Ai Gaoyi glanced at the two statues, which were almost the same, and frowned visibly. But he soon returned to normal, and said with a smile: "This knife competition really surprised the real appearance." I didn't expect that there would be a statue of Benxiang one day, and there were two of them. ”

After Ai Gaoyi finished speaking, he glanced at Jian Ning and the old imperial chef of Tianxiang Garden meaninglessly, and then laughed loudly: "The knife work of the two is really exquisite!" ”

As soon as Ai Gaoyi said this, many people immediately echoed it, praising the two radish statues and Ai Gaoyi with good words.

Although Jian Ning listened with disdain, she didn't care much, anyway, if her goal was achieved, she could care what others did!

"Although these two statues are carved statues, the flying dragon that looks at this Baiwei Building is also vividly carved in the sky, and it is not inferior at all!" Ai Gaoyi immediately pointed to Yin Jiandiao's dragon and praised it.

Jian Ning snorted coldly, she really didn't dare to believe that this Ai Gaoyi was loyal. Although the comparison here is a carved thing, but he is so openly saying that his sculpture is on par with the dragon-shaped sculpture, isn't it a disguised way to say that he wants to compare with the emperor?

When they really heard his words, the slightly more sensitive people were stunned for a few seconds, and then they smiled as if they didn't know.

In this knife competition, Jian Ning was still smooth after all.

Next is the most critical one - the royal competition.

According to the previous rules, it was time to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Face, but because the situation was different this year, envoys from all over the world came to see him. So I decided to go straight to the Imperial Dining Room to compete.

This time, the competition was also absolutely open, not only the emperor and the empress dowager would come to watch the game in person, but even the envoys of various countries would also be present to watch the game.

In front of the imperial dining room, preparations were made a few days ago. Seven stoves are lined up. And about fifty meters ago, a grandstand was set up, and Jian Ning knew that it should be the emperor's position.

There is a phoenix chair next to the dragon chair. But the current emperor has not yet established a queen, so that position should be for the empress dowager.

Under the grandstand. There were four tables on the left and right, and Jian Ning guessed that they should be prepared for the envoys of other countries and the prince of Yuan Chu.

These Jian Ning only glanced at it, and didn't care too much. What she cares about the most is the extra slot. After the first two competitions, there are only six restaurants left, why are there still seven positions?

"Senior brother, do you know why there are seven positions?" Jian Ning stood aside and asked in a low voice.

"There is also a place reserved for the imperial chef in the palace." Liu Leshan glanced at the seven positions and said lightly.

"The imperial chef in the palace?" Jian Ning didn't expect this to be the result at all. I couldn't figure out the situation for a while. He was very uncertain and said to Liu Leshan, "Senior brother, which one is this emperor singing, if the imperial chef in this palace loses, won't he lose his own face." If he wants the imperial chef in the palace to win for the sake of his little face, then why bother to hold this God of Food Contest again? ”

The imperial chef in the palace was originally selected to enter the palace, and now he has selected the best among this batch of imperial chefs to participate in the competition, if he loses, especially in front of the envoys of various countries. Isn't it his emperor's own face that he lost?

"This is a rule that has been in place since ancient times, and in the beginning, it was always the imperial chef in the palace who won. Later, there will be private cooks who will win. But the person who wins in the end will definitely be named the first imperial chef by the emperor and retained in the palace, so there is no such thing as losing face. However, this convention was broken by Master more than ten years ago. Master became the first cook to receive the title of God of Food but not stay in the palace. ”

"By the way, the imperial chef sent by the emperor back then is the old cook in Tianxiangyuan now. Although he lost to Master every time, his cooking skills were not much worse than Master's, and it was not easy for Master to win every time. This is also the reason why he can stay in the palace until he returns to his hometown even after losing the game. Liu Leshan glanced at the old cook standing not far away, and said to Jian Ning in a respectful tone.

At the time of the competition four years ago. The cook is no longer in the palace, so he has never had the opportunity to meet the skills of the old imperial chef. It's just that I often hear my master mention it. I thought this would be a pity, but I didn't expect him to become the cook of Tianxiangyuan now.

"The emperor has arrived! The Empress Dowager has arrived! ”

"The prince of Dongshang Kingdom has arrived! The second prince of Lingsui Kingdom has arrived! ”

"Prince Xuan. Prince Xuan and Princess Xuan have arrived! King Xiang has arrived! ”

"Princess Leling of Dongshang Country has arrived!"

"Ai Guifei has arrived!"

As the sound of announcements came one after another, people walked in one after another.

At this moment, everyone present had already knelt on the ground and saluted, shouting in unison: "Welcome to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!" ”

"The Empress Dowager is blessed with longevity and good health!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose! The second prince Chitose! ”

"Prince Xuan Chitose! Princess Chitose! Xiangwang Chitose! ”

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After a long series of greetings, a magnetic voice was finally heard: "Excuse me, everyone! ”

Jian Ning then stood up and glanced at the man sitting on it wearing a dragon robe, only to see that his bright yellow robe was embroidered with the pattern of the dragon soaring in the sea, under the turbulent golden waves at the corner of the robe, the sleeves were carried high by the wind, the long eyebrows were slightly raised, the black eyes like ink jade flashed with a warm brilliance, and the handsome face reflected the morning light, with the majesty of the gods and the innate nobility, the whole person emitted a kind of king aura that shocked the world, and the evil and handsome face had a dissolute smile at this time.

I have to say that this emperor looks very similar to Long Zening, and he has a little more majesty and aura as an emperor than Long Zening.

And his handsomeness is not like Long Zening, Long Zening's handsomeness will make people can't help but want to take another look. But his beauty makes people dare not look at it a second time, because that almost demonic face will sink people!

Looking at the Empress Dowager on the side, the head full of hibiscus and green silk mixed with Chinese hair is all rolled up with a little emerald carved silk and gold tired silk flat square, a few acacia flowers and silver hairpins are embellished, the eyebrows are still picturesque, a begonia step shakes gorgeous and unbelievable, and the original style can be seen. The ink pupils flowed through Shaoguang, the face was like jade, and the cheeks were crimson.

The dark purple full-breasted pipa skirt outlines the camellia pattern with silver threads, and the black wide-sleeved robe with a high placket is decorated with yin red embroidery, and the dark lines on the clothes are made of dark ink and bright silk threads. The whole person exudes a compelling majesty.

And the person sitting on the other side of the emperor should be the legendary Ai Guifei, the first beauty of Yuan Chu.

I saw her green double moth, half of the crow's yellow forehead. The butterfly love group is neither long nor short, and the phoenix silk clothes are wide and narrow. The waist is like a willow, and the golden steps are swaying and the green pearls are swaying; The sideburns are like clouds, and the jade scratches his head and sweeps the green and drags the blue, and is silent, as if he seems to have crossed Xi Shi; The pulse is affectionate, and it is better than the Zhao family. Yanye ecstasy, radiant. It's really looking back and smiling, and the six palaces have no color. It really lives up to the title of the first beauty of Yuan Chu!

Looking down further, Jian Ning saw an unexpected person. Unexpectedly, he would be the crown prince of the Eastern Shang Kingdom, the first man she saw after she came to this world and made her obsessed.

Xiahou Yan also noticed Jian Ning's surprised eyes, and smiled very satisfied.

There was a woman sitting next to his seat, thinking back to what the eunuch had just said, this woman should be Princess Leling of the Eastern Shang Kingdom. Because of the veil, Jian Ning couldn't see her face clearly.

The table next to the prince of Dongshang Kingdom sat the second prince of Lingsui Kingdom, and he obviously also had a face that confused all beings, but for him, Jian Ning seemed to have a feeling that was different from ordinary people, and seemed to have been attracted to him unconsciously.

Jian Ning was resistant to this uncontrollable feeling, and her gaze immediately shifted to the other side.

The person sitting on this side is the prince of Yuan Chu, and in terms of appearance alone, she is no stranger to King Xiang. As for the middle-aged man sitting in front of King Xiang, it was another important prince of Yuan Chu, Prince Xuan. He was the emperor's own uncle and the younger brother of the first emperor.

And the graceful and luxurious woman sitting beside him was none other than his concubine, Princess Xuan.

After looking around, Jian Ning had to sigh that the genes of these people were too good. Who said that ancient people were not as good-looking as modern people, at this moment, the concept of Jian Ning was completely subverted!

Jian Ning's mind was still floating with the handsome faces of the few people just now, and suddenly heard a magnetic voice sound: "Recently, the Empress Dowager has a bad appetite, so I decided that this last competition will be based on this topic, and the dish that can make the Empress Dowager the most satisfied is the winner of this competition, the new generation of chefs of Yuan Chu!" ”

As soon as this question came out, Jian Ning was stunned for an instant, and looked at the bright yellow man who was talking on the stage with some disbelief.

This question is undoubtedly cheating for her. Before that, she had successfully made dishes that could make the Queen Mother eat, and it was a vegetarian dish. If you use the same dish as the previous one this time, will you easily win?

While thinking, Jian Ning walked to her own position.

"Ning'er, this topic shouldn't be difficult for you! Are you going to cook the last dish you cooked at Garanji Temple? Liu Leshan was also stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he was excited.

Jian Ning raised her eyes to look at the Empress Dowager who was sitting on it, and then looked in the direction of Tianxiang Garden. Just looking at this, I was surprised to find that the man who had been with the old imperial chef was gone?

Jian Ning frowned unconsciously, but she didn't think much about the current situation. That old imperial chef should be able to cook his own palace imperial food, and Yin Jian's teacher inherited Jian Baiwei, and should also be able to cook palace imperial food. As for the people in the imperial dining room, there is no need to guess, it must be the imperial dining room.

If you also choose the imperial meal at this time, you can really have a real competition with these people to see who is better than Yishou. But if you do that, it's completely unknown whether you can win. But if you make something novel according to the previous routine, then the chance of winning will be greater, but even if you win, it is not in cooking, but in creativity. (To be continued) R580