Chapter 1220: Chapter 1217: Worry
However, upon seeing the pained expressions of the courtiers, Ye Muyu couldn’t help but feel amused.
Having drunk too much fruit wine during the banquet, Ye Muyu let a palace lady take her to the privy.
Just as she finished and came out, she overheard voices while passing by a rockery.
“Recently, Her Highness has been living well, and with that, your position has also risen. Have you ever thought about when you could recommend me to join the Imperial Forest Army?”
A soft, weak voice of a woman responded immediately, “I’ve been trying my best. Although Her Highness has had more opportunities to see the Emperor these days, her temper has grown fiercer too. We palace maids dare not act rashly. Rest assured, I’ve recently heard that Her Highness indeed has such intentions, and when the time comes, recommending your name will be a simple task.”
“I knew my darling cares about me the most.”
Immediately afterward came the moist sounds of an intimate act.
Ye Muyu hastily took note that the man had a black mole behind his ear, then she hurried away. Fortunately, the palace lady who had accompanied her earlier did not follow, so she was able to conceal the matter.
Back at the palace banquet, the celebration was still ongoing.
She had just sat down, took a sip of tea, and then refrained from drinking more, worried about drinking too much and needing to relieve herself. The palace was rife with all sorts of sordid matters; best for her to be cautious first. Ensuring her own safety meant not creating trouble for Ah Heng.
“Ah Yu, the dishes in the palace look beautiful, but they don’t taste very nice when cold,” said Madam Liu, speaking more directly now that only her own people were there.
She had grown accustomed to speaking in a low voice. It was truly dull at the palace banquet, and the ladies she knew were all too far to constantly seek out for a chat.
“Mother, when we return home from the palace later, I’ll have the kitchen cook a bowl of noodles for you,” Ye Muyu said in a low, playful laugh. “Actually, I haven’t had my fill either.”
“Cough cough, you tease,” retorted Madam Liu, caught off guard by her daughter-in-law’s directness in exposing her thoughts, but her jesting tone was not at all offensive.
By the time they returned to the residence, it was already late.
Indeed, after returning home, Ye Muyu instructed the Kitchen Maid to prepare Madam Liu’s favorite dish, scallion mixed noodles, while she bathed and cleansed herself first.
With the arrival of spring and the warming weather, she changed into spring attire and headed to her room where the oil lamp was already lit. The quiet emptiness made her feel lonely and miss Chu Heng, who was far away even more.
She was aware of his ambitions and knew she shouldn’t hinder him. Now, the only thing she could do was to offer him more support.
Ye Muyu hid her swirling thoughts deep inside her heart, settled onto the soft couch, and opened her ledger. Inside were the earnings from the recent sale of potatoes, which were more than she had expected.
In just one month, there had been an income of over a hundred taels of silver. Though potatoes were not considered luxurious goods, they were nonetheless a novelty in the capital. Even if the price was to be discussed, that would not happen for another year or two.
The stock of potatoes she had prepared was enough for several months of sales.
According to the reports she had received, with the outbreak of war, the price of grain had risen in the Northern Region, but this didn’t affect the Jiangnan area or even the places around the capital.
Therefore, the most convenient option was to go to the nearby County Cities around the capital to pick out grains at a suitable price, then find an opportunity to send them to the Northern Region for Ah Heng.
However, she didn’t handle this matter openly and even in private; she didn’t involve the servants from her own residence.
The presence of Madam Tang had always put her on edge.
Over this period, Duke Zheng had remained active in court, his influence so considerable that it was fair to say he dominated court and country. It seemed he inclined more towards the struggles between monarch and officials.
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