The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

"Oh," Ye Zi’an smiled and nodded, acknowledging that it was his cousin who had come to escort him, and he felt his cousin was very thoughtful.

"That’s it, just ’oh’? Not even a word of thanks?" Mu Shaoling was about to jump in frustration. He had ridden his horse at full speed all the way and was hoping to rest a bit more at home, yet he had been summoned to provide protection.

But Ye Zi’an had this to say, "Why should we say thanks? It’s too formal."

What else could Mu Shaoling say? He resigned himself to accompany the other into the palace.

Soon after, the voices of Yangyang and Commandery Princess Dongyang could be heard, "Aunt Dongyang, we haven’t seen each other for so many days. Have you been well at home?"

"Well, have you been doing well in the palace?" Dongyang didn’t bring Chengcheng to the palace; she was holding Yangyang’s hand, while Yang Chuxia was holding Lele’s.

"So-so, I guess."

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

"Fourth Grandfather is very kind to brother and me, but there are two kids who are really asking for it. If I hit them, my dad is put in a tough spot, and if I don’t, my mom is troubled." Apparently one of the kids was a cousin’s child, and hitting him would upset the cousin and bring trouble upon his dad. But if he didn’t retaliate, his mom would be upset when they insulted her.

"Haha," Dongyang couldn’t help but laugh, and even Mu Shaoling walking in front snickered at the child’s candid words, turning around to ask, "But I bet you still fought them, right?"

"Yeah, so brother and I chose one of them to hit."

"Haha, you two are clever."

Yangyang and Dongyang were speaking quite loudly, attracting the attention of many, who wondered who this unfamiliar person was with the Mu family’s lady. And who was the one walking in front with Divine Doctor Mu?

Members of the Tong Family, walking a distance away from Dongyang and the others, obviously recognized Yang Chuxia’s family. Hearing their conversation, State Duchess of the Tong Family was not so pleased anymore.

She scoffed, "Such lack of manners! Don’t they realize who the Tong Family is? Coming to apologize was already giving her face, and she actually dared to accept it. Isn’t she afraid of shortening her lifespan?"

"Mom, what insight can a fourth-rank official have? I heard the whole family is from the countryside; they probably don’t even understand the hierarchies of duke and marquis. That’s why she daringly accepted it," said her daughter-in-law.

The State Duchess and her daughter-in-law were annoyed about their grandson being punished, and hearing Yangyang talk about it only intensified their discomfort.

"Shut up!" The two women’s conversation was loud enough to invoke the fury of State Duke Tong, who turned his head and snapped.

Thus, the State Duchess also fell silent. Seeing that Ye Zi’an and others, including Mu Shaoling, had not turned around, she assumed they probably didn’t hear.

But in fact, Yang Chuxia heard everything very clearly.

Upon arriving at the grand hall, many people recognized Ye Zi’an’s face and finally remembered who this family was—that was the second-place scholar, Ye Zi’an, from a few years back.

Only Ye Zi’an seemed a bit different from before; the spots on his nose were gone, and he looked fairer than previous.

Looking at the lady with Commandery Princess Dongyang, they guessed she was Ye Zi’an’s rustic wife.

Some couldn’t help but mutter in their hearts, it was strange—supposedly the whole family had come from the countryside, but why didn’t they look like it? Their bearing was better than some of the nobility, especially the two children, who obviously seemed sharp and clever.

When reminded of the two children, some ministers smacked their foreheads, cursing their poor memory. They had long heard that Ye Zi’an’s eldest son was in the royal palace, and his younger son had also been there recently. How could they have forgotten?