Chapter 290: Hit Hard
The Queen Mother gnashed her teeth in anger. The Emperor had given up on her. How could the Seventh Prince's mansion be given to Chunyu to live in, and neither could Liuli. If they had just moved out of the mansion when they got married, it would have been fine. But what was the point of moving out now? She was also worried about Liuli and Jinxuan continuing to live under the same roof... Did they really want her to pay for it?

Although she is the queen mother and has no worries about food and clothing, she still receives a salary. To be honest, it is not so pleasing to say that everyone present here is richer than her, yet they want to extort money from her.

Forget it, it was her idea, so she took the blame.

The Queen Mother said angrily, "Then let's fix up the abandoned house. I will subsidize the cost."

Xia Chunyu and Ye Jiayao exchanged glances, and they were of the same mind. Since the Queen Mother was willing to pay for the renovation, then they should do it well. Demolishing and rebuilding is also a renovation! Besides, it was up to them to decide how long the renovation would take. This deal was a good deal.

When the emperor saw the expressions of these two people, the corners of his eyes and mouth twitched, and he deeply felt that the empress dowager was going to fall into a trap this time.

Xia Chunyu asked, "Should we report back after the work is completed, or should the Queen Mother pay for it first? I really can't afford the money right now. My father is even poorer than me, and I can't count on my family."

I have always known that Chunyu is a shameless person, but Ye Jiayao thought that he was only shameless in front of her. I didn't expect that he would be so shameless after he tricked Taihou.

But why is she liking this thick-skinned look more and more?

The Queen Mother felt that if she continued talking to these people, she would be so angry that she would die.

"Chun Yu, why are you complaining to me about your poverty? Since I have agreed, how can I refuse to pay you?" The Queen Mother said unhappily
"No, no, I am really poor. I also want to finish my work and move out as soon as possible, otherwise you will be worried about me dragging the Queen Mother along, right? How about a few tens of thousands of taels of silver first? Then we can get started." Xia Chun was determined to blackmail him. How could he not bleed some money before he could leave?
The emperor was really worried that the queen mother would be angry, so he said slowly: "Chunyu, first figure out how much you need, and then come to me."

As he said this, the emperor glared at her, showing a threatening look.

Xia Chunyu understood what the emperor meant... You better quit while you're ahead!
He had no choice but to stop and stop making things difficult for the Queen Mother.

The emperor sighed secretly: It is not uncommon for the court to grant mansions to capable ministers, but this is the first time that it has caused so much trouble. Never mind, this time Chunyu has suffered a little loss and has to move out for no reason. This should be considered as some compensation!

The matter was finally resolved. Although I was very angry, fortunately the result was satisfactory.

After leaving the palace, Ye Jiayao personally helped the old ancestor onto the carriage, and said guiltily: "Jinxuan has troubled the old ancestor."

As soon as the old ancestor left Ninghe Palace, she regained her kind and gentle look, with a smile in her eyes, but she deliberately said with a stern face: "Silly girl, remember this, I am your grandmother, I have the support of the Queen Mother, although I, an old woman, am useless, I can still support you."

Ye Jiayao was ashamed and couldn't express the gratitude in words.

"Granddaughter has made note of this." It was the first time that she called herself a granddaughter in front of her ancestor. At this moment, she truly regarded this old lady as her own grandmother. She secretly made up her mind that she must be filial to her ancestor in the future.

"Grandfather, I'm here and no one will bully her." Xia Chunyu walked over and hugged Ye Jiayao's shoulders, and assured the grandfather with a shy smile.

The old ancestor gave him a stern look and snorted, "I think you are the only one who can bully her."

Xiaojing told her everything. This time, Chunyu, that idiot, had made Jinxuan suffer a lot.

Ye Jiayao almost burst into tears. My ancestor, you have such a sharp eye that you can see through someone's true face at a glance.

Xia Chunyu said awkwardly: "Grandfather, how can that be possible! It's good enough that she doesn't bully me."

Ye Jiayao glared at him, "Pah! You idiot, how dare you say that? Do you still have a conscience? I've been so sincere to you, and you're still making me angry. Damn it, it seems that the intensity of the rectification is not strong enough, we need to continue to work hard.

Feeling the threat in Ye Jiayao's eyes, Xia Chunyu quickly changed his words: "I am happy to be bullied by her."

The old ancestor couldn't help but laugh at Chunyu's embarrassment. Hey! It's really good to be young. The quarrels between young couples are also a manifestation of their love. After going through the test, they know how important the other person is to them.

However, Xia Chunyu still needed to be warned, so the old ancestor deliberately said with a stern face: "Next time you dare to make a mistake, be careful of the old ancestor's dragon-headed cane."

Xia Chunyu looked at the dragon-headed cane bestowed by the emperor, which was unique to Huai Song, and felt sympathetic. This thing was more useful than the Shangfang sword, and could be used to strike down tyrants and corrupt officials. He hurriedly said, "I dare not..."

The old ancestor then lowered the curtain with satisfaction.

Over there, Yi De was saying goodbye to Youshi and advising her not to take the Queen Mother's words to heart. The Queen Mother was not targeting anyone, she was just protecting her child. The Queen Mother was still very fond of the Marquis of Jing'an's family and was very satisfied with them, otherwise she would not have handed Liuli over to the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion.

Yu Shi forced a smile. Now she didn't think this was a blessing at all. It was too difficult to be the princess's mother-in-law. If she was not careful, she would be scolded by the empress dowager.

After seeing off the Helian family, everyone got on their own carriages and returned home.

In the carriage, Ye Jiayao suddenly remembered that something was wrong. She reached out and touched Chunyu's forehead, then touched her own forehead, and then looked at him in confusion.

Xia Chunyu immediately realized that he had been exposed for pretending to be sick. It was impossible for him to continue pretending to be sick. So, Xia Chunyu changed his way of pretending. He touched his forehead and asked curiously, "Why is the fever gone?"

Yes! Why isn't it burning? Ye Jiayao was asking the same question with her eyes.

Xia Chunyu continued to pretend: "Not only is the fever gone, it's also ice cold. Oh... I guess I was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat, but now I'm fine." Ye Jiayao glared at him angrily, having seen through his pretense. Damn, could this guy have teamed up with Doctor Xiangtao to deceive her? A self-torture trick.

Xia Chunyu raised his chin and said confidently, "Really? If you don't believe me, feel it. It's all sweaty!"

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes. Who wants to touch me? How can you let others touch you when you are sweaty all over?
Forget it, no matter whether he is pretending or not, just for the sake of what he said today, "Count me in as one", I will forgive him for now.

"Try to lie to me again?" Ye Jiayao threatened with her eyes wide open.

Xia Chunyu immediately stopped talking and said honestly, "I don't dare."

Then he smiled playfully: "So, you forgive me?"

"Hmph... I will retain your qualification as Ye Jinxuan's husband for now and wait and see what happens." Ye Jiayao said viciously.

Xia Chunyu was overjoyed, he bowed and imitated the lines in the opera, saying in a strange tone: "Thank you for your tolerance, madam..."

Ye Jiayao directly stuffed the handkerchief in her hand into his mouth, "Asshole, you are flirting without knowing the occasion. Aren't you afraid that Song Qi, who is driving the car outside, will hear it?"
Of course Song Qi heard it, curled his lips, and secretly despised the prince.

A tiger outside and a rabbit at home.

However, this is good, we can finally see the prince being humiliated, it's very satisfying!
After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Chunli supported Chunfeng and waited at the gate. His father, mother and Chunyu Jinxuan had all been summoned by the Queen Mother. The two brothers were really uneasy and wanted to go to the palace to find out the news, but they could not enter the palace without being summoned, so they could only wait at home.

The Marquis looked at Chunfeng, who couldn't stand straight and whose legs were shaking, and felt distressed. He said, "It's okay, go back and rest!"

Everyone is back, so everything is fine, but Liuli is not back...

Chunfeng opened his mouth to ask, but Youshi said coldly, "Liuli will stay in the palace for a few days and will be back."

The Marquis ordered, "Chunli, help your third brother go back to rest. Chunyu, Jinxuan, follow me to the upper room. I have something to say."

The Marquis's serious expression made Ye Jiayao feel a little nervous. She could guess what the Marquis was going to say, which was nothing more than her outrageous behavior in front of the Queen Mother today.

Xia Chunyu tightened his hands on her waist and smiled at her. His deep eyes were as dark as ink, but they contained a reassuring warmth.

It seems to be saying... I'm here, don't be afraid.

Ye Jiayao lowered her eyelids. Well, Xia Chunyu, who was not overwhelmed by jealousy, was still very responsible and considerate.

Following the Marquis and his wife to the upper room, there was no maid to serve them tea or water, and the four of them just closed the door and talked.

The Marquis said with a stern expression: "Jinxuan, do you know your mistake?"

Ye Jiayao pursed her lips and said softly, "My wife knows she is wrong and shouldn't have contradicted the Queen Mother."

Xia Chunyu was eager to protect his wife, and defended her, "It's obviously the Queen Mother who is wrong. She only knows how to protect Liuli and accuse Jinxuan of a crime she doesn't need."

The Marquis glared at him: "Why are you so anxious? I still have to settle accounts with you!"

Xia Chunyu stopped talking in dismay.

Youshi and the Marquis had obviously communicated on the way. Youshi said, "Do you know how worried and anxious the Marquis and I are? We are almost scared to death. You know that the Queen Mother is not easy to get along with and has a prejudice against you. If the old lady hadn't come today, you would have suffered this loss, and the Marquis and I couldn't protect you. You made the Marquis and I feel so uncomfortable. Jinxuan, you have to change your temper. Don't you, such a smart person, know that a wise man should not suffer a loss in front of him?"

Although these words were clearly blaming, they made Ye Jiayao feel warm inside. The Marquis and Mrs. You protected her in every way today. They really treated her as their own family to be able to do this.

"Yes, my wife knows she was wrong and will pay more attention next time."

The Marquis thought that those words were indeed refreshing to hear, but for Jinxuan's sake he still had to say something to her. The Queen Mother was not like the Emperor. Women were all very petty and loved to hold grudges.

The Marquis turned his gaze to Xia Chunyu again: "You too are so bold that you dare to take advantage of the Queen Mother."

Xia Chunyu muttered, "Her granddaughter made a mistake and she wanted to kick Jinxuan and me out. If I don't extort money from her, it would be too easy for her."

The Marquis said, "What do you mean by 'she'? Do you still have any respect for her? She is the Queen Mother."

Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows disapprovingly.

The Marquis patted the armrest of the chair and gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, since the bamboo stick has been knocked, then knock it hard. It doesn't matter if it's too much or too little. You two can go check out the house some other day and do whatever you want with it."

Ye Jiayao and Xia Chunyu were petrified. Did they hear it right? Was this the Marquis who just accused Chunyu of having no reverence?
(End of this chapter)