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Seeing that their master had spoken, the staff did not dare to say anything more. They could only nod and bow immediately, "Yes, sir."

After saying that, he said to Su Zhizhi, "You can go in."

"Really? That's great." Su Zhizhi said and rushed in excitedly.

When Su Zhizhi entered the competition venue, all the contestants had already started. Su Zhizhi's late arrival was particularly eye-catching, especially to Wang Jinghe. Tan looked at Su Zhizhi with venomous eyes.

Su Zhizhi didn't care about the looks of the people around her. Instead, she took a deep breath calmly, calmed herself down, and then threw herself into the game.

After Su Zhizhi carefully washed the dishes provided by the organizer on the table, she began to light the fire and stir-fry. After a while, several exquisite side dishes appeared on the table. Of course, the finale dish prepared by Su Zhizhi was spicy grass carp. The grass carp had few bones, and the chili had already been stewed by Su Zhizhi. It was really delicious.

Of course, this dish did not disappoint Su Zhizhi's expectations. Once served on the table, this spicy grass carp attracted the attention of the judges. The judges picked up a small piece of fish with chopsticks and put it in their mouths to taste it carefully. In an instant, they began to praise Su Zhizhi's cooking skills.

"Wow, the fish is so tender and tasty after being stewed by her."

"Not bad, not bad. There's no fishy smell at all. It's processed very cleanly."

"It has some spicy flavor from the chili peppers, but it also retains the freshness of the fish itself. Not bad, not bad."

……

Su Zhizhi's dish received unanimous praise from the judges. Seeing that the judges were about to announce that Su Zhizhi had advanced, Wang Jinghe could no longer sit still.

He immediately stepped forward and shouted loudly to the judges, "Wait, judges, I have something I don't understand. She was clearly late, so why was she allowed to enter and continue to compete? This is not fair to those of us who abide by the rules. Although her dish may be delicious, I suggest that she be disqualified."

Wang Jinghe seized on the fact that Su Zhizhi was late for the competition and started to criticize her, intending to make the matter even more serious. For a while, none of the judges could leave the stage.

Sure enough, after Wang Jinghe said this, the contestants on the side immediately became dissatisfied with Su Zhizhi, and the audience below the stage was also filled with restlessness and protests against this matter.

"Yeah, since she's late, Li Ying can't participate in the competition anymore, right? She has no sense of time at all and has no respect for the competition at all."

"Yes, yes, I think so too. I suggest that she be disqualified from the competition."

"That's right, I didn't even know how to come to the competition earlier. I don't know what I was thinking, and I don't know how to take responsibility for my own actions."

……

At this time, the judges also heard everyone's dissatisfaction with Su Zhizhi. Just as they were hesitating whether to revoke Su Zhizhi's qualification to compete, the arrival of a man completely broke the awkward situation.

A man in blue-purple clothes, showing his nobility and elegance, walked out of the crowd. He said calmly, "What happened?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of the judges. When they saw the person coming, their expressions immediately changed, and they quickly knelt down and saluted the man in purple.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

It turns out that this person is the current emperor's most beloved prince - Crown Prince Xu Zijiao.

Seeing that the prince asked about this matter, the others did not dare to hide anything and immediately explained the whole story to Xu Zijiao in detail.

Xu Zijiao nodded after hearing this, revealing a look of sudden enlightenment. "So that's how it is. If that's the case, then I, the Crown Prince, will personally come and taste her cooking skills."

After saying that, Xu Zijiao took out a pair of clean chopsticks from the side and started eating.

After tasting it carefully, Xu Zijiao's eyes suddenly lit up. The look in his eyes when he looked at Su Zhizhi changed, and he praised her repeatedly, "Not bad, not bad, it's really delicious. The fish is spicy and fragrant, and it retains the original aroma of fish. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Not bad, not bad. I have tasted so many fish, but none of them taste as good as the one you made today. In my opinion, you deserve to advance in this competition."

Xu Zijiao made a prompt decision.

After these words were spoken, Wang Jinghe was very dissatisfied in her heart due to Xu Zijiao's status as the crown prince, but she did not dare to say anything more for fear of making the crown prince unhappy and punishing her.

Su Zhizhi finally relaxed upon seeing this. She quickly bowed to Crown Prince Xu Zijiao and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"Okay, prepare well for the next game and don't be late again." Xu Zijiao emphasized to Su Zhizhi.

"I obey your command." Su Zhizhi nodded in agreement when she heard the voice.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Xu Zijiao turned around and left the scene.

Just like that, today's game has come to a temporary end.

Su Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief after advancing without any major incident. She was already exhausted, so she quickly got on the carriage and rushed back to Xie's house to rest.

As soon as Su Zhizhi returned home, Xie Chengjin hurriedly asked about Su Zhizhi's situation today, because he had also heard some of Su Zhizhi's experiences in today's competition on the way here.

"I heard that you were late for the game today?" Xie Chengjin looked at Su Zhizhi and asked.

"Yes, because my carriage had been out of use for too long and there was an accident on the road that delayed me for some time, so I was late. But it's no big deal, and in the end the staff let me in to participate in the competition." Su Zhizhi said with some fear.

"Is that so?" Xie Chengjin frowned slightly after hearing this, and then he immediately fell into deep thought.

"Yes, it's nothing, don't worry." Su Zhizhi comforted Xie Chengjin.

"Okay." Xie Chengjin didn't know what to say for a moment when he heard Su Zhizhi say this.

Xie Chengjin didn't react on the surface, but secretly he spent a lot of money to buy a Ferghana horse, and then specially sent his confidant to Su Zhizhi to protect her safety, for fear that Su Zhizhi would encounter any accidents.

At the same time, the Wang family.

Wang Jinghe called a man over and whispered something in his ear. The man nodded in agreement. Wang Jinghe was very satisfied with this. She immediately took out a big purse from her pocket and handed it to the man.

"This is just a deposit. I'll give you more money after the deal is done." Wang Jinghe looked at the man and emphasized.

The man's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly nodded and agreed, "Okay, okay, please rest assured, sir, I will definitely take care of this matter."

After listening to this, Wang Jinghe nodded with satisfaction.

Just like that, the man left with his wallet, satisfied.