Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 191 The tea ceremony incident
Xia Chunyu had been gone for a long time and had not come back. Ye Jiayao had been working non-stop recently and could not hold on any longer, so she went to sleep first.

I was half asleep when I felt like there was someone beside me.

"Are you back? How are you?" Ye Jiayao asked with her eyes closed.

Xia Chunyu tucked her in and whispered softly in her ear, "Go to sleep first! We'll talk about it tomorrow."

He already knew who was in contact with Zhu Wang's wife, and it was clear from the description of her appearance. However, the third brother had just got married, and the matter had become a big deal, so Chunfeng couldn't bear it.

Although Ye Jiayao was dazed at the moment, she was still clear-headed. She didn't ask any more questions and just snuggled into his arms and continued to sleep.

The next day, the new daughter-in-law has to offer tea, and the elders and brothers and sisters-in-law have to give gift bags.

Xia Chunyu never asked about these matters. It was all decided by Ye Jiayao. Ye Jiayao originally sealed a banknote of 990 taels of silver, symbolizing eternity. There were nine banknotes of 100 taels and nine banknotes of 10 taels. It felt like a thick stack. Ye Jiayao pondered for a moment, took out the banknotes and replaced them with one banknote of 1,000 taels and one banknote of 100 taels, thinking it would be better to be wholeheartedly devoted.

Today's tea ceremony was very lively, with the addition of my third uncle's family and my second aunt's family who just arrived from Shanxi yesterday.

Ye Jiayao had only met her second aunt and uncle once. Her second aunt was serious and always put on airs. When her face was stern, she looked as serious as Xia Youshi. However, her second uncle-in-law looked like Maitreya Buddha, fat, and fond of smiling, and seemed quite easy-going.

After the greetings, everyone took their seats one by one.

Second Aunt Xia Peishan looked at Chunyu and complained, "Why was the wedding held in such a hurry? Just an announcement was made and it was done. I couldn't even drink the wedding wine. They didn't even take me, the second aunt, seriously."

Chunyu smiled and said, "My nephew is anxious to get married. I will make up for this wedding feast for my second aunt and uncle tomorrow."

Xia Peishan was just talking casually. Her sister-in-law had already told her the whole story last night.

Hearing that her sister-in-law was very satisfied with Chunyu's wife, and that yesterday's wedding banquet was so well organized, Xia Peishan also had a good impression of Ye Jiayao.

"You said it yourself, but I want my wife Chunyu to prepare the wedding wine herself. What do you think, my wife Chunyu?" Xia Peishan said with a relaxed expression.

Ye Jiayao readily agreed: "This is a must."

Now Zhou was unhappy. When she wanted to eat, the second son's wife kept making excuses. Now that the second aunt wanted to eat, the second son's wife started to flatter her.

"Ah, Second Aunt still has more face!" Zhou said sarcastically.

Xia Peishan also disliked Zhou and said indifferently: "This wedding wine is not for free. If you are envious, you can come together." Then she gave a wink to her husband Qin Shimao beside her.

Qin Shimao took out two big red envelopes with a smile, squinting his eyes and said, "Although I missed the wedding, I still want this gift."

Then he gave one to Xia Chunyu and the other to Ye Jiayao.

What a thick stack! Ye Jiayao secretly smacked her lips. Even if it was a hundred taels of silver, it would be at least several thousand taels! She had heard that her second uncle was a wealthy man in Shanxi and owned several coal mines. From ancient times to the present, coal bosses were the richest of the rich.

Xia Chunyu and Ye Jiayao said in unison: "Thank you, Second Aunt, Second Uncle-in-law."

Xia Youshi smiled and said, "Second Aunt is really thoughtful."

Xia Peishan glanced at Zhou casually and said calmly, "This is courtesy. If I hadn't just happened to be here to drink at Chunfeng's wedding, I would have sent someone to deliver this gift."

Zhou coughed twice and deliberately scolded her youngest son Chunsi: "You should sit properly and don't let your eyes wander around. They are not for you."

Chun Si rolled her eyes in dismay and said with a pout, "My tenth birthday will be in a few days, and you all have to give me red envelopes then."

"It hasn't arrived yet, has it? You'll be indispensable when the time comes." Zhou said.

Everyone in the room was speechless. It was really a case of the top beam being crooked and the bottom beam being crooked. The upbringing of this family was really worrying. How could they openly ask for red envelopes like this? Were they crazy because they were poor? But everyone knew that the third brother's family was not poor. Not only that, they were well-off. They were just stingy, and they were more active than anyone else in grabbing money.

After waiting for a long time, Chunfeng and Liuli finally appeared.

Both of them had stern faces and looked reluctant. They walked in separately, neither looking at me nor me.

Ye Jiayao couldn't help but sigh secretly, it seemed that the wedding night was not very harmonious!
Xia Youshi and the old marquis looked at each other, and they were even more worried. They knew Chunfeng didn't want to get married, but it was the emperor's order. These days, the couple took turns to talk to Chunfeng and persuade him to give in to Liuli and live a good life since they were married. As a result, they were unhappy on the first day.

It was hard to say anything, so Xia Youshi gave Madam Sun a look, and Madam Sun understood and said with a smile, "Please serve tea to the newlyweds."

The maid brought up two cups of tea.

Xia Chunfeng walked in front of his parents, knelt down, held the teacup, and waited for Liuli. Liuli came forward, but did not kneel down, held the teacup, and just bowed slightly: "Mother, please have some tea."

Xia Chunfeng suppressed his anger and said, "You have to kneel down when offering tea to your parents."

Liuli smiled slightly and said arrogantly: "I am Princess Liuli now. There is a difference between the monarch and the minister. How can the monarch kneel before the minister?" Now, the Marquis and Youshi both showed embarrassed expressions on their faces.

There was an imperial edict that came with the bridal sedan yesterday, the Emperor specially conferred the title of Princess Liuli on Princess Liuli. Yu Shi knew that things were not going well. Liuli was difficult to serve, and if she was given the identity of a princess, she would be even more arrogant.

"You mean, my family has to kneel down to you?" Xia Chunfeng was almost unable to hold back his anger.

Liuli sneered: "That's right."

Xia Peishan couldn't bear to watch it anymore, and said slowly, "Offering tea to parents and elders on the first day of marriage is a thousand-year-old etiquette. Even the emperor has to follow this etiquette during his wedding. Could it be that this rule is no longer applicable to the princess? Is the princess more noble than the emperor?"

Liuli didn't take this second aunt who married a wealthy man seriously at all: "Didn't I already pay my respects just now? Do you want me to do it again?"

Ye Jiayao shook her head repeatedly, "Liuli, Liuli, you made a wrong calculation. You want to use your status to suppress others, so that you can appear superior, but you don't even consider the time. I thought Liuli could make some progress, but it turned out to be even worse."

Xia Youshi smiled and said, "We must follow the rules. We are marrying a daughter-in-law, not a god. If the princess treats us as her subjects, how can we treat you as a family member in the future?"

The old marquis snorted coldly and muttered, "It's outrageous."

Xia Chunfeng bowed and said, "Father and mother, I am unfilial. I am not worthy of having such a noble wife. I will come to the palace to apologize and ask the emperor to take back this Buddha statue."

Liuli's face changed, she bit her lips with her pearly teeth and said angrily: "You want to divorce me?"

Xia Chunfeng glanced at her coldly: "If you don't treat my family as family, then why should I treat you as my wife?"

Zhou came out to smooth things over: "Princess, what you said makes sense. The etiquette between the monarch and his subjects cannot be violated. The monarch and his subjects come first, and then the family members. Princess, is this what you mean?"

"Bullshit." Xia Peishan shouted.

For a moment, everyone in the room was shocked. No one expected that the second aunt would say these two words.

"You've been staying in a small place like Jingzhou for too long. Have you forgotten all about propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame? If you don't know how to speak human language, just shut up." Xia Peishan went straight to Zhou.

Qin Shimao whispered to his wife: "If you have something to say, please talk about it nicely."

Ye Jiayao's admiration for her second aunt suddenly became like a surging river, endless.

Really tough! The old marquis is rough but tactful, the second aunt is generous, the third uncle is cunning, the three elders of the Xia family have different tempers.

Zhou was stunned. She didn't expect the second aunt to attack directly, and her words were so harsh. She was immediately angry. "Damn it, you only have a few stinky dollars? Why are you showing off to me?"
Third uncle Xia Zhuoqin defended Zhou: "Second sister, what you said is too much. Are you looking down on me?"

"I think the second aunt was choked by the coal ash. She is too angry and spews fire as soon as she opens her mouth. It's okay that Chunfeng is ignorant, but you, as the second aunt, are still stirring up trouble here. You think it's not lively enough if you don't add fuel to the fire, right? Princess Liuli is willing to marry into our Xia family. That's the emperor's grace. We should worship her like a bodhisattva..." Zhou said righteously. These people all have opinions about her. She is determined to please Liuli and cling to this thigh.

Liuli cast a grateful glance at Zhou. It was fortunate that there was someone sensible and tactful in the family.

Chunfeng didn't want Second Aunt to quarrel over him, so he immediately said sarcastically: "Since Third Aunt is so jealous, please take this Buddha statue back and worship it."

Liuli was furious and yelled at Chunfeng: "You...you are a traitor. You are committing treason. I will tell the Queen Mother. Just wait and see."

"Go, go, go quickly, no one will stop you, and it's best not to come back once you go." Xia Chunfeng was not willing to be outdone.

Ye Jiayao held her forehead with her hand. She was just serving tea, but it turned out to be a mess. She couldn't help but think of a play she watched in modern times, called "Drunken Beating of the Golden Branch". Wasn't Liuli a replica of Princess Shengping? She was proud of her noble status and didn't take the father-in-law seriously. She was still showing off like a fool, and didn't even think about whether she was right or not.

"Shut up, everyone." Marquis Xia Zhuofeng was furious.

The roar was like thunder that split the mountains, and its momentum was like a rainbow, shocking everyone.

Xia Zhuofeng said, "Princess, there is no need to complain. We will go to the palace to apologize to the emperor and the empress dowager. The temple at home is small and cannot accommodate a big Buddha like you."

Xia Youshi responded immediately: "Madam Sun, help me change into court clothes."

Mother Sun responded: "Yes."

The couple stood up and left. Xia Peishan also stood up, glared at Zhou, and walked straight to Ye Jiayao: "Mrs. Chunyu, go to your room and have a cup of tea. What the hell is this? It's disgusting."

"Who is disgusting? Who is disgusting?" Zhou kept chasing Xia Peishan.

Xia Peishan smiled coldly: "Whoever agrees will be disgusted."

(End of this chapter)