Chapter 87 Picky
Seeing that Jiang Shu refused to eat, Yu Zheng sighed softly, pretending to be sorry.
"This snack can be kept for two or three days at most. If you don't eat it, it will be wasted."
Jiang Shu was startled, then hesitantly took a piece and said, "Then let me try it. Your concubine's thoughts cannot be wasted."
"Yeah." Yu Zheng touched his lips and put the food box next to her.
Originally, after hearing Yu Zheng say that he didn't like to eat, Jiang Shu thought it was because the imperial concubine was not good at cooking.
But after tasting it, she was surprised to find that this pastry was no worse than Jiuxiangzhai's.
He doesn't like eating such delicious cakes, he is really too picky.
After running around for a long time, Jiang Shu was so hungry that he ate half a box in one go.
Just when she felt a little tired, an open water bag appeared in front of her.
"Thank you." Jiang Shu took it sheepishly and took a sip.
Yu Zheng looked at it calmly, with a smile on his lips.
After drinking the water, Jiang Shu handed the water bag back to Yu Zheng and closed the food box.
"Don't want to eat?" Yu Zheng asked with raised eyebrows.
Jiang Shu nodded: "I'm full, the prince can eat the rest himself, don't let the concubine's love for his son down."
Finally, Jiang Shu added: "If the prince doesn't like sweet things, he can just eat it with tea, so that he won't get tired."
"Okay." Yu Zheng responded quietly.
With a full stomach and no worries, Jiang Shu felt that his mind had calmed down and his previous panic was gone.
She took a deep breath and braced herself.
Whether good or bad, things have happened, and there is no use worrying about them. You can only face them calmly.
After arriving at the palace to pick up the medicinal materials, Yu Zheng asked Zhuiyun to drive Jiang Shu back.
Before leaving, Jiang Shu asked Yu Zheng: "Should I convert this medicinal material into cash and give it to the prince, or should I return it when I find the same medicine?"
"Don't worry, just find the same thing and return it later."
After a pause, Yu Zheng said again: "If you need it, I still have it in my house, just come and get it."
Since he promised it to her, he never thought of asking her to return it. But he knew that she felt guilty, so he followed her words and made her feel less burdened.
"I will keep your great kindness in my heart, and I will definitely repay you with a knot of grass and a ring in the future." Jiang Shu hugged the brocade box containing the medicinal materials and bowed in salute.
Yu Zheng's dark eyes flashed slightly, and he said expectantly: "Okay, I'll wait."
Jiang Shu was stunned, not expecting Yu Zheng to answer this.
Thinking that Dr. Chen was still waiting for the medicinal materials in her arms to be used in medicine, Jiang Shu said goodbye to Yu Zheng, got in the car and left.
After watching the carriage go away, Yu Zheng returned to the house, looked at the food box on the table and raised the corners of his lips.
He asked his maid to bring him hot tea, and just as Jiang Shu said, he ate the remaining hibiscus cake with the tea.
It's really not that sweet and much smoother.
"Master, dinner will be here soon." Zhufeng thought Yu Zheng was hungry.
Yu Zheng glanced at him and ate with a contented expression.
Zhufeng scratched his head, wondering what happened to Yu Zheng today.
Yu Zheng has always been very strict with himself, because the imperial doctor said that eating sweets at night is not good for the body, so he has never eaten sweets at night for many years.
What's going on today? Are you really hungry? Or have you missed the hibiscus cake made by the imperial concubine for too long?
Yu Zheng didn't give him an answer, so Zhufeng could only go to eat with doubts in his mind.
When Jiang Shu returned to Jiang's house, Dr. Chen and others had already eaten. After getting the medicinal materials Jiang Shu brought back, they immediately weighed the decoction.
Jiang's mother stayed in front of Jiang's father's bed and refused to go to eat.
Looking at Jiang's mother's eyes that were swollen from crying, Jiang Shu comforted her with a warm voice: "Mom, dad won't wake up for a while, let's go eat first."
Mother Jiang shook her head: "You and Ning'er go and eat, I can't eat."
Jiang Shu glanced at Jiang's father on the bed, and said with a serious face: "Dad needs someone to take care of him now. If mom doesn't eat and gets starved, who will take care of dad?"
"My eldest uncle, my third uncle, they all have their own thoughts and are looking forward to it. We must not let them take advantage of it. I can only rest assured that my mother will protect my father."
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect your father and prevent anyone from harming him." Mother Jiang solemnly promised.
Jiang Shu held Jiang's mother's hand and said, "I believe mom, but if mom wants to protect dad well, she must eat enough first, otherwise mom will fall down before dad wakes up."
Jiang's mother thought about it for a moment, then finally got up and went to have dinner with Jiang Shu.
None of the three people at the dinner table had any appetite, but Jiang Shu still finished a bowl of rice and asked Jiang's mother, Jiang Ning, to eat more.
“Only when you are full can you have strength and energy.”
Saving Father Jiang is not the end, but the beginning. They still have many things to face next.
For example, taking care of Jiang's father, handling the house's internal affairs, and managing the Jiang family's property.
According to what Imperial Physician Chen said, Jiang's father needed to recuperate from his injury for nearly a year, and it was not suitable for him to work hard after the injury, so Jiang Shu could only take care of the Jiang family's business.
But the Jiang family's uncles each have their own evil intentions, and it is not easy to take power.
The road ahead is difficult and long, and only when you are full can you have the energy to face it.
After entering prison for the first time, everyone in the Jiang family felt uncomfortable.
The food was poor and rough, and seven or eight people were crowded into a cell. There were no beds, tables and chairs, so they could only squat on the floor.
The weather in February suddenly turned cold, but the temperature dropped rapidly in the middle of the night. They were shivering from the cold and had to huddle together to keep warm.
"This is simply no place for people to live. I want to go home."
Jiang Yun couldn't stand it anymore, so she got up and ran to the cell door to shout.
The jailer who heard the commotion came over and scolded them impatiently, telling them to be honest, otherwise they would be whipped.
Jiang Yun pulled out the golden hairpin on her head and begged in a low voice: "Brother Cha, I will give this to you. Please be kind and let me out."
Seeing Jailer Jinchai's eyes light up, he rubbed his hands greedily and said, "I've said hello from above that it's impossible to let you go, but I can make it easier for you."
Jiang Yun was filled with despair and asked dejectedly: "How can I feel better?"
"A hairpin is exchanged for a quilt." The jailer stared at the golden hairpin in Jiang Yun's hand with gleaming eyes.
Jiang Yun's face turned cold when she heard this, she took back her hand and said angrily: "Do you think I'm stupid? A gold hairpin is exchanged for a quilt, why don't you grab it."
"You don't know what to do!" the jailer cursed and left.
Jiang Yun went back angrily, threw herself into her mother's arms and cried bitterly.
"Mom, I don't want to stay here, I want to go out, I want to go home!"
Mrs. Jiang Li frowned and looked sad: "Mother also wants to go back, but we have offended the noble man, and we have to bear this sin."
"Bear with it, three days will go quickly."
Three days on weekdays really go by very quickly. But in this dark and damp prison, time passed very slowly, and every moment was torture.
In the second half of the night, the temperature dropped even lower. Jiang Yun, who had fallen asleep in a daze, was awakened by the cold and shivering all over.
"Mom, I'm so cold."
Mrs. Jiang Li also felt cold and stayed close to Jiang Shaohe to keep warm.
Jiang Yun couldn't stand it anymore and ran to the cell door again and shouted.
The jailer who was woken up was in a bad temper, swinging his whip and swearing fiercely.
Jiang Yun took out the golden hairpin again and trembled to please her: "Brother, I will use it to change the quilt."
Seeing the gold hairpin, the jailer suddenly woke up. He stared at the other gold hairpin on Jiang Yun's head and said, "The price has increased now. It takes two hairpins to exchange for one quilt."
"Are you a bandit?" Faced with the greedy and aggressive jailer, Jiang Yun was so angry that she subconsciously wanted to curse.
The jailer snorted coldly and said in a fierce and impatient tone: "Will you change it or not?"
