Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 99 The Queen Mother attacks
Seeing that he was about to get angry again, Ye Jiayao rubbed against his arms and said tenderly: "Chun Yu, I'm so tired..."

Unfortunately, acting cute didn't work this time.

Xia Chunyu said sternly with a straight face: "You'd better give up these ridiculous ideas. I can give in to you on other matters, but don't even think about this. If you dare to cheat on me, I will kill you myself."

His hands clasped her slender neck, as if her neck would be broken if he exerted a little more force.
When he gets serious, he exudes an intimidating aura that's frightening.

Ye Jiayao looked at him dimly: "What about you? Will you marry Liuli? Or another woman?"

Xia Chunyu's eyes darkened, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "I don't want to marry anyone else."

He said he didn't want to, not that he couldn't. Ye Jiayao was sad. He didn't want to, but his identity meant that he had no choice.

Watching the light in her eyes dim little by little, Xia Chunyu felt guilty. He really wanted to make a promise to her, but it was not something he could do just because he wanted. If she could ignore their status, it would be much easier. But he knew she cared about this, and he didn't want to let her down. This added many difficulties that needed to be planned and overcome step by step.

Yaoyao, give me some time and wait patiently, I will try my best to achieve our wish.

"I'm hungry, tired and hungry." Ye Jiayao said woodenly.

"Okay, I'll take you home." Xia Chunyu sat up, blew a whistle, and the big black horse came running back.

When we got back to Aunt Jiang's house, it was already dark.

The gate was open, and Song Qi and Jiang Li sat waiting at the door. When they heard the sound of horse hooves, Song Qi jumped up and ran over, looking anxious: "My Lord, it's bad. The Third Young Master and his wife have been summoned to the palace, as well as the Young Prince Jing and Princess Yi De. The Queen Mother has also summoned you. I have brought all the court clothes with me."

Ye Jiayao's heart skipped a beat. Liuli had complained to the Queen Mother? Was the Queen Mother going to bring an army to question her?
Ye Jiayao looked at Chunyu worriedly. Xia Chunyu helped her off the horse and comforted her, "It's okay. Have a good rest. I'll come to see you tomorrow."

"How could it be okay?" Ye Jiayao didn't believe it. In fact, she had such concerns before the implementation of this plan. She guessed that Liuli herself would be embarrassed to show her ugliness and could only swallow her anger. But she didn't expect Chunyu to come. Her teasing Liuli and Chunyu scolding Liuli were completely different in nature. The latter was much more serious. No one could stand being scolded in public by the man she was about to marry.

"I said it's okay, so it's okay. Don't you believe me?" Xia Chunyu smiled calmly.

Ye Jiayao was still worried: "How about you take me to the palace and I'll confess my crime."

Xia Chunyu flicked her head and said, "What are you talking about? Do you have any brains left? Don't worry, the Queen Mother won't do anything to us. At most she'll just scold us a few times."

"Jiang Li, ask your mother to make something for the lady. She hasn't eaten yet. Song Qi, let's go." Xia Chunyu gave the order and jumped on his horse and left.

Ye Jiayao was stunned. What did he just say? Madam? He actually said Madam himself?
As soon as Xia Chunyu left the alley, he scolded Song Qi: "What did you do? Can you say such a thing in front of your wife?"

Yaoyao was so scared that her face turned blue.

Song Qi slapped himself in the face and said, "I was inconsiderate. I deserve to die."

Xia Chunyu glared at him: "Forget it, forget it, tell me what's going on now."

"I don't know either. Half an hour ago, the palace issued an imperial decree, telling Madam that you and the Third Young Master were to enter the palace. It was the Third Young Master who said that you and Miss Ye..."

"No, it was Madam who left, so I hurried here to wait for you." Song Qi quickly changed his words. It seemed that this turmoil had made the Young Master and Miss Ye reconcile.

"The Third Young Master said that he would take care of the matter."

"Ridiculous! Does he have the ability to do that?" Xia Chunyu sneered and squeezed his legs together, urging the big black horse to speed up.

In Ninghe Palace, the queen mother took the seat calmly, and glanced majestically at Helian Jing and Xia Chunfeng who were kneeling in the hall.

Princess Yide and Lady Xia You sat anxiously by the side, not quite sure what had happened, they only knew that their son was in trouble.

"Tell me, whose idea was this?" The Queen Mother was very angry and shouted coldly.

Today, the emperor sent horse-milk grapes as a tribute from the Western Regions. She ordered someone to summon Liuli to taste her. The palace maid came back and reported that Liuli was not feeling well and would not come. She was worried, so she summoned the imperial physician to go and take a look. Unexpectedly, she saw a room full of palace maids and eunuchs kneeling on the ground and trembling, while Liuli was hiding in the quilt crying. She had never seen Liuli so sad before, with her eyes swollen like walnuts. Only then did she realize that Liuli was bullied by the boy from the Helian family and the boy from the Xia family, and she was bullied badly.

This is really unreasonable.

Helian Jing and Xia Chunfeng exchanged glances and said in unison: "It was my humble servant's idea." "No, it was my humble servant's idea."

"No, it was my idea."

"It was obviously my idea."

"It was obviously my idea."

The two men were at a stalemate, vying over who should take the blame.

"Shut up." The Queen Mother shouted angrily, "You two are so bold. You have been idle all day and have nothing to do. Now you dare to join forces with outsiders to bully Liuli?"

Helian Jing said: "Queen Mother, you can't just listen to Liuli's one-sided words. It's obvious that she is bullying others. We are just trying to stop her from bullying others."

"That's right, it's always Liuli who bullies others, who dares to bully her?" Xia Chunfeng echoed.

"What is going on here? Xiaojing, please explain it clearly. The Empress Dowager will make the final decision." Princess Yide said.

Although Liuli is the Queen Mother's favorite, Xiaojing is also her favorite. If Xiaojing is right, she will definitely help her son.

"Yes, if you have something to say, say it slowly. Nothing can escape the word 'reason', right?" Xia Youshi and Yi De cooperated tacitly and used the word 'reason' to shut the empress dowager up. If Liuli had a dispute with others and the empress dowager wanted to protect her, they would not care, but when the matter fell on their heads, they had to ignore it.

The Queen Mother was upset and gave the two of them a stern look. She knew their little thoughts very well. They wanted to protect their own shortcomings, right? They didn't even look at who their opponent was.

"He is just a reckless cook. What's wrong with Liuli teaching him a lesson? Just because he dared to insult the princess, he deserves to be beaten to death. How dare you stand up for a cook and embarrass Liuli? And you still dare to say you are not wrong?"

"Liuli's parents died early, and I am the only one in this world who can pity her. You don't pity her or give in to her, and you even dare to bully her. Do you think I am a dead person?" The Queen Mother asked painfully.

These words were so serious that Yi De and Xia Youshi were terrified and quickly got up from their seats and knelt down: "Empress Dowager, please calm down."

"And you, do you know that you are protecting your son and bullying Liuli because she has no parents? She has no parents, but she has me." The Queen Mother pointed at Yi De and Xia Youshi and cursed.

The four people below didn't dare to say a word. It was obvious that the Queen Mother was trying to protect her, which was unreasonable. So what else was there to say? They just had to accept the punishment.

"If Liuli's parents were still alive, Liuli would not become what she is today." Xia Chunyu walked in.

He lifted his skirt and knelt beside Chunfeng, saying neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Today's incident was all my idea, and has nothing to do with others, but I don't think I'm wrong. If the Queen Mother must blame me, I have nothing to say and will just accept the punishment. Anyway, I'm not the first person to be punished because of Liuli, and I won't be the last. If everyone can tolerate it, I can tolerate it too."

The Queen Mother originally admired Xia Chunyu very much, and thought that he was a rare young talent in Huai Song, with outstanding looks, extraordinary bearing, both literary and military skills, and a pillar of talent. She wanted to promise Liuli to him, but in the end, he insulted her in public before she even got married. Now he dared to be so arrogant in front of her, which made her so angry that she was fuming.

"What do you mean, if Liuli's parents were still alive, Liuli wouldn't become like this? Do you mean that I spoiled her?" the Queen Mother said angrily.

Xia Chunyu calculated the time to come in. When he heard the light footsteps behind him, he knew that the emperor had arrived, so he said boldly: "I dare not. The Queen Mother is a virtuous queen known throughout the world. When the previous emperor died early and the young emperor ascended the throne, it was the Queen Mother who overcame all difficulties and assisted him wholeheartedly, cultivating a generation of wise monarchs who were admired by people all over the world and congratulated by all parties. The Seventh Prince is also one of the Seventh Wise Kings praised by the whole court, which is enough to prove the Queen Mother's virtue. Her name will be recorded in history and praised for generations to come..."

After hearing what he said, the Queen Mother felt a little better.

Xia Chunyu continued, "The Queen Mother sympathizes with Liuli, who lost her parents at a young age, and it is understandable that she loves her in every way. Imagine that with the Queen Mother's virtue and education, Liuli will definitely become a virtuous woman and a role model for women in the world. However, this is not the case. I scolded Liuli today, not to humiliate her, but to hope that she understands that a person's dignity and pride are not obtained by bullying the weak, but by virtue and cultivation. Only by winning others' respect with virtue can one gain the respect of others. Isn't this how the Queen Mother has always taught the princes and the harem?"

The Queen Mother was speechless. No one had ever dared to say these words to her.

"It is precisely because the Queen Mother dotes on Liuli that everyone in the palace dotes on Liuli. Any slight disobedience would be considered a crime of treason. Over time, Liuli will think that whatever she does is right, and will not be able to distinguish between right and wrong, black and white..."

"Shut up, what qualifications do you have to say that about Liuli? Even if Liuli is wrong, I will discipline her. When is it your turn to speak nonsense?" The empress dowager was furious. Every word Xia Chunyu said was accusing her of poor teaching, which was unbearable.

Xia Youshi desperately winked at her son, how dare he say such words, is he trying to kill himself?

Xia Chunyu was not afraid at all. What he did today was, firstly, to attract the Queen Mother's attention to himself, so as not to affect others. Secondly, if he disobeyed the Queen Mother and angered her, she might give up the idea of ​​marrying Liuli to him. At most, he would lose his job or be beaten with a few sticks. So he said in a loud voice: "The Queen Mother should discipline him. Otherwise, when the whole Jinling City talks about Liuli, the Seven Sages will not be at peace if they know about it."

"How dare you." The emperor walked in and scolded.

(End of this chapter)