Chapter 477

Even if the Rong Wang Fu had open space, they would not plant vegetables in the courtyard during winter.

Growing vegetables indoors means no need for rain or snow to fall into the Rong Wang Fu courtyard.

Lin Yao pondered: The Wang Rong Shizifei brought the spirit duck back from the Qin Yan Hou Fu, and immediately the wind blew, as if rain and snow were coming. Thus, this luck has formed; how to utilize it depends on their arrangements.

"It cannot rain or snow on the Rong Wang Fu," Lin Yao said. "It would be a waste to have rain or snow fall on the Wang Fu."

Qin Bi understood it this way: wherever the spirit duck is eaten, rain or snow follows there. Cultivators possess some foresight regarding immortal arts, and the First Strategist Lin Yao had also thought of this.

Qin Bi reminded Lin Yao: "Only two spirit ducks belong to you."

Lin Yao nodded: "I will go discuss with the advisors and Guard Yan where to eat the spirit duck."

Qin Bi waved him off, telling him to discuss it. Currently, she lacked no spirit vegetables and had no interest in planting, yet this rain and snow was eagerly awaited by all of Great Yan, so naturally, no one would take it for granted.

Lin Yao left, and soon the Rong He Shizi arrived from the study, with advisors and guards following in a rush.

Rong Yang called out from inside the room: "Rong Chi is making a fuss."

Qin Bi and Rong Juan walked toward the room together. The young prince ran swiftly to the small kitchen hall to wait. The advisors and guards gathered to discuss, realizing two spicy spirit ducks would not be enough.

They estimated the little He Shizi's spirit ducks were cooked, scooped them out, and added water.

The young prince watched eagerly. A maid carried the scooped-out spirit ducks to the main hall, and the young prince followed. Rong Yang and Rong Chi smelled the spicy aroma and their eyes lit up.

Children love eating spirit ducks; they can never get enough.

"Are the advisors' and guards' spirit ducks cooked too?" Qin Bi scooped out spicy duck heads, wings, and necks for the child, asking the young prince.

The young prince replied: "They added water again, otherwise there wouldn't be enough to eat."

Qin Bi was stunned. Rong Juan said: "No need to worry about them."

The Rong He Shizi and the young prince fed the children while Qin Bi ate. The spicy duck livers and wings were hers. With over a dozen spirit ducks, not a single wing was missing, yet she could not finish them all. Rong Yang and Rong Chi also gnawed on duck wings.

Once the water added to the other two spirit ducks had infused its flavor, the First Strategist Lin Yao and others proved formidable. They packed the spicy spirit ducks in food boxes and went to the Rong He Shizi's fiefdom fields to eat.

The teleportation array activated. Guards carried tables, stools, and stoves, rushing off to the fiefdom fields.

Qin Bi: "..."

At the Rong He Shizi's fiefdom, they lit the stoves, placed the spicy ducks on them to stew, arranged the tables, and brought wine. They took a sip first; ah, the wine aroma was rich.

After serving half a spirit duck to the table, wind rose in the fiefdom. Lin Yao narrowed his eyes.

Guard Yan picked up a piece of spirit duck meat with his chopsticks and ate it. Moments later, light snow began to fall from the sky, then grew heavier. How cold it was, yet the advisors and guards were excited.

If this rain and snow falls heavily, there is no need for summoning.

Soon, the fields were covered in a layer of snow. The Rong Wang Fu advisors and guards rejoiced, raised their cups for a hearty drink, and sent someone to check. Snow was falling over all the fields in the Rong He Shizi's fiefdom.

"Excellent!" Lin Yao sent someone back to the Rong Wang Fu to report to the Rong He Shizi.

The spirit ducks were stewed in one pot. After scooping out two ducks, the broth remained. So, rain and snow began falling at the Rong Wang Fu as well, leaving the neighboring cultivation families utterly puzzled.

"No summoning was performed!" Young masters from the noble families stepped out of their mansions to look up.

They looked toward the Rong Wang Fu: "Summoned again?"

"I don't know."

Several young masters went to ask, and the Rong Wang Fu replied: "No summoning was performed."

After dismissing them, the Rong Wang did not believe it and went to the Rong He Shizi's courtyard.

The Rong Wang asked Rong Juan: "What is going on?"

Rong Juan was feeding the little Little Tuanzi. He held the younger child and came to the living room to meet the Rong Wang. While lowering his eyes to wipe the mouth of the little Little Tuanzi gnawing on a spicy duck head, Rong Juan briefly mentioned that Qin Di and his wife had entered the path of cultivation.

"The Qin Yan Hou Fu held a family banquet and killed two spirit ducks," Rong Juan said leisurely. "The Wang Rong Shizifei did not want unrelated people to eat them, so she and Rong Yang went to the Hou Fu, retrieved the slaughtered spirit ducks, and as soon as we entered the gate, the wind began to blow."

The Rong Wang was surprised. The little Little Tuanzi called out: "Grandfather."

"Ah," the Rong Wang, who doted on this little grandson, hugged the child and returned.

The nearby cultivation families were about to dine. At this moment, they cleared their dishes, replaced them with hot pots, and prepared to celebrate again. Every household was brightly lit, as if it were a festival.

At this time, light rain and snow also drifted over the Qin Yan Hou Fu.

At the banquet, Qin He exclaimed in delight: "I brought a treasure of fortune to the Hou Fu, and it attracted rain and snow."

Qin Yan and the others glanced at her. Qin Tan sent someone out to check. Only the area near the Qin Yan Hou Fu experienced rain and snow. People from nearby families also went out, puzzled, as no summoning had been performed.

The guard returned to report. Just as Qin He was about to rejoice, people from the Rong Wang Fu arrived: "Rain and snow fell near our Rong Wang Fu. The Wang Rong Shizifei ordered me to inform you that heavy snow is currently falling over the fields in our He Shizi's fiefdom."

Immediately, Qin Tan, the Qin Yan Hou, and the old Qin Yan Hou were astonished.

Qin Lang did not forget to mock Qin He: "Your fortune has all run over to the Rong He Shizi's fiefdom."

Qin He and the treasure of fortune only brought luck to the Xue Wang Fu. As Qin He's natal family, the Qin Yan Hou might also benefit, but having it run to the Rong Wang Fu was ridiculous. Qin Lang deliberately mocked Qin He.

Qin He thought of something, her face darkened, and she said to the Qin Yan Hou: "Elder Uncle, those two spirit ducks should not have been taken by Qin Bi. The Qin Yan Hou Fu's property brought fortune to her."

The Qin Yan Hou reminded Qin He: "The spirit ducks were caught by Qin Bi."

"Given to the Hou Fu," Qin He asserted boldly. "Then they belong to the Hou Fu."

Qin Qi scolded: "Shut your mouth."

Arguing with twisted logic. Where was the demeanor of the Xue Wang Fu Wang Rong Shizifei? She acted like a petty daughter of a concubine. Qin Qi felt ashamed before his father and brothers. Who told you that something given to the Hou Fu belongs to the Hou Fu?

His second branch's Hou Fu young lady was actually unreasonable.

Scolded by Qin Qi, Qin He dared not speak, yet she felt deeply resentful and angry. The system had just told her that those two spirit ducks were meant to be her fortune, and eating them would increase her fortune value.

Qin Bi had snatched her fortune value. Qin Bi was so aggrieved she nearly vomited blood on the spot.

On the way back, inside the carriage, the Xue He Shizi was displeased: "Qin He, what is wrong with you? Why keep bringing up the spirit ducks at the Hou Fu? It really makes you look gluttonous."

"Am I a gluttonous person?" Qin He cried out.

"Qin Lang mocked you for being gluttonous, and you brought up the spirit ducks again. If that isn't gluttony, what is?" The Xue He Shizi argued with Qin He. "For edible things, a well-bred person at a banquet does not even look at them. For things not given to you, why do you mention them again and again? Even if you are not gluttonous, others will think you are. You have no ambition."

It really brings shame to the Xue Wang Fu.

Qin He was so furious that her vision went black. The Xue He Shizi quickly supported Qin He, and only then did he stop scolding her.