952 Admit defeat, and be magnanimous and all that depends on pretending

For some unknown reason, the emperor did not show up, and neither did the important officials of the court. The person in charge of the situation today was the Ninth Prince.

Feng Qingchen walked forward and sat on the chair, saying apologetically: "Qingchen is ill and cannot stand up to salute, please forgive me, Uncle Nine."

"No problem." The Ninth Prince would never embarrass Feng Qingchen. He knew that Feng Qingchen was just pretending, but he still followed suit and asked someone to bring a thin blanket and cover Feng Qingchen's legs, saying, "It's cold, don't catch a cold, or the Su family will think that we, Dongling, are bullying them."

The Ninth Prince did not hide his disgust for the Su family at all. Although the people of the Su family were angry, they did not dare to say a word in front of the Ninth Prince's cold face. They just sat there in silence, comforting themselves: Feng Qingchen would not be happy for long anyway, because if the chess game they set was ruined, her reputation would be ruined.

Feng Qingchen accepted the kindness of the Ninth Uncle with a smile. Just as he was about to nod to the scholar beside the Ninth Uncle as a greeting, Mr. Yuan Xi suddenly spoke up: "Qingchen, we are old acquaintances. Come, let me introduce you..."

After saying that, he introduced the people around him to Feng Qingchen one by one. These people were all from the Jixia Academy and had nothing to do with Dongling. They were all famous scholars. Feng Qingchen greeted them one by one with a smile, neither eager nor arrogant.

Feng Qingchen's attitude made the scholars quite satisfied. In addition, for the sake of Mr. Yuan Xi's face, everyone couldn't ignore her. They talked to Feng Qingchen one by one, leaving the people from the Su family aside.

Speaking of which, these self-proclaimed noble literati really look down on the Nanling Su family. Compared to them, they are more willing to deal with Feng Qingchen. In their eyes, Feng Qingchen is a little more noble than the Nanling Su family.

By the time Feng Qingchen finished greeting everyone, half an hour had passed. The Su family could hardly sit still. The Ninth Prince sneered and interrupted them lightly, asking Feng Qingchen to deal with the chess game.

The Su family finally got the chance to speak, and they spoke rather anxiously: "Miss Feng, the competition between our Su family and you has come to an end. We recognize all the results of the competition, except for the chess game."

"What's wrong with the chess game? If I remember correctly, I beat Miss Su Wan at that time." Feng Qingchen deliberately reminded everyone that even if she didn't break the game, she still won the chess game.

Su Jia's face turned pale, but he soon calmed down and said, "Ms. Feng, you are a superb chess player. We, the Su family, admit that we are not as good as you. We, the Su family, cannot crack the chess game you set. We admit defeat in this game."

"Master Su, this is too serious. There is no question of admitting defeat or not. The agreement between Miss Su Wan and I at that time was that if you, the Su family, can break the game, you will win. If you can't break it, then it's a draw. Since you can't break it, this game is a draw." Feng Qingchen knew that Lan Jiuqing bet on her to win one game. If she was stupid enough to win another game, Su Wenqing would definitely kill her. That was two million taels of silver, which was nothing compared to losing a game.

"No, no, no, this won't do. Miss Feng is an excellent chess player. We are willing to admit defeat." The Su family retreated to advance, and this attitude made many people present feel good about it.

After all, being able to accept defeat is a sign of gentlemanly conduct.

The more the Su family acts like this, the more Feng Qingchen will not let him succeed. Not to mention whether this round is a draw or a win related to the gambling, even if it is not related, Feng Qingchen will not let the Su family lose beautifully.

"Mr. Su San, you are too serious. A gentleman honors his promise. Since I had an agreement with Miss Su Wan, I must act according to the agreement. Winning or losing is just a small matter. Mr. Su San, you don't have to say anything more. The game of chess is a draw." Feng Qingchen said calmly. The frankness in her eyes made everyone understand that she really didn't care about winning or losing this game.

In fact, Feng Qingchen had defeated the Su family miserably, and letting the Su family draw in the chess game could also show her grace.

Seeing that the Su family was rushing to admit defeat and Feng Qingchen was refusing to give up, the great scholars looked at Feng Qingchen with a little more kindness. People who are not too utilitarian will always win the favor of most literati.

The Su family and Feng Qingchen pushed each other, and finally the Ninth Prince concluded that the chess game was a draw. The Su family had no objection to this, but they raised one point, which was the most important thing today: "Miss Feng, although the chess game is a draw, the chess game you set up has not been broken. I wonder if Miss Feng can break it and solve our confusion."

"Since the situation has been settled, what does it matter whether it is broken or not?" Feng Qingchen asked back, her beautiful eyes flashing with a teasing smile.

The Su family can forget about being a virtuous person if they act like whores. Although today's situation was partly driven by the Ninth Prince, things would not have turned out like this without the instigation of the Su family.

The Su family has been secretly destroying her reputation, saying that she set up a false trap to humiliate the Su family, but now they haven't said a word. They just want to act like a victim so that everyone will sympathize with them. Feng Qingchen is not as willing as they are.

Glancing at Master Su San who was organizing his words, Feng Qingchen smiled, apologized to the Ninth Uncle and Mr. Yuan Xi, and then signaled Tong Jue and Tong Yao to push her back.

What was Feng Qingchen doing? Didn't Feng Qingchen know what it meant to specially discuss the competition in the Imperial College today and invite so many people?

Everyone was dumbfounded, looking at Feng Qingchen's back, not knowing what to do. They looked at each other.

The Ninth Prince raised his eyes slightly and smiled. Mr. Yuan Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought in his heart that Feng Qingchen was trying to kill someone without paying for it. It was impossible for the Su family to gain both face and benefits.

Sure enough, Feng Qingchen only walked ten meters away, and the Su family could no longer sit still, and shouted loudly: "Miss Feng, please stay."

"Tong Jue, stop." Feng Qingchen smiled like a fox. Tong Jue and Tong Yao were close and could see Feng Qingchen's expression clearly. They smiled at each other, knowing that someone was going to be in trouble.

"Mr. Su San, why did you call Qingchen? What can I do for you?" Feng Qingchen looked as if he knew nothing and it was impossible to blame him.

After all, the Su family had never told Feng Qingchen in person that Feng Qingchen intended to humiliate the Su family with a fake chess game. It was understandable for Feng Qingchen to ask this, but it stumped the Su family.

Did Feng Qingchen really not know, or was he pretending not to know? They had already made it so obvious, but Feng Qingchen actually refused to take the challenge. Did he want them to say it out loud?

Once it was said, the Su family had no way out.

The Su family hesitated and the whole place fell silent. Everyone looked at Feng Qingchen and the Su family, to see what the two families would do. Feng Qingchen sat in a wheelchair with a peaceful look on his face, while the Su family members were struggling, not knowing whether to speak out or not.

Seeing that the other party was hesitant, Feng Qingchen kindly added fuel to the fire: "Master Su San, Qingchen is not feeling well. If there is nothing else, Qingchen will leave first."

"Wait." The Su family was really anxious. If they didn't solve the chess game today, the Su family would lose all their reputation. No matter what, they couldn't let Feng Qingchen leave like this...

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