In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1114 - 1018: As It Should Be

Chapter 1114: Chapter 1018: As It Should Be

This is the child he had been longing for!

His own flesh and blood with Su Pan’er, how could he bear to give them up?

But what does it avail him to be unwilling, he could not bear to watch Pan’er lose her life, he dares not gamble!

Yet these are the things he cannot say!

Holding the little woman in his arms, it was as if he had his entire life cradled to his chest, which comforted him, but at the same time, his heart sank to the bottom.

Staring at the familiar face before him, he dared not close his eyes, for fear that she would leave him the next moment.

The news of the Empress’s pregnancy quickly spread throughout the Imperial Palace.

Little Yanyan almost burst into Huayang Palace as soon as she heard the news. By the time she rushed in, Su Pan’er had already fallen into a deep sleep with Qin Yi.

"Mother! Mother, I heard you are pregnant? Mother, Moth..."

"Shh! Don’t shout."

Qin Yi hurriedly stopped her, "Your mother has just fallen asleep. Do not wake her." As he spoke, he bent down to check on Su Pan’er’s condition.

Su Pan’er was slightly disturbed by her voice, moved a little, and then found a comfortable position to continue sleeping.

Little Yanyan quickly covered her mouth, not daring to make a sound, nodded her head, and tiptoed closer, craning her neck to look at her mother.

Having cried earlier, Su Pan’er’s face had taken on a touch of vulnerability, her eyelashes still damp, dark circles under her eyes, leaning on him with the rhythm of even breathing.

Qin Yi carefully placed Su Pan’er back on the pillow and tucked her in with the silkworm silk quilt before he motioned towards the outside and led the way out of the inner room.

Little Yanyan hurriedly followed.

Once outside, she immediately clung to him, her eyes shining bright and full of life, "Father, is Mother really pregnant with a brother? Will Little Yanyan have a real brother then? Father..."

Seeing his daughter’s joyful expression, Qin Yi suppressed the sourness in his heart and smiled as he nodded vigorously.

"Indeed, our Yan Yan will have a brother too."

"Yay! That’s fantastic, now Yanyan will have a brother too, and then no one will dare to bully Yanyan anymore!"

Little Yanyan danced around joyfully, unable to contain her happiness.

"You child, what are you talking about?"

Her words amused Qin Yi, "You are the First Princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who would dare to bully you! You’re really a little rascal."

"Humph! Yanyan isn’t telling lies!"

Little Yanyan pouted with her little nose wrinkled, the picture of innocence, "Back when Mother gave birth to Little Sugar Bean, grandmother said that if it were a brother, no one would dare to bully Yanyan, but if it were a sister, they would have to, they would have to..."

"Enough!"

Qin Yi cut her off, his expression suddenly turning cold, and a slight rage crossed his features.

Who would dare to lay a finger on his daughter?

"Father..."

Little Yanyan paused, looking at him with a bit of fear. Qin Yi quickly softened his expression, dispelling the thin anger from his face.

Little Yanyan took the opportunity to snuggle into his embrace, "Father, if Mother gives birth to a little brother, does that mean you’ll be able to firmly rule the kingdom and Mother can maintain her position as Empress, and Yanyan and Little Sugar Bean won’t have to be driven out of the Imperial Palace?"

She looked up at him with a face full of admiration, her expression brimming with hope.

But this only made Qin Yi’s expression turn grimmer, "Nonsense, where did you hear such things? Has someone been gossiping in your ear, spreading tales? Guards!"

"Father, it’s not like that..."

Seeing her father the Emperor getting angry, Little Yan Yan quickly defended herself, her innocence as a young girl shining through: "It wasn’t the servants gossiping by Yan Yan’s ears, but Yan Yan in the Purple Zen Hall, overhearing those uncles discussing state affairs with Father unwittingly!"

This statement made Qin Yi choke on his words, his brow twitched a few times, and he found himself unable to continue.

He loved Little Yan Yan dearly, and now in the palace there were only Little Yan Yan and Little Sugar Bean as children, with Little Sugar Bean still unable to walk, so naturally, he didn’t restrict Little Yan Yan from playing outside.

Although the Purple Zen Hall was a place for discussing court affairs, Little Yan Yan was playful and had on several occasions burst into the perimeter of the Purple Zen Hall, though stopped by the Imperial Guard, who did not dare to treat this First Princess harshly.

Qin Yi was even less willing to restrain her, and had ordered a eunuch to bring a little table with some delicious snacks to entertain her.

Unexpectedly, she had overheard these things.

"Then tell your father, will the little brother in your mother’s belly be born safely?"

Qin Yi asked lightly, but his heart was completely lifted with concern.

"He will! Definitely!"

Little Yan Yan asserted confidently and proudly tilted her chin up.

"Why?"

"Why what? Because, she’s Little Yan Yan’s mother!"

Little Yan Yan cocked her head to the side and said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

As if she wasn’t worried in the slightest.

Suddenly, Qin Yi couldn’t help but laugh silently, and he reached out to touch the top of her head, his eyes quickly flashing a look of relief.

He thought to himself that he must be desperately seeking help to be asking a child such profound questions.

He sighed to himself, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Go back and sleep early. Your mother is not feeling well, and as the eldest sister, you need to take care of yourself, listen to your nanny, and also take good care of your sister. Don’t make your mother worry. Understand?"

"I know! Father, you’re so silly, Little Yan Yan has long known how to do these things. Humph, humph, humph..."

Little Yan Yan wore a look of triumph.

Seeing this, Qin Yi couldn’t help but laugh silently again.

After comforting Little Yan Yan a bit more and reviewing the lessons she had recently been learning, he finally let Little Yan Yan go.

Su Pan’er was determined to have the child, and he couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

He had heard that recently in the fief of the Virtuous King, a strange physician had appeared, said to possess exceptional medical skills; he didn’t know if the physician was still in the Virtuous King’s domain. Perhaps, it was worth sending someone to search...

As Little Yan Yan took her leave, the innocent smile on her face slowly disappeared, and she turned back to look at the sleeping chamber, furrowing her brows deeply.

Seeing the troubled expression on Father’s face, could there be something wrong with Mother’s pregnancy?

With irritation, she kicked a small stone on the roadside with her foot.

She blamed herself for still being too young, these adults wouldn’t tell her anything, and they all treated her like a child!

Torn, what should she do?

Her gaze shifted and fell on the latticed window of the corridor on the other side.

Through a small crack, a mischievous pig was curled up fast asleep.

With a big belly upturned and all four legs in the air, occasionally chewing something in its sleep and showing no signs of waking.

Little Yan Yan secretly smiled to herself, she had an idea!

The rascal pig with fan-shaped ears stirred, feeling something cool on its body, it sneezed involuntarily and then rolled over to continue sleeping profoundly.

But after a moment, its fan-shaped ears twitched again, and it barely opened one piggy eye, looking in the direction the First Princess had left, suddenly grinned, and then closed its eyes and fell back into a deep sleep.