The villain prince is three and a half years old

"Nian'er!" Concubine Yun wanted to stop Ning Xuenian.

The box belongs to Jingyixuan, how can Ning Xuenian drive it around?

"Nothing." Xiao Yue smiled, "Jing'er and Nian'er have a deep relationship as siblings, so there's nothing wrong with that."

Yunpin didn't insist. Her mind was a little confused now, thinking about Concubine Xian.

In the harem, almost all concubines have their own circles and factions, but Concubine Xian is the only one who stands outside of them. However, Concubine Xian's status is still very high, and no family can ignore her.

If they could win over Empress Xian, the circle's influence would be greatly enhanced.

With Concubine Xian's protection, other concubines who want to take action against Xiao Yue have to consider whether they are qualified.

She sighed again. She had originally thought that she could be Xiao Yue's stronghold, but Xiao Yue quietly connected with Concubine Xian.

But why? Yunpin wondered.

Xiao Yue stayed in Jingyixuan all day and there was no news of her moving around. - Was it the Ninth Prince?

She thought about what Xia Jing had asked Li Nu a few days ago, and she figured out the whole story. To see Li Nu, she went to Yanghexuan, and there she met the Third Prince, and after meeting the Third Prince, she won the favor of Concubine Xian?

Thinking about the fact that she was the one who said that Yanghexuan had a cat slave, Yunpin felt complicated.

She looked at Ning Xuenian with a look of disappointment. "You also went to Yanghexuan, why is there nothing for you?"

Chapter 40 Kneeling to the Beauty (Two in One)

Before lunch, Concubine Yun took Ning Xuenian back home.

Xiao Yue pulled Xia Jing aside and asked him about what happened in Yanghexuan, trying to guess what Concubine Xian was thinking.

Yi Qiu sorted the gift boxes and opened the two boxes sent by Concubine Xian to examine them. The box given by Concubine Xian was much more exquisite than the other boxes, and it was engraved with the word "Xian", making it easy to recognize.

There was a robe in the box, which was a ready-made garment from the laundry bureau for Xia Jing, and a few pieces of jewelry that were personally selected by Empress Xian for Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue helped Xia Jing put on the robe and the jewelry given by Empress Xian.

The best way to thank someone for a gift is to carry it with you and use it every day, just like a girlfriend.

Shortly after lunch, someone came from Fuqing Palace to greet Xiao Yue.

If it were any other concubine, meeting a Zhaoyi, they would definitely not be so polite. Concubine Xian did not form a clique, so she did not need to play power games, so she was straightforward.

On the way to Fuqing Palace, Xiao Yue looked nervous, as if facing a formidable enemy. Xia Jing, however, was quite relaxed. This meeting was just an acquaintance, a blind date, and the two of them sat down in a cafe.

"Mom, hug me." He hugged Xiao Yue's neck, patted her back, and helped her relax.

After entering Fuqing Palace, Xiao Yue first thanked Empress Xian for the reward, and then chatted with her about family matters.

Xia Jing sat aside, looking left and right, but didn't see the third prince.

"Third brother is not here?" he asked disappointedly.

This really made Concubine Xian smile: "Your third brother is a loner and rarely sees people. But he likes you very much. If you have time, feel free to go to Yanghexuan and play."

This sentence is the ultimate purpose of this invitation.

Xia Jing agreed, and Empress Xian felt relieved. Seeing that Xiao Yue and Xia Jing liked each other more and more, she gave Xiao Yue many utensils and asked her to take them back.

Back at Jingyixuan, Xiao Yue took Yi Qiu with her and reviewed the meeting with Concubine Xian, wondering where she had been impolite, where she had been lacking in enthusiasm, and what meaning each of Concubine Xian's words might have implied.

After listening for a while, Xia Jing was surprised.

Is this... treating socializing like solving problems? After each exam, reviewing the wrong questions and summarizing the experience was exactly the method he used in his previous life.

The method itself is not important, what is important is - has Xiao Yue finally decided to join the harem fight?

The Empress Xiao who ascended the throne and rebelled against Tiangang has begun to grow up?

In the game, Xiao Yue was greatly shocked and began to change after he was assassinated. How come Xiao Yue changed when he was safe and sound?

Nothing much has happened recently, except for Rongpin's frame-up, her dealings with Yunpin, and then with Concubine Xian...

Thinking of this, Xia Jing understood.

If he had not traveled through time, the Ninth Prince would have lived in Jingyixuan and at most had contact with beautiful women.

Xiao Yue felt that she could control Jing Yixuan, suppress Yu Meiren, and live a peaceful life with the Ninth Prince, so she turned a deaf ear to the outside world and had no motivation to move forward.

After he traveled through time, he fought against Concubine Rong and the Eighth Prince, got acquainted with the Seventh Princess and Concubine Yun, got acquainted with the Third Prince and Concubine Xian, and also met a nanny at the laundry department.

Xiao Yue realized that she could no longer control his life and could not be his support. She did not dare to lie down any longer and could only get up and work hard.

Xia Jing stroked his chin. It seemed that occasionally causing trouble was a good thing, as it could stimulate Xiao Yue's enterprising spirit.

My mother has the potential to be an empress. If she works hard, I won't have to work so hard!

After talking about the conversation in Fuqing Palace, Xiao Yue talked about the concubines in the harem, wanting to distinguish between enemies and friends, and see who to stay away from and who to get close to.

However, neither she nor Yi Qiu had any information, so they couldn't continue after starting to talk.

"The other concubines don't know, but Concubine Rou can communicate with her." Xiao Yue suddenly said.

"Master!" Yi Qiu widened his eyes.

Is there a story? Xia Jing turned his head.

Xiao Yue and Yi Qiu immediately stopped talking and changed the subject.

Xia Jing turned around and curled his lips. How could he not know about Concubine Rou?

Xiao Yue had three children. Xia Jing also had an older brother and an older sister. As for why those brothers and sisters were not with Xiao Yue, she would have to ask Concubine Rou.

The Xiao family was just a small local family. Xiao Yue was selected into the palace and was only given the lowest-ranking beauty, but she had excellent fertility and gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.

In Xia Jing's previous life, he had often seen the stalk of 'getting rid of the mother and keeping the son'. This strategy was something that only the concubines in the harem were adept at.

You gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl? Okay, okay, take good care of yourself and I'll take the kids.

You're raising her yourself? You're just a little beauty, do you know how to raise her? Or I, Concubine Rou, will raise her for you! I'll ask for the title of Zhaoyi for you, skipping the rank of Jieyu, two promotions in a row. Stop making trouble!

Don't worry, you are still the biological mother. When the child grows up, you will definitely reward him!

In the game, Xia Jing learned about this when Xiao Yue was the mother of the country and was settling accounts with Concubine Rou. He was so angry that he clenched his fists and cursed the screenwriter of this crappy game as a inhuman being.

As for the twins from Concubine Rou's side... Xiao Yue, who favored the Empress, was too paranoid, and the siblings had been raised by Concubine Rou for too long, so the two sides turned against each other. Not only did the siblings fail to gain any benefits from Empress Xiao's influence, they also suffered a lot.

Xia Jing traveled through time and space and had never met his brother and sister.

Xiao Yue's identity as her biological mother could not be stripped away, and Concubine Rou repeatedly signaled her friendship with Xiao Yue, but Xiao Yue ignored them. The revenge for the child's theft was self-evident.

Now, Xiao Yue wants to interact with Concubine Rou...

Xia Jing sighed. In the game, the Tenth Prince was the protagonist. With so little information available about the Ninth Prince, he couldn't judge whether he was good or evil. Concubine Rou was immoral, but she was very kind to the two children.

No matter what, with me here, Xiao Yue will not suffer any loss.

Strengthen yourself first. Help Xiao Yue expand her network.

He looked up and pretended to be nonchalant: "Madame Hui knows a lot. No matter what I ask, she can answer it. If there is anything that mother does not understand, go ask Madame Hui!"

"What I and the master are talking about is not the problem of those children." Yi Qiu tapped Xia Jing's nose and didn't take it seriously.

Could Huijing also know the information about the concubines in the palace?

Xiao Yue also laughed. However, unlike Yi Qiu's arbitrary judgment, she thought about what Xia Jing said and suddenly found some truth in it.

The last time she chatted with Huijing, they had talked about the Seventh Princess and Concubine Yun, and Huijing had given her some advice. Thinking about it now, although the advice was not much and insignificant, it was all important.

"Jing'er will meet Aunt Huijing tomorrow and pass a message to mother. Mother will also visit the laundry department." Xiao Yue picked up Xia Jing and said.

"Master, you really believe it!" Yi Qiu was surprised.

"It won't hurt to ask." Xiao Yue said.

It's not that they won't suffer any loss, but that they'll make a fortune! Huijing can access the intelligence from the Imperial Household Department, and she's also a sophisticated old palace maid, so she can be of great help!

This is the staff member I chose for myself. If you weren’t my mother, I wouldn’t let you use him!

In addition to Huijing, there is also Yu Meiren. Huijing is a permanent prop, and Yu Meiren is a one-time prop that specializes in Rongpin.

Xia Jing jumped out of Xiao Yue's arms, and on the 3D map, General Coal came over.

He walked into another room where General Coal was waiting.

Under the pitch-black cat's paws, there was a bundle of cloth strips of various sizes, and three hairpins beside them.

"Meow meow meow!" General Coal called softly, his tone aggrieved.

In the cold palace, the key was under a stone, and it found it easily. However, the lock of the dry well was difficult to open and unlock. It took it a lot of effort to take out what Xia Jing wanted, and then it was busy restoring the dry well. It almost cost the cat its life!

Xia Jing touched General Coal's head and fed it a piece of cake.

"Meow!" General Coal turned his face away, his eyes full of disgust.

You sent me away with just a piece of cake. Who are you looking down on?

Xia Jing smiled, ate the cake, and rubbed General Coal's body with both hands.

General Coal's eyes widened. Meow, that technique! Meow, that feeling! Meow, a little lower, a little harder! Meow meow meow meow meow~

General Coal became limp all over and became a pile of cats.

"It's time to get up." Xia Jing patted its butt.

General Coal stood up reluctantly, and Meow Meow asked how much it would cost to stay overtime.

Xia Jing ignored it and looked carefully at the things it brought, a strip of cloth and a hairpin.

The cloth and hairpin were both from corpses in the mine. General Coal was a very clean cat and had washed them specially before bringing them here, so they were a little wet.

Xia Jing recalled Yuan'er's attire. In the harem, the maids all wore similar clothing, and three of the pieces looked like something Yuan'er had worn. Fortunately, the jewelry was easy to distinguish; among the three hairpins, there was a simple wooden one, the one Yuan'er wore on her head.

The wooden hairpin was worthless, so it was not taken away by the eunuchs who handled the body. However, this hairpin had a special meaning to Yuan'er. She bought it in a shop with the money she earned from selling her own property when she entered the palace.

This hairpin is enough.

Xia Jing held the hairpin, patted General Coal's head, and looked out the window.

it's getting dark.

……

it's getting dark.

The bedroom in the east side hall was densely packed with candlesticks, and the candlelight was flickering. Although the room was not as bright as during the day, it was comparable to a rainy evening.

Lady Yu sat by the bed. It was time to go to bed, but she didn't dare to fall asleep.

She was afraid of dreaming about Yuan'er's face, and she was afraid of hearing the word "Master" while half asleep and half awake.

She wanted someone to accompany her, but Yuan'er was her closest maid. She didn't dare let another maid stay by her side, fearing that she would talk in her sleep and expose Yuan'er's death.

She begged Rongpin to invite monks and Taoist priests to perform a ritual, but Rongpin scolded her.

She begged Rongpin again, hoping to have sex with Emperor Kangning and use the true dragon energy to dispel the evil spirits, but Rongpin scolded her again.

She had no choice but to sit alone by the bed.

Sleepiness finally dispelled the fear and attacked her eyelids. Her consciousness became blurred, her eyes closed, and her back leaned against the headboard.

Suddenly, she felt a heavy object pressing down on her body. She tried to struggle in fear, but her hands and feet were out of control.

The heavy object came from her legs, slowly crawled over her lower abdomen, and pressed against her chest.

Something wet, licking her face.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Lady Yu's screams spread throughout Jingyixuan. Fortunately, Jingyixuan was in a remote area and would not disturb other palaces.

Xiao Yue and Yi Qiu looked at each other in bewilderment. They had just coaxed Xia Jing to sleep and were about to play some kind of trick to scare Yu Meiren and find out what was going on. But before they could even start, why did Yu Meiren start screaming?

"Let's go and take a look." Xiao Yue took Yi Qiu and the eunuch on duty and entered the east side hall.

Xiao Yue walked into the bedroom. Yu Meiren was sitting on the floor, her face pale, her eyes fixed on the headboard.

On the cabinet beside the bed where candles were placed, there was a wooden hairpin lying quietly. There was a water mark under the hairpin.

The water marks were crooked and vaguely formed a word - Rong.

Xiao Yue recognized that the hairpin belonged to Yuan'er, and thought that Lady Yu was reminded of someone by the object, and that the word "Rong" was also written by her.

Even she didn't think it was a show, let alone the beauty.

Yu Mei murmured, "Rong, Rong, Rong..."

No need to test it. Xiao Yue signaled Yi Qiu with her eyes.