Chapter 411: Divided Spiritual Vegetables

Rong Yu grabbed a handful of small red radishes, still clinging to the dirt-covered radish tops; since she only grabbed the tops, the child managed to drag along several more, sharing them with her cousins.

Qin Xun saw this, his expression gentle; he was glad that Rong Yu was close to her maternal grandparents' family.

Qin Tang's eldest legitimate sons stopped tearing off the vegetable leaves either. Qin Lang looked very fond of it, and the children imitated him. Qin Lang wasn't much older himself, and he got along quite well with his young nephews.

"Qin Bi," Qin Tang said, "It's getting late; let's go back together."

Qin Bi glanced at the sky: "Alright."

Qin Bi called Rong Yu, everyone gathered together, and activated the teleportation array to leave the fiefdom, leaving behind Lin Yao, the number one strategist of the Rong Wang Fu, and Guard Yan to continue harvesting the remaining spiritual vegetables with the soldiers.

Today would wrap things up, finishing the harvest of the spiritual vegetables completely.

There were also wild vegetables to dig up; a rain infused with spiritual energy had not only grown the spiritual vegetables but also many wild ones, each one fresh and succulent, not lacking moisture at all, looking delightful to the eye.

Jiang Shi and Lin Shi also dug up a handful of wild vegetables to take back for He Shi to taste; wild vegetables possessed spiritual energy too.

Oh, you can't imagine how surprised and excited they were.

When the group returned to the Rong Wang Fu, Qin Yan and the others took their leave.

"Rong Yu," Qin Tang's eldest legitimate son said, "Come play at the Qin Yan Hou Fu when you have time."

Rong Yu nodded: "Okay."

The child didn't just say it casually; Rong Yu could run to the Hou Fu several times a day without any problem.

After the crowd from the Qin Yan Hou Fu left, Qin Bi tossed a basket of miscellaneous spiritual vegetables to the steward; these were for the Rong Wang's side consort and concubines. The side consort had coveted them for a long time; after inspecting the vegetables, she pursed her lips but dared not say a word against them.

The back courtyard of the Rong Wang Fu was so suppressed that not even a ripple could be stirred up; Qin Bi had only tossed over a single basket of spiritual vegetables.

The Rong Wang's illegitimate sons and daughters ran over, each receiving a small portion of the spiritual vegetables.

They pursed their lips in dissatisfaction but dared not make a sound.

They whispered a few words among themselves and then left.

Qin Bi took Rong Yu back to the Young Master's courtyard. Not long after, the wife of the Yan Guogong brought the little milk bun, Rong Chi, back; the little bun had spent the day at the Yan Guogong Fu, spoiled by a crowd of people, and if they hadn't sent the little one back, he wouldn't have wanted to come.

It was absolutely impossible not to send the little milk bun back; at night, he would truly throw a tantrum that no one could soothe.

So, don't harbor any false hopes; as soon as it gets dark, promptly send him back to the Rong Wang Fu.

Also accompanying them to watch the children was the young imperial prince, Yan Xun.

Qin Bi: "..."

Qin Bi had figured it out: Rong Chi was not only Rong Juan's child but also a little bun doted on by the entire Great Yan Emperor's family. The Great Yan Emperor didn't say it aloud, yet he was willing to send a young imperial prince just to watch the child.

An imperial prince, watching the child for the Rong He Shizi; speechless.

The relationship between ruler and subject in Great Yan was something Qin Bi truly couldn't understand. What "mutual suspicion between ruler and subject"? One must see who the Great Yan Emperor was! This emperor was incredibly open-minded; the powerful minister reviewed the memorials, and the Great Yan Emperor only needed to glance through them.

Qin Bi looked at Rong Yu. Rong Yu grabbed a handful of small red radishes, plucked off the radish tops, and tossed them to the little spiritual-plant chickens. A flock of little spiritual-plant chickens swarmed forward, chirping and fighting over the radish tops to eat.

It was too late for Qin Bi to stop them: "..."

"From now on, keep the good radish tops," Qin Bi instructed the child.

"Why?" Rong Yu looked up, confused: "Aren't we supposed to use the vegetable leaves to feed the little spiritual-plant chickens?"

Qin Bi spoke casually to the child, forgetting about ancient Hou Fu illegitimate daughters and Rong Shizifei, and said: "Those broken chickens don't need to eat so well. We eat the good stuff; we give the spiritual-plant chickens the bad stuff."

The child was shocked: "Do we have to eat the radish tops too?"

"I eat them," Qin Bi said. "You don't have to."

Rong Yu paused for a moment. If they were delicious, she would eat them too. With the radish tops plucked off, Rong Yu handed the small red radishes to the young prince: "Prince brother, these are small red radishes that haven't fully grown yet. They are crisp and sweet, very delicious. You try some."

The young prince took them, rinsed them, and took a bite out of the tiny red radish.

The young prince's eyes lit up: "Delicious, both crisp and sweet. It's a pity; if they had grown fully, it would be even better."

Afterwards, the guards brought over a small chair. The young prince sat on it, holding the little milk bun Rong Chi in one arm while eating a small red radish with the other hand, and casually handed another small red radish to the little milk bun Rong Chi.

The little milk bun was easy to raise; clutching a small red radish, he took a big "ah-wu" bite, gnawing off a small piece. With the sweetness in his mouth, the little milk bun Rong Chi continued to gnaw. Along with Rong Yu, the several children each had a small red radish and were eating very happily.

Watching this scene, a thought suddenly occurred to Qin Bi: the young prince, Yan Xun, was a foodie with good fortune.

Why did she say that? Because every time her family harvested something, the young prince happened to be there. Given his enthusiastic performance in watching the child, it would be inappropriate not to let him eat.

Therefore, whatever delicious food the Rong Wang Fu had, the young prince would get to taste at least a little bit.

At this moment, Qin Yan and Qin Tang returned to the Hou Fu with their families.

Qin Tang poured some of the small pointed peppers from the small basket and shared them with Qin Yan: "Eldest cousin, these chili spiritual vegetables are for you. How you distribute them is up to you; I'll handle sending some to Grandfather later with Father."

Qin Yan didn't stand on ceremony; he picked up the small basket and went to find the Qin Yan Hou.

The cultivation base of the Qin Yan Hou was not high; to improve his constitution, he must eat as many spiritual vegetables as possible. Whether high-grade or low-grade spiritual vegetables, as long as they were spiritual vegetables, it was fine. The Qin Yan Hou Fu, lacking deep foundations, was not picky.

Qin Tang and Qin Xun brought their families, along with Qin Lang, back to the Fourth Branch's courtyard.

In the main hall, Qin Di and He Shi were both present. Qin Tang distributed some of the small pointed peppers to the Third Branch as well. Qin Lang didn't stand on ceremony either; he cheerfully picked up the small basket and left. Qin Tan had returned from the county government office.

Qin Lang wanted to take them to show his father the spiritual vegetables; the small pointed peppers contained a lot of spiritual energy, and everyone cherished them.

Qin Tan could eat spicy food and could accept the small pointed spiritual peppers even better.

Even if one couldn't eat spicy food, it wouldn't hinder eating them; they were beneficial for cultivation.

"Father," Qin Tang held up the small basket for Qin Di and He Shi to see. After distributing everything, this was all that remained: "These small pointed peppers are left over. The spiritual vegetables grown in the Rong He Shizi's fiefdom fields contain the most spiritual energy in the spicy peppers. Qin Bi gave quite a lot; I have already shared some with the eldest cousin."

Qin Di had heard that chili peppers possessed the highest spiritual energy among spiritual vegetables, so he wasn't surprised. Hearing Qin Tang say he had already shared them with Qin Yan meant the First Branch didn't need to worry.

Qin Di nodded and said, "Take out a handful of small pointed peppers; I'll send them to your Grandfather. The rest, you and your mother take half, and you and Qin Xun split the other half."

Qin Tang was the eldest legitimate son and could make decisions.

He sorted the small pointed peppers, and Qin Di took his two legitimate sons to the old Qin Yan Hou's courtyard.

Jiang Shi and Lin Shi happily told He Shi about the harvest in the fiefdom. Lin Shi thought of something and felt she had to speak up, suddenly saying: "Mother, keep the spiritual vegetables safe; we must prevent Qin Han from coveting them again."

He Shi: "..."

What kind of reputation did Qin Han have? Even her sister-in-law was afraid of her.