Chapter 227 Iron Cat

"Big brother."

The fourth prince and the sixth princess came back at the agreed time and saw that the eldest prince was waiting for them here.

The eldest prince nodded to his younger brother and sister when he saw them coming back.

"How is it?"

"Did you find anything?"

"Big brother, this Yuqing Pool is indeed strange."

The sixth princess spoke first.

"I walked around and found that apart from us, only Zhao Zongguan was patrolling casually. I couldn't see anyone else."

At this point, the eldest prince and the fourth prince also nodded, which was the same as what they knew.

"Not only that, except for the few hot springs that Zhao Zongguan introduced to us, the other hot springs were completely unguarded."

The eldest prince understood what the fourth prince meant very well.

That is to say, as long as they wanted, they could break into the hot springs that Zhao Feng didn't let them enter at any time.

But the problem was that the reason Zhao Feng gave them before was that there were dangers in these hot springs, so they were not allowed to approach.

But if there is really danger, why don't they guard these hot springs tightly?

The eldest prince never thought that this was caused by negligence.

Who is Zhao Feng?

He is the current head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the most important eunuch in the palace.

If he can't even handle such a small matter, how can he live to this day?

This is related to the safety of the princes and princesses, and it is absolutely impossible to do it so crudely.

Then the only possibility left is that it was done intentionally.

"Brother, is it true that as you said, the emperor arranged a new competition for us?"

The sixth princess asked excitedly.

This time the sixth princess was right.

"So, let's send someone to keep an eye on the actions of the other two, and then find a way to check the hot springs that Zhao Zongguan didn't let us approach."

"Presumably, there should be important clues there."

At this time, the fourth prince interrupted.

"Brother, don't forget about Manager Zhao, don't forget what he said before."

After being reminded, the eldest prince immediately understood.

"I almost forgot that if Manager Zhao found out that we were approaching those hot springs, he would drive us out."

"That is to say, Manager Zhao is an important obstacle we have to avoid."

"Manager Zhao said that if he found out, we would definitely be driven away."

"So, we must not be discovered when we act."

At this time, the fourth prince volunteered: "Brother, I'll keep an eye on Manager Zhao."

The eldest prince and the sixth princess were both stunned.

"Fourth brother, what are you going to do?"

To be honest, even the sixth princess was a little surprised.

According to her mood at the moment, she would never do a job like keeping watch.

After finally winning a competition in the Imperial Garden, her father also designed a special competition for them to concentrate on this Yuqing Pool.

The sixth princess wanted to show her face in front of her father and mother, but the fourth prince actually gave up such an opportunity on his own initiative.

If he was responsible for keeping watch, he would definitely not be able to properly investigate the content of the competition.

In fact, it is hard to say who is watching whom if he stays with the supervisor, Zhao Zongguan.

At that time, the fourth prince will definitely be unable to do anything.

"Fourth brother, there is no need to do this."

"Just arrange a servant to go."

said the eldest prince.

The fourth prince turned to look at the three of them, and then said: "I am afraid that if it is a few of them, they will be immediately and ruthlessly driven out by Zhao Zongguan."

Without the support of the master, these servants are nothing in front of the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

As long as Zhao Feng feels that he is being monitored, he can drive the servants out of Yuqing Pool.

At that time, they will just lose manpower for nothing.

Although it is not clear what the competition is prepared in Yuqing Pool, one more person is always one more help.

"This..."

The eldest prince also knew that what the fourth prince said was true, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

"Let's decide it."

The fourth prince patted the eldest prince on the shoulder, then left with his attendants to find the trace of Zhao Zongguan.

"Fourth brother (fourth brother)!"

The eldest prince and the sixth princess called out together, but the fourth prince just waved his hand and left.

"Brother, what should we do now?"

The sixth princess asked.

"What else can we do?"

"Act separately, don't let your fourth brother down."

The eldest prince encouraged his sister, then prepared to leave with his men.

Before leaving, he reminded his sister: "You can go to the hot springs that Zhao Zongguan took us to visit before, maybe there are clues."

"I plan to explore Yuqing Pool first."

Although the sixth princess is not as smart as her two brothers, she is still obedient.

"I know, big brother."

"Then you should be careful."

The three siblings also separated from each other from then on.

...

Their eyes turned to the other side.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were still leisurely.

Princess Ankang was taking a bath, and Yu'er was feeding her attentively.

"Your Highness, why can't I see Xuan?"

Yu'er saw that she couldn't see Li Xuan for a long time, and she couldn't help but curiously look for his figure in the hot spring.

But the hot spring was very calm, without even a ripple.

"Your Highness, could Xuan be drowned?"

Yu'er suddenly felt nervous and felt something was wrong.

"Don't worry, sister Yu'er."

"Have you forgotten? Although Xuan is a cat, he can doggy paddle."

"Is it possible that he fainted from the heat, and then..."

Yu'er habitually guessed in a negative direction.

When she said this, Princess Ankang also blinked her eyes, looking at the calm water, speechless.

"It's not impossible."

Such an idea suddenly flashed through Princess Ankang's mind.

She stood up in a flash, not caring about the towel slipping off her chest.

Yu'er was quick-witted and pressed the towel on Princess Ankang's chest, feeling a burst of warmth.

"Ah Xuan——"

Princess Ankang put her hands on her mouth and shouted with all her might.

The sound echoed in the empty Yuqing Pool and spread far away.

"Ah Xuan..."

"Ah Xuan..."

"Xuan..."

"..."

Until the sound completely stopped, the hot spring was still calm.

"Ah Xuan..."

Princess Ankang's eyes were filled with water vapor, and her voice was also crying.

The next moment, there was movement on the water.

A black tail with a ruby ​​hanging on it was raised high like a sail, and it rushed straight to Princess Ankang through the waves.

Swish——

A black "water rat" jumped out of the hot spring and rushed into Princess Ankang's arms, knocking her back into the hot spring.

"Damn Ah Xuan, where have you been!"

"You've made me worry for nothing."

Princess Ankang said aggrievedly.

Li Xuan quickly acted cute and rubbed his wet head against Princess Ankang, making Princess Ankang hide in disgust.

"Oh, who's big black rat? I won't rub against you."

"Hehe, stop shaking, stop shaking."

Princess Ankang's face was stern for less than two seconds before it broke and she laughed.

Li Xuan also felt uncomfortable with his wet fur, so he shook his body in Princess Ankang's arms, splashing Princess Ankang and Yu'er with water.

"Ah Xuan, I only brought this set of clothes!"

Yu'er was furious.

If her clothes were all wet, she would have nothing to wear later.

Li Xuan also knew that it was his negligence. Before he went to investigate the hot spring pool, he forgot to say hello to the two girls, which made them worry.

At this time, he quickly wagged his tail and showed the plum blossom-shaped ruby ​​necklace in front of the two.

"Wow, what a beautiful necklace."

"Ah Xuan, where did you pick it up from?"

Princess Ankang just came closer to look, without any intention of reaching out to take it, blinking her big eyes to look at the necklace that seemed to be expensive.

Li Xuan moved his tail, hung the necklace on Princess Ankang's hand, and then used his wet tail to write on the ground.

"There are treasures under the pool."

"There should be treasures in other pools, too. I plan to go and have a look."

"Remember the stone-slinging method? It should be the same situation today."

Li Xuan explained the situation clearly in a few words.

Thanks to Princess Ankang and Yu'er's experience with the stone-slinging method, they quickly figured out the situation.

"So the real prizes have been divided again?"

Princess Ankang asked with sparkling eyes, she seemed to like this situation very much.

Last time when she went to "borrow" the chess pieces of the eldest prince, Princess Ankang came up with a lot of tricks and helped Li Xuan a lot.

"Ah Xuan, what do we need to do?"

Princess Ankang also wanted to participate, and Yu'er was also watching eagerly.

After collecting chess pieces last time, the two girls were addicted to this kind of secret competition.

"You keep the treasure well and pretend nothing happened."

"Someone will come to watch you later."

Li Xuan wrote two lines on the ground again.

"Confuse my brother and sister?"

"This is easy."

Princess Ankang said, hiding the ruby ​​necklace in her hand into the towel on her chest, and then continued to cover her chest.

Li Xuan looked at this scene and nodded secretly.

"The little girl is really very perceptive."

He then turned his head and looked at Yu'er.

"It's a pity that Yu'er can't take a bath today, otherwise there would be more places to hide treasures."

Yu'er rolled her eyes at Li Xuan and asked in a bad tone:

"Ah Xuan, what are you looking at?"

Li Xuan quickly turned his head guiltily and whistled twice.

He wanted to ease the awkward atmosphere, but found that he couldn't whistle at all.

But these two "puffs" sounded like sneers, which made Yu'er even more unhappy.

"Ah Xuan, I think you are naughty again!"

Yu'er said and was about to catch Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was not a kitten who would sit there and wait for death. He immediately raised his claws and ran away, not giving her a chance at all.

Li Xuan had previously checked clearly that there was only one wooden treasure chest in the hot spring in front of him.

It seems that there is only one treasure chest hidden in a hot spring. He has to go to other places to have another look.

It would be best to search as many treasure chests as possible before others react, and concentrate all the rewards in his hands.

Princess Ankang is taking a bath now, so the brothers certainly can't come to embarrass her.

But the Sixth Princess has some problems.

When they find that most of the treasure chests have been opened, they will definitely come to find the person who took the prizes.

Li Xuan thought about it, maybe the Eighth Prince is a good target to divert fire.

If the eldest prince and his three siblings can be made to suspect that the Eighth Prince took all the prizes, it would be perfect.

"The question is how to put the blame on him?"

Li Xuan wants the Eighth Prince to take the blame, but he doesn't want to give up any treasure.

His stingy character can be compared with the iron rooster, and he can be rated as an iron cat.

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