Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 151 Negotiation between the two parties
Ye Jiayao returned to the courtyard with a lot of anger, and heard laughter before she even entered the door.

I saw Xiaoji and Xiaorui chasing Xiaojing around the yard. Dabao and Erbao's baby bunnies were watching the fun with their big black eyes open. Jiang Yue was still there cheering for Xiaoji and Xiaorui.

"Xiaoji, bite him, bite him, Xiaorui, you are too slow."

Xiao Jing dodged here and there: "You two are so heartless. I have held you in my arms since you were born, and you dare to bite me?"

"Wang Wang..."

"You still dare to yell, you bad guy."

"Wang Wang Wang..."

When I suddenly saw this scene, it seemed as if all the unhappiness disappeared.

"Xiao Ji and Xiao Rui, stop messing around." Ye Jiayao said with a smile.

When Xiaoji and Xiaorui heard their master calling them, they immediately abandoned Xiaojing and ran towards Ye Jiayao, circling around her and rubbing against her, asking for a hug.

Now the eldest and second babies are not happy about this. Since the arrival of these two who are even better at acting cute than them, they have monopolized all the owner's love.

So Dabao and Erbao brought a bunch of baby rabbits to compete for favors.

"Don't come and join in the fun. You are all rabbit parents. You should set a good example and be role models for other rabbits. Be good and go and take care of the kids." Ye Jiayao said while holding Xiaoji in one hand and Xiaorui in the other.

Dabao was whimpering hesitantly. I was just setting an example for the kids, teaching them to be cute, to be pets and to please their owners, which are necessary skills for survival.

Xiao Jing laughed out loud: "Yaoyao, your rabbits are so cute."

“Woof woof…” Xiaoji and Xiaorui bared their teeth at Xiaojing, as if they were dissatisfied with Helian Jing only praising Dabao and the others.

Xiao Jing laughed and scolded, "Unless you promise not to bite me again, you are not cute."

Jiang Yue came over and took the puppy over: "I'll take them to the backyard to play."

Finally, she was able to quiet down. Ye Jiayao asked, "Xiao Jing, why are you here?"

"I came to see you. I went to the military camp with my brother these days." Xiao Jing lied. He would never say that he was hiding to heal his injuries.

"Oh..." Ye Jiayao thought Xiao Jing would never come again!
"How about you? Have you been okay these days? Has Liuli caused you any trouble?"

"No, just the same as always, plain and simple."

"I'm glad you're okay." The two of them said this as they walked inside, neither of them mentioning what happened that day, as if it had never happened.

Just as the outside world was speculating whether the Fang family and the prince of Jing'an would have the next move, Wei Yannian finally arrived in Jinling.

I originally wanted to come here to cheer for my son, but ended up having to clean up the mess as soon as I arrived. I had no other thoughts but to sigh.

It was all thanks to Qi. When she heard that the eldest lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, Xia Qiao, had opened a new embroidery room, she went there and paid a lot of money to establish a relationship with Xia Chunyu, who finally agreed to let everyone sit down and talk.

The three old men brought Wei Liujiang, and the four of them arrived at the place designated by Xia Chunyu, Lantingxuan, as promised. It was quiet and elegant here, and it was a good place to talk about things.

Uncle Fang and Mrs. Fang Wen were also present.

The seven people sat down and the negotiations began.

Wei Yannian was the father of the person primarily responsible, and he had no choice but to speak first.

"As a father, I neglected to discipline my son. I am very angry and heartbroken to hear about this. My son was confused for a moment and made a big mistake. Now I regret it. I hope Lord Xia and Uncle Fang will show mercy and give him a chance to correct his mistakes."

Wei Yannian was very humble. He knew that Xia Chunyu was not someone to be trifled with, so he didn't really care about the Fang family. If Xia Chunyu hadn't gotten involved, he wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to the Fang family.

Fang Wen said coldly: "A moment of confusion? I don't think so. The plan is quite thorough. It's a pity that man proposes, God disposes."

Uncle Fang said, "Tell me what mistakes you made."

Wei Yannian and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. They had discussed this when they came here. They had not mentioned their mistakes and must not admit their guilt. They only talked about compensation. Then the uncle of the Fang family said this.

The uncle of the Fang family sneered, "Don't you know you are wrong? How come you don't even know where you are wrong? Since you are so insincere, there is nothing to discuss. We have to talk about it in court."

Minister Mu had been observing Xia Chunyu's expression. Seeing that he was just drinking tea leisurely and letting the Fang family take the lead, this was not a good thing to do.

"Uncle, please calm down. We are here to apologize sincerely." Minister Mu said with a smile.

"You are so sincere that you don't even want to admit your own crimes." Fang Wen said sarcastically.

Wei Liujiang's neck stiffened: "I admit that we shouldn't have kept Miss Ye's kidnapping a secret from the Fang family, because it would be too embarrassing to tell others about it. It would damage Miss Ye's chastity and reputation, as well as the reputation of our Ye and Wei families."

The eldest uncle of the Fang family laughed angrily: "If that's the case, it's not you who should come to apologize today, but our Fang family should thank you. Thank you for thinking so much about Jinxuan, Wenshi, let's go."

The couple stood up and were about to leave. "Uncle, please stay." Ye Binghuai held the uncle of the Fang family and said humbly, "Let's talk it out."

The eldest uncle of the Fang family got angry when he saw Ye Binghuai: "I have nothing to say to you. I haven't settled the account with you yet! Our Fang family married our only daughter to you, and fully funded and supported you. But you proposed to take Ning as a concubine when my sister was pregnant and about to give birth. My sister had a miscarriage and died of dystocia. Now, you and that bitch are harming Jinxuan again. It's really like the father like the daughter. You are so young and know how to hook up with your future brother-in-law. This should be dealt with according to the family rules. It's enough to be put in a pig cage a hundred times and ride a wooden donkey on the street."

Ye Binghuai was scolded so harshly that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I've let Fang down and failed to take good care of Jinxuan. But now that things have happened, even if I beat them both to death, it won't help..."

"It would be better to beat him to death. If you don't kill this evil creature, he will still seek death!" Fang Wen said sarcastically.

Wei Yannian's face darkened. These words were too cruel.

"Uncle Fang, no one wants such an accident to happen."

"Accident? Haha, Lord Wei is really good at speaking in official language. The accident you mean is that my niece is lucky and didn't die, right?" The uncle of the Fang family gritted his teeth.

Xia Chunyu put down the teacup with a thump.

Everyone fell silent and looked at Xia Chunyu.

"The matchmaker that Young Master Wei found is called Thousand-Handed Cui, a famous thief. He found Li Tie, who was close to the second in command, and offered a price of three thousand, only to rob the bride but not her belongings. Is that right? Now that both of them are in my hands, I think we should go to court to talk about it! There's no need to waste words here." Xia Chunyu said expressionlessly.

Wei Liujiang's face turned pale in an instant. Before coming here, he still had a glimmer of hope that Xia Chunyu was just bluffing him. Unexpectedly, Xia Chunyu knew everything clearly. Qianshou Cui and Li Tie were both in his hands, so he had no hope at all.

Wei Yannian glanced at his son, who looked pale. As expected of a man who had been immersed in officialdom for many years, he was flexible and knelt down to Xia Chunyu on the spot.

"Please show your respect, sir."

He knew very well that there was no way back. Qianshou Cui was originally imprisoned in the government prison, but suddenly escaped. At that time, he thought it was strange. Now he thought that he was let go by Liujiang. What was hateful was that now these two certifications fell into Xia Chunyu's hands.

Xia Chunyu picked up the tea again and lifted the lid from time to time.

"Then just do as Uncle Fang said and tell the truth yourself!"

Wei Yannian sweatdropped, turned his head and glared at his son who was already scared and still standing there like a wooden man, and shouted, "Evil creature, why don't you tell the truth now?"

Wei Liujiang then told the whole story of how he got together with Ye Jinrong and how they planned to create the accident.

Uncle Fang was so angry that he kicked him and said, "I'm going to beat you to death, you scumbag."

Wei Liujiang was kicked to the ground, but his legs and feet were still agile, so he quickly got up and knelt.

Fang Wen held her uncle back and said, "Master, beating up this kind of person doesn't even make our hands dirty."

Minister Mu stepped in to smooth things over: "The child has admitted his guilt. Your Excellency, please forgive him this time, considering that he is young and ignorant and has been bewitched by evil spirits!"

Xia Chunyu's mouth curved up: "Tolerance? Lord Mu, please ask Lord Wei and Lord Ye. They are both local officials. Do they use the word "tolerance" when judging cases? Then what is the use of laws?"

Wei Yannian said: "Fortunately, Miss Ye did not meet with any misfortune, otherwise, I would have nothing to say. For now, we will do our best to find Miss Ye."

"Yes, yes, I will go to the Fang family in person to apologize to the two elders of the Fang family." Ye Binghuai also said.

Xia Chunyu changed his tone and said, "No need. Finding Ye Jinxuan is my business. To be honest, I am still worried about letting you go to find her. As for going to the Fang family, there is no need. I believe the two elders of the Fang family will not want to see you."

"Then...what do you think, sir?" asked Minister Mu.

Xia Chunyu glanced at Wei Liujiang and said, "Wei Liujiang, you will be disqualified from the imperial examination and will never be allowed to enter the government. If such a ruthless and evil-minded person becomes an official, he will be a disaster."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a basin of ice water poured over Wei Yannian, chilling him to the core.

Liu Jiang has been outstanding in talent and learning since childhood and is the hope of the Wei family. If he is deprived of the qualification for the imperial examination, his life will be ruined.

"Sir, my son has realized his mistake and vowed to mend his ways. I will also urge him to do so. If he commits the same mistake again, I will be the first one to not forgive him. I hope you will show some mercy," Wei Yannian said shamelessly.

"It's too late, Lord Su, Prince Helian, please come out!" Xia Chunyu said lightly.

The door of the compartment opened, and Su Xiang and Helian Xuan walked out.

Wei Yannian and others were completely paralyzed now. It turned out that Xia Chunyu had set a trap for them. No wonder he wanted to force Liu Jiang to confess his guilt in person.

Su Xiang is the examiner for this year's exam. Liu Jiang, there is no hope...

Prime Minister Su glanced at Wei Liujiang with disdain and said, "I will report this to His Majesty. The imperial examination is held every three years to select the pillars of the country. We need talents with both academic ability and moral character, not people with bad intentions like this."

One sentence determined Wei Liujiang's fate.

(End of this chapter)