PEASANT WOMAN'S DECREED LIFE AS A WIFE

Chapter 1160: Chapter 1157: The Shop

Now he doesn’t intend to hide anything from Ye Muyu, fearing that she’ll be unaware of the true nature of those people, who they belong to, and might carelessly fall into a trap. If she were inadvertently exploited by others and an incident occurred, he would regret it too late.

“Alright, I understand,” Ye Muyu said as she bent over to open the wooden box behind her, which contained relational diagrams of various people written by Chu Heng.

Hearing what Chu Heng said, she seemed to have overlooked some details on it.

She decided to take another look starting with the ranks of officials, and quickly spotted the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War from the Luo family. Although there were no portraits in it, the booklet listed how many family members there were in each household. As long as they were important, their experiences from childhood to adulthood were all recorded. If the booklet were to be taken out, it would shock the people of the capital, after all, some matters are private and become uncertain over time.

Besides, no one usually bothers to investigate all the important officials of the capital, especially their families.

After scanning through ten-odd books, Ye Muyu had only gotten halfway through. She never allowed anyone to touch them, fearing they would be leaked and bring trouble to Chu Heng.

Upon reviewing them, she indeed noticed some clues. Speaking of the Luo family, when Chu Heng wrote down the names of the Bastard of the Luo Family and Luo Ting, the eldest young master, his brushstrokes paused, adding extra emphasis.

And there were other similar cases.

Ye Muyu casually pointed to an Elder Princess, “Ah Heng, is the Elder Princess also good?”

“Mhm.”

Ye Muyu’s eyes brightened as she leaned in closer to inquire, “If I’m not mistaken, all these people are good?”

She pointed out a few more people, and Chu Heng nodded each time. He wasn’t explicit, but it was already the confirmation Ye Muyu wanted.

All night, Ye Muyu patiently read through the booklet and found that many officials, who had seemed ordinary and not at all like villains to her, turned out to be part of Duke Zheng’s faction.

Throughout the night, Ye Muyu’s eyes were opened.

The next day, she rubbed her eyes and got out of bed late. Chu Heng had already left for the yamen to work. His rank was not high, and thus he was not required to attend court.

Over several days, Ye Muyu finished reading all the booklets, memorized everything, and then destroyed them. Keeping such documents could give others leverage over them.

That morning, someone from the Huo family came to deliver a message.

“My lady, Madam Huo invites you over as a guest. Here is the invitation, and I have had the gatekeeper welcome the messenger and wait in the guest room,” Su Mei said as she quickly entered and placed the invitation before Ye Muyu.

Just as Chu Heng had predicted.

Ye Muyu thought about how Lord Huo was not a friend but a foe, and now that both families were known to have a good relationship in court, she naturally could not afford to reveal any signs of discord between the two families.

“Go and reply, saying that I have accepted.”

Su Mei immediately left to deliver the message.

The invitation stated that the visit was for the following day, so Ye Muyu was not in a rush.

However, she sent someone to inquire about the whereabouts of her elders from her old home, Madam Liu and Chu Zhiwen, who by now had been gone for over twenty days.

“My lady, Shopkeeper Tang has arrived,” said someone in the afternoon, as Tang Dongfeng entered the Chu residence.

Seeing him arrive was no surprise to Ye Muyu, who had someone pour him some hot tea.

“My lady, there’s news,” Tang Dongfeng said after sipping the hot tea and sitting next to a brazier, feeling less stiff. “I’ve been looking for a suitable shop these days, as per your instructions that we only need a small shop to sell the produce from the manor, such as vegetables from the heated shelters in winter. But despite looking so long, there has been no news.”

“But yesterday, three suitable shops suddenly became available. I find it strange, yet I can’t pinpoint where the strangeness lies. What do you think, my lady?”

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