Yi Qiu was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "It must be that beauty Yu. Master, you are the master of Jingyixuan. She is just a little beauty living in Jingyixuan, but she is opposing you at every turn. You can't let this go!"
Xiao Yue shook her head: "Only concubines dare to say that they are masters. I am just like Concubine Yu, a sojourner in this palace."
"That……"
Xiao Yue raised her hand to stop Yi Qiu from speaking.
She sighed, "Even if Concubine Yu is gone, we still have Concubine Li and Concubine Wang. Concubine Rong can also bribe the eunuchs and palace maids, so she can always find out the news."
Standing up, she took out a palace skirt from the closet and spread it on the bed. The aqua-blue skirt was gorgeous, with gold and silver threads tracing out a delicate and exquisite lotus pond scene.
This is the dress Xiao Yue made for Ning Xuenian. When she started making this dress, she made up her mind.
Running her fingers over the hem of her skirt, Xiao Yue's gaze drifted back into her memories, murmuring, "When I was little, my brother taught me that only by being strong can one live comfortably. I know that self-reliance has two meanings: one is a strong character, someone who will avenge any grudge and earns a reputation for being a vicious person; the other is someone who is powerful and influential, someone who can use benefits to seduce others and form cliques."
She looked up at Yi Qiu and said, "Over the years, I've only done the first point and disdained the second. That's why my situation has become increasingly difficult, and I've also implicated Jing'er..."
"Master!" Yi Qiu hesitated to speak.
"I don't have any other skills except the embroidery that my parents forced me to learn. You should work hard these days and help me make some clothes."
"Yes." Yi Qiu lowered his head, hating himself for not being able to share his master's worries.
She looked out the window again and gritted her teeth, "But, is that Miss Yu going to get away with it so easily? With my old temper, I should have whipped her with a horsewhip!"
"She's useful. These past few days, I've been thinking about Jing'er's words, and I feel that Yuan'er's situation is indeed not simple. Lady Yu's several night terrors might all be due to Yuan'er."
Xiao Yue followed Yi Qiu's gaze and said, "If Concubine Rong wants to use beauties to spy on us, perhaps we can also use beauties to spy on Concubine Rong."
"Master, what are you going to do?" Yi Qiu pursed her lips. She was surprised by Yuan'er's situation, and also surprised by her master's plan.
"Do you remember how we scared your brother before? Tonight, you will accompany me to test Lady Yu." Xiao Yue said with a firm expression.
……
General Coal had not arrived yet, so Xia Jing opened the 3D map to find its location.
It is a pet, and although it cannot share vision like in fairy tales, it is displayed on the map.
Moreover, the people around General Coal will also reveal icons.
General Coal is still in the cold palace. Judging from his location, he is circling in the direction of the dry well. I don't know what he encountered.
Xia Jing was just about to go and take a look when he heard a childish cry from outside the yard.
"Brother Jing! Brother Jing!"
Ning Xuenian ran into Jingyixuan in a hurry, and Luhua followed behind her.
Seeing Xia Jing sitting on the steps, the girl was stunned for a moment, then she stepped forward anxiously, stretched out her little hands, and groped up and down.
If Xia Jing hadn't been familiar with Ning Xue, he would have cried out for help.
"What's wrong?" Xia Jing looked into the girl's eyes, her eyelashes still wet.
"Who made my sister cry?" He frowned.
How come I just taught Ning Chengrui a lesson, and now someone else shows up to bully my own Pokémon!
Ning Xuenian didn't answer. She finished touching him and patted her chest: "You're really okay!"
She chattered away, explaining the whole story.
Concubine Yun was well-informed and knew that Concubine Xian had taken the Eighth Prince to Fuqing Palace. After some inquiries, she was shocked to learn that the cause of the incident was that Ning Chengrui had beaten Xia Jing.
It was said that Ning Chengrui's attack was extremely heavy-handed. The Ninth Prince rolled on the ground for more than ten times before stopping after hitting the wall. He was half dead on the spot.
Ning Xuenian burst into tears upon hearing this. Concubine Yun hurriedly asked Luhua to call the imperial physician and bring Ning Xuenian over to see her. She herself was also behind, but she couldn't walk as fast as Ning Xuenian could run.
The imperial physician was also urged by Ning Xuenian and Lu Hua to come all the way here.
Xia Jing looked up and saw an old acquaintance standing in front of Jingyixuan.
Wen Daosheng leaned against the wall, panting, feeling neither amused nor helpless. "Princess, you trust me now! The Ninth Prince is truly fine. I will take my leave now."
Luhua apologized, stuffed some silver into Wen Daosheng's pocket, and sent him out.
"Hehe, that Imperial Doctor Yang said he had come to see you, and I thought he was lying to me!" Ning Xuenian stuck out her tongue.
"That's Doctor Wen." Xia Jing helped her tidy up her messy hair.
"He clearly has a goatee, so why is he a mosquito?" Ning Xuenian was puzzled. "If I were his parents, I would definitely give him the surname Yang!"
Ignoring these many complaints, Xia Jing pulled Ning Xuenian into the house and took the time to tell Yi Qiu that Concubine Yun would be here soon.
Ning Xuenian sat on the armchair, sipped her tea like an adult, and looked at Xia Jing excitedly: "You know, Ning Chengrui is in big trouble!"
After confirming that Xia Jing was fine, the worry on the girl's face disappeared, and excitement and joy lit up in her eyes.
She explained quickly and jumpily. Xia Jing asked a few key points and understood the situation.
In the morning, Concubine Xian went to visit the Third Prince and happened to meet Ning Chengrui. She invited him into her house and treated him attentively. Unexpectedly, Ning Chengrui was rude and disrespectful to Concubine Xian and the Third Prince, and even boasted about beating up his brother.
Fratricide, how can this be justified! Empress Xian was furious and arrested him, taking him to Fuqing Palace to teach him a lesson.
Upon hearing this, Rongpin hurried to find the Empress. The Empress, the Concubine, and the Imperial Concubine gathered at Fuqing Palace to interrogate Ning Chengrui.
The Queen was Rongpin's backer and had originally sided with Ning Chengrui, hoping to make a big deal out of a small matter. Unexpectedly, Ning Chengrui was unruly and, seeing that he had the upper hand, he started to speak out and even scolded the Third Prince.
When Concubine Xian wanted to complain to Emperor Kangning, the Empress stopped her and severely punished Ning Chengrui, hitting him ten times on the palms with a rosewood ruler and confining him to Changqing Palace to copy Buddhist scriptures.
At the same time, the Queen lifted Ning Xuenian's house arrest order.
Ning Xuenian's description was confusing, and Lu Hua added that there were still some details that were questionable.
For example, how did Empress Xian and Ning Chengrui meet each other?
For example, how could Ning Chengrui be so stupid as to contradict Empress Xian.
For example, why Ning Xuenian had no part in this matter, but the Queen lifted Ning Xuenian's house arrest.
Xia Jing only thought of one possibility.
Concubine Xian went there for him, so she helped him out. And because he and Ning Xuenian always went to Yanghexuan together, she remembered Ning Xuenian and asked the Queen to lift Ning Xuenian's house arrest.
No wonder Ning Chengrui's favorability dropped so rapidly, it turned out that Empress Xian was angry and attacked!
At this moment, Changqing Palace must be very lively.
Xia Jing looked towards the east side hall. Concubine Yu was not there. She must have been called away by Concubine Rong to discuss something.
That’s good. The better the relationship between Concubine Yu and Concubine Rong, the better it will be for him.
Taking a sip of tea to suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart, Xia Jing thought about recent events.
From the time he traveled through time until now, two things had greatly exceeded his expectations. In addition to Empress Xian's intervention, there was also Ning Xuenian hitting Concubine Rong with a stone.
He thought that this world was not a game after all. Ning Xuenian and the others were living people, not rigid programs. They would act spontaneously and do what they thought they should do because they had a good impression of him.
He held Ning Xuenian's head and rubbed it hard.
Chapter 39 Marrying Xiao Zhaoyi
Ning Xuenian narrowed her eyes, enjoying Xia Jing's pats on the head. If patting the head could be considered a skill, Xia Jing's skill must be at level 8 or above. In his previous life, he had several divorced single mother friends, so this was a skill he had practiced.
Luhua looked at it and felt something was strange.
Patting the head is a gesture of intimacy. It's a good thing that the Ninth Prince and the Seventh Princess are close, but...
Luhua cried in her heart. "Princess, you are older than the Ninth Prince! You should be the one touching the Ninth Prince's head, how come it's the other way around!"
Xia Jing not only wanted to touch Ning Xuenian's head, but also Lu Hua's head. In his previous life, Lu Hua was just a grown-up girl.
"Seventh Princess." Yi Qiu came to Ning Xuenian's side and called her secretly.
Ning Xuenian did not hesitate and followed Yi Qiu into the bedroom. Xia Jing followed behind, but was blocked by the cold curtain.
He lifted the curtain curiously to take a look. Yi Qiu was guarding the door and slapped his hand, and the curtain fell again.
Although it was just a glimpse, Xia Jing had already seen the scene inside.
It turns out she was just trying on new clothes.
He returned to his chair.
After a while, Ning Xuenian came out wearing new clothes and showed off in front of Xia Jing.
The girl spun around, her aquamarine skirt swaying like ripples, the lotus leaves and embroidered lotus flowers drifting with the waves. What a beautiful scene of wind blowing through a lotus pond!
Xia Jing clapped his hands and exclaimed, "It looks like a little frog."
Ning Xuenian laughed foolishly for a while before she reacted. She pouted and put her hands on her hips: "What is a little frog!"
"It's the little carp Bubble." Xia Jing changed his words.
Ning Xuenian didn't know who Bubble was, but she knew that this was a serious compliment, so she left with satisfaction and showed off in front of Luhua.
"What happened?" Yunpin came late.
She looked at Xia Jing first, then at her own daughter: "Oh, come and let mother see you."
Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian only look at the patterns and whether the overall appearance is good, but Yunpin is different. She can see the exquisite tailoring of the clothes and the superb embroidery techniques.
"Who made this dress? I didn't know there was such an embroiderer in the palace?" Concubine Yun pretended to be surprised.
"I don't dare to call you everyone." Xiao Yue came forward with a smile.
"It was actually made by Sister Xiao! This craft is unique in the harem!"
The "unique" mentioned here does not include the embroiderer. The embroiderer is just a servant. If you tell others that the clothes made by a certain servant cannot be compared with the clothes made by a certain master!
Just like Xia Jing’s previous life, the 4090 you bought yourself is good, but what if I say that this graphics card was given to me by my girlfriend?
This is not just clothes, it's also face!
Yunpin was very happy: "I, as the elder sister, haven't given my younger sister anything yet, but my younger sister gave it to me first!"
"Sister has taken good care of them. It's all thanks to you that Xiao Tianzi and Yi Qiu are able to have free time," Xiao Yue replied. This was referring to Concubine Yun's help in requesting servants from the Imperial Household Department.
Xiao Yue added: "Besides, this is a gift for the Seventh Princess. It's all thanks to the Seventh Princess for taking care of Jing'er these days."
Yunpin held Xiao Yue's hand and said, "There's no such thing as a Seventh Princess. Nian'er is naughty, and it's Jing'er who takes care of her the most."
The two of them chatted with each other, boasted about each other, and tested each other, and their relationship quickly heated up.
Xiao Yue wants to change her previous strategy of going it alone, and Yunpin also wants to pull Xiao Yue into her camp.
Yunpin had observed that Xia Jing was a peaceful and kind child. He never argued with Nian'er, and even when Nian'er got upset, he could comfort her with a few words. He was an excellent playmate. Furthermore, Xia Jing was a prince, naturally a higher status than a princess, and he would be able to help her in the future.
Not to mention Xia Jing, Xiao Yue's embroidery skills were also worth her association. Just as scholars were all good at poetry, calligraphy, and painting, the concubines were also good at embroidery. Just as scholars would look up to and appreciate their companions who were good at poetry, calligraphy, and painting, the concubines would also be close to sisters with superb embroidery skills.
Even without her embroidery skills, Xiao Yue is still a good companion just based on the fact that she punched Rongpin a few days ago. Not every concubine has such courage, and having such a sister by her side gives her a full sense of security.
The more Concubine Yun looked at Xiao Yue, the more she liked her. If only she were a man, she could have married Xiao Yue! Then Jing'er would have become her own child, and she could have Xiao Yue make her clothes and hug her at night saying she wasn't afraid!
Xia Jing felt that Yunpin's eyes were somewhat dangerous, a bit like the deteriorated sisterhood he had seen in his previous life. He was hesitating whether to interrupt when there was movement outside the door again.
A group of eunuchs carried large and small boxes into Jingyi Pavilion. The leading eunuch directed them to put the boxes away, then walked in flatteringly and paid their respects to the two masters and two young masters.
"What is this?" Xiao Yue looked at the box in the yard.
"I am from the palace of Concubine Xian. This is a gift from the Empress, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Xian to calm the Ninth Prince."
The eunuch knelt on the ground and said, "On the way, I met the imperial physician invited by Concubine Rong. He seemed to be a poor doctor. I was afraid that he might harm the Ninth Prince, so I took it upon myself to send him away. I hope that Concubine Xiao will forgive me."
Xia Jing mentally translated: This is the Empress and Rongpin's apology, and a gift from Empress Xian. Rongpin sent an imperial physician to inquire about the situation, but the eunuchs drove him away.
He sighed inwardly, this is the clever eunuch who helps his master share his worries!
He looked at Xiao Tianzi again and shook his head. "Well, a personal eunuch doesn't need to be too clever. Cleverness and cunning go hand in hand; it's rare to be clever without being cunning."
Xiao Yue pondered for a moment, understood what the eunuch said, and asked him to stand up.
The eunuch thanked him and asked, head bowed, "Your Majesty has asked me to ask if Consort Xiao is available this afternoon. The Eighth Prince committed a crime outside Yanghe Pavilion, and Your Majesty failed to supervise him properly. You feel guilty and want to come and see him."
Xiao Yue was surprised. She felt something was wrong when she saw the gift. Now she was sure that Concubine Xian was not just helping Jing'er, she was here for Jing'er!
I just don’t know why Empress Xian is so close to Jing’er.
Xiao Yue was confused, but she knew this was a great opportunity, so she quickly replied, "Why blame Sister Xian? There's no need for Sister Xian to come. I, Jing'er, will visit Fuqing Palace this afternoon."
"Your Majesty will surely be very happy to hear this!" The eunuch kowtowed again.
He respectfully left the hall and led his men out of Jingyixuan, leaving only two rows of boxes.
Xia Jing jumped off the chair and pulled Ning Xuenian: "Let's go open the box!"
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