The villain prince is three and a half years old

"Why are you stopping me?" Ning Xuenian put down the slingshot and looked at him in confusion.

"Sister, I suddenly thought of a question." Xia Jing said.

"What's the problem?" Ning Xuenian asked curiously.

"If the little sparrow dies, will its parents be sad?" Xia Jing asked casually.

Ning Xuenian's mouth dropped open. She had never thought of this before!

When she thought about how she almost let the white-haired sparrow kill the black-haired sparrow, she felt guilty and had no intention of practicing slingshot anymore.

She and Xia Jing sat quietly in the main room.

Yunpin came back from outside and saw the two of them. She asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Mother, the little sparrow is dead. Will its father and mother be sad?" Ning Xuenian looked into Yunpin's eyes.

"Oh, now you care about the sparrow. Then just don't bother it, hit the leaves on the tree and let the little sparrow go." Yunpin didn't care. She rubbed the two people's heads and sat at the dining table.

Luhua put the food box on the table, which contained a plate of pastries.

"This is given by Concubine Duan. Please eat it." Concubine Yun handed the plate to the two children.

On the plate is shachima, an exotic dessert that is still popular in modern times.

Xia Jing took a bite and found that the taste was different from modern ones, but still delicious.

There were three pieces of shaqima in total. Yunpin broke the last piece into two pieces, and Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian each took half.

Ning Xuenian took a bite, but Xia Jing didn't eat it and handed the shaqima to Yunpin.

Yunpin was stunned and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but before she could shake her head, Xia Jing stood up and put the Shaqima to her lips.

"Empress Yun, please eat." Xia Jing said.

Yunpin bit it and rubbed Xia Jing's hair, her eyes full of pampering.

She reached out again and poked Ning Xuenian's head, very dissatisfied.

Ning Xuenian blinked, feeling troubled.

Xia Jing looked at Yunpin's interface and sighed that the intimacy level had not increased. It was approaching the 70 mark, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to improve.

"Has Empress Yun met Li Nu?" he asked casually, wanting to find out when the Empress would lift the ban on keeping cats.

He really didn't want to use the only spot available for animal taming on Sparrow.

"I have seen it. The third prince has one." Yunpin replied.

It turns out that there is one in the palace now!

"Aren't you allowed to keep one?" Ning Xuenian asked in surprise.

"I won't let you little troublemakers raise it." Yunpin reached out again and poked her daughter's forehead. "The raccoon is not as easy to bully as a sparrow. If you hit it, it will hit you back!"

Chapter 28 Lost in Beauty

The third prince was already 16 years old. In the Ning Dynasty, princes were supposed to leave the palace when they were fourteen or fifteen years old, but the third prince still stayed in the palace.

This was not Emperor Kangning's doting, but a kind of pity.

Three years ago, Emperor Kangning brought along three older princes on a hunting trip outside the city. What was supposed to be a way of getting close and nurturing them turned out to be a disaster.

During the hunting process, Emperor Kangning became excited and galloped on his horse, leaving his guards behind. Only two princes were left by his side, one of whom was the third prince.

Emperor Kangning found a group of deer and was enjoying the fun of chasing them. One of the male deer, for some unknown reason, turned around and rushed towards Emperor Kangning. Emperor Kangning was not good at martial arts, and in his nervousness, he failed to hit the deer with several arrows.

The deer antlers hit him and were about to hit the holy body, so the third prince rushed out on his horse.

A deer, a horse, and a prince all fell to the ground.

The stag had thick skin and flesh, and after a moment it stood up and tried to cause trouble, but was killed by the guards who rushed over.

The third prince was unable to get up. His leg was hit by a deer and he was pinned down by the horse, fainting.

Emperor Kangning was furious and hurriedly took the Third Prince back to the palace. The imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital gathered together to treat the Third Prince. They saved his life but could not save his leg.

The third prince could no longer walk, and his mother, Concubine Xian, burst into tears. Emperor Kangning killed everyone in the enclosure, leaving a river of blood.

In the world line where the Ninth Prince is disabled, the Third Prince is his only close friend.

In Xia Jing's plan, the Third Prince was also a key point. Although this prince had no chance of ascending the throne, he was deeply trusted by Emperor Kangning.

If it weren't for his disability, with the Third Prince's virtue, he would definitely be a strong contender for the position of Crown Prince.

The game does not specify whether the incident was an accident or premeditated. On the game forum, some players said that the accident was probably the Queen's work.

Even the mastermind behind the scenes is the same person. It can be said that the Ninth Prince and the Third Prince share the same suffering.

Unfortunately, Xia Jing had no evidence and could not approach the third prince from this aspect.

Back at Jingyixuan, he began to think of a way.

The third prince was unable to move and stayed in the house all day. He had no special hobbies and his only love was poetry and songs.

Moreover, the Third Prince is a steady and knowledgeable person, unlike Ning Xuenian who is easily fooled.

Unlike most people who like to think quietly, Xia Jing likes to do something busy with his hands when thinking. He sits on the Arhat bed and fiddles with the game interface.

"Huh." He looked at the 3D map and found something wrong.

On the map, why are there only three people in the east side hall of Jingyixuan?

The person living in the east side hall is Concubine Yu, there are two palace maids and a eunuch, so there should be four people in total!

He clicked on the small blue dots representing the characters on the map one by one. The one missing was not Concubine Yu, but a palace maid beside her.

It’s still a long way to go before mealtime, and it’s not time to get the food yet. Where is that palace maid?

He paid close attention and kept watching. At night, Xiao Tianzi closed the palace gate of Jingyixuan, and there were still only three people in the east side hall.

That palace maid is missing?

Xia Jing thought for a moment, opened the interpersonal relationship interface and started searching.

He remembered that the palace maid's name was Yuan'er.

No such person found.

I searched through my interpersonal relationships, but there was no page for Yuan'er.

In this case, there is only one possibility.

——Yuan'er is dead.

Killed by Concubine Rong? Concubine Rong had many palace maids and eunuchs killed, so it was normal for her to kill Yuan'er.

But Xia Jing felt that something was wrong. Rongpin was just bad, not stupid. The East Side Hall was the East Side Hall of Jingyixuan, Yuan'er was a maid of Jingyixuan, and Xiaoyue was the owner of Jingyixuan. Xiaoyue had the right to ask about Yuan'er's whereabouts!

Even if it was Concubine Rong, if she beat and killed a palace maid for no reason, she would be in big trouble!

Is it Yu Meiren? But Yu Meiren is a timid person.

"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Yue patted Xia Jing's back, "Go to sleep."

"Mother." Xia Jing turned around and looked at Xiao Yue's face in the darkness. "I haven't seen Yuan'er all day."

"Why are you staring at her again?" Xiao Yue hugged Xia Jing in her arms. "You run around so much, it's hard for people in Jingyixuan to run into you. It's normal that they didn't see you."

"Did mother see it?" Xia Jing asked again.

Xiao Yue paused while patting his back.

"Did Sister Yi Qiu see it?" Xia Jing lifted the curtain again and asked Yi Qiu who was standing beside the bed.

Jingyixuan already had enough staff, so Yiqiu didn't need to keep watch at night. However, Yiqiu was worried and insisted on keeping watch for the first half of the night herself, and handing over the second half to other palace maids.

"I didn't see it either." Yi Qiu thought about it carefully and shook her head.

"I'll go and take a look tomorrow." Xiao Yue became suspicious.

"I heard from my dear brother that the palace maids were going to be sunk into the well. Was Yuan'er drowned in the well?" Xia Jing pretended to be scared and huddled in Xiao Yue's arms.

His words reminded Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue wondered if Yuan'er had met with an accident, and who had caused her to meet with such an accident?

She realized that if this was true, it would be an opportunity, at least an opportunity to deal with Yu Meiren.

Listening to Xiao Yue's increasingly rapid heartbeat, Xia Jing knew that his reminder had worked, and he fell asleep peacefully.

……

The crowing of the rooster was like a knife, piercing Yu Meiren's ears and splashing blood everywhere.

Yu Meiren opened her eyes suddenly, and the scene of Yuan'er's death was still before her. Blood stained the corners of the wall, and Yuan'er moaned softly, begging her to find the imperial physician to save her life.

She ran with her palace skirt lifted up, her whole body soaked with sweat, but she did not run towards the Imperial Hospital, but ran into Changqing Palace.

She knelt in front of Concubine Rong and begged her to save her.

Rongpin sent two eunuchs to carry Yuan'er's body back in a box. Yuan'er was not dead at that time. Concubine Yu heard the low moan through the box.

Rongpin threw Yuan'er into the well in the cold palace.

Only then did Yu Meiren realize what a terrible person she was clinging to.

Rongpin helped her deal with the aftermath and told her that the list of the Imperial Household Department would record that Yuan'er had left the palace and returned home.

Rongpin said that as long as she was obedient, this matter would never be discovered.

She was terrified at the time and only remembered to kowtow, feeling relieved. Now that she thought about it, she shouldn't have gone to Changqing Palace, but to the Imperial Hospital instead.

She just made a mistake. She thought Yuan'er would die soon after losing so much blood. She didn't expect Yuan'er to be able to hold on for so long.

She hugged herself tightly and curled up in the quilt. The cold air invaded from an unknown place and it was very cold.

"...Lord...Lord..."

She suddenly heard a faint sound coming from outside the wall, but she couldn't hear it clearly because she covered her head with a quilt.

She lifted the quilt and turned her ear toward the wall.

"...Master, it's the servant, the servant is back!"

"Ahh-!"

The screams from the east side hall pierced the dim sky and continued for a long time, scaring everyone in Jingyixuan.

Xiao Yue put down the tea bowl and looked towards the door. Xia Jing came back skipping.

"Where have you been?" she asked Xia Jing.

"I was just strolling around." Xia Jing laughed. "I don't know who yelled so loudly, I got scared and ran back."

Xiao Yue didn't suspect anything and held the boy in her arms: "Sleep a little longer, you got up too early today, it's not even daybreak yet!"

"No, I'm not sleepy anymore." Xia Jing looked towards the east side hall. The shouting continued. "What's going on? Let's go check it out!"

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Chapter 29 Yuan'er's Death

Xiao Yue was in front, Yi Qiu was holding Xia Jing on the left, Xiao Tianzi was on the right, and the group entered the east side hall.

The two servants in the east side hall did not dare to stop her. They were also frightened by Concubine Yu and did not even remind her that Xiao Yue was coming.

Xiao Tianzi stood at the bedroom door waiting, and Xia Jing and the other two lifted the bead curtain and walked in.

Lady Yu's cries stopped. She sat on the bed, dressed in white, her hair disheveled. She held her hands tremblingly before her eyes, her eyes darting around in fear, afraid that Yuan'er's spirit would emerge from the corner.

"What's wrong with Sister Yu?" Xiao Yue looked at Lady Yu's expression and thought of what Xia Jing said yesterday.

Is there something wrong with your conscience or a nightmare?

Outside the window, the sun revealed its golden edge, and the golden sunlight shone into the house, alleviating Yu Meiren's fear.

She stammered, "Thank you for your concern, sister. It was just a nightmare."

"I don't know what kind of nightmare it was that scared my sister like this." Xiao Yue asked.

"I forgot everything when I woke up. I just remember it was horrible." Lady Yu made an excuse.

She looked at Xiao Yue, her eyes showing both distance and intimacy. Distance meant she didn't want Xiao Yue to ask any more questions, while intimacy meant she needed someone to give her courage.

Xiao Yue didn't ask any more questions and changed the subject: "Do you want to find a royal doctor?"