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Xun Changfeng saw Jun Wuxian so serious, and he replied earnestly, "My sister mentioned she has tried it, does Young Master Jun have a problem with that?"

A flicker of doubt passed through Jun Wuxian’s eyes, he could guess the lantern riddle only because Xiao Jiu told him that strawberries, indeed, were not found in Daxia; how could Xun Qingqing have tried them?

While everyone was confused, three gong sounds rang out from the stage, signaling the end of this round of lantern riddle guessing.

The representative of the organizers congratulated with a smile, "Congratulations to this young master, your answer is correct."

After speaking, he said to an assistant beside him, "Bring over the prize."

The assistant handed two Blessing Flower Lanterns to Jun Wuxian.

The representative holding a token approached and said warmly, "This is the token for entering Wanfeng Villa, you can enter the villa by presenting this token."

Jun Wuxian held a Blessing Flower Lantern in one hand, freeing the other to receive the token, which was made of wood, finely crafted, with ’Wanfeng’ engraved on it.

With the lantern riddle guessing over, both the stage and the audience were abuzz with amazement.

"The top scholar actually guessed every single lantern riddle."

"Isn’t that right? That young master’s bearing was extraordinary, solving the riddles calmly and with ease."

"Is there a lot of water in this top scholar’s ability?"

Xun Changfeng was indifferent to winning or losing; he came on stage wanting to win. Not having obtained the chance for a day trip to Wanfeng Villa but getting the Blessing Flower Lanterns was also good and would make his sister happy.

Now that Young Master Jun had won them, they would surely be for his sister, and that was all that mattered.

In contrast, Du Zhiheng’s face did not look good as he listened to everyone’s discussions. He, the newly crowned top scholar, was beaten by someone he didn’t even know, losing face and unable to step down from the stage.

Xun Qingqing saw Jun Wuxian win and her lips unconsciously curved into an attractive arc. She glanced at Cao Yanran, threw her handkerchief in hand, covered her mouth, and laughed, "Miss Cao, it looks like you’re disappointed; your fiancé lost, oh."

Cao Yanran no longer had the pride she had shown earlier; seeing Du Zhiheng lose made her face turn very ugly. Hearing Xun Qingqing’s mockery, she couldn’t keep the act up anymore.

"What are you so happy about? That young master has an impressive presence and is knowledgeable in a plethora of subjects; he wouldn’t take a second look at you, an ugly freak. It’s bold of him not to be scared away by your face."

Jun Wuxian walked over with a faint smile, stood in front of Xun Qingqing, and handed over the Blessing Flower Lantern and the token he was holding, "Qingqing, these are for you."

Xun Qingqing had wanted to fiercely retort against Cao Yanran, but seeing Jun Wuxian approaching, she was too distracted to care about anyone else. She felt a bit nervous; it had been over a month since she had seen him, and his sudden appearance brought her both tension and happiness.

When she saw that he had given her the prizes he had won, she was so overjoyed she almost burst into tears.

Xun Qingqing wasn’t pretentious; if Jun Wuxian said it was for her, she accepted it.

"You’re amazing, you guessed all those difficult riddles correctly."

Jun Wuxian felt that Xun Qingqing was becoming sweeter by the day, almost catching up with Xiao Jiu. He tapped her head gently with the folding fan in his hand, "Your words are getting sweeter and sweeter."

Xun Qingqing, holding the lantern and token in her hands, looked up at Jun Wuxian upon hearing this, and when she met his gentle gaze, all her previous efforts went in vain.

Before, she had told herself that it was impossible with Jun Wuxian, that being just friends was fine.

But now, she felt she was still unable to regard him merely as a friend.

On the side, Cao Yanran’s jaw dropped at the scene. So this Young Master knew Xun Qingqing, not only knew her but also treated her well?

Could it be that this Young Master was still unaware that Xun Qingqing’s face had been disfigured?

Jun Wuxian saw her reaction and smiled, retracting his gaze to look at Cao Yanran, the smile disappearing from his eyes.

"As a woman yourself, instead of showing sympathy, you spew malice. Qingqing’s face bears only a couple of scars, but compared with your heart, rotten with malice, you are far more disgusting and repellant.

Cao Yanran was stunned by these words. When had she ever been accused and insulted like this? All because of Xun Qingqing, this ’ugly freak’?

This humiliation wasn’t any less than when a top scholar guessed every single lantern riddle correctly.

It was then that Du Zhiheng came over; initially, he wanted just to leave, but considering that Cao Yanran was still his fiancée and the legitimate daughter of Duke Cao, he set aside his pride to take her away with him.

"Yanran, let’s go."

Cao Yanran wanted to leave as well but felt resentful. She was insulted and now had to swallow her pride.