Chapter 151: Reciting Poems

Lady Lin was somewhat speechless. Are you setting aside Qin Bi and only cultivating a relationship with Rong He Shizi?

This Qin He, Lady Lin wanted to laugh.

It would be fine if Qin Bi held no status in Rong He Shizi's eyes, but anyone not blind could see that Rong He Shizi protected Qin Bi as if she were his own eyeball. Where did Qin He get the confidence to compare herself to Qin Bi?

Perhaps Qin He thought that as a disciple of the Immortal Sect, she was different from most women of the inner quarters.

"Rong He Shizi has already specified that married daughters need not bring gifts. Will Qin He not attend the full-month banquet?" Lady Lin asked the group. If she understood correctly, Rong He Shizi's meaning was that they need not go.

Not bringing a gift and going empty-handed is not proper either!

If you bring a gift, they might not even welcome your presence; without a gift, there is no way to attend the full-month banquet.

Qin Lang hesitated: "She probably won't go, right?!"

He wasn't sure either. After all, Qin He had opened a shop with two powerful ministers' heirs and could usually hold a conversation with them, having no conflicts, unlike the other siblings in the family.

"This... is hard to say..." Jiang Shi pondered.

He Shi had no mind to speculate on such matters and said, "Let her be. Inform Qin Han that there is no need to go."

Qin Tang nodded: "I will send someone to say so immediately."

Upon receiving the news, Qin Han couldn't immediately understand why she was no longer allowed to attend the full-month banquet. After discussing it with Jiang Mo, Qin Han went to Qin Yan Hou Fu and visited the Fourth House to see He Shi.

He Shi told Qin Han the message passed from Rong Wang Fu: "Rong He Shizi's meaning is that only your eldest uncle and your father's generation should attend the full-month banquet; you younger generation need not incur the expense."

"After all, we are relatives." Qin Han shook her head: "How can we not go? This gift cannot be spared."

What was wrong with this illegitimate younger sister-in-law? She didn't understand the words. Jiang Shi interjected: "Rong He Shizi sent a message saying there is no need to go."

"I don't care whether others go or not." Qin Han felt it was inappropriate not to go no matter how she thought about it and insisted: "Qin Bi and I are biological sisters; I must attend the full-month banquet."

Qin Han was an illegitimate daughter of the Fourth House. In truth, the relationship between Qin Han and Qin Bi was indeed closer than that with Qin He and the others.

He Shi agreed: "If you want to go, then go. On the day of the full-month banquet, come to Qin Yan Hou Fu and depart with us."

With this settled, Qin Han left Qin Yan Hou Fu and then went to Xue Wang Fu to find Qin He. Qin He immediately served tea to entertain Qin Han; among the sisters in the Hou Fu, Qin He felt only Qin Han was acceptable.

Besides, the legitimate mother of the Second House had already sent someone to convey that married daughters need not attend the full-month banquet of Rong Wang Fu's young heir.

Qin He was puzzled. As soon as Qin Han arrived, Qin He brought up the matter: "I wonder what this means? All the sisters in the family wish to show their faces at the young heir's full-month banquet. Why does the Hou Fu not allow us to go?"

"I heard it was a message from Rong He Shizi." Qin Han speculated: "Probably he doesn't want everyone to incur expenses."

"How can proper relatives not go?" Qin He complained: "How much silver can the expense be? In my opinion, it must be Qin Bi's doing. Rong He Shizi has always been close to our Qin Yan Hou Fu; he would not stop everyone from going."

Qin Han also felt it might be Qin Bi who had spoken slander to the heir, perhaps targeting her and Qin He.

Her husband, Jiang Mo, had once been betrothed to Qin Bi. Qin Han did not believe Qin Bi would not hold a grudge. As for Qin He, it went without saying; He He Shizi had married Qin Bi in the first place to pave the way for Qin He.

All these things made Qin Han suspect that Qin Bi was the one causing trouble.

As the two conversed, Qin He's legitimate younger sister and Qin Yan also arrived.

The sisters greeted each other and took their seats. Qin Han picked up the previous topic to continue the discussion. Qin He's legitimate younger sister, upon hearing it, became angry: "Qin Bi is too wicked. Rong He Shizi has a good relationship with the younger generation of our Hou Fu, yet she dares to cause trouble."

Qin Han advised her: "Do not say such words outside."

"Hmph." Qin He's legitimate younger sister was frustrated.

Only then did Qin Han say: "I am going to the full-month banquet."

"I opened a shop with Rong He Shizi and have a relationship." Qin He also said: "Even without the Hou Fu connection, I would still attend the full-month banquet. My heir and Rong He Shizi are also good friends."

Therefore, Qin Bi's scheme must not succeed.

Qin He's legitimate younger sister had been resentful all along, cursing and muttering. When she returned to Qin Yan Hou Fu, she whispered with Qin Yan and the others, not making much effort to hide it. Qin He's legitimate younger sister did it on purpose; she simply did not take Qin Bi seriously.

Qin Lang heard about it and ran to Rong Wang Fu to tell Qin Bi.

After listening, Qin Bi paused for a moment and suddenly laughed. Qin Lang asked: "Sister, aren't you angry? What are you laughing at?"

"What relationships, what connections? This is my child's full-month banquet." Qin Bi didn't know what to say: "Could Qin He and Qin Han possibly surpass me? What are they thinking?"

Qin Lang: "..."

Qin Lang finally realized the truth and was also speechless: "That is true. It is your child. They want to take the opportunity to curry favor with Rong Wang Fu while setting you aside. Are they sick in the head?"

Rong He Shizi guessed his youngest son had woken up and returned from the study.

The little bundle indeed woke up, opened his eyes, and made "ah ah" sounds.

Rong Juan's cold and stern features instantly softened. He wrapped the small swaddle and lifted the little bundle. Qin Lang looked on hopefully and asked: "Brother-in-law, may I take a look?"

Rong Juan's fortune value was also good. Rong Juan turned aside to let Qin Lang see the little bundle. When Qin Lang's gaze met the child's, the child made "ah ah" sounds, and Qin Lang immediately beamed with joy.

"He can talk quite a bit." Qin Lang laughed: "Who does he take after?"

Rong Juan paused, wanting to say he took after him, but since he was not a chatterbox, he reluctantly said: "He takes after the people of your Qin Yan Hou Fu."

"Ah." Qin Lang grinned widely, nodding with great delight: "I see he takes after the people of our Qin Yan Hou Fu too. How can he be so talkative at such a small age? What is he saying with his 'ah ah'?"

"Reciting poems." Rong He Shizi praised.

Qin Bi had just taken a sip of water and choked, coughing: "Cough, cough, cough..."

Rong Juan's expression changed instantly. He immediately stepped over, held his youngest son in one arm, and gently patted Qin Bi's back: "How could you be so careless? What happened? Is the choking painful?"

Qin Bi waved her hand, her eyes filled with tears from the choking: "It's nothing."

Rong He Shizi protected his youngest son as if he were his own eyeball; there was no need for Qin Bi to worry. Qin Bi called Qin Lang to chat on the side, listening to Qin Lang tell interesting stories, while Rong He Shizi held his youngest son, doting on him as he made "ah ah" sounds.

Qin Bi glanced over, speechless; he could talk even more than she could.

In two days, it would be the little bundle's full-month banquet. Rong Yang grew anxious because He Yan had not yet returned from the small space in the Beast Realm.

By afternoon, He He Shizi returned from the small space in the Beast Realm and sent someone to inform Rong Juan. Rong Juan raised an eyebrow and told Rong Yang. The child immediately went to Yan Guogong Fu.

He Yan had caught ten small spiritual beasts. Rong Yang happily inspected them one by one; they were all spirited, and the child grinned with his small mouth open.

"Take one back." He Yan said.

"No." Rong Yang waved his small hand: "On the day of the full-month banquet, the gift from Yan Guogong Fu must be the most precious. Ten small spiritual beasts have a good meaning."