Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 154 Dog thing

Ye Ning knew very well that if she left this home, she would never be able to come back. She still had three children, and she would never leave, even if she died.

"Ye Binghuai, let me tell you, I know exactly what you have done over the years, don't force me."

Ye Binghuai was very troubled. When this woman went crazy, she could really do anything.

"Do you think I want this? It's because the other person won't give up. Otherwise, why don't you go back to your parents' home and hide for a while?" Ye Binghuai compromised.

Ye Ning said coldly, "I will not leave, Ye Binghuai, you'd better give up this idea."

The next day, Xia Chunyu came to pick up Ye Jiayao as promised.

Ye Jiayao kept her lips pursed and said nothing along the way. Her silence and cold little hands revealed her inner uneasiness.

Xia Chunyu was also silent, but he held her hand tightly, giving her courage and comfort.

This was her third time in the palace, and if possible, she would never come again. Ye Jiayao looked at the towering palace walls and thought secretly.

When they arrived at the Zichen Palace, they saw a group of people waiting outside the hall. Ye Jiayao took a look and found that they were all acquaintances, the two brothers of the Helian family, Zhao Qixuan and Susu, and there was an elderly man beside Xia Chunfeng, whose expression was quite similar to Chunyu's.

"Why are they all here?" Ye Jiayao asked in a low voice.

Xia Chunyu smiled slightly: "Of course I came for you."

Is there strength in numbers? Ye Jiayao's nose was sour. A friend in need is a friend indeed. These friends were not made in vain.

Zhao Qixuan looked Ye Jiayao up and down, wondering, "Why didn't I see that?"

Su Su rolled her eyes and said, “I didn’t even think of it, how could you have imagined it?”
Helian Jing didn't want to see this scene today, but he came anyway, fearing that Yao Yao wouldn't be able to pass the test, so, early in the morning, he called Zhao Qixuan and Su Yi as well. Having one more person to talk to would always be of some use.

Xia Zhuofeng was also looking at this handsome boy. Is this the Miss Ye that Chunyu mentioned? She was hiding in Tianshangju as a cook, and her cooking skills were amazing. Last night, when Chunyu confessed to him, he was really surprised.

"Now that the people are here, let's go in!" Xia Zhuofeng said. This matter was too complicated. If it went wrong, even Chunyu would be charged with deceiving the emperor. As a father, he had to come in person to help.

Helian Xuan said to Xiao Jing and others, "Just wait outside."

Ye Jiayao followed Xia Chunyu into the Zichen Hall.

When Eunuch Wei led them in, he said, "The emperor is not in a good mood today, and General Huo has had a bad start."

Xia Chunyu glanced at Helian Xuan.

Aren't you the one who knows the military situation best? Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Helian Xuan shrugged helplessly. This was last night's 800-mile express train, which he couldn't have calculated.

Ye Jiayao tugged at Chunyu's sleeve and said, "How about we come back another day?"

Xia Chunyu thought to himself: Now that I'm here and the emperor has summoned me, can I go back?

Forget it, it is better to do it today than to wait for another day. It is a blessing rather than a disaster. If it is a disaster, it is inevitable. The emperor is not an unreasonable person.

"Chun Yu, you said you have found Miss Ye. Where is she?" The emperor was in a bad mood indeed. His face did not look good and his tone was very cold. He became more and more majestic and solemn, not only because the military situation was unfavorable, but also because people who should not have appeared showed up.

Three months' deadline, only a few days had passed, and the person had been found? The emperor felt that he had been fooled.

Xia Chunyu knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I have brought the person with me. It is the attendant of the imperial kitchen, Li Yao."

"I am Ye Jinxuan, a commoner, and I pay my respects to His Majesty. May the Emperor live long and healthy lives." Ye Jiayao gritted her teeth and gave her real name.

The emperor was furious: "How dare you bully me? Come, take Ye Jinxuan down and chop her off." Ye Jiayao's mind buzzed. No way, they're going to chop someone off? Are you kidding me?
Xia Chunyu said sternly, "Your Majesty, if you want to punish Ye Jinxuan for deceiving the emperor, I will not accept it."

The emperor said angrily: "Ye Jinxuan disguised herself as a man, sneaked into the palace, deceived the emperor, and cheated her way into the position of the imperial kitchen attendant. Her crime is unforgivable."

"Your Majesty, Ye Jinxuan disguised herself as a man just to make a living. How could a weak woman like her travel thousands of miles from Jinan to Nanjing if she didn't dress up as a man? She fell off a cliff and lost her memory. She came to Nanjing to send Helian Jing away. There must be a will of heaven in the dark, allowing her to return to my side."

"As for sneaking into the palace, how can we talk about it? Didn't the emperor know clearly why she entered the palace in the first place? The emperor asked her to cook imperial meals, did she dare to disobey? The emperor asked her to enter the imperial kitchen, didn't she refuse? The emperor gave her a job in the imperial kitchen and showed her kindness again and again, how could she not accept it? How can it be said that she cheated? If she had admitted that she was a woman in the first place, wouldn't the emperor have punished her?"

"Your Majesty, Ye Jinxuan has made great contributions by presenting dishes to the emperor. Your Majesty, out of pity for her talent, has granted her the position of assistant in the imperial kitchen. This has been passed down among the people as a good story. Even if Ye Jinxuan made a mistake, it was due to the situation and it was unintentional. Please, Your Majesty, show mercy." Helian Xuan knelt down and begged.

The emperor thought about it and felt that it was indeed unreasonable to blame Ye Jinxuan for this matter, but he couldn't just let it go.

"Your Majesty, Ye Jinxuan is just an ordinary woman with limited knowledge. Your Majesty, please forgive her this time for the sake of this old minister." Xia Zhuofeng said with a shy smile.

The emperor had to give face to the old marquis, and said: "For your sake, I will not pursue this matter. However, Chunyu, how are you going to explain the so-called three-month period?" the emperor questioned.

"Your Majesty, I have my own reasons. Ye Jinxuan has lost her memory, and I have been trying to find a way to bring back her memory. I don't want to make things difficult for her. If she can't remember the past, she will always be Li Yao, not Ye Jinxuan. Even if she is by my side, she will be like a stranger. So when I said that she is missing, it was not an exaggeration. Your Majesty has set a deadline of three months, and I am unsure. I dare not hope that I can bring back her memory within these three months. I have no choice but to ask her uncle to come from Zhenjiang. She lived in her maternal grandparents' house for eight years. That was the happiest time of her life. God bless her, and finally she can remember the past." Xia Chunyu spoke with emotion, and tears welled up in his eyes when he spoke of the moving parts.

Ye Jiayao knew that Xia Chunyu was an excellent actor, she had seen it a long time ago, but at this moment she still couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, he was such a great actor.

"Your Majesty, everything Chunyu said is true. I can testify to it." Helian Xuan said.

"You two are birds of a feather. What amnesia? Do you think I'm so easy to fool? What did you say last time in the Empress Dowager's palace? Your previous words don't match your current ones." The emperor questioned in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty, if she had not lost her memory, I would have brought her back to the Marquis' Mansion long ago and prevented her from suffering in heaven. Why did I have to wait until Your Majesty granted us marriage before revealing her existence? Moreover, I said that she saved my life. This is a fact and I did not lie." Xia Chunyu said.

"Xia Chunyu, no matter what your reasons are, you are deceiving the emperor. You have been by my side for quite a while. Do you think I am a tyrant? Can I let you fool me?"

"Wei Chen dare not."

The emperor suddenly shouted, "What else are you afraid of? You even dare to plot against me."

Xia Zhuofeng was sweating profusely. Just as he was about to say something for his son, the emperor glared at him fiercely, scaring him so much that he quickly lowered his head.

"This farce ends here. I may not pursue Ye Jinxuan's crime, but your crime is unforgivable. I will demote you three levels and demote you to a third-class guard to see the results. You will marry Princess Liuli in three months. As for Ye Jinxuan, I allow you to take her as your concubine." The emperor said majestically.

Xia Chunyu kowtowed heavily: "I beg the emperor to take back the order. I have already married Ye Jinxuan, and there is absolutely no reason for me to divorce my wife and marry again."

"Xia Chunyu, are you going to disobey my order?" The emperor's eyes darkened.

Ye Jiayao couldn't listen any longer. Wasn't the emperor just trying to force Xia Chunyu to marry Liuli?
"Your Majesty, I have said that all the people in this world belong to you. If you open your mouth and force your subjects to divorce their wives and remarry, and let the legal wife become a concubine, we dare not disobey. However, people say that it is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy a family relationship. Good deeds will be rewarded, and right and wrong will be judged. Today I will ask to divorce you and give your husband to Princess Liuli. Who told me that I don't have an uncle who is the emperor? I can't snatch her away from him! Although I am of low status, I still have some backbone. It is impossible for me to be a concubine, so don't bother to arrange it for me, Your Majesty. If you are really a wise monarch, please give me a chastity arch! I will never marry in this life. It is not a bad deal to give up a husband and get a chastity arch." Ye Jiayao said calmly.

Everyone gasped. Ye Jinxuan really dared to say that.

The emperor's face was uncertain, and every word Ye Jinxuan said was heart-wrenching.

"Your Majesty, please grant me death!" Xia Chunyu said resolutely.

Yaoyao did not play by the rules and disrupted all his plans.

"Why do you want to die? The emperor wants to marry Princess Liuli to you because he thinks highly of you. You don't have to worry about leaving a bad reputation for eternity. Everyone knows that this is the emperor's order. The emperor's order is more important than anything else, you know? I am destined to have no marriage. The person I was going to marry was snatched away by a group of bastards, and now someone else is trying to snatch the person I want to marry. Although I don't want to, I have no choice. It's my fault that I'm incompetent and can't even keep a husband." Ye Jiayao wiped away her tears, looking very sad.

The emperor couldn't help but feel his blood boiling. Damn it, wasn't that bastard just scolding him?
Xia Chunyu was so upset, Yaoyao, this is the emperor, is it really okay for you to say this?
"Your Majesty, the story of Xia Chunyu and Ye Jinxuan is now known to everyone in the city and has become a good story. If Your Majesty insists on breaking them up, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the gossips of the world." Helian Xuan said solemnly. He knew that Ye Jinxuan was bold. She even dared to scold him that day? Today, he finally saw how bold she was. The emperor was still scolded by her. Well, how can I say it? He admired this woman.

"Prince Helian, please stop talking. Good stories usually end in tragedy. I am not afraid of death. My life is worth nothing anyway. But Chunyu cannot die. He is the crown prince and has a bright future. It's only because he is too outstanding. Maybe all the good men in the world are dead, so they set their sights on him. Forget it, everyone will understand." Ye Jiayao said magnanimously.

(End of this chapter)