Chapter 551
They Don't Care About Our Family Anymore
Rong Yang nodded: "Okay."
Prince He stared at the well-behaved Rong Yang in a daze. Then, he handed the account book to Rong Yang. The child lowered her head and held the account book to look at it carefully. She was such a small child, yet she could read an account book. Prince He had never raised a child before, so he found Rong Yang very endearing.
It was already late when the Rongwang Mansion sent over a large plate of stir-fried snails with chili peppers, along with a small plate of fried fish.
Rong Yang sat in a chair eating, while the Duchess of Yan picked out snail meat for the little dumpling to eat: "Rong Yang, you are a lucky child. When you have time, bring your younger brother to the Duke of Yan's mansion."
The Duke of Yan's family was extremely grateful that the Crown Prince kept Rong Yang.
Rong Yang said, "He's not coming."
Duke Yan, unaware of the little dumpling's character, asked, "Don't you care about our family anymore?"
"No, no." Rong Yang said in a childish voice, "There's so much good food at home that Rong Chi doesn't go out, he doesn't even go to the palace anymore. Does the Duke of Yan's mansion have any good food?"
Duke Yan: "..."
Lady Yan, wife of the Duke of Yan: "......"
After a moment's thought, Prince He asked, "Would spirit melon seeds work?"
Rong Yang was eating snail meat when she tilted her little head back and her bright black eyes lit up: "He likes to eat spirit melon seeds, I like to eat them too, and Mother likes to eat them too. What kind of spirit melon seeds are they? I can eat hard spirit melon seeds now."
Babies' milk teeth shouldn't eat anything too hard, so Prince Rong and Qin Bi never gave Rong Yang and Rong Chi roasted melon seeds. They usually ate boiled melon seeds.
Rong Yang wanted to eat fried spirit melon seeds, and Prince He nodded, indicating that he understood: "I will go to the Immortal Sect later."
“I eat all kinds of sunflower seeds,” Rong Yang added.
Prince He took a handkerchief and wiped Rong Yang's mouth. The Duke of Yan and his wife were picking snails and feeding the child. There was nothing strange about it. Prince He was destined to be widowed and childless, so it was not easy for him to have such a child.
He Zu was getting anxious because he couldn't get a chance to feed the baby.
Rong Yang was so beautiful that he was naturally pleasing to the eye. He also said to the Duchess of Yan and the others, "Grandmother and Grandfather, please try it too. Stir-fried snails with chili peppers are delicious."
Lady Yan was pleased, but said, "Spirit snails are a rare thing. You should eat them yourself. These things are very rare in winter. You can't even buy them anywhere. If Rong Yang eats them, Grandfather and Grandmother will be happy."
"You can try some." Rong Yang hesitated for a moment: "I also have snails at home."
Everyone was taken aback, exchanged glances, and guessed that it might have been collected from the small space in the demon beast realm. Qin Bi had returned from the small space in the demon beast realm several days ago, only saying that she killed the fire demon beast, without mentioning any spiritual snails.
The Duke of Yan and the Crown Prince He didn't ask any further questions. The children offered them some, and they all tried the stir-fried snails.
He Zu ate one and his mouth watered. The stir-fried snails with chili were absolutely delicious. He Shizi went to the study because he had memorials to review. Rong Yang was accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Yan.
In the evening, Prince He took care of the child. He Yan had taken care of little dumpling before, which was quite noisy, but taking care of Rong Yang was much easier. The child slept peacefully and didn't make a fuss about returning to the Rong Prince's residence in the middle of the night.
Thinking of the little dumpling, Prince He laughed in exasperation.
The following day, Prince He took Rong Yang to inspect the mine, using a teleportation array. After two days of inspection, Prince He and Rong Yang returned to the capital. At this time, Qin He also learned that Prince He had given all his savings to Rong Yang.
Qin He couldn't believe it: "Rong Yang is a child of the Rong King's mansion, why would we give him this?" Prince Xue: "......"
Fu Bao jumped out, shouting, "Those are all mine!"
Prince Xue scolded Fu Bao: "Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not lying!" Fu Bao threw a tantrum, yelling that she wanted to go to the Duke of Yan's mansion: "Rong Yang stole my things, he's bad! Is the Rong King's mansion so poor? Why did he steal my things?"
Fu Bao didn't just talk; she wanted to run to the Duke of Yan's mansion. Prince Xue ordered his maid to stop Fu Bao.
Fu Bao cried and made a fuss. The little girl's world had collapsed. She had known all along that Rong Yang would take her things. Her mother was right. Rong Yang went to the Duke of Yan's mansion to take her things.
Prince Xue said to Fu Bao, "Prince He has his own child; you have no place in it."
"Rong Yang is not, Rong Yang is not!" Fu Bao roared, "He is a child of the Rong Prince's Mansion. Children of the Rong Prince's Mansion should stay in the Rong Prince's Mansion. Why are you stealing things from the Duke of Yan's Mansion?"
Prince Xue gave the maid a wink, and the maid pulled Fu Bao back to her courtyard.
After taking Fu Bao away, Qin He was both angry and annoyed. She said to Xue Shizi, "You and He Shizi are good friends. Go to the Yan State Duke's Mansion and persuade He Shizi. He gave all the things to Rong Yang. Rong Shizi and Qin Bi must be very pleased with themselves."
Xue Shizi flicked his robe and sat down in a chair: "How can I advise someone like He Shizi who gives things to his own child? Qin He, I know that you consider some of the things in the Yan State Duke's mansion to be yours, but that's on the premise that He Shizi doesn't have children. Now that he has children, you can forget about it."
"Why can't I think about it?" Qin He shouted, "It originally belonged to our Fu Bao. The Duke of Yan's mansion has only been raising Rong Yang for a few days. You only have feelings for what you raise yourself. How can you be so cold and heartless?"
Qin He was emotional, so Prince Xue stopped talking about it to avoid making her even angrier.
Prince He has already given everything to Rong Yang, so what's the use of making a fuss?
Xue Shizi was somewhat dissatisfied with this. Fu Bao wasn't his biological child, but the Yan State Duke's Mansion had raised her for so long. He Shizi should at least share some of Fu Bao's things with him. Giving everything to Rong Yang would be too inhumane.
While the Xue Prince's household was in a bad mood, the court officials didn't care. They thought that since the Heir Apparent He was destined to be widowed and childless, it was no wonder that he had a child and would cherish him dearly. They thought it was no big deal that the Heir Apparent He had given everything to Rong Yang.
Qin He was so frustrated that she went to the Qin Yan Marquis's residence to complain to Cui Shi: "Mother, what does He Shizi mean? Rong Yang can have whatever he wants by himself. Why does He Shizi need to go to so much trouble?"
Cui: "..."
What's wrong with your brain?
"Don't say that outside the manor," Madam Cui said coldly. "You'll be laughed at."
Qin He looked up, a look of confusion on her face.
Seeing Qin He's idiotic state, Cui Shi took a deep breath and said, "I don't know what you're thinking. Prince He is destined to be childless and have no wives. He only has one child in his life. Prince He won't give the things to Rong Yang, but to you? You're happy about that. Do you think it's appropriate? I know what you're thinking. You want all the wealth of the Duke of Yan's mansion, plus your Fu Bao, that's fine. Do you think the Duke and Duchess of Yan are dead? You're daydreaming."
Qin He's face flushed red from Cui's outburst: "......"
Cui continued, "Rong Yang is going back to the Duke of Yan's mansion to inherit the title, this is nothing."
Qin He's vision blurred. She wanted to say that Rong Yang was a child of the Rong Prince's mansion, but Cui Shi gave her a mocking look. (End of Chapter)