Chapter 466: How Shameless

Qin Bi was biased, and Qin Lang was delighted; even a biological sister couldn't be better than this.

Qin Lang put the spirit fruit away and ate another one. It was good for physical cultivation, so why not eat it? If he saved it, someone else might end up eating it. Qin Lang handed one to Rong Yang, but Rong Yang didn't want it.

"I have some," Rong Yang said.

The Rong Shizi doted on his children and wouldn't let Rong Yang and Rong Chi go without spirit fruits. Qin Bi didn't like eating them, but she had her share too. When it came to doting on his wife and children, few could compare to the Rong Shizi.

A man who had been an emperor for several lifetimes and had a different destiny in this life, the Rong Shizi would certainly not let this warmth disappear. He doted on his wife and children, fearing they would melt if he held them in his palms.

In the living room, the children laughed gleefully.

Rong Yang was happy to have his uncle's children to play with, and he ran around the chambers chattering with the other children. Qin Bi's chambers were quite large; the Great Yan was vast, though the soil was dry and didn't grow much.

Aside from that, the territory was vast, and the estates of noble families were naturally very large.

Previously, Qin Bi's courtyard was empty, but the Rong Shizi often brought the children there and added many things.

There was a sense of nobility in the understated elegance, not overly obvious.

Qin Bi liked quiet; after all, it was the courtyard she had lived in since she was young, so the Rong Shizi didn't move things around casually. He only added things that could be used, created a study, and added quite a few things to the living room downstairs.

The children were laughing over here, and Qin Han, hearing them from her room, began to lose patience. Why did the children forget to send spirit fruits to her side while they were busy playing? If they wanted to send them, they should do it quickly; if not, they shouldn't bother.

Jiang Ren couldn't wait any longer either. Ignoring her brother, she hesitated and went to Qin Bi's chambers. They were all relatives, so it was fine for Jiang Ren to come and play. She was just a little girl, so it wouldn't be dignified to chase her away.

However, Qin Bi didn't send anyone to call Jiang Ren over to play. A little girl coming over was missing something; after all, she wasn't usually close to Rong Yang, and coming over abruptly meant she could only find Qin Su and the other cousins.

Jiang Ren wanted to mingle with the children so she could play with them.

However, Qin Bi didn't tolerate any sand in her eyes: "Jiang Ren, why have you come over?"

If she wanted to mingle with the children, she had to see whose eyes she was under.

"I came to find Rong Yang to play," Jiang Ren said, deliberately claiming she was looking for Rong Yang.

Rong Yang was popular, and perhaps Qin Bi liked that.

Jiang Ren could see that this aunt doted on children, as did the Rong Shizi, who treated them like treasures. If she said she came to play with Rong Yang, she would surely be allowed to play with everyone else.

However, Qin Bi was expressionless: "Go find Fubao to play; she is your cousin."

That wasn't right; Rong Yang was also a cousin, and closer than Fubao. But Qin Bi's words brooked no rebuttal; she was deliberately telling the little girl that Fubao was her true cousin.

As for Rong Yang, treating him as a general relative was enough.

Qin Lang glanced at Qin Bi, wanting to say something but stopping. Their relationship with Qin Han wasn't good, but there was no need to make things difficult for a child. Jiang Ren was relatively quiet; as long as she didn't make a scene, letting her play there was fine.

"Rong Yang is my cousin," Jiang Ren whispered, "I want to play here."

Qin Bi remained unmoved: "Go find Fubao to play. Fubao has high fortune value; playing with her is beneficial."

Jiang Ren didn't want to go find Fubao, but she didn't say she was leaving either, and it wouldn't be good for Qin Bi to chase her away. Qin Lang shook his head at Qin Bi; it wasn't good for sisters to have such a stiff relationship. No matter what, Qin Bi was the Rong Shizifei, and being petty with a child wasn't very magnanimous.

Qin Lang defended Qin Bi, but Qin Bi was displeased. He stood up: "Jiang Ren, I'll take you to the main courtyard to play. Your grandfather and grandmother are all there, and everyone is there, so it's very lively."

Jiang Ren wouldn't go: "I want to play with the children."

Qin Lang frowned. Qin Bi's heart had been damaged and her lifespan affected, and it had taken a great deal of effort to nurse her back to health. The foundation of the Rong Prince's Manor had been used to nurse Qin Bi's body; it was truly not easy to recover her lifespan.

She couldn't get angry, nor could she exert herself.

Qin Bi clearly didn't want to deal with Qin Han, and Jiang Ren shouldn't have run over when she hadn't been invited. Normally, if Qin Bi had intended to, she would have sent someone to call Jiang Ren and her brother over long ago.

Since she hadn't done so, his sister clearly didn't want to have too much interaction with Qin Han.

Jiang Ren was young and couldn't see the distance between the adults. And this Qin Han—the child didn't understand, but didn't she know that if her children hadn't been called, a person who understood etiquette shouldn't have sent them over?!

It put people in a difficult position, yet they couldn't give the little girl a cold shoulder.

"Rong Yang," Qin Bi took a child-sized cloak and called the little bun, "come over. We're all going to the main courtyard to find your grandfather and grandmother. It's not early anymore; we'll head back after playing for a while."

Rong Yang ran over from the small side hall: "Going to find Grandfather and Grandmother."

After saying this, Rong Yang obediently let Qin Bi put the beast-fur cloak on him. The little bun glanced at the stunned Jiang Ren. Qin Lang took a small cape and signaled for the other children to put them on.

Before long, everyone was bundled up warmly.

Qin Bi picked up Rong Yang, and everyone bustled out of the room. Jiang Ren had no choice but to return to Qin Han's chambers. Qin Han saw the group leaving, chattering and very lively.

Qin Han looked at the empty-handed Jiang Ren: "Didn't they give you any spirit fruit?"

"No," Jiang Ren said, not very happy, "Mother, Aunt doesn't seem to like me very much."

Qin Han was stunned, and her eyes immediately turned sharp: "Did she say something to you?"

"She didn't say anything to me," Jiang Ren looked up and said, "Aunt told me to go find Fubao to play."

Jiang Ren said Qin Bi hadn't said anything to her, so Qin Han's expression softened. Otherwise, she would never have stood for it; wasn't that a slap in her face? Qin Han felt a bit guilty about Qin Bi telling Jiang Ren to go find Fubao.

"Didn't they even share the cut-up spirit fruit with you?" Qin Han asked in detail.

Jiang Ren shook her head: "The fruit platter was empty; they had all eaten it."

So they hadn't intended to give Jiang Ren and her brother any spirit fruit at all. Qin Han took a deep breath, her chest feeling stifled. Qin Bi was truly shameless; she wouldn't even give a single spirit fruit to her own niece.

But they hadn't intended to give any; they hadn't counted her children's share of the spirit fruit at all. Qin Han was helpless; if she went over in a rage to argue, the entire manor would laugh at her.

She felt aggrieved and unhappy.

Qin Han felt a stifling discomfort in her chest. She sat down in her chair and said to Jiang Ren, "Go find Fubao to play, take your brother with you, and say that Qin Su and the others ate the spirit fruits."

Jiang Ren took her brother and left.

In the Fourth Branch's main courtyard, Qin Bi held Rong Yang, and Qin Lang brought the children into the living room. Jiang Shi smiled and teased them: "Are you full? It's mid-afternoon, and you've been eating for two hours."

"We're full, we're full," Qin Xun's legitimate son said.

"There were spirit fruits too," Qin Tang's youngest son, also a little bun, said: "They were so sweet."

Qin Di laughed and asked the child: "Oh, are they very sweet?"

"Yes," the child nodded: "Very sweet."

Qin Tang took Rong Yang and held the child. Qin Bi couldn't settle her mind, and after hesitating, she went to Third He He Bo Fu Qin Tan's side. Qin Tan was drinking tea and looked up at her.

"Third He He Bo Fu," Qin Bi asked, "can you feel that the Marquis Manor's fortune is very abundant?" ===== CHAPTER 467 =====