The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 725 Ancient and Modern Collision_1

Li Qing had originally planned to take Jing Yan directly to Tian Yue’e’s house, but because of her suggestion to meet his legitimate wife, he had to first take her to his sister-in-law’s home.

Of course, Li Qing had to emphatically clarify to her that there was no longer the ancient concept of a legitimate wife and concubines.

Otherwise, if he made Jing Yan, such a formidable woman, a concubine, Li Qing was worried she would be displeased.

And not just her, what about the many other women he had then?

Though it was a trivial concern, Li Qing knew he still needed to take care of it thoroughly.

In that cozy little courtyard, wisps of cooking smoke were curling upward, and from afar, Li Qing could already smell the fresh scent of vegetables. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

If everything was as usual, his sister-in-law was probably pickling vegetables.

Leading Jing Yan and Zi Ling through the door, he saw his sister-in-law pressing down on cabbage in a large jar, but Li Qing didn’t know how to introduce them.

This matter was indeed a problem.

Clearing his throat, Li Qing deliberately called out to his sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, we have guests at home," Li Qing softly called out, his mind somewhat in disarray.

He truly couldn’t remember how to introduce Jing Yan to his sister-in-law.

Han Mei, who was bending her enchantingly curvaceous figure over the jar and carefully arranging the vegetables, looked up upon hearing him. Seeing Jing Yan and Zi Ling standing beside Li Qing, she quickly wiped her hands with a towel and smiled, asking, "Qingzi, these two are...?"

"They are..." Li Qing was seriously stuck, how the hell should he introduce them.

He had contacted Tian Yue’e in advance, but Jing Yan’s proposal had caught him off guard and he hadn’t had the chance to talk to Han Mei beforehand. Now, here he was, stuck.

Zi Ling, who had followed beside Jing Yan, was pressing her lips together, her face full of schadenfreude.

It’s comfortable while fooling around on the coffin of one’s ex, but now isn’t it troubling?

"Jing Yan has seen the sister-in-law. I am husband’s... I suppose a concubine. Due to some reasons, I was unable to have a wedding ceremony with husband or meet sister-in-law beforehand, so I had already carried out the ’rites of Duke Zhou’. Please forgive me, sister-in-law," Jing Yan stated formally and precisely, with not a hair out of place.

Han Mei was completely confused and bewilderedly looked towards Li Qing.

Li Qing silently facepalmed; this situation... he truly found himself like a toad wanting to eat swan meat, with nowhere to rake his mouth.

The words were thrashing back and forth in his mouth, but he just couldn’t form a fitting response.

Zi Ling smiled lightly, walked up to Han Mei, and whispered, "Sister-in-law, this is Qingzi’s dear confidante from outside, Senior Jing Yan. Oh yes, and me too, your Qingzi strong-armed me as well, I didn’t have much choice but to follow him from now on."

Han Mei’s eyebrows instantly knotted like mist over a mountain as she looked towards Li Qing, "Qingzi, do you want to explain this to me first?"

"I should explain, definitely explain," Li Qing said with an embarrassed smile, "This way, Zi Ling, you first take Senior Jing Yan, no, Yan’er to the room for a while, I’ll be right there, you also know about this, it should be clarified."

"Did my sudden appearance cause sister-in-law any displeasure?" Jing Yan asked with some confusion.

"No, Senior, don’t overthink it. Qingzi, that bastard, is definitely something sister-in-law is already accustomed to regarding such matters," Zi Ling hurriedly said, "But, regarding your identity, Qingzi should explain it to sister-in-law. Otherwise, she’d definitely be puzzled."

Jing Yan nodded thoughtfully and said to Han Mei, "Maybe I should explain it myself. I was originally the Queen Consort of Qi, and now I’m about one thousand two hundred years old. I haven’t really calculated my exact age. Earlier, I had been sleeping in a Bronze Ancient Coffin, and it was my husband who revived me. After that, I pledged myself to him."

Han Mei’s eyes widened in astonishment, and her mouth involuntarily fell open slightly.

She stared at Jing Yan as if she had lost her soul and, after a long while, stuttered out, "Did you just say, you’ve lived for over a thousand years... more than a thousand...? How can a person possibly live that long?"

"The Bronze Ancient Coffins collected by King Qi in the past were said to preserve a body for ten thousand years without decay. Although it’s not quite ten thousand years in reality, keeping our physical bodies for a few thousand years is more than feasible, and even the skin won’t undergo any changes," said Jing Yan.

"The number of years I’ve actually lived isn’t that many, only just over a hundred. The rest of the time has been spent in slumber."

Li Qing secretly raised an eyebrow—over a hundred years old, and she claimed earlier that she wasn’t much older than him? That’s quite a lot older, okay?

"Qingzi, how come this sounds like I’m in some grand dream?" Han Mei was somewhat shocked.

A woman who had lived for over a thousand years was already quite frightening, but what was even more outrageous was that this woman was now Li Qing’s, which was even more terrifying.

Li Qing nodded, "Sister-in-law, you heard it right. This is the truth."

"If sister-in-law dislikes my origin, I shall sever ties with my husband in the future and not bother him any longer," Jing Yan’s eyes shone with a gentle light as she looked at Li Qing, "Although my time with my husband has been brief, it has brought me immense joy. In the Underground Palace, where even the sky is an illusion, my husband gave me warmth during these rare thousand years, which I shall always cherish."

"No, no, you misunderstand," Han Mei hurriedly said, waving her hands, "It’s just that what you’ve told me is so extraordinary, I will need some time to digest and accept it, I have no objections to you. My Qingzi finding such an elegant and distinguished woman like you means the Li family’s ancestors must have had extraordinary fortune."

"If sister-in-law wouldn’t mind, I would serve you just as I do my husband," Jing Yan said earnestly.

This powerful woman was truly easygoing regarding these matters.

All of a sudden, she truly seemed like a very ordinary girl, albeit one who had been deeply cultured in etiquette.

"No, that’s not necessary, really not necessary," Han Mei said, somewhat flustered, "Let’s go inside to talk."

"After you, sister-in-law," Jing Yan said as she gently supported Han Mei’s arm.

With an awkward expression, Han Mei turned to look at Li Qing—she had never in her life received such treatment.

Li Qing, with repeated gestures, implied, ’Enjoy it, sister-in-law. I’m really helpless here.’

The group entered the room and all sat down with a bit of restraint.

"I’ll prepare some tea and snacks for you," Li Qing hesitated for a moment, then suddenly had an idea and said, "I’ll also get some seeds and fruits so we can eat and chat, eat and chat together."

Jing Yan suddenly stood up, "What are you doing, my husband? By doing so, wouldn’t you be belittling me? Where is the tea? Let me make it."

"No need, no need, I’ll go!" said Han Mei quickly.

"How could sister-in-law deign to do such a thing? I should be the one to do it!" Jing Yan insisted.