The Princess Wei Yang

97.2.Jiang Family's Fourth Son

Li Min De was in the study, speaking with Zhao Nan when he looked up and saw Li Wei Yang.

She wore red and gold clothes with lily embroidery and pale pink, embroidered shoes. Her eyes were bright, but she seemed almost lifeless. She came in, saying: "I'm starving to death, what is there to eat?"

Li Min De and Zhao Nan looked at one another. Li Min De quickly asked her what was wrong.

"They didn't let me eat anything in the palace." Li Wei Yang tiredly said.

Li Min De rushed to have the kitchen prepare something. He looked at her and thought perhaps she had been hungry for a long time. Her appetite must have waned, so she should eat more digestible things. He also added: "Less oil and fats, prepare light dishes."

Li Wei Yang heard this and said: "No need to be so specific. Leftovers from this afternoon will do. Hurry and bring them out."

Li Min De was surprised, but if the kitchen was to cook something, it would take at least two hours, so there was no other choice. Soon, crispy chicken, sauteed eel, vinegar and pepper lion's mane fungus, Heavenly Duck, bean curd pancakes... All of them were laid out on the table.Although these were leftovers from this afternoon, they had only been touched once or twice.

Li Wei Yang raised her chopsticks and dove in, surprising Li Min De. She looked over to Bai Zhi and Zhao Yue: "Come and eat, don't just stand there."

After waiting overnight for Xiaojie, the two Yatous were just as hungry. They did not decline and quickly joined her. At first, Li Min De was a bit worried, seeing Li Wei Yang with her head lowered and wholeheartedly focused on eating as if indulging in exquisite dishes. Her appetite certainly increased, but there was nothing more to it. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Jujube osmanthus cake was served as dessert. The pastry chefs used the hanging flour technique, putting the glutinous rice flour and water mixture in a bag and hanging it up to dry. Then jujubes, walnuts, osmanthus, apricots, and a dozen other fruits would be made into the filling for the glutinous rice cakes. These cakes each resembled the bright moon. They were sweet and refreshing, accompanied by a rich aroma with every bite. Li Min De had these prepared as a dessert for her last time. The moment they were brought out, Li Wei Yang felt her appetite immediately return. She ate every piece and finished it moments later, feeling as if she had been brought back to life.

Once she was finished with her meal, Li Min De asked her: "What happened today? Didn't you say you would be back soon?"

Li Wei Yang sighed, feeling content: "I was copying Buddhist scriptures for the Empress Dowager. Then I ran into a minor issue that delayed my meal, but nothing concerning."

A minor issue? She spoke of it dismissively, but Li Min De thought it was an understatement. Suddenly, Li Wei Yang looked up at Zhao Nan: "The young man you fought against that day, did he have angled eyes, a tall nose, fair complexion, strong stature and a proud nature?"

Zhao Nan was startled but immediately understood. He quickly nodded: "Xianzhu gave an accurate description. It was him indeed."

So it was Jiang Si who saved Li Min Feng back then. Li Wei Yang furrowed her eyebrows as if pondering over it.

Li Min De caught on. He looked at Zhao and slightly frowned: "Someone from the Jiang family?"

Li Wei Yang nodded: "Si Shaoye of the Jiang family, Jiang Nan." Then, she added as an afterthought, "I ran into him in the palace today."

Li Min De nodded in acknowledgment. He did not think Jiang Si would dare to do anything to her in the palace, but precautions should be taken. One must be a bit more careful, having made an enemy out of the Jiang family.