I'm the Farmgirl You Can't Mess With

Chapter 1271: Court (1)

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The guard captain was instantly horrified. Was the Emperor going to imprison King Rong? Why?

The fear felt by the guard captain went unnoticed by Qi Xiuyuan, so he continued, "Hurry up and go back. Keep an eye on him."

The guard captain swallowed nervously and whispered, "Your Majesty, am I the only one guarding King Rong?"

"Then who else do you recommend?" Qi Xiuyuan felt that as long as the other party could keep an eye on Haoran and stop him from leaving the house, he didn’t mind appointing that person to the position of a guard.

If the Emperor wished to put King Rong under house arrest, shouldn’t he be sending the imperial guards? Why was he asking him to recommend someone?

Realizing that he seemed to have misunderstood the Emperor’s intentions, the guard captain immediately changed his words. "Your Majesty, you know King Rong’s personality. Other than Her Highness, he only listens to you and Prince An." Therefore, if the Emperor wanted King Rong to stay at home, it was perhaps best that he gave a direct order.

If his younger brother would listen to him, would he still need to look for the guard captain?

Qi Xiuyuan glared at him, so the guard captain could only return with a bitter expression. It seemed like he could only plead with the Queen Consort.

At this moment, Qi Haoran was hugging the blanket and sleeping soundly. He slept until the latter half of the night before waking up with a rumbling stomach.

With his arms wrapped around Mu Yangling, Qi Haoran rolled over. In a daze, he held his stomach and got up. Mu Yangling also woke up and sat up. "Are you hungry? I asked the servants to make soup in the small kitchen. Do you want them to make you a bowl of noodles?"

Qi Haoran pouted and muttered unhappily, "Just a bowl of noodles?..."

He touched his stomach and said, "One bowl of noodles it is, but I want you to do the cooking."

Mu Yangling’s heart ached that he had specially rushed back for her, so she put on her clothes and got out of bed. She replied readily, "Alright, I’ll cook for you."

As the soup had been brewing in the small kitchen for most of the night, the kitchen was filled with the soup’s fragrance at the moment. Mu Yangling scooped a bowl for him to drink.

After Qi Haoran put on his clothes, he sat on a small stool with the soup in his hands. As he drank, he watched Mu Yangling knead the dough.

Northerners knew how to make noodles, and so did Mu Yangling. Even though the noodles she kneaded were very springy due to her strength, it was undeniable that the noodles she made were still a tad inferior to the ones made by the kitchen maids.

It was rare for Qi Haoran not to complain. Mu Yangling sat at the side and propped her chin on her hands as she watched him eat quietly. After a long time, she said, "Haoran, when we’re old, I’ll make noodles for you every day, okay?"

"No. Am I so poor that I can only eat noodles every day?" Qi Haoran said disdainfully, "Besides, the noodles you make don’t taste good either. You might as well make braised pork belly for me."

"..." Was that the main point? Wasn’t the main point that she was personally doing the cooking?

Mu Yangling pouted at him.

Qi Haoran swallowed the last mouthful of noodles and threw down his chopsticks. Then, he went forward to hold her hand and walked back. "As my Queen Consort, you have plenty of servants at your disposal. You can just cook for me every few days. There’s no need to cook every day. If you do it every day, my heart will ache for your hands."

Mu Yangling was surprised. "You actually thought of this?"

"Well, I see you rub stuff on your face and hands every day. Since you care so much for me, I can’t let you sacrifice your hands just to make me some food."

Feeling touched, Mu Yangling hugged his arm and said, "Since you said that, I’ve decided to personally cook your favorite food tomorrow. What are you craving?"

Qi Haoran said smugly, "You can owe me for now. I won’t be going home for dinner tomorrow—no actually, today. It’ll be dawn in four hours, right?"

"Why not?"

"I’m going to talk to a few colleagues. Men usually have discussions at the restaurant, so I reckon I won’t be coming home for dinner for the next two days."

Qi Haoran sat on the bed boldly and patted his knees. "Come, come and sit here. Tell me in detail how they bullied the two of you."

Mu Yangling: "..." So he didn’t listen to a single word she said during the bath.

Mu Yangling went forward and pushed him onto the bed. Then, she climbed in and lay down properly. She pulled the blanket over her and said, "Since you didn’t hear me, forget it. I’ll only repeat this—I wasn’t bullied. I’ve also gotten back at those who bullied Little Bear. Considering Big Brother is in a difficult position now, you shouldn’t go to court and cause trouble for him. Otherwise, I won’t care if he deals with you later."

Seeing that Ah Ling had closed her eyes and was about to sleep, Qi Haoran immediately turned over and pressed her down. He said in a low voice, "Since you’re unwilling to tell me about this, let’s do something else."

Qi Haoran had been on a business trip for nearly ten days this time. Absence made the heart grow fonder. In addition, having slept for the entire afternoon and most of the night, how could he fall asleep at this time?

As the saying went, ’When one is fed and warmed, one’s sexual desires will come up.’

Mu Yangling only had time to let out a scream before she was completely devoured by him.

At dawn, Qi Haoran woke up refreshed and proceeded to head out to attend the morning court assembly. The guard captain, who had stayed up all night, immediately followed him. He thought of all kinds of ways to stop him, but it was futile. From the Queen Consort to the young masters to the matters in the King’s Residence, all kinds of excuses failed to make Qi Haoran stay.

The guard captain could only watch as Qi Haoran pulled his horse and left with a few guards. He immediately ran to the front-yard and grabbed Zhu Liang’s hand. "Steward Zhu, you have to help me. I want to see Her Highness!"

Zhu Liang looked at him sympathetically and said, "The main courtyard hasn’t ordered breakfast yet. Before King Rong left, he must have instructed Spring and the others not to disturb Her Highness, so..."

The Queen Consort was not awake, so it was impossible for him to see her.

Zhu Liang expressed his sympathy for him.

As the guard captain didn’t manage to stop Qi Haoran, Qi Xiuyuan saw his younger brother standing at the front as soon as he went to court.

Qi Xiuyuan immediately felt a headache coming on. He looked at Fan Zijin, who was behind Qi Haoran.

Fan Zijin was tugging at Qi Haoran’s clothes. He gritted his teeth and warned him in a low voice, "It’s fine if you don’t leave, but if you dare to ruin the Emperor’s plans, I’ll teach you a lesson later."

Qi Haoran insisted, "Am I the kind of person who would ruin things?"

Fan Zijin snorted coldly. "You’re the kind of person who specializes in ruining things!"

The two of them muttered a few words before they paid their respects to the Emperor alongside the other officials.

Qi Xiuyuan felt that it was better to end today’s morning court assembly early to prevent chaos.

Fan Zijin and Rong Xuan also felt that today was not a good time to strive for a revolution in the official system, so they decided to postpone all matters until later.

Sensing Qi Haoran’s aggressive aura, the other ministers also expressed that their matters were not urgent and could be resolved by themselves. There was no need to discuss it in court. Therefore, the Emperor should dismiss the court as soon as possible.

When Eunuch Wan shouted, "If you have a memorial to present, step forward. If not, the court is adjourned." Seeing that the people below did not react for a long time, Qi Xiuyuan immediately understood and hurriedly gave Eunuch Wan a look. Eunuch Wan held his breath and was about to shout, "Court is adjourned," when Qi Haoran strode out and said loudly, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have a memorial to present!"

Qi Xiuyuan glared at him and threatened, "King Rong, what’s the urgent matter? If it’s some trivial matter, why don’t you settle it in private? There’s no need to raise it in court."