Adorable Food Goddess

No matter what the purpose of the Crown Princess's actions today is, it doesn't matter. They are already grasshoppers on the same rope. People in the same boat can only work together in the same boat, with no way out.

When they arrived at the Prince's Mansion, before getting off the carriage, the Crown Princess said in a low voice: "Be careful of the Yongning Marquis Mansion and Zhao Liuli."

Ye Jiayao is a bit unable to turn around, but Zhao Liuli can understand. Liuli is now very close to Prince Yu's side concubine Lin. To Liuli, the prince and Prince Yu are both her cousins, and there is no distinction between who is close to the other. However, everyone thought that she was the Queen Mother's favorite granddaughter. Since the Queen Mother was on the Prince's side, it was natural for them to think that Liuli also supported the Prince.

Actually, that's not the case. In the palace, besides the Queen Mother, there are many people who have opinions about Liuli. For example, the Queen's kindness to Liuli was just a pretense to show to the Queen Mother. The Queen's biological daughter, Princess Jinghe, had no choice but to marry Simon far away because of Liuli. It was rare to see her again in this life. If it were her, she would also give Liuli to her. Hate it.

In addition, Liuli has no sense of right and wrong and her position is unstable. At this time, she is likely to fall to the side of whoever draws her in.

The problem is that Liuli has nothing to win over, so no one on the prince's side, from top to bottom, shows any special kindness or closeness to Liuli. However, this person is of little use, but he does have destructive power. A piece of mouse droppings can destroy a pot of porridge, so it makes people have a headache.

As for the Marquis of Yongning's Mansion, Ye Jiayao didn't quite understand it. Marquis of Yongning and Marquis of Jing'an could be said to be the two great roly-polys of the Huaisong Dynasty. Their political positions seemed clear and they were only loyal to the emperor, but in fact they were so confusing that no one could guess through. The Crown Princess would not say this for no reason. Could it be that Marquis Yongning made some action to reveal his feelings? Are you siding with King Yu? If this is the case, if Zhao Qixuan helped stage an assassination and rescue scene this time, wouldn't it have ruined the affairs of Marquis Yongning? Doesn't Zhao Qixuan know his father's attitude?

For a moment, many thoughts came to her mind. When she came to her senses, the Crown Princess had already entered the mansion.

Ye Jiayao felt as if a stone was weighing on her heart, so heavy that it made her breathless. The current situation is changing, and I am afraid that everyone will have to face the problem of choosing and being chosen.

After getting on her carriage, Qiao Xi took a cloak and covered her legs.

"Second Young Mistress, my servant and Xiaoya were standing together earlier. Xiaoya said something to my servant," Qiao Xi said.

Ye Jiayao asked absently: "What's the matter?"

"I didn't say anything specific. Xiaoya just asked me to tell you that the third young lady has been getting close to some people who run restaurants recently."

Ye Jiayao's heart trembled: "What did you say?"

Qiao Xi repeated Xiaoya's words again.

There was another flash of lightning in Ye Jiayao's mind, and she suddenly had the realization that this was how it turned out.

Xiaoya specifically asked Qiao Xi to spread this news, which was by no means aimless, but a hint to her that Liuli had already reached out to her career field.

No wonder Zheng Sanduo and others were attacking her at the chamber of commerce meeting that day, intending to instigate everyone to be dissatisfied with her, thereby weakening her influence in the chamber of commerce. Shopkeeper Mei even used her to talk to Lu Xiaotian about the fake letter last time. Except for her family, no one outside knew about it. She was almost certain that the so-called people who were relatively close were Zheng Sanduo and the others.

But, was it the same group of people who caused trouble at the food festival and burned down the training class? Or was it Liuli’s instruction?

Ye Jiayao's face was livid, and she was extremely angry. She couldn't help but want to say something foul... Zhao Liuli, you are such a bitch.

Conspiracy and plotting again and again, are you still done with your special tricks?

If she were asked to find out that Zhao Liuli had ordered all the previous events, she would never forgive her. Chunfeng was already extremely disappointed with Liuli anyway and was struggling to maintain the marriage. She no longer had to worry about Chunfeng's feelings. Perhaps, she could also help Chunfeng was relieved; anyway, the Queen Mother was gone, who could protect her anymore? Do you rely on King Yu? Haha, King Yu is not that capable now.

In short, she will no longer be merciful and will treat her enemies like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves without mercy.

Back at the Hou Mansion, the concierge reported that Zhong Xiang was here and had been waiting for her for several hours at Uncle Jiang's place.

Although Ye Jiayao was already exhausted, Zhong Xiang must have something to do when he came to see her, so she had to cheer up and ask Zhong Xiang to come see her.

Jiang Yue came together, and the two of them stood together, looking quite good-looking, and they looked right at each other.

Alas, if the Queen Mother had not passed away suddenly, the two of them would have been engaged by the end of the year. Now they can only postpone it, at least until after the national mourning. The ancient funeral system was particularly strict. She only learned something about it today. During the national mourning period, no one was allowed to marry, and the whole country was in mourning.

"Second Young Mistress, the imperial court has issued a ban today. No banquets or entertainment are allowed during the national mourning period. Starting from this afternoon, there is a dessert shop in Tianshang Residence. There is not a single customer. The business at the pastry shop is also very light. It is estimated that it will be the same in the future. , therefore, brothers asked me to ask for an explanation."

Zhong Xiang said.

Ye Jiayao pondered and said: "There's nothing you can do about it. It's the same for everyone. You go back and make arrangements. Tianshangju and Dessert House will be closed until the government lifts the ban. Tell the guests that the coupons in their hands will still be there until the ban is lifted. efficient."

This is caused by force majeure factors, and she will not let her guests suffer losses or deny her account.

"As for the pastry shop, we should open it first and make as much as we can. Also, you can also ask the brothers what they want. If everyone wants to go home and rest now, let everyone go back. I will pay wages and year-end bonuses in advance. , but I have an idea. It is rare for everyone to have such a long vacation now, and you can use it to improve your cooking skills. You, Wang Mingde, will be in charge of teaching, and I will also participate. During this period, wages will be paid as usual. If you and Wang Mingde work harder, I will calculate the wages separately. ." Ye Jiayao said.

Zhong Xiang's eyes lit up: "I think this is great. You can learn cooking skills and get paid. Who wouldn't want to? No one wants to go back."

Jiang Yue said: "If the pastry shop is also very busy, then I will also come to teach and train a few pastry-making apprentices."

"Then let's decide. You go make arrangements and get a charter. I'm afraid I don't have free time these days and can't take care of it." Ye Jiayao felt powerless when she thought of the horrible mourning.

"Okay, I'll go back and make arrangements right away."

"By the way, you must also pay attention to safety during the closing period. I'm afraid that the recent series of things are directed at us in the sky. You should arrange manpower to be on duty every day and do a good job in fire prevention and theft prevention, so that no villains can take advantage of it." Ye Jiayao thought of Xiaoya's hint again and had to be cautious.

Zhong Xiang's face changed slightly, and he said hesitantly: "There are some gangsters who have been hanging around Tianshangju these days."

Ye Jiayao's heart skipped a beat, and she said with a cold face: "Then we have to keep an eye on them even more. Let all the brothers cheer up for me. Once they cause trouble, I must catch them."

Zhong Xiang promised that if Tianshangju was also set on fire, the losses would be heavy. Everyone's jobs were at stake, so it was natural that he had to be cautious.

Poor Master Jiu made such painstaking arrangements, but Ye Jiayao didn't know about it, and she mistook the gangsters who came to defend Tianshangju as people who were coming to cause destruction.

After the two left, Ye Jiayao washed up casually and went to bed. She was almost paralyzed from exhaustion today. I really wish Youshi or Chunyu could be here at this time. It is not easy to be the hostess of the Marquis Mansion. She not only has to take care of the housework, but also has to deal with so many things. It's a pity that even if Youshi rushes back at the fastest speed, it will take at least a month. Chunyu doesn't even know where he is in the mountains, and he hasn't even received a letter recently.

After thinking about it, Ye Jiayao fell asleep.

At Yinzheng time, Ye Jiayao was woken up, got up, combed her hair, washed her face, put on mourning clothes and went to the palace.

Everyone arrived early, and no one dared to be late at this time. If you were lazy, you might be accused of an unbearable crime.

However, the ancestor did not come. I heard that he was ill and fell down when he went back yesterday. Ye Jiayao was very worried. A big mountain had collapsed, and it would be a disaster if the ancestors were to have trouble again.

Yide was also very nervous, but he couldn't escape here, so he had to send people around him to take the imperial doctor back to take care of his ancestor.

With yesterday's experience, Ye Jiayao did not dare to cry with all her strength today, so she howled intermittently to conserve her strength. The men howled and the women howled. Anyway, they took turns. The whole palace was filled with a sad atmosphere, and it became more and more chilly.

During the break, Ye Jiayao observed that Concubine Shu had not appeared. Could it be that she was still grounded? Not even giving the Queen Mother a chance to mourn?

Princess Yide whispered: "The Queen Mother has a decree before her death, not to allow Concubine Shu to pay her respects."

Uh... Ye Jiayao was stunned. The Queen Mother put such shackles on Concubine Shu before she died. It was really cruel. Not being allowed to pay condolences to the Queen Mother would be tantamount to not recognizing her as a noble concubine, and it would also make everyone think that Concubine Shu had really done something treasonous and treasonous, and she should not be tolerated by the Queen Mother. The blow to Concubine Shu was not heavy. Even if Concubine Shu turned over in the future, this incident would become a lifelong stain that would be difficult to wash away.

Therefore, the battles in the palace do not see the light of swords, but they are bloody and make people shudder.

"Not only that, originally even Prince Yu and the Queen Mother were not allowed to wear filial piety, but the emperor still allowed Prince Yu to come, and this matter is not allowed to be publicized." Princess Yide said again, her voice was very low, only Ye Jiayao could hear it.

Ye Jiayao was shocked again. It seemed that the emperor would not give up on Prince Yu! Even the Queen Mother's final instructions were disobeyed.

However, after thinking about it, I can understand the emperor's intentions. If King Yu cannot wear filial piety, it will be a great act of unfilial piety. The ancients valued filial piety most. Such an unfilial person has a bad moral character and will not be able to inherit the throne. It is not known whether the emperor really valued King Yu. Maybe the emperor just wanted a force that could restrain the prince.