"Water-based poplar?" Yan Ruyu asked Cai Shishi in surprise.

"That's right, it's a water-based poplar, you don't know it yet, this He Jingjing relies on her own appearance, can cook a few dishes, and specializes in robbing other people's fiancés!"

Whether it is in the past life or in this era, it is still very important to look at people's conduct, especially women's morality is very restrictive.

As soon as I heard that He Jingjing actually robbed someone else's fiancé, and He Jingjing had been living in the eldest princess's mansion and suffered a lot of red eyes, everyone was willing to believe Cai Shishi's words.

After Cai Shishi finished slandering He Jingjing, He Jingjing obviously felt that these people in the room were even more alienated from her, and there were some voices of discussion from time to time.

But it doesn't matter to He Jingjing, after all, these people don't know when they will be able to meet after the competition. And even if he refutes Cai Shishi, Cai Shishi still has thousands of slanderous words waiting for him.

And I'm afraid these things will get darker and darker, and people will only believe what they want to believe.

So He Jingjing has always chosen to be silent, standing in her own corner, and the chatter of Cai Shishi and Yan Ruyu came to her ears.

Seeing that He Jingjing didn't make oil and salt, and she slandered He Jingjing and isolated He Jingjing's goal was also achieved, Cai Shishi and Yan Ruyu gradually stopped talking.

After a short time, the person in charge of the competition came in, and everyone stopped talking, and stood solemnly waiting for the arrangement.

"It's all here. The man counted them, found a lot, and nodded.

"You all give your name and sign it. Then the man ordered another man dressed as a servant to take out a list.

The players present all reported their names and their places of origin, and then signed their names on the sign-in sheet.

"By signing this, it means that each of you knows what I am going to say next. The person in charge glanced at the list full of names with satisfaction, and then handed the list to the next person and said to everyone.

"I have come to you today not for the final test, but for me to personally explain to you the arrangements for the final test. The person in charge found a place to sit down, and then the next person immediately poured a cup of tea for the person in charge.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival feast five days later is the time and place of your competition. In the expectant eyes of everyone, the person in charge spoke.

Upon hearing the Mid-Autumn Festival feast, everyone present was shocked.

The Mid-Autumn Festival Feast is a feast held by the royal family every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, when all ministers of status will participate, which belongs to the feast opened by the emperor.

He Jingjing never thought that this cooking competition would be linked to the annual Mid-Autumn Festival feast.

"I'm sure all of you are shocked, but this is the arrangement given to me above, I am only responsible for informing you in place, and the rest of you don't ask too much, don't talk too much. Seeing that everyone began to whisper, the person in charge frowned and said to everyone.

As soon as the person in charge spoke, everyone was silent, and then waited for the next arrangement.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, the person in charge spoke again.

"On the day of the competition, each of you must use the ingredients, spices and tools provided by the Imperial Dining Room, and you cannot bring your own personal goods, and once you find out, you will be disqualified immediately. ”

After the person in charge finished speaking, everyone nodded, indicating that they knew.

Seeing that everyone had no doubts, the person in charge continued to speak with satisfaction.

"Everyone needs to cook two dishes in the specified time, and the specific length of time depends on the emperor's mood, if you want you to do it in half a pillar of incense, you must also do it. The person in charge raised his eyes again and looked at the players with calm faces, and his heart was full of disdain.

"There are no rules for what you do, you just do what you like. The person in charge continued.

Hearing this, He Jingjing felt relieved, fortunately there was no stipulation on what she had to do, so that she could play freely.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is an annual royal feast attended by all the ministers, and the first judges of this competition are the princes and ministers. ”

It turned out that there were two judges in this competition, and after the twenty dishes were made, they were first tasted by the ministers, and the ministers selected five of them for His Majesty the Emperor.

The top three will be decided by the emperor.

After listening to the introduction of the person in charge, everyone said that they had a clear understanding of the competition system. The rest of the process is similar to the previous one, except that this time there are not so many people watching.

And He Jingjing is not very familiar with the tastes of the people in the capital, it seems that he will learn more from the eldest princess after he goes back.

After listening to the arrangement, the contestants left the imperial dining room and returned to their residences, and He Jingjing walked on the street alone, full of melancholy.

The final test is about to pass, and the results of my hard work for so long are finally about to begin to be accepted.

After the ups and downs of life, I realized how comfortable my previous little life was, if He Jingjing was given another chance, although He Jingjing would not compromise, but he might choose a gentler way of doing things, right?

But He Jingjing quickly shook her head again, driving this dangerous idea out of her head.

"Miss He, we are here to pick you up on the orders of the eldest princess. He Jingjing had just walked a few steps into the street when she was stopped by a horse-drawn carriage.

He Jingjing recognized that the person at the head was indeed the guard on the eldest princess's mansion, He Jingjing nodded and got into the carriage.

After a while, he returned to the eldest princess's mansion, and He Jingjing first came to Ye Haixuan's room.

"I'll do it. Ye Haixuan was drinking porridge at the moment, He Jingjing hurriedly stepped forward to take the bowl in the maid's hand, and then began to feed Ye Haixuan to drink.

"Why did you come back so soon?" Ye Haixuan obviously didn't expect that the final test would end so quickly?

"Today is just an explanation of the rules of the game, not the final test. He Jingjing repeated what she heard to Ye Haixuan, and Ye Haixuan nodded.

"It seems that the royal family still attaches great importance to this competition. Ye Haixuan finally commented.

"So I didn't know what to do or how to do it. He Jingjing told Ye Haixuan about her confusion.

Ye Haixuan nodded, it is true that although Linzhou Mansion is very close to the capital, the taste is quite different.

"Let's consult the eldest princess about this matter. Ye Haixuan proposed.

"I think so too, don't worry, I'll go to the eldest princess when you're done eating. ”