The villain prince is three and a half years old

Luhua opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

"Hmm?" Yunpin glared at her.

"Yes." Luhua said with her head down.

Chapter 23 Yunbin Stock is in a callback

After the night watch rang, Concubine Yun coaxed Ning Xuenian to eat two pieces of cakes, washed up simply, and went to bed.

Yonghua Palace is spacious, and the night is therefore even quieter. Concubine Yun is dreaming of the northern frontier, her father and brother. The sound of drums accompanies the neighing of horses, and the smell of blood and iron drifts through the sky. Her spirit falls on a taut bowstring.

"My lady, my lady."

In a daze, she felt someone shaking her shoulders. The scene of the northern border faded into the distance. She opened her eyes and saw Luhua's outline in the darkness.

"What's wrong?" Yunpin sat up and asked in a low voice.

She looked at Ning Xuenian beside her and saw that her daughter was sleeping soundly.

"The Ninth Prince is here." Lu Hua spoke a little hurriedly.

"Didn't I tell you to find a reason to let him go?" Yunpin said unhappily.

She rubbed her eyebrows, her head aching slightly. It was just a nightmare, and she couldn't remember what she dreamed about.

She looked at her daughter again. Her daughter did not have the habit of being sleepy and she never slept late.

"What time is it now?" Yunpin felt something was wrong.

"Three o'clock in the morning." Luhua replied.

"What!" Yunpin was surprised.

The third watch is midnight, which is eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening according to modern timekeeping.

"The Ninth Prince has been guarding outside the door for some time. I remember the Empress' instructions. When the Ninth Prince first arrived, he said that the Empress and the Princess were already asleep. I thought the Ninth Prince had left, but when I checked just now, he was still sitting outside the door."

Lu Hua quickly explained the situation and said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, it's late at night and the dew is cold. The Ninth Prince is still not well!"

"Let him in quickly!" Yunpin got off the bed quietly, pulled the bed curtains, and put on her outer clothes with the help of another palace maid.

In the main hall, the maid brought hot tea to Xia Jing. Xia Jing didn't care that the tea was hot, she took a sip to warm her stomach, holding the tea bowl to keep warm.

Concubine Yun walked out of the house, her tone very angry: "What time is it now? How dare Xiao Zhaoyi let you out? Where is Xiao Tianzi? Catch him!"

The last sentence was said to Lu Hua. Lu Hua lowered her head and whispered: "Xiao Tianzi didn't come. The Ninth Prince came by himself."

"What!?" Yunpin was shocked and angry.

I thought the Ninth Prince was a well-behaved and sensible person, but I didn't expect him to be even more naughty than Nian'er. He actually dared to run out alone in the middle of the night!

She stared at Xia Jing, asking the boy for an explanation.

Xia Jing lowered his head, as if he was frightened by Yunpin. After a moment, he raised his head, revealing a pale face.

"I caught a cold because I've been running back and forth between Jingyixuan, Yonghua Palace and the laundry bureau these days." Xia Jing said slowly.

"Gone?" Yunpin was stunned.

"I just wanted to tell Seventh Sister this." Xia Jing stood up and put down the tea bowl. "Mrs. Yun, just tell Seventh Sister. I'm going back now."

"Wait!" Yunpin held her forehead, the boy's words made her head confused.

He sneaked into Yonghua Palace in the middle of the night just to tell Nian'er that his fever had nothing to do with her?

Xia Jing did not stop, bowed respectfully to Yunpin, and walked past her.

Yunpin clearly saw the boy's pale face, bloodless lips, and tired eyes.

She turned around and looked at Xia Jing's staggering and slightly staggering back, and her heart suddenly tightened.

She thought of the Ninth Prince's illness, the coldness of the late autumn evening breeze, the darkness and fear of the night, and she clenched her hands.

In order not to worry Nian'er, the Ninth Prince dragged his sick body, braved the cold dew, and walked through the terrifying night to Yonghua Palace alone. Because of her order, he waited for a long time outside Yonghua Palace in the cold night.

When he saw me, he neither complained nor cried, but just silently left the explanation and walked back, back into the cold and terrifying night.

The anger faded away, replaced by endless guilt and pity. Yunpin raised her hand, the words stuck in her throat, her mind in a mess and unable to sort out her thoughts.

Seeing that the Ninth Prince had stepped over the threshold and walked into the yard, Lu Hua realized that she could not rely on her own queen, so she gritted her teeth and ran into the inner room.

She woke Ning Xuenian up and whispered, "The Ninth Prince is here!"

Ning Xuenian, who looked confused, jumped off the bed immediately after hearing this, ran out of the hall and into the yard.

She grabbed Xia Jing's hand and jumped for joy.

Concubine Yun breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand: "Hurry up and take the princess back, and take the Ninth Prince with you."

The palace maids carried the princess back to bed, wiped the ninth prince's face and hands, and tucked him into the quilt. The two of them lay in two quilts on one bed.

Lu Hua said to Xia Jing, "Ninth Prince, please sleep here peacefully. I will go to Jingyi Pavilion and tell Xiao Zhaoyi that you are here and there is no need to worry."

"Yeah." Xia Jing nodded.

Some color returned to his cheeks, but he was still a little pale.

Luhua looked at him with concern, touched her forehead against Xia Jing's, and felt relieved after making sure it was not hot. She sat by the door and guarded it.

Yunpin came in, told the two of them to sleep well, lowered the curtains for them, and went to sleep in another bedroom.

In bed, Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian couldn't sleep.

Xia Jing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and managed to turn the tide. Otherwise, Yunbin’s stock might have been delisted!

He opened Yunpin's panel.

[Name: Qin Yun]

【Age: 25】

[Identity: Concubine Yun]

[Intimacy: 66 (+10)]

The +10 in the brackets is the temporary intimacy level that Yunpin gains due to her guilt.

Before he came to Yonghua Palace, the number in the brackets was not a positive number, but a negative number, and the number before the brackets was not 66, but a continuously decreasing number!

[Intimacy: 58↓ (-29)] This was Yunpin's previous intimacy.

In the evening, thinking that his illness might make Ning Xuenian feel too guilty, Xia Jing kept staring at the interface of Ning Xuenian, Yunpin and Luhua.

He also sent Xiao Tianzi to Yonghua Palace to deliver words like "The Ninth Prince thanks Empress Yun and Seventh Sister for the cakes" in an attempt to appease Ning Xuenian's heart.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xiao Tianzi went out, he saw Yunbin’s stock plummeting, with a drop of 50%, setting a new historical low!

Xiao Tianzi's return indeed brought a bad market signal. Yunpin and Ning Xuenian didn't see him at all.

Although Ning Xuenian's shares have not changed for the time being, the two stocks rise and fall together. Yunpin's shares affect not only Yunpin alone, but the entire Yonghua Palace, and can even radiate to Concubine Duan.

Xia Jing immediately thought of ways to save the market, but if he wanted to prescribe medicine, he had to understand the symptoms first. He had no idea what was going on, so he could only take a risky move and sneak into Yonghua Palace.

Fortunately, this matter didn't seem to be a big deal. He just played the victim a little and Yunbin's stock price went up.

The crisis has been resolved, but we still have to ask what happened, so as to mend the fences and prepare for a rainy day.

He turned his head to look at Ning Xuenian.

[Intimacy: 69 (-1)]

The number in the brackets is now minus one, and the girl is no longer upset, but the root of the problem remains. If a character has a thorn in their heart, intimacy will increase very slowly.

First, cut the Gordian knot and resolve Ning Xuenian’s crisis of trust.

Chapter 24 Kuyiku Xiaotianzi

The atmosphere on the bed was a little solemn. The intimacy just now was just an impulse that had accumulated for a long time. After it was released, the previous worries returned to Ning Xuenian's mind. She turned around, faced Xia Jing with her back, and bit her lips lightly.

Xia Jing was in a trance, as if he had returned to the Shura field of his previous life.

"Sister, you smell so good." He turned over and sniffed.

These words touched Ning Xuenian's sore spot. No woman would not be touched by these words.

Ning Xuenian turned over and said excitedly, "Really? When Mom gave me a bath, she put dried flower petals in it!"

She rolled up the sleeves of her inner garment, revealing her fair and tender arms, and stretched them out in front of Xia Jing: "Smell it again."

Xia Jing held her arm and pressed it to her nose, letting the rich aroma flow into her lungs. For a little princess, the scent was too strong, but paired with Ning Xuenian's sassy and quirky personality, it was quite fitting.

"It's so itchy." Ning Xuenian smiled and pulled her hand back.

"It smells good." Xia Jing exclaimed.

"Of course." Ning Xuenian said proudly, "My mother and I are the same."

The topic ended here, and the dull night came back again through the gaps in the bed curtains.

However, Ning Xuenian did not turn her back to Xia Jing this time, and the two pairs of bright eyes looked at each other in the darkness.

"Did sister find out?" Xia Jing suddenly looked away and asked guiltily.

Ning Xuenian blinked: "What did you find?"

"Is that why sister suddenly got angry?" Xia Jing asked again.

Ning Xuenian understood and felt panicked. She didn't know how to answer Xia Jing, but the boy didn't wait for her answer.

Xia Jing's gaze completely shifted away, and he lowered his head: "I'm actually not very interested in slingshots."

Ning Xue Nian opened her eyes wide, she never expected Xia Jing to say such words. In her expectation, Xia Jing liked slingshot very much, otherwise, why was he so happy when playing with her?

"I was very interested in it at first, but the slingshot was very heavy and it hurt my shoulders to pull it. It was also very difficult. Just pulling it open took all my strength and I had no time to aim." Xia Jing added, lowering his head.

Ning Xuenian bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes. Since Xia Jing didn't like the slingshot, there was no need to continue learning it, and there was no need to come to Yonghua Palace to find her.

It would be better if she just liked the slingshot, so that she could play with Xia Jing for a long time!

She thought that Xia Jing's next words would definitely mean that he wanted to part ways with her.

Sadness surged in her heart and was about to burst. Xia Jing suddenly raised his head and held her hand.

"But..." Xia Jing looked serious.

But? Ning Xuenian held back her tears.

"But I love watching my sister draw her bow and shoot rocks. She's so majestic and heroic, just like the female generals in storytelling. Just now, when I came to Yonghua Palace, the road was pitch black and I was terrified. But when I thought of my sister drawing her bow, I immediately stopped being afraid. My sister was brighter than the lanterns on either side, brighter than the stars and the moon in the sky..."

Xia Jing spoke incessantly, speaking sincere words.

Ning Xuenian felt dizzy when she heard half of it. She felt embarrassed and happy at the same time, and the slight resentment in her heart immediately disappeared.

Brother Jing doesn't like slingshots at all. He's not attracted to her because of the slingshot, but because of the way she pulls it with such vigor! Mother, you're talking nonsense!

Hehehe, female general!

[Intimacy: 69 (-1) → 70]

It was successfully solved and the 70th level was broken through. This Pokémon has been initially captured.

"Hehe," Ning Xuenian poked Xia Jing's shoulder, "Say it again."

Xia Jing repeated what he had just said and added a few new sentences.

Ning Xuenian laughed for a while and poked Xia Jing's shoulder again.

Xia Jing brand reading machine, you can listen to whatever you want.

After repeating it countless times, Ning Xuenian finally fell asleep, but Xia Jing still hadn't found a chance to ask what happened.

Forget it, let’s go to sleep first.

The sun's rays shone through the bed curtains onto Xia Jing's body. He opened his eyes and saw that it was already bright outside. Ning Xuenian's smiling face was right in front of him.

The girl held her chin, and seeing that he woke up, she raised her hand and poked him again.

Xia Jing didn't repeat the lesson, the reading machine was out of battery, and it was time to feed him.

He lifted the curtain and Luhua came over to change their clothes.

Yunpin did not go out today. She smiled as she watched her daughter and Xia Jing sit at the dining table, eating with relish.

The breakfast in Yonghua Palace was much more sumptuous than those in Jingyixuan and the laundry bureau. Xia Jing had two bowls of lotus seed soup, played slingshot with Ning Xuenian for a while, and took the time to talk to Yunpin and Luhua, trying to find out what happened yesterday. Both Yunpin and Luhua kept their mouths shut.