Mrs. Ye didn't expect the county magistrate to say that. After thinking about it, it seemed that Mr. Cen didn't say that he wanted her to represent Fengle County to participate in the cooking competition!
Besides, even though she was the descendant of a royal chef, her father had already shown some signs of madness when he was teaching her cooking.
It would be fine if I just went to participate in the competition, but if I lost, it would be my own people who would be hurt.
But how can I represent the entire Fengle County?
Mrs. Ye hugged Qingtian, feeling a little uneasy. The sweat from her palms wet the collar of Qingtian's clothes on his back.
As luck would have it, there were people in the crowd who had the same idea as her.
Someone suddenly said, "County Magistrate, even if the chef at Yanbinlou isn't very good, we still have the two time-honored restaurants, Fudingxuan and Zuixianlou, in our city.
“Even if we’re talking about imperial chefs, some of Fudingxuan’s ancestors were imperial chefs.
"Where on earth did this Miss You come from? Just because she's the daughter of an imperial chef, she thinks she can represent our Fengle County?"
"That's right, that's right!"
"We all don't know about this, how can you represent us in the competition?"
"If she loses, won't it be a disgrace to us?"
The county magistrate glanced at the person who was speaking, and it was Gao Zhenbo, the brother-in-law of Yu Xudong, the owner of Fudingxuan.
No wonder people are speaking up for Fudingxuan.
However, since the county magistrate said so, he was naturally not afraid of being questioned by others.
He said calmly: "Even if you haven't heard of Miss You, you should have heard of the flower viewing banquet held by Mr. Jiang a few days ago, right?
"Madam You is the only chef at the Flower Appreciation Banquet. Her cooking skills have not only been recognized by all the guests at the Flower Appreciation Banquet, but she has also received praise from Princess Rui."
As soon as the county magistrate said this, there was an uproar everywhere.
Speaking of which, Prince Rui and his wife are quite famous in Beijing and the surrounding areas.
One is a prince who only cares about having fun and has no ambition to make progress, and the other is a princess who still has no children after many years.
There have been so many rumors about the couple over the years.
Some say that they are a loving couple, others say that the emperor does not allow Prince Rui to have an heir, and some even say that the couple are only physically together and are actually doing their own things.
But no matter what the rumors outside say, the couple are considered the most well-known royal relatives among the common people.
Hearing that Princess Rui had praised Madam You's cooking skills, the common people, who had just been incited by Gao Zhenbo, quickly accepted the fact that Mrs. Ye was an excellent cook and began to talk about it among themselves.
After all, Mrs. Ye’s outfit doesn’t look like she’s a cooking expert.
But Gao Zhenbo still refused to give up and said, "The chef of Fudingxuan was once praised by Prince Cheng during his incognito visit!"
The county magistrate frowned when he heard this. He knew nothing about the situation, so he turned his head to ask the chief constable Hu Yuanren behind him.
"What's going on?"
After all, one is Prince Cheng and the other is the wife of Prince Rui. If what Gao Zhenbo said is true, it is hard to say whose words carry more weight.
Hu Yuanren rolled his eyes almost to the sky, and whispered: "Master, this is just the news that Yu Xudong spread to attract business. There is no way it can be counted.
"Besides, even if Prince Cheng were to go on a private visit, he wouldn't come to a place like ours."
The county magistrate understood what he heard, but faced with the noisy people, he didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
After all, he had been in office for less than five years.
If he said that this did not happen at this time, others would definitely ask him how he knew about it.
While the county magistrate was hesitating, the young man who had rushed to help the Ye family out of trouble suddenly said loudly: "County magistrate, since so many people have objections, why not hold a cooking competition in the county first.
It just so happens that Mr. Cen is here too, so let’s invite a few more respected people to come and judge.
"Whoever wins will represent Fengle County to participate in the competition in the capital, how about that?"
When the county magistrate heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately made the decision: "This young man is absolutely right. When I get back, I'll have someone draw up a set of rules. Let's do it!"
Once they heard about fair competition, everyone naturally had no objections and quickly dispersed.
Hu Yuanren escorted the county magistrate away, while his men took Constable Luo and his two followers away to deal with them later.
Only the young man was still standing there without moving.
Boss Ye hurried forward to express his gratitude: "Thank you so much for your help today, young man."
"Brother Ye, you don't have to be polite, just call me Mu Zheng.
"My young master is worried that Fengle County is still plagued by bandits and is not peaceful, so he asked me to follow you and protect you.
"It was just a small favor, Brother Ye, you don't have to be polite.
"Even if you want to thank someone, you should thank my young master."
Boss Ye didn't expect that Qin Hexuan had even thought of these details for his family. He was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
"Next time we have the chance to see Young Master Qin again, we will definitely thank him in person.
"Of course, I still want to thank you for your help."
The two of them were exchanging pleasantries while Ye Juan'er, who was standing behind them, said to her son, "Look, what did Mom say? It's definitely going to be fine."
At this moment, Ye Xiangxin was somewhat numb from the shocks that came one after another.
"Mom, you didn't tell me that Sister Ye has such great abilities."
"Really? I might have forgotten to mention that." Ye Juan'er said with a smile, "The venison you ate last time was made by your sister-in-law. If I had made it, I would have definitely ruined it. How could it possibly be so delicious?"
Ye Xiangxin licked his lips with his tongue. Indeed, the venison at that time was extremely delicious. It was the most delicious meat he had ever eaten in his life.
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