Adorable Food Goddess - Chapter 132

Chapter 132

Madam Ye came to Yangzhou with the ‘real’ Second Lady Ye .

The well-planned visits and appearances of the two daughters changed the public’s previous bad opinions . Of course, people would not believe that the Helian Mansion deliberately lied to cause trouble for Assistant Minister Mu’s family so everyone just thought that it was all a misunderstanding .

Ye Jinrong was finally in the clear .

When she heard about this, Ye Jiayao wasn’t the least bit worried . In fact, she was thrilled to see the Ye jumping around to cover their lies . After all, the higher they jump, the harder they fall .

Soon, it was the sixth day of the month and it was Ye Jiayao’s birthday . She still found it strange that she and Ye Jinxuan shared the same birthday . Maybe that was why she was reincarnated in the latter’s body .

Ye Jiayao had long forgotten that she had mentioned her birthday to Little Jing .

After a busy afternoon, she asked Zhong Xiang to make her a bowl of noodles with two extra eggs .

Zhong Xiang joked, “Li Yao, it’s not your birthday, isn’t it?”

“My digestion hasn’t been good recently . I would like to eat noodles to try and give my stomach a break,” Ye Jiayao replied casually .

If the brothers knew that it was her birthday today, they’d definitely make a whole scene of it with meals and drinks . They might even get her gifts and Ye Jiayao didn’t want that much trouble . All she wanted to do was go home and sleep .

In the afternoon, Eunuch Little Chuan came and gave Ye Jiayao a basket of red pomegranates as a reward from the Prince’s wife because she liked the yogurt ice cream she made .

Pomegranates weren’t really worth a lot, but they arrived at the right time . Ye Jiayao took them happily and thanked the eunuch .

She saved five of it, one for herself and four for the Jiang family, and she shared the rest with brothers in the kitchen .

When she finished working that night, Little Jing was waiting for her .

“Yaoyao, let’s go cruising . ”

“No, I’m too tired .

“Just for a little while . I will make the ice creams for you tonight . ” Little Jing looked at her expectantly .
Ye Jiayao returned his look with wariness . “No, that’s okay . I don’t want to trouble you . ”

Last time she asked him to crack eggs, he cracked it as if he was bashing a rock . He used too much strength and the bucket of eggs fell down the floor . He wasted a few dozens of eggs, nearly bringing Jiang Yue to tears .

Little Jing sneered at her . “I didn’t have experience before! I assure you that I will not make a mistake this time . Let’s go . I’ve rented a boat already . I heard that there will be a courtesan competition in Qinhuai River . We can go and have a look . ”

When Ye Jiayao heard about the courtesan’s competition, her interest was piqued . She thought about the story of the eight famous courtesans in Qinhuai . They were rumored to be the most beautiful girls in Qinhuai and was so elegant they could pass off as royalties .

Her moment of hesitation was enough for Little Jing to get her to the dock .

When Ye Jiayao saw the small boat that Little Jing led her to, she asked, “We’re going on a cruise on this little boat?”

“When I found out about the competition, the luxurious boats have all been rented out . The only ones left were this type of boats . I had to reveal to them my royal rank to rent it,” Little Jing said, acting embarrassed .

What really happened was that he exchanged the luxurious boat with other’s small boat . He wanted to tell Yaoyao something and he didn’t want others overhearing him .

Ye Jiayao pictured Little Jing pulling rank on the boatmen to rent this measly boat and she couldn’t help but laugh .

Once the two boarded the boat, the boatman unlatched it from the dock and pushed it softly .

The boat just floated away – without the boatman .

“Wait! Why is the boatman on the dock? Who is going to row this thing?” Ye Jiayao asked .

Little Jing picked up the paddles and started to row the boat . He smiled reassuringly and said to Yaoyao, “I will . ”

“Wow! Not bad!” Ye Jiayao complimented when he saw how well Little Jing was doing .

Little Jing did a happy jig inside . Of course, I am good . I practiced for a whole afternoon just for this!

Qinhuai river was especially noisy tonight . Every light in the vicinity was on and there were countless boats on the river . Little Jing pointed to Yaoyao which big boat belonged to brothels .

“Do you know how they compete in this kind of competition?” Ye Jiayao asked curiously .

“The formal show has not started yet . Later, the courtesans from big brothels will gather together at one spot . See that? That’s the water stage in the front . They will compete against each other using their talents and skills .

“Tonight is just a beginning . The competition will last for three days and then they will choose the most popular courtesan among them . ”

“How would they assess that? Is there a judge?”

“There’s really no judge . They will just see who’s the most popular . The one who would garner the highest bid would be the flower courtesan . ”

An auction in public? In the ancient era? Who knew!

“Little Jing, would anyone among your friends bid in this? Like your brother, Xia Chunyu, Zhao Qixuan . Eh… I guess Zhao Qixuan wouldn’t go,” Ye Jiayao tested .

“Even though some royals would go, people like us who are traditional and decent would not bid . The best we can do is just watch,” Little Jing said seriously .

Ye Jiayao sighed in relief . If Chunyu ever dared to join this kind of place, she’d leave him in the dirt so fast his head would spin .

“We can grab a good spot over the waterside earlier!” Ye Jiayao told him .

“Okay, I’m going to row there . ” Even though Little Jing managed to navigate around the river, he was still new to this . He almost hit other boats several times!

“Hurry up! It looks like it is about to begin . ” Ye Jiayao noticed that the other ships were beginning to move closer to the water platform .

“Emm . . . ”

Pong!

Their small boat hit a luxurious boat next to them .

“Who is this? Do you even know how to row a boat?” someone from the boat came out and swore at him .

Ye Jiayao and Helian Jing looked up and the man immediately retracted his head .

Little Jing scowled at the big boat . “He’s lucky that I’m in a good mood today . I’ll deal with him some other day . ”

In the luxurious boat, Mu Qinchu swore at his bad luck . He just yelled at Young Royal Highness Jing and Li Yao! He just hoped that they didn’t recognize him .

“Cousin, what happened? Who is it?” Wei Liujiang asked when he saw Mu Qinchu’s pale face .

Mu Qinchu whispered the names to Wei Liujiang, whose face turned pale, too . They just came out to have fun, why was this happening to them?

“Ask the boatman to drive the boat further away,” Wei Liujiang told the servant .

Ye Jiayao noticed the boat veering away and smiled . “He knew it was us so he ran away . ”

“He can’t hide forever,” Little Jing said with a cold smile .

“Oh, that reminds me . Did your brother came up with ideas on how to expose them?”

Little Jing shook his head . “My brother and Brother Chunyu are keeping their mouth shut about their plans . Whatever . I don’t really care as long as those two suffer . I know that my brother and Brother Chunyu will make sure that they pay . ”

Little Jing finally managed to row the boat in front of the water platform . It was good timing since the competition just started .

Little Jing brought out a bunch of food and wine from the wooden box under his seat .

“You prepared for this,” Ye Jiayao commented .

“Of course! We can’t just watch and do nothing!” Little Jing told her, looking proud .

The music started and they saw seven girls with their beautiful bodies covered in even prettier clothes walked softly into the water platform . The cheers and shouting rose .

“Tonight is the group debut, tomorrow will be the personal talent show,” Little Jing introduced .

“These are all of them?” Ye Jiayao asked doubtfully . They did have good body shapes and pretty faces, but weren’t courtesans supposed to be held to a higher standard?

“Yes . There is a competition every year but the quality for each year is different . I heard Zhao Qixuan said that the most beautiful girl was Liu Yiyi from the year before . She was certainly the real flower . The night after tomorrow, Liu Yiyi will appear . ”

Ye Jiayao couldn’t wait to see Liu Yiyi as this year’s courtesans disappointed her .

The audience was another matter . They were all cheering loudly, praising the girls’ beauties . Some people even started to recite poems for them .

Ye Jiayao cringed . Unbelievable .

Even Little Jing looked happy .

“I don’t want to come tomorrow but I want to see Liu Yiyi . I trust Zhao Qixuan’s judgment,” Ye Jiayao said .

They haven’t heard from Zhao Qixuan and Su Yi for a couple of days now . Su Yi didn’t even come to look for her during the Su family’s dinner party . Now that they’re living the happily ever after, they forgot all about their wingman .

“Okay . I will rent a huge boat the day after tomorrow and I will ask Liu Yiyi to come and toast to you and play the qin for us,” Little Jing said .

“For free?”

“Of course not . ”

“How much?”

“I’m not sure . Liu Yiyi was the most expensive bid in Qinhuai river . She wouldn’t do anything for anyone expect Brother Chunyu . ”

What the f*ck? Chunyu had a relationship with a courtesan? Ye Jiayao felt like she was going to throw up .

“Why?”

“It’s a long story . ”

“Then shorten it,” Ye Jiayao demanded angrily .