Chapter 1289: Chapter 1286: Orchid Shop Chapter 1289: Chapter 1286: Orchid Shop “I reckon the watermelons are warm; I won’t eat much, just a small piece will do,”
Madam Liu was quickly convinced.
After acpanying her in the parlor for watermelon, she remembered she still had to check on the shop and didn’t linger any longer, as she headed out again.
Madam Liu’s shop was the newly opened Orchid Shop.
Previously, she had kept flowers for her own pleasure, but under Ye Muyu’s guidance, and the purchase of a florist, those premium varieties were few, but there were still quite a number of mon types.
Displayed in the shop, they looked truly beautiful.
She had worried about business at first, but who knew, perhaps in the capital there were too many people with disposable ine; her business wasn’t bustling, but she still made a profit of ten taels of silver daily, which bolstered Madam Liu’s confidence.
Every day she would visit the shop, even if just to look around, and feel contented.
Knowing her keen interest, Ye Muyu did not delay and went back to the backyard to rest.
Since being pregnant, she had bee particularly homebound, often needing to nap.
In the capital, many families were hosting banquets and sending invitations to the residence, but Ye Muyu, being pregnant, had a ready excuse to decline, and no one would take offense. After all, these people wanted to ingratiate themselves with Chu Heng, not to annoy him.
As a result,
Ye Muyu spent another entire day languidly lying in bed, with no intention of expanding other shops, given her already existing business.
As her belly grew larger day by day, the weather turned hotter and hotter.
Ye Muyu initially could bear it without an ice basin.
But when the Dog Days came, the weather in the capital was extremely hot.
Due to the heat, Ye Muyu lost her appetite, and to avoid walking around the yard in the heat, she had stopped going to the hall for meals.
Waiting for her noon meal,
She lay down on the bed to rest, as usual.
The windows in the room were wide open, in hopes that a breeze might e in.
Alas, Ye Muyu’s hope was doomed to be dashed.
After lying there for a while, not only was there no breeze, but it was also unbearably hot.
Tossing and turning and unable to sleep, and yet her eyelids were so heavy.
“Su Mei, bring an ice basin in for me,” Ye Muyu felt somewhat aggrieved.
Su Mei and Chun Xing heard her and came in.
Seeing this, they felt somewhat helpless, “Lady, Doctor Lu has said, your body is a bit weak, an ice basin has too strong a chill and being close to it is bad for your health.”
“Then close the windows, and place a layer of quilts at the door; I’ll cover myself with more blankets!” Ye Muyu somewhat missed the air conditioning of later times, but she knew that at this moment, the highest luxury was the ice basin, and even that was an extremely extravagant item that would cost her quite a bit of silver.
Upon hearing this, Chun Xing instinctively wanted to nod.
Su Mei gave her a glance, and seeing this Chun Xing dared not agree so readily. After all, the master had ordered that they could agree to everything the lady requested except when it concerned safety, and they absolutely could not make decisions lightly; everything had to be reported to the master first.
“Lady, let me fan you and see if that helps,” Su Mei offered, and then asked Chun Xing to bring a fan and started fanning Ye Muyu.
Ye Muyu immediately felt more fortable and in her drowsiness, she didn’t forget to ask Su Mei to apply more force.
If she were fully awake, she would be too embarrassed to make such demands on her maidservants.
But helplessly, she could barely keep her eyes open and in her haziness, she just went with whatever felt most fortable.
Only after making sure she had fallen asleep, did Su Mei breathe a sigh of relief.
“Su Mei sister, let me do it,”
“Okay, each of us will fan her for a while,” Su Mei didn’t refuse, and quietly, she and Chun Xing sat cross-legged by the bed,
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