Chapter 409: Then Let Qin He Wait

Fu Bao frowned in thought; she wasn't so insistent anymore. She wanted to eat spirit fruits.

High-grade spirit fruits taste the best. Uncle He had clearly collected high-grade spirit fruits during his trip to the small space in the Beast Realm and given them to Rong Chi. If she didn't compete with Rong Yang and Rong Chi, could she also get to eat high-grade spirit fruits?

Fu Bao felt a bit regretful; she shouldn't have thrown a tantrum.

The Imperial Physician entered, checked Qin He's pulse, and found nothing serious, just a blockage of emotion in the heart.

After seeing off the Imperial Physician, the Prince of Xue approached the bed and sat down: "Qin He, are you upset because the He He Shizi didn't give Fu Bao the items collected from the small space in the Beast Realm?"

Qin He remained silent at first, then tears fell: "It's wrong to treat our Fu Bao so poorly; this isn't fair."

The Prince of Xue took a deep breath. Seeing Qin He so aggrieved, his heart tilted. He sighed softly: "I also feel Fu Bao has been wronged, but you must be more open-minded. After all, Rong Yang is the He He Shizi's own child. It's not easy for the He He Shizi to have a child."

"But our Fu Bao is being raised with the treatment due to a legitimate young lady of the Yan Guogong Fu." Qin He was stubborn, her eyes full of tears, leaning against the bed as tears rolled down her face: "Just because he has a biological child, is he going to abandon us? What about Fu Bao's cultivation? Cultivating requires a vast amount of cultivation resources. He Shizi, don't you want our Fu Bao and the legitimate son to have more blessings and good fortune?"

The Prince of Xue reached out, wiping Qin He's tears, feeling pity for her, as she did it all for Fu Bao and the legitimate son.

He also wanted Fu Bao and the legitimate son to have more cultivation resources, but the Prince of Xue knew clearly that after the Yan Guogong Fu sent someone to bring Fu Bao back last time, the people of the Yan Guogong Fu had already chosen Rong Yang.

"Our Xue Wang Fu's resources aren't bad either." The Prince of Xue tried to make Qin He understand: "Raising someone and then suddenly abandoning them is indeed unfair to our Fu Bao, but the He He Shizi favors his own biological child more. No one can find fault with that. On the contrary, if we keep clinging on, the noble families of Jingcheng will mock the Xue Wang Fu behind our backs."

The Yan Guogong Fu treating Fu Bao this way was clearly for Rong Yang's sake. Even if they were envious of the Yan Guogong Fu's powerful fortune and blessings, as a noble and prominent family, the Xue Wang Fu shouldn't lack such insight.

"Why would they mock us?" Qin He was aggrieved: "Our Xue Wang Fu and the Yan Guogong Fu have always had a close relationship. If they mock us, it's out of jealousy. They can't get the Yan Guogong Fu's things, so they are jealous that our Fu Bao received so much."

The Prince of Xue didn't want to bring this up; Qin He's health was the priority now: "If the Yan Guogong Fu doesn't invite you, neither you nor Fu Bao should go to the Yan Guogong Fu. The Xue Wang Fu isn't much worse than the Yan Guogong Fu; don't make it look like we are coveting something."

"I don't." Qin He was angry: "Who would think that? It's too wicked."

"What's important now is not to think about these things." The Prince of Xue said: "Take care of your health. Don't let your cousin Qin Bi laugh at you. If you are sick, she will be the happiest."

Qin He ground her teeth in hatred: "It's all her fault. How does she have the face to covet the Yan Guogong Fu's things?"

The Prince of Xue also disliked Qin Bi, but had no interest in discussing her. Now that Qin Bi was the Rong Rong Shizifei, she was no longer the illegitimate daughter of the fourth branch of the Qin Yan Hou Fu who was forced to leave Jingcheng.

"Rest well." The Prince of Xue stood up and left the room.

Outside, it was bitterly cold. The sky was overcast, yet there was no sign of rain, let alone snow. The Prince of Xue stood under the corridor and clicked his tongue. He hadn't told Qin He that several young masters were mocking the Xue Wang Fu behind their backs.

The gist was: since their own biological child has returned to the manor, they should be sensible and leave quickly.

As a result, Fu Bao not only refused to give up her spot but also wanted to compete with the He He Shizi's biological child. That was a bit shameless. The Prince of Xue gritted his teeth; it was false to say he wasn't angry.

His Fu Bao and the Rong Shizifei were aggrieved too, you know. Qin He even fell ill from the frustration.

At this moment, Qin Bi, Qin Lang, and Rong Yang had almost finished harvesting the chili peppers. Qin Bi was very happy harvesting spirit vegetables these past two days. All the leaves and seedlings were gathered up; the red and green small pointed peppers were incredibly delightful.

If they weren't unusually spicy, Qin Bi would have eaten the freshly picked small pointed peppers right then.

Rong Yang wasn't afraid of the spice. She took a bite of a small pointed pepper, hissed from the heat, and then continued eating. Rong Yang held a small basket, energized by the spice, happily picking the chili peppers.

Qin Yan, Qin Tang, and Qin Xun were also in the chili pepper field, along with the children of the fourth branch of the Qin family.

They would finish picking today. Jiang Shi and Lin Shi had also been called over. If they weren't called, they wouldn't dare come; even if they didn't eat a single spirit vegetable, they would feel ashamed to show up.

They worried the fourth branch of the Qin Yan Hou Fu would be looked down upon by the Rong He Shizi, so they eagerly came to harvest the spirit vegetables, fearing people would think they had designs on the spirit vegetables.

It was different when Qin Bi called Jiang Shi and Lin Shi over. The small pointed peppers were unlike other spirit vegetables; only people from the Qin Yan Hou Fu were picking them. Seeing the guards in the nearby fields, Jiang Shi and Lin Shi were happy that Qin Bi held weight in the Rong He Shizi's heart.

Lin Shi leaned close to Qin Bi: "Do you know Qin He is sick?"

"Didn't Qin He fall ill as soon as she returned after Rong Yang said the He He Shizi gave all the harvest to him?" Qin Bi chuckled lightly: "So, was it fake at first? Is it real now?"

Lin Shi and Jiang Shi both laughed. Lin Shi whispered with a smile: "It must have been fake at first."

Qin Lang walked over: "Don't talk so quietly; I can't hear you."

Jiang Shi glanced at Qin Yan not far away; Qin Tang and Qin Xun were over there too. Turning back, Jiang Shi said to Qin Lang: "We were talking about Qin He. Hasn't Qin He been sick for some time?"

Qin Lang knew too; in fact, the entire Marquis Manor knew Qin He was sick.

The second branch's Cui Shi and the first branch were discussing visiting her, but they hadn't gone yet.

Qin Lang, being young, worried: "Won't the He He Shizi send Qin He a bunch of good things again? Whenever Qin He was sick before, the He He Shizi sent many precious medicinal herbs and tonics."

One's own family sticks together. Lin Shi said: "We can't give our Rong Yang's things to Qin He."

Qin Bi smiled. Lin Shi protecting things for Rong Yang was just like the second branch giving Qin He ideas and schemes; each served their own master, neither right nor wrong. Cui Shi protected Qin He, while He Shi protected her.

As Qin Xun's wife and the elder sister-in-law, Lin Shi naturally protected Qin Bi as well.

"Then let Qin He wait." Qin Bi said with a smile.

Everyone stopped talking about Qin He and finished harvesting the remaining small pointed peppers.

Rong Yang was just a few meters away; the child took a bite of a small pointed pepper and continued picking.

When they finished harvesting, Qin Bi picked a small basket filled with small pointed peppers and handed it to Qin Tang: "Go back and give some to your eldest cousin. I won't give more. Let them finish what they have first, so no one asks you for more and puts you in a difficult position."

Qin Tang thought Qin Bi was referring to Qin Han.

Qin Tang nodded: "This is already quite a lot."

Spirit chili peppers were rare; Qin Tang didn't expect Qin Bi to give any.