Chapter 149 The little thieving cat is coming

Chapter 149 The little thieving cat is coming

Li Xuan used the water drops to see clearly the black spots on the chess pieces.

The thing on the chess piece is not a black dot at all, but an extremely small text.

【Law】

There is a smaller logo under the word "法" ​​that says "三".

"What does it mean?"

After Li Xuan clearly read the words on it, he handed the chess piece to Princess Ankang and Yu'er, and then dripped water on it.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er immediately saw the words on it through the water drops.

"This is!?"

The two little girls' reactions were exactly the same as Li Xuan's.

While his mouth opened slightly, his eyes widened.

They were both surprised that there were words engraved on the chess pieces, and they were also surprised that the water droplets could actually enlarge the words.

"Ah, Ah Xuan, what are you doing, how can water droplets still..."

Yu'er stammered and couldn't speak clearly.

Princess Ankang reacted quickly and ran directly back to the house to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Nowadays, Jingyang Palace is plentiful with supplies, and there are as many of these things as you need.

She silently wrote down the words on the chess pieces according to the memories she saw earlier.

First there was a big word "法", and then a much smaller character "三" was written under the word "法".

The characters of Princess Ankang are written in large letters, making it easy to read at a glance.

"Sister Yu'er, help me get a pair of scissors."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Yu'er didn't waste any time and quickly found scissors.

After Princess Ankang took the scissors, she cut the words she had written on the paper directly into a small, square copybook.

Then press the previous chess piece with words on the copybook.

"Axuan, how many such chess pieces do you think there will be in here?"

Princess Ankang's eyes lit up and she said excitedly.

"Your Highness, are you saying there are many chess pieces with words like this in here?"

"When do we have to find a time to go?"

Yu'er looked at the chess pieces on the chessboard and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Sister Yu'er, we have nothing to do anyway, and aren't you curious about what the words on it will be when they are connected together?"

Princess Ankang has become interested and is about to have a big fight.

Although Yu'er felt that this was not a simple matter, she still planned to have a good time with Princess Ankang.

"It's rare that His Highness is so interested. I must not let him down."

Yu'er looked at the energetic Princess Ankang and Li Xuan and couldn't help but smile.

"As long as His Highness and Ah Xuan are happy, Yu'er will be happy too."

Yu'er thought silently, got up, went to fetch a basin of water, and came back. She was going to use the dripping water to read the words, and then asked Princess Ankang if she needed anything else.

The three little ones gathered together and studied how to act later.

Li Xuan quickly found the chess piece that he had spit out before, then swept it aside, shaking his head at Princess Ankang and Yu'er, then pointed at the chess piece on the copybook, then pointed at his mouth, and opened it , sticking out the pink tongue.

"Axuan, you don't want to say that you can taste the chess pieces with words on them, right?" Yu'er joked.

As a result, the next moment, she saw Li Xuan nodding wildly.

Although he relies on the subtle taste to distinguish, there is actually no problem if he tastes it.

"That saves a lot of effort."

Princess Ankang clapped her hands and said happily.

"In this way, Ah Xuan, you pick out the chess pieces with the words on them. Sister Yu'er and I will sort out the words on them and finally see what they are."

"Sister Yu'er, help me put the water drops on the chess pieces, and then help me cut the copybook and arrange the chess pieces."

"In this case, it shouldn't take long for us to sort out all the words."

Princess Ankang assigned the tasks in a few words. She felt like a female general on the battlefield, scolding Fang Qiu with a snap of her fingers, and she was very high-spirited.

It was the first time that Li Xuan and Yu'er saw Princess Ankang looking so majestic. They couldn't help but raise their hands together and responded loudly:

"Meow!"

"As you command!"

Seeing that Li Xuan also folded his two front paws together, Princess Ankang's face suddenly turned red.

She felt that she was a little too "arrogant" just now.

This made her a little uncomfortable.

Li Xuan and Yu'er couldn't help laughing when they saw Princess Ankang's cute blushing look.

Princess Ankang suddenly felt even more embarrassed.

"Oh, stop laughing, stop laughing."

"Sister Yu'er, Ah Xuan——"

Princess Ankang trailed off in a long voice, covering her red face in shame and not daring to raise her head.

Joyous laughter came from Jingyang Palace, and the eunuchs in colorful clothes guarding the door heard it.

The two eunuchs in colorful clothes looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.

The eunuchs in colorful clothes who have come to Jingyang Palace to guard the gate all know that although Jingyang Palace is a cold palace, it is not deserted.

It is even more humane than other places in the palace.

In the past, they felt that Princess Ankang was pitiful.

But now I don’t feel that way.

To a certain extent, Princess Ankang actually lived a happier life than anyone else in the palace.

Even the usually ruthless eunuch in floral clothes can find a trace of softness that has been sealed in his heart for a long time through the gate of Jingyang Palace.

…

The bright clouds are bright and red, the sun is setting, the clouds are shining, and the moon is shining brightly.

As the weather gets warmer and warmer, Grandpa Sun's off-duty time is constantly being delayed. He always puts one foot on the west mountain early every day, but has to wait for a long time before he can clock in and go home.

After working hard all afternoon, the three little ones finally found all the chess pieces with words on them and recorded the words on them.

But before I could take a closer look, dinner was delivered.

The three little ones were so hungry that they took the copybooks and chess pieces back into the house and studied them after dinner.

After eating and drinking, they sat around the room drinking tea and digesting their dinner.

Princess Ankang couldn't wait to take out the copybooks she had written and began to study them.

"Axuan, what do you think these are?"

Li Xuan huddled in Princess Ankang's arms and watched the numbers with serial numbers with him, already having some suspicions in his mind.

There are a total of 361 chess pieces in their hands, 181 of which have words on them, accounting for half of them.

However, the word order above is in such a mess that it is impossible to piece together the complete content.

Li Xuan believed that perhaps half of it was still in the eldest prince's Go game.

Only now did he understand that the second Royal Garden Competition was not over. It could even be said that the excitement was just about to begin.

"Emperor Yongyuan is a bit interesting, but I don't know if he has guessed that Ankang can also get a pair of Go."

Li Xuan thought in his heart that he already understood what the real test of this round was.

At this time, Yu'er also said from the side: "Your Highness, these serial numbers are not complete, I'm afraid you can't tell anything, right?"

"That's it." Princess Ankang put down the copybooks in her hand with some frustration.

"It would be great if the chess pieces in the chess jar that don't have words yet could grow words."

"In this case, Ankang will know what these words mean."

"I don't know if such a day will come -"

"If that happens, Ankang will definitely be very happy, very happy——"

"well--"

Princess Ankang's tone suddenly became strange, and in the end she pretended to sigh.

"This girl!"

Li Xuan's eyes twitched, feeling something bad.

"As children get older, it becomes increasingly difficult to fool them."

Although I knew this day would come, it came much sooner than expected.

Ever since he was rewarded with three meals a day according to royal standards, Li Xuan knew that the good deeds he had done in the past could not be hidden.

"Looking at this girl's pretentious tone, she should already know."

Li Xuan pretended that nothing happened and calmly put his paws into Princess Ankang's tea cup, washed his own paws, then took them out to lick them dry and drink some tea.

But he was already panicking in his heart.

Princess Ankang should already know that she was the one who brought her late-night snacks before, and that she was the one who stole her father's leftovers.

It’s just that it’s better to pretend you don’t know anything about this kind of thing.

But just like Princess Ankang was curious about the remaining half of the article, Li Xuan was also curious about what the words on the Go game would mean when put together.

"This girl has also learned bad things. Now she will try to trick me into stealing the eldest prince's chess pieces."

Li Xuan thought so and felt very relieved.

"This is my good princess!"

In fact, Li Xuan had already become thief.

The eldest prince may not have reacted to this matter yet, so naturally he took advantage of it and captured it as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if he reacts and becomes defensive, it will be difficult for Li Xuan to take action.

Li Xuan first pretended not to understand Princess Ankang's hint, and then waited until late at night to see Deng Weixian practicing, and then transferred to Qingshu Palace.

The last time he searched for the mastermind behind the scenes, he found the head of the fourth prince all the way to the courtyard wall, but was brought back by Zhao Feng at the last moment.

But Li Xuan still remembered the way to Qingshu Palace, and soon found it again.

He is just here to check out the situation tonight. If there is a chance, it will not be too late to do it.

It's just that the chessboard is a prize given by the emperor after all, so I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get.

And the only things Li Xuan needed to steal were the two jars of chess pieces.

He has no interest in the chessboard.

Of course, for safety reasons, Li Xuan would have to do a detailed inspection later, just in case the eldest prince's Go game was different from Princess Ankang's, and there was another mystery behind it.

It was late at night, and because no one was moving around, it was difficult for Li Xuan to tell where the eldest prince's residence was.

He could only investigate everything according to the specifications of other courtyards.

Even late at night, Qingshu Hall is still brightly lit.

Li Xuan walked around and found the key target that needed to be explored.

There are eunuchs and maids on duty waiting at the door of several of these rooms, ready to serve their master at any time.

Presumably, the nobles from Qingshu Palace must live in these rooms.

Li Xuan first eliminated the rooms in the main hall.

That should be Concubine Zhang's room.

Then, he excluded the fourth prince's room.

Li Xuan had been to the fourth prince's courtyard before and knew where it was.

This leaves only two rooms.

But Li Xuan still did not act rashly.

He came near the remaining two rooms, straightened his nose, smelled carefully, and then successfully eliminated one room.

"The room that smells like powder probably doesn't belong to the eldest prince."

"If that's true, then I'm being narrow-minded."

Li Xuan snorted, firmly convinced of his judgment, and headed towards the last remaining room.

Waiting at the door were two eunuchs and two maids, a total of four people.

They lit lanterns, but there was no spirit.

Although they were all standing, one or two of them were secretly closing their eyes and taking a nap.

Li Xuan bypassed them, walked around the room, and finally found a suitable window. Then he used his housekeeping skills and climbed in at once.

"Here comes the little thieving cat"

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