Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1134: Chapter 1131: Entering the Palace

“Alright, once Mr. Wang receives a reply, please come and inform me so that I can select a location to establish a workshop in the capital.”

“Madam Tang, are you planning to directly open a workshop in Yanjing?” Mr. Wang was somewhat surprised.

“Yes.” Ye Muyu nodded, “Mr. Wang, please report this matter up.”

“Certainly.”

After leaving the rouge shop, the group was quite successful, with everyone picking out rouge that suited them.

It was getting late.

The family boarded the carriage, ready to return home.

As the wind blew through the carriage curtains, Ye Muyu looked outside. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a familiar person.

“Madam Tang?” Ye Muyu looked again and blinked.

She called out to stop the carriage and instructed Lu Chuan, who was seated at the front, “Lu Chuan, that person looks familiar; it seems to be Madam Tang. Follow her and see where she is staying now.”

An enemy, long unseen, now appeared in Yanjing. Logically speaking, given Madam Tang’s social status, it would be quite difficult for her to come to Yanjing unless she followed a merchant caravan. But her previous desire to marry into a rich family revealed her aspiration to climb the social ladder.

Unless she had someone chosen here in Yanjing, her coming here with such difficulty would not make much sense. It’s just uncertain whether she would affect my own family.

Lu Chuan followed her.

The carriage continued on its way home.

That evening, Ye Muyu was working by lamplight, researching a new type of rouge.

However, it was getting dark, and Chu Heng had still not returned.

He instantly felt a bit of worry in his heart.

Meanwhile, at the court.

All those who entered the palace for an audience today had been detained inside.

Some were treated well, others not so much.

King Qi had originally stayed in South State and had merits, but the outbreak of the epidemic had caused a group of powerful ministers to engage in incessant disputes.

Especially Duke Zheng, Liu Yanzhen, who bluntly stated that King Qi had made a grave mistake and needed to bear the primary responsibility for the outbreak. Even though his stay stabilized the public sentiment to some extent, it was limited, after all, as the doctors were the most important.

No one impeached Chu Heng because no one had grasped any faults of his.

At the same time, Liu Yanzhen also revealed that it was the Fourth Prince who had initially proposed the idea of exchanging new strains of rice for food, believing that the Emperor should reward the Fourth Prince.

Liu Yanzhen’s sudden promotion of the Fourth Prince while undermining King Qi made the subjects realize that Duke Zheng was siding with the Fourth Prince, which made the situation very delicate.

Because of this, Chu Heng was detained in the palace.

The next morning.

Chu Heng was released back to his home.

Ye Muyu came up to greet him eagerly, “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” he said, squeezing her hand, “Let’s go inside first. I’m going to rest for a while, bathe and refresh myself.”

“I’ll prepare breakfast for you.” Ye Muyu said.

“No need, the Emperor had already arranged a meal for me, and I ate breakfast before coming back.” It’s just that there was no place to freshen up, which was quite uncomfortable.

“You ate what the Emperor had prepared for you?” Ye Muyu blinked, asking curiously.

Chu Heng averted his gaze, avoiding direct eye contact with her. The implication was clear: of course, he ate some, but definitely not to fullness. After all, even though he had merits this time, he couldn’t become arrogant relying on the Emperor’s favor. Emperor Xuanming had always appreciated ministers who knew their place, and he, Chu Heng, was not yet in a position to dine with peace of mind in the Imperial Palace.

Seeing his reaction, Ye Muyu could guess his thoughts, “Alright, I’ll go prepare breakfast for you. You should eat something.”

Without piercing through his thoughts, she went straight to the small kitchen to prepare the meal with Madam Hu’s help.

Chu Heng went back to his room to prepare for his bath and grooming.