Mr. Cen was just bored, so he asked someone and took a look around the kitchen of the palace.
Then he saw the ingredients rarely seen in the palace kitchen, which instantly brought back his memories of making royal meals for the emperor in the palace.
Leaving aside other precious ingredients, seafood such as fish and shrimp are not something that ordinary people can access.
Mr. Cen wanted to take the opportunity to teach Mrs. Ye how to handle these ingredients.
Although it is not useful in the restaurant, it never hurts to learn more.
Normally, if you want to learn them specifically, you have to spend a lot of money to buy these things. Now they are ready-made in the palace, so you might as well use them.
Although the chef in the palace is not something that ordinary people can do, there is still a certain gap compared to Mr. Cen.
Even when the cook heard that Mr. Cen would be responsible for preparing dinner, he would rush over and take over the position of kitchen helper, eager to learn more from Mr. Cen.
Prince Rui, who finally escaped from the palace, finally relaxed at home and played backgammon with Qingtian.
Under Qin Songyin's command and with the cooperation of the people in the capital, all those who caused trouble and set fire in the city were arrested and brought to justice.
But Ye Qingshan, who was still outside the city at this time, encountered another problem.
"Prince Cheng..." Looking at the man in front of him who had all the ceremonial equipment in place, Ye Qingshan's brows were almost wrinkled into a knot.
Prince Cheng's fiefdom was far away in the south. When did he come back to the capital?
In theory, if a prince who already has a fiefdom wants to return to Kyoto, he must submit a petition in advance and can only enter the capital after the emperor's permission.
But when Prince Cheng came back this time, the capital did not receive any news at all, which proved that he must have hidden his identity and quietly went back to the capital from the north.
At such a critical moment, who would believe it if he said that he had nothing to do with the Grand Princess's forced confession and usurpation of the throne today?
When Prince Cheng saw that Ye Qingshan had been blocking his carriage, his face gradually became gloomy.
"Auspicious signs have descended upon my domain, and the Emperor's birthday is at the beginning of next month, so I personally brought the auspicious signs with me to the capital to celebrate His Majesty's birthday. What is your intention in stopping me here?"
As soon as Prince Cheng finished speaking, the people behind him pulled off the rainproof tarpaulin on a carriage, revealing a huge tree stump inside, with layers of Ganoderma lucidum growing on it.
Little did they know that their actions only made Ye Qingshan more suspicious.
It would take Prince Cheng at least one or two months to travel from his fiefdom to the capital.
Putting aside how the Ganoderma lucidum on this tree survived, just looking at the scene just now, it was as if they had known that there would be obstacles, so they were ready to show it to others at any time.
But Ye Qingshan thought for a moment and did not dare to associate a prince with treason without evidence.
So he planned to stabilize Prince Cheng first. If the other party was willing to accept it, everyone would be happy.
If it really doesn't work, we can only use the imperial sword bestowed by the emperor.
"Prince Cheng, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and a minor incident occurred in the capital, so the city gates and palace gates are currently closed.
"Your Highness, why don't you come with me to the post station to rest for one night and then return to the capital early tomorrow morning?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Cheng thought to himself that since the capital and the palace were closed, his aunt must have succeeded.
Doesn't this prince know? This is exactly what this prince came for, okay?
"How dare you! This prince has traveled a long way, rushing all the way, just to catch up with the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in the palace.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you stop me here?"
Although Prince Cheng said that he had traveled a long distance, Ye Qingshan had already observed his convoy without leaving any trace.
Instead of feeling exhausted from a long journey, some of the wheels even had dirt and dead leaves from the mountains on them, showing that they had just come down from the mountains.
Seeing that it was useless to say nice things, Ye Qingshan also frowned.
"Prince Cheng, you entered the capital without being summoned, and I stopped you because I was acting in accordance with the law.
"What's more, the wheels of your fleet are covered with mountain mud and dead branches and leaves.
"If you are in a hurry to get on your way, why don't you take the official road instead of going through the forest?
“And it just so happened that I had just led my troops to wipe out a group of armed bandits who had come down from the mountains.
"You say, how can there be such a coincidence in the world?"
Prince Cheng saw that his soft approach to Ye Qingshan was not working, so he said sternly: "What do you mean by this? I came to the capital without being summoned because I wanted to give my brother a surprise.
"Besides, you saw that I only brought a few people with me. What are you suspecting? What are you insinuating?
"Just wait, after I see my brother, I will definitely ask him.
"I have only been in my fiefdom for a few years, and this is my first time back in the capital, and I am being treated like this?
"You officials in the capital take yourselves too seriously and don't take me seriously at all."
Ye Qingshan was not afraid of the threat from Prince Cheng.
He said calmly: "After the prince meets the emperor, he is free to say whatever he wants.
“But today the city and palace gates are all closed and cannot be opened again.
"So unfortunately, Your Highness is destined to miss the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in the palace.
“If you don’t want to go with me to the post station to rest, you can also set up camp here.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Since you are short of men, I can personally lead the troops to protect your safety."
The meaning of this statement is obvious. No matter what choice is made, Prince Cheng and his men must stay under Ye Qingshan's control tonight.
Prince Cheng was so angry that he almost exploded. He raised his hand and lashed Ye Qingshan with the whip in his hand with a whistling sound.
Ye Qingshan pulled the reins of the horse under his crotch and dodged backward, with the tip of the whip almost brushing his nose.
"What does your Highness mean?"
Ye Qingshan's voice turned cold, and the personal soldiers behind him also grabbed their weapons, ready to take action at any time.
"This place is already under the jurisdiction of the capital. If you want to take action here, you must consider the consequences carefully."
Ye Qingshan's words completely angered Prince Cheng. He was tricked by the Grand Princess into coming to the capital, and he thought that his aunt was plotting for him and wanted to nominate him to ascend the throne!
At this time, he should have walked into the city and entered the palace with confidence, waiting for the final coronation.
Who would have thought that he would be blocked on the official road outside the city by an unknown stubborn guy.
Prince Cheng was so angry that he waved his hand and ordered, "I am so angry that I am dying. Why don't you grab your weapons and attack!
"Get rid of these people blocking the road, and this king will reward you handsomely!
"Everyone, feel free to act boldly. No matter the casualties, I will take full responsibility for any consequences!"
Ye Qingshan was originally worried about when he would be able to use his imperial sword, but he was immediately happy when he heard this.
He drew out his sword, controlled the horse with his legs, rushed forward, and placed the imperial sword on Prince Cheng's neck.
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