Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1152: Chapter 1149: Accident

“Lady, this is the Ice Knife, and these are the ice blocks, you just observe and proceed.” These words were actually a form of instruction.

Ye Muyu was somewhat surprised, but she got the message and said, “Thank you for the reminder, please convey my gratitude to Her Highness the Elder Princess.”

“You are too polite, lady. I will deliver the message,” replied the servant girl.

The two maidservants stood behind her.

Ye Muyu put on her gloves before she started to select a suitable block of ice and began to carve it slowly.

If she did not wear gloves, her hands would certainly be uncomfortable holding the ice for long, even risking frostbite. But the people from the Elder Princess had sent gloves, showing that the Elder Princess did not mean to trouble her.

It was not surprising when she thought about it, especially since Madam Tang’s hint was too direct. Even if the Elder Princess had taken a higher opinion of her because of the Young Prince, Madam Tang’s relationship with the Elder Princess was not good enough for her to willingly help her.

It was Madam Tang who was anxious.

Otherwise, she indeed would have suffered today.

“Lady, do you really know how to carve flowers?” Chun Xing wanted to help by the side but was stopped by Ye Muyu. The Elder Princess was not intentionally making things difficult for her, yet she could not afford to disgrace her either, otherwise, she would indeed offend people.

“Actually, I have always wanted to try it. Ice sculptures are very beautiful. Back in Jiangnan, it was rare to even see snow, let alone have the chance to make ice sculptures.”

Ye Muyu never made things difficult for herself; this was not a punishment, and she turned it into a learning opportunity.

From memories of some ice carvers’ methods she had seen, she slowly explored. Although it was slow, she gradually began to show some good progress.

Su Mei silently stood by, occasionally offering hot tea to Ye Muyu.

As Ye Muyu was sculpting the ice, there was an incident in the venue. A young miss, whose skating skills were too poor, accidentally knocked down a girl in front of her.

This caused chaos.

Ye Muyu finished her final cut, initially not noticing, but then she heard the exclamations.

She intuitively stood up.

“Lady, there’s been an accident with Miss Huo,” Su Mei whispered urgently.

Ye Muyu quickly placed the carved flowers into a wooden box, turned around, and handed it to one of the Princess’ mansion’s maidservants, “Miss, the carving is done; please, could you give this to Her Highness the Elder Princess?”

“Just a moment, lady. I will go now,” the maidservant said, taking the carved flowers toward where the Elder Princess was.

Ye Muyu asked, “Huo Kewen? What happened to her?”

She removed her gloves, and Chun Xing quickly handed her a hand warmer.

Ye Muyu’s cold fingers held it, and it took a while before she felt the chill leave her body.

“I will go find out,” said Su Mei.

Su Mei quickly walked over, while Ye Muyu advised her to help if she could.

She could not leave yet without the Elder Princess’s permission; she had to wait at all times.

By the time Su Mei reached the ice, she saw that an ice hole had formed at some point, and two girls were struggling inside it.

Because the ice was too thin, the situation scared everyone around, and no one dared to approach the ice.

When Ye Muyu heard the news, her face turned pale with fright and she hurried over.

She happened upon Nanny Song calling people over.

“Nanny Song, be careful. Have someone crawl over, make a loop with the rope, and toss it inside.”

“Everyone else, stand back and pull on the rope.”

Nanny Song, frightened by this unexpected situation, especially as she saw the two girls struggling less and less in the water, hurriedly did as she was told.