Chapter 354: Wanting to Save a Little Face

"In my opinion," Qin Bi threw away a melon seed shell and said: "Rong Yang did the right thing. No problem there. In his own home, he can do whatever he wants. Qin He, don't get it wrong. He He Shizi Apparent of the Yan Guogong Fu protects you, but I will only protect my Rong Yang."

"Coming to find me, you found the wrong person. Do you think I would be tender toward the fairer sex?"

The Fifth Lady of the Qin Yan Hou Fu flicked her handkerchief. Oh my, the latter sentence was completely unnecessary. If she let Qin Bi continue, Qin He would be painted as a fickle woman.

Everywhere she went, she relied on men to protect her, and she had become accustomed to it.

Whenever she suffered a grievance, she would find someone to back her up.

However, Rong Yang threw Qin He out of the Yan Guogong Fu, and Qin He ran to the Qin Yan Hou Fu to reason with Qin Bi. It must be said, it was a terrible strategy. Even if Qin Bi put on a show to give Qin He an explanation,

I'm afraid Heir Apparent Rong wouldn't agree.

As for Heir Apparent He, it was unclear. In the Fifth Lady's view, even if Qin He was Heir Apparent He's childhood sweetheart and "white moonlight," he would at most stop Rong Yang and protect her a little; anything more was hard to say.

"It's not that Rong Yang is wrong," the Fifth Lady said: "Your eldest sister-in-law means that Qin He is family after all. To be ordered by a child to be thrown out of the manor in front of everyone is incredibly unsightly."

The Fifth Lady just said it, and she felt she had lost face.

Qin He's face flushed red again: "It was Qin Bi who instigated Rong Yang. It must be that she usually says a lot of bad things about me in front of Rong Yang, otherwise, why would Rong Yang hate me so much for no reason?"

Everyone pondered this. It was hard to say. Even if Qin Bi usually said bad things about you in front of Rong Yang, what could you do? Besides, you haven't said fewer bad things about Qin Bi in front of Fubao.

It's hard for an honest official to settle family disputes. Qin He's younger sister was on Qin He's side, but she had no say in the matter.

The Qin Yan Hou's wife, the Third Lady Zhu Shi, and the Fifth Lady exchanged glances. In fact, they all knew that Qin He ran back to the Qin Yan Hou Fu after suffering a grievance because she wanted to rely on her maternal family to vent her anger.

However, the Qin Yan Hou Fu didn't dare to let the current Qin Bi suffer any grievances.

In the past, Qin He was outstanding in every way, and Qin Bi suffered many grievances because of Heir Apparent He. Qin He wanted to use the same old tricks, but unfortunately, the Qin Yan Hou Fu wouldn't do anything to the Heir Apparent Rong's wife.

Whoever had a softer temper would be the one to take a step back.

"How about..." The Fifth Lady was just about to say how about letting the young Heir Apparent Rong come to the Qin Yan Hou Fu and apologize to Qin He, which would also be a way to save a little face for Qin He.

Thinking of the dashing Heir Apparent Rong, the Fifth Lady closed her mouth. That was absolutely impossible.

Not a chance.

The Second Lady Cui Shi looked at her sisters-in-law: "How about what?"

"Nothing." The Fifth Lady was sharp and liked to go with the flow; she wouldn't stir up trouble.

Cui Shi sighed, knowing that Qin He being thrown out of the Yan Guogong Fu would be spread to every family within half a day. As the wife of the Heir Apparent of the Xue Wang Fu, Qin He couldn't afford to lose face.

"How about," Cui Shi said: "this."

Everyone looked at Cui Shi. Qin He's younger sister said: "Mother, we cannot let Sister Qin He suffer. She has suffered a great grievance this time. Our Qin Yan Hou Fu must save face for Sister Qin He."

The Second Lady glanced at her own daughter. What a dim-witted thing. She had already been thrown out; the only way to save face for Qin He was for Rong Yang to apologize. But Cui Shi also knew that was impossible.

Who would dare make Rong Yang apologize? He He Shizi Apparent Rong would draw his blade and draw blood.

Cui Shi didn't dare to gamble on Heir Apparent He either. A powerful official's thoughts were unfathomable. Heir Apparent He usually protected Qin He, even for several years, but once that was taken back, Qin He would die a very ugly death.

Right now, they needed to find a balance.

The Second Lady pushed aside her eyesore of a daughter and looked at Qin Bi, discussing: "Qin Bi, do you think this will work? Call Rong Yang over, and if there is any dissatisfaction, talk it out with Qin He. It can be considered a reconciliation."

Once reconciled, Qin He would have saved a little face and could continue to go to the Yan Guogong Fu.

Qin Bi was easy to talk to and didn't say no. She picked up her tea and drank, only saying: "Rong Yang is at the Yan Guogong Fu. If Second Aunt can call Rong Yang over, just go ahead and call him. I won't stop you."

Qin Bi appeared to be giving face, but in reality, she wasn't giving any face at all.

Cui Shi choked. Qin Bi wasn't cooperating. She glared at the unpromising Qin He. The Second Lady and the other ladies discussed it; her idea was the gentlest and took care of everyone's face.

The Qin Yan Hou's wife thought for a moment and nodded. He Shi drank tea and didn't participate.

The Qin Yan Hou Fu sent someone to the Yan Guogong Fu to invite Rong Yang. Cui Shi calculated that the Qin Yan Hou Fu was Rong Yang's maternal grandfather's house, so the child wouldn't find it easy to refuse. But she missed one thing: this was the Yan Guogong Fu.

Heir Apparent He saw the messenger: "What matter requires calling Rong Yang?"

The messenger opened his mouth but couldn't say.

Heir Apparent He said: "Rong Yang is busy."

The person sent by the Qin Yan Hou Fu was dismissed. Returning to the Qin Yan Hou Fu to see the ladies, the Qin Yan Hou's wife felt this matter was difficult to handle. Qin He would probably have to swallow this grievance.

For no other reason than that Heir Apparent He blocked it; who would dare go call Rong Yang?

What Qin He relied on was Heir Apparent He's favoritism. If she angered Heir Apparent He, she was finished!

The Qin Yan Hou's wife's eyelids twitched. She initially thought Heir Apparent He didn't know Qin He had suffered a grievance. Now it seemed, he might not necessarily be unaware. Heir Apparent He was just protecting his own child.

Some things, see through but don't say through.

It was just Qin He, still stubbornly shouting that she wanted to see Heir Apparent He to back her up. What if she saw Heir Apparent He? Was Qin He so sure Heir Apparent He would mistreat his own child for her sake?!

The Qin Yan Hou's wife looked at Qin He, who was still being stubborn.

"Heir Apparent He definitely doesn't know Rong Yang threw Sister Qin He out of the manor," Qin He's younger sister was also stubborn, shouting: "The person who went to call Rong Yang is truly something. Why didn't they take the opportunity to tell Heir Apparent He about Sister Qin He being thrown out of the manor?"

The Fifth Lady couldn't help it: "He is just a servant; where does he have a say?"

"Sister Qin He suffered a grievance precisely because she couldn't see Heir Apparent He!" Qin He's younger sister stomped her feet: "If she had seen Heir Apparent He, she should have told him everything at once. Maybe Heir Apparent He would have immediately come to the Qin Yan Hou Fu to see what was going on with Sister Qin He."

Qin Bi was bothered by the headache and stood up, calling He Shi to leave.

The Fourth Branch left, but the Third Branch's Zhu Shi didn't. She wanted to see how Cui Shi would handle this.

Even though the Second Lady Cui Shi's scheming was extraordinary, with no one cooperating, she couldn't exert herself. In the end, she had no choice but to let Qin He tidy up and return to the Xue Wang Fu, pretending nothing had happened.

When she saw the Xue Wang Fei, she should talk and laugh as usual; she absolutely must not mention being thrown out of the Yan Guogong Fu.

Qin He cried aggrievedly; no one helped her, and Cui Shi was also incompetent.

Returning to the Second Branch's courtyard, the Second Lady Cui Shi called Fubao to her side and told the little girl what the situation was. It wasn't impossible to change the wife of the Heir Apparent of the Xue Wang Fu.

Fubao was, after all, the little Junzhu of the Wang Fu; she was just raised to be overbearing, not ignorant.

Fubao nodded: "Maternal Grandmother, I know. I won't say anything when I go back." ===== CHAPTER 355 =====