Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life

Chapter 683 - 672: The Cuckolded Prince

In the end, Lin Jingxian still failed to obtain the stewardship from Ye Qiu because of this matter. She knew the estrangement of three years couldn’t be eliminated in a short period of time and could only comfort herself to take things slowly.

But she was also acutely aware that things were not as easy as she had initially thought.

After Lin Jingxian left, Ye Qiu took out a note from the base of the Brass Buddha Statue, immediately destroyed it after reading, and replaced it with another one, with only four words written on it: "Lin Jingxian returns, Crown Prince buys office."

The next day, at 5:45 AM, Ye Heng arrived punctually at his courtyard to have a meal together with him, and not long after, Lin Jingxian brought Ye Ling and Ye Ming over as well.

Ye Heng curiously looked at the twins, and the twins also curiously gazed at him and Ye Qiu, their Father.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother." Ye Heng bowed respectfully.

Seeing Ye Heng, who was the spitting image of Ye Qiu, and then looking at the twins, who bore no resemblance to Ye Qiu, Lin Jingxian felt dazed and even somewhat panicked.

"Rise." She knew that Ye Heng was highly favored by Ye Qiu, so she dared not make things difficult for him.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." After speaking, Ye Heng retreated to Ye Qiu’s side and said no more.

"Go, you two go and greet your Father." Lin Jingxian gently instructed the twins.

Although the twins were young, they might not be able to keep a secret, so Lin Jingxian had not disclosed their true identity to them. Therefore, the twins were full of anticipation and admiration for Ye Qiu, a father of whom they had little impression.

"Lingling, Ming’er, greet your Father." Although the two little ones did not resemble Ye Qiu, they had inherited Lin Jingxian’s good looks, and being so young, they appeared especially adorable.

Ye Qiu was originally holding a grudge against them, but seeing them so innocently and endearingly addressing him as Father, he found himself unable to bring himself to act harshly towards them.

However, the pain that their biological father and Lin Jingxian had caused him was truly unforgivable. He might not deal with them, but he hoped they would grow up with the right attitude!

"Hmm, all good children." Ye Qiu said gently, it was just a shame they didn’t have a good father or a good mother.

"Father, why haven’t you come to see me and brother?" Ye Ling stood up and asked Ye Qiu with a clear voice.

Ye Ming, being very outgoing, stood by Ye Qiu’s side and even grinned at Ye Heng.

Ye Heng looked at him, fully aware that they weren’t Ye Qiu’s biological children, but he didn’t say anything, only smiling back, which made Ye Ming even happier.

Ye Qiu patiently answered Ye Ling’s question: "You and your mother have been unwell, your mother fears that seeing too many people would affect your condition, so she didn’t let your Father see you."

Upon hearing Ye Qiu say this, Lin Jingxian suddenly panicked because she realized that her reasons were somewhat untenable. No matter how unwell Lingling and Ming’er were, Ye Qiu was, after all, their "rightfully honored" father. How could it be that they shouldn’t see him?

No wonder Ye Qiu was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with her. Perhaps it was because she prevented him from seeing the two children? So could she use Ming’er and Lingling as a pretext to retrieve the stewardship?

The more Lin Jingxian thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case, and then she schemed in her heart. However, after yesterday’s failure, she felt she needed to take it slow so as not to further displease Ye Qiu.

Ye Ling, after all, was only three years old and didn’t quite understand Ye Qiu’s reply. She just mumbled an "oh" vaguely, and then cheerfully threw herself onto Ye Qiu’s lap.

Ye Qiu did not expect her to be so affectionate towards him and was surprised, offering a supportive gesture. However, Ye Ling was already used to it as she normally played like this with Lin Jingxian. In her mind, Father was just like Little Lu’s daddy, someone who would love her just like Little Lu’s daddy loved Little Lu.

As for Ye Ming, he was not as bold as his twin sister and shyly looked at Ye Qiu and Ye Heng.

Ye Qiu affectionately stroked his head and then ordered the servant to serve the dishes.

Despite feeling slightly annoyed at the two children getting close to Ye Qiu, Lin Jingxian managed to hold back her frustration, considering the schemes she had in mind.

"Prince, allow me to serve you the dishes," Lin Jingxian hesitated for a moment before putting aside her pride and said.

"No need," Ye Qiu’s voice was somewhat cold, "Little Lu will do just fine."

Lin Jingxian’s chopsticks paused mid-air, then she took a turn to pick up a crab roe bun for Ye Heng, smiling gently and kindly: "Here, Heng’er, take one and eat more."

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Ye Heng looked at her with surprise, dutifully thanking her, but he did not touch the crab roe bun on his plate.

Lin Jingxian felt that she had lost face in front of the servants today, so her smile became a bit deeper towards Ye Heng: "Why aren’t you eating?"

Ye Heng looked at her, finding her smile somewhat peculiar, but still obediently replied: "Mother, I can’t eat crab."

"Is that so?" Lin Jingxian expressed surprise, "Why?"

"It’s what Uncle Imperial Physician said, that I would get sick if I eat crab."

Lin Jingxian had a thought in mind. She knew that some people couldn’t eat seafood like shrimp and crab; they would break out in rashes upon eating it, and some could even suffer difficulty breathing. There were even cases where people lost their lives because they were not treated in time. Was Ye Heng also like this?

"This was my oversight; I didn’t realize you couldn’t eat these foods. I will pick something else for you," Lin Jingxian seemed determined today to act the part of a good wife and mother in front of Ye Qiu, attending to Ye Heng, whom she didn’t usually favor, with great enthusiasm.

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

However, Ye Qiu’s frown deepened: "Enough, we don’t have a rule here to keep thanking each other. Eat your own food. At this rate, when will we finish eating?"

Ye Qiu was ostensibly talking about Ye Heng, but Lin Jingxian knew that he was actually referring to her, making her feel resentful inside.

Without Lin Jingxian causing trouble, the breakfast was quickly finished, and Ye Qiu was ready to leave with Ye Heng.

Ye Ling and Ye Ming hurried over, pulling at the hem of Ye Qiu’s robe: "Father, where are you and big brother going? We want to go too."

Facing the two innocent children, Ye Qiu didn’t have the heart to be too harsh and knelt down: "Your big brother is going to school, and Father is going off to make money. Can you be good and stay at home?"

"Can’t we go too? Lingling will be very obedient," said little Ye Ling, looking a bit aggrieved.

And Ye Ming jumped in saying: "Ming’er also wants to go to school. I want to go with big brother."

"No," Ye Qiu directly refused them, "The places Father has to go are not for children, and as for Ming’er, your school is not the same as your big brother’s. In a few days, Father will take you to your uncle’s place."

"No, I want to go with big brother." Hearing what Ye Qiu said, Ye Ming suddenly started to cry and fuss, no longer clinging to Ye Qiu but instead turning to hug Ye Heng.

"Be obedient," Ye Qiu said in a more stern tone, "This is your mother’s decision. Let your mother explain it to you."

With these words, leaving behind the children’s tearful, hopeful gazes, Ye Qiu went away with Ye Heng.