Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 2158: Chapter 2155: Means of Self-Preservation

Chu Heng’s voice had a low, magnetic quality, making Ye Muyu’s ears and heart itch. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she murmured, "No need to thank me, we are family. I want to help you, just accept it."

"That’s not right. I can’t always live off you. I want to be good to Ah Yu too."

Chu Heng’s eyes were full of affection, a slight smile on his lips, and between them, a pink bubble of romance was forming.

"Just stay this good to me," Ye Muyu said, her eyes bent in a smile, unable to contain her joy.

Chu Heng looked at the dimples on her cheeks and couldn’t help but kiss her on the cheek and her rosy lips.

"Alright, shouldn’t you be attending to your official duties? I still have to write my story for a while," Ye Muyu said, her face flushed with embarrassment, yet she didn’t release her arms from around his waist.

Chu Heng deepened the kiss.

In the end, Ye Muyu’s lips were swollen and glistening, her eyes dazed as Chu Heng carried her to the soft couch. It took her a while to regain her senses.

Realizing what they had done, she covered her face with her hands, waiting for her burning cheeks to cool before stopping.

"Would you like some watermelon?" Although Chu Heng’s face showed no sign, most of his attention while handling official business was still on Ye Muyu.

Seeing her recover, he found it amusing, feeling in a good mood as he brought over a platter of fruit.

Ye Muyu pretended as if nothing had happened, reaching for a piece of watermelon to feed herself. "Hmm, you should eat some too."

Chu Heng knew she was thin-skinned during the day and didn’t tease her. After all, he was the one who benefited. Having tasted what he longed for, he should be understanding and give his wife some face.

Ye Muyu saw him eating watermelon quietly, displaying a gentlemanly demeanor, and breathed a sigh of relief.

As time went on, her attention shifted. She picked up her pen and continued writing the next part.

She wasn’t a professional novelist, but she had read some stories in a previous life out of boredom and knew some techniques. However, putting them into practice was still challenging.

So, the story she wrote required several revisions.

She would let Chu Heng read it first and then make changes based on his feedback.

The two of them cooperated smoothly, which was why the previous "The Imperial Examination Path" attracted so many readers.

If it weren’t for this story involving court disputes, it might have been even more popular.

However, Ye Muyu went to buy the official newspaper in the morning.

She knew it had recommended her book.

The recommendation came from Chu Heng and Elder Zhong.

Both were officials with considerable influence in the imperial court.

But even if they were not smart, people knew the real supporter of the book was the Emperor.

However, even the official newspaper could not criticize the Emperor.

When she had learned the news earlier, she had already instructed the bookstore shopkeeper to print a thousand copies of "The Imperial Examination Path" and see how it would sell.

In fact, just today, the bookstore’s thousand copies of "The Imperial Examination Path" had sold out in a morning.

Ye Muyu instructed the bookstore to continue printing more to be sold in County City, Prefectural City, and other areas near the capital.

So recently, Ye Muyu was very enthusiastic about writing stories.

Since she was already being utilized by the Emperor.

She couldn’t discard this pen name now but should use it well to potentially become more famous, develop well, and perhaps influence public opinion in the future.

Of course, this was just one of her self-preservation means, which Ye Muyu hoped she would never need to use.

In the evening, after finishing her story,

she read some medical books before going to sleep.

The next morning,

the capital gradually became bustling.