Adorable Food Goddess

Mrs. Qiao was panicked and scared: "But what if the third young lady doesn't have that intention?"

Mother Fang looked at her steadily and said with a solemn expression: "Does the eldest young lady want to take a gamble? But can the eldest young lady afford the gamble?"

Qiao was asked, but she had a clear answer in her heart. She couldn't afford to gamble, and she finally had a child. If she couldn't keep it, her position in the Hou Mansion would be in jeopardy. Youshi was already lukewarm towards her. Hot, this made her even more unwelcome. Chunli had always coveted the girl Cuiyan, and might have taken advantage of the opportunity to marry her. All the consequences were something she didn't want to see and couldn't bear.

Mother Fang's face softened: "Young lady, don't worry too much. We just need to quietly expose the third young lady's fumigation and spread it to Madam's ears. How can Madam remain indifferent? Madam is much smarter than us, and some of them are She knows the stakes clearly."

"Besides, you have never been to the Third Young Madam. We live in seclusion, so who would doubt us? If the Third Young Madam were to be suspicious, she would only doubt the Second Young Madam."

Qiao was enlightened and regained her clarity of expression. What Fang's mother said was right. As long as she was careful, Liuli wouldn't suspect her. Even if she did, she could deduce that she heard it from her second sibling. That's how it was.

Ye Jiayao left the courtyard and whispered to Qiao Xi: "Pay attention and see who the servants in this courtyard have contact with."

She revealed the news to Mrs. Qiao, believing that Mrs. Qiao would definitely take action. Although Mrs. Qiao had no brains in doing business, she was not completely scheming in other aspects. Today, she was not honest enough to take advantage of Mr. Qiao. She was really helpless. However, we must also be careful of Mr. Qiao. It is best if Mr. Qiao can do everything perfectly and everyone can live in peace.

Qiao Xi promised in a low voice, and the master and servant went to the main courtyard to go to the bedroom.

Mrs. You was not here, saying she had left the house. The servants said that Madam had already sent word that no one would be eating in the upper room today, but each room would be eating in their own courtyards. Ye Jiayao went to Qiao's side, so she didn't receive the message. notify.

Ye Jiayao was eager to go back to eat. She had a big opinion against her these days, and she didn't like her. However, she had nothing to complain about. Firstly, Youshi was worried about things. Secondly, she was really worried because she couldn't. The reasons why some things are not done satisfactorily. Hey... let's wait for the dust to settle and try to save it!

Back in his yard, Zhou Xing's family had already delivered dinner.

"Where is the prince?" Ye Jiayao asked as he entered.

Xiangtao said: "In the study."

Ye Jiayao went to the study and saw Xia Chunyu holding a cup of tea and leaning on the chair, lost in thought.

"Chunyu, what are you thinking about? I'm going to wash my hands first after eating." Ye Jiayao greeted.

Xia Chunyu came back to his senses and smiled lightly: "Where have you been?"

"I went to see my sister-in-law. She looks pretty good." Ye Jiayao turned and walked away.

When she came out after washing her face and hands, Xia Chunyu was already sitting at the round table, but she was still in a daze.

Qiao Xi lifted the lid of the bowl and cup, filled a bowl of rice for the prince, and placed it in front of him: "Your Majesty, please have a meal."

Ye Jiayao said: "Qiao Xi, there is no need to wait here, you can go down and have a meal too!"

There was no one else in the room, Ye Jiayao smiled and said: "Don't be in a daze, let's eat!"

Xia Chunyu picked up the rice bowl and put it down again, sighing: "Yao Yao, maybe Xiao Jing and Ah Ruan can't be together anymore."

Ye Jiayao was stunned: "Why do you say that?"

Xia Chunyu sighed heavily again: "I thought things were too simple. I stayed in the village for the past few days and didn't know that something serious had happened."

Ye Jiayao's heart sank when he said: "What's the big deal?"

"This matter is still hidden in the palace and has not been made public. However, Princess Yide knows about it. Maybe Xiao Jing doesn't know about it yet. In fact, it is the emperor's intention to let Ah Ruan marry the third prince."

"How could it be? Didn't it say that the third prince asked for marriage?" Ye Jiayao was quite surprised. Didn't that overturn the original inference?

"If that's what the emperor meant, why did you let Xiao Jing accompany you before? Anyone would think that's what the emperor meant." Ye Jiayao really couldn't figure it out.

Xia Chunyu felt heavy: "The emperor originally had that intention, but now, something unexpected happened..."

Xia Chunyu's eyes were solemn: "The news just came from Simon. Helianxuan asked to marry the sister of King Simon Khan. This princess has a very high prestige in Simon and is a fierce general who will not be inferior to men."

Ye Jiayao digested the news silently and quickly figured out the twists and turns. He Lianxuan helped Simon quell the civil strife this time, which was a great contribution to Simon and Huai Song. He Lianxuan was originally the most outstanding military exploit in the dynasty. The general is now marrying Princess Simon. Not only his achievements are high, but he is also married to Simon. It can be said that regarding Simon's issue, in the eyes of the Simon people, the emperor's status is probably not as good as that of He Lianxuan. How can the emperor not be afraid? If Xiao Jing is allowed to marry Ah Ruan again, then the northwest and southwest will be under the control of Prince Helian's palace. How can the emperor feel at ease? In addition, the prince's prestige in the Huai Song Dynasty is now increasing, and the biggest military support behind the prince is the Helian Palace.

Since ancient times, the most important thing for both wise and foolish emperors is the imperial power in their hands. What they want is absolute rule. Anyone and anything that threatens the imperial power will be feared by the emperor, even if the threat comes from his ordained successor to the imperial line. , his biological son, so the third prince's emergence and Concubine Shu's favor were probably the emperor's balancing act, deliberately done.

After thinking about this link, it is not difficult to understand why the Queen Mother and the Empress did not dare to raise objections to Ah Ruan's marriage, but instead strongly agreed. Because the emperor had begun to be suspicious of the prince and Prince Helian's palace.

But what should Ah Ruan do? Suddenly I feel so sad. Will Ah Ruan, who is so lively and cheerful, be able to smile so carefree in the future?

Looking at her expression, Xia Chunyu knew that she had thought of the stakes. In fact, it was obvious that Xiao Jing had a good impression of Ah Ruan, but he was not sure of his feelings yet. Whether it was because the two families were family friends, or because of his friendship with He Lianxuan, he hoped that Xiao Jing could be happy, and that the innocent and lovely Ah Ruan was far away from his homeland. Even though it was a political marriage, he also hoped that Ah Ruan can marry the person he likes.

However, this matter cannot be done by humans.

In order to avoid suspicion, Prince Helian couldn't even open his mouth, let alone fight.

"Yao Yao, you... go and persuade Ah Ruan tomorrow! At this time, she needs a friend to help her." Xia Chunyu's words revealed a hint of bitterness and regret.

Ye Jiayao was so sad that she wanted to cry. Her eyes were already covered with mist. How could she relieve it? Just today she told Ah Ruan, don't worry, Xiao Jing won't ignore her.

"Don't be too sad. In fact, the third prince is also pretty good..."

"You can marry me if you're good? Then of all the famous ladies in the capital, which one is bad? Why do you just fall in love with me? Why do you go through so much trouble to marry me? In the end, you just want to be with the person you like. Let's be together! It's always easy to talk to others, but who can be so relaxed when things fall on themselves? If Ah Ruan hadn't fallen in love with Xiao Jing and didn't pretend to be this person in his heart, maybe marrying the third prince would be a good choice. It's not that I'm sad, but you have to marry another person while pretending to be the same person in your heart. You don't know the pain." Ye Jiayao was restless. After hearing what he said, she couldn't control the evil fire in her belly. Sent it out at him.

Xia Chunyu was speechless. Yes, he knew what it was like, so he deliberately refused to marry him. At that time, he also made the worst plan. If the emperor did not change his original intention, he would rather become a monk than marry someone he didn't like. It's terrible for people to live their whole lives.

However, his refusal to marry will not affect the emperor's imperial rule or the stability of the political situation. There is room for change. Unlike Xiaojing and Ah Ruan, even if these two people want to commit suicide in front of the emperor, the emperor will not Blink.

Ye Jiayao saw that he looked guilty and gloomy, silent, and slowly calmed down, saying quietly: "I'm sorry, I know this matter is beyond human control, I just feel sad."

"You don't have to say sorry. I know you feel bad. The situation has reached this point. We can't help them. We can only find solutions and help them get through this most difficult time." Xia Chunyu put his hand on hers and gently He held it gently in his hand and said softly.

Ye Jiayao sniffed, wiped away her tears, and said in a low voice, "I'll go see Ah Ruan after dinner."

"Don't go tonight. My father and mother are at Prince Helian's Mansion now. I'll go there after dinner later. If you want to go, come with us. Ah Ruan doesn't know the truth yet, so let her sleep peacefully." Go to sleep!" Xia Chunyu said.

It turned out that You went to Prince Helian's Mansion for a temporary trip. Ye Jiayao nodded silently, feeling desolate in her heart. This kind of involuntary pain, her modern soul felt it more deeply than women of this era, and her reaction was stronger.

Ah Ruan might be able to sleep peacefully tonight, but what about Xiao Jing? He must have known the inside story by now. How did he feel?

Helpless, helpless, still helpless.

The two of them ate the meal in silence, both of them not knowing how to taste it. After taking a few bites, they changed their clothes and went to Prince Helian's Mansion.

When the housekeeper saw them coming, he took them to see Young Prince Jing without saying a word.

He Lianjing was sitting alone in the study at the moment, his heart was like hundreds of wild horses roaring and galloping, and he was in chaos.

Some things, only when you really face them, do you realize that they are different from what you originally thought.

Just when he left the post house, he was still hesitating whether to marry Ah Ruan. Is this really the best choice? Even if he has no choice, can he accept it happily? Will you feel unwilling to do so?

However, when he returned to the house, he realized that he had no choice. It was not that he had to marry, but that he could not marry at all.