Chapter 446 I’m Sleepy, Send the Guest Away!

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang were just eating and feeling sleepy.

This time, they did not follow Yu'er to answer the door.

But Yu'er came back in a hurry soon after, and asked Princess Ankang with a strange look:

"It's the Fourth Prince outside the door who wants to see you. Should we invite him in?"

"Who?"

Princess Ankang sat up straight, thinking she had heard it wrong.

It was not until Yu'er repeated it again that she confirmed that she had not heard it wrong.

"Why is he here?"

Princess Ankang lowered her head and looked at Li Xuan, not knowing what the other party was doing.

Unlike the Eighth Prince and his friends, Princess Ankang's relationship with the Fourth Prince was not good.

Even Qingshu Palace and Jingyang Palace were hostile.

After all, Princess Ankang and the First Prince had a fierce competition in the competition of the Imperial Garden.

Of course, these were all unilateral opinions of Qingshu Palace.

Princess Ankang did not think that she and the First Prince were in a fierce competitive relationship.

"Your Highness, how about we not meet?"

"We haven't done anything wrong, and there's no reason for us to hide from the Fourth Prince." Princess Ankang shook her head and continued, "Sister Yu'er, please invite him in."

"I also want to see what the Fourth Prince's intention is in coming to see me."

Since Princess Ankang has spoken, Yu'er can only go to the door and invite him in.

After a while, the Fourth Prince arrived with Yu'er.

"Sister Ankang, congratulations."

"This is a small gift I prepared for you."

The Fourth Prince came alone, without any entourage, just holding a gift box casually.

He opened the gift box, revealing an exquisite vase inside, which looked very valuable.

"It's a waste of money, my brother."

Princess Ankang thanked her and took the gift casually.

Li Xuan secretly looked at the vase.

The Fourth Prince has always been cunning, and Li Xuan doesn't know what he is up to.

Li Xuan carefully sensed it, but he didn't notice anything wrong with the vase.

It seems that the Fourth Prince didn't do anything about it.

But we must be on guard. Even if there is nothing wrong with the vase, I'm afraid the Fourth Prince's intention is not simple.

"The weasel is paying New Year's greetings to the chicken, and he has no good intentions."

Li Xuan said secretly, looking at the Fourth Prince and the vase he brought with a look of disgust.

Princess Ankang and the Fourth Prince exchanged a few polite words, and soon it turned into an awkward silence.

After all, they were not familiar with each other on weekdays, and there was nothing to talk about.

Princess Ankang waited for the Fourth Prince to explain his intentions, while the Fourth Prince secretly observed Princess Ankang.

The Fourth Prince was also very curious about Princess Ankang.

He used to think that he knew this sister very well, but these few months have made him realize that he really knows very little about Princess Ankang.

Especially the Fourth Prince was sitting in the newly renovated Jingyang Palace at this time, and he was even more emotional.

In the West Palace, except for Ganlu Palace and Wuning Palace, there is probably no other palace that can be compared with the current Jingyang Palace.

But the former is the residence of the emperor and empress, so what is the merit of Jingyang Palace?

Most of the other concubines and princes and princesses live in the affiliated palaces of Caiyun Palace.

Although Jingyang Palace is located in a remote area, it is an independent palace, plus the current specifications, I am afraid that there are few people in the West Palace who are not jealous.

But a few months ago, Jingyang Palace was still a cold palace with no birds shitting.

Who would have thought that the salted fish could turn over to this point.

And looking at the changes in Jingyang Palace in front of him, the fourth prince is more and more convinced that all this is not accidental.

"Fourth brother, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Princess Ankang saw that he kept looking around but didn't speak, so she couldn't help urging him.

Princess Ankang was quite uncomfortable with the fourth prince staying here.

After eating too much for lunch, Princess Ankang wanted to go to bed and take a nap quickly.

She had seen it before. The new bed in the room was big and soft, and there was a nice smell. She wanted to experience it quickly.

"Then I won't beat around the bush."

The fourth prince smiled and continued:

"Regarding the competition in the Imperial Garden, I have something to discuss with you."

Princess Ankang nodded and motioned for the fourth prince to continue.

"Sister Ankang, your current points have locked the qualification for the Spring Festival visit next year."

"But at the beginning, the emperor only said that the person with the highest points can obtain the qualification for the Spring Festival visit, but there is no limit on the number of people."

Hearing this, Princess Ankang already understood what the fourth prince meant.

Seeing Princess Ankang's expression, the fourth prince did not say anything more. He immediately stretched out three fingers and said, "Big brother now also has three points, which is exactly three points behind you."

"In the next three months of competition, he can catch up with this three-point gap. Maybe you can participate in the Spring Festival visit together next year."

Princess Ankang immediately lowered her eyelids and became absent-minded.

Li Xuan also glared at the fourth prince with his eyes slanted.

"You are really shameless."

"I haven't settled the score with you for the plot against Jingyang Palace before."

"You dare to make such a request now."

Li Xuan felt that the fourth prince deserved to be punished.

He thought that since Shang Zongguan and Zhao Feng were not present, he would find an opportunity to take good care of this little brother later.

Princess Ankang's reaction was naturally seen by the fourth prince.

But the fourth prince was not surprised at all, and then said calmly:

"And we will naturally express our gratitude."

"You can make any conditions, and we in Qingshu Palace will try our best to meet them."

The fourth prince said sincerely.

But Princess Ankang supported her chin with one hand and refused casually:

"But I don't have any conditions to make."

Hearing this answer, the fourth prince narrowed his eyes.

He knew that it would not be easy to negotiate with such a cunning person as Princess Ankang, especially since he was the one who came to ask for help.

But the Fourth Prince did not expect that he would feel such great pressure right from the start.

This contemptuous attitude, casual tone, and sleepy eyes clearly expressed that Princess Ankang had no interest in the Fourth Prince's proposal.

The Fourth Prince was naturally very familiar with this skill of taking the initiative in negotiations.

It was just that the ability to use these skills so skillfully and without deliberateness made the Fourth Prince admire her.

"What a great negotiation skill!"

"She exerted great pressure right from the start and took all the initiative in her hands. She is really a domineering person."

At this time, Princess Ankang yawned out of boredom, which made the Fourth Prince feel more stressed.

"Ankang, if we work together, we will both benefit, but if we separate, we will both suffer."

"There are no eternal enemies in this palace. We still have to look to the future, right?"

"Qingshu Palace may not be able to give you much help, but what about the Zhang family?"

"You should also know that all we want is to give our eldest brother a chance to worship together during the Spring Festival next year."

Under heavy pressure, the fourth prince had to come up with some practical advice, knowing that fooling around with an opponent like Princess Ankang was useless.

"Zhang family?"

"Oh, are you talking about the family of the imperial concubine?"

Princess Ankang's contemptuous attitude made the fourth prince's eyes twitch.

He didn't expect that even though he showed his sincerity, Princess Ankang was still so difficult to talk to.

"I'm just a princess with little presence in the palace. Why do I need the help of the Zhang family?"

"Fourth brother, are you overthinking it?"

Princess Ankang felt that it was very difficult to talk to the fourth prince, and a trace of impatience appeared on her face.

She was really sleepy and just wanted to send the fourth prince away quickly.

If Li Xuan couldn't speak yet, Princess Ankang would have wanted to immediately make Li Xuan the cat that spoke for the Jingyang Palace.

Just play the game properly. Princess Ankang didn't want to do anything like fake games.

She thought it was troublesome and unnecessary.

Everyone just got together to play some small games, why bother?

And there were many younger brothers and sisters participating in the competition. Princess Ankang didn't want to set a bad example.

But Princess Ankang's words, combined with her expression, changed the meaning for the Fourth Prince.

"Little Zhang family, dare you say you will help me?"

The Fourth Prince couldn't help but clench his fists under the table.

He admitted that Princess Ankang, who had the support of her father behind her, was qualified to say this.

But Princess Ankang's attitude was still too arrogant.

But now the initiative was in the hands of others. Even if the Fourth Prince didn't want to, he could only endure it.

He continued to smile and said to Princess Ankang in a gentle voice:

"My sister, the Zhang family has a great influence in the capital..."

The fourth prince wanted to fight for it, but Princess Ankang interrupted him:

"It is a great influence, I know that."

"When I went out of the palace to investigate the case, the magistrate of Chang'an County was surnamed Zhang."

"And that day, the fourth prince was also familiar with the deputy leader of the Jinqian Gang."

Princess Ankang recalled.

The fourth prince's pupils trembled, and a drop of cold sweat flowed down his forehead unconsciously.

"She knows everything, she knows everything!"

Thinking of how he showed off his skills to Princess Ankang without any scruples, the fourth prince wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

And the more he thought about it, the colder he felt, and he felt that something was wrong at that time.

"Ankang came across the Jinqian Gang case, which had nothing to do with the case she was investigating at the time."

"Afterwards, she brought the girl to report the case in person, which prompted me to reveal my flaws and confirm my relationship with the Jinqian Gang."

"I thought I handled it cleanly and left her helpless."

"So Ankang was after me and the Zhang family from the beginning!?"

Princess Ankang's two casual words made the Fourth Prince "connect" all the things together.

His mouth was dry due to nervousness, and he wanted to drink some tea to moisten his throat, but the teacup he just picked up tilted and all the tea poured onto his pants.

"Oh, Fourth Brother, are you okay?"

Yu'er, who was standing by, quickly found a clean towel for the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince replied in a panic: "No, it's okay, I'll do it myself."

He wiped it twice randomly, but found that he couldn't wipe it clean, and his pants were still wet.

But compared to his pants, the Fourth Prince was frantically recalling whether he had made more mistakes in front of Princess Ankang before.

He was upset at this time and realized that the negotiations could not go on.

And Princess Ankang's attitude of not changing his mind made him helpless.

The Fourth Prince immediately said goodbye and said that he would talk about this topic later when he had a chance.

Princess Ankang had wanted to see her off for a long time, and she didn't even say a word to keep her, and immediately asked Yu'er to send her out.

Such a straightforward attitude made the Fourth Prince's thoughts even more complicated.

He thought that Princess Ankang, who had the support of her father, would accept his proposal and use it to win over the Zhang family in exchange for future political bargaining chips.

But Princess Ankang's unexpected reaction completely disrupted the Fourth Prince's rhythm.

It even made the Fourth Prince wonder if this was what their father meant.

"Not good, the Zhang family is in danger!"