Chapter 552
Cui Shi's Anger
Cui's sarcasm made Qin He's face turn even redder.
Why should we look down on her?
Qin He was furious, but she couldn't get any answers, because she knew very well that she wouldn't gain any advantage. When she first transmigrated, she could do whatever she wanted, and she was severely punished by Cui.
Qin He was unconvinced and argued back with her stepmother, but Cui slapped her several times.
Cui knew better than anyone how ignorant Qin He was. Qin He didn't dare to challenge Cui, even though she hated her to death. She knew that Cui came from a prestigious family and was much better at handling things than she was.
"Mother," Qin He said, her voice softening with grievance, "I've been busy for so long, but that scumbag Prince He gave everything to Rong Yang. Where is my Fu Bao going to get cultivation resources?"
Only then did Madam Cui look at Qin He properly. This illegitimate daughter never knew her own worth and had no self-awareness whatsoever. She always wanted more than she had. How to put it? Being an illegitimate child is being an illegitimate child.
Was Prince He just another ordinary member of a prominent family? No, Prince He was one of the two powerful princes of the Great Yan Dynasty. Prince He was gentle and refined, skilled in strategy, but he was destined to be widowed and childless.
If there is no son, it is fine to raise anyone, as long as Prince He is willing.
But since Prince He has a biological child, what is Qin He still thinking? Don't think about anything. Qin He and her child have nothing to do with each other. Even if you're just indulging in wishful thinking, at least use your brain, okay?
Qin He was wrong from the very beginning when Prince He first acknowledged Rong Yang.
Qin He should have used her relationship with Prince He to treat Rong Yang better, and also Fu Bao. Fu Bao could have been treated like a younger brother. But Qin He is just thinking about all sorts of nonsense.
They even wanted Fu Bao to compete with Rong Yang and drive Rong Yang away.
Can Prince He tolerate this? Cui scoffed, only Qin He was so confused that she couldn't understand.
If Qin He had treated Rong Yang better from the beginning, Prince He wouldn't have been able to suddenly stop raising Fu Bao. What he could give to Rong Yang, Fu Bao would surely have received as well, provided he was sensible.
However, Qin He couldn't tolerate Rong Yang, and Fu Bao was also immature.
Given the current situation, all Cui could do was say, "Go to your sect and have Fu Bao obtain cultivation resources from them. Besides the Duke of Yan's mansion, the immortal sects also have cultivation resources."
"But..." Qin He wanted to say that obtaining cultivation resources from immortal sects mostly required going to the small space in the demon beast realm.
Obtaining cultivation resources from the small space of the demon beast realm is not as easy as asking Prince He. Qin He calculated that the Yan State Duke's Mansion's resources were enough to help her and Fu Bao cultivate immortality.
Cui's gaze swept towards Qin He, but Qin He couldn't finish her sentence.
She also knew that if she clung to the cultivation resources in He Shizi's hands, she would be ridiculed by Cui Shi. Cui Shi had the most venomous tongue and spoke very harshly, never giving anyone any face.
Qin He's eyes flickered: "But, Fu Bao is too small."
Second Madam Cui: "..."
This style is just like that of Qin Han, the fourth concubine's daughter.
Qin Han was the fourth wife's illegitimate daughter, so Cui Shi had no say in her affairs. As for Qin He? Cui Shi had to lecture her. This illegitimate daughter couldn't be left uneducated; she kept spouting new slang and didn't know how shameful she was.
Qin He only thought about what was in her best interest, without considering anyone else.
“I am not ignorant about cultivation.” Cui said, “Qin He, if it weren’t for the family, would you expect others to support you and your child for the rest of your life? As long as Rong Yang is in the Yan State Duke’s mansion under Prince He, you can forget about it.”
Upon hearing this, Qin He bristled and said willfully, "Why doesn't Rong Yang stay in the Rong King's Mansion? He is the child of the Rong Crown Prince."
Qin He finally spoke her mind. Some people are impulsive and thoughtless; they can't stand not saying it.
Second Madam Cui: "..."
What kind of talk is this? Are you a three-year-old? How could you say something so mindless?
Rong Yang is a child of the He family, so it is only natural for her to return to the Duke of Yan's mansion. However, Qin He insisted that Rong Yang should stay in the Rong King's mansion and that it was wrong for her to return to the Duke of Yan's mansion.
Yes, Rong Yang returned to the Duke of Yan's mansion, and Fu Bao had nothing left to want.
Is this correct? In Qin He's opinion, no.
But anyone who knows etiquette and has a sense of shame knows that Qin He is talking nonsense.
"Qin He." Madam Cui said angrily, "Are you really shameless? Rong Yang is a child of the Duke of Yan's mansion. He can go back to the Duke of Yan's mansion if he wants to. You have no right to interfere."
“Mother.” Qin He protested, “Since Prince Rong has raised Rong Yang, he should continue to raise him. Rong Yang is his child, and if he is to inherit the title, it should be from the Rong Prince’s Mansion, not the Yan State Duke’s Mansion.”
Enraged, Cui suddenly stood up: "Shameless thing, how dare you say that again?"
Qin He burst into tears: "Where did I go wrong? Rong Yang is the child of the Rong Prince, he should stay in the Rong Prince's Mansion, why does he have to run to the Yan State Duke's Mansion and compete with our Fu Bao?"
Qin He was caught up in her emotions and momentarily forgot that she was talking to her stepmother, Madam Cui. Madam Cui did not tolerate her and would not allow her to be so shameless and unreasonable in pointing fingers at others.
Neither the Rong King's Mansion nor the Yan State Duke's Mansion are places Qin He can interfere with.
Qin He usually knew this, but when she got carried away, she would say things without thinking.
At this moment, Madam Cui, the second wife, held back and refrained from slapping Qin He. After all, Qin He was already married and had children. Moreover, Qin He was the heir apparent's wife of Prince Xue. Madam Cui still didn't want to slap Qin He if she could avoid it.
“You’re not wrong,” Cui said sarcastically. “You’re just shameless.”
Qin He protested, "Why would Mother say such hurtful things to me?"
"What you're saying is shameless nonsense," Cui said. "You expect me to say nice things to you? It's one thing for you and Princess Xue to be ashamed to go out, but do you want to drag me down with you and make me ashamed to leave the manor too?"
Qin He's face flushed red, and she said emotionally, "I did nothing wrong."
Second Madam Cui was not afraid of Qin He's stubbornness, and did she really think she couldn't be dealt with? Cui sneered: "If you say that Rong Yang should stay in the Rong Prince's Mansion and should not return to the Yan State Duke's Mansion, you are not allowed to say it again after leaving the mansion. Otherwise, believe me, I will leave you in the Qin Yan Marquis's Mansion to recuperate as your legal mother?"
Qin He was stunned. Cui Shi meant to keep her here and not let her return to the Xue Prince's Mansion, and she even used the excuse of recuperating from illness. She couldn't believe it. She was not an ordinary concubine's daughter. She was the Xue Prince's Consort.
How dare the Cui family?
The Xue Prince's Mansion would certainly not agree.
Qin He greeted Cui Shi, who had stood up. This time, Cui Shi was furious, her face grim: "I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. If you dare to ruin the reputation of the Marquis's daughter, I dare to keep you in the Marquis's mansion."
Qin He was scared; Cui was serious, and Cui was furious.
Yes, the Cui family still has their legitimate daughter, Qin Yuan. How could they allow Qin He to be so shameless in fighting for things? The scholars and strategists alone could easily curse the second branch of the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion to death, and even implicate the other young ladies of the marquis's mansion.
Second Madam Cui knew the danger, but Qin He only feared Madam Cui. (End of Chapter)