Wait a moment.
Ye Guoxiang and his family arrived in front of Qin Mohan and the others.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Seventh Prince."
"Yes! No need for formalities." The Crown Prince nodded to the family.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
After Ye Guoxiang and his family were relieved of their duties, they all straightened up.
At this moment.
The crown prince looked at a young man behind Prime Minister Ye.
"Huh? Weihai is back."
"Yes, Your Highness, I have only been back for two days."
"Hmm! Not bad. I heard that you have become a deputy general. You truly live up to your status as a descendant of a noble family."
"Your Highness is too kind."
"Hahaha!"
"Your Highness, has my elder sister arrived?"
The Crown Prince nodded: "They've arrived. They should be in the garden now, appreciating the flowers and reciting poems with the noble ladies!"
After hearing this, the young man nodded: "Then I'll take my leave and go find my older sister."
"Okay! Go ahead!"
After receiving the reply, the young man took the lead and entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Upon seeing this, Ye Guoxiang, along with the Crown Prince, Qin Mohan, and the others, bowed and took their leave before entering as well.
The prince saw that everyone had entered.
He then said to Qin Mohan and the others, "My royal brothers, let's go in too!"
"kindness!"
The group nodded and stepped inside.
At this moment, Qin Mohan was holding Ye Jingyu's hand, following behind the Crown Prince and the others.
This way.
This is the imperial kitchen.
Ye Qingcheng was still busy.
At this moment, she had changed into a set of palace maids' clothes without her noticing.
While stirring the milk and egg whites, I waited for the flour to ferment.
The eunuchs, maids, and cooks standing nearby watched as Ye Qingcheng personally prepared the food.
They all felt very uncomfortable and would approach each other from time to time to ask if they needed help.
It took about an incense stick's time.
Seeing that the flour had fermented sufficiently under heating, I began to prepare it.
With skillful hands and quick movements, she shaped the dough and placed it into a baking oven she had just made.
Once everything was finished, she had some free time.
When a palace maid noticed that she had some free time, she tactfully offered her a cup of tea.
"Your Highness, you've had a long day. Please have some tea to quench your thirst!"
Ye Qingcheng looked at the palace maid and nodded with a satisfied smile: "Thank you, are you a palace maid in this imperial kitchen?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Ye Qingcheng took a sip of tea and nodded.
"By the way, what time is it now?"
"Your Highness, it is nearing the end of the year."
"Huh? So soon? When will the banquet begin?"
"Starting at Shen Shi (3-5 PM)."
"That's good, we made it in time."
"Your Highness, I see you've been busy for so long. Would you like to freshen up?"
Ye Qingcheng smiled and shook her head: "No need, I still..."
ah!
Before Ye Qingcheng could finish speaking, a scream of pain rang out from outside the imperial kitchen.
Immediately afterwards.
"You insolent fool, are you blind? Can't you see this princess coming?"
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, please forgive me, group owner! I was in such a hurry and didn't notice."
"Hmph, didn't notice. Looks like your eyes are useless."
"Guards, gouge out her eyes!"
"Princess, spare me! Princess, spare me!"
In the royal dining room.
When Ye Qingcheng heard that her eyes were to be gouged out, she frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then quickly walked out.
Seeing this, the palace maid who was serving tea quickly followed.
Meanwhile, outside...
At this moment, the palace maid who had been kneeling and begging for mercy had been pinned to the ground by two eunuchs, one on each side.
In front of her, there was a eunuch holding a sharp weapon, about to gouge out the palace maid's eyes.
The palace maid was pinned to the ground, struggling and begging for mercy.
Just as the sharp weapon in the eunuch's hand was about to fall on the palace maid's eye socket.
Ye Qingcheng arrived and shouted.
"stop."
Everyone who heard her shout turned to look at her, including the eunuch who had gouged out her eyes.
Upon hearing Ye Qingcheng's shout, he paused and looked up at her.
"Where did you come from, you lowly servant?"
The princess patted Ye Qingcheng up and down for a while, and seeing that she was dressed in a palace maid's outfit, she asked arrogantly.
Ye Qingcheng also sized up the princess, but instead of answering, she spoke:
"What terrible mistake did that maid commit that you would be so cruel as to order her eyes gouged out?"
"Hmph, I, the princess, am using torture. What lowly servant girl have you come from, daring to question me like this?"
Ye Qingcheng opened her mouth, about to reply.
At this moment.
The palace maid who followed her out whispered in her ear, introducing her to the others.
"Your Highness, this is Princess Mingde, the daughter of General Hongyuan, and the Empress's niece by marriage."
"General Hong Yuan?"
"That's right."
"Even if she is the daughter of a general and the empress's niece, shouldn't such cruel private torture be used against her?"
"Your Highness, you may not know, but Princess Mingde is notorious for her arrogance and domineering attitude. Many people in the palace dare not get close to her."
"Hmph, is there any law left for such arrogance? This princess will not tolerate it."
"This...Your Highness, perhaps you should leave this matter alone, lest..."
"What if? Such cruel eye-gouging is something I, the princess, will definitely take charge of."
"Your Highness, please reconsider. If this gets to the Empress... you..."
Don't worry! It's nothing.
After speaking...
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