In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1285 - 1196: Fruit Platter

Chapter 1285: Chapter 1196: Fruit Platter

He took advantage of the situation to sit Little Sugar Bean on his knee and placed a fruit platter in front of her, giving her a bamboo skewer to pick at the fruits as she ate. The rage in his belly miraculously disappeared without a trace or shadow.

"Do you know who else they are accusing of cheating?"

"Who else?"

Su Pan’er pondered momentarily before raising her head, looking at him with astonished eyes, "They couldn’t possibly be speaking about Ke’er, could they?"

Ever since the safe birth of the twins, His Majesty had clearly become much more cheerful than before; even when faced with infuriating matters, he could handle them with equanimity. His current fury must be a display for others to see. As for whom the display was intended, the answer was self-evident.

"You’re right, unfortunately, there’s no prize."

Qin Yi’s response was exceptionally calm.

"You said those people had already been beheaded. They’re all dead now, so how could Ke’er be involved?"

Could dead men crawl out of the ground to lodge complaints?

"What are you thinking?"

Qin Yi chuckled coldly, "Those people simply cannot bear to see others do well. Do you remember the essays Ke’er wrote during the Spring Imperial Civil Service Examination? Recently, I’ve been implementing the policies that Ke’er proposed, which has allowed the commoners to benefit. But when the commoners profit, it invariably harms certain individuals’ interests. This time, I sent Ke’er to Deicide Mountain, which directly impacted the efforts of some who were trying to use my filial piety in constructing a mausoleum for the late emperor for their own profit. How could they tolerate him?"

"Are you referring to that set of measures—strengthening the nation by supporting agriculture, rewarding artisans, and expanding commerce abroad?"

Su Pan’er still remembered the content of Su Ke’s essays and spoke without hesitation, "So, which part of the implementation went wrong?"

"Nothing went wrong in any part of the implementation, and that’s exactly his biggest mistake. Those people couldn’t find any wrongdoing by Ke’er in his official duties, so they reached for the dossiers of the Spring Imperial Civil Service Examination. They even claimed that Su Ke had accepted candles from that group of people. I explained that the candle with the note ended up being given to me by Su Ke. But they insisted that the dossier he submitted was the result of cheating."

As Qin Yi spoke of this matter, anger welled up inside him, "They don’t trust Ke’er, but I do! Because several of the proposals in his essays were topics that you, he, and I had discussed when he was still very young."

"If that is the case, why then is His Majesty still angry?"

Su Pan’er chuckled lightly, "If the other party insists that Ke’er did indeed cheat, it seems that their character isn’t that great! With this in mind, shouldn’t it be quite easy for His Majesty to make a judgment?"

"But..."

Qin Yi paused, his eyebrows drooping somewhat despondently, "It was State Duke Hwa who started all this..."

Su Pan’er swiftly understood.

If it had been anyone else saying this, His Majesty probably wouldn’t have been this angry, but it was State Duke Hwa who had spoken. He was someone you couldn’t confront, couldn’t scold, and couldn’t avoid!

"Why would State Duke Hwa say such a thing?"

"Hm?"

Qin Yi suddenly came to his senses, turning abruptly to look at her.

Su Pan’er still looked at him with a smile, not uttering a word!

"Fantastic! I just couldn’t wrap my mind around this aspect before. Exactly, exactly, to untie the bell, one must find the bell ringer. Regardless of whether the person who tied the bell has other motives, we must find them first and then trace the clues. Everything will be resolved with ease! Pan’er, you truly are my lucky star!"

Qin Yi was truly elated, heaping endless praise upon Su Pan’er.

"Alright, eat some fruit now. These fruits have all been chilled with ice and taste wonderful. Besides, we shouldn’t make the children the butt of the joke."

The ones looking on as if watching a joke weren’t the two children; both were busily engaged in a battle with the fruit platter. The real onlooker was Mrs. Su-Hua, who sat quietly to the side, adopting the façade of a silent passerby A.

Upon hearing this, she didn’t even lift her head, focusing intently on the few pieces of watermelon and pineapple in her bowl as if she could discern a flower within them.

In reality, Mrs. Su-Hua was struggling so hard to contain her laughter that it was almost causing her physical pain.

So this was the manner in which Pan’er and His Majesty got along!

For the First Son of the Emperor’s full moon celebration, His Majesty hosted a grand feast for his ministers. The Empress cradled the Crown Prince in her arms, making an appearance at the Banquet at the Palace surrounded by her three daughters.

His Majesty stayed by the Empress Mother’s side throughout, never straying a step. The Emperor and Empress were the picture of affectionate love, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven, provoking the envy of onlookers. The First Princess was mischievous, the Second Princess was whimsically clever, and the Third Princess was too young to show much beyond sleeping and eating. The only exception was the Crown Prince in the Empress’s embrace, who looked quite frail.

After showing the Crown Prince to the ministers for a brief moment, she hurriedly carried him away.

Regardless of what myriad thoughts the feudal lords and Civil And Military Ministers held in their hearts, on the surface, all displayed joy, congratulating His Majesty on having an heir!

His Majesty was delighted, and after a few brief remarks, the Banquet at the Palace began.

Nearly half of the officials in Shengjing had received His Majesty’s invitation; naturally, both the Qin Family and the Su Family were escorted into the palace and given separate seating areas.

Qin Shuan’er’s wedding was set for the twenty-fifth of this month, with the countdown entering its final days, Qin Shuan’er could obviously not attend. However, Qin Yueshi and Qin Yu were present. As His Majesty was busy entertaining his ministers outside, the Empress naturally came in to accompany everyone.

Whether Su Pan’er sensed something wrong or not, she felt that Qin Yueshi and Qin Yu seemed unhappy, their smiles somewhat forced.

Pretending to be an unconcerned passerby, Su Pan’er casually asked Qin Yueshi a few questions before deftly changing the subject.

The Su Family hadn’t brought many people along. Besides Patriach Su and Su Lao Si, there was Su Huarong who had also entered the palace. Of late, Su Huarong had grown increasingly reserved, always shadowing Patriach Su. It was clear that Patriach Su was grooming Su Huarong as the future helmsman of the Su Family.

Today, not only were the Qin and Su families present, but even the Lui Family father and son had entered the palace.

Ever since His Majesty had granted the Lui Family the royal merchant status, the Lui family father and son had received special permission to enter and leave the Imperial Palace.

On this occasion, the Lui father and son entered the palace, and just like the last time, Lui Muyi brought half a year’s accounting books early in the morning and submitted them to Su Pan’er. The dossier was supposed to have been reviewed by Su Pan’er back in June, but due to her childbirth and confinement period, it had been delayed until now.

Most noteworthy of all, this time Lui Muyi also brought Su Xian’er into the palace.

Little Yanyan obviously still remembered Su Xian’er, her Fifth Aunt, hesitating often as if wanting to speak. She looked back and forth between her Empress Mother and Su Xian’er but dared not speak up.

Su Pan’er’s face beamed with joy, chatting and laughing with everyone, and before one realized, time had slipped away.

When everyone had finished eating, Su Pan’er suggested that they could all stroll around and take a walk in the Imperial Garden.

Everyone was pleased to walk around, and they dispersed accordingly. Only then did Su Pan’er pull Qin Yueshi aside, "Sister-in-law, shall we go sit in that little pavilion over there and rest for a bit?"

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