In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 532 - 531: Inquiring - 1

Chapter 532: Chapter 531: Inquiring - 1

She did not like unexpected events, especially now, in the complex power struggle of the Capital City.

And Little Feng was one of these unexpected events.

He hid too many secrets. Su Pan’er didn’t want to know what secrets he held. As long as they didn’t harm Qin Yi or herself, or their benefactor Ye Han, she could turn a blind eye.

However, she wasn’t comfortable with him around. He was like a startled deer, always tempting people to help him. However, the potential repercussions of such actions were hard to predict!

Now she was carrying a child, she didn’t want to get entangled in affairs.

She had to distance herself from him to prevent her sympathy from causing unexpected trouble.

After breakfast, Jun Ruoxue, who had already returned to the capital, came to visit her.

Upon seeing her, Jun Ruoxue’s face lit up with joy, "Oh, Sister Pan’er, you finally made it to the Capital City. But, why didn’t you come to see me once you arrived? Instead, you’re staying over here, what a burden to the Great General. Come on, move to my place."

With that, she began pulling Su Pan’er towards the outside.

"Ruoxue, stop your mischief."

Su Pan’er shook her head with a smile, "I would be fine staying at your place. But, your brother-in-law Qin is a man. It’s not convenient for him to come and go as he pleases in your residence.

An unmarried woman allowing a man to freely come and go in her household?

If word got out, it would tarnish Jun Ruoxue’s reputation.

"What’s wrong with that? If he can’t stay in my courtyard, there are still plenty of rooms outside."Jun Ruoxue pouted.

"But it’s still not as convenient as being here at Brother Ye’s."

Su Pan’er watched Jun Ruoxue, her face obviously pale, "You look a little under the weather. Has something happened?"

Jun Ruoxue’s face changed slightly; a hint of panic flashed across her eyes before quickly being controlled, she flitted her focus to and fro, avoiding meeting Su Pan’er’s gaze.

"Not at all, why would you think so?"

"Just an intuition; if nothing happened then it’s nothing. Come on, it’s been a long time since we two sisters met, we should catch up."

Su Pan’er didn’t press further, leading Jun Ruoxue to the inner room instead.

Meeting after a long while, there were endless things for the two sisters to talk about.

While speaking Su Pan’er inquired about the happenings in the Capital City.

Jun Ruoxue chattered on, spilling everything she knew to Su Pan’er.

She discussed the gossip of the high-ranking officials in the Capital City. This included information known to some, but matters most dared not speak of.

For example, General Zhen Guo, Ye Han, only had two concubines in his residence and no legal wife! Matchmakers had worn a path to the Great General’s Mansion. Even His Majesty had mentioned several times about him producing an heir, but he showed no perceptible reaction. The rumors outside even said that Ye Han preferred men, so therefore...cough, cough, cough...

Then there’s the current chaotic situation of the Liu family and how the health of Old Marquis Liu, who was previously seriously ill, has improved slightly. The Liu family tried to have two young girls adopted from a distant relative raised under Young Mrs. Liu. However, Young Mrs. Liu rejected the proposal, causing quite a stir in the Liu family!

Another example is how the Hua family has been looking forward to Su Pan’er entering the palace to treat Imperial Consort Hua. However, the Hua family has their hands full lately, they’re too busy cleaning up their own mess.

And so on...

The two sisters were having a good time talking in the room.

Outside the house, Qin Yi held a scroll in his hands, reading and waiting for Ye Han’s return.

Early in the morning, Ye Han had gone to the Imperial Palace. Taking advantage of the morning court session, he delivered a message to Imperial Consort Hua, informing her of the arrival of Su Pan’er and Qin Yi in the Capital City.

At the moment, Fei’er was still young and had not yet established her own household, therefore she resided in the Meeting Peace Palace with her mother, Imperial Consort Hua.

Soon, Ye Han received a command for Qin Yi and Su Pan’er to visit the court. He immediately returned to the mansion and informed them of this message.

For entering the palace, Su Pan’er specially asked Ye Han to prepare a set of silver needles to bring along.

Perhaps because Ye Han accompanied them to the palace, there was no hindrance along the way.

Just as the two of them reached the palace gate, a beardless old man with a clean face welcomed them.

"This must be the upright doctor that Great General Ye has brought from outside, right? Oh! Looking at your delicate face, it turns out you are actually a beauty!"

"Thank you, Eunuch Shunzi. This is indeed the upright doctor that I have brought for her majesty."

Ye Han quickly answered, hiding behind the wide sleeve of his court robe, a heavy pouch fell into Eunuch Shunzi’s sleeve.

"It’s hard on you, Great General Ye."

The old eunuch discreetly put away the silver, gave a slight bow to Ye Han, and excused himself with a smile: "The Imperial Consort is still waiting for you in the palace. As you know, there are many protocols in the palace, and we don’t dare to delay any longer. The next step is to carry out the palace etiquette with Doctor Su, and then hurrying to deliver the orders to her majesty."

"I won’t disturb any longer, as we have important matters to attend to."

Ye Han watched Eunuch Shunzi leading the group away. He then looked back at Qin Yi, who was watching Su Pan’er with a worried face. Ye Han couldn’t help but smile.

"Don’t worry, I’ve already instructed them to take good care of Younger Sister. Let’s go, His Majesty is waiting to see you."

Qin Yi followed Ye Han with a look of loneliness, occasionally looking back in the direction Su Pan’er had gone. This made Ye Han shake his head.

Following Eunuch Shunzi, Su Pan’er went through a series of twists and turns. As per the convention, she first visited the sleeping chamber of the Empress.

As per the rules, the higher the rank of the court lady, the closer her position to the sleeping chamber when having an audience with the Empress.

As a conferred wife with a four-tiered ranking, Su Pan’er could kneel under the eaves to have an audience.

However, with her large belly, it was really inconvenient for her to move. These three kneels and nine knocks made her sweat in the cold winter.

This was originally just a formality, but neither Su Pan’er nor Eunuch Shunzi took it seriously.

After the ceremony, Su Pan’er got up to leave. Unexpectedly, a nanny came out of the Empress’s sleeping chamber and passed down a decree summoning her.

Su Pan’er was immediately startled!

She hurriedly looked at Eunuch Shunzi who was standing beside her.

Eunuch Shunzi was also clearly caught off guard by this move of the Empress. He quickly reached into his bosom and took out a heavy pouch, pushing it into the nanny’s hands.

All the while maintaining a courteous smile, "Granny Hu, it’s rare that the Empress appreciates Mrs. Qin and wants to meet her. But Mrs. Qin is heavily pregnant, and this matter..."

Granny Hu didn’t even blink an eye.

With her sharp piercing gaze, she stared at Su Pan’er’s face until it hurt, and casually put away the pouch. "We servants cannot venture to guess the thoughts of her majesty. Anyway, the Empress learned of Mrs. Qin’s arrival and specifically sent me to deliver the message. As for the rest, I know nothing."