Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 423 Lao Zhao's Revenge

Ye Jiayao understood what the Jiang family meant, but she still needed to ask Qiao Xi's family about this matter. Qiao Xi was the niece of Steward Zhong, and her father died early due to illness. Steward Zhong was equivalent to Qiao Xi's father.

However, I believe that Butler Zhong will not object. Jiang Li is now a seventh-rank official after all, and he is also a handsome man. Besides, Qiao Xi is too old to delay any longer. The most important thing is that the two of them have feelings for each other.

This is what Ye Jiayao values ​​the most. She would never do such a thing as casually arranging a marriage for someone or randomly matchmaking someone up.

Ye Jiayao called Butler Zhong over. Just by mentioning it, Butler Zhong said cheerfully, "It is Qiao Xi's blessing to have the Second Young Madam make the decision for her. I am happy to see it happen."

Originally, with Qiao Xi's status, the best she could have been matched with was a servant with some promising future in the mansion. Now, she could marry the boy from the Jiang family, which seemed a bit like marrying up. Besides, Uncle Jiang and his wife were both easy to talk to, so Qiao Xi would definitely not suffer any loss if she married him.

The marriage was arranged smoothly.

Ye Jiayao was happy but also a little worried. Qiao Xi and Xiang Tao were the most capable maids around her. Qiao Xi was meticulous and had a certain prestige in the mansion, and was more considerate than Xiang Tao. Xiang Tao could still work in the mansion after marrying Song Qi, but it would be impossible for Qiao Xi to work in the mansion after marrying into the Jiang family.

Alas, it is not easy to train a loyal and capable person again!
Since the marriage has been decided, they might as well get married together, and the wedding date will be set after A'ruan and Xiaojing's wedding.

April 28th was the day when A-ruan and Xiao-jing were to get married. The red sedan chair left the palace, and the emperor sent A-ruan off as a princess. The honor guard marched in a mighty procession to the Helian Palace.

In just three months, Prince Helian's palace held two weddings, and both of the bridesmaids were princesses, which became a legend for the succession of the throne.

Last time, because of Tianci's birth, Ye Jiayao was unable to attend Naya's wedding. This time, she couldn't be absent no matter what. Moreover, in order to express her blessings to the two newlyweds, she took the initiative to ask to host the wedding banquet.

"Everyone hurry up, the meal is about to start."

"Um... Dai Chong, are all the side dishes I want ready?"

Ye Jiayao rolled up her sleeves, tied on an apron, and prepared to get started.

Dai Chong laughed and said, "Second Young Madam, I have prepared everything a long time ago. However, please don't complain that my knife skills are not as good as yours."

Ye Jiayao sneered and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Go away and do what you need to do."

The oil in the pot was hot. Ye Jiayao poured the chopped cuttlefish into the pot. Sizzling... Immediately, a fishy aroma filled the air.

When stir-frying cuttlefish, the most important thing is the "heat". If it is too long, the cuttlefish will be tough and hard to bite, and if it is undercooked, it will be inedible.

Everyone was stealing glances over here. Nowadays, there are very few opportunities to see the Second Young Madam show off her cooking skills, so being able to catch a glimpse of her is a great benefit!

The Second Young Madam put the food into the wok, stir-fried, flipped the pan, added the ingredients, and served it all in one go. She didn't even have to taste it. She was calm and composed, truly the demeanor of a top chef!
Everyone was so stunned that they forgot the work at hand.

Ye Jiayao had just finished cooking a dish and was about to stir-fry it for a happy marriage when she heard a crying sound, followed by someone's anxious shouting, "Yaoyaoyaoyao, hurry up, your son is hungry..."

Mother and son are connected by heart. Hearing her son crying so miserably, Ye Jiayao no longer had the heart to cook. She hurriedly called Dai Chong over and asked him to take over. She held her son and went to the small room next door.

Before she even sat down, the little one was already tugging at her clothes and looking at her pitifully, with tears falling down like drops of water.

Xia Chunyu followed behind and said distressedly: "Look at you, why do you have to cook by yourself? You have so many chefs under you, it's not like you can't handle it. Look how hungry our son is. I ran all the way with him in my arms, and he still cried like this."

Ye Jiayao gave him a sidelong glance and decided not to argue with him for now and to feed the child first.

When the little guy smelled the milk, he put his little mouth close to it and started sucking on his special "milk bottle".

While eating, he looked at Ye Jiayao with aggrieved eyes, as if crying... Mom, Tianci is starving.

Ye Jiayao's heart ached as she watched, and she coaxed him softly, "Little baby, don't cry, don't feel wronged, mommy is here, isn't she? Don't cry, don't cry..."

Xia Chunyu felt even more distressed than her: "I was really starving. I was already running very fast. Don't cry, son. It's all your mother's fault for abandoning you..."

Normally, Yaoyao goes out to do things, and there is a wet nurse at home, so there is no need to worry about Tianci being hungry. But today, when she came to the Helian Palace to attend the wedding, she did not bring the wet nurse. As a result, Yaoyao had to come to the kitchen to cook, and the Helian Palace is so big. Alas, my poor son!
Ye Jiayao was already feeling extremely distressed, and this guy kept talking on and on, which was so annoying.

He said impatiently: "Okay, okay, go to the wedding and leave the child to me."

"Don't you still have to cook?" Xia Chunyu asked.

Ye Jiayao said angrily: "No more, I'll just stay here and watch!" Only then did Xia Chunyu leave embarrassedly.

By the time Ye Jiayao finished feeding the child and carried the child back to the kitchen, Dai Chong had already finished cooking all the dishes for Ye Jiayao.

De'er, at least she cooked a dish herself, which was considered as fulfilling her promise.

Ye Jiayao simply sat down with her son in her arms and watched everyone continue to be busy.

Tianci was in a good mood after having a full meal. He looked around with his big black eyes, obviously attracted by the sound of chopping vegetables and sizzling food. He stretched out his little arms to move forward.

Ye Jiayao was curious, so she carried her to Dai Chong who was stir-frying. As a result, the little one danced with joy and kept jumping in Ye Jiayao's arms.

Ye Jiayao was very surprised. Did her son like cooking?

Ye Jiayao really guessed it. When it was time for the one-year-old celebration, Xia Chunyu suddenly had an idea and added a cooking spoon to the pen, abacus, gold ingots and toy sword. He originally wanted to have fun, but who would have thought that his beloved son regarded money as dirt and had no interest in the pen and sword at all, and directly grabbed the spoon.

As a result, both I and my father's father could not help but sigh.

My dear son, why did you choose a spoon instead of a civil or military one? Do you want to be a chef in the future? The future heir of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion is a chef. This result is simply unbearable to watch!

Ye Jiayao was also embarrassed. "Son, it's okay for you to treat this as a hobby, but you can't treat it as your main job! You are the future heir of the Marquis's Mansion!"
After the "Zhuazhou" event, the old marquis issued an order for the first time in the mansion that no one was allowed to bring his precious grandson into the kitchen. It was absolutely not allowed. They had to prevent any trouble before it happened!
This is a later story, so let’s skip it and talk about Xiaojing and Aruan’s wedding banquet.

Last time Helian Xuan got married, everyone made Helian Xuan drunk all night long. This time, Xiao Jing couldn't be let off. Of course, Zhao Qixuan wanted to tease Xiao Jing, not just for fun. Xiao Jing had caused him a lot of suffering. Until now, Su Su still often used this to tease him. If he didn't let Xiao Jing have a good drink, how could he swallow this breath? For this reason, he specially postponed his trip back to the south.

"Xiao Jing, you and Aqin are a perfect match made in heaven. Lovers will eventually get married. You must drink this glass!" Old Zhao picked up a jar of wine and started drinking.

Xiao Jing said with a bitter face: "Old Zhao, you toasted me with three big bowls by yourself, and you're still drinking!"

"Isn't the reason I gave enough to make it clear? Then I, Old Zhao, wish you to hold hands and grow old together. Do you want to drink?" Old Zhao said casually.

Xiao Jingtou was already feeling dizzy, but after hearing such a blessing, he had to drink. It would be unlucky if he didn’t!
I drank the whole bowl with gritted teeth.

"Xiao Jing, come again, in this life, I wish you to have a son soon, and give birth to a son who is as well-behaved and cute as my godson..."

Everyone started to cheer, so Xiao Jing had to drink again.

"I can't take it anymore. If I drink any more I'm going to fall down." Xiao Jing's tongue was almost tied.

"Xiao Jing, we men can say anything, but we can't say no, don't you think so..." Old Zhao would not let him off so easily.

Everyone agreed more enthusiastically.

Xia Chunyu and Helian Xuan smiled bitterly at each other. Among all the noble children, only Old Zhao was the most cheerful. Helian Xuan felt sorry for his brother after all, and said to Su Yi who was sitting beside him drinking leisurely: "Su Yi, why don't you just take care of Old Zhao? Forgive him when you can!"

Su Yi said slowly: "Wait until Lao Zhao has had enough of the trouble, then I'll continue."

Uh... Helian Xuan was very upset. It turned out that the real ruthless person was Young Master Su San! Hey, who made his brother accidentally offend him?
At first he was puzzled as to how Su Su, who had always refused to accept Lao Zhao, suddenly came to her senses. It turned out that his younger brother had contributed to this.

However, his younger brother was just a follower, and the real planner was someone else. But Old Zhao and Su Yi now adopted Ye Jinxuan's son as their godson, so they naturally couldn't vent their anger on Ye Jinxuan anymore. His younger brother became a scapegoat and a punching bag.

Xia Chun just pretended to be dumb. The grudge here also involved Yaoyao, so he didn't want to get involved in this matter.

Helian Xuan smiled bitterly. Well, he couldn't do anything about it. However, A'ruan was much gentler than Naya. He believed that even if Xiaojing was drunk, A'ruan would just feel distressed. Unlike his own wife, she wouldn't let him go to bed for three whole nights.

Brother, you just wish you good luck!

If the elder brother didn't help, Xiao Jing would be miserable. He had been looking forward to the wedding night for a long time, with so many beautiful scenes and so many lingering affections, but he ended up being drunk and unconscious. When he woke up, the dragon and phoenix candles had all burned out. This became his lifelong regret. He hated Lao Zhao so much that he kept looking for a chance to take revenge, but that guy was so far away that he had no way to take revenge! This became another regret for Helian Jing.

When Ye Jiayao heard about this later, she felt very sad. Fortunately, she and Chunyu got married early and got through it safely. Otherwise, if Lao Zhao and Su Yi got ruthless, Chunyu would not be able to withstand it at all.

It's just a pity for A Ruan. She finally married Xiao Jing and fulfilled her long-cherished wish, but ended up spending her wedding night with a drunkard.

(End of this chapter)