Chapter 365: Birds of a Feather Flock Together

At this moment, even Li Xuan could understand why the Seventh Princess was so enamored with the night sky.

"It's so beautiful!"

Everyone sighed in unison.

The tacit words made them stunned at the same time, and then they looked at each other and smiled.

Having lost their interest in competition, they sat together and chatted comfortably. The Seventh Princess, who had been dozing off, was the most talkative at this time.

As one after another appeared on the stage called Night, the Seventh Princess enthusiastically introduced them to everyone, just like the most dedicated host.

Li Xuan could feel that the Seventh Princess had an inexplicable pride in this starry sky. It seemed that it was a great honor for them to live under such a starry sky.

The fifth prince was making insinuations, always trying to bring the topic to poetry and poetry, but every time the eighth prince was distracted by his talk, or Princess Ankang kept her secrets, giving the fifth prince an expression of not wanting to say more. .

While the fifth prince was annoyed to death by the eighth prince, he was also deeply impressed by Princess Ankang's modesty.

"I didn't expect that she has great literary talent, but she is not willing to show off at all."

“It really complies with the saying ‘one bottle does not ring, half the bottle sloshes’.”

The fifth prince shook his head silently and couldn't help but sigh.

Remembering that he once had a very high self-esteem, always looking down on others and admiring himself wherever he went, this made the fifth prince extremely ashamed.

The more he recalled, the more childish he felt in his memory.

Those previous arrogance and boasts only showed his own shallowness.

The fifth prince's face turned red unknowingly as he was silhouetted against the bonfire.

He was actually excited by his past.

"Hey, Brother Five Emperors, why is your face so red?"

Fortunately, it was Princess Ankang who discovered the abnormality of the fifth prince.

"Is the bonfire too bright?"

Princess Ankang looked doubtfully at the bonfire where they were sitting.

The fifth prince stood up suddenly, and then coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"Ahem, it's nothing. I'll just get up and get some fresh air."

After saying that, the fifth prince stood up, turned his back to everyone and took two deep breaths to calm down his mood.

But the more he tried to calm down as soon as possible, the clearer the memories of the past became.

Sure enough, only he knew the good things he had done in the past.

For some reason, those behaviors that once seemed "elegant" suddenly seemed childish in the eyes of the fifth prince.

The fifth prince's sudden maturity made him very uncomfortable.

Others didn't know what the fifth prince was really thinking at this time, and they only thought that he was really too hot from the bonfire.

Princess Ankang rarely had the opportunity to talk so freely with other princes and princesses, and she heard a lot of interesting things.

Especially the Eighth Prince, because this guy is naughty and mischievous, he never lacks interesting things to talk about.

"I still remember that Lao Wu liked to hold a book and shake his head since he was a child. I specially smeared glue on the cover of his book. As a result, the guy remained calm and read the book for three whole days before he was noticed by the waiter. That’s not right.”

The Eighth Prince showed a look of reminiscence.

"You still have the nerve to say that at that time, I was rumored to be holding that book while having a bowel movement. Within two days, someone rumored me to be wiping my butt with a sage's book, which caused me to be scolded several times by my husband at the time!"

The fifth prince turned around suddenly and said angrily. The temperature that had dropped a little was reignited.

The Eighth Prince smiled heartlessly and continued:

"Lao Qi didn't like looking at stars when he was little, but he often watched ants moving."

"Once, when I saw that she was taking it seriously, I flooded the army halfway and rushed the ants back to their hometown. I even cried anxiously."

The seventh princess sat obediently, raising her head to look at the stars. She stared at the stars in the sky and said quietly:

"Huh, you were almost dragged away to purify yourself at that time. If I hadn't interceded with you, should I call you Eighth Eunuch now?"

When the Eighth Prince heard this, he immediately stared unconvinced and said:

"I am a prince, who dares to castrate me!"

"Isn't it the order given by the father at that time?" The seventh princess told the facts calmly.

"That, that, that's because my father doesn't follow martial ethics!"

The Eighth Prince choked for a long time and said rebelliously.

This statement made the others laugh.

The few of them who were behind the scenes were able to compose a few sentences about their father.

When you return to the palace, you have to be careful again.

Li Xuan also didn't expect that the eighth prince was such a naughty kid when he was a child.

"No wonder this guy can be the boss of those little cubs."

Li Xuan silently shook his head and sighed.

But after the Eighth Prince talked about some interesting things from his childhood with the other two people, Princess Ankang became a little quiet.

Because she discovered that no matter whether the fifth prince, seventh prince, and eighth prince were close to each other, they still had some common memories.

No matter how angry and ridiculous it was at the time, many years later it has become an interesting memory.

But Princess Ankang has always been alone since she could remember, and only Yu'er as a peer in Jingyang Palace accompanied her.

As for the other princes and princesses, they only started to have some contact with each other during the later gathering in the Royal Garden.

However, when Princess Ankang attended the party with great expectations, most people did not treat her well, ignoring even the most friendly ones.

Gradually, Princess Ankang no longer had hope, and then there was Princess Ankang who had been sleeping in a corner.

But now it seems that among the princes and princesses, there are not only those who are unfriendly to her.

At that time, in the gathering in the Imperial Garden, the Seventh Princess rarely showed up, and the Fifth Prince came more often at the beginning.

It's just that the Fifth Prince was arrogant at that time and couldn't play with anyone.

After several setbacks, Princess Ankang naturally didn't dare to try to approach the Fifth Prince who was difficult to approach at first glance.

As for the Eighth Prince.

If Princess Ankang remembers correctly, when she first saw the Eighth Prince in the Imperial Garden, the Eighth Prince was also bullied.

Now think about it, among those who bullied the Eighth Prince, there happened to be the Third Prince.

At that time, Princess Ankang only saw it from a distance, and during this competition, she confirmed that the Third Prince was one of the children who bullied the Eighth Prince.

There is no harmony between the royal heirs.

Even if they are born from the same mother, it is still the same. The three brothers and sisters of the eldest prince are obviously a special case.

Because each of their mothers and concubines instilled different values ​​from their own standpoints, the princes and princesses were opposed to each other early on when they were still young.

Who are friends worth getting close to and who are not.

Their mothers and concubines will teach them early.

At the beginning, they will not explain the reason, but only tell them the conclusion.

When they grow up, some people can understand it by themselves, while others still need the guidance of their mothers and concubines.

Born in the royal family, they are destined to become a part of the struggle for power, and no one can escape it.

That is why being able to get rid of the royal power disputes and become a free and easy prince or princess is a beautiful fairy tale belonging to these royal descendants.

This is not a happy ending that can be achieved as long as you are willing to give up.

The effort required may not be easier than climbing to the throne.

But what is interesting is that the four princes and princesses by the campfire are all outliers who dream of fairy tales.

They have no interest in the throne, and they all have things they want to do after leaving the deep palace.

Li Xuan silently looked at the fifth prince, the seventh princess and the eighth prince, and pondered in his heart:

"Can this be considered like-minded?"

Li Xuan turned his head and saw that Princess Ankang was a little depressed. He stretched out his tail and gently touched her little head.

The little girl was not very happy at first, but when she saw Li Xuan comforting herself, she suddenly hugged Li Xuan and rubbed him hard in her arms.

"Ah Xuan, you are so nice!"

Princess Ankang hugged the kitten in her arms and rubbed it non-stop.

Although Li Xuan looked disgusted, he also enjoyed it silently.

The other three people rolled their eyes when they saw Princess Ankang suddenly addicted to cats. It was also the first time for them to see Princess Ankang like this.

"Ankang seems to be very different from the impression."

The three people couldn't help but have similar thoughts in their hearts.

...

A night of silence, in a blink of an eye it was noon the next day.

There was not much time left before the end of this autumn hunting competition.

Somewhat surprisingly, apart from the three of the Fifth Prince, no one else showed up at the finish line.

The eunuchs in flowery clothes lit a stick of incense at the finish line. When the stick burned out, the deadline for the Autumn Hunting Competition would also come.

Seeing that the incense was about to burn out, Princess Ankang asked Li Xuan:

"Ah Xuan, will anyone else come?"

Li Xuan shook his head. There was no movement from anyone else within a radius of five miles.

It seemed that too many people were eliminated in the early stages of the competition, resulting in not many people being able to complete the Autumn Hunting Competition normally.

"I guess there are not many people left in Fanglin Garden now."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Princess Ankang planned to complete the competition, but before that, she still had some things to do.

"Fifth brother, Eighth brother."

Princess Ankang said, throwing out two jade cards, which were their respective credentials.

"Don't say that being a sister is cruel."

Princess Ankang said, and handed each of them a hare.

Of course, the hare in the hands of the Eighth Prince was an old acquaintance of his.

That was a friendship that had protected him from the attack, and it was of considerable commemorative significance.

Then Princess Ankang apologized to the Seventh Princess:

"Seventh Princess, your voucher is not with me, so I can't do anything about it."

The Seventh Princess' voucher was taken away with her maid, and it was irretrievable.

But the Seventh Princess had big dark circles under her eyes, and she just smiled slightly, and didn't take it to heart.

"It's okay, anyway, I've seen enough stars..."

The Seventh Princess tilted her head and actually dozed off while standing, which made the others astonished.

"You can even fall asleep?"

The Eighth Prince was shocked.

"That's pretty good." The Fifth Prince also complained on the side: "I haven't talked to her during the day these few days."

It was Li Xuan's intention to return the vouchers of the Fifth and Eighth Princes to them and let them finish the game.

Last night, Li Xuan specifically instructed Princess Ankang.

Although Princess Ankang didn't know why Li Xuan asked her to do this, she still did it obediently.

Anyway, they couldn't surpass Princess Ankang with just one hare.

It was just a ritual to let them finish the race.

The fifth and eighth princes took the still dozing seventh princess across the finish line and officially finished their race.

They all breathed a sigh of relief.

This competition lasted for ten days, which was not easy for everyone.

No matter what the final result was, they could at least walk back to the finish line.

The three little ones waited for a while, and after confirming that no one could come back, they also crossed the finish line.

At the same time, the incense burned out, and the autumn hunting competition officially ended.

"Huh, it's finally over."

Princess Ankang looked at Li Xuan and Yu'er, and also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the experience of camping in the wild was very novel, the three little ones still accumulated a lot of fatigue after ten days.

Especially in the middle, they had a few real fights, which made them physically and mentally exhausted.

For Princess Ankang and Yu'er, they took a key step this time.

After all, they had never fought with others like that.

Li Xuan hoped that these experiences would bring some positive changes to their mentality.

"In order to survive, competition is inevitable."

"Always avoiding competition will only make people more and more cowardly."

The strong will win and the weak will lose, and the competition will survive.

Li Xuan knew that there was no such thing as settling for one side, but just constantly giving in until there was no more room for retreat.

Even if what you have is so small that it is not worth mentioning to those people, they will still come to plunder you.

Not only are they greedy for what you have, but they also seek pleasure from your embarrassing struggle.

The latter is the real driving force behind them.

After material satisfaction, it is time to pursue spiritual satisfaction.

In such a world, Li Xuan must let Princess Ankang and Yu'er get familiar with the essence of the way of survival, competition, as soon as possible.

After today's game, more people will realize what Princess Ankang has.

Even a vague possibility is enough to make them stretch out their greedy claws.

And Li Xuan needs to bite off those claws one by one.

Even follow the claws and bite open their throats until no one dares to covet Jingyang Palace anymore.

As the deadline for the competition came to an end, the flowery eunuchs waiting at the finish line sang loudly:

"The autumn hunting competition is officially over!"

"Completers of the competition: His Royal Highness the First Prince, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince..."

"Her Royal Highness the Thirteenth Princess!"

Only four people completed the ten-day autumn hunting competition, and the winner will be decided from among them.

"Check the entry certificate, summarize the prey, and calculate the points--"

Then, many flowery eunuchs came forward and did the final statistics of the competition.

The results of the first prince had been counted long ago, and they were just waiting for the results.

The fifth and eighth princes only had a hare in their hands, so they didn't have much work to do.

Princess Ankang was in trouble.

Li Xuan poured out a lot of prey from the Emperor Hong bone ring.

In addition, Dabai and several horses also carried a lot of prey.

These were hunted by the three little ones themselves, and some were robbed from others, and the number was really not small.

Li Xuan looked at the busy eunuchs in flowery clothes and said to himself:

"The competition in August is over."

"This year is almost over..."

Li Xuan looked up in the direction of the palace and felt that the competitions in the next few months would definitely be more exciting.