Even though Chu Liuyue came late, nobody caused trouble for her as she had taken first place in the previous two competitions.
She quickly scanned her surroundings and saw Emperor Jiawen finally sitting down on the chair that had always been empty on the east side of the competition venue.
The Empress sat next to him, while the princes and princesses were sitting at the side.
After taking a rough look, Chu Liuyue found most of them pretty familiar. However, Rong Xiu's seat was empty.
Most of the competitors had already sat down in the competition venue, and each of them had a cauldron in front of them.
