Chapter 436: No Fate to be an Influential Official

Qin Lang thought about it; Heir He was indeed more biased toward Qin He.

Looking at the child, Qin Lang found it hard to bring up this topic.

Qin Lang helped Rong Yang organize. The child busied himself for a while, then lay on the table by the window to play. Opening the window, he looked outside. There was a charcoal brazier in the room, so it wasn't cold. Rong Yang liked the courtyard where his mother lived very much.

A guard came to report: "The little heir has woken up."

Rong Yang put on his child-sized beast cloak and went to the fourth branch's main courtyard with Qin Lang. In the bedroom, the little prince and Jiang Shi were busy putting small shoes on the little milk bun. The child was as cute as if carved from pink jade.

Lin Shi sighed: "Don't say, Qin Bi is beautiful, Heir Rong is handsome, and the two children born are both handsome."

Heir He wouldn't mention it; it was heartbreaking. Just count Rong Yang as Heir Rong's.

The little milk bun was beautiful and even said: "I'm handsome."

"Yes," Jiang Shi couldn't help but laugh, very supportive: "Our Rong Chi is the most handsome. Even your cousins aren't as handsome as you. Rong Chi is the most handsome. Look at this little appearance; he's so handsome."

Jiang Shi praised from the bottom of her heart, which made the little milk bun very happy, his small face filled with smiles.

Giggling, the child's laughter made everyone feel good.

When the child woke up, it was time to eat. Heir He's guard sent a few eggs from spirit-planted chickens to the fourth branch's courtyard. Jiang Shi saw them and took the eggs to the kitchen.

In the main hall, Lady He held the little milk bun, and Rong Yang discussed how to build the courtyard with his maternal grandfather and uncles. The little prince didn't participate in this and played with the little milk bun beside Lady He.

Lin Shi went to the kitchen, and Jiang Shi watched the cook clean the spirit-planted chicken eggs.

"Is there Fubao's share?" Lin Shi asked.

Jiang Shi shook her head: "I don't know. According to Heir He's bias toward Qin He, there should be."

Lin Shi poked her head in and looked at the eggs washed in the small porcelain bowl. Six spirit-planted chicken eggs, plus the little prince and Qin He's child, were enough for everyone to have a steamed egg.

Lin Shi went to the living room to find Rong Yang: "Rong Yang, there are six spirit-planted chicken eggs. How should they be steamed? How many people are eating?"

"Usually it's me and my younger brother, and Little Prince Brother gets two eggs each," Rong Yang turned his head and called the guard beside him: "Did my father say who should eat the spirit-planted chicken eggs?"

The guard's mouth twitched. The little heir could make the decision himself, yet he still asked him.

"They are for His Highness the Little Prince and the two little heirs," the guard said. "He He Shizi didn't give any special instructions that there was a share for others. When we set off for the Qin Yan Marquis Manor, the Heir had already prepared them for the little heirs."

The children cultivated immortality and ate spirit food. The staple food was steamed spirit-planted chicken eggs, and they could eat whatever they wanted for the rest. Heir Rong treated his children like treasures, and Heir He also doted on the children.

In the living room, everyone understood. There was no share for Fubao and her brother.

Lady He originally wanted to say a few sarcastic words to Heir He. He was her nephew, and he had treated her concubine-born daughter poorly in the past. Today, wasn't it for the sake of the children that he came to see her, his aunt?

Lady He glanced at Rong Yang and decided to forget it. She would talk later if there was a chance.

Lady He didn't speak. Lin Shi went to the kitchen and said to Jiang Shi: "There are only steamed eggs for Rong Yang and the others."

"No Fubao's?" Jiang Shi was surprised.

"Even if there were, they wouldn't be sent to our fourth branch. Who would that disgust?" Lin Shi whispered: "I don't know what he was thinking this time; there's actually no share for Fubao."

Thinking of Heir He's care and bias toward Qin He and the second branch over the years, Lin Shi felt indignant in her heart. She couldn't mention Rong Yang, lest the child feel uncomfortable.

Jiang Shi ordered the cook to steam the eggs, walked to the side, and whispered to Lin Shi: "Today, Heir He's meaning seems to be that he won't care about Fubao anymore, but is focused on compensating Rong Yang and also raising Rong Chi."

"That's just the beginning," Lin Shi didn't believe it: "Just looking at Heir He's feelings for Qin He over the years, can he just let go? Maybe he'll soften his heart at some point."

Jiang Shi nodded. In that case, just keep a distance from the second branch.

The fourth branch still had to weigh the people Heir He protected. Everyone knew the power of an influential official's heir. The second, fifth, and first branches might feel Heir He was gentle and warm, but the fourth branch knew how cold Heir He was.

The first time Qin Bi got engaged to the Yan Guogong Manor, there was no Qin He, and both families were happy. In the end, just as the marriage was about to be settled, Heir He chose Qin He. The marriage was called off, and Qin Bi left Jingcheng.

For the next few engagements, the fourth branch wasn't very willing. After being abandoned once, who could calmly settle a marriage with the Yan Guogong Manor? However, Lady He couldn't handle the power of the Yan Guogong Manor.

Thinking of it, Lin Shi felt unhappy. She flicked her silk handkerchief and was about to open her mouth, but worried about the many eyes and ears, she leaned close to Jiang Shi and whispered: "I don't know about Qin He, but in short, except for the first engagement, the subsequent ones were all requested by the Yan Guogong Madam. It wasn't our Qin Bi who was eager to marry. Qin He almost broke her head trying to marry high into the Yan Guogong Manor. Unfortunately, she didn't have the fate of an influential official's Heir's wife."

"Heir He protects Qin He too much," Jiang Shi said.

Forget it, Lin Shi felt blocked. There was no other reason; in the past, Qin He's maid pointed a sword at Qin Bi and demanded an apology. Because of this, Qin Bi returned from the Yan Guogong Manor and found Qin Di and his wife, resolutely wanting to break off the engagement.

It wasn't broken off, and Qin Bi left Jingcheng for several years.

Even if Qin He's maid was so arrogant, Heir He was never seen dealing with the people around Qin He. Therefore, even if Heir He doted on his own children more today, everyone didn't really believe Heir He wouldn't care about Qin He and her children.

Lin Shi thought for a while and called Qin Lang out of the living room.

Qin Lang stepped out of the living room: "Sister-in-law, something up?"

Lin Shi whispered: "Send a few little ones to the front yard and say Rong Yang has spirit-planted chicken eggs to eat."

Qin Lang understood Lin Shi's meaning as soon as he heard it. He pondered slightly: "No need. My sister doesn't bother to calculate these things, and let's not add to the chaos. Let nature take its course. Heir Rong won't watch Rong Yang suffer a loss."

Lin Shi didn't care anymore. When the spirit-planted chicken eggs were steamed, the little prince fed the little milk bun first.

He He Shizi's wife sent someone to the fourth branch's courtyard to ask if the children had woken up, and then the Heir's servant came by. Thus, the Heir and his wife both knew about the spirit food the children were eating.

He He Shizi couldn't see anything on the surface. When the Heir's wife looked at Fubao among the children, she felt that this child's good fortune was probably going to be divided quite a bit. Today, it was very obvious that Heir He cared more about his own children.

I don't know how many spirit-planted chicken eggs Heir He brought; there was actually no share for Fubao and her brother.

The adults didn't mention it, but a few children talked about spirit food. Fubao heard it and was not very happy. When everyone dispersed, Heir He picked up the child and prepared to return to the Yan Guogong Manor.

Fubao also wanted to follow, but Heir He glanced coldly at Heir Xue: "Xue Qing, can you really not afford to raise your child?"

These words were unpleasant, and Heir Xue was also annoyed, shouting angrily: "Fubao, come over and go home with me."

The people of the Qin Yan Marquis Manor who came to see them off looked at each other. Qin Jue's face was ugly, and Qin Yuan stomped her feet in anger. Fubao was so pitiful. ===== CHAPTER 437 =====