Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 368 Decadence

Seeing that Li Xuan was pretending to be just like the real thing, Zhao Feng didn't bother to argue with the kitten.

He turned around and said to Princess Ankang with a smile:

"Your Highness, I don't know the exact budget yet."

"But when the craftsman comes, you just have to make your request. If it cannot be completed, the craftsman will remind you."

"After His Highness and the craftsmen decide on the repair plan, you may need to stay in Xingqing Palace for a few days. After the repairs are completed, you can return to Jingyang Palace."

Zhao Feng informed Princess Ankang of the next arrangements and asked them to prepare in advance.

"Do you want to stay at Xingqing Palace for a few days?"

The three little ones looked at each other, but they all looked happy.

It would be a good thing to have the opportunity to play outside the palace for a few more days.

Furthermore, they were not able to have fun the last time. This time they had a few more days of opportunities, so the three little ones were naturally happy.

Moreover, there were some people they cared about outside the palace, and they just took this opportunity to visit them.

The three brothers and sisters of the eldest prince gathered together in the courtyard of the fourth prince, chatting leisurely over fruits and snacks.

If they were the only ones to stay for a few days this time, Li Xuan would be able to take some time to move around freely and explore every corner of the capital.

"I see that Ankang is holding her cat and crying non-stop."

From this point of view, the renovation of Jingyang Palace has many benefits.

Less than a day later, the news spread quietly in the palace.

"I've seen their Jingyang Palace. It's going to collapse if it's not repaired."

The last time they participated in the competition, Li Xuan was not able to move freely.

"You!"

The Sixth Princess unconsciously widened her beautiful eyes, her red lips were slightly opened, and she was so shocked that she couldn't close them for a moment.

Zhao Feng only gave a rough outline of the next arrangements. Specific repair matters still need to be handled by specialized craftsmen.

"The renovated Cold Palace, is it still a Cold Palace?"

"What's wrong?" The Sixth Princess still had lychees in her mouth, her words were unclear, but she asked unconvincedly: "Why is it not that simple?"

"Can you leave the palace again?"

"Although we didn't get any good results this time, my mother-in-law did not criticize us harshly."

Zhao Feng conveyed the matter of repairing Jingyang Palace, then said goodbye and left, waiting for the next visit with the craftsmen to decide on the specific repair matters.

Although the Sixth Princess reacted slowly, she was not completely stupid. After being awakened by the Fourth Prince, she immediately realized the problem.

Li Xuan also felt extremely dissatisfied at the beginning, but gradually became able to accept it.

"Well..." The sixth princess slapped the eldest prince's hand away angrily, then frowned and asked, "Am I wrong?"

……

The eldest prince and the fourth prince heard their sister's words and just looked at each other silently, then smiled bitterly.

The eldest prince silently stretched out his hand, lifted his sister's porcelain-like chin, and closed her mouth.

"But I always feel that there is a lot less sincerity than before."

Li Xuan also thought happily.

"Although it is a good thing, I always feel uncomfortable in my heart..."

"As for this kind of prize, it can only be said that it is not bad."

At that time, the three little ones only need to put forward their own needs, and then go to Xingqing Palace to live for a while until the Jingyang Palace is repaired.

Qingshu Palace.

"Just such a thing, it also accounts for a prize spot in a competition."

As the Sixth Princess talked, she found a reason for herself, but she was relieved again as she was minding her own business.

The six princesses were used to being scolded, but suddenly this time their mother-in-law stopped scolding them, and instead felt awkward.

At this point, the Sixth Princess just swallowed the lychee in her mouth, with a proud smile on her pretty face.

The eldest prince reluctantly stretched out two fingers and tapped his sister's forehead.

"Sixth sister, if only it were as simple as you say."

"Fourth brother, what do you mean..."

Li Xuan lamented Emperor Yongyuan's increasing stinginess, but didn't think much about it other than that.

"We are repairing it for them because we are afraid that the house will collapse, so we have to force them out."

"And I heard that the prize for the first place this time is just to repair the palace. I don't think my mother will be jealous of such a prize."

The fourth prince couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Big brother, fourth brother."

At this time, the fourth prince said quietly from the side:

"No matter how dilapidated the cold palace is, does it need to be repaired?"

After she finished speaking, she stuffed a peeled lychee into her full red lips, squinted her eyes, and carefully tasted the sweet taste.

"Don't be surprised at any change, and your face won't change."

The eldest prince taught his sister his experience of facial paralysis.

As a result, the sixth princess looked bitter and simply placed her chin on the palm of the eldest prince's hand.

"I'm not as smart as my two brothers."

"It's always an afterthought..."

The Sixth Princess looked very discouraged.

Although she didn't say it on weekdays, she already knew how big the gap was between herself and her two brothers.

They all have the same parents, but she is the only one who seems so stupid. The Sixth Princess actually feels very inferior in her heart.

Apart from inheriting the good looks of her mother and concubine, she seems to have nothing compared to her other brothers and sisters.

It is precisely because of this that the Sixth Princess will show her presence everywhere.

Unlike her two brothers, she would get other people's attention just by standing there.

This attention should be taken for granted, but the Sixth Princess needs her own efforts to obtain it.

But the Sixth Princess is not that fulfilling on the inside. She shows herself everywhere, but it is easy for her shortcomings to be exposed to others.

But the more this happens, the more she needs to cover up.

Therefore, the Sixth Princess' slightly flamboyant character was formed.

"Who said Sixth Sister isn't smart?"

The fourth prince also stretched out his hand and touched the head of the sixth prince.

Obviously, the two elder brothers doted on the Sixth Princess, their only biological sister.

"Sixth sister, you just lack experience."

"It's all our fault as brothers. After all, if something happens, my mother-in-law always calls us first and is reluctant to let you, my little sister, work hard."

"When you get enough experience, you will definitely be able to do better than us!"

Being coaxed by the fourth prince, the sixth prince couldn't help but ask:

"really?"

The eldest prince on the side rubbed his sister's chin and said, "Of course it's true!"

The three brothers and sisters naturally started to play around, having already forgotten the previous topic.

After they were tired, the eldest prince and the fourth prince specially sent the sixth prince to rest.

On the way back, the two of them retreated to the left and right, found a secluded place, and admired the scenery in the courtyard.

Now that autumn is getting deeper, it is the time when autumn chrysanthemums are blooming.

The two brothers admired the yellow landscape in the courtyard and talked about serious matters.

"My mother-in-law went to Wuning Palace to meet the queen early this morning, and she hasn't come back yet."

The fourth prince said, squatting down and taking out a chrysanthemum petal, twisting it between his fingers and playing with it.

"Alas -" The eldest prince sighed deeply before continuing: "It's not too sudden."

"Ankang lives in a cold palace, which is unfair."

"Now that we have such an opportunity, I can't say that my father has been partial for a long time."

The fourth prince immediately sneered: "Brother, you must have forgotten how favored Concubine Xiao was back then, right?"

"Although we were still young at the time, we were already old enough to remember things."

"Anyway, I remember them all."

After the fourth prince said this, he had a complicated expression on his face.

The eldest prince did not answer this question, but shook his head:

"so what?"

"Beiliang has long disappeared in the endless wind and snow."

"Ankang has no support in the court. He is just a shield for being pushed out by his father."

"My father's move must have other deep meanings, but it also makes his attitude clear."

"Even if you spend time on Ankang, you don't want to look at us again."

The eldest prince smiled sadly and expressed the thoughts that had been buried in his heart for a long time:

"Fourth brother, I have never had a share in this throne."

"I know it, and you know it too."

"Mother and concubine also know it."

The eldest prince will leave the palace next year. It is already autumn and he does not have a few months left.

Some words have been hidden in his heart for too long. If he doesn't say them now, he may not have the chance to say them again in the future.

There was a hint of relief in the eldest prince's smile, and he continued:

"The reason why the queen has kept a low profile in recent years is not because she has a chance to win."

"No one can stop the dick."

"The competition in the past few months has been just a monkey show."

The fourth prince fell silent. Even he could not refute the eldest prince's words.

"Fourth brother, if I am no longer here."

"You must take good care of your concubine and sixth sister..."

"Big brother!"

Seeing that the eldest prince became more and more frustrated as he spoke, the fourth prince could not help but shout.

"Back then, my father also experienced ups and downs and overcame obstacles before ascending to the throne."

"Brother, if you were put in my father's position, do you think you have a chance of winning?"

"The prince has to be deposed, let alone the prince who has not yet been established?"

"The situation in the court is turbulent. Who dares to say victory or defeat?"

"As long as you're not dead, it's not over!"

"Even if you are going to lose, you should try your best for me, Sixth Sister, and my mother and concubine to earn enough chips before losing!!!"

At some point, the fourth prince had tightly grasped the eldest prince's shirt, and his face was close enough to splash the spitting stars on the eldest prince's face.

After the fourth prince said the last word, he pushed the eldest prince and loosened his grip on his clothes.

The eldest prince was pushed so hard that he almost couldn't stand still.

But after being treated so rudely by the fourth prince, the eldest prince actually laughed.

"Okay, then I'll struggle a little longer."

The eldest prince looked at the fourth prince with interest.

It is quite rare for the fourth prince to be so emotional.

But it seemed that the eldest prince was expecting this kind of reaction, because at this moment, his face was filled with a satisfied smile.

"If you were this energetic on weekdays, how much easier would I have to be?"

"Even if it is the throne, with your help, I dare to fight for it."

The fourth prince bowed his head and remained silent.

He knew better than anyone that they could not compete for the throne.

From the beginning, the fourth prince only wanted one thing, and that was the safety of his family.

But for such a simple matter, the fourth prince found that he needed to put all his energy into it and go all out.

This leaves something to be desired.

Although he and the eldest prince were still young at the time, they witnessed with their own eyes how Queen Wu came to power and how Concubine Xiao was relegated to the cold palace.

With Queen Wu's methods, there was nothing she couldn't do to ensure that the throne belonged to her child and to clear the way for her child.

Even the fourth prince believed that whatever Empress Wu did would be natural at that time.

The fourth prince's thoughts have always been very simple. He just wants to ensure the safety of his family and doesn't care about anything else.

But now there is an undercurrent surging in the court, and everyone has reached a critical moment of decision.

The fourth prince still didn't know how to make a decision, so he could only find ways to increase the chips in his hands, hoping to be able to afford the "life money" for his family in the future.

Seeing that the fourth prince stopped talking, the eldest prince slapped him on the shoulder.

"You kid."

"Ever since you were little, you have been the biggest thief, but one day, you will have to stand up."

"We won't be happy just because you hide in the dark and do things for us."

"We also want you to be happy."

The eldest prince looked at his younger brother distressedly, his eyes red-rimmed unconsciously.

Maybe it’s because you are surrounded by blessings and don’t know how to be blessed?

Anyway, ever since the eldest prince became sensible, he has never felt that being born into the royal family is such a blessing.

He even occasionally wished that his brother and sister had never been born.

That way, he wouldn't have to be so scared.

"If you say some depressing words today, don't lose your composure in front of Sixth Sister in the future!"

The fourth prince warned, then turned around and left.

The eldest prince watched the fourth prince's back slowly disappear from sight, and finally looked up to the sky and let out a long breath.

"Then let's try our best in the end."

……

A few days passed.

Zhao Feng took the craftsmen to visit him.

In the past few days, the three little ones have already listed a long list of needs.

At Li Xuan's request, no matter whether it was needed or not, as long as he could think of it, he would fill it in first.

At that time, after some haggling, we can estimate the budget for repairing Jingyang Palace this time.

But Zhao Feng, an old boy, did not follow the routine. After receiving the list of needs of the three little ones, he directly invited the three little ones out of the palace and sent them to Xingqing Palace with a wave of his hand.

He also said that the repair work would definitely satisfy them, but did not say at all what needs could be met and what needs could not be met.

But Zhao Feng had already arranged some matters at this time, and the three little ones had no choice but to comply.

Before leaving, they asked Zhao Feng to take care of the golden pigs in the past few days, and then the three little pigs went to Xingqing Palace.

When they got here, they discovered that Manager Shang was waiting here, saying that he would take care of their daily life in the past few days.

Moreover, Li Xuan discovered that there were many colorful eunuchs guarding the palace inside and outside Xingqing Palace, which was even more heavily guarded than when the princes and princesses came out to investigate the case.

Li Xuan immediately rolled his eyes and had a premonition that things were not simple.

"Mr. Shang went out with so many eunuchs in colorful clothes. What on earth is going on?"

(End of this chapter)