In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 689 - 671: When The Lips Are Gone, The Teeth Will Be Cold_1

Chapter 689: Chapter 671: When The Lips Are Gone, The Teeth Will Be Cold_1

"There comes a time to part, despite accompanying you for hundreds of miles, Pan’er, let’s stop here!"

Qin Yi decisively shook his head, gently freed himself from her hand, caressed Su Pan’er’s head, and spoke with immense tenderness.

"The journey from here to Hezhong Prefecture is not far, it will be easy for you to come over. I... I am off!"

After saying this, he withdrew his hand, jumped straight up onto his horse, and without looking back, whipped the horse and sped away along the moonlit trail.

The remaining loyal soldiers also paid their respects to Su Pan’er individually before mounting their horses and leaving.

The hooves of the horses kicked up dust and rolled away. Combined with the hazy night, the group of people quickly disappeared from Su Pan’er’s sight.

Su Pan’er couldn’t help chasing after them for a short distance, but eventually stopped her steps desolately, squatted down on the ground slowly, covering her face as she wept softly.

She remembered when she first arrived in this different world, she was so obsessed with figuring out how to leave his side. But now, she wished not to be separated from him again, following him at all times.

Indeed, the world changes so quickly!

But life must go on. Not until her legs became numb, as if they were not her own, did Su Pan’er rise and stagger back to the mountain village.

Subsequently, she ordered the craftsmen to speed up the manufacture of the thunderbolt guns lest they fall short when needed. She also instructed her men to take over the opposite mountain top that Qin Yi had captured. Finally, she urged everyone to speed up the cultivation of the fields. After a careful inspection, she found that other than planting sweet potatoes, not much else could be produced on the slope.

Planting sweet potatoes is good. Not only can the vines be eaten, but they can also be used to feed chickens and livestock. The sweet potatoes are easy to transport and suitable for use as rations. Although it’s a bit late to plant now, the coolness of the mountains means that the harvest in the autumn won’t be late.

Luckily, there’s not much arable land in the mountain village, but there are many people. While one group was cultivating the land, another was applying fertilizer and planting shoots—a result of Su Pan’er’s early discovery of sweet potato seedlings in the mountain village.

After things gradually progressed as planned, Su Pan’er breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t know whether Qin Yi had reached Jingzhao Prefecture and had met with Brother Ye, and how the situation was there.

At this moment, Qin Yi was indeed in Jingzhao Prefecture, talking with Ye Han about Pan’er.

"Now that Pan’er is settled, I can focus on the war. We are attacked on both fronts and I really can’t spare the resources to take care of her. Instead, I have to let her worry about me."

At this point, Qin Yi paused before shifting the topic: "I heard that some issues have arisen here, which is why I rushed over. How is it? Have you found a solution?"

Ye Han frowned at the mention of this matter.

"There’s no solution. The more we talk about it, the worse it gets! In fury, His Majesty executed several officials who dared to anger him at the front gate. This put somewhat of a stop to it. Currently, His Majesty is chiefly concerned with being attacked on both fronts and the intense situation of the court that is hard to hold up by himself...Actually, you shouldn’t have come back at this time."

There have been rumors about an affair between him, Ye Han, and The Empress Dowager. But he, Ye Han, being a righteous person, is not afraid of false accusations. He never did anything and naturally, he is not afraid of gossip!

But those people are always trying to insinuate something, exaggerating these things. It truly leaves one speechless, the more they say, the more wrong it becomes. It’s better to say nothing at all.

"Oh? Is there something more to this matter?"

Qin Yi looked around, saw nothing unusual, then leaned in closer to Ye Han: "If there’s something, don’t hesitate and share it. As they say, two heads are better than one. Maybe we can come up with a solution together."

"I truly feel helpless about this matter..."

After pausing and considering his words, Ye Han finally revealed his predicament.

Actually, those rumors and gossip are somewhat easier to deal with since they’re all baseless speculations without any real proof. What really gives Ye Han a headache is His Majesty’s increasingly persistent attitude.

"Yesterday at the morning court session, His Majesty actually decreed that I should marry. I tactfully rejected him, using the excuse of having an arranged marriage by the late emperor. This matter can only be delayed for a while, it’s not a lasting solution."

In the past, the late emperor intended to betroth Jun Ruoxue to Qin Yi as his ordinary wife. Later, Qin Yi approached Ye Han, and Ye Han petitioned the late emperor himself, wanting to marry Jun Ruoxue. The late emperor, not caring whether Ye Han truly intended to marry or not, would, of course, enthusiastically welcome Ye Han’s decision to marry. However, the late emperor wanted to first confirm the Jun Family’s intentions, so the matter was put on hold. Afterward, due to the late emperor’s illness and subsequent death, the matter was forgotten.

Now, Ye Han was truly out of options and had to bring up this marriage proposal again.

But this marriage proposal has put His Majesty in a difficult position!

If it were in the past, His Majesty could simply decree the marriage.

But right now, the Jun Family has joined forces with Qin Zitong and stands in opposition to His Majesty. Ironically, Ye Han continually swears that this marriage was a promise by the late emperor himself before his passing, which leaves His Majesty in a jam.

"What does His Majesty mean?"

Qin Yi asked Ye Han, frowning.

Ye Han gave a slight smile and shook his head, "He didn’t say anything. But recently, Qin Zitong sent someone to negotiate, saying that as long as His Majesty backed down, he would hand over the jurisdiction of Hezhong Prefecture, Jingzhao Prefecture, and several nearby prefectures to His Majesty, and they would all live in peace. What infuriates me the most is that someone in the court is actually encouraging His Majesty to accept the other party’s terms. Even worse, due to the rumors, the Empress Dowager has also stopped attending court affairs. Even I, as the regent prince, don’t dare to take lightly the affairs of the government without discretion. If this continues for a long time, I fear..."

If Qin Feimo agrees to Qin Zitong’s terms, won’t he then become like the other feudal lords? Those who originally had the potential to ascend the throne, will instantly become glaring targets. By then, most will likely be the first ones that the opposition wants to eradicate.

However, such a complicated issue has cropped up. He’s eager to analyze it for His Majesty, but Qin Feimo doesn’t want to meet with him at the moment, leaving him full of passion and ambition, but nowhere to put it to use.

"Are these people so narrow-minded that they don’t understand the principle of mutual destruction when working under the same government?"

Qin Yi was somewhat exasperated, "By behaving like this, they obviously want His Majesty to lose the people’s heart. It might not be obvious now, but step by step, once the civil and military officials under His Majesty’s hand turn against him, it would be difficult to win them back!"

Ye Han gave him a look that spoke volumes.

"His Majesty is still young after all, easily influenced by others. He cannot be reprimanded or punished, let alone beaten. Lately, his... temper has changed a lot..."

Especially after rumors spread that His Majesty was the product of an illicit affair between him, Ye Han, and the Empress Dowager, His Majesty has cut him off completely, no longer willing to be close to him.