No matter who exposed his intentions and face, Chu Kuan would be at ease, but he really didn't expect that Zhu Ying, who was beautiful and mindless, could also understand his thoughts, whether it was a person in the officialdom or a woman in the backyard. Although he didn't go out of his way to hide, the first person to find out really shouldn't be Zhu Ying......

Although he reacted calmly to Zhu Ying's interrogation, and after Zhu Ying brushed his sleeves away, he also looked calm and relaxed in front of the emperor, but when he followed the Son of Heaven to attend the finals of the Imperial Chef Selection Contest the next day, when he met Zhu Ying when he climbed to the third floor, he still turned his head sideways in the face of that merciless cold snort, avoiding the gaze that was not so much hot as hot.

He knew that since Zhu Ying understood what he meant, he should be just acting on purpose at the moment, and most of the hostility was fake, but the dissatisfied attitude was like a fake.

However, this reaction of him and Zhu Ying fell in the eyes of the other judges who were invited this afternoon, which naturally proved one thing. Zhu Ying and Chu Kuan had a falling out, this matter is true! There is Chu Kuan's shadow behind the dispute in Guozijian, and I am afraid that this matter is also true!

Wu Ge Lao and Zhang Yu, a university scholar, were the only two people invited by the cabinet, even if they didn't have any personal friends at this time, they also sat together and whispered about what dishes and tastes they liked on weekdays. With the ability to bring puns in the name of the dish, they are naturally very skilled in officialdom for a long time, and they have to exchange their views with each other at this time.

And today's other judges are that the emperor took the third prince and the fourth prince to occupy one table, and Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou occupied the other table.

As for Zhang Shou's students...... Except for Lu Sanlang, everyone else has not been released by their families. Even Zhang Chuan, the Duke of Qin, who has always ignored his son, grounded Zhang Chen for the first time, and even Zhu Er, who was far less serious than Zhu Ying's previous "mistakes", is said to have been punished by Mrs. Tai and thought about it at home. On the contrary, Zhu Ying has already come out to get away.

In addition, today there are no Ge Yong's three old-timers in the arithmetic world, there are no strange people like Lu Juan and Liu Zhiyuan who abandoned officials and taught in the world, there are no nobles who are gathered together, and there are no golden branches and jade leaves like Princess Yongping. At first glance, the two elders all felt that today's final seemed to be more shabby than the previous preliminary and re-examinations.

However, they soon realized that they had thought wrong. Because with a commotion downstairs, followed by a commotion on the stairs, seeing that the barrier was pulled up, the two of them glanced at each other, and a thought came to their hearts.

It can't be that the emperor brought out the concubines in the palace, right? Other emperors would never dare to do this kind of thing, but the emperor was able to take Concubine Yu to the Buddhist temple to pray for blessings, and now Concubine Yu has become a concubine, and the biological mother and concubine of the third prince have also been promoted to concubines, if this is really brought out, it is not impossible!

If it were Confucius Scholar here, he might be ready to stand up and turn his face at any time - this is also a choice that anyone who is committed to becoming a Son of Heaven echo worm will make. If you should persuade, you can persuade, and if you can't persuade, you have to make a bar!

However, Wu Ge Lao was already used to being a sound worm, and even if a real concubine came at this time, he would never say anything.

As for Zhang Yu, he is not a false Taoist. He himself often takes his wife and daughter out to play, so if the Son of Heaven really brings his favorite concubine out, he may persuade him afterwards, but he will never turn his face in person.

And Zhang Shou was grasped by Zhu Ying, and before he even had time to think about it, he heard the nervous voice of the eldest lady in his ears: "Ah Shou, I heard today that the emperor was going to preside over the finals in person, so I secretly ran out from home to watch the excitement." Now that the obstacle has been raised, it should be a woman who comes up, not my mother, or simply my grandmother, right? ”

Zhang Shou couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "But the character of Mrs. Tai and Aunt Jiu, they won't set up obstacles when they come out, right?" ”

"Yes!" Zhu Ying immediately smiled, "My grandmother and my mother are the most refreshing people, and they will definitely not be so hypocritical...... but as soon as she said the word hypocrisy, she immediately heard a cough.

And with this cough, it was Jiu Niang who came up the stairs with a cold face. Seeing Zhu Ying's eyes widen at herself, she immediately ran directly behind Zhang Shou and hid, she said angrily: "What, people are hypocritical behind their backs, and now that I'm here, Yingying, don't you dare to say it?" The arranger behind this, what kind of heroic female in the world? ”

The future mother-in-law, a serious English and female, Zhang Shou almost squirted wine when he heard it. However, when Zhu Ying was holding his shoulders behind his back, he inevitably had some physical contact with him, and he couldn't help but feel a little warm, so he could only stand up quickly. However, he was about to say hello to Jiu Niang, but he didn't want Jiu Niang to tease Zhu Ying, so he got out of the way of the staircase.

The person who appeared next to him was just unexpected, but it was reasonable-Jiuniang is here, will Mrs. Tai be far away? And Mrs. Tai also squinted at her granddaughter who was so weak that she simply squatted behind Zhang Shou, seeing that the emperor was also looking at her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in surprise, she bent down slightly and regarded it as a seer of Chang Li, and then she actually stood aside.

Realizing that there were still people coming up next, Zhang Shou faintly guessed, and finally understood what was going on with this step barrier.

Sure enough, after a while, seeing that the Queen Mother took the lead, Concubine Yu, who she had seen twice, followed, followed by a woman in palace clothes that she had never seen, and then Princess Yongping and Princess Deyang, as well as a few strange girls. Just looking at the behavior of everyone, it should be a clan daughter like the county lord and county lord.

Faced with such a lineup, not to mention Zhang Shou was dumbfounded, even Wu Ge Lao and Zhang Yu were shocked into a cold sweat. The emperor came with the third prince and the fourth prince, and the queen mother came with two concubines, plus two princesses and a few princesses...... It's a breakthrough in the sky!

But the problem is that so many nobles from the Heavenly Family are gathered here, isn't the Rui Cavalry Camp going to pour out? Has the Shuntian Mansion informed you? Is Zhang Chuan, the Duke of Yin Qin of Shuntian Mansion, anxious at this moment, is the third class officer going crazy?

When the two of them were thinking like this, they only heard the emperor's exclamation from above: "Queen Mother, why are you all here?" ”

The emperor himself didn't know! At this moment, Wu Ge Lao and Zhang Yu sighed in their hearts. Such a big matter, dare to love the most noble mother and son in the world without discussing it?

"It is said that only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps, are you only allowing the emperor to watch the excitement, and not allowing the concubines to join in the fun?"

The Queen Mother teased very casually, seeing that the third prince and the fourth prince were busy coming up to salute, the eyes of the four princes turned around among them, as if they were still a little upset because they didn't notice Concubine Jiang, so she said lightly: "Concubine Jiang said that she was uncomfortable and refused to come out, even the two concubines I invited three times and invited four times, but I talked about the rules more than me." ”

The dignified queen mother said that the rules, then naturally no one dared to take it, and even the emperor could only laugh dryly. As for Zhu Ying, who was still talking about hypocrisy just now, she couldn't wait to go directly under the table at this time - how could she have expected that the Queen Mother, who had never liked the excitement the most, would pull a large number of concubines, princesses and clan daughters out with great fanfare on this occasion today!

And the Queen Mother didn't show any reaction to Zhu Ying's criticism just now, but as if she hadn't seen her, she bowed slightly to Zhang Shou and Zhang Yu, the old man of Wu Ge, who were saluting forward, and then said with a smile: "Although there is already one more imperial chef in the palace, I also want to taste the skills of many famous chefs in person, and see who will come in later, so I brought them directly." ”

"Wu Qing and Zhang Qing are not outsiders, so there is no need to be particular about the difference between men and women. As for Zhang Shou, you are going to marry Yingying, which is similar to my grandson-in-law, and there is no need to be formal. Sit down, all of you. ”

Hearing that the Queen Mother had already directly said her grandson-in-law, Zhang Shou smiled and was as good as a stream. As for the eldest lady behind her, who was treated as a daughter and granddaughter by the emperor and queen, she was still squatting on the ground with a bitter face, and she almost didn't draw a circle.

However, Zhu Ying was annoyed for a while, seeing that the Queen Mother took Concubine Yu and Concubine He directly occupied a table next to the emperor, Princess Yongping beckoned Princess Deyang and the three county lords and daughters to occupy another table, but the grandmother and mother did not immediately take their seats, but because the emperor was talking to them, just standing there, she immediately forgot about the previous embarrassment, and immediately got up and slipped over.

"Grandmother, mother, although this upstairs is spacious, but the two of you are too stuffy, sit down with me and Ah Shou!"

"Hehe, our hypocritical mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dare not sit with you." Mrs. Tai also joked, and seeing that Zhu Ying's face was flushed with embarrassment, she smiled and said, "In the future, talk and do things outside to have a better brain, don't be dizzy for a while, think of what to say, and do what you think!" Do you dare to speak up next time? Do you dare to go to someone's yamen to block the door? You're too bold! ”

Chu Kuan didn't expect Mrs. Tai to directly bring up the old matter, and after being slightly stunned, he smiled and said, "Mrs. Tai, the past has passed......

Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Tai said coldly: "Father-in-law Chu, I am disciplining my granddaughter, what do I have to do with you?" ”

Seeing that Jiu Niang also threw a cold look at herself, although she didn't know if the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were fake or true, or if they were simply revealing their true feelings, Chu Kuan looked embarrassed and frightened, but his mood was relieved. In any case, this feeling of dealing with smart people makes him feel very comfortable.

And the Queen Mother interrupted at the right time: "Okay, since Sister has already taught Yingying and Chu Kuan, if you make a mistake in what you did, you will be fined for three months, so be it." Zhang Shou, Yingying almost broke the sky for you, if you can't treat her well in the future, then I am the only one who asks! ”

Because Zhu Ying revealed that she was a peacemaker in the palace before, and she and Chu Kuan "reconciled", Zhang Shou naturally noticed that Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang were not merciful to Chu Kuan at all, as well as the Queen Mother's reputation behind the peaceful and muddy.

But this has nothing to do with him, anyway, he is not too interested in Chu Kuan's lobbying to rely on the eunuch party for the inheritance of the torch back then, and he also has doubts about some things, so after agreeing at this time, he simply remained silent. When Zhu Ying returned to his side with a stupid face, and poked his finger at Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang, who were sitting alone at the table next to him, he smiled.

"Don't worry, they won't be mad at you for long."

"You put it simply, it's rare for me to speak and I was grabbed by my mother and hurt my feet." Zhu Ying said while glancing at Chu Kuan with hatred, "It's all his fault!" If it weren't for him, how could my grandmother and mother scold me! ”

Zhu Ying's natural expression of true feelings has been out of the category of acting. And when he saw that Chu Kuan had no objection to the Queen Mother's disposition, but after standing beside the emperor for a while, he hurriedly found an excuse to leave, Wu Ge Lao and Zhang Yu, who were still muttering in their hearts, now fully believe that the Zhu family and Chu Kuan have fallen out.

However, this was just an unexpected episode, and as the final competition between the chefs to become the imperial chef began, and exquisite dishes were served one after another, they put these thoughts behind them.

And the royal girls who were reserved at the beginning, as soon as they tasted a few dishes, some people said that it was good, and some people said that it was bad, but between the heads and ears, the discussion was another topic - why is Chef Song, who is said to be a lifter, still missing?

Princess Yongping's most hated surname now is Song. What made her even more ashamed was a certain tendency that her father had revealed. Although she hadn't heard anyone mention it again these days, when she heard that the Lord of Ninghe County instigated Princess Deyang to ask Zhu Ying about Chef Song, she finally couldn't help it.

But before she could sneer at her, Zhu Ying suddenly said, "What about Chef Song?" He only made it to the finals so easily before, why didn't he see his good show? I remember that the emperor said that there are desserts in today's topic! ”

That is, in order to prevent this Song bastard from thinking hard but not being able to come up with the dishes, I deliberately added a dessert question in addition to the three exam questions, and there is no restriction on the order of serving. At the level of Song Bastard, it's good to put together a question with a dessert first, so it's always no problem, right? Why haven't you come yet?

The emperor was puzzled, and Zhang Shou was even more puzzled. You must know that Ah Liu went directly to the big kitchen where the celebrity chefs gathered at the beginning, and stared at it just in case, but he was extremely suspicious that people were directly guarding the big kitchen near the water and getting the moon first, and he could take the opportunity to get a full meal, and of course, by the way, he also took care of Song Juren, who often offended people.

But under this kind of care, Song Juren is still struggling...... Is this guy going to abstain?

Just when he was waiting a little impatiently, and was about to go to the window and call Ah Liu to ask about the situation, he finally heard a voice from the staircase: "Chef Song is here." ”

At this sound, Chef Song, for a while, many eyes all looked at the staircase. And when Song Juren followed the chamberlain with the tray to the third floor, he heard that the chamberlain in front of him opened his mouth and said that it was the queen mother, the emperor, the two noble concubines, Princess Deyang, and Princess Yongping...... There was a long list of more than a dozen titles, and he directly weakened his knees and almost knelt.

He thought he had seen the emperor before, but how could he have thought that today's final would be such a big scene! No wonder someone suddenly looked at the big kitchen before, and a mouth was a nobleman's arrival, which is really a nobleman every year, and today is the most!

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