Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

Chapter 156 Sugar can be made from beets
"Father-in-law, if you have any questions, just ask. My son-in-law will tell you everything he knows."

In fact, Jun Yuyan had already guessed what General Fu wanted to ask.

As expected, General Fu lowered his voice and asked him: "Your Majesty, tell the truth, is the child in Ah Jiu's belly really his?"

Such rumors have been around for a long time. It was not a secret that the emperor questioned that Ajiu Huai was not the flesh and blood of Prince Ling.

He even heard people say that Ajiu was pregnant with the second prince's child.

General Fu had thought about it. If the child was not the prince's, they could take the child over and raise it personally.

Because the prince and Ah Jiu seem to have a good relationship, and the prince is willing to help her investigate her life experience, it shows that the prince has feelings for Ah Jiu.

General Fu also knows the prince's character and believes that he is not a mercenary person, unlike the second prince.

When the time comes, they can give birth to their own biological flesh and blood. If they are worried that the first child will affect their relationship, they can leave the first child to be raised by the general's mansion.

General Fu's question was unexpected by Jun Yuyan.

He looked at the father and son who looked a little nervous, smiled gently and said, "What Ajiu is carrying is my flesh and blood."

General Fu squinted his eyes and looked at him: "True?"

"More real than real gold."

Jun Yuyan looked sincere. General Fu understood him and knew he was not lying.

General Fu breathed a long sigh of relief:
"Okay, that's good. Yu Yan, Ah Jiu has suffered too many grievances in these years. It's me, a loser as a father, who can't even tell that the child has been changed. We owe Ah Jiu too much. I found out. It's too late, she's already married to you, and it's difficult to develop a relationship with her. I just hope that you two can have a deeper relationship and take care of her for me."

He called Jun Yuyan's name, and he spoke to Jun Yuyan from the perspective of a father-in-law, speaking from the bottom of his heart.

He was really guilty and remorseful, and he was also happy, but he felt even more guilty.

Even if Ah Jiu didn't hate his incompetent father, he certainly did, but it was through Prince Ling that he discovered the truth, which was not incompetence.

So he hoped that if King Ling was really good to Ah Jiu and loved Ah Jiu, he would feel a little more at ease.

"Don't worry, Ah Jiu is my wife, and it is my responsibility to take good care of her. Even if you don't tell me, I will protect her and the children."

General Fu felt extremely pleased when he heard his promise.

Even though his teeth were sore, he also knew that there were so many men in the capital, but few were unwaveringly affectionate and wholehearted.

Back in the military camp, after the battle was won, the soldiers below would go have fun and relax. This was blameless. No one knew whether they would survive the next battle.

But General Fu had never seen Jun Yuyan looking for a woman. Even if there was a woman lying there naked, he would not necessarily take a look at her.

At that time, General Fu teased him and asked him if he was not interested in women.

Later, when he saw Jun Yuyan's gentle demeanor towards the princess, General Fu knew that this woman was the one he cared about most.

Later, Princess Ling became her own daughter.

Compared with the second prince who was close to Ah Jiu in the past, Jun Yuyan was many times better than the other prince. General Fu didn't say anything, but he was still very satisfied in his heart.

Murong Jiu didn't sleep for long, it was the smell of food that lured her awake.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Jun Yuyan sitting by the bed, looking at her tenderly.

"Your Majesty, how long have I slept?"

It was sunny outside, and she didn't know how long she slept. She just felt that this sleep made her full of energy. "I only slept for three-quarters of an hour. Let's have a meal first. You can go back to sleep after the meal."

Jun Yuyan didn't want her to go hungry.

The month is getting older and her appetite is increasing. If she doesn't eat on time, she will feel heartburn and nausea.

Murong Jiu nodded heavily, and she happened to be hungry too.

A table of meals had been prepared in the General's Mansion, all of which were Murong Jiu's favorites. She specifically asked Jun Yuyan and Chuntao what dishes they had prepared for her.

Murong Jiu was a little embarrassed and told them to just order whatever they wanted next time, as he was worried that they wouldn't like what he liked to eat.

Fu Heng smiled gently at her and said, "Ajiu, what you like to eat is also what we like to eat. We have similar tastes."

"really?"

"It's true! It's more real than real gold!" Fu Han said loudly and learned what Jun Yuyan said.

General Fu also nodded: "Ajiu, we are indeed a family, even the taste is the same."

Except for snacks, Murong Jiu doesn't like to eat dishes that are too sweet, but the taste is a bit spicy. However, because sugar is too expensive in Dayan, adding sugar to cooking is only for the rich to show their status, so the dishes in the capital are all on the spicy side. Sweet.

General Fu and the others can't eat either.

But Wang Baozhu liked sweets and was very picky, so they had to accommodate her.

Now I know that they are not a family, so how can they have similar tastes?

Thinking of adding sugar to the dish, Murong Jiu suddenly remembered something.

She always forgot things and had a bad memory when she was pregnant, so she quickly said to Jun Yuyan:
"Do you know flamingo? It's also called beet. Its roots can be used to make sugar. If someone grows it on a large scale, the yield of sugar can be much higher than that of sugar cane. Nowadays, many people in the south grow flamingo as a vegetable, and they may also No one knew it could be used to make sugar.”

Sugar is much more expensive than salt.

You must know that everyone related to salt, whether it is salt merchants or officials, are all extremely rich.

Today's sugar is sucrose extracted from sugar cane. The yield is not high and the price is expensive, making it difficult for ordinary people to afford it.

The reason why Murong Jiu knew that the roots of flame vegetables can be used to make sugar is because about a year or two later, a woman in the south would cook pig food with a pot of flame vegetables. Because she went out to do other work, a pot of pig food would be faster. Boiled it dry and then unexpectedly found lumps in the pot and it was very sweet.

It happened that an official under the second prince was nearby. After hearing about it, he tried it again with flame vegetables. After many verifications, he found that there was sugar in the roots of flame vegetables.

First cut the beet root into strips and pour it into a large iron pot and add water to boil. Then take out the crushed beet residue and wrap it with a large piece of gauze. Then pinch the mouth of the gauze and squeeze it. The juice containing syrup will flow out from the gauze. Into the iron pot.

Then add fire to the slurry in the pot and wait until the slurry in the pot boils.Then use a spoon to stir continuously in the pot. As the water in the pot continues to evaporate, the syrup water in the pot gradually thickens and the color gradually deepens. When the syrup water turns a mucus-like dark brown, you are done.

This is actually very simple. No one noticed it because the cultivation of flame vegetables is not large and pigweed is everywhere. How can anyone use flame vegetables as pig food, let alone accidentally cook it dry.

Flame vegetables are heavier than sugar cane and produce more sugar than sugar cane.

The second prince not only gained more wealth because he held the sweet candy, but he was also able to monopolize it and obtain other benefits.

Murong Jiu had gone with him to the south to treat people, so he knew the sugar making process very well.

Now that I think about it, it is absolutely impossible for the second prince to continue to benefit!

(End of this chapter)