Chapter 522: Being ridiculed for his disfigurement, Jun Wuxian shows up to slap him in the face

Xu Qingqing put down her hand and turned to look at Caixia, "What do you know? Today is the Qiqiao Festival, how can there be no boys and girls showing off their love on the streets? If I, a single person, go out, I will definitely be choked to death by dog ​​food."

Caixia was confused when she heard this. "Miss, I don't understand what you are saying anymore. You are from a famous family, how can you compare yourself to a dog? Even I don't eat what a dog eats, so how can you eat it?"

Xu Qingqing: “…” Next time I read romance novels, I’ll have to drag Caixia along to read them together, otherwise it’ll be hard to even chat.

"Miss, let's go out for a walk. Let's also go to visit Seventh Sister and ask for marriage." Caixia was eager to try.

Finally, Xu Qingqing compromised. She didn't want to be forced to eat dog food, but Caixia was willing to eat it.

She stood up, took out her handkerchief, and adjusted the tassels on her temples. "Forget it. I'll take you out for a walk."

Caixia saw that the young lady was willing to go out and followed her happily.

Xu Qingqing went out with her personal maid and was seen by the general's wife.

The general's wife has been worried about her daughter and found that she is not as lively as before. She knows that it is mostly because of her face.

Now he was extremely happy to see his daughter leaving the house to visit his seventh sister.

"Chang Feng, follow me and don't let Qing Qing be bullied."

"Don't worry, mother. I will never let anyone bully my sister."

After Xu Changfeng finished speaking, he turned around and followed.

In order to let his sister have fun, he just followed her from a distance, making sure that his sister was not bullied.

During the Qiqiao Festival, the streets are several times busier than usual.

Young boys and girls who usually don't go out will go out today to pay their respects to the Seventh Sister.

Xu Qingqing looked at the bustling streets. This was her first time celebrating the Qiqiao Festival after leaving the palace. Before entering the palace, her brothers would take her out to play.

A few years passed in a flash.

Xu Qingqing felt a little sad that time passed so quickly. She was almost twenty years old.

"Hey, isn't this Qingqing? Are you here to pay your respects to Seventh Sister as well?"

Xu Qingqing heard a familiar female voice and turned around to see a woman in rose-red clothes standing less than two meters away from her. The woman had exquisite makeup on her face and wore an extravagant pearl-pinned hairpin on her head.

This woman was Duke Cao's legitimate daughter, Cao Yanran, who was one year younger than her and liked to compare herself with others in everything.

She just can't stand it, so every time she sees her comparing herself with others, she would say something back.

Cao Yanran is not someone who is easily bullied. Every time she wears gold and silver, she will show off.

At every tea party, it is inevitable that a few rich girls would show off their headwear, clothes, etc.

After Xu Qingqing came out of the palace, she only met Cao Yanran once, and that was at a party hosted by a group of rich ladies for her.

At first she thought they really missed her, but after she went there she realized that their purpose was just to see how sad she was after being kicked out of the palace.

It was a pity that they were disappointed. She was very happy and not disappointed at all.

Cao Yanran did not come out alone. There was someone standing next to her. That person was the top scholar whom she had rejected before, Du Zhiheng.

A few days ago, I heard the news that the number one scholar and the Duke's daughter, Cao Yanran, were about to get engaged. When I saw her today, I knew the rumor was true.

Du Zhiheng saw Xu Qingqing who rejected him. He had heard about Xu Qingqing's disfigurement a long time ago. Now seeing her wearing a veil, it goes without saying that her face must have been badly disfigured, but he still found it unbelievable.

This is probably a matter of time. Will Xu Qingqing regret rejecting him?

Du Zhiheng stepped forward to greet her, "Miss Xu."

Xu Qingqing simply ignored Cao Yanran's deliberate attempt to curry favor with her and said with a smile, "Today's Qiqiao Festival is so lively, how can I be missing?"

She glanced at Du Zhiheng again, "The number one scholar is here too."

Du Zhiheng lowered his head and glanced at Cao Yanran. Although she was not as pretty as Xu Qingqing, she was still a beauty. What's more, compared with the disfigured Xu Qingqing, she was much better.

"I'm here to accompany Yanran."

Cao Yanran raised her head and looked at Du Zhiheng, her eyes full of shyness.

Xu Qingqing rolled her eyes. She had just stepped out of the door and hadn't even had time to play when she was forced to feed dog food.

Cao Yanran retracted her gaze and looked at Xu Qingqing, taking a look at the veil on her cheek. As a woman, she knew very well why she wore a veil. It must be too ugly to be seen in public.

In terms of appearance, she was slightly inferior to him before.

Now, Xu Qingqing is not even worthy of being compared with her.

Cao Yanran's eyes were filled with pride: "Yes, Qingqing likes the hustle and bustle the most. The Qiqiao Festival is so lively, Qingqing will definitely not miss it, but..." Cao Yanran looked around and pretended to be surprised and said: "Why did Qingqing come out alone?"

Xu Qingqing glanced at Caixia beside her and said, "Who said I came out alone? Didn't Miss Cao see my maid?"

Caixia also cooperated and took two steps forward.

The smile on Cao Yanran's lips froze. He knew what she meant, but he still mentioned the maid deliberately. Are maids considered human beings?

"I heard a while ago that someone came to propose marriage, why didn't you bring Qingqing along?"

Xu Qingqing is now disfigured, and those who are willing to propose marriage to her are all from unequal families. Most people would try to hide away if they knew she was disfigured.

In front of Du Zhiheng, Cao Yanran must have heard of the blind date before.

Cao Yanran said this just to slap her in the face and embarrass her.

"Really? I didn't even know someone was proposing marriage, but you knew about it. Do you have the ability to predict the future? Then tell me when I can meet my ideal husband."

Xu Qingqing looked at Cao Yanran with a smile on her face, as if to say, "I've been waiting for you."

Cao Yanran found that Xu Qingqing was a little different from before. She would not have spoken like this before.

"I just heard about it. Since Qingqing said no, then someone must have made it up."

Xu Qingqing said, "Today it's said that I'm engaged. Will it be said tomorrow that I gave birth to a child out of wedlock? It turns out Miss Cao likes to associate with people like this. No wonder we've only met once since I left the palace. Fortunately, fortunately, I won't be friends with people like this, so as not to lower my standards."

Cao Yanran's expression changed immediately after hearing this. After entering the palace, she became good at confronting people.

She was so angry that she clenched the handkerchief in her hand and forced a smile on the surface: "It's just a joke, Qingqing, don't be angry."

Xu Qingqing rolled her eyes at Cao Yanran and ignored her. She was already in a bad mood, and when she met Cao Yanran, her mood got even worse.

Just as she was about to leave, Cao Yanran called her unwillingly, "Qingqing, look at the lantern riddle and the gift of lanterns."

Xu Qingqing looked in the direction of Cao Yanran's finger, and saw a platform in front of her with a banner on top. It read: Guess the riddle and you'll receive a pair of blessing lanterns. Guess three riddles in a row and you'll get a day trip to Evening Breeze Villa.

The mountain behind Evening Breeze Villa is planted with maple trees. It is autumn now, and the maple trees all over the mountain look like a sea of ​​fiery red flowers from a distance.

Evening Breeze Villa is a private villa and is not open to the public. You can go in for a day trip. Who is willing to give up this opportunity?

The platform was crowded with people, men and women, all wanting to compete for a day trip to Wanfeng Villa.

Seeing that Cao Yanran was interested, Du Zhiheng, who was the top scorer in the imperial examination, naturally wanted to compete.

"I'll try."

Cao Yanran looked at Du Zhiheng shyly, feeling proud and happy.

"OK."

Du Zhiheng smiled, glanced at Xu Qingqing, then walked into the crowd and went up to the platform.

Cao Yanran looked at Xu Qingqing with a smile on her face, "Qingqing, you should join us too. Then we can go to Evening Breeze Villa together."

Xu Qingqing said indifferently: "I'm not interested."

At this time, a figure walked out from the crowd, climbed onto the platform using Qinggong, and after standing firmly, he howled to Xu Qingqing: "Sister, I'll help you."

Xu Qingqing saw the young man on the platform and waved her handkerchief at him in surprise, "Come on, young man."

When Cao Yanran saw Xu Changfeng standing on the high platform, with a graceful figure and a cheerful look in his eyes, she felt unhappy.

At first she liked Xu Changfeng, but she hinted many times and asked Xu Changfeng to propose marriage, but was ignored, so she agreed to let her father marry the top scholar Du Zhiheng.

Although she was unwilling in her heart, she thought that Du Zhiheng was the top scorer and Xu Changfeng had nothing and was no match for Du Zhiheng, so she was sure to win and could be proud of herself at the same time.

There were originally many people participating, but just after looking at the number one scholar, they began to retreat. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face to show off one's skills in front of the number one scholar?

There were a total of six people going up on the stage. These six people were from prominent families in the capital and were well-educated, so naturally they wanted to compete for the top spot.

Just as the lantern guessing game was about to begin, another figure flew over from the platform. When that person landed steadily on the platform, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The man was wearing a dark purple robe with wide sleeves and brocade weaving gold. He had a dignified demeanor, a purple gold crown on his head, and his long black hair flowed in the wind. He looked as if he had walked out of a painting, which was astonishing.

The man had a pair of brilliant eyes, as if he didn't care about anything, and looked a bit carefree and unrestrained.

"This young man is very handsome."

"Whose son is this? How come I haven't seen him before?"

There were heated discussions and praises all around.

Only Xu Qingqing stared at the man on the platform for a long time, somewhat unable to believe that he would come to Daxia today.

I haven't seen him for almost fifty days, but he is still as handsome as ever, and looks even more handsome with the fan in his hand.

Finally I see Jun Wuxian again.

Cao Yanran was also stunned by the young man on the stage. She was curious about which famous family he came from, and she also had the illusion that she had met him too late.

She turned her head to glance at Xu Qingqing, only to see that she was staring at the young man.

"Qingqing, are you a nymphomaniac? But it's normal. It's because I'm so handsome." Cao Yanran said in a joking tone.

Xu Qingqing rarely denied or said anything against him, but nodded in agreement: "Well, he is indeed very handsome, much more handsome than the top scholar."

Cao Yanran's expression, which had just relaxed, turned ugly again after hearing this. She snorted in her heart, "Why don't you look at how badly your face has been ruined? And you still want to covet him?"

"Du Zhiheng is indeed not as handsome as him. I value his character rather than his appearance. Besides, Du Zhiheng is a top scholar, and beauty alone cannot compare to him."

Xu Qingqing stared at the figure for a long time, and said unconsciously, "Not entirely."

Cao Yanran was unhappy, but she didn't want to show her hostility, so she just wanted to let her see the top scholar's knowledge.

"We'll know after we see."

Xu Qingqing ignored Cao Yanran.

With the sound of a gong, the lantern guessing game began.

The representative of the organizer was a man in his thirties with a handsome face, and one could tell at first glance that he was a scholar.

Behind him was a row of red lanterns, each containing a lamp mystery.

"Gentlemen, guessing the lantern riddle is a competition. Whoever knows the answer can speak it out first. Don't worry about gentlemanly manners."

After the representative of the organizer finished explaining the rules, he came under the red lantern, grabbed the tassel and pulled it down, and the lantern puzzle came out.

There are seeds in the watermelon

Jun Wuyan: "Alone."

Before the six people could react, Jun Wuxian answered the question and they were confused for a moment.

The organizer smiled and said, "This gentleman has answered correctly. The answer is: I am alone."

Xu Changfeng couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Master Jun, you are amazing."

Xu Changfeng noticed Jun Wuxian when he came up. His sister must be happy when Jun Wuxian came.

Jun Wuxian smiled slightly: "Thank you."

Du Zhiheng glanced at Jun Wuxian. He also knew the answer, but he was just a little slow. He wouldn't have such a good opportunity next time.

The second lamp riddle is, two wings are hard to fly, they are both clothes and houses, and it is better to let the floods fall into the sea than to let the sun dry up the house. (Guess an animal)

Jun Wuyan: "Clam."

It was still Jun Wuxian who got there first.

The organizer couldn't help but take another look at Jun Wuxian, "This gentleman answered correctly. The answer is clam."

Xu Changfeng stared at the puzzle for a long time, but he still couldn't guess it. He looked at Jun Wuxian with wide eyes, "You can guess this?"

Not only Xu Changfeng was surprised, but the other young masters were also surprised, because they had just finished reading the riddle and Jun Wuxian had already answered it. Who could compare with this?

Du Zhiheng frowned. He didn't expect that he, a top scholar, would be at a disadvantage.

A young man asked Du Zhiheng curiously, "Zhuangyuanlang, have you guessed it?"

Du Zhiheng pretended to be calm and said, "Of course I guessed it, but I was a little slow in answering."

The man praised: "The number one scholar is indeed different."

The organizer's representative reminded again: "This gentleman has already answered two questions correctly and won a pair of blessing lanterns. If he answers one more question correctly, he will be eligible for a one-day tour of Evening Breeze Villa and can bring a companion."

If they didn’t get the last question, they would have no chance anymore, so they were all rubbing their hands and eager to give it a try.

The third riddle is: A group of sheep came, guess a fruit

The seven people were stunned when they saw the mystery.

Xu Changfeng shook his head and turned to look at Jun Wuxian, "Master Jun, do you know?"

Jun Wuxian chuckled, "You don't know?"

Xu Changfeng answered honestly, "I don't know."

"Even Master Jun doesn't know about this." Someone couldn't help but ask Du Zhiheng, "Does the top scholar know?"

Du Zhiheng frowned, feeling that this was not a puzzle. The sheep were coming, what the hell was going on?

The representative of the organizer looked at the seven young men in front of him calmly, as if he had expected it, and raised the corners of his lips slightly.

Jun Wuxian waved his folding fan and whispered two words: "Strawberry."

Du Zhiheng sneered: "There is no such fruit as strawberry."

The organizer's smile froze for a moment, then he smiled again and asked, "Sir, please explain the mystery to me."

Jun Wuxian said calmly, "A group of sheep came, and they naturally need to eat grass. Once a group of sheep have eaten the grass, there will be no grass left, which is similar to strawberry."

"But Daxia doesn't have this kind of fruit."

"That's right, I've never heard of it."

Everyone started to raise doubts.

Xu Changfeng could still remember his sister writing home that she wanted to eat strawberries. "I heard that my sister ate strawberries in the palace."

Jun Wuxian turned his head and looked at Xu Changfeng, with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Qingqing has eaten strawberries?"

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ps: I have been busy these past two days so I have only updated one chapter with 4,000 words. I will try to update two chapters with 6,000 words every day.