The villain prince is three and a half years old

Xia Jing spread out his hands and stretched them in front of Ning Shouxu.

Now is the era of paying for knowledge.

Ning Shouxu felt a pang of anger as he watched this familiar gesture. He felt he couldn't encourage the Ninth Prince's arrogance of demanding anything in return. He turned his head back, refusing the deal.

"Stingy, you won't even pay me for your problem."

These words were not said by Xia Jing, but by Ning Yuanzhong.

Ning Shouxu looked at him sideways: "You are so generous, how about you come out?"

"If Ninth Brother asks me for something, I won't hesitate. After all, I'm not as stingy as Third Brother." Ning Yuanzhong said, "I came to Ninth Brother and he helped me, so I deserve the reward."

Ning Shouxu knew that this was Ning Yuanzhong's provocation. If it were any other prince, princess, or servant minister, he would have shrugged it off. But whether it was Ning Yuanzhong or Xia Jing, they were both his friends, and Ning Shouxu had a lot of self-respect for his friends.

He looked at Xia Jing: "Tell me, what do you want?"

Xia Jing just stretched out his hand out of habit, but he didn't expect to actually get a reward.

"Just owe it to me for now. When we get to the Summer Resort, maybe I'll need to ask Third Brother something," he said.

The mission this time is not only to let the princesses go to the Summer Resort, but also to make the princes and princesses have a happy time. The main event will start when they arrive at the Summer Resort.

"Okay." Ning Shouxu agreed readily.

He felt that he had made a profit. When he arrived at the Summer Resort, Xia Jing asked for his help. How could he not help? Using this as a reward was equivalent to no reward.

After the excitement, he realized something was wrong. Since when did he have to help that kid?

Ning Shouxu frowned, wondering what had happened in the past year.

Xia Jing thought he was still thinking about the answer, so he revealed the mystery.

"I'm going to find the Prince of Yan," he said.

……

The identity of the Prince of Yan in the harem is very special. In terms of status, he is certainly not as noble as the prince with the surname Ning, but precisely because she is not surnamed Ning and is considered a guest, she can trigger the benevolence and righteousness mechanism in Emperor Kangning that other princes cannot trigger.

In the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Kangning listened to Xu Zhongde talk about what had happened in the past two days.

When Emperor Kangning heard that the princesses were clamoring to go to the Summer Resort, he remained indifferent.

These will not be recorded in history books, so don't worry about them.

Emperor Kangning frowned when he heard that the Prince of Yan had lost his appetite and couldn't even sleep because he was going to be separated from his sister.

This incident itself would not be recorded in history books, but if he agreed to take the Princess of Yan with him, it would become an example of his benevolence and righteousness, and could be added to the history books.

Moreover, publicizing this matter will be beneficial to his international image.

Just like Xia Jing's previous life, in many visits between countries, there would be a column for interacting with the people of other countries. This column was naturally very fake, with no people but only actors, but it was an excellent political propaganda to promote one's own friendship.

Emperor Kangning tapped his fingers lightly on the table. He didn't need to publicize this to the common people; this wasn't the era where the common people were the masters of their own affairs. But he did need to publicize this to the royal families and nobles of other countries, to convince them of his friendship.

Five years later, when the army was conquering the east and west to expand its territory, a good image would be a lubricant in occupying land and forming alliances, and would weaken the will of the aristocratic families to resist.

"Send the imperial physician to see Prince Yan and tell him that I allow his sister to go with him." He said to Xu Zhongde.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted." Xu Zhongde flattered him.

"Also prepare some medicinal herbs like ginseng." Emperor Kangning instructed.

Since we want to put on a show, of course we have to make it a bigger event.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I understand." Xu Zhongde said with a smile.

Not only do we need more doctors and medicinal materials, but the Yan prince's illness also needs to be more serious so that it can be spread more easily.

If Xu Zhongde had not been afraid that the historians and outsiders would not believe him, he would have wanted to make up a story that the Prince of Yan died of worry, and Emperor Kangning took pity on his family and gave the Resurrection Herb to bring the Prince of Yan back to life, and specially allowed them to go to the summer wonderland together.

If it is written like this, maybe it will be passed down for centuries!

If this were true in the State of Yan, it would be possible that such a story existed, as it was an extremely superstitious country.

In order to put on a show, the news that Emperor Kangning allowed the Princess of Yan to accompany him quickly spread throughout the harem, and Concubine Yun and Concubine Rou arrived at the Yangxin Palace one after another.

Concubine Yun came because Ning Xuenian wanted to go, and Concubine Rou came because she felt that if the Princess of Yan went, her daughter would not go, which would be a waste of face.

After watching the two concubines talk for a while, Emperor Kangning agreed and took the initiative to expand the quota to all the little princesses. Except for the very young Tenth Princess, all underage princesses could go.

Concubine Rou tried again to see if she could go, but was rejected by Emperor Kangning.

The harem became bustling. The concubines who had little princes and princesses were busy preparing servants and personal belongings for their children. The concubines who didn't have little princes and princesses didn't want to miss the excitement. They talked a lot and made speeches, saying that this must be brought and that must be prepared. Believe me, it will be troublesome when they need them!

Every prince and princess packed a big box, and the number was increasing.

Emperor Kangning quickly issued an order that each prince and princess could only be packed in one box of ordinary size.

Now the atmosphere became even more lively. The most troublesome part was not the search, but the decision: was it better to take this one or that one? The concubines began to discuss it again.

In Jingyixuan, Concubine Xian, Concubine Yun, Concubine Xi, and Zhaoyi Niu were having a heated discussion around the Ninth Prince's box.

"Look at this, this is a box specially made for the Fourth Prince." Concubine Xian pointed at the box she had brought. "It has mechanisms on all four sides. After the eunuchs have finished checking it, they'll put the smaller box on top. You won't be able to see it unless you look carefully."

This is the agency faction.

"When I was a child, I learned the military packing methods from my father. There is a lot of luggage in the army, and we have to not waste every inch of space to bring everything with us." Yunpin said.

This is the finishing faction.

"The Ninth Prince's things are more important. Our Tao'er and Xiang'er don't have much to take with them. If Sister Shupin has anything that she can't put down, please feel free to send it to us!" said Concubine Xi.

This is the transfer of goods from the south to the north.

"There will always be space in the box if we squeeze in," said Niu Zhaoyi.

This is the miracle-making school.

Chapter 209 Why don’t you refuse?

Xia Jing watched them struggling and felt helpless.

The Summer Resort has everything. Even if you don’t bring anything with you, you can still live well. There is no need to be so grand or worry so much.

However, it is understandable that Concubine Xian and the others attach so much importance to it. The harem is very boring, and any little thing that happens is a big deal.

Xia Jing pondered this for a while, and his luggage plan was already finalized. He'd first use Concubine Yun's organizing method, then Concubine Niu's squeezing method to squeeze every inch of space out of the suitcase. Finally, Concubine Xian's expansion box would be used whenever possible. Forget Concubine Xi's suggestion; girls have more stuff.

After the general framework was settled, they started discussing the details.

What are the things that are necessary, clothes, toys or things to use?

Among all the concubines, only Empress Xian had been to the Mountain Resort, so her opinion became an important reference.

"The Summer Resort is in the mountains and is usually not very popular. Although there are servants to clean it, there are still wild animals and mosquitoes, so medicines to drive away animals and insects are the most important." Empress Xian recalled her previous experience and gave advice.

This caused another uproar.

Xiao Yue was curious about what kind of animals and insects there were, Concubine Yun was worried that her daughter would get hurt while catching insects and animals, Concubine Xi was afraid that her daughter would be bitten by insects and animals, and Concubine Niu swallowed her saliva.

Soon, the five concubines reached a consensus - they had to bring General Coal and General Jade with them, and specially confer them the titles of General Pest Control and General Beast Extermination!

During this time, Ning Xuenian ran to Jingyixuan.

She was not Xia Jing. Listening to the chattering of the five ladies, she not only did not find it interesting, but also found it noisy.

"Brother Jing, let's go play somewhere else." She pulled Xia Jing.

Xia Jing thought for a moment and said, "Sister hasn't looked at the pond in the back garden yet. Let's go take a look!"

The two of them walked out of Jingyixuan hand in hand and headed straight for Cining Palace.

In the Cining Palace, no concubine dared to come over and point fingers, but it was still very lively because of the packing.

Yuhe and several palace maids were sorting boxes under the eaves. They were not sure about everything and could not ask Empress Dowager You for everything, so they could only ask the fifth prince Ning Yuanzhong.

Ning Yuanzhong had no idea what to bring and what not to bring, so he put on a cold face and pretended to be cool, letting the palace maids make their own decisions. The palace maids could only keep asking Ning Yuanzhong with their eyes.

Just as Ning Yuanzhong's cold expression was about to break, the Ninth Prince pulled Ning Xuenian in.

Ning Yuanzhong and Yuhe's eyes flashed, and they stood on the left and right, blocking the boy.

Ning Yuanzhong coughed and asked, "What has Ninth Brother prepared?"

This is Curve asking what to prepare for.

Yu He was more direct. She took the Ninth Prince's hand and walked towards the box: "Ninth Prince, please teach us quickly. We are really at our wit's end!"

Ning Xuenian followed to the box and looked inside curiously.

Xia Jing didn't take care of his luggage at Jingyixuan at all, as there were five ladies who took care of it for him.

I didn't expect that when I arrived at the Cining Palace, I would have to worry about other people's luggage.

Xia Jing was not nervous either. He asked Yuhe to take out something and give him a judgment.

"Candle? How did a candle get in here? Take it down!"

At the Ninth Prince's command, the candles were immediately taken out and thrown aside.

The maid who had suggested the candle wanted to defend herself. She picked up the candle and said in a pinched voice, "Your Highness, please understand. I...beeswax is the finest beeswax. Only beeswax can give the Eighth Princess a sweet dream before she goes to sleep at night."

The Ninth Prince frowned. "How dare you be so stubborn and conceited! Why are there no good candles in the Summer Palace? Someone, come and slap him!"

Yuhe grabbed the candle, slapped it twice, and threw it into the palace maid's arms.

The palace maid held the candle, dejected, like a parent whose child failed the exam.

Yuhe took out the next thing.

Xia Jing looked at Yi Le and said, "Quilt? Why is there still a quilt? Come on, send this quilt to the frontier!"

Yuhe held the quilt in her hand but did not move. She was the one who put it in there.

She imitated the palace maids, pinching a corner of the quilt as if it were her head, and spoke for the quilt: "Your Highness, you don't know, but this quilt is what the Eighth Princess is used to sleeping on."

It turned out to be a quilt for hard work and great contributions. Xia Jing said softly, "I have always seen your contributions. Unfortunately, you take up too much space and resources are limited, so I can only inconvenience you."

The quilt was handed to a palace maid, who then sent it back to Ning Shuang'er's bedroom.

Afterwards, most of the things were ruthlessly eliminated by the Ninth Prince. Originally there were one and a half boxes of items, but only half of the box was left, and the other half was empty.

"Let the Eighth Princess choose the rest." Xia Jing said.

The palace maids who were holding the discarded items were feeling frustrated. When they heard the Ninth Prince's words, they realized that their children still had a chance to be re-enrolled, and they all looked at Ning Shuang'er with anticipation.

Ning Shuang'er was laughing with her hand covering her mouth because of Xia Jing and the palace maids' little drama. Suddenly, she noticed that the palace maids were all looking at her. She shrank her neck and said nothing.

Yu He said to Xia Jing, "Ninth Prince, we have already asked the Eighth Princess, but she is not sure."

The Eighth Princess was not unsure, but she did not want to get it.

Ning Yuanzhong looked at his sister and said, "Put in whatever you like and want. Now you don't have to worry about whether you will use it or not. What you need has already been selected, so feel free to take the rest!"

He thought Ning Shuang'er didn't make a decision just now because she was under pressure.

Ning Shuang'er still didn't move.

At this moment, everyone realized that something was wrong. They surrounded Ning Shuang'er and asked what was wrong with the Eighth Princess.

They talked back and forth, but not only did they fail to get the truth, but they also made Ning Shuang'er cry.

Seeing the tears rolling down the girl's eyes, everyone was shocked and felt even more puzzled.

Ning Xuenian poked Xia Jing's waist and asked softly, "What's wrong with you, Eighth Sister? Are you so afraid of choosing things? I get tangled up too, but I won't get so tangled up that I cry."

Xia Jing patted her head: "It shouldn't be because of this."

Why was that? The Ninth Prince was also thinking.

The noise outside startled Empress Dowager You who was taking a nap. The old lady followed Yuhe out and raised her eyebrows when she saw this scene.

Pushing aside the palace maids who were trying to comfort Ning Shuang'er, Empress Dowager You squatted down, took the girl's hand, and looked at her seriously: "Don't cry."

After Ning Shuang'er shed the two tears in her eyes, she really stopped crying.

"What happened? Did they bully you?" Empress Dowager You glanced at the palace maids and Ning Yuanzhong, and stayed on Ning Yuanzhong for a long time.

"No." Ning Shuang'er said in a low voice.

"What's going on?" Empress Dowager You looked at Xia Jing again. This wasn't a question of suspicion about the Ninth Prince, but a question.

Xia Jing shook his head. He was also confused.

Queen Mother You looked at the girl again, staring into her eyes, waiting for the girl to give the answer herself.