Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 193 What They Said About Me

The Queen Mother scolded Liuli severely, but she was still protective of her. If Liuli was asked to apologize, how could she hold her head up in the Marquis' Mansion? The Queen Mother thought about it and decided to ignore the matter and resolve it with grace. The Marquis' Mansion of Jing'an benefited from it, so they naturally understood what she meant.

However, when someone was sent to summon Xia Youshi, she replied that the Marquis was ill and had no time to visit, so she asked the Queen Mother to forgive her and to come to the palace to pay her respects another day.

The empress dowager had no choice but to send for Chunfeng, who replied that his father was ill and he had to stay by his bedside, and would come to the palace to pay his respects another day.

The mother and son spoke with the same voice. The empress dowager knew that the two were deliberately shirking responsibility, but their reasons were valid and there was nothing she could do about it.

Not long after, the Emperor also found out about this. He called Liuli to give her a lecture and told her to go back. However, Liuli refused, saying that it would be too embarrassing to go back like that and that someone from the Marquis' Mansion must come to pick her up.

The emperor has made a harsh statement, so you should be prepared to stay in the palace until the end of your life!

What headache? The old marquis was so strong that he could kill a cow with one punch. He was obviously pretending to be sick. However, Liuli was at fault this time, and the emperor couldn't defend her. So he sent Eunuch Wei to visit her, to express his condolences and to convey his meaning tactfully... Liuli knew she was wrong, and he had scolded her severely. If the marquis was better, he should take her back. If the matter got out of hand, it would be embarrassing for everyone.

Xia Youshi also decided to stop while she was ahead, and after one night, she asked Chunfeng to go and bring the person back.

Boss Chunfeng was reluctant, but went anyway.

At noon, Ye Jiayao prepared two tables of dishes, which were a hodgepodge of food from all over the world. There were Northeastern dishes that the Marquis liked, Shanxi dishes that the second aunt and uncle wanted to eat, Sichuan dishes, and Huaiyang dishes. The Sichuan dishes were specially made for the third uncle's family, so that Zhou would not be jealous and make sarcastic remarks later. The atmosphere at home was a bit tense recently, and she didn't want to quarrel with others or watch others quarrel every day.

It's almost time for dinner, but Chunfeng and Liuli haven't come back yet. Although no one says anything, they are all worried. Chunfeng has a stubborn temper, and Liuli is so arrogant, they don't want them to fall out again.

Ye Jiayao prepared the last dish of deep-fried pork, and Jiang Yue brought it to the dining room.

"All the dishes are ready." Ye Jiayao said with a smile.

"It's fried pork!" Xia Peishan exclaimed.

"Well, my second aunt lives in Taiyuan, so I cooked it according to the taste of Taiyuan area. It's a pity that there are no Taiwanese mushrooms, otherwise this dish of fried pork would be more authentic." Ye Jiayao smiled.

"You also know about Tai mushrooms? That's a good thing, produced in the Wutai Mountain area. If I had known earlier, I would have brought some for you." Xia Peishan said.

Zhou said indifferently: "Mrs. Chunyu is very capable. It seems that there is no dish from all over the world that she can't cook. However, it is really not easy to eat the dishes she cooks!"

Ye Jiayao smiled faintly, ignoring the sarcasm in the second half of the sentence, and said, "Third Aunt, you are too kind. I just asked other chefs for advice. I don't know if the food I made is right."

Xia Peishan got annoyed when she heard Zhou talking. This dog just couldn't spit out ivory. Chunyu's wife had good intentions to prepare delicious food for everyone, but she was still nagging. Just ask, which wife in a wealthy family would personally cook for everyone? Under normal circumstances, Xia Peishan would have argued with Zhou, but for the sake of the table full of delicious food, Xia Peishan endured it to avoid being upset and losing her appetite.

"When I look at the color and smell the fragrance, I know it must be authentic." Xia Peishan confirmed.

"Why hasn't my third brother's wife come back yet?" Qiao looked towards the door and said to herself.

"Maybe the Queen Mother invited them to have dinner in the palace. The imperial meal is much better than what we eat." Zhou said lightly.

Xia Peishan sneered, "Then try harder to please me, maybe I can take you to the palace to taste the imperial cuisine."

"Second aunt, you just want to make things difficult for me, right?" Zhou frowned. This second aunt was so annoying. Whenever she said one thing, she would talk about another. She was deliberately making things difficult for her.

"Sister-in-law, you are overthinking it. I was just following what you said. Could I have said something wrong again?" Xia Peishan said with a smile.

Seeing that the two were arguing again, Xia Youshi hurriedly changed the subject: "This Chunfeng is really something. He should at least send a message whether he will come back for dinner or not. He made us wait in vain. Forget it, we won't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the food will get cold."

Everyone started eating. Zhou was originally skeptical about Ye Jiayao's cooking skills. Is she really that amazing?

After trying it, I realized I couldn’t stop eating it.

"Hmm... this Qian Zhang meat is delicious, better than the one made by the chefs in Jingzhou. Mrs. Chunyu, do we have such delicious Qian Zhang here? It's especially chewy." Zhou couldn't help but praise.

"Yes, this Qianzhang tofu is made by Old Sun's family in the east of the city. His Qianzhang tofu is the best in the whole Jinling City." It was rare for Ye Jiayao to hear Zhou say something nice.

Xia Youshi instructed Zhou Xingjia: "Tell the buyers later that all the thousand sheets of tofu in the mansion should be from Old Sun in the east of the city."

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "Mother, why don't I write a list for Mother Zhou? I know which store has the freshest vegetables and which store has the freshest seafood."

"That's great. I'll ask the Second Young Madam for it later." Zhou Xingjia said with a smile.

"With my second brother and his wife here, we are all in for a treat." Qiao took the opportunity to flatter Ye Jiayao.

"Yes, sister-in-law, I really envy you." Xia Peishan envied you sincerely.

Xia Youshi smiled slightly and thought to herself, she would not let the second son's wife cook every day, what would that look like?
"Second brother's wife, when will you make the imperial dish Buddha Jumps Over the Wall for everyone?" Qiao asked.

Qiao asked this directly, and Ye Jiayao had no choice but to say, "Then let's do it tomorrow! It takes a lot of time and effort to prepare a lot of ingredients to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."

"Forget it, you are the second young lady, how can you cook every day?" Xia Peishan said.

"We just cooked one meal, how come it has to be done every day? Besides, it's a daughter-in-law's duty to serve the elders." Zhou said.

"As you should?" Xia Peishan sneered, "Sister-in-law, Chunfeng's wedding is done. I heard that your new house has been renovated a long time ago. Are you going to move in? Don't tell me, you still want to come here every day for free meals?"

Zhou curled her lips and said, "Who said the repairs are done? There are still many things missing, and we have to put them in place slowly."

Xia Youshi gave the second aunt a look, telling her to stop talking, otherwise they would quarrel again. As she was talking, someone came in from outside to report: "The third young master and Princess Liuli are back."

Xia Youshi hurriedly asked, "Where is he? Have you eaten?"

The maid replied, "The Third Young Master has gone to eat, and Princess Liuli has gone back to her room."

Uh... that means I didn’t eat it.

I guess Liuli is embarrassed to come for dinner.

Ye Jiayao thought for a moment and said, "How about I go and cook a few dishes and have them delivered to you."

Zhou said hurriedly, "Yulian, go and deliver food to your third cousin's wife later."

This statement caused everyone to despise him. He really knew how to seize the opportunity to please others!

Liuli was sulking in the room at the moment. The Queen Mother and the Emperor did not speak up for her. They forced her to come back and warned her not to be rude to her elders. If she had known that there would be so many rules and restrictions after getting married, she would not have married.

Why is it that the guy named Ye is doing so well while she is so miserable?
Chunfeng didn't love her at all. He even put on a sour face in front of the empress dowager, as if he was very reluctant to come and pick her up.

"Why am I so unlucky?" Liuli angrily swept all the teacups on the table to the ground.

The servants were silent as they carefully cleaned up the mess.

Madam Shu was also scolded by the Queen Mother this time, and she didn't dare to instigate Liuli to go against everyone else. She could only persuade her, "Princess, please be patient. It's fine as long as the rules are followed and the situation is acceptable. With your status, who dares to disrespect you?"

Xiaoya thought: If you keep acting like a princess, who would dare to treat you as a family member? "

"I am Qi Chunfeng, I am his wife, but he doesn't help me and always sides with others." Liuli said in annoyance.

"Princess, those are not others, they are the family members of the Prince Consort." Xiaoya couldn't help but reminded.

Nanny Shu glared at her and Xiaoya lowered her head timidly.

"Princess, what Xiaoya said is right. If you want to win the heart of the prince consort, you have to be nice to his family, especially the marquis and his wife. As long as the marquis and his wife are on your side, the prince consort will listen to you obediently, right?" said Madam Shu.

"You don't need to care about other people in this mansion. Just respect the Marquis and get along well with the Madam."

Liuli actually took this to heart. The Queen Mother also advised her that no one else posed a threat to her, except the Marquis and his wife. Wasn't it just Xia Youshi? Could she handle it?

It must be done, otherwise, the Ye guy will be proud.

"Princess, Miss Yulian is here to deliver the meal." The servant came in to report.

Liuli frowned: "Ms. Yulian? Which Miss Yulian?"

Xiaoya said: "She is the third wife's legitimate daughter, the fourth child."

Liuli thought for a moment, and then remembered the person who spoke up for her yesterday. The head of the household softened his expression and said, "Please ask her to come in."

Yulian brought in the lunch box and Xiaoya hurriedly took it.

"Yulian pays her respects to the third cousin." Yulian spoke softly and bowed gracefully.

"Are you the fourth cousin from my third aunt's family?" Liuli asked.

Yu Lian smiled and said, "That's right, my mother was afraid that you were hungry, so she asked my second cousin to make you something to eat."

Liuli couldn't help but sneer. Sure enough, the Third Aunt was on her side and even ordered the man surnamed Ye to cook for her. Not bad, not bad.

"Sister Yulian, please sit down!"

The servant brought an embroidered cushion and Yulian bent down to sit down.

"Has Sister Yulian eaten yet?"

"Yeah, I ate a little."

"Oh, Third Aunt still cares about me!" Liuli couldn't help but sigh as she watched Xiaoya arrange the dishes.

"My mother has always been feeling sorry for you, saying that my third cousin must have accumulated merit in several lifetimes to be able to marry my third cousin's wife, but you still don't know how to cherish her." Yu Lian said according to her mother's instructions.

"Really? What did everyone in the mansion say about me yesterday?" Liuli took the opportunity to ask.

Yulian looked embarrassed.

Liuli said: "Just tell me, it's okay."

(End of this chapter)