Chapter 274 Ye Jiayao's Counterattack
Ye Jiayao didn't sleep well that night. The conspiracy had been exposed, but she didn't intend to let it go. The consequence of tolerance would be to give the evildoers a chance to breathe, and then they would come back and give her a heavier blow. So this time, she would not be tolerant. It was not her style not to fight back and not to take revenge. If you make her angry, be prepared to bear her anger!
She got up as soon as it was daybreak.

Qiao Xi and Xiang Tao came in to help her wash up and brought in breakfast.

Ye Jiayao finished her breakfast leisurely. She saw the two girls winking at each other and hesitating to speak, but she was too lazy to pay attention.

When she opened the door and went out, she saw Chunyu sitting under the eaves, leaning against the pillar. He had stayed outside for the whole night. What was he doing? Did he want to make her feel bad? Why did he do that?
Ye Jiayao forced herself to harden her heart and walked past him without even looking at him.

Qiao Xi followed behind and called out softly, "Master."

Xia Chunyu opened his eyes, rubbed them, saw Yaoyao coming out, and immediately got up and followed her.

At the main door, Song Qizhen brought a carpenter to repair the door that was kicked in last night.

"Second Young Madam..." Song Qi bowed.

Ye Jiayao nodded slightly, walked into the room, and took out the safe from the cabinet.

Xia Chunyu, who followed in, changed his expression, stepped forward, and pressed the safe with one hand: "Yaoyao, what are you going to do?"

Ye Jiayao glared at him coldly: "Why? I can't use the money in here?"

"No, no, I'm just afraid that you will leave." Xia Chunyu shook his head quickly. Not to mention this little money, he wouldn't even blink an eye even if all his belongings were given to her.

Under Ye Jiayao's cold gaze, Xia Chunyu let go of her hand and smiled carefully: "As long as you don't leave."

Ye Jiayao opened the safe and took out several thousand taels of silver notes from it.

Xia Chunyu was horrified. What was Yaoyao going to do with so much money? But he didn't dare to ask.

Ye Jiayao took the banknote, turned her head and looked at the bed that had been made, and said calmly: "Chop up this bed and use it as firewood. Also, take down all the bedding and curtains and burn them too."

Qiao Xi hesitated. She could burn the quilts and other things, but this bed was made of huanghuali wood, and was intricately carved with the words "Fu Lu Shou Xi Wangong" (meaning "fortune, fortune, longevity, happiness and prosperity"). The so-called "Wangong" means that it took several craftsmen tens of thousands of man-hours to make it. The labor cost alone was frighteningly expensive! The Second Young Madam said it could be chopped up, and she felt so distressed that the Second Young Madam didn't feel bad.

Xia Chunyu's mouth twitched as well. This bed was an heirloom. Alas... as long as Yaoyao could calm down, she could tear down the house.

"What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear what the Second Young Madam said?" Xia Chunyu scolded.

Qiao Xi nodded and went to find someone.

Ye Jiayao walked out of the room and said to Song Qi, "Leave the work to others and come with me."

Song Qi didn't even look at the prince, he happily responded and went to prepare the car.

Yingtao came over timidly and asked, "Second Young Madam, Third Young Miss has been making a fuss all night, do you want to send her something to eat?"

Ye Jiayao said coldly: "You won't die if you starve for a few days, Xiangtao, come here."

Xiangtao hurried forward.

"You keep an eye on the person in the woodshed. No one is allowed to approach her and no one is allowed to bring her food. If anyone uses their status to threaten you or try to coax you, you must turn a deaf ear to them. I will take responsibility for everything." Ye Jiayao said.

Xia Chunyu coughed twice in embarrassment. Yaoyao said this to him! He originally thought that Jinyao was innocent. He knew that Jinyao was also involved in the setup. The note was written by Jinyao. What's more, Jinyao took advantage of his drunkenness to seduce him.

Therefore, he would not try to be a good person and should let Jin Yao get the lesson he deserves.

Xiang Tao was very disgusted with the Third Young Lady, and immediately responded loudly: "Second Young Lady, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on it. Not to mention people, even mice, I won't let them in."

As he said this, he raised his chin towards the prince.

Chunyu was upset. What a stupid girl, are you trying to protest against him?
After Ye Jiayao finished giving her instructions, she walked out.

"Yaoyao, where are you going? I'll go with you..." Xia Chunyu followed happily.

Ye Jiayao paused, turned around and glanced at him calmly, then said slowly, "I'm going to have a tryst with my adulterer. Do you want to come with me? Should I bring your sword with me?"

Xia Chunyu was ashamed: "Yaoyao, don't say that. I should go and apologize to Lu Xiaotian."

"If you want to apologize, go ahead and do it yourself. Xiao Jing will send two people over later. It's up to you to decide how to deal with them."

Ye Jiayao said this and walked away without looking back.

Xia Chunyu followed for two steps and then stopped. Forget it, nothing should go wrong with Song Qi following him.

Ye Jiayao went to visit Lu Xiaotian first.

It was the first time she met Lu Xiaotian’s wife, a beautiful and gentle woman.

"Sister-in-law, I'm really sorry about this. I don't know how to express my apology." Ye Jiayao said apologetically.

Mrs. Lu was of course very angry. Her husband was fine when he left home in the morning, but when she saw him again, he was half dead.

Later, when Prince Jing came to arrest someone, she finally knew that there was nothing wrong between them and that the prince of Jing'an had misunderstood. However, she couldn't be so harsh!
"Shopkeeper Ye, let's just let this matter go. However, I hope you won't get too close to Xiaotian in the future. No matter how strong his body is, he can't withstand the punches of the Marquis of Jing'an." Mrs. Lu said coldly.

Ye Jiayao was very embarrassed, but she could understand Mrs. Lu's feelings.

"I'm sorry, this won't happen again."

"If it happens again, will our Xiaotian still be alive?" Mrs. Lu snorted coldly.

Seeing Mrs. Lu's attitude, Ye Jiayao didn't dare to mention going to see Lu Xiaotian. She left the supplements and five hundred taels of silver and said goodbye.

Afterwards, Ye Jiayao went to the training class again and informed Duan Qilin that since Lu Xiaotian would be unable to attend classes for the past few months, she would take over Lu Xiaotian's classes.

Finally, Ye Jiayao went to the countryside to find Mu Qi.

Mu Qi's residence was difficult to find. Ye Jiayao searched for a long time and asked around before she finally found it.

It was just an ordinary farmyard surrounded by a bamboo fence. It was probably bought by Mu Qi for the retirement of her favorite old slaves, but it ended up becoming a refuge for the whole family.

"Is anyone there?" Song Qi went forward and knocked on the door.

Mu Qinchu came out and was stunned when he saw Ye Jiayao.

"What are you here for?"

Ye Jiayao said: "I will find your mother and give her a business."

"Cough cough...Chu'er, who is it..." A cough was heard from inside.

Mu Qinchu motioned Ye Jiayao to wait outside while he went in to report. After a while, he came out and invited her in.

After entering the house, Ye Jiayao looked around. It was so simple here! Didn't Lord Wei say that he would take care of their family? Is this how he would take care of them?
Mu Qi was half leaning on the bed, her face was sallow, and it was obvious that she was unwell.

"Madam Qi." Ye Jiayao bowed slightly as a greeting.

Mu Qi smiled self-deprecatingly: "I am not worthy of this title."

Now she is just a down-and-out village woman.

Ye Jiayao found a chair and moved it to the bed and sat down.

"A few days ago, you went to the Wei residence to argue with them. I heard it all. However, I think Madam Qi should not have any hope for them. As the saying goes, like father, like son. Madam Qi sees Wei Liujiang's character most clearly and has the deepest understanding of him. Lord Wei said that he would take care of you and that he would treat Mu Qinchu as his own son. He was just lying. He was just afraid that you would drag his family down with him."

Mu Qi's expression was complicated: "What exactly do you want to say?"

Ye Jiayao smiled: "Then I won't beat around the bush. What I mean is, you can count on them, but you might as well count on me."

"Rely on you?" Mu Qi was puzzled.

"That's right. Of course I can't exonerate Minister Mu. I don't have that much ability. However, I can still make your life better and worry-free. For example, I can help you open a branch of Tianshangju somewhere else."

Mu Qi's mind moved slightly. In the past, she would not have cared about this benefit at all, but now it was a tempting pie in the sky. However, she was cautious, as there was no free lunch in the world.

"Why are you so kind to help me? I don't remember much friendship between us."

Ye Jiayao smiled faintly: "It's true that we don't have much of a relationship, so I'm not helping you unconditionally."

"What do you want me to do?" Mu Qi was a smart woman. The other party had come from far away, so what he wanted her to do must not be easy.

Ye Jiayao stopped smiling and said sternly, "I want you to report Lord Wei and have Wei Liujiang go back to prison. Wei Liujiang deserves it."

Mu Qi was surprised. Did she really hate Wei Liujiang so much?

"Do you know why Wei Liujiang is okay? It's because Jinrong and Princess Liuli reached an agreement. Jinrong helped Liuli frame me, and Liuli gave Wei Liujiang advice and worked secretly to put all the blame on Lord Mu." Ye Jiayao said in a deep voice.

Hatred was revealed in Mu Qi's cloudy eyes.

"Perhaps Madam Qi is not sure whether Lord Mu really embezzled the money for building the river embankment!"

Mu Qi was surprised and asked, "How do you know?"

Ye Jiayao smiled coldly, "Of course I know. Lord Mu was arrested when he was in court. Until now, you have not been able to meet him. Lord Mu has no place to complain. But I can tell you now that the silver was indeed embezzled by Wei Liujiang, and was stolen by He Xiang, the maidservant beside Jin Rong. The total amount is more than 100,000 taels! Where did he get so much silver? Jin Rong was guilty and didn't even dare to report it to the authorities."

After a pause, Ye Jiayao sighed, "Lord Mu really loves this nephew. He wanted to do him a favor. How could he ask Wei Liujiang for money? In the end, his good intentions became a shackle on his body and a knife on his neck."

Mu Qi was really unsure whether the master had asked for the money before. Now that she knew the truth, she gritted her teeth in hatred: "This ungrateful and ungrateful wolf."

"Jinrong is an ungrateful person. She hurt me once, and I accepted it and endured it. But she doesn't repent and comes to hurt me again without knowing what's good for her. If I let her go again, I deserve it." Ye Jiayao said hatefully.

(End of this chapter)