[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife":3,"chapter-peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1974":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1410086,1863,"Chapter 1974 - 1971: The Vacant Position","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1974",1974,"\u003Cp>\"What’s going on in the palace? Is it over?\" Ye Muyu asked anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng saw her curious and tense eyes and knew that if he didn’t explain clearly, she definitely wouldn’t be able to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t hide anything and recounted all the events that had happened in the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t leave out the fact that the King of Huainan and Xiang Anwan had taken their own lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Muyu listened, momentarily silent, her expression not looking like she was happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng reached out to lift her chin, trying to make her smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong? It’s over now, there won’t be any more chaos. I’ll be able to solve all the small troubles in a few days, and by then, the capital will be just like before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Muyu hesitated to speak: \"No, I’m not worried about the chaos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the King of Huainan took his own life, it must be because he didn’t want to betray the country. Perhaps they just wanted revenge.\" Her emotions were complicated; she felt regret that the two took their own lives and yet disapproved of their impulsive rebellion, and she sympathized with the plight of the entire Xiang family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Huainan, after all, had been stationed at the border for many years. In Ye Muyu’s eyes, he was a dutiful General, a hero of sorts, yet he chose such a path, resulting in his tragic end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were prepared for failure from the start.\" Chu Heng rubbed her head, pulled Ye Muyu into his arms, and let her lean on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Muyu didn’t hold back, wrapping her arms around his waist, curling up in his embrace, her head resting on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, this all began as a mistake when they encountered Zhang Zhonghai at the Xiang family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah Heng, good people fear being bullied. I will take good care of you.\" Ye Muyu sincerely exclaimed, patting his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\" Chu Heng let out a pleasant laugh from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he didn’t actually need Ah Yu’s protection, hearing her say this still made him very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Muyu sighed a few more times and also reflected, realising that she needed to do something. Right now, making some silver was true, but not too much or too little. While living a stable life, this silver could be icing on the cake, but if something really happened, it wouldn’t be of much use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s because their foundation was in the capital; in other words, her and Chu Heng’s foundation was in Great Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one day the Emperor suddenly became dissatisfied with their family and decided to make a move against them, or if other officials engaged in power struggles and framed them, the Chu family could be eradicated in an instant, just like the King of Huainan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite having so much military power, they still weren’t able to send away the younger members of the family in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is because they were entirely constrained by the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Emperor’s wrath, the entire imperial court, even the people of the whole of Great Chu, could become enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what should she do to provide a retreat for her whole family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Muyu pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding to her anxiety from the afternoon, she hadn’t even taken a nap, her whole body was tense. Now that her mind was finally at ease, she still hadn’t figured it out, and soon fell asleep while lying down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng settled her down, kissed her cheek, and then lay beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Chu Heng continued in the capital, working with the Minister of Dali Temple to reorganize the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, during the morning court session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Censor immediately denounced the King of Huainan’s treachery, claiming all their families should be executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this matter was not the most important issue for the officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they cared most about was the vacant position of Minister of Punishments!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a position of Chief of Staff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This position did not often offer opportunities for promotion, as most of the time, officials who attained the position could stay for over a decade, as long as they didn’t make any major mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>",703,"2026-06-05T23:54:38.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","7865da5d22428eea43b4d525685513d5555c308adeaa94e909389e34d64a95c7","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1975","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1973",2499,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpeasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-cover.jpg"]