Yuan Ye glanced at the terrified cook, then said to the guard beside him, "Bring Lady Jiang up."
When Jiang Tian was brought over, she was very calm and showed no signs of being frightened.
She glanced at the weeping cook Lin beside her, then at Yuan Ye who was staring at her expressionlessly, and a smile appeared on her lips: "What business does the general have with me?"
"Did you provide the recipe?"
Jiang Tian smiled and nodded: "General, you are busy with many affairs every day. If you don't eat or sleep well, how can you have the strength to march and fight? I can't be of great help, but it is my duty to do what I can. I am originally from the capital and I learned the flavors of the capital. Providing a recipe is no problem for me."
"Did you enjoy your meal, General?"
Yuan Ye was utterly astonished by this woman's shamelessness.
Didn't she see Chef Lin trembling beside her?
She asked him so casually how he ate, without showing any fear whatsoever.
Yuan Ye couldn't even understand what this woman was thinking. Was it a good thing to be disliked for no reason?
After glancing at Chef Lin, Yuan Ye gave the order: "You may leave now."
Cook Lin left immediately. She was inexperienced and had been terrified when she was questioned today.
In the blink of an eye, only the personal guards, Jiang Tian, and Yuan Ye remained in the tent.
Yuan Ye glanced at his two bodyguards and said, "You two may also leave."
Once they left, only two people remained in the tent.
Jiang Tian seemed unaware of the man's dislike for her, and asked him with a smile, "General, I'm probably close to fulfilling our agreement. Shouldn't you assign me some work?"
Yuan Ye looked at her with a somewhat profound gaze: "Do you really have to follow me?"
"Yes. Without you, my life is meaningless."
Yuan Ye sneered: "If you want to stay, then stay. Tell me your real name, and I'll have to send someone to check if you're lying. If there are other mysteries surrounding you... keeping you by my side would be like trapping myself."
After he finished speaking, he observed the changes in Jiang Tian's expression.
Jiang Tian didn't seem anxious. She smiled and said, "My real name is Jiang Tian. My father's name is Jiang Ziyuan. He is the dean of a certain academy. My husband remarried long after I was poisoned and 'died.' You don't need to worry that I'm lying."
Her frankness did not put Yuan Ye at ease: "Whether you are lying or not, we will find out after an investigation. Until the people I sent return, you continue chopping wood. You may leave now."
Jiang Tian did not leave immediately. She glanced at the dishes on the table and said, "General, I can actually cook all of these dishes. I should be able to cook them better than Chef Lin. If you are afraid that I might poison them, I can taste the dishes for you and then have someone serve them to you."
"Step back."
Yuan Ye clearly didn't want to listen to her rambling anymore.
Seeing that he was getting impatient, Jiang Tian didn't bother him this time and left immediately.
As soon as she left, Yuan Ye found people and sent them to the capital to investigate.
For the next few days, Yuan Ye continued to eat his simple meals.
Cook Lin became obedient and dared not cause any more trouble.
She went back and had a fight with Jiang Tian, saying that she almost ruined her life, but no one really believed her.
Jiang Tian quickly gained popularity within just a few days.
She was generous, giving them a wood splitter, and upon learning that they would soon be going to the frontier, she also gave each of them dried meat that could be preserved for a very long time.
Even if they had no worries about food and drink on the road, what they were given was meat.
Who would be willing to spend their own money to buy meat to eat on the road?
Her intentions were conveyed, and naturally, everyone's impression of her improved.
Lin, the cook, later changed her tune because Jiang Tian gave her a set of clothes made of fine material.
Originally, Chef Lin had not been punished, and she had no idea why the general had summoned her.
After a few days of anxiety, she continued working as a cook, and her anger gradually subsided.
When Jiang Tian presented her with the fine clothes that she had never worn in her life, Chef Lin naturally couldn't bear to say a word against her.
Everyone was trying to get close to Jiang Tian, but Aunt Wang was very worried.
The silver notes on Jiang Tian's person were ones she had personally examined.
With that sum of money, Jiang Tian could easily settle down in this city.
The problem is—she's too generous.
She's busy buying groceries, setting up a wood splitter, and now she's buying dried meat for the entire camp and making clothes for Chef Lin... How much silver does she have left?
Aunt Wang really couldn't understand what Jiang Tian was thinking. She was wearing the new clothes Jiang Tian had bought for her, so she couldn't say anything and could only keep an eye on her from the sidelines.
Jiang Tian's actions in the camp were not kept secret, and Yuan Ye saw them all.
She's winning people over just so that her life will be easier in the future.
He didn't concern himself with the survival methods of ordinary citizens.
He only needed to check if there was any danger emanating from the woman.
Yuan Ye's men returned a few days later, less than three days before they were to head to the frontier.
Upon seeing the intelligence reports from his subordinates, Yuan Ye finally became convinced that what Jiang Tian had said was true.
Jiang Ziyuan does indeed have a daughter named Jiang Tian, who married one of his students.
After passing the imperial examination, the student wanted to remarry, but later news spread that his wife had passed away from a serious illness.
He is now newly married.
As for a portrait—there isn't one.
Who would paint a portrait of a woman living in a secluded mansion for no reason?
The people sent out must not alert the enemy, after all, there are too many eyes in the capital.
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