The next day, Ye Jiayao woke up with a sore waist and backache. She couldn't help but feel upset. She almost burned herself to death last night, but she didn't ask anything, which was a big loss.
She was half dead, but someone was feeling refreshed. He touched her face like he was teasing a pet and encouraged her: "You performed very well last night. Keep up the good work."
Ye Jiayao picked up a pillow and threw it at it without thinking, and then kept trying, you idiot.
Xia Chunyu laughed loudly and walked away.
Ye Jiayao was sad and angry. It was obviously him who was doing the physical work, but she was the one who fell down every time. This gap was so disappointing.
Qiao Xi came in and reported: "Butler Zhong is here with the plasterers."
Ye Jiayao got up quickly.
The three of them walked around the yard. The plasterer listened to Ye Jiayao's request. This small kitchen is not too small. It was suggested that the kitchen should be built in the right wing opposite the main wing.
Ye Jiayao said: "Okay, let's start work as soon as you say. If you do well, you will be rewarded."
"As for the wages, Manager Zhong, I will pay them separately. Madam is tight on money now, so I won't cause any trouble to Madam."
Manager Zhong secretly praised that this second young lady is quite a self-respecting person.
"While the kitchen is being built, it's best to build a wall here. After all, this is the inner courtyard and it's inconvenient for the maids to come in and out," Ye Jiayao added.
"Yes." The plasterer happily accepted the order.
After arranging the small kitchen, Ye Jiayao went to greet Xia You and the old Marquis first.
It turned out that Aunt Wei and Mrs. Qiao were both kneeling in the hall, pleading for Xia Chunli. The old Marquis just drank tea and remained indifferent, but Xia Youshi said: "Chunli has already realized his mistake. Besides, he will be on duty today, so let's forget it!"
The old Marquis snorted coldly: "I don't think he needs to go to the Hanlin Academy. He will be embarrassed if he goes there. If he doesn't learn well and do things well, he only knows how to opportunize and rely on such unpretentious means to get a good reputation." , the Hou Mansion’s face has been completely humiliated by him.”
"Master, even if you want to teach him, you have to take your time. One bite won't make him fat. Just wait and see how he behaves in the future. If he does it again, it won't be too late to punish him." Xia You said.
She really wished that the master would punish Chunli by kneeling down for three days and three nights, but she was not her own mother, so there were some things that were difficult to say, and she had to be persuaded.
The old Marquis then said angrily: "I'll spare him this time and punish him by silently observing the family rules a hundred times."
Aunt Wei expressed her gratitude and hurriedly went to the ancestral hall with Mrs. Qiao. When Mrs. Qiao passed by Ye Jiayao, she glared at Ye Jiayao with red eyes.
Ye Jiayao remained calm and cursed in her heart, why are you staring at me? As the saying goes, it's not like a family doesn't belong to the same family. The husband and wife are really similar. They are both greedy. If they do something wrong and don't know how to reflect on it, they will blame others.
Ye Jiayao stepped forward to say hello, and Xia Zhuofeng's expression improved slightly when he saw the second daughter-in-law.
"Jinxuan, I heard that you are going to build a small kitchen and prepare more delicious food in the future." Xia Zhuofeng said.
Ye Jiayao smiled: "Father, my daughter-in-law made a lot of spicy cabbage and garlic eggplant. I will move back today. If my father and mother want to eat something, just tell my daughter-in-law. By the way, my daughter-in-law invented a pastry yesterday." , a very special snack, my daughter-in-law will bring it back later for my mother to try."
Xia You's heart was moved. Ye Jiayao said that if it was special, it must be good. She still remembered how sensational the snowskin mooncakes were back then, but she still remained reserved and said calmly: "I heard that you don't want to make new clothes?"
"Back to mother, my daughter-in-law still has several new clothes, but she hasn't worn them yet. It's better not to waste them." Ye Jiayao said.
Xia Youshi didn't say anything else, but in her heart she praised her actions, not being extravagant and wasteful, and never being stingy when she should be generous. Apart from her poor background, this daughter-in-law was remarkable in other aspects.
"Go and do your own work and come back early in the afternoon. I am going to the palace today. If the Queen Mother has no other opinions, the wedding banquet will be decided." Xia You said.
Ye Jiayao then resigned and took Jiang Yue to the small courtyard. Zhong Xiang was already waiting outside.
Ye Jiayao asked Zhong Xiang to chop firewood first. The large load of firewood that Jiang Li chopped last time had been used up for experiments in the past few days. Jiang Yue went to fetch water. Everything was ready. Ye Jiayao gave the cake recipe to Zhong Xiang and asked him to Make your own according to the recipe.
"The most important thing is the heat. If you don't control it well, the cake won't rise. This is the heat and time I recorded. Let Jiang Yue cooperate with you. You can figure it out." Ye Jiayao asked Zhong Xiang to explore by himself, so that he can remember it. , even if Zhong Xiang made a mistake, she would not say anything.
As a result, the first time he failed, Ye Jiayao first asked Zhong Xiang to summarize the failure experience, and then pointed out where he went wrong. In this way, he would remember it deeply and he would pay attention next time.
Zhong Xiang actually has a good understanding, and with his hard work, he actually succeeded the second time.
Ye Jiayao was very pleased: "If you succeed three times in a row, you will pass."
I worked in the courtyard all morning and made three finished products. One of the creams was made by Zhong Xiang. It was crooked and not very pretty. Ye Jiayao asked him to take it to Tianshangju for everyone to eat. The other two were carefully made by herself. , one will be given to the Crown Princess, one will be taken back to Xia Youshi, and another one will be made tomorrow for Princess Yide and Xiao Jing to try.
Ye Jiayao went to the Crown Prince's Mansion this time, and the Crown Princess summoned her.
The princess's belly is already very big. It has only been two months since she last saw her, and it feels like she is blowing up a balloon.
"I didn't expect you to be a woman." The Crown Princess smiled gently and said, "The Crown Prince was really surprised when he found out."
Ye Jiayao said sarcastically: "I have no choice but to ask the prince and the princess not to be weird."
The Crown Princess sighed: "I really envy your life. Although it is thrilling, it is also colorful."
Ye Jiayao can understand the boring life of these canaries. They have to stretch out their hands for food and mouth. The most important thing in life is to please their husbands, quarrel with other women, and then give birth to a son. It is really boring. If she is allowed to live like this Such a life, she would definitely climb over the wall and escape.
"By the way, what's the name of this snack of yours? It looks very exquisite." the princess asked.
"I named it cream cake. It took me several experiments to make it. This is the first finished product, so I sent it to you first."
The Crown Princess smiled: "You are interested. Even if you don't bring food from now on, you can come over and do more and talk with me."
Ye Jiayao was delighted, the Crown Princess looked up to her!
"I'm afraid that the princess will think I'm too verbose." Ye Jiayao said with a smile.
"I still need someone who can talk a lot. Please tell me about the outside world."
Ye Jiayao sat with the Crown Princess for more than an hour. Thinking of Xia You's instructions, she stood up and left.
As soon as she returned home, Ye Jiayao went directly to find Xia Youshi.
Xia Youshi was in a bad mood at the moment.
"The Queen Mother is deliberately trying to embarrass the Second Young Mistress! The Second Young Mistress is not a chef now, how can she make such a request?" Mother Sun accompanied her worriedly.
"The second young lady will definitely agree, but this is too powerful."
Xia You sighed and said: "I think after Liuli comes in, Ansheng will no longer be able to live in our house. Jinxuan can tolerate it, but she is not a good person."
"If these two people get into trouble, I won't be able to help anyone."
"The second young lady is here." The maid outside reported.
Ye Jiayao came in and brought a box of cakes: "Mom, this is the cake I just made for you to eat as a snack."
Because Xia Youshi was worried, she couldn't be interested in any delicious food, so she asked Mother Sun to accept it.
Somewhat unspeakably, he said: "The Queen Mother read the list you drew up and said it was very good, so she will follow it. There is just one thing..."
Ye Jiayao saw that Xia You didn't look right, so she asked cautiously: "Just what?"
"The Queen Mother wants you to cook the wedding banquet yourself."
Ye Jiayao's heart clicked, as if a crack had opened in the earth's crust and magma was rolling inside.
As the second young mistress of the Marquis of Jing'an and Liuli's second sister-in-law, the Queen Mother asked her to cook the wedding banquet herself. Isn't this burying her? That damn old woman can really think of it!
She just wanted to tell the world that she was just a cook, and when she became the young mistress of the Hou Mansion, she was just a cook.
Nima, what happened to the cook? I look down on those who cook. If you have the ability, go and drink the northwest wind!
Seeing that Ye Jiayao was silent, Xia You said, "There is something wrong with this matter."
"Mother, you don't have to worry. I'll just do this wedding banquet. I've hosted a birthday banquet for the old princess, cooked royal dishes for the emperor, and it doesn't matter if I prepare a wedding banquet for my brother-in-law." Ye Jiayao's face remained as usual, hiding her anger. In the bottom of my heart.
Xia Youshi knew that she would not shirk the blame, but she always felt uneasy. Liuli's move to slap the second daughter-in-law in the face, wasn't she just slapping Chunyu in the face? Chunyu was the eldest son.
"I'll go into the palace again tomorrow!" Xia You said. She could ignore Ye Jiayao's face, but she had to maintain Chunyu's dignity.
"Mother, it's okay. I am the second sister-in-law. I should contribute my share. Mother, let me leave first." Ye Jiayao stood up and left.
Mother Sun said: "Second Young Mistress is not happy!"
Xia Youshi rubbed her swollen brain and said, "No one will be happy if I leave it alone."
"Then... is that all?" Mother Sun said.
Xia Youshi waved her hand, this matter is not over yet! I'll be upset later.
Ye Jiayao returned to her room depressedly and sat down on the bed angrily.
Jiang Yue accompanied her and said carefully: "Second Young Madam, Madam has said that she will go to the palace again, why do you still agree to it? Princess Liuli is making things difficult for you!"
Ye Jiayao said angrily: "Do you think it will be useful if Madam enters the palace? They finally thought of doing this to harm me, can they let it go easily? It's useless, Madam will only hit a wall if she goes there."
After a pause, Ye Jiayao added, "Just do it. She made things difficult for her sister-in-law before she even entered the house. Her reputation has already spread far and wide. If everyone knows about it, they will only despise her and sympathize with me. What's wrong with me because I'm just a cook?" Who doesn’t know I’m a cook?”
Jiang Yue also felt uncomfortable in her heart. The second young lady said so, but the look on her face showed that the second young lady was very angry.
(End of chapter)