Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 213

Chapter 213 Men’s Participation
Imperial Concubine Hua’s heart was stuffy and her words were gloomy. “Your Majesty, big sister also has the same intention. Big sister said that the two of us will prepare a lunch for Your Majesty to let His Majesty taste our cooking skills.”

The Jin Emperor laughed loudly, “This is very good.”

After taking their seats, the Jin Emperor looked around at Hua Fei and the Empress beside him. “It is my fortune to have the Empress and Hua Fei thinking for me. Since that is the case, the Empress and Hua Fei might as well set an example for everyone. Today, they will cook first and broaden their horizons.”

The Empress had a respectful expression, and the corners of her mouth curled into a smile. A streak of light flashed in her eyes and she said respectfully, “Yes.”

Imperial Concubine Hua originally didn’t want to agree, but in the end, she still agreed. The Empress had already agreed. If she didn’t agree, wouldn’t she admit that she was inferior to the Empress?

The Jin Emperor turned his head to look at the crowd. “A few days ago, the two chefs from Imperial Kitchen had to compete in talent. It just so happened that it was the twelfth month, and the twelfth month was overgrown. It was a great fortune to admire plum and cook at the same time …”

The Jin Emperor said a lot. The ministers could only agree and said respectfully, “Yes.”

“Since that’s the case, let’s begin today’s cooking competition. The Empress and Hua Fei will lead the way. The others will choose the order of the competition first. Twenty people will be enough at a time. The winner will be rewarded by Young Master Rong and me. You can also make a request to me not to harm your elegance.” The Jin Emperor made a final decision.

However, everyone was stunned by the Jin Emperor’s words. A request was a great reward, much better than that. If they could obtain this request, it would be equivalent to a gold medal for avoiding death.

Everyone rubbed their fists and were eager to try. Even those who did not intend to participate in the competition had all changed their minds.

Eunuch had already held onto the tray and asked the girls to draw up a list one by one, and then they would make a final count.

The Empress and Hua Fei exchanged a glance, their eyes carrying a trace of provocation. They had already erected a shed outside the hall with twenty small stoves and stoves inside.

The Empress looked at the ingredients and chose a Black Bone Chicken. There were also many ingredients to prepare a pot of Black Bone Chicken Soup.

Concubine Hua, on the other hand, chose a piece of pork. She was holding a knife, but was unable to make a move. In the end, she secretly nodded her head and used the knife as a sword, which attracted praise from everyone for being a good macheteman.

Imperial Concubine Hua looked at the meat on the chopping board and didn’t know how to cook it, so she directly stir-fry it in the pot.

Yun Xiao raised her head to see this scene. The corner of her mouth curled into a trace of mockery. This Concubine Hua was indeed smart, but compared to the Empress, she was still a bit unbearable. No matter what, Yun Xiao had tasted the Empress’ cooking skills in her previous life. It was really not bad.

Coincidentally, a father-in-law walked to her side. Yun Xiao conveniently took a piece of paper and looked at the ranking. She was thirty-four. Alright, she still needed a second round to get to her.

Only some people were slightly dissatisfied with this. Rong Xun sneered and said loudly, “Your Majesty, I was thinking that only the girls would participate, but with the addition of the nine men in the Imperial Cuisine Room, it seems inappropriate. Why don’t we select ten more people from the men’s seats to participate? It’s just enough for a round of competition. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?”

There were different seats for men and women, so Yun Xiao naturally competed separately from the chefs in the Imperial Cuisine Room.

The Jin Emperor felt that it was reasonable and secretly nodded his head. A trace of vigilance appeared in his eyes as he said with interest, “I wonder why Country of Xiyue Prince chose only ten people? Is there still one person missing?”

Rong Xun’s amber eyes flashed with a streak of light. He smiled faintly and said, “What’s so difficult about this? My royal brother will participate as well and occupy the spot.”

The Jin Emperor sized up the pair of brothers for a moment. This was Country of Xiyue declaring war on the Eastern Jin Dynasty with his culinary skills. It was such a small matter that he couldn’t lose to Country of Xiyue. Seeing that someone wanted to stop him, he coldly snorted and those people lowered their heads. In the end, the Jin Emperor nodded.

Yun Xiao looked at the man sitting beside Rong Xun. She did not know who that man was. He was also very suspicious of that fake Rong Jin’s skill.

However, Yun Xiao quickly calmed down. What they did had nothing to do with her.

Yun Xiao turned around and happened to meet the man opposite her with a faint smile, as if she was certain that Rong Xun would win.

It caused Yun Xiao’s heart to tremble.

Immediately, a father-in-law took another tray and walked to the man’s seat. On the tray were dozens of folded flower notes. Soon, they were distributed. Some people were happy and others were worried. What was happy was that he did not get the flower notes to participate in the competition. When he did, those who participated in the competition frowned.

The gentleman was far away from the kitchen. These words were not meant to be said. These noble young masters all called themselves young masters. Naturally, they were not sensitive to the culinary skills.

Yun Xiao was curious. At this moment, Rong Jin’s expression was a little strange. He frowned. When he looked closely, he discovered that Rong Jin’s expression had already recovered to its original state.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the Empress and Hua Fei also brought their own meals to the Emperor of Jin. The Emperor of Jin looked at the bowl of black bone chicken soup that was glowing with grease, and then looked at the dish that could no longer be distinguished. His thick eyebrows furrowed.

He took a sip of the Black Bone Chicken Soup first. He didn’t want to taste the dish that couldn’t be seen, but in Hua Fei’s extremely aggrieved eyes, he still picked it up with his chopsticks. After tasting it, he used his sleeve to block the test and gently spat it out. He said loudly, “The Empress and Hua Fei’s cooking skills are really good. Someone, bring these two dishes down.”

Eunuch Wei walked forward and saw the pile of black dishes. The corner of his mouth twitched and he immediately brought it down.

The Empress’s lips curled upwards. She was obviously very happy. “I didn’t expect Sister Hua Fei’s cooking skills to be so good. Sister Hua Fei is ashamed of being inferior to me. I wonder when Sister Hua Fei was free to teach me how to cook in this palace.” She purposely emphasized the word’good cooking ‘, and everyone could hear the sarcasm in the words.

Imperial Concubine Hua naturally understood the dishes she cooked and said unwillingly, “The Empress cooks really well. She can be compared to Imperial Kitchen’s cook. After she finished speaking, she immediately covered her mouth and said apologetically,” Ah, don’t be angry, sister mistook you for Imperial Kitchen’s cook. Damn it! ”

The Empress’s face suddenly turned green and pale. Her expression was ugly, but she smiled and said, “Since little sister did not mean to, I naturally will not blame little sister. However, I originally intended to personally teach little sister how to cook. Since that’s the case, little sister might as well learn from Imperial Kitchen’s cooks first. Next time we compete in cooking, little sister won’t let His Majesty cheat again.”

Seeing that Imperial Concubine Hua still wanted to speak, the Jin Emperor waved his hand and signaled, “Alright, it’s just a small matter. Don’t make any more money. Watch the match.”

With the words of the Jin Emperor, the girls from the first to twentieth place all stood up and walked out.

Yun Xiao clearly saw that county princess Hui Ning and Xiao Yuqi were both in the top 20, and she secretly had a little more anticipation in her heart.

When county princess Hui Ning passed in front of Yun Xiao, she snorted coldly and continued to walk forward with a myriad of postures.

Xiao Yuqi walked behind the county princess of Hui Ning. After passing by, she lightly smiled at Yunxiao and nodded her head.

Yun Xiao replied with a smile. She saw that the people who were competing in the cooking competition had already taken their places. Eunuch had already lit a stick of incense. Every cooking competition would be based on a stick of incense.

Everyone chose the ingredients to eat.

County princess Huining looked at the ingredients for a while and didn’t understand what kind of ingredients she was going to use.

Coincidentally, a chicken cried out to county princess Hui Ning. She looked at her arrogantly and looked down on her, causing county princess Hui Ning to frown. A chicken actually dared to look down on him. Today, she let him see who was even more amazing!

Having made up his mind, county princess Huining immediately lifted the rope around the chicken, took the chicken to the table, and used a knife to gesture back and forth on the chicken’s body, not knowing where to start.

On the contrary, it was the chicken that gave the county princess of Huining a “chuckle” and took a step forward to escape.

The county princess of Hui Ning was anxious, He grabbed the chicken again, He took a big pot and put a ladle of water on the stove. He threw the whole chicken into the pot. However, the chicken kept struggling. County Lord Hui Ning wasted a lot of effort to press the chicken in and hurriedly took the lid. However, the movement of the chicken was too big. County Lord Hui Ning was afraid that the chicken would lift the lid of the pot and find two heavy objects to press the lid down.

This action caused the people beside him to shake their heads repeatedly, and they were a little far away from County Head Huining.

County princess Huining clapped her hands with a complacent expression, and then added some firewood to make the fire brighter.

The Eldest Princess, who was sitting on the female seat, looked at it. Her mouth was wide open in surprise and her face was filled with embarrassment. She really wanted to remind county princess Hui Ning that you should at least kill that chicken before putting it in the pot! Otherwise, the blood in his stomach would have solidified, and even if he wanted to bleed, he wouldn’t be able to do so.

Everyone in the banquet was so shocked by County Lord Hui Ning’s actions that they didn’t dare to say a word. Suddenly, a muffled laugh came from the quiet hall. Then, many people began to laugh along with him, and many people even pointed at County Lord Hui Ning.

Yun Xiao also shook her head. She saw the rise of county princess Huining, Jia Chaijia. The fire increased greatly. In just a moment, the struggling chicken in the pot disappeared. Everyone could not hear the sound of the chicken colliding with the pot lid.

Yun Xiao sighed, coughed dryly, and the corner of her mouth twitched. She was curious about how County Lord Hui Ning would deal with the chicken feathers and organs later.

Very quickly, county princess Hui Ning did not disappoint everyone’s expectations. She opened the lid of the pot that was steaming hot air. However, she was inadvertently hit by the hot air. She was so anxious that she wanted to throw the lid off the pot in her hand. Immediately, a chaotic sound of needles rang out.

County princess Huining clutched her red wrist, her exquisite face carrying traces of grievance, but when she saw the chicken that had been burned to death by the hot water, her face was complacent, “Hmph, it’s all because of you that I hurt my hand and dared to look down on this county princess. Now I’ll let you taste the bitterness. I’ll see how you can be proud of yourself in front of me!”

After she finished speaking, she picked up the lid of the pot and saw that the pot was full of chicken feathers. How would she deal with these chicken feathers?

County Lord Hui Ning saw that the people around her had already begun to put in seasonings. She looked at the incense and found that half of it had already burned. She hurriedly picked up the chopsticks on one side and picked up all the chicken feathers. She then used the chopsticks to pull the chicken twice. There was no more chicken feathers coming down. At this moment, there was only one-third of the incense left. County Lord Hui Ning had no choice but to let it go.

Seeing the crowd put the oil and salt soy sauce and vinegar in, they immediately took the oil and salt soy sauce and vinegar not far away and poured them in one after another, regardless of how much.

Everyone’s lips twitched when they saw this, and they unconsciously pursed their lips. Someone even asked curiously, “Can this kind of food be eaten?”

Chicken feathers were tightly picked out with chopsticks. The internal organs inside were not disposed of. Now, they were all put in. Regardless of the taste, just looking at the chicken feathers on the ground made everyone lose their appetite.

Someone snorted coldly, “If you want to eat, you can try.”

“I don’t want to try,” said the woman. Suddenly, her expression changed. “Damn it, His Majesty said that everyone present should try all these meals to determine the first place.”

They were really afraid that if they ate such a meal, they would spit it out.

No matter what, county princess Hui Ning was the niece of the Jin Emperor, wasn’t she?