Looking at the sleeping Mu Run, Fu Yunchen raised his eyebrows slightly and first called out softly, "Run'er."
There was no sound at all; Mu Run was fast asleep.
Fu Yunchen then picked up a strand of her damp hair and gently twirled it with his smooth, jade-like fingertips. "Sleeping like this, it's no wonder you'll have a headache tomorrow."
As soon as she finished speaking, a surge of internal energy overflowed from her fingertips, spreading along the strand of hair to its roots.
Wisps of moisture drifted from her hair and eventually dissipated into the air.
Moments later, Mu Run's hair was completely dry, fluffy and smooth, like the fine fur of a young animal.
Fu Yunchen bent down, picked him up, and walked towards the bed.
That night, Mu Run had a dream in which she and Fu Yunchen did something unspeakable, and it felt incredibly pleasurable...
When dawn broke the next day, she opened her eyes and looked at the empty room where she was all alone. She covered her face with the blanket and thought, "This is so, so embarrassing!"
Madam Cai brought hot water into the room and, seeing that Mu Run had not yet gotten up, asked, "Madam, would you like to wait a little longer?"
"No need, I'll get up now." Mu Run threw off the covers and got out of bed.
However, this time, she felt something was wrong with her body... Thinking of last night's dream, her ears turned slightly red, and she ran outside, saying, "I'll go out for a bit."
Seeing her run out, Madam Cai hurriedly instructed, "Madam, please slow down."
While eating breakfast, Mo Xiaowan served Mu Run, "Madam, was the bird's nest soup delicious last night?"
Mu Run recalled how Hong Mi almost vomited up her dinner after taking only half a bite, and felt deeply apologetic to the potted plant by the door; it had truly been wronged.
"It's as delicious as ever. But let Sister Cai prepare it next time; she's better at it."
"Yes, sir. Then I'll go attend to other things." Mo Xiaowan was serving her here precisely because she wanted to ask her that question. Besides, that was the last bowl; whether she could have another one depended on whether she wanted to make it.
Qiao Dongzi arrived at the main courtyard and said to Mu Run, who was eating, "Madam, Master asked me to come back and get a few sets of clothes."
Mu Run asked, "Why are you taking the clothes?"
Qiao Dongzi replied, "The master has been appointed as an inspector and censor to inspect the local area. He will leave the city immediately."
"So eager?" In fact, she knew that Fu Yunchen was going to the Kingdom of Wu to investigate the matter of Prince Zhou.
"His Majesty's decree."
"Did they say when they'd be back?"
"It's hard to say, it depends on the local situation."
"Okay, Sister Cai, could you help me tidy up?"
"Yes, madam."
...
Fu Yunchen left the capital with Qiao Dongzi.
For Mu Run, it had no impact. She was still busy making tea or researching tea-related matters in the teahouse, and rarely had any free time.
However, at some point, rumors about her as 'Madam Yun' began to circulate.
Mu Run took Hong Mi to various teahouses and tea shops in the capital to investigate the market conditions and prices of tea, in order to position her tea business.
I was enjoying my tea when I suddenly heard some gossip about myself, which was quite unexpected.
"That's an invitation from the old lady of the Prime Minister's residence! Even she couldn't get one. How arrogant! Only the Empress or the Empress Dowager could afford to invite her!"
"Who is it? Acting so arrogantly."
"Who else could it be but Madam Yun from the Fu family, the wife of the newly appointed third-ranked scholar. The second young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion personally delivered an invitation, inviting her to the Prime Minister's mansion to attend the 70th birthday banquet of the old lady, but she refused without saying a word."
"Do you think it's possible that she felt she was too unpresentable, which is why she refused? Maybe she's an ugly duckling, a plain woman."
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