Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife-Chapter 2228 - 2225: Stirring Up Trouble

However, she originally wanted to help Huo Ning because of Uncle Lu, and she didn’t dislike Huo Ning’s personality, so she didn’t mind gaining another friend.

Upon hearing this, she just nodded with a smile, "Alright, if there’s a need, I will."

For someone like Huo Ning, being insincere with her would probably make her uncomfortable. Being more straightforward would make her feel more at ease.

Chu Ziluo was adept at observing people’s hearts.

Sure enough, Huo Ning was noticeably more at ease with her, and not as distant and guarded.

After the banquet was over.

It was already near sunset.

After instructing the servants to tidy up the banquet venue, Chu Ziluo went to the main courtyard to see Ye Muyu. As she entered the courtyard, she saw Su Mei hurriedly coming out of the house.

Seeing her, Su Mei paused for a moment and proactively greeted her.

But it still let Chu Ziluo notice the anxiety she had just concealed.

"Is Mother resting?"

Su Mei shook her head, "The young lady is here, go straight in, the lady hasn’t rested yet."

"Alright." Chu Ziluo didn’t question Su Mei further. Rather than asking the servants, she preferred to ask her mother directly.

As she went in, Su Mei hurriedly left.

Chu Ziluo entered the room and saw Ye Muyu had changed her outfit; it wasn’t the one she wore in the morning. She was sitting on the couch, flipping through something in her hand.

Upon hearing the sound, she looked up, "Ziluo is here? Come and rest for a while, you’ve had a tiring day, haven’t you?"

Seeing there were no other maidservants serving inside, Chu Ziluo instructed Nenya and the other maidservants to stay outside as well.

After walking over, she poured a cup of tea for Ye Muyu and then one for herself before asking, "Mother, has something happened?"

Ye Muyu was slightly surprised.

Chu Ziluo said, "I just saw Su Mei leaving in a hurry."

Now she understood; it seemed her daughter had noticed Su Mei’s emotions. Ye Muyu knew Chu Ziluo was always attentive, and with Su Mei’s steady nature, an ordinary person would probably not discern anything from her expression.

Having been noticed by Chu Ziluo, Ye Muyu wasn’t angry; instead, she was quite pleased.

"Actually, it’s nothing major. It’s just that some people are unhappy that we’re earning silver using pinyin, so they’re deliberately competing with us outside." Ye Muyu was already prepared for this matter.

By now, with this banquet hosted, even those who hadn’t reacted understood the Chu family’s intentions.

Due to Emperor Xuanming’s decree, those people didn’t dare to make things difficult openly.

But they attacked her business in private. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Trying to ruin their reputation first.

Presumably, even the official newspaper would be targeted because of this.

She had called Su Mei to go out and handle the troublemakers at the shop with Steward Luo.

After listening, Chu Ziluo was somewhat indignant, "Mother, do we know which families are targeting us?"

"There are indeed quite a few." Ye Muyu said with little amusement, "Minister Qi, Xiang City, these two pushed others forward to act, without incurring losses themselves. They’re probably worried that we have too much silver, squeezing their bookstores out of business."

"But mostly, it’s these noble families that are uneasy." Ye Muyu rubbed her forehead, "Why is studying expensive? It’s not just about papermaking; it’s also because noble families control the books. This is a chronic illness of Great Chu, not something that can be solved easily. Right now, these are all minor issues, just instances of mutual probing."

After listening, Chu Ziluo pondered for a moment and said, "Mother, in that case, let’s find some allies."