In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 953 - 958: The Intent of Prince Wei

Chapter 953: Chapter 958: The Intent of Prince Wei

Walking beside Prince Wei, the County Magistrate, despite the cold weather, was still sweating profusely, standing out awkwardly among the group of accompanying officials.

He approached with a somewhat fearful and shrinking manner to pay his respects, "I have made Prince Wei the subject of ridicule. The people here are all ignorant and unreasonable, and they do not understand the nobility of Prince Wei. They have caused His Highness alarm."

Prince Wei turned his head, the corners of his beautiful lips slightly upturned, carrying the grace of a crescent moon.

"This place has outstanding people and a spirit-enriched land, having brought forth someone like the Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law. How can they be called ignorant? County Magistrate, you are being too modest."

The County Magistrate bowed even lower, his smile becoming more and more obsequious, "Prince Wei is absolutely right. Miracle Healer Su is certainly no ordinary person. She cannot be mentioned in the same breath as these ignorant people. She indeed has the qualities of a heavenly being, like a fairy descended from the clouds, extraordinary in every sense..."

Prince Wei was not very caring about the County Magistrate’s flattery, giving him only a cold glance before turning his gaze back to Su Pan’er.

Su Pan’er had been standing quietly from the beginning to the end, with a light smile on her face, apparently not paying attention to the discussions of the people around her.

A flash of light sparkled in Prince Wei’s eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and bowed to Su Pan’er with a fist.

"Qi Di pays his respects to the Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law!"

His voice was loud and clear.

"The Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law?"

Su Pan’er raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Has Prince Wei mistaken me for someone else?"

"Qi Di might mistake others, but how could I mistake the consort of my seventh imperial brother?"

Prince Wei laughed heartily and then, as if remembering something, added, "Oh, right! According to the order, Brother Yi should be seventh in line, so it is still correct for Qi Di to call you Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law!"

Oh!

Su Pan’er nodded her head slightly, her demeanor polite yet distant.

"As for these external affairs, as a woman, I dare not say too much, nor dare I simply take Prince Wei’s word for it. I hope His Highness will forgive me."

"The Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law is indeed extraordinary. Brother Yi’s judgment is truly excellent!"

Prince Wei expressed his admiration sincerely.

Although they had met only once, the impression Su Pan’er left on him shattered his perception of village girls.

This Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law, with a rather ordinary name, had an air of dignity, calmness, and grandeur, not showing any signs of being overawed, and without a trace of a rural maiden’s demeanor, making him feel genuinely comfortable.

"This is not a place for talking. Please, Prince Wei, step inside."

Su Pan’er smiled faintly, not taking his compliment to heart, and, without accepting or denying it, simply led Prince Wei and his entourage into the Qin Mansion.

As the door closed behind them, it quickly shut out the curious gazes of countless outsiders.

Once Su Pan’er led Prince Wei into the main room and had him seated in the place of honor, the servants offered up carefully prepared fragrant tea. After exchanging a few courtesies, Prince Wei finally smiled.

"Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law, my visit today is because I heard about the joy of having a baby for my seventh imperial brother. I especially made this trip. However, I am not sure where my two little nieces are at the moment. May I ask to see them?"

"Prince Wei is too kind. My daughters are mischievous and are currently playing in the Inner Room. I fear disturbing Your Highness, so how dare I ask them to come out and offend you?"

"The Prince and my seventh brother are close blood relations; his daughters are also my close blood nieces, aren’t they? What talk is there of offense? Quickly have the servants bring the children here for me to see."

Su Pan’er saw Prince Wei’s determination, and thus commanded her servants to bring the two children forward.

Little Sugar Bean was still asleep, cradled in the arms of her wet nurse Shen Dongmei, who paid respects to Prince Wei.

Little Yanyan was much more sensible than before, politely stepping forward to pay respects. The eyes that resembled Qin Yi’s caught the face of Prince Wei, which bore an even stronger resemblance to Qin Yi, clearly astonishing her. She couldn’t help but glance toward her own mother.

Prince Wei also noticed the resemblance between the two and couldn’t help but praise Little Yanyan, before allowing the children to leave.

"I have brought some small gifts, a token for my niece as a meeting present. They are trifles, and I hope the Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law won’t disdain them."

With that, he gestured to someone at his side, and immediately a servant came forward with a long gift list, handing it to Su Pan’er’s maidservant. The maidservant promptly presented it to Su Pan’er.

At a glance, Su Pan’er saw the dense array of items listed on the paper and was astonished at Prince Wei’s wealth and generosity. She thought to herself how power and influence were truly wondrous things! With power and influence, without lifting a finger, one could have others offer up things that were hard to come by in usual days, bringing them directly to oneself. No wonder so many people in the world are obsessed with power and unable to extricate themselves, for these things are really too hard to resist.

While she was full of emotion, her face did not show it. She casually glanced at the gift list and, with a faint smile, casually set it aside, then looked up at Prince Wei.

"The generous care Prince Wei has for my daughter truly overwhelms me. As the saying goes, ’One should not accept rewards without merit,’ and while I accept your kind intentions, I truly dare not accept these valuable items. Please, take them back, Your Highness."

"Since when does this prince take back what he has given?"

Prince Wei feigned anger, "As the saying goes, ’One should not accept rewards without merit,’ but doesn’t that also depend on the circumstances? There’s another saying, ’Gifts from elders should not be refused.’ This prince caring about his own niece and sending her some trinkets, where does the question of merit come in? Please do not refuse anymore, Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law, and accept."

The officials who had accompanied Prince Wei also flattered him with a wicker basket full of nice words.

Seeing that refusal was futile, and considering that Qin Yi’s situation was uncertain at the moment, and the Qin Mansion was in a state of recovery, the money from these gifts was too important for Qin Yi. Su Pan’er reluctantly accepted them.

"Since it’s a token of Prince Wei’s affection for my daughter, I will accept it on her behalf. Thank you in advance."

Su Pan’er stood up and thanked Prince Wei.

Prince Wei was delighted!

He laughed heartily, "You are too formal, Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law, we are all family. Family should not speak as strangers do, else it would seem we are outsiders, wouldn’t it?"

"What Prince Wei says is most true."

Su Pan’er obediently agreed.

Prince Wei did not stay long at the Qin Mansion and got up to leave soon after his arrival, without even partaking of the prepared meal.

Su Pan’er personally saw them out of the Qin Mansion.

Outside the Qin Mansion, the throng of onlookers that encircled the place in three layers both inside and out were slow to disperse. The looks on their faces were all fervently excited as they pointed and commented about the Qin Mansion. Naturally, Su Pan’er’s and Prince Wei’s visit was the center of the discussions.

Now that Su Pan’er was escorting Prince Wei out, the crowd’s enthusiasm was immediately ignited. They excitedly pressed forward, vying with one another to get closer, their faces alight with fervent looks.

The accompanying soldiers struggled to cope with the crowd, unable to hold back everyone’s fervor.

Prince Wei held Little Yanyan in his arms, and she nestled obediently against him, wrapping her arms around his neck, looking at his face with evident closeness.

It was not until it was time to board the carriage that Prince Wei put Little Yanyan down and gave a slight nod to Su Pan’er.

"Seventh Emperor’s Sister-in-law, this is far enough. We are brothers after all, no need for formalities. Qi Di will take his leave now."

"Safe travels!"