Chapter 67: Collecting Heavenly Treasures and Earthly Gems for Qin He

Qin Bi was stunned; she still couldn't shake him off.

The eldest sister-in-law, Lady Jiang, also found it incredible. She took a sip of tea, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "You two are quite amusing. One is pregnant, and the other followed suit. Are you even competing now?!"

"Don't," Qin Bi said. "I have no intention of competing."

Lady Jiang nodded; she believed her. Qin Bi was never aggressive or greedy. Back when she was about to be betrothed to He He Shizi, He He Shizi chose Qin He instead. After learning this, Qin Bi made no scene and didn't even ask He He Shizi a single question about why.

All Qin Bi felt was anger. She then left with the Third House and didn't return for several years.

As for Qin He, this illegitimate cousin was extremely proud and arrogant. She fought for everything and loved to treat others as the worst kind of people. But undeniable, Qin He was very capable, always coming up with new things.

Not knowing what she was thinking, Qin Bi chuckled softly: "I wonder if our Great Yan Emperor still has any fortune-bringing treasures of heaven and earth similar to the auspicious clouds. I'll get them for Qin He's child to swallow later; I imagine it will surely produce another extraordinary child."

Everyone in the world said Qin He's child, having swallowed the auspicious clouds, was a child blessed with fortune. But Qin Bi did not speak of it. Many people were blessed with fortune, yet when Qin Bi mentioned Qin He's child, she never mentioned fortune.

Some people have such high luck that a single word they speak can bring fortune to the person they mention.

Qin Bi did not borrow light from others, and others should not borrow light from her.

Of course, Qin Bi's luck value was not necessarily high; she lacked the spiritual power to make words come true as fortune. However, she simply did not wish to place the word "fortune" upon Qin He's child. That was all.

Otherwise, why would people speak of accumulating fortune and accumulating luck? After such a long time, Qin He's child should have accumulated quite a bit of fortune value. Even if there wasn't much fortune, she should have accumulated a good amount by now.

Moreover, the Fortune Treasure had swallowed two top-tier auspicious clouds. One belonged to He Yan, one of the two powerful ministers' heirs, and the other belonged to the Great Yan Emperor, who possessed maximum fortune value.

Two top-tier auspicious clouds! Qin Bi even felt sorry for the Great Yan Emperor.

Qin Bi merely listened and did not take Qin He's pregnancy to heart. She only minded that Qin He became pregnant right after her, following closely behind her. Qin Bi felt an indescribable disgust.

Upon hearing that Qin Bi and Qin He had become pregnant one after another, the wife of the Yan Duke immediately lost her balance, swayed, and was caught by the nanny beside her: "My Lady, what's wrong with you?"

What was wrong with her? The wife of the Yan Duke's vision went black; she was so full of regret she felt like vomiting blood.

Not just the wife of the Yan Duke, even the Old Duchess felt the sky had collapsed. This time, the wife of the Yan Duke did not faint, but the Old Duchess did, and immediately fell ill.

The Yan Duke's residence was in a frenzy. They summoned the household physician, and He Yan brought back an Imperial Physician from the palace.

The Old Duchess was not seriously ill; she simply could not withstand the shock. After the Imperial Physician prescribed medicine and left, the Old Lady took the medicine, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep. Everyone else withdrew.

Only then did the wife of the Yan Duke break down in tears: "If I had known this would happen, I should have stopped you back then and prevented you from divorcing Qin Bi. Why did you want to take a secondary wife? You didn't have to marry her."

Qin He had some abilities, but she was merely an illegitimate daughter. The wife of the Yan Duke had never taken her seriously.

"Mother," He Yan said after a moment, "Since we are already divorced, there is no point in bringing it up again."

"We should never have divorced," the wife of the Yan Duke declared fiercely. "If I had known Qin He was no good, I would have used the Yan Duke's authority to pressure the Qin Yan Marquis's residence. I would never have allowed Qin Bi to divorce you. Years ago, your engagement to Qin Bi was going well. Why did you choose that Qin He?"

He Yan did not wish to discuss this matter and stood up to leave.

The Yan Duke, exhausted, held his forehead and sighed: "They all say Qin He has fortune. I think, not necessarily."

He Yan was cursed to lose his wives and have no children. Qin He had fortune, yet she had been engaged to He Yan twice and nearly died both times. No one said Qin Bi had fortune, yet every time she was engaged, she was fine. He Yan's curse of losing wives and having no children did not affect Qin Bi.

In the Rong Prince's residence, Qin Bi ate fresh demon beast meat and spiritual vegetables every day. She no longer went to reclaim the fields, so Lin Yao had to order Guard Yan to go to the fiefdom to work every day.

Lady Jiang came over whenever she had free time. After Qin Lang learned Qin Bi was pregnant, he also came to play with Rong Yang whenever he had a moment. Rong Juan protected Qin Bi and Rong Yang closely. When they returned, Lady Jiang and Qin Lang deliberately showed off.

Qin He's legitimate younger sister made a "tsk" sound, feeling unconvinced, and ran to the Xue Prince's residence to tell Qin He.

Later, Qin He felt unwell. Xue He Shizi was extremely worried and asked He Yan to discuss it. He Yan then went to the small space in the demon beast realm to kill demons and collect heavenly treasures and earthly gems to nourish Qin He's body.

Rong Yang entered the palace once and, hearing from somewhere that He Yan had gone to the demon beast realm's small space for Qin He, the child returned to the residence with a grave expression. Qin Bi looked at him in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Qin Bi wanted to pick up the child.

Rong Yang waved his hand: "Mother is carrying a younger brother; she cannot be tired."

Qin Bi gave up; she was just testing him. If it didn't work, so be it. She pulled the child to sit by the charcoal stove and waited for him to tell her what was happening. Her child could not hide anything from her.

"Mother," Rong Yang sat on a small stool, looking very much like a young heir. The child said in a milky voice, "When you were carrying me, did my father also go kill demons to nourish your body?"

Qin Bi understood immediately; Rong Yang was feeling resentful.

"Your father didn't know you existed," Qin Bi said with a smile. Then, she sobered her expression and pondered slightly: "If he didn't know you existed, why would he kill demons for me to eat?"

Alright, the child understood.

It wasn't that he didn't want him, nor that he didn't love him, but simply that he didn't know he existed.

Qin Bi observed the child's expression and asked tentatively, "Do you still care?"

The child nodded: "I don't care. They are taking everything away."

He had a younger brother now; how could he possibly offer anything decent to his brother if he was so stingy? Thinking of this, the child stood up, found Rong Juan, told him something, then ran back to find some small clothes.

Rong Juan would not help with ideas anymore. Last time Rong Yang went to the Yan Duke's residence, the strategist said he didn't look pitiful enough. Rong Juan had scoffed at that; his son was freezing in the snow, how could he not look pitiful?

Upon hearing they were going to the Yan Duke's residence to play the pitiful child again, the strategists all got headaches. What was wrong with them? A perfectly fine young heir going to someone's door to act pitiful? Wasn't that asking for trouble?!

Qin Bi didn't interfere, watching the child look for small clothes.

Rong Yang was indeed a child raised by Rong Juan; he was quite capable. When he couldn't find suitable small clothes at home, the child took a carriage into the palace to ask the young imperial prince for a pitiful-looking outfit.

The young imperial princes were even more impressive. They gave Rong Yang a prince's robe and even convinced a young imperial prince to come along.

The two children took a carriage to the Yan Duke's residence, took out small stools, sat down, and cracked melon seeds. The guards of the Yan Duke's residence looked and thought, "Oh my, last time their clothes were already expensive enough, but this time they are even more impressive."

"Which young master are you looking for?" the guard asked.

The young imperial prince and Rong Yang looked at each other. Rong Yang wasn't looking for anyone; his father at the Yan Duke's residence had gone to kill demons and wasn't home.