No one could see what the food in front of them looked like, as there was a fence between them.
The judges on the side couldn't see what the people nearby were eating; everyone could only see the food in front of them.
After the girls had served all the food, they opened the food in front of the judges one by one.
Only after the cover was opened were the judges allowed to taste the food in front of them. One judge after another tasted the food and immediately gave their scores.
Immediately, a servant came over and took down the slips of paper with scores for each person to compile.
Everyone saw the judges enjoying the food, their expressions constantly changing.
At first, everything was quite ordinary, but after eating a delicious dish, her eyes suddenly lit up with a smile.
All of this was still quite ordinary, but when all the judges tasted the last dish, their expressions could only be described as serious!
Because something was blocking the view in front of all the judges, the audience couldn't see clearly what kind of food the judges were tasting.
All we could see were their expressions, and we could only guess who had made the food that the judges liked so much.
"I bet it must be Master Wu Yifan's cooking that won the king's favor! Master Wu Yifan was the champion of the previous culinary competition! Who else could it be but him?"
Someone nearby said, "It's definitely not Master Wu! Master Wu is already so old! His sense of taste must have deteriorated by now! I bet it's Situ Wen!"
Situ Wen is the youngest of the three masters, and his cooking skills are excellent, which makes him attractive to ordinary women.
Many people believe that Situ Wen will definitely win the championship of this cooking competition!
As Xu Yuehuai listened to the surrounding people guessing about all the other chefs in the Mingyue Kingdom, none of them believed her.
The voices of Master Liu and Zhou Wan had long since disappeared amidst the cacophony of voices.
Xu Yuehuai didn't feel anything about it and remained calm, waiting for the outcome.
Looking at Xu Yuehuai's indifferent expression, Maimaiti couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
He felt that Xu Yuehuai's current appearance was nothing but an act!
Xu Yuehuai must be extremely anxious, afraid that she will lose!
Maimaiti didn't give Xu Yuehuai much time and quickly began to continue with the next steps.
"Now let's see how the judges rated the first dish!"
As Maimaiti spoke, someone then brought over the compiled reviews.
Maimaiti took a slip of paper, glanced at it, and spoke to everyone.
"The first dish is the Heavenly Spirit Fortune Rice made by Master Wu Yifan!"
"The king thought the meal was very smooth and delicious, but it was missing something..."
Maimaiti kept reporting the judges' comments. A long time passed, and almost everyone's dishes were mentioned, except for Xu Yuehuai's comments, which were left until the very end.
After Maimaiti held the review sheet for Xu Yuehuai's dishes in his hand, he glanced at the words on it and his face darkened.
Seeing this, the surrounding crowd couldn't help but speculate.
"Was this last dish really that bad? I saw the king's expression change earlier!"
"I wonder who made this last dish. Can you tell?"
"I remember that the dishes of all the masters of our Mingyue Kingdom have been evaluated. Now, this last dish must be made by Princess Heyue of the Great Zhou Kingdom!"
"I saw that what she made was actually the hand-pulled mutton that is very popular here! I don't know what gave her the confidence to make this dish. I know that there are very few fat sheep that graze in the Great Zhou Kingdom. The meat they usually eat is just chicken, duck and fish. How could she possibly make the most delicious hand-pulled mutton?"
The people of Mingyue Kingdom stared at Xu Yuehuai with mockery, waiting for General Maimaiti to reveal his opinion on Xu Yuehuai's dishes so they could ridicule her.
But they waited for a long time, and Maimaiti still didn't reveal the contents of the last review form.
Meanwhile, the King of Mingyue Kingdom on the commentary panel had a perfectly normal expression, while the little princess next to him seemed rather impatient.
The little princess had been exchanging glances with Xu Yuehuai, and was very happy to see him again.
She wanted the cooking competition to end as soon as possible so she could go play with Xu Yuehuai!
So the little princess coldly turned to General Maimaiti and said, "Maimaiti! Aren't you going to hurry up and recite what's on your paper?"
"Are you getting presbyopia? How come you've been looking at those words for so long but still can't see them clearly?"
"I remember you only spent a few breaths looking at other review lists before. Is there something unusual about this one?"
Upon hearing this, Maimaiti could only read out the contents of the review form with a dark expression.
Everyone strained their ears, listening intently to what Maimaiti had to say.
Then everyone heard Maimaiti say, "The king thinks this dish is exceptionally delicious, it's simply the most delicious thing in the world!"
As they talked, they received another comment from the little princess: "Delicious! Just as delicious as the dishes made by Sister Xu!"
When did Xu Yuehuai become an adjective? This clearly shows the little princess's affection for Xu Yuehuai!
None of the judges knew who made the dishes in front of them, so all their evaluations were genuine!
The people of the Underworld Kingdom who were around almost broke down after learning the final truth.
"How could Xu Yuehuai possibly make such delicious hand-pulled mutton? I've only ever had the hand-pulled mutton made by Manager Liu on East Street before, and that's the truly authentic taste."
"You haven't been out for quite some time, have you? Don't you know that this Liu shopkeeper from Hedong Street is a good friend of Princess Heyue?"
"The two of them have been hooking up for a long time! Manager Liu even taught Xu Yuehuai his technique for making hand-pulled mutton!"
"How could this be? He's a citizen of the Dark Moon Kingdom, yet he's siding with the Great Zhou Kingdom! He's utterly unworthy to be a citizen of our Dark Moon Kingdom!"
The people of Mingyue Kingdom now particularly dislike Manager Liu, who helped Xu Yuehuai. If it weren't for Manager Liu, Xu Yuehuai would never have been able to make such delicious hand-pulled mutton!
Immediately, someone else said to Maimaiti, "This is not fair! Xu Yuehuai stole our Mingyue Kingdom's recipe for hand-pulled mutton, which is why she can make such delicious hand-pulled mutton! She's cheating!"
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