Chapter 135 Choking each other
The pleasure boat slowly approached, and only the lingering sound of the piano remained. The green gauze slowly opened, revealing a woman in a white silk dress and a long white soft smoke-gauze skirt that trailed on the ground. The cuffs and hem of the skirt were embroidered with blooming peonies with bright yellow silk thread. A goose yellow gauze was draped over her arm, and her slender waist was so slender that one could hold it in one hand. She moved with light lotus steps, swaying gracefully like a willow tree in the wind.

Xiaojing's houseboat was in an excellent location, right in front of the water platform. When she stepped onto the water platform and saw its appearance clearly, Ye Jiayao was secretly amazed.

She is indeed a great beauty, with her jet-black hair tied into a flowing bun, her hairpins inserted diagonally, her eyebrows as dark as distant ink, her eyes as clear as spring water, and her gaze exuding infinite charm, which is captivating and charming, but not worldly and charming. Instead, she has an elegant temperament that is otherworldly.

"Although she is beautiful, she is not as good as someone else." Zhao Qixuan sighed.

"It is beautiful, but not as good as someone else's." Xiao Jing also said something meaningful.

Xia Chunfeng glanced at him and said, "Old Zhao is a lover who sees beauty in everything. What are you singing about?"

Xiao Jing raised his eyebrows, looking like he deserved a beating if he could guess it himself.

Xia Chunfeng's mouth twitched: "Flower maniac."

Ye Jiayao felt defeated, feeling that she was outdone. She was a good pianist and pretty, and she was indeed worth a fortune.

Damn it, I earned millions and millions of gold with my own hands, so I should be even more cool!

Why are you not confident? Why are you worse than others? I am still a waiter in the imperial kitchen! I will be the owner of a big restaurant in the future. I am the real white, rich and beautiful woman. When the time comes, I will pay her to come and sell smiles, let's see who is more arrogant.

Ye Jiayao couldn't help but laugh out loud as she thought about it.

The three of them looked over at the same time, looking puzzled.

Ye Jiayao knew she had lost her composure, so she stopped smiling and rolled her eyes: "What are you looking at?"

"Chunfeng, please come forward later and invite Miss Liu to come over for a chat." Xiaojing said.

Xia Chunfeng was puzzled: "Why should I go? I don't have any friendship with her."

Zhao Qixuan said leisurely: "You will know that we have a good relationship when you go there."

Xia Chunfeng thought about it for a moment and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go and try it out to see if it works."

Ye Jiayao curled her lips and said, "Friendship, this is just a favor from a stupid donkey!"

But today Liu Yiyi seemed easy to invite. After appearing on the water platform, she boarded another pleasure boat. Xia Chunfeng handed over the invitation, and soon Liu Yiyi came over.

"I pay my respects to the young prince, the prince Zhao, and the young master Xia." She bowed and her voice sounded like the chirping of an oriole.

I have to say, this woman was born to eat this dinner, Ye Jiayao thought viciously.

Liu Yiyi looked over, with a pair of bright eyes and a slight smile: "May I ask who this gentleman is..."

"Oh, he is the recently famous maker of snow skin mooncakes in Jinling, the chef of Tianshangju, and the chef appointed by the emperor to work in the imperial kitchen, Li Yao, Chef Li." Xiao Jing brought up all of Yao Yao's names.

"Helian Jing, you talk too much nonsense." Ye Jiayao said indifferently.

A strange look flashed in Liu Yiyi's eyes, and she immediately said, "So the snowy mooncakes were made by you, young master."

I've heard of this chef before, but I didn't expect she was... a woman. I don't know if the young prince and the others know about it?

Ye Jiayao didn't expect that her true face would be seen through as soon as they met. She said with a half-smile, "If you like it, I'll give you a 20% discount."

Liu Yiyi smiled and said, "Thank you for your generosity, sir. However, I still have a table full of snowy mooncakes in my room. They were all sent to me. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish them all in a short while."

Ye Jiayao's eyes twitched. Damn, a table full of snow skin mooncakes. Is this a way of showing off how popular she is and how generous her patron is?

"Really? Miss Liu is indeed worthy of being the queen among flowers. There are many people courting her. Small characters like us cannot even get a chance." Ye Jiayao said with a wry smile.

“There are many people who support Chef Li. Otherwise, it would not be easy to stand out in a place like Jinling where there are so many talented people!” Liu Yiyi still had a gentle smile.

"There's nothing I can do. Food, sex and nature are all part of human nature. I make a living by cooking, while you make a living by your looks. The difference is that you can make a living forever by cooking, but relying on your looks... ahem, hey...no flower lasts forever!" Ye Jiayao responded calmly.

Liu Yiyi's indifferent expression finally changed slightly, and she smiled and said, "Sir, you are right. It's my fate to suffer so much!"

The three of them heard something was not right. Why was Li Yao arguing with Miss Liu?
"Miss Liu's piano skills are becoming more and more extraordinary. Every time I hear it, I can't forget it for a long time. The lingering sound lingers in my ears for three days." Zhao Qixuan said flatteringly.

Liu Yiyi smiled faintly: "My Lord, you are too kind. When my Lord comes to Zuichunfang, I will play a song for him."

"I will definitely make a special trip to see the girl some other day." Zhao Qixuan laughed.

Liu Yiyi turned to Xia Chunfeng and said, "I wonder how the Marquis of Jing'an is doing these days?"

Xia Chunfeng said, "My second brother is busy! He accompanied the Queen Mother to the Puji Temple."

The hint of disappointment in Liu Yiyi's eyes did not escape Ye Jiayao's eyes. Humph, she is still thinking about the sponsor!
"I still have social engagements, so I'll take my leave now. I'll prepare some wine and invite you gentlemen to come and chat with me another day." Liu Yiyi knelt down gracefully and took her leave.

Before leaving, he cast an ambiguous glance at Ye Jiayao. Ye Jiayao raised her eyebrows and grinned.

After she left, Ye Jiayao saw the three guys staring at Liu Yiyi's graceful back without moving their eyes, and she felt contempt in her heart again, thinking that all men were perverts.

"She invited you to go, do you want to go?" Ye Jiayao asked.

Zhao Qixuan said, "Yes, of course. You know, it's not easy to meet Liu Yiyi. Even if you bring five hundred taels of silver, she may not even see you." Xia Chunfeng laughed and said, "Take me with you."

"I'm not going." Xiao Jing shook his head firmly: "What's the point of going? There's nothing to say."

Ye Jiayao nodded and said, "Xiao Jing is still promising."

Xiao Jing laughed happily: "Instead of spending that money, it's better to go to Tianshangju to show off to Yaoyao."

Zhao Qixuan and Xia Chunfeng both looked down on him: "You don't understand romance."

Ye Jiayao raised her eyebrows and tilted her mouth, looking at Zhao Qixuan and said, "Why not take Su Su with you!"

Zhao Qixuan immediately lost interest, Su Su was his weak spot.

He immediately changed his tone: "Well, I think what Xiao Jing said makes sense. We should not spend that kind of money in vain. It would be better for us to set up a table at Tianshangju and have a good drink together."

Xia Chunfeng didn't know that the relationship between Zhao Qixuan and Su Su had made a qualitative leap, and said contemptuously: "As soon as Su Su returned to Jinling, you pretended to be serious."

"I have always been a chaste man, with my eyes straight ahead and my mind focused, okay?" Zhao Qixuan said righteously.

"Tsk, why did I hear that someone has been going to support that young official from the Hechun Opera Troupe recently?" Xia Chunfeng sneered.

Zhao Qixuan's face changed, and he said in a panic, "Don't dare to say that. I am just entertaining people for business. Who is here to support me? Don't dare to ruin my reputation."

Ye Jiayao and Xiao Jing smiled secretly. Even if Zhao Qixuan wanted to do this, he didn't have the courage to do it.

After meeting Liu Yiyi, Ye Jiayao no longer had the heart to watch the auction. She felt sick when she saw those women flirting and those lechers drooling. Xiao Jing was now the one who followed Yao Yao's lead, so everyone went home.

At this time, Xia Chunyu was in Puji Temple, sitting alone under an old pine tree in front of the temple, looking towards the direction of Jinling City, missing someone.

It has been seven days since I last saw Yaoyao. Song Qi said that Yaoyao and Xiaojing went boating the day before yesterday. It was the annual beauty pageant, so it was understandable for Yaoyao to join in the fun, but did she have to go with Xiaojing? He had repeatedly warned her that Xiaojing had ulterior motives towards her. But she just didn't believe it.

He also heard that Yaoyao came back to the courtyard dripping wet that night and fell ill the next day. He was very worried. How could she fall into the water while swimming in the lake?

Xia Chunyu was anxious and really wanted to ride a fast horse back to the city, but he had to bear with his duties and had to hold back. Fortunately, he could go back tomorrow.

"Brother Chunyu..." A voice like a silver bell sounded.

Xia Chunyu frowned. Why did she come again? She had hidden outside the yard, but still couldn't escape.

In the past few days, Liuli always found various excuses to get close to him, which made him very annoyed.

"Brother Chunyu, why are you here? It took me so long to find you." Liuli walked over happily.

"Oh, it's quiet here." Xia Chunyu said.

"Peaceful?" Liuli's eyes flashed with a sly smile: "The Buddha said that there is no Bodhi tree, and the bright mirror is not a stand. There is nothing originally, so where can dust be stained? You are already in a quiet place in the Buddhist temple, but you still want to find peace. It shows that your heart is not at peace. Tell me, what is bothering you?"

Xia Chunyu had a blank expression on his face, thinking: Isn't it just to avoid you?

"Stop messing around. It's so late, why aren't you sleeping?"

Liuli picked up the pine cones on the ground and threw them around for fun, saying, "I can't sleep."

"Be careful or you won't be able to get up tomorrow. I'm going to rest." Xia Chunyu clasped his fists and bowed before leaving.

"Hey... stop." Liuli stopped him.

"Why don't you ask me why I can't sleep?" Liuli pouted.

Xia Chunyu sighed helplessly: "Princess, I still have to go on patrol."

"Don't give me the cold shoulder. Ask now."

Xia Chunyu was determined not to be fooled. No matter what the question was, she could always lead him to some topics that he didn't want to hear.

For example, if she is very happy, she will ask him why she is so happy, and then she will say, because you are here!
For example, if she is very upset, she will say, "Because you ignore me!"
It's unbearable.

"Just ask me!" Liuli urged.

"Princess, stop messing around. I really have something to do." Xia Chunyu was overwhelmed.

"Xia Chunyu, am I really that annoying? You don't like me playing pranks on people, but I've changed. I haven't played pranks on people for a long time. Isn't that okay?" Liuli said aggrievedly: "Then tell me, what do you want me to do? I've changed everything you don't like, isn't that okay?"

Xia Chunyu said helplessly: "Princess, you don't have to change anything for me. It's for your own good."

"Brother Chunyu... please don't always look at me with such a cold face. I really don't like you being so cold and distant."

"Please talk to me. I don't have any friends in the palace. I feel very lonely." Liuli said pitifully.

(End of this chapter)