Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 153

~ CAO YUNNIAN IN GREAT FORTUNE ~ 

Mu Yunyao looked at Su Qing, seeing that she had slightly nodded her head, and she couldn’t help but discard the last bit of hesitation in her heart. She stood up, picked up the cup of tea that had not been touched from the table, and stood before Lady Jin. Then she kneeled down and held the teacup over her head. Her voice said clearly: “Yunyao greeted Mother. Please have tea.”

Lady Jin quickly took a sip from her teacup as she couldn’t suppress the smile on her face. “Alright. Yao’er quickly gets up.” As she spoke, she used both hands to help her up. She removed a pair of jade bracelets from her wrists, and a golden hairpin from her hair, carefully helping Mu Yunyao put it on.

Mu Yunyao accepted it with a face full of smiles, but she didn’t say any words of rejection. Now that she has recognized them as an adopted family, she naturally couldn’t be separated like before. “Thank you, Mother.”

Lady Jin held her hand affectionately with a sincere smile in her eyes, “Now, I considered to have both children!”

Mu Yunyao looked at Lady Jin’s bulging stomach with a pained expression on her face. “Earlier, I used to joke with Madam, saying that when your child is born, I must request a big red envelope from you. Now, I can’t get the big red envelope, but instead take it out to give my little brother as a present.”

“You … You’re actually such stingy temperament. Rest assured. I’ll naturally give this red envelope to you. And when your little brother grows up, he will listen to your orders and run errands for you.”

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but be happy, “That’s great. I’ll make a thick red envelope for this meeting.”

Su Qing couldn’t hold back her laughter at the side, “Since you recognize her as a daughter, you should offer a cup of tea to Lord Cao. Why don’t you set up a table at Bu Xian Luo tomorrow and treat it as a bustling and lively meal?” 

Lady Jin quickly shook her head. “I treat Yao’er as my own daughter, so naturally, I can’t dismiss it like this. I only came today to discuss it with Little Sister Su. Since Yao’er was willing to call me Mother, I naturally had to help her with my identity. When I return, I’ll ask someone to choose an auspicious day, write a post, and invite the influential people in Jingling City over. We should formally pay our respects and hold a banquet.”

“This.... Isn’t this a bit too much publicity?”

“How is this considered publicity? I was even afraid that the scene would be too small and Yao’er would feel wronged. She is my daughter, so it is reasonable for her to receive such treatment.”

Hearing Lady Jin’s words, Mu Yunyao’s heart is full of warmth. It could also be considered that she sincerely recognized her adoptive mother. “I’ll follow your arrangements, Mother.”

“Alright, don’t worry. Mother will not let you down.”

Mu Yunyao nodded happily, holding Lady Jin’s and Su Qing’s hands, “Then, should I start preparing my clothes now? When the time comes, I’ll have to dress up beautifully.”

“Our Yao’er appearance is beautiful, and she looks attractive in all kinds of clothes.”

Mu Yunyao took their hands and shook them. “The two Mothers actually teased me. I won’t talk to you guys anymore. Now I’m going to the kitchen to see what they have prepared. Then, I will show my hands and treat my two Mothers with filial respect.”

“Then, we’ll have a good meal today.”

Mu Yunyao went to the kitchen and meticulously prepared a table of food. The few of them ate so lively and in a comfortable manner.

Before Lady Jin left, Mu Yunyao instructed someone to place a charcoal brazier and fox fur coat on her carriage and then ordered Yin Hong to take good care of it. Only after that did she send the carriage off with her eyes.

When Steward Qin in Jin Xiu Garden next door heard about this matter, he could not help but inwardly twitch his mouth: “This Cao Yunnian is really lucky.”

Yu Yi had just finished drinking a bowl of ginger tea and savored its taste in his mouth. He couldn’t help but be curious when he heard this: “Steward Qin, what do you mean by that?”

“Cao Yunnian relies on Lady Jin to achieve a meteoric rise step by step. From now on, maybe even Wang Ye will respect him. Isn’t that a great fortune?”

Yu Yi was even more confused. “No matter how powerful Cao Yunnian is, he will still be an official in front of Wang Ye in the future. How can Wang Ye respect him?”

“Since Lady Jin adopted Miss Mu as her daughter, then Cao Yunnian is Miss Mu’s adoptive father! Is that clear?”

“Adoptive daughter, adoptive father, Miss Mu, Wang Ye....The more you talk about it, the more confused I get....”

Steward Qin became furious and immediately threw an account book at him: “Hurry up and scram. I will feel more annoyed when I see you.”

Yu Yi took the account book and casually flipped through it. When he saw the accounts, he couldn’t help but click his tongue: “Steward Qin, you have so much silver on your hands right now. Why don’t you give me a red envelope for the New Year? In this half-year, I have been traveling back and forth between Western Guangdong and Jingling City, haven’t I?”

“If you say any more nonsense, I’ll give you a slap!”

“You’re already so old. How you can’t talk well because you’re so angry?” After speaking, Yu Yi hurriedly left the room, causing Steward Qin to snort coldly for a long time.

Based on Lady Jin’s meticulous attitude and the relationship between her and Miss Mu, it was likely that she would arrange the adoption of Miss Mu lavishly. This gift must be carefully considered.

Lady Jin finally chose the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month as the celebration date. She had also decided to use her savings to make porridge in Jingling City, which was especially considered a blessing to Mu Yunyao.

After she heard of this, Mu Yunyao notably took out eight thousand taels of silver and bought some rice to make porridge so that she could cooperate with Lady Jin to donate to Jingling City.

The news of her buying rice and inviting influential people spread throughout Jingling City quickly. Lady Jin wanted to acknowledge Mu Yunyao as her adopted daughter. Many people were not surprised when they heard this. Lady Jin and Mu Yunyao had always been close. Furthermore, recognizing Mu Yunyao as an adoptive daughter made their relationship more stable. 

After the ladies of other families heard this, they shook their heads and sighed. Then, they focused on what kind of congratulatory gift to send.

Cao Yunnian had outstanding political achievements. With Lady Jin’s ninth-rank title and the Emperor’s reward for Mu Yunyao, the three can’t afford to take it lightly. They should make inquiries before giving gifts. It would be better if they could give them what they like. On the eighth day, the Cao family’s residence was cleaned and renewed, and Lady Jin got up early to start preparing. Cao Yunnian, who didn’t pay much attention to this initially, became more nervous as he carefully trimmed his beard in the mirror. He even deliberately took two sets of new clothes and asked Lady Jin to help him choose one.

As she personally helped him put on his clothes, she said softly, “It’s my fault. I’ve been thinking about arranging the banquet these few days, but I forgot to tell people to prepare more clothes for Old Master.”

“Madam’s body is heavy, so you and the child should be the first. These two sets of clothes were also made recently, so there’s no obstacle.” Lady Jin smiled as she helped him arrange his clothes, and then she put on her sewing purse before feeling satisfied. “Since Old Master thinks so highly of his foster daughter, Yao’er. Then when our child is born, surely we will get blessings in the future.” 

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~ LADY JIN’S ADOPTIVE DAUGHTER ~ 

When Lady Jin took away the New Year’s gift, she immediately had Cao Yunnian deliver it to the Governor’s residence. After seeing it, his face flushed with excitement. He forcefully patted Cao Yunnian’s shoulder and repeatedly instructed people to invite the best master to frame the embroidery with the most meticulous methods. “Brother Cao, don’t worry. I will explain the source of this embroidery and its merits. You and Lady Jin are certainly not to be left out. “ 

Cao Yunnian didn’t say anything, but his heart was joyful. After returning to his residence, he held Lady Jin’s hand when they walked into the garden together. At the same time, he told her about what had happened that day. His previous provocations by Concubine Wang had indeed made him somewhat unhappy. Because of his anger, it had made Lady Jin sad for several days. She had even said words to sever her relationship with the Jin Family in Xi Ling. Later on, he had personally heard how arrogant Concubine Wang was behind his back, so she knew he had done it. At the tip of the horn, he had to spend many days before he managed to coax Lady Jin back. 

Later, when he saw that she worked harder every day while carrying her two bodies, he felt that his previous actions had been improper. Thus, in these few days, as long as there was nothing else, he returned to accompany Lady Jin. The relationship between the husband and wife was much more intimate than in the past. 

When Lady Jin heard Cao Yunnian’s praise of the New Year’s gift, she couldn’t help but talk about Mu Yunyao: “That girl is not only full of emotions and feelings, she also has a way of handling matters. You don’t know, every time I went to visit her in the past few days, she was thinner than before. It really makes one’s heartache when looking at her. Yunyao has put much effort into completing this New Year’s gift and is doing it earnestly. Seriously speaking, we have been smooth in this half a year, and most of them are because of her blessing. Seeing the New Year’s gift is ready, I should prepare a generous present and thank her well. 

“Of course, we have to give a present to Mu Yunyao but look at Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo. Which one of them isn’t trying to get rich every day? How much is this gift to be considered a generous gift? Then, what do you think, Madam?” 

“I am around the same age as Mu Yunyao’s mother, the Su family. I also like Mu Yunyao and have long treated her as a close younger generation. It has been more than half a year. How about considering her as an adoptive daughter? If anything happens to her in the future, taking care of her will be more reasonable.” 

Cao Yunnian thought for a moment. “Madam’s idea is so good, but Mu Yunyao had received a reward from the Emperor. Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo have golden signs written personally by the Emperor. Even the Governor’s wife gives her high praise. If we recklessly acknowledge her as our adoptive daughter, will it make her think we have something else to do with it?” 

“To be honest with Old Master, if you change someone else, I won’t dare speak this way, but towards Mu Yunyao, I could be sure she wouldn’t have such thoughts. That child is exquisite and delicate. Also, she is meticulous and considerate. She treats me with utmost sincerity. If the child in my womb doesn’t have her, I’m afraid I can’t protect it for a long time.” 

Cao Yunnian saw Lady Jin seemingly sad, and he hurriedly expressed comfort: “Since Madam is so certain, then I naturally have no objections. A few days ago, I invited a doctor to check Madam’s pulse and confirmed that the child in your womb is a male fetus. Now that we have recognized Mu Yunyao as our adoptive daughter, we can consider ourselves have both son and daughter.” 

Lady Jin smiled. “Then I will go to the Su family tomorrow and discuss this with Su Qing before asking for Yunyao’s opinion. Although we adopted her as our adopted daughter, we must still treat her as our biological daughter. I also want to bring her to her marriage, help her choose a kind family, and give her a rich dowry. 

“Alright. Everything depends on Madam.” 

On this day, Mu Yunyao was still lazily lying on the soft couch and saw Si Qin walk in quickly: “Greetings, Miss. Lady Jin is here, talking to Madam, and Madam is sending this servant to invite Miss to come over. 

“It’s snowing today. Why is Lady Jin here?” Mu Yunyao stood up. Jin Lan had already taken a cloak with a hare skin and put it on. After putting it on, she grabbed her umbrella and walked to the warm pavilion in the front yard. 

Lady Jin was smiling as she chatted with Su Qing. She immediately looked towards the door when she heard Si Qi’s announcement. The curtain lifted as Mu Yunyao walked in with light and quick steps. She was wearing a cloak embroidered with cranes and rabbit hair. She revealed a pleated skirt with red pomegranate flower embroidery when she walked in. She had a brilliant smile when she walked in, causing people to raise the corners of their lips curled up in a smile, and their mood improved a bit. 

After passing the cloak to Si Qi, Mu Yunyao bowed. “Greetings, Lady Jin. Greetings, Mother.” 

“Hurry and get up.” Lady Jin signaled Mu Yunyao to move forward and touched Mu Yunyao’s fingers. It was cold, and she quickly squeezed the heater in Mu Yunyao’s hand. Only then was she able to relax. “Seeing you’ve been quite energetic these past few days, I can relax.” 

“Madam has sent people to bring me tonics. Mother stews them for me every day. I’m worried that I’ll become fat like a ball in a few days.” 

Lady Jin was amused by Mu Yunyao, and only after a long while did she stop her laughter. “Today, I have come to discuss an important matter with Sister Su.” 

“Is there something wrong with the New Year’s gift?” Mu Yunyao’s heart tightened. 

“Even the pickiest person wouldn’t have been able to find the slightest flaw in that gift. How could there be any problems?” Lady Jin said, looking at Su Qing, “Sister Su, we’ve known each other for more than half a year. After getting along for so long, you should understand my personality. If you have something to say, I’ll tell you directly.” 

When Su Qing heard this, she could not help but feel nervous. “Madam, please tell me.” 

“During this period, Yunyao helped me a lot, whether it’s the clothes that attracted the butterfly at the beginning or the recipe for Rose Fragrance Dew, which helped me earn much money later. Her diagnosis that there was something wrong with my body helped me solve the knot in my heart for many years. Recently, she taught embroidery needle techniques and made New Year’s gifts without rest every day. I am deeply grateful to Yunyao in my heart.” Seeing that Su Qing was anxious and was about to say something, Lady Jin held her hand to comfort her. Then, she continued, “Sister Su and I are bound by fate. If it were not for you taking care of us wholeheartedly a few months ago, I would not have known what would have happened to the child in my womb. I will always remember these feelings. No matter how generous the gift is, I can’t express my gratitude in case. Therefore, I thought I might as well take Yunyao as my adopted daughter. In the future, we’ll take care of each other as sisters, and this way, you can count on us in Jingling City.” 

“… Madam wishes to take Yao’er as her adopted daughter?” Su Qing was slightly surprised. 

“That’s right. I came here specifically to discuss this with Sister Su. I wonder if you are willing to?” 

Su Qing was ecstatic in her heart. “There’s one more person that dotes on Yao’er. Why would I be reluctant to?” Lady Jin immediately smiled. “That’s great. Such an obedient daughter, I fear Younger Sister will not bear it! Yao’er, what do you think?”

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~ CAN’T WAKE UP FROM SLEEP IN WINTER OF MARCH ~ 

 
Lady Jin only thought that she was comforting her. After nodding lightly, she secretly thought about it and had Yin Hong buy medicines to nourish her body and deliver them. She had to help Mu Yunyao heal her wrists and fingers.

After the embroidery finished, Mu Yunyao felt her entire body relax. After dinner, she went to bed early to rest and slept until the next day. When it was late, she still wasn’t willing to get up.

Su Qing walked in with the Eight Treasures Rice. Seeing her curled up in the blanket, she couldn’t help but pinch her face. “What time is it? Why aren’t you getting up? Nan’er and Ah Mao both already cleaned the yard.” Mu Yunyao still closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, but the corners of her lips couldn’t help but raise slightly, causing Su Qing to pinch her cheeks once again. “You bad girl. Last night, you made a ruckus and wanted to eat the Eight Treasures Rice. Mother brought it to you now just after it cooked. Quickly stop pretending to be asleep, and get up, wash up hurriedly, and eat something. Otherwise, I will take the Eight Treasures Rice to Nan’er and Ah Mao.”

Mu Yunyao hurriedly opened her eyes and threw herself into Su Qing’s embrace. She said in a very dissatisfied and spoiled manner, “Ever since I had Nan’er and Ah Mao, you’ve stopped caring for me, Mother!”

Su Qing hugged her with a smile. “What nonsense are you spouting? If Mother didn’t love you, I would have picked you up long ago, you lazy bum.”

“There are clouds in the ancient saying: spring is sleepy, autumn is lacking, summer is a nap, and can’t wake up from sleep in Winter of March. I’m listening to the advice of the ancients and cultivating my mind and soul!”

After Su Qing heard what she said, she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She wanted to say something but couldn’t say anything when she thought about how she had been busy working day and night on her embroidery for the New Year’s gift.

At this moment, Mu Yunyao had just gotten out of bed. Her entire body was warm and warm as she lay on her knees. She looked like a little girl, making her look pitiful.

“Hurry up and wash your face and eat. If you still feel sleepy after eating, you can go to bed again.”

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but narrow her eyes. Her bright eyes filled with a smile. “I knew that Mother loves me the most in this world.”

“You silly child, Mother only has you as her daughter. If I don’t love you, who else can I love?”

Mu Yunyao’s smile grew wider and wider as she rolled around on Su Qing’s knees before finally getting up to put on her clothes.

Su Qing helped her arrange her dress and looked at the blue magnolia blossoms on her sleeves. She couldn’t help but smile. “Mother thinks you’ve grown a lot in the past half-year. When spring comes, I’m afraid your old clothes won’t be able to wear anymore.”

Mu Yunyao treasured the clothes on her body: “This blue magnolia dress was personally made for me by Mother. It fits her body no matter what, so how can I not wear it?”

“You say like that would please and make Mother happy. Mother would like you to grow taller and fatter. If the clothes don’t fit well, you can not wear them.”

“Mother’s hands are a bit better, but I still can’t bear you tired. I don’t have the heart to let you hold the needle and thread to make clothes all day. It is enough for me.”

Su Qing smiled but did not reply. She just watched as she washed up.

Mu Yunyao made up her mind. Previously, she had been busy with embroidery and hadn’t prepared winter clothes. She had wanted Jin Lan and the others to find time to help her make two clothes, but she didn’t expect that Su Qing would do it personally. Now that she had free time, she naturally wouldn’t let her tire herself.

After eating a bowl of warm Eight Treasures Rice, Mu Yunyao felt her entire body warming up. It wasn’t easy to get bored, so she didn’t want to do anything. Instead, she wore a warm fox skin cloak as she guarded the brazier, leaning against the soft couch and sipping tea.

Su Qing looked at her lazy appearance and felt that she was cute and annoying, so she decided to let her be. Jin Lan and Jin Qiao walked in and stayed outside for a while. After dispersing the cold air from their bodies, they arrived in front of Mu Yunyao, “Miss’s place is still comfortable, and I don’t know why it’s been so cold these two days. Judging from that gloomy look, it might have to snow again tomorrow. Even the south would not be so cold.”

Mu Yunyao poured two cups of tea and passed it over, “Have some tea to warm yourself.”

The two of them happily received the teacup. Jin Lan took a sip and sighed softly, “Many thanks, Miss. If Shopkeeper Qin had drunk Miss’s tea, he would definitely not praise me again.”

“Then you should find time to practice your skills properly in brewing tea. I might even send you out to manage Bu Xian Luo.”

Jin Lan quickly shook her head, “Miss, don’t tease this servant. I know her abilities. It’s fine to run errands for Miss. If I were in charge of Bu Xian Lou, I would have fainted in just two days.”

Mu Yunyao smiled and looked at Jin Qiao, “How is the matter that I asked you to inquire about?”

“Reporting to Miss, this servant went to ask Shopkeeper Qin. He said that the female embroiderers of Cai Yue Pavilion had scattered all over the place. It was sure that they would make a move in the next two days. Also, Tan Bawang had already been let out of prison. However, Lord Tan brought him back to Huai’an City directly. It said that he was so thin as if he has suffered quite a bit in prison.” 

Mu Yunyao slightly raised the corner of her lips. “As The County Magistrate Zhao is a straightforward person, he has always been upright in his conduct, and this time, he clearly had the intention of investigating Tan Bawang but didn’t expect that Tan Lin would interfere with his plans and push the blame onto a few of his subordinates. He must be unhappy in his heart. As the parent official of Jingling City, he had to deal with one or two people. It would be strange that Tan Bawang didn’t suffer.”

“Miss, this servant feels that letting Tan Bawang return like this is letting him off too easily.”

“Don’t worry, even if we don’t look for Tan Bawang, he will return to look for us. Lord Tan has been in charge of Cai Yue Pavilion for many years, so he is not someone who will suffer losses. Now that he has a request from us, he lowered his posture, and when Cai Yue Pavillion’s credit for teaching embroidery needle technique came out, he would naturally not put us in his eyes.”

Jin Lan and Jin Qiao couldn’t help but worry. “Since Miss understands, why did you take the initiative to pick him? Spreading such a good thing as embroidery needle technique, no matter who you are looking for, I am afraid that you will be busy with it.”

“There’s naturally a reason for choosing him. If it weren’t for the fact that the dispute between Cai Yue Pavilion and us hasn’t been resolved. I will not use him as a weapon.”

“Although this servant doesn’t understand, from what Miss said, I feel it’s so powerful.” Jin Qiao said with a smile.

“If you don’t understand, you can only think about it. Both of you have great talents. It’s only that you two lack experience and insight. From today onwards, if you two are willing to serve by my side, you should watch, listen, and think more. If you are willing to act alone, whether the Ni Yun Fanf or Bu Xian Luo, I will give you a position as a shopkeeper.”

Jin Lan and Jin Qiao didn’t hesitate at all. They immediately bowed to Mu Yunyao and said, “I am willing to serve Miss.” Mu Yunyao smiled lightly. “Good, since you two are determined to follow and serve me, I won’t treat you poorly.”

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~ ROBBED AGAIN? ~ 

After solving a big concern, Mu Yunyao ate half a bowl of f dumplings, making Su Qing smile. She helped her fill the bow because she feared Mu Yunyao would hold on, “If you still want to eat more. I will make more in two days. Please, you don’t need to hold....”

After Su Qing finished speaking, she felt something wasn’t right and quickly added, “You also need to eat your fill. You seem to have lost some weight these past few days.”

Mu Yunyao blinked and touched her cheek. She turned to look at Jin Lan, “Have I become thinner in these two days?” Su Qing has been cooking and eating nourishing food in the past few days. Even the ginseng sent by Steward Qin had stewed in half. She felt that her cheeks had become a lot rounder. Jin Lan nodded quickly, “Miss, you’ve lost weight after working so hard daily.” Young Miss was a slender woman. Now that she had been sitting in front of the embroidery rack daily, her wrists and neck often felt so much pain that she couldn’t lift them. Especially her wrists and fingers. The fingers always warmed every night. Otherwise, they will swell up the next day, making people feel distressed to look at it.

“Alright.” Knowing they were worried about her, Mu Yunyao didn’t try to differentiate between them. After drinking half a bowl of soup, she returned to her room to continue embroidering the New Year’s gift.

Time flies day by day. Outside of Yuxi City, a caravan finally saw the Yuxi City Gate in the distance after nearly twenty days. Just as they breathed relief, a loud sound of horse hooves approached, and masked bandits appeared unexpectedly like last time. After completing snatch things, they hurry up to leave.

When they finally reached the entrance of Yuxi City, they didn’t even have a single copper coin on them.

When the guards who defended the city saw them, their eyes widened. “It’s you guys again? Are you guys got robbed again?” The last time the bandits stole his tea leaves, he heard the merchant caravan’s owner say he didn’t believe in evil and insisted on transporting it for another time. At that time, he thought that he was feeling wrong. He didn’t expect that it would really end up like this, and they robbed again.

The merchant group’s owner sat on the ground and wailed, “We reported to the officials last time. Why hasn’t Lord Qingtian captured these bandits yet?” The city guards could not help but feel sympathy for them and went forward to help them up, “Don’t give up. The bandits are so bold that the government is unable to capture them. In the future, you will hire more people to accompany the caravan. It will help you play some role or not come to Yuxi City. After doing business, the poor birds here don’t lay eggs. Even if you send the tea leaves over, no one can afford to buy it.”

“But my old rival sent tea leaves to Yuxi City, saying he had made a great profit?”

“You’ve probably been tricked. Who would still be here to do business these days?”

The merchant caravan’s owner cried for a long time. He removed the gold ring on his finger and forced the merchant caravan’s men to stay in Yuxi City for the night. The next day, he left with his men. When they left, the soldiers guarding the city shook their heads against their backs, only to feel that these people were unlucky.

Unexpectedly, almost twenty days later, another caravan approached Yuxi City, this time even closer to the city gates. Just as they were about to enter the city, the bandits seemed to have descended from the sky. They swept all the goods in less than a quarter of an hour.

The city guards waited until the bandits left before they trembled as they walked out of the city gate. Seeing someone crying loudly in the caravan, they hurriedly stepped forward, “Huh? You guys are not from the Wang family?” He thought that the unlucky fellow who had robbed twice had returned. He didn’t expect the person to be different this time.

Hearing that he mentions the Wang family, the people in the caravan cried even louder. “When the Wang family’s caravan returned, they said that they made a large amount of silver in Yuxi City, which is why we followed them here in hopes of opening up a road for a trade route. Who would have known it would snatched away before entering the city? Why is the Heavens so unfair to us and so good to the Wang family?!”

The city guard thought for a moment. “You and the Wang family are enemies, right?”

“Yes. Our Zhang family and the Wang family are irreconcilable!”

The soldier sighed, “Ah, no wonder!” Since they are enemies who cannot be separated, then who are you trying to screw over then? However, the bandits of Yuxi City had never been so rampant in the past. Now that the bandits come here to wander around twice in three days, is it an addiction to the robbery?

Mu Yunyao didn’t know it was lively outside Yuxi City, a few thousand miles away. Currently, she accompanies Lady Jin as she measures the embroidery in her hand. “What does Madam think?” After spending nearly three months, this magnificent piece of embroidery was finally going to complete.

Lady Jin looked at the embroidery on the table, so excited that her face turned red, “Yunyao, I really don’t know how to describe it. It’s great. It’s really great!”

The embroidery in front of her was nine feet long and five feet wide. The edges are embroidered with a bright yellow embroidery thread, the golden characters on the red ground, and the four characters Fu, Shou, An, and Kang shine brightly. At first glance, the momentum is thick and majestic under the clouds of Xiangyun.

Mu Yunyao heaved a heavy sigh of relief. “I felt relieved when I heard Madam say good. I feared my lack of skills would delay the New Year’s gift for the Emperor.”

“Don’t be modest. I dare to say that I can’t find a second person in the Dali Dynasty who can match up to you in embroidery techniques!”

“Madam, you are too kind.”

Lady Jin carefully measured the time it took to brew tea before reluctantly withdrawing her gaze, “Yunyao, you’ve worked hard these past few days. I’ve heard you haven’t even celebrated your birthday and have been busy with this New Year’s gift....”

“I’m young. Where did I use any birthday? Besides, didn’t Madam ask sister Yin Hong to send me a set of headdresses? I have never seen a pure ruby ​​of color. I only look at it. I can’t put it down and can’t bear to wear it on my head.”

October 15 is Mu Yun Yao’s birthday. She hadn’t thought of having a birthday in the first place. That day, she only ate a bowl of hand-rolled noodles made by her mother and felt abnormally satisfied. There was nothing that made her feel happier than this bowl of noodles.

Su Qing also nodded when she heard this, “That’s right. It’s inconvenient for Madam to be in such a condition right now. But she still remembers Yunyao’s birthday. It’s really spoilt her.” She and Lady Jin seemed to be close friends, so she didn’t have many scruples when she spoke.

On the other hand, Lady Jin looked at Mu Yunyao with a face full of smiles. “If I really can spoil her, I’ll find ten sets of eight ruby heads and send them over. Yunyao is really too sensible, causing one’s heart to ache.” Her wrist and fingers were slightly red and swollen, especially her fingers. Because it was pinching the embroidery needles. The tip of her fingers was red and had a layer of callus on them, which made people’s heartache even more when compared to the fingers of her left hand. “In the following days, you rest well and don’t leave any hidden dangers behind.”

Mu Yunyao smiled and nodded. “Don’t worry, Madam. Everything will be fine in two days.” The wounds on her body healed so quickly. Not to mention the high-quality ointment she applied every day. After a few days, her body would return to normal. Otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to go all out like this. She was extremely protective of her own body in her past life.

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~ A WEIRD HONEST INTELLIGENT MAN ~ 

 
Seeing that Mu Yunyao didn’t take any offense, Liu Liang’s whole body relaxed, “Yes, Mistress. Do you want to punish Qi Ming?”

“Why should I punish him? I wish I could have a few more of these people.” Mu Yunyao’s face is full of smiles. “Jin Lan, in a while, go and wrap up five hundred taels of silver in a red envelope and have Liu Liang send it to Qi Ming.” If there is a penalty for wrongdoing, meritorious service will be rewarded. It shouldn’t make people feel disheartened.

“Yes, Miss.”

After Liu Liang left, Mu Yunyao busied herself with the embroidery, asking Jin Lan to count the silver notes.

“Miss, the total of these banknotes is 21,200 taels of silver.”

Mu Yunyao nodded, “Take it and send it over to Mother. If she asks about the origin of the silver notes, tell her that it’s Shopkeeper Qin’s profits from Bu Xian Luo.”

“Yes, Miss.”

When Jin Lan left, Mu Yunyao chuckled. Only with the price difference did she get over 20,000 taels of silver. It seemed that this time, Steward Qin had prepared quite a lot of ginger tea.

On this day, Mu Yunyao had just gotten up, and she felt the weather become so cold. When Jin Lan walked in, her expression was excited. “Miss, it’s snowing outside. Although it’s a thin layer, it’s still so pretty.”

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but be stunned. “If you count it all up, today is exactly little snow, but it should be the solar terms.”

“Yes, this servant met Si Qin just now. I heard that Madam was preparing to wrap the powdered dumplings. She said that the person would not freeze to death only by eating the powdered dumplings. The servants and maids will have a good taste this time.” Madam had never treated servants like outsiders. Whenever she prepared anything delicious, she asked someone to save some for them. They particularly moved in their hearts.

A warm smile appeared on Mu Yunyao’s face. “Coincidentally, I haven’t eaten powdered dumplings in a long time. I’m so hungry. In a while, tell Mother I want to eat lotus root and fresh meat.” As far as Mother was concerned, she was not afraid of the trouble of the food I wanted to eat. But she was scared that I wouldn’t like to eat it if she cooked. So, I asked for it without hesitation.

“Yes, Miss.”

Mu Yunyao’s feeling was delightful. Even her embroidery speed had increased by a lot.

At this time, in Jin Xiu Garden next door, the guests who came to taste the tea were also amazed. Initially, the scenery in Jin Xiu Garden was already beautiful enough, but now, every place that used to serve tea for guests had drapes or screens set up.

The patterns on the curtains and screens differed according to the different scenes. They echoed with the scenery everywhere and were both exquisite and flawless. At this time, it just so happened that the snow was drifting about, adding a sense of elegance, causing one to be intoxicated in it and lose themselves in it.

Once the news spreads, many people will come to Jin Xiu Garden to enjoy the scenery. The scenery here in winter was desolate, and many people initially needed more places to go. With the beautiful Jin Xiu Garden and the plaque gifted by the Emperor now, it became the first choice for many people to amuse themselves. Steward Qin counted the silver in his hand as his admiration for Mu Yunyao increased in his heart. Previously, he was worried that the number of guests Bu Xian Luo would decrease during the winter, but now it seems that the number of guests has increased. It is even more prosperous than in summer. Coupled with his reputation for helping to buy food before, it has saved him a lot.

The silver immediately made him make up his mind. He would wrap a big red envelope and send it to Miss Mu for the New Year.

Mu Yunyao took the time to see Qi Ming. That person was tall and firm, with a simple and honest smile. After saluting, he had a bashful smile on his face.

“No need to be so polite. Please take a seat.” Mu Yunyao sized up Qi Ming. The smile on his face was genuine, and even his eyes revealed a sense of honesty. It was impossible to tell if he was faking it or not. This kind of person would either take acting to the bone or be simple and honest.

“Thank you, Young Miss.” Qi Ming sat awkwardly on his chair. The tall man sat only half the chair, making him look slightly comical.

“I’m a bit curious. Why would you be so interested in buying more food to save it?” Hearing the question, Qi Ming hurriedly stood up. “Miss, I heard you bought some food and sent it to Western Guangdong, so I thought you might send another batch. If the price of food increases after some time, you will have to spend many silver taels to buy more food. If Young Miss buys the food now, it can save up silver and time. Even if Young Miss doesn’t want the food, you can store some of it and sell it when the price rises.”

“Your consideration is quite thoughtful.” No wonder during that time, Liu Liang had asked for several taels of silver, and he wanted to do this. Mu Yunyao carefully looked at Qi Ming. His expression or words had no flaw, and he looked totally out of it. Other people can feel sincerity and feel as if their hearts are pressed. “What are your plans for the future?”

Qi Ming quickly nodded: “I will follow you, Young Miss, to do whatever you want me to do.” Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but smile. After thinking carefully, she said, “I had an idea earlier, but I lack people to do business, so I haven’t done it. Now that I have you, I want to open a treasure shop, Yi Bao Xuan, which specializes in selling jewelry and rouge powder. Can you do it?”

“Young Miss told me to be the Shopkeeper, so I went to be the shopkeeper.” Qing Ming nodded swiftly without any hesitation.

“Then, have you thought about how to create the reputation of Yi Bao Xuan to become a golden signboard like Ni Yun Fang?”

After frowning momentarily, Qing Ming stretched out his hand and scratched his head, “This servant has an idea, but I think it’s a little outrageous.”

“Tell me about it.” The smile on Mu Yunyao’s face deepened. He already had an idea in such a short amount of time?

“Ni Yun Fang, built by the Young Miss, is already very famous. If you want Yi Bao Xuan to be like Ni Yun Fang, you have no choice but to climb up Ni Yun Fang.” Qi Ming carefully looked at Mu Yunyao’s expression. Seeing that she wasn’t angry, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Mu Yunyao’s smile grew wider and wider. “Tell me in detail. How could Yi Bao Xuan climb up Ni Yun Fang?”

“This servant privately heard that so many people envy Ni Yun Fang. The reason was that Ni Yun Fang had a signature gift bestowed by the Emperor and didn’t dare to stand out in public. If Yi Bao Xuan dared to step forward, it would definitely get the secret support of many people. In this way, it will unwittingly be much smoother. In the future, when Ni Yun Fang spreads throughout the entire Dali Dynasty, Yi Bao Xuan will also bloom everywhere.”

Mu Yunyao laughed, her eyes bright and colorful, “Alright, since that’s the case, then go and do it. You can directly report how many silver taels you need, and I will let Liu Liang give it to you.” Unexpectedly, the idea of ​​Qi Ming coincides with her. She originally wanted to wait for Ni Yun Fang to branch out a few more stores before he was busy opening up Yi Bao Xuan.

Now that she had his help, there was no longer a need to wait. With this, she would be even closer to her goal. This guy came at the perfect time!

Qi Ming nodded, “Yes, Miss.”

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~ A TALENT FOR MAKING SILVER ~ 

Yu Yi had never seen Steward Qin reveal such an expression before. He couldn’t help but be curious, “Steward Qin, what happened?”

Steward Qin glimpsed at Yu Yi badly, and suddenly came some spirit: “After you gave the two letters to Wang Ye, what is his expression?”

“Wang Ye’s expression?” Yu Yi rubbed his head and thought for a long time. “You’ve served Wang Ye for so many years. His face has always been so cold and indifferent. What kind of expression can he possibly have?”

Steward Qin had already been full of anticipation, but now he impatiently waved his hand. “Scram! You’re just like that kid Yu Heng. You’re useless all day.”

“Who said that? Before Eunuch Cheng, he praised me.”

“That’s because his eyes are blurry from age. Hurry up and move aside. Don’t stay here. Just looking at you makes my heart pain.” Yu Yi rubbed his nose and headed straight to the kitchen. It said there was still quite a lot of ginger tea in the kitchen, so he wanted to taste it quickly. Yuyi had been back and forth between Jingling City and Western Guangdong for the past few days. He had only heard about ginger tea, but he hadn’t seen ginger tea yet. He is curious about ginger tea and finally has a chance to discover the truth.

Steward Qin sighed for a long time. He could only shake his head and sigh, “There’s no need to rush. There’s no need to rush. We should consider this matter from a longer perspective.”

After a while, Mu Yunyao had completely quietened down and focused on embroidering the New Year’s gift for the Emperor. The papers with Fu, Shou, An, and Kang words from various places were full in the boxes. Even though Mu Yunyao had done it meticulously, she had still spent a lot of effort to arrange them. And then, her speed of embroidering the New Year’s gifts increased.

On this day, Mu Yunyao had just finished her breakfast when Jin Lan came over to report, “Shopkeeper Qin has arrived, Miss.”

“Invite him in.”

Steward Qin changed into thicker armor as the weather grew colder, wearing a brown and blue hat. He smiled and said gently, “Greetings, Miss Mu.”

“There is no need for Steward Qin to be so courteous. Please take a seat quickly. Jin Lan will serve a cup of tea.”

Steward Qin took a sip when she served the tea and praised, “They all use the same kind of water and make it with the same kind of tea, but I always feel that Miss Mu’s tea here is more delicious.”

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but chuckle, “Then I must reward Jin Lan in the future. Her skills in brewing tea have improved.”

“It is indeed worth giving a good reward.” Steward Qin looked at Jin Lan, who was well-organized every time she advanced and retreated. He could not help but sigh in his heart. MetMiss Mu’s methods were not something others could compare. He saw Jin Lan’s appearance when she arrived over half a year ago. Her appearance now is totally different.

Jin Lan hurriedly bowed from the side. “Many thanks, Miss. Many thanks, Shopkeeper Qin. I will work hard in the future.” When she finished speaking, she saw Steward Qin smile without saying a word. She couldn’t help but raise her head and look at Mu Yunyao. Seeing her nod slightly, she saluted and left.

Steward Qin then began to talk about official matters, “Miss Mu, that batch of ginger tea we sent last time was of great help to Wang Ye, so I thought of frying another batch to send over.”

“Steward Qin should have seen it, too. I’m busy embroidering the New Year’s gifts for the Emperor. My energy is too limited to take care of it, so I’ll leave the matter of stir-frying ginger tea to you.” The first time she gave ginger tea to Yue Wang, it was as a favor. The next time she would give it to him, it would not be free. But the silver taels that were in her hands were all used for big things and, of course, couldn’t be used for Yue Wang.

Steward Qin naturally couldn’t see through Mu Yunyao’s plans. Seeing that she directly refused, he didn’t think so much about it: “Since that’s the case, I’ll do it myself. I only need to borrow a person from Miss Mu to use it.”

“Borrowing people? Is Steward Qin talking about Qi Ming, who helped me buy food last time?”

“That’s right, we must send more ginger tea this time and buy more food. We would like him to help us out a bit.”

“No problem. I will get Liu Liang to notify him and have him go directly to Steward Qin.”

“Alright. Many thanks, Miss Mu. There’s one more thing. It’s getting colder, and the number of guests in Bu Xian Luo is decreasing. So I wondered if I could take a break and fix up Jin Xiu Garden with some drapes.”

Mu Yunyao suddenly understood, “I’ve been busy these past few days with embroidery and had almost forgotten about this matter. I’ll close the Jin Xiu Garden for three days tomorrow to rearrange the garden’s scenery.”

“Isn’t three days too short?” Could it be done in such a hurry?

“Steward Qin, rest assured. Before, when I was fixing up the beautiful scenery of Jin Xiu Garden, I carefully considered how to prevent the wind in the winter. Moreover, they had prepared the curtains beforehand. 

“That would be the best. Miss Mu’s thoughts are truly admirable.” Steward Qin knew that Mu Yunyao’s time was tight, so he stood up to take his leave after saying a few more words to make her pay attention to her body. After Mu Yunyao had told Liu Liang about the matter, she completely tossed it to the back of her mind. Ten days later, Steward Qin came to express his gratitude, saying that they were all meticulous and that the quality of the rice grains they bought was excellent, and the price was slightly lower than that of the other grain merchants. A series of praises were said for about a quarter of an hour, and there was even a red envelope that he hoped Mu Yunyao would pass on to Qi Ming.

After he left, just as Mu Yunyao was about to tell Jin Lan to call Liu Liang, she saw him walk in with a box.

“You have come just in time. Just now, Shopkeeper Qin sent a red envelope saying he wanted to thank Qi Ming for his consideration. Take your time and hand it over to him.”

After bowing, he stood up and brought the box in front of Mu Yunyao with a stiff expression.

Recalling Steward Qin’s continuous praises, a smile still appeared on Mu Yunyao’s face. “What’s this?” As she spoke, she opened the box, and the smile on her face froze.

Inside the box was a neatly placed stack of banknotes. Mu Yunyao took them up and roughly counted them. The banknote’s value was at least twenty thousand taels of silver.

“Where did all these silver taels come from?”

“Reporting to Mistress, we earned it from Qi Ming.” Mu Yunyao was really shocked, “He earned it?” Her first thought was Qi Ming secretly deducted the money that Steward Qin had asked him to buy food. However, when he thought of Steward Qin’s praises, she felt it wasn’t like that. After all, Steward Qin is not a fool. The quality and price of the grains were good. The most important thing is that it was not fake.

Liu Liang nodded. “According to your instructions, we were all ordered to collect grains. After hearing about the uses of the grains, he bought more and sold them to Steward Qin.”

When Mu Yunyao asked Qi Ming to buy grain, the autumn harvest was over, and the new grains were much cheaper. Now that it was winter, the prices had naturally risen significantly, and these twenty thousand taels of silver were the difference. Mu Yunyao thought for a moment, and after she figured out the crux of the matter, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “This fellow is really a talent. Bring him here some other time. I want to see what this smart person looks like.”

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~ MISS MU, WHO GAVE GINGER TEA FROM THOUSANDS OF MILES ~ 

 
After entering Western Guangdong, bandits removed their masks and scarves. The one leading them was Yu Heng, who had always been beside Yue Wang. 

The other guards, dressed as bandits, stared curiously at the linen-covered burlap sack on the carriage. Some couldn’t resist reaching out to pinch it. Some even smelled it. But unfortunately, there was no smell at all, making people indistinguishable. What is inside it?

Yu Heng looked back and saw their actions and could not help but reprimand softly, “Don’t move; this is the ginger tea that Miss Mu had sent in. Eunuch Cheng had instructed me a thousand times to not damage it.”

The others looked at each other, their eyes filled with curiosity. Yu Heng should respectfully address her as Miss Mu, as she has a distinguished identity. However, they had never seen any young lady who was close to Wang Ye?

Those who could send to do this were the trusted aides of Yue Wang. Thus, they only had a few reservations when they spoke.

“Which family does this Miss Mu belong to?”

Yu Heng swept a glance at him, and the smile on his face became even more mysterious.

Without getting an answer, everyone is scratching their hearts more and more. Even though they didn’t know what kind of tea it was, they still knew how precious it was. Even if they were ordinary tea leaves, buying them all would cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. Which young lady actually made such a magnanimous move?

After sending the ginger tea back to Yue Wang’s residence, the curiosity in everyone’s heart did not dissipate.

After returning to the residence, Yu Heng reported to Yue Wang, “Master, all the ginger tea sent by Miss Mu has been escorted back.”

Yue Wang stood up and walked to the courtyard, where he saw the guards taking down one sack after another.

Yu Heng picked up a gunny sack and stood it up, carefully opening it for Yue Wang to check.

Curious for a long time, the guards stretched their necks to look around. After the sack opened, the inside was wrapped in a waterproof, moisture-proof felt. When the cloth lifted, a fragrant scent wafted out. Everyone could not help but take a deep breath, and their eyes filled with joy. In Western Guangdong, there was not much food to eat, and just like that, they would have to deal with the harassment and looting of Northern Xinjiang and Yunnan from time to time. In the winter, the days are even more too tight. They also didn’t have much oil and water in their stomachs as they guarded Yue Wang’s residence.

At this time, after rushing for a whole day, they suddenly smelled the scent of ginger tea, only to feel that the fragrant seemed to have grown claws, causing them to roar in their belly.

Yue Wang reached out and grabbed some ginger tea, and while the light in his eyes was still cold, there seemed to be some kind of emotion flickering in them.

Eunuch Cheng had already prepared bowls. He had quite a few bowls to help Mu Yunyao earn a reputation. Basically, he went to the guards who were responsible for escorting ginger tea.

“Wang Ye, we finally managed to get this ginger tea in here. How about we have a taste of it?” He asked for advice, scooped up a spoonful of soup, and placed it in the bowl without hesitation.

Yue Wang nodded his head lightly, causing everyone immediately burst into laughter.

Some were anxious to see Eunuch Cheng scoop a handful of ginger tea and put it directly into his mouth. Eunuch Cheng could not help but stare in pleasant surprise, “Delicious. This ginger tea is so delicious!”

He thought it would be tea, but it turned out to be yellowish rice noodles with a little dried green and diced meat. He had not expected it to be this delicious and salty.

“This was brought over by Miss Mu from afar. If I knew you would be acting like this, I wouldn’t have let you taste it!”

When Eunuch Cheng finished speaking, it immediately attracted mourning: “Don’t, Eunuch Cheng. Do you see how loyal we are to you? Let us have a taste first. Isn’t there a lot?”

“Eunuch Cheng, who is the Miss Mu you spoke of?” They had heard it from Yu Heng, and now that Eunuch Cheng had mentioned it again, it really made them extremely curious.

“Don’t ask blindly. When it’s time for you to know, you will naturally know. Alright, The ginger tea is not to be eaten dry. I have already ordered someone to bring boiled water. Everyone should go and fill the bowls to the brim.”

“Alright. Thank you very much, Eunuch Cheng.”

Speaking of delicious food, everyone temporarily suppressed their curiosity and went to boil a bowl of water.

After the hot water boiled, the fragrance was even stronger at one time. The dried ginger and green vegetables spread out and released a strong scent. The meat was exceptionally delicious and chewy. After a sip, the whole body is warm, and the aftertaste is endless!

Eunuch Cheng gave Yue Wang a bowl: “Wang Ye, do you want to have a taste too?”

Yue Wang shook his head and walked towards the carriage. After scanning the carriage, he took out the gunny sack and brought an exquisite wooden box. On the wooden box, there was a piece of paper. Above it was written: His Royal Highness Yue Wang.

Eunuch Cheng sucked on his ginger tea as he moved closer. A smile flashed across his eyes when he saw the handwriting on the paper. “Wang Ye, I presume that the contents of this box were specially prepared for you by Miss Mu. Why don’t you open it?”

Yue Wang glanced at the bowl in Eunuch Cheng’s hands: “Uncle Cheng, they have already begun drinking the second bowl.”

Eunuch Cheng turned his head and slapped the spoon in his hand over, “You brats, put down the bowl for me. Yu Heng, you’re the one I mean. You’re not allowed to carry so much. Your bowl is so big, and you put so much ginger tea in it. Wouldn’t it be a complete mess if you washed it with water?”

Taking advantage of the commotion, Yue Wang took the wooden box back to the study room and opened the box. On top of the letter were details of ginger tea’s eating method, dosage, and preservation method. It was extremely detailed, but after reading it, Yue Wang could not help but frown. He opened the oil paper and saw ginger tea inside, which was obviously different from the outside. His expression became slightly more relaxed.

Eunuch Cheng thoughtfully brought the hot water and chopsticks and left with a smile without saying anything.

Yue Wang opened a bowl of ginger tea, and just by smelling the fragrance, he felt that it was much more fragrant than what Yu Heng and the rest were drinking outside. Yue Wang glanced at the wooden box again and finally relaxed his mind. He then slowly added vegetables to his bowl. After drinking the meaty ginger tea, he sat behind the desk and began to reply.

In Jiangnan, Jin Xiu Garden, Steward Qin stared at Yu Yi with his mouth agape: “What did you say? Say what you just said again?”

Yu Yi had a bad premonition in his heart. He took two steps back: “Steward Qin, don’t be so agitated yet. Didn’t you personally say that I would deliver the letter to Wang Ye personally? Didn’t I already say it to you?”

“I wanted you to deliver the letter to Wang Ye personally, but I didn’t say that you would hand over both letters!” Steward Qin really wanted to grab Yu Yi and stamp his feet twice. There was a letter inside that was addressed to Old Cheng. He had hinted in a lot of words that Miss Mu liked Wang Ye. The purpose was to urge Old Cheng to matchmake and promote Wang Ye and Miss Mu. What if Wang Ye were to see it, and it backfired? Yu Yi felt that Steward Qin looked at him as if he was looking at his sworn enemy, so he hurriedly took two steps back, “You can’t blame me for this. You didn’t mention who you wanted to hand over to on the envelope. When I returned, Eunuch Cheng was still by my side, asking questions. I saw that the envelope was blank, so I passed all the letters to Wang Ye.”

“I… I didn’t specify who I want to give?”

“Yes, the envelope is blank. You didn’t write a word.” Yu Yi firmly nodded his head.

Steward Qin was stunned for a moment before swallowing his saliva. “No wonder Wang Ye only said three words in his reply. So this is where the roots are!” Does Wang Ye know that Miss Mu secretly likes him? But in reality, it was all made up by him. What should he do?

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~ THE CONCISE OF YUE WANG ~ 

 
Mu Yunyao regained her senses. The blood droplets on her fingers had already started to solidify. She took the handkerchief and gently wiped it, and her fingers became clean. Even that tiny needle didn’t feel any pain. “It’s nothing.”

The situation she saw in the Cao family today touched her heart, and she couldn’t help but think of her past self. In her previous life, she had been Jin Wang’s concubine, and that Young Miss of the Su family had probably treated her the same way Lady Jin had treated Concubine Wang.

In this life, she would never be someone else’s concubine, and she would even safely send her good Elder Sister to Jin Wang’s residence. She wanted to see what would happen when two extremely hypocritical people were together.

A few days later, Mu Yunyao went to the Cao family’s residence to discuss with Lady Jin what kind of embroidery she should use for the New Year’s gift. She then saw someone cleaning up the lotus pond. Yin Hong helped Mu Yunyao lead the way, and when she saw Mu Yunyao’s gaze on the lotus pond, she explained softly. “Yesterday, there was a conflict between Concubine Wang and Concubine Zhou. Concubine Zhou accidentally pushed Concubine Wang down to the lotus pond, but it was covered with silt. Concubine Wang went down for no more than a minute, and the whole person did not have a sound. Madam always felt uneasy when she saw the lotus pond, so she ordered people to clean it up and prepare to fill it up.”

Mu Yunyao smiled slightly, and his eyes showed a glimmer of light. Then, he disappeared without a trace: “Madam is thoughtful.”

 
After running back and forth for a few days, they finally finished preparing the cloth and embroidery thread they would use for the New Year’s gift. The words were written by someone at the behest of Governor Zhang, who also arrived. The handwriting of Fu, Shou, An, and Kang was sent back by Governor Zhang from all over the country, asking the Elder Quan Fu to write it down. Mu Yunyao carefully selected them before instructing people to start embroidering. Governor Zhang wanted to ask the women from Jingling City to help with the embroidery. Ultimately, this was intended as a birthday present to the Emperor, and it was difficult for the women not to leave any flaws in the embroidery process. So he and Lady Jin agreed upon a deal that Mu Yunyao made most of the embroidery while the rest was made by female embroiderers of Ni Yun Fang. Coincidentally, these female embroiderers were all chosen from the best to represent the women of Jingling City. 

Mu Yunyao raised her head and lightly smiled, “I’m not even worried. Why are you guys worried? Rest assured, three months is enough time.”

Su Qing couldn’t help but sigh. She endured the pain in her heart and said, “Mother will cook for you. You don’t need to care about anything else for the next three months. You only need to focus on embroidering the New Year’s gift.”

Mu Yunyao smiled and nodded. “Thank you, Mother.”

After Steward Qin found out that Mu Yunyao wanted to help prepare the New Year’s gift, he hurriedly bought many medicinal materials and sent them over.

Mu Yunyao opened the box and looked at the ginseng with all the roots within. She could not help but chuckle, “Steward Qin, the things you have prepared are too precious. I’m only helping to embroider the New Year’s gift. I’m not willing to use such a good thing.” This ginseng seemed to be over a hundred years old. If she really ate it, it would definitely be too late.

“Miss Mu, you can’t take it no seriously. This embroidery takes up a great deal of effort, especially Miss Mu’s embroidery. Those silk threads are so split that you can’t even see them, and ordinary people would feel dizzy just by looking at them. Fortunately, Miss Mu’s superb skills and the needle is like God’s help.”

At the same time, Steward Qin felt admiration. He could not help but feel his heartache. For the sake of Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo, Miss Mu had already planned everything and was extremely tired. However, she had to work continuously for three months to please the Sacred Heart. He could not help in any way and could only do his best to find and send over some tonics.

Mu Yunyao’s heart felt warm. “Please keep an eye on Bu Xian Luo. Give me more silver every month, and I won’t tire.”

“Miss Mu, please don’t worry. The people I sent out have taken root in Suzhou, Yangzhou, and other places. They will soon be able to make tea and earn silver taels. Unfortunately, picking fresh leaves is just for a few months. When winter comes, there’s no way to fry tea anymore.” These days, he has tasted the pleasure of earning silver and has been taught by Mu Yunyao. “I wish I could bring up all the tea trees in the garden so they can have fresh leaves to pluck daily.”

“There’s no way we can earn all of the silver taels. Right now, we are already so busy. We only have to bite off more than we can chew and take it step by step.” Mu Yunyao’s thoughts of earning silver were even more urgent than Steward Qin’s, but she didn’t dare to be anxious. She feared that she would lose everything if she took one step wrong. After all, I will leave here for less than a year.

Steward Qin also understood this logic. “That’s right. It is good to be steady now.” Half a year ago, he thought it would be great to have several 10,000 taels of silver in his hands. But now, he handles more than 10,000 taels of silver every day. People don’t be too greedy.

In the following time, Mu Yunyao practically never left her house, and she spent every day in her room embroidering New Year’s gifts.

Lady Jin came to see her twice. Her embroidery progress was so good, so she didn’t disturb her further. Instead, she would send people to give her presents every once in a while. Sometimes, it is some jewelry, and sometimes, it is simple food.

Mu Yunyao didn’t refuse and instead instructed Jin Lan to receive them individually.

Half a month later, Steward Qin sent a reply from Yue Wang.

Mu Yunyao flexed her stiff wrists and fingers. She was a little surprised in her heart, “I didn’t expect that Yue Wang would actually reply to me.” However, she didn’t send the letter last time. Which letter is this time?

Steward Qin only smiled. His smile was exceptionally brilliant. His gaze towards Mu Yunyao was even more splendor, and he treated her as the future Yue Wangfei. Moreover, the more he looked, the more satisfied he was.

Mu Yunyao was a little dazed. After opening the letter, only three words were on the paper: “I Got It.” It was indeed the style of Yue Wang, in which his every term was worth thousands of gold.

She couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows and show the letter to Steward Qin, “About this … I got it. What does Yue Wang know?”

Steward Qin could not help but stare with wide eyes as he grumbled in his heart: Hearing Old Cheng’s words, it was clear that Wang Ye was concerned about Miss Mu. Why doesn’t he write more sentences? Only knowing these three words, and who knows what Wang Ye was thinking?

Seeing Steward Qin’s wide-eyed and speechless look, Mu Yunyao didn’t want to make things difficult for the elderly. “I’ll write a letter to ask Yue Wang. Coincidentally, I haven’t given a letter to him for a long time. When the letter arrives, ginger tea will almost arrive in Western Guangdong.”

Steward Qin quickly wiped off his cold sweat, “Good. Miss Mu is really considerate.” It was fortunate that Miss Mu was considerate. They would have been infuriated long ago if it were any other girl! No, he still had to write a letter to scold Old Cheng. Miss Mu had divided Ni Yun Fang’s profits and helped set up Bu Xian Luo. Not only had she won two golden signboards, but she had also even traveled a thousand miles to deliver ginger tea to Wang Ye. He, an outsider, felt moved when he saw it. Why does Wang Ye not know how to say something pleasant to coax the people? Yue Wang, who was far away in Western Guangdong, sneezed. Eunuch Cheng, reporting the situation before him, became concerned and said: “My Lord, it’s getting cold. Why don’t you add some clothes? Didn’t Old Qin send us two fox-fur cloaks? He bought it in Jiangnan. You can wear it with exceptional brilliance. I will let someone find it out and let it dry. You can wear it tomorrow.”

Yue Wang nodded and did not say a word.

Half a month later, the caravan carrying the tea leaves finally arrived on the outskirts of Yuxi City. Unfortunately, before they could enter the city, they saw a group of fierce bandits run out and grab the tea leaves before pulling them away.

The garrison troops of Yuxi City waited until all the robbers had fled, then cautiously walked out. Seeing the merchant caravan’s owner sitting on the ground crying bitterly, they couldn’t help but console him. “Don’t cry. Fortunately, it’s just robbing things and not injuring others. Hurry up and enter the city to rest.”

“This gentleman, we need to report to the officials and ask them to help us capture the robbers!”

“If you want to report it, then report it. We just said that it’s useless even if we report it. This robber won’t be able to catch him.”

“Then what should we do?” The caravan owner cried out loud, “I… Let’s take a break, then return to Jiangnan to buy another batch of tea leaves. I still don’t believe that the bandit will rob us every time!”

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~ A PLAYTHING WITH A BIGGER MIND ~ 

 
Suppressing the churning thoughts in her heart, Mu Yunyao looked at Lady Jin and helped her pull at the quilt. “Even if Madam is angry in her heart, you can’t joke with your body. You absolutely can’t use this incense.”

A smile appeared on Lady Jin’s face. “I haven’t used incense since you told me not to use too sweet spice.”

Mu Yunyao’s eyebrows twitched. “But when I entered the room earlier, I could clearly smell the fragrance of Jasmine mixed in with the smell of medicine.”

“… It’s Concubine Wang. She loves to use jasmine incense all year round. She came to my room begging forgiveness in the morning, but I chased her out. The smell of Jasmine’s fragrance you smelt was probably left behind by her. Yunyao, is the medicine added to the incense harmful to my body?”

“Ordinary people wouldn’t find anything when they smell it, but you are pregnant right now, so you are more anxious than usual. If you smell this fragrance more, it will be easy to overthink it. There’s no problem right now. You only need to have less contact.”

Lady Jin sneered. “I was kind to them, and they thought I had lost my temper! I didn’t have a child by my side in the past, so I wasn’t willing to fight with them and didn’t think about it. On the contrary, I even raised their hearts up a notch. But they dared to do something to the mistress of the house and had the idea of my child. Since that’s the case, don’t blame me for not being able to tolerate these bitches!”

Mu Yunyao saw Lady Jin’s expression like that for the first time, and she couldn’t help but lower her eyes slightly.

Lady Jin realized that she had lost control of herself and quickly restrained her anger, “Yunyao, I’ve let you down.”

Mu Yunyao smiled and shook her head. “Every mother’s feelings about defending their child are about the same. With my mother’s soft personality, she can fight with others to protect me. Madam’s anger is also within reason, but don’t ruin your body just because of this.”

Lady Jin couldn’t help but hold Mu Yunyao’s hand and pat it. “If my child is half as sensible as you, I would be satisfied.”

“No matter how naughty the child, he is still the child that Madam carried desperately for ten months of pregnancy. Even though Madam saw him crying, you still felt he was extremely clever and adorable.” Mu Yunyao slightly tilted her head and blinked, an indescribable mischievous look appearing.

Lady Jin couldn’t help but chuckle: “It’s rare for you to show such an expression in front of me. I don’t know how much I was envious of your mother before. But don’t worry, even if the child in my womb is born, I will still love you.”

Seeing that Lady Jin’s expression relaxed, Mu Yunyao stood up and saluted. With a bright smile, she said, “Then I’m blessed.”

“You little girl!” Lady Jin smiled. The anger in her heart gradually dissipated.

Mu Yunyao then chatted with Lady Jin for a while. After confirming that Lady Jin was okay, she stood up to take leave.

Yin Hong walked her out of the residence. Just as she was about to get on the carriage, Mu Yunyao suddenly opened the curtain. “Sister Yin Hong, when you have nothing else to do, let Madam make some scented pouches and put them on Lord Cao.”

Yin Hong nodded in a daze. Just as she was about to say something, she saw that the carriage had already left.

When she returned to the courtyard, she saw the delicate figure of Concubine Wang being supported back by two maidservants. She couldn’t help but snort coldly and quickly walk into the room. “Madam, are you going to let Concubine Wang off so easily?”

“She’s just a concubine. There’s plenty of ways to deal with her.” Madam Jin replied with a cold expression as she leaned against the bed’s headboard. “However, if I were to make a move directly, Old Master would inevitably think I can’t tolerate people after I have an heir. Furthermore, I might not even like children at all, and I might not care about my reputation, but the child in my womb must have the best!”

The residence’s backyard was full of cheers and laughter, but countless people were inside every year. Concubine Wang was just the most ordinary of them all. They didn’t need to dirty their hands if they wanted to deal with her.

Mu Yunyao indicated for Jin Lan and the rest to withdraw. Only then did she tell Su Qing about the situation in the Cao family.

When Su Qing heard this, she could not help but sigh, “Every family has its problems. Looking at the brilliance of Lady Jin, in reality, there are a lot of troublesome matters behind her back.”

Mu Yunyao leaned on Su Qing’s shoulder. “Mother, don’t worry. Lady Jin isn’t an ordinary girl. She can handle such a small matter in the backyard.”

“Mm, your birthday is coming up soon. After your birthday, you’ll be fourteen years old, and after a year or two years, your mother will send you out to be married.” Su Qing suddenly felt a little emotional. She turned her head to look at Mu Yunyao’s beautiful face and couldn’t help but start to worry. Yao’er’s appearance naturally has nothing to say, but her character is always like a child’s. When the time comes, can she have a good relationship with her husband?

When she heard about marriage, Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but think of Jin Wang and quickly suppressed the coldness in her heart. “Mother, don’t speak carelessly. I’ll never marry in my entire life.”

“Nonsense, how could you follow your mother for a lifetime?”

“I will let Mother have her child for the rest of her life. Do you think Mother will despise me?”

“They say that a girl can’t stay in a place like that, but if you want to stay here, you’ll have to worry about it. When you’re old enough and have someone you like, I’m afraid that even Mother doesn’t need to tell you you’re anxious to get married.” Su Qing couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Who said I wouldn’t even worry about being home all day.” Mu Yunyao rubbed her shoulder as she hugged Su Qing’s arm and said coquettishly. “Mother, you can’t despise me. You absolutely can’t!” Su Qing was tossed and turned by her. She could not help but laugh. “Good! Mother will not despise you, and I won’t mind even if you have to live with me for my entire life!” Su Qing couldn’t help but sigh. Perhaps the heavens thought her daughter was too good, so they took her husband away early. Her mother-in-law tortured her for more than ten years to balance this blessing. Now that the suffering had come, he could only hope that everything would go smoothly in the future!

Only after having a good chat with Su Qing did Mu Yunyao return to her room. Thinking of the New Year’s gift that Lady Jin had mentioned, she couldn’t help but pick up the needle and thread and embroider two stitches. Carelessly, it pierced her finger, causing her to tremble slightly.

A dark red bead of blood appeared on her fingertip. She lowered her eyes and stared at the red color in her hand. In her mind, she couldn’t help but recall the figure of Jin Wang.

The Third Prince, Ning Junjin, was considered a legendary figure in the Capital. His mother, the Imperial Concubine Zhen, was the maid of the late Empress. After the late Empress passed away, the Imperial Concubine guarded the spirit of the Empress for forty-nine days before kneeling down and passing out. The Emperor passed by and sent her back to the Palace.

After that, the Imperial Concubine Zhen rose to the top. In less than a year, the Third Prince, Ning Junjin, was born, and she was conferred the title of Imperial Concubine. It was unknown just how many women had red eyes. This Third Prince relied on his handsome appearance and gentle temperament to become widely praised within the Imperial Court. It also caused the hearts of many women to feel adoration towards him. However, the original daughter of a noble family would always look down on him because of his mother’s background.

But who would have thought that this seemingly gentle Prince could quietly take over the Su family, marry the Su family’s precious daughter, and then leap up to become the best candidate to inherit the throne.

But unfortunately, she died too early, so she didn’t know who the throne would end up. She could have prepared another way if she had known about this earlier. “Aiya, Miss, how did your hand injured?” When Jin Lan brought in the bird’s nest congee and saw Mu Yunyao raise her finger in a daze. She carefully looked at it and noticed that her fingertip was stained with blood.

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~ PROVOKE THE SU FAMILY AGAIN ~ 

After more than ten days of bustling, a caravan departed from Jingling City under the guise of transporting tea leaves, heading westward towards Yuxi City, the closest city to Western Guangdong. 

Steward Qin had finished his business with ginger tea and was once again focusing on Bu Xian Luo. The signboard, made by copying the Emperor’s calligraphy, was finally sent over after being meticulously carved by over a dozen craftsmen. To show her respect, Mu Yunyao discussed with him and specially selected a good day. She also invited Cao Yunnian and the rest to put out the 1000 echo firecrackers. After it fired, Bu Xian Luo’s signboard was hanging up solemnly! Such a great scene naturally attracted more than half of the people from Jingling City to come to watch. Mu Yunyao announced that she would spend the next half a month’s profits from Bu Xian Luo to buy grain and give it to the lonely, elderly, and children born with a difficult family background to express her gratitude to the Emperor. This expression naturally drew a voice of praise.

During this time, the head of the Ci You Bureau came to see Cai Qing and wanted to bring her back. However, after hearing that she had signed a contract, he cursed her for being heartless and left bitterly.

Cai Qing knew that Mu Yunyao was disgusted with her previous actions, so she didn’t intentionally approach her. Instead, after cleaning up the residence, she focused on learning the embroidery needle technique under Lady Ding. Her talent wasn’t bad. She had even grasped half of it before, and it’s still pretty good. Nan’er’s injuries were already sufficient to get out of bed. Every day, he would follow behind Mu Yunyao, hoping to help her a little. However, seeing that he was coughing at every turn, Jin Lan was so shocked that she hurriedly sent him back to his room. There were so many times a day. After three or four days, Jin Lan couldn’t take it and complained to Mu Yunyao.

After Mu Yunyao called Nan’er over to give him a careful warning, she finally made him give up on the thought of helping her. He could only concentrate on recuperating his body and wait for his body to recover before repaying her properly.

After the Double Ninth Festival was over, the weather had clearly turned cold. When Mu Yunyao had changed into some clothes and was preparing to leave, Su Qing chased after her and made her put on an emerald embroidered cloak.

The light of the emerald embroidered cloak made Mu Yunyao’s face turn even paler. Her face was tender tofu, causing Su Qing to reach and touch her cheek. “Hurry up and greet Lady Jin on my behalf. You must be careful on the way.”

Mu Yunyao intimately rubbed her hands against Su Qing’s and smiled with her eyes curved, “Yes. Please don’t worry, Mother. I will be back soon.”

This morning, Lady Jin had sent someone to invite her. Mu Yunyao didn’t dare to delay when she saw the maid’s anxious expression. After changing her clothes, she took a carriage to the Cao family’s residence.

Yin Hong was anxiously waiting at the door. Seeing Mu Yunyao come down, she hurriedly went up to pay her respects, “Greetings, Miss Mu. You’re finally here. Madam is waiting for you inside!”

Seeing Yin Hong’s face turn ugly, Mu Yunyao was shocked. She quickly followed her to the backyard.

Lady Jin was lying on the bed with a pale face in the room while Cao Yunnian watched anxiously from the side.

As soon as she entered the room, she smelled medicine. Mu Yunyao could not help but furrow her brows, but upon seeing Cao Yunnian, she immediately knelt down. “Greetings, Lord Cao.”

“Miss Mu, please don’t be polite. Please help me to take a look at Madam.”

Mu Yunyao didn’t care about being polite and hurriedly went up to take Lady Jin’s pulse.

Maybe because Lady Jin heard Mu Yunyao’s voice, she opened her eyes and firmly held her hand. “Yunyao, what’s the matter with the child in my womb? You have to help me protect him. I don’t care what happens to me, but I don’t want anything wrong with him!”

Mu Yunyao’s heart stirred, and she hurriedly held Lady Jin’s hand tightly. “Madam, don’t worry. I’ll do my best. Please don’t be agitated at this moment, or else....”

Lady Jin turned her head slightly, and tears began to flow from the corners of her eyes. Cao Yunnian was pacing back and forth at the side. When he saw her expression, his expression became more anxious. “Oh, Madam, don’t be sad. I will definitely give you an explanation.”

Just as Cao Yunnian finished speaking, Yin Hong walked in. “Reporting to Old Master and Madam, Concubine Wang is kneeling at the entrance to the courtyard.”

Lady Jin’s face turned cold as she told Cao Yunnian, “I look haggard today, so it’s not convenient for me to see her. You should leave first.”

The anxiety on Cao Yunnian’s face deepened, but Mu Yunyao’s presence made it inconvenient for him to say anything. He hesitated momentarily before slowly saying, “Then Madam must rest well. I’ll come to see you later.” After Cao Yunnian left, Yin Hong went out to take a look and returned to report to Lady Jin, “Madam, Concubine Wang is still kneeling at the courtyard entrance. When Master left just now, she seemed to have said something that made Old Master kick her.” Seeing that Lady Jin had slightly nodded to indicate that she had heard her words, Yin Hong withdrew herself from the room and stood guard at the door. When there were no outsiders, Mu Yunyao, who had her head lowered, finally opened her mouth and asked, “Madam, why must you go through all this trouble?” Just now, when she had helped to feel Lady Jin’s pulse, she discovered that Lady Jin’s pulsation was so steady that nothing had happened. However, her face was pale, and she forcefully shook her hand, hinting that she had followed her instructions. Lady Jin sat up, took up the silk pad, and wiped away the tears: “Yunyao, I’m really sorry for dragging you into this mess. For the past two days, there have been people who have been unhappy with me. They also always talked about me before Lord Cao, which has caused enmity in his heart. If I don’t get rid of this feud, sooner or later, it will form into a knot in his heart, and I won’t be able to open it again.”

“As long as Madam is fine, it’s good enough. You can call me over like this because you don’t treat me as an outsider. Why would I mind?” Mu Yunyao thought for a moment and was able to guess a few things. There was a rumor that Cao Yunnian had made it to the top so quickly, mostly because of the help from Lady Jin’s family. Later, Lady Jin’s clothes attracted colorful butterflies, causing the Emperor to promote Cao Yunnian to the next rank. Later on, because of the spread of the embroidery needle technique, Lady Jin gave her a mandate, and it said outside that Cao Yunnian’s most excellent fortune was to marry a good wife.

“At this time, if someone intentionally made a scene or two, they would likely lead him astray. By the way, there is another thing I need to call you about today. I had told Lord Cao about the gift for the New Year. After hearing the news, Governor Zhang was also very moved, so he thought of finding a few blessed elders from all over the place to write down the good fortune and bring it to Jingling City to assemble the embroidery. I don’t need to collect the handwriting because Governor Zhang will send someone for it. It’s just that the final embroidery is about to be bigger. Do you think that the final embroidery item will be complete?”

Mu Yunyao thought momentarily before replying, “Because the time is relatively short, if the embroidery is made larger, it will take a lot of time. However, since Governor Zhang has spoken, even if I have to work day and night, I still have to try my best to finish it. The embroidery will grow nine feet long and five feet wide, which is in line with the supreme meaning of the ninth five-year plan. What do you think, Madam?”

Lady Jin looked apologetically at Mu Yunyao. “Of course, it’s best this way, but it’ll be hard on you.”

Mu Yunyao smiled, “To receive the Emperor’s bestowment, I feel extremely grateful. No matter how difficult it is, I will gladly endure it.”

Moreover, the New Year gift she helped embroider not only wanted to show her face in front of the Emperor. But more importantly, she wanted to use this opportunity to provoke the Su family.

Back then, on the day of the Emperor’s birthday, the screen embroidery presented by the Su family not only did not help the Su family gain any glory. It also caused the Emperor to be furious because the meaning of the bloodstained mountains and rivers was ominous. It also humiliated the Su family.

It was likely that the one that the Su family was most unwilling to see was the embroidery, and she wanted to send another set of embroidery. If the Emperor praised this embroidery, it would make them feel their throats were stuck. Taking a step back, even if this piece of embroidery didn’t receive the Emperor’s praise, it would still be able to remind the Emperor of the matter of the Su family sending the screen over to the Emperor. As long as it could make the Su Family unhappy, she was willing to be busy for a few months.

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~ THE ABNORMAL YUE WANG ~ 

Eunuch Cheng brought food to the study in Yue Wang’s residence. “Wang Ye ...” Behind the table, Yue Wang was about to put down his brush. When he heard Eunuch Cheng’s words, he exerted some force, and it snapped, letting out a crisp sound.

Eunuch Cheng raised his head doubtfully. “Wang Ye, you’ve already been sitting in the study for the entire day. It’s time to eat something.”

“Got it.” Yue Wang carelessly tossed the broken brush to the side and somewhat irritably. Then he closed the letter that Steward Qin sent over.

Eunuch Cheng sized up Yue Wang and discovered that even though there was no longer a crease between his eyebrows, his expression seemed to have grown more complicated. There was anxiety, unease, and even a hint of delight in his gaze. What did the old Qin write in the letter that made Wang Ye show such a look?

“Wang Ye, this servant saw you looked upset, but what did Old Qin say in the letter?”

Yue Wang just changed his brush, and when he heard these words, his hand snapped again. He expressionlessly threw the broken one to the side. “Who bought this set of brushes? It’s too terrible. I’ll deduct one month’s worth of his money from him. Just leave things alone. Uncle Cheng, you should go rest.”

Eunuch Cheng nodded, “Yes, Wang Ye.”

Leaving the study room, Eunuch Cheng passed on the words of Yue Wang.

Yu Heng couldn’t help but stare with wide eyes. “When I bought that batch of brushes, didn’t Master praise it for being easy to use? Why did he deduct our monthly allowance now?” It wasn’t easy for him to have a lot of money, and he still wanted to save it. Keep the money and use it when marrying his future wife!

Eunuch Cheng snorted, “If Wang Ye says it’s good, then it’s good. If he says it’s not good, then it’s definitely bad. Why are you saying so many words? You should also learn from Yu Yi and see how much he knows about how to deal with matters.”

“Eunuch Cheng, Didn’t you say earlier that Yu Yi was wasting food?”

“When did I say that? I was talking about you!” Eunuch Cheng placed his hands behind his back and walked to his room after speaking. He couldn’t help but laugh when he thought of Wang Ye’s expression just now.

Yes, it looks like it does! He needed to take care of the residence properly now. Who knows, maybe there will be a mistress here after a while. Speaking of the Mistress, Miss Mu seemed to be young, but that didn’t matter. They should be married before he can nurture her!

Early morning the next day, Yue Wang called Yu Heng and Yu Yi over. “Out of these two letters, one is for Steward Qin, the other is for Miss Mu Yunyao. Yu Yi, you have to hurry and send it over.”

“Yes, Master.”

Yue Wang nodded his head, his gaze sweeping across the letter that was about to be sent to Mu Yunyao, paused for a while, and then spoke again: “Yu Heng, immediately send people to wait at the border between Yuxi City and Western Guangdong. When they saw the caravan carrying tea to Yuxi City with my token, they must be protected until they arrive in Western Guangdong.”

“Yes, Master.” Yu Heng was puzzled. “Master, why did Steward Qin send some tea leaves here?” The food available in Western Guangdong was not much. The soldiers under Yue Wang’s command did not have much oil and water in their stomachs. The more they drank tea, the hungrier they became. They might as well send some food over.

Yue Wang frowned, his cold gaze sweeping across Yu Heng: “So, what’s wrong with Steward Qin sending me tea? Ben Wang thinks sending tea is good!”

Yu Heng was taken aback and quickly saluted: “Yes, the subordinates also feel very good.”

Only then did Yue Wang nod his head. The coldness in his eyes had faded a little: “Go on.”

“Yes, Master.”

After everyone had left, Yue Wang carefully placed the letter that Steward Qin had delivered into the drawer under the table.

Liu Liang people worked very quickly. Besides, at the end of August, just after the autumn harvest ended, the grain was plentiful, and the price was cheaper. Soon enough, the rice grains Mu Yunyao requested were bought and shipped to the other village, where Steward Qin said.

Seeing the bags of grains fill up the warehouse, Steward Qin felt his heart heat up. Before, he had slowly rooted himself in Jiangnan and was considerably cautious in every move, afraid that he would attract the attention of others. He didn’t even dare to ship the grains to Western Guangdong. Now, Mu Yunyao uses the name of fresh tea leaves. On the contrary, it did not attract any prying eyes.

Mu Yunyao got off the carriage and sized up the scenery around the Manor. She couldn’t help but feel disappointed. She thought that this place was as beautiful as Jin Xiu Garden. After arriving, she discovered huge farmlands around the residence, and it only had a few courtyards, so it was slightly modest and humble.

Steward Qin saw that Mu Yunyao had arrived and hurriedly led people to greet her. “Greetings, Miss Mu.”

“There’s no need to be so polite, Steward Qin. Can the food be delivered?”

“I’ve already checked carefully, and there are no problems.”

“Alright, then let’s begin.”

Mu Yunyao carefully watched everything from polishing the rice noodles to drying the vegetables and ginger. Afterward, she told the people in charge of frying about what should be paid attention to and watched them stir-fry some ginger tea. After confirming that there were no problems, she followed Steward Qin to the room on the side to rest.

“Thank you for specially coming, Miss.” From the start till now, he had already spent nearly four hours. He felt tired standing at the side, not to mention a little girl like Mu Yunyao.

“It’s nothing. If you don’t cook well, it will turn bad easily. I can feel rest assured after a special look. In the future, you must pay extra attention to it. Do not be greedy, lest you lose out.”

Steward Qin quickly nodded, “Please be at ease, Miss. I will definitely have someone to keep watch strictly.”

Mu Yunyao came two more times and carefully examined the stir-fried ginger tea. After finding no problems with it, she relaxed and more focused on the matters of Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo. Because of the new clothes customized before, Mu Yunyao ordered people to prepare to make them. With the help of the female embroiderers, twenty sets of clothes are made in ten days. However, she still needed to make the clothes for the Governor’s wife and Lady Jin. She made clothes extremely fast and did not take a long time.

As soon as she had sent out the finished clothes, Lady Jin sent Yin Hong to inform her that the new batch of people who came to learn the embroidery needle technique had arrived. Naturally, the female embroiderers of Cai Yue Pavilion belonged to this group.

Mu Yunyao didn’t give any special treatment. She still told the first disciple to teach the female embroiderers first. To her surprise, Ding Yuelan took the initiative to teach the embroidery needle technique.

Mu Yunyao thought for a moment before happily agreeing. However, she was still worried that Lady Ding would be troubled by the rumors, so she hinted at them: “Madam, those people are all here to learn the embroidery needle technique. If there’s anyone who isn’t sensible, directly throw them out. There’s no need to be angry with them.”

Ding Yuelan naturally understood the meaning of her words and was very touched in her heart: “Thank you, Miss Mu. Some things are good to hear, and you will become numb when you hear them more. So, you might as well not care about it anymore.”

Looking at the smile on Ding Yuelan’s face, Mu Yunyao felt pity in her heart. Lady Ding, burning hot like fire and so fierce in the past, would probably not be able to return, but whether she perished in the fire or reborn depended on her choices. She could only sincerely hope that she would choose the latter ...!

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