The room was pitch black.
But luckily Li Xuan is a cat.
Through his excellent night vision ability, he quickly saw the layout of the room clearly.
The layout of the room is one living room and two rooms.
The place where Li Xuan climbed through the window was the study room, one of the two rooms.
Across the living room in the middle is the bedroom on the other side.
"First go and make sure you're not looking in the wrong place."
Li Xuan quietly left the study and reached the bedroom.
As soon as he came in, he smelled the scent of the eldest prince during the day and knew that he was looking for the right place.
But he still climbed to the window and saw the sleeping eldest prince.
Even though the eldest prince was asleep, he frowned and the eyes under his eyelids kept moving.
"It doesn't look like a good dream."
Li Xuan shook his head, and then began to search in the eldest prince's bedroom.
The furnishings in the eldest prince's room are relatively simple. Apart from the bed and wardrobe, the most conspicuous thing is a large bookshelf.
The study room is obviously opposite, but there are also a lot of books stored here.
Just by looking at the title of the book, you can tell that it is full of obscure content, which makes Li Xuan feel dizzy just reading it.
He quickly looked away from the book and concentrated on finding where the Go chess was.
But after walking around the eldest prince's bedroom, there was no trace.
Li Xuan knew that it might not be here, so he turned around and went to the study nearby to look for it.
Still found nothing.
"Where did you hide?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
"You're not offering it up as a treasure, are you?"
He felt that because he took it into his mouth, he accidentally discovered the secret on the chess piece very quickly.
The eldest prince should not have such quirks. It is unlikely that he would discover the secrets on the chess pieces now.
"But the question is, if he didn't keep the prize he won in his own room, where did he hide it?"
Li Xuan searched inside and outside the eldest prince's room several times. Not to mention the chess pieces, he couldn't even find the shadow of the chess board.
"Damn it, today's step-by-step operation failed miserably!"
Seeing that Li Xuan couldn't find the Go chess set, he had no choice but to leave unwillingly.
He planned to come back during the day tomorrow, and after finding the chessboard, he would find an opportunity to take action.
I thought I could find the chessboard easily, but I didn't expect that the eldest prince had something to hide the chessboard so well.
But Li Xuan believed that they had finally won the prize of a competition, and they would definitely not hide it like this.
"At least show it off."
Li Xuan left through the window, ready to wait for a better opportunity.
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the next day.
As soon as Li Xuan got up, he started studying the two jars of chess pieces at home.
He opened his mouth as wide as possible and gestured at the chess jar, but found that he couldn't hold it in his mouth.
"It's so big and big, it's really hard for my little kitty."
Li Xuan shook his head and quickly gave up the option of holding it in his mouth.
He just remembered today that even if he found the eldest prince's chess jar, how to bring the chess pieces back was still a problem.
If you bring them back in batches, it will not only be troublesome, but you will also have to go back and forth several times.
Li Xuan's mouth can only hold a dozen chess pieces, which is the limit.
With more than 300 chess pieces, how many times does he have to go back and forth?
And the risk of exposure is too great.
Originally the opponent didn't react, but in the end he was reminded because he stole the chess piece, which made him want to cry without tears.
In Li Xuan's opinion, it is best to do this quietly.
And the most important thing is to collect all the words on the chess pieces.
Li Xuan guessed that those words were the real rewards of this month's Royal Garden Competition.
But because two people won, the reward was divided into two parts.
Moreover, Li Xuan thought with his toes and felt that this was Emperor Yongyuan's deliberate attempt to satisfy his own evil taste.
He set the project to be backgammon. As long as the two people's strength is not much different, the probability of a tie in the end is very high.
Moreover, Gomoku is not Go. The conditions for winning and losing are five-star continuation, and there are no rules such as sticking to the target.
In other words, Emperor Yongyuan deliberately created a situation where there was a high possibility of a tie in the finals and two top spots.
Then he deliberately divided the real reward into two parts and started a real secret contest.
See who can discover the secrets in the chess pieces first, and then collect the other half of the text in the opponent's hand to collect the reward.
To be honest, this is a bit like choosing a heir apparent.
It can be seen from this that Emperor Yongyuan did not regard the monthly imperial garden competition as child's play.
But the more this happened, the more Li Xuan felt that the reward composed of these words must not be simple.
Therefore, he wanted to get this reward for Princess Ankang, preferably without alerting the other party.
But now how to steal the chess pieces silently has become a big problem.
Li Xuan took two steps forward, stood up, and easily picked up one of the chess jars with his two front paws.
He is not lacking in strength, even the combined weight of two chess jars cannot defeat him.
But in this way, he can only run on his two hind legs.
Not only is this not fast, but it also looks funny.
While Li Xuan was trying, Princess Ankang walked in stretching.
She had just finished breakfast and walked around the yard again. Because she couldn't see Li Xuan, she found the house.
As a result, I saw Li Xuan "wrestling" against the chess pot, and I couldn't help being amused and laughed repeatedly.
She had no idea what Li Xuan was preparing for.
Princess Ankang sneaked outside again while Li Xuan was not paying attention, and when she came back, she had a small vegetable basket in her hand.
"Oh, it's not good to keep the chess jars lying around like this. It's better to put them away properly."
Princess Ankang walked to Li Xuan while talking to herself, then picked up the two chess jars and put them in the vegetable basket.
Not to mention, the size is just right.
Li Xuan's eyes lit up and he tried to pick up the vegetable basket. He found that it was much easier than before when he picked up the food box.
"That's not bad."
He thought so and looked up, only to find that Princess Ankang was staring at him with bright eyes, with an expression on her face like "Is it easy to use? Is it easy to use?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but glanced at her speechlessly.
"Kid, do you know that inciting a cute kitten to steal is a serious crime?"
As a result, Princess Ankang didn't notice Li Xuan's question at all. She stepped forward and gestured with the size of the food basket, and muttered to herself: "Is it too big? It's a little inconvenient."
After that, she went out to get some string and came back. She tied it on the chess jar for a while, and then helped Li Xuan twice. She actually made a simple knot and put it on Li Xuan. .
The knot was fixed on Li Xuan's body. On both sides of his body were two chess jars that were also fixed. Because they were close to his body, the impact on his body was reduced.
The knot that holds the chess jar in place is free on top and can be easily removed and put back in.
And as long as you are careful when moving, the chess jar will not fall out, which is very convenient.
Li Xuan looked at the knot on his body and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
He knew that Princess Ankang liked to play the game of tumbling rope by herself when she was bored.
Although there were no flower ropes in the Jingyang Palace before, there were only a few thin ropes tied with unknown objects for her to play with.
But Li Xuan didn't expect that Princess Ankang would be so ingenious.
The set of knots on his body is very practical.
Li Xuan jumped off the table with two chess jars, ran around the room twice, and then jumped back on the table.
The chess jar is filled to the brim, so the action makes little noise.
In addition, Li Xuan deliberately reduced the range of movements to minimize movement and static.
He tried to remove the chess jar again, then put it back.
There was no problem at all for him to do this operation by himself. It was just because the claws were inconvenient and he needed to operate it carefully, but it also didn't waste much time.
"Okay, okay, it turns out you are my best partner."
Li Xuan stared at Princess Ankang and nodded.
If I had had this girl help me when I "picked up" the royal meal in the past, I wouldn't have had to make my cheeks sore from exhaustion every time.
Li Xuan decided that when he went to steal the eldest prince, he would wear the knot made by Princess Ankang for him.
Li Xuan can put on and take off this set of knots by himself, but there are parts that need to be knotted, so it is easier to leave it to Princess Ankang, otherwise it will take a lot of effort for Li Xuan to put it on by himself.
After all, at this time, the cat's claws are not as flexible as human fingers.
Li Xuan first asked Princess Ankang to help him take off the knot, then said hello to her and went out.
No matter what, you can't just go to Qingshu Hall to "get" the chess pieces in broad daylight.
We still have to wait until tonight to discuss this matter.
Princess Ankang was also very polite and did not rush Li Xuan. Instead, she watched him go out with a smile.
"This girl looks so honest, and her stomach is full of bad water."
Li Xuan smiled and shook his head, planning to go to Qingshu Hall to visit.
You have to figure out where the chessboard is before you can do it at night.
Li Xuan first went to the Imperial Garden to confirm with Mao Ba and the others that nothing had happened recently, and then headed towards Qingshu Palace.
The Caiyun Palace was relatively far away from the main activities of the Cat Tyrants, and there were always eunuchs in colorful clothes coming and going. Li Xuan still tried his best not to let the Cat Tyrants and the others move there.
Last time, Cat Bully and Cow encountered those thin dogs nearby, so it was better to be careful.
Li Xuan came all the way to Caiyun Palace, but before he reached Qingshu Palace, he met Zhao Feng halfway.
Zhao Fengzheng led a group of eunuchs in colorful clothes and went to nowhere.
When Li Xuan saw Zhao Feng, Zhao Feng also noticed his gaze keenly and looked over directly.
Zhao Feng's originally expressionless face burst into a smile the moment he saw Li Xuan.
Zhao Feng waved to Li Xuan from a distance.
Li Xuan knew that he couldn't outrun the old man, so he didn't bother to bother with him and walked over obediently.
Seeing Li Xuan approaching, Zhao Feng also squatted down, stretched out his fingers to rub his head, and asked: "Axuan, where are you going?"
Li Xuan repeated his old trick and turned to bite again, but Zhao Feng easily dodged it again.
"Still so naughty."
Zhao Feng shook his head helplessly.
"Meow. (I said it but you didn't understand.)"
Li Xuan replied impatiently.
Zhao Feng also heard Li Xuan's impatience, and then said: "Well, as long as you don't go to Qingshu Palace, I can't care about you."
"Well……"
Li Xuan looked at his feet with a guilty conscience and said nothing.
If he didn't know how to whistle now, he would have whistled twice, high and low, to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"well."
Zhao Feng sighed, then pinched the back of Li Xuan's neck and hugged him.
"It's bad, I'm being controlled by this old man again!"
Li Xuan was once again oppressed by the invisible energy and could not escape Zhao Feng's embrace.
"At least don't cause trouble while I'm in Caiyun Palace."
"Meow, meow, meow, woo! (Old man, I'm not here for revenge, I'm just here to get something, you misunderstood!)"
Li Xuan tried his best to defend himself, but he just agreed with what he said before.
He meowed, and Zhao Feng couldn’t understand it at all!
"Meow——(let me go——)"
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