The entire audience was completely silent; countless people were utterly astonished!
Everyone shared the same question as Xu An—
It's a man!
Xu An looked at Zhao Cheng in shock, while Zhao Cheng was completely bewildered and said, "Why are you looking at me? I don't know either!!"
“However…” Zhao Cheng’s expression went from surprise to stunned, then to suppressing laughter, and finally he couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!
"That's so funny!!"
"You're right, she really is a gem!!"
Zhao Cheng slapped his thigh wildly, looking exactly like the meme from the article.
"It's a man...a man, hahaha!!!"
Laughter is contagious, especially this kind of unrestrained laughter. The onlookers couldn't help but burst into laughter, and even some of the people Xu An brought were trying hard to suppress their laughter... they were practically bursting with rage.
Xu An roared, "Zhao Cheng!!!"
"Right, right, no laughing, business is more important." Zhao Cheng waved his hand at Xu An, coughed twice, and said, "Let me catch my breath... hahaha, catch my breath... catch my breath!"
Zhao Cheng frowned, looked at the judges with a serious expression, and said, "I've recovered, you can judge now!"
The judges looked at each other...
Zhao Wu placed his hand on the hilt of his knife and angrily said, "Do I even need to think about this? Do you think our Dong Hua isn't as good-looking as a man?!"
“Zhao Wu, don’t be rude, give them some time.” Zhao Cheng said seriously, “These are all worldly young masters, they know there are still some men in this world who are more handsome than women, but this man…”
Many people followed Zhao Cheng's gaze and looked at the man again: thick eyebrows, a mole on the bridge of his nose, a thick beard...
“Ugh…” One of the judges honestly vomited.
"I'm really putting everyone in a difficult position." Zhao Cheng closed his eyes in anguish and sighed, "Brother Li, everyone trusts you, so this time you can be the first to make the judgment."
"I..." Li Guanyu was also confused.
Zhao Cheng walked towards Li Guanyu, pointed at the man, and said, "If you think he's better looking than Dong Hua, then I'll accept it!"
"But you just said that you love beautiful women, lyrics and music, and you cherish your reputation even more. You should think this through!"
Zhao Cheng lowered his voice again and said, "Those who think this man is better looking than Dong Hua... are probably gay, right?"
Upon hearing this, Li Guanyu was struck dumb.
He was already hesitant, wondering whether to shamelessly help Xu An again or protect his own reputation. Although Xu An was quite generous and wouldn't treat him unfairly afterward, for him, making money wasn't difficult, but building a reputation was!
Li Guanyu, who was already more inclined to protect himself, suddenly woke up as if struck by a thunderbolt after hearing Zhao Cheng's last words.
Yes, if I were to judge this man as more handsome than Dong Hua, what would the people of Yan Chuan think of me?
They won't say I'm blind, or that I've abandoned all shame to fawn over Xu An. They'll just make things up as gossip that interests them!
Young Master Yan Chuan prefers military uniform to feminine adornments!
Li Guanyu has homosexual tendencies!
Yes, that's what they'll definitely say!
Li Guanyu grew increasingly horrified, feeling a chill run down his spine. His back was already soaked with sweat. He hurriedly said, "Is there even a need to judge? Of course, Miss Donghua is superior... Bah! What do you mean superior? Of course, Miss Donghua is a complete winner! A complete winner without even a comparison!!!"
Zhao Cheng looked around at Li Guanyu and asked, "What about you guys?"
"The girl in the winter painting is as beautiful as a goddess!!"
"Of course, Donghua wins!!"
"Winter paintings..."
They won by unanimous vote.
After the results came out, the extremely well-mannered Li Guanyu walked up to Xu An and, after organizing his thoughts for a long time, finally said, "This...this is just too damn amazing!"
Then he turned and left.
Seeing that Li Guanyu had left, the other judges didn't dare to even glance at Xu An and quickly left the stage as well.
Zhao Cheng, abandoning his previous composure and taciturnity, swaggered over to Xu An with a cheerful smile and said, "Young Marquis, you won't renege on your promise, will you?"
Xu An's face had turned pale. He looked up and glanced around, seeing at least a hundred people staring at him from the second floor. He snorted coldly and said defiantly, "I, Xu An, keep my word. I'll give you the land deed tomorrow!"
After saying this, he turned to leave, but the old man beside him called out, "Young Marquis, are you going to take these gold and silver notes?"
"This is what I won, why shouldn't I take it?"
"Yes, yes, take it all, take it all." Zhao Cheng helped carry it, and said with a smile, "Young Master is a man of principle. Let's keep things separate. I only won one out of three matches tonight. My luck is just bad!"
Upon hearing this, Xu An stopped and said in an unhappy tone, "Zhao Cheng, don't be so smug. Although your father has been appointed by the court, the Yedan people are fierce and cunning. If something happens to the Right Chancellor, you won't be able to hold onto your marquisate!"
Zhao Cheng wasn't annoyed and laughed, "I also suggest you remind your father. He's used to being a carefree marquis in Yanchuan, and he'll probably find it hard to guard against the scheming and backstabbing of those seasoned officials in Xidu!"
"My dad can come back if he can't do it, but it's hard to say about your dad!"
“Xu An, why are you doing this?” Zhao Cheng sighed and said, “Let’s just have a little argument between the two of us, don’t drag them into it. They’ve worked hard for the court their whole lives, and in the end they’re left to retire in the secondary capital. Who can be better off than whom?”
Xu An paused for a moment, then snorted coldly and stormed off.
Zhao Cheng was speaking from the heart to Xu An.
Jingguo had two capitals: Changsui in the west and Yanchuan in the east.
The founding monarch of Jingguo rose to power in Yanchuan and later established his capital in Changsui, thus guarding the nation's gate for the emperor.
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