PEASANT WOMAN'S DECREED LIFE AS A WIFE

Chapter 1207: Chapter 1204: Checks and Balances

Vice Minister Luo’s father was also in low spirits because of his son’s troubles.

It seemed that there was still some discord within the residence, coming from the second and third households.

These matters were all things that Ye Muyu deliberately had people inquire about in the capital.

However, Huo Kewen insisted on marrying Luo Ting, truly showing persistence and sincerity. It was just unclear what the Eldest Young Master of the Luo family’s attitude was now.

The matter was not over yet.

The New Year had just passed the fifteenth day.

Vice Minister Luo miscalculated the military supplies, and problems arose with the delivery to the troops. The first team to set out lost the military grain into the river at the ferry crossing, resulting in such a loss of supplies.

Vice Minister Luo, responsible for this, was removed from office for investigation, and the Luo family was shrouded in a gloom for a time.

Fortunately, the amount of grain Vice Minister Luo had sent in the first batch was not much, and the loss was only a few hundred taels of silver.

Because of this, Vice Minister Luo was soon released from prison, but he could not regain his official position.

At this time, for some reason, the Second Master of the Luo family took over the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. Suddenly, the Luo family revered the second household, and the third household gradually declined.

The elder master of the Luo family proposed the next day to join the troops on the border to temper himself and atone for his mistakes.

The Emperor approved.

This development even led the Huo family to pay a personal visit.

In the end, the marriage alliance between the two families remained unchanged.

And half a month later, the elder master of the Luo family left the capital.

As time went on, the Second Master of the Luo family became increasingly famous in the Ministry of War, simply because he was a man of Duke Zheng, which was common knowledge in the official circle.

Since Noble Consort Qi was demoted, the Qi family had kept a low profile, leading to Duke Zheng’s power growing stronger and starting to encroach on the Qi family’s influence.

The Qi family at first endured, thinking that retreat could preserve their strength, at most losing some temporary advantages.

However, Duke Zheng always managed to find fault with the Qi family. In just two or three months, he had managed to break the Qi family’s influence in half.

The Qi family, originally not wanting to anger the Emperor, could no longer endure at this point and started to test the waters of counterattack.

After testing, Emperor Xuanming did not show any dislike towards the Qi family. With the Emperor’s support and Chu Heng’s influence in the court to balance, Duke Zheng’s power was also kept in check.

Ye Muyu was aware of the murky situation in the court and the fact that Chu Heng, having been promoted by Emperor Xuanming, was the Emperor’s man, forming a tripartite balance with Duke Zheng and the Qi family.

Chu Heng became even busier, but the fact that he had earned the Emperor’s trust was becoming increasingly clear to everyone.

That day, as usual, Lu Sangqi came to check the wellness pulses of the family members.

Only Madam Liu and Chu Zhiwen, who were initially unaccustomed to the weather in the capital, had suffered a minor cold. After taking medicine prescribed by Doctor Lu and resting for a few days, their health improved.

Now, Ye Muyu regularly encouraged his family to exercise.

Chu Jin had daily martial arts lessons, and Chu Ziluo joined him in learning. Chu Sheng and Chu Zhang were already sixteen, and if they did well, they could attempt the scholar exam.

However, neither of them was confident, so they chose to study for another year.

They also exercised regularly, as a strong body could withstand the successive examinations.

Under Chu Heng’s orders, both did not dare refuse and earnestly followed the exercise regimen.

After Lu Sangqi finished his busy work, he joined Ye Muyu for a conversation.

“I heard that your medical practice has been doing well recently,” Ye Muyu said with a smile as Su Mei poured tea for him.

Before Lu Sangqi could answer, Madam Liu said with a smiling face, “Indeed, every time your father and I go to Doctor Lu’s practice, it’s packed with people.”

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