In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1257 - 1168: Who Do You Fancy?

Chapter 1257: Chapter 1168: Who Do You Fancy?

She seemed to sense someone behind her, and her flower-picking hand paused momentarily before she slowly turned around.

Her face bore an innocent flawlessness, and upon laying eyes on the two from the Su Family, she immediately looked surprised and then puffed up her cheeks.

The plump maidservant by her side also noticed them, and with a start, she quickly jumped in front of her young lady to shield her.

"Who are these rascals who come uninvited and dared to barge into our home? Somebody come here! Come, are all you useless servants eating for free?"

With a single sentence, she treated them as intruders.

Xue Qian looked utterly confused; he had always moved freely in and out of the Lei Family’s Mansion since his childhood, and never expected to be treated as an intruder one day.

Su Ke pressed his lips together tightly and did not speak, quietly waiting to see how the situation would unfold.

The family servants arrived quickly, swarming around them.

But upon seeing the two encircled in the middle, the servants exchanged glances, and some of the clever ones turned around and ran to spread the word.

The plump maidservant was hopping mad!

"You pocket earnings secretly while working for the employer! Why aren’t you throwing out this rascal who dared to offend the young lady? What are you standing around for!"

Upon seeing this plump maidservant, the scene that had previously occurred in the Lui Family tavern came flooding back into Su Ke’s mind.

Looking at Lei Yu beside him, with her face tight with anger and glaring at him, Su Ke finally realized!

He remembered that day, he saw a familiar figure in front of the Lui’s tavern. Now he realized, it was Miss Lei Yu! The main guest that day was Miss Hanmei. Thinking this way, it became clear why this plump maidservant ended up appearing in the tavern!

The family servants hesitated, not daring to approach.

Also due to the plump maidservant’s incessant goading, they finally pushed and shoved towards the two.

"How impudent!"

Su Ke’s expression darkened, and he rebuked in a low voice, "Miss Lei, we are disciples of our mentor, and we have come here to express our gratitude for our mentor’s teachings. We did not expect to offend the young lady here. We apologize to Miss Lei right here."

Having said that, he bent down and bowed.

"Ling Ling, retreat quickly. Everyone else, please step back as well."

Lei Yu scolded her maid and waved the servants away, then approached Xue Qian and gave him a proper greeting, "To be walking with Xue, a fellow scholar like you must also be commendable. Xue, how have you been recently?"

Su Ke was caught off-guard by this familiar approach.

"Me?"

Xue Qian certainly did not expect Lei Yu to strike up a conversation with him. After looking around, he spread his hands, "I’m doing well, as you can see."

This indifferent tone made Lei Yu’s cheeks flush a deeper red, beautiful as blossoming peaches.

"Since Xue is here, why not join my father in the hall for a while? Lei Yu would like to cook some dishes for you to accompany your drinks."

What is all this about?

Xue Qian felt like there was a crow cawing as it flew over his head.

Su Ke also suddenly realized that Lei Yu had taken a fancy to Xue Qian!

I had to admire the other party’s good taste!

Compared to myself, the Su Family had been an aristocratic family steeped in scholarly pursuits for hundreds of years—how could he, a mere novice from a farmer’s family, compete?

It seemed that she too was a woman fond of vanity.

Realizing this, Su Ke silently retreated two steps, careful not to disturb the couple’s intimate moment.

Unexpectedly, Xue Qian was not about to let him off the hook!

He courteously performed a fist salute, laughing foolishly, "You jest, young lady. We have just come from our mentor and are invited by our classmates to the top floor to enjoy the flowery wines. It would not be good to be late, so the two of us will take our leave first."

Having said this, without waiting for Lei Yu to respond, he dragged Su Ke away.

"Brother Xue, Brother Xue..."

Lei Yu followed two steps, but seeing other students appearing ahead, had to dejectedly give up and turned back bitterly.

She hated Su Ke to the extreme!

Such a perfect opportunity, ruined by that shortsighted fool—his interference had cost her the chance to speak more with Brother Xue.

And back home, news of the incident quickly reached Lei Yu’s ears.

Lei Yu thought she would be scolded, but unexpectedly, Lei Yu simply gave her a few light instructions and did not mention Su Ke again, leaving her surprised.

It wasn’t long before she learned the reason why.

"That Su Ke has such audacity—he even brought up the Empress in front of my father, saying that the Empress herself would arrange his marriage. That’s when my father finally gave up. Miss, Su Ke is just a toad—though handsome and backed by the Empress. But what kind of family are we, and what is the Su family?"

The plump maidservant, Ling Ling, looked disdainful, not holding Su Ke in any regard, "Besides, it’s not even certain whether the Empress carries a prince or a princess! I heard that Imperial Concubine Feng is also carrying a dragon spawn. If she gives birth to the eldest prince... hehe, that would be a show!"

"What nonsense are you saying?"

The corners of Lei Yu’s mouth rose, feeling as if she had come back to life, even her tone of reprimanding the maidservant carried a cheerfulness.

Though chubby, the maidservant was very keen on reading her mistress’s mood.

Seeing her mistress pleased, she was even happier to elaborate: "Exactly! Who knows whether the Empress will disappoint this time? It’s already her third pregnancy. In a household like ours, there would have been plenty of wives and concubines by now, but His Majesty has only a few women by his side. The Empress really is fortunate..."

Seeing that the maidservant was veering off-topic, Lei Yu finally stopped smiling, "I heard that The Examination is going to be held soon; I wonder where Brother Xue will go."

She then thought of her father recently mentioning choosing several Jinshi Scholars from this examination to teach at Yingtian Academy, instructing lower-grade students.

If Brother Xue could come to teach at Yingtian Academy, wouldn’t she be able to see him every day? She wouldn’t need to worry about a high wall separating them anymore. After all, the student’s residences and the teacher’s residences were separated by a tall wall, which she couldn’t access.

It truly felt like fate was on her side!

At that moment, she became even more determined to win over Xue Qian.

Xue Qian, ignoring Su Ke’s struggles, quickly dragged him out of the inner court.

"What are you doing, what are you doing? Sweetheart’s intentions," you couldn’t even talk a bit more with her? I’m telling you..."

"Don’t say anything. How can a man establish a family without first establishing a career?"

Xue Qian interrupted him, dragging him outside, "Besides, a brother’s fiancée must not be dishonored. I, Xue Qian, may be reckless, but I would never harbor improper thoughts towards my brother’s fiancée, right?"

Actually, all of this was not the point—the point was that he truly was not interested in Lei Yu!

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