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

Chapter 284 Rare Spirit Melon

During the meal, Qin Tan and Zhu Shi watched Qin Lang with a cheerful expression.

Zhu didn't know what Qin Lang was so happy about so early in the morning. Remembering something, she smiled and said, "Qin He came back with us yesterday. Guess how many melons Qin Yan gave Qin He?"

Qin Tan was in a good mood these past few days and didn't mind guessing: "Two ordinary watermelons."

"No way?" Qin Lang paused, picking up some pickled vegetables with his chopsticks. He looked at Qin Tan and Zhu Shi and said, "Qin He runs a shop with the eldest son's family. Their relationship is different from ours. They should be given a few more watermelons."

Qin Lang meant to give them ordinary watermelons.

Spirit melons are rare items and are not given away casually. Qin He and the eldest son's wife were favored by the heir Qin Yan and Lady Qin Yan because they ran a business together.

A Ling melon? Not quite there.

At most, the eldest son would cut a small piece of the spirit melon and share it with Qin He. It was absolutely unacceptable to bring her a whole spirit melon. The spirit melon had a high yield, but it was grown mixed with ordinary watermelons, and each one eaten meant one less to be had.

"They gave us two melons," said Madam Zhu.

Qin Tan guessed correctly; he was well-versed in interpersonal relationships.

Zhu placed a vegetarian steamed bun on Qin Lang's plate and told them with a smile, "Qin He didn't want one."

Qin Lang stopped eating, finding it both unexpected and yet predictable. Qin Tan shook his head, unconcerned about these trivial matters. After finishing his meal, he took a few spirit melons, activated the teleportation array, and left.

After Qin Lang finished eating, he went to the Rong Prince's mansion. His illegitimate sons were waiting in the courtyard. There was still work to be done in the fields, and the illegitimate sons spontaneously offered to help with the farm work, which could also be considered as a kind of training in the wild land.

Qin Lang hesitated, "I want to go to my sister's house first."

The illegitimate sons blinked. "Which sister's family?"

Considering that their third wife married far away, it couldn't be the third wife, so it must be Qin Bi from the fourth wife. Qin Lang is going to the Rong Prince's Mansion, so it wouldn't be appropriate for them to go with him, would it?

"Let's go to the place where the Ministry of Revenue has set up the teleportation array and wait there," said a concubine's son.

Qin Lang nodded: "I'll be right back."

When Lady Jiang heard that Qin Lang had gone to the Rong King's mansion, she went with him.

Qin Bi had just finished breakfast, and Rong Yang was already munching on a spirit melon early in the morning. The little dumpling was still asleep when Prince Rong led his advisors to the desolate lands. He always made sure to check on the farmland his wife and children cultivated.

The sun is scorching in the wilderness, so it's not advisable for Prince Rong to take his little dumpling there.

With Qin Bi at home, Prince Rong had some free time.

"I also want to go to the wilderness with my father," Rong Yang said in a childish voice, taking a bite of melon.

"We'll go later, mother and son," Qin Bi coaxed him.

The child nodded: "Okay."

When Jiang and Qin Lang arrived, Qin Bi invited them to sit down in the courtyard.

Jiang immediately gossiped to Qin Bi: "You didn't know, did you? The eldest son's family gave Qin He two ordinary watermelons, but Qin He didn't want them. I was wondering why Qin He was so sick yesterday and didn't go back. She probably wanted the spirit watermelon."

"Even nobles and royalty have to spend demon beast crystals to buy a spirit melon. Qin He really dares to think that way." Qin Bi sneered, "She probably thinks she has a lot of face and that she deserves to get a spirit melon."

Jiang said irritably, "Qin Han also wants to take a spirit melon."

Qin Bi was surprised, but she didn't know what to say. Qin Han and she were both concubine daughters of the fourth branch of the family, and their status in the fourth branch was the same. Even if she didn't like Qin Han, she couldn't say anything about Qin Han.

Qin Lang asked in surprise, "You asked me for the spirit melon?"

After she said too much, Madam Jiang quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Don't tell anyone else when you get out." Qin Lang disapproved: "Qin Han is really something."

Jiang told him not to say anything, but Qin Lang, though disapproving, still agreed.

Jiang and Qin Lang came to gossip about Qin Bi. After they finished talking, they didn't stay long and got up to leave. Qin Lang was in a hurry to go to the Ministry of Revenue to set up the teleportation array and meet up with the third branch of the concubine's sons.

Jiang was going back to her parents' home to prepare what she needed to bring.

Lin also returned to her parents' home. She sent several of the melons she harvested in the wilderness to her parents' home. Both of their families were cultivation families, so bringing spirit melons to their parents' home would surely be welcomed. However, spirit melons are rare, so they had to visit in a low-key manner.

After seeing Jiang Shi and Qin Lang off, Qin Bi went to the bedroom to check if the little dumpling had woken up. The child was still asleep. Qin Bi returned to the courtyard, took a sip of tea, and pondered. In ancient times, even in a fictional world of cultivation, a concubine's daughter was still a concubine's daughter.

If a child born out of wedlock wants to live a life of wealth and luxury, he must be very ambitious and calculating.

Since transmigrating, Qin He has been used to everything going smoothly, so she has become more and more ambitious. Don't think that others haven't noticed; Qin He aspires to become the pride of the Marquis's mansion, a position reserved for the eldest daughter of the Marquis's family.

A concubine's daughter can become a prodigy, but it is extremely difficult.

Cultivating immortality is no easy feat.

This fictional world of cultivation is called cultivation, but in reality, cultivation is difficult. At the very least, cultivation resources are scarce. The kind of power Qin Bi imagined—the ability to summon wind and rain, to turn beans into soldiers—is impossible.

I've only heard of it, never seen it.

Qin He had obtained spiritual food too easily in the past, so she underestimated the value of spiritual melons. High-level demonic beasts are ferocious, and killing one is not easy. Obtaining a high-level demonic beast crystal would require an unknown amount of effort.

Buying a spirit melon from the immortal sect requires two high-level demon beast crystals. How could Qin Yan possibly give Qin He a spirit melon for free? Qin He thought she deserved a spirit melon, but that wasn't right.

What she thought was just what she thought.

Sigh, Qin Bi sighed. Ever since she learned about her relationship with the Half-Immortal Realm, her battle qi value had been increasing rapidly, and she could now clearly feel that the killing intent of her battle qi had weakened.

Just like the Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud Advancement, you're given a powerful start, but afterwards you have to start from scratch and cultivate step by step.

The little dumpling woke up, and Qin Bi carried the little one to play in the yard. Rong Yang set up his small desk, picked up a brush and started writing. The old woman brought over some steamed egg custard, and Qin Bi scooped some out to feed the little one.

The steamed egg custard was soft and tender. Don't underestimate the eggs; they were laid by a spirit plant chicken. Qin Bi didn't even ask about the few demon beast crystals they contained.

After feeding the little dumpling a few bites, Qin Bi picked up the child, took a small spoonful of egg custard, and leaned down: "Rong Yang, here's a bite for you."

Rong Yang raised her little head, opened her mouth, and Qin Bi poured the egg custard into her mouth. The child chewed on the custard, and then looked at the little dumpling Rong Chi, who was waving her little hands happily.

As long as it's not a food hog, Qin Bi went back and continued to scoop up egg custard to feed Rong Chi.

Rong Chi took a bite, then pointed at his brother.

Qin Bi fed Rong Yang a small spoonful of egg custard. Rong Yang took a bite and then held a pen to write. The little guy hadn't been to the Duke of Yan's mansion for a long time. The Duchess of Yan sent people to pick him up several times, but Rong Yang didn't go. She only sent a few spirit melons over.

Qin Bi didn't want to ask, lest the child feel that she was sending him back to the Duke of Yan's mansion.

"Princess Consort," the old woman said, "there is also a bowl of steamed egg custard."

The Crown Prince had specifically instructed that both young princes should have steamed egg custard. Rong Yang was a little older than Rong Chi, but was only a little over a year old. Rong Jun had no intention of taking away Rong Yang's portion of steamed egg custard.

The Rong prince, who was widowed and childless, doted on his children, cherishing them dearly.

After Qin Bi finished feeding the two children, Prince Rong returned from the desolate lands.

(End of this chapter)