A Test Trial

Ling Chu was certain that the competition was in his bag. But when he heard the words spoken by the Empress, he was stunned. What did she mean by that it tasted bad? 

Beside him, Li Lingmu was not in a good condition either. He looked at the Empress who refused to take another bite from the dishes that were placed in front of her and was confused. 

What was going on? No matter what, he was a B-rated chef, how could he not cook a dish that would satisfy his audience? 

Even Yi Yazhu and the rest of the judges were stunned. To them, the dishes cooked by Ling Chu and Li Lingmu tasted heavenly. So why did the Empress say that it was not good?

"I agree, it's not good," Just as they all were pondering over the lack of appreciation of the Empress, Concubine Qi also placed his metal chopsticks on the table and sighed. "These dishes have lost their essence."