PWDLAW Chapter 491: Keen Observation
Chapter 491: Keen Observation
Ye Muyu emerged about fifteen minutes later.
She still held the pastries Chu Liushi had given her for the two children at home.
She didn't refuse. They were corn cakes made from the tender corn grown in the old courtyard, and while the quantity was limited, they were filling for most villagers.
"Let's go." Ye Muyu handed the corn cakes to Zhang Shu.
Zhang Shu grunted in acknowledgment, took them and followed behind, remaining unusually quiet.
Ye Muyu recalled the words Chu Liushi had said to her earlier.
Chu Liushi actually suggested that she should temporarily ignore the matters concerning the Song family.
By observing the bottom line of the Song family, she would allow Chu Qingxiang and Zhang to suffer a bit, revealing the true face of the Song family.
This attitude could be considered ruthless.
It was somewhat surprising to Ye Muyu. She thought that, given Chu Liushi's usually kind nature, she would agree with Chu Qingxiang and treat it as if the marriage with the Wang family didn't exist and she would still marry into the family.
Now, it seemed that Chu Liushi's understanding was different from hers.
At least in terms of being ruthless, the other party was no less than her.
In fact, when Chu Qingxiang insisted on still marrying into the family, Ye Muyu had already decided to observe coldly without interfering.
She had never been one to meddle unnecessarily.
Chu Qingxiang clearly hadn't seen her own situation clearly.
If she were to marry into that family just like that, aside from the potential trouble from the Wang family, the attitude of the Wang family's younger generation, which reflected that of the elders, would be evident. The whole family didn't like her. As a daughter-in-law, being in a difficult position would be effortless.
In today's Da Chu, which was governed with benevolence and filial piety, if Chu Qingxiang, as a younger generation, was really being put in a difficult position by all the family elders, even the most powerful figures would suffer.
In a worst-case scenario, she could even be sent back home under the pretext of being unfilial.
Only by truly experiencing this would she understand the intentions of the elders today.
Even if she really wanted to live that kind of life, it would be a genuine consideration, rather than a hasty and confused choice.
Complaining about not being helped enough by her natal family afterwards would only make things more complicated at that time.
Ye Muyu rubbed her forehead, feeling that marriage depended on what one needed.
Was it about love between husband and wife or about wealth and glory?
There were no perfect people in the world, so there would naturally be no perfect married life.
Chu Qingxiang still had the right to choose, so she should be more cautious.
When they arrived home,
Hu Shi was cooking dinner.
Chances were, Chu Heng would be back soon.
Ye Muyu didn't go to the kitchen. She waved her hand and called Zhang Shu to do his own work.
Turning back, she went to the east wing room and sat down on the bed, taking out the half-finished oiled paper for the horse-drawn carriage curtains.
With a design and measurements in front of her, sewing wasn't difficult. She already had a foundation in needlework, so Ye Muyu sewed slowly, letting herself calm down.
In the kitchen, Hu Shi was chopping vegetables. Seeing Zhang Shu come in carrying freshly chopped firewood, she was a bit surprised. "Madam is back?"
"Mm, she's gone back to the room." Zhang Shu placed the firewood behind the earthen stove, neatly arranged for easy access when it was time to burn.
Hu Shi couldn't help but look up and glance out of the kitchen window. The kitchen faced the east wing room where Ye Muyu and Chu Heng lived.
The window was only slightly open and she couldn't see inside.
Unable to contain her worry, she asked "Is everything alright in the old courtyard?"
Having spent a long time with Ye Muyu, Hu Shi understood her temperament. Ye Muyu personally made a dish for every meal, sometimes with fresh ingredients, sometimes the favorites of the young masters and young misses, or even the master's preferences. This was the case every day.
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