Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 167 Knock it off
After being woken up, Xia Chunyu couldn't fall asleep anymore, so he simply got up and got dressed. Ye Jiayao came back with a roll of paper in her hand.

"what is this?"

Ye Jiayao said angrily, "The gift Chun Guo gave us must be framed and hung up. I think you should hang it in the study."

Xia Chunyu was surprised: "Really? What did he write?"

After unfolding it, Xia Chunyu rubbed his brows in dismay: "Who taught him this?"

"He said it was an aunt, so it should be Aunt Gui!" Seeing that Xia Chunyu's reaction was the same as hers just now, Ye Jiayao couldn't help but laugh.

"Aunt Gui is such a talent!"

Xia Chunyu thought for a moment and said seriously, "It's not appropriate to hang this calligraphy in my study. I think we should hang it in the tent. You can read it more, and I can read it more, too. Let's encourage each other."

Ye Jiayao spat at him: "You wish, this is not in the contract."

Xia Chunyu asked with a half-smile: "What if it really happened?"

Ye Jiayao said without hesitation: "Get rid of it."

Xia Chunyu's smile froze on his face, and the smile in his eyes was gradually replaced by a cold chill. He slammed the words on the table with a sullen face and walked away without saying a word.

Ye Jiayao looked at Xia Chunyu who was walking away in confusion. What was he doing? What was he doing? Was he angry? What was there to be angry about? You didn't want to be with me forever. Why would I give birth to a son for you? Do you think I was kicked in the head by a donkey?

Xia Chunyu was really angry with her. He didn't even take her with him to pay his respects. Humph, if she doesn't want to go, then don't go. I know the way myself.

When Ye Jiayao went to Xia Youshi's room, Qiao was already there, serving tea and water to Xia Youshi.

Seeing Ye Jiayao coming, Mrs. Qiao smiled and said, "I was planning to go and get my sister-in-law to come with me, but I think she won't be here that early."

Haha, don't you just want to say that you are more thoughtful than me? Ye Jiayao sneered in her heart. In fact, coming early is not necessarily a good thing. Who doesn't want to sleep a little longer? You come to pay your respects so early in the morning. Even if Xia Youshi wants to sleep a little longer, she can't. If her daughter-in-law comes to pay her respects so early in the morning in the future, she will definitely have a headache.

Ye Jiayao smiled slightly and did not respond to Mrs. Qiao's words. She went to pay her respects to Mrs. Xia on her own.

Xia Youshi looked much better today, and her voice wasn't as cold and stiff as before.

"Today is your third wedding day. According to the rules, you have to go back to your parents' home. The gifts have been prepared for you. After breakfast, you and Chunyu will go to the Helian Palace."

"Yes." Ye Jiayao was very respectful in front of Xia Youshi.

"You are so lucky, my sister-in-law. You are favored by the old princess. Even though she is an adopted granddaughter, she is still a granddaughter. You have to be more filial to her." Qiao said enviously.

Ye Jiayao maintained her gentle smile and remained silent. She wanted to give Qiao the illusion that she was a gentle, quiet person without a sharp edge.

These sharp words have no lethality. As long as Qiao does not go too far, she will not care. But if Qiao dares to play any tricks and touch her bottom line, she will let Qiao taste her power. Before that, she has to keep a low profile.

"Where is Chunyu? Why haven't I seen him come?" Xia Youshi asked indifferently.

"He has something to do, so he asked his wife to greet his mother on his behalf." Ye Jiayao evaded the question.

Xia Youshi didn't care: "You guys can do your own things! I don't need you to serve me."

The two of them left, and Qiao smiled and said, "You are so thoughtful, sister-in-law. I heard that you brought midnight snacks to mother last night."

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "I can only cook."

"Among food, clothing, housing and transportation, food comes first. My sister-in-law has this skill, and her future is limitless." There was a hint of sarcasm in Qiao's smile.

Ye Jiayao pretended not to hear: "As a woman, what's the point of talking about your future? Serving your parents-in-law well, serving your husband well, and having a happy family is the greatest satisfaction."

Mrs. Qiao laughed and said, "What my sister-in-law said is absolutely right."

After several contacts, Ye Jiayao didn't have a good impression of Qiao. This woman was very petty.

Qiao also had a certain understanding of Ye Jiayao.

This woman who was famous in Jinling was indeed not simple. She could survive in a bandit's den, escape death, travel thousands of miles from Jinan to Jinling, thrive in Tianshangju, and finally marry into a marquis's mansion and become the wife of the next heir of the mansion. How could she be simple?
I heard that she sent a midnight snack last night and her mother-in-law ate it. And this morning, her mother-in-law's attitude towards her has obviously improved. Can a midnight snack have such a big effect? ​​Or... is there another reason?

It seems that she has to pay more attention to Ye in the future. She doesn't expect her to manage household affairs. No matter how capable she is, her mother-in-law will never give such an important responsibility to a concubine's daughter-in-law. But the better Ye's image in her mother-in-law's eyes and the higher her status in the servants' eyes, the more disadvantageous it is for her. Of course, it is more because of her competitive spirit. Her background and skills are not worse than Ye's. She is the only one among the younger generation of the Qiao family who has mastered the essence of Qiao's embroidery. Embroidery is a noble skill, which is better than cooking.

Xia Chunyu was indeed angry. She actually said such a cruel word without hesitation... abort it. That was their child. How could she abort it just like that? So cruel, so heartless?

Xia Chunyu felt as if she was really pregnant with a child, as if an innocent life was about to be strangled by her. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Although he had no plans to have children for the time being, she was still young, only seventeen. Of course, many women became mothers at seventeen. When he was working in the palace, a new concubine died of dystocia at the age of seventeen. He heard from the doctors in the Imperial Hospital that giving birth early is actually very harmful to women and the risks of childbirth are also high. He kept this in mind. Therefore, every time at a critical moment, he would withdraw in time and want to wait another one or two years until she grows up a little before considering this issue.

He thought of everything for her, but she didn't want their child at all. Contract, contract, what a fool, can't she see that the contract is just an excuse?
Although he was angry, he still remembered that today was the day to visit his parents.

Xia Chunyu had breakfast alone. Song Qi came to report that the carriage was ready. Xia Chunyu said, "Go call the second young lady and tell her that I'm waiting for her outside."

When Ye Jiayao went out, she saw Xia Chunyu waiting by the carriage with Dahei. When she came out, he didn't even look at her. He was just stroking Dahei's mane and adjusting the saddle.

Uh...he's not taking the carriage anymore? Is he still angry with her?

Go to hell, stingy man.

Ye Jiayao ignored him and got into the carriage.

Xia Chunyu followed the carriage on horseback. Ye Jiayao opened the curtain a little and saw him riding on the horse with an expressionless face. He looked tall and straight, heroic and extraordinary. The big black horse looked just like him, exuding an air of pride.

Humph, so annoying, so annoying. Ye Jiayao was in a bad mood.

The Helian family knew that they would be coming back today and had already made preparations. Butler Liu was waiting at the door to greet them, and Helian Jing took a special leave to stay and receive them.

Before getting off the carriage, Ye Jiayao prepared herself mentally. She couldn't be unhappy about such a small thing. She had to be happy. Otherwise, even if others didn't tell anyone, Xiaojing would definitely be worried.

Ye Jiayao grinned, revealing a happy smile, and then got out of the car.

As soon as she got off the car, Ye Jiayao was stunned. Xia Chunyu, who had a cold face before, was smiling so proudly and chatting with Xiao Jing.

Masked man, Ye Jiayao complained in her heart.

"Xiao Jing." Ye Jiayao also walked forward with a smile.

Xiao Jing saw that both of them were smiling, and he felt bitter in his heart. It seemed that they were living a happy life! Well, as long as Yaoyao was doing well, he had nothing to worry about.

"Yaoyao, the ancestors have been talking about you since early morning." Xiao Jing said with a smile.

Xia Chunyu asked: "Where is your brother?"

"I was at the Ministry of War last night and didn't come back. The situation at the front is not good." Xiao Jing did not hide it.

Xia Chunyu frowned. He was on vacation and had not dealt with government affairs for a few days. It seemed that the situation was serious. The emperor was too careless this time. He should have sent Helian Xuan a long time ago, but he sent General Huo. General Huo did have a great record in jungle warfare in the south, but the northwest is a wilderness, grassland and desert, which is completely different from the terrain and the way of fighting is also different. That is not what General Huo is good at.

"Why didn't you send someone to tell him?" Xia Chunyu asked worriedly. In the past, Helian Xuan would discuss problems with him.

Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Aren't you newlyweds?"

The three of them went to pay their respects to the old ancestor, who was so happy to see Ye Jiayao. He pulled Ye Jiayao aside and asked her questions. In front of Xia Chunyu, he asked Ye Jiayao, "Your mother-in-law didn't give you a hard time, did she?"

Even though her eyesight was blurry due to her old age, she could tell Xia Youshi's temper very well. Xia Youshi was good in every other aspect except that she was snobbish and looked down on people of humble origins.

"No, my mother-in-law is very kind to me." It would be too fake if Ye Jiayao didn't say she was very good.

Yide smiled and said, "Grandfather, Jinxuan is your granddaughter, who dares to make her angry?"

The old ancestor smiled and said, "I will not forgive anyone who dares to do so."

Xia Chunyu smiled apologetically: "Grandfather, our whole family likes her very much and treats her as a treasure!"

Ye Jiayao glared at him: "Exaggerate, why don't I think of myself as a treasure!"

Xia Chunyu said calmly: "You have to experience this with your heart."

The old ancestor laughed loudly: "Chun Yu, you have to be kind to this daughter-in-law and don't let her suffer."

Xia Chunyu nodded repeatedly.

Ye Jiayao was secretly happy. It felt good to have someone backing you up!
After lunch, the two got up and said goodbye.

Xia Chunyu was about to go riding again. When Ye Jiayao passed by him, she muttered to herself, "I'll sell this ugly horse later."

Xia Chunyu looked at her blankly: "Did Dahei provoke you?"

Dahei snorted in protest, "How am I ugly? I am mighty and powerful, and I am the best among horses."

Ye Jiayao snorted coldly: "I just don't like it."

The big black horse rubbed against his master with great grievance, "What have I done to offend anyone? I am docile and well-behaved, I work diligently, why does this woman dislike me?"
Xia Chunyu patted Dahei's head comfortingly, thought for a while, and got into the carriage.

(End of this chapter)