June fifteenth.
It is suitable for bathing, offering sacrifices, making stoves and paving roads.
Avoid traveling, planting, or breaking soil.
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At dusk, there was a knock on the door of Jingyang Palace.
The three little ones, who had already prepared for the trip, opened the door and went out.
Outside the door was a eunuch in colorful clothes, who was here to guide them.
Emperor Yongyuan was also weird and specially chose the time after dinner for them to go and take a bath.
Zhao Feng had only told them today's itinerary before, but did not come to pick them up.
After all, several princes and princesses went to Yuqing Pond together today. If Princess Ankang was given special treatment, it would be a bit unexplainable.
The carriage didn't show up either, so today they had no choice but to walk there by themselves.
But fortunately, Yuqing Pond is located in the West Palace, so the distance is not too far.
"Your Highness, this servant has been ordered by General Manager Zhao to lead the way."
Princess Ankang was sitting in a wheelchair, holding Li Xuan in her arms.
She smiled at the eunuch in colorful clothes, and then said politely: "Then I'll take care of you, my father-in-law."
"Your Highness is welcome."
The eunuch in colorful clothes returned the greeting before walking in front to lead the way.
Yu'er pushed the wheelchair and followed him.
The weather is a bit cool today, especially after the sun goes down.
There were a few thick dark clouds in the distance, which might bring a burst of rain if they came over.
After following the eunuch in colorful clothes for half an hour, they finally saw the Yuqing Pond from a distance.
It's not that they have sharp eyes, but it's just too conspicuous there.
The mist of water continued to evaporate, forming a small cloud on the Yuqing Pond.
And across the high courtyard wall, you can even see the edges and corners of several rockeries.
As we get closer, the three characters Yuqingchi come into view.
【Yuqing Pool】
At this time, the door of Yuqing Pond was closed tightly, and there were several figures standing in front of the door.
It is the three brothers and sisters of the eldest prince.
The three of them stood at the door calmly and waited, with several attendants waiting behind them.
Li Xuan thought they were the last to arrive, but he didn't expect that the Eighth Prince hadn't arrived yet.
"Laoba is actually slower than us in wheelchairs?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
As for the eldest prince, seeing Princess Ankang arriving, he actually nodded to her proactively.
The fourth prince and sixth princess turned out to be the same.
This surprised Princess Ankang, but she still returned the gift.
The three of them are brothers and sisters. As the younger sister, Princess Ankang naturally couldn't just nod along and made a more formal etiquette.
The eunuch in colorful clothes who led the way took Princess Ankang to the door of Yuqing Pool and then left.
Compared with the eldest prince and the others, Princess Ankang's party was a little smaller. She only brought one maid and a cat, but this was already the entire staff of Jingyang Palace.
Princess Ankang looked around and found that except for them, there was no one in front of the Yuqing Pool.
And just when she was ready to wait for a while, the door of Yuqing Pond slowly opened.
This clever timing made the three eldest princes frown.
The Sixth Princess looked directly at Princess Ankang, frowning, and her eyes full of doubts.
As the door opened, a burst of mist appeared in front of everyone.
"Your Highnesses, please follow me in."
A figure walked out slowly, it was Zhao Feng.
"Manager Zhao, there are still people who haven't arrived yet, don't you need to wait a moment?"
The eldest prince stepped forward and asked.
Zhao Feng shook his head.
"No……"
As soon as he uttered a word, there was a loud noise in the distance.
"Haha, it's better to come early than to come by chance!"
At the end of the road, the Eighth Prince came running with disheveled hair, simply wrapped in a white robe, as if he had just climbed out of bed.
A sharp and loud cry came from the sky, and the Eighth Prince's Hai Dongqing was swooping down.
When the Eighth Prince ran to the door of Yuqing Pond, Hai Dongqing landed on his outstretched shoulder.
"Manager Zhao, am I not late?"
The Eighth Prince exhaled and used his free hand to support his knees to give himself some rest.
Manager Zhao shook his head helplessly, but still said: "The time is just right."
"That's good, that's good."
The eighth prince said with a smile.
Naturally, he also heard the hidden meaning of Manager Zhao's words. If he had been later, I'm afraid Manager Zhao would not have let him in.
Zhao Feng didn't bother to say anything more and turned around to lead the way.
The others followed Zhao Feng into the Yuqing Pool with their attendants.
The Eighth Prince looked back and found that his attendant showed no sign of following, so he had no choice but to shrug and follow him in.
Li Xuan also never expected that there would be someone even smaller than Princess Ankang today.
Judging from the appearance of the eighth prince, he couldn't even bring in a valet.
He came all the way, but he ran very fast, but the attendants couldn't keep up with his speed.
It seems that the Eighth Prince will take a bath later and will have to take care of himself.
After entering the Yuqing Pool, Zhao Feng did not take them to take a bath immediately, but took a tour here first.
Zhao Feng briefly explained the functions of each soup pool.
After Zhao Feng's introduction, Li Xuan understood that this place was not just a royal bath.
Each soup pool has its own function, and relieving fatigue is only the most basic one.
Li Xuan also saw that there was a blood pool inside. This blood pool was used to treat trauma, and the effect was excellent.
But this blood pool is in a closed state.
Thinking about it, generally speaking, Emperor Yongyuan probably wouldn't need this blood pool.
As for the other soup pools, which also have their own functions, Li Xuan listened absentmindedly and just wanted to ask Zhao Feng where the Sun and Moon Yin Yang Pool was.
But after Zhao Feng took them around for a long time, Li Xuan didn't hear the name.
At this time, Zhao Feng stopped and coughed to attract everyone's attention.
"Your Highnesses, please remember the soup pool that I introduced earlier."
"Only these soup pools are open to your highnesses."
"There are several more dangerous pools in the Yuqing Pond. His Majesty specifically ordered that His Highnesses not be allowed to approach there."
After hearing this, several princes and princesses couldn't help but be a little surprised. They didn't expect that there was a dangerous soup pool in Yuqing Pond.
But this can't help but arouse their curiosity even more.
"Manager Zhao, what kind of pools are those? Please explain them clearly so that we can avoid them."
The eighth prince asked thiefly.
"Your Highness the Eighth Prince, I am not joking."
"At that time, if the old slave discovers any dangerous behavior, according to His Majesty's instructions, the old slave will have no choice but to invite His Highnesses out of Yuqing Pond."
Zhao Feng said seriously.
Seeing that Zhao Feng was serious, the eighth prince stopped mentioning the matter and kept his mouth shut.
Since no one had any objections, Zhao Feng said to them:
"Next, your highnesses, please go to each soup pool according to your own needs."
"But please remember that each hot spring pool has male and female hot springs, so don't enter the wrong one."
Originally, Yuqing Pool did not differentiate between male and female baths, because Emperor Yongyuan used to take the bath himself.
But today is different. It is the princes and princesses who use the Yuqing Pond, so a distinction needs to be made.
After Zhao Feng explained what he needed to explain, he turned around and left without making eye contact with Li Xuan during the entire process.
Li Xuan couldn't help but think to himself: "Do I have to find it myself?"
He always felt a little strange.
Emperor Yongyuan clearly invited them over, but did not let Zhao Feng mention the matter of the Sun and Moon Yin Yang Pond.
Manager Shang told Li Xuan about this matter, and it was impossible for Emperor Yongyuan not to know about it.
Li Xuan also didn't believe that Manager Shang and Zhao Feng dared to make their own decisions without telling Emperor Yongyuan.
"Is there any other hidden secret here?"
Today's bath always feels a little weird for some reason.
Zhao Feng just took them around here for a while, and then let them go to the hot springs they wanted to bathe in.
There is a perfunctory attitude from beginning to end.
Even the eldest prince and the others felt that today's Yuqingchi and his party were very different from what they had imagined.
The soup pools here do have rare effects, but that's about it at best.
For these princes and princesses, nothing is particularly needed.
Apart from the honor of being able to soak in a hot spring pool with Emperor Yongyuan, there doesn't seem to be anything special about him.
This reminded the eldest prince of what he had said to his mother and concubine before.
"Are there really other tests?"
Whether it's Zhao Feng's attitude or the currently too quiet Yuqingchi, there's something weird about it from the inside out.
But now Zhao Feng has disappeared, and they can't ask anything.
On the other hand, when the Eighth Prince saw that Zhao Feng had left, he immediately took action silently.
"Well, there seemed to be a quite luxurious soup pool just now. Let's go and have a look."
He didn't bring any attendant in today, so he acted alone.
When Princess Ankang saw that the eighth prince had left, she quietly discussed it with Li Xuan and Yu'er.
"How to say?"
"Which soup pool should we go to?"
Yu'er suggested at this time:
"Your Highness, Mr. Zhao introduced a warm-up hot spring pool earlier. Why don't you go there and have a look?"
Yu'er knew that Princess Ankang had always been cold, so she suggested this.
"Axuan, what do you think?"
Li Xuan meowed and nodded.
But his eyes were staring at the direction Zhao Feng left.
"What's going on? Aren't you going to take a dip in the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Pond?"
"Do they want me to find it myself and they put aside the relationship?"
No matter how he thought about it, Li Xuan couldn't understand.
He planned to take a look before talking.
Zhao Feng didn't seem to mention the time they needed to leave before.
And at this time, the curfew is about to begin outside.
There is a high probability that they will stay in Yuqing Pond tonight.
One night was enough for Li Xuan to figure out what was going on.
Yu'er pushed Princess Ankang towards the warming soup pool introduced by Zhao Feng.
Gradually, only the three brothers and sisters of the eldest prince and their respective attendants were left here.
"Brother, it seems that you really hit the mark."
The fourth prince said quietly.
The eldest prince nodded, but didn't say much.
"Brother, fourth brother, what is going on?"
The Sixth Princess asked ignorantly.
"My father invited us to Yuqing Pond today. I'm afraid it's not just as simple as taking a bath."
"I'm afraid there are other motives behind it."
The eldest prince thought for a while and then continued:
"Let's explore separately first, and then meet back here in half an hour."
"If there are no other findings, just take a bath first."
"Of course, we have to send someone to keep an eye on Lao Ba and Ankang during this period. Maybe they will find something."
"We have the most personal attendants, so we may have some advantages."
The eldest prince looked at the Yuqing Pond where the fog was getting thicker and felt that it was becoming more and more interesting.
"The bath looks interesting today."
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(End of chapter)
