Ji Lingxue also looked at the new chef of Deqinglou who was a head taller than her. The strong smell of oil smoke was suffocating. Ji Lingxue took two steps back and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
The chef of Deqinglou sneered and said, "I heard that you only had one dish of cabbage this morning and won the appreciation of Prince Chen?" As he spoke, he approached Ji Lingxue and continued, "Your Qingfeng Yashe has closed down, what qualifications do you have to compete with us!"
Ji Lingxue sneered, "Do you want to eat?"
The chef of Deqinglou twitched his lips. "What? What do you mean?"
Ji Lingxue continued, "Your question is really funny. It has nothing to do with whether you eat or not. Whether the restaurant I work for goes bankrupt has nothing to do with my participation in the cooking competition. Are you using your height advantage to intimidate me and make me back down? Otherwise, defeat me with your real skills first."
The cook of Deqing Building glanced at Ji Lingxue and said, "Just wait and see. In the next game, I'll make you go straight to the training ground." Then he stretched out his little finger and made a contemptuous expression towards Ji Lingxue.
Ji Lingxue stuck out her tongue at the cook of Deqing Building. It was true that like master, like servant. They were just taking advantage of the power of their masters.
The second round of the competition began after a break at noon. Ji Lingxue attracted a lot of attention when she entered the training ground. She knew that the two dirty black marks on her face looked very abrupt.
The second round is about knife skills. On each table, there are carrots, white radishes, a cutting board, and a white porcelain plate. The competition requirements are: carve the radish within the specified time. Those who have not finished by the time will be eliminated.
Knife skills are a chef's basic skill. As the competition started, all the chefs took up their knives and began carving. Ji Lingxue did not move. She looked at the chef of Deqinglou beside her.
He just smiled at her strangely while holding the knife, and then he started to cut the radish carefully and attentively. Ji Lingxue curled her lips, took out her own knife and was about to cut, but suddenly she felt something was wrong, and she raised the knife to see several cuts on the blade.
Shit, her knife was broken by someone, so she couldn't cut the radish into thin strips.
Ji Lingxue cursed: "This is the only method a despicable person can use."
The chef of Deqinglou glanced at Ji Lingxue and sneered, "You'd better just admit defeat."
Give up? She had made a lot of preparations for today's game, and she would never give up easily in her life.
In the referee's seat, Ji Mingyang watched the incense in the incense burner burning little by little, while Ji Lingxue below the stage lowered her head, the radish in front of her was intact. Was he going to fight with the radish
Xiao Yichen turned his head and looked at Ji Mingyang strangely, "It's so cold, why are you sweating so much? Are you sick?"
Ji Mingyang came back to his senses and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He was anxious. He didn't know what was wrong with Ji Lingxue and why she didn't use the knife for such a long time. His money and his hopes were all pinned on her.
Xiao Yichen naturally couldn't understand Ji Mingyang's thoughts. He stared in Ji Lingxue's direction and then looked away.
Seeing that more than half of the lines were already lined up, many people had almost finished their carvings. Some were carving dragons, some were carving peacocks spreading their tails, and some were carving plates full of flowers. The chef at Deqing Tower carved a pair of cranes flying together, with white bodies and red beaks, flying side by side above the green pine trees that were piled up from the ground.
Ji Lingxue picked up the radish and started cutting it quickly with the knife in her hand. Everyone could only hear the sound of the knife hitting the cutting board, but could not see what Ji Lingxue was cutting.
The chef of Deqinglou originally thought that Ji Lingxue had chosen to give up and had not started cutting. Now seeing her move, he stared at Ji Lingxue's hands for a long time. He couldn't understand what Ji Lingxue was cutting for a while, but her superb knife skills were really amazing.
"Dang!" Ji Lingxue raised her hand, and the knife in her hand flipped in the air and nailed onto the chopping board. The eyelids of the chef from Deqinglou twitched. Why did he feel like he was the chopping board being cut
He shook his head to bring his thoughts back to reality. Seeing that time was running out, he lowered his head and continued to fiddle with his dish, ignoring Ji Lingxue. As a result, he missed how Ji Lingxue quickly and accurately flipped a red and white brocade fish on the plate.
The Jilin student reached into his sleeves, took out a small cucumber, sliced it quickly again, and used the cucumber to decorate the edges of the plate. The layers of ripples looked like waves.
Xiao Yichen and Ji Mingyang, who were standing high up, watched how Ji Lingxue put the food together, and there was nothing but admiration in their eyes.
Soon, a stick of incense burned out, Ji Lingxue finished work, and the maids once again carried trays to bring the dishes made by the chefs to the judges' seats.
Soon the shortlisted candidates were announced: the auspicious dragon and phoenix of Wangshan Tower, the double flying cranes of Deqing Tower, and the red brocade of Qingfeng Yashe for abundance every year.
As soon as the winners were announced, the chef from Deqinglou turned his head and looked at Ji Lingxue with a hint of admiration in his eyes. It was rare to be able to cut out such a delicate pattern in such a short time. He was no match for her. He really wanted to make friends with her.
After the game, Ji Lingxue lowered her hat and prepared to run away. Someone patted her shoulder hard. Ji Lingxue felt as if her heart had fallen to the bottom of the valley. She turned around and found that it was Ji Lingxue who was grinning, "Sister, let me see you off."
"Both of you stop right there." A cold voice came from behind.
Ji Lingxue shuddered inexplicably. If you do something bad, you will always be discovered. Ji Mingyang turned to Xiao Yichen and smiled, "Brother-in-law, do you want to talk to me about something?"
Xiao Yichen walked up to Ji Lingxue and looked down at her, "Follow me." After saying that, he left first.
Ji Mingyang gave Ji Lingxue a look that told her to fend for herself, "Well, sister, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do. I'll go take care of it first." After saying that, he turned and left.
Ji Lingxue curled her lips, lowered her head, and got on the carriage of Prince Chen's Mansion parked outside the parade ground.
As soon as Ji Lingxue entered, she saw Xiao Yichen sitting upright with a serious face. "Your Highness." Ji Lingxue lowered her head and looked like someone who had done something wrong and admitted her mistake.
Xiao Yichen pointed to the copper basin on the coffee table and said, "Wash your face first and then answer."
Ji Lingxue did as she was told, then raised her head and looked at Xiao Yichen with a pair of bright eyes in a flattering manner.
Xiao Yichen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why did you promise me that?"
Ji Lingxue took Xiao Yichen's hand and shook it, "I have changed my appearance, and no one will know that I am the Princess of Chen." Today she deliberately wore the clothes of a scholar in green shirt, so that even if she was suspected, she could use the clothes of a scholar in green shirt to take the blame without revealing her identity.
Xiao Yichen pointed at the hat on Ji Lingxue's head and said, "You can call it a disguise just by wearing a hat. I can still recognize you easily."
Ji Lingxue blinked, "No, I just wiped the pot dust. If Ji Mingyang hadn't paid so much attention to me, Your Majesty would not have recognized me." She stuck out her tongue and spoke the truth. Xiao Yichen's behavior today didn't seem like he recognized her.
Suddenly, Ji Lingxue felt a pain in her forehead. She covered her forehead with a cry and took a deep breath. Then she heard Xiao Yichen say, "It's not that I didn't recognize you. It's that I'm just waiting and watching."
Ji Lingxue stepped back a few steps, keeping a safe distance from Xiao Yichen, and looked at him with resentful eyes, as if saying: I've beaten you and scolded you, now you're finally taking out your anger, right
Xiao Yichen sighed, hooked his finger at Ji Lingxue and said, "Come here."
Ji Lingxue shrank her neck and resisted strongly.
Xiao Yichen reached out and grabbed Ji Lingxue's arm and pulled her into his arms. He held Ji Lingxue's waist with both hands and rubbed his head on her shoulder, "Xue'er, are you afraid of me?"
Ji Lingxue curled her lips and said, "Since my martial arts skills are not as good as yours, of course I'm afraid of you."
Xiao Yichen asked again, "Are you familiar with Ding Sifang?"
Ji Lingxue's body stiffened and cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Uh... Could it be that Xiao Yichen knew about what she had done to him before
Glancing at Xiao Yichen nervously, Ji Lingxue asked, "Why does Your Majesty ask that?"
Xiao Yichen said, "I saw Ding Sifang talking to you under the shade of a tree at noon."
Ji Lingxue frowned, "Your Highness, did you see how the chef from Deqinglou arrogantly challenged me and even destroyed my kitchen knife, making my cooking journey more difficult?"
Ji Lingxue shook her head. "How could a woman like me have any contact with a person like General Ding? I met him once in the palace. I was lost at that time and he took me out of the palace."
Xiao Yichen nodded and held Ji Lingxue's hand, "That's good. If I find out that you are having an affair..."
Ji Lingxue asked casually: "How about that?"
Xiao Yichen continued, "Just chop that adulterer to pieces." As he spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck, which made Ji Lingxue feel a chill on her back.
When they arrived at the palace, Xiao Yichen put his own cloak on Ji Lingxue, took off her hat, letting her long black hair fall, and then carried her out of the carriage sideways.
On the way, the guards and maids in the palace knelt down to pay their respects, and occasionally secretly looked up at their masters and mistresses, and they couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts. It seemed that there would be a little master in the palace!
Xiao Yichen carried Ji Lingxue into Yilan Courtyard. Mo Xiang and Lian Xin immediately bowed. Xiao Yichen said, "Go and prepare hot water for a bath." After that, he carried Ji Lingxue into the house and closed the door behind him.
Ji Lingxue turned to look at Xiao Yichen, "Everyone is in the house, let me down quickly."
Xiao Yichen smiled and stared at Ji Lingxue and said, "Princess, have you forgotten something?"
Ji Lingxue looked at Xiao Yichen in confusion.
Xiao Yichen lowered his head and kissed her eyes, whispering in her ear, "We haven't had our wedding night yet!"
Ji Lingxue pushed Xiao Yichen away and stared into his eyes and said seriously: "When I love someone, I hope to be loved wholeheartedly, rather than him dividing my love into countless parts. Can you do that?"
Xiao Yichen smiled, "So Xue'er is concerned about the fact that there are too many women in my backyard and is worried about losing favor."
Ji Lingxue pushed Xiao Yichen away, kept some distance and said, "Xiao Yichen, I only ask for your wholehearted love."
Xiao Yichen pushed Ji Lingxue to the edge of the bed and made her sit down. He bent down and looked directly into Ji Lingxue's eyes and said, "I understand. You are tired too. Have a good rest." After that, he turned and left.
Mo Xiang pushed the door open and asked Ji Lingxue regretfully, "Princess, why did the prince leave again?"
(End of this chapter)