In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 796 - 785 Look into my eyes and tell me! (Fourth Update)

Chapter 796: Chapter 785 Look into my eyes and tell me! (Fourth Update)

"Thank you, my great ancestor."

Su Pan’er helped Qin Yi to sit down on a small stool.

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, saw a flash of pity in her eyes—she really couldn’t believe that the Marquis Zhenguo had actually become a cripple.

"Looking at your leg injury, it seems it hasn’t fully healed yet? You should use whatever medicinal ingredients are necessary—please don’t delay the treatment of your leg just because of a trifle amount of medicinal ingredients."

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, spoke non-stop as soon as she opened her mouth, showing no intention of pausing.

The two listened quietly. When Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, took a moment to breathe and drink water, Qin Yi stood up and gave a salute with his fist.

Dropping formality, he said, "My great ancestor, we take the liberty of coming here today, hoping to meet with His Majesty! We hope that my great ancestor can introduce us."

"It’s not that I don’t let you see him."

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, sighed deeply, "Although His Majesty is young, he is, after all, the emperor. The so-called ’When the king orders death, the subject cannot but die,’—how could I dare refute his words? Just the other day, His Majesty said the winter jasmine outside the city had bloomed and he wanted to go out to enjoy the view. I couldn’t stop him, and being old and not agile enough to accompany and attend to him, I had to order the personal guards to escort His Majesty out of the city. The round trips take quite a long time. Why don’t you, Marquis Zhenguo, return to your mansion and wait? As soon as His Majesty returns, I will immediately send someone to inform you, Lord Marquis?"

Are they not planning on letting them have an audience?

Qin Yi and Su Pan’er exchanged a glance, then quickly withdrew their gaze.

Qin Yi once again gave a salute, "It seems we have come at an inconvenient time. However, today Qin Yi has come to your mansion with an item he wishes to entrust to my great ancestor to pass on to His Majesty."

As he spoke, he turned to take a cloth bundle from Su Pan’er’s hand and presented it over his head with both hands.

"Oh, what is this?"

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, stared at the cloth bundle, her eyes flashing a moment of eagerness, which she quickly suppressed.

A servant took the cloth bundle from Qin Yi’s hands and placed it before Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, and gently untied the knot on top, about to open it...

"Wait a moment!"

Qin Yi suddenly spoke up to stop her, "My great ancestor, this item is something that Qin Yi earnestly requests you to pass on to His Majesty. For you to personally unwrap the bundle might be... out of the ordinary?"

The package would certainly be opened and inspected before being presented to His Majesty.

Qin Yi’s interruption aimed at verbally binding Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, so once they left the Duke’s Mansion, she could open and inspect it all she wished—it all fell within Qin Yi’s expectations.

"So you’re saying this item is very important, then?"

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, looked at the maidservant who had been intimidated into silence by Qin Yi’s words. The poor girl’s face was pale; she seemed torn about what to do.

Seeing that her mistress seemed displeased, she quickly, yet shakily, opened the small bundle, revealing its contents: Marquis Zhenguo’s seal, the Order of the Great General, and a Military token with the word "order" on it, along with an additional resignation letter.

"Lord Marquis, are you intending to..."

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, looked surprised and immediately stood up.

"They are just some old items. The original items are to be returned to His Majesty," explained Qin Yi, and he gave a deep bow to Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, "I also ask my great ancestor to take the trouble of presenting these items to His Majesty, and here, Qin Yi owes my great ancestor an apology."

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, was obviously reluctant to take on this matter, "You have a very short memory, Lord Marquis. I told you already, His Majesty has gone out of the city to enjoy the flowers. You should wait until His Majesty returns and then present the items to him in person..."

"My great ancestor!"

Su Pan’er, who had been silent until now, stepped forward and bowed to Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua.

"There is no need for my great ancestor to be troubled. Once we see His Majesty, you can just present these items to him. Moreover, I have a message I would like to ask my great ancestor to convey to His Majesty."

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, reflexively asked,

"What message?"

"It’s to ask him if he still remembers the pact we once made?"

"Is that all?"

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, couldn’t help but look over Su Pan’er once again.

Su Pan’er nodded, "Just that!"

One sentence is enough!

If conversation feels out of sync, half a sentence is too much; when it’s right, one sentence is enough.

Mrs. Hwa, wife of State Duke Hua, still wanted to retain them, but Qin Yi and Su Pan’er were determined to leave. They bid farewell to Mrs. Hwa and left the main hall.

As soon as they left, Qin Feimo’s figure appeared from behind the other hidden door.

"Your Majesty."

Mrs. Hwa rushed to her feet to greet him, "Just now, what Marquis Zhenguo said..."

"We already know,"

Qin Feimo tugged at the corner of his mouth, looking at the seal and token that lay slumped on the table. He picked them up for a glance, then carelessly tossed them back onto the table.

His gaze suddenly paused, he moved aside the seal, and revealed a list that had been hidden underneath.

The list was dense with items, but Qin Feimo speedily scanned through it, ten lines at a glance, his face darkening as he read.

"Really quite remarkable! He even returned all the rewards I granted him over the years!" Feimo said, seething with anger.

Mrs. Hwa lifted her eyelids slightly, "The wife of Marquis Zhenguo also asked me to relay a message to Your Majesty. She inquires if Your Majesty still remembers the agreement from the past?"

Having said this, she bowed her head again.

Qin Feimo was slightly taken aback, and looked up at Mrs. Hwa. Suddenly, he turned around and strode towards the mansion gate.

After only a short distance, he couldn’t contain the urgency in his heart any longer and started to run swiftly.

Ahead, Marquis Zhenguo, who had already removed his armor, and his wife were walking slowly towards the front gate, arm in arm.

"Sister Pan’er!"

Just as Su Pan’er was about to step through the mansion gate, Qin Feimo, unable to care about anything else, suddenly shouted out loud.

Su Pan’er stopped in her tracks and slowly turned around.

After a while, Su Pan’er, supporting Qin Yi, knelt down slowly: "This lowly subject, Qin Yi, and Su Pan’er, pay our respects to Your Majesty."

Qin Feimo felt a pang in his heart, his eyes reddened in an instant!

"Sister Pan’er..."

Hearing this, Su Pan’er quickly kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I am a simple woman, I do not deserve such words from Your Majesty. I beg you to retract them."

"No! You are my Sister Pan’er, now and in the future!" Feimo insisted firmly, with tears unavoidably falling from his face, "Sister Pan’er, I wish to speak with you alone. Just the two of us, Sister Pan’er..."

It was indeed time to talk alone.

They didn’t go far, just to a pavilion nearby, where they spoke privately.

Even then, Su Pan’er’s gaze kept returning to Qin Yi.

"You value him greatly," Feimo stated emphatically.

"Indeed!" Su Pan’er didn’t hide her feelings and looked back at him earnestly, "Because I value him, just as I value the apple of my eye. Whoever dares to hurt him is an enemy to me, Su Pan’er."

"Sister Pan’er, I had no intention of hurting him. At that time, I wanted to..."

"No matter what you thought then or what you want to say now, can you look into my eyes and tell me that you didn’t harbor killing intent when you stabbed him from behind! Tell me, look into my eyes and tell me!"

"I..."

When Qin Feimo’s gaze met Su Pan’er’s dewy eyes that seemed to see through all worldly matters, a sudden panic struck his heart.