Chapter 564: Not Spiritual Melon Seeds

Fu Bao stared at Little Little Tuanzi eating, her mouth watering uncontrollably.

Xue He Shizi could not bear to watch. In this cultivation world, cultivating is not easy; it is no shame for cultivators to covet spiritual food. Yet Fu Bao's upbringing had just been criticized by the scholars, and the scholars and strategists had shamed Xue Wang and Xue Wang Fei so badly they could not show their faces.

To be this greedy was simply unacceptable.

"Fu Bao," Xue He Shizi said, holding his legitimate son, "go play with your cousins."

Xue He Shizi truly felt ashamed. Xue Wang Fu did not lack food or drink for Fu Bao; indeed, her food, clothing, and supplies were the finest. Why did she still look like a greedy little girl whenever she saw food?

How could this befit a first-rank young lady of Xue Wang Fu? Even children in ordinary commoner families were not this greedy.

Fu Bao twisted her body. "I won't go. I want to eat spiritual melon seeds."

Xue He Shizi's face darkened. Fu Bao glanced at him, then ran to find Qin He. Mother would protect her.

Rong He Shizi held Little Little Tuanzi and sneered. He was not like He He Shizi, who showed extra gentleness toward other people's children. Not only with Fu Bao, but even with the children of Rong Wang's concubine sons—his own nephews and nieces—Rong He Shizi felt no affection.

Expecting him to share Rong Chi's spiritual melon seeds with Fu Bao? Dream on.

Little Little Tuanzi turned his head, tilting his small face up to look at Rong He Shizi. In a babyish voice, he said, "She wants to eat spiritual melon seeds."

"Hmm." Rong He Shizi's cold expression softened. He looked down at the little one, his eyes and brows filled with doting affection. Rong He Shizi responded, his tone gentle as he spoke to Little Little Tuanzi: "She is greedy; you are not."

At Little Little Tuanzi's age, he must be taught slowly.

When a child is well-behaved, one must not hesitate to praise him.

Little Little Tuanzi was a little glutton, and younger than Fu Bao, yet he was very well-mannered. He would never ask others for things; such a flaw must never exist.

Xue He Shizi: "..."

He felt his face burn. Fu Bao was not even as good as a baby of a few months.

Xue He Shizi's legitimate son lowered his head, refusing to look at Rong Chi eating the spiritual melon seeds. The child already knew what shame was. Spiritual melon seeds were spiritual food, beneficial to cultivators. If others did not give them, one could not take them.

Little Little Tuanzi nodded. "I am not greedy."

Why would Rong Chi be greedy? Since Little Little Tuanzi was born, Rong He Shizi had never lacked anything he wanted. Little Little Tuanzi could be said to be doted upon a thousand times over, held in Rong He Shizi's palm, and the child was well-mannered.

Rong He Shizi was amused. He peeled spiritual melon seeds for him. No matter how he looked at Little Little Tuanzi, he found him precious.

Fu Bao went to find Qin He, fussing to eat spiritual melon seeds. "Mother, I want to eat spiritual melon seeds. Rong Chi is eating spiritual melon seeds."

Qin He had no spiritual melon seeds. She cursed He He Shizi, that scumbag. Rong Chi's spiritual melon seeds must have been given by He He Shizi. Those should all belong to her child! Fortune and luck had been snatched away by Qin Bi's child.

Qin He seethed with hidden hatred. Qin Bi was pregnant with Rong Yang just to steal her fortune and luck. The more she thought, the angrier she became. She felt Qin Bi was a vicious supporting character, surely coveting her max-level fortune value and luck.

She only needed to ask for something from Rong Wang Fu. However, Qin He glanced at Rong He Shizi. She also had pride. She had asked Rong He Shizi for things several times before, and he had refused every time.

How could she possibly ask again? It would make her look shameless.

She, Qin He, had transmigrated with a golden finger system. She was the true standard for a cultivation great heroine. She still had pride. If others did not give Fu Bao things, she would not beg with her face on the ground.

But Qin He was unwilling. She guessed that Rong Chi's spiritual melon seeds must have been given by He He Shizi.

Everything belonging to He He Shizi should belong to her child.

Qin He was seething with hatred. The banquet had not yet begun. Qin He went to the men's side and sat next to Xue He Shizi. Fu Bao did not follow, knowing her mother would find a way to get her spiritual food.

Several He Shizi were discussing gathering family wealth for the coming spring. Qin He had no mind to listen. First, she pretended to talk to the legitimate son Xue He Shizi was holding. The child was very well-behaved and was happy when Qin He came to accompany him.

"Is that the spiritual melon seeds Rong Chi is eating?" Qin He asked in surprise.

Qin He Shizi and the others all looked over. Little Little Tuanzi, Rong Chi, stretched out his small hands to grab melon seed kernels from Rong He Shizi's hand. In a babyish voice, he said, "No, not spiritual melon seeds."

Qin He: "..."

She wanted to say he was lying.

However, Qin He feared Rong He Shizi and dared not speak against Rong Chi.

"Spiritual melon seeds have very low yield. Even the immortal sects do not produce many spiritual melon seeds each year." Qin He pretended to be knowledgeable. After all, besides the several He Shizi, only she had such insight, and she was also a disciple of an immortal sect. Qin He gently asked Little Little Tuanzi, "Rong Chi, who gave you the spiritual melon seeds?!"

Little Little Tuanzi was very wary. "Mine."

Qin He maintained her gentle smile on her face. "Auntie won't eat yours."

Little Little Tuanzi nestled in Rong He Shizi's arms, pinched melon seed kernels from Rong He Shizi's palm, put them in his mouth to eat, and kept a wary eye on Qin He. He was a clever little one and did not believe she would not eat his.

Rong Chi had heard from his eldest brother and the young prince that Fu Bao and her mother liked to take things from others for free.

Spiritual melon seeds were so delicious; Little Little Tuanzi would not give them to others.

"Who gave you the spiritual melon seeds?" Qin He asked again. Hopefully, it was not that scumbag He He Shizi.

If the spiritual melon seeds were given by He He Shizi, Qin He would never forgive He He Shizi.

"Mine!" Little Little Tuanzi said.

So stupid. Qin He felt impatient in her heart.

Rong He Shizi narrowed his eyes and had to speak. He looked down his nose at Qin He. "Qin He, who do you think gave the spiritual melon seeds to the little He Shizi of our Rong Wang Fu?"

"This..." Qin He was speechless.

Little Little Tuanzi added, "Mine!"

Qin He dared not make Rong He Shizi unhappy. She awkwardly went to the side. Xue He Shizi probably guessed why Qin He had asked such a question. Qin He must have guessed that He He Shizi gave the spiritual melon seeds.

"Did He He Shizi give them?" Xue He Shizi asked Rong He Shizi. Without waiting for Rong He Shizi's answer, Xue He Shizi continued cheerfully, "If He He Shizi gave them, later I will ask for some spiritual melon seeds for my child to eat too."

Rong He Shizi did not stop him. "Go ask."

When the banquet in the front courtyard of Qin Yan Hou Fu was set up, Qin Yan Hou's Lady sent someone to invite several sisters-in-law over. The Second Lady and Third Lady, along with He Shi and the Fifth Lady, all brought their children to the main hall in the front courtyard.

Qin Lang held Rong Yang. Rong He Shizi waved his hand, and Qin Lang carried Rong Yang over.

Qin He would certainly eat at the same table as the He Shizi. She was a transmigrated cultivation great heroine, different from the women of Great Yan, and different from the women of the inner quarters who engaged in household strife.

Qin He turned her head and saw that Rong Yang was also eating spiritual melon seeds.

Qin He's expression froze. It must be spiritual melon seeds given by He He Shizi. Fu Bao was in her arms, pouting and saying softly, "Rong Yang is also eating spiritual melon seeds. Mother, I want to eat some too."

Some people heard Fu Bao speaking but pretended not to hear.

Growing spiritual melon seeds in the cultivation world is not easy. They are planted only once a year, and the yield is very low. In the cultivation world, a handful of spiritual melon seeds is extremely expensive. Fu Bao wanted to eat them, but they could not be obtained.

As for Rong Yang and Rong Chi having spiritual melon seeds to eat? Powerful ministers are indeed formidable.