In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!

Chapter 1286 - 1197: Running Away from Home

Chapter 1286: Chapter 1197: Running Away from HomeSu Pan’er led Qin Yueshi along the Famous Pavilion, slowly walking and admiring the plants and flowers along the way.

When there was no one else around, Su Pan’er dismissed her attendants, "Eldest sister-in-law, is something troubling you?"

Mrs. Su-Hua looked panicked and hurriedly turned her head to try to avoid Su Pan’er’s scrutiny.

"There’s, there’s nothing wrong."

"Are you sure there’s nothing?"

Su Pan’er clearly didn’t believe her; she had been sisters-in-law with Qin Yueshi for so many years, how could she not understand each other’s temperament and habits? Qin Yueshi’s demeanor was obviously off.

A single sentence made Qin Yueshi’s tears fall.

She hurriedly wiped them with her hand and turned her back, not daring to face Su Pan’er, "It’s really, really nothing..."

"Eldest sister-in-law, if you don’t tell me, how can I help you? Even if I can’t help you, it is still better to have someone else to think of solutions!"

"You can’t help me; nobody can help me, woo woo..."

Qin Yueshi could no longer hold back and, covering her face, finally broke down crying.

"What in the world is the matter? Are you trying to frustrate me to death with your hesitance?" Su Pan’er was getting angry too.

"It’s, it’s Shuang’er, she... she’s gone..."

Qin Yueshi cried out loud, then quickly covered her mouth.

"Gone?"

Su Pan’er sprang to her feet, then remembered it shouldn’t mean that and calmed herself down.

"Are you saying, Shuang’er ran away from home on her own?"

"Mhm!"

Qin Yueshi kept nodding her head, crying and talking, "She said, she said she wanted to go back to her old home. At first, we thought she was just being petulant with us and didn’t take it seriously. But then, she actually left that day. Her father was so anxious that he secretly sent people to

After all, Shuang’er was her own flesh and blood, and it was only natural for Qin Yueshi to consider more for Qin Shuan’er. Su Pan’er certainly understood.

Realizing this, Su Pan’er got up and walked away, leaving Qin Yueshi to cool down on her own.

Just as she turned around the rockery, she saw in the direction of the Purple Bamboo Forest that Lui Muyi was pulling and tugging at Su Xian’er, the two of them apparently in an argument, becoming more and more impassioned.

"Lui Ming pays respects to Empress."

Behind her, Lui Ming bowed near the rockery.

"Please get up, Uncle Lui."

Su Pan’er gestured for Lui Ming to rise and seeing his calm face watching the two in the Purple Bamboo Forest, she asked curiously, "Do they always argue like this?"

"Not always, but ever since that incident, my daughter-in-law has been living in the countryside hometown. Although she moved to the capital recently, Yi’er has rarely stayed at home. They don’t meet often, but when they do, it’s like what you see now. So..."

Lui Ming’s meaning was simple; either they don’t meet or when they do, they argue fiercely. He was used to it.

Su Pan’er remained silent, watching as the argument between the two continued.

"Uncle Lui, I heard that His Majesty is planning to reopen the passage of The Maritime Silk Road, have you heard about it?"

Seeing Lui Ming, Su Pan’er inevitably thought of Silk Road matters.

Ke’er’s essay in the Spring Imperial Civil Service Examination about The Maritime Silk Road had left His Majesty, who had tasted the sweetness of the Silk Road, unable to forget it.

However, the prerequisites for opening The Maritime Silk Road were not simple. Coupled with the fact that in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Maritime Silk Road had been opened and closed several times, Qin Yi had meticulously reviewed the dossiers and identified the main issue as insufficient national strength.

To open the Silk Road, firstly, there needed to be large ships capable of withstanding the open sea and raging waves, with large tonnage to carry sufficient fresh water, food, and other necessities, in addition to cargo. Secondly, those ships needed to be stocked with ample goods desired by overseas nations to avoid the embarrassment of traveling a great distance only to find nothing to exchange, which would be a loss-making venture. And this was the key to whether The Maritime Silk Road could be profitable!

Tea, silk, embroidery, bamboo mats, and more - all sorts of goods could be transported to overseas lands via The Maritime Silk Road and exchanged for pearls, rhinoceros horn, tortoiseshell, and cotton goods.

And in this business, the Lui Family was clearly a formidable player.

Lui Ming’s thoughts were also racing, and upon hearing this, he bowed, "His Majesty indeed mentioned it to this humble official. At present, the Lui Family is building ships suitable for long voyages. However, the Ning Family is the real expert in this area. Now, following the command of His Majesty, I am in the process of negotiating with the Ning Family. Whether it can be achieved still depends on luck."