Chapter 274: Even If I Had Spirit Melons, I Wouldn't Give Them to Fubao

If Qin He didn't have the title of Heaven-Chosen Daughter, other cultivation families wouldn't know what to think.

Getting struck by lightning when going out, and having food disappear while eating—there's a problem!

In any case, it's definitely not a sign of good fortune.

"I want to enter the palace," Fubao cried incessantly. "I'll ask Imperial Uncle for another spirit melon. Spirit melons are very sweet, and eating them keeps you from feeling hot. It's already autumn, and I haven't eaten a single spirit melon yet."

Try to persuade her, but the little girl wouldn't listen.

The Xue Wang showed a look of displeasure. How could a Manor Junzhu be so lacking in manners? It was practically no different from raising her to be useless. The Xue Wang Fei would never have raised such an unreasonable child.

It must be the Heir Apparent Consort. The Xue Wang said: "A concubine-born is just a concubine-born."

The Xue Wang Fei sighed. She couldn't defend Qin He; being concubine-born was indeed a bit inferior. She had tried her best to raise Fubao, but she had still turned out to be this way, listening to no one.

Qin He was also throwing a tantrum with the Xue Heir Apparent. Was Fubao the only one who loved spirit melons? She wanted to eat them too.

Everything was going against her wishes, and Qin He wanted to cry. Since transmigrating, Qin He had never been so frustrated. Qin He sobbed, and the Xue Heir Apparent saw that the Xue Wang and his wife were displeased, so he tried his best to coax Qin He and Fubao to stop making a scene.

That night, the Qin Yan Marquis Manor was very lively. Qin Yan and the others had all picked spirit melons to take back, and every branch was full of joy. The concubines and concubine-born sons and daughters of the household were also called over to share a small piece.

"Elder brother," a concubine-born son said, "Isn't the desolate land lacking in spiritual energy?"

Qin Yan was talking with the Qin Yan Marquis and spoke upon hearing this: "With sufficient rainfall, crops will grow."

The concubine-born son didn't think so and said heartily: "The luck of our Qin Yan Marquis Manor is also improving. There are plenty of cultivation families, but I haven't seen any cultivation family grow melons in the desolate land that are this crisp and sweet."

Qin Yan thought of the palm-sized Bountiful Harvest Cloud and nodded in agreement. The Bountiful Harvest Cloud could be considered a heavenly treasure-level item.

The concubine-born daughters whispered: "We didn't get to eat the spirit melons Qin He gave us this year."

The Qin Yan Marquis Lady sighed softly. Why bring that up? He He Shizi Apparent used to treat Qin He's child as his own because he had no children of his own, preparing a portion for Fubao whenever there was something good, and the Xue Wang Manor followed along to take advantage.

Now that the Heir Apparent had his own children, even if the Yan Guogong Manor had spirit melons, they wouldn't give them to Fubao.

In the third branch, Qin Tan also called the whole family together. They cut open one spirit melon and one ordinary watermelon, sharing a small piece each to taste the flavor of the spirit melon.

The children of the third branch were all pleasantly surprised, taking a small bite: "Delicious."

Zhu Shi distributed a normal-sized piece of spirit melon, while the concubines and concubine-born sons and daughters only got a small piece, just enough to taste it. No one had any objections; the status of the legal wife was above them.

Qin Tan took the opportunity to remind the people of the third branch: "The fact that we can farm a plot of land in the desolate land is all thanks to Qin Lang's Bountiful Harvest Cloud. This is a heavenly treasure. Being able to get such a small cloud is Qin Lang's good fortune, and it is also the good fortune of our third branch. The entire Marquis Manor will inevitably benefit from it, so you must all be careful with the little cloud."

The concubine-born sons and daughters all nodded: "Father, we know."

Qin Lang was happy, and the concubine-born sons and daughters were envious and happy, feeling that their third branch was about to improve. In the past, when Qin He brought back spirit food, the second branch would only share it with the first and fifth branches; the third and fourth branches had no part in it.

The concubine-born daughter was happy. This wasn't brought back by someone else; it was grown by their own family.

In the fourth branch's courtyard, the whole family also cut a spirit melon to eat. The concubine-born daughters looked at the small piece of spirit melon in their hands and peeked at the spirit melon He Shi was holding, pouting. Such a small piece of spirit melon wasn't even enough to fill the gaps in their teeth.

Eating it in small bites, it was gone in two bites.

"Mother," a concubine-born daughter said, "Can I have another piece of spirit melon?"

When mentioning the spirit melon, the concubine-born daughter deliberately emphasized it. There was no other reason; there was also ordinary watermelon. The concubine-born daughter was worried that if she finally opened her mouth to ask, she would be given a piece of ordinary watermelon. Who would eat ordinary watermelon when there was spirit melon?

As soon as this concubine-born daughter spoke, everyone else looked on with eager eyes.

He Shi was displeased: "Take a piece of watermelon to eat."

The concubine-born daughter immediately asked: "Is it watermelon with spiritual energy?"

Those with spiritual energy were generally called spirit melons. Since He Shi said watermelon, it must be an ordinary melon.

The concubine-born daughter's little schemes were obvious. He Shi's face darkened. An ungrateful thing, actually playing little tricks on her. Qin Di generally didn't interfere with He Shi's discipline of the children, but he frowned at this moment.

"Everyone has tasted the melon," Qin Di said. "If there's nothing else, you can all go back."

She still hadn't been given a piece of spirit melon, and the concubine-born daughter was hesitant to speak. The concubine-born sons left, and the others saw that the atmosphere was wrong and left quickly. This concubine-born daughter blinked and had no choice but to follow.

He Shi's good mood vanished. The next day, Qin Bi carried her youngest son back to her maiden home. After hearing about it, she got up and walked to He Shi's side, holding the little milk bun for He Shi to see.

"Mother," Qin Bi said obediently. "Here, you hold him."

He Shi looked at the little milk bun. This was a treasure, the apple of the Heir Apparent's eye, and no one else was allowed to touch him. Since Qin Bi let her hold him, He Shi took him and finally showed a smile.

"Rong Chi has grown so well," Jiang Shi said. "Like carved jade."

Qin Bi smiled and, seeing that He Shi was still in a bad mood, persuaded her: "Mother, why bother with them? In the past, these younger sisters all sided with Qin He, turning their elbows outward. I couldn't be bothered with them."

He Shi teased the little milk bun, and Qin Bi urged: "Mother, you must hold Rong Chi well. This is the apple of the Heir Apparent's eye, and he doesn't trust anyone else to hold him. I'm letting you hold him."

These words sounded like there was more to them. He Shi looked up, and Qin Bi instructed the guards to open the teleportation array and leave.

Arriving at the desolate land, Qin Bi hurriedly stood under the grape trellis, looking up for red grapes. Qin Tang and Lin Yao thought she was looking for ripe grapes for the child and helped her cut two bunches.

"The concubine-born sister made Mother unhappy." Qin Bi held the spirit fruit and prepared to open the teleportation array: "I'm taking these for Mother to eat."

Qin Tang and Lin Yao were both stunned, but Qin Bi had already opened the teleportation array and returned.

The teleportation array returned to the fourth branch's courtyard of the Qin Yan Marquis Manor. Qin Bi had only been gone for half a cup of tea. Qin Bi took the grapes into the main hall and set down the small basket of spirit fruit.

He Shi, Jiang Shi, and Lin Shi were all stunned. Qin Bi said to He Shi: "Mother, it's not worth getting angry. I picked some spirit fruit for you. Eat them all. Wash them later and feed them to Rong Chi for me."

He Shi finally smiled for real, her mood complex but truly happy.

With such a small basket containing five or six bunches, Qin Bi didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache. Jiang Shi and Lin Shi were astonished, truly not expecting Qin Bi to value He Shi so highly.

While other concubine-born daughters fought with He Shi, Qin Bi had directly picked a whole basket.

Jiang Shi and Lin Shi were both legal daughters and felt envious in their hearts. Why hadn't their own mothers encountered such a thoughtful concubine-born daughter? Even one would have been enough. Qin Bi wasn't brainless; she simply wanted to be good to He Shi.

Jiang Shi quietly peeked at He Shi, thinking her life was truly good, and felt envious.

Lin Shi found it unbelievable, her expression somewhat dazed. There were such concubine-born daughters? ===== CHAPTER 275 =====