Chapter 145 Pressure Resistant

"This damn girl, she's so good at chess!?"

Concubine Zhang stared at Princess Ankang who had successfully advanced to the third round, and couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.

Princess Ankang had already won once last time. If she was lucky enough to win this time again, the consequences would be disastrous.

There is only one game a month, and it would be a huge loss if she won one less.

Concubine Zhang couldn't stand the fact that she lost the victory last time.

The eldest prince didn't have many opportunities to begin with, so how could he afford such a waste?

Last time, they had already lost their precious first victory to Princess Ankang, so this time, they couldn't allow any more mistakes.

Even if the eldest prince closed his eyes, he could still feel Concubine Zhang's eager eyes.

He might be under the greatest pressure among all the brothers and sisters present.

Although he felt that he had long been accustomed to this kind of pressure, the eldest prince still felt a little stuffy in his chest at this moment.

The game continued.

No matter how much Concubine Zhang didn't want to see it, Princess Ankang was still making great strides.

Three consecutive victories, the whole world is shocked!

Four consecutive victories, invincible in the world!

After winning two games in a row, Princess Ankang has advanced to the finals.

And her opponent in the finals, as luck would have it, turned out to be the eldest prince again.

Before the finals, take a short break.

Zhao Feng also sent people to rearrange the venue.

Yu'er pushed Princess Ankang to the side to rest and wait for the last game.

The opponents in the third and fourth rounds were very strong. Princess Ankang played many pieces before winning the game, so she consumed a lot of energy.

The eldest prince had to go back to the pavilion where Concubine Zhang was to rest.

But Concubine Zhang was also afraid of affecting the eldest prince's next final, so she didn't say much.

But her eyes always kept going back and forth between her eldest son and Princess Ankang.

She couldn't understand why Princess Ankang could always get to the finals in a muddle.

Forget the first time, who would have thought that the cat in Princess Ankang's arms was so extraordinary.

But this time, although it was clearly a competition of their own strength, Princess Ankang still made it to the end.

Even Concubine Zhang couldn't help but get scared.

She was afraid that Princess Ankang would win another round this time.

Last time, Princess Ankang got three meals a day of imperial standard. Who knows what rewards she will get if she wins this time.

"This is all Xian'er, my Xian'er!"

Even though Concubine Zhang didn't say anything, she still put a lot of pressure into the pavilion, affecting everyone.

Emotions are like this, like a plague, spreading silently.

Although it can't be seen or touched, it really affects people.

The eldest prince wished that the eunuchs in flowery clothes on the field would move faster and quickly rearrange the venue so that the game could end immediately.

No matter what the result is, the eldest prince just wants to end today's game quickly.

He sighed silently in his heart, thinking that it would not be a bad thing for him to leave the palace and set up a new residence.

But he also knew that this was definitely a result that his mother could not accept.

And it wasn't just his mother, there were countless people standing behind him, watching him with the same eager eyes.

Those people even bet their lives on him.

How could the eldest prince who understood all this not feel the pressure?

Every minute and every second, even when he was sleeping, he would always dream that he was trapped on a cliff, with only a small space under his feet, and there was an unfathomable abyss below.

He was afraid of falling, but he also had an impulse to jump.

Every time he woke up from his sleep, he was covered in cold sweat.

Occasionally, he would dream that he was crawling in a narrow cave, getting more and more crowded, until the mountain walls around him stuck him tightly and he couldn't move. After waking up with his breath, he kept gasping for breath.

He also dreamed that he climbed up the stairs to the attic, and found that the stairs were damaged halfway up and he could no longer climb up, but when he looked back, the stairs he had come up on disappeared, leaving him alone in a position where he couldn't go up or down.

He could only wait silently, waiting in loneliness for himself to wake up and leave this ruined wall.

Recalling these dreams that constantly tortured him, the eldest prince couldn't help but look at Princess Ankang who was happily playing with the cat in the corner and chatting and laughing with the palace maid.

"Thirteenth sister is laughing so happily."

"For her, this is just a game."

The eldest prince couldn't help but look at Princess Ankang with envy, but quickly retracted his gaze.

Every move and expression of his would be noticed by those who were interested.

Therefore, he gradually got used to having a blank expression, closing his eyes and resting his mind when he had nothing to do, trying his best to conceal his true thoughts.

But the eldest prince couldn't help but notice the eighth prince on the other side.

In the fourth round, the eighth prince lost to him and failed to enter the finals.

The eighth prince was sitting on the small table set up for him by his attendants, stuffing snacks into his mouth without stopping.

The not-so-obedient Saker Falcon stood proudly on the head of the Eighth Prince, messing up his hair and almost making it a mess, but the Eighth Prince didn't care at all.

"It's not bad to be as carefree as the Eighth Prince."

The eldest prince shook his head secretly, retracted his gaze, and then looked at the field.

The venue has been rearranged.

All other tables and chairs have been put away, leaving only one standing in the center of the venue.

And facing everyone, there is a huge chessboard standing there.

On both sides of the huge chessboard, there are two eunuchs in flowery clothes, holding an exaggerated brush in their hands.

Under the feet of the eunuchs in flowery clothes, there are several buckets of paint, black and white respectively.

Li Xuan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw it, thinking: "It's just a Go game, do you have to be so serious?"

No matter how he complained, the finals finally kicked off under the attention of everyone.

Princess Ankang was pushed in front of the chessboard, and the eldest prince also sat firmly in his seat at the same time.

"The first Royal Go game in the Imperial Garden, the final match."

"His Royal Highness the eldest prince will play black, against His Royal Highness the Thirteenth Princess, who will play white."

"Now, the game begins!"

Zhao Feng sang this somewhat embarrassing content without changing his expression.

But everyone in the audience was watching the game intently.

No one treated today's Go game as a joke anymore.

This was a cruel black and white world where their future fate was at stake, with only victory and defeat.

Although Zhao Shufei and other concubines from the noble side had prepared beforehand, they made a mistake in the end.

So none of their princes made it to the finals.

On one side of the finals was the eldest prince who represented the interests of the civil officials.

On the other side was Princess Ankang, who came from the cold palace and fought only for herself.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

At this moment, Zhao Shufei and others couldn't help but cheer for Princess Ankang.

As long as the eldest prince didn't win, it would be a victory for the noble side.

Princess Ankang had already shouldered their expectations without realizing it.

Of course, Princess Ankang probably wouldn't care if she knew.

They were people who barely saw each other all year round, and Princess Ankang couldn't even tell who was who, so how could she care about their expectations.

Instead, the three little ones stared at the chessboard intently.

Princess Ankang was ready to fight the eldest prince.

As we all know, a bad chess player would never admit that he was a bad chess player.

Li Xuan and Yu'er were very serious and planned to give Princess Ankang hints at the critical moment to contribute their own strength to the establishment of victory or defeat.

If the atmosphere on the scene hadn't been too solemn, the two of them would have started to point fingers at Princess Ankang in the first few rounds.

Both the man and the cat tacitly believed that if they had their own instructions, Princess Ankang would have won the more tense rounds just now.

"Oh, Princess Ankang is just bad at playing chess!"

"If you had listened to me and played here earlier, you would have won long ago."

"Why do you need to waste so much time?"

The finals began, and the eldest prince played black chess and took the lead.

Princess Ankang picked up a white piece and prepared to respond.

But as soon as she raised her hand, she was stopped by a hand and a claw.

Li Xuan and Yu'er stared at Princess Ankang, shook their heads seriously, and each used their eyes to indicate two different directions far apart.

Princess Ankang's expression was stunned and her mouth shrank.

"This is just the beginning!"

She thought in dissatisfaction.

Princess Ankang didn't expect that her biggest opponent today was the two bad chess players around her.

At this time, Zhao Feng coughed dryly and reminded: "Except for the contestants, no one else is allowed to intervene in the game, otherwise they will be directly judged as losers."

When Yu'er heard this, she retracted her hand in a flash.

Her face was full of regret, but she nodded to Princess Ankang.

"Your Highness, you can do it on your own."

Yu'er blinked her almond eyes and encouraged silently.

Zhao Feng saw that Princess Ankang still had a small cat paw on her hand, and couldn't help but add: "The cat is the same!"

Li Xuan stared at Zhao Feng with disbelief, but finally moved the paw away unwillingly, sitting in Princess Ankang's arms angrily, not daring to move.

"Damn it, after realizing my intelligence, have you started to target me?"

"It's really shameless!"

Zhao Feng saw Li Xuan staring at him with dissatisfaction, turned his head away, and pretended not to see it.

Although he had never seen Li Xuan play Gobang, the instruction just now was at the same level as that of the palace maid.

"Ah Xuan, you'd better not delay Princess Ankang."

At the same time, Zhao Feng finally discovered Li Xuan's weakness and remembered it silently in his heart.

"My chess skills are terrible, and I am addicted to playing chess."

Without the influence of others, Princess Ankang finally placed her first chess piece.

The two eunuchs in flowery clothes beside the huge chessboard immediately recorded Princess Ankang's move after seeing the move.

They used exaggerated brushes to mark the corresponding positions on the huge chessboard and broadcast it to the audience in real time.

If they were not afraid of affecting the two players on the field, I am afraid there would be two commentators.

It is best to have one old and one young, the young one does not know much about chess, and the old one is so angry that he keeps calling him brother, so that the show effect can be achieved.

Of course, the audience present may pay more attention to the results than the show effect.

Yin is black, Yang is white.

Yin and Yang flow and change endlessly.

One piece after another on the chessboard, the killing is particularly tragic, and there are not many who can connect three pieces.

The two people refused to give in to each other, cut off each other's life, and did not give any chance.

They can only use defense as offense, and quietly form an offensive while defending to threaten each other.

But such a fierce killing method makes no one find a suitable opportunity.

The chessboard was gradually filled up, and the chances of victory for both sides were gradually lost.

If this continues, I am afraid that in the end, it will only be a draw.

Whether it is Princess Ankang or the eldest prince, they need to seek opportunities for breakthroughs as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the smaller the remaining space, the more difficult it will be to break through the opponent's defense.

The two bad chess players watched intently and shouted that it was fun!

Even Li Xuan and Yu'er had to admit that in this game, except for the first move, Princess Ankang did not have any problems, and they did not even have the opportunity to "guide" her.

"I just didn't expect that this eldest prince was so familiar with the way of five pieces."

"He is really a strong opponent for Princess Ankang."

Li Xuan silently cast a look of approval at the eldest prince.

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