Chapter 541
Lady of Qin Yanhou
The pelt and scales of the Flame Beast were given to Qin He, but Qin Bi objected, as she had been so angry that her lifespan had been damaged.
Qin Di had to consider this: if the child couldn't be angry, Qin He would have to step aside. What about maxed-out fortune? What about opening shops and making money? These things had nothing to do with the fourth branch of the family.
The Flame Beast was teleported back by Qin Tan's team, and the Spirit Food was also collected by Qin Tan and his group. Qin Di didn't hold back in making his demands, and Old Qin Yanhou and Qin Yanhou exchanged a glance.
"We'll keep some of the fire beast scales for our own use during the Crimson Flame Festival," Qin Yanhou said after a moment's thought. "The rest of the fire beast scales will be given to relatives with children."
Qin Tan offered a gentle reminder: "Qin He's family also has children."
Marquis Qin Yan: "..."
As a prominent family, it wouldn't be appropriate to leave out the Xue family's social interactions. Qin Yanhou had completely forgotten that Qin He's child was still quite young, so the scales of the Flame Beast that were given to the child should also be given to Qin He's child.
How to do?
Qin Tan and Qin Di asked Qin Yanhou for some more scales of the fire demon beasts. They only had enough scales left to give to a few families. There were also many fire demon beasts with fur, as the Marquis's mansion had killed quite a few.
The greatest benefit of the Marquis's mansion is training. The ladies, young ladies, and children can train without going to the small space of the demon beast realm. The fur and scales of the fire demon beasts are all extra gains.
Qin Tan and Qin Di were worried about keeping the Flame Beast's pelt in the Marquis's mansion. They might give it to Qin He as a gift instead when they sent it as a festival present. All of this was decided by the Marquis's wife and the heir's wife.
Considering that Qin Bi must not be angered, it's not an option to ignore this.
Qin Tan, who was not lacking in strategy, said, "Give me some more of the Flame Beast's pelts, and also give some to my fourth brother. Too many Flame Beast pelts and scales will cause trouble, and too many things will make people extravagant and wasteful. They won't know how to give things away carefully. If there are fewer things, they won't be so wasteful."
Qin Yanhou's lips twitched: "I told your sister-in-law not to give it to Qin He."
Qin Di said, "My third brother and I need them. Give us some more furs and scales."
Old Qin Yanhou, seeing this, decided to ignore it and sent the group away.
Qin Yanhou walked ahead, with his two younger brothers following behind. Helpless, they returned to their own courtyard. Qin Yanhou took his two younger brothers to his study and went to talk to his wife about the matter.
Upon hearing this, Lady Qin Yanhou immediately went to the study and assured Qin Tan and Qin Di, "Many of the Marquis's relatives are cultivators. Our Marquis's family has no foundation. This year, we were planning to make connections with cultivation families with whom we have good relations, right? I'm counting on the fur and scales of these fire demon beasts. If we don't give them to Qin He, I'll prepare another gift for the Xue Prince's family later."
Qin Di didn't trust the ladies' words, which were easily contradicted: "Give me some, and as for the rest of the Flame Beast pelts and scales, you can do whatever you want with them, sister-in-law."
There's not much left, so we have to be careful about what we shouldn't give.
Having a lot of things makes it easy to be extravagant.
Lady Qin Yanhou: "......"
"Don't you trust your sister-in-law?" said Lady Qin Yanhou.
Qin Di and Qin Tan remained silent, and only after Lady Qin Yanhou repeatedly assured them did they give up.
After seeing Qin Tan and Qin Di off, Lady Qin Yanhou breathed a sigh of relief: "Sigh, Qin He thought that after arguing with the fourth branch of the family, they could get along as before after a while. Look, the fourth branch doesn't like Qin He at all."
Qin Yanhou didn't know what to say, but he cautioned, "You promised Qin Tan and Qin Di, so don't give the pelt and scales of the Flame Beast to Qin He. If Qin Tan and Qin Di come knocking on your door, where will you put your face?"
Lady Qin Yanhou waved her hand: "How could I not handle such a small matter? I personally handled the fur and scales of the Flame Beast, and I didn't let the Crown Prince's wife touch them. She and Qin He have a good relationship."
Marquis Qin Yan nodded. As the matriarch of a noble family, Marquis Qin Yan's wife could handle this matter. That very evening, Marquis Qin Yan's wife inspected all the fur and scales of the fire demon beast. If the heir apparent wanted to touch anything in the storeroom, he would have to ask Marquis Qin Yan's wife first.
Marquis Qin Yan summoned Qin Yan to his study and told him about the affairs of the manor. Qin Yan frowned. During their trip to the small space in the demon beast realm, Qin He had been paying too much attention to the group from the third and fourth branches of the family.
The third and fourth wives didn't want to pay attention to Qin He, but Qin He didn't realize it and kept chasing after her.
Qin Yanhou gave Qin Yan some spirit-infused sweet potatoes and small sweet radishes, and Qin Yan was stunned.
Qin Yanhou explained, "Your third and fourth uncles collected these, but they don't want Qin He to know, so they're keeping them a secret. I'll share some with you; you can eat them yourself, but don't let anyone else know."
Qin Yan picked up a small sweet radish, wiped it with a handkerchief, and took a bite: "It's quite sweet."
Then, Qin Yan thought of something: "Perhaps, if I go with my third uncle and the others, I can collect more. Children love this kind of spiritual food, so it would be good to collect more."
Qin Yanhou glanced at Qin Yan: "With Qin He around, your third and fourth uncles won't be on your side. Qin Bi is with you too. Qin Bi and Qin He don't get along. If the two of them are together, they're bound to fight."
Qin Yan was a little tired, so she put away the spirit-infused sweet potatoes and small sweet radishes and returned to her own courtyard.
The next day, Madam He got up early and summoned Madam Jiang and Madam Lin to the Rong Prince's Mansion, bringing along Qin Su and the other children. Qin Lang also brought along his third wife, Madam Zhu.
"Go make little clothes and boots for my two little nephews." With Zhu Shi accompanying her, Qin Lang felt even more justified in visiting relatives: "I'll go too. My sister said everyone can go."
Zhu smiled helplessly: "If we all go, won't it cause trouble for Qin Bi?"
Qin Lang exclaimed, "My sister made several little outfits and boots for Rong Yang and Rong Chi. She was quick all day and finished making the little outfits and boots made from the fire demon beast's fur."
Upon hearing this, Madam He and Madam Zhu could no longer contain themselves and immediately packed their things and went to the Rong Prince's residence.
Qin Bi was already waiting at home, along with Rong Yang and Rong Chi, who were there to greet He Shi, Zhu Shi, and the others. When the little girl saw her cousins, she called out "brothers," which delighted Qin Su and the others.
Qin Su took out a small piece of sweet radish candy, gave one to Rong Chi, and another to Rong Yang.
Qin Su said to the young prince, "You're a big boy now."
"I'm not very old either," the young prince said. "Give me a piece, please."
Qin Su: "......"
He was a prince, so Qin Su took a small piece of sweet radish candy and gave it to the little prince before walking up to Qin Bi.
Qin Su handed a small piece of sweet radish candy to Qin Bi: "Aunt, here you go, my mother made it for me last night."
Qin Bi smiled, took it, and put it in her mouth: "Let me try it."
Qin Su immediately beamed with joy, and Jiang Shi was also happy. Everyone chatted and laughed as they went to the Crown Prince's courtyard. The little prince held the little dumpling Rong Chi, while Qin Su picked up Rong Yang, which made Rong Yang giggle.
The group arrived at the prince's courtyard in a flurry. Qin Bi took out the selected fire-breathing beast pelts; the colorful hides were beautiful and warm. (End of Chapter)