Chapter 171: Not Giving Melon Seeds to Rong Yuan

Qin He walked toward He He Shizi, seeking a sense of presence.

Now that He He Shizi had a biological son, she, Qin He, remained the main heroine, a person who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the powerful He He Shizi. Various thoughts churned in Qin He's heart as she stepped over to He He Shizi's side.

"He He Shizi..." Qin He spoke.

Xue He Shizi, holding his legitimate son, called out to her: "Qin He, the child."

Xue He Shizi wanted to admire flowers with several young masters and had no desire to take care of the child; that was work for women of the inner quarters. How could a prince like him be expected to look after a child? Xue He Shizi had long wanted to slip away.

Qin He had finally found an opportunity to be with He He Shizi, but her heart was troubled. Xue Qing actually interrupted her. Really! Qin He turned back, forcing her temper down.

"You take the child for a while," Qin He told Xue He Shizi. She did not want to be weighed down by the child.

Xue He Shizi was convinced that children were hard to handle. He said, "I have no time. If you won't take him, I'll hand him over to the nanny."

Qin He had always insisted that children could not be left to servants and must be raised personally. After Fubao was born and swallowed two auspicious clouds, Qin He took great care in raising the child. But when the legitimate son was born, Qin He felt somewhat exhausted.

For a split second, Qin He considered letting the nanny take the child, but that thought lasted only an instant. She was different; she could not erase that distinction. She could not bear to be like the women of ancient inner courts.

"Sigh!" Qin He touched her forehead and said to He He Shizi, "I have a bit of a headache. Xue He Shizi shows no consideration for me. Just now, summoning the rain consumed my condensed spiritual power."

There was no one else nearby. He He Shizi, well-bred, said, "You can give the child to the nannies and maids to look after."

Qin He smiled faintly, expressing her disagreement yet appearing very gentle. She stepped toward Xue He Shizi. As soon as she arrived, Xue He Shizi handed the legitimate son to Qin He and hurriedly slipped away.

Holding the legitimate son, Qin He glanced to see Rong Yuan playing with the Qin family children for a while. He He Shizi called out to Rong Yuan, and several children ran toward He He Shizi. Fubao also shouted "Uncle He" and ran over.

Qin He wondered what He He Shizi would give the children.

Every time the two powerful He He Shizi and Xue He Shizi visited Qin Yan Hou Fu, they brought rare items to share with everyone. The things Fubao received were always the best. Thinking of this, Qin He looked over gently.

"Uncle He!" Fubao ran over first.

Clearly, Rong Yuan had run toward He He Shizi first, yet he fell a step behind, even slowing down more and more, wobbling as he waited for the cousins behind him. Fubao proudly let out a "Hmph!"

"Rong Yuan." He He Shizi bypassed Fubao, who stood before him waiting for gifts, took a few steps to the little bundle, and lifted the child up: "Don't run around everywhere; you'll catch a cold if you sweat."

Rong Yuan looked down at the short Fubao, very satisfied as he lay in his father's arms: "I want to eat melon seeds."

He He Shizi took a packet of melon seeds from his storage bag, grabbed some out for Rong Yuan. Fubao stood on tiptoes, shouting: "Uncle He, Fubao wants to eat melon seeds too. I want plum-flavored melon seeds."

He He Shizi looked down, gazing at Fubao alongside Rong Yuan. He He Shizi said, "These boiled melon seeds are for younger children. There aren't many; even Rong Yuan doesn't have enough to eat."

Fubao shouted loudly: "Not giving any to Rong Yuan!"

He He Shizi's face grew cold. His son, He Yan's child, could have whatever he wanted. He had originally intended to give Fubao a few melon seeds, but since Fubao could not tolerate Rong Yuan, then Fubao would not get a single one. He He Shizi held Rong Yuan and walked away.

Qin He, standing more than ten meters away, froze. Fubao burst into loud tears: "I want to eat melon seeds, I want to eat melon seeds..."

Hearing Fubao's crying, the maids and nannies gathered around. Xue He Shizi, no longer interested in playing, quickly went over to coax Fubao along with Qin He. Fubao insisted on eating melon seeds, wanting them all, refusing to share with anyone.

Rong He Shizi had come to the front courtyard once, but He He Shizi left first. Rong Yuan missed home and wanted to return to Rong Wang Fu with his parents.

Rong He Shizi picked up Qin Bi and took his wife and children back to the residence.

Let Fubao cry if she must. Rong Yuan had melon seeds, but Rong Yuan was leaving!

He He Shizi had also left. It was simple for Fubao to get what she wanted; her parents could just get it for her. Seeking it from others was pointless. The guests frowned. Fubao kept causing a scene, and no amount of coaxing worked.

Once the two powerful He He Shizi and Xue He Shizi left, the flower-viewing banquet lost all its appeal.

Qin He lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then called Xue He Shizi and left as well. Back at Xue Wang Fu, Qin He felt a blockage in her heart, a sense of emptiness and a pent-up frustration. Fubao ran back and forth, causing quite a scene right before her eyes.

She had caused such a scene at Qin Yan Hou Fu, yet upon returning, she had already forgotten the melon seeds she wanted to eat.

Children have short memories. Qin He frowned and handed the legitimate son to Xue He Shizi: "You hold the child."

Xue He Shizi looked utterly bewildered, took the child, then immediately handed the legitimate son to the nearby nanny: "I am a prince of high standing. Why should I hold a child? In families of our status, children do not need to be raised personally."

Qin He wanted to raise the child, and Xue He Shizi did not stop her, but if she gave the child to him, Xue He Shizi would simply hand him over to the nanny.

He had been raised by nannies since childhood. Qin He was his white moonlight, which is why Xue He Shizi obeyed her every word. If he had married the wife arranged by his family, Xue He Shizi would not have been so good-tempered.

Qin He was choked with anger: "Rong He Shizi can raise a child, why can't you?"

Xue He Shizi smiled, took out a summoning artifact to fiddle with: "Rong He Shizi has a fate of losing his wife and having no children. It is not easy for him to hope for a child in his whole life. Naturally, he is different from someone like me, who has a house full of children and grandchildren."

A house full of children and grandchildren? Qin He asked suspiciously: "You don't mean you want to take a concubine, do you?"

"No, no, what are you saying?" Xue He Shizi hurriedly waved his hands. He did not envy the young masters of various residences with three wives and four concubines: "I promised you a life with only one person. I will certainly not break my word."

Qin He was satisfied then. In this ancient world, she was the main heroine.

"You say..." Qin He pondered, considering Xue Wang Fu's interests, and discussed with Xue He Shizi: "Now that He He Shizi has a child, has he become cold toward our Xue Wang Fu?"

"No." Xue He Shizi did not think so. He placed the summoning artifact on the table: "You are overthinking it. Today I saw He He Shizi speaking to me just as before. There is no question of him being cold."

"But, He He Shizi didn't even pay attention to our Fubao." Qin He was displeased.

Xue He Shizi looked at her strangely: "He He Shizi has his own biological son. He cherishes him as a treasure and has no time to care for other people's children. He He Shizi's heart and eyes should be full of his own child."

If it were him with the fate of losing his wife and having no children, Xue He Shizi would have raised the child personally without complaint.

"If it weren't for the child born to Qin Bi, our Fubao would not know how fortunate she is." Qin He took a deep breath and said angrily: "With the love of Yan Guogong's Lady and the Old Lady, the title and fortune from that side would be of immense benefit to our Fubao."

Xue He Shizi hissed, lost in thought.

Rong Yuan did not follow He He Shizi back to Yan Guogong Fu. He Yan felt empty inside. This little fellow must be coaxed back. Rong Juan has a son; he shouldn't be fighting him for the child, right?!