books44 Chapter 121: Life is all about eating and drinking
Chapter 121: Life is all about eating and drinking
She couldn't help but look at Jiang Yue who was sitting next to her. Her hands were powerless and she stared at her with pleading eyes.
"Third sister, you, you are a princess now?"
Jiang Yue raised her eyelids slightly, slowly drank the milk tea in her hand, and deliberately did not answer him to make him anxious.
As expected, the man kneeling below began to look increasingly anxious. "Third sister, I'm your eldest brother, right? I was just speaking in anger. You are of course my daughter of the Jiang family, and my father is also your father!"
"Come here, torture him!" Concubine Liang was sitting at the top. Seeing that he didn't want to tell the truth, she tortured him directly.
Jiang Jinzhou's stubborn face turned pale when he saw the spiked whip and the pungent smell.
I knew that the whip had been soaked in pepper water, but I didn't expect that it would be such a severe torture!
But he still didn't want to give in. Jiang Yue was now a princess. Although he didn't know why she was given the title, it seemed that she was very much loved by the imperial concubine.
As long as she is bitten to death, she is a child of the Jiang family and she will definitely not stand by and watch her die.
The expression of gritting teeth and lowering head in defiance annoyed Concubine Liang.
"beat!"
At the command, the soldier cracked his whip and the man groaned.
He didn't scream, and Jiang Yue still respected him as a man.
The next second, she knew she was wrong and that Jiang Jinzhou was not worthy of being called a man.
After the second whip, the man rolled on the ground in pain.
He kept screaming in pain, and Concubine Liang had someone stuff his mouth.
Prince An was not satisfied, so he took the whip and swung it at him.
Jiang Jinzhou's veins popped out immediately, his eyes rolled back and he was about to faint.
Prince An quickly ordered someone to fetch a bucket of sea water and pour it over him.
There is salt in the sea water, and the wounds caused by the barbs were torn and exposed when they met the chili and salt.
Jiang Jinzhou was sweating profusely and he lay on the ground gasping for breath.
King An took the cloth from his mouth and pointed the whip at him.
"Say it or not!?"
Jiang Jinzhou nodded with difficulty, and when he spoke again his voice was hoarse and unclear.
Jiang Yue had someone pour him a cup of tea and then threw the cup away in front of him.
"Jiang Yue is indeed not my father's daughter... She... Aunt Xie... was pregnant when she entered the mansion.
On his way back to Beijing, my father ran into Aunt Xie and saw how beautiful she was, so he snatched her away.
When Concubine Liang heard this, she gripped the corner of the table tightly, a cold light flashing in her eyes.
"What else? Go on!"
Jiang Jinzhou took a deep breath, and knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, for fear of tearing the wound.
"After he was brought back, my father got drunk and went to Aunt Xie's yard.
A month later, I heard that she was pregnant.
Then, Jiang Yue was born before she was even one month old. Everyone in the mansion said... Jiang Yue wasn't my father's daughter, but was the one Aunt Xie had with my father before.
Jiang Yue's cold voice came, "So, after my mother passed away, you were afraid of what people would say.
They threw me into the most remote yard and left me to fend for myself."
Jiang Jinzhou shuddered, "I... I didn't know at first... I heard it was my mother talking to Mammy one day, and I overheard her."
"What else do you know?" It turns out that who the original owner's father was has become a mystery now?
"No...nothing more, that's all I know."
Concubine Liang waved her hand, and Prince An grabbed Jiang Jinzhou by the back of his clothes and dragged him to Emperor Mingde's side.
What awaits him next is a series of interrogations.
Concubine Liang waved at Jiang Yue, took her hand and said gently.
"Yue'er, no matter who your father is, he is the princess of Liang State. This will never change."
Yao Chi also said angrily, "That's right, Yue'er, don't be afraid, you will always be my sister. That Jiang Dongyi really deserves to die. I have to ask my father to spare his life and let you deal with him. Don't let him get away with it!"
With that, she angrily went to find Emperor Mingde. Jiang Yue was about to stop her, but her aunt stopped her, "Let her go. Wait until your uncle is done dealing with it, then bring her here for a thorough interrogation. I must know what happened to my sister back then."
Jiang Yue smiled brightly at her aunt, "Aunt, I don't think my uncle will be able to recover quickly for a while. I'll go to the kitchen to make some snacks. The interrogation will take a lot of effort."
Jiang Yue went to the kitchen and took out butter, sugar and gluten flour from the space to prepare to make puffs.
Put water, butter, fine salt and sugar into a pot, add firewood under the pot and heat until boiling.
Pour the sifted gluten flour into the pan and stir until the dough becomes non-stick.
Turn off the heat quickly, and when the dough is slightly cool enough not to be hot, add the beaten egg liquid and stir thoroughly in batches until the batter becomes an inverted triangle shape.
Put the batter into a bag with a small hole at the front to prevent people from asking what the bag is.
She also wrapped the bag with a layer of silk cloth, and from the outside it looked like the batter was wrapped in fine silk.
Squeeze the batter onto the baking tray, avoid touching each other. Heat the firewood at the bottom of the pan to about 200°, place the baking tray on it, and keep the temperature for 30 minutes, until the surface is slightly yellow.
After the puffs are baked, let them cool first and squeeze the cream into them with a bag.
Then I used big chopsticks to put them on plates one by one and gave some to my uncles, cousins and aunts.
She carried a dish out of the kitchen, and Xiao Zhu followed behind with several palace maids carrying trays.
Passing by the bow deck, I saw a figure sitting in a wheelchair with a guard standing next to him.
After thinking about it, she asked Xiaozhu to take the others to deliver the puffs, and she personally carried the plate and delivered it to Prince Shou.
"Your Majesty, this is the snack I just made. Let me give you a try."
The guard of Prince Shou was about to reach out to take it, but Prince Shou stepped in and took the plate with both hands.
He raised his head and smiled at Jiang Yue, "Thank you, Yue'er. I'm a little hungry. I must try the snacks you made."
Jiang Yue sat down beside him and looked at the blue sea. They had now passed the hundred-meter vortex and the fleet was temporarily staying here.
Emperor Mingde dispatched several secret guards to continue traveling in small boats to the south to investigate the situation on land.
We need to wait for them to come back before making further plans.
"Your Highness is not feeling well, why are you here enjoying the breeze?"
After finishing a puff, Prince Shou exclaimed in amazement, "I'm tired of reading in my room and have nothing to do. The sun is shining brightly now, so I'll come out and bask in the sun. Yue'er's pastry is really good. I've never eaten anything like it before."
Jiang Yue also took one. After taking a bite, the cream overflowed and it was very fragrant.
"Not bad, I don't have any hobbies, except that I like eating a lot.
But I don't have any big ambitions. Life is all about eating and drinking, so I just like to tinker with food."
The man was amused by her playful and carefree words and coughed twice.
The guard beside him quickly put the cloak he had been holding on Prince Shou. Jiang Yue didn't expect that men and women were so cautious and patted him on the back.
The man stiffened, put his fist to his lips, stopped coughing, reached out and took out the thermos he had always treasured, and carefully poured a cup of hot water.
"Your Highness, are you okay?" Jiang Yue saw that his face was red, and quickly stood up and stood in front of the man to shield him from the wind.
"Why don't you go back to your room? The wind is blowing. Let's find a doctor to see him. I'll prescribe some medicine for you later."