In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1134 - 1046: Failed to Cross Time and Space Again?

Chapter 1134: Chapter 1046: Failed to Cross Time and Space Again?

Little Yanyan remembered what Su Pan’er had instructed her before leaving, not to reveal their identities in public. She looked at the Empress Mother, then at her father the Emperor, and kept her little mouth shut tight, hardly daring to say more, clearly feeling stifled.

Qin Yi’s face also turned a bit red as he hurriedly coughed several times and turned his head away.

It was just an ordinary compliment, but compared to the incessant flattery from the civil and military officials of the Imperial Court, which seemed as if it cost them nothing to give, it was not anything substantial. Yet, it was infinitely more pleasant to hear and made him feel so refreshingly pleased!

Yet Su Pan’er maintained an utterly serious expression.

Lifting her head, she playfully blinked at him and countered, "What, don’t you think His Majesty is wise and martial and also sympathetic towards the commoners?"

How was he to respond to that?

He didn’t answer, but among the crowd brushing past them, someone spoke up.

"Hey! This lady speaks the truth. His Majesty is not only wise and martial and sympathetic towards the commoners, but he’s also a benevolent monarch. What’s most rare is that he’s a good emperor who genuinely does practical things for us commoners!"

Once someone started speaking, others around chimed in one after another.

"Yes, yes! Not only does he do practical things for us commoners, but he’s also caught a whole bunch of corrupt officials. It’s really given us a chance to vent our anger!"

"That anger has indeed been vented, but there are still things the emperor doesn’t see. Take, for example, the expansion of the Canal and the extensive repair of transport ships. How much wealth of the people have those corrupt officials scraped off, and yet he sits on his high Golden Luanda Throne, turning a blind eye..."

"Hey! You’re not being fair with your words. If the emperor, sitting in the Imperial Palace, is obscured from the truth by his officials protecting one another and not bringing the news before him, how is he to know? That’s the logic, isn’t it?"

"Indeed, speaking of His Majesty, he has ascended the throne for less than two years, but the peace and order we see now has not been seen for many years."

"Is this what you call peace and order? Have you forgotten the Liu Family’s Mansion fire a few days ago? Inside that, there’s bound to be some intricacies..."

The surrounding people discussed fervently, offering different praises and criticisms.

What was just a casual remark from Su Pan’er now turned the increasingly heated discussions of the crowd into an enthusiastic scene, truly leaving her speechless.

Wasn’t it agreed that the people wouldn’t dare to casually discuss the current ruler?

Could it be that she had traveled through time and space again?

However...

Her gaze swept through the crowd, and she couldn’t help but feel that some of the people talking had an official air about them.

She guessed that there must be some falcons and hounds of the Imperial Court hiding in the crowd, influencing the direction of the discourse, right?

Qin Yi maintained a facade of tranquility, whether those nearby praised or scolded, he did not show any signs of pleasure or anger. Instead, he listened intently to the evaluations of him by the people.

By the time they finally extricated themselves from the crowd, both were sweating profusely, unable to guess His Majesty’s thoughts.

Qin Yi, on the other hand, seemed rather excited, repeatedly looking back, "I didn’t expect that today I... truly coming out to have fun, would hear so many interesting things. It has indeed been worthwhile! Come on, let’s continue watching the festive lanterns."

"Alright, let’s go."

Seeing that he hadn’t lost interest in enjoying himself, Su Pan’er was more than happy to continue walking around.

From Donghua Gate, the festival market stretched all the way to Xihua Gate, with four rows of varying sized shops extending continuously and leaving three lanes in the middle for pedestrians to walk through. This was the essence of the saying "Nine markets start, commodities follow the crowd. Men cannot linger, and wagons cannot turn."

As they moved with the flow of people, they would occasionally stop to admire beautiful festive lanterns. When the mood struck, they even guessed a few riddles and won two or three festive lanterns. After that, they lost interest in guessing any more riddles.

It wasn’t easy to get to the crossroads where ahead, a tumult of gongs and drums filled the air. A platform had been set up at the road intersection with fireworks and firecrackers going off all around. The dragon and lion dance troupes on the platform flipped and leaped tirelessly, truly making for a lively scene.

"When the Han dynasty’s suspected stars fell, they hung by the building like the moon."

Su Pan’er looked up at the sky, only to see fireworks and firecrackers loudly booming everywhere; it was deafening. It turned out that Zi Shi had arrived—the new year had begun!

Everyone stood still together, looking up at the sky, all immersed in the beautiful scene before them, unable to snap back to reality for a long time.

Qin Yi quietly turned his head to look at the petite woman beside him.

Bathed in the endless light around them, her focused gaze sparkled with countless fire trees and silver flowers, her tranquil, auspicious, and Rou Mei posture warmed his heart. He couldn’t help but gently grasp her small hand, tightly enveloping it in the palm of his larger hand, unwilling to let go for quite some time.

Su Pan’er felt the warmth coming from her hand and subconsciously turned to look at him.

Their eyes met, and happiness spread from their gaze...

After a while, the sound of firecrackers finally faded away, and the resounding gongs and drums filled their ears once again. Only then did Su Pan’er come back to her senses and quickly lower her head.

Qin Yi smiled and turned his head to watch the fire dragon dance in the sky, chasing after balls of embroidery, with the crowd cheering on.

"Yi."

A subtle tug on his sleeve came from beside him, and Su Pan’er’s eyes sparkled brightly, "It’s getting late, we should go back."

Indeed, it was time to return. He had to get up early tomorrow morning to prepare for the Ceremony of Sacrifice to Heaven. As the Emperor, he had no excuse to slack off.

"Alright, let’s head back."

Qin Yi agreed.

But Little Yan Yan clearly wanted to play more and was pulling Qin Yi’s hand forward, "No, no! Father... Father, let’s play a little longer, please. It’s rare for us to come out. Keep me company just a little longer, just a bit..."

"Yan Yan, stop fussing. Aren’t you aware of what time it is? On usual days, you would be fast asleep by now. And you still want to play today?"

Su Pan’er hurriedly pulled her away, admonishing her with a serious and heartfelt tone.

"No, I don’t want to..."

Little Yan Yan pouted her little mouth, clearly unwilling to give up.

"Yan Yan, be good."

Qin Yi smoothly picked her up in his arms, "Let’s go back tonight. The festival market is open for many more days. If you want to play, we’ll come back another day. Alright?"

This immediately made Little Yan Yan nod like a pecking chick, "Alright, Father... You mean it?"

"Hahaha... If what your father says doesn’t count, whose words can be trusted?"

Qin Yi laughed heartily, holding Little Yan Yan in one arm and not letting go of Su Pan’er’s hand with the other, turning to make their way out of the crowd.

The rest of the group hurriedly followed suit.

It took some effort for them to finally make their way through the crowd to where the carriage was parked in front of Defu Restaurant, breaking a sweat despite the cold winter.

Little Yan Yan, who had previously insisted on seeing more festive lanterns, had already fallen asleep in Qin Yi’s embrace, emitting small, light snores. On the other hand, Little Sugar Bean had woken up from a snooze in the wet nurse’s arms, looking around curiously, clearly not yet recovered from the surrounding scenery.

"Third Uncle, Third Brother’s wife, our carriage is waiting on the other side. We won’t be coming up."

Seeing their carriage, Qin Yueshi hesitated for a moment but still bid farewell to the two and separately departed.

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