Most of them didn’t have much hostility towards him, as they belonged to the same faction; of course, there was some petition.
Therefore, these people naturally weren’t overly enthusiastic, at least not superficially.
Chu Heng’s visit was genuine, not just empty words, so he didn’t ask Ye Muyu to rest in the side chamber but kept her by his side, explaining his need to recuperate and requested everyone to send the recent political matters to the Chu family.
"Lord Chu, certainly, I will deliver them to you shortly," the Left Vice Minister, understanding the situation, cooperated readily.
The Right Vice Minister’s eyes darkened for a moment, but he still had to put on a smiling face: "Lord Chu, in your absence, my colleagues and I have reported many issues to the Emperor; do these matters need to be handed over to you?"
"Thank you, Left Minister." Chu Heng pretended not to notice the intentional remark and replied with one sentence, blocking any further excuses from the other party.
Sure enough, the Right Vice Minister choked a bit, but in the end, he reluctantly agreed.
After leaving the Department of merce and Construction, Chu Heng did not linger and went straight back to the estate.
Ye Muyu frowned slightly and said, "The Right Vice Minister probably wants to take over your position, potentially causing trouble for you. I can help, make him too busy to manage political affairs."
Chu Heng reached out and hugged her, softening his voice: "Ah Yu, no need to worry. It’s only natural for him to covet my position, especially since I was in a a for quite some time. Someone ambitious would inevitably take over eventually. Many have ambition; when opportunity knocks, it’s hard not to be tempted. As long as he shows discernment in the future and does nothing wrong, we don’t need to trouble him."
Chu Heng knew his predicament had deprived Ye Muyu of her sense of security and likely made her impatient with enemies.
This situation introduced side effects affecting Ah Yu, bringing her insecurity, and he needed to provide her with reassurance rather than let her provoke others.
After all, it’s better to have one more friend than one more enemy.
"Ah Yu, do you want to hear about the time I slept these past months?"
Ye Muyu clung to his neck, blinking: "Where did you go after you fell asleep?"
"I must have gone to your original world." Chu Heng’s hand gripped her tightly as if wanting to confirm she was still here.
Ye Muyu looked up, surprised, into his eyes, which showed fear and tension.
"Ah Heng, what’s wrong?" She couldn’t help but reach out to touch his eyes.
Chu Heng closed his eyes, his lashes sweeping across her palms, tickling slightly, and the real touch dissipated the fear and surreal feeling of not finding her.
"I met the original you." Chu Heng hesitated but eventually confessed.
Ye Muyu instantly sat up straight, pletely unexpected that Chu Heng’s unconsciousness was because his soul traveled to another world. She knew after her severe injury, she seemed to return to that world and saw the original self, yet she always felt it wasn’t real. After all, time travel shouldn’t be so easy; otherwise, everyone could experience this chaos, and the world would fall into disorder. Her ing here was sheer luck and a rare exception.
The thought that Chu Heng might have gone to the modern world and struggled to return frightened her.
"How could this happen."
"Don’t be scared. When I met you, I felt a resemblance, and the name was the same, but I recognized at once it wasn’t you."
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