Chapter 148 Excellent Taste

The eldest prince touched his face blankly, and he felt a little warm.

He was stunned and a little bit unbelievable.

"I actually cried?"

The eldest prince could not remember the last time he cried, let alone in front of others.

He wiped the tears from his face with his palm, and then held it tightly in his palm.

"It's just an old problem, and I made Thirteenth Sister worried."

"It should be because of playing chess today, which caused excessive eye strain."

"It's nothing serious."

The eldest prince explained casually.

These excuses were so poor that even he couldn't listen to them.

"My brother has something else to do, so I won't bother you any more."

"Goodbye."

With that, without waiting for Yu'er to see him off, the eldest prince hurried out of Jingyang Palace, leaving the three children looking at each other in confusion.

Li Xuan shook his head and said to himself, "This eldest prince is also a weirdo."

"Speaking of which, how come there are so few normal children of Emperor Yongyuan?"

...

After leaving Jingyang Palace, the eldest prince walked back to Qingshu Palace in a state of despair.

His mother had calmed down, at least she stopped smashing things.

He walked in to pay his respects to his mother, and Concubine Zhang immediately asked coldly, "Where are the people?"

The people were naturally Zhao Feng.

If there was no explanation for the prizes today, Concubine Zhang was going to ask His Majesty why he was so partial to one and to the other.

How could the things given to Princess Ankang last time be compared with this broken chessboard today?

Concubine Zhang felt that the eldest prince was being targeted.

"My child is incompetent and did not find General Manager Zhao."

The moment he returned to Qingshu Palace, the eldest prince's eyes returned to their usual dullness.

Before Concubine Zhang could continue to lose her temper, the eldest prince continued, "But I met the old steward in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"The old steward said that all this was His Majesty's intention, and there is no point in us making things difficult for Steward Zhao."

Hearing this, Concubine Zhang became even angrier.

"How can we easily believe the words of those two eunuchs!?"

The eldest prince raised his head and rarely resisted.

"Mother, be careful with your words."

"After all, the two stewards are my father's confidants."

"It's not good for us to make enemies with them."

Pa——

A crisp sound followed, and as soon as the eldest prince finished speaking, Concubine Zhang slapped him hard.

"Xian'er, how can you say such a thing!"

"Have you forgotten how your aunt died?"

Concubine Zhang asked with gritted teeth, staring at the eldest prince with a terrifying look.

The eldest prince kept his face slightly turned sideways, but even the pain was numb.

Concubine Zhang stepped forward and grabbed the eldest prince's collar fiercely, saying sternly:

"Xian'er, you can't forget this hatred."

"You must remember that our Zhang family and those two eunuchs are mortal enemies!"

Concubine Zhang's voice was like the underworld under the nine netherworlds, full of deep hatred.

"Child, I understand."

At this moment, the eldest prince actually envied Princess Ankang who lived in the cold palace.

He understood that he was no longer normal.

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Jingyang Palace.

After sending the eldest prince away, the three little ones still played around the chessboard, but the topic had quietly shifted.

"Is my brother okay?"

Princess Ankang said with some concern.

"Don't worry, Your Highness."

"The eldest prince has so many close servants around him, they won't watch him get into trouble."

Yu'er saw Princess Ankang was worried and couldn't help but comfort her.

"I hope so."

Princess Ankang nodded.

Yu'er couldn't help but sigh. What kind of worry was her mistress having? She was the one living in the cold palace, but she was still worried about the eldest prince.

"Your Highness, this chess piece is warm for some reason."

"Do you want me to spread it on your bed at night, or put it in your pillow and quilt, so that you can sleep more comfortably at night."

Yu'er changed the subject and suggested with the chess piece in her hand.

Princess Ankang has always been afraid of cold, so this is a good idea.

"Then try it at night, don't forget to leave some for Ah Xuan, I think he likes it too."

Princess Ankang smiled and pointed at Li Xuan who was lying on the chessboard.

After the eldest prince left, they stopped playing chess.

It was interesting for a bad chess player to play with a bad chess player, but they soon figured out each other's routines and became more and more anxious. It was really tiring.

But these chess pieces were so comfortable lying on them.

After becoming a cat, Li Xuan particularly likes warm places.

Now lying on the chessboard, the temperature is just right, as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring.

He wants to get more of these chess pieces and build a small nest for himself to sleep.

Li Xuan just tried to get into the chess pot filled with chess pieces, but he could only get his head in, and couldn't get any other parts in.

When he pulled his head out, it was still stuck in the chess pot. Princess Ankang and Yu'er had to work hard to get him out.

Although it was only for a moment, it was so cool to put his head into the chess pot full of warm chess pieces.

"No, we have to find a way to get more chess pieces like this."

"It would be best if we could use this jade material to make a bed for Ankang."

Li Xuan made up his mind that he would ask Zhao Fengde what this thing was the next time he saw it.

Yu'er touched Li Xuan, who was lying on the chessboard and didn't look serious, and said helplessly: "No need to prepare it specially for Ah Xuan, anyway, he sleeps with His Highness every night, and he can get into the quilt with him."

"But Ah Xuan doesn't seem to like getting into the quilt, he likes to sleep with my head at night." Princess Ankang tilted her head, puzzled.

Li Xuan was speechless immediately.

"Will you crush me to death if I get into bed?"

Princess Ankang used to like to hold Li Xuan while sleeping, but he always had backaches.

At that time, he had not practiced martial arts, and his body was not as strong as it is now, so he slept very hard.

Now Li Xuan's body is stronger, and he is not afraid of being crushed by Princess Ankang, but because he is afraid of hurting the little girl when sleeping, he still keeps the habit of "holding his head" when sleeping.

It happened that the sun was shining brightly today, and the three little ones chatted and joked in the yard, spending a comfortable time.

While listening to the endless topics of the two girls, Li Xuan rubbed the chess pieces on the chessboard with his body.

He suddenly had an idea, and while Princess Ankang and Yu'er were not paying attention, he quietly rolled a chess piece with his tongue and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hmm?"

"It tastes sweet?"

"I'll lick it!"

Li Xuan was just curious, but he didn't expect that there was a faint sweetness on the chess piece, and the more he licked it, the sweeter it became.

Coupled with the warm taste, the experience for the cat is extremely special.

"Slightly, slightly, slightly, slightly..."

Li Xuan danced his pink little tongue to his heart's content, playing with the chess piece in his mouth, feeling the special taste.

"Is there such a use?"

"The prize prepared by the emperor is really too spicy!"

Li Xuan played for a while, and felt that one chess piece was not enough, so he secretly swallowed a few more, and had more fun.

After licking for a while, he suddenly found that the taste was a little wrong.

"Huh? What's going on?"

He stopped his fast dancing pink little tongue and began to slowly lick each chess piece in his mouth.

"There is a taste that is wrong."

Li Xuan quickly found the problem.

He stood up from the chessboard, his mouth kept moving.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er, who were chatting, saw the strange movements of their cats and couldn't help but come over.

"Ah Xuan, what's wrong with you?"

"Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

But at this moment, Li Xuan spat out a white chess piece from his mouth.

He found the chess piece that tasted wrong.

"Oh, Ah Xuan, chess pieces can't be eaten. What if I accidentally swallow them!"

Yu'er saw Li Xuan spat out chess pieces and said worriedly.

My cat is usually very smart, but I didn't expect it to be so stupid.

But then, she saw Li Xuan spat out a series of chess pieces again.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er couldn't help but widen their eyes. They didn't expect Li Xuan to secretly hold so many chess pieces in his mouth.

"Oh, why are you so naughty? Let me see if there are any more."

Princess Ankang said as she was about to pry open Li Xuan's mouth.

Li Xuan quickly shrank back, and something moved in his heart.

"Found it!"

He first stretched out a cat paw to stop Princess Ankang's action.

Then he carefully spat out a white piece from his mouth and caught it with his other front paw.

Then Li Xuan continued to check the remaining chess pieces in his mouth, and after finding that there was no problem, he spit them all out.

"Ah Xuan, this is for playing chess, not for you to eat. Don't put anything in your mouth next time."

Yu'er advised earnestly.

Li Xuan didn't listen seriously, nodded randomly, and then rubbed the chess pieces on his cat's paw on Yu'er's clothes to wipe his saliva.

"What are you doing, ouch~"

Yu'er tried to stop Li Xuan with disgust, but it was too late.

Yu'er was so angry that she wanted to settle accounts with Li Xuan, but was stopped by Princess Ankang.

Princess Ankang saw that Li Xuan seemed to be a little bit wrong, as if it was not just because of mischief.

This was indeed the case.

When Li Xuan licked the chess pieces just now, he unexpectedly found that the taste of one chess piece was a little wrong.

Unlike the warm and silky taste of other chess pieces, the taste of this chess piece was also good, but it was a little rough.

There are tiny barbs on his tongue, so the touch of his tongue is very sensitive.

After checking, Li Xuan found the chess piece with a strange taste.

He put the chess piece in front of his eyes and looked it up and down carefully.

As a result, he really found something wrong.

There is a very small black dot at the bottom of the white chess piece.

Li Xuan quickly compared it with other chess pieces and found that the other chess pieces were actually the same.

There is a black dot under the white piece and a white dot under the black piece.

It’s just that this dot is very small, like a flaw on a jade, and it is not noticeable.

"Ah Xuan, is there something wrong with this chess piece?"

Princess Ankang asked when she saw Li Xuan concentrating on studying the chess piece in his hand.

Li Xuan quickly nodded at Princess Ankang.

He stretched out the cat's paw holding the chess piece and showed it to the two of them.

Yu'er then exclaimed: "Hey, there's a small black dot under this chess piece."

Princess Ankang didn't take it seriously, and then asked Li Xuan: "I remember that there is such a small dot under each chess piece. Is this one different?"

The position of the small dot under the chess piece is not fixed. Some are in the middle, and some are offset.

Princess Ankang thought that there were impurities in the jade, and the craftsman deliberately decorated it in this way.

She picked up the chess piece on Li Xuan's claws and looked at it back and forth several times, but finally just shook her head.

Yu'er also took it and looked at it, but she didn't find anything unusual.

Li Xuan continued to study it unconvinced, and licked it a few more times with his tongue, and licked Yu'er's hand by the way.

Although Yu'er felt itchy in the palm of his hand, he felt that he shouldn't disturb Li Xuan because he looked so serious.

He was sure that the rough taste came from the black dot on the white piece.

"Is there no polished bump?"

"It feels wrong again."

Li Xuan almost put his eyes on the black spot, but he couldn't see what it was.

At this time, he suddenly thought of something, ran to the edge of the water tank in the yard, and then put his paw in and dipped some clean water.

Li Xuan held the wet paw and ran back in a three-legged cat posture.

He held Yu'er's hand, and then carefully dripped the water on his paw on the black spot on the chess piece.

A drop of water the size of a soybean fell on the chess piece, and then quickly passed by, just passing the tiny black spot.

Li Xuan, who was staring at the water drop, suddenly opened his eyes wide at this time, full of disbelief.

"What is this!?"

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