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

Chapter 328 She's already cheating!
Cui asked pointedly, "Do you think Prince Xue would be happy to hear you mention becoming Prince He's concubine?"

Qin He panicked: "My relationship with Prince He is completely innocent."

Cui glanced at Qin He with disdain. Wasn't that obvious? If she wasn't innocent, Qin He wouldn't have become the Crown Prince's wife. The powerful Crown Prince was destined to be widowed and childless; Qin He wasn't so lucky! Who wouldn't believe her innocence?

Isn't this because she couldn't marry Prince He, so she married Prince Xue instead?

“You are already married,” Cui reminded him. “If we bring up the matter of almost becoming Prince He’s concubine again, Prince Xue will feel uneasy. It’s best not to mention it unless necessary.”

“I didn’t mean to bring this up either.” Qin He frowned. “Isn’t this about vying for luck and fortune? I’ve thought about it. Qin Bi’s good fortune started when she married Prince He. She’s been on a winning streak ever since she got married.”

Qin He was extremely jealous and filled with hatred.

If it weren't for the issue of the equal wife, Qin Bi wouldn't have made a scene, and there wouldn't have been the talk of divorcing and marrying the Rong prince. Thinking about it now, I regret it. It was her luck and fortune that helped Qin Bi and gave her a cheat code.

Qin He stomped her feet, furious that someone had stolen her luck and fortune.

Cui couldn't be as angry as Qin He. Qin He's thinking seemed reasonable, but it was actually a case of blaming the victim. If Cui were Qin He's biological mother, it would be a different story, but Cui wasn't, and she understood.

"Qin He." Madam Cui picked up her teacup, took another sip, and said, "You're good. Others can live well too. You can't want everything and not allow others to live well. Your so-called 'stealing your luck and fortune' is just your opinion. You're born out of wedlock, so how much luck and fortune can you have? Maybe Qin Bi doesn't care to steal. Your luck and fortune are not as good as Qin Bi's."

"Mother, why are you favoring Qin Bi?" Qin He cried out.

Cui slammed her hand on the table and scolded, "I just don't understand, Qin He, you always say that others are stealing your luck and fortune when they do well. What's wrong with you? You can't be shameless."

Qin He burst into tears: "Mother, why do you swear so rudely?"

"You should run your shop and manage your Prince's residence properly." Madam Cui stood up, also angry, and coldly glared at Qin He: "Don't keep blaming others for stealing your luck and fortune. How many times have you been fixated on Qin Bi? She's the only one among the Marquis's sisters who's successful, and you can't stand her. You're jealous of her success. If Qin Bi's marriage to Prince He stole your luck and fortune, then even if it weren't for you, Qin Bi and Prince He would have been engaged sooner or later, and she would have become the wife of the Duke of Yan's heir. You interfered, the marriage didn't happen, and Qin Bi's marriage was delayed again and again. Even if that stole your luck and fortune, it's your own fault."

Qin He wanted to refute, saying that it wasn't like that and that it was unreasonable.

However, Cui interrupted her and continued, "Qin Bi is destined to be the wife of the heir of the Duke of Yan's mansion. It's because of you that the marriage has been delayed again and again. It's good that no one is angry with you for getting married and then divorcing. You're still whining here."

Qin He was so overwhelmed by Cui's teasing that she felt dizzy and almost couldn't catch her breath.

Tears welled up in Qin He's eyes, and she cried out, "Mother, you can't say that to me. It's clear that Qin Bi stole my luck and fortune. Instead of taking my side, you're siding with Qin Bi."

“You have a perfectly good life, why come here to make trouble?” Cui said. “Do you think I’ll let you act like this? Stealing luck and fortune, you think you can? If you go out and tell others, they’ll think you’re crazy.”

Qin He felt wronged, her face covered in tears, but Cui ignored her.

Qin He wiped away her tears, sobbing, and took her leave.

As soon as Qin He left, the old woman said, "Madam, could it be that Miss Qin He's luck and fortune were stolen by that person?"

“Snatching luck and fortune? It’s not that easy.” Cui sighed, resting her elbow on the table. “If luck and fortune can be snatched, it’s because Qin He is incompetent. Besides, who knows what Qin He is up to.”

Qin He had a lot of ulterior motives; don't think Cui Shi didn't see through them.

In the fourth courtyard, Qin Lang was running errands for Madam He. Entering the main hall, Qin Lang said, "Fourth Aunt, Qin He has left. She must have cried; her eyes are red. I reckon Second Aunt scolded her." "She just got back and has already come to the Marquis's residence twice," Madam He said. "What is Qin He up to this time?"

"We caught the spirit bird duck, but Qin He's team didn't." Qin Lang sat down and said, "They probably said that Sister Qin Bi stole her luck again. Qin He has this problem."

Jiang and Lin, who were talking to He, smiled and agreed.

"Qin He is very competitive and likes to compare herself with Qin Bi." Madam Jiang said with a smile, "Qin He wasn't like this before. Ever since Qin Bi got married, Qin He has always been picking on Qin Bi."

Madam Lin teased Qin He, making light of the situation: "Qin He wanted to be the wife of the heir of the Duke of Yan's mansion, but unfortunately, she wasn't destined for it. Qin Bi became the heir's wife, and Qin He is probably going crazy with jealousy. Now Qin Bi is the wife of the heir of the Rong family, and Qin He is so distraught that she's lost her mind. She keeps blaming others for stealing her luck and fortune. If you ask me, she's not as fortunate as our Qin Bi. If her luck and fortune were truly stolen, she might not be doing as well as she is now."

Jiang laughed in agreement, "The duck is getting impatient because it hasn't caught the spirit bird."

As soon as Madam Jiang finished speaking, everyone in the room burst into laughter. In the past, Prince He favored Qin He and made Qin Bi suffer in every way. Prince Rong had not yet decided on a consort, so the fourth branch of the family had no one to rely on.

Things are different now.

As they were talking, Prince He arrived, and Qin Lang welcomed him into the main hall.

After meeting Lady He, Prince He chatted with her for a few moments and then asked, "Didn't Rong Yang come?"

Without giving it much thought, Madam He replied, "She didn't come."

Prince He did not stay long, and left after a short while. He returned to the Duke of Yan's mansion, where He Yan played the zither in the bleak autumn wind. The music was gentle, yet carried a murderous aura. He Yan then got up and went to his study to handle state affairs.

He Zu went to the study to find He Shizi: "Rong Yang doesn't come to our Duke's mansion."

He Yan said, "I didn't raise him, so he's not close to me."

“We’ll coax them back,” He Zu said.

He Yan remained silent. He didn't know how to coax a child, just like he didn't know how to coax Qin Bi. Marriage was a divorce, a decision he would regret for the rest of his life. He shouldn't have been so sure that no one in the entire Great Yan would dare to marry Qin Bi.

When Rong Jun married Qin Bi, it was too late for He Yan to find out.

Why did you have to hold a grudge against Qin Bi in the first place?

He Yan closed his eyes, suppressing his emotions. What's done is done, and there's no going back.

He Zu sat in the chair sighing. He couldn't figure out his cousin's thoughts, but He Yan only had Rong Yang as his son, so it was impossible for him not to care. But why was he being pushed further and further away?

In the Rong Prince's mansion, Rong Yang followed the Crown Prince out, carrying the little one as well.

Qin Bi looked at Rong Jun and the child on horseback: "Where are you going?"

Rong Jun rode his horse, carrying two children who were behaving themselves. The man looked at Qin Bi and said, "The Emperor has bestowed fertile land upon us. I'll take the children to see it. Let's go back now; I'll be back soon."

(End of this chapter)