Chapter 342 A Ruan's Difficulties

Butler Zhong agreed.

"Please take the trouble to go to the Third Young Master's house and ask him to come over immediately. Tell him that something happened at home and I'll be waiting for him. By the way, don't let the Third Young Madam know." Ye Jiayao instructed again.

Although she is the head of the family, she is a woman after all, and the younger brother's sister-in-law. It is not appropriate for a younger brother's sister to scold her elder brother. They can only ask Chunfeng to come and solve the problem. It will also be more convenient for the two brothers to talk to each other.

Xia Chunfeng rushed over when he got the news, and he had already learned the general situation on the way. He was also very angry, thinking that his elder brother was too tactless. At this time, everyone should be cautious, but he came to stir up trouble.

"Second sister-in-law, just tell me what you want me to do." Xia Chunfeng said straight to the point.

Ye Jiayao said, "Brother is still with Cuiyan. I have issued a gag order in the mansion. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible. You go to find brother and tell him that sister-in-law is furious and wants to go back to her parents' home. If the matter gets out of hand and the people in the Censorate know about it, brother should know what the result will be. Let brother come back first and calm the person down. When father and mother come back, they will make the decision themselves."

Xia Chunfeng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be there right away."

He stood up and left.

Ye Jiayao asked anxiously, "Wait, Liuli doesn't know about what's going on at home, right?"

Chun Feng said: "She doesn't know I came out, but she will definitely ask when she returns. Don't worry, I will handle it and won't let her know."

Ye Jiayao opened her mouth, wanting to say that she couldn't hide it from Liuli, she would definitely know, but she decided not to say anything: "Thank you for your hard work."

"You are too polite, sister-in-law. I am a member of this family. What happens in this family is also my business."

With Chunfeng's help, Ye Jiayao felt relieved. Fortunately, she had taken a nap with the ancestor before, otherwise she would not be able to hold on now.

After washing up, Ye Jiayao sat in bed and read Zhong Yuan's letter.

The content was nothing more than a thank you, thanking her for her timely help. Ye Binghuai cancelled the engagement between Jin Yao and the prefect's stupid son. However, this made the prefect very unhappy, but he believed that with the support of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, the prefect could not do anything to Ye Binghuai...

He also reported that he was safe and sound, saying that he was doing well in the mountains and that he had not fallen behind in his studies. The mountains were quiet and a good place to study. Finally, he asked her if she wanted to go back to attend Ye Binghuai's wedding...

After reading the letter, Ye Jiayao was filled with emotion. Ye Binghuai, this scumbag, finally gave birth to a son who was not only not a scumbag but also very outstanding.

Jin Yao's engagement was cancelled, but she couldn't care less about who Ye Binghuai would marry her to in the future.

As for Ye Binghuai's marriage, haha, he had to postpone it even if he didn't want to, because it was because he happened to be in a national mourning!

After closing the letter, Ye Jiayao lay down. She was very tired, but couldn't fall asleep. She wondered if Chunfeng could persuade her brother to come back. Where was Chunyu now?

I was thinking about a lot of things in my mind, and I don’t know how much time had passed before Xiangtao knocked on the door and came in, saying that the eldest master had returned home.

Only then did Ye Jiayao fall asleep peacefully.

The next day, Ye Jiayao got up as soon as the Yin hour arrived. She had no choice but to go to the palace at the Mao hour. She had not yet done the emperor's request to invite Madam Rong, so she could only squeeze out this little time to visit Madam Rong.

Before leaving, he told Butler Zhong that if there was any important matter at home, he should go to the palace to find Prince Jing, who would pass on the message.

Ye Jiayao felt that Madam Rong would not agree. Someone who had stayed in a nunnery for so many years would definitely not like the complicated interpersonal relationships, strict rules, and conspiracies in the palace.

If things go wrong, this task will eventually fall on her.

As expected, Mrs. Rong declined tactfully. The reason was simple: she was not suitable for the palace.

Ye Jiayao didn't want to make things difficult for her. It was just an idea she came up with temporarily to resolve the crisis. Alas, she had to solve the problem she had caused herself.

Ye Jiayao felt that she must have been lazy for several lifetimes, so she had to finish all the things accumulated in several lifetimes in this life.

Or maybe I didn't make good use of the time when I traveled through time, and ended up living a life of hard work.

There is no other way, just bear with it!

Arriving at Ninghe Palace, Ye Jiayao discovered that there were fewer people coming today. Zhu said, "They all fell ill."

Ye Jiayao nodded sympathetically. He was probably really sick. There were not many people like the old ancestor who were qualified to pretend to be sick.

"Are you still holding on? I see you don't look well." Zhu asked with concern.

Ye Jiayao thought to herself, how could someone who is busy from morning till midnight and severely sleep deprived look good?
"It's okay, maybe it's because I didn't sleep well." Ye Jiayao said.

"What happened yesterday? Didn't the Queen summon you? Then the Crown Princess brought people to look for you everywhere. I wanted to ask you yesterday, but I just didn't find the opportunity."

"Ah? Oh... at that time the Crown Princess happened to want to talk to me about something, and it has been resolved." Ye Jiayao evaded the question. The fewer people who knew about what happened yesterday, the better.

Zhu saw that she was just being perfunctory and smiled faintly: "If you need my help, just let me know."

"Yes, of course. We are very close." Ye Jiayao smiled.

As he was speaking, he heard the eunuch announce: "Prince Yu, Princess Yu is here..."

Ye Jiayao stopped to look, only to see Prince Yu and A'ruan coming together. When passing in front of Ye Jiayao, Prince Yu even nodded slightly at her as a greeting.

Ye Jiayao also bowed as a return gesture. Ah Ruan whispered to Prince Yu, "I want to say a few words to Sister Yaoyao."

Prince Yu did not comment and went into the palace first.

Zhu said tactfully, "I'll go in first, and you guys should come in earlier, the ceremony is about to begin."

Only Ye Jiayao and A Ruan were left. A Ruan said, "Let Deng Haichuan go back!"

"Why?" Ye Jiayao was surprised. She specially sent Deng Haichuan to protect A Ruan. It might be an exaggeration to say "protection". Deng Haichuan didn't have that ability. At least, she could know A Ruan's situation in time.

Ah Ruan looked embarrassed: "Lin has instigated Prince Yu about this matter a lot, and the Imperial Concubine specifically explained this matter last night... I don't know why she brought this up for no reason."

"I understand, but, in this way, what if you have any difficulties..." Ye Jiayao knew that this was definitely not what Aruan meant. Concubine Shu suddenly mentioned Deng Haichuan, maybe it was related to what happened yesterday. That play was probably directed by Concubine Shu. The conspiracy failed, and Concubine Shu was annoyed.

"Don't worry, I will be careful, and you should be careful too." A Ruan said.

Ye Jiayao was helpless: "If you have any difficulties, you must tell me. I don't care if you are Princess Yu or not. In my heart, you are just A Ruan, my good sister. Not only me, but also Xiao Jing will help you without hesitation."

Ah Ruan nodded with emotion: "I feel the same way."

A Ruan didn't dare to stay any longer and left in a hurry.

Ye Jiayao was stunned for a moment and then entered the hall.

After howling for a while, Ye Jiayao found the Crown Princess and told her about Madam Rong. Of course, she would not say that Madam Rong had refused. She just said that Madam Rong was frightened by the arson attack on the training class and had been in a bad mental state.

The Crown Princess said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."

Afterwards, the Crown Princess went to the Queen to get a badge so that Ye Jiayao could enter the palace and the imperial kitchen more conveniently.

There is one advantage of getting this job, which is that she has a legitimate reason not to stay in the hall and howl like a ghost. In addition, the queen assigned an aunt who used to serve the empress dowager and has a certain status to Ye Jiayao, so she doesn't have to worry about Ye Jiayao wherever she goes.

When they arrived at the imperial kitchen, the chief steward had already received the imperial decree and prepared a separate stove for Ye Jiayao, and also assigned several assistants.

Lu Yiming came over to say hello.

"Shopkeeper Ye, I heard you want to make vegetarian meals?"

This made Lu Yiming a little curious. Vegetarian cuisine was the specialty of their Lu family. The Lu family's vegetarian cuisine shop was a century-old brand. Who else in Jinling City could compete with the Lu family except Madam Rong? Was Ye Jinxuan really an all-rounder?

Ye Jiayao seldom cooks vegetarian meals. It was only after attending several classes taught by Mrs. Rong that she gained a certain understanding of vegetarian meals. However, she believed that cooking was a matter of one thing and one skill would lead to another. As long as one understood the ingredients and how to match them, one could create all kinds of delicious food.

However, in front of the vegetarian expert, Ye Jiayao was still very humble.

"Let's give it a try. Actually, I don't know how to do it very well. I need Chef Lu to give me some pointers."

Lu Yiming said politely, "No, no, Shopkeeper Ye is an expert in cooking. I need to ask Shopkeeper Ye for more advice."

Ye Jiayao smiled and checked the ingredients, which were all vegetables, fruits, tofu and the like.

After thinking about it carefully, he came up with an idea.

First, wet the bean curd skin with warm water, take a piece of old tofu, mash it, add chopped green onion, chopped ginger, and various seasonings.

When the bean curd skin becomes soft, spread it flat on the chopping board, add the mixed tofu filling, and pinch it into the shape of a fish.

Lu Yiming watched from the side, marveling at the idea. Shopkeeper Ye had so many ideas. He had been cooking vegetarian meals for decades, so why hadn’t he thought of wrapping the bean curd skin into the shape of a fish?
After wrapping the fish, put it into the steamer and steam it until cooked.

Ye Jiayao picked an eggplant of the right size and thickness, washed it, removed the stem, and sliced ​​it into two-thirds of the slice, but never cut it off.

Then fry the whole eggplant in soybean oil until it is 70% to 80% cooked, then remove from the oil and drain.

Take the vegetarian chicken and cut it into thin strips, chop the mushrooms, and cut the green onions into sections.

Fry the vegetarian chicken briefly in oil and place on a plate for later use.

Change the oil pan, put the fried vegetarian chicken, chopped mushrooms, etc. into the pan and stir-fry, then put the fried eggplant into the pan, add various seasonings and simmer, turning the eggplant over in the middle.

After finishing, take out the eggplant and place it on the edge of the plate, forming a dragon shape. Add the remaining vegetarian chicken and chopped mushrooms to the scallions, stir-fry a few times, and place in the middle.

A dish of Panlong eggplant is freshly cooked.

Lu Yiming was dumbfounded. He saw Ye Jiayao took out a carrot and started peeling and digging it. After a while, a lifelike dragon head appeared and was placed on one end of the eggplant. It now looked more like a coiled dragon.

Ye Jiayao started frying the steamed vegetarian fish again.

When the bean curd skin turns golden, remove it immediately and drain the oil. Then stir-fry the pine nuts, prepare the soup, add the fish into the soup and cook it for a while, and then serve when the soup is well-flavored.

Just by looking at the two skills shown by Ye Jiayao, Lu Yiming was convinced and couldn't help feeling a little frustrated. He felt that all these years of cooking vegetarian meals had been in vain. He had conservative ideas and didn't know how to innovate. Ye Jinxuan just used her brain a little and surpassed him.

(End of this chapter)