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

Qin Bi: "..."

She didn't recognize any of these women. Since marrying Rong Jun, she had never left the mansion to attend banquets or anything like that. She was too distracted to handle it. Later, when she became pregnant, Rong Jun protected her like the apple of his eye and didn't want her to worry about these things.

Qin Bi was dumbfounded when people offered her gifts so enthusiastically.

Qin Bi hesitated whether to invite the Rong King's concubine to entertain the guests, but felt it was inappropriate. Although she was not keen on learning how to manage the household, it was still somewhat unsuitable to invite the Rong King's concubine to entertain the guests.

Qin Bi was conflicted. Lin Yao saw this, came over, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "You're too kind, ladies."

"No, not at all," said a lady wearing a white demon beast cloak. "We just caught a demon beast at home. The meat is very fresh and perfect for hot pot in winter. You all go ahead with your work, I'll go home and prepare the hot pot."

The lady greeted the others, grabbed the edge of her cloak, and went down the steps to leave.

The other women also had things to do. As the matriarchs of their households, they didn't want to waste such a beautiful day with snow falling. They enjoyed the snow, prepared delicious food, and hosted a banquet for relatives and friends. So, they all said their goodbyes and returned home.

Who would have thought that the snow only fell in this area and not elsewhere?

This is quite remarkable. To be able to summon such a heavy snowfall, the summoning artifact must be at least of the first rank. The various prefectures benefited from this and were naturally grateful, and were happy to curry favor with this Princess Rong.

I've never seen this before; the Crown Prince Rong dotes on his wife.

"Princess Consort Rong," a lady said, "come visit our residence when the weather gets warmer."

The ladies were not familiar with Qin Bi, and some were even seeing her for the first time. However, since the Crown Prince's wife was mentally unstable and her lifespan was shortened, the heads of each household knew that they dared not invite anyone to their homes on snowy days.

The Crown Prince of Rong was destined to be widowed and childless, and many of the female relatives of court officials were known for their love for their wives and children.

Qin Bi wasn't familiar with the person, so she naturally wouldn't take their casual invitation seriously.

Qin Bi smiled and said, "Okay."

After everyone left, Lin Yao instructed the maids and servants to take all the monster meat and other things back to the manor. There was quite a lot of stuff. The surrounding area was inhabited by cultivation families and noble families, and they were very generous.

Since the Crown Prince Rong was away from the palace, Lin Yao figured that the Crown Princess shouldn't waste her energy dealing with the household affairs, so she decided to go back to the palace with him. Lin Yao was worried that the Crown Princess was indecisive, while the Crown Prince's concubine had always wanted to manage the household.

Lin Yao stepped into the Prince's mansion. His pupils contracted as he looked at the heavy snow falling from the Prince's courtyard. Looking at the ground, he was amazed to see that even after working outside the mansion for half an hour, the snow inside had already piled up like this.

Well, Lin Yao didn't have time to deal with the household chores. He called for people to quickly clear away the snow and shovel a path. The temperature dropped sharply after the snowfall, and the snow became slippery when trampled.

"Why are you hugging Xue?" Qin Bi couldn't help but ask.

While directing the guards to collect the clean snow, Lin Yao replied, "We can plant vegetables in winter. The rain and snow carrying good fortune and auspicious clouds can be collected, making it easier to grow spiritual vegetables."

Qin Bi: "..."

The snow was still falling inside the manor, so there was no rush to clear it away. Lin Yao quickly went to the manor gate to work again after clearing the way.

Even the staff wanted to plant something, so they all took pots and such and went to collect snow. Anyway, they wouldn't go blind. It was lively outside the mansion gate. Other mansions that were far away and hadn't had snow came to collect snow after hearing the news.

Qin Bi didn't care anymore. Let it be. After so many years of transmigration, especially since she was reborn, Qin Bi had never known that snow had to be collected and scooped up in baskets. That was impressive enough.

Qin Bi was at home directing the cook to braise spicy spirit bird ducks. With such a lively occasion today, one spirit bird duck was definitely not enough, so she ordered the guards to go to the estate to catch twenty more spirit bird ducks.

Boil water in the kitchen and prepare the ducks.

The monster meat was also cut up; it would be used in the hot pot later. Someone had also brought over a few shrimp—not many, but enough to satisfy the children's cravings. They gave them to the cook to stir-fry a plate of shrimp. Once the hot pot was ready, Qin Bi sent a guard to call Rong Yang and the young prince.

After cuddling with the snow for a while, the little prince, carrying the little dumpling, returned to the manor with Rong Yang.

Upon entering, the young prince was overjoyed: "The snow in the manor is so thick! I need to talk to the Crown Princess and ask her to carry some snow with me. We can plant a huge vegetable garden!"

Before Rong Yang could say anything, the little dumpling said, "Little Prince, take care of the child and let him hug Xue."

The little prince was stunned for a moment, then looked at the little dumpling he was holding so tightly he almost dropped it, and exclaimed happily, "Oh my, it wasn't all for nothing! Little brother Rongchi, you're so kind. I've planted some spiritual vegetables to share with you."

Rong Chi said, "Okay."

Rong Yang said nothing more, and the children returned to the prince's courtyard, enjoying the snow scene.

Qin Bi called the child over to have hot pot to warm up. When she got to the little prince, she took the little dumpling from him and touched him. The child was warm and hadn't gotten cold.

"I'm not cold," said the little dumpling Rong Chi. "The snow in the manor is clean and plentiful. Let's get some for the little prince."

Qin Bi readily agreed: "Eat something first, Your Highness, warm up a bit. It's still snowing in Xiaoyuntuan, no rush. Once you're warmed up, you can hug the snow if you want."

The little prince was happy. While Qin Bi held the baby, he busied himself preparing hot pot ingredients for Rong Yang.

Before long, Qin Lang and Qin Tan returned. They were stunned to see the thick layer of snow covering the mansion. Then they went to the Prince's courtyard to discuss with Qin Bi, and they also gathered some snow before leaving.

Qin Bi found it amusing and nodded: "Go ahead and hug me."

Qin Lang had a small "Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud," so he should gather some snow to take back to the fields. Qin Bi went out of the house to take a look and worried that the "Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud" was getting smaller and smaller, so she told it to just let it rain a little less.

The rain and snow subsided, but the atmosphere for eating hot pot was still quite nice.

Qin Bi sent someone to the Qin Yan Marquis's residence to invite Qin Di and Madam He. It was snowing here, but not at the Qin Yan Marquis's residence. When Qin Di and Madam He arrived, they were surprised to see the snow all over the ground.

The staff and guards had all returned to the mansion. Qin Bi went to the storeroom where the spiritual vegetables were stored, picked out the ones that wouldn't keep and whose leaves were wilted, and called Lin Yao over to move them to make a hot pot.

Lin Yao cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Princess Consort."

The guards and staff also received a share of the braised spirit bird duck. As for the Rong King, Qin Bi had no idea how to distribute it, so Lin Yao offered some spirit vegetables and a braised spicy spirit bird duck.

As soon as the Rong King saw the food, he knew it was the chief strategist's idea. The portions of the ingredients were too carefully calculated, enough for only a few people. It was impossible to share with the illegitimate sons and daughters.

It was snowing, and several nearby restaurants were having hot pot, creating a lively atmosphere.

Some even invited close friends to enjoy the snow together.

By the time Qin He found out, the little cloud dumplings had already stopped summoning snow.

Qin He's first reaction was: "This snow was summoned by my luck."

Prince Xue: "..."

Qin He turned her head, looked at Xue Shizi's expression, and asked, "Don't you believe that the snow was summoned by my luck?" (End of this chapter)