Many people looked at Su Tang, Huang Yue Tong, Jing Liang, and Zhu Jin Yuan when they walked into the competition field.

After all, the four of them were top contenders among all the participants.

The four ignored the gazes and carried on with their conversation.

Zhu Jin nodded: "Yes, I also heard from my grandfather that he is attaching great importance to this competition. He has not gone out recently because he has been practicing his cooking skills."

Huang Yue Tong agreed with a look of agreement: "Yes, who could the person from above be?"

They were in the capital, and there were many nobles in the imperial city.

It was not uncommon for some nobles or officials to be interested in this kind of competition.

Huang's family works as a chef in the palace, and they actually know a bit about it, but they avoided telling Huang Yue Tong. They all know that she has a good heart, but it was easy to cheat the secret out of her.

Jing Liang of Jing Shui Pavilion and Zhu Jin Yuan of Zui Xiao Pavilion didn't have any information either.

Su Tang just listened while the three of them talked. She didn't care who took a sudden interest in it. As long as the price was enough, she would even cook Budha Jumping on The Wall wholeheartedly.

Today, they would eliminate 50 people out of 100 people.

The atmosphere inside was already very tense, and many participants were no longer as calm as they were before. Hao Quan Kun was one of many nervous people. He was the chef of Ying Chun, and he wanted to prove himself by participating in the competition.

If he could get the top rank, Ying Chun Pavilion would gain enough business to continue to open its doors.

Now the Ying Chun Pavilion has become more and more miserable since he found out all the 'new' dishes he created have been made before.

Ying Chun Pavilion was actually in the West district too.

Where was the west district? The places where some small merchants and hawkers lived. It was not as grand as the East District, but it had its own attractive points.

The best restaurants in the capital, such as Jing Shui Pavilion, Zui Xiao Pavilion, and the delicacies opened by the royal chef Huang's family were all on the main street of the East district.

It was normal that Hao Quan Kun's dishes were not as good as those in the East District.

Nowadays, there are few cooks left in the West District, and this was the only thing that Hao Quan Kun could count on. After all, his Ying Chun Pavilion was currently the largest restaurant in the West District.

However, the most famous person from the West district was not him, but the young girl named Su Tang.

Even though Ying Chun Pavilion was not well managed, it was much better than Su Tang's!

He doesn't understand why everyone thought her food was delicious even though all she made were some unpalatable foods, like congee.

She was also close to these three big shots. He wondered if she was trying to get some of their popularity.

Hao Quan Kun's gaze made Su Tang frown a little. Since she arrived, this person has been staring at her.

Jing Liang talked with Zhu Jin Yuan while silently moving to block the man's gaze.

This made Su Tang look at Jing Liang subconsciously.

Jing Liang smiled: "Let's go inside now since we will draw lots in a moment."

The four of them walked away from Hao Quan Kun, and Su Tang whispered, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. It's just a person with mediocre talent that shouldn't be envied. Miss Su doesn't have to pay attention to their glares." Jing Liang nodded.

Soon, the governor appeared again.

Although he didn't say much, his appearance showed that this competition was very important.

Governor Pei glanced around and saw Su Tang among the participants. Because the scar on her forehead was too prominent.

He took a fancy to her cooking skills when he helped her out last time.

Governor Pei was on stage thinking about how to get closer to Marquis Weiyuan. While he was pondering, they divided the one hundred people into ten groups.

A group of ten people and in each group would eliminate five people, but the difference this time there would be three judges in each group. Two of the three judges had to approve of the remaining contestants for the rest of the people to move forward to the next round.

The competition has become really tense by now.

However, Su Tang was not worried.

She would make steamed acacia, a dish that her family would eat every spring in her previous life.

It was even a must-have dish in many restaurants.

This was her favorite dish.

Not to mention the sauce she made was not ordinary.

There were more spectators for this competition than usual. Governor Pei said before this was an event for people's enjoyment, so he hoped more people would come to watch.

Each group of contestants competed within a specific range, with lines drawn outside and officials guarding the area. The spectators could only stand outside the lines to watch.

Su Tang took out the flowers in the basket and immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Not to mention the young emperor who came to see her specifically.

The commander of the forbidden army and Shi Ding protected the young emperor. Of course, he would be seated in a good spot with no obstructions, so naturally, he could see clearly.

"Is this acacia flower? So beautiful." The young emperor said.

Su Tang looked over and saw a 12 or 13 years old boy and said: "Yes, it's acacia flowers."

She saw Shi Ding beside the young man when she finished answering his question: "Young Master Shi, you're here."

"Huh? Young Master Qi, you're here too."

Young Master Qi ???

The commander of the forbidden army, Shi Ding, and the young emperor turned their heads at the same time.

Sure enough, they saw that Qi Tian Yun was also here!

He looked as cold as ever when he came over.

Qi Tian Yun said lightly: "Hearing from the family that you guys came out, I naturally had to follow."

Young Emperor:! !!

Who leaked the secret!

On the surface Qi Tian Yun said little but nodded to Su Tang: "You concentrate on the competition, don't worry about us."

Although Su Tang was curious, she kept her hands working quickly to carefully clean up the impurities of acacia flowers.

The two were relatives and indeed, they looked alike.

Su Tang was very serious while cooking and soon became too focused to care about what happened around her.

This was also the first time Qi Tian Yun has watched Su Tang cook.

Her fingers looked fair and clean, shuttling among the white acacia flowers. They looked more delicate than the flowers themselves.

Qi Tian Yun looked a little dazed while Su Tang washed her ingredients cleanly.

Obviously, she is just cooking, so why does her process seem so different? It could be said that it could even attract people to watch her and calm people down.

Qi Tian Yun of course didn't know that in Su Tang's world, many people liked to watch cooking videos because it could calm them down.

Su Tang made many cooking videos like this.

That was when she developed her beautiful and graceful movements and skills.

In the first two rounds, Su Tang was among the last few for the judges to be tested, but this time she raised her hand early.

Many spectators looked over.

Especially Huang Yue Tong, Jing Liang, and Zhu Jin Yuan, were assigned to different groups. They were only halfway done, but Su Tang had already finished cooking.

When the judges came over, Su Tang realized that she had already met with one of the judges.

When Ji Shu saw her raise her hand, he introduced her to his colleagues from afar and said: "You guys taste it first and give an evaluation out."

Ji Shu looked serious, and Su Tang knew that this stern-looking old man was afraid that he would look biased if he judged her first.

This time, she divided the steamed acacia flowers into two portions.

A larger one was given to the three judges at present.

The other one was more refined and would be taken away by an officer.

Qi Tian Yun knew it was for him at first glance.

But by this time, he had already left with Shi Ding, the commander of the forbidden army, and the young emperor.

Otherwise, what would they do if the three officials knelt down when they saw the emperor here?

At this time with the two judges, the first bite of steamed acacia dipped in the special sauce has entered their mouths.

First, the garlic juice stimulates the mouth, then the sweetness and the slightly bitter aftertaste of the acacia flower, and finally the mellow taste of flour. The combination of several flavors makes people have an indescribable experience.

Delicious!

It's very delicious!

They waited on this competition field for more than half an hour, and they finally got to have the first dish. It was amazingly appetizing!

One bite after another, they couldn't stop at all!

Seeing that the two of them were eating so fast, Ji Shu knew their attitude and hurriedly joined the battle!

Ji Shu: "Are you still not officials of the imperial court? Can't you be more reserved?! Save me some!"

"Hey, you asked us to taste it first. What's wrong with us eating more? "

"That's right, Lord Ji rarely concerns himself with food, so just give it to us!"

The three ministers were fighting for a bite to eat regardless of their identities, but the people around them were dumbfounded.

Were these still the court officials that they have met?

Why are they all fighting for food? Was it really that delicious?

It's over! What should they do if the spectators were drooling too?