Traveling through life to become rich

Chapter 81 Do you want to enter the palace to find your brother?

There were many people standing scattered in the yard, all of them were waiting for the final result, with different expressions, some were anxious, some were calm, and some were in a daze.

Lu Xing had also come out. After seeing Xie Mingyu, he walked over with a smile, and asked curiously: "Brother Xie, I saw that you also used glutinous rice flour when selecting ingredients in the warehouse. What kind of dessert did you make?"

Xie Mingyu smiled lightly, "Agate agar."

When Lu Xing heard that Xie Mingyu actually made agate agar, he suddenly showed a look of surprise, and exclaimed: "You actually made this dessert!"

Lu Xing's voice was not low, and the exclamation immediately attracted the curious eyes of the people around him. Seeing this, Lu Xing cupped his fists in embarrassment, leaned into Xie Mingyu's ear and lowered his voice, "Thank you for being so calm, I heard that agate agar is the proud work of Manager Yan, it is unrivaled in the palace! What is his expression after eating it?"

Only then did Xie Mingyu understand, no wonder the nine judges looked so unnatural, and they kept looking at Yan Chuan cautiously and secretly. It turned out that there was such an inside story, but her own prescription was unique, completely different from Yan Chuan's approach , couldn't help but smiled, and said: "Director Yan has a very natural expression."

"Really?" Lu Xing sighed when he heard the words, his shoulders slumped, and he said in a low voice, "I made three-color appetizing cakes. After I was done, I secretly tasted a piece. It tasted very good, but I always feel that Manager Yan looked very serious after the tasting, and not only Manager Yan, but also the other judges didn't say a word, and now I have no bottom in my heart."

Lu Xing was indeed quite nervous. After all, all the people who came to participate in the competition were powerful figures. No one knew what the final result would be until the final announcement.

Xie Mingyu patted Lu Xing on the shoulder, and said in a low voice: "I came out after they finished eating, and there was no comment. It's useless to think about it. Let's wait patiently for the result."

When Lu Xing heard that Xie Mingyu didn't comment, his heart gradually eased, and he stood aside and whispered other things with Xie Mingyu, and waited for another incense stick, and the last person finally came out.

The round-faced eunuch from before also came out after a while, and said to everyone: "Everyone, please go back first, the results of the competition are still being sorted out, and we will notify you all before You o'clock tonight."

As soon as the voice fell, the door that had been locked with the door bar was opened.

When everyone heard that the result would not come out until Youshi, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at first, and then became more nervous, with their hearts hanging high, up and down, and after going out, they followed the eunuch who was waiting outside the door and returned the same way. It's all quiet, no one speaks

speak.

After returning to the room, Xie Mingyu took off her outer clothes, threw herself on the bed without any image, lay on the bed for a while, seemed to think of something, got up and wrote a note, pressed it on the table with a teacup, and told Qingzhu to have lunch Don't call him, just went back to the bed and lay down again, pulled a brocade quilt over his body, and closed his eyes.

However, although Xie Mingyu felt tired, she didn't feel sleepy at all, and just closed her eyes to rest her mind.

Not long after, Qingzhu knocked on the door to deliver lunch, came in and saw the note pressed under the teacup, she really didn't disturb Xie Mingyu, put the food box on the table, and went out lightly.

Time passed little by little, and when there was still a stick of incense before Youshi, someone couldn't bear it anymore and went downstairs, walked around in the courtyard with floor lamps, looked at the door from time to time, and waited anxiously. result.

When the time was almost up, Xie Mingyu got up and put on his coat, then tied up his hair again according to the glazed mirror in the house, and went downstairs slowly. Everyone was already waiting downstairs, and the ground lamp illuminated the courtyard very well. It is bright, and it also clearly illuminates the anxiety on everyone's face.

After a while, several people came over from outside the door, the first one was actually Yan Chuan, and the head of the outer imperial dining room came to announce the list in person!

Everyone who was already nervous couldn't help but become even more nervous.

Yan Chuanmiao was expressionless, and glanced at everyone with sharp eyes, without even saying a word of politeness, and said indifferently: "The official is now announcing the list of winners for today's first round of preliminary competition, and ten of you have been selected, ranking from low to low. Go to Gao to read out, and those whose names are called will automatically go out and stand on the left hand side of the official."

After speaking, he opened the booklet in his hand and read: "Cai Ming, No. 30 five."

The person whose name was read was a middle-aged uncle with a very burly figure. After hearing his name, a pleasant smile appeared on his face, and he immediately walked out of the crowd and stood to the left of Yan Chuan.

Afterwards, three more names were read one after another, and everyone stood to the left of Yan Chuan with a smile on his face. Xie Mingyu was very unfamiliar with these names, but he just counted silently in his heart. When he counted to the seventh, he heard a familiar name.

"Lu Xing, No.9."

Lu Xing must have been very nervous. After hearing his name, he was stunned for a moment before he realized it. Then he showed a relieved smile and stepped out of the line with a feeling of nervousness.

After Lu Xing, there are only three places left.

Those whose names were called out were all relieved, with relaxed smiles on their faces, and those who were not called out all had a heart hanging high, their hearts were up and down, and they were nervous.

Xie Mingyu clenched the palms hidden under the sleeves unconsciously.

Yan Chuan faintly read out the next name: "Meng Fang, No.7."

Meng Fang is relatively old and has passed the year of knowing his fate. After hearing his name, he was calmer than the previous people. It seemed that the result was as he expected. He smiled and nodded to the rest of the people, slowly Walked over slowly.

There are still the last two places, and those who have not been named start to sweat finely on their foreheads, and their nervous breathing is rapid.

"Zhang Qing, No.4."

Zhang Qing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his name, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and then walked to Yan Chuan's side.

There is only the last place, and the ranking is one of the top three.

The rest of the people had nervous hearts beating violently, looking at Yan Chuan with burning eyes, hoping that the last name he said was their own.

"The last one," Yan Chuan was stared at by everyone, his face remained unchanged. Against the background of the lamps in the courtyard, his sharp eyes fell on the rest of the people, moving little by little, and his eyes swept over him. The backs of those who passed by couldn't help breaking out in a layer of cold sweat, their eyes finally fixed on Xie Mingyu, and then amidst the burning expectations of everyone, they said lightly: "Xie Mingyu, No.1."

Xie Mingyu turned out to be No.1!

Everyone looked at Xie Mingyu with a look of surprise. Although it was only the first round of the preliminary competition, to win the first place, he must have superb cooking skills, and besides, he is still so young.

The future is boundless, this is the voice of everyone at the moment.

Xie Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief, smiled slightly, walked over, stood beside Lu Xing, and smiled at him.

After Yan Chuan announced the list, he closed the booklet, put his hands behind his back and said lightly: "These ten people will be selected. Tomorrow you will participate in the second round of preliminary competition in the outer imperial dining room. The bottom ten will be eliminated. The rules are the same as today, and they will be late. Those who choose to disqualify directly. The rest of you, please go back to your room immediately and pack your things, and someone will come to take you out of the palace after a stick of incense."

After speaking, he didn't stay any longer, just turned and left.

The rules of the palace are strict, although it is very sad to be eliminated, the rest of the people hurried upstairs to pack their things. After all, the time for a stick of incense is too short, and there are too many things to pack.

The same thing happened in several other attics in the palace, and some families were happy while others were sad.

Only forty people were selected in the first round of preliminary competition, and the news spread outside the palace as the losers were sent away from the palace.

After Yuan Chengjie got the exact news, he immediately went to inform Shen Yanzhi. After all, he had promised Xie Mingyu to take good care of Shen Yanzhi during his stay in the palace. Presumably Shen Yanzhi would be very happy when he heard the news.

Shen Yanzhi was studying in the study, when Fulin knocked on the door and came in, said with a smile: "Master Yanzhi, Mr. Yuan is here, waiting for you in the main room.

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Shen Yanzhi was stunned when he heard the words. Mr. Yuan came at this time, which made him subconsciously think that something happened to Xie Mingyu, so he quickly got up and straightened his clothes, and quickly went to the main room. After entering, he asked anxiously: "Mr. Yuan, what are you doing?" Come here at this time? Is something wrong with my brother?"

Yuan Chengjie sat on the chair, sipped a cup of Longjing tea carefully, and said with a smile, "No, your brother is fine, don't worry. On the contrary, I have some good news about your brother to tell you." Come here at this time, you must be very happy to hear

Bureau Xing. "

"Good news about my brother?" Shen Yanzhi's heart sank when he heard the words, he breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the chair, and said with a smile, "Good news? I guess, my brother must have won the first round of preliminary competition. "

Yuan Chengjie put the teacup away, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's right, the top 1 winners in the first round of the preliminary round, your brother is not only selected, but also selected as No.[-]!"

A bright smile suddenly appeared on Shen Yanzhi's face: "No.1! My brother is really amazing!"

Yuan Chengjie was also honored, smiling happily: "The news that shopkeeper Xie won the first place in the first round of preliminary competition will soon spread throughout the capital. Presumably, the business of Baiweizhai will be improved to a higher level tomorrow."

"Yeah, brother will be happy when he finds out." Shen Yanzhi agreed with a smile, but the more outstanding his brother performed, the longer he would be separated from him.

Yuan Chengjie was careful, and didn't miss the lonely emotion that flashed across Shen Yanzhi's face. He paused and said with a smile: "Thanks to the shopkeeper's strength, I will definitely go to the end. If this is the case, I will stay in the palace for at least two months. You can't come back until the Queen Mother's birthday banquet is over. Yanzhi, do you want to go to the palace to see your brother?"

Hearing the words, Shen Yanzhi stared at Yuan Chengjie with wide eyes, and asked hesitantly: "To be honest, I really want to go, but I'm just a commoner, how can I enter the palace?"

"Naturally, we have to find a way." Yuan Chengjie smiled mysteriously, "I'll tell you a reliable insider news, His Highness the Twelfth Prince will be out of the palace in two days to visit the Prince of Anguo, isn't your relationship with His Highness Twelve pretty good? Is it? At that time, you can ask His Highness for help, and when His Highness returns to the palace, you will pretend to be a little eunuch and follow him, so that you don't need to check your identity when you enter the palace, and you can go to the shopkeeper Xie after entering the palace."

Shen Yanzhi was very moved when he heard the words. He hesitated after thinking for a while, and asked uneasily: "But, will this cause trouble to His Highness Twelve? If I will cause trouble to His Highness, then it is still Forget it, I'm not in a hurry, just wait outside the palace for my brother to come back."

The Twelfth Highness will be afraid of trouble?

That person who dared to roll and play in front of the queen mother in order to go out of the palace to play.

Yuan Chengjie smiled unfathomably: "After the Twelfth Highness leaves the palace, Shizi An will accompany him to Baiweizhai for dessert. Then you can ask the Twelfth Highness yourself, how about it?"

Shen Yanzhi nodded solemnly. Seeing his serious face, Yuan Chengjie couldn't stop laughing. His stomach hurt so much that he could only get up and leave, and only laughed out loud after walking out the door.