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

Chapter 270 Paving the Way for Qin Bi

Qin He's younger sister was speechless, unable to utter a word.

“But Sister Qin He waited for Prince He throughout her youth.” Qin He’s younger sister said, recalling what Qin He always said: “Sister Qin He has sacrificed so much.”

Cui: "..."

The old woman: "..."

"What did she sacrifice?" Cui pressed.

"Sister Qin He hasn't been engaged yet because she's waiting for Prince He!" Qin He's younger sister repeated her words twice already, going back and forth, all about how Qin He's sacrifice was waiting for Prince He and not being engaged.

Cui: "..."

Ah, so this is what Qin He calls sacrifice.

Madam Cui sneered, while Qin He's younger sister retorted, "The youngest and most beautiful young lady is at the age of coming of age. Sister Qin He could have found a good marriage, but she hasn't been engaged yet because she's waiting for Prince He. Isn't that a sacrifice?"

Madam Cui picked up a fan and fanned herself, feeling a surge of anger, an inexplicable heat rising from her heart: "These are the words Qin He always says, aren't they? They sound better than they're actually singing. What if Prince He were just a commoner?"

Qin He's younger sister was extremely unconvinced: "Sister Qin He has genuine feelings for Prince He."

Cui scoffed, waving her fan with utter disdain.

“If Prince He were not a powerful minister of the Great Yan, Miss Qin He might not have waited for him.” The nanny could only advise her young mistress: “Miss Qin He is good at business, has a sharp mind, and is ambitious. She knows that she will enjoy endless blessings after attaching herself to Prince He. Her plan is undeniably shrewd. If this is called sacrifice, I'm afraid the wives of civil and military officials would all laugh at her.”

"Granny!" Qin He's younger sister exclaimed, "How could you speak of Sister Qin He like that? Sister Qin He is one of our second branch of the family. She has devoted herself to our second branch. How could you look down on her?"

The old woman choked. What kind of bewitching potion had Qin He given her?! The legitimate young lady was always acting as Qin He's little follower.

Madam Cui picked up her fan and pointed to the door: "Hurry up and leave, don't make me angry."

Qin He's younger sister refused to leave: "What should we do about Qin Bi stealing Qin He's luck?"

Cui was so angry she could barely contain herself, fanning herself to calm down: "You believe everything you hear. Qin He's good fortune is all thanks to Prince He. Who's going to steal her fortune? What good fortune does she have that anyone can steal?"

Just as Qin He's younger sister was about to speak, Cui glared at her and said, "Don't be so paranoid because of the recent misfortunes of the second branch of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion. Some people's luck and fortune can be shared. They can bless those around them. As long as they are not malicious, anyone who is lucky can share in their good fortune. Where do all these people who want to steal luck come from? Qin He really dares to think like that."

Qin He's younger sister left dejectedly, and Cui Shi took a deep breath.

The old woman walked to Cui's side and took a fan to fan her: "Madam, please don't be angry. Back when our Marquis's mansion was down on its luck and we were struggling financially, Miss Qinhe suddenly came up with all sorts of little trinkets and opened a shop to earn money, which enriched our second branch. That's why our young lady admires Miss Qinhe. Our young lady is honest and doesn't have as many tricks up her sleeve as Qinhe."

“This child is like a brainless person.” Cui sighed: “Qin He said that Qin Bi stole her luck, and this child actually believed it. In my opinion, Qin Bi’s luck just wasn’t obvious before. She is quite blessed.”

The old woman was puzzled and asked, "What makes you say that?"

"Didn't you notice?" Cui Shi picked up the cooled teacup, took a sip, and said, "He Shi didn't treat Qin Bi as a concubine's daughter. He Shi must have instructed Qin Tang and Qin Xun to pave the way for Qin Bi. As a concubine's daughter, how many can be valued by the legitimate mother? This is the greatest blessing of being born out of wedlock."

“That’s true.” The old woman nodded. “It is indeed a blessing to be treated differently by the stepmother and the elder brother.”

Madam Cui also values ​​Qin He, as does Qin Jue, the legitimate son of the second wife, provided that Qin He can bring benefits to the second wife's family. Madam Cui and Qin Jue dislike Qin He's behavior, which has been causing trouble for over a year.

That's enough to attract lightning strikes; how unpopular must that be?

Being struck by lightning is a controversial matter, and both the Xue Prince's Mansion and the second branch of the family are trying to cover it up.

Qin Yan and the third and fourth wives summoned rain for the farmland. Qin He eagerly went over, but her words were untenable, and she was struck by lightning. How could she have the nerve to accuse others of stealing her luck?

If you summon rain and someone else rushes to claim credit, that's called stealing your luck. But if someone else summons rain and you rush over and say you summoned it a few days ago, it's hard to say who stole whose luck. Cui Shi didn't even dare to think about how contemptuous Su Shizi and the others looked at Qin He back then.

So how can you have the nerve to accuse others of stealing your luck after all these incidents?

It's already a favor that they didn't accuse you of stealing luck; you're quite good at turning the tables.

Qin He's confidence is shameful.

At this moment, Madam Jiang was in Madam He's courtyard, whispering to Madam Lin, "Qin Yan and the others have gone to Prince Xue's residence again."

"Qin He always sticks to Qin Bi no matter what she does." Madam Lin frowned and said, "She's already been struck by lightning and is lying down. Will she go off to cause trouble in the wilderness again? Qin He is interesting too. It seems like she can't do without Qin Bi."

A thought flashed through Jiang's mind, and she asked, "Stealing fortune?"

Lin pondered, "Whenever someone clings to someone else, I suspect that person is stealing my luck."

Alright, let's dry Jiang's hair.

Since the emergence of a wicked woman in the second branch of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion, all the prominent families have become suspicious and wary. They are all on edge and more cautious, as it would be truly unlucky if a wicked person were to bring them good fortune.

Regardless of what Madam Jiang thought, Madam Lin had personally witnessed the misfortune of the poisonous woman from the second branch of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion. Madam Lin had learned her lesson; she couldn't be kind to everyone. Some people just couldn't be pitied. If you were good to them, they would be plotting to harm you.

In the residence of the Minister of Works, the Minister's wife ate a bite of a sweet and cool melon.

"Buy a few more," said the Minister's wife.

"We can't get our hands on them," said the Minister of Works.

"We should have bought more in the first place."

"Yes, the Minister of War is the most shrewd; he knows that the Spirit Melon has icy spiritual energy."

At the Duke of Su's residence, the Duke and his wife finished eating melon and were still enjoying it.

"Go buy more," Duke Su instructed his son.

“We can’t buy them anymore,” said Prince Su. “In a couple of days, the ordinary melons in the wilderness will be ripe.”

As autumn arrives, watermelons almost stop growing, making it difficult for people to find a watermelon to eat.

Nowadays, it doesn't matter if it's a fancy melon or not, as long as it's a watermelon, it'll quench your thirst.

"Hurry up and keep an eye on them," said the Duchess of Su. "Buy them as soon as they're ripe. Don't dawdle. It's not easy to get a watermelon in the fall. Buy as many as you can when you have the chance."

"I'll go right now." Prince Su called his younger brothers and they went out together to the desolate land.

Inside the palace, the Emperor of Great Yan was also urging the young prince to hurry up.

"Hurry to the desolate lands," said the Emperor of Great Yan.

"Okay, okay." The young prince took the pastries made by the imperial kitchen.

The Emperor of Great Yan picked up a pastry, took a bite, and said, "Don't be so polite with the Minister and the others. Buy any melons you can find."

(End of this chapter)