Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 2229: Chapter 2226: Human Life

“Hmm?” Ye Muyu nodded approvingly at her: “Go ahead, tell me.”

Chu Ziluo was delighted to be valued by her mother, and slowly shared her thoughts: “What the noble families need is silver, right? It’s not necessarily about monopolizing, precisely speaking, my idea is that these noble families suppress those below, but there are others who are discontented. How about dividing and transforming?”

Ye Muyu laughed after listening.

Chu Ziluo pouted, showing a rare childish side in front of her family: “Mother, is my idea wrong? Why are you laughing?”

“No, I am happy, you and your father think alike.” Ye Muyu’s eyes curved into a smile.

Chu Ziluo’s eyes widened, somewhat incredulous: “Really? I can have the same thoughts as Father?”

Though never voiced, Chu Ziluo deep down admired her father greatly. Even though she also learned to strategize, her abilities were somewhat limited, and sometimes her considerations were not so thorough.

“Of course, your father chose the ‘boil the frog slowly’ approach.” Ye Muyu said with a smile.

Chu Ziluo touched her chin and pondered for a while, then suddenly understood.

“So that’s it.” Chu Ziluo clapped her hands, feeling she’d learned something new. Simply giving one person something would not make them grateful—at least not endlessly grateful—unless you continuously let the person gain, but that kind of indulgence might grow the appetites of opponents.

The real strategy is to first let the opponent lose, experience despair, and then give them something to cherish.

“Mother, what can I do?” Chu Ziluo asked excitedly.

Ye Muyu raised her brow: “Isn’t the jewelry shop you recently opened doing well and entering the right track? I heard that Agate Pavilion’s business isn’t doing well lately, do you have any thoughts on it?”

Chu Ziluo caught the underlying challenge in her question and, after thinking for a while, said: “Mother, I have two ideas, either kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, or turn enemies into friends. I heard the owner behind Agate Pavilion is Madam Yun, who privately supports King Qi.”

“However, there are no outstanding juniors in Madam Yun’s family, and currently, the only one in the official circle is at the fourth rank. If this goes on, no matter how much they accumulate, they won’t be able to maintain it. They’re only safe now because they have King Qi’s backing.” When Chu Ziluo opened the jewelry shop, she investigated the other jewelry shops in the capital.

Being in the same industry, more understanding leads to faster responses.

“Which will you choose?” Ye Muyu nodded.

She was also aware of some complex forces in the capital.

Chu Ziluo shook her head gently: “Mother, I’m not in a hurry. I need to meet the person responsible behind Agate Pavilion first, and Madam Yun isn’t the only decision-maker.”

Ye Muyu nodded: “Then be careful.”

“Hmm, I will work hard.”

It was getting late.

At the afternoon banquet, a lot was eaten.

Ye Muyu wasn’t hungry.

Chu Ziluo had more tasks to attend to, slowly investigating some secrets of Madam Yun and laying plans.

Though said to belong to King Qi, it was actually under Minister Qi’s control.

Since Minister Qi took action, she would just cause some trouble for them, making them preoccupied and help Mother’s side solve some problems.

Chu Ziluo didn’t linger much longer, and turned back to her courtyard.

Ye Muyu asked Su Lan to bring over a bowl of fruit salad, forgoing dinner.

The shop that had issues was a restaurant.

The restaurant was in the food business.

It was easiest to manipulate.

Even if those people were acting, intentionally causing fatalities, the Ministry of Punishment would need to investigate thoroughly before the restaurant could continue operating.