Chapter 158: Proposed Marriage Home

He Yan had a child, and such a big thing couldn't be hidden at all.

Besides, no one wanted to hide it. The He family members had all come to the capital.

In the Imperial Palace, the Prime Minister and the six Ministers learned from the Great Yan Emperor that He Yan had a child. Upon learning it was the Rong Prince Manor's Rong Yang Little Heir, the several ministers thought about it and understood what was going on.

The Prime Minister and the six Ministers were happy, and when they returned to their manors, they mentioned it.

The ladies of the various manors who had good relationships interacted. When the Su Guogong Lady learned of it, she didn't speak for a long time: "This, I really didn't expect it. Among the young ladies of the Qin Yan Hou Fu, isn't it only Qin He who has high blessing value?"

"That's what I'm saying!" The Minister of Revenue's wife flicked her handkerchief and was also puzzled, whispering to the Su Guogong Lady: "You say, back then, the Mystic Master assigned the fate, pointing to the Rong Prince Manor and the Yan Guogong Fu, that they must marry women from the Qin Yan Hou Fu as wives.

That goes without saying. The wife of Duke Su said, "I suppose so."

The two ladies exchanged a look, their expressions indescribable. When Qin Bi first met the two powerful heirs, she was at the perfect age and not yet betrothed, but neither of them had looked favorably upon her.

By the time Qin Bi was betrothed to a wealthy merchant—which was acceptable for a concubine-born daughter of the Marquis Manor—the wife of the Minister of Revenue was not well-informed, but the wife of Duke Su knew that Heir Rong had always spoken bluntly in front of Jiang Mo, saying that Qin Bi was too deep and not suitable to be taken as a wife.

Later, when the Jiang family called off the engagement, it should have been a clean break. Who would have thought that the Jiang family would turn around and seek to marry Qin Bi's younger concubine-born sister, Qin Han.

It was only then that the Yan Guogong Manor realized what had happened. The wife of Yan Guogong proposed a marriage between Heir He and Qin Bi. But as a result, just as they were about to finalize the engagement, Heir He broke it off to change partners, favoring the second branch's concubine-born daughter, Qin He.

After one failed engagement, they thought of Qin Bi again, even causing a scene by trying to take her as an equal wife during the wedding.

Now, Qin Bi, a concubine-born daughter, was annoyed. It is unknown how she persuaded her father and brothers to step forward and support her, but they agreed that they would divorce immediately after the wedding, and once divorced, Heir Rong would marry Qin Bi.

These two powerful heirs had come full circle, yet it would have been better to just betroth Qin Bi from the start.

They were all blind; not one of them saw that Qin Bi was the only one who could handle the curse of wife-killing and childlessness. They scoured the entire Marquis Manor, yet they somehow overlooked Qin Bi, the concubine-born daughter. Regardless, Heir Rong had good fortune to have married Qin Bi and brought her home.

"Sigh!"

The wife of the Minister of Revenue held her forehead. Back then, she had also secretly helped search among the marriageable daughters of the Qin Yan Marquis Manor, and she had actually overlooked Qin Bi as well. How strange, they all missed Qin Bi.

"The Mystic Master gave a reading," the wife of the Minister of Revenue said. "I also helped search. It didn't matter if the young ladies of the Qin Yan Marquis Manor were a bit older, as long as they were marriageable, I considered them all. There were even younger ones, and I estimated they would reach their coming-of-age ceremony in a few years. Yet, I simply never considered this concubine-born daughter of the fourth branch, Qin Bi."

The wife of Duke Su: "......"

The ladies in Jingcheng had all secretly searched among the marriageable women of the Qin Yan Marquis Manor to see who had a good fate and was blessed. The wife of Duke Su was naturally no exception.

"Did you think of the fourth branch's concubine-born daughter, Qin Bi?" the wife of the Minister of Revenue asked.

The wife of Duke Su was a bit dazed. Heavens, she hadn't considered Qin Bi at all either, but she had her reasons: "The Qin Yan Marquis Manor has legitimate daughters, and the two heirs are powerful officials; a concubine-born daughter couldn't climb that high. Once the curse of wife-killing and childlessness spread, Heir Rong, who was close to the Qin Yan Marquis Manor, expressed his dislike for Qin Bi. Since he disliked her so much, he wouldn't consider Qin Bi, even if he considered Qin Han, who was also a concubine-born daughter of the fourth branch."

The wife of the Minister of Revenue nodded: "I also heard that Heir Rong disliked Qin Bi."

She had heard it from the wife of Duke Su, so there was no need to repeat it now.

After seeing off the wife of the Minister of Revenue, the wife of Duke Su originally wanted to send someone to invite her sister-in-law back for a visit. Since she had nothing else to do, she simply set off for the Qin Yan Marquis Manor herself; there were some things she needed to advise on.

At the Qin Yan Marquis Manor, when the wife of Qin Yan Hou, Shen Shi, heard that her sister-in-law had arrived, she immediately received her.

After they were seated, a maid brought in tea.

The wife of Duke Su mentioned the matter of Heir He having a child, took a sip of tea, and asked: "Do you know about this?"

The wife of Qin Yan Hou nodded: "I just heard."

"From now on, you must treat this child, Qin Bi, with special regard," the wife of Duke Su said. "We aristocratic ladies pride ourselves on having excellent judgment, but regarding these young ladies in your house, we have misjudged."

The wife of Qin Yan Hou was also moved: "I never expected Qin Bi to have such good fortune."

The wife of Duke Su suddenly remembered something. The wife of Qin Yan Hou asked: "What is it?"

"Back when the fourth branch's eldest legitimate daughter passed away, Heir Rong promised that his future legitimate wife would definitely come from the fourth branch." The wife of Duke Su looked at Shen Shi. Shen Shi did not know what her sister-in-law was going to say and looked puzzled. The wife of Duke Su continued: "At that time, there were only two age-appropriate women, Qin Han and Qin Bi. You all considered Qin Han, but Heir Rong matched Qin Han with the Jiang family, leaving only Qin Bi. Considering that Heir Rong disliked Qin Bi, not a single person suggested her......"

At this point, the wife of Duke Su paused, and the wife of Qin Yan Hou pondered along with her.

"After several years, Heir Rong had not decided who to marry, and your entire Marquis Manor had ideas," the wife of Duke Su continued. "The various branches of the Marquis Manor all wanted to marry into the Rong Prince Manor, but Heir Rong never gave a definitive answer, and none of you considered Qin Bi. Perhaps, Heir Rong had chosen Qin Bi from the very beginning."

It was just that the candidates proposed by the Qin Yan Marquis Manor were wrong, so Heir Rong kept stalling.

The wife of Qin Yan Hou: "...... That can't be, Heir Rong always disliked Qin Bi."

The wife of Duke Su fell silent. Yes, he disliked Qin Bi, but now he had sought to marry her home—is this what you call dislike? Even after a divorce, Heir Rong was still willing to marry her home—is this what you call dislike?!!

The wife of Qin Yan Hou blinked, unable to speak for a long time. What had the Marquis Manor done?

"Look at your cousin, Qin Bi, being protected in the palm of Heir Rong's hand, as if she were the apple of his eye." The wife of Duke Su sighed with frustration: "I cannot blame you; I only realized this today. If I had seen this back then, I would have warned you long ago."

There would have been no need for the entire Marquis Manor to have their own agendas, delusionally hoping that the Heir Rong's wife would come from their own branch.

After pining for so long, there was no chance at all.

The wife of Qin Yan Hou thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't think so."

Who knows what is on Heir Rong's mind? The wife of Duke Su only pondered that this was the case. She said: "Alright, in any case, you should value Qin Bi more in the future. Don't just fixate on the idea that Qin He is the one with good fortune."

As for Qin He's good fortune, that remains to be seen, though it is true that she can earn silver.