With the eunuch's shrill voice, everyone present knelt on the ground with a cheer.

Under the golden umbrella, the emperor and the emperor walked in one after the other and sat under the golden awning.

"Get up." The Emperor spoke.

Everyone stood up, and the people stared at the boss with excited eyes, all staring at the golden awning.

Many people rarely see the emperor even if they live all their lives, and they are blessed today.

The emperor raised his hand, and the chief eunuch standing beside him raised his voice with a sharp voice: "The last cooking competition, start!" ”

After several rounds of competition, the last four people walked into the field, first knelt down and bowed, and then got up and returned to their respective positions.

Ai Qiaoqiao sat in her seat, her eyes wide open, and she stared closely at the movements of the hands of the four people.

Although it was a cooking competition called "Xian", none of the four dared to cook seafood dishes.

There is nowhere to buy fresh seafood in Huai'an, so they have to settle for freshwater fish or shrimp.

Ai Qiaoqiao shook her head secretly.

Freshwater fish and shrimp are definitely not as delicious as seafood, and they have an earthy flavor of their own, and they have to be heavy to hide these shortcomings.

However, dishes that are too spicy are very unsuitable for this kind of weather, and it is easy to get angry, not to mention, and you will sweat after eating.

Ai Qiaoqiao watched intently.

The four of them were cooking on the spot, so it was impossible to secretly make ghosts, and the emperor and empress watched with interest.

The people could only stand outside the field, under the sun, one by one.

Ye Liyan held a white paper folding fan in one hand and shook it gently, and by the way, Ai Qiaoqiao could also enjoy a slight breeze.

After more than half an hour, the four of them finally prepared the dishes one after another.

The chief eunuch smiled, and approached the emperor without knowing what to say.

The Emperor nodded.

The chief eunuch asked his little eunuch to bring up the dishes made by the four people and put them in front of the emperor and empress.

First, a eunuch who tested the poison came to try it, and everyone could only wait.

After waiting for a pillar of incense, the little eunuch who tested the poison was safe and sound, and the emperor moved his chopsticks.

The first dish was braised fish.

The ingredient is the most common grass carp in freshwater.

And this dish is also one of the most common home-cooked dishes, the cooking method is simple, not complicated seasoning, but it can bring out the deliciousness of the ingredients themselves.

But the biggest problem with this fish is that it has too many spines.

Ai Qiaoqiao sat very far forward, so she could clearly see the plate of braised fish.

"Actually, the best thing about this dish is the soup." Ai Qiaoqiao whispered to Ye Liyan and explained, "Don't look at it, just fry and burn the fish pieces, the method is very simple, whether the taste is good or not is all in the soup, next time I come to make it, I will leave some of the soup in the ice book, and when I take it out, it will become a delicious fish jelly, and even I can kill a big bowl in one breath with a rice bowl!" ”

Ye Liyan gently shook the white paper folding fan and chuckled silently, "Then next time you make it for me to eat." ”

In such a hot weather, the cold fish jelly is definitely a good choice, and he can't help but look forward to it.

"Okay, I'll make it for you tonight." Ai Qiaoqiao responded unequivocally.

As long as he likes it, she doesn't deserve it.

The emperor tasted the braised fish with no expression on his face.

Immediately afterwards, the queen also picked up the chopsticks and held a small piece reservedly.

Ai Qiaoqiao noticed that the fish meat in the queen's clip was very small, and she didn't even have a bite.

"It's a shame." Ai Qiaoqiao sighed.

Originally, the taste depended on the soup, because there were too many thorns on the fish, and the queen would not eat the thorny parts in order to maintain her identity, and she didn't want to be stained with the fat on her lips by the soup.

As a result, she can't taste the fish.

The next three dishes are steamed fish fillet with soy sauce, golden shrimp balls, and braised freshwater fish balls.

The Emperor tasted everything, with no expression on his face, and turned his head to look at the Empress.

The chief eunuch stepped forward with a smile, "Your Majesty, I don't know which dish you eat well?" ”

The emperor shook his head slightly, and the empress also looked disappointed.

The chief eunuch summoned the little eunuch to bring tea and personally brought it to the emperor and queen.

The two of them drank tea slowly.

"It doesn't feel special." The queen thought, "It's not as good as what Madame did that night......"

The Emperor smiled, "I thought I was the only one who thought so. ”

The queen smiled slightly, "I don't know why I didn't see the Night Lady to participate in the competition?" ”

The emperor was also a little puzzled and looked at the chief eunuch.

The manager replied, "The Jinghong Building where Mrs. Night is located did not sign up this time, so it ...... The slave didn't know, but Mrs. Lady was now on the side of Prince Xiao, so the slave asked someone to ask. ”

The Emperor nodded.

The chief eunuch sent a little eunuch to inquire about Lord Xiao.

Ai Qiaoqiao didn't expect that the emperor would send someone to ask him about this matter, so he had to answer truthfully.

The little eunuch got the letter and ran back to reply.

Ye Liyan's brows furrowed slightly.

Ai Qiaoqiao noticed his abnormality and whispered: "If I don't participate in the cooking competition, the emperor won't be angry, right?" ”

Ye Liyan didn't answer, just stared intently at the emperor under the golden awning opposite.

The emperor listened to the little eunuch's reply, and did not know what to say to the empress.

The people who watched the excitement were all waiting for the emperor to announce the winner of the world's freshest people, but after waiting for a long time, the emperor did not see any movement.

After a while, the chief eunuch came to the scene in a big way and raised his voice: "The Holy Lord has ordered the four participants in the cooking competition to come." ”

The four participants had to come forward.

The chief eunuch looked at the seat on Prince Xiao's side again, "Mrs. Night, the Holy Lord, please come over." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao was taken aback, she didn't expect her to be a real thing.

The emperor summoned her, and she could not help but go.

Ye Liyan looked at her deeply, as if he wanted to say something.

Ai Qiaoqiao smiled at him, "I'll be careful." ”

The night is gone.

Ai Qiaoqiao followed the chief eunuch to the emperor and gave a salute.

The Emperor pointed to the other four people who had come to participate in the cooking competition, "I think your cooking skills are not worse than theirs, why don't you come to the competition?" ”

Ai Qiaoqiao said, "Because the emperor has praised me that day, I am very happy, and I am happy to win the gold medal, so this competition is no longer important to me." ”

The emperor didn't expect that she didn't come to the competition for this reason, and he couldn't help laughing.

The queen also laughed and said, "It's rare that Mrs. Night is an innocent person, but we are not satisfied with the craftsmanship of these four people, so we can't just give away the gold medal like this, right?" ”

The Emperor nodded.

Ai Qiaoqiao looked innocent, was it wrong for her not to come to the competition?

At this moment, the chief eunuch stepped forward and said to the emperor, "Why don't you let the five of them compete again." ”

The Emperor pondered, "Than what? ”

The chief eunuch: "It was originally the freshest competition in the world, so why don't you come to something different this time...... For a change of taste. ”

The queen seemed very interested, "What does the emperor want to change?" ”

The emperor couldn't make up his mind for a while.

The chief eunuch took the opportunity to say, "Why don't you let them make a dessert by themselves?" ”