Chapter 126 Apology
Xia Chun didn't know about Concubine Mei's affairs, so when she said that she almost died in Concubine Mei's palace, he was shocked. He couldn't understand why Concubine Mei would bother Yaoyao.

He was still thinking, but Ye Jiayao had already left.

He looked at the empty seat opposite him, recalled her expression and her words, and then his... and suddenly shuddered.

Oh no! He cried out secretly, got up and rushed to her room.

Ye Jiayao spread a square piece of cloth on the bed, opened the cabinet and began to pack. She didn't have much stuff. Those women's clothes were bought by Song Qi at his request. She had no use for them anyway, so she could keep them or throw them away as she pleased.

There weren't many things, but they were very valuable. It was not safe to stay in an inn. If they were stolen, she would have no tears to cry. She didn't want to go to Laifu Inn, lest Brother Du worry about her. She didn't want to seek refuge with anyone, so she could only go to Tianshang Bureau. Now she was the head chef, and she also had the badge of the Imperial Chef. She would stay in Fuqiu Pavilion tonight, and ask Manager Li for a single room tomorrow. Well, let's do it...

Ye Jiayao tied up her bag, and the door was pushed open with a bang. Xia Chunyu rushed in, saw the bag in her hand, and immediately snatched it away.

"What are you going to do?" Xia Chunyu asked nervously.

Ye Jiayao had no expression on her face: "Give me back the bag."

"If you don't want to return it, don't be childish and run away. What will Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang think?" Xia Chunyu softened his tone.

Ye Jiayao sneered, "Xia Chunyu, my silence doesn't mean I don't know anything. I used to be very grateful for the arrangements you made for me. You took great pains to make me feel that I still have some weight in your heart, and I am different from others. So, I pretended that I knew nothing. But now, you have said so much, I can't pretend anymore. I would rather sleep on the street than stay here any longer."

Ye Jiayao tried to grab the bag, but Xia Chunyu refused to give it to her: "What did I say? I didn't say anything! Are you too suspicious?"

"Xia Chunyu, please stop being like this. It's really boring. Once you say something, it's like spilled water. If you drive a nail in, even if you pull it out, there will still be a hole left."

"I'm drunk, you took me for talking nonsense, I apologize." Xia Chunyu softened. The last time she left in anger, he had to work very hard to coax her back. If he let her leave now, with Xiaojing hanging around her every day, it would be really dangerous.

Ye Jiayao said coldly: "The truth comes out after drinking."

"Okay, I admit that I was deliberately irritating you. Don't you think about how long I waited at the back door the day before yesterday? In the end, you left with Xiao Jing without saying a word. Today, I came back from Puji Temple and learned that you were summoned to the palace. I was so scared that my legs went weak. I rushed to the palace and asked around for a while before I knew that you were fine. In the evening, I went to Tianshangju and wanted to have a meal with you, but you were not there and were with Xiao Jing again. What do you want me to think? You were happy to be Li Yao dressed as a man, but I was worried all day long. Yaoyao, if I didn't care about you, would I be angry?"

"When we quarrel, we naturally say things without thinking and do whatever we can to make the other person feel uncomfortable. However, after I say those words, I feel uncomfortable too. I once again solemnly apologize to you. Please don't leave, okay?" Xia Chunyu reviewed himself humbly.

Ye Jiayao couldn't tell how she felt. She wasn't actually angry with him, nor had she ever thought about breaking up with him, but she just couldn't live here anymore.

"Chun Yu, I actually never liked living here. It's not that I don't like Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang, but I don't like the feeling of living here. I feel like a woman you're hiding outside who is not to be seen by others."

"This is only temporary. When you regain your status, I will find a way to marry you." Xia Chunyu said hurriedly. He knew that Yaoyao had a strong self-esteem and would never compromise.

Ye Jiayao was stunned. It was the first time she heard him say that he would marry her.

While she was stunned, Xia Chunyu stuffed the bag back into the closet.

"Don't leave. Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang treat you as a family member. If you leave, they will be so sad. They will think you despise them. Besides, I am worried if you live somewhere else!"

Xia Chunyu held her in his arms, slowly closed his arms, stroked her hair with his cheek, and said softly, "I was jealous just now. I couldn't bear to see you and Xiaojing being so close."

Ye Jiayao was speechless: "I'll treat Xiao Jing as my little brother, okay!"

"But he is also a man. I can see that Xiaojing treats you differently." Xia Chunyu said worriedly.

"Nonsense, Xiao Jing doesn't know I'm a woman."

"That would be even more troublesome. Don't forget Zhao Qixuan."

Uh……

"If the truth is known in the future, it will be very embarrassing, don't you think? So, you should be careful in the future and keep your distance from him."

Ye Jiayao was a little confused. Xiao Jing liked her? Is it possible? If he really liked her, she would be able to see it!
"Tell me what happened to Concubine Mei?" Xia Chunyu changed the subject.

"Ah? Concubine Mei, she wants me to hand over the secret recipe of snowy mooncakes. I heard that the owner of Juxiang Garden is surnamed Mei, and is a relative of Minister Mei."

Xia Chunyu's eyes were cold: "Indeed, they are relatives."

What a Mei Fei, relying on the emperor's favor, she dared to rob and rob like this, what's the difference between her and a bandit? She is the daughter of the Minister of Rites, she has learned all the etiquette, morality, and shame.

"Did you suffer any loss?" Xia Chunyu asked.

Ye Jiayao shook her head: "No, I almost suffered a loss, but fortunately, the eunuch Xiaochuan who was beside the prince came."

"This matter is not that easy to settle." Xia Chunyu gritted his teeth.

“Forget it, I don’t think she dares to do it. She has alarmed the emperor.” Ye Jiayao didn’t want to make too many enemies. She hadn’t even dealt with Liuli yet!
"Who does she think she is? I don't need to do anything. A favored woman in the palace is everyone's enemy. There are many people waiting to catch her." Xia Chunyu said coldly.

"Alas, having too many women is also a problem!" Ye Jiayao sighed.

"Don't worry, I won't let you have this kind of trouble, and you can't let me have this kind of trouble either." Xia Chunyu took the opportunity to say. Ye Jiayao scolded him: "You are worrying about nothing."

She still didn't want to believe that Xiaojing liked her. There weren't so many homosexuals.

The way she pouted her pink little lips in a coquettish manner made his heart flutter, so Xia Chunyu lowered his head and kissed her.

"No, you just drank." Ye Jiayao dodged.

Xia Chunyu smiled: "Didn't you drink it yourself?"

He pressed the back of her head with one hand and kissed her.

"Sister Yaoyao..." Jiang Yue's voice came from outside.

The two of them quickly separated. Ye Jiayao's face turned red like a ripe apple, which made Xia Chunyu feel even more itchy.

Ye Jiayao straightened her clothes and pretended to be calm and said, "Yue'er, what's the matter?"

"Little Prince Jing is here, he said he was looking for the Crown Prince, my father is holding him back!"

The two looked at each other, both with questions in their minds, what did Xiaojing want him to do?
"I'll go out first, you change your clothes." Xia Chunyu said.

Ye Jiayao is wearing women's clothes now and cannot let Xiaojing see it.

When Helian Jing heard that Chunyu Ge and Yao Yao were in the backyard, he was about to go in to look for them, but was dragged away by Uncle Jiang.

"Xiao Jing, are you looking for me?" Xia Chunyu was stunned when he entered the room. Chunfeng was also there.

"Brother Chunyu, you are really here." Helian Jing said.

Chunfeng chuckled and said, "Brother, I didn't know where to find you. Xiaojing said you must be here, and he really was right."

Xia Chunyu gave him a cold look and said calmly, "I heard that Li Yao was summoned to the palace today, so I came to ask what happened."

Speaking of this, Helian Jing was filled with righteous indignation: "It's still that Concubine Mei, shameless, coveting Yaoyao's mooncake secret recipe."

Xia Chunfeng was surprised: "Mei Fei? No way! There is nothing delicious in the palace. Is it necessary?"

Xia Chunyu said: "I already know about this matter. You are not looking for me for this, right?"

"No, it's something else."

The three of them sat down and talked.

"Brother Chunyu, do you still remember that Wei Liujiang?"

Xia Chunyu nodded.

"My brother sent people to Yangzhou the next day, and the news came back today that the second young lady of the Ye family has recovered from her illness and returned to the Ye family. My mother didn't believe it and felt that there was something wrong, but she couldn't tell what the problem was. My brother is still in the military camp, so I had no choice but to come to you for advice. Please analyze it for me." Helian Jing said in one breath.

If the news was true, the situation of Prince Helian's Mansion would be rather embarrassing. They had already questioned the palace and created public opinion, but it turned out that the servants of Prince Helian's Mansion were lying. How could that be tolerated?

Xia Chunyu said categorically: "Impossible."

"Why?" Helian Jing asked.

Xia Chunyu wanted to say it, because the real Miss Ye was Li Yao. But now was not the right time, so he could not say it, so he said: "First, if the maid did not lie, why were Wei Liujiang and Mu Qinchu so anxious to see the maid? And they even tried to bribe her. Second, your brother did not send someone until the next day. I guess Wei Liujiang and his men sent someone to Yangzhou to pass on the message that night. By the time your people went, they had already thought of a countermeasure."

Helian Jing and Xia Chunfeng nodded thoughtfully.

"This news must have been released deliberately by the Ye family. Miss Ye is back, but who has seen her? Even if someone lets you see her, you won't know if it's true or not. None of us have seen Miss Ye."

The two nodded again.

"But the question is, how can we expose their lies?" Helian Jing asked.

Xia Chunyu pondered and said, "Wait, I think the Ye family will send someone to explain this matter soon, otherwise it will affect Wei Liujiang's future. We will act according to circumstances when the time comes."

Xia Chunfeng was puzzled, "I'm just confused. Isn't Miss Ye a legitimate daughter? How could the Ye family allow Miss Ye to impersonate and marry in? Could it be that Miss Ye doesn't want to marry far away?"

Xia Chunyu sneered, "Chunfeng, you think human nature is too kind."

"Wei Liujiang is a dashing man, and he's the eldest son of the prefect of Jinan. With such conditions, who wouldn't want to marry him? It's true that Miss Ye is a legitimate daughter, but the problem is that she is not the daughter of the current Madam Ye, and Miss Ye II is her biological daughter." Xia Chunyu revealed the trick in one sentence.

(End of this chapter)