be that Qin Han also wants to usurp others' places?"
That's a serious statement. Qin Han wouldn't go that far, but it's not unreasonable for Qin Xun to say such things about her.
Who gave Qin Han permission to touch the legitimate child's things? She did, and you can't even argue if they say you've usurped her place.
This time, Qin Xun was truly furious, even more so than Qin Tang. When Qin Bi urged him to go to the desolate land, Qin Xun was extremely dismissive, because Qin Bi was distracted, and Qin Xun only went once.
As it turned out, Qin Bi's prediction was correct.
"Qin He and Fu Bao got so many good things from the Duke of Yan's mansion!" Qin Lang came over from the study and living room. The little prince was holding the little dumpling. Qin Lang said, "Qin Han must be envious."
When Qin Lang heard about Qin He and Fu Bao usurping Rong Yang's place, he felt that Rong Yang had been taken advantage of.
Qin Lang wouldn't interrupt when other topics were mentioned, but when Qin He was brought up, he would always say a few words.
The things in the Duke of Yan's mansion belonged to Rong Yang, and Qin He got quite a lot of them.
"My darling!" The little dumpling protested as soon as it heard about the things from the Duke of Yan's mansion, shouting in the study and living room, "It's Rong Chi's darling!"
Qin Bi wouldn't tolerate him: "What belongs to your elder brother isn't yours." "Let's go." The little dumpling was unconvinced and turned to his older brother, the little prince, saying, "Let's go to the Duke of Yan's mansion."
Qin Tan and Qin Di laughed in exasperation. This little dumpling was really impolite. Ever since he was old enough to understand things, he had decided that he was the son of the Duke of Yan's mansion and wouldn't listen to anyone. Fu Bao might not necessarily come out on top when he was fighting with the little dumpling.
The little dumpling refused to stay at the Qin Yan Marquis's residence and insisted on leaving: "Let's go to the Yan State Duke's residence."
Qin Di looked at Qin Tang and Qin Xun. Ever since he had a falling out with the Duke of Yan's mansion because of Qin Bi, Qin Di had stopped going to the Duke of Yan's mansion. If Rong Chi wanted to go, he would at least send a formal invitation.
Qin Di didn't want to pay attention to Prince He, so Qin Tang said to Qin Xun, "Send a formal invitation."
Qin Xun wrote the post, without saying anything else, just asking: "Little dumpling wants to go, do you want to?"
He Zu arrived quickly, riding a horse with a group of people to pick up the little dumpling. Rong Yang and Rong Chi hadn't been to the Duke of Yan's mansion for a long time. Qin Xun handed over a letter asking if they wanted the child. How could they not want the child if they didn't even want to go?
Upon arriving, He Zu went into the study and greeted the Qin family.
The young prince carried the bundled-up baby out of the study and living room. The baby stretched out his little hands and said, "Uncle."
Qin Bi turned her head away; she had never been able to be so sweet-talking since she was a child.
"Okay." He Zu replied in a very gentle voice, reaching out to take the little bundle of milk into his arms.
"Don't come to pick me up." The little dumpling waved its little hand at Qin Bi: "I'm not going to your house anymore. From now on, I'll live in the Duke of Yan's mansion. Nobody can take my place."
Qin Bi was speechless, but still couldn't help emphasizing, "That's your eldest brother's house."
The little dumpling was unhappy and stopped babbling. It lay on He Zu's shoulder and wouldn't move. If Prince Rong were here, he would feel sorry for it. But Prince Rong wasn't here, and He Zu felt sorry for it!
“If he says it’s his home, then it’s his home,” He Zu said. “Why are you making it so clear to him?”
Qin Bi waved her hand: "Let's go."
You can't reason with a little dumpling.
He Zu picked up the little dumpling and left. The little prince followed, pulling down the little cloak to keep his little feet warm. He Zu also bent down and used one hand to pull the little dumpling's cloak.
Qin Xun and Qin Lang went to see them off, and they had to see them off at least to the gate of the mansion.
After watching them leave, Qin Tan said to Qin Bi, "If Rong Chi wants to go to the Duke of Yan's mansion, let him go. With Rong Chi there, Qin He and Fu Bao will get less benefit. Rong Chi is Rong Yang's own brother, so we can't let outsiders benefit from him."
Qin Bi remained silent for a few seconds: "In my opinion, I don't care about the Duke of Yan's mansion."
Qin Tan said, "The powerful fortune and blessings of the Yan State Duke's Mansion can protect Rong Yang."
Qin Bi fell silent. If it weren't for this, Qin Bi really couldn't let go of the mistreatment He Shizi had given her before. In ancient times, children were prone to dying young, and Rong Yang needed the blessing and fortune of the Yan State Duke's Mansion to protect her.
“Rong Yang is a member of the He family.” Qin Tan thought that Qin Bi was able to guess that someone was eyeing the farmland, so she became more patient: “Why shouldn’t he take what is rightfully his? With Prince Rong around, you don’t need to think too much. Just focus on restoring your weakened spirit.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Di was taken aback. His elder brother seemed very anxious for Qin Bi to recover her composure.
When Qin Lang and Qin Xun returned, they called Qin Bi and Qin Tang to go to the main hall to find Madam He.
In the study, Qin Tan said to Qin Di, "Qin Bi, despite his lack of focus, can predict things quite accurately. If we raise him, I'm afraid he'll be quite resourceful." (End of Chapter)