Chapter 240 See How You Explain
Ye Jiayao sat down, and before she could even take a sip of tea, Qiao Xi came in.

"Second Young Madam, Xiaoya may have gone to ask Madam to come. Third Young Madam has been crying the whole time."

Ye Jiayao said calmly: "Let her go, but it will be troublesome for Madam again."

When You came, Ye Jiayao was standing in the yard, facing Liuli's door. Liuli's sobbing could be heard through the curtain.

"What's going on? Liuli is crying so sadly, and you don't even bother to go in and comfort her." Yu scolded.

Ye Jiayao lowered her head and remained silent.

"You're such a worry. You can't even handle such a small thing." Yu glared at her and walked quickly into the house. Xiaoya took the lead and opened the curtain.

Qiao Xi really wanted to speak up for the Second Young Madam. What did she do wrong? It was obvious that someone had bad intentions. The Madam was too partial.

Ye Jiayao shook her head at her and ordered, "Qiao Xi, go to the inn and tell Princess Aruan that I'm afraid I can't go today. If the princess wants to learn something, ask Jiang Yue to go over there."

Qiao Xi was worried about the Second Young Madam and hesitated to leave: "Can you ask Xiang Tao to pass on the message?"

Ye Jiayao sighed: "You don't want to listen to me?"

Qiao Xi felt embarrassed and had no choice but to kneel down and go to do her job.

Qiao Xi was sent away because she knew the twists and turns here best. Seeing Qiao Xi's indignant look on her face, when the Madam started to scold her later, this girl might not be able to control herself and feel indignant for her. It was better to send her away to avoid contradicting the Madam and making another mistake.

After an incense stick of time, the crying stopped and everything became quiet. After a while, Mother Sun came out with Youshi.

Yu's face seemed to be covered with frost. She walked past Ye Jiayao without stopping, but said coldly: "Follow me."

Ye Jiayao silently followed You into the side room and stood beside her with her head bowed.

Yu had been harboring dissatisfaction with her for a long time, and today she could no longer tolerate it.

"Second son's wife, I always thought you were smart and sensible, but I didn't expect you to be so petty, saying one thing in front of others and another behind their backs." Yu said coldly.

Mother Sun looked at the Second Young Lady with some pity.

The Second Young Madam did do some things inappropriately and failed to appreciate the Madam's good intentions, but what the Madam said was too harsh.

"I should have no objection to my mother's teachings, but I don't dare to bear the accusations she has made." Ye Jiayao spoke respectfully and in a calm tone.

"You dare to talk back? As the second sister-in-law, you should be more caring about your brother's wife who is pregnant, but what about you? You run around Mingxiu diligently, but you wouldn't even set foot here if I hadn't urged you repeatedly. When I asked you to cook something, you also refused. Do you dare to say that you have fulfilled your responsibilities as a sister-in-law? You are so petty that you keep holding on to the past grudges." Yu Shi accused.

"Don't you know that Liuli is sad now? You have never been a mother, and you don't know the pain of losing a child. You should at least see how weak Liuli is now. Even if she loses her temper, you should give in to her. But you, not only don't give in, but also say something to make her angry. She is worth a lot of money. If she gets hurt by you, how many heads will you take the blame for it?" Yu Shi became more and more angry as she spoke, and her breathing became unstable.

Mother Sun quickly rubbed her back to calm her down, and advised: "Madam, please talk to the Second Young Madam slowly, she will listen."

"Will she listen? She has pretended to obey but actually disobeyed more than once or twice. She cares a lot about Princess Aruan, who has nothing to do with her, but her own family members don't care about her." Yu glared at Ye Jiayao.

Ye Jiayao knelt down slowly: "Mother, please calm down and don't get yourself hurt by being angry. That will be my fault."

"Your sins sound good now."

"My wife admits that she deliberately didn't come and deliberately hid away, but has my mother ever thought about why she did this?" Ye Jiayao admitted frankly.

She knew very well that Liuli would definitely find out where the rumor came from. It would not be difficult to trace it back to her. It would be better for her to confess to Youshi early on than to wait until Liuli went to make a false accusation.

When Mrs. You heard her admit it, she became even angrier and said unhappily, "Why don't you explain it to me?" Ye Jiayao looked up at Mrs. You and whispered, "Can we go to mother's room to talk?"

You's face froze, and she stood up and said, "Let's see what you can say." Then she went out, and when she opened the curtain, she really saw Xiaoya standing outside, and she was immediately displeased. Xiaoya was caught eavesdropping by the lady, and she felt embarrassed and panicked, so she quickly stepped aside to make way.

Ye Jiayao followed Youshi to the upper room in the main courtyard. Mother Sun sent the servants away and did not allow anyone to approach within ten steps of the upper room. Then she closed the door.

"You can speak now." Yu said coldly.

Ye Jiayao said, "Mother, I don't mean to say anything about my third sister-in-law. I am indeed wary of her. Mother, you can say that I am mean or petty. I always believe that you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. My third sister-in-law is pregnant. If something goes wrong, and I happen to be by her side, I will be speechless."

"I had originally thought that we would stay at a distance and wait until my third brother's wife gave birth before trying to fix the problem. However, the last time I went to Puji Temple, Master Jiren told my wife that she would have unexpected disasters recently, and asked her to be careful of villains and stay away from them."

You's eyes shone, and her face changed slightly. Master Jiren was the most eminent monk in Huaisong, and his knowledge was unfathomable. I'm sure Master Jiren would not say such shocking words for no reason.

"I didn't know who this villain was. Mother, do you remember that on the night I came back from Puji Temple, my mother was angry because I didn't go to visit my third sister-in-law. Then I went and smelled a strong scent of ambergris mixed with the scent of mugwort in her room. I have always had a keen sense of smell, but I don't know what the etiquette is for pregnant women to fumigate with mugwort. Later, I went to see my eldest sister-in-law and inadvertently mentioned the matter of mugwort. I saw that my eldest sister-in-law's face changed drastically. I asked her, but she didn't say anything. I became suspicious and went to a doctor for advice. Only then did I know the reason."

Yu said expressionlessly, "Since you knew it, why didn't you come and tell me? Instead, you spread rumors in private."

Ye Jiayao smiled bitterly, "Mother has wronged me. Apart from telling my eldest sister-in-law about this matter, I have not told anyone else. I did not even dare to tell Chunyu. As for why I did not tell anyone, I have my own considerations. Imperial Physician Li is a famous doctor in the palace, especially in gynecology. No one can match his medical skills. I thought that with Imperial Physician Li here, he might be able to save the patient. If I were to say something and spread the news, my third brother's wife would definitely be unhappy and I would have angered her for nothing."

"Since I know that my third sister-in-law is pregnant, I dare not set foot in her yard. And Ruan needs a wife right now. She has no other friends in Jinling City. She regards her wife as her confidant, so it is her duty. Of course, I also have some selfish motives. I just want to take this opportunity to avoid trouble."

"You speak very frankly." Yu Shi glared at her, but her eyes were not as sharp as before.

"A daughter-in-law is always a frank person. She knows when to say things that shouldn't be said and when to say them at the wrong time."

"Mother also knows that the day before yesterday, my third sister-in-law said she wanted to eat ice cream. What mother doesn't know is that the day before yesterday, my third sister-in-law invited my wife to come over and talk to her. Mother, you also heard the doctors' diagnosis today. The fetus has been dead in the womb for many days. If my wife is dead now, perhaps mother and I should be kneeling outside Ninghe Palace and taking off our hairpins to apologize."

You Shi gasped, and Mother Sun's face also changed.

"When the time comes, the Queen Mother will punish my daughter-in-law for harboring a grudge and harming her sisters-in-law, and will punish my mother for not managing the household properly and not taking good care of her. As for my third brother's wife's miscarriage, it is not her fault, but the responsibility of my daughter-in-law and even the entire Marquis' Mansion."

Youshi's face darkened. The second son's wife's words were like a bolt of lightning. In fact, as soon as she heard about Liuli fumigating moxa, she knew that things were not good and that they were being dealt with promptly and with lightning speed. This was what she was worried about.

If the fetus could still be saved, it would be understandable for Liuli to keep it secret as she didn't want to worry everyone. However, the fetus had been dead in the womb for many days, and with Li Imperial Physician's medical skills, it was impossible for him not to know about it. And they deliberately kept it secret. Who could guarantee that this was Liuli's idea?
You looked at Ye Jiayao quietly and said slowly, "I'm afraid you knew there was something wrong with Liuli's fetus the moment you smelled the mugwort fragrance, right? You didn't want to take action, so you let Mingxiu spread the news!"

Ye Jiayao knelt down quickly. Youshi was too shrewd to hide it from her. She had to confess: "Mother is wise. I am afraid that my third brother's wife will not be able to start from me. If she has such an idea, she will definitely find another scapegoat. My eldest sister-in-law doesn't know anything about it. What if she gets caught..."

"Humph, your sister-in-law is pregnant and doesn't leave the house, what can she do?"

Ye Jiayao said slowly: "Mother, have you forgotten that Concubine Shu's first child was born because of the Queen's womb..."

Ye Jiayao had to pester Chun Yucai to find out this secret.

You was shocked and shouted, "Shut up."

Mother Sun seemed to remember something: "Madam, do you remember that when you went to visit Third Young Lady the day before yesterday, she joked that we should ask someone from the Imperial Observatory to take a look and see if there was anything wrong with the furnishings and the placement of the beds in this room. It felt like there was always something pressing down on her when she slept at night."

The color on Youshi's face instantly faded away, and she was immediately filled with fear. Although it was almost May, she still felt a chill down her spine. If they really invited people from the Imperial Observatory, wouldn't Liuli be able to say whatever she wanted? And she was kept in the dark, so naturally she put Liuli first. She didn't know what she would do, and she would become a sharp weapon in Liuli's hands.

I have to say, this move is really cruel and chilling.

After a long while, Youshi seemed very tired, as if all the strength in her body had been drained away. She weakly raised her hand and said, "Get up!"

(End of this chapter)