Peasant Woman s Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1033: Chapter 1030: Falling into Water

“Sister Ye, I think it might not be authentic, you described it as so delicious, but I have been to the restaurant, and there were only Dongpo pork and West Lake vinegar fish. I didn’t get to try the other two dishes, and their taste was alright, but not stunning.”

“If you want to eat, come to the residence when you have time, and I’ll cook for you.” Ye Muyu also liked this adorable young miss. Given her status, being able to eat joyfully without worries showed that the child was content, making her company comfortable too, and Ye Muyu did not mind it.

Zhao Qingqing’s eyes immediately widened, full of delight, “Sister Ye, really? Then I will visit tomorrow!”

“Good,” Ye Muyu said with a soft smile.

While the two were talking.

There was a commotion downstairs, as the young misses who had originally been inside the boathouse, for some reason, all surged up to the deck.

Ye Muyu and Zhao Qingqing, sitting on the outside, had the clearest view.

They saw a painted boat of equal grace move forward parallel from the side, speeding slightly faster and soon passing the bow to reveal its true face.

Ye Muyu turned her head to look.

On the painted boat to the left, there stood some young men holding painted fans.

Ye Muyu had keen eyesight and noticed the excitement on the faces of the women downstairs. Following their gaze, she saw a man in a purple robe with an extraordinary demeanor, pride tinged with arrogance, appearing on the opposite boat’s deck.

She did not recognize the man, but she guessed that his status was extraordinary.

Zhao Qingqing tugged at her sleeve, waited for her to look over, then whispered, “Sister Ye, that man is Prince Qi.”

Ye Muyu suddenly realized; it was the most favored prince, whose fief was in the Jiangnan area, and it was he whom the Wang family had wished to please.

“Isn’t Prince Qi in his fief? What’s he doing in Yuzhou?” Ye Muyu asked casually.

Zhao Qingqing touched her chin, “Because Prince Qi can leave his fief at will, he studies at Luming Academy.”

“So he might have come to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with his classmates.”

Ye Muyu listened to her and roughly understood. Now the Emperor was still quite robust, but had yet to appoint a crown prince, so the princes had not yet reached the stage of conflict, no wonder these young misses were so thrilled at the sight of Prince Qi.

Now to be a Prince’s Consort is naturally a position of great honor.

Just as Ye Muyu had peeled a dry fruit and was about to hand it to Zhao Qingqing next to her, suddenly there began an uproar downstairs.

Someone had fallen into the water.

On the ladies’ boat, there were continuous screams.

Following that, there was another splash.

Ye Muyu, with her sharp eyes, noticed that this time, it was Lin Mianmian who had fallen.

She beckoned to Chun Xing standing behind her, “Chun Xing, can you swim?”

“This servant girl can.”

“Then go down and save her.”

“Yes.”

Since Lin Mianmian was a concubine of the Chu family, if she were to be rescued by a man, her reputation would be destroyed, and if Madam Chu did not act, she might also be criticized and become a laughingstock.

Su Mei protectively held on to Ye Muyu, “My lady, please be careful.”

“What’s going on?”

It was then that Madam Yan, hearing the noise, came out of the room.

Seeing her face not showing much urgency, Ye Muyu suddenly understood; perhaps the first one who had fallen into the water was Lady Yan.

The Yan family was a Family of Officials in Yuzhou, but at the court, the roles of Yan family’s members were not particularly distinguished.

This led to the Yan family’s position being one where others in Yuzhou wouldn’t want to offend them, but they carried little weight in Jing City.

They were a well-known Gentry Clan.

If they could form a marriage alliance with a prince, it would naturally be a huge celebration.