"You are in charge of this side of the palace. The Imperial Kitchen, the Imperial Food Bureau, and everyone involved in this matter should keep a record. As long as someone other than these people knows about it, find out who leaked it. Also, in the next three months, see if there are any unusual movements by people in the palace." said the sage.

  "Yes." Pan Lun said.

  The prince went back to the East Palace and did not tell Li Zhiyin about his plan. He only said that the emperor was not in a hurry and decided to invite the harem, ministers and families to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet three months later. At that time, he would let Li Mumu hand the recipe of the skewers to the imperial chef, who would make it for everyone to taste.

  This excuse is actually not that clever.

  Except for those in the harem, everyone else lives outside the palace. If they wanted to eat, they would have already eaten it during these three months, so it doesn't count as a taste of novelty.

  Besides, Li Zhiyin knew the inside story, so he knew immediately that it was to lure out the person who wanted to harm the saint.

  It seems that not only the prince, but even the saint took Su Zhier's prediction seriously.

  This way, Li Zhiyin felt more relieved.

  Su Zhier's prediction should be something that would happen when the Saint and the Prince were not prepared.

  If the Saint and the Crown Prince were on guard now, and if he wanted to succeed under their noses, there would be no need to cause infighting among the princes. He could ascend the throne directly. Why bother with so much trouble?

  "Do you want me to go and talk to Madam Gu?" Li Zhiyin asked.

  "Okay, it's a little late today, you can call Madam Gu over tomorrow." The prince paused and said, "Why not call General Gu as well. I will discuss some things with General Gu, and you can go and explain this to Madam Gu."

  "good."

  On the second day, Li Zhiyin called Gu Shangqing and Li Mumu to come to the Eastern Palace together.

  The prince asked Gu Shangqing to go to the study to talk alone, probably about the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

  Li Zhiyin didn't know whether the prince would tell Gu Shangqing about this.

  But Li Mumu told her that Gu Shangqing already knew about it, so Gu Shangqing would be very cautious during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

  Li Zhiyin told Li Mumu exactly what the prince had said.

  Li Mumu immediately understood the intentions of the saint and the prince.

  "I understand." Li Mumu whispered.

  What shocked her even more was that the saint had set the time for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

  Gu Shangqing told her that Su Zhier had told him, General Shang and General Li the prophecy, but Gu Shangqing did not mention the specific time point.

  Li Mumu had read the original novel before she knew that the saint had suddenly fallen ill after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

  And if Gu Shangqing knew the time, he would not tell her differently.

  So Gu Shangqing should not know.

  But do saints know?

  Li Mumu asked Li Zhiyin, "When Su Zhier told the Third Prince about this incident, did she mention when it happened?"

  "No." Li Zhiyin shook her head, very sure, "Because when Su Zhier talked about it with Grandfather, General Shang, and General Gu, Grandfather also specifically asked Su Zhier when this would happen."

  "But Su Zhier refused to say anything. She insisted that if they let her go, she would tell them more, including the exact time when it happened." Li Zhiyin whispered, "Su Zhier regarded this as her life-saving straw and refused to say it easily. Even if they threatened her, she would not say it."

  "Therefore, Su Zhier will certainly not tell the Third Prince easily." At that time, the Saint was hiding in the secret room and heard Su Zhier's words together with the Third Prince.

  The Third Prince doesn't know, and the Saint certainly doesn't know.

  Li Mumu nodded, and in response to Li Zhiyin's doubts, he explained: "If we know the time point, we can better judge whether this matter is true or false."

  Li Zhiyin suddenly realized, "That's right."

  Although Li Mumu said this, she was more certain that this prophecy would not change.

  Without knowing the exact time, the sage decided to lure the snake out of its hole at the Mid-Autumn Festival.  

  I have to sigh at the arrangement of fate.

  But Li Mumu knew from her own experience that even if it was fate, it was not unchangeable.

  At least for the branch line of the palace, the saint and the prince, who are players in the game, have already taken action.

  As long as the people in the game change, the fate of the original work can be changed.

  But this also shows that if there had not been timely intervention, the storyline of the palace would have probably followed the plot of the original novel.

  After leaving the Eastern Palace and returning home, Gu Shangqing told Li Mumu that the prince had asked him to go to the study.

  "The prince did not tell me the reason. He only said that before the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, he would find a reason that would not arouse suspicion and ask me to change guard. When the banquet comes, I will be responsible for the safety of the palace."

  Li Mumu's breathing stopped for a moment, "This way, you are in the game."

  If there is any mistake, Gu Shangqing will be implicated.

  Gu Shangqing shook his head and said, "Even if it's not like this, we are still in the game. Even if you don't grill the skewers yourself during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, you can still get involved if you provide the recipe. If the other party is interested, they will still involve you."

  "Since the Saint decided to use your skewers and fruit tea at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, we couldn't hide." Gu Shangqing said, "Now we can only be careful and cautious. I hope there will be no mistakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and we can successfully catch the other party."

  Li Mumu nodded.

  Now that this matter has been put on the agenda, Li Mumu began to make a list.

  Although the purpose was to lure the snake out of its hole, the saint was also to taste the delicious barbecue and fruit tea.

  We still need to take a serious approach and present delicious food to the saints.

  Although people living outside the palace can eat it anytime they want.

  But there are still many nobles who look down on the snacks of the Gu family.

  No matter how delicious it is said to be, some people still feel that it is not worthy of being served in a formal banquet and is not worthy of their noble status.

  Of course, Li Mumu didn't mean to ask for their approval.

  But when she thought about how they had to eat it even though they obviously didn't like it, Li Mumu couldn't help but look forward to it.

  Since it was a saint who asked for the menu, Li Mumu did not dare to reduce it.

  I wrote down everything the store had, and added some that weren't.

  For example, roasted duck intestines, roasted chicken hearts, and roasted chicken gizzards.

  These are things that are in small quantities and are usually kept as a hidden menu. They are only grilled when there are very familiar old customers and friends and relatives visiting.

  Otherwise, a duck does not have many intestines, and a chicken only has one heart, so it takes several chickens to roast a string of chicken hearts.

  There are not enough chickens to kill.

  But the palace must have a solution. If the palace cannot solve it, just cross it out of the menu.

  As for these ingredients, whether the saint, his concubines, and nobles can eat them is up to the saint himself to decide.

  If the saint wanted to taste it, he would ask the palace to prepare it.

  If the saint cannot accept it, just cross it out from the menu.

  Li Mumu also made comments at the end.

  For example, the yellow throat, the treasure in the palm, the chicken gizzards and duck gizzards, and the chicken foot tendons, which parts are these? The saint should know about them.