Su Pan’er was awakened by laughter! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

When she woke up, she was still laughing, unable to close her mouth from the joy.

Seeing her laughing heartily, Qin Yi hurriedly asked her what she was laughing at, and she immediately recounted what had happened in her dream.

She emphasized the boy’s appearance again: "The boy’s eyebrows and eyes closely resemble you, he’s always pulling a straight face just like a little adult, but when he laughs, he’s just like me. The words ’mother’ comes out soft and sweet from him, which warms the cockles of my heart. His eyes are big, clear and transparent. His nose is high and his lips are thin and beautifully curved..."

Following her description, Qin Yi suddenly tightened his arms, holding her close in his embrace.

He also buried his head in her soft, black hair, inhaling the alluring scent, and spoke with urgency.

"Pan’er, after your body has fully recovered, bear me another little meatball! Just like the boy you described, with eyes like mine, a smile like yours, our child! Our child!"

Their child, another boy, continuing their lineage, not only to protect her own sister but also to protect his own mother.

The lingering smile on Su Pan’er’s face faded as her laughter subsided.

She slowly wrapped her arms around herself and gently leaned into Qin Yi’s broad chest. Although she didn’t understand why Qin Yi suddenly proposed this, she nodded firmly.

"Okay! Another boy with eyes like yours and a smile like mine! Our child."

Qin Yi smiled and lowered his head to place a gentle kiss on the forehead of the small woman in his arms.

Su Pan’er had the perfect excuse to turn down many invitations due to her illness.

But people at the court have the habit of following trends. Since Su Pan’er fell ill, there was a constant stream of visitors coming to Marquis Zhenguo’s residence. The number of visitors was so high that they almost trampled the mansion’s front door.

Precious medicinal ingredients and all kinds of supplements and gifts were poured into the Marquis’s Mansion as if they were free.

At first, Su Pan’er tried to greet a few familiar ladies. But seeing the crowd was too large, when new guests arrived, she directly sent Uncle Xiao to greet them. Despite this, the stream of visitors remained unbroken.

By the time Su Pan’er was fully recovered, Liu Yankang (Liu Zikang) had arrived in Jingzhao Prefecture.

The Emperor sent Ye Han to welcome him, which made many people in the court raise their ears.

Even without making an effort to find out, Su Pan’er knew that Liu Yankang and his wife were staying in the postal relay building with only about twenty personal servants.

But she was calm, doing her chores and eating her meals as usual, sitting in meditation peacefully.

While she could remain calm, others could not!

But the next day, Liu Yankang and his wife personally came to visit!

They didn’t avoid people when they came. They stood outside the door with their servants and presented their calling card.

The gatekeeper took the card in and then shut the door. After waiting for a few minutes, the gate creaked open and the gatekeeper came out again, bowing to the couple.

"I’m sorry, our master is currently not in the mansion. Please go back."

How could he not be there? Liu Yankang had inquired carefully before coming for the visit.

On hearing this, they could only swallow their frustrations: "Young man, didn’t we hear that Jie’er was ill? If your master is not here, we can also see your mistress."

"Our mistress is also not here, please go back."

After saying this, the gatekeeper tried to close the door again.

Liu Yankang quickly stopped the door and immediately grew angry: "Wait! You are very unreasonable. We are her biological parents. How can it make sense for parents to be avoided when they come to the door? Go and report to them now!"

"Nonsense! My master and mistress’s parents are far in the countryside. Where did you impostors come from? Considering that you are also from a charitable family, I will not trouble you. Please go away!"

With a combination of coaxing and urging, the gatekeeper tightly closed the door.

Liu Yankang had no choice but to turn pale and flick his sleeve before stepping onto his carriage. Mrs. Liu, though crying, had no choice but to turn back.

Only when the carriage left did the gatekeeper quickly go in and report back.

"Mistress, the two have left."

Su Pan’er is checking accounts right now. The current account book is very messy, which gives her a headache. Upon hearing the report, she asked casually.

"Did they say anything?"

The gatekeeper didn’t dare to slack off and quickly repeated what the couple said: "The lord and lady said, whether we meet early or late, it’s all the same. They are her biological parents, where is the reason to avoid them when they come to the door?"

"Hehe, got it, you can go."

When the gatekeeper left, Su Pan’er finally put down her writing brush and closed the account book.

"What’s wrong, are you angry?"

Qin Yi looked up from his book and smiled at her, "Didn’t you know this would come? Why are you angry?"

Su Pan’er shook her head and looked at him, "I’m not angry, I’m just wondering whether it was right or wrong to not acknowledge them in the first place!"

"Don’t think about the past! Right now, you should think about how to deal with the future!"

"What’s there to deal with? Didn’t you say that the palace will host a banquet tomorrow night? We’ll naturally run into them then, and it’s inevitable that we’ll meet. We’ll resist the soldiers with the generals and resist the water with the earth, we’ll take it one step at a time."

Her words made Qin Yi nod, "That’s true."

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The palace hosted a banquet to entertain the envoys, Mr. and Mrs. Liu Yankang, and also summoned Ye Han and Mr. and Mrs. Qin Yi, among other ministers, to accompany them.

As a first-grade noble lady conferred by Imperial edict, Su Pan’er, of course, had to wear her court robe, which was heavy and really unliked by Su Pan’er, but she had no choice but to wear it.

When Qingwen helped her get dressed, put on makeup, combed her hair, and was about to put a head full of heavy ornaments on her, she could not bear it anymore and removed most of it. She left only a seven-tailed phoenix hairpin bestowed by the Empress Dowager, and put on a pair of jade earrings before getting up.

"That’s better. Are they trying to break my neck with all those ornaments?"

"Everyone dresses like this for the palace banquet, my lady, please bear with it."

Qingwen was helpless. Why didn’t her lady like to wear these beautiful things?

Su Pan’er also understood that she couldn’t be capricious in this situation, "Let’s go! The Great General is already impatient."

As Su Pan’er stepped out, she saw Nanny Wang and Nanny Zhou playing with Little Yanyan. Realizing she couldn’t bring her along since she was entering the palace, she hardheartedly left her behind in the mansion.

"Take good care of her. If she doesn’t want to take a nap, you still need to get her to sleep when it’s time. Even if she only lies down for a while, it’s good."

Nanny Zhou and Nanny Wang quickly obeyed, "Your servant understands."

Su Pan’er was still worried and gave further instructions.