Part 1 - The Double / Marriage of the Di Daughter

☆ Chapter 144 Internal Conflict

For some unknown reason, they arrived at the Duke's Mansion just in time for lunch, so everyone sat down to eat.

Except that Ji Heng did not look as smiling as before, everyone else was very happy.

Kong Liu and Wen Renyao were the most lively. Wen Renyao said enthusiastically: "Miss Jiang, try our Duke's cooking. It is more authentic than the imperial chef in the palace. It is not something you can taste every day. During festivals..."

With a "snap" sound, the silver chopsticks in Ji Heng's hand broke, and Wen Renyao immediately fell silent, extremely quiet.

General Ji looked at Jiang Li and asked, "Girl, is your last name Jiang? I haven't asked you yet, which family are you from? From your accent, you must be from Yanjing, right?"

Jiang Li politely replied, "Yes. My father is Prime Minister Jiang, the old general should know him. I am the second child in the family."

"Jiang Yuanbai?" General Ji's expression changed and asked, "Are you Jiang Yuanbai's daughter?"

Jiang Li nodded.

General Ji muttered something, and his eyes were not as eager as before when he looked at Jiang Li. It seemed that he had some grudges with Jiang Yuanbai in the past, but Jiang Li didn't care much.

She tasted some of the ham and bamboo shoot soup in the small bowl in front of her, which was very delicious. She also tasted the jujube paste yam cake, which was sweet and sour. 

Wen Renyao was right. Although she was not someone who could often use the imperial meal, she thought that the meals made by the imperial chef were just like this.

Ji Heng can cook, and his cooking skills are so good, which subverts Jiang Li's previous imagination. For someone like him who is busy calculating people and seducing people all day long, he actually has such a down-to-earth side. Jiang Li feels that she has never really known Ji Heng.

"How is it?" Kong Liu smiled and said, "Is the food to your taste?"

Jiang Li nodded: "Very good."

Ji Heng impatiently threw down his chopsticks, as if he had exhausted all his patience to eat here with such a large table of people. After enduring again and again, he picked up the chopsticks again.

"Can Miss Jiang cook?" Wen Renyao suddenly asked Jiang Li, "I've heard that some girls are gifted in cooking, but I've never met one. Jiuyue is even worse at cooking. I'm afraid she's poisoned the food."

Situ Jiuyue sneered, "There's poison in your bowl now."

Jiang Li was stunned and said, "A little."

"I know Miss Jiang is always modest. The so-called a little means very good." Wen Renyao's eyes lit up.

Kong Liu also looked at Jiang Li. It was really strange that Jiang Li could cook. Kong Liu had seen the shadow of this girl riding a horse in the training ground. She was a woman who was as brave as a man. 

Although she looked weak, she was actually murderous. If she wasn't the daughter of Jiang Yuanbo, Kong Liu would have planned to recruit her to the cavalry team. How could such a girl go to cook? It would be a waste of talent!

"What is Miss Jiang's best skill?" Wen Renyao asked.

Jiang Li thought for a moment and said, "Roasted deer meat and beggar birds."

After saying this, everyone in the room focused their attention on Jiang Li. Even Ji Heng, who had been unhappy, looked at her inquiringly.

"This... this... would the Jiang family do these?" Wen Renyao asked hesitantly.