Double Transmigration: Many Children, Many Blessings, Conquering Fairy Tales and Reality

In a corner of the banquet hall, Cinderella's stepmother whispered the truth to Qin Hao.

"Mr. Qin, you should have noticed it just now as well. This girl seems to be carrying some kind of extremely evil and special curse."

Almost everyone who sees her, or even just makes eye contact with her, experiences an uncontrollable surge of desire to abuse and torture.

A flicker of barely concealed fear flashed in the stepmother's eyes.

"This feeling is impossible to guard against. Even the kindest person can turn into a devil if they spend too much time with her."

"Oh?"

Qin Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and pressed for an answer.

"Does the lady know the origin of this strange curse?"

The stepmother shook her head in confusion:

"I'm not too sure either. When my daughter and I married into this family, the situation wasn't too serious yet."

If I had to say who in this world knows the inside story of this matter, it would probably only be my husband, Cinderella's biological father.

But unfortunately... he's gone mad.

"Are you crazy?"

"That's right, he's completely gone mad. It seems to be related to the curse on Cinderella."

The stepmother sighed.

"He had been affected by that curse for years and lost his mind a few years ago."

He might know the reason behind this, but he can't even speak a normal sentence now.

"I see, thank you for clearing up your confusion, Madam."

Qin Hao nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing that Qin Hao was not frightened by the terrifying curse, but instead looked thoughtful.

The shrewd stepmother's eyes darted around, and she asked tentatively with a smile:

"Mr. Qin, judging from your expression, could it be... that you're interested in our family's girl?"

Qin Hao glanced at the girl not far away, who kept her head down and was covered in furnace ash, then looked at the woman in front of him who was avoiding his stepdaughter like the plague. A smile of interest curved his lips.

"Of course. I just tried it, and her curse has no effect on me."

If you don't mind, I'd like to hire her as a personal maid at my estate.

"That's wonderful!"

Upon hearing this, Cinderella's stepmother was so excited she almost jumped for joy and agreed without hesitation.

She dreamed of throwing this "jinx" out of the house, a man who could drive her crazy at any moment.

To prevent the curse from one day spreading completely to them and ruining their lives for the rest of their days.

If she hadn't been afraid of the potential consequences of throwing Cinderella out, she would have done it long ago.

Now that someone has taken over, she couldn't be happier.

And so, the two of them readily agreed to a verbal agreement on the spot.

"Since it's settled, after the banquet tonight, I hope to visit your husband, the businessman, at his home."

Qin Hao made a request.

"Firstly, I want to meet your husband, and secondly, it's always best to have a formal contract for employment."

"No problem, Mr. Qin, you can see me for as long as you want!"

The stepmother agreed without hesitation.

After reaching an agreement, the stepmother walked back to her two biological daughters with a beaming smile.

When the two haughty stepsisters heard that the annoying Cinderella was about to be taken away and leave their family forever, they immediately revealed extremely happy and sarcastic smiles.

Having resolved the issue of Cinderella's fate, Qin Hao temporarily put aside his worries and continued chatting with other nobles and merchants at the banquet, expanding his network of connections in the other world.

Then, as the banquet was drawing to a close and the atmosphere in the hall was at its most lively, the event took place.

A series of extremely crisp tapping sounds suddenly rang out from the center of the hall—"Ding, read Chapter 26: The Verbal Contract and the Countdown to the Royal Ball, and start today's exciting chapter. Ding, ding."

The melodious court music abruptly stopped, and the eyes of all the nobles and merchants instantly converged on the curved staircase on the second floor, which was covered with red velvet.

The host of the banquet—the Earl, dressed in a magnificent velvet robe and sporting an exquisite mustache—finally made his formal appearance, surrounded by several fully armed knights.

He walked down the steps with ease, stood on the high platform at the front of the hall, and raised the pure gold goblet filled with scarlet wine to everyone.

"Distinguished gentlemen and charming ladies!"

The count's voice was loud and captivating.

"Thank you all for coming to my castle tonight."

This toast is to our great Kingdom of Ossi, and to everyone present for your outstanding contributions to the kingdom's prosperity! Cheers!

"Homage to the Earl! Homage to the Kingdom!"

The audience raised their glasses in response, and the atmosphere became lively with toasts and laughter.

The count took an elegant sip of red wine, then raised his hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet.

A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on his face. He deliberately lowered his voice and kept the audience in suspense:

"Actually, besides sharing fine wine, I also have a very special mission to fulfill in inviting you all here tonight."

Just yesterday, a messenger from the capital arrived at me personally, carrying a top-secret decree bearing His Majesty's personal wax seal…”

Upon hearing the words "top secret decree," the air in the hall instantly fell silent, and everyone subconsciously softened their breathing.

Merchants were secretly worried about whether wartime taxes would be increased again, while nobles speculated about whether a terrible change had occurred in the power structure of the capital.

Seeing the tense expressions on everyone's faces, the count burst into laughter, suddenly opened his arms, and loudly announced this extremely exciting news:

"Please do not be alarmed! This is a momentous occasion! Our prince has now officially come of age!"

His Majesty the King has issued a decree to hold a grand three-day celebration in the capital in a month!

At that time, all eligible girls in the kingdom will be invited to participate, and His Highness the Prince will personally choose one of them as his future queen at the ball!

The count paused, his gaze sweeping across the room with intense intensity.

"I hope that the nobles and merchants present can recommend some girls of superior appearance and character, whom I will arrange to participate in the future royal celebrations!"

Upon hearing this news, the entire banquet hall instantly erupted in excitement!

Cinderella's stepmother's two daughters were so excited that they trembled and immediately showed expressions of ecstatic joy.

If you were chosen by the Earl to attend the ball, and if the Prince took a liking to you and you became his wife, that would be like rising from the ashes to become a phoenix, completely transcending social classes!

At this moment, Qin Hao, standing at the edge of the crowd, roughly understood the real reason why the Earl had gone to such lengths to host this banquet.

Clearly, the count wanted to take this opportunity to personally select and package a group of beautiful women and send them to the capital, thereby deepening his relationship with the royal family.

After all, he is already an earl, so if he could recommend a future queen...

He would then undoubtedly become a benefactor of the maternal relatives, and his power would surely rise even higher in the future.

Immediately, many merchants who wanted to curry favor with the powerful brought their daughters to the count's butler to recommend themselves, hoping to get a spot to attend the celebration.

Although most people in the hall were extremely enthusiastic about it, Qin Hao didn't care at all.

"Logically speaking, this prince who is about to choose a bride should be the male protagonist in the original fairy tale."

Qin Hao swirled the wine in his glass, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

However, judging from the strange "curse" on Cinderella, this fairy tale is definitely not as harmonious and beautiful as depicted in the book.

The royal family celebration a month later will definitely be the center of a storm.