Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

"Do you think I believe you now?" Emperor Cangxuan asked, staring at the two of them.

Ying Yufu's dark, bright eyes were filled with sincerity.

The Crown Prince, equally earnest, asked, "Father, believe it or not, it's up to you. Just tell me, if these three things are really as Fu'er says, what are your plans?"

Emperor Cangxuan looked at the Crown Prince with an expression of utter disbelief, "Is there even a need to ask? Of course, it's about breeding! Breeding in large numbers!"

With this grain, not only will their people be able to eat their fill, but their army won't have to be stingy either. Then, why would they be afraid of war?

Is unifying the four kingdoms still a dream?

However, Emperor Cangxuan remained skeptical, asking, "Are these three things really edible?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I really can eat it. I've already written down the recipes."

Emperor Cangxuan waved his hand and said, "Someone, send these three ingredients to the imperial kitchen. Girl, give the recipes to the imperial kitchen and tell them to make them accordingly."

A quarter of an hour later, a eunuch and a palace maid sneaked into the imperial kitchen.

"Your Highness, is it alright for us to sneak in like this? What if we get discovered?"

Ying Yufu, dressed as a palace maid, was a little worried, but her eyes sparkled brightly.

"What are you afraid of? So what if they find out? We'll just say we're new to Father's palace, and they won't dare do anything to us."

The prince, dressed as a eunuch, remained remarkably composed. "Besides," he said, "aren't you curious?"

Ying Yufu nodded repeatedly, curious; she was very curious.

In the end, the two still managed to sneak into the imperial kitchen.

A cook took a potato, peeled it, shredded it, chopped some scallions, added Sichuan peppercorns, then added the shredded potato and stir-fried it.

Another cook buried sweet potatoes in the stove to make roasted sweet potatoes.

Then cut another sweet potato into chunks, cook it into porridge, and steam the corn.

They were extremely busy, making shredded potatoes, then roasted potatoes, steamed potatoes, and mashed potatoes.

For a long time, no one noticed that two figures were silently squatting in the corner.

Suddenly, someone stuffed a basin into each of their arms.

"You two, go and take the roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes out of the stove."

After saying that, the man left in a hurry.

The Crown Prince and Ying Yufu held the basin and looked at each other in bewilderment.

A moment later, both of them became excited and rushed to the stove. Looking at the burning firewood in the stove, they fell silent again.

"How do I get this out?" Ying Yufu tried to reach into the stove fire, but the terrifyingly high temperature made her quickly pull her hand back.

The prince laughed, "Fu'er, you're so silly, of course you should use this clip to take it."

Then the prince took a long, thin iron clamp, reached into the fire, and pulled out several dark, lumpy pieces.

Some of the bumps were still burning with flames.

"Why is there still a fire?" Ying Yufu felt something was wrong.

The prince said, "It must be burning too much. We just need to put out the fire."

Fifteen minutes later.

"Fire! Fire in the imperial kitchen!"

After a chaotic firefighting effort, the two culprits were arrested.

The head eunuch in charge of the imperial kitchen squinted at the two dark-skinned men, his beady eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"You two look unfamiliar. Tell me, which palace are you from?"

Or... who sent you assassins to poison His Majesty's meal?

"We are indeed from His Majesty's palace!" the Crown Prince said in a soft, high-pitched voice.

"Yes, yes, we're from His Majesty's palace, we're new here, so we don't look familiar," Ying Yufu said in a gruff voice.

The head eunuch sneered, "Do you think I believe you or not?"

"Believe it! Why wouldn't we believe it? How could we dare to lie to you?" the prince said in a high-pitched voice.

Ying Yufu nodded repeatedly, her voice rough as she said, "Yes, yes, Father-in-law, you must believe us!"

"So, you dare to try and fool me, the manager!"

The head eunuch was furious. "Guards, tie them both up and send them to His Majesty!"

"I'd like to see if they're really new arrivals in His Majesty's palace!"

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince and Ying Yufu's expressions changed drastically.

The Crown Prince quickly said, "Steward, perhaps we shouldn't send it to His Majesty?"

Seeing this, the head eunuch became even more certain that they were of dubious origin, and sneered with a sidelong glance, "What? Scared now?"

He was cold-blooded and ruthless. With a wave of his hand, he bound Ying Yufu and the Crown Prince and took them to the Imperial Study.

In the Imperial Study, Emperor Cangxuan silently gazed at the two human figures below, bound hand and foot, their faces covered in soot, their hair singed, and their clothes charred in patches.

The head eunuch said, "Your Majesty, these two men are of unknown origin and look unfamiliar. They have sneaked into the Imperial Kitchen and are acting suspiciously. I'm afraid they have ill intentions."

However, these two claimed to be new arrivals in Your Majesty's palace, and this servant dared not make a decision on my own. Therefore, I have brought them here to Your Majesty for your judgment.

The Crown Prince and Ying Yufu lowered their heads, not daring to look at the Emperor above them.

Crown Prince: How...shameful!

Ying Yufu: ...My image is completely ruined!

Both of them were too ashamed to lift their heads, wishing they could just disappear into the ground.

Emperor Cangxuan stared at the two below with an ambiguous expression, his eyes gleaming with a dark, fiery light, clearly indicating that he was quite angry.

The head eunuch said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I was afraid they might have tampered with the food, so I've already ordered everyone to throw it all away and make new ones!"

"No, don't throw it away, it's not poisonous!" Ying Yufu said with heartache.

The head eunuch sneered, "Still dare to argue!"

Emperor Cangxuan: "Indeed, there's no need to throw it away; they didn't poison it!"

The head eunuch was taken aback, then his expression changed. "Your Majesty... are they really from your palace?"

If he offends the people in His Majesty's palace, and those two make a name for themselves in the future, he'll be in big trouble.

The head eunuch was about to offer a fawning apology when the emperor at the head of the table coldly sneered, "Crown Prince, I ordered you to accompany Fu'er for a stroll in the Imperial Garden. Where did you take her?"

The prince, dressed as a eunuch, raised his face, which was so dark that only his eyes were visible. "Father, you've mistaken me for someone else..."

Emperor Cangxuan: "Heh!"

Crown Prince: "...Your subject knows his mistake!"

Ying Yufu: "This humble woman knows her mistake!"

The head eunuch in charge: "..."

The head eunuch's vision went black. "Madam, Madam, Madam?"

He dared not raise his head, his head pounding on the ground, his body trembling: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this servant saw nothing and heard nothing!"

Emperor Cangxuan waved his hand, "You may leave, this is none of your business."

The head eunuch scrambled to his feet and backed away. As he was leaving, he glanced at the two figures with a look of deep resentment, as if he wanted to cry but had no tears.

I had long heard that the Crown Prince liked to disguise himself to watch the excitement, but this was the first time he had ever disguised himself to go to their imperial kitchen.

"Alright, there are no outsiders here, you two get up!"

Emperor Cangxuan smiled through gritted teeth.

"Thank you, Father Emperor!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The two of them carefully got up.

Ying Yufu hunched her shoulders and lowered her head, while the Crown Prince stood tall and proud, smiling broadly.

"Father, I was just curious about how the new crop was made, so I brought Fu'er over to take a look."

Emperor Cangxuan glared at him irritably and ordered a palace maid to lead Ying Yufu to change her clothes.

By the time they finished changing and came out, the palace servants in the imperial kitchen had already started serving the dishes.

Stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, candied sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, stir-fried potato slices with pork, hot and sour potato noodles, hot and sour sweet potato noodles, potato pancakes, steamed corn...

The aroma was irresistible, and the eyes of Emperor Cangxuan, the Crown Prince, and Ying Yufu lit up as they looked at the new food they had never seen before.