Chapter 272 The Fifth Prince

The next day.

The three little ones came to the Imperial Garden early to wait.

Today they will hold a lottery ceremony before the competition here.

Although it is not clear 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 did not need to sit in a wheelchair to maintain her own personality, I am afraid she would have been too excited to hold back and would have been so anxious that she would have turned around in circles.

The other princes and princesses were in a similar mood.

Especially those who are a little younger, they have always lived in the palace like Princess Ankang and have never stepped out of the imperial city.

They are also very curious about what is outside the high city walls.

These princes and princesses have only heard about what life is like outside from their close attendants.

Although the eunuchs and palace maids around them said that life in the palace is better, everyone will more or less show their nostalgia for the outside world.

So these princes and princesses all felt that there must be something outside the palace that was not in the palace.

And it must be some rare treasure, otherwise how could so many people miss it?

And the news of leaving the palace this time also attracted many faces that had never been seen before.

For example, now, not far from the three little ones stood a gentle figure.

This strange prince stood alone by the lotus pond in the imperial garden, admiring the scenery alone.

He held a paper fan in his hand, on which a few poems were written in a flamboyant style.

But the words were too exaggerated, so Li Xuan couldn't tell what was written on it at all.

"Is it the legendary cursive script?"

Li Xuan didn't know much about this, but he felt that the words he couldn't understand were probably cursive script.

Because this was the only font he could name and couldn't understand at all.

This prince looked like a young scholar, revealing the temperament of a scholar from head to toe, but he looked very abrupt among the princes and princesses.

And this person seemed to be unpopular, just 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 this state of loneliness.

"I didn't expect that the fifth prince would come today."

Seeing Li Xuan curiously looking at the figure by the lotus pond, Princess Ankang touched his head and said softly.

"Oh, that's the fifth prince?"

Li Xuan raised his eyes in surprise.

This was the first time he had seen this person in the Imperial Garden gatherings over the past year.

Judging from the age of the fifth prince, he should be about the same age as the eighth prince, but the two are completely opposite in temperament.

The eighth prince is more like a dandy who walks chickens and fights dogs, while the fifth prince in front of him is like a scholar who is preparing for the imperial examination.

This is the first time Li Xuan has seen such a gentle and refined royal heir.

"My fifth brother is a little..."

"Aloof."

Princess Ankang finally found a suitable wording.

"When he was young, he would come to the party in the Imperial 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 came less frequently."

"Every month, he asked for various leave, mostly because he was sick."

"Although my father asked everyone to attend the party in the Imperial Garden, those who didn't want to come always had their own ways."

Princess Ankang said, reaching out to touch Li Xuan, and couldn't help but sighed softly.

In fact, if you want to take a leave, you have to choose someone.

Just like their Jingyang Palace, even if you want to take a leave, you have to find someone first.

Jingyang Palace is a cold palace, and the three children living in it are not allowed to enter and leave at will, and outsiders cannot approach there at will without a legitimate reason.

Therefore, even if Princess Ankang didn't want to come to the party in the Imperial Garden, she couldn't find anyone to ask for leave in advance.

If she didn't ask for leave in advance and didn't come on the day, she would be criticized, which would cause more trouble.

Therefore, Princess Ankang gradually accepted this fact from her initial reluctance and began to enjoy the opportunity to go out once a month.

Otherwise, she would see the same dilapidated scenery in Jingyang Palace every day for 365 days a year.

At least on this day of every month, he could see the legendary imperial garden and appreciate the exquisite landscape of the royal garden.

Among the many royal heirs, there is always one or two lonely figures.

To be honest, none of the children of Emperor Yongyuan lack the temperament of freaks, it's just a matter of more or less.

The concubines and ladies also followed their children to join in the fun, but the show was much simpler than before.

Maybe they all knew that today was not a formal competition, but just a draw in advance.

They also gathered in their own pavilions according to their factions, occasionally chatting and discussing the matters of this out-of-palace competition.

Li Xuan's ears were very sharp, and he could hear almost all the conversations in the imperial garden clearly.

In the words of these concubines, there was no lack of envy for their children to have the opportunity to go out of the palace to play.

It was not easy for them to be mothers, and they might not have the opportunity to see their parents all year round.

Many people entered the palace, and their relationships outside the palace could only be completely cut off, so that their former existence outside the palace slowly disappeared until they were completely forgotten by everyone.

Only those concubines with prominent wealth and extremely favored could continue to maintain their existence outside the palace and let everyone remember them.

Li Xuan huddled in Princess Ankang's arms, watching the excitement in the imperial garden.

Not long after, Zhao Feng brought people over.

Because it was just a draw today, they didn't make any special arrangements in the Imperial Garden. They just set up a small platform for drawing lots later.

"Your Highnesses."

Zhao Feng cleared his throat and shouted loudly.

The discussion in the Imperial Garden gradually died down, and everyone quietly waited for Zhao Feng's next words.

"This month's Imperial Garden competition will be held outside the palace."

"Before the competition, a simple draw is required."

"Now, please start with the eldest prince and go up to the stage to draw lots in order."

Zhao Feng did not explain the content of the competition today, but directly started the draw before the competition.

The eldest prince and others in the audience frowned.

Although they had received the news and knew that this month's competition would be held outside the palace, they were still unclear about the content of the competition.

Now Zhao Feng asked him to start drawing lots, which made the eldest prince start to think about what impact the order of drawing lots would have on the competition.

The eldest prince turned his head and looked at his younger brothers and sisters, then nodded to them, and went on stage without hesitation.

In terms of temperament and appearance, the eldest prince is impeccable.

He is actually quite good at being the eldest son of the royal family, but his fate is a bit bad. His mother is just a concubine, not a queen.

This has also caused his embarrassing position now.

After experiencing the contact during this period of time, Li Xuan actually has some sympathy for the eldest prince.

At first, the eldest prince broke into the Jingyang Palace, and he felt a little puzzled when he saw the Go expression.

But after going to Qingshu Palace several times, Li Xuan gradually understood the mood of the eldest prince.

"With a mother like Concubine Zhang, this guy is also unlucky."

Li Xuan shook his head secretly and sighed in his heart.

At this time, the eldest prince had already gone 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, Yisan."

Everyone in the audience frowned when they saw the content on the note.

"Your Highness, please wait for a moment. I will explain the content on the sign later."

Zhao Feng said this and respectfully stretched out his hand to lead the audience.

The eldest prince didn't say much, nodded and walked off the stage first.

After the eldest prince, it was the fourth prince. Li Xuan saw this order and couldn't help but look up and look around.

"The second and third princes are still not here today?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel curious.

He thought that the matter of leaving the palace this month would attract these princes and princesses who rarely show up on weekdays.

Unfortunately, some people still missed the Imperial Garden Competition this month.

It seems that not everyone in the palace is very concerned about Emperor Yongyuan's competition.

Just like Princess Yuan'an before, if she hadn't met Li Xuan, I'm afraid she wouldn't 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 Yuan An had been secretly looking at Li Xuan in Princess An Kang's arms. When she saw Li Xuan looking at her, she couldn't help but tremble in her heart, and subconsciously exerted force on the hand holding Bai Xiao.

Bai Xiao meowed innocently, raised his head and looked at his owner curiously.

Princess Yuan An realized that she had lost her composure, and quickly smoothed Bai Xiao's fur in her arms. The action changed naturally, and Bai Xiao didn't notice anything wrong.

Princess Yuan An seemed to be smiling and stroking Bai Xiao in her arms, but her heart was not as calm as it looked.

"Ah Xuan looked at me!"

"He must be looking for me?"

"He must be looking to see if I came to participate in the competition today!"

"That's great, Ah Xuan has me in his heart!"

Princess Yuan An thought to herself, and the more she thought about it, the happier she became. She was even more excited when she touched Bai Xiao in her arms.

Bai Xiao didn't understand why, and just thought that his master was in a particularly good mood, so he lay obediently in Princess Yuan An's arms and let her touch him at will.

But if Bai Xiao knew that his master was touching him while thinking about other cats, he would probably not be so good-tempered now.

Li Xuan looked at Princess Yuan An, who was staring at him from a distance, blushing, swallowing saliva, and wantonly rubbing Bai Xiao. He was so scared that he couldn't help but lean back with a horrified expression.

"I haven't seen this guy for a while, why does he feel more perverted!?"

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