Moreover, the number of officials she had offended was not small, considering Minister Qi, the Minister of War, and Grand Tutor Deng. These peopleās influence in the capital was considerable, and those who seemed to visit her residence.
Families wishing to arrange a marriage with Chu Jin.
Were not necessarily sincere.
Just wanted to take advantage of the situation.
Of course, some did not get involved, but their numbers were very few.
If those offended ladies really wanted revenge, it was estimated that something could happen on the day of the banquet, and any frame-up would only damage her reputation.
"Madam, have you forgotten? The servants in the residence cannot be bribed, and there are rules against walking around freely. If someone tries to cause trouble, it will only give us something to use against them." Su Mei reasoned with her calmly: "Moreover, as Madamās status increases in the future, and since the master is favored by the Emperor, when the young masters and young misses establish themselves, such banquets will become routine. Rather than resisting, why not adapt?"
Ye Muyu remained silent.
Not speaking for a long while.
Su Mei hurriedly knelt down, slapped herself: "Madam, I spoke out of turn."
"No, what you said makes sense." Ye Muyu shook her head gently: "These kinds of banquets, while troublesome, are indeed indispensable. Without them, there would be other troubles."
"Better to take control of the situation, and then it will not be a difficult matter in the future."
Ye Muyu ultimately decided to face the challenge, called Su Mei up, and instructed her to write replies to the families who had sent visiting cards.
Using flower viewing as an excuse, she invited them to a banquet three days hence.
In this way.
The residence needed to prepare early.
Ye Muyu entrusted the task of entertaining the guests to Chu Ziluo.
Chu Ziluo heard this, patted her chest, and said: "Mother, leave it to me, Iāve become quite experienced with such matters recently."
"Since these ladiesā goal is literacy, letās find a tutor to give these ladies a demonstration, which could fundamentally resolve the issue."
Ye Muyu nodded with satisfaction: "Alright, should we prepare mahjong tables?"
She said with a smile.
Chu Ziluo burst out laughing.
"Mother, youāre so mischievous. Lately, mahjong has become all the rage in the capital. I heard that many ladies spend their days playing in the inner residence, so much so that even some internal conflicts have lessened. If we get them around a mahjong table, they might forget their main purpose."
Ye Muyu picked up her teacup, took a light sip, and sighed softly: "Thereās no helping it, four women make a drama, with so many women, how many dramas would that be."
"Mother, it seems youāre more suited to staying at home, reading books and listening to tunes. These wives in the inner residence are quite bored. Attending a banquet brings them great joy, and theyāre eager to wear their finest items to show off, which is itself a source of happiness." Chu Ziluo said frankly.
Ye Muyu said: "If their intentions were purer, I wouldnāt resist."
"Iām just afraid that if Iām not careful, theyāll dig a hole for you." Ye Muyu thought, if I remain on high alert and still fall into it, my expression would probably be worse than if I had eaten something unsavory.
"Actually, scheming can be quite interesting as well." Chu Ziluo didnāt think it was a bad thing and tried to console her.
When Ye Muyu heard this, she looked at her daughter, suddenly realizing that the daughter she thought was innocent as white was maybe not so innocent anymore?
"Oh, by the way, Mother, the Huo familyās second Madam will also attend." Chu Ziluo said after reading the invitation.
Here, when she mentioned the second Madam of the Huo family, she wasnāt referring to the family of Huo Zhengming or Huo Hongyan, but the family of the emperorās son-in-law, Huo.
The emperorās son-in-law had passed away early.