PEASANT WOMAN'S DECREED LIFE AS A WIFE

Chapter 1186: Chapter 1183: Audience in Person

Once her stiff hands felt comfortable, she walked over to the bed, opened the luggage on it, and took out a lining.

Seeing the hour was still early, she took a stool and sat next to the brazier, fluffing the goose down in the lining once more.

Not long after,

Yunduan came back with a bowl of ginger soup, “Lady, please have some ginger soup before you continue with your work. It’s not good to catch a cold from the chill.”

Ye Muyu didn’t make it difficult for her. She put down the basket of needles and thread, took the bowl of ginger soup, and finished it in two gulps.

“Thank you.”

“Lady, you’re welcome,” Yunduan had someone take the bowl back. Watching her sew the oddly shaped clothes, she sat quietly for a while, picked up a feather that had fallen out, and with a hint of puzzlement asked, “Lady, why are you putting… goose down in the clothes?”

“For warmth,” Ye Muyu answered casually, though half her attention was on Yunduan.

Being trapped in the palace, she couldn’t afford to be without her guard up at all.

“You mean to say, putting goose down into the clothing while sewing makes it very comfortable?” Yunduan heard this notion for the first time and watched her movements with full curiosity.

Ye Muyu hummed in affirmation.

Yunduan found it quite novel and asked with curiosity, “Lady, how did you come up with this idea?”

“It’s quite simple. Just like adding cotton to cotton clothes, adding goose down inside is hardly different,” Ye Muyu said casually, knowing that Yunduan was probing. The simpler the explanation, the less strange it would seem to others if they discovered it.

Upon hearing this, Yunduan thought for a moment, then nodded, “That seems right. The servant girl also thought of it before but never tried.”

“Actually, these things are quite common. I’m just more curious and decided to give it a try to see the result. Even if it fails, I can learn from the experience and gain something.”

Yunduan had this conversation with her.

That evening, after Ye Muyu had rested, she reported it to Empress Lin.

Three days later, after Emperor Xuanming met with Chu Heng, he returned to the Central Palace from the court and he brought up Ye Muyu’s recent conduct.

Empress Lin repeated the matter without missing a word.

Emperor Xuanming took a sip of tea from his cup and asked, “Empress, do you find Madam Chu’s words credible?”

“Credible,” Empress Lin nodded, and seeing Emperor Xuanming looking over, she said, “Your Majesty, lately your consort felt she made sense, so I decided to give it a try.”

“For instance, I always felt I was incapable of growing green onions, but after hearing Madam Chu’s suggestion, I looked at books specifically describing how to plant onions, understood the principle, and then I personally gave it a go.”

“How did it turn out?” Emperor Xuanming showed a trace of interest.

Empress Lin instructed her nanny to bring something, and in no time, a pot of green onions, covered with colored glaze, was brought over.

“Your Majesty, please look, this is the green onion I personally grew.” Empress Lin quickly recounted the process of growing the onions.

Emperor Xuanming, who knew her character well enough not to tell a lie that could be easily exposed, realized that these lush green onions were indeed planted by her.

He had the palace maid bring them closer and examined the sturdy green onions that added a touch of green in the dead of winter.

“Not bad,” Emperor Xuanming nodded, clearly in a good mood.

Empress Lin then recounted all the things Ye Muyu had been planting in the past few days.

Emperor Xuanming, intrigued once more, stood up and said, “In that case, We shall go have a look.”

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