Chapter 200 Rumors
Ye Jiayao pointed to the Helian Palace and Yong'an Marquis Palace on the list and said, "I'm familiar with these families and I know what to give them as gifts. But I don't know what to do with those I've never done business with before. It's too difficult to give them something new and creative."

Xia Chunyu carefully read the gift list and suddenly laughed: "Yaoyao, did you find the beauty in this?"

Ye Jiayao leaned over and asked, "What's so great about it?"

Xia Chunyu pointed to a few places on the list and said, "Look, this is from the year before last, and this is from last year."

As soon as he pointed it out, Ye Jiayao understood. It turned out that Mrs. You was also a lazy person. She just swapped the gifts from one family with that one.

"Haha, it seems that mother has run out of ideas and has to resort to this lazy method." Xia Chunyu said with a smile.

Ye Jiayao glared at him: "Who would say that about their mother?"

However, she suddenly understood. Isn't it just a combination of permutations? She can do it better than Youshi, and she is sure that no one can see it.

And she had a better idea.

Ye Jiayao picked up a pen and wrote a gift list on a piece of white paper, adding a Tianshangju gift box at the end.

"What is this?" Xia Chunyu asked curiously.

Ye Jiayao smiled proudly: "I have thought of another way to make money. Aren't all kinds of cakes in the cake shop selling very well? I will improve and process them and make a beautiful gift box. Next year is the year of the rooster. I will go to the gold shop to buy a few gold medals or golden rooster jewelry to put in it. It will be beautiful, delicious and luxurious. Isn't it high-end and classy?"

This idea comes from the modern mooncake gift box, which is just a gift given in the name of mooncake, and it is sold at a very high price.

Xia Chunyu's eyes sparkled as he looked at her excited little face, which was flushed and pink, like a ripe red apple, so tempting that one couldn't help but want to take a bite.

"I think even Zhuge Liang doesn't have as many clever ideas as you." Xia Chunyu said lovingly.

"It's a golden idea. My ideas will eventually turn into gold." Ye Jiayao was self-satisfied.

"I think you should just change your name to Zhaocai, since you can make more money that way." Xia Chunyu joked.

"Go away. Believe it or not, I will ask Xiaoji and Xiaorui to bite you." Ye Jiayao puffed her cheeks and glared at him.

"Just calling them Xiao Ji and Xiao Rui, don't you see that they are almost as fat as pigs now?" After Xia Chunyu finished speaking, he dodged and a pen flew narrowly over his head.

"You asked me to leave, so I'm leaving." Xia Chunyu ran to the study, laughing.

Today, Xiangtao and Yingtao were on duty outside. Hearing the joyful laughter from inside, Xiangtao said, "Since the second young mistress came into the family, the young master has been smiling from ear to ear. Before, the young master had a cold face all day long, and we didn't dare to say a word when we saw him."

Yingtao smiled and said, "The Second Young Madam is a very nice person. Although some people outside say bad things about her, I think the Second Young Madam is really very nice."

Xiang Tao was surprised: "Did you hear what was said outside?"

Cherry stammered, "I just happened to hear it. They said...they said..."

Xiang Tao was anxious: "You should just be more straightforward."

Yingtao said weakly, "They said that the Second Young Madam had affairs with many men, and that she had done something with the Third Young Master."

Xiang Tao's eyes were blazing with anger, and she cursed, "Which bitch is gossiping so much? Why don't you slap her to death?"

Cherry was frightened by Xiangtao's ferocious look: "I...I don't dare!"

"You are so useless. Not only did you not dare to speak out when others were making up stories about your master, but you didn't even come back to say anything. Tell me, who said that?"

"Yes, it was Hongxiu in the eldest young lady's room who was talking to someone." Yingtao said in a low voice.

Xiang Tao turned around angrily and went to find Qiao Xi.

"Sister Qiao Xi, these people are too lawless. They should tear her mouth apart."

Qiao Xi was also very angry, but she was calm and composed, unlike Xiang Tao who would explode at any moment.

"We need to report this to the Second Young Madam. If we allow the rumor to spread, it will intensify and even make something that didn't exist become true."

Qiao Xi made up her mind and went to knock on the door.

"Come in." Ye Jiayao's work was going more and more smoothly, and she came up with a good idea, so she was in an extremely happy mood.

When Qiao Xi entered the room, she first took a look at the west side room. She saw the prince was reading official documents, so she walked to the second young lady and whispered something in her ear.

Ye Jiayao slowly put down her pen, got off the bed, put on her shoes, and went to the ear room.

"Cherry, tell me what happened in detail." Ye Jiayao was very calm, but from her sharp eyes and serious expression, it could be seen that she was extremely angry.

Even a clay man still has some earthy temperament. She has tolerated it again and again, but they are getting worse and worse.

Cherry gritted her teeth and told the story again: "…When they saw me walking over, they stopped talking, but I heard it all, I heard it clearly."

Okay! Hongxiu, right? She believed that this conversation definitely did not start with Hongxiu, but she would pick them out one by one. If she didn't give those bitches a few slaps in the face, she wouldn't be named Ye.

Damn it, if the tiger doesn’t show its power, do you think I’m a sick cat?

"Who was there at the time?"

A quarter of an hour later, all these people were brought before Mrs. You by Ye Jiayao.

Ye Jiayao knelt down in front of Youshi, tears in her eyes, and she was so sad and angry that she could hardly control herself.

"Mother, I can tolerate other things you said about me. A harmonious family brings prosperity. But I cannot tolerate these words. This is not only about my personal reputation, but also about Chunyu's reputation and the reputation of the Marquis's mansion. Please make the decision for me." You's hands were shaking with anger: "Jinxuan, get up first. Mother Sun, go call Mingxiu and Hongxiu."

Mrs. Qiao was coaxing her child to sleep when Mother Sun came to call her. Mrs. Qiao hurriedly handed the child to the wet nurse and took Hongxiu to the upper room.

As soon as she entered the room, Qiao was stunned for a moment. What happened? The second brother's wife was wiping tears, and several maids were kneeling below.

When Hongxiu saw the person kneeling on the ground, her face turned pale.

"Mother, you called me?" Qiao stepped forward timidly and bowed.

You glared at her with a look as sharp as a knife, which made Qiao's heart beat fast. She quickly reflected on whether she had done anything wrong recently.

Yu said coldly, "Stand aside for now. I will settle the score with you after I have finished asking questions."

"Hongxiu, kneel down." Yu Shi shouted sternly.

Hongxiu's legs went limp and she knelt down.

"You are such a bad mouth. You are plotting against your master behind his back. What crime should you be punished for?"

Hong Xiu knew she couldn't deny it anymore, so she kowtowed repeatedly: "I deserve to die, I won't dare to do it again..."

"Tell me, who taught you this?"

Qiao was shocked. She knew what her mother-in-law was referring to. It must be the day when she took Hongxiu to Zhou's house and Zhou said bad things about her second brother's wife and Hongxiu heard it. She immediately felt a chill down her spine.

Hongxiu looked at Qiao timidly.

Qiao asked anxiously, "Why are you looking at me? What did you say?"

Hongxiu didn't dare to point at Qiao, after all, she was her master.

"Hurry up and tell me, or I'll beat you to death." Yu was really angry. She believed that the second son's wife was not such a person, and this kind of scandal was unforgivable no matter whose family it happened in.

Hong Xiu was so frightened that she was shaking. She said tremblingly, "I heard it from the Third Madam."

"When, where, and who?" Youshi pressed the question. She had long expected that it was the bitch Zhou who was causing trouble. Zhou had suffered a great loss at the hands of the second son's wife, and had been harboring evil intentions.

Hongxiu's tears fell as she looked at the eldest young lady hesitantly.

Mrs. Qiao also knelt down: "Mother, this is all my daughter-in-law's fault. It's my daughter-in-law's fault."

Yu Shi almost vomited blood and gnashed her teeth as she asked, "You are involved too?"

Mrs. Qiao had been married for many years and had never seen Mrs. You speak so harshly. She was terrified and cried aggrievedly, "I didn't say anything bad about my second brother and sister-in-law. It was my third aunt who said that. I even said a few words in their defense, but Hongxiu heard it and started gossiping about it outside. It's because I didn't discipline my people well enough. I am willing to be punished."

After dealing with official documents, Xia Chunyu stretched and prepared to rest. He walked out of the study, but found that Yaoyao was not in the room. A half-finished gift list was still on the low table. He called Yingtao, but it was Xiangtao who came in.

"Where's the Second Young Madam?"

Xiangtao pouted and started crying.

Xia Chunyu frowned: "Why are you crying for no reason?"

Xiang Tao sobbed, "The Second Young Madam took Yingtao and Sister Qiao Xi to see the Madam."

"Did the Madam send the Second Young Madam there?"

"No..." Xiangtao cried and shook her head.

"Can you please speak properly?" Xia Chunyu became impatient.

Xiang Tao said, "My Lord, you must seek justice for the Second Young Madam. Someone in the mansion is plotting against her."

Xia Chunyu's eyes turned cold: "What have you planned?"

"They said that the Second Young Madam and the Third Young Master were having an affair, and the Second Young Madam was furious, so she took some people to look for the Madam."

Not only was the Second Young Lady furious, Xia Chunyu was also furious. Who the hell dared to make up such nonsense? Did they think he was dead?
When Zhou heard that Youshi was looking for her, she was very reluctant and came over slowly.

As soon as she entered the room, she complained: "Sister-in-law, it's already so late, if you have anything to say, can't you say it tomorrow..."

When she saw the situation in the room, she swallowed the rest of her words in her throat. She felt weak in her heart, but she quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "Hey, what are you doing? It's the middle of the night, and you're making such a big noise."

When Ye Jiayao saw Zhou, the anger in her heart rushed to her head.

"Aunt San, which eye of yours saw me seducing my uncle? Tell me clearly today, otherwise, I will never let you go." Ye Jiayao said sternly.

Zhou sneered, "Mrs. Chunyu, what the hell are you doing? When did I ever say that you seduced my uncle? This can't be true, and it can't be false. Do you need me to say anything about it?"

"Haven't you said enough? My sister-in-law has admitted it, and you are still quibbling. It's true that the lowest people are invincible." Ye Jiayao was furious and didn't care whether you were her elder or not.

Zhou's expression changed: "Who are you scolding? You are really born by your mother but not taught by her. You have no rules at all."

"You have a mother who gave birth to you and raised you, but she raised you to be such a greedy person. You gossip all over the place and stir up trouble, hoping that the world will not be in chaos. If I were your mother, I would have strangled you to death with a belt to prevent you from embarrassing yourself everywhere." Ye Jiayao retorted.

(End of this chapter)