"Isn't this a bit unfair to the chef? This dish, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs unified it, I just follow the menu to make it, this is the rules of the competition, but the girls didn't even taste it, so they said that this dish is not good, is it not compliant? ”

"Ho yo, you little cook, your tone is quite big, what is not in accordance with the rules, you are here to choose the imperial chef, and in the future you will cook for the master of the palace, the taste of this princess is the taste of the imperial dining room, and this princess is the regulation!" Princess Mingzhu stood up angrily and said coldly, "I don't taste this table, I won't pass it, let's change it to another table!" ”

Hua Manxi's face was flushed, angry and annoyed, she had worked hard to compete to this day, passed five levels, cut six generals, and was about to enter the palace as an imperial chef, but she was disqualified by a few little girls, wouldn't she be mad at her!

"The princess's tone is bigger than that of the little cook. Shen is a long insight. A faint voice suddenly interjected, interrupting Princess Mingzhu's arrogance, and the person who came was Shen Shao, who was dressed in formal clothes.

Shen Shao is the acting prime minister, from the official position of Yipin, wearing a purple and red python robe, majestic, and his face is like a crown of jade, pure and noble.

He walked straight in, sat down on the judges' seat, and said coldly: "Your Majesty is afraid that your taste is too light and unfair to the chef of the competition, so he specially asked me to sit in charge." I didn't want to come, but I didn't want to come here. ”

The sarcasm in Shen Shao's words, Princess Mingzhu could hear it clearly, her face was a little unsightly, and she also sat down with Shen Shao's movements, looking at Shen Shao with fixed eyes.

Shen Shao has a cold temperament, even if he is not the kind of flattering courtier to her father, he has always been unpretentious to her, but she just likes him!

In this world, there is no man who is so good-looking and so talented!

"Senior brother." Qin Shengsheng is Qin Xiang's pearl, but Qin is strict with her, and she has studied with Qin Xiang's students since she was a child, so she has always called Shen Shao her senior brother.

"Well, I came out this morning and didn't see you, you came by yourself?" Shen Shao was not as cold to Qin Shengsheng as he was to others, and he also evoked a faint and affectionate smile.

Lord Shen's face is outstanding, amazing, and his smile is even more colorful, and he is unique.

Lord Shen, it's so good-looking. Princess Mingzhu looked at it for a while, and a trace of shame appeared on her face.

"No, my cousin brought me here." Qin Shengsheng pushed the cup of dragon and phoenix soup in front of him to Shen Shao, and said, "This is dragon and phoenix soup, the chef said that this soup is very nourishing, I drink it very delicious, you can taste it." They said that snakes were not a good thing, and that they did not dare to eat them, so they had to remove the dishes from the table. ”

Shen Shao has always doted on Qin Shengsheng, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shen Shao is Qin Xiang's preferred son-in-law, and he is kept for Qin Shengsheng, unless Qin Shengsheng finds someone he likes, otherwise, Shen Shao is destined to marry her.

Princess Mingzhu watched Shen Shao pick up the spoon, scooped a bowl of dragon and phoenix soup pushed over by Qin Shengsheng, and then brought it to her lips with an extremely elegant movement and tasted it, and said with a smile on her lips: "It is indeed delicious, Shengsheng is delicious, this chicken is soft and delicious, the snake meat is sweet but not fishy, the broth is clear in color, the soup is bright, sweet, and fragrant, it is a good product." ”

A touch of jealousy flashed in Princess Mingzhu's eyes, this snake meat is extremely fishy, and only people like the ninth brother would love to eat it! She didn't believe that the cook was just a teenage girl's family, and what kind of delicious food could be made!

Shen Shao's move is clearly to help Qin Shengsheng!

"Ladies and gentlemen, weren't you ordered to try dishes and write reviews? If you don't taste it, how to write a food review? Is this how you fooled the Empress Dowager and her old man? Shen Shao said lightly, but his eyes had a hint of warning, and he glanced at the girls lightly.

Although Shen Shao looks good, his temperament is actually very ruthless, he is the same in the court, how many fifty or sixty years old, the old man who has been contaminated with officialdom for decades has been defeated in his hands, and now he is only a little bit, and those girls are also afraid, and they endured the discomfort in their stomachs and tasted the dragon and phoenix soup in the bowl.

However, this soup does not have a disgusting taste and feeling, on the contrary, this soup is delicious, there is no oil at all, and it is extremely moist.

"This soup is indeed a good product, Lord Shen and Miss Qin are reasonable, we are biased, and we are frightened by the snake." The first to speak out was the queen's niece, Lord Caiyue, and as she spoke, she ordered the maid next to her to write down the characteristics of the soup on paper.

"Lord Caiyue is right, this soup is indeed salty and suitable, the heat is fine, and it is very delicious." Lu Xingyu of the Protectorate Mansion also spoke.

Lu Xingyu of the Protectorate Mansion is Lin Fengxuan's cousin, she doesn't help herself, Lin Fengxuan's face is a little ugly, it seems that she looks at Princess Mingzhu, and expects Princess Mingzhu to be firm and help herself say something.

But Princess Mingzhu didn't want to leave a bad impression in front of Shen Shao, she was already embarrassed enough today!

"This soup is really good." Mingzhu Gong took the initiative to move his lips, and finally squeezed out a sentence.

Lin Fengxuan's face sank completely, but the situation was stronger than people, she could only forcibly squeeze out a smile, and echoed: "I am mostly a vegetarian on weekdays, eat lightly, and I am not very good at commenting on meat, vegetables and broth, but Princess Mingzhu grew up from snacks and imperial meals, since Princess Mingzhu also said that it is good, it must be good." ”

"It's not good, it's delicious, you eat, these dishes are very delicious." As soon as Lin Fengxuan's words fell, Qin Shengsheng interjected, she tasted other dishes with chopsticks, and was full of praise, "Senior brother, you can eat too." ”

Shen Shao smiled slightly, picked up the chopsticks and tasted other dishes, and said conclusively: "It's really good, Chef Hua deserves to be the imperial chef." ”

The imperial kitchen is the imperial kitchen, anyway, he is just a little chef, compared to Shen Shao, these are small dishes.

Princess Mingzhu didn't say anything more, and said lightly: "Then try a table." ”

Hua Manxi was about to retreat after saluting, but he heard the person from the Internal Affairs Office shouting: "Pass a table, from the seventh kitchen." ”

Kitchen Seven? Isn't that the bastard who snatched his own menu?

When Hua Manxi heard this, he paused in his steps, turned around, saluted Princess Mingzhu and Shen Shao, and said in a low voice: "Princess, Lord Shen, Xiao Chef still has something to tell." ”

Because of her business, Mingzhu was embarrassed in Shen Shao, and she was a hundred unpleasant to Hua Manxi, if Shen Shao wasn't still here, she would have whipped her.

However, Shen Shao was still here, she didn't dare to be so arrogant, so she could only glance at Hua Manxi impatiently, and said coldly: "What's the matter with you?" Tell me something! ”

Hua Manxi said slowly: "Here's the thing, I originally drew the menu of No. 7, but when I went to the ice cellar to get the ingredients, I was knocked out by a cook, he took my ingredients and menu, and threw this menu to me, I had no choice but to take the ingredients again to cook." ”

"Daring! There is such a thing! What about the eunuchs who recorded them! Before Princess Mingzhu could speak, a cold voice suddenly sounded.

Princess Mingzhu raised her eyes and saw that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he was followed by several courtiers, and Xu Heng, the Hou of Zhenguo, was also among them.

The prince summoned, and the little eunuch quickly came, knelt down with a puff, and said truthfully: "There is indeed such a thing, when Chef Hua went to get the ingredients, a man came up to talk to him, and then took out a paper bag, I fainted, or Chef Hua woke me up." ”

"Daring! This is the Imperial Chef Competition, and you dare to do such a thing! The prince slammed the table, furious.

Lin Fengxuan took a step forward and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, deception is indeed a big deal, but the eunuch of this record also said that he fainted just now, but the testimony can't be fully believed, if this flower chef is changed the menu, why don't you report it immediately?" She also cooked according to the wrong menu, does she have proof? ”

As soon as Lin Fengxuan's words came out, the prince immediately twisted his brows, looked at Hua Manxi with unkind eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "That's right, since he took out the medicine bag, why did the eunuch faint when he recorded it, but you didn't?" And woke him up? Didn't report it immediately, but made all the dishes on this menu? Did you collude with the cook to swap menus, or did he just like you, and you just happened to be able to make this menu? ”

When Lin Fengxuan heard the prince say this, the look on her face suddenly became proud.

, she is a famous talented woman in Kyoto, and she can stand side by side of His Royal Highness the Prince, which can remind him that he is not more confused than someone with a heart.

However, Hua Manxi's face did not fluctuate in the slightest, and he replied in a quiet voice: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, Xiao Chu did not faint, because he held his breath in time, I saw him suddenly take out the paper bag, his consciousness was wrong, but he was a man in the prime of life, and I was just a little girl, at that time, his father-in-law did not follow, there were only three people in the ice cellar, if I scuffled, I would definitely fall behind, maybe I would be killed by him, at this time it is naturally important to save my life." Secondly, I asked the father-in-law of the record, if I expose him immediately, if he doesn't admit it, the dispute will come down, and the time will be delayed in vain, and this imperial chef competition will not be able to do it again for me alone, isn't it in vain to lose the opportunity to compete? Besides, if I colluded with him, why should I poke this matter out?" I've already been selected as the Imperial Chef, what good will it do me to poke it out? ”

Her voice was calm and clear, and although her words were addressed to His Royal Highness the Prince, she countered the questions that Lin Fengxuan had just raised one by one.

"And now that you say that, what evidence do you have that the chef stole your menu, and not that you colluded with him to change the menu?" Lin Fengxuan felt that her face was faintly hot, but she was unwilling to be slapped in the face like Hua Manxi, so she stepped forward and was aggressive.