"Okay, now it's time to announce the results. After discussing with the other royal chefs, we all agree that the winner of this competition is..."
He Xinhui sat quietly in her seat, drinking tea. In fact, the result had been predetermined long ago, so if nothing unexpected happened, what she would hear would be...
"Princess Chen—Shu Jiaying!"
puff……!
The water she had just drunk spurted out, and He Xinhui stared at the judges who announced the results with wide eyes. Damn, shouldn't the winner of this competition be Concubine Zhong - Zhong Lihua? How come it became Princess Chen - Shu Jiaying?
The judges thought they saw He Xinhui's surprised look, but who would have thought that they saw He Xinhui's face full of anger. But that shouldn't be the case, because they had previously seen He Xinhui's happy expression when she tried Shu Jiaying's three fish dishes. Although they also knew that there was already a candidate chosen, they thought they had guessed He Xinhui's thoughts and believed that He Xinhui liked Shu Jiaying's cooking, so they boldly overturned the chosen result. Now it's over, the result has been announced, can they still catch the result back and swallow it?
I’m really worried. I hope the punishment won’t be too severe this time!
Not daring to look at He Xinhui's murderous eyes, several imperial chefs deliberately turned their faces away.
Yu Jianxuan, who had remained silent throughout the entire competition, stood up this time. To demonstrate his impartiality, he hadn't tried any of the dishes. When the results came out, although he felt unhappy, he still walked up to Yu Chenfeng and said, "Prince Chen, congratulations! Princess Chen has won two first places in a row. Even without a competition, she's already the top flower of the Hundred Flowers Banquet. I think she'll pass in the third round!"
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Zhong Lihua was very dissatisfied because she had always been a role model for women in Luosuo Country. Now this position was replaced by Shu Jiaying. If Shu Jiaying came from a noble family, it would be fine for her. The key point was that this wild girl was just a little village girl in the mountains. If she could not even compare to a little village girl in beauty, she felt that she would not have the face to face anyone again.
Zhong Lihua pleaded with Yu Jianxuan, "Your Majesty, since the Hundred Flowers Banquet has three competitions, it would not be perfect if only two were held. And the title of the Head of the Hundred Flowers is naturally the one with the best appearance. Although Princess Chen has already won regardless of whether she competes with her or not, I still want to know who has the best appearance."
"The one with the best appearance?"
Yu Jianxuan glanced at Zhong Lihua, then at Shu Jiaying. To be honest, the beauty of these two people has its own characteristics, but in terms of the three-dimensionality and depth of facial features, Zhong Lihua is of course better, and the temperament that Shu Jiaying exudes from the inside out is just like the plum blossom poem she composed, aloof and proud but noble. Even if she just makes a casual move, it is often difficult for others to ignore her existence.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Jianxuan nodded and said, "Alright, since I proposed to hold the Hundred Flowers Banquet, this banquet must not be flawed. The third game of the Hundred Flowers Banquet will proceed as normal. All contestants, please prepare yourself."
The game finally resumed and Zhong Lihua breathed a sigh of relief, because she lost the first and second games quite badly, so she would win the third game no matter what, because it was related to her personal honor.
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