Chapter 396 The truth from many years ago
Seeing Ye Jiayao's happy expression, Xia Chunyu couldn't bear to say the rest of the words.

Although the emperor asked Helian Xuan to come back, he was still wary of him and asked Helian Xuan to return to Nanjing with only his own guards and followers, leaving the rest of his subordinates in the northeast to be taken over by someone else. And the person who took over was the emperor's own confidant.

This is equivalent to reducing Helian Xuan's military power.

The reason was all Prince Yu's doing. If he hadn't hinted to the emperor that the prince's death guard was formed with the help of Helian Xuan, the emperor wouldn't have been so worried about Helian Xuan. Although no evidence was found in the end, the emperor's suspicion was not so easy to dispel.

Under the current circumstances, we can only take one step at a time. Staying in the Northeast all the time is not a good idea. Now there are people eyeing the Northwest Camp. It would be better if Helian Xuan came back to take charge of the situation.

Putting these concerns aside, Xia Chunyu glanced at the booklet spread out on the table, which was filled with densely packed recipes.

"What cuisine are you organizing now?" Xia Chunyu asked.

Ye Jiayao said with a headache: "Hunan cuisine, this is the cuisine I am least good at. I have to ask a chef who can cook Hunan cuisine, but there are very few such people in our Jinling City."

"Then why don't you sort out the cuisines you are familiar with first? As for Hunan cuisine, when we go to the south, take a detour to western Hunan, do some field research, and then visit the local chefs, won't everything be solved?" Xia Chunyu said with a smile.

Ye Jiayao's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. She didn't know when she would go to the south, at least not in the next two years. She was still hoping that this food guide would be published sooner!
Xia Chunyu understood her thoughts and said quietly, "It takes a lifetime to write a historical record, and decades to write a pharmacopoeia. They have to travel all over the mountains and rivers and taste all kinds of herbs. What you are doing is no less than theirs in terms of achievement and difficulty. Take your time. It's amazing that you can achieve this step."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jiayao suddenly had an epiphany. Yes, what she was writing now was nothing but the knowledge she had accumulated in her previous life. In this life, the only place she had been to was from Shandong to Jinling, and this era was not the period of history she was familiar with. Perhaps, there were many delicacies that she had never seen. If she continued to write behind closed doors, she would inevitably be suspected of being a frog in a well, and it would be miserable to end up being laughed at. It would be better to take it slow. In this life, as long as she could accomplish this one thing, her life would not be in vain.

"Chun Yu, thank you." After Ye Jiayao figured it out, she felt relaxed. She hugged Chun Yu's neck and kissed him on the face.

Xia Chunyu touched his face and said with a wicked smile: "Okay, you kissed me so hard that my face was covered with saliva. It's rude not to reciprocate."

Ye Jiayao laughed angrily: "I'm not Bao'er, only Bao'er plays with saliva!"

"You are all the same." Xia Chunyu held the back of her head and kissed her eyes and nose hard.

"Ah, are you Dahei? How can you lick people like that?" Ye Jiayao tried desperately to hide.

"What? Dahei actually dared to lick you. What a guts this damn dog has! I'm going to beat him up and make soup with him..."

"Oh, Dahei, you are so far away in the sky and yet so close before my eyes..."

"Well, you dare to point fingers at others, let me see how I deal with you..."

"Help, I don't dare..."

Outside the house, Qiao Xi and Xiang Tao were grinning secretly, thinking how loving the Young Master and the Second Young Lady were.

The two of them played around for a while, and Ye Jiayao's face turned red, panting slightly. She finally broke free and complained, "Look at you, you messed up my hair."

She hurried to the diamond-shaped mirror to tidy up her appearance as she had to go to the main courtyard later.

Xia Chunyu picked up the already cold tea and gulped down half of it to cool down his fever.

Every time I tease her, I can't control myself. It's strange, we've been married for quite some time, but why is she still acting like a young boy, getting horny as soon as I touch her? Her self-control is too poor.

Outside, Song Qi took a letter and entered the courtyard. Seeing Qiao Xi and Xiang Tao standing in the corridor whispering and laughing, he asked, "Where is the prince?"

"It's inside!" Xiangtao pointed inside with an ambiguous expression.

Song Qi was a smart man and he understood immediately that it must be a time of spring in the air and he should not disturb them. However, the prince had instructed that any letter from Yangzhou must be told to him as soon as possible.

"But this..."

Qiao Xi asked: "Is it serious?"

Song Qi nodded. The things that were specially instructed must be important!

Qiao Xi thought about it and passed on the message: "My Lord, Song Qi wants to see you."

Xia Chunyu lifted the door curtain and came out, and Song Qi hurriedly handed over the letter.

Xia Chunyu tore it open and took a look, then waved his hand to let Song Qi go down, and turned into the house.

"What does Song Qi want to talk to you about?" Ye Jiayao had already tidied her hair. Seeing that Xia Chunyu looked a little strange and had a stern expression on his face, she asked with concern.

Xia Chunyu handed her the letter: "Take a look."

Ye Jiayao opened it with confusion and her expression changed.

She had almost forgotten about this matter, but she didn't expect Chunyu to have been investigating it.

"It's indeed the Ning family." Ye Jiayao said angrily.

It was called a letter, but it was actually a confession from Doctor Gu, who had treated Ye Jiayao before. He confessed that he had poisoned Ye Jiayao's medicine at the behest of Ning. "This Doctor Gu left Yangzhou after killing you. He has been practicing medicine in other places for many years. It was hard to find him. He denied it at first, but he had to use some tricks to confess." Xia Chunyu said.

"What do you want to do?" Xia Chunyu asked.

What to do? Ning is already dead. No matter how much you hate her, you can't dig her out of the grave and whip her corpse! It's a pity that I found out too late. As for this Doctor Gu, doctors save the dying and heal the wounded, but he poisoned the patient for a few bucks. This kind of doctor has no medical ethics and is not worthy of being a doctor. He can harm her for money, but who can guarantee that he won't harm others for money? How many people have he harmed over the years?

Ye Jiayao gnashed her teeth and said, "Let the government investigate. As a doctor, you use your medical skills to harm others. This is unforgivable."

Damn it, if she hadn’t met Dr. Jiang, her life would be ruined.

Xia Chunyu nodded in agreement. He meant the same thing.

"You must show this letter and this confession to your father."

Take a good look at these words, Xia Chunyu emphasized them very much. Although it was Ning who did it, as the head of the family and a father, he neglected his daughter to such an extent. Ning's audacity and his indulgence were inseparable and unforgivable.

How could I forgive him for almost causing him to have no descendants?

Recalling the time when Yaoyao talked about her miserable life experience at Heifenggang, he was still skeptical. It turned out that it was all true. If Ye Binghuai was standing in front of him now, he would definitely teach Ye Binghuai a lesson.

"I won't go back in May." Ye Jiayao said angrily.

The eighth day of the fifth lunar month was the day when Ye Binghuai remarried. At his old age, he would be a groom again. Originally, she wanted to go. For Zhongyuan, she had to go. But now she didn't want to go. She really didn't want to see Ye Binghuai's face.

"You don't have to go, I'll go." Xia Chunyu said.

"This time, bring Zhongyuan back. The one-year mourning period is over, and it's time for him to return to the Imperial College. From now on, let Zhongyuan stay in Jinling to prevent him from following your father's example."

What a shitty father! Ye Binghuai is not her, Ye Jiayao’s father. Her, Ye Jiayao’s father is the kindest and most sensible father.

Ye Jiayao complained in her heart but couldn't say it out loud.

Xia Chunyu immediately wrote a letter, put the confession in an envelope, and ordered someone to send it to Yangzhou.

During dinner, Mrs. You saw that Ye Jiayao looked worried and had no appetite, so she asked with concern, "Is the food not to your taste?"

"No, no, it's great!" Ye Jiayao came back to her senses and said hurriedly.

You Shi smiled slightly: "You are so thin, you should eat more. Qiao Xi, fill a bowl of black chicken soup for the Second Young Madam. This black chicken soup is the most effective for nourishing the body, especially for women."

Now that everything is settled, Youshi is most concerned about Chunyu's offspring. The poison in Jinxuan's body has been cleared. She has repeatedly asked Doctor Jiang, and Doctor Jiang said that there is no problem. Previously, due to the national mourning, it was not suitable for pregnancy. Now, the Queen Mother has been buried for almost three months, it's time for good news! Is it because Jinxuan is too thin? Well, she must eat more and gain weight so that it will be easier to get pregnant.

"I'll do it." Xia Chunyu personally served chicken soup to Ye Jiayao.

"My second brother is so considerate." Qiao said enviously, but her eyes were fixed on Chunli.

Chunli just pretended not to see it. This kind of thing can be done when two people are alone, but now the whole family is here, he feels embarrassed.

Seeing that he was indifferent, Qiao rolled her eyes at him in frustration.

Yu Shi saw this and thought about how she had been married to the master for so many years and the master had never picked up food for her once. She sighed sourly, "Alas, the old one is not as sensible as the young one."

The Marquis was busy dealing with a piece of Dongpo pork. He was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but then he came to his senses and said with a chuckle, "Chunfeng, quickly pick up some fish belly for your mother."

Chunfeng immediately did as he was told and said with a smile, "Mother, Father knows that you like this the most."

Yu Shi glanced at the master and said, "Don't you have hands? Do you want to order your son around?"

The Marquis was stunned and said, "Isn't the fish over there in Chunfeng? He is close."

Ye Jiayao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Chunyu's action actually aroused the envy of her sister-in-law and mother-in-law, who were jealous... Well, women's hearts are all the same. No matter old or young, they all hope that the person they love can take care of them considerately, even if it's just once.

But in this era where men are superior to women, it is really not easy for men to serve women. Good men like Chunyu are rare.

Okay, then she will help her sister-in-law and mother-in-law fulfill their wishes today.

"Mother Sun, please switch the West Lake vinegar fish over so that the master can grab it." Ye Jiayao said with a slight smile.

Mother Sun sighed and changed the dish to West Lake vinegar fish with a smile on her face.

You Shi glanced at the Marquis and asked, "What excuses do you have now?"

(End of this chapter)