Chapter 372 I’m not done with you
Lin was divorced, Prince Yu apologized in person, and several wives involved were punished and deprived of their imperial edicts. A rumor that was widely spread has now become a taboo topic. Who dares to discuss it? The consequences are obvious.

Yu Shi felt slightly comforted. To deal with such things, it was useless to complain. She had to be ruthless and just go for it, sweeping away all the rumors with the force of thunder.

This time everyone's criticism was directed at Lin, and Liuli escaped unscathed. However, Youshi felt that she should have a good talk with Chunfeng. Keeping such a daughter-in-law would be a disaster sooner or later. Anyway, the Queen Mother was gone now, and the Queen would definitely make the decision for them.

Now, Youshi still has one most important thing to deal with.

Zhou, just wait for me.

In the small kitchen of the second room in the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion, Ye Jiayao stared at Chunyu who was sitting opposite her and savoring steak.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Ye Jiayao asked expectantly.

She has already decided to open a Western restaurant after the mourning period is over. Mrs. Rong's approval gave her confidence. If Chunyu also thinks it's a good idea, then there will be no problem.

Chunyu has always had high requirements for food. As soon as the steak was served, he was attracted by the aroma. Most men are carnivores and like to drink big bowls of wine and eat big chunks of meat. It must be said that the taste of this meat is very delicious.

"The meat is tender and juicy, sweet and tasty, with a long aftertaste. The pepper sauce is spicy and strong. The side dishes are beautiful and light, which just balances the greasiness of the beef. Of course, the beef is not greasy, but it is a meat dish after all, and the combination of meat and vegetables is very reasonable. The key is the soup, which is both appetizing and healthy. It's excellent." Xia Chunyu commented very professionally.

Ye Jiayao laughed: "Do you think there will be a market for this?"

Chunyu smiled and said, "I don't know about others, but Qixuan and Xiaojing must like it. It's just that using both a knife and a fork is a bit strange. Is this really how the Western barbarians eat?"

"Yes, and it is only enjoyed by the nobility. Ordinary people cannot afford it. We Chinese are not used to using knives and forks, but it is not difficult to master. I see you are very comfortable with it after cutting two pieces."

Xia Chunyu said conceitedly: "Of course, your husband, I learn things very quickly."

Ye Jiayao said with a smile: "Just be conceited!"

Xia Chunyu said calmly: "Isn't what I said the truth?"

Ye Jiayao didn't bother to pay attention to him and got back to the point: "Tell me, is there anything else that needs to be improved?"

Xia Chunyu thought for a moment and said, "It would be better if the food was more abundant."

"That's no problem. We will also have cakes and fruits, and wine."

“The wine isn’t strong enough.”

"Then get some fragrant white wine, like Xinghua Village or something like that."

"Yeah, that's right, but rice wine isn't very suitable, it has to be white."

The two of them chatted back and forth, discussing how to make Western steak more suitable for the Chinese taste.

Xiangtao suddenly ran in.

"Master, Second Young Madam, someone saw Madam come back just now. She went back to her room for a while and then left again. It seemed that she went straight to Third Madam."

Ye Jiayao said calmly, "What's the big deal?"

Xiang Tao said: "The problem is that the lady looks very angry."

Ye Jiayao and Xia Chunyu looked at each other in bewilderment. Could it be that their mother was going to find Zhou to bring bad luck?
Xia Chunyu wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, stood up and said, "I'll go check it out, you're home!"

Ye Jiayao said hurriedly: "I'll go too."

If she really wanted to cause trouble for Zhou, Youshi might not be Zhou's opponent. She was also very curious about how Zhou had offended Youshi. Zhou hadn't come to the mansion much recently.

The two of them hurried to Zhou's house.

The Zhou family's residence is entertaining guests at this moment.

Hearing that Youshi had arrived, Zhou immediately stood up to greet her, giggling, "Oh, what brings sister-in-law here today? What a coincidence that you came! Madam Mo and the others are all here!"

A third-rate official wife like Zhou naturally didn't know what was happening in the palace. A few people happened to be discussing Ye Jiayao's affairs, and they were talking about it very excitedly.

Youshi's face was as white as frost. She glanced coldly at the ladies present. It was not difficult to discern some sarcasm from their hypocritical smiles. What a coincidence, right? She also felt so. She came here today to break up with Zhou. No matter how scoundrel Zhou was in the past, it was a family conflict that could be tolerated. But Zhou disregarded the reputation of the Marquis's mansion and gossiped and slandered outside. This was not just a family matter.

She wanted to break up with Zhou in front of everyone. Since Zhou did not take the Marquis' Mansion seriously, from now on, she would never get any benefits from the Marquis' Mansion.

If you want to do it on the first day, don't blame her for doing it on the fifteenth.

Yu Shi sneered and raised her hand to slap him.

The slap was very sudden, crisp and loud. Zhou and the people present were stunned and could not react for a long time.

Zhou covered her burning face with her hands, feeling ashamed, wronged, and surprised...all of them finally turned into one emotion, anger.

She angrily yelled at Youshi, "Sister-in-law, what the hell are you doing? How have I offended you? You hit me every time we meet. If you don't explain yourself to me today, I will never forgive you."

She and Youshi have fought countless times over the years, and they have had fierce quarrels, but never to the point of physical contact. Today, Youshi slapped her in the face, and she did it in front of outsiders. If she doesn't seek justice, will she be able to survive in the future?
You glared at her angrily and said angrily, "Why should I beat you? Don't you know? You live in the house of the Marquis, worship the ancestors of the Marquis, and take the benefits of the Marquis, but you do things that are shameful to the ancestors and the Marquis, who should I beat if not you? You are not done with me, I am not done with you!"

"And you." Yu's eyes seemed to have substance, like two sharp swords shooting at the ladies sitting in the hall, and she said coldly: "You gossipers who do nothing all day and like to gossip, you'd better go out and find out what happened in Jinling City. If I hear anything I shouldn't hear again, I will punish you one by one."

Youshi didn't care about these ladies of high status at all. Moreover, most of those who had close contacts with Zhou were from Prince Yu's side. She had nothing to worry about, so she spoke bluntly.

Everyone looked at each other, but dared not speak out. With their status and position, they were not enough to compete with Youshi. They still had this self-awareness.

Zhou understood a little bit. It turned out that it was You who knew about what she said behind Ye Jinxuan's back. But what if she knew? This kind of thing was hard to explain. Who could guarantee that Ye Jinxuan was innocent? Besides, she had the support of Prince Yu's concubine behind her. What did she have to be afraid of?

She immediately plucked up her courage and said, "Sister-in-law, can you be reasonable? You are like a mad dog, biting people as soon as you open your mouth. If I have offended you in any way, just come to me. Why are you trying to show off to others? Is the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion so great? Can you bully others by taking advantage of your power?"

Zhou's words were powerful, and Madam Mo also boldly stepped in to play the role of peacemaker: "Yes, Madam Xia, as a family, we should talk things over nicely. If there are misunderstandings, just explain them clearly, and don't hurt the harmony."

Several other ladies also echoed this.

You Shi shouted angrily: "Shut up, everyone. If you don't want to be bored here, get out of here."

Yu was too lazy to waste her breath talking to these people.

He looked directly at Zhou: "You sound very righteous. I'm here for you, right? I'm here for you today. Don't think I don't know what you said and did behind my back. If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. To tell you the truth, I just came from the palace. More than a dozen first-rank imperial edicts and second-rank wives have been convicted. Prince Yu's concubine Lin has received a divorce letter and left. Your biggest backer has fallen. Do you still have the guts to argue with me now?"

Zhou's face changed drastically, and the others were also on pins and needles. Even the first-rank imperial edict had suffered, let alone them. Everyone was worried, and they didn't know if Youshi had heard what they said before about the second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion.

"You...you said something, I don't understand." Zhou denied guiltily.

You sneered, "You don't understand? Then let me be more clear. You have been betrayed. Do you know how I felt when I heard your name from them? No matter how unreasonable you have been over the years, I have always thought that we are a family after all, so we should be tolerant. But you take politeness as a blessing and become more and more unscrupulous. Even the Queen has spoken, and the Marquis' Mansion should be cleaned up. Zhou, what do you think I should do with you?"

Zhou staggered back a step.

The queen's words made her panic.

She didn't expect the matter to get so serious. Wasn't it just saying something bad about Ye Jinxuan? Was it unforgivable?

You took out a piece of paper from her bosom, raised it in the air, and said, "This is the letter of guarantee you wrote before. If you disrespect your elder sister-in-law again and do something that harms the mansion, you will ask to leave. It's written in black and white, and the bright red handprint is on it. Now, do you understand what to do? I'll give you one hour. If you don't get out after one hour, I'll open the ancestral temple and punish you according to the clan rules and family regulations."

After Youshi finished speaking, she glanced at Zhoushi coldly, then turned around and left with great momentum.

Zhou stood there in a daze, and it took her a while to react. This time the joke was too big. She knew very well that with the Queen's words, the master would never dare to protect her, and Youshi's attitude was tougher than ever. She was finished, completely finished.

Thinking of this, Zhou couldn't help but wilted.

Several ladies stood up silently, not daring to say another word to Zhou, and quickly slipped away, fearing that if they stayed any longer they would get into trouble.

Ye Jiayao and Xia Chunyu were standing outside the door, and they heard everything Youshi said. Although Youshi never said what these gossipers were gossiping about, she had a strong feeling that this matter had something to do with her.

Looking at Xia Chunyu again, his face was ashen and his lips were tightly pursed, obviously he knew something.

When You came out, she saw Ye Jiayao and Chunyu standing outside the door. She was stunned for a moment, thinking that she couldn't hide this matter, so she said, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

(End of this chapter)