Chapter 408 The Master of Clear Soup

Chapter 408 The Master of Clear Soup

“There is no way for misfortunes and blessings, only people bring it upon themselves.”

Zhao Feng could tell at a glance what the little eunuch wanted to do just now.

The opponent's target was not on the goal at all, but on Yu'er's legs.

After all, the Cuju competition is not a head-to-head confrontation between warriors. Even if she is one level higher, it will be difficult to use the ball to destroy Yu'er, who is at level eight.

But it is possible to make a sneak attack in secret and injure Yu'er.

There are only three little ones in Jingyang Palace. If anyone is injured, they will be unable to continue participating in the competition due to insufficient numbers.

If you move your mind a little bit, you can think of this kind of thing.

But the people who die the fastest and the most miserably in the world are precisely those who think they are smart.

This time, Zhao Feng did not blame Li Xuan for hitting too hard, but looked at the sky in the distance, as if he was indifferent to the scene in front of him.

"Manager Zhao!"

Suddenly, amid a commotion, the fourth prince in the stands stood up and spoke loudly.

"This Cuju game is too barbaric. Are there no rules to restrict it?"

"We can't be like this in the next games. If we play like this at the Double Ninth Festival banquet tomorrow, wouldn't it be too shameful for the royal family?"

Hearing this, Li Xuan turned his head and glanced at the fourth prince.

When the fourth prince saw Li Xuan looking at him, his heart tightened subconsciously.

But then he plucked up his courage, held his head high, and maintained his demeanor.

In front of so many people, he really didn't believe that Li Xuan dared to do anything to him.

If he really dared, the fourth prince would be happier.

At that time, by using the excuse, Li Xuan might be able to get rid of him.

In the blink of an eye, he already had a lot of "good" ideas.

There were not many fools present, and they all understood that the fourth prince wanted to use the rules to suppress Jingyang Palace.

But this is also a commonly used method in the palace. As long as it can benefit oneself, anything can be used.

Rules and violence are just tools that can be used.

As long as it can achieve its own purpose, it is a good tool.

"Your Highness, what you said makes sense."

Zhao Feng bowed to the fourth prince from a distance and actually agreed with his statement.

Then Zhao Feng raised his finger and said in a cold voice: "Maliciously attack the opponent's players and be deprived of the right to compete!"

"The following crimes are unforgivable!"

"Pull him down and beat him to death with sticks!"

Zhao Feng gave an order, and the eunuchs in colorful clothes immediately took action, broke into the scene without any explanation, and took away the people pointed out by Zhao Feng.

Seeing the eunuchs in colorful clothes approaching, the valet eunuch who was still with his companions hurriedly got out of the way, for fear of hurting himself.

But when he saw that his friend who was playing football with him was kicked by a cat until he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and then was pulled down and beaten to death by a colorful eunuch, he couldn't help but feel the sadness of a rabbit dying of a fox, and he screamed out of nowhere:

"Your Highness."

But the sixth princess was so frightened by Li Xuan that she couldn't even stand still.

The eunuch just now flew past his feet, and the fishy smell could be clearly smelled in the air waves he caused.

The Sixth Princess couldn't help but feel scared when she thought about it.

She was already distracted at this time, so she had no time to worry about anything else.

When the surviving eunuch saw the Sixth Princess react like this, he immediately lowered his eyelids and silently stepped back, not daring to say anything else.

But only he knows best what kind of gaze is hidden under those drooped eyelids.

As for the eunuch on the ground, he was dragged down like a dead dog by the eunuch in colorful clothes.

As for his final result, Zhao Feng has already made it very clear.

Beat him to death with a stick!

Zhao Feng's penalty silenced the entire audience.

The fourth prince stood there and could only sigh.

He already understood Zhao Feng's position at this time.

But there are some things he still has to say:

"Mr. Zhao is selfless and the punishment is fair."

"Since Sixth Sister's eunuch has been severely punished, will Ankang's cat also have to..."

But before the fourth prince could finish speaking, Zhao Feng interrupted:

"That's what His Royal Highness reminded you."

"Princess Ankang has made great achievements in taming animals and protecting the Lord. I will report this to Your Majesty and commend her."

"Your Highness, the Fourth Highness, is as meticulous as a hair. He really puts this old slave to shame."

Zhao Feng looked like he was reminded by the fourth prince and then thanked him with a guilty conscience, with a sincere smile on his face.

The fourth prince's face was twitching at being told that, after all, he couldn't defeat Zhao Feng, an old man.

Everyone present with ears knew what he meant, so this old eunuch had to misinterpret his meaning here.

Those who didn't know would have thought that the fourth prince and the sixth prince were not on good terms in private.

"This matter is still inappropriate."

Just when the fourth prince was about to give up, an unexpected person came out to help.

Everyone looked and saw that it was Concubine Zhao Shu, the third prince's mother.

Concubine Zhao Shu was the representative figure of the noble concubine in the harem. She was incompatible with the eldest prince and the others, and she was usually considered to be fighting openly and secretly.

But at this moment, he stood up and spoke for the fourth prince.

"This Cuju competition is too dangerous. If it is not restrained, unbearable tragedy may happen."

"Since Manager Zhao serves as the referee for this game, he must be careful in making penalties."

"Otherwise, it will cause a big disaster in the future, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for Mr. Zhao to explain to His Majesty."

Concubine Zhao Shu spoke softly, seeming to be really worried about this situation, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

This is a woman who knows how to use her charm.

Even women would be moved by her appearance.

Li Xuan sighed secretly, but he was not surprised.

He was reluctant to perform in a high-profile manner before because he was afraid that such a situation would happen.

As long as there is a sufficiently threatening opponent, even the hostile parties will unite and eliminate the threats that cannot be dealt with first.

The previous Eighth Prince was one, and now Li Xuan has become one.

These people said nice things one by one, but in the final analysis, they still wanted Princess Ankang to be eliminated.

They did not want Princess Ankang to win the game this month again, which was their consensus.

Therefore, they are now biting the fact that Li Xuan hurt people.

If Zhao Feng had not made a fair judgment before, no one would have mentioned the fact that the eunuch who served the Sixth Princess had plotted against him first.

Li Xuan looked at Zhao Feng secretly, and was really afraid that he could not bear the pressure of the whole court.

But in the face of this situation, Zhao Feng smiled slightly and did not care.

"I am overwhelmed by the concern of Concubine Shu."

"It is a blessing for the harem to have such a far-sighted and talented person as Concubine Shu."

Zhao Feng's words of praise made Concubine Zhao Shu's face turn cold.

Sometimes, being popular and capable is not necessarily a good thing.

Especially when this person is only Concubine Shu, not the queen.

It is said in the palace that Empress Wu is most annoyed with Jingyang Palace, but everyone with a discerning eye knows that compared with the powerless cold palace, there are still other people who deserve Empress Wu's attention.

For example, Concubine Zhao Shu.

She is talented, has a good family background, and is popular.

You say that if such a person stays down there, whose butt would not be itchy?

And Zhao Feng praised so openly in front of so many people, how could Concubine Zhao not be angry.

Concubine Zhao Shu has always been well-behaved in front of Empress Wu, just to avoid being tabooed.

But no matter how well she did, she could not resist the evil words of these villains with ulterior motives behind her back.

Gossip can melt gold, and repeated criticism can destroy a person.

What's more, it was a person like Zhao Feng who deliberately praised her in front of so many people.

Concubine Zhao Shu was so angry that her teeth itched, but she had to keep her elegance on the surface.

Li Xuan watched from the side and didn't hear anything wrong, but he saw that Concubine Zhao Shu's face had become much stiffer.

"Hey, you are worthy of being an old eunuch. Just a few words can make people angry like this."

Li Xuan grinned heartlessly.

Zhao Feng still had a smile on his face. He then bowed to Concubine Zhao Shufei and said, "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Shufei. Since I have an important responsibility, I will not let your majesty down."

"If anyone questions my judgment, you can report it to your majesty."

"I have no complaints!"

Zhao Feng was talking nonsense. How many of these people could see Emperor Yongyuan on weekdays, let alone go to complain to him.

Li Xuan saw Zhao Feng's fair and just judgment and couldn't help but shout happily:

"Meow! (Master Qingtian!)"

Seeing Li Xuan getting carried away, Zhao Feng glared at him, coughed dryly, and signaled him to keep a low profile.

Everyone saw that the fourth prince and Concubine Zhao Shufei had hit a snag with Zhao Feng one after another, and they stopped showing up.

But now, they all saw that Zhao Feng was standing on the side of Princess Ankang, showing a clear tendency.

As the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Zhao Feng was an absolute confidant of Emperor Yongyuan.

Such an action made everyone start to think more.

The fourth prince sat down again with a sullen face and shook his head at the eldest prince:

"No, let the sixth sister come down."

"We have to find another way to deal with this cat."

The eldest prince nodded silently and agreed with the fourth prince's opinion.

The two brothers looked at the sixth princess on the field, but the sixth princess was still in a trance and had not come back to her senses. She did not notice the gazes of her two brothers in the stands.

At this time, it was the eunuch who was waiting behind her who stepped forward to remind her, so that the sixth princess realized the gazes of her two brothers.

The fourth prince looked at the state of the sixth princess at this time and was more convinced of his judgment.

He immediately made a gesture to let the sixth princess give up the game directly.

Since she couldn't do anything to the opponent, she should retreat and save herself.

The sister was already so scared, there was no need to force her.

Beforehand, none of them thought that the little black cat beside Princess Ankang was so ferocious.

But after seeing the gesture, the Sixth Princess was stunned for a moment, then turned around and ordered the remaining eunuch: "Go find another person to come up, we continue the game." The eunuch did not dare to disobey the order and went down to find someone as ordered. They came to participate in the game, and naturally brought substitutes, all of whom were carefully selected eunuchs in black clothes from Qingshu Palace. But these people were all standing beside the eldest prince and the fourth prince on standby. Seeing that the Sixth Princess did not give up the game, but sent someone to find a substitute, the Fourth Prince immediately grabbed the eunuch and frowned and asked: "What's the matter?" "Your Highness, the Sixth Princess still wants to continue the competition, and asked me to find a substitute." The eunuch was just a servant, so he naturally did not dare to be caught in the middle, but just honestly conveyed the Sixth Princess's intention. The Fourth Prince sighed immediately and looked at the eldest prince helplessly. The eldest prince did not say anything, but just nodded slightly. They all understood that their sister was competing with Princess Ankang.

There was no way they could give up on behalf of the Sixth Princess in this game.

In this case, we can only support it.

"Get him on the field."

The fourth prince pointed behind him. This was originally his official team member, but now he was lent to the sixth prince.

Then, he gave instructions to the two people who were about to come on stage:

"Remember, no matter whether you win or lose the game, nothing will happen to Sixth Sister."

"Otherwise, I will make you regret that it was not you who was dragged down just now."

The fourth prince's tone was calm, but it made the two eunuchs feel a chill in their hearts.

Who in Qingshu Palace doesn't know the fourth prince's methods?

They knew that the fourth prince was not joking with them.

"Here!"

The two eunuchs who served at the door sang "Oi" and then hurriedly came on to continue the game.

But both the eldest prince and the fourth prince knew that Princess Ankang would win as long as Li Xuan was there.

The action of blocking the attack before and then counterattacking instantly was really impressive.

To be honest, the princes and princesses in the stands did not see Li Xuan's movements clearly at all, even the most powerful third prince.

"Zhan'er, are you confident you can beat Ankang's team?"

The third prince shook his head and said:

"The orcs already have a physical advantage over the humans, and the cats are even more famous for their agility."

"If it was just a regular match, it would most likely be a tie."

The third prince analyzed seriously.

"oh?"

Concubine Zhao Shu was a little surprised. She didn't expect that her son, who had already reached the third level of middle school, was not sure of winning against Princess Ankang's team.

But she thought about it and felt that a tie was not an unacceptable result.

In previous competitions, there was a precedent for several people to win the first place together.

If it ended in a draw between Princess Ankang and the Third Prince, leaving the final to be indifferent, Zhao Shufei felt that it would be acceptable.

On the Cuju court, the game continues.

But this time, the Sixth Princess chose to go to the front and actively launched the attack herself.

There were even many golf courses, and she came directly to Princess Ankang.

But with the strength of the Sixth Princess and the Eighth Grade, to be honest, Li Xuan didn't even need to step forward to help, Princess Ankang could catch the ball by herself.

Even though Princess Ankang has no cultivation at all, because of her special physique and the fact that she has perfected several ninth-grade techniques, her strength is not weaker than that of ordinary eighth-grade warriors, and is even better.

Unconsciously, the second half of the game turned into a battle between Princess Ankang and the Sixth Princess.

But what made the Sixth Princess even more angry was that she found that she could not defeat Princess Ankang in a duel with Cuju.

"Damn it!"

Finally, the game ended with a final score of one to zero.

After all, the Sixth Princess failed to decide the outcome with Princess Ankang, but she was left panting from exhaustion.

On the other hand, Princess Ankang looked more relaxed than her, and she was still thinking about chatting and laughing with Li Xuan after the game.

"Wow, it's really a hearty game."

Princess Ankang wiped the sweat from her forehead, hugged Li Xuan and prepared to go down to rest.

This look of ease and ease really made the Sixth Princess' eyes wide open.

"Is this damn girl an old scalper?"

"Why are you so energetic?"