Chapter 271 Expectation

"Meow. (You said that.)"

Li Xuan couldn't help but turn his head and meow at Zhao Feng. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and his eyes curved into a pair of beautiful crescents.

Zhao Feng saw his character and slapped his little butt unhappily.

"Can I, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, go back on my word?"

"But..."

As soon as this but came out, Li Xuan's face darkened.

"There is no free lunch in the world."

"As for the rules, you know."

Zhao Feng raised his eyebrows and winked at Li Xuan greasyly.

Li Xuan couldn't help rolling his eyes, but he still talked to Zhao Feng about business.

He wrote a few words on the table with his tail.

"Can you get the natural treasures related to the power of yin and yang?"

Zhao Feng looked at the handwriting on the table, crossed his arms and shook his head.

"Even natural treasures with only yin or yang attributes are extremely rare. As for treasures with both attributes, I have only seen them in books."

Zhao Feng's expression was very serious, and he didn't seem to be joking.

"If there are any clues related to it, I will help you find them."

"But the price..."

Zhao Feng stopped talking and stared at Li Xuan with ill intentions and laughed strangely.

Li Xuan couldn't help but shudder, thinking:

"It's not all good to be cute."

But people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Li Xuan now needs help from others, and he has to endure these grievances.

But Zhao Feng laughed strangely a few times, and suddenly found that Princess Ankang was staring at him with strange eyes, which made Zhao Feng cough a few times, and the cough became more and more severe, almost coughing out his lungs.

"I almost forgot that His Highness was still here."

Zhao Feng was sweating in his heart, and immediately bowed and apologized:

"I lost my temper, please forgive me, Your Highness."

As a result, Princess Ankang stepped forward timidly, hugged Li Xuan in her arms, and still looked at Zhao Feng with vigilance, and said faintly:

"It's okay for General Manager Zhao to joke with Ah Xuan..."

"But don't really bully him."

Princess Ankang said pitifully, which made people feel sorry for her.

Zhao Feng hurriedly said:

"No, Your Highness."

"How could this old servant bully Ah Xuan?"

"I was just amusing him just now."

Zhao Feng wiped his forehead with his sleeve, fearing that he would make Princess Ankang cry.

He was old, if he made a child cry, how could he face people if he told others.

And if General Manager Shang knew about it, Zhao Feng would definitely be punished again.

Princess Ankang was about to cry, and Li Xuan and Yu'er looked at him silently.

This made Zhao Feng, the culprit, very anxious.

"Then..."

"If your highness has any instructions, just say it, I will do my best and die!"

Seeing that Princess Ankang wanted to say something but couldn't, Zhao Feng quickly made a promise and comforted Princess Ankang.

As long as she didn't cry now, everything could be discussed.

Otherwise, if Princess Ankang cried, how would Zhao Feng behave in front of the three little ones in the future.

"A bad old man who bullied the little princess."

Zhao Feng didn't dare to bear such an insult.

And it was too embarrassing!

"Then what Ah Xuan asked the steward for help just now..."

Princess Ankang said, glancing at the table.

Just now Li Xuan was writing for Zhao Feng there, and Princess Ankang next to him probably saw it.

Zhao Feng's face was stunned immediately.

"Why doesn't this princess learn well?"

Zhao Feng glanced at Li Xuan and felt that it was this cat that led Princess Ankang astray.

As a result, when Princess Ankang saw that Zhao Feng didn't say anything, her tall little nose twitched and she was about to sob.

"Alas!"

"Your Highness, I have agreed to this matter. I have agreed to it, and it's not enough!"

Zhao Feng quickly stretched out his hand to stop the tears that were rolling in Princess Ankang's eyes.

When she heard that Zhao Feng agreed, Princess Ankang's tears also rolled, and then she didn't know where she disappeared, as if the tears Zhao Feng saw were just illusions.

Zhao Feng couldn't help but sigh:

"They are really made from the same mold!"

Looking at Princess Ankang who burst into laughter in front of him, Zhao Feng couldn't help but think of his old friend.

"General Manager Zhao always keeps his word. Ankang naturally trusts you."

Princess Ankang smiled and used what Zhao Feng had said to Li Xuan before to praise him highly.

Li Xuan was delighted when he saw Princess Ankang's performance. He quickly approached Princess Ankang, rubbed his head against her cheek, meowed coquettishly, and rewarded her happily.

"Meow! (My Ankang is awesome!)"

Li Xuan acted coquettishly with Princess Ankang, and did not forget to peek at Zhao Feng's reaction. He deserved a beating.

Zhao Feng's eyes twitched in anger, but he couldn't do anything to Li Xuan.

"Hehe, old Zhao."

"That's what we call one thing conquers another."

Li Xuan was so proud that he grinned and laughed at Zhao Feng unscrupulously.

"Your Highness, I'll accept this."

"But what I said before was not to deceive Ah Xuan."

"The natural treasures that Ah Xuan asked for are really rare, and I may not be able to find them."

Zhao Feng quickly issued his own disclaimer, fearing that if he didn't find the things in the future, the three little ones would think he was untrustworthy.

Princess Ankang quickly said:

"General Manager Zhao, Ankang saw you and Ah Xuan having fun just now, so I just joked with you."

"Just do your best in this matter, and don't dare to expect results."

"Just that, Ankang and Ah Xuan will be grateful."

Zhao Feng opened his mouth, and all the words he wanted to say were held back in his stomach.

Although he was grateful for Princess Ankang's understanding, he felt a little uncomfortable as if he was looked down upon.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

Zhao Feng was filled with complex emotions, but he could only say this in the end.

As the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, being looked down upon by a child was a novel feeling for him.

He had encountered provocation before, but he usually just ignored it.

How could such a clumsy trap deceive him, a "smiling tiger"?

In terms of martial arts, Zhao Feng was not very confident in himself.

But in the face of intrigue and conspiracy, he was proud of his achievements.

But this constantly burning desire to win made Zhao Feng realize that he had been fooled.

"It's just being looked down upon by a child?"

"Am I really that important?"

Zhao Feng asked himself, but he didn't get an answer immediately.

And this was already a positive answer for him.

Zhao Feng immediately shook his head and didn't continue to dwell on this topic.

He was afraid that he would lose control and make some crazy moves, and promise something that shouldn't be promised.

"By the way, Your Highness."

"The Imperial Garden competition will be held soon, and there should be an oral order from His Majesty later."

Zhao Feng talked about this matter, and successfully aroused the curiosity of Li Xuan and Princess Ankang.

It was already mid-month, but there was no news about the postponed Imperial Garden competition.

Li Xuan almost thought that the competition this month was cancelled by Emperor Yongyuan.

"Oh?"

"General Manager Zhao, can this kind of thing be revealed to us in advance?"

Although Princess Ankang was curious, she still asked cautiously.

She didn't want Zhao Feng to be punished by Emperor Yongyuan for leaking the news to them.

But Zhao Feng shook his head and continued:

"This matter has been widely circulated in the palace, and many people have already known about it."

Zhao Feng smiled slightly, and this sentence was quite meaningful.

"This time the competition in the Imperial Garden will be held outside the palace, and His Majesty did not deliberately conceal this news."

"After all, in order to arrange this matter, the palace also sent many people out, and many people have already noticed it."

Zhao Feng said and glanced at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan immediately understood.

It seems that Zhao Feng knew that Li Xuan had gone to see them yesterday, and specifically told him why Shang Zongguan was not in the palace.

"So that's how it is."

Li Xuan said in his heart, and was also grateful that Zhao Feng told them about this matter.

Although he has a group of cat brothers, the news is not as well-informed as other nobles in the palace.

Especially when these news involve outside the palace, Li Xuan's sources of information are even more insufficient.

"Your Highness can rest assured that His Majesty did not deliberately conceal this matter."

"Therefore, it is not a leak for this old servant to tell Your Highness about this matter."

Zhao Feng first reassured Princess Ankang, and then told everything he could say.

In fact, there is no too important information.

The most important thing is that the competition this month will be held outside the palace.

As for other competitions, they will be held soon, but Zhao Feng has not disclosed the specific date to them.

As for the content of the competition, Zhao Feng never talked about it.

In terms of what can be said and what cannot be said, Zhao Feng knows better than anyone else.

After Zhao Feng left, as he said, a eunuch in flowery clothes came to convey the oral order of Emperor Yongyuan.

Tomorrow, all the princes and princesses will gather in the Imperial Garden to draw lots before this month's competition.

Those who do not draw lots will be treated as abstentions and will be disqualified from participating in this month's competition.

The eunuch in flowery clothes who came to convey the oral order did not mention leaving the palace, but the three children were still very convinced by Zhao Feng's words.

Especially Princess Ankang and Yu'er, after knowing that they could leave the palace for this competition, they were both nervous and looking forward to it.

Princess Ankang has never left the palace in her life. Now that she has the opportunity to leave the palace, she is even more excited.

Compared with this month's competition, she is more concerned about leaving the palace.

Last time, when Li Xuan left the palace, he brought her delicious candied haws.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to leave the palace, Princess Ankang wants to eat it again.

She plans to stand on the bustling street with Li Xuan and Yu'er this time, just like the runny-nosed child on the roadside that Li Xuan mentioned. The three of them watch the excitement on the street, share a candied haws, and enjoy the happiness of ordinary children.

Princess Ankang propped up her chin and sat next to the stone table, looking at the direction outside the palace in the distance with her bright eyes.

"Ah Xuan, do you remember where you bought candied haws last time?"

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Hehe, winter is here, and I am craving candied haws too.

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