Chapter 1584: Chapter 1581: A Letter
The voice was very soft: âSteward Luo, what brings you here?â
âLady, these letters are for you, and these few are for the Master. Besides that, some people from the residence have sent servants to wish us a happy new year.â
âTreat them well, return the gifts according to custom, and send the servant boys from our residence to pay New Year visits as well. If guests come in person, inform me then.â
âYes, this old servant wonât disturb you further, maâam.â
âYou can go rest now.â
After sending off Steward Luo, Ye Muyu looked at the envelopes beside her. They were from Tang Dongfeng, Chu Jin, her eldest brother Ye Hao, and Du Heng.
Ye Muyu first opened Tang Dongfengâs letter. After reading it, she was overjoyed. She hadnât expected that having traveled throughout Jiangnan and almost reaching places like Guangzhou Prefecture, Tang Dongfeng was finally coming back.
Immediately, she thought of a new way to make money and only had to wait for Tang Dongfeng to return to implement it.
At the same time, during the New Year, all the shops under her name were selling New Year gift bags and gift blind boxes.
She wondered how the business was going.
Ye Muyu then opened her sonâs letter. In the letter, Chu Jin first greeted his parents at home, then talked about the shipbuilding progress in Hangzhou and Chu Zhangâs talent in shipbuilding.
He also said that once the frost thawed in spring, he would set sail. He first exaggerated how difficult shipbuilding was in Hangzhou and then pitifully begged Ye Muyu to convince Chu Heng, as he wanted to return after the ships set sail in April or May.
Ye Muyu shook her head helplessly, reaching to the side for an envelope, and sure enough, found another letter from Chu Jin saying the same thing.
Ye Muyu continued to read her eldest brother Ye Haoâs letter.
It mentioned that before the new year, he had brought his second brother and his family, as well as their parents and wife and children, to the Northern Region. Contrary to chaos, the places where the army was stationed were very safe, especially with Beirongâs peace request, the battles at the Northern border pass had stopped.
Ye Hao also mentioned that he might stay permanently in the Northern Region.
This was because he intended to arrange a marriage for his daughter Ye Mengjie with the son of a colleagueâs family.
That colleague was the fifth-grade Martial Virtue General stationed in the Northern Region, whose rank was higher than Ye Haoâs.
And this fifth-grade Martial Virtue General was under the King of Huainan.
Ye Muyu frowned, uncertain if her eldest brotherâs decision was correct. After all, he once was a military general under General Shen. Wouldnât he be reassigned back?
If they became in-laws with the King of Huainanâs confidant, the chances of returning to the Shen familyâs command would be very low.
Back then, the Shen familyâs army received the Imperial Decree to send generals to support the Northern Region. It was said that her eldest brother personally volunteered so as not to put General Shen in a difficult position.
But now, if her eldest brother chose to stay in the Northern Region, his relationship with General Shen would become somewhat sensitive.
Especially since the King of Huainan might not think he has no ties to General Shen.
Being distrusted by both sidesâ generals would not be advantageous for future promotions.
Could it be that her eldest brother was neglected in the Northern Region and had no choice but to take a stand?
Ye Muyu contemplated deeply in her heart, but couldnât decipher her brotherâs intentions just from the letter. Everything seemed well enough mentioned, also saying that the two children were fond of each other.
Unable to think through such a complex issue, she simply put the letter aside to discuss it with Chu Heng once he awoke.
The last letter was sent by Du Heng, but the tone was from Xiang Lingâer.
The letter stated that she was pregnant with her second child. The first child was just three years old, and now being pregnant, she initially planned to follow Du Heng to the capital once the ice melted in spring, but feared it wouldnât be possible.