Zhao Jingxuan naturally didn't feel surprised, and even because of the clues provided by these people, he had some associations.

"So, has the final candidate for the Royal Chef Dabi been decided?"

"Except for this matter, whoever dares to participate in the big competition is at the risk of everyone."

When the junior official in Tsing Yi heard Zhao Jingxuan ask, he couldn't help but sigh, "These chefs are also miserable, I don't know what makes them so unlucky." ”

"It's a pity that I still like Yu Lingxuan's squirrel mandarin fish, it tastes delicious, and the seasoning is just right, it makes people drool every time I think about it."

This person also seems to be a food-loving master, and it is a treasure to mention the chef's specialty of this restaurant.

However, it is also because of his explanation that Jiang Liang and the others can understand the temper and craftsmanship of these chefs, and they can be regarded as having a further understanding of this matter.

"Recently, this momentum, not to mention that everyone in the chef is in danger, for fear that one will die if he is not careful, and there are even bad rumors in the capital."

Once you open the conversation, what you can say and what you can't say will be said inadvertently.

Hearing this, Zhao Jingxuan immediately became serious.

"Oh? What rumors? ”

"This is also a private rumor from everyone, and it can't be true. However, these chefs died inexplicably one by one, and some people said that this imperial chef competition might be cursed. ”

"Cursed?"

Jiang Liang raised his eyebrows, unable to understand how they were connected.

"yes, it's a curse."

The junior official nodded, but after that, he refused to say a word, looking secretive.

Jiang Liang didn't really understand why there were such rumors circulating in the streets, but Zhao Jingxuan understood it at once.

"Nonsense."

Zhao Jingxuan snorted lightly, looking very disdainful of this, "Okay, in the past, everyone chatted about some rumors, this is a pastime." Sometimes it's just nonsense, but don't talk nonsense, lest you get into trouble. ”

Zhao Jingxuan deliberately made an arrogant appearance and mentioned them a few words.

A few people responded in a row, and they also felt that Zhao Jingxuan's words were reasonable, and there were some things that the people were chatting about and having fun, but what they could say might not be able to say.

After all, they are officials, which is very different from ordinary people.

Zhao Jingxuan's mention was also out of good intentions, and several people respected him even more.

Several people had already learned what they were talking about, and Zhao Jingxuan was not in the mood to continue chatting with a few people, so he turned around and returned to his seat under the pretext that he still had to eat.

As soon as he sat down, he ate quietly, as if he didn't say anything about eating, but it made a few petty officials difficult to come forward to talk again.

After dinner, everyone dispersed, returned to their own residence, Yuehua made a pot of tea, and several people began to express their opinions on what they had heard.

"Ah Xuan, what do you think about this matter?"

After all, Jiang Liang is the one who is going to participate in this imperial chef competition, if the cause of death of these chefs is really strange, then once the news of her going to participate in the competition spreads, maybe there will be trouble and take the initiative to find the door.

Although Jiang Liang is not afraid of things, she is also a double body now, and she is more cautious and cautious than before.

"Someone must have been involved in this incident, and it is definitely not a coincidence that several chefs have died one after another."

Zhao Jingxuan said categorically, obviously confident.

"If it's just a few chefs who die, with so many people in the capital, what month won't anyone die? From the dignitaries to the poor, no one can escape death, which is not a particularly strange thing. ”

"It's no wonder that these dead chefs have an identity, that is, the candidates who want to participate in the Imperial Chef Competition."

Jiang Liang nodded, knowing what Zhao Jingxuan meant.

Don't look at the pattern of these people's deaths, it seems to be an accident and unlucky. But that doesn't mean they weren't killed for the same cause.

"But, who did it?"

Jiang Liang was very puzzled by this, she felt that if someone did it for a purpose, there should be some similarities in each case.

"If none of these murderers are alone, the people investigating the case naturally can't see any connection. It's like a killer will have his own unique weapon, and everyone will leave their mark to a greater or lesser extent. ”

Zhao Jingxuan saw that Jiang Liang was very confused by this question, and explained to her with a smile: "It is not one person who kills people, but many people who commit crimes. ”

"Multiple people committing crimes?"

Jiang Liang didn't expect this possibility.

At first, she thought very simply, thinking that someone also wanted to stuff herself into the Imperial Chef Dabi, but she failed for some reason.

The other party has a grudge and wants to make room for his people, so he made such a fuss.

But after Zhao Jingxuan's reminder, Jiang Liang suddenly realized.

"Because the murderers are different, no matter who investigates the case, they can't connect these cases together, even if they know that this matter may be related to the imperial chef, there is no clue."

Hearing Jiang Liang say this conclusion, Zhao Jingxuan nodded appreciatively.

"Well, these people belong to the same organization."

Jiang Liang was also a little happy to be affirmed, and she couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart when she remembered that those petty officials had said about the curse that had been rumored in the capital recently. "Could it be...... Is it the Treasure League? ”

"Possibly."

Zhao Jingxuan nodded with a serious expression. "In order to prepare for His Majesty's Halloween, the Imperial Chef Contest specially selected chefs with superb cooking skills from all over the country for the competition, and the three outstanding ones who stood out from them could be responsible for the birthday banquet of the Halloween Festival."

"Halloween is a day to celebrate the whole world, and being responsible for preparing the birthday banquet is also the most glorious day for these chefs.

The imperial chef of the Qing Dynasty is different from the imperial chef as understood by Jiang Li, and only when the imperial chef stands out in the imperial chef competition, the chef in charge of the birthday banquet will be awarded the imperial kitchen.

After Tabi, they can decide whether or not to stay in the imperial dining room. Some chefs like to be uninhibited, and even if they have the opportunity to stay in the capital after the Imperial Chef Competition, they will eventually choose to return to their hometown.

After all, a walk in the capital can be regarded as a gold-plated success, and if you have a reputation, are you afraid that you won't be able to eat outside?

But there are also some chefs who choose to stay in the Imperial Dining Room in the end, and they take this status very seriously.

In addition, there is a characteristic of the Imperial Chef Competition, which is said to be a rule set by the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but any chef who cooks, regardless of whether he is a man or a woman, as long as he is skilled, can participate.

In some places, the degree of freedom of the Qing Dynasty was still very high.

At first, Jiang Liang thought that he could participate because he was the Prince of Rui's internal decision, but later found that everyone had no opinion on the women's participation in the Imperial Chef Competition, and then learned about these situations from Zhao Jingxuan's mouth.