In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1022: Accident?

Chapter 1022: Chapter 1022: Accident?

"It’s difficult for you to still be concerned about state affairs. Rest assured, I have handled everything!"

Qin Yi said this with a smile, almost as if he was about to slap his chest and guarantee it.

Unfortunately, before his words had finished, he saw Eunuch An rush in, just in time to hear his remark, and could not help but wear an awkward expression. He then had no choice but to steel himself and stepped forward to report.

"Your Majesty..."

"You have something to report?"

Qin Yi’s expression darkened, showing signs of growing anger.

Eunuch An hesitated only momentarily before stepping forward, bowing his head and whispering into Qin Yi’s ear.

Qin Yi suddenly turned around, glaring at Eunuch An.

Eunuch An stood with his hands hanging down, his expression unchanged even as Qin Yi glared at him, which made Qin Yi grind his teeth in frustration.

Turning back to meet Su Pan’er’s knowing gaze, he found himself at a loss for words.

"Pan’er, I have some urgent matters to attend to briefly, please rest well and make sure not to catch a cold or worsen your condition. I will be back soon," he said.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty," she replied.

Su Pan’er’s face remained exceptionally calm.

Qin Yi wanted to say more, but Eunuch An beside him kept urging him with impatient glances, which made Qin Yi open his mouth twice to speak but ultimately he couldn’t utter the words. In the end, he whispered something into Su Pan’er’s ear and then walked away with a face full of anger.

What the two said privately, Eunuch An and the others naturally did not know. They only knew that when His Majesty left, he radiated an intense anger from within and strode away swiftly.

Angry? Not quite!

From his rapid pace, almost combining three steps into two, he even seemed to have a sense of fleeing the scene.

His Majesty had finally departed!

Qingwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then supported Su Pan’er as they went for a walk around the patio twice.

Su Pan’er deliberately exercised for a while without using her Inner Strength, solely practicing her muscle control. Once she felt a slight sweat forming on her back, she stopped and leisurely walked back.

The cool breeze of the early autumn evening was refreshing, and the weather was neither hot nor cold. The specific fragrance of Sacred Birth roses and chrysanthemums filled the air, uplifting the spirits.

Under the eaves, as soon as the palace lamp cast light, a shiny black crested myna in a cage jumped happily about, constantly chattering.

"It’s late at night, time to sleep. It’s late at night, time to sleep. It’s late at night, time to sleep..."

These words made Su Pan’er look up at it.

Jiu Lan and Qingwen very perceptively brought the palace lamps closer to the cage, making it easier for Su Pan’er to see clearly.

The myna was not at all afraid of strangers; in fact, it seemed even happier with an audience, fluttering about in its cage with great joy.

"Is this the crested myna that Uncle-in-law sent to the palace?" Su Pan’er asked while watching the bird jump about energetically, feeling pleased.

Jiu Lan quickly stepped forward, "Replying to Empress, this crested myna is indeed the one Uncle-in-law sent into the palace. Uncle-in-law was worried that Your Majesty might be bored in the palace, so he specially had this myna sent in to keep you company."

"To keep Empress company! To keep Empress company! To keep Empress company..."

The myna imitated Jiu Lan’s tone so precisely that it left everyone holding their sides with laughter.

"This crested myna is indeed very clever; no wonder it has won Ke’er’s favor," Su Pan’er remarked, rarely bestowing praise, all the more so on an animal.

This comment made the myna in the cage flutter about even more energetically, incessantly praising itself, "Luo Luo is the smartest! Luo Luo is the smartest! Luo Luo is the smartest..."

"Luo Luo? Is the myna’s name Luo Luo?"

Su Pan’er asked excitedly.

"Luo Luo, Luo Luo, Luo Luo." The crested myna desperately fluttered its wings.

Qingwen also hurried forward, "To report to Empress, the crested myna Lord Uncle-in-law sent is indeed named Luo Luo."

"Very well!"

Su Pan’er took a deep look at the myna and continued walking forward, "Since the bird is so clever, find a Palace Maiden to take good care of it. Be sure not to let it die."

"Yes, Empress."

After Su Pan’er finished speaking, she stepped through the arch and entered the inner hall, then sat down at the vanity to undo her hair.

Jiu Lan and Qingwen were tending to the bed and the other was bringing over steaming ginseng tea to serve Su Pan’er.

Su Pan’er casually picked up the hot ginseng tea and was about to drink it when she abruptly stopped, instead placing it under her nose to smell repeatedly. Her face suddenly turned cold, and she slammed the tea down.

"I have previously instructed that the water from Huayang Palace must not be used. How could you forget again?"

Her words made Jiu Lan and Qingwen drop to their knees with a thud, their faces turning pale without a trace of color.

"Your servant begs your forgiveness, Empress. It’s your servant’s mistake; your servant deserves to die!"

Qingwen and Jiu Lan exchanged glances; in the end, it was Jiu Lan who tremulously said, "Empress, your servant has already instructed the Imperial Kitchen not to use the previous water anymore. From now on, Huayang Palace will only use Mountain Spring water. It must be that the Imperial Kitchen received the message too late, which led to this mistake."

Su Pan’er had just given the instruction before dinner, expressing her preference to use Mountain Spring water for tea, not liking the local water. Although she did not understand the reason, she immediately notified the Imperial Kitchen as soon as the order came from Su Pan’er—yet, a mistake still occurred!

"Who brewed the tea?"

Su Pan’er asked calmly.

"It was Third-class Palace Maid Pei Huan."

Jiu Lan looked troubled; Pei Huan was her good sister and she had personally arranged for her to serve close to the Empress. Now that such an error had occurred, it made her feel quite ashamed.

"Hmm, go and bring Pei Huan here."

Following Su Pan’er’s order, Jiu Lan naturally didn’t dare to disobey. Pei Huan was quickly brought up, kneeling in front of Su Pan’er, trembling uncontrollably.

"Speak, I said not to use the original water again. From now on, Huayang Palace will strictly use Mountain Spring water for cooking and washing. Why then did you use the original water for brewing the ginseng tea tonight?"

Pei Huan bit her lip, "Yes, your servant forgot. Your servant is ineffective; your servant hopes for Empress’s leniency!"

Having said that, she prostrated on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing several times with a loud thud.

"Oh, is that truly the case? I ordered the original water to be dumped out; Huayang Palace should only have Mountain Spring water. To get the original water, you would have to go all the way to the Purple Zen Hall, which is the distance of drinking two cups of tea. You certainly know how to get things done, to actually go through so much trouble to use the original water. Go, bring the Manager of the Imperial Kitchen here."

Su Pan’er asked indifferently, her face looking unperturbed.

The Manager of the Imperial Kitchen coming?

Pei Huan’s body jolted, she looked up at Su Pan’er in disbelief. Her face paled, she hurriedly lowered her head again, shaking even more violently, unable to utter a word.

Watching her demeanor, Su Pan’er coldly snickered in her heart, confessing so quickly?

She glanced at Jiu Lan, "Pei Huan, tell me, how does the palace deal with servants who betray and forget their duties?"

Pei Huan almost cried out, sneakily glancing at Jiu Lan, swallowing her saliva in fear, but she had to answer, "To reply to Empress, the palace has the Shangfang Si, where any servant who makes a mistake will be imprisoned."

That place is known to be unforgiving!

Anyone who enters there, guilty or not, is first subjected to a harsh beating; even if they don’t die, they’ll still be stripped of a layer of skin.

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