Chapter 296: Forget It

The Great Yan Emperor did not urge him, yet Rong He Shizi still carried the child home.

Qin Bi was about to enter the small space in the Demon Beast Realm, so the child could stay with her a while longer. Rong Juan and the little bun Rong Yang packed their things, while the tiny milk bun, held in Rong Juan's single arm, leaned out to help pack.

This one, this one, this one...

The Great Yan Emperor stood with his mouth agape, watching Rong Juan carry the small one out of the Imperial Study. The tiny milk bun had items in both little hands, but he was too small, and everything fell.

Rong Yang picked them up behind. Whatever the Imperial Uncle bestowed was theirs. The child did not forget to wave: "Imperial Uncle, we are leaving. When we have time, my brother and I will come to the palace to play."

The Great Yan Emperor waved his hand. Forget it!

When Rong Yang reached the doorway, Rong Juan turned, lifted the child, and stepped across the threshold.

After crossing the threshold, he set Rong Yang down. Rong Yang straightened his little robe, followed Rong Juan, and the whole family walked away happily. The Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue saw this and remained speechless for a long while.

"One lucky treasure of the Xue Wang Fu, one of the Rong Wang Fu," the Minister of War said blankly. "What fate is this for our Great Yan? If they keep demanding things like this, the palace won't be enough to move."

"Be content," the Minister of Revenue said. "The Purple-grade Mystic Master from the Immortal Sect said that our Great Yan was originally short forty units of fortune value. If we can slowly nurture it back, our Emperor would raise these two young Shizis as his own sons."

Though the two young Shizis heard the ministers' complaints, they had nothing to say in their hearts.

"Still, we should not have used auspicious clouds to protect the birth of the young Princess of the Xue Wang Fu," the Minister of War said.

The Minister of Revenue sighed. This matter could not be mentioned; mentioning it only brought regret. Who could have imagined that the birth of the young Princess of the Xue Wang Fu would swallow the auspicious clouds? Now, with no fortune, there was fortune again—two clouds of auspiciousness.

Such was the fate of Great Yan; further talk was useless.

Some did not understand why the Great Yan Emperor bestowed so many gifts on the lucky treasures. In truth, the six ministers and the Prime Minister knew clearly: it was because of the two auspicious clouds. The title of "Chosen One" for the Xue He Shizi's wife was debatable.

Qin Bi saw that Rong Juan had brought back many agate stones and crystal stones for the child and did not know what to say. Tomorrow she was to enter the small space in the Demon Beast Realm, and she felt a bit nervous; her combat power was not as potent as before.

Last time, her combat power could not be suppressed; now, it was very quiet.

Rong Juan sensed Qin Bi's nervousness and sent someone to summon Qin Lang. Qin Lang brought a braised chicken, placing it hot on the table. Rong Yang and Rong Chi began to eat, while Rong Juan went to attend to his duties.

"Sister, do you know?" Qin Lang ate the meat children disliked, swallowed the chicken, and said, "The second aunt of the Prince Anyuan Hou He Shizi is causing trouble again. The entire Prince Anyuan Hou family, including the Prince Anyuan Hou's wife, has been attacked."

Qin Bi fed the child while listening to Qin Lang explain what had happened.

It turned out that the mission arranged by the Prince Anyuan Hou He Shizi's cousin had failed. His mother was plagued by misfortune, so others discussed it and found a reason not to use him. Consequently, his marriage arrangement was also ruined.

The poisonous woman of the second branch saw this, gritted her teeth, and went to the Prince Anyuan Hou Fu again.

The moment she arrived, the Prince Anyuan Hou family knew nothing good would come of it and drove her out directly. After learning the situation, the Prince Anyuan Hou flew into a rage, and the whole family beat the second branch family half to death.

Now, the hearts of the Lu clan members were filled with doubt. When people do not welcome you, yet you still shamelessly cling to them, even if some clan members had suspected the truth of the misfortune, they believed it now.

Except for clinging to fortune, there was truly no other explanation for the second branch woman's motives.

To cling to fortune by any means necessary—oh my, the clan members all avoided her. Currently, the second branch was being denounced by everyone in the clan, with all fearing to get close. The second branch family was finished.

After hearing this, Qin Bi said, "They deserved it."

"Exactly," Qin Lang said. "It was self-inflicted. Who told her to have ill intentions?"

This was backlash. The misfortune originally belonged to the poisonous woman of the second branch; it should have been bound to the second branch forever.

With this topic ended, Qin Lang knew the Rong He Shizi had gone to prepare things for Qin Bi. He sighed, "No wonder my grandfather and the others valued the marriage between the Yan Guogong Fu and the Rong Wang Fu. Having the Rong He Shizi organize things is truly good."

Thus, entering the small space in the Demon Beast Realm felt a bit more secure.

The magic treasures and the teleportation array prepared by the Wang Fu were excellent items. Qin Lang grinned.

Qin Bi smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying. Qin Lang could not help but recall that whenever Qin He went to the small space in the Demon Beast Realm, the He He Shizi would organize everything for her, while they could only watch from afar.

Now, the third and fourth branches also had the Rong Wang Fu to rely on.

"In the past, I envied the people of the second branch," Qin Lang said, feeling a bit aggrieved. "The He He Shizi is clearly the cousin of Brother Qin Tang and Brother Qin Xun, yet he cared for the second branch and ignored the fourth branch."

Qin Bi glanced at Qin Lang, knowing that the third and fourth branches wanted to rely on He Yan. However, He Yan would not allow it; he treated the fourth branch coldly, maintaining only a superficial relationship. It was no wonder Qin Lang always cared about this.

The third and fourth branches had a good relationship; since He Yan did not care for the fourth branch, he was naturally cold toward the third branch as well.

As for the reason? Qin Bi roughly understood it in her heart, but she did not want to say.

Qin Bi hesitated slightly and said, "The He He Shizi sent magic treasures and a teleportation array to Rong Yang."

Rong Yang was not going to the small space in the Demon Beast Realm, so whatever was given to Rong Yang was for Qin Bi, just as giving lucky treasures was for Qin He. Qin Lang blinked, clearly surprised.

"Our Rong Yang must have great influence," Qin Lang immediately thought of the reason.

Rong Yang was eating chicken, seemingly not listening to the adults speak. The tiny milk bun was only focused on eating; nothing could catch his attention. Qin Lang reached out, tore off a chicken wing, and gave it to Qin Bi to eat.

"What grade are these magic treasures?" Qin Lang asked curiously.

Qin Bi handed the tiny milk bun to Qin Lang, went to wash her hands, returned, and took out a summoning magic treasure and a teleportation array for Qin Lang to see. Qin Lang's eyes widened; these magic treasures and the teleportation array were clearly of high grade.

Qin Bi put them away and continued to take the tiny milk bun to feed him.

"The summoning magic treasure and teleportation array given to Qin He cannot compare to yours," Qin Lang told Qin Bi. "Qin He took the items the He He Shizi gave her to show off at the Qin Yan Hou Fu. I took a look; they were all low-grade summoning magic treasures and teleportation arrays."

After speaking, Qin Lang was puzzled; the difference was too great.

It immediately revealed who was favored. Qin Lang had thought the He He Shizi sent Qin He things again, unable to let go of certain things. He was worried that the lucky treasure would compete with Rong Yang.

Qin Bi was not worried; she knew in her heart.

Qin Bi tore a piece of chicken meat from the wing and fed it to the little bun Rong Yang, interrupting the thoughts in the tiny milk bun's head. The tiny milk bun opened his mouth with an "ah," and Qin Bi fed him another piece of chicken.

The child who makes a fuss gets candy. This little fellow really knows how to make a fuss!

As Qin Lang was about to leave, Qin Bi looked at the braised chicken on the table: "Eat before you go."

Rong Yang and Rong Chi were children, and Qin Lang was not much older, a half-grown youth who loved meat. Qin Bi saw that Qin Lang also loved to eat.

Qin Lang sat down with a smile, tore the chicken meat, and shared it with Rong Yang and Rong Chi. After finishing the chicken, he left. Upon returning home, Qin Tan obtained several defensive talismans from a colleague and gave them to Qin Lang.

Qin Lang looked at them and put them away.