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

Chapter 354 Trying to Save Some Face

"In my opinion," Qin Bi said, tossing away the melon seed shells, "Rong Yang did the right thing, there's nothing wrong with it. He can do whatever he wants in his own home. Qin He, don't get me wrong, the heir of the Duke of Yan's mansion protects you, but I will only protect my Rong Yang."

"You've come to the wrong person. Do you think I'd show any mercy to a woman?"

The fifth wife of Qin Yanhou's mansion flicked her handkerchief and exclaimed, "Oh dear, there's no need to say that last part. If Qin Bi continues, Qin He will be labeled a fickle and promiscuous woman."

She always expects men to protect her wherever she goes, and she's gotten used to it.

When she was wronged, she would find someone to stand up for her.

However, Rong Yang lost Qin He at the Duke of Yan's mansion, and Qin He went to the Marquis of Qin Yan's mansion to reason with Qin Bi. It has to be said that this was a last resort, and Qin Bi could only pretend to give Qin He an explanation.

I'm afraid the Crown Prince Rong won't agree.

As for Prince He, he was not sure. In the eyes of the Fifth Madam, even if Qin He was Prince He's childhood sweetheart and white moonlight, she could at most stop Rong Yang from protecting her, but it was hard to say what she would do beyond that.

"I didn't say Rong Yang was wrong either." Fifth Madam said, "What your eldest aunt meant was that Qin He is still family, and it was terribly embarrassing for her to be ordered to be thrown out of the mansion by a child in front of everyone."

Even the Fifth Madam felt ashamed just talking about it.

Qin He's face flushed red again: "It was Qin Bi who instigated Rong Yang. She must have said a lot of bad things about me to Rong Yang. Otherwise, why would Rong Yang hate me so much?"

Everyone pondered, "That's hard to say. Even if Qin Bi speaks ill of you in front of Rong Yang, what can you do? Besides, you've also spoken ill of Qin Bi in front of Fu Bao quite a bit."

Even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes. Qin He's younger sister is on Qin He's side, but she has no say in the matter.

Lady Qin Yanhou, along with the third and fifth wives, exchanged glances. In truth, they all knew that Qin He had run back to the Qin Yanhou residence after being wronged, hoping to rely on her family to avenge her.

However, nowadays, even the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion dares not let Qin Bi suffer any grievances.

Previously, Qin He excelled in everything, and Qin Bi suffered a lot of grievances because of Prince He. Qin He wanted to repeat her old tricks, but unfortunately, the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion would not do anything to Princess Rong.

Whoever has a softer temper will take a step back.

"How about..." The Fifth Madam was about to suggest that the young master Rong Yang should come to the Qin Yan Marquis's residence to apologize to Qin He, which would be a way to save face for Qin He.

Thinking of the dashing and spirited Prince Rong, the Fifth Madam shut her mouth; this was simply unacceptable.

There are no doors.

Second Madam Cui looked at her sister-in-law: "What else should we do?"

"It's nothing." The Fifth Madam was quick-witted and liked to go with the flow; she didn't cause trouble.

Madam Cui sighed, knowing that the news of Qin He being thrown out of the Yan State Duke's mansion would spread throughout the household within half a day. As the heir apparent of the Xue Prince's mansion, Qin He would lose face.

"How about this," said Madam Cui.

Everyone looked at Madam Cui. Qin He's younger sister said, "Mother, we can't let Sister Qin He suffer a loss. She has been wronged this time. Our Qin Yan Marquis's Mansion must do everything we can to save face for Sister Qin He."

The second madam glanced at her own eldest daughter, thinking, "That dim-witted girl, she's already made a fool of herself. If she wants to save face for Qin He, Rong Yang has to apologize, but Madam Cui knows that's impossible."

Anyone who dares to make Rong Yang apologize will be met with bloodshed by the Crown Prince Rong.

Even the Cui family, including Prince He, dared not gamble. The thoughts of powerful officials were unfathomable. Prince He had protected Qin He for years, but if he were to retract those protections, Qin He would suffer a terrible fate. Right now, a balance needed to be found.

The second wife pushed aside the obstructive eldest daughter, looked at Qin Bi, and discussed, "Qin Bi, how about this? Call Rong Yang over, and let her talk to Qin He about any grievances she may have. That would be a way to reconcile."

With the reconciliation resolved, Qin He managed to save face somewhat and could continue visiting the Duke of Yan's mansion.

Qin Bi was easy to talk to. She didn't say anything, so she picked up her tea and drank it. She said, "Rong Yang is at the Duke of Yan's mansion. If Second Aunt can call Rong Yang over, then go ahead and do so. I won't stop you."

Qin Bi may seem to be giving her face, but she's actually not giving her any at all.

Cui choked, Qin Bi was uncooperative, and glared at the unworthy Qin He. The second madam and the other ladies discussed it, and her idea was the gentlest, taking everyone's face into consideration.

Lady Qin Yanhou thought for a moment and nodded. Madam He drank her tea without participating.

The Qin Yan Marquis's residence sent someone to the Yan State Duke's residence to invite Rong Yang. Cui Shi had calculated that the Qin Yan Marquis's residence was Rong Yang's maternal grandparents' home, and the child would find it difficult to refuse. However, she overlooked one thing: this was the Yan State Duke's residence.

When Prince He saw the visitor, he asked, "What is it that requires Rong Yang to go?"

The person opened their mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Prince He said, "Rong Yang is busy."

The people sent by the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion were sent back. When they returned to the Qin Yan Marquis's mansion to see the ladies, the Qin Yan Marquis's wife felt that this matter was difficult to handle and that Qin He was afraid that she would have to suffer this injustice.

There's no other reason than that Prince He blocked the way, so who would dare to call Rong Yang?

Qin He relies on Prince He's favoritism. If she angers Prince He, she's finished!
Lady Qin Yanhou's eyelids twitched. At first, she thought that Prince He was unaware of Qin He's mistreatment, but now it seemed that he might be aware of it. Prince He was simply protecting his own child.

Some things are better to be seen than spoken.

It's Qin He who stubbornly insists on seeing Prince He to back her up. But what good will it do to see Prince He? Is Qin He so certain that Prince He would mistreat his own child for her sake?!
Lady Qin Yanhou glanced at Qin He, thinking, "She's still so stubborn."

"Young Master He certainly doesn't know that Rong Yang threw Sister Qin He out of the manor." Qin He's younger sister was also stubborn, and she exclaimed, "The person who went to fetch Rong Yang was really something. Why didn't they take the opportunity to tell Young Master He that Sister Qin He had been thrown out of the manor?"

The Fifth Madam couldn't hold back any longer: "He's just a servant, what right does he have to speak?"

"Sister Qin He is suffering because she can't see Prince He!" Qin He's younger sister stamped her foot. "If she had seen Prince He, she should have told him everything. Maybe he would have come to the Qin Yan Marquis's residence to see how Sister Qin He is doing."

Qin Bi was annoyed by the commotion, so she got up and called He Shi to leave.

The fourth branch of the family left, but Zhu from the third branch did not. Let's see what Cui will do about this.
Even though the second wife, Cui, was exceptionally shrewd, she was uncooperative, so her efforts were thwarted. In the end, having no other choice, she simply told Qin He to pack up and return to the Xue Prince's residence, pretending that nothing had happened.

When you see Princess Xue, you should talk and laugh as appropriate, but you absolutely must not mention being thrown out of the Duke of Yan's mansion.

Qin He cried bitterly, feeling wronged. No one was helping her; Cui Shi was also incompetent.

Back in the second courtyard, Madam Cui called Fu Bao to her side and told the young girl what had happened, saying that Qin He, the heir apparent of the Xue Prince's Mansion, could be replaced.

Fu Bao is, after all, a princess of the royal family. She is just spoiled and domineering, not ignorant.

Fu Bao nodded: "Grandma, I understand. I won't tell you when I get back."

(End of this chapter)