Chapter 553
Everything in the Duke of Yan's mansion belongs to her.
Qin He and Cui Shi looked at each other and then gave in.
“Mother,” Qin He cried, feigning weakness, “I was just anxious. The path of cultivation is not easy, and cultivation resources are scarce. Prince He gave everything to Rong Yang. I was anxious, so I spoke without thinking.”
Qin He yielded, and Cui Shi sat down, letting out a sigh of relief.
“Even among noble families, every word and action must be kind and tolerant,” said Madam Cui. “Now that you have the resources, you must treat Prince He’s child, Rong Yang, better. I don’t want to be criticized for not raising my daughter properly and for having a wicked heart.”
Cui stared at Qin He, who had nowhere to hide. She lowered her head to avoid Cui's stern gaze.
Qin He didn't say anything, but secretly she curled her lip. If she was vicious, then there was no vicious person in the world. She was just too soft-hearted. She should have angered Qin Bi to death back then, because everything in the Yan State Duke's Mansion would have been hers.
Prince He dotes on her, so if she deliberately does this to show Qin Bi, Qin Bi's lifespan will be shortened beyond just being angered.
"Qin He, don't question my abilities as your stepmother." Cui Shi narrowed her eyes, looking at Qin He as a brainless fool: "If you dare to spout nonsense outside the manor, the Qin Yan Marquis's manor will dare to keep you here."
Qin He panicked and became obedient; she dared not doubt Cui's methods.
Cui didn't say anything more. The rumors outside were enough to make Qin He too ashamed to leave the house. A first-rank princess, going to the palace to ask for things without any reason—what else could she be but a fool? And she even tried to implicate the Duchess of Yan.
You just go because someone tells you to? Are you stupid? You're completely out of your mind.
Qin He doesn't seem to realize how powerful public opinion can be. Soon she'll find out that the scholars will be able to tear her apart, regardless of whether she's a talented woman or not; shamelessness deserves to be condemned.
Qin He left the second courtyard feeling extremely aggrieved. Since she transmigrated, Cui Shi had indeed helped her, but she had also slapped that bitch Cui Shi.
Qin He was both afraid and unwilling. After hesitating for a moment, she went to the front yard to find Prince Qin.
Qin Yan was in the main hall of the front courtyard, discussing the affairs of the Marquis's residence with Qin Xiang. Fortunately, there was no one else around.
Qin He sat down and said, "Big brother, have you heard that Prince He gave all his things to Rong Yang? Rong Yang is still young, isn't it a bit inappropriate to give him so many things?!"
Qin Xiang looked at Qin He, and Qin Yan asked, "What do you want to say?"
"What I mean is, let's persuade Prince He," Qin He said. "Rong Yang is older, so giving him cultivation resources is enough. Is it really necessary to rush to give them to him now? Cultivation resources are so scarce."
Qin He didn't voice her true feelings. She remembered Cui's harsh words, so she could only say things in a respectable way. Besides, Qin He wasn't really stupid. Could she say that she coveted the fortune and blessings of the Duke of Yan's mansion?
Cui had just scolded her, and Qin He didn't want to be scolded again.
"Let's leave the Yan State Duke's Mansion's affairs aside for now," Qin Yan said. "What's wrong with Fu Bao? How could she go to the palace to ask the Great Yan Emperor for something? How did you raise your child? Every household is talking about her behind her back."
"What's wrong with a child asking for things?" Qin He immediately lost her temper. No one could say anything bad about Fu Bao. Qin He said, "Who is so malicious? Talking about our Fu Bao behind her back."
Qin Yan's face darkened: "You haven't taught Fu Bao well, and you still have the nerve to complain?"
"I, I..." Qin He had never been scolded like this by Qin Yan before, and she stammered, unable to react.
"You are the heir apparent of the Xue Prince's Mansion. Although you are born out of wedlock, you are still marrying into a higher social class." Qin Yan said, "You don't manage the affairs of the Prince's Mansion well, but you are very concerned about other people's business. What does it matter to you how Heir Apparent He is? There are many children from royal and noble families. I have never seen any of them go to the palace to ask for something they want. Are you a member of the royal family? Are you related to the Emperor of Da Yan? If you can't raise your child well, then let Princess Xue take Fu Bao to raise him."
Qin He exclaimed, "No way!"
Qin Yan ignored Qin He, showing no manners whatsoever of a noble lady.
Qin He didn't get the better of him. Qin Yan wasn't on her side, and no one paid her any attention as she sat there. After hesitating for a moment, she got up and went back to the Xue Prince's residence. They were all ungrateful wretches; they'd forgotten that she had earned money for the Marquis's mansion, and they were scolding her for such a small matter. Qin He thought it was a small matter. She was indignant because He Shizi had given all his things to Rong Yang. The scholars were very disdainful after they learned that Fu Bao had gone to the palace to ask the Emperor of Da Yan for things.
When Prince Xue went to a restaurant, he was ridiculed by the scholars.
When Prince Xue attended court, he was ridiculed by the ministers. As a result, Prince Xue was embarrassed and left first. Princess Xue dared not leave the mansion to attend the banquet. Qin He did not think so much and went out of the mansion.
The young ladies from various households whispered among themselves.
"That is the talented Princess Consort Xue."
“They know how to teach their children to go to the palace to ask for whatever they want.”
"Naive and innocent."
Qin He was furious and wanted to go over and argue, but upon closer inspection, she saw that it was a prodigy from the Duke of Su's mansion. Prodigies from major cultivation families are all highly skilled, and Qin He was considered one of the best in the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion. She was arrogant and thought too highly of herself.
Among the prodigies of major cultivation families, they wouldn't stand out.
Qin He dared to use her spiritual power, and the other geniuses would retaliate. Qin He wasn't sure if she could win, and her face flushed red. Qin He slunk away. Only then did Qin He realize that what she thought was a matter of course was laughable to others.
Fortunately, Cui scolded her. Before Qin He even left the house, she said with righteous indignation that Rong Yang was a child of the Rong Prince's Mansion and should stay there. If she dared to say that, the scholars would dare to come to her door and scold her.
Qin He scolded, "He's just a scholar, why does he care so much?"
“If you tell others that Rong Yang should stay in the Rong King’s Mansion and not return to the Yan State Duke’s Mansion,” said Prince Xue, “then ministers will scold Father. I’ve told you this several times, but you won’t listen. Some things are not as simple as you think.”
As they were talking, Princess Xue sent someone to Prince Xue's courtyard to take Fu Bao there so she could raise her herself.
"No way," Qin He objected. "I'll raise my own child."
The ones you raise yourself are the closest to you.
Prince Xue advised Qin He: "My mother comes from a prestigious family, so there's no problem with raising Fu Bao."
Qin He cursed, "Xue Qing, you scumbag!"
As the heir of the Prince's mansion, Prince Xue had never been insulted like this before. His face immediately turned as black as ink. He ignored Qin He's argument with the maids and servants, and in the end, Princess Xue refused to raise Fu Bao.
King Xue took Qin He's eldest son into his life and raised him personally.
When Prince Xue and Princess Xue saw this, they realized that Fu Bao had been raised by Qin He since he was a child and was very obedient to her. They couldn't change her mind. Their grandson was young and of good character, so Prince Xue and Princess Xue dared not let Qin He raise him.
Qin He was also against the eldest son being taken to the main courtyard, but she didn't care about Fu Bao's matter. Seeing that there was no other way, she stopped making a fuss.
The Xue couple were still waiting for Qin He to make a scene, but she didn't. Qin He's devotion to her eldest son was less than a tenth of what she showed to Fu Bao. The Xue couple turned green with anger.
It's fortunate that they brought their grandson to live with them; Qin He is too biased.
The child even asked Princess Xue, "Grandmother, did my mother make a scene?"
She even made a scene because of her sister. (End of Chapter)