The villain prince is three and a half years old

……

Outside Jingyixuan, the eunuchs guarding the gate had withdrawn, but the gate was still not opened. Xiao Yue was unwilling to open it. What was the point of opening it?

She hugged Xia Jing, feeling uneasy.

She believed that her arrangements were well-made, and even if Rongpin was not implicated, she could still clear herself of the charges. However, the world never operates according to one's own ideas, and no one knows what the future will be like before it arrives.

She wanted to talk to Yi Qiu and comfort herself, but all the palace maids and eunuchs in Jingyixuan, including Yu Meiren, were taken to the Silijian.

If Xia Jing hadn't held her tightly, those eunuchs would have taken Xia Jing away too, and she would have been left alone!

"Mother," Xia Jing put down a chess piece and looked up at the curve of Xiao Yue's chin, "It's your turn!"

Fearing that Xiao Yue would worry too much, Xia Jing set up a game of Gobang. After getting up in the morning and eating the breakfast brought by the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department, he started playing with Xiao Yue.

"Okay." Xiao Yue rubbed his hair and placed a black piece. The black pieces had become five in a row.

Xia Jing skillfully regretted his moves and started over again, repeating this process repeatedly until he finally won the game.

Xiao Yue lowered her head and kissed him on the face. This was the reward for winning the game.

Xia Jing narrowed his eyes, enjoying the closeness of Xiao Yue's ears. A dozen panels floated on the sides of his face.

Those were interpersonal relationship interfaces. By observing the ups and downs of these people's favorability, Xia Jing could infer the situation outside.

When Xia Jing saw the Queen and Concubine Rong's favorability plummet, he knew that the matter was settled.

Sure enough, a few familiar faces appeared on the 3D map.

The heavy courtyard door slowly opened, and Jingyixuan, which had been stuffy for nearly a day, welcomed the fresh and moist wind.

There were three people coming in, one old, one young, two eunuchs, and a young girl.

"Eunuch Xu!" Xia Jing jumped out of Xiao Yue's arms and ran to Xu Zhongde.

"Greetings to the Ninth Prince and to Consort Xiao." Xu Zhongde saluted them both and looked at Xia Jing. "The Ninth Prince actually recognized me?"

"Eunuch Xu came here last time." Xia Jing looked at the young eunuch behind him again, "Eunuch Xu was also seen once in the laundry department."

"Oh, it's amazing that the Ninth Prince remembers me. I am very grateful." The little eunuch smiled happily.

Who doesn’t like a cute child who remembers them and greets them proactively?

Looking at the panel, Xia Jing was satisfied to see that the intimacy between Xu Zhongde and the young eunuch had increased by 1 point each.

[Name: Xu Zhongde]

【Age: 42】

[Identity: Secretary of the Imperial Household Department]

[Intimacy: 56 (+15) → 57 (+15)]

The temporary favorability of fifteen came from Huijing.

[Name: Li Gou'er]

【Age: 17】

[Identity: Assistant to the Imperial Ceremony Supervisor]

[Intimacy: 52 → 53]

This eunuch Xu’s real name is quite interesting.

"Sister Yu." Xiao Yue walked to the last girl, who was the beautiful Yu.

"Sister!" Yu Meiren held Xiao Yue's hand, tears welling in her eyes. She had been terrified that night.

Li Gou'er went out to make tea. Xu Zhongde refused Xiao Yue's offer of a seat and stood to explain the situation to Xiao Zhaoyi and Yu Meiren.

"I asked the people in Changqing Palace. Eunuch Liang was not in Changqing Palace two days ago. Has Xiao Zhaoyi and Yu Meiren seen him?" Xu Zhongde asked.

In fact, he had already learned everything from Huijing, but he still had to ask. Xiaoyue didn't know he existed yet.

Concubine Yu's face turned pale and she told the story of Yuan'er, saying that Concubine Rong forced her to monitor Xiao Yue's movements, and that Concubine Rong forced Eunuch Liang to be brought to Jingyixuan.

"Miss Yu, don't you know about the doll?" Xu Zhongde narrowed his eyes.

"I believe in Miss Yu." Xiao Yue interrupted.

Although Lady Yu was determined to fight to the death, the crime should not be borne by her and should not fall on her head.

"Since Concubine Xiao believes it, I naturally believe it too. But I don't know where Eunuch Liang has gone. Alas." Xu Zhongde sighed.

"Where's Ni'er?" Yu Meiren asked again. Ni'er was another of her maids, and the one who had reported Xiao Yue for practicing witchcraft.

"He's dead too." Xu Zhongde replied.

The room fell into silence, with only the sound of tea being brewed outside.

Xia Jing knew that it was time for him to take action.

"Will the dead be sunk into the well?" He looked up and asked Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yuexin shuddered. She was just thinking about how to bring up the topic of the well in the cold palace, and now she had a reason.

"Jing'er is young, so he doesn't need to know this." Xiao Yue tapped Xia Jing's lips and asked, "Where did Jing'er hear about the sinking well?"

"Eighth Brother said so." Xia Jing looked innocent. "Eighth Brother has said many times that he wants to sink me into the well. Is it fun in the well?"

"It's pitch black in the well, it's not fun!" Concubine Yu interrupted, "Ninth Prince, please stay away from the well, there are biting snakes in it!"

She didn't know about the dry well, she only knew that it was dangerous, so she wanted to scare Xia Jing just in case.

"Your aunt Yu is right." Xiao Yue ended the topic.

Too much is as bad as too little. I would rather let Rongpin go unpunished than put myself in danger.

She asked about Yi Qiu and the others.

Xu Zhongde agreed to release Yi Qiu and Xiao Tianzi after returning. As for the rest, they would have to wait a little longer.

Li Gou'er brought tea and Xu Zhongde took his leave. When he left, he took Lady Yu with him.

The witchcraft case was temporarily over, and a new case involving Yuan'er came up.

Back at the Imperial Household Department, Xu Zhongde interrogated the eunuchs and palace maids in Changqing Palace. It turned out that the Eighth Prince loved to talk about sinking the well. He had mentioned it when he made a big fuss at Yanghe Pavilion before, and the people around Concubine Xian could testify.

He immediately led people, took the key from the warehouse, and went straight to the cold palace.

……

In the afternoon, Yi Qiu and Xiao Tianzi returned to Jingyixuan.

The next evening, the remaining palace maids and eunuchs of Jingyixuan also returned.

On the morning of the second day, the Queen issued an edict, stripping Rongpin of her position as a concubine for framing Xiao Zhaoyi. She was so cruel and heartless that she was demoted to a palace maid and sent to the cold palace.

The concubines were confused. Even if Concubine Rong had framed Concubine Xiao Zhaoyi, wasn't the punishment too harsh? Demoted to a maid, it's fine, but banished to the cold palace? That cold palace had been uninhabited for how many years!

They didn't know that in addition to the matter of witchcraft, there was also the matter of the dry well.

There were more than a dozen bodies in the dry well. Such a horrific murder had occurred in the harem. Emperor Kangning was furious and scolded Empress Yin harshly.

The emperor's rewards once again arrived at Jingyixuan. The most valuable one was an invitation to the Winter Plum Blossom Banquet one month later.

All those who could attend the banquet were concubines. It was conceivable that Xiao Yue's promotion was just around the corner.

Because the dry well case was not made public, Yu Meiren's accidental killing of a palace maid was not revealed, but she could not escape punishment. Because she was implicated with Rongpin, the punishment was even heavier than what was publicly shown.

Li Gou'er brought instructions from Emperor Kangning and gave Concubine Yu three choices.

One is to be demoted to a palace maid, the second is to go to the imperial mausoleum, and the third is to shave one's head and become a nun.

"What is a nun?" Xia Jing tried to guide Yu Meiren to choose this.

Concubine Yu did not make a choice and took the road leading to the imperial mausoleum.

The imperial mausoleum is the royal mausoleum, and guarding it is a tough job.

She quietly packed up her things, said goodbye to Xia Jing and Xiao Yue, and left Jingyixuan.

At the same time, after a commotion in Changqing Palace, the Eighth Prince was carried to the Queen's Palace, and Concubine Rong was carried by two eunuchs, wailing, and thrown into the cold palace.

Chapter 46 Princess Guilt

[You successfully dealt with Rongpin, making her lose the ability to deal with you]

[Task Evaluation: A-Level]

Please choose one of the three rewards below.

1. Recruitment Order (3,000 men)

2. Ten Thousand Dan of Grain and Grass

【3. Wish Paper Crane】

Xia Jing looked at the panel and felt heartbroken.

Why did God give him the most tempting reward when he was most powerless!

[Recruitment Order (3,000 Soldiers): Publish a recruitment notice. If the message reaches at least one city, 3,000 soldiers will join. Initial loyalty is 50-60, and the elite rate is 30%. They will arrive within a month.]

[Ten Thousand Dan of Food and Grass: Ten thousand dan of military rations will be distributed in the form of treasure.]

There is no need to mention the wish paper crane, it is already a reward.

If Xia Jing had a choice, he would certainly choose the recruitment order. Starting with 3,000 soldiers, all of whom were initially loyal, it would be a perfect gift package for a novice rebel! With 3,000 soldiers at his side, he could directly charge into the Yangxin Palace and destroy the Kangning Imperial Capital.

Ten thousand dan of food and fodder is a lot. If they are eaten sparingly, it is enough for an army of 100,000 to eat for eight or nine days!

If we have an army of 10,000, eighty or ninety days would be enough to fight a local war!

It’s worthy of being the reward for killing Concubine Rong, it’s extremely generous!

No matter how rich it is, it is useless if you can’t use it.

The recruitment notice needed to be disseminated to a certain degree in order to recruit 3,000 soldiers. These soldiers did not come out of nowhere, but came to join the army after seeing the recruitment notice.

If Xia Jing posted the notice in Jingyixuan, he would only be able to gain a few small fields, and no soldiers would come to surrender.

If you choose 10,000 dan of grain, you will get a treasure map. Follow the map to get grain. In the game, this treasure map has a time limit. If you don't claim it within five days, there is a chance that it will be picked up by an NPC.

He couldn't pick up the treasure in the harem even though he had a treasure map. He could offer it to Emperor Kangning, but how could he do so in a way that would be both reasonable and bring him benefits?

After looking around, the only option left was the Wish Paper Crane. No, wait!

Xia Jing stared at the recruitment order. This thing couldn't be given as a gift in the game, but this was reality.

If he gives the recruitment order to someone else, can that person use it?

But this raises the same problem as the treasure map: who to give it to, how to give it, and how to benefit.

Xia Jing was overwhelmed, so he immersed himself in the soft and fragrant fragrance beside him, took a deep breath to relieve his anxiety.

Hey, there's text underneath this panel.

[It is detected that the task may continue. Should we temporarily not settle it?]

Is it possible to continue? The mission is to deal with Rongpin. Now Rongpin is in the cold palace, but she has lost her status and power, but she is still fine.

It is now rated A+. The rating higher than A+ in the game is perfect, which will refresh new rewards and there is a chance to increase the number of optional rewards.

No need to worry about it now. The summer scenic spot will not be settled for the time being.

We still have to deal with Rongpin.

He had originally planned to continue. After a certain Huan was ordained at Ganlu Temple, she could still come back to be the queen, not to mention that she was still in the cold palace of the imperial city?

Let General Coal take action and start with the familiar business.

Emperor Kangning imprisoned Concubine Rong in the cold palace with extremely evil intentions. The dry well in the yard was where Concubine Rong threw her body. How could Concubine Rong not be afraid?

As long as he puts a little more pressure on Rongpin...

According to the experience gained from Concubine Yu, Rongpin will collapse in four or five days.

If Concubine Rong is strong-minded and doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, then we can try other methods.

Xia Jing made a plan and nudged himself in the soft fragrance again, but suddenly realized something was wrong.

Smaller.

He raised his head and saw Concubine Xian's smiling face.