Chapter 367 Tie It Tighter
The Imperial Guards are looking for Chen Guiming?
Everyone was stunned at first, and then they quickly calculated in their minds.
The emperor was also aware of this cooking competition and even added some prizes to it, inviting the imperial chefs in the palace to participate in the judging.
With such importance attached to it, I think whoever gets first place will probably be able to enter the palace to meet the emperor and have the opportunity to go to the imperial kitchen and learn from the imperial chef.
These imperial guards were probably also there to escort him into the palace.
At this time, the Imperial Guards did not go to look for Zheng Mingyuan, but only came to look for Chen Guiming. Does that mean that the winner of this competition is Chen Guiming? After everyone figured this out, their eyes turned to Chen Guiming with enthusiasm, and they even bowed their hands to congratulate him, "Chef Chen is very happy to win the championship, and he deserves the title."
“Chef Chen deserves the title!”
"Congratulations to the Eight Immortals Tower..."
When the waiters from the Eight Immortals Restaurant saw this, they were all delighted, their faces smiling like peonies, and they wanted to cheer for joy. They even raised their chins high and glared at the waiters from Juweizhai.
Look, what did they say? It has to be their Baxianlou! Who knew how high the sky was and how deep the earth was that Juweizhai could take the first place?
Bah! Don't you look at your own moral character? What kind of restaurant is your Juweizhai? How dare you compare it with Baxianlou? Seeing this, the guys of Juweizhai were furious, their faces flushed red, "The final result hasn't been announced yet, and they are so happy. Baxianlou really can't keep calm!"
"That is to say, until the last moment, who can know who will win?"
Among these guys, some came from Qinghe Huibinlou, and some were bought and hired from the capital.
There is no need to mention the former. He knows Zheng Mingyuan very well and knows that his cooking skills are amazing. At this moment, he has great confidence in his cooking skills and feels that no one in the world can beat him.
Although the latter had only a short time of contact with Zheng Mingyuan, since arriving at Juweizhai, everything he saw and tasted of Zheng Mingyuan's cooking skills was amazing and surprising.
In their eyes, no one can compare to Zheng Mingyuan! When Baxianlou saw the waiter from Juweizhai acting like this, they sneered again, thinking that the waiter from Juweizhai was just being stubborn.
Juweizhai also couldn't stand the arrogance of the waiters at the Eight Immortals Tower, and rolled his eyes at them.
The two families were once again on the verge of a fight, and the atmosphere was tense. Some of the guys couldn't contain their anger and just wanted to start fighting.
However, all the runners from the Beijing government office were there, and now even the imperial guards were there, so no one dared to cause trouble. They could only glare, make faces, and try to gain the upper hand.
Seeing this, Zheng Mingyuan said nothing, and his face showed no joy or anger, without much expression.
On the contrary, Chen Guiming was quite complacent at this time. After glancing at Zheng Mingyuan, he slowly walked up to Zou Yunqi and said, "Hello, sir. I am Chen Guiming. I wonder why you are here to see me?"
"Are you Chen Guiming?" Zou Yunqi looked Chen Guiming up and down, his hand subconsciously placed on the sword at his waist, and then paced a few steps, "Did you make the chicken soup that was just served?"
"That's right." Chen Guiming nodded.
Zou Yunqi pointed at the table that Chen Guiming had used, and when he saw the spice jar, he asked again, "Did you bring all these things here?"
"It was Xiaomin who brought it." Chen Guiming replied again.
"Just admit it." Zou Yunqi curled his lips and raised his hand to call the people behind him, "Tie up Chen Guiming and take him back for questioning!"
Take him back for questioning? Chen Guiming was stunned for a moment, then asked hurriedly, "Excuse me, sir, what crime have I committed that you want to take me back?"
"You'll know when you go there." Zou Yunqi was a little impatient.
"If you just arrest people without any reason, won't that convince the public?" Chen Guiming shouted.
"We, the Imperial Guards, are arresting people on the orders of the Emperor. Whether we obey the orders or not, you can ask the Emperor." Zou Yunqi frowned and looked at Chen Guiming as if he were a fool.
When did the Imperial Guards need to explain to everyone when they arrested someone? To be frank, they even disregarded the law! But with the emperor's words, no matter who you are, you must be arrested.
Seeing that Zou Yunqi ignored him, Chen Guiming shouted at the top of his lungs, "This Eight Immortals Tower is the property of the Second Prince's maternal family. Since I am from this Eight Immortals Tower, I am also the Second Prince's person. How can I..."
"It seems that some people don't understand what I mean." Zou Yunqi picked his ears impatiently.
Didn't he make it clear enough? He was following the emperor's orders. Not to mention that he was just a cook, even if he was the Second Prince, he would still be arrested!
"Tie this fool up tighter."
Zou Yunqi really didn't want to say anything more, so he just ordered his men to tie up Chen Guiming like a dumpling, and had everyone clear away all the things on the table. He then personally carried the jar of seasoning, mounted his horse, and rode away with the Imperial Guards.
What was supposed to be a cooking competition turned into Chen Guiming being taken away by the Imperial Guards for questioning.
The people present were suddenly sighing and puzzled, but they did not dare to ask questions or discuss anything randomly. They just turned their eyes to the judges who were still discussing.
The president of the Chamber of Commerce stood up again and cleared his throat. "After discussing with others, we have determined that the mushroom and chicken siu mai made by Zheng Mingyuan today tastes better, so the first place in this year's cooking competition is Zheng Mingyuan, the chef of Juweizhai!"
Zheng Mingyuan won the first place! Everyone in Juweizhai, including Wu Jiantong, was overjoyed and wanted to jump three feet high. Even the people around him congratulated Zheng Mingyuan.
Although the staff of Juweizhai were happy, they did not forget to mock Baxianlou, "Look, just tell me, no one can predict the outcome until the end. You were so arrogant just now, how come you have become dumb and can't speak now?"
The faces of the people in the Eight Immortals House turned red, especially Manager Hao, who looked even uglier. He ordered people to deliver a letter to the Second Prince's uncle, and at the same time he bowed to the higher-ups, "Originally this matter shouldn't have been questioned, but right after the Imperial Guards made a misunderstanding, the Eight Immortals House lost to someone else. It just feels a little unfair."
"Now it is said that the food cooked by Chef Chen of our Baxianlou is not as good as that of Chef Zheng of Juweizhai. Please tell us in detail what is wrong with it and what is not as good as it."
Although the president of the Capital Chamber of Commerce is also a well-known merchant in the capital and has backers, the Eight Immortals Building is, after all, the property of the Second Prince's maternal family, so this statement needs to be considered carefully.
Just as he was hesitating, the imperial chef named Guo from the palace snorted coldly, "Chen Guiming, in order to win the first place, did not hesitate to add things that a chef should not add to the food. He is not worthy of being a chef. How can the food he makes be compared with others?"
(End of this chapter)
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