I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 722 - Chapter 722 Making Peace (1)

Chapter 722: Making Peace (1) Chapter 722: Making Peace (1) Editor: Atlas Studios When Qi Xiuyuan heard that the couple was so irresponsible in teaching their child, he was so angry that he scolded the two of them until they were covered in sweat.

After that, he felt that the dazedness from not sleeping the entire night had dissipated a lot, and his mind was clear again.

Even his body felt much better.

He did not expect that scolding people would have such an effect.

Qi Xiuyuan gave Qi Haoran and Mu Yangling one final glare before picking up Little Bear and saying, “Your uncles and aunts are probably already waiting.

Let’s go eat breakfast.” At this moment, the sun had already risen.

It was the latest breakfast Qi Xiuyuan had had since he ascended the throne.

Breakfast was placed in the side hall of the Hall of the Primal Beginning, and Zhu Qing and Zhu Feng had been waiting there for a long time.

They did not know what had happened in the palace, but seeing as the Emperor had yet to appear, they guessed that something had delayed them.

It was fine if the Emperor was nowhere to be seen, but the Empress, Haoran, and Zijin were nowhere to be seen either.

It seemed that this matter was not small.

Eldest Aunt Zhu looked at Madam Xia worriedly.

The sisters-in-law of the Zhu family and the Xia family had suffered a lot.

She thought of her in-laws, who had been worried until the day they died, and sighed faintly.

She went forward to hold her hand and patted it comfortingly.

Just then, the emissary clapped from outside, and everyone immediately stood up.

Qi Xiuyuan walked in with Little Treasure and Little Bear on his left and right respectively.

Seeing Zhu Qing and the others kneeling down, he quickly let go of the two children’s hands and quickly took two steps to help them up.

He said with a smile, “Eldest Uncle, it’s just a family banquet.

You may dispense with the formalities.” Only then did Zhu Qing look up and smile gratefully.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Qi Xiuyuan smiled and waved at Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin behind him.

“Hurry up and greet your uncles.” Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin hurriedly brought Mu Yangling and Little Madam Xia forward to kowtow to Zhu Qing and the others.

Just as Zhu Qing was about to stop them, Qi Xiuyuan said, “Uncles, just accept it.

This is what they should do.” Zhu Qing loosened his grip, but he quickly helped them up after they kowtowed.

He said with a smile, “Alright, you may dispense with the rest for now.

You can come and kowtow to me again if you’re disobedient in the future.” He looked at Mu Yangling and Little Madam Xia and nodded in satisfaction.

“These are my nieces-in-law, right?

Good, good, good!” He looked at Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin in relief.

“If your grandparents know that you’ve started a family and have a flourishing career, they will definitely be gratified.

Now that you’re all grown up, you should know the responsibility of being a subject, a son, a husband, and a father.” Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin bowed and replied, “Yes.” Zhu Qing nodded and let Mu Yangling and Little Madam Xia meet the two aunts of the Zhu family.

Eldest Aunt Zhu took out three boxes and said, “These are the greeting gifts from your maternal grandfather and grandmother.” Qi Haoran clearly didn’t believe her.

How could his grandparents, who had long passed away, still prepare gifts for Ah Ling and the rest?

The expression on Qi Haoran’s face was too obvious, causing Eldest Aunt Zhu to glare at him.

“This was prepared for you and Zijin before you were born.

They’re jade bracelets made from the same piece of jade.

There are a total of five pairs.

Before your maternal grandfather passed away, he said to give one to your mother and aunt first.

On this side, the rest will be passed on to you cousins.” Hence, there was also a pair for Li Jinghua.

Eldest Aunt Zhu handed the box to them and explained with a smile, “Considering it’s not exquisite jade, you probably don’t care for it now.

It’s just a token of appreciation from your elders.” In that case, they didn’t dare to refuse the gift from the elders.

Moreover, seeing as this was prepared before Qi Haoran and the others were born, it enhanced the sentiments.

Even Li Jinghua took the box respectfully.

Qi Xiuyuan glanced at Li Jinghua, who smiled and invited the women to the side hall for a meal, leaving the main hall for the men.

The soundproofing in the palace was good.

Once the door was closed, unless the people in the main hall shouted, they would not be able to hear it from the side hall.

Eldest Aunt Zhu and Second Aunt Zhu followed Li Jinghua over, but Madam Xia, who had been lowering her head in silence, stayed behind.

Recalling what Eldest Cousin had told him last night, Fan Zijin knew what they were going to do.

Zhu Qing was indeed here to broker peace between the mother and son.

This was also one of his main reasons for coming to the capital.

Fuzhou wasn’t close to Lin’an, but it wasn’t far either.

Some news quickly spread there.

Previously, they had only heard that the Duke of Peaceful State and his father didn’t get along.

They had long known this.

If Xiaotong hadn’t stopped them, he and his second brother would have beaten Fan Siwen up until he was paralyzed.

If they didn’t get along, then so be it.

Anyway, since Zijin had already made a name for himself and the ruler of the country was his biological cousin, he certainly wouldn’t have to suffer.

Therefore, Zhu Qing and the others were very assured.

They felt that the Zhu family and the Emperor were indebted to them, so it was not good for them to approach them now, lest they make things difficult for the Emperor and make more people target the Zhu family.

Therefore, they had been silently guarding Fuzhou.

However, in the past half a year, they had heard that the Duke of Peaceful State and his mother were not on good terms either.

When the duke entered the capital, he even moved into the Duke’s Residence and did not go back to pay his respects to his parents.

On the other hand, even though Little Madam Xia was pregnant, he would rather she stay in the Qi Residence and let Princess Consort Rong take care of her than have her move back to the Fan Residence to let his parents take care of her.

Zhu Qing could no longer sit still.

He had originally planned to set off in late August and reach the capital at the beginning of September.

With this knowledge, he changed his plans and hurriedly sent a memorial to the Emperor, hoping that he could enter the capital in advance.

Coincidentally, it was almost the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It occurred to Qi Xiuyuan that he had not seen his two uncles for many years and he decided it would be a good idea to have a reunion dinner with these family members of his, so he agreed.

Hence, Zhu Qing and his brother rushed through the night with their wives and more than ten loyal servants and finally arrived in the capital on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

He didn’t mind that Zijin was on bad terms with his father because of Fan Siwen’s blatant biasedness.

Although he wouldn’t drive a wedge between the father and son, he definitely wouldn’t take the initiative to help them reconcile.

However, Xia Tong was different.

He was responsible for Xia Tong since she was his younger sister.

Compared to his nephew, Fan Zijin, Xia Tong was obviously more important.

Although the two families had different surnames, they were not inferior to biological siblings in terms of bloodline.

Xia Tong’s mother was his father’s sister, but she was also his mother’s brother’s wife.

In addition, she was the only descendant of the Xia family.

From a young age, Zhu Qing had been instilled with the idea of raising and taking care of Xia Tong.

Although the two of them were only five years apart, he had always treated this younger sister as his daughter.

After all the suffering she had gone through, she had to be married to a husband who disrespected her.

Yet, she was stuck in a quagmire and only thought of Fan Siwen.

If her only son fell out with her in addition to that, how was she going to live in the future?

Zhu Qing had already lost one younger sister and did not want to lose another, so he came.

At this moment, Fan Zijin and Qi Haoran were kneeling in front of Zhu Qing while Madam Xia stood at the side with red eyes.

Zhu Qing’s rage was targeted at Qi Haoran.

If not for the fact that Qi Xiuyuan was at the side, he would have kicked him long ago.

The Zhu family had always been hot-tempered.

Although they restrained the urge to kick him, their words were very impolite.

“Qi Haoran, get up.

Why are you interfering when I’m teaching my nephew?

You were also raised by your aunt.

Instead of persuading your aunt and cousin to reconcile, you’re stirring up trouble.

What do you want?

Don’t think that I don’t dare to slap you just because you’re the Prince now.”