Chapter 241 Fear

You Shi asked her to stand up, but Ye Jiayao refused to do so. She spread her sleeves and knocked her forehead to the ground, saying in a sad and helpless voice: "What I just said is just my own conjecture. I feel very uneasy about speculating about my own family. I hope mother will punish me."

Although the disaster was avoided and Youshi would not pursue the matter any further, she was also very clear that Youshi did not like her scheming like this, especially since she took advantage of Qiaoshi, Chunyu's mother. If she wanted to spend her whole life with Chunyu, she could not ignore Youshi's opinion of her, so she sincerely confessed her crime.

Punishment? You Shi felt disappointed. Although the second daughter-in-law was scheming against her family out of self-preservation, and her thoughts were so meticulous and scheming that even she couldn't match them, which did make her unhappy, she knew that Liuli was so proud and arrogant. Because she was pregnant, she was treated like a treasure by everyone. If she suddenly said that the child was not alive, according to Liuli's temper, she would really do something to shirk responsibility, and all signs showed that Liuli was ready to do so...

If this really came true, it would be a great shock to the Marquis's Mansion. If this disaster fell on the second son's wife, she would inevitably be charged with the crime of harming her sisters-in-law. In the lightest case, she would be expelled from the family. In the worst case, it would depend on the Queen Mother's mood. If it fell on Mingxiu, the child in Mingxiu's belly would also be buried with her.

When Youshi thought of this, she couldn't help but cover her chest, feeling a pang of pain.

She could understand the second daughter-in-law's difficulties. Anyone could tell her that there was something wrong with Liuli's child, except the second daughter-in-law. Because of the festival that year, everything the second daughter-in-law said was wrong. Even if she didn't scold her, Liuli would resent her, and this knot would be even harder to untie.

Besides, the second son's wife never harmed anyone in this matter from beginning to end. Instead, she avoided a disturbance in a roundabout way.

"This matter ends here. What you say today must not be heard by anyone else." Yu Shi ordered.

Ye Jiayao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she had passed the test, and quickly responded.

"Get up!"

Ye Jiayao then stood up.

Yu looked at her and asked, "Why did you argue with Liuli before?"

Ye Jiayao smiled bitterly: "My third sister-in-law was angry, and my wife didn't argue with her. She said she didn't want to see my wife. My wife was afraid that her emotional excitement would be bad for her health, so she had to come out."

You thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. You don't have to go over during her menstrual period. I'll let Madam Sun go over to take care of her. However, I hope you can pay more attention to her diet. I'm not asking you to do it yourself. Please ask the doctor what to pay attention to and I'll make the arrangements for you."

"Yes." Ye Jiayao agreed. As long as she didn't have to look at Liuli's face, getting some food would be a piece of cake.

"No, you just go to Liuli's place every day. If she doesn't want to see you, then don't see her. Your food and drink should still be left to Zhou Xing's family." Yu Shi suddenly changed her mind.

Ye Jiayao was stunned for a moment and replied yes.

"You can leave first!" Yu waved her hand tiredly.

As soon as Ye Jiayao left, You Shi could no longer hold on and collapsed. Mother Sun quickly supported her: "Madam..."

Yu tightly grasped Madam Sun's hand and said in a trembling voice, "Madam Sun, I am so frightened that I broke out in a cold sweat!"

Mother Sun's hands and feet were cold, and she advised, "It's all over. It was just a false alarm. Madam, don't think too much about it."

You Shi was sad: "How could I not think too much, it's too scary, I thought Liuli had changed, who knew..."

Madam Sun said, "The Third Young Madam is young after all. When faced with such a situation, it is inevitable that she will be at a loss. Maybe someone close to her gave her a bad idea. Madam, why don't you take this opportunity to arrange two reliable maids to go over and keep an eye on it so that you can rest assured."

Youshi nodded and said, "That's right. She's so young, but she's already learned all the dark tricks in the palace. If I don't keep an eye on her, and something goes wrong again, it will be a misfortune for our family."

"Madam, please forgive me for being nosy. You should let go of your prejudice against the Second Young Madam. Although she is scheming and deep-minded, she has a good heart. She is resourceful when she uses her scheming in the right way. She could have cleared herself and just stayed away from the blame, but she went to remind the First Young Madam and then told us through her. If it were me, I might not be as thorough as she is." Mother Sun said in a gentle voice.

"Besides, she will be in charge of the household affairs in the future. If she doesn't have some scheming and some powerful means, she won't be able to be controlled."

After hearing what Grandma Sun said, Mrs. You's dissatisfaction with Ye Jiayao gradually faded away. She sighed and said, "I'm just worried about her health. Although Imperial Doctor Li said that her health has improved, it's still unknown how much better it is. It would be a pity if she doesn't have any children."

Sun Madam smiled and said, "Madam, you are worrying too much. If the Second Young Madam really has no children, then why not let the son born by a concubine be born under her name in the future?" Youshi smiled bitterly. A child born by a concubine is always different from one's own. If she puts herself in Chunli's shoes, she can't treat him equally. It's good enough that she didn't lose in terms of etiquette.

The matter was forgotten and Mother Sun moved to Liuli Courtyard to take care of Liuli and Xiaoyue. She used the excuse that the maids around Liuli were not taking good care of her, so she sent several of them back to the palace and arranged for several maids from the mansion to take over.

Liuli didn't like this arrangement. This was her territory, so how could she allow others to be around her? She secretly wanted the Queen Mother to help her make a decision. But this time the Queen Mother didn't agree with her, and instead asked her to follow Youshi's arrangements. Liuli was upset again.

In fact, the empress dowager was also powerless. The previous people were all sent by her, including the palace maids, imperial kitchens and imperial doctors. The arrangements were very thoughtful. Who would have known that such a thing would happen? That day, Youshi came to see her and scolded all the servants severely in front of her. Although no one word was directed at her, they were all her people. How could she intervene again?
As for the rumors, Liuli asked Xiaoya to investigate, but everyone in the mansion kept silent and nothing could be learned. Little did she know that Youshi had already issued a gag order, and anyone who mentioned this matter again would be severely punished.

Everything was really going wrong and Liuli was in a terrible mood, but she believed that the person who exposed this must be someone with the surname Ye, and she hated him even more.

Ye Jiayao followed Youshi's instructions and went to see Liuli every day. Liuli would sometimes see her and sometimes pretend to be resting and didn't want to be disturbed. Anyway, she had been there and her feelings were there. As for what Liuli thought, she didn't care.

Despite Grandma Sun's careful care, the lady's frequent visits to greet her, Chunfeng's extra gentleness and consideration for her, and no one in the mansion dared to talk about her miscarriage, Liuli's mental state was very bad and her temper was extremely bad.

So, one day, Youshi came, dismissed the attendants, closed the door, and had a long talk. No one knew what they talked about in detail, but all we know is that after Youshi left, Liuli cried again, and then she behaved herself.

The storm seemed to have disappeared and the mansion returned to its former tranquility.

The Dragon Boat Festival soon arrived, and the wedding date of Aruan and the third prince was set, which was on the Chinese Valentine's Day.

Ye Binghuai wrote to her, hoping that Jin Yao and Zhong Yuan would return to Yangzhou to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Ye Jiayao was more than happy to do so, so she prepared some gifts and asked Song Qi to send the two of them on board.

During Liuli's miscarriage, Jin Yao was relatively well behaved because Qiao Xi kept a close eye on her and did not cause any trouble for her. It was really the blessing of the Bodhisattva.

However, Fang Minrui did not go back because his home was far away and there were only three days of vacation in the Imperial College. He wrote a letter to say hello to his family and stayed in Jing'an Marquis Mansion to study hard with Chun Guo.

Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, there will be a large-scale dragon boat race on the Qinhuai River. At that time, the emperor will come to watch with the empress, concubines and princes.

As a result, Chunyu, a second-class guard, had no time to accompany Ye Jiayao to watch the dragon boat race. He had to accompany the emperor and perform his duty as a guard.

Princess Aruan was given a seat on the Wanghu Tower because of her noble status. Aruan hoped that Ye Jiayao could accompany her, so she just mentioned this little wish to the Queen and asked for a seat for Ye Jiayao.

Ye Jiayao was not in the mood. She didn't want to sit with a bunch of nobles. She didn't want to be free at all. She might as well watch it in her own heaven! She could make as much noise as she wanted, and she could also gamble to liven up the fun. However, it was hard to refuse A Ruan's kindness, so Ye Jiayao had to agree.

Since she was going, she couldn't go empty-handed. Ye Jiayao made a lot of flower cakes, pastries, and various sweet and salty rice dumplings the day before and took them with her to please the emperor and to advertise Tianshangju. What advertising effect could be better than getting praise from the royal family?

Ye Jiayao would not miss such a good opportunity.

It is true that after Tianshangju became famous, people flocked to buy whatever it made, for example, rice dumplings, which are made by every household, but the rice dumplings made by Tianshangju are also of very good quality, which makes people jealous. Such an expensive thing is simply robbery, but people just want to give money and are willing to be robbed. Alas... what can we do?

The next day, dozens of beautiful dragon boats had already gathered on the Qinhuai River. The racers of each team were dressed in uniform and began to stretch their muscles. On the water platform, there was a huge drum made of red silk. The shore was already full of people who came to watch, but most of them were focused on the majestic building standing in front of the water platform.

Wanghu Tower, a five-bay building with five floors, is the best place to watch the dragon boat race. This place has been reserved by the royal family for many years. Yellow curtains have been drawn within a hundred meters outside the Wanghu Tower, and guards are guarded in three layers inside and outside. The security is so strict that no outsiders can get close.

Ye Jiayao and A Ruan arrived at Wanghu Tower early and handed all the food they brought to the palace chef for inspection before it could be served on plates for the emperor, princes, and concubines to enjoy.

The two of them sat on the third floor, the fifth floor was for the emperor, empress, concubines and princesses, the fourth floor was for the princes and powerful royal relatives, the third floor was one level lower, and the second floor was for important court officials.

The dragon-drawn and phoenix-drawn sedan chair set out from the imperial palace, accompanied by palace maids, eunuchs, and imperial guards, and headed towards Wanghu Tower in a mighty procession.

Ye Jiayao looked around, searching for Chunyu's figure in the dark crowd, and soon saw Chunyu riding a tall horse, wearing light armor, and standing tall and heroic. He had a calm face and was commanding with confidence, like a great general, and was very eye-catching.

(End of this chapter)