The villain prince is three and a half years old

"That's troublesome." Emperor Kangning frowned. "Once they get bored, the princes will be fine, but the princesses will probably cry and ask to return to the palace."

The princes studied in the Upper Study Room and were generally more independent than the princesses. The princesses had rarely been away from their mothers, which was fine when they were busy playing, but when they quieted down, they would definitely cry for their mothers, just like the princes who entered the Upper Study Room for the first time.

Xu Zhongde stood up and slapped his head hard: "I am stupid. I didn't even think of this!"

Is he really confused? Not necessarily.

Emperor Kangning stood up, paced for a while, then sat back down and said with a smile, "Nothing, the boy is here!"

Of course, that boy is the Ninth Prince.

"I actually forgot about the Ninth Prince!" Xu Zhongde pretended to be happy.

"Fortunately, I couldn't sleep and thought about it more, otherwise I would be in a mess when I arrived at the Summer Resort!" Emperor Kangning patted his knee, happy that he had discovered a hidden problem and found a solution.

"It was because His Majesty loves the princesses that he thought of this." Xu Zhongde flattered him.

He felt a pity that Emperor Kangning had discovered it too early. While preventing trouble before it happens is the most brilliant strategy, it's also the hardest to claim credit for. If Emperor Kangning had waited until the princesses were completely in a rage before remembering the Ninth Prince, and the Ninth Prince had saved the princesses from danger, that would have been a huge achievement!

"Relying on that kid alone won't cut it. Quickly have the Imperial Household Department prepare some new toys and take them with us. Then send someone to the Mountain Resort to have them prepare some as well," Emperor Kangning ordered. "It would be best if we can get rid of that kid."

"Yes." Xu Zhongde immediately went down to prepare.

It is very simple to notify the Summer Resort. The affairs of the resort are not under the management of Eunuch Xu, so let them deal with it themselves.

The difficult part is preparing new toys to take to the summer resort.

There were no new toys in the palace. If there were any new toys, they would have been given to the princes and princesses long ago.

There was no other way, so Xu Zhongde asked Emperor Kangning for permission and brought people to Guanlanzhai to seek help from the Fourth Prince.

The Palace's Chief Craftsman has basically become a vassal of the glass workshop, and the Fourth Prince is the manager of the glass workshop. He was asked to get some new things to deal with Emperor Kangning.

In fact, it would be safer to ask the Ninth Prince for help, but Xu Zhongde felt that it was not yet time for the Ninth Prince to take action.

The Ninth Prince had used his tricks in advance, and the princesses stopped making a fuss. That meant they had lost an opportunity in vain!

The way to be an official is never to prevent trouble before it happens, but to tolerate and nurture evil, wait until they are fat, and then eliminate them in one fell swoop to achieve the greatest political achievements and benefits. However, nurturing evil is also a skill. If they are too fat and you can't swallow them, then it will be a disaster.

Xu Zhongde believed in the Ninth Prince's ability.

At daybreak, Xu Zhongde finally arranged the toys and dragged his tired body to prepare for departure.

……

In Jingyixuan, everything was ready. The suitcase, the small field and the honeysuckle, three large items, were placed in the yard.

But the most important person is missing.

Xiao Yue was anxious and asked Yi Qiu: "When did Jing'er go out?"

"An hour ago, the young master wanted to go see the Queen Mother and his fish, so I opened the palace gate."

"Have you asked at the Cining Palace?"

"I asked, but he didn't go at all!"

"Where is Yonghua Palace?"

Xiao Yue asked anxiously, and suddenly heard the eunuch at the door shout: "He's back, he's back!"

Not only did he come back, but two of them came back.

Xia Jing pulled Ning Xuenian and ran back to Jingyixuan.

"Where have you been?" Xiao Yue breathed a sigh of relief, squatted down and hugged the two children.

She then instructed Yi Qiu: "Hurry to Yonghua Palace and tell Concubine Yun that the Seventh Princess is in Jingyixuan."

Yi Qiu agreed and hurried out of the yard.

Xiao Yue took Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian and gave them a shower. They were both sweating from running.

After changing into clean clothes, Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian held watermelons and enjoyed the fanning from the palace maids and eunuchs.

"Tell me, where have you been?" Xiao Yue pinched the two children's noses.

Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian looked at each other and said in unison, "Secret!"

"You've kept it a secret from me?" Xiao Yue was very curious.

If it was just Jing'er, it would be fine, but if Nian'er also got involved, it must be a big deal.

Moreover, this matter is quite important. Perhaps there is a time limit. They are about to go to the summer resort, but they still have to go out to do this.

She leaned close to the two children's faces and said, "Tell me something quietly."

"I won't tell." Ning Xuenian refused quickly.

Xia Jing took a bite of the melon and nodded: "When we return from the Summer Resort, Mother will know."

It turned out to be something related to the Summer Resort.

"What are you planning to do in the villa?" Xiao Yue was not only curious, but also a little worried.

The harem is very safe and nothing can happen no matter how much trouble there is. The Summer Resort is a place where you are unfamiliar with the place, so be careful not to encounter any danger.

She knew that Xia Jing was opinionated and could keep a secret if he said so, so she placed the blame on Ning Xuenian.

The girl was biting a watermelon when she suddenly felt a tightness around her waist, her feet went empty, and she fell into a warm embrace. She looked up and saw Xiao Yue's face drooping, her peach blossom eyes looking at her.

"Nian'er, can you tell your aunt a little, just a little, okay?" Xiao Yue's gaze was like flowing water, gently covering Ning Xuenian's defenses, looking for loopholes.

Ning Xuenian was shaken for a moment, and Xia Jing hurriedly grabbed her hand and rescued her from Xiao Yue's arms.

"Mother is so despicable." The Ninth Prince looked at Xiao Yue warily.

Xiao Yue smiled. This trick was taught to her by Xia Jing. She had used it on Concubine Xian, Concubine Yun, Concubine Xi, Concubine Shun... and it worked perfectly. No one could resist her embrace.

She stretched out her hand and hugged Xia Jing again.

"Jing'er, tell mother what you want to play. Mother also wants to play with you." Xiao Yue lowered her head and looked into the boy's eyes.

Xia Jing had become accustomed to Xiao Yue's embrace, but he still felt a little dazed the moment he was picked up.

There is soft jade behind me, fragrance beside my nose, a peach blossom pond in front of me, and a peach blossom breeze in my ears. Who can resist this?

With perseverance, Xia Jing resisted the urge to reveal the secret, and by the way, he completed the mother-sticking and pushed Xiao Yue away.

It really didn't work. Xiao Yue felt regretful.

At the door of Jingyixuan, Yunpin came over and said, "Girl, why are you here? It's so hard to find you!"

When she woke up in the morning and found Ning Xuenian missing, she was terrified. If there hadn't been a note left on the bed, she would have gone out of her way to look for her.

Concubine Yun didn't have Xiao Yue's ability, Ning Xuenian held her head high and refused to reveal it.

Chapter 212 It’s time to go back to the swimming pool!

Until they sent Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian to gather at the Qianqing Palace, Xiao Yue and Yunpin were unable to get any useful information from the two children.

What were they hiding? Xiao Yue and Yunpin didn't think much about it. Although the two children were naughty, they knew their limits.

Xu Zhongde was coordinating everything in the Qianqing Palace. When he saw Xiao Yue and Yunpin, he immediately went to greet them.

Although both of them are only concubines, they both have bright futures, especially Concubine Yun, who has already announced that she will be promoted to a royal concubine.

Although there was no news about Concubine Shu yet, Xu Zhongde knew that Emperor Kangning was already considering promoting Concubine Xian to the rank of Imperial Concubine, and the vacant concubine position would then belong to Xiao Yue.

On the surface, he should please Xiao Yue and Yunpin, but secretly, he was already a member of the Ninth Prince's faction, so of course he had to please his master. Not to mention that behind the two of them, Concubine Xian also came.

On this trip to the Mountain Resort, Emperor Kangning specially allowed the Third Prince to accompany him, which was a blatant act of favoritism. However, Emperor Kangning also had his reasons for favoritism: the Third Prince, Ning Shouxu, was injured and disabled in order to save his father, the Emperor Kangning.

Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian greeted Ning Shouxu and took over the task of pushing the wheelchair from Empress Xian.

Xia Jing glanced at the servants following Ning Xuenian and Ning Shouxu. Behind the girl were Lu Hua and the chief eunuch of Yonghua Palace, while behind Ning Shouxu was only Nanny Yuan.

"Third brother is still so loyal." He teased Ning Shouxu.

Ning Shouxu raised his hand to hit him on the head, but he dodged nimbly and ran to Ning Yuanzhong.

Ning Yuanzhong was also surrounded by a palace maid and a eunuch. Except for Ning Shouxu, the other princes and princesses had the same configuration.

Shunpin also came here with Ning Wenhuan. Together with the Taoxiang sisters in the hands of Xipin and Niu Zhaoyi, there were seven princes and princesses on Xia Jing's side.

There are only nineteen princes and princesses in the harem! Moreover, among those who didn't come, there are also several people from this group!

The concubines who came to watch the excitement were shocked by the size of Concubine Xian's group. After Old Master Xue retired, the power of the Xue family weakened, but Concubine Xian's power in the harem increased greatly.

Looking at Concubine Rou's side, there were only two princesses and two princes. Among them, the sixth princess Ning Sisi stayed beside Concubine Rou, but her eyes were always looking at Xia Jing.

In addition to these two groups, there was another princess on the scene, the third princess Ning Xiaoyan, who was standing alone.

There were also a brother and sister from the State of Yan. They were standing together, very close to Xia Jing and the others. They kept looking towards Xia Jing, but because there were too many strangers there, they did not go forward.

Everyone was gathered and the time was almost up, so Xu Zhongde asked the concubines to leave.

A series of carriages stopped outside Qianqing Gate. Ning Shouxu had one for each of them, and the rest of the princesses and princes were paired up. The carriages with black curtains were for the princes, and the carriages with red curtains were for the princesses.

Excluding Ning Shouxu, the total number of princes was odd. Xia Jing rejected the invitations of Ning Yuanzhong and Ning Wenhuan, and pulled Ning Xuenian into the prince's carriage.

This was a bit against the rules. The eunuch saw it and walked up to Xu Zhongde. Before he could say anything, he was kicked in the leg.

The eunuch immediately shut his mouth.

After the princes and princesses were ready, Xu Zhongde welcomed Emperor Kangning, and the carriage left the palace under the escort of a team of eunuchs and palace maids.

Outside the palace gate, a team of armored soldiers were ready, and the eunuchs and palace maids also got on the carriages. Compared with the carriages of the princes and princesses, their carriages were a bit simple.

Simple carriages surrounded the luxurious carriage. Outside the carriages, there was a circle of knights. Outside the knights, there was another circle of armored soldiers. Outside the armored soldiers, there were soldiers lined up on both sides of the road, and kneeling people.

Because there were three layers of guards here, the view from the carriage windows was completely blocked.

Ning Xuenian frowned, staring at the carriages and soldiers that blocked her view, as if she wanted to tear them into pieces.

Xia Jing patted her head: "There's nothing interesting to see on the road. We've seen it all when we left the palace."

"I want to see the Summer Resort as soon as possible." Ning Xuenian lowered the curtains and sat back on the cushion.

Unlike the road we took during the spring hunt, the road to the Summer Resort was relatively flat, especially the avenues in the capital city, where the bumps were almost imperceptible.

"There's nothing to see." Xia Jing recalled the Summer Resort in the game, "But there's a big pond behind the Summer Resort."

"A pond? Are there a lot of koi in it?" Ning Xuenian asked expectantly.

She has recently become obsessed with using dried shrimps to tease koi.

"There are no koi, but there are other fish." Xia Jing replied, "But what I want to talk about is not playing with fish."

"Not playing with fish? Then you want to take a boat?" Ning Xuenian's eyes lit up. She had experienced a boat trip in Xue Mansion before, and she couldn't forget it.

"The pond is not big enough for a boat to cross," Xia Jing replied.

Seeing that her guesses were getting more and more outrageous, Xia Jing directly revealed the answer: "You can swim over there."

Summer + pools, of course, it’s a classic swimsuit collection!

The swimsuit is ready and in the Ninth Prince's trunk. However, I don't know if Emperor Kangning will allow him to go into the water.

If you don't allow it, just leave secretly. The Ninth Prince has never been a well-behaved child.

"Swimming?" Ning Xuenian shrank her neck.

None of the princes and princesses in the harem could swim, and they had never seen anyone else swimming. They had only heard of it in the concubines' terrifying stories about a child or a servant falling into the water and dying.

She was a little frightened and changed the subject: "I don't know where General Coal and General Jade are."

Before leaving, Empress Xian went to the Yangxin Palace and successfully helped the two generals apply for permission to leave the palace.

"General Coal is with my third brother, and as for General Jade..." Xia Jing lifted the curtain and whistled.

After a moment, a loud cry came from the sky.

Ning Xuenian stuck her head out and looked upwards curiously.

The accompanying servants hurried forward and persuaded the Eighth Princess to take back her head.

Ning Xuenian returned to the carriage and said excitedly, "I saw General Yu!"

She imagined the scene of walking a falcon in the Summer Resort: "I heard there are many wild animals around the resort. When the time comes, I will let the general catch five, six, seven or eight wild rabbits and roast them for dinner."

The food in the palace was relatively light; even roast duck was not often served, and roast rabbit was not on the menu.

Xia Jing nodded: "When we get there, let General Yu catch them."

"I heard there are a lot of bugs in the villa, but Madam Xiao secretly told me that I can catch beetles, put them in a basin, and let them fight!"