Chapter 409 It’s Really Just a Little Black Cat (10,000 Words Long Chapter!)

The three little ones won the first game with a great start.

They took a short break and prepared for the next game.

To advance to the semi-finals, they had to win three games today.

But for those who won the first game, the next two games were scheduled in the afternoon, so they had plenty of time to rest.

Of course, this is only for the three little ones.

For others, playing three high-intensity Cuju games in one day is still very strenuous, and they need to arrange their physical strength well.

Otherwise, the performance in the following games will only get worse and worse.

In this case, the depth of the team's bench is also tested.

Like the Jingyang Palace, with Li Xuan, the cat, they can barely make up the team members, so there is naturally no bench.

But for some teams with sufficient personnel, it is not a problem to rotate in every game.

Only the princes and princesses need to be more tired, after all, they are the captains and they need to be forced to appear in every game.

After the three little ones sat back in the stands, they began to drink water and rest. Li Xuan also took out some snacks from the Emperor Hong bone ring and ate with the two girls while watching, as if they were on a spring outing.

"Your Highness, you just kicked a few times with the Sixth Princess. Are you okay?"

Yu'er took off Princess Ankang's shoes and socks, and checked her while letting her feet dry.

The end of their previous game was almost a duel between Princess Ankang and the Sixth Princess. The remaining four people were just responsible for passing the ball.

There were several rounds when the two fought fiercely, and there was no pass. Princess Ankang kicked over, and the Sixth Princess kicked it back directly. They went back and forth several times in a row. In the end, it was the Sixth Princess who made a mistake and kicked the ball out of the field, which brought the anxious scene to an end.

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

"It doesn't hurt at all, and kicking the ball hard makes me feel much better."

Princess Ankang smiled and answered in a low voice. It seems that she really likes playing Cuju.

Li Xuan looked at Princess Ankang's feet. There was not even a red mark on her white and tender feet.

This made him think that if Princess Ankang's physique continued to strengthen in the future, she might become a saint in the flesh, and crush other human practitioners with her simple strength and speed.

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang were the opposite of each other. He, the little cat, practiced the human cultivation method, while Ankang, the human princess, became stronger and stronger.

On the Cuju field, the game continued.

However, the game after them was obviously much weirder.

Some gave up the game before it started and handed over the victory.

There were also those who kicked more fiercely than the three little ones, and the ball went towards people.

However, there was also a tacit understanding among them, that is, the nobles kicked the nobles, and the servants kicked the servants.

The royal heirs used the ball to hit each other, and the servants were not polite to each other.

Previously, Zhao Fengyong dragged down the eunuch who served the Sixth Princess and beat him to death with sticks in the name of insubordination.

The teams that followed seemed to receive some kind of signal from this punishment and began to attack each other according to their status.

But there is only one thing that is certain, the game that is being played now is much more intense than before.

"Why are they all so excited all of a sudden?"

Li Xuan looked a little strange on the field.

Perhaps the game between Princess Ankang and the Sixth Princess gave them new inspiration. In short, this Cuju game is no longer like a Cuju game.

The ball on the field always goes to people, not the Fengliu Eye on the goal.

But these have nothing to do with the three little ones at this time.

They were enjoying the warm autumn sun in the stands and admiring the slightly bloody Cuju game in front of them.

"Is it all the same idea?"

Many people off the field had this idea.

In this Cuju game, except for a few teams, the strength of most people was almost the same.

Under such circumstances, it is not easy to decide the winner by Cuju alone.

Especially since both sides are warriors, it is not difficult for them to defend a ball-sized Fengliuyan when their strength is not much different.

The difficulty lies in how to break through the opponent's defense.

Now it seems that they have found a consistent answer.

In this Cuju competition, because each game lasts for a relatively short time, coupled with the changes in the previous match between Princess Ankang and the Sixth Princess, Zhao Feng stipulated that from now on, players cannot be replaced during the game, but players can be replaced during the halftime break and between games.

Otherwise, frequent changes of players during the game will inevitably affect the time of the game, and all the elimination games today cannot be completed.

Due to the emergence of this rule, if the opponent's players are injured during the game, it will obviously have a great advantage, and even cause a three-on-two or three-on-one situation.

In this case, it will be much easier to break the opponent's goal.

As for the temporary addition of this rule, there was no other idea, and only Zhao Feng knew it.

"Oh my God, another one was injured."

Princess Ankang looked at a close eunuch who was carried off the field, and couldn't help feeling that the sour plum in her mouth was even more sour.

The eunuch's calf was strangely bent, and it was obvious that his bones were broken by the kick.

Even a warrior could not withstand the heavy ball attacking one part in succession.

The game on the field was almost deadlocked, but there was a loss of players before the whistle.

The opposing team was cheering. Although they didn't have much time left, they only needed to break through the defense of two people.

On the other hand, the side with the loss of players was now ashen, and it was obviously desperate to the extreme.

"These guys, without any skills, all rely on strength to make miracles."

Li Xuan shook his head, despising their way of playing to the extreme.

After all, there are still a few people who are as proficient in Cuju as the eighth prince, and most people are still in the stage of chickens fighting each other.

Since no one can do anything to the other, they can only resort to this last resort and win by surprise.

But this also makes the game much more barbaric, less entertaining, and more bloody.

But Zhao Feng did not stop this situation, or after Li Xuan left the field, he just strolled back and forth on the sidelines. It seemed that he was inspecting every game, but Li Xuan felt that he was taking a walk to kill time.

The game was played one after another, and the injured people continued to appear.

But so far, there has been no case of injuries to the princes and princesses.

After all, although they can attack each other unscrupulously, it is obvious that the attendants dare not.

The attendants not only have to endure the attacks between the attendants, but also have to endure the hospitality of the nobles on the opposite side.

This has led to the fact that all the attendants are kicked off the field now.

As for those little beans with a huge difference in strength, many of them dare not go on the field easily.

If the opponent is equal to themselves, it’s okay, but if they meet brothers and sisters who are much stronger than themselves, they will directly choose to surrender.

After all, the little kids knew very well that these bastards would not take care of themselves in the game, and they might be severely punished.

Although the little kids were small, they were not stupid.

Of course, there were also some who tried regardless of the difference in strength.

This kind of thing naturally involved our eighteenth prince, His Royal Highness Li Xiong.

Li Xiong asked his eunuch to carry him on the court. He was afraid of hurting himself, so he hid behind him the whole time and used the eunuch as a shield.

But this situation only lasted for half a game.

Before the halftime break, Li Xiong's two eunuchs were outnumbered and were beaten by the opponent and left the Cuju field.

Li Xiong, who was left alone, did not dare to continue the competition. He gave up the game immediately, and went into his mother's arms in shame, crying loudly that the opponent was shameless.

This time, Li Xiong's mother did not scold him, but held him in her arms and comforted him gently.

Li Xuan took a look and just smiled.

But he found that Princess Ankang couldn't help but look at Li Xiong's direction a few more times.

Li Xuan immediately understood Princess Ankang's thoughts, but he didn't say much. He just leaned silently in Princess Ankang's arms and gently swept Princess Ankang's chin with his tail intentionally or unintentionally.

"Hehe, Ah Xuan, it's itchy."

Princess Ankang was attracted by Li Xuan's attention, and she retracted her gaze and started playing with Li Xuan, making bursts of silver bell-like laughter.

Yu'er on the side also watched with a smile, and then handed over snacks at the right time, and fed Li Xuan and Princess Ankang personally, so that they could not stop eating while playing.

But they didn't notice that the eyes of the eldest prince in the distance were lingering on them, staring blankly.

"Brother, brother."

"It's your turn to go on stage."

The fourth prince on the side reminded the dazed eldest prince repeatedly.

The eldest prince woke up as if from a dream, and then reacted.

"Oh, I know."

After that, the eldest prince hurriedly walked onto the stage with his people.

The fourth prince looked at his back, sighed helplessly, and couldn't help looking at the empty stands.

There were only two girls and a cat in the stands, but their small bodies were enough to fill the entire stands.

Not only the fourth prince, many people were observing the three little ones at this moment.

But when everyone saw their harmonious relationship, they couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

Because they found that Princess Ankang didn't seem to be as miserable as they imagined in the cold palace.

She even lived a more relaxed and comfortable life than many of them.

Some people were jealous, some were emotional, and the reactions were varied.

But everyone knew that Princess Ankang's existence had become increasingly difficult to ignore, and even to the point where it had to be taken seriously.

At this time, the eldest prince also brought his team to the sidelines, but the game did not start because the opponent directly gave up.

"Here they come again. It seems that these guys have already discussed it."

Li Xuan glanced at them and said to himself.

He had already seen that these people had already signed up for a group. If they met a group, those with inferior strength would directly admit defeat. If they were of similar strength, they would even draw lots in front of everyone, and whoever drew the lot would advance.

The main point is not to consume each other internally.

If they meet someone who is not in the same group as them, they will fight to the death. Even if they cannot win, they will consume the opponent severely.

This is why the previous competition suddenly became fierce.

And how these people stick together should be related to the people they support.

Now it can be seen that the eldest prince has recruited a lot of people.

The competition between the eldest prince and the fourth prince can be said to be smooth and smooth.

As for other groups, judging from the number of people, they are obviously not as good as the eldest prince.

"It seems that they have made a lot of efforts in addition to the competition."

Li Xuan licked his paws, but he didn't care about their sticking together.

No matter how many people are tied behind the eldest prince, the three little ones on the Cuju field have to face three people, right?

As long as his little cat is there, the eldest prince will change his tricks, and it won't work no matter how many people he plays.

Even if Concubine Zhang is pulled to the field, Li Xuan will never give them a chance of winning.

The morning game ended quickly, and more than half of the people were eliminated. In the afternoon, the promotion game will begin until the top four are decided today.

At noon, a grand luncheon was organized in the Imperial Garden.

In addition to the participating princes and princesses, there are also concubines in the harem.

It can be said that most of the nobles in the harem have been gathered together.

According to the regulations, the concubines sat down one by one in the pavilions of the Imperial Garden according to their status.

Those with lower status could not sit in the pavilions, but could only sit around the pavilions.

As for the princes and princesses, as the younger generation, they naturally need to give up these good seats to the concubines as the elders.

Moreover, most of them are young at heart, and they prefer to find a place with good scenery in the imperial garden to dine with other close brothers and sisters, and they can also be less restricted.

The three little ones were too lazy to find another place, and planned to set up a table near the stand where they had been sitting to eat.

Anyway, there was no one else here except themselves, so they could use the place as they wanted.

Princess Ankang asked Zhao Feng, and Zhao Dazongguan agreed to help them arrange it generously.

Zhao Feng was about to ask his eunuchs in flowery clothes to do it, but someone shouted:

"Zhao Zongguan, please find a bigger table and an extra set of bowls and chopsticks."

The eighth prince came over and said shamelessly.

But there was something even more shameless behind.

"Add one."

"Add two."

"Add three."

Princess Yuan'an, the fifth prince and the seventh princess also came over and shouted one by one like counting.

Princess Yuan'an said with a smile:

"Sister Ankang, you should not mind if we have a meal together?"

Princess Ankang smiled and nodded nonchalantly:

"I am naturally honored, but..."

Princess Ankang said, looking at Zhao Feng with an inquiring look.

Zhao Feng immediately understood and said:

"With the status of your highnesses, you can share the imperial meal in the name of a banquet."

Hearing this answer, Princess Ankang said happily:

"Really?"

"Then I will trouble General Manager Zhao to arrange it."

Zhao Feng looked carefully at Princess Ankang's expression and found that she was really happy from the bottom of her heart. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"It's really the style of Concubine Xiao in the past."

Zhao Feng immediately took the order and went down to make arrangements.

When the others heard the conversation between Princess Ankang and Zhao Feng, they were immediately overjoyed.

"Sister Ankang, it seems that we can have the imperial meal together?"

"It's really a great honor."

Princess Yuan An exclaimed.

Even though she is the empress's legitimate daughter, she has never tasted the imperial meal.

The rules in the palace are strict. There must be no violation of the rules. Everything must be in accordance with the rules, otherwise it will cause trouble.

The fifth and eighth princes also looked at Princess Ankang unexpectedly, and then they were full of admiration in their hearts.

"Sure enough, people who can write such poems are also noble in character."

The fifth prince looked at Princess Ankang and gradually felt like looking at an idol.

"If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to share this honor with others so easily, right?"

The eighth prince asked himself, feeling ashamed.

The Seventh Princess yawned and said happily, "Hey, is there something delicious?"

The table was quickly arranged, and several people sat down in the open space under the stands, very close to the three Cuju fields.

To be honest, until now, no one has set up tables beside the stadium and the stands.

Princess Ankang and her friends were the first.

After sitting down, several people began to chat about today's game.

"Seventh Princess, I don't think I saw you play this morning."

Princess Ankang asked curiously.

She had paid attention to everyone's games in the morning, but she had no impression of the Seventh Princess at all.

"Uh, this..."

The Seventh Princess smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Ankang, don't ask, she just came, she must have just got up now."

The Eighth Prince said with a smile.

They all looked at the Seventh Princess in shock.

As a result, the Seventh Princess lowered her head embarrassedly and complained: "Although I signed up for the game, the game time is too early, I really can't get up."

"Alas, I really tried my best."

The Seventh Princess said resentfully.

Li Xuan looked at the big dark circles on her face all year round, and he believed it.

She must have tried her best to get here at noon after getting up.

However, it was obviously a Cuju game, but the Seventh Princess just came to have lunch. Anyone who heard this would say "outrageous".

As for the Fifth Prince, he met the Third Prince in the first game and unfortunately lost.

"That guy with a head full of muscles!"

The Fifth Prince was obviously very unconvinced when he mentioned his defeat.

But facing the Third Prince who had already practiced true qi and entered the sixth rank, I'm afraid most people would not be able to get a good result, after all, his strength is there.

The Fifth Prince also had some research on Cuju and his skills were not bad.

In the end, he still lost to the Third Prince's overwhelming strength.

The Fifth Prince did not dare to block the Third Prince's shot, for fear of breaking his leg. There was no room for his skills to be used, which made him so resentful.

Princess Yuan An, contrary to everyone's expectations, chose to abstain from the game.

It turned out that she was bribed by the Fourth Prince on the spot for a box of colorful glass marbles.

The Fourth Prince persuaded her with emotion and reason.

Princess Yuan An also thought about it and felt that she had no chance of winning the Cuju game, so she agreed to this condition.

Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "It really looks like the style of the Fourth Prince, but it's hard to say whether the glass marbles are real or not."

He had seen the Fourth Prince's ability to make fakes look real in Jingyang Palace before.

Concubine Zhang liked to smash things when she was angry, so the Fourth Prince arranged for people to replace everything in the palace with fakes in advance. As for where the original real things went, it was estimated that only he knew best.

While the few people were chatting, General Manager Zhao had already arranged the imperial meal.

The delicacies were presented one after another, which also broadened the horizons of the princes and princesses.

Even if they were royal descendants, they didn't have many opportunities to eat imperial meals.

Occasionally, their mother was rewarded with a few imperial dishes, so they could try them.

There has never been an opportunity to feast like today.

For the three little ones, this was the food they ate on weekdays, and they were no longer surprised.

No matter how precious the food was, after eating and seeing it more often, it was just like that.

Sometimes, street snacks were not as attractive to the three little ones.

People are like this, it is difficult to perceive the preciousness of things they already have, and they always pay more attention to things they don’t have.

As one imperial dish after another was presented, the eyes of others were gradually attracted.

They all noticed that there were so many foods on this small table that they had only heard of but never tasted.

You have to know that all the people present were nobles in the palace, either royal heirs or concubines in the palace, and they were definitely the best in the whole Daxing.

But at this moment, they actually coveted the food on other people’s tables.

They not only coveted the imperial dishes, but also the treatment.

Even though they were the four concubines, they felt that the delicacies on the table were beginning to be hard to swallow, and they felt sour in their hearts.

Concubine Zhang was the most unreserved, she snorted coldly and threw the pair of chopsticks in her hand onto the dishes.

The other three people naturally knew what Concubine Zhang was angry about, but unlike the tit-for-tat in the past, they did not choose to make sarcastic remarks now, but fell silent.

The more rules are followed in a place, the more important the treatment is, and it can even be said that this is everything.

And the imperial meal is the highest standard in terms of eating.

Even the four concubines were also envious of such favor.

But now, this favor fell on the head of a princess in the cold palace, how could this not make everyone feel depressed.

But the four concubines also have the self-restraint of the four concubines.

Even though Concubine Zhang was usually crazy, it was not good to lose her demeanor in front of the other four people at this time.

In the past, when sitting in their own pavilions, there were still dependent lower-ranking concubines holding themselves.

But the four concubines who were all of equal status were not allowed to spoil each other.

"Oh, sister, why did you put down your chopsticks? Eat more vegetables, otherwise you will be hungry in the afternoon."

A charming woman in a pink palace skirt advised and picked up a vegetable for Concubine Zhang.

This person was Concubine Su De, one of the four concubines, but she looked much younger than Concubine Zhang and Concubine Zhao Shu.

Concubine Zhang saw Concubine Su De picking up a vegetable for her and glared at her.

Who in the palace didn't know that Concubine Zhang didn't like vegetables?

Isn't this clearly adding fuel to the fire?

"What's wrong, sister?"

"Don't you like vegetables?"

Concubine Su De asked innocently.

"But sister is so old, how can you not eat some vegetables?"

"Tomorrow morning, I have to poop..."

"Hmm!"

Concubine Zhao Shu coughed quickly and interrupted Concubine Su De's next words.

"Ah, sister, why are you coughing? Drink some water."

Su Defei hurriedly handed a cup of tea to Zhao Shufei, but Zhao Shufei secretly winked at her and glared at her.

Su Defei giggled and pretended not to see it.

Zhao Shufei couldn't help rolling her eyes.

The four concubines were all close to each other because of their respective positions and backgrounds.

Zhao Shufei and Su Defei were closer, and if you look closely, they were also related.

After all, there were only so many people in the court of Daxing, and they had already become a family through marriage.

Especially when they were both nobles, the relationship could only be closer.

Zhao Shufei and Su Defei were both from noble families, but Su Defei was younger and her children were less than two years old, not even a little kid.

Without children to support, young age, and strong family power, Su Defei developed such a joking personality.

Anyway, in her current situation, there is no hope of climbing up, and it is impossible to fall down. She can only find some fun for herself to fill the boring life in the harem.

Concubine Zhao Shu had no way to deal with Su Defei, who only sought fun, and Concubine Zhang was too lazy to pay attention to her.

As for the last of the four concubines, it was Concubine Yang Xian, who had been silent all the time.

Like Concubine Zhang, this person was born in a civil official family that could not be ignored in the court. Her ancestors had nearly ten prime minister-level officials, which shows the influence of her family.

Don't think that the Daxing Dynasty, which lasted for nearly a thousand years, has only produced so many prime ministers.

In the long river of history, many glorious families were buried.

For the big families that still exist today, this is already a remarkable achievement.

After thousands of years of history, they also understand that for the family, only survival is the most important.

No matter how glorious they were in their lifetime, if the family cannot continue to survive, it is completely meaningless.

Concubine Yang's family is one of the oldest families in the court today, and its influence in the civil service lineage is not inferior to that of Concubine Zhang's family.

However, like Concubine Su De, Concubine Yang is relatively young, so she is not so keen on the competition in the harem.

Moreover, she is the only one of the four concubines who has no children.

From the time the four concubines sat down to eat in this pavilion until now, Concubine Yang has never taken the initiative to speak, but just ate silently and listened to others.

This shows that her personality is relatively taciturn.

Unlike Concubine Su De who is still keen on finding fun, Concubine Yang is completely non-competitive and maintains the most low-key presence in the harem.

The four concubines in the harem have different personalities, but each has their own personality.

Li Xuan's ears are sharp, and he couldn't help but smile in his heart when he heard the discussion in the distance.

"Go ahead and be jealous."

Speaking of which, it was the first time for them to eat imperial meals in front of others.

Unexpectedly, it would cause such a big reaction.

Sure enough, hearing about this is one thing, and seeing it with your own eyes is another.

The concubines of lower rank had a lot to say, but the four concubines in the pavilion didn't say anything, so they didn't dare to speak casually.

After all, if the flattery hits the horse's leg, it will be a hoof.

At this time, it is better to learn from others to eat quietly with your head down, and don't be the first to stand out.

But the other young princes and princesses may not be able to bear it.

In the distance, the eldest prince's three siblings who had just received the news stood in the corner, looking at the table of imperial meals in silence.

And the Sixth Princess was so angry that she almost bit her silver teeth.

"Why!"

The Sixth Princess was so angry that she stomped her feet. It was enough that she lost to Princess Ankang today, but she didn't expect to be angry with Princess Ankang at noon.

When Concubine Zhang was angry with them because of this matter before, the Sixth Princess thought it was not necessary, but now she completely understood Concubine Zhang's feelings.

“It’s so infuriating!”

"Forget it, this is all won by Ankang, there is no point in us saying this."

The eldest prince couldn't help but persuade his sister with a smile when he saw her cute angry look.

But the sixth princess still felt unsatisfied, and stomped on a small stone on the ground with her feet frantically, as if it was Princess Ankang.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

"Stinky girl, how come you suddenly become so powerful!"

The eldest prince couldn't help but laugh when he saw the sixth princess acting like a child.

He was just about to take his sister back with the fourth prince to continue eating, but he saw the fourth prince looking solemnly at the table of Princess Ankang and the others.

The fourth prince was not looking at the table of food, but at the people sitting at the table.

The fifth prince, the seventh princess, the eighth prince, and Princess Yuan'an.

All of them were outliers among the royal heirs, but they all gathered around Princess Ankang now.

Before this, the fourth prince had never seen them gathered together.

This combination can be said to be the first time in the palace.

The fourth prince believed that it was Princess Ankang who brought about this change.

Princess Ankang brought together all the unstable factors in the palace, which made the fourth prince very uneasy.

He couldn't even imagine what these people could do when they got together.

"Fourth brother, what's wrong with you?"

The eldest prince asked with concern.

The fourth prince came back to his senses, thought about it, and finally shook his head without saying anything.

"It's okay, let's go back first."

"We still have to continue the game in the afternoon, we can't go hungry."

The eldest prince said to his younger brothers and sisters with a smile, and then pulled them back to continue eating lunch.

On the other hand, Princess Ankang had already eaten happily.

Princess Ankang held Li Xuan and didn't let him go to the table.

After all, this is outside, and there are still some rules to abide by. You can't let Li Xuan run around the table like usual, and eat whatever he wants directly from the plate.

Yu'er was the same. She could only wait for Princess Ankang to finish her meal before it was her turn to have lunch.

When they were outside, they were never as relaxed as when they were alone with the three of them.

The rules in the palace were sometimes really annoying.

Every time at this time, Li Xuan wanted to take the two girls out to have fun and venture into the world.

But all this would have to wait until they had enough strength in the future. It was too early to say now.

At the dinner table, the performance of the other people was quite restrained.

After all, although it was an imperial meal, the taste was just a little better than what they usually ate, the ingredients were a little rarer, and the production process was a little more complicated.

Apart from that, there was nothing too special.

After all, there were princesses and princes present, so they didn't eat like wolves.

Well, except for the Eighth Prince.

"Old Eighth, be polite!"

"You really don't treat yourself as an outsider."

The Fifth Prince couldn't stand it anymore and talked for a while.

It was a rare opportunity to eat the imperial meal, which was a great honor. However, the Eighth Prince was like a starving ghost, devouring the food on the table.

"Bullshit!"

"I may only eat the imperial meal once in my life, why am I being so reserved like you?"

"And with so many dishes, you will definitely not starve."

After all, the Eighth Prince was a royal heir, and he adhered to the most basic dining etiquette. At least when he talked to the Fifth Prince, he did not spray the food in his face, but covered his mouth with his hand.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince did not listen to him at all, the Fifth Prince felt helpless.

Although he was nominally the elder brother, he was really only a few days older than the Eighth Prince.

And when did the Eighth Prince ever show brotherly love and respect to his younger brother?

Fortunately, there was enough food for everyone, otherwise someone would not be full today.

Seeing that everyone was eating happily, Princess Ankang could not help but smile.

After all, this was the first time she invited the royal brothers and sisters to have a meal together.

While she was eating her own food, she also did not forget to pick up some food for Li Xuan.

Although they had eaten a lot of snacks while watching the game just now, they still had to eat, otherwise their stomachs would not be at ease.

And they still had a game in the afternoon, so they had to eat more to have strength, right?

There were many outsiders in the Imperial Garden at the moment, and Li Xuan also lay obediently in Princess Ankang's arms, waiting to be fed.

Now many people disliked Princess Ankang and were waiting to catch her pigtails and make some trouble.

Li Xuan would naturally not make trouble at this time.

Everyone had a full lunch, and Yu'er also found an opportunity to go out for dinner.

It was just a pity that they could not find a chance to sit down and eat together in the Imperial Garden.

But the three little ones could not completely ignore the rules of the palace, so they could only abide by the rules for now.

After eating, these freeloaders sincerely thanked Princess Ankang and made an agreement to invite her back in the future.

According to the palace rules, after being invited to a banquet, one must return the invitation once, otherwise it is considered as being ignorant of etiquette.

The Eighth Prince and others also had their own considerations for making this invitation.

Now that Jingyang Palace is being renovated, they also want to see if Princess Ankang can become a normal royal heir like them in the future and can interact normally with others.

If Princess Ankang cannot accept the invitation in the future, she may not be able to enter and leave Jingyang Palace at will.

If she can accept the invitation, the situation will be very different.

That proves that Princess Ankang can enter and leave Jingyang Palace freely in the future and become a normal royal princess.

After lunch, Zhao Feng sent the eunuch in flowery clothes to remove the table.

There will be a Cuju game later, and it is too incongruous to put a dining table here.

Princess Ankang sat in the stands and chatted with the Eighth Prince and others.

Except for Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince, the others had been eliminated early, and they just stayed to watch the excitement in the afternoon.

The Seventh Princess, who was sitting next to Princess Ankang, was too full and fell asleep again by leaning on Princess Ankang's shoulder unconsciously.

Li Xuan looked at the Seventh Princess sleeping quickly and soundly, and couldn't help but sigh that this girl had some talent.

"You can fall asleep right after eating, you are so talented."

Needless to say, the Seventh Princess stayed up all night last night and went on a date with Xingxing.

"I have nothing to do in the afternoon, so I'll stay and watch your game."

The Fifth Prince said while sitting in the stands.

"Ankang, today's game is so intense, don't you have any feelings?"

Everyone was a little confused about the Fifth Prince's strange question, only Li Xuan knew what he wanted to do.

Li Xuan silently buried his head in Princess Ankang's arms and held back his laughter.

"It's, it's okay."

"I can't say I have any feelings."

"I'm happy to have lunch with everyone at noon."

Princess Ankang smiled gently.

"Is that so..."

The Fifth Prince couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

But thinking about it, he felt that he was a little bit unkind.

He had clearly eaten a meal of Princess Ankang's imperial meal, and he was going to listen to a poem for free. He was really too greedy.

"Yes, if we are talking about writing poems, it should be me who should do it."

"Ankang has lived in the deep palace for a long time and suffered a lot of grievances, but he didn't take his anger out on us at all, and invited us to share the honor of the imperial meal."

The fifth prince thought about this and couldn't help but start thinking about the idea of ​​writing poems. He seemed to have grasped a glimmer of inspiration.

"Being treated unfairly, but not complaining about the world, keeping the kindness and gentleness in your heart..."

The fifth prince muttered to himself, but others didn't care much.

It should be said that this is the normal state of the fifth prince on weekdays.

It was already a very abnormal state to be able to sit down and have a good meal and chat with them just now.

Princess Yuan An was staring nervously at the seventh princess and Li Xuan who were sleeping on Princess Ankang's shoulders.

Because she found that the distance between the Seventh Princess and Li Xuan was so close.

"How can this be? Even I have never been so close to Ah Xuan."

Princess Yuan An thought aggrievedly, and was worried that the Seventh Princess would slip her head and have a close contact with Li Xuan.

If this is really the case, Princess Yuan An will kick the quilt to sleep tonight.

Li Xuan felt that the back of his head was silently heating up, and he didn't even need to look to know whose burning gaze it was.

"Let the kitten go."

Li Xuan was afraid of this Princess Yuan An.

"If you want to play with me, just play with me directly."

"You always keep silent and stare at me from the side, which makes me uncomfortable."

Seeing that the three weirdos were acting weird again, the self-proclaimed relatively normal Eighth Prince said to Princess Ankang:

"Ankang, what breed is your cat, do you know?"

The Eighth Prince wanted to ask this question for a long time, and he couldn't hold it back for a long time, so he asked it out.

"I know."

Princess Ankang said as a matter of course.

"What kind?"

The Eighth Prince's eyes widened and he immediately asked.

"A black cat."

Hearing this answer, the Eighth Prince could not help but groan and almost vomited blood.

"I'm not asking you that."

The Eighth Prince explained helplessly:

"It's impossible for an ordinary black cat to have such power." The Eighth Prince pointed to the Cuju field, obviously talking about what happened before.

"It's impossible to have such high intelligence."

As he said, he lowered his head and looked at Li Xuan who buried his head in Princess Ankang's arms.

Although Li Xuan did not show much in front of the Eighth Prince, he had already seen it.

The previous decisive judgment of counterattack after saving people was not something that ordinary beasts could make.

The eunuch who was kicked by Li Xuan slid out of the field by the toes of the Sixth Princess. This was not an accident, but intentional.

If the Eighth Prince had not studied both animal training and Cuju, he might not have been able to see the specialness of Li Xuan's kick.

While Li Xuan resolved the crisis and punished the opponent, he did not forget to severely intimidate the Sixth Princess, and accurately controlled the strength to avoid accidental injuries.

With so many coincidences, it was hard for the Eighth Prince to believe that it was just Li Xuan's luck.

But if it was all calculated by the little black cat in front of him, it would be a bit too scary.

The Eighth Prince could not imagine that this was something that a seemingly harmless little cat could do.

But Princess Ankang did not quite understand what the Eighth Prince said.

In her eyes, although Li Xuan was special, he was just a little black cat.

Princess Ankang raised Li Xuan from childhood to adulthood, and this was still very clear.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince swore to deny that Li Xuan was a black cat, Princess Ankang muttered a little unconvinced:

"But Ah Xuan is a little black cat."