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

Chapter 276 Cultivation Families Are Also Rare

Qin Han followed Jiang Shen's gaze and saw a little nephew standing beside her holding a spiritual fruit. Qin Tang's eldest son was holding a little dumpling, and Qin Bi peeled the fruit, tore off a small piece, and fed it to the little dumpling.

The children ate happily, slurping and splashing.

Jiang Shen pursed her lips; she wanted to eat too.

Qin Han stared for a few seconds, feeling dissatisfied. She and Qin Bi were both illegitimate daughters of the fourth wife. She had brought two children and had been there for quite a while, but neither Madam He nor Qin Tang's wife nor Qin Xun's wife had mentioned giving her children any spiritual fruits.

Just because Qin Bi is the wife of the Crown Prince of Rong, does Madam He look down on her?

Previously, Qin Bi's marriage had been delayed because Madam He valued her more, and Qin Bi was no match for her at all. But because Qin Bi married into a higher social class, there was a sudden drop in their status.

Qin Han was displeased, but smiled and said, "Sister Qin He's eldest son also likes to eat spiritual fruits. It is said that eating them in the summer will not make you feel hot. It's already autumn this year, but the weather is still very hot."

Qin Han wasn't saying this to Qin Bi; she was close to Qin He and didn't get close to Qin Bi much.

It's usually just a matter of appearances; we both know the truth.

Qin Bi didn't respond and fed the child a small piece of fruit.

"Yes." Madam Lin realized that Qin Han was trying to steer the conversation towards melons and fruits, and said with a smile, "Your two elder brothers have planted a field in the wilderness, and they just picked two yesterday. Qin Han is here, have a melon."

Madam He spoke up: "Madam Jiang, is there still one watermelon that Qin Tang picked?!"

"I'll go get it." Madam Jiang left with her maid.

Jiang Shen immediately glanced at her mother, Qin Han, with delight. They could eat spirit melons now! Her uncle was amazing; he could actually grow spirit melons and spirit fruits. She and her brother had never eaten them before.

In the main hall, everyone was chatting. Soon, Madam Jiang returned and brought the washed watermelon to the living room. Madam Jiang directed the maid to cut the watermelon, and Jiang Shen and her younger brother eagerly waited over.

Cut the melon into pieces, one small piece for each person.

Qin Han had seen Qin He eat the spirit melon before. Although she hadn't had the chance to try it herself, she had seen it. She took a small piece of watermelon, took a bite, and asked hesitantly, "This isn't a spirit melon, is it?"

Jiang turned her head: "It wasn't a spirit melon. Your brother picked one and ate it."

In this desolate land, we have grown our own spirit melons. Qin Han is, after all, a member of the Qin Yan Marquis's household. If we have the chance to eat spirit melons, we can invite Qin Han over to try a piece. The melons in the field haven't been harvested yet, so there's no rush.

The rare melons are scarce, and there aren't many in the fields, so each family has its own plans.

“You won’t get to eat any this time,” Madam He said. “Next time, when your brother’s melon patch has a good harvest, I’ll send someone over to call you back. Even the ordinary watermelons your brother grows are delicious.”

Since Madam He and Madam Jiang had already said this much, they would call Qin Han if she ate the spirit melon.

Qin Han was still very disappointed, and her dissatisfaction was even greater than before. How could this be? If they really wanted to give her the spirit melon, they should have called her back yesterday. If she didn't come today, who would remember her, a concubine's daughter?

She even brought her child all this way, so why isn't it worth going to the wilderness to pick the spirit melon?
Even if he didn't send her one to take back, cutting her a spirit melon to eat would show how much he valued her. Qin Han became more and more dissatisfied as she thought about it. She didn't put on a long face, but she didn't smile much either.

Qin Han felt mistreated by her family, and Madam He stopped smiling.

Jiang saw Qin Han's displeasure and sneered. She was just a married concubine's daughter. Giving her face was already a favor. Who was she giving attitude to? She had never seen Qin Han bring anything valuable back to her parents' home.

Lin pretended not to notice that Qin Han was unhappy. The children each ate a piece of watermelon and finished it. Qin Tang's eldest son was too busy holding his baby to eat, while Qin Han's son ate two pieces of watermelon.

Jiang Shen walked over and asked, "Did my little brother eat the spirit fruit?"

Qin Bi told her, "Yes, our royal family grows them in the wilderness."

The little girl was taken aback: "Doesn't my uncle grow spirit fruits?" She and her younger brother could eat the things from their maternal grandparents' family, but as for the things from this princess consort's aunt, Jiang Shen didn't know, but the messenger clearly said that her maternal grandmother's family had spirit fruits and spirit melons.

She hasn't even tasted the spirit fruit yet.

“My family doesn’t grow them,” Lin said. “The spirit fruit was a gift from the Rong King’s Mansion to your maternal grandparents.”

Jiang Shen knew immediately that she wouldn't get to eat it, so she went back to Qin Han's side. Qin Han was still unhappy, feeling that her family had treated her poorly between her and Qin Bi. The spirit melon and spirit fruit were good for cultivating immortality!

Qin Han took a deep breath, feeling terrible but not saying she was leaving.

When the concubine's daughters heard that Qin Han had arrived, they all came to Madam He's courtyard to play with her. Qin Han was always popular, and the sisters chatted while glancing at the table.

They'd eaten all the regular watermelons, but Mr. He didn't suggest cutting another one.

The concubine's daughters were somewhat disappointed, and Madam He, seeing this, laughed in exasperation. Did they think things were easy to grow in this desolate land? All they cared about was food; not one of them offered any help to Qin Tang and Qin Xun.

The four sons of the concubines went to the desolate land, and not a single one of the concubines' daughters uttered a sound.

The younger ones complained about the sun, while those nearing marriageable age only hoped for a good marriage and dared not go to remote, desolate places to be exposed to the wind and sun. When it came time to eat, they all complained that the portions were too small.

Qin Han still went to the second branch of the family to meet with Qin He and her sisters.

In the living room of the second house, the old woman beside Madam Cui said, "We didn't get to eat the spirit melon."

"Who delivered the letter to her?" Cui asked.

"Qin Yan from the fifth branch of the family."

"Did you bring a child?" Cui asked again.

The old woman chuckled, "You've brought both children with you."

Cui couldn't help but chuckle. Was this a case of not treating spiritual melons and fruits as spiritual melons and fruits? Low-grade spiritual melons and fruits were fine, as cultivators might have the chance to eat them once or twice.

Those with higher spiritual energy are rare even among cultivation families.

Qin Han is a member of the Qin family and can get a share, but others have to wait their turn. It's not like the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion is short of people. Unless Qin Han is the family's prodigy, it's clear that Qin He has always wanted to become the family's prodigy, so Qin Han has almost no chance.

Qin Han isn't some prodigy from a noble family; she's lucky to even get to eat spiritual melons and fruits. She could easily improve her own cultivation level and help her husband and child improve their cultivation in the future.

This is really good; Qin Han has started to mistake the Jiang family's children for members of the Qin Yan Marquis's household.

"How is Qin He's injury healing?" Cui asked Qin He.

"Is it almost done?" the nanny asked. "I'll send someone to ask."

Cui sighed in thought. This lightning strike was truly devastating. Just thinking about it made Cui very disappointed in Qin He. In the entire Great Yan Dynasty, she hadn't seen many people struck by lightning, yet Qin He had been struck by lightning.

Qin Han didn't stay long in the second room and left quickly.

Qin Han went to the main house again to inquire about the fields in the wilderness. Lady Qin Yanhou looked at this fourth concubine's daughter and dismissed her with a few words. The heir's wife smiled after she left.

Jiang and Lin prepared dinner to entertain the two married young ladies. Before leaving, Qin Han asked, "Sister-in-law, when will we harvest the melons? I'll have my husband go help, and Jiang Shen can also take something."

(End of this chapter)