There is a way, all wishes come true...... Regardless of how happy and entangled Chef Song was, anyway, at the end of the day of the original race, like most people, he only got two consolation points, but he was able to make it to the ten-man squad, although it was only the tail of the crane and won a tenth place, but at least he entered the semi-finals.

What he didn't expect was that when the list was announced, and a few families were happy and a few were worried, a little eunuch hurriedly came over, looked up and down, looked left and right, stared at him for a while, and then arched his hand seriously.

"It's Chef Song, right? The princess invites you to go up to the third floor to speak. ”

At this moment, Chef Song only felt that the gaze of the other chefs around him was like a knife in an instant, stabbing him fiercely - the feeling of piercing a thousand knives really made his whole person wake up instantly after not getting enough sleep in the past few days. If it were a different person with a rebellious temperament, he would have looked left and right at this time, and then released cruel words, but what about him......

He scratched his head a little uneasily, and then scratched his shoulders again, as if he was itching all over his body, and when he saw the little eunuch looking at him with a strange face, he hurriedly stood up straight, and then pointed to his nose in confusion and asked, "Summoning me?" Princess? But there are so many chefs today, and I am the tenth in the sky, how can the princess ......"

As soon as these words came out, those hostile chefs were eager to arrest Chef Song and stab the villain. What does it mean to be the tenth genius, this has already been promoted, okay! What's more, there are more than thirty people hanging behind you, bastard!

The little eunuch was also shocked by Chef Song's tone, but the person is obviously different from the arrogant and rude goods in the play. As a new generation of five good eunuchs cultivated by Chu Kuan, he was only slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "That's right, the princess and Miss Zhu are very impressed by Chef Song's sweet tooth, and the sixth master said a lot of good things about you just now." ”

"Originally, I wanted to announce that you would go up, but I did it before the result, so I can't help but have a feeling of appointing. Miss Zhu even said that if you fail to be among the imperial chefs, I will invite you back to the Zhao Guogong Mansion to serve, so now that you have been judged by so many people, you can still be among the top ten, and it will be okay for the princess to summon you again. ”

If it was said that a bunch of people had already envied, jealous and hated Chef Song before, then at this moment, hearing the gentle words and laughter of this little eunuch, those negative emotions suddenly turned into silence.

If this little-known chef who came out of a small restaurant suddenly qualified for the preliminary round, and then "lucky" to enter the semi-finals in the future, and they still have the confidence to play a little trick behind their backs, then, after hearing that the princess is favored, and the hot Miss Zhu also likes the flavor made by others, most people will die down.

offended Princess Yongping, the result may be unknown; But offending Zhu Ying, the example of some people's bad luck is already obvious!

Chef Song was dumbfounded for a while, and finally followed the person away with an unnatural face after the little eunuch made a gesture of please. By the time he entered the Xinglong Tea House, the public judges who had been invited to the first floor had long since dispersed. He didn't even know that although these people were just judging dim sum, most of them had eaten their fill after more than 30 mouthfuls of dim sum.

And when he went up to the second floor, he noticed that a large number of richly dressed people were all around him. It's just that before he could see people clearly, he was already urged to go up to the third floor by the little eunuch who led the way.

For a moment, he didn't even know who was sitting on the second floor.

And before he could walk halfway up the stairs from the second to the third floor, he saw the man poking his head out of the railing of the stairs. Seeing clearly that it was the strange little brother who came and went without a trace before, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and this startled almost fell directly on the stairs with one foot in the air. Fortunately, the little eunuch who showed him the way was also able to listen to the six roads and see all directions, and he grabbed him.

And immediately after, he only felt that another powerful hand also grabbed him suddenly, and then dragged him upstairs. This is really not an exaggeration, he didn't even feel like his feet touched the ground, and he just flew up to the last half of the floor. When he finally stood firm, he couldn't help but stare at Ah Liu's face again for a while, and then rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

And since he saw people, Zhang Shou has been quietly observing this chef who actually knows tapioca flour and knows that sweet potatoes are used to make taro balls with taro for the first time.

But after observing for a while, he couldn't come to a conclusion. Because Ah Liu had just come back and quietly described Chef Song's reaction to him, he felt that if this person was not a stunned person who didn't have too many scheming, then he must be a guy who was so deep in mind that it was unpredictable. At first glance, although he felt that people were more like dumbfounded, he couldn't be sure.

Ah Liu didn't care what Chef Song was suspicious about, and directly dragged the person in front of Zhang Shou - of course, in front of Princess Yongping and Zhu Ying, and then pointed to each other's faces and said, "This person is like this, a little stupid." ”

Ge Yong heard Ah Liu say seriously that others were stupid, and he couldn't help but squirt out a mouthful of tea when he was drinking tea. Qi Jingshan, who was sitting opposite him, dodged extremely quickly, it was really a dodge, like a young man in his twenties, but Zhang Chuan, the Duke of Qin Guogong who was at the back of the table, reacted slowly, thanks to Wei Nanbo Zhang Kang who dragged him up, which saved him from the aftermath.

But Old Master Ge didn't care about the gaffe, and her eyes went straight to this strange Chef Song.

Sure enough, the next moment, he saw people hurriedly bowing and saluting, but if Ah Liu hadn't suddenly moved the person back, the person's head would have almost hit the edge of the table! That's not all, after this person came to his senses, he was still explaining in that way.

"Princess, forgive you...... I didn't sleep all night last night, and I was all excited! ”

Even Princess Yongping, who had been holding the shelf, couldn't help but be amused by the series of actions after coming up. However, after all, she was a toothless golden branch and jade leaf, and at this time she only smiled slightly: "Chef Song is such a good skill, he fought to catch up when he fell behind in an extra round question in the preliminary competition today, and he was among the top ten, and he was actually excited because of the competition?" ”

"Ahem...... I just went to Lu Sangongzi to sign up for a try, and he gave me an answer just the day before yesterday, I didn't expect to really be here today. So, it's not like I haven't slept for a day, it's two days......"

Chef Song stretched out two fingers and shook them as he spoke, and then he couldn't help but want to yawn, and it was easy to stop it, so he whispered embarrassedly: "Actually, I hid from my family and found a small restaurant to hang my name, so I can come here as a chef." When the shopkeeper looked at me like a monster, I gave him two dollars, and he agreed. ”

Seeing Princess Yongping's smile suddenly stiffened, Chu Kuan said with a smile: "Princess, Lu Sanlang just tastes the dishes to see if there are enough people to prepare for the preliminary competition, as for reviewing the background of these chefs, others will do it." ”

Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone here was a human spirit, and they could all guess that this matter of reviewing the background, the royal attendants under the celebrant had naturally done it quietly. In this regard, Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing disagreed, Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan frowned slightly, Weinan Bo Zhang Kang didn't care, and Ge Yong and Chu Ying Qi Jingshan The three old people knew that Chu Kuan knew the true body of the person, and they were hehe.

The old salted fish who just made up a number glanced at the three major monks who were all curiously looking at Chef Song, thinking about this kind of big thing, so he didn't think about it, just watch the excitement. But even so, he was still very curious about Chef Song's true identity.

In view of the previous worries, now that they have been summoned by the princess, Chef Song has thought about it all the way and decided to confess. At this time, in front of everyone's eyes, he scratched his neck again, as if he felt itchy, and his voice became a little quieter: "I'm not a suspicious person, and I don't have any other ideas, I just just think that this kind of imperial chef selection competition is very interesting and fun." ”

"So, I was bold enough to give it a try, but I didn't expect to make the cut. Actually, I'm not a cook, my family is a maritime merchant in Guangdong, I'm ...... Ahem, I'm a lifter, I didn't catch up with the illness in the last subject, and this time I was forced by my family to go to Beijing to take the Jinshi exam. ”

Except for Chu Kuan, who had already seen the investigation of the imperial attendants and the resume of today's chef, and knew the name of the person after learning about it, the others were almost invariably surprised to the extreme at this time.

Even for ordinary people, cooking is a good profession, even if the fireworks are a little heavier, but in the end they can make money.

But there is a way to be a gentleman who is far away from cooking, this Song Juren was forced by his family to go to Beijing to take the Jinshi exam, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't prepare for the exam well, he actually drilled into this imperial chef selection competition to select the imperial chef? This guy is not afraid to turn around and make the elders in the family angry?

Even Zhang Shou, who thinks that he has a common language with this Chef Song, who should now say that Song Juren has some foodie language, feels that he can't cry or laugh at this time. In the silence of his eyes, he coughed and asked, "Song Gongzi, if Princess Yongping didn't expect to summon you today, could it be that you plan to fish in troubled waters all the way and persist until the end?" ”

"This ......" Song Juren's eyes suddenly rolled, but when he found that Princess Yongping's eyes were glaring at him a little sternly, he could only lower his head and say honestly, "Actually, I have loved sweets since I was a child, so the sweets are well done, and other soup dishes and the like can only be fooled. ”

As he spoke, he scratched his head again and muttered, "I think I was lucky enough to make it through the preliminary round, and I can't continue to go all the way." Anyway, with this reputation, if I don't pass the Jinshi exam, maybe I can open a sugar water shop in the future, so that my skills can be useful. We have sugar water shops everywhere in Guangdong, but there are none in this capital, which is really a pity to say. ”

This time, the number of people who fell was even larger. Princess Yongping, who couldn't help it at all, slapped the table in anger.

"Do you have any chances? After studying hard for so many years, is it possible that your ambition is so low? ”

"It's not that I want to study for the imperial examination, it's my family who forced it!"

Song Juren finally couldn't help it this time, raised his head and retorted unconvinced: "Life is in the world, the word eating and drinking, I heard that this is still what Emperor Taizu said!" I have already been admitted to the exam, I can be exempted from some taxes, and I am worthy of the training of my family for so many years, why waste time to take the Jinshi that will definitely not pass the exam? ”

He pointed to his nose as he spoke, and said confidently: "Besides, if a person like me goes to become an official, the people of Li will be miserable!" In addition to being able to memorize some sage books upside down and figure out how to eat a lot of ingredients, I don't know what money and grain taxes, criminal laws and regulations, farmland and water conservancy ...... I don't want to go back to my hometown to eat dry rice in the future! ”

"Hahahaha!"

It was only at this time that Ge Yongfang, who had already laughed once, laughed again. He tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and when everyone looked at him, he said with a smile: "It is said that there is a specialization in the art industry, but after so many years, it is the first time I have seen someone who can stick to the world thinking that he is not doing his job." Compared with you, Zhang Shou is not qualified as a foodie! ”

Because she saw that Song Juren directly turned Princess Yongping into a pale face, Zhu Ying almost burst her stomach without laughing.

At this moment, it was easy for her to hold her stomach and straighten up, and then she said seriously: "Song Gongzi, if you and Princess Yongping argue about this, it will not lead to results." Don't look at the fact that she just competed with me for the sweets you made, and she was full of praise, but she is a person, and her mind is that everything is inferior, only reading is high! ”

Princess Yongping was so angry that she forgot her manners, slapped the armrest and suddenly got up: "Zhu Ying, what are you talking about!" ”

"Am I wrong? Just look at your Yuehualou Wenhui to know...... The Poetry Society of the People's Literary Society is a poetry writer, talking about current affairs, how can there be any literary club that actually gathers a bunch of eight-strand anthologies every month, where to evaluate what art and literature? ”

Zhu Yingcai was not afraid of Princess Yongping's anger, and she raised her eyebrows and fought-for-tat. Seeing that people were choked by herself, her face turned red and she was speechless, so she looked at Song Juren who was stunned by this dispute with a smile.

"Song Gongzi, since you said it yourself, you can only make sweets, and you are not very good at other dishes and soups, so it is estimated that you still want to break through the rematch, it is really impossible. And if your family knows that you are so messy, you may be kicked out of the house. Most of the scholarly families in this world are such virtues, as if people have no other way out without taking the imperial examination. ”

Seeing that Song Juren really looked weak, she glanced at Zhang Shou, and saw that the person nodded slightly to herself, as if she knew what she was thinking, and the eldest lady was immediately even happier.

"That being the case, I give you two options. First, if you want, you can go to Zhang Yuan in Ashou to borrow and study, don't frown first, you are holding your family plate to Beijing to prepare for the exam, is it possible that you don't even have the courage to try it out? If you don't want to go, just borrow it for nothing, as long as you have time to go to the kitchen and make some sweets! ”

Seeing that Chef Song was noncommittal, Zhu Ying smiled again: "As for the second option, it's very simple, if you're not afraid that your family will turn against you, just on the edge of this Xinglong Tea House, Ah Shou and I will pay for you, and you can just open a sugar water shop." ”

In an instant, Song Juren's face bloomed with ecstasy, and he shouted without hesitation: "I'll choose the second one!" ”