Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 158 Accident
In Ninghe Palace, Liuli threw herself into the Queen Mother's arms and cried bitterly: "Queen Mother, everyone knows that I am going to marry into the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion, but Chunyu doesn't want me, how can I face people..."

The Queen Mother could only sigh. The Emperor's words were spoken with great force. How could he change them? She could risk her old face, but wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?

"Liuli, don't cry. There are many good men in Huaisong, not just Chunyu. The Queen Mother will definitely help you find a better one than Chunyu." The Queen Mother comforted.

"I won't get married. I don't have the face to get married again... wuwuwu..." Liuli cried sadly.

"Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? Why are you so shameless? It's not your fault for what happened to Chunyu. It's not like he dislikes you." said the Queen Mother.

"He just dislikes me, Queen Mother. You have to make the decision for your granddaughter."

"Liuli, forget about Jing'an Marquis Mansion, just listen to me."

"No, my granddaughter must live in the Marquis Jing'an's Mansion." Liuli's eyes were filled with tears, but her eyes were full of determination.

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Why are you so stubborn, kid? Everyone knows about Chunyu and Miss Ye's affair. It's legitimate, otherwise the Emperor would have made the decision for you a long time ago."

Liuli said: "My granddaughter will not marry Chunyu, but Chunfeng."

Uh...the Queen Mother was stunned.

According to Xia Chunyu's idea, Ye Jiayao should not go to Tianshangju these days, and prepare to get married peacefully, but Ye Jiayao refused. She didn't need to embroider a mandarin duck pillow, so what was she doing at home every day? Besides, she was no longer a chef, so she had to give an explanation to the brothers and make some arrangements.

Xia Chunyu had no choice but to accompany her to Tianshangju.

When Manager Zhao met Ye Jiayao this time, his attitude changed 180 degrees, and he called her "Second Young Madam" warmly. Ye Jiayao knew that Manager Zhao had been making things difficult for her before because of the stupid ass, so she didn't bother with him and asked him to call a meeting with the waiters in the restaurant.

No one knew what had happened. Brother Yao had been missing for a day and didn’t say where he had gone.

Manager Zhao came in and replied that everyone was present.

Xia Chunyu said: "Do you want to say it yourself or do you want me to say it for you?"

Ye Jiayao glared at him and said, "Of course I will go and tell them myself."

Xia Chunyu sneered: "Okay, this restaurant will be yours from now on anyway." At the end he added: "If nothing unexpected happens."

Ye Jiayao couldn't help feeling depressed and thought about the unequal contract again.

This guy is not easy to deal with! Ye Jiayao sighed silently and went to the lobby.

Everyone thought it was the new boss who was coming to give them a lecture, but it turned out to be a woman. Eh? This woman looked so familiar!
"Is that Brother Yao?" Deng Haichuan muttered softly.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was going on.

Ye Jiayao coughed awkwardly twice, cleared her throat, and said, "Yes, I am Li Yao, and I am also the rumored Miss Ye."

There was an uproar below. It was unbelievable. Brother Yao turned out to be a woman, and the famous Miss Ye.

"In order to survive, I had to disguise myself. During the time I was in Tianshangju, I, Ye Jinxuan, was very grateful for the care you all took. Now that I have restored my identity, my words still count. I said that I would train each of you to be a great chef and lead you to become rich, no matter if I am Li Yao or Ye Jinxuan." Ye Jiayao said solemnly.

Manager Zhao said with a smile: "Everyone, from now on Miss Ye will be half the owner of this restaurant."

Seeing everyone looking stupid, Ye Jiayao couldn't help but frown: "Hey, can you guys give me some reaction?"

Deng Haichuan touched his head and said hesitantly: "Brother Yao, uh, no, Miss Ye, this... this is too sudden."

Deng Haichuan was confused when he thought about how he and Brother Yao had been arm in arm, drinking and eating meat together.

"Yes, Miss Ye." Cui Dongpeng said unhappily. Their backbone was gone.

Zhong Xiang felt even more ashamed when he thought about the quarrel he had with Li Yao.

"Well, I also feel that this is quite sudden, but it doesn't matter. I can come to Tianshangju often in the future and teach you everything I need to teach you. You can work peacefully and don't think too much." Ye Jiayao comforted. This is indeed a bit hard to accept.

"By the way, Miss Ye, Manager Zhao just said that you will be half the owner of the restaurant in the future. Have you bought a stake?" Deng Haichuan paused, thinking about this.

"No, no." Xia Chunyu walked down slowly.

"From now on, you have to call her the Second Young Madam, because she is going to marry me soon." Xia Chunyu sneered.

"That's not right. I should say that she is my wife." Xia Chunyu looked at Ye Jiayao lovingly.

Ye Jiayao felt a chill. With so many people watching, could you stop acting? You should maintain your noble and arrogant temperament to be worthy of your reputation as the son of the Marquis of Jing'an, okay?
Everyone was dumbfounded again.

"Why, don't you guys want to congratulate us?" Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows.

"Congratulations to the Second Young Madam, and congratulations to the new owner." Everyone finally reacted and congratulated her.

"Okay, I'll treat you to a wedding banquet some other day." Ye Jiayao waved her hand happily, and a bunch of bells jingled on her arm. Uh... these things are really annoying.

"Young Master, Young Master, something bad has happened. Someone has come from the palace to urgently summon the old Marquis and his wife." Someone from the Marquis' Mansion reported.

Xia Chunyu's face changed, and he said to Ye Jiayao: "You stay here first, I'll go take a look."

Could it be that something went wrong with the Queen Mother?

Xia Chunyu hurried into the palace and found out that his parents were called to Ninghe Palace, which made him even more uneasy. The eunuchs of Ninghe Palace stopped him from entering, saying that they were discussing something.

Xia Chunyu could only wait, hoping that his father could withstand the pressure and avoid any setbacks.

After waiting for nearly an hour, Xia Chunyu could no longer bear the urge to break into the palace. Then he saw his parents coming out. Both of them had solemn expressions. Xia Chunyu's heart sank.

"Dad, Mom, what does the Queen Mother want to see you about?"

Seeing his son's anxious look, the old marquis waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business."

Xia Chunyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced.

"What's that?"

Xia Youshi glared at him angrily: "It's all your fault."

"Mom, I didn't do anything." Xia Chunyu said innocently.

"Okay, okay, let's talk about it after we leave the palace." The old marquis was heavy-hearted.

As soon as he got home, the old marquis asked someone to call Xia Chunfeng back.

"The Queen Mother wants to marry Princess Liuli to you. You will get married first, and then you will be crowned king when you come of age and inherit the fiefdom of the Seventh Prince." said the old marquis.

"What? You want me to marry Liuli? I won't do it. What's wrong with the Queen Mother? Why is she targeting our family? She wants to force her to me now instead of my second brother. I don't want it. I absolutely don't want it." Xia Chunfeng yelled.

The old marquis quickly scolded: "Don't be rude, she is the queen mother."

Xia Chunyu looked at his father in shock: "Dad, you didn't agree, did you?"

It’s such a big deal, no wonder my parents remained silent the whole way.

"I don't care whether you are the empress dowager or not, I don't want it anyway." Xia Chunfeng was furious. Why should such a female devil, a troublemaker, be given to him?

The old marquis's eyes shone brightly, and he said sternly, "This is the emperor's order. Do you dare to disobey it?"

"If I disobey the order, then let the Emperor and the Empress Dowager chop off my head." Xia Chunfeng muttered with his neck stiff.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you understand that the emperor's order is hard to disobey? Not to mention marrying Liuli, you have to marry a mute. Your second brother has already refused once. If you make a fuss again, our family will completely offend the royal family. Do you know how serious the consequences will be? By then, it won't just be your head that will fall, you bastard." The old marquis cursed.

"Master, can you please speak nicely? Chunfeng is still a child!" Xia Youshi felt sorry for her son and complained.

"You're seventeen already, and you're still a child? You've spoiled him, and he doesn't know the big picture." The old marquis said angrily.

Xia Chunfeng was so aggrieved that he almost cried. Why was he so unlucky? It was simply a disaster that fell from the sky.

"Dad, is there really no way to refuse? What did the Queen Mother say?" Xia Chunyu felt deeply guilty. If he had not refused the marriage first, this matter would not have fallen on Chunfeng. Chunfeng seemed to be convicting him.

Xia Youshi said, "The Queen Mother wants the wedding to be completed as soon as possible. Today, she called the people from the Imperial Observatory to the Ninghe Palace to compare the two people's horoscopes. They said it is a match made in heaven for wealth and good fortune. The wedding date is set for next month. After the wedding, Chunfeng will be appointed as the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. What else can we say?"

Xia Chunyu looked at his third brother apologetically. It was really hard to shirk this matter. He had legitimate reasons to refuse the marriage, so how could Chunfeng refuse?

"Third brother..." Xia Chunyu opened his mouth, not knowing how to comfort him.

Xia Chunfeng turned and ran away.

"Hey... this bastard." The old marquis was so angry, and he just ran away like that?

Xia Youshi was still clear-headed and immediately ordered someone to "keep an eye on the Third Young Master."

If the person was lost, then the Jing'an Marquis Mansion would have no choice but to tie themselves up and go to the Queen Mother to apologize.

"Let me go!" Xia Chunyu bowed and stepped back, then hurried to chase Chunfeng.

Tianshang Curry's business is still booming, but Ye Jiayao is restless, not knowing what the situation is over there.

Most of the day passed and Song Qi was ordered to pick her up.

"Where is the prince?"

"The prince is still trying to persuade the third young master. He asked me to pass on a message first. The marriage will go on as usual. I will send you back first." Song Qi said.

Ye Jiayao asked curiously, "Persuade the Third Young Master? What happened to the Third Young Master?"

Song Qi said dejectedly, "Today, the Queen Mother invited the old Marquis' wife to come over and said that she wanted to marry Princess Liuli to the Third Young Master. The wedding date has been set, and it will be next month. The Third Young Master is furious, and the Crown Prince is trying to persuade him."

Ye Jiayao was stunned. What? Promising Liuli to Xia Chunfeng? What was this? Why did she choose the Xia brothers? She had to enter the Jing'an Marquis's mansion.

This is really not good news, it means that she and Liuli will become sisters-in-law.

Yesterday, she thought that the interpersonal relationships in the Marquis' Mansion were not that complicated, but today, a tough guy came. Ye Jiayao was 100% sure that she and Liuli could not be friends. It was not that she didn't want to, but that Liuli regarded her as an enemy.

Poor Xia Chunfeng!

(End of this chapter)