This year, all the shops opened very late. Almost all of them did not open until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Although business was light, they could only make as much money as they could.
Tianshangju has also opened its doors, receiving sporadic visitors. Those aristocratic children, because of the tight restrictions at home, dare not go to restaurants. If they want to go, they have to go to some inconspicuous small restaurants, order two dishes, soup and a pot of wine. , Therefore, the big restaurant does not have much business except the vegetarian restaurant.
Ye Jiayao originally intended to introduce vegetarian meals, but doing so would mean competing with the Lu Family Vegetarian Restaurant. After thinking about it, she decided to forget it and wait for more than a month to wait for the Queen Mother to be buried and the mourning period would be over.
Su Yi and Zhao Qixuan were not in a hurry to go back, and wanted to wait until the Queen Mother mourned before returning to the south.
A few people went to the dessert house every now and then to get together, and on a sunny day they went to Ye Jiayao's farmyard. They lived quite leisurely.
However, not long after the peaceful days, a rumor suddenly spread in Jinling City.
It was said that Ye Jiayao was tainted by the stewards of Datonghui during her disappearance, and the Marquis of Jing'an did not dare to make it public in order to preserve its reputation.
The rumors became more and more intense, and some people said that the reason why Bai Guanshi committed suicide in prison was because Marquis Jing'an forced him to die, because they were afraid that Bai Guanshi would tell the truth.
Of course, everyone was talking behind their backs and would not go to Jing'an Marquis Mansion to talk about it, but the rumors quickly reached Xia Chunyu's ears.
Xia Chunyu was so angry that he couldn't say anything, for fear that his parents and Yaoyao would be angry if they heard about it. I thought to myself, rumors will fade away after being circulated for a while. There is no need to be true. The more true you are, the more people will think you have a guilty conscience.
Ye Jiayao was kept in the dark and had no idea, and so was Youshi.
Today is the Queen Mother's Qiqi. Everyone goes into the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother.
With Youshi here, Ye Jiayao doesn't need to do this kind of thing. Ye Jiayao is developing new dishes in the small kitchen at home.
After the memorial ceremony, Youshi and Princess Yide were going to sit with the queen. Before leaving Ninghe Palace, I saw several ladies in front of me muttering.
Youshi didn't care and walked forward with Yide.
"She was so angry when something like this happened. She would definitely not be able to bear it if I asked her."
"The family's ugliness should not be publicized! All we can do is knock out our teeth and swallow the blood."
"Could it be a rumor?"
"It's impossible. The news is absolutely reliable. Everyone in the Hou Mansion knows it."
"Did the people from the Hou family spread the news?"
"Of course, otherwise, how would people outside know? Hey, that white manager is so brave that he even dares to touch the women of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion."
"Haha, where can I find such a profitable wife? If you are not chaste, you will not be chaste. As long as you have money," someone ridiculed.
Both Youshi and Yide paused. Youshi looked at Yide, and Yide said: "Ignore them, they are so talkative."
In fact, Yide had heard of these rumors a long time ago. When he asked Xiaojing, Xiaojing said that it was not the case. Yide naturally believed in Xiaojing and Ye Jinxuan, so he didn't take it seriously.
But Youshi is different. Jinxuan is her daughter-in-law. If Jinxuan is slandered, the reputation of the Hou family will be damaged. This is something she will never tolerate.
He immediately walked over with a cold face.
"What are you talking about? Have the guts to say it again." Youshi shouted majestically.
She doesn't care whether you women are the wives of high-ranking ministers. She will never tolerate anyone who wants to damage the reputation of the Marquis Mansion or Jin Xuan's reputation.
When the ladies saw that it was You, their faces showed fear and embarrassment.
"No, I didn't say anything... Mrs. Xia, let's go first."
"Stop for me." Youshi shouted in a deep voice.
"Today, if you don't speak clearly, no one will be able to walk out of this door." Youshi was furious.
When Yide saw Youshi having an attack, she couldn't bear it any longer. She stepped forward and scolded: "Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Deng... You are considered to be people of status, status and fame, but you actually imitate that talkative woman in the market. Is there any sense of etiquette left in spreading lies? Come on, let’s go to the Queen to discuss things.”
Everyone is not afraid of Youshi alone, but it is different when the eldest princess Yide is involved. Everyone knows that Yide is close to the queen, and even the emperor respects this eldest sister and goes to the queen to discuss it. , can they still get better
Everyone panicked.
"Elder Princess, Mrs. Xia, we heard what others said, but we don't believe it either!" Mrs. Liu was busy trying to please her.
Youshi stared at her with blazing eyes: "Don't make excuses. I really heard what you said just now. If you don't explain it clearly to me today, this matter will never end."
Mrs. Liu really wanted to slap herself in the face. Tu was quick to talk just now, but now she offended You so much.
"Everyone is spreading this matter, and we are not the only ones talking about it." Mrs. Deng said with a guilty conscience.
Today, Youshi is determined to find out the origin of this rumor. Now that it has spread, right? The whole city is full of trouble, right? Then she has nothing to be taboo about.
Immediately he pulled all the ladies to the queen.
"Queen, you know what kind of person Jinxuan is, and you also know why she suffered. She was imprisoned in a dark place, suffered hardships, suffered injustice, and was finally rescued, but she still suffered such slander. It really hurts me to think about it." Youshi cried while wiping away tears.
Yide also said: "I originally thought that the rumors would stop with the wise, but now it seems that it is impossible to treat these talkative women. Queen, you must seek justice for Jinxuan."
The queen naturally knew why Ye Jiayao was kidnapped. There was a shadow of Prince Yu in it, but unfortunately there was no evidence and she could not bring it to the table. Ye Jiayao herself has been of great help to the prince and to her, so it is inevitable to be hated by others. In addition, behind her are the Jing'an Marquis Palace and the Helian Palace, she is the biggest helper to the prince. Due to various reasons, the queen cannot Do nothing.
Now he looked majestically at the several trembling ladies below.
He snorted coldly: "Very good, very good! A wife of the Minister of Rites, a wife of a bachelor of Longyuan Pavilion, a wife of the Censor of Yushitai... all of you are very good! The Queen Mother also He has been buried in the ground. Instead of mourning, you are interested in gossiping?"
Everyone was frightened and said in unison: "I know that I have sinned. Please forgive me, the Queen."
"Since you said you heard it from others, then you have come here truthfully. Where did you hear all these nonsense?" the queen pressed.
No one dared to hide anything, and they all confessed who spread the rumors.
The queen acted resolutely and immediately called all these people into the palace. One group of people bit another group of people. In the end, even the Zhou family was bitten out, and more than a few people confessed to her.
Youshi was so angry that she was trembling and wanted to strangle Zhoushi to death.
However, Yide's eyes were fixed on several ladies who were friends with Prince Yu's side concubine Lin, and he whispered to the queen for a while. The queen nodded and knew something in her heart. It seemed that Prince Yu's palace was behind it again. This is truly a God-given opportunity! There is nothing we can do about Prince Yu, but if we can catch Lin's mistakes and accuse Prince Yu of lax governance, even the emperor will have opinions about Prince Yu.
Then he took the ladies down separately for questioning, hinting to his men that they had to bite out the Lin family to be counted.
The ladies were summoned by the queen for questioning, and the ministers couldn't sit still. They didn't know what their wife had committed, and they all became anxious. They were about to leave the palace, but they came back and waited outside to find out the news.
In this way, the emperor was alarmed again.
The emperor rushed to the Chaoyang Palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw a large crowd of people kneeling down below. The queen stepped forward to pick her up, followed by Yide and Youshi, looking angry and sad at the same time.
"Queen, what happened?" the emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, please move aside and allow me to show you my concubine." the queen said.
The emperor and the queen went to the back hall to talk. After a while, the chamberlain sent Yide and Youshi to come in.
The emperor's face was not good-looking either. He sighed and said, "I already know about this matter. It concerns Ye Jinxuan's innocence and the reputation of the Jingan Marquis Mansion. I will definitely give you justice."
Youshi quickly knelt down and thanked him profusely.
By chance, Gong'e came to report, saying that she had already confessed, and was under the instruction of Prince Yu's side concubines Lin Shi and Princess Liuli. They also deliberately attracted the third lady of the Hou Mansion to stir up trouble to increase credibility.
The emperor was furious when he heard this: "It's Liuli again, why is she responsible for everything? Can't she just live in peace for a few days?"
The queen said calmly: "This kid Liuli is very stubborn and is probably being taken advantage of."
Yide immediately understood what the queen meant and said, "I heard that after Liuli moved out of the Hou Mansion, Mrs. Lin often went to look for her."
Youshi was not stupid, and said with a tearful voice: "Liuli is not so popular. She can mobilize so many people to slander Jinxuan. But I don't understand, why does Lin want to deal with Jinxuan? Jinxuan has nothing to do with her." No grudge..."
Why deal with Jinxuan? This question was swirling in the emperor's mind. The emperor didn't know about the grudge between Lin and Ye Jiayao. He was accustomed to thinking about problems from the situation in the DPRK. It is said to be a struggle between women, but there is often a mystery hidden inside.
Ye Jinxuan is the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Jingan Palace, and Lin is the side concubine of Prince Yu. She is said to be a side concubine, but her status in Prince Yu's Palace is far superior to that of the main concubine Ah Ruan. Could it be that Prince Yu's Mansion wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion
But this method is too despicable. What kind of skill is it to let a woman take action
The more the emperor thought about it, the angrier he became, and said angrily: "Lin is so despicable, Liu Li Ning is stubborn and will not teach you a lesson, and is becoming more and more lawless. Queen, I will leave this matter to you, what should I do? What should I do?" If you are an accomplice, prepare a list and ask your family to take it back. No matter what rank you are an official, all of them will be demoted one level. How can you be an official if you can't control your own wife?"
With the emperor's oral instructions, the queen was determined.
Ye Jiayao was happily busy at home. Several of the dishes she cooked today were very successful. Even Xia Chunyu, a high-end foodie, praised them endlessly.
She never expected that a big turmoil would be caused in the palace because of her, nor did she expect that a group of officials, who had worked so hard to reach their current position, would be knocked down overnight because of her.
(End of chapter)