Chapter 417

"Looking for my sister Qin Bi?" Qin Lang was stunned.

Uncertain if his father was referring to sister Qin Bi, Qin Lang of the third branch had a biological sister.

Qin Tan nodded; he wanted to know Heir Rong's thoughts.

Both powerful heirs had previously looked after Qin He, but later, after Heir Rong married Qin Bi, he stopped caring about Qin He. Now that Heir He had his own biological child, Qin Tan wanted to see the intentions of these powerful heirs.

Having entered officialdom through the imperial examinations, Qin Tan was adept at observing and making decisions.

Seeing Qin Tan nod, Qin Lang agreed and left immediately: "Fine, I'll go tell my sister."

When Qin Lang rushed to the Rong Prince's Manor, Qin Bi was flipping through books—cultivation books that Heir Rong had found for her. Qin Bi had rarely seen such cultivation books before; now, flipping through them was fine.

Winter had arrived, and the room was very warm. Qin Lang headed straight for Heir Rong's courtyard.

It had just turned cold, and people couldn't stand the freezing temperatures. Qin Bi was by the stove, where roasted peanuts, sweet potatoes, and fruits were laid out. As soon as Qin Lang entered the room, he smelled the aroma of various roasted ingredients.

"Why did you come over?" Qin Bi put down the book.

"The Marquis Manor distributed spirit vegetables, but didn't give any to the second branch." Qin Lang sat on a stool by the stove: "Qin He was originally sick and couldn't stay in bed, so she ran to the Marquis Manor early this morning. She just left."

The maid cleared away the light tea and served fresh tea.

Qin Bi was not surprised: "Causing trouble again?"

"If she didn't cause trouble, she wouldn't be Qin He." Qin Lang had things he wanted to discuss in detail with Qin Bi and didn't need the maid to serve them. He waved his hand, and the maid retreated to the side. Qin Lang poured himself a bowl of tea and said: "The Marquis Manor was originally very harmonious, but she stirred things up until the relationships turned sour. Others might not know what Qin He has done, but doesn't the second branch know? Doesn't Qin He herself know? Qin He took it for granted that all the resources Heir He gave were hers, and she decided how everything was distributed. She and the eldest cousin divided the resources together; when did they ever share with the fourth branch? We didn't say anything, but that doesn't mean we didn't keep track. What makes her think she deserves a share of the spirit vegetables? This time, it wasn't even given by Heir He."

Qin Bi hadn't gone, but she could guess a thing or two: "Qin He feels that since it's spirit vegetables given to the Marquis Manor by Heir Rong, she should have a share, and she even thinks she can decide how to distribute them. She has to have the final say on everything."

"Exactly." Qin Lang held his teacup and said: "Qin He just feels that since it's spirit vegetables Heir Rong gave to the Marquis Manor, they should be given to her. I don't know where she gets her confidence from. What is she anyway?!"

Qin Lang only dared to curse Qin He so bluntly in front of Qin Bi.

In front of elders, he would be scolded.

Qin Bi, however, didn't care; whoever deserved to be cursed should be cursed. Qin Bi's way of handling things was relatively casual. Before she married He Yan, she still held the mindset of a young lady from an ancient Marquis Manor, thinking she should be close to her sisters.

Lifespan damaged, heart not in control of the spirit—ha, to hell with that.

Therefore, when Qin Lang cursed Qin He, Qin Bi just acted as if she hadn't heard.

"Did the eldest cousin give her spirit vegetables?" Qin Bi only cared about whether Qin He had gotten her wish.

If Qin He got her way, Qin Bi would feel stifled.

She had already warned Qin Yan, and Qin Yan had promised her not to give spirit vegetables to the second branch or Qin He. Qin Bi was not prepared to share spirit vegetables with Qin He; she would truly be so angry that her lifespan would be damaged again.

Therefore, she must not get angry.

If spirit vegetables were shared with Qin He, Qin Bi would not be able to suppress the killing intent in her spiritual power.

"No." Qin Lang roughly explained the situation, then frowned and added: "Heir Xue came and took Qin He away, but Qin He had a venomous look in her eyes when she left. She probably holds a grudge. We aren't afraid of her holding a grudge, but we need to be prepared. Usually, it's nothing, but I'm afraid Qin He might make a move when we go to the Beast Realm small space. She has many cultivation resources, and her cultivation level is higher than all of us. If a real fight breaks out, we won't be able to beat her and will suffer."

Qin Bi took a roasted sweet potato and gave it to Qin Lang. Qin Lang peeled and ate it, then added: "I mentioned it to my father, and my father told me to come find you, sister."

Qin Bi squinted and paced the room. Qin He had obtained the opportunity to cultivate immortality years ago, as had Qin Yan and Qin Jue. They could obtain cultivation resources, so their cultivation levels were top-tier in the Marquis Manor.

Unlike the fourth branch, Qin Lang of the third branch lacked cultivation resources.

It was only since last year that Qin Bi, Qin Tang, Qin Xun, and Qin Lang started going to the Beast Realm small space. There was a huge gap there; the cultivation resources for Qin Tang and the others were collected personally in the Beast Realm small space.

As for Qin He, her cultivation resources were easily obtained.

Qin He had started cultivating immortality many years earlier.

Qin He also didn't lack cultivation resources, so the cultivation levels of Qin Tang, Qin Xun, and Qin Lang were not as high as Qin He's. If Qin He wanted to settle scores in the Beast Realm small space, they would easily suffer.

Qin Bi could roughly guess why third uncle Qin Tan told Qin Lang to discuss it with her.

It was nothing more than to see Heir Rong's attitude; after all, the Marquis Manor relied on the Rong Prince's Manor.

Ha, looking at Rong Juan's intentions was not as good as looking at her own.

Qin Bi immediately called Qin Lang to the warehouse where the spirit vegetables were kept and threw two bags to Qin Lang: "Pack the spirit vegetables."

Qin Lang: "???????"

"What are you doing?" Qin Lang asked: "Does Heir Rong know?"

Does Heir Rong know? Qin Bi snorted lightly: "It's enough that I know."

Qin Lang was nervous, but he didn't dare to be picky. He packed the Chinese cabbage and green radishes into the bags one by one. Seeing Qin Lang's cautious appearance, Qin Bi called Rong Yang and the top strategist Lin Yao.

Rong Yang was Qin Bi's child, so that was easy. Calling Lin Yao was just to have the top strategist Lin Yao watch her pack the spirit vegetables. Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, didn't say a word, and left silently.

Once Lin Yao knew, Heir Rong would know, and Heir Rong didn't interfere.

Qin Lang packed two bags of spirit vegetables: "That's enough."

"Not enough." Qin Bi gave a small basket to Rong Yang, and Rong Yang went to pack the spicy chili peppers. Among all the spirit vegetables, the spicy chili peppers had the most spiritual energy. Qin Bi said to Qin Lang: "Pack another bag."

Qin Lang was stunned, but alright, he packed another bag.

So many spirit vegetables were grown that packing these few bags wasn't even noticeable.

The spicy chili peppers were different. Rong Yang packed and packed, filling a small basket solidly. They were fresh and hadn't been dried yet. Even if it wasn't ten jin, it was close. The child carried the basket, and they kept falling out.

He picked them up and threw them back into his own basket.

The small basket couldn't hold any more.

"I'm going too," Rong Yang said. The child knew his mother was going to his maternal grandparents' home.

"Aren't you busy?" Qin Bi asked.

"Not busy." Rong Yang wanted to go to his maternal grandparents' home.

Qin Lang still didn't understand what was going on at this point. He guessed that Luo Bi might be sending spirit vegetables to the Marquis Manor, but he wasn't sure. Qin Bi didn't say anything, took Rong Yang, and told Qin Lang to collect the spirit vegetables and leave.

They took a carriage and arrived at the Qin Yan Marquis Manor. Qin Bi headed straight for the third branch's courtyard.

The second branch heard about it, and Cui Shi was suspicious. Qin He had just caused a scene; could it be that this was going to be another scene? If she had known Qin Bi would become Heir Rong's wife and have such great fortune, Cui Shi would not have let Qin He act recklessly.

Now, the water had been spilled and could not be gathered.

The relationship between Qin He and Qin Bi was difficult to reconcile. Because Qin He wanted to marry Heir He as a secondary wife, Qin Bi was so angry that her lifespan was damaged; this matter could never be moved past.