The villain prince is three and a half years old

"I'm fine." Xiao Yue shook her head, "I did disturb the Third Prince."

"It's just that the child has a bit of a temper. How can it be considered a disturbance?" Ning Shouxu turned to look at Concubine Xian. "Besides, this Yihe Palace was invited by my mother."

"Okay, blame me." Concubine Xian scolded with a smile, "What Mother invited was not to your liking, but what your ninth brother invited was exactly what you wanted. You kept chatting at the table."

"Fourth brother is extremely knowledgeable and indeed different from others." Ning Shouxu turned his head to look at the fourth prince.

"Third brother is the one who is well-read. I am not as good as him." Ning Zhixing replied.

The two of them complimented each other, making everyone laugh. The laughter dispelled the cold air and the house became lively.

Empress Xian picked up Xia Jing and placed her on her lap, her delight growing as she watched. The Ninth Prince himself got along well with Xu'er, and now even the Fourth Prince, who she brought along, could chat with her freely!

She didn't know that the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince were destined to become friends, and Xia Jing just acted as their matchmaker some time in advance.

The third prince is sensitive and dislikes other people's sympathy and excessive attention. The fourth prince is dull and lacks sympathy and attention to others. He is only interested in the matters at hand.

The convex part of the third prince is exactly the concave part of the fourth prince. When the two are put together, they fit perfectly. How could it be bad?

After leaving Yanghexuan, Xia Jing and Xiao Yue returned to Jingyixuan.

It was dark. After they washed up, they got into bed and Xia Jing lay in her arms.

The appearance of Ning Gaoxiang and Ning Sisi disrupted Xiao Yue's mood. After all, they were her own flesh and blood, how could she not care about them?

"Jing'er knows about the Seventh Prince and the Sixth Princess?" She picked up Xia Jing and let the boy lie on her chest.

Xia Jing bit her lip, her eyes complicated: "I know. They are my brother and sister."

"Nian'er is also your sister, and the third prince and the fourth prince are also your brothers, there is no difference." Xiao Yue's eyes were dazed, her face was facing Xia Jing, but her eyes were not on Xia Jing.

Her words didn't seem to be spoken to Xia Jing, but to herself.

Xiao Yue stroked Xia Jing's hair and said, "The Seventh Prince and the Sixth Princess are Concubine Rou's children. Jing'er is Amu's child. Amu only has Jing'er as her child."

Xia Jing nodded.

"Go to sleep." Xiao Yue put Xia Jing down and tucked the quilt for him.

Yi Qiu lowered the bed curtains, and darkness enveloped the two of them.

Xia Jing sighed inwardly and finally took this route.

Xiao Yue has seen that the two children don't have her in their hearts and is determined to draw a clear line with them.

But Concubine Rou doesn't think so.

It doesn’t matter what Ning Sisi thinks. This princess is just a bonus. The main thing is Ning Gaoxiang.

Xia Jing could see that Ning Gaoxiang believed in the concept of hierarchy and was extremely concerned about his "noble" status. Since Concubine Rou was of higher status than Xiao Yue, Ning Gaoxiang recognized her as his adoptive mother.

But what if Xiao Yue's status becomes higher than Concubine Rou's in the future? Will Ning Gaoxiang still firmly choose his adoptive mother? Or will he return to his biological mother?

In modern times, if a child discovers that his biological mother's family is richer than his adoptive mother's, he will also have some ideas. If the biological mother's family is more proactive, he will most likely be pulled back.

This is human nature, and Concubine Rou has to be on guard.

In order to possess this child, Concubine Rou must ensure that she is nobler than Xiao Yue.

So in the game plot, when Xiao Yue was just a Zhaoyi, the two sides had no offense against each other, and Concubine Rou even wanted to ease their relationship.

Once Xiao Yue embarks on the path of becoming the Empress, begins to seek power, becomes a concubine, becomes a concubine, and aims for the position of Empress, Concubine Rou will intervene to stop her. Not to mention that in the Empress path, the Ninth Prince dies, and Xiao Yue only has those two blood relatives left.

The conflict between Concubine Rou and Xiao Yue will affect the relationship between Ning Gaoxiang, Ning Sisi and Xiao Yue, and eventually lead to the two sides becoming enemies, and the two children will be targeted by Xiao Yue.

Although Xiao Yue hasn't yet taken the path of becoming an empress, her status is already rising...

Would Concubine Rou take action? If she was only promoted to a concubine, there shouldn't be a direct conflict, but what about indirect conflict? Besides Concubine Rou, there's also the Empress and Concubine Duan. Will they take action?

Plus, he had just offended Emperor Kangning.

Xia Jing realized that Xiao Yue's path to becoming a concubine might encounter some twists and turns.

Just a few twists and turns.

The harem is a microcosm of the imperial court. If you are powerful in the imperial court, no one can suppress your status in the harem.

What ultimately determines the throne is the power of the court and the people, and the most important military power.

The recruitment order had already been prepared. He asked his fourth brother for the bronze medal under the pretext of playing house.

The next step is to give the token to that cheap uncle and guide him to quell the rebellion at the right time.

He must be asked to come to the capital.

It's easy to just come over, but it's difficult to meet in the palace.

At worst, if it gets lost, we can ask General Coal to deliver it for us.

After finalizing the plan, Xia Jing closed his eyes and fell asleep.

He woke up early in the morning and felt a sore throat.

This broken body has problems again.

He recalled that it must be the Fourth Prince Ning Zhixing's fault.

Guanlanzhai was frugal, and Ning Zhixing was a strong man, so there was no charcoal brazier in the house. Ning Zhixing often dragged him to practice in the yard, causing him to be exposed to the wind.

Fortunately, this time it was not serious. Xia Jing pretended to be sleepy and recovered a little when he got up at noon.

After another night's rest, he was basically recovered, and Xiao Yue couldn't even notice it.

In the morning, he got out of bed and Yi Qiu changed his clothes for him.

"Where's your hat?" he asked.

"Didn't the young master say that the hat was ugly and that you would rather freeze to death than swim in the pond in the imperial garden?" Yi Qiu was surprised.

How can a mouth that is 36 degrees Celsius say such cold words!

"Then I won't wear it."

Xia Jing pretended to leave, but Yi Qiu immediately grabbed him and put a cotton hat on him.

Looking at himself in the bronze mirror, Xia Jing sighed. He was once a handsome kid, but with that thick hat on, he suddenly looked like a fat hamster.

Exercise, you must exercise!

When Xia Jing was sick before, he thought about exercising, but he forgot about it later.

Exercises are necessary for maintaining one's health, and Five Animal Exercises are the best. Ask Ning Shouxu and Ning Zhixing if they have any.

"Five Animal Exercises?" Ning Zhixing touched his chin. "Why did you suddenly want to learn this?"

"As the great general of Guanlanzhai, wouldn't it be a joke if you were too weak?" Xia Jing took out the order made by Ning Zhixing, indicating that he was just playing house.

"I can, but I don't have time to teach you." Ning Zhixing was very busy.

"Fourth brother!" Xia Jing hugged his legs, "Is our brotherhood so weak?"

Ning Zhixing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Go ask your third brother first. If you can't find anyone to teach you, I can introduce someone to you."

"Thank you, Fourth Brother!" Xia Jing cupped his fists, his face filled with curiosity. "Who is that person?"

"Princess."

Chapter 55 The Great Princess's Horror

It didn't matter who taught him or where he learned. Even if he learned from a little eunuch, Xia Jing could accept it.

But when Ning Zhixing mentioned the eldest princess, Xia Jing immediately ruled out all other possibilities.

She is the eldest princess!

"Go find Shouxu first," Ning Zhixing emphasized. "I think he should be able to help you arrange it."

Xia Jingjue and Ning Shouxu cannot make any arrangements, and I believe Ning Shouxu will feel the same way.

He ran to Yanghexuan and broke into Ning Shouxu's room.

Ning Shouxu was startled and the puzzle piece in his hand fell to the ground.

Xia Jing picked it up and looked at the table. Ning Shouxu had already put 30% of the puzzle together.

It's only been one day! Are you so busy?

"Well, in order to reproduce the painting, I want to finish it as soon as possible." Ning Shouxu made an excuse.

This third prince is obviously very playful but too stubborn.

In Xia Jing's previous life, he would have been the kind of parent who bought a PS5 and Switch for their one-month-old child, claiming it was because 'the child wanted it.' So pretentious!

"Oh." Xia Jing nodded.

He couldn't stand it, and tried to trip up Ning Shouxu. He said with innocent eyes, "Since you want to see a painting, I'll draw another one for you, so you don't have to work so hard to put the puzzle together."

Ning Shouxu's fingers, which were pinching the puzzle piece, froze.

After a moment, he smiled and said, "Okay, bring me some paper and pen."

Nanny Yuan immediately took out paper and pen, added water and ground ink.

Xia Jing picked up the pen and quickly copied the simple sketch. With the help of "Amu's Stickers", the new drawing was better than the previous one.

Ning Shouxu picked it up, looked at it carefully, and threw it aside: "It's better than the one on the puzzle."

"Well, I still have to put it together." He picked up the puzzle again, looking helpless.

Xia Jing's eyes widened. I didn't expect that someone like you with thick eyebrows and big eyes could lie with your eyes open!

After failing to embarrass Ning Shouxu, Xia Jing brought up the real matter.

"I want to learn the Five Animal Exercises. Is there anyone who can teach me, Third Brother?"

"Five Animal Exercises? Many people in the royal family practice this, and there should be a eunuch to teach you. Let me think about asking the Imperial Household Department to send a eunuch..." Ning Shouxu seriously thought about how to do it.

"I want to learn the Five Animal Exercises. Third brother, is there anyone who can teach me?" Xia Jing interrupted him.

Ning Shouxu was stunned: "Yes. I asked my mother to find a guard..."

He thought Xia Jing didn't want to be taught by a eunuch.

"Third brother, is there anyone who can teach me?" Xia Jing asked again.

Ning Shouxu stared at him for a moment, then smiled and said, "You want me to cooperate with you in lying? What are you going to bribe me with?"

Xia Jing thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask a question, and if Third Brother can't answer it, how about you help me?"

"I'm not a god. If you ask me how many cakes you ate this morning, how can I answer?" Ning Shouxu was very alert.

"Those answers that only a few people know don't count."

"Okay, you say." Ning Shouxu was very confident.

At the dinner, Ning Zhixing praised him for his vast knowledge, but he was actually a little dissatisfied. He must have read five or six carts of books, and five was not enough!

"Listen carefully, Third Brother." Xia Jing said seriously, "What was your earliest surname?"

"What's the earliest surname?" Ning Shouxu frowned. "There's no definite answer to this question. It could be Ji, Feng, or Jiang."

"Neither," Xia Jing shook his head, "It's Benshan."

"What do you mean?" Ning Shouxu was surprised.

"When a person is born, his surname is good."

"????"

Ning Shouxu regretted that he shouldn't have made this bet with a child!

"This question doesn't count." Ning Shouxu frowned, feeling that his IQ was insulted.

"Why not? It's not a question of how many cakes I ate," Xia Jing argued.

"If I say it doesn't count, then it doesn't count." Ning Shouxu vetoed it and refused to argue.

"Your Majesty!" Xia Jing threw himself into Concubine Xian's arms, "Third brother is bullying!"

Empress Xian had just come in from outside, holding Xia Jing in her arms. She was filled with indignation after hearing what he had said.

"Jing'er, wait a minute. I'll make the decision for you!" She walked up to Ning Shouxu and poked him on the head. "I, your mother, am educated. There's nothing wrong with people being born kind. You're not well-educated and can't answer, yet you're blaming a child!"

Ning Shouxu opened his mouth. That's sex! Not a surname!

"Hurry up, give Jing'er what you promised!" Concubine Xian poked his head again.