Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1082: Chapter 1079: Discovery

Did she think she could bully her at will because Chu Heng’s official position was too low and he was merely from a non-official family?

In fact, Ye Muyu did not know that this very guess mirrored Lin Mianmian’s thinking.

The Lin family dominated Yuzhou, and as the favored young miss of the Lin family, she looked down upon even the sons of noble families. It was only because of Chu Heng’s appearance and the magistrate of Yuzhou’s intentional implication that she had agreed to marry into the Chu family.

The magistrate of Yuzhou meant that she was eventually to be the legal wife.

However, Lin Mianmian never got the chance to be close to Chu Heng, so, without the reality of marriage, she naturally could not compete for favor. Consequently, her plan to control the Chu family’s backyard affairs—to influence Chu Heng by whispering in his ear so that he would ally with the magistrate of Yuzhou—failed.

What the magistrate of Yuzhou did not anticipate was Chu Heng’s firm stance, as he consistently stayed away, enduring hardships and earnestly dealing with the water disaster.

In this way, over time, Chu Heng was bound to perceive the corruption of the prefect of Yuzhou over the years.

Could the water disaster really not be managed?

Definitely not, it was just that the magistrate of Yuzhou was leading the resistance against thorough management.

A misstep led to continual missteps. With no news from Chu Heng, the magistrate of Yuzhou found himself trapped by the county government, distractedly having to deal with Chu Heng, courting him as a best strategy, removing him as a last resort.

But when the magistrate of Yuzhou truly interacted with Chu Heng, he found himself completely restrained, unable to even protect County Magistrate Sun.

This feast appeared ordinary but was, in reality, perilous.

The relationship between the two families was extremely tense, especially since Chu Heng, though distant, had also been promoted.

Thinking of this, Ye Muyu furrowed her brows, lacking the mood to squabble with Lin Mianmian.

“Madam, please don’t be upset, let this servant take you to the banquet,” immediately, a servant boy stepped forward to host her.

Lin Mianmian’s expression darkened.

Ye Muyu did not respond but looked towards Lin Mianmian, “Aunty, if you still acknowledge yourself as part of the Chu family, come with me. If not, you don’t need to return to the Chu family today.”

These words were far from light.

But Ye Muyu was well aware that soft words would not be heeded by Lin Mianmian, who would continue to escalate the situation, causing a scene.

“On what grounds…”

“If you want to continue the fuss, go ahead. I am actually curious at this point about what your reasons for creating such a commotion are,” Ye Muyu asked with some profound implication.

With that said, without further delay, she started walking ahead.

She had never been to the Lin residence before, but from the corner of her eye, she saw where other guests were headed. She didn’t need the servant boy’s guidance and directly walked towards where the female family members’ banquet was located. @@novelbin@@

The proactive servant boy’s face changed slightly as he hurried to catch up, “Madam, you’re going the wrong way.”

“Oh, am I? Are all the ladies also going the wrong way?” Ye Muyu had Chun Xing push the servant boy aside and strode forward. Just past the corridor, she saw guests heading in another direction.

Her pupils shrank suddenly as she realized something.

Yet she remained as composed as ever, “It is quite interesting that everyone is heading this way, yet you are leading me towards the back courtyard.”

“What is your name?” Ye Muyu asked with a smile.

Seeing that Ye Muyu had barged ahead, the servant boy knew his plan had failed, and defensively said, “Madam, you misunderstood, what I said before was that you were going the wrong way.”

Ye Muyu knew they would never admit it. If she continued to follow the maidservant, she was bound to actually go the wrong way. Now, having come this far and exposed the Lin family’s scheme, it was not the time to seek evidence, but rather to find a way out.

“Is that so?” Ye Muyu moved her fingers slightly, then swiftly moved out of the corridor. Chun Xing also purposefully exclaimed, causing the ladies ahead to turn around.