Chapter 302 Cowardly and Stupid
Everyone knows that Xiaoya is just here to be a scapegoat, but Liuli refuses to admit it, and Xiaoya takes all the responsibility, so it's really hard for others to say anything.

Seeing Youshi's gloomy and depressed face, Ye Jiayao almost vomited blood. She retorted, "You acted on your own? I didn't expect that a maid like you would have such great power and could order the imperial physician to obey your orders. Who are you trying to fool?"

She could no longer tolerate Liuli and would never tolerate it again.

No one can tolerate having someone who is deliberately trying to harm them stay by their side.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoya cried and said, "It was I who falsely conveyed the princess's will. Really, I just wanted to help the princess, but I didn't expect that doing so would harm the princess..."

Ye Jiayao choked. It seemed that Xiaoya was determined to protect Liuli. It was really unexpected that for someone like Liuli, there would be someone willing to do this for her.

Liuli felt mixed emotions. She was also surprised that Xiaoya would take the blame. Should she be thankful? But why was she so sad?
However, she ultimately chose to remain silent, a silence filled with grievance.

But no one thought that she was really wronged at the moment, especially Chunfeng. He had lived with Liuli for nearly a year, so how could he not know what kind of personality Liuli had? She was of noble status and willful, and all her subordinates were trembling with fear and obeying orders. Who dared to make their own decisions?

If she was wrong, she was wrong. If she could admit her mistake openly, perhaps she could still retain a little good impression in Chunfeng's heart, but she chose to sacrifice Xiaoya, the most capable and closest maid around her, and completely destroyed the good impression of her in Chunfeng's heart.

Mrs. You's face was as white as ice, and her voice was as deep as water: "Okay, since Xiaoya confessed that she was the one who colluded with Li Yuyi to murder the Crown Prince and the Second Young Madam, she is yours, so I will leave her to you to deal with. Tell me, should we deal with her according to the palace rules or according to the rules of our Jing'an Marquis Mansion?"

In the palace, such behavior is punishable by death, and beating to death is a light punishment.

Although the Marquis' Mansion is tolerant, it will definitely not tolerate such evil behavior. They will punish the person with fifty strokes of the cane and hand him over to a matchmaker to be sold. As for where he will be sent, it will definitely not be a good place.

Liuli's eyes flashed with surprise, and immediately filled with tears. She looked at Xiaoya with hesitation, and she couldn't bear it. Her lips trembled, and after a long time she whispered and tried to plead for Xiaoya: "Xiaoya was confused for a moment..."

Youshi interrupted her rudely and sternly: "You were confused for a moment, and your maid was confused for a moment. You both were confused for a moment and took someone's life. If you are confused again, will all of us still be alive? We must punish them severely and show no leniency."

This time, Chunfeng said decisively: "Liuli is from the Marquis' Mansion, so she should be dealt with according to the rules of the Marquis' Mansion."

Then he called Lin Kun's family and said, "Drag him out, give him fifty strokes of the cane, and hand him over to the matchmaker to be exiled."

Since Liuli is his wife, he should be the one to do the evil thing and not make things difficult for his mother and sister-in-law.

Lin Kun's wife glanced at the lady, who raised her chin slightly, indicating that she should do as the Third Young Master ordered.

When Xiaoya stepped forward, she had prepared for the worst, whether it was a death sentence or a life sentence. She kowtowed to the princess with tears in her eyes, choking and saying, "Princess, I can't serve you anymore, please take care of yourself..."

Liuli's tears surged, and her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. Xiaoya was the servant who had served her the longest. Others were driven away after serving her for only a few days. Only Xiaoya stayed with her all the time and often advised her not to play tricks on others and not to go against Ye Jinxuan. But she refused to listen, and ended up in such a miserable situation today. Chunfeng didn't want her anymore, and everyone in the Marquis' Mansion regarded her as a vicious person. Now even Xiaoya, who was closest to her, was convicted because of her...

She planned to take revenge on Ye Jinxuan, but she was unharmed. Instead, she turned a disaster into a blessing and became the mistress of the house.

Who was she taking revenge on? Herself...

Watching Xiaoya being taken away by Lin Kun's family, Liuli still didn't have the courage to tell the truth.

Chunli and Qiao looked at each other. They were not present during the previous big conflict in the mansion and felt disappointed. But now that they saw it with their own eyes, they felt terrified.

Liuli is so scary...

Ye Jiayao was very unwilling. Today, she came with the determination to fight to the death, but in the end, Liuli escaped.

She looked at Liuli, who was on the verge of collapse, coldly and said, "I admire Xiaoya a little bit. She is a little confused, but at least she has one thing to recommend her, loyalty. What about you? What do you have?"

Liuli was immersed in great sadness. Yes, what did she have? What else did she have? In the eyes of others, she was a vicious person, deserted by everyone. Even she hated her own cowardice. What else did she have?
Ye Jiayao continued to deal a heavy blow: "You are arrogant and selfish, but cowardly and stupid. You have no responsibility and you hurt others but ultimately hurt yourself because you never understand the meaning of a person's existence, which is to be needed, not to be despised. You will only create trouble for those around you and hurt those who care about you the most. Zhao Liuli, you are such a failure."

After saying this, Ye Jiayao knelt down and bowed to Youshi: "Mother, I am in a bad mood today and I really can't eat anymore, so I'll take my leave first."

You Shi also glanced at Liuli with disdain, then stood up and said, "I can't eat either. Those who like it can continue to eat. Jinxuan, come with me."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left, Chunfeng also left with a gloomy face, Liuli hurriedly followed, leaving only Chunli and Qiao.

Mrs. Qiao looked at the table full of dishes: "What should we do? Should we still eat?"

Chunli picked up the chopsticks and said, "Of course I'll eat it. It would be a waste if I didn't." Ye Jiayao followed You into the house.

Youshi's mood could only be described as terrible. She said sadly, "Liuli is really hopeless. I am completely disappointed in her. I know you are very angry, and I am angry too. However, with Xiaoya supporting her and the Queen Mother protecting her, we can't do anything to her."

Previously, in Youshi's understanding, it was just a disagreement between the two sisters-in-law, and she wanted to bring them together to resolve the misunderstanding between them. But now she no longer thinks so, because their disagreement has endangered Chunyu, and the nature is completely different. Therefore, she can only choose one of the two daughters-in-law.

Of course, there was no way she would choose Liuli.

Ye Jiayao's eyes were cold: "Mother, for Liuli, Chunfeng is what she cares about the most. Now, Chunfeng is extremely disappointed in her, and she has lost Xiaoya. Her life will not be easy. We don't need to punish her for anything."

Youshi said, "Are we just going to let it go? Who knows if Chunfeng will be coaxed back by Liuli's tears?"

Grandma Sun said, "Madam, don't you understand the temper of the Third Young Master? When he wants to be good to someone, he is willing to do so with all his heart. But once he feels that the person is not worthy, he can be very hard-hearted."

Youshi sighed with regret: "It's just a pity for Chunfeng, this child is really a sin..."

Ye Jiayao was not so optimistic. Sometimes, emotions were irrational. However, she was not afraid of Liuli. Liuli was now in the Marquis' Mansion and had a bad reputation in the palace. Who would stand up for her? The maids Liuli brought with her were all sent away by Youshi. Xiaoya was also punished today. Who else could be trusted around her? Who would listen to her orders? Liuli was now just a bird with broken wings and a crab without feet. She could neither fly nor lie flat. If she wanted to deal with her, it would take only a few seconds. It depended on her mood.

As for Chunfeng, he is indeed pitiful, a broken burden that is hard to get rid of.

Look, if Chunfeng is really in too much pain, then she will find a way to help him solve this burden. Everything depends on Chunfeng's own wishes.

Xia Chunyu came back very late today. He first analyzed various possibilities with Xiao Jing and several of Helian Xuan's confidants. They could not provoke a war first and could only take precautions before it happens. Then he went to see the prince. Finally, they agreed to send an urgent notice of Helian Xuan to be vigilant, and to secretly keep an eye on the movements of those in Prince Yu's core circle. Anything, as long as it starts, will leave clues to follow.

Only after making arrangements that he thought were appropriate did Xia Chunyu return home.

As soon as he got home, the doorman told him to go to the upper room, saying that the lady and the second young mistress had been waiting for him.

Xia Chunyu still thought that Yaoyao had told his father and mother about the affairs of the Helian family, and he felt a little resentful. Things were still unclear, so wasn't it a waste of their worry?

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the upper room, You asked him to sit down, and the doctor and pharmacist from Renhe Hall came to feel his pulse.

"Mother, what are you doing?" Xia Chunyu felt puzzled.

He is in good health, why is he sick?

Ye Jiayao said: "Just cooperate, and you will know in a moment."

Although she had asked the pharmacist and was told that such a dosage would not cause any serious consequences, she was still worried. Yu Shi was also worried and wanted to ask a doctor to come and check it out in person. Naturally, she agreed.

Xia Chunyu felt uneasy, but seeing that his mother and Yaoyao were both very nervous, he could only endure the confusion in his heart.

The doctor and the pharmacist took turns feeling the patient's pulse. After a long while, they exchanged opinions and said, "The prince should be fine. There won't be any impact."

Yu asked worriedly, "Are you sure?"

The pharmacist said: "The prince has a lot of yang energy in his body. If it were an ordinary person, it would be hard to say."

Yu-shi stroked her chest, heaved a long sigh, and consoled herself by saying, "That's good, that's good."

"Mother, what's going on?" Xia Chunyu couldn't help but ask.

You called the steward Zhong and asked him to send the two doctors out.

Ye Jiayao then said, "Do you remember that my sister-in-law sent me a bag of cordyceps?"

Xia Chunyu nodded: "Remember, you also asked people to stew various soups for me to drink."

"I learned a while ago that the thing was not sent by my sister-in-law, but Liuli asked my sister-in-law to send it. I became suspicious and asked Xiangtao to take the remaining Cordyceps sinensis to the doctor for examination. Today, the pharmacist of Renhetang came back, and I went there in person. Only then did I know that the Cordyceps sinensis was injected with a kind of medicinal powder, which is an extremely cold medicinal powder." Ye Jiayao said.

(End of this chapter)