Li Youran was deeply moved by the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, treating them like family. However, she didn't want to involve them in her affairs, especially since the Crown Prince was only one step away from ascending the throne. How could she bear to ruin his promising future because of this?

After Li Youran arrived in the capital, she took a carriage to a newly opened hot pot restaurant.

"Miss, I really don't understand. Since you knew that the maid was there to steal the formula, why did you still leak it out?"

Xiao Hong helped someone down from the carriage. Looking at the bustling hot pot restaurant, Po Wuzhi pouted and turned to Li Youran, saying that he really couldn't understand why the princess would give up such a good hot pot recipe to someone else. It was such a pity.

"If we simply drive them out of the mansion, what about the good show that You Zhenyou is about to put on?"

Li Youran smiled at Xiao Hong, raised an eyebrow, and said softly. Xiao Hong was completely confused, not understanding what Li Youran meant by "good show."

To tell you how you knew that little maid was stealing the hot pot base, you have to go back to when Lady Bai was in the kitchen. She was preparing the hot pot base at noon, and it turned out that Lady Bai was cautious and careful, despite having many servants in the household.

The kitchen was the place Li Youran valued most. On a small scale, he had to be careful when eating; on a larger scale, he needed to meticulously maintain his food recipes and ingredients. Therefore, Li Youran had set up numerous traps and mechanisms around the kitchen. The little maid thought she could hide quietly outside the door without being noticed, but little did she know that Li Youran had tied a bell to the door; if the wind blew, the bell would ring.