In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1077 - 1072: Calling you a big-headed ghost!

Chapter 1077: Chapter 1072: Calling you a big-headed ghost!

"Do more, talk less. Hasn’t Lord Xue ever taught you that?"

Su Ke couldn’t believe it! But he had asked anyway. Perhaps... Lord Xue had sent him to probe for information?

In just a moment, countless ideas whirled through Su Ke’s mind!

Unexpectedly, the private matters of the Emperor and Empress could stir so many hearts! Every move was exposed to the eyes of many. The saying goes, "It’s cold at the top." Is it not so?

"My father certainly did teach me, but between you and me, is there any need to be so formal with ’yours’ and ’mine’? Don’t you think?"

Xue Qian had a sly smile on his face, constantly winking and making faces at Su Ke, not taking his words seriously at all.

Su Ke snorted coldly through his nostrils, the gloominess on his face visibly lessened.

"We brothers..."

Xue Qian glanced around and quickly pulled Su Ke into a corner: "Give me the inside scoop, what’s the real purpose of today’s Flower Appreciation Banquet? If you spell it out, we can better... eh?"

He gave Su Ke a knowing look.

It almost made Su Ke laugh out loud!

Others didn’t know the insider story of the Flower Appreciation Banquet and were all guessing if it had anything to do with the quarrel between the Emperor and Empress a few days ago.

But his mind was crystal clear; the banquet at the Palace was actually greatly related to that sassy youngster, Shuang’er.

Thinking of Qin Shuan’er, Su Ke’s smile faded quite a bit. He still remembered his childhood days when he always loved playing with Shuang’er. Although technically he was considered a generation above her due to his fourth sister, his mother’s maiden family, the Su-Hua family, was related to Qin Yueshi, so from childhood, he played with Shuang’er as equals.

Strictly speaking, he saw Shuang’er even more often than he saw his fourth sister.

For this reason, he had an unusually strong concern for Shuang’er’s marriage affairs, always critically appraising any suitable candidate...

Who knew what the outcome of today’s matchmaking banquet would be?

Su Ke was lost in his thoughts when suddenly a little stone flew by, its presence jolting him even though he wasn’t paying attention there.

A familiar figure flashed in a corner of the Imperial Garden, lighting up Su Ke’s eyes; he stepped forward, eager to follow.

However, Xue Qian grabbed him, persistently urging him on, which irritated Su Ke quite a bit.

"What else could it be? It’s just looking at some flowers and plants, odds and ends. Haven’t you seen enough of these at your residence? Or perhaps, should we ask His Majesty and the Empress to bestow a few pots upon you?"

"I have no merit, what reward should I seek..."

Xue Qian instinctively replied, then quickly caught on: "I’m talking to you, little rascal! You always divert my attention. What about the question I asked you? Come on, spill it!"

"Tell it to your big-headed ghost!"

Su Ke instinctively responded, but suddenly he remembered that this phrase was someone’s catchphrase, and he promptly shut his mouth.

Seeing that Xue Qian was still not giving up, he shook his head: "Just think about it, lately you and I have been coming and going together. What you have, I have; how could I know something you don’t? Alright, I have a bathroom emergency, I’m off!"

He feigned holding his stomach and hurried away.

"Wait! Wait, ah..."

Xue Qian called out twice, unable to recall the retreating figure. He slowly withdrew his smile, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

"It seems there is no good banquet today!"

Su Ke covered his stomach and made quick strides along the way, and when he saw no one around, he took a turn towards a narrow path. Unexpectedly, he found two eunuchs guarding the entrance, persuading talents and beauties not to take the shortcut.

He quietly lowered his head and scanned the terrain around, then quietly retreated without alerting anyone, quickly taking an alternative path along a rampart walk. He looked left and right, saw that no one was paying attention, and suddenly leaped up, gripping the stone wall beside him, flipped over it, and landed on the wall. With another leap, he landed on the other side of the ramp walk.

All was quiet around him; he tiptoed along the ramp walk, the sound of laughter occasionally reached him from afar, giving him an indescribable pleasure.

Not far along the way, he quickly saw an anxious figure standing beside a rockery, repeatedly craning their neck to look out at the other side.

He breathed a sigh of relief, tiptoed forward, and gave the person a pat on the shoulder!

"Scared me!"

The person was clearly startled, spinning around in a hurry, and when they saw it was him, immediately relaxed!

The next moment, she used both hands to hit him incessantly: "You scared me, scared me! See if I don’t hit you to death... "

"Stop hitting, stop! If you keep hitting, someone might discover us, and we won’t be able to walk away unscathed!"

Su Ke begged for mercy while raising his arms to fend her off: "Kind Shuang’er, my sister! Please stop hitting me, if you keep it up, I’ll have to start crying out ’indecent assault’!"

"Pfft!"

Qin Shuan’er burst out laughing.

She finally stopped her hands: "You cry ’indecent assault’? Do you think others will believe who is assaulting whom?" She winked playfully: "I mean, if I shouted ’indecent assault’, countless people would probably come out of hiding to catch you... right? Hmph!" She raised her small chin proudly.

Despite the quiet surroundings, there could be countless pairs of eyes watching from the shadows.

Being the reading companion of the First Princess in the Imperial Harem’s Palace, she was naturally extremely familiar with the palace rules. Although they were secretly meeting here, these people probably knew their identities like the back of their hands and had likely received someone’s approval. If they were not stopping them, it must also have been previously instructed by someone else.

"Stop it! I’m scared, is that enough for you? My sassy youngster, sigh!"

Su Ke hastily pleaded for mercy, a familiarity in his words, but Qin Shuan’er was completely oblivious. His eyes held an indulgent smile: "Come on! Let’s go find a safe place to talk."

With that, he took Shuang’er’s hand and walked forward.

"Let go! Don’t touch me."

Qin Shuan’er shook off his hold. Seeing his expression, she immediately held her head high with pride: "Hmph! If you want to know where there’s a safe place in the Imperial Garden, you’ve obviously got to ask me! Follow me."

With that, she turned and proudly led the way forward.

Su Ke indulgently smiled and quickly followed her.

Qin Shuan’er did not walk far along the ramp walk before she suddenly began climbing up through a gap in the rockery. However, her long dress was quite cumbersome, and she almost tripped several times, which worried Su Ke.

"Shuang’er, let me go in front and give you a hand."

With that, he moved past Qin Shuan’er to lead the way.

"It’s close, there’s a small cave behind the rockery," Qin Shuan’er said, slightly out of breath.

Su Ke took her hand, stepping on the rugged stones of the rockery, and soon the ground lowered, parting the dense thicket, indeed revealing a small cave entrance.