Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 148 Making trouble
Ye Jiayao was in a melancholy mood the whole day. When she was about to finish work, Deng Haichuan came to ask who would go to the private banquet tomorrow. Ye Jiayao then remembered that nothing had been arranged yet.

Now there are more private banquets, and if the guests are not particularly important, she and Zhong Xiang will just go to one. The restaurant's business is very good and they cannot be short of people, so she lets Zhong Xiang's group stay and she will take Deng Haichuan and Wang Mingde with her.

We agreed to go directly to Wei’s house early tomorrow morning.

The next day, Ye Jiayao found Wei's house according to the address, only to find out that it was Wei Liujiang's new residence, and this banquet was to celebrate the housewarming.

If I had known earlier, I would not have come. Ye Jiayao felt upset.

But now that people are here, we have to do it. Damn it, I curse them to have diarrhea and their legs will go weak after eating it.

Most of those who came to the banquet today came for the sake of Minister Mu, and some were old friends of Prefect Wei and Ye Binghuai in Jinling.

Wei Liujiang's talent was well-known, and if that incident hadn't happened, it wouldn't be impossible for him to take the top spot in this exam, so he came happily.

Ning and Qi were afraid of any accidents, so they were on high alert today and had transferred most of the servants from the Mu family over. No one was allowed to enter without an invitation.

There are many important figures in this kind of occasion. If something happens again like what happened in Prince Helian's Mansion last time, he can't afford to lose face.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Su family, Mrs. Zhu, also received an invitation and felt embarrassed not to come. Ye Jinrong was particularly enthusiastic towards her and accompanied her personally. The fake second Miss Ye, Fang Wanting, also made a high-profile appearance and had a great time chatting with the young ladies.

Everything is so harmonious, as if the rumors from the outside world have no effect on them at all.

Outsiders saw this and their doubts gradually dissipated. Perhaps the Prince of Jing'an had made a mistake, or perhaps the so-called Miss Ye was a fake.

Twenty banquet tables were set up. It was Tianshangju’s private banquet, and the quality was the highest. Strangely enough, the dishes at Tianshangju were delicious, especially delicious. I wonder what exclusive secret recipe they used.

Everyone was eating and chatting with gusto when a gorgeously dressed woman came to the door of Wei's mansion, followed by seven or eight strong men and a young man who looked like a scholar.

"Madam, please show us your invitation." The Mu family's housekeeper nodded and bowed with a shy smile.

"I'm from Yangzhou, a relative of the Ye family, and I just arrived today." The woman raised her head proudly, with an extraordinary aura.

"Excuse me, Madam, your surname. I'll go in and tell her." The housekeeper didn't dare to offend the visitor.

"No need, I can go in by myself." The woman walked in.

The housekeeper quickly stopped her and said, "Madam, I am so sorry. My master has specifically instructed that no guests without an invitation will be allowed in today."

The woman sneered and turned around to give a wink to the men behind her.

One of the men came forward and pulled the butler to the side. His hands were like iron clamps, and I don’t know where on the butler’s body he touched. The butler was unable to move and couldn’t even speak.

The woman led her men straight in.

The servants of the Mu family thought that the person was let in by the housekeeper, and no one stepped forward to stop him.

The woman stopped a maid and asked, "Where is the banquet for the women?"

The maid thought that the lady was late, and said enthusiastically: "I will take the lady there."

The woman asked the scholar to wait at the door and follow her orders. She went into the flower hall and glanced coldly. She saw Ning and Ye Jinrong sitting at the main table. She sneered and shouted, "Ye Ning, come out."

Ning was whispering and laughing with the wife of the Minister of Rites. When she heard what was happening, she looked up and recognized the person coming from Fang Wen. Her face changed drastically.

All the women present put down their chopsticks and looked at the woman who suddenly rushed in and made a loud noise, with countless question marks in their minds.

Who is this woman? How rude! They are having a wedding, is she here to disrupt it?

Qi, who was standing by, asked Jinrong blankly, "Who is she?"

Jin Rong was also pale, she never expected Fang Wen to barge in at this time.

There were guests at the same table and she didn’t know how to explain.

Ning stood up and walked forward, whispering: "Can we talk outside?" The visitor had no good intentions, so Ning could only use soft tactics.

"What? Are you afraid that I will expose your lies? Ye Ning, I really can't believe that you and your daughter have such vicious hearts." Fang Wen sneered.

Ning's face turned pale, and she said patiently, "If there is any misunderstanding, let's go out and talk about it."

Fang Wen sneered: "Misunderstanding? Is this a misunderstanding?" Leaving Ning behind, Fang Wen took a few steps forward, walked to the center of the flower hall, and raised her voice and said: "Everyone present, let me introduce myself first. I am the sister-in-law of Yangzhou Tongzhi Ye Binghuai's ex-wife Fang, and the aunt of Ye Jinxuan. I came here today to seek justice for my niece, Miss Ye Jinxuan, who is missing and whose life or death is unknown."

There was an uproar in the flower hall.

Ning was so angry that she shouted, "Someone, kick this troublemaker out."

Unfortunately, no one came in from outside and was stopped outside the door by six men.

Fang Wen sneered, "What? Are you scared? Aren't you very calm? As the saying goes, God is watching what you do. It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet. Ye Ning, it's okay that you treat Jin Xuan harshly on weekdays. I didn't expect you, a stepmother, to be any good to her, but I can't imagine that you would do such a heartless thing."

"Everyone, it's this stepmother and her biological daughter, Ye Jinrong, the second young lady of the Ye family..." Fang Wen pointed directly at Ye Jinrong, her voice stern, "It was them who spent three thousand taels of silver to bribe the bandits of the Black Wind Village, kidnapped the bride on the way to the wedding, and tried to kill her. Then, the second young lady of the Ye family became the eldest young lady of the Ye family and married into the Wei family openly. Why? Because she had been having an affair with the eldest young master of the Wei family for a long time, and she killed her brothers and sisters to satisfy her selfish desires. Such a vicious woman is hated by both humans and gods."

There was a sound of gasps in the flower hall, and everyone's expressions were shocked. Is this true? It's simply horrifying! Everyone looked at Ye Ning's mother and daughter with eyes full of suspicion and contempt.

"You're talking nonsense. I am Miss Ye. Who are you? How dare you speak so brazenly here?" Ye Jinrong's face flushed red.

Fang Wen laughed loudly, then stopped laughing. She glared at him and shouted, "Bitch, you still dare to pretend to be Jin Xuan today?"

Ye Jinrong grabbed Fang Wanting beside her and refuted, "Second Miss Ye is right here. Everyone will make their own judgment on the right and wrong. But you, you popped up out of nowhere. How much money did you receive from others to slander and accuse me? I will arrest you and bring you to the authorities."

Everyone is confused. Who is telling the truth?
Fang Wen sneered, "Du Heng, come in."

A scholar walked in with his head lowered.

"Take a closer look at who this so-called Second Miss Ye is?"

Fang Wanting's legs went weak when she heard Du Heng's name. When she saw Du Heng come in, her face turned pale. She quickly lowered her head, wishing she could dig a hole and bury herself.

Du Heng raised his head and followed the direction Fang Wen pointed, and recognized Fang Wanting at a glance.

"Wanting, how did you become Miss Ye Er? What are you doing?" Du Heng asked.

Ning was panicking, sweating coldly. Fang Wen came prepared today. If Wanting couldn't hold on, then it would be all over. Ning cast a warning look at her niece.

"I... I... who is Fang Wanting? I am Miss Ye, Ye Jinrong." Fang Wanting was afraid of her aunt, so she had to deny it.

Du Heng said angrily: "Okay, this is what you said. Since you are not Fang Wanting, I will go back and tell my parents, and our marriage will be cancelled."

Fang Wanting was anxious. She liked Du Heng so much, how could she give up the marriage?

She immediately started crying: "Don't force me..."

Ye Jinrong let go of her hand dejectedly and slumped in the chair.

Fang Wen sneered, "Dear spectators, let me introduce you to this so-called Second Miss Ye. She is actually the daughter of Ye Ning's sister. Her surname is Fang. We are actually related families. She has already been engaged to Mr. Du from the prefectural family of Haining. This time, she was forced by Ye Ning to come here to act as Second Miss Ye."

Seeing this, everyone present, unless they were fools, understood what was going on. There were no more doubts in their hearts, only contempt, fierce contempt.

Fang Wen said angrily, "This drama of replacing one thing with another should end now. Let the world see your ugly faces. You bullied my poor niece because she lost her mother when she was young and her maternal family was not in Yangzhou. She endured it and finally got married, but she didn't know that what was waiting for her was an even more shameless conspiracy. You thought your calculations were flawless and you could get away with it from now on, but it's a pity that the law is long and nothing can escape it."

"That's right. It was me who asked Jinrong to impersonate Jinxuan. Jinxuan was kidnapped in the area under the jurisdiction of Jinan Prefecture. Wouldn't it be a laughing stock if this were to be made public? A woman who entered a bandit's den, even if she came out alive, her chastity would be questionable. For the sake of the reputation of our two families and to preserve Jinxuan's reputation, we had to resort to this desperate measure. Is there anything wrong with that? Let me ask you, if you encountered such a thing, how would you decide?" Ning said in a loud voice. It was impossible to hide it anymore. She could only admit it and tell them about their difficulties in order to save face.

"We are all very sad about what happened to Jinxuan. I can understand how you feel, but we absolutely do not agree with your accusations. What about paying off the bandits? We are in Yangzhou, where can we get to know the bandits in Heifenggang? It is too unreasonable for you to make such assumptions just because I am her stepmother." Ning said righteously, as if she was the innocent victim.

Fang Wen retorted, "How are you doing as a stepmother? The people in the Ye Mansion know everything. Do you want me to find a few people to confront you? You are in Yangzhou, so you naturally don't recognize any bandits, but Black Wind Hill is in Jinan. Prefect Wei has served there for many years and has dealt with bandits for many years. It should be easy for Master Wei to find a bandit, right? According to your previous explanation, Jin Xuan got married, Jin Rong fell ill, and was sent to her maternal grandfather's house to recuperate. What happened? She went straight into the Wei Mansion and became a young lady. Let me ask, if this was not a conspiracy, why did she sneak to Jinan? Could it be that she could count with her fingers and calculated that Jin Xuan would be kidnapped by bandits? Ye Ning, do you really think everyone is a fool?"

(End of this chapter)