Chapter 272 The Fifth Prince
the next day.
The three little ones came to the Imperial Garden early to wait.
Today they will conduct a draw ceremony before the game here.
Although it is still unclear what the content of this month's competition is, the mere fact of leaving the palace is enough to make these princes and princesses excited.
This naturally includes Princess Ankang.
If she hadn't needed to sit in a wheelchair to maintain her persona, she would have been so excited that she couldn't hold it back and was spinning around in a hurry.
The other princes and princesses had similar feelings.
Especially those who are younger. Like Princess Ankang, they have always lived in the palace and have never stepped out of the imperial city.
They were also very curious about what was outside the high city wall.
These princes and princesses only heard about what life was like outside from their own servants.
Although the eunuchs and maids around them all said that life in the palace was better, everyone would more or less show their nostalgia for the outside world.
Therefore, these princes and princesses all felt that there must be something outside the palace that was not available in the palace.
And it must be some kind of rare treasure, otherwise how could it be remembered by so many people?
And the news of leaving the palace this time also attracted many faces that she had never seen before.
For example, right now, there was a gentle figure standing not far from the three little ones.
This strange prince stood alone by the lotus pond in the imperial garden, admiring the scenery in a lonely place.
He held a paper fan in his hand, with a few poems written on it.
It's just that the words were so exaggerated that Li Xuan couldn't tell what was written on them.
"Is it the legendary cursive script?"
Li Xuan didn't know much about this aspect, but he just felt that the words he couldn't understand were probably cursive scripts.
Because this is the only font that he can name, but he can't understand it at all.
This prince looked like a young scribe, exuding the temperament of a scholar from head to toe, but he seemed very abrupt among the princes and princesses.
And this person seems to be not very popular like Princess Ankang.
He stood by the lotus pond for a long time, but no one came up to talk to him.
And he seemed to enjoy being in such a lonely state.
"I didn't expect Brother Five Emperors to be here today."
Seeing Li Xuan looking curiously at the figure by the lotus pond, Princess Ankang touched his head and said softly.
"Oh, is that the fifth prince?"
Li Xuan raised his eyes in surprise.
This was the first time he had seen this person in the Royal Garden gathering in more than a year.
Judging from the age of the fifth prince, he should be about the same age as the eighth prince, but they are completely opposite in temperament.
The eighth prince looked more like a playboy, but the fifth prince in front of him looked like a scholar preparing for a scientific examination.
This is the first time Li Xuan has seen such a gentle royal heir.
"My brother, the Fifth Emperor, has some..."
"Aloof."
Princess Ankang finally found a suitable wording.
"When he was young, he would come to the gatherings in the Royal Garden."
"But later he felt that this activity only delayed his reading time, and other people had nothing in common with him, so he gradually became less diligent."
"Every month there are various requests for leave, and most of them are due to illness."
"Although my father asks everyone to come to the party in the Royal Garden, those who don't want to come always have their own ways."
Princess Ankang spoke, stretched out her hand to touch Li Xuan, and sighed softly.
In fact, if you want to take leave but don't come, you have to separate the people.
Just like their Jingyang Palace, even if they want to ask for leave, they have to find someone first.
Jingyang Palace is a cold palace. The three children living there are not allowed to come and go at will. Outsiders are not allowed to approach there at will without justifiable reasons.
Therefore, in the past, even if Princess Ankang no longer wanted to come to the party in the Royal Garden, she could not find anyone to ask for leave in advance.
If you don't ask for leave in advance and just don't come on the day, you will definitely be criticized by others, and it will be even more trouble when the time comes.
Therefore, Princess Ankang gradually accepted this fact from her reluctance at the beginning and began to enjoy the opportunity to go out once a month.
Otherwise, all she would see every day for three hundred and sixty-five days a year would be the same dilapidated scenery in Jingyang Palace.
At least on this day of every month, he could still see the legendary Imperial Garden and appreciate the exquisite landscape of this royal garden.
Among the many royal heirs, there are always one or two lonely figures.
To be honest, these children of Emperor Yongyuan do not lack the temperament of freaks, it is just more or less a problem.
All the concubines and ladies also came to join in the fun with their children, but the scene was much simpler than before.
Maybe everyone knows that today is not a formal competition, it is just a draw in advance.
They all gathered in their own pavilions according to their factions, chatting occasionally and talking about the competition outside the palace.
Li Xuan's ears were very good, and he could hear almost all the conversations in the Royal Garden clearly.
In the words of these concubines, there was no lack of envy that their children had the opportunity to go out to play in the palace.
It is not easy for them to be mothers and concubines. They may not have the chance to see their parents all year round.
When many people enter the palace, the relationships outside the palace can only be completely severed, and the existence outside the palace slowly disappears until they are completely forgotten by everyone.
Only those concubines with prominent fortunes and extremely favored concubines could continue to maintain their existence outside the palace and let everyone remember them.
Li Xuan huddled in Princess Ankang's arms and watched the excitement in the imperial garden.
Not long after, Zhao Feng came with people.
Since they were just drawing lots today, they did not make any special arrangements in the Imperial Garden. They just set up a small stage for the drawing of lots later.
"Your Highnesses."
Zhao Feng cleared his throat and shouted loudly.
The discussion in the imperial garden gradually died down, and everyone was quietly waiting for Zhao Feng's next words.
"This month's Royal Garden Competition will be held outside the palace."
"Before the competition can take place, a simple draw needs to be conducted."
"Now, please come to the stage in order starting from the eldest prince to draw lots."
Zhao Feng did not explain the content of the game today, but directly started the draw before the game.
The eldest prince and others in the audience couldn't help but frown.
Although they have received the news that this month's competition will be held outside the palace, they still don't know what the content of the competition is.
And now Zhao Feng asked himself to start drawing lots, which made the eldest prince start to think more about how the order of drawing lots would affect the game.
The eldest prince turned to look at his younger brothers and sisters, then nodded to them, and went on stage without hesitation.
In terms of demeanor and appearance, the eldest prince is impeccable.
As the eldest son of the royal family, he was actually pretty good at being the eldest son of the royal family, but his fate was a little bad. His mother was just a concubine, not a queen.
And this has also resulted in his current embarrassing position.
After experiencing this period of contact, Li Xuan actually had some sympathy for the eldest prince.
At first, when the eldest prince broke into Jingyang Palace, he felt a little baffled when he looked at the Go player.
But after visiting Qingshu Palace several times, Li Xuan gradually understood the eldest prince's mood.
"With a mother like Concubine Zhang, this guy is also unlucky."
Li Xuan secretly shook his head and sighed in his heart.
At this time, the eldest prince had already come on stage to complete the drawing of lots. At Zhao Feng's signal, the eldest prince showed the note in his hand to everyone.
"Chang'an, Yi San."
Everyone in the audience frowned after reading the content on the note.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment, and then I will explain the contents of the lot."
As Zhao Feng spoke, he respectfully extended his hand to the audience.
The eldest prince didn't say much, nodded and walked off the stage.
After the eldest prince came the fourth prince. Seeing this order, Li Xuan couldn't help but look up and look around.
"The second and third children still haven't come today?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but feel curious.
He originally thought that leaving the palace this month would attract the attention of these princes and princesses who usually didn't show up much.
It's a pity that some people are still absent from this month's Royal Garden competition.
It seems that not everyone in the palace is very interested in Emperor Yongyuan's competition.
Just like the previous Princess Yuan'an, if she had not met Li Xuan, she might not have come to participate in the competition later.
Li Xuan looked around and saw Princess Yuan'an not far away.
Princess Yuan'an was holding her cat, Bai Xiao, in her arms.
Princess Yuanan had been secretly looking at Li Xuan in Princess Ankang's arms. When she saw Li Xuan looking at her, Princess Yuanan couldn't help but trembled in her heart, and subconsciously tightened her arms holding Bai Xiao.
Bai Xiao meowed innocently and raised her head to look at her master curiously.
Princess Yuan'an realized that she had lost her composure and quickly smoothed Bai Xiao's hair in her arms. The change of movements was so natural that Bai Xiao did not notice anything wrong.
Princess Yuan'an seemed to be stroking Bai Xiao in her arms with a smile, but her heart was not as peaceful as she seemed.
"Axuan looks at me!"
"He must be looking for me, right?"
"Must be checking to see if I will come to compete today!"
"That's great, Ah Xuan has me in his heart!"
Princess Yuan'an thought to herself. The more she thought about it, the happier she became. She felt even more excited when she touched Bai Xiao in her arms.
Bai Xiao didn't know why, he just thought it was because his master was in a particularly good mood, so he lay obediently in Princess Yuan'an's arms and let her caress him as she pleased.
But if Bai Xiao knew that while his owner was touching him, he was thinking about someone else's cat, I'm afraid he wouldn't have such a good temper now.
Li Xuan looked at Princess Yuan'an, who was staring straight at him from afar, with a flushed face, swallowing saliva, and rubbing Bai Xiao wantonly. He was so frightened that he couldn't help but lean back, showing a horrified expression.
"I haven't seen this guy for a while, why does he feel more perverted!?"
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