In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1090 - 1085: Flip the Card

Chapter 1090: Chapter 1085: Flip the Card

The decoction that had cooled completely, in the end, was ingested by Qin Yi.

Imperial Physician Wang was overly frightened, he fell ill that very afternoon upon returning home, running a high fever incessantly, uttering nonsense, loudly begging for mercy, as if possessed by demons.

After three days of muddled sleep, he finally regained full consciousness. Recalling everything that had happened, thoughts of resigning and returning to his hometown crossed his mind, but upon considering the consequences of such actions, he could only swallow the bitter pill in silence.

Qin Hao’s funeral was handled by the Ministry of Rites. Since Qin Hao no longer held an official position, after reporting to His Majesty, the funeral was to be conducted in a simplified manner. The thin coffin was placed at the Ministry of Rites for three days, then, before dawn, it was quietly taken out of the city gate on a Cow Car, to be buried in an anonymous hillock thirty li outside the city.

The scale of the tomb was very small, and only the simple inscription "The Tomb of Qin Hao" was carved upon it, before the body was hastily buried underground, ending his brief life.

With Qin Hao dead, according to custom, the sons and nephews were required to observe three months of mourning. Coincidentally, Qin Shuan’er’s search for a suitable candidate had not yielded results, making the situation less awkward. Su Pan’er kept her word and soon delivered to the Qin Family’s Mansion the list of eligible bachelors in Shengjing for their consideration.

News of Qin Hao’s death had been sent to Luoyan Village; Qin Yu and Qin Xiao discussed the matter and decided to divide the family and live separately. Qin Xiao had been looking forward to division for a lifetime, and now that the opportunity had arisen, he could hardly wait to propose it as soon as Qin Hao’s funeral was over.

Mrs. Qin-Li rarely did not obstruct such matters, much to Qin Xiao’s delight. The division of the family was completed in just a few days, with one brother residing in the East Mansion and the other in the West Mansion. They blocked the courtyard door between the east and west courtyards and opened a new main entrance on the side, thus completely separating the two brothers.

Everyone calmed down, and it was as if the Qin Family’s Mansion had been stripped of its vitality overnight.

Even Qin Yueshi felt that something was missing recently. After much thought, she realized what it was! It was the absence of Qin Hao’s shouts for money and Mrs. Qin-Li’s loud cursing and wailing, which everyone had grown unaccustomed to overnight.

Not to mention her adjustment, even the servants of the Qin Family’s Mansion were not used to the change. They walked with extra caution, avoiding certain paths as if fearing the tail of a typhoon might catch them.

Su Pan’er had been very busy lately.

She was occupied with sorting out the women in the Imperial Harem’s Palace. Only today did she realize a problem she had been overlooking: less than a year after His Majesty’s ascension, the Imperial Harem’s Palace had already accumulated several hundred women, many of whom had excellent backgrounds and education. She busied herself with one-by-one tallying them and forming a list.

The night she finished the list, she ordered it to be delivered to the Purple Zen Hall.

"What is this?"

Qin Yi flipped through the contents of the tray casually, with an air of curiosity.

He had been busy all day, as it was a critical time for tax revenues to be collected and for the reexamination of criminal cases. He was so busy that he barely had time to rest, and just when he was catching his breath, Eunuch An had brought him this oddity.

Eunuch An bent even lower: "To report to Your Majesty, these are the plaques. They are the plaques for the ladies of the Imperial Harem’s Palace to serve Your Majesty in bed."

Qin Yi’s face instantly darkened as if the bottom of a pot, turning sharply to glare at Eunuch An with a piercing gaze that almost seemed to skewer him.

"How bold! How dare you take the liberty to decide such private matters for me!"

"Spare me, Your Majesty!"

Eunuch An, frightened, fell to his knees with a thud, his hands holding the tray trembling incessantly: "Your Majesty, this was the Empress’s doing, not within this servant’s control. May Your Majesty discern the truth."

"It was sent by the Empress?"

Qin Yi’s eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Indeed, it was sent by the Empress. Even if you gave this old servant ten times the courage, this servant wouldn’t dare to independently decide on such matters!"

With haste, Eunuch An begged plaintively.

Qin Yi was silent for a long while, then suddenly with a flick of his hand, he overturned the tray with a bang.

"Get out!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Eunuch An dared not slack off, fearing that moving too slowly might incite the emperor’s wrath again, so he quickly made his exit.

Qin Yi’s entire face was shrouded in darkness, and after a long while, a faint sigh drifted out, "Pan’er, what exactly do you want me to do..."

Not only did His Majesty not turn over the name plaque, but he also knocked over the tray; the news was quickly brought to Su Pan’er.

Su Pan’er couldn’t clearly describe the feeling in her heart; she first felt relieved, then somewhat happy.

Relieved?

Why would I feel relieved? And even a bit happy?

Su Pan’er was confused about her own thoughts. Undeniably, Qin Yi’s attitude had unexpectedly pleased her, and feeling at ease, she went to sleep early.

But just as she was deep in sleep at midnight, something felt amiss.

She felt an inexplicable heaviness on her body.

Struggling to open her eyes, Su Pan’er gradually regained some clarity. The world appeared blurry before her; she could make out some shapes, but her head was incredibly heavy, completely hampering her ability to think.

It was a deep autumn night, which should have been cool, yet she felt her whole body sweating. Her disheveled hair, damp with sweat, clung to her cheeks and body, and the sweltering heat of the bed made her uncomfortable.

Su Pan’er irritably tried to pull away the bedding, but her touch made her hand abruptly pause.

"Mm—"

A sound of inhalation echoed by her ear, and Su Pan’er subconsciously closed her eyes slightly, extremely agitated, and instinctively kicked out, "Get off me!"

A large hand caught her extended foot and with a smooth motion, a moment of silence fell between them, and then that familiar voice sounded above her head.

"You want me to get off? Hmm!"

"Yes, get off now!"

Su Pan’er didn’t care, she reached out again, trying to push him away.

But the tip of her finger encountered a slightly cool sensation, soothing her heat. She looked at him in a daze, her mind a complete fog, with no room for any coherent thought.

"Do you really want me to get off? Hmm—"

His clear, seductive voice had a touch of hoarseness, igniting a whole bucket of flames.

Su Pan’er swallowed, her entire body trembling violently, every cell screaming in frenzy!

Her hands uncontrollably wrapped around his neck, and the next second, her lips found his, moving so quickly she startled herself.

Suddenly realizing what she was doing, she instinctively tried to push him away and keep distance, but he held her even tighter.

"Pan’er, good Pan’er, give to me..."

He kept repeating by her ear, making her lose all control of her consciousness.