The wife travels through time and space to honor her husband: The heirless prince raises a child

Chapter 265 Stealing the Spirit Melon

Prince Rong lowered his eyes, his babyish and lively appearance quite unlike the little dumpling.

But Qin Bi doesn't protect her food.

"Young Master Rong," said the Minister of War, "I've come to buy spirit melons."

Prince Rong spoke: "Rong Yang."

The little dumpling Rongchi eagerly agreed, "Yes!"

Prince Rong: "...I didn't call you."

Rong Yang said, "You're calling me, not you, little brother."

It was hard for the Minister of War not to notice the little dumpling. He took out a few pieces of candy and gave some to the little prince. Rong Yang didn't stand on ceremony and took two pieces of malt candy, giving one to his younger brother.

Prince Rong said, "You eat, your younger brother is still young."

Rong Yang withdrew his hand; he could eat two pieces.

The young prince, eating candy, walked up to the Crown Prince Rong.

Standing on tiptoe, the little prince looked up at the little dumpling and affectionately called out, "Brother Rongchi."

The owl flapped its wings, drooling, and said in a childish voice, "Ah."

Prince Rong stopped the little guy, gently wiped his drool, and coaxed him, "Little prince brother can't carry you."

Upon hearing that his younger brother Rong Chi wanted to see him, the little prince immediately put away the uneaten malt candy—a small lump—rolled up his sleeves, and held out his hand: "I'll give it a try."

Prince Rong: "..."

The little dumpling thrashed about even more excitedly, wishing it could jump into the little prince's arms.

The young prince was excited, but the Minister of War pulled the careless prince's grandson aside and said, "Children are weak, and the young prince himself is still a child. He can't carry the young prince Rongchi."

This little guy is the apple of Rong Shizi's eye; even the Minister of War wouldn't dare to imagine what would happen if he couldn't lift him and dropped him.

The young prince was disappointed; he thought the little Rongchi brother was just too funny.

Qin Bi went into the field to lend a hand. She deliberately wore light clothes, so she had no problem working in the fields. The Minister of War glanced at the field and saw a field full of melons, which made him envious.

Lin Yao, his staff, and Qin Tan were picking spirit melons, carefully and chatting and laughing, their mood completely filled with the joy of the harvest. Lin Yao saw the Minister of War and walked out of the farmland.

The Crown Prince Rong then ignored the matter, and the Minister of War spoke with Rong Yang and Lin Yao, asking, "How much are the spirit melons?"

"One high-grade demon beast crystal plus one hundred low-grade demon beast crystals for one spirit melon," Lin Yao answered the price, then added, "We won't sell the good spirit melons; we'll save them for our young master."

The Minister of War wanted to buy something good: "Can you finish it all?"

Even if the two young princes ate one melon a day, they still couldn't finish it.

Lin Yao remained silent, and the Minister of War knew there was no point in negotiating. He bent down and picked up a melon to examine it, checking its ripeness, quality, and size. Since it was sold individually, he naturally bought the largest melon.

Before Lin Yao could stop him, the melon cracked open again.

Minister of War: "...So fragile???"

Lin Yao nodded: "This melon is very crisp."

No need to ask, anyone who knows about growing crops knows that this melon is absolutely sweet. The Minister of War doesn't even know how much spiritual energy it contains, but even if he doesn't know, he has decided to buy it. What a fine melon!

The little prince stood to the side, eating a little candy and a bite of melon.

The Minister of War said, "I'll try a bite of the melon."

The young prince handed over a melon. The Minister of War cut off a piece and put it in his mouth. It was cool and refreshing. The Minister of War was taken aback, then cut off another piece and tasted it. Sure enough, it was still cool, refreshing, and sweet. This melon was even better than those from the immortal sects! The Minister of War almost blurted out his praise, but fortunately, his shrewdness in court was still intact. He couldn't praise a melon when buying it; the important thing was to quickly pick out a few more spiritual melons.

Prince Su activated the teleportation array and rushed to the desolate land. When the Minister of War saw this kid, he quickly picked out the best quality spirit melons. He originally only wanted to buy one, but now he changed his mind.

"How many crystals does one spirit melon cost?" Prince Su asked without delay as he picked out a melon.

The Minister of War kindly reminded him, "This melon is very brittle and easily cracks."

Lin Yao replied, "One high-level demon beast crystal plus one hundred low-level demon beast crystals equals one melon."

Prince Su complained about the price: "They're all cracked; they're not good melons."

The Minister of War took the opportunity to pick out another melon. He wouldn't remind the young master Su that the spiritual melons from this land were of exceptional quality, even surpassing those from the immortal sects. They seemed to possess a touch of icy spiritual energy and were crisp and sweet.

Qin Yan hurriedly returned from the field and pulled the unhurried Prince Su aside, whispering, "My cousin's spirit melons taste good. They're still cool from being picked. You can have the rest. Stop dawdling. My third uncle has sent word to his friends and colleagues. Soon people will come to buy spirit melons. If there are too many people, you won't be able to get any."

Prince Su was stunned. Was it really that delicious?!

However, the spirit melon is indeed in high demand; even going to the immortal sects won't get you one.

Prince Su quickly grabbed it, but just then, several more officials arrived. They were all Qin Tan's friends and colleagues. With so many people, Prince Su panicked and tried to snatch the spirit melon.

There weren't enough cracked melons for everyone; besides, the Minister of War alone snatched six melons.

This was the territory of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works. Soon, the Minister of Revenue arrived after receiving the news, only to find that there were no more melons in the basket. The Minister of Revenue was displeased and glared at the Minister of War.

“Spirit melons are not cheap.” The Minister of Revenue said, “The Minister of War is quite generous, buying six spirit melons at once. These are spirit melons, not ordinary melons. You are really extravagant.”

The Minister of War said, "There's no need for the Minister of Revenue to worry about that."

Then the Minister of Works arrived. Just wait, there are still melons that haven't cracked yet.

In that short time, the adults witnessed how much the Rong Prince's family doted on their children. Good heavens, just two young princes, one a little over a year old and the other only a few months old, devoured an entire spirit melon in no time.

How extravagant!

However, considering that the Crown Prince Rong is destined to be widowed and childless, it's understandable that having a child wouldn't be easy for him.

The Minister of War didn't understand. Others might not know how good this spirit melon was, but he did. It even had icy spiritual energy. Eating half a melon a day was considered a luxury, but this was just eating it like it was nothing.

The youngest son of the Rong prince can really eat! He was eating with great enthusiasm, gesturing wildly as he ate.

What a lucky person! Their fortune and luck are definitely not low.

In the fields, everyone was careful not to crack a single melon. Under the grape trellis, only the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Works waited until two cracked melons were brought over, then they bought them and left.

Spirit melons are very expensive, and even immortal cultivation families rarely have them. Since it happened to be lunchtime, the whole family cut it up and shared it.

This was amazing! It was cool, refreshing, and sweet. Wow, everyone was stunned.

"This melon has an icy aura."

"How many did you buy?"

"I bought one!"

"This melon is so delicious, and it even has icy spiritual energy. It's so refreshing to eat it on a hot day. Why don't you buy more?"

Isn't that obvious? Who knew it would taste so good and even have icy spiritual energy? If I had known, I would have bought at least five or six. Now I understand why the Minister of War bought six.

So he knows how good the spirit melon is, huh? Pshaw, he's got a lot of ulterior motives.

The Minister of Revenue hurriedly returned to the desolate lands, accompanied by Prince Su. Neither of them were fools; they naturally had to grab such a tempting piece of gossip!

(End of this chapter)