My Fantastic Chef Wife

331. Can You Go to the Capital to Find Her?

Translator: 299Summer

“Did General Xiao agree on this?”

“I didn’t agree at first. My mother-in law found some drugs and drugged General Xiao and me. And then it just happened. What’s done is done, which was why I got married with him,” Ye Xiaoxian said honestly.

She didn’t expect that after hearing this, the Empress Dowager laughed so hard that she didn’t stop after a long time.

Ye Xiaoxian thought, ‘Is this funny?’

That made sense. People like Empress Dowager maybe had no idea of the hardships of common people. Wasn’t there many people lost their family fortune just to get their sons or daughters married?

After Empress Dowager finished her laughing, she wiped the tears and asked Ye Xiaoxian, “Do you like General Xiao?”

“Of course I like him.”

“How much?”

“I love him so much that I would die for him.” Ye Xiaoxian said seriously.

Empress Dowager suddenly paused, looking at Ye Xiaoxian earnestly .

After watching her for a while, the Empress Dowager suddenly smiled again. “You can die for him, but he might not be willing to do the same. Do you know why the State Preceptor trapped you in his residence?

Ye Xiaoxian thought to herself that the Empress Dowager and the State Preceptor both were sophisticated. She was afraid the Empress Dowager had seen through her previous lies that she had no idea what had happened

She simply said, “I only know he trapped me to threaten Baoshan, but I don’t know any details.”

Empress Dowager smiled and said,  “l will tell you the details.”

Then, the Empress Dowager told her the wars going on in the north, the situation of Yan Ziyan and his men, and how Xiao Baoshan was entrusted with a mission at a critical and difficult moment.

Ye Xiaoxian listened to her and understood what was going on, feeling that the imperial court was a pool of muddy water.

Such a imperial court was not worth Xiao Baoshan’s efforts.

Then Empress Dowager asked Ye Xiaoxian, “Do you think General Xiao will kill Yan Ziyan for you?”

Ye Xiaoxian said doubtlessly, “No!”

“Oh? If he didn’t kill Yan Ziyan, wouldn’t you be in danger?

Ye Xiaoxian said, “He and I will also be in danger if he kills Yan Ziyan. What’s more, you won’t treat Baoshan nicely. Then, you will use me to threaten and force him to do another other task. He will become your tool completely. I don’t want him to become a tool.”

Empress Dowager stared at Ye Xiaoxian.

Ye Xiaoxian also stared at the Empress Dowager.

Empress Dowager asked again, “Since you know General Xiao so well and believe that General Xiao will not kill him for you, isn’t it useless for us to keep you? Are we going to keep you and offer you food and drink withour receiving your pays?”

Ye Xiaoxian smiled. “That depends on you.”

Ye Xiaoxian thought to herself that it was time to have the huge fight, so she was not afraid to say strong words.

After all, playing dumb was also exhausting .

Empress Dowager asked Ye Xiaoxian again, “Are you really not afraid of death?”

“I am, but if I have to die, then I have no choice.”

“What if General Xiao doesn’t want you to die?”

“He has no choice. What’s more, if I die, he will die with me.”

As expected, Ye Xiaoxian’s words infuriated the Empress Dowager, so she ordered the people around her, “Send Madam Xiao back to her room! Without my order, she won’t come out!”

Ye Xiaoxian immediately stood up and walked back to her room.

Now great, she didn’t have to pretend to be a innocent girl.

……

In Baoning City.

After so many days, Li Chengyi and Li Chengkun finally came back.

Everyone in Baoning City sighed in relief when they saw the two return. They had been worried about the two brothers for so many days. They were worried that Li Chengkun would kill them and would not let them come back alive, regardless of their family connection .

But now, they were finally back safely.

Li Chengyi asked the Sixth Imperial Concubine, “Has there been anything wrong happened in Baoning City recently?”

The Sixth Imperial Concubine said, “Nothing. A couple of days ago, after General Qian Qi came back, he also checked carefully and said that there was nothing wrong. It’s just……”

“Just what?” Li Chengyi asked.

“The business in Tianshan tribe has been affected a little, mainly because Little Ye is not around. Squire Liu cannot make up his mind on many things. When would Little Ye come back? She and General Xiao… are they… okay? “the Sixth Imperial Concubine was worried.

Li Chengyi said in a daze, “Dear, don’t worry. They should be fine right now. I have some people in the capital, so they will protect them for me. As for the business in the Tianshan tribe, you can let the Seventh Brother take a look over there. He should be able to come up with an idea.”

Of course, Li Chengru would be willing to do so.

Now that Xiao Baoshan and Ye Xiaoxian were both in the capital, the whole family must be extremely worried.

Even though the two of them were not in a good situation, the presence of Li Chengru was more or less a comfort to them.

……

At Tianshan tribe.

Ever since Ye Xiaoxian was held and Xiao Baoshan chased for her, most of Li Hongmei’s hair had turned white.

During this period, Xiao Tieshu went to Baoning City to look for some news for many times, but the Sixth King and the Seventh King were not there every time.

However, they did hear from the Sixth King through dove mail. However, the pigeon’s legs were so small that it could only carry a small piece of paper, so the Sixth King couldn’t write too much on it. He only said that Xiao Baoshan and Little Ye were in the city but couldn’t come back for some reasons.

Why couldn’t they come back? Li Hongmei thought about this every day.

Even the Sixth King and the Seventh King couldn’t come back, let alone Baoshan and Little Ye.

Li Hongmei was worried that they might have died in the capital.

Finally, Li Chengru was back.

As soon as Li Chengru arrived, he was surrounded by people from the Liu Family and the Xiao Family. Everyone surrounded him and asked many questions, which Li Chengru really did not know which one to answer first.

“Is Little Ye in the capital now? Is Baoshan with her?”

“Is Little Ye still okay? What did the gangsters do to her that day?”

“Why did they get to the capital?”

“Did Baoshan offend some mogul, so he is now detained?”

Li Chengru could only let them calm down first and then said, “Can you ask one by one? Which question should I answer first?”

Only then did everyone calm down and listen to Li Chengru.

Li Chengru said, “Baoshan is going to fight in the north now.”

As soon as he said this, everyone was restless again.

“Ah?  How did he end up going to fight?”

“What abou Little Ye? Did she go to war too?”

“Is it dangerous over there?”

“…”

Li Chengru asked helplessly, “Do you want to know the answer? As soon as I open my mouth, there are so many questions coming from you. How can I say anything?”

The group fell silent again.

Li Chengru said, “Don’t worry, the two of them are fine now. Baoshan has gone to war. We can’t talk about war, but I believe him. He used to be the God of War, and he will win.”

Everyone sighed in relief when they heard Li Chengru’s words.

Li Chengru added, “Little Ye is now in the capital. She… is the general’s wife now. Therefore, she ate well and lived well. There were more than ten servants waiting beside her. It’s just because the war still goes on and Baoshan is still in the north, she couldn’t come back for the time being. The imperial court didn’t let her go, saying that once she was kept in the city,  Baoshan would be more focused on the war. By the way, before I left, Little Ye even entered the palace to help cook. She was the main chef. The dishes she made was much more delicious than ones made by the imperial cooks.”

Everyone was stunned and they felt that Little Ye was so amazing that she could even enter the palace.

Xiao Tieshu also asked, “Can the Emperor eat the dishes made by Little Ye?”

Li Chengru said, “Of course, the Emperor is full of praise for her cooking.”

Li Hongmei asked,  “But didn’t they get kidnapped by gangsters? How did they end up in the capital and how did Baoshan go to the war?

“The gangsters didn’t know who they were at first, so they robbed them to the capital. Later, they found out that Little Ye was the general’s wife, and Baoshan also chased after her, so the gangsters let them go. And at that time, the war was going on in the north, so Baoshan was sent to the war.”

Everyone suddenly understood.

Li Chengru asked his servant to take out the things that Little Ye asked him to bring back, then said, “Little Ye asked me to bring some clothes and accessories back for everyone.”

“Just pick what you want.”

Liu Qianqian took the bag and had a look, then she yelled in surprise, “Oh my God, these clothes are all made of high-quality cloth. And these jewellery can’t be bought in a small place.”

Li Chengru said, “So this is the stuff from the capital.”

Everyone completely believed Li Chengru’s words and relaxed.

Li Hongmei directly knelt on the ground and cried as she prayed, “Thank god for your blessing.”

……

When everyone was so happy to pick the gifts, someone asked, “What about Jin Xiaoyu? Is she with Little Ye?”

Li Chengru looked towards the direction where the voice came out.

Without notice, Tarico came as well.

He sat on his horse with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Everyone seemed to have forgotten about Jin Xiaoyu and no one even thought about to mention her.

Ever since the bandit arrived, many people in the tribe felt that Jin Xiaoyu and Little Xun had brought the disaster. Now Little Xun had been arranged to a secluded place and Jin Xiaoyu was missing.

When it came to the two siblings, they felt that apart from feeling sorry for them, everyone still found the two a little bit hateful. They shouldn’t have come to the village then.

However, they could not say anything since they were arranged by the Seventh King and they were the descendants of the imperial court’s loyal minister.

As long as Xiao Baoshan and Little Ye were safe, it would be fine.

Li Chengru walked to Tarico and Tarico got off the horse.

Li Chengru said, “Jin Xiaoyu and Little Ye are together in the capital.”

Tarico asked, “Have you seen her?”

“No, but Little Ye said that they ate and slept together and they shared challenges and difficulties together. Both of them would be reluctant to let go of the other one.”

Tarico asked sadly, “Will she come back?”

“As long as Little Ye is back, Jin Xiaoyu will be back,” Li Chengru put his hand on Tarico, “I believe they will come back.”

“Can I go to the capital to find her?” Tarico asked again.

“I’m afraid you won’t be able to see her,” Li Chengru said.

Moreover, this was a very dangerous thing. Li Chengru couldn’t let Tarico go.

If the State Preceptor found it out, Tarico’s life was worthless for State Preceptor. Moreover, if Tarico went there, it might become a burden for Little Ye and Jin Xiaoyu.

Li Chengru patted Tarico on the shoulder again, “Listen to me. Keep staying here. You will meet her soon.”

Tarico asked again, “Did she send me any news for me?”

Li Chengru said honestly, “No.”

Tarico sneered and said, “Okay, I understand.”