Under the gaze of everyone, the three little ones slowly walked into the imperial garden, and randomly found a corner where no one was around.

"Why does it feel a little weird?"

Princess Ankang frowned lightly and muttered.

The three little ones all felt the same unusual atmosphere.

How to say that?

It's the malice that was originally hidden that has become clearer.

It's so clear that it's hard to ignore.

"What's wrong with these bastards?"

Li Xuan glanced at the unfriendly people with a cold gaze.

It's only now that it's done, and it can't help but feel a little late.

At this time, someone walked up to them with a greeting.

"Sister Ankang."

The three little ones turned their heads to look and found that it was Princess Yuan'an who came with her attendants.

For Princess Yuan'an, they haven't seen each other for a long time.

The last time I had an autumn hunting tournament, I didn't meet it during the competition, except for one photo at the beginning.

Princess Yuan'an didn't achieve any good results, so she should have asked others to be eliminated halfway.

After that, because of the renovation of Jingyang Palace, the three little ones stayed outside the palace all the time, so naturally there was no chance to meet.

Princess Yuan'an walked over, her eyes locked tightly on Princess Ankang's arms.

To be precise, it was Li Xuan in Princess Ankang's arms.

Looking at Li Xuan's cute little hand and shrinking it, Princess Yuan'an wished that she had this honor.

But no matter what, seeing Li Xuan again at last time has already made Princess Yuan'an very satisfied.

"Ah, Ah Xuan......"

Princess Yuan'an silently called in her heart, venting her longing.

"Yuan'an, it's been a long time."

Princess Ankang greeted with a smile.

In the palace, there are not many brothers and sisters who have a good relationship with her, and Yuan An is barely one.

But her sister's covetousness for Li Xuan is too straightforward, which makes it difficult for Princess Ankang to ignore.

Although Princess Ankang believes in Li Xuan, she is always stared at by Princess Yuan'an so much, which always makes Princess Ankang a little mindful.

"Yuan'an, did anything happen in this imperial garden today?"

"Why does it feel that something is wrong?"

Princess Ankang immediately asked the doubts in her heart.

"This ......"

Princess Yuan'an was slightly embarrassed, as if she knew the reason, but she didn't know what to say.

"Actually, it's like this......"

Princess Yuan'an was about to elaborate, and someone came over on the side.

"It's not a big deal, it's just that everyone has already drawn the battle line and is going to work together to deal with you."

The eighth prince walked leisurely and said casually.

It's already autumn, and this guy is still shaking a folding fan, and he is not afraid of fanning himself out of the cold.

"Hey, starling."

Seeing that the eighth prince also came over, Princess Ankang greeted happily.

Then she asked with some worry: "Is it because of the points?" ”

Princess Ankang is not stupid, she has won so many games before, and she has known that there will be such a day.

It's just that all the time, her mentality is constantly changing.

To be honest, this time the renovation of Jingyang Palace also gave Princess Ankang a lot of ideas.

It would be a lie to say that she didn't have any expectations.

Princess Ankang also hopes that Jingyang Palace can take off the hat of the cold palace, not for anything else, just to give the late Concubine Xiao a name.

Princess Ankang didn't want the record of Concubine Xiao in the history books to just die in obscurity in the cold palace.

I have to say that Emperor Yongyuan's repair of Jingyang Palace as a means really touched the hearts of countless people, even Princess Ankang.

At this time, the eighth prince answered Princess Ankang's question:

"There's no other reason than that."

"Now you are temporarily in first place with five points, the eldest is second with three points, and the remaining fourth, sixth and I are only one point."

"But now there are only four months left until next year's Chinese New Year, which means that there are only four games left."

"Although others can say that they never have a chance again, but in the standings, even if I only have one point, I have a chance to catch up."

"In such a situation, it is natural to hold each other and chase the final victory."

With that, the Eighth Prince turned around and swept everyone in the Imperial Garden and smiled disdainfully.

"That is, those who don't have points are going to start supporting their alternates?"

Princess Ankang was not stupid, and immediately understood what the Eighth Prince meant.

"Starling, what about your little bean allies?"

"Aren't they supporting you this time?"

Princess Ankang joked with a smile.

"Hey, they messed with me last time, and they all took a lot of cleanup when they went back."

"Don't look at all children, but they are all bound by their mothers, how can they really be driven by their own temperament."

"As for me, because of what happened in the last game, I have been listed as a target on the same level as you."

The eighth prince did not forget to laugh at himself.

Last time he was in the Autumn Harvest Race, he tricked a lot of Little Douding into forming an alliance with him, and then swept up a lot of other players together.

This also caused a lot of floods to wash away the Dragon King Temple.

Some little beans unknowingly eliminated their brothers and sisters who were closely related to their interests, and when they went back, they were scolded by their mothers and concubines for being used as knives.

The little beans were only concerned about their own pleasure at that time, where would they think so much.

As for whether the eighth prince was intentional or unintentional, it is difficult to say.

After all, judging from the results of the game, he didn't get much benefit.

And I owe a lot of favors to these little beans in vain.

If the eighth prince wants to continue to be a good child king, I'm afraid he will have to pay it back slowly for a while.

"What about Yuan'an? She shouldn't have been targeted, right? ”

Princess Ankang asked.

"Yuan'an is special, no one targets her, and no one woos her."

The Eighth Prince replied with a smile.

But hearing this, Princess Yuan'an suddenly felt unhappy and felt that she was ostracized and isolated.

It's okay to be ostracized and isolated by others, but this small group has treatment, but she doesn't, which makes her very dissatisfied.

But Princess Yuan'an also understands that she has a special identity and has her own position, and in recent years, her queen mother has always been low-key in the harem, which naturally attracts this kind of treatment.

No one else will take the initiative to provoke her, nor will they take the initiative to approach her.

After all, Empress Wu is using the influence of the Wu family to promote the matter of letting Princess Qi Cao ascend the throne above the court.

If there is no direct interest in this kind of thing, no one dares to get involved.

The stakes are high, and if you are implicated, you will have to pay a heavy price.

Princess Yuan'an, who felt unhappy, pouted and muttered: "I don't know what the project is, so I just huddle blindly, I don't know what the situation will be in the end." ”

Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince just looked at each other and smiled, and they both saw the reason why Princess Yuan'an was unhappy.

At this moment, Zhao Feng walked in front of everyone and began to announce this month's competition.

"Your Highnesses must have been waiting for a long time, and the old slave will no longer talk nonsense."

"This month's event is ......"

Zhao Feng said, unfolding the scroll in his hand, only to see two big characters written on it.

People with discernment have recognized that it is the handwriting of Emperor Yongyuan himself.

【Keju】

"Keju!"

All the nobles in the imperial garden couldn't help but read aloud, and immediately some people were happy and some were worried.

The three little ones also looked at each other silently, not knowing how to react.

The three of them have grown so big, and they have never experienced the sport of keju.

After all, this sport is relatively difficult to get started, and there are also great requirements for equipment and venues, and it is not a sport that can be played under the conditions of Jingyang Palace in the past.

Therefore, for the three little ones, they are all real juju whites.

"Meow, why did you kick the ball?"

Li Xuan's belly scolded.

He has always been not afraid of heaven and earth, but he has a lot of shadows for ball games with his feet.

After all, Li Xuan comes from a weak country with such projects.

"I remember it was quite difficult."

In Li Xuan's impression, Keju is very different from the football of his later life.

And according to his rough understanding, Daxing's Keju rule is that the ball cannot land, and the goal is also set very high, only the size of a round ball, just barely allowing the ball to pass.

And sure enough, the rules of the game announced by Zhao Feng later were no different from Li Xuan's impression.

However, the scale of the competition was reduced and changed to a three-person Keju competition.

In addition to the princes and princesses who participated in the competition, they can also bring two attendants each.

It's just that there are some strict requirements for the strength of the close attendants, that is, they are not allowed to exceed seven grades.

For the princes and princesses, it is also strictly required that they are not allowed to use their true qi during the competition, and they can only use the power of the flesh, and only the power of qi and blood is within the scope of use.

It seems that he deliberately controlled his strength in the lower three grades, and did not allow his true qi to affect the game.

But this rule is actually only aimed at the three princes who have reached the six-rank sense qi realm.

Everyone else is still in the realm of the lower three grades, and even Princess Ankang has not cultivated at all.

The rest of the rules are similar to a normal Keju competition, and even much simplified.

Six people compete for the ball in the middle of the field and then shoot it into the opponent's merry eye, which is the goal, to score a point.

The game lasts for two quarters of an hour, divided into two halves of a quarter of an hour each, with a short break in between.

In the process of kemari, all parts of the ball can be used to touch the ball except for the hands and arms.

This time around, they had to say that no one could touch the ball consecutively, otherwise the ball would be converted.

The opponent can also choose to intercept the pass, but must not make contact with the opponent during the game, otherwise he will be committed three times.

In terms of rules, it sounds similar to Li Xuan's football in his later life, but it is much more difficult.

But there is a saying of cultivation in this world, which is reasonable.

The date of the competition is set for the eighth day of the month, which means that there are still three days to prepare.

Today, I just completed the draw and arranged the schedule of the game.

After all, according to the format of the competition, I am afraid that it will not be able to be finished in one day.

And according to Zhao Feng, the top four will be decided on the first day, and then on the day of the Double Ninth Festival in early September, an open competition will be held to determine the top spot in the Keju competition.

At that time, there will also be ministers of the DPRK and China and a number of nobles to watch the game.

It can be regarded as an entertainment program on the day of the Double Ninth Banquet.

It sounds like there is going to be some kind of pomp and circumstance in the Chongyang Heavenly Palace.

"Ah Xuan, Sister Yu'er, it sounds like the palace will be lively in a few days."

Princess Ankang said with some excitement.

At this time, Princess Yuan'an and the Eighth Prince looked at each other silently, not knowing what to say.

"Sister Huang, in fact, every year in Chongyang, there will be a banquet in the palace."

Princess Yuan'an looked at Princess Ankang with some distress, but she didn't want to be silent and let Princess Ankang be in the dark alone.

Hearing this, the three little ones were only one at the same time.

They have been living in the cold palace, and they really didn't know that there was such a banquet.

But then Princess Ankang sneered, and said with some embarrassment:

"But it made you laugh."

Princess Yuan'an saw that Princess Ankang could still laugh, and she didn't know how to react for a while.

After all, in her opinion, this matter has a lot to do with her mother.

On the contrary, the eighth prince laughed and took over the conversation: "What's the laughter here, Ankang, remember to come to the starling when the time comes, the starling will take you to have fun." ”

The Eighth Prince blinked his eyes and smiled mysteriously, apparently trying to get some bad idea again.

"Okay, it's all up to the starling."

Princess Ankang had played with the Eighth Prince a few times before, and knew that he would not disappoint, so she agreed to come down.

Then Zhao Feng presided over the draw on the stage, and before Princess Ankang could go up, her turn had already been decided.

Princess Ankang's opponent in the first round was the Six Princesses.

They have the experience of autumn hunting competitions, and they are also old rivals.

Obviously, the six princesses have not forgotten the last defeat, and as soon as they drew Princess Ankang, they stared at it with burning eyes, full of gunpowder.

Soon the draw of other people's lots was also completed, and Zhao Bong was about to announce the official start of the game in three days, but someone suddenly asked a question below.

"Mr. Zhao, does the attendant who participated in the competition have to be human?"

Zhao Feng frowned, looked down, and found that it was the Eighth Prince who asked, and immediately replied:

"It can also be a beast tamer, please arrange it at will."

"There is no requirement for taming beasts."

At the end, Zhao Feng added another sentence.

Because animal tamers are not like human warriors, there is no specific grade division, and it is difficult to define the strength of beast tamers.

Hearing this answer, not only the Eighth Prince, but even Princess Ankang showed a smug smile.

The others were not stupid, and immediately understood the intention of the Eighth Prince's question.

Everyone knows that this guy has raised a Haidongqing and is well-trained.

If the Eighth Prince uses his own Haidongqing to compete, and then let this bird guard the door, the game will be difficult to say.

With the help of the birds, everyone can predict that the Eight Princes will have a huge advantage in the game.

"Tsk, how is it always better than these things."

In the pavilion, the third prince muttered dissatisfiedly, obviously looking at the eighth prince unpleasantly.

"Zhan'er!"

Beside the third prince, Concubine Zhao Shu frowned and scolded.

The third prince immediately lowered his head and did not dare to say any more.

"Remember, no matter what the game, you just have to perform well."

Concubine Zhao Shu instructed, with no expression on her face.

Because of the defeat in the last autumn hunting competition, the Three Princes did not have any points, and there was no theoretical possibility of winning the final standings, after all, there were only four games left now.

But the third prince came back halfway to participate, so he didn't have to care too much about it, obviously Zhao Shufei also understood this.

Concubine Zhao Shu got up and pressed the shoulders of the third prince, then attached it to his ear, and said softly: "The Chongyang banquet is a rare opportunity, you must seize it. ”

Concubine Zhao didn't say anything more, and left the imperial garden with her close attendants.

The third prince silently stood up to send him off, his face expressionless.

He knew that his last performance had disappointed his mother.

But the Third Prince won't let this happen again.

"Mother, I'll take the chance."

(End of chapter)