Chapter 512: There Is Also a Gap Between Mother and Concubine!

Unlike the Sixth Princess's entanglement, Zhao Feng, who had been waiting for a long time, could not wait to take the silver note from her hand after confirming the Sixth Princess's challenge.

"Another 100,000 taels have been deposited."

Zhao Feng smiled in his heart.

Fortunately, the eldest prince and his three siblings were there in this additional game, otherwise Zhao Feng would not have been able to collect so much challenge money.

In the face of such an amount, even the princes and princesses would slowly regain their reason and give up directly like the Third Prince.

"Please, Your Highness the Sixth Princess."

Zhao Feng stretched out his hand and led forward. The iron ball and the bamboo-shaped wooden pillar had already returned to their original positions and were ready.

The Sixth Princess's strength was not as good as the Fourth Prince, but even so, she managed to score three points under great pressure.

Although she trembled several times in the middle and almost knocked down the black bamboo-shaped wooden pillar, she was finally spared.

But the problem was that Princess Ankang didn't pretend anymore, and didn't even plan to control the score. She easily scored another five points, which made the eldest prince and his three siblings despair.

Princess Ankang pretended to be tired before, but this time she was too lazy to pretend.

Seeing the depressed Sixth Princess, even Princess Ankang couldn't help but sigh.

Originally, Princess Ankang was just cooperating with Zhao Feng, but the current situation made her feel a little reluctant.

Compared with other contestants, the pressure on the eldest prince and his three siblings was obviously much greater.

Moreover, the system of doubling the challenge money this time also caused them to suffer heavy losses.

The Sixth Princess lost this time, and the challenge money plus the money to be lost to Princess Ankang directly exceeded 200,000 taels of silver.

Even if the nobles in the palace are not short of money, such a figure is not something that ordinary people can afford.

It was because Concubine Zhang had been the fourth concubine for many years, coupled with the foundation of the Zhang family, that she could let the eldest prince and his three siblings continue to challenge Princess Ankang without blinking an eye.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would have to think about it carefully.

"Tsk."

A harsh sound rang out in the dull imperial garden.

Although Concubine Zhang's voice was not loud, many people heard it clearly.

The Sixth Princess did not dare to look up, but she could clearly feel that pair of disgusted eyes were falling on her.

But that feeling disappeared immediately.

It has always been like this. Even if she did something wrong and made her mother unhappy, her disgust for her would not last too long.

It should be said that Concubine Zhang was always stingy with her attention to her other two children.

"I don't have anything worth so much money. I will give you silver notes later."

The Sixth Princess left this sentence and walked aside in a daze.

Seeing the Sixth Princess coming over, the Fourth Prince hugged his sister's shoulders distressedly and comforted her silently.

Compared with losing to Princess Ankang, the atmosphere in the Imperial Garden now tortured them more.

The pressure given by Concubine Zhang, the others watched the show in silence, and the three brothers and sisters of the eldest prince felt that their scars were revealed and exposed to everyone.

But even so, they still had to force themselves to maintain a calm expression and not let themselves lose their composure.

But next, there is the eldest prince.

The eldest prince looked at his younger brothers and sisters, and then looked at Concubine Zhang who was sitting in the pavilion with a cold face.

Concubine Zhang's eyes were obviously much gentler at this time, and she looked at the eldest prince with expectation to bring her a miracle.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Princess Ankang's physical strength was not much consumed.

The other princes and princesses had just fought against Princess Ankang and failed to win, so how could they win now?

Even the concubines who usually disagreed with Concubine Zhang kept their mouths shut at this time, just waiting to watch the show, and did not mock them again.

They were all afraid that Concubine Zhang would lose and vent her anger on them.

After all, Concubine Zhang's madness was famous in the palace.

Except for the emperor and the queen, there were really few people in the palace who could cure this crazy woman.

So everyone just watched the show silently, waiting for the crazy woman to explode.

"Your Highness, do you want to challenge?"

Zhao Feng asked with a smile.

The eldest prince was very depressed when he asked this question.

If he didn't challenge, why did he come here?

To be a monkey for others?

He barely pulled the corner of his mouth towards Zhao Feng, but he also maintained his self-restraint and didn't say anything, but waited for the attendant to bring the silver bills.

Concubine Zhang seemed to have been prepared and immediately asked someone to send the silver bills up.

Seeing the neat silver bills, the eldest prince felt a little complicated.

Two hundred and four thousand eight hundred taels.

This is the challenge money he needs to pay for this forced challenge.

Anyone with a normal mind knows that no matter how high the monthly allowance is, it won't come with this money.

In the harem before, Empress Wu, who had the highest monthly allowance, had less than one thousand taels a month.

It would take at least twenty years to raise this money with such a monthly allowance.

Who would do such a loss-making business?

But at this point, this additional competition is no longer just about money.

The eldest prince's three brothers and sisters were framed, and they had to fight for this face for Concubine Zhang no matter what.

But what made the eldest prince feel most complicated was that although their Qingshu Palace was so rich, when they failed in business outside the palace before, their mother had no intention of making up for the capital for them.

The total capital of the three of them was only 30,000 taels, but Concubine Zhang did not show any sign at that time. The three eldest prince brothers and sisters had no choice but to hand in the blank papers like the others, and owed the capital of 10,000 taels. Slowly deduct from the monthly schedule.

But later their monthly payments were cut a lot, making repayment out of reach.

Therefore, the three brothers and sisters of the eldest prince, like several other unlucky ones, became royal deadbeats and still owed money to their father.

But when I think about the fact that although the third prince and the eighth prince did not win the game, at least they did not bear the name of Lao Lai, I always feel a little grudge.

Now, seeing Concubine Zhang throwing out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to give herself a break, the eldest prince felt complicated and couldn't help but think too much.

"If this were to reach my father's ears, what would he think..."

The eldest prince looked at the smiling Zhao Feng and felt that this was really inappropriate.

At this time, his attendant had already delivered a thick stack of banknotes.

The eldest prince did not go to pick her up immediately, but looked at Concubine Zhang.

When he saw Zhang Guifei's firm gaze, he knew that he could not change his mother's mind, so he could only sigh and took the bank note.

"I want to forcefully challenge Ankang."

The eldest prince said to Zhao Feng feebly, and then handed over the banknote.

Zhao Feng also breathed a sigh of relief when he took the two hundred thousand taels of silver notes.

In this way, his mission today was successfully completed.

This is thanks to the active cooperation of Princess Ankang.

Zhao Feng looked at Princess Ankang, with a bright smile on her face, like a chrysanthemum.

"The last game of the play-offs begins!"

Zhao Feng's happy tone became much higher, as cheerful as he wanted, which was incompatible with the original dull atmosphere of the Royal Garden.

Li Xuan looked at Old Zhaotou's reaction in the audience and smiled helplessly.

"What an old kid."

Princess Ankang on the stage hesitated to speak, looking very troubled.

But looking at the happy Zhao Feng, she swallowed back the words that were on her lips.

"Forget it, let's not delay the official business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Princess Ankang had to admit that she really sympathized with the three siblings of the eldest prince.

Princess Ankang had not had much contact with Concubine Zhang before, and did not know that she was such a person.

Compared with the previous Concubine Zhao Shu, Concubine Zhang was extremely strict with her children.

At this time, Princess Ankang couldn't help but think of the eldest prince's previous visit to Jingyang Palace.

At that time, Princess Ankang and the eldest prince won the backgammon game together and each received a chessboard.

At that time, Jingyang Palace was still a cold palace, and others could not visit at will. However, the eldest prince ignored this rule and suddenly came to Jingyang Palace just to check whether Princess Ankang's prize was the same as his own.

Princess Ankang still remembered that the eldest prince said some strange words at that time, and he was stunned and looked abnormal.

She didn't have much communication with other people before, and thought that the eldest prince was this kind of person.

But now it seems that it is not the eldest prince who is strange.

The strange thing is their mother-in-law, Concubine Zhang.

At least, in Princess Ankang's opinion, a mother shouldn't treat her child like this.

Even if you can't protect your children from the wind and rain, you shouldn't become their children's storm, right?

Mother, this shouldn't be like this.

While Princess Ankang was thinking about this, the eldest prince had already started his own game.

He went all out to push the iron ball toward his goal.

The first few goals went smoothly, and I scored four points from four goals.

Such a start ignited hopes for the fourth prince and the sixth prince, and the others were even more surprised.

But when it came to the last ball, the eldest prince finally reached the limit of his physical strength. He lost his strength and lost control of the iron ball. Instead, it hit a black bamboo shoot-shaped wooden pillar.

The final score was fixed at three points, which made the fourth prince and sixth prince, who had not been happy for a long time, fall silent again.

Others looked at Concubine Zhang with a hint of gloating.

Just now they all thought there was no good show.

"As expected of the eldest prince, this cooked duck always flies away."

"You said this child is so unlucky."

Concubine Su Defi, who was just here to watch the fun, couldn't help but tell the truth.

Her words were not directed at the eldest prince, but were an objective description of his situation.

But the more truthful it is, the more harsh it is.

As soon as Su Defei finished speaking, she felt the back of her head feel hot. When she turned around, she met Zhang Guifei's needle-like gaze.

Although Concubine Su Def usually did not deal with Concubine Zhang, she did not dare to provoke Concubine Zhang in this state easily. She immediately coughed twice, picked up the tea cup and sipped it.

"Her anger is getting bigger and bigger, and she is really not afraid of burning herself."

Concubine Su De held a teacup and muttered to the person next to her.

The others just suppressed their laughter and did not dare to talk to him.

It's better not to participate carelessly in the teasing between the four concubines, not to mention that it involves Concubine Zhang.

The eldest prince, who originally thought he still had a chance of winning, couldn't help but feel resigned when he saw that he only got three points in the end.

What Concubine Su said was right, he seemed to have never had any luck.

It's Princess Ankang's turn next.

But Princess Ankang stood in front of the iron ball, and her feet had already reached under the iron ball.

She used to hook the iron ball directly like she does now, with amazing strength.

But for some reason, her preparation took an extra long time this time.

Naturally, Zhao Feng would not rush forward to urge this little God of Wealth, but patiently asked everyone to wait aside.

But suddenly, Princess Ankang withdrew her foot and said to Zhao Feng:

"It's boring, I won't play anymore."

"ah?!"

Not only the people on the stage, but also everyone in the audience was stunned.

"Your Highness, are you giving up the game?" Zhao Feng asked in disbelief.

"It's not that I gave up the game, it's that I really don't have the energy to kick this big iron ball anymore." Princess Ankang shrugged helplessly, and then said to the eldest prince beside her: "Brother, congratulations."

The eldest prince was still stunned, thinking that he had heard wrongly.

The fourth prince and sixth prince were also confused about the situation and thought that Princess Ankang had another conspiracy.

"Okay, okay, now that I've given up, there's nothing wrong with me, right?"

Princess Ankang waved her hand and said goodbye to Zhao Feng and the eldest prince, preparing to step down and leave.

"Your Highness, wait a moment."

Zhao Feng stopped Princess Ankang, then looked at her deeply, and then said: "Your Highness Princess, since you have given up, you must exchange monthly routines with Your Highness the First Prince."

"this……"

Princess Ankang looked hesitant, and looked at the eldest prince with a look that seemed a bit unbearable.

Zhao Feng immediately stepped between the two of them and said sternly: "Your Highness, these are the rules of the game, please abide by them."

The reaction on stage immediately got others talking.

"You look really distressed. You're not really getting a very high monthly salary, are you?"

"I am a royal money envoy. I can give myself as many monthly prescriptions as I want. Otherwise, why do you think our monthly quotas should be reduced?"

"You mean to tell that girl to swallow her? Does she really have the courage?"

"With His Majesty's support, there is nothing she dares to do."

"It seems that some of them really made the right bet, but I don't know how high the monthly rate is."

"I'm afraid it will be far beyond imagination."

The concubines are also women, and they talk all over the place, which is very powerful.

Especially some concubines are mouthpieces raised by other nobles.

To occupy a place in the harem, one must either have a family background or have abilities.

She is as beautiful as a flower, has a soft body, can play and sing, and is good at everything.

This is the skill.

He is eloquent, understands people's hearts, flatters superiors and bullies subordinates, and is smart in all directions.

It’s also a matter of skill.

Once you have the skills, as long as you can figure out your own position, you can also live happily in the harem.

Otherwise, I really think that all the concubines sitting in front of the fourth concubine are just for show.

Seeing what Zhao Feng said, Princess Ankang could only nod.

Zhao Feng immediately ordered someone to prepare a note and hand it to Princess Ankang and the eldest prince.

Above is the new moon example after their exchange.

After Princess Ankang saw the note, she looked complicated and hurriedly left the stage in embarrassment.

Seeing Princess Ankang's reaction, everyone looked forward to the eldest prince's expression even more.

The eldest prince opened the note nervously, his expression immediately dull.

"Zhao, Manager Zhao..."

"Is this note written correctly?"

The eldest prince asked with a trembling voice, full of disbelief.

Seeing the eldest prince's reaction, the fourth prince and the sixth prince hurriedly came up to read the note, and then showed the same look as the eldest prince.

The smile on Zhao Feng's face became even bigger, and he said word by word:

"Thousands, true, ten thousand, true!"

Their reaction aroused everyone's curiosity even more, and they all wanted to know what kind of figure was written on the note, so that the three eldest prince brothers and sisters, who had just lost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, could look like this.