The villain prince is three and a half years old

"The Seventh Princess attacked General Coal, but General Coal dodged her."

"The Seventh Princess started running, chasing General Coal and cornering him. General Coal jumped on the Seventh Princess's head and kicked her with his back foot, ruffling her hair."

"The Seventh Princess is a little scared and doesn't dare to get close."

"General Coal stretched himself, and after probing, he was ready to attack!"

"General Coal has moved and is heading towards the Ninth Prince!"

"General Coal is almost at the Ninth Prince's feet!"

Nanny Yuan spoke passionately, and Ning Shouxu put the book on his lap and listened attentively.

"The Ninth Prince was retreating, and General Coal was advancing. The eunuch and the palace maid wanted to catch General Coal, but General Coal easily jumped away, dodging the two and landing at the feet of the Ninth Prince! General Coal—"

Nanny Yuan suddenly stopped talking, and Ning Shouxu heard Ning Xuenian let out a low cry outside the window, and then there was no movement.

"What's wrong?" He turned to look at Nanny Yuan.

Nanny Yuan stared out the window, her expression as if she had seen a ghost: "General Coal is rubbing against the Ninth Prince's legs."

She tried to make amends for General Coal: "Maybe she was itchy and thought it would be convenient for the Ninth Prince to rub against her."

"The Ninth Prince stretched out his hand and wanted to touch General Coal's head. General Coal hated being touched on the head. He arched his body, opened his mouth, and—"

"What's wrong with it?" Ning Shouxu felt tired after listening to this. Why was this Nanny Yuan just like the storyteller in the teahouse, always pausing at the critical moment!

"It, it, it yawned, and then lay on the ground, allowing the Ninth Prince to touch it!" Nanny Yuan pressed against the windowsill, rubbing her eyes, hoping it was an illusion.

But no matter how many times she looked, the yard was full of nice people and well-behaved cats.

She was heartbroken: "You are General Coal, where is your integrity, your chastity! How can you lie there and let the Ninth Prince do whatever he wants! Are you worthy of His Highness's kindness in raising you?"

General Coal made a new move, and her eyes widened. "This is unbelievable! This is unbelievable! She even snuggled up to the Ninth Prince and put her face to face with him! In broad daylight, in the open air, she did such a shameful and humiliating thing. She has completely lost her chastity, what a slut!"

"Stop." Ning Shouxu hurriedly stopped Nanny Yuan.

It sounded increasingly strange to him. It sounded as if the girl he had raised was having an affair with the Ninth Prince.

General Coal is just a female cat!

He sat up and looked out the window himself.

General Coal lay in the Ninth Prince's arms, meowing gently, and occasionally raised his head to rub the Ninth Prince's chin.

Ning Shouxu had never seen such a charming General Coal. In the past, when they were closest to each other, she would just hang around him, wagging her tail, tempting him. If he tried to catch her, General Coal would nimbly dodge, leaving him itching but unable to get her.

Why is he so proactive when it comes to the Ninth Prince?

He suddenly understood Nanny Yuan's feelings.

"Your Highness, General Mei has committed treason. What should we do now?" Madam Yuan asked anxiously, "Should I go to the Empress's palace to ask for help?"

"...Forget it. If they want to play with General Coal, just let them play." Ning Shouxu lay back and continued to read the travel notes in his hand.

He considered himself a tolerant person, not caring about the disturbances caused by his two younger siblings. Perhaps this was true before he sent General Coal, but now that General Coal had failed and defected, he could no longer maintain a calm state of mind.

Outside the window, the laughter of the Seventh Princess and the Ninth Prince could be heard from time to time, along with the particularly gentle meow of General Coal, disturbing Ning Shouxu's heart.

Ning Shouxu couldn't continue reading because he was very annoyed. First, he was annoyed by General Mei's betrayal, and second, he was annoyed by the noise outside the window.

General Coal voted for the Ninth Prince, and the Ninth Prince was also responsible for the noise outside the window, so most of the trouble fell on Xia Jing.

This youngest brother is so annoying!

He asked Nanny Yuan to move him to the farthest corner and made up his mind not to open the door for the two children next time!

Chapter 33 The Third Prince Takes the Bait

Taming an animal is a long process. The system helped Xia Jing shorten the process greatly, but it cannot succeed in one go.

Xia Jing estimated that it would take five or six attempts to completely subdue the Coal General.

During this period, the first round of attack on the third prince was almost completed, and certain benefits were obtained.

[Name: Ning Shouxu]

【Age: 16】

[Identity: Prince]

[Intimacy: 51 → 46]

After the trip, the Third Prince's intimacy not only didn't improve, but actually decreased. This was understandable. Xia Jing was now acting like a bratty kid with no boundaries, barging into other people's houses.

There was no other way. The Third Prince was too pure and aloof. If one wanted to get in touch with him, one had to resort to this method of breaking into his house and robbing him.

Xia Jing was not in a hurry, and he lay comfortably in Xiao Yue's arms and fell asleep. He dreamed that General Mei had grown to the size of a tiger, and he rode on it, rampaging through the palace, and no one dared to stop him.

Ning Xuenian fell asleep alone and dreamed that she was holding a slingshot and subdued General Coal, and her younger brother Jing was looking at her with admiration.

Ning Shouxu woke with a start. He dreamed that Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian were playing and fighting in the house, leaving him no peace. What a nightmare.

A ray of light appeared in the sky, and the chickens imitated the crowing of roosters, and the sound spread throughout the harem.

The so-called chicken man is the eunuch who is responsible for telling time.

Xia Jing stood up, stuck to Xiao Yue, scared Concubine Yu, went to the laundry bureau first, and then to Yonghua Palace.

Finally, he brought Ning Xuenian to Yanghexuan.

This time, no matter how hard they knocked, Nanny Yuan refused to open the door. The Third Prince's intimacy level was currently 46, which was already somewhat unsatisfactory. It would be strange if it opened.

"Sister, let's play here." Xia Jing said.

He pulled Ning Xuenian and walked to the alley on the side of Yanghexuan. There was no wind here, and it was next to Ning Shouxu's house.

He took out the charcoal he had prepared and started drawing on the ground.

"What is this?" Ning Xuenian asked curiously.

"Hopscotch." Xia Jing brushed off the charcoal dust on his hands.

As a game that was popular all over the world in the past life, hopscotch is simple to play and has many variations. It is a version that has emerged from modern times. When placed in the backward ancient version, it is simply a mess!

Even Xiao Tianzi and Luhua couldn't help but join in and play a few games.

General Coal was basking in the sun in the yard when he heard the noise and came out to check. Xia Jing held him in her arms.

There are no specific steps for animal taming. Rather than a skill, it is more like a blessing, a talent. As long as you are with General Coal, the taming progress bar will start.

General Mei could hear the noise, and of course Ning Shouxu could hear it too.

He put down the book in his hand, feeling a little irritated, but the irritation was less than he expected, perhaps because he had gotten used to it yesterday.

He listened to Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian's laughter. It had been three years since he had heard such laughter around him.

He was paralyzed and couldn't laugh. The eunuchs and palace maids didn't dare to laugh either. Even his mother was cautious and didn't dare to smile.

He took the initiative to ask to move to Yanghexuan. What he heard most in recent years was the whistling of the wind and the noise of the rain. He almost forgot what laughter was.

He frowned.

"I'll go and chase them away!" Nanny Yuan misunderstood him and clenched her fists to go out and chase them away.

"No need." Ning Shouxu shook his head, "Let them play."

"Yes." Nanny Yuan lowered her head, unsure of her own prince's mood.

Suddenly, applause and General Coal's shouts were heard outside the wall. They seemed to have accomplished something and were in jubilation.

"What are they playing?" Ning Shouxu suddenly became curious.

"I'll go and take a look." Nanny Yuan was about to go out.

"Forget it, don't bother them." Ning Shouxu shook his head again. He thought about his legs. What could he do if he knew what they were playing?

He looked in the direction of the sound with envy.

[Intimacy: 46 → 56]

Xia Jing scratched General Coal's chin. He didn't expect Ning Shouxu's favorability to rise so quickly. He wondered what he was thinking about.

"Young master, it's time to eat." Xiao Tianzi reminded in a low voice.

"Let's go home." Xia Jing patted Xiao Tianzi's thigh and said casually.

Isn't this the feeling of being called home at dinner time? He didn't think much about it, but Xiao Tianzi couldn't help but think about it.

Go home? Xiao Tianzi repeated this in his mind over and over again, then he said "yes" firmly and carried Xia Jing on his back.

Loyalty: 74 → 75

My loyalty, which hadn't moved in a long time, actually increased a little!

"Let's go home too." Ning Xuenian jumped onto Luhua's back.

After entering the palace for many years, Luhua had only heard the words "return to the palace" but had never heard the word "go home". She pondered these two sounds in her mind and felt warm in her heart.

She looked at the Ninth Prince.

[Name: Luhua]

【Age: 26】

[Identity: Palace Maid]

[Intimacy: 62 → 64]

Is today the day for a big intimacy sale? Xia Jing hadn't expected that a casual remark of his would have such a strong effect.

As expected of me!

The four of them turned the alley and went away with the wind. General Coal squatted where he was, looked in the direction they were going for a while, and then stood up.

It walked to the back of Yanghexuan, jumped back and forth on the two adjacent walls, climbed up the wall, jumped into the yard, and went into Ning Shouxu's bedroom.

Ning Shouxu reached out and stroked its fur.

"Are you home too?" He patted General Coal's back.

"Meow." General Coal's answer was brief.

"That's great." he sighed.

Nanny Yuan raised her head and couldn't tell whether the Third Prince was saying how glad it was that General Coal had returned home, or whether he was saying how glad it was that the Seventh Princess and the Ninth Prince had returned home.

She probed, "The Seventh Princess and the Ninth Prince don't seem to give up easily. They'll come to General Coal and argue with Your Highness in the future. Why don't you talk to Your Majesty and ask her to take care of it?"

Ning Shouxu thought for a moment and replied, "Don't stop them next time, just let them come in and play.

Nanny Yuan was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed!

Since moving to Yanghexuan, the Third Prince has never left the house. Apart from the Emperor and the Empress, he has never seen anyone and never gotten close to anyone. But today, he actually allowed his younger brothers and sisters to come in and play!

This time’s permission is different from yesterday’s permission. Yesterday’s permission was a trap, but today’s permission is sincere!

[Name: Madam Yuan]

【Age: 51】

[Identity: Palace Maid]

[Intimacy: 41 → 56 (+10)]

Xia Jing paused, his hand on the spoon swiping away. The plan was going smoothly. A mere young prince and an old maid were easily captured!

After lunch, he followed Yi Qiu to learn calligraphy. He couldn't go to Yanghexuan all day. When alone in a bustling crowd, he couldn't feel the bustle. Only when he was alone could the bustle of the past become bustle.

This afternoon was a lonely time for Ning Shouxu.

Moreover, the time for going to Yanghexuan cannot be too regular. Regularity will lead to dullness. Only irregularity will make people look forward to it, make people anxious, make people worry about gains and losses, toss and turn, and then feel that the result is even better.

One morning, Xia Jing stayed in the laundry for a long time, playing with the palace maids and listening to gossip. When he returned at noon, Ning Xuenian had been waiting for him in Jingyixuan for a long time, playing slingshot with Xiao Yue.

Ning Xuenian stayed at Jingyixuan for lunch and tea before Xia Jing set off for Yanghexuan.

In the room, Ning Shouxu kept looking at the door. No one disturbed him, but he was restless and couldn't concentrate on reading.

After all, he is just a sixteen-year-old boy, how can he have much self-control? He just used to living alone.

Hearing the knock on the door, he breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his lips.

Nanny Yuan blinked, and the smile disappeared again. She couldn't tell whether it was an illusion, because the Third Prince hadn't smiled for many years!