Chapter 212: I won't climb high
This was a little beyond Ye Mingzhu's expectations. The emperor's teacher?
The Yu family has such a high status, so she should just forget it.
Ye Mingzhu waved her hand naturally: "I know, I never had the idea of climbing above my station from the beginning."
Xiao Wu quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. It's just that the old man of the Yu family is the emperor's tutor. Their family, how should I put it, pays more attention to reputation and family lintel."
Ye Mingzhu nodded: "You don't need to explain so much. I understand. For a nobody like us, Yu Jiaming suddenly said he wanted to be recognized as his adopted sister. The high-ranking officials in the capital must think I'm using some tricks."
Xiaowu just wanted to express that the Yu family was quite strict and that not recognizing Ye Mingzhu was not necessarily a bad thing for her, but when he said it, that was not what he meant.
Ye Mingzhu smiled calmly: "You heard it clearly just now. The matter of recognizing a sister was only mentioned by Yu Jiaming. I didn't mean it that way. In your eyes, my status is really low, but I didn't beg you to give me a higher status. I am content with it."
After she finished speaking, she didn't give Xiaowu a chance to speak and went straight back to her room.
The capital city, the imperial tutor, these were too far away from her. Instead of thinking about these things, she might as well go back to her room and rest for a while.
Xiao Wu stayed behind, feeling a little uneasy. He repeated what Ye Mingzhu had just said: "Brother Ming, do you really mean that Mingzhu doesn't want to acknowledge you as her sworn brother?"
Yu Jiaming looked at the teacup in his hand calmly: "The Yu family is only respected by people in the capital. The imperial tutor is not as important as a scholar in this small village."
Xiao Wu thought this was not right and was about to open his mouth, but Yu Jiaming waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything. Wait until the person arrives. Even though my grandfather hasn't replied to my letter, he always sends someone to bring me a letter."
As he spoke, a bitter smile appeared on his face: “Ye Mingzhu saved my life and helped me many times, but I just want to give her a better identity.”
These words exactly matched what Ye Mingzhu said. She did not ask others to improve her status. Instead, Yu Jiaming felt that he could improve her status.
"Maybe Mingzhu doesn't care about those identities, otherwise, she wouldn't marry Jiang Hongyu." Xiaowu thought for a moment and said this.
In terms of status, no one has a lower status than Jiang Hongyu. He was exiled, and his descendants cannot take the imperial examinations, so they have almost no chance to make a name for themselves. In this respect, his status is even lower than Ye Mingzhu.
The two have been married for several months and seem to have a good relationship. I guess Ye Mingzhu is not someone who cares about status.
"You're right, I didn't see clearly. If Mingzhu was someone who valued status and position, she wouldn't have let us go so easily when she knew we were from the capital. She also didn't try to curry favor with me when she knew I was the local county magistrate."
Yu Jiaming sighed: "Forget it, let it be."
"Brother Ming, you..." Xiaowu always felt that Yu Jiaming paid too much attention to Ye Mingzhu.
"Mingzhu is very good. I just treat her like a younger sister." Yu Jiaming said, and stood up as if to escape. "Let's go see if Jiang Hongyu has finished cooking."
Outside, Jiang Hongyu and Ye Wu had already prepared all the dishes. Xiao Wu was serving the rice. Jiang Hongyu went into the house to call Ye Mingzhu.
"Today's fish is fresh. I fried it and then stewed it. You can eat more later." Jiang Hongyu asked Ye Mingzhu to sit down, and the plate of fish was right in front of her.
"Speaking of which, Brother Jiang is really good to Ye Mingzhu. I have never seen a man cook for his wife." Xiao Wu felt a little emotional for a moment.
"There are plenty of cooks in Beijing. Just make whatever you want to eat." Yu Jiaming's voice was a little soft. Xiaowu didn't hear it clearly because Yu Jiaming had already walked in.
"Oh, there are so many dishes today. We are in for a treat." Xiaowu said as he picked a chair and sat down.
Jiang Hongyu sat down next to Ye Mingzhu. Ye Wu looked at him, walked around and sat on the other side of Ye Mingzhu. In the end, only the main seat was left empty. Yu Jiaming glanced at Ye Mingzhu and sat in the main seat.
Ye Wu took out a jar of wine from somewhere and poured a bowl for everyone. They drank and ate, and the atmosphere was very good for a while.
Ye Mingzhu ate quickly and yawned after finishing. Jiang Hongyu asked her to go back to her room to rest. She glanced at the others and saw that everyone was in high spirits, so she quietly got up and left.
Although no one looked up, they all knew she had left. They all lowered their voices and did not leave until they had finished the whole jar of wine.
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu still slept at the Ye family next door, and Ye Wu went straight back to his own home.
The next day, when Ye Mingzhu got up, Jiang Hongyu had already prepared dinner.
Her face was full of surprise: "You drank yesterday, why did you get up so early?"
Jiang Hongyu laughed and said, "The four of us just drank a jar of wine, and the drunkenness wore off before we even fell asleep."
"I made some meat patties today and got some seasoning. If you want grilled fish when we get to the island, we'll make it."
Ye Mingzhu thought of the grilled fish she made on the island last time and became interested: "Okay, then we'll have lunch on the island over there."
This time, Ye Mingzhu didn't need to borrow a boat. Ye Wu had already made arrangements. Ye Wu and Ye Lang were waiting on the beach. When they arrived, they set sail and rowed towards the sea.
Ye Wu goes to sea all year round. Although Ye Lang has gone to sea less frequently in the past two years, as a child who grew up by the sea, there were some who didn't know how to row a boat. It only took a short while for them to learn the technique.
Ye Mingzhu directed the way and the other two rowed the boat. The three of them cooperated very well and it didn't take long for them to reach the island.
Ye Lang has been in the town almost all the time in the past few years. Ye Wu does go out to sea frequently, but he never knew there was an island here. But looking at the expressions of Yu Jiaming and others, he knew that there was something wrong with the island. He suppressed his doubts and waited until everyone got off the boat before towing the boat ashore with Ye Lang.
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu went to the island to check, while Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu stayed on the beach. After Ye Wu and Ye Lang came, the four of them found a place to shelter from the wind.
"Ye Wu, Ye Lang, do you two remember the route we came from?" Jiang Hongyu's voice was not loud, but his face was very serious.
Ye Wu and Ye Lang looked at each other and answered in unison: "I remember it clearly."
"Okay, in two days, an army from the capital will arrive. At that time, you two will be responsible for bringing the army to this island." Jiang Hongyu continued.
"Army?" Doubt flashed in Ye Wu and Ye Lang's eyes, but they still agreed.
"Before you come, make it clear to your families that once you land on this island, you won't be able to leave for a short period of time." Jiang Hongyu looked at the two people's faces and said, "As for when you can leave the island, we don't know yet."
"No problem." Ye Wu rushed to say, "I'm alone, it doesn't matter where I work."
Ye Lang followed up by saying, "I have no problem either."
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