The Slender Waist-Chapter 381 - 272 Feng Yun is Ennobled

"The Feng Family girl is done!?"

"How did she finish so quickly?"

For a time, discussions abounded.

Actually, it wasn’t just Yan Buxi and the Qi envoys who doubted that Jin Country had cheated.

Even Jin itself privately believed that Chunyu Yan had favored Feng Yun, secretly leaking the questions to her.

Now that Feng Yun had finished the ten difficult problems before Yan Buxi, with seemingly effortless grace, she had nearly shocked everyone.

The noise over Zhongba lasted for a long time.

Several Qi envoys whispered to each other, some pointing the finger directly at Feng Jingteng.

"How capable is the daughter of Minister Feng, and we were none the wiser?"

Fearing suspicion, Feng Jingteng hurriedly clasped his hands in entreaty.

"This lady has already married, not worthy of further mention, truly not worthy."

Because Feng Jingteng was a man of weak character, someone pressed him with a question:

"Is Minister Feng trying to distance himself from Shi’er Niang?"

Someone else chimed in, "Feng Shi Er Niang has exerted herself for Jin, what does Minister Feng think of this?"

There are always those who don’t wish to take responsibility.

If they were to lose Xinzhou this time, they would have to find someone to take the blame. With everyone in the court having their own agenda, Feng Jingteng was overwhelmed with responses.

Feng Jingyao looked over, his eyes showing a stern expression.

"Whether the answers are correct or not remains unknown, what’s the rush? Are you going to infight before the results come out?"

With his usual commanding presence, when he lowered his face, the surrounding voices quieted down.

Someone tried to lighten the atmosphere, "How about Master Yan?"

Yan Buxi had been silent for a long time, his eyes wide as he stared at Feng Yun, his lips trembling slightly, but he said not a word.

Chunyu Yan curled his lips up faintly and waved his large sleeve.

"Please invite Qi Jun to verify the answers."

Xiao Cheng remained silent.

It wasn’t until the servant presented Feng Yun’s answer sheet before him that his normally unflappable face showed a hint of surprise.

Not to mention the embarrassing problems posed by Chunyu Yan that required time-consuming calculations, just the five questions he himself had provided—from Master Jiulang, each more difficult than the last—were certainly not easily solved by ordinary people.

In the time it took for Feng Yun to solve all ten problems, Yan Buxi had only just completed the five given by Chunyu Yan.

Xiao Cheng’s calm expression was unreadable.

In the focus of countless eyes, he calmly spoke up.

"The five questions I posed, all answers are correct. For Crown Prince Chunyu’s questions, please check them yourself."

Unperturbed, Chunyu Yan gestured to Quding, "You do the calculations."

Quding assented verbally, cursing inwardly.

Now that he’d written the answers joyfully, did he no longer want to do the calculations himself?

Feng Yun swept her eyes indifferently over Chunyu Yan and remained silent.

After a moment of quiet, sudden cheers like thunder filled the space.

"Congratulations to the General’s wife!"

"Congratulations to Dajin on the victory!"

"Xinzhou belongs to Jin Country rightfully."

The people of Jin shouted with certainty.

Even if Chunyu Yan could cheat.

What about Xiao Cheng? He surely wouldn’t leak the questions to Feng Yun and betray his own interests, right?

Chunyu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and addressed everyone.

"If both sides have no objections to the results, then the third match is valid."

He paused and then smiled more leisurely, announcing loudly.

"Two victories out of three matches, the Jin side wins the prize. Xinzhou and its affiliated towns will belong to Jin."

Yan Buxi’s face flushed with anger, and he stared at Feng Yun for a long time before suddenly turning and staggering toward a pillar in the hall...

"I have shamed the Emperor, shamed my mentor, shamed my ancestors."

"I... no longer have the face to cling to life in this world..."

He muttered under his breath, as if mad.

A cry of alarm went up.

Xiao Cheng quickly signaled his men, "Stop him."

Several guards rushed forward to restrain Yan Buxi.

He cried out in despair, struggling to end his life against the pillar.

Xiao Cheng lowered his eyes and waved his hand, "Take him away."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Yan Buxi cried out as the guards carried him away from Zhongba, his voice lingering in the air for a long time.

The more arrogant he had been before, the more pathetic he was now.

Xing Dalaong felt somewhat melancholic.

He asked Feng Yun in a low voice, "Madam, is Master Yan someone who seeks fame by deceit?"

Not wanting to mislead him, Feng Yun replied with a smile.

"Master Yan is a scholar with a wealth of knowledge and talented in managing affairs, not a deceiver."

"Then..." Xing Dalaong appeared to be confused, his eyes shining brightly with admiration as he looked at his wife, "If Master Yan can be termed talented in worldly affairs, doesn’t that mean Madam is transcendental, unrivaled?"

"No." Feng Yun looked at him, "Remember, there is always someone better, skies beyond skies. Even at the peak, one must not be arrogant or complacent. Besides, I only possess more techniques than Master Yan, nothing more."

Enlightened, Xing Dalaong bowed his head and clasped his hands.

"I have learned my lesson."

The weeping of Yan Buxi faded into the distance.

In the deafening silence that followed, Chunyu Yan’s lips curled slightly as he gave a light laugh, breaking the deadlock.