The villain prince is three and a half years old

Ning Wanjun rewarded the last eunuch standing and waved goodbye to let them leave.

"What are you thinking about?" she asked.

"At the beginning, more eunuchs in green fell, but in the end, the eunuchs in green won, and there were only three of them left." Xia Jing knew that the test had begun.

"Why do you think that is?" Ning Wanjun asked.

"The eunuchs in green have been kept together, while the eunuchs in red have been separated."

Ning Wanjun stood up: "Let's go to the house."

She didn't say whether Xia Jing's answer was right or wrong, neither praising nor criticizing.

Xia Jing knew that he had performed perfectly.

[Name: Ning Wanjun]

【Age: 18】

[Identity: Grand Princess]

[Intimacy: 50 → 58]

The intimacy level suddenly increased by 8 points!

The two walked into the inner room and were hit by a wave of heat. There were several large basins placed around, with charcoal burning red inside.

"There are many people in the palace who know the Five Animal Play. Since you want to learn from me, you must abide by my rules." Ning Wanjun turned and said to Xia Jing.

"Yes, General!" Xia Jing held his head high and chest puffed out.

"What general?" Ning Wanjun frowned.

Xia Jing lowered his head and said nervously: "I felt that my sister's aura was very similar, so I called her by accident."

"Don't call me that next time. Just call me Royal Sister." Ning Wanjun took off his outer shirt, revealing the black tights underneath.

Xia Jing glanced at the intimacy level. It hadn't increased. Ning Wanjun actually didn't like the title of General. Should he call her Empress?

"Yes." He said obediently.

"Go change your clothes." Ning Wanjun picked up a set of clothes and threw it to Xia Jing.

Xia Jing took it and put it on in front of Ning Wanjun.

"I'll hit it twice first, you watch carefully." Ning Wanjun spread his legs and lowered his center of gravity.

The Five Animal Play wasn't very fancy, but Ning Wanjun performed it very seriously, and this atmosphere affected Xia Jing.

After playing twice, Ning Wanjun asked Xia Jing: "How was it?"

Xia Jing recalled her movements and imitated them to do it again.

Ning Wanjun didn't say anything and stared at him for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Xia Jing was really nervous this time.

"The appearance is right, but the force is almost completely wrong." Ning Wanjun said.

She demonstrated it again, this time very slowly, and explained in detail the key points of exerting force.

Xia Jing wrote it down and typed it a second time.

This time, Ning Wanjun remained silent longer than last time.

"This is not suitable for you. I will teach you a set of boxing." After saying that, she did not wait for Xia Jing's answer and performed another set of boxing.

This time, no one talked about the force-generating techniques. Xia Jing recalled the force-generating techniques in the Five Animal Play and practiced them again.

"It's not up to standard, and there are three mistakes." After Ning Wanjun corrected him, he let Xia Jing practice on his own and walked out the door.

Outside the door, the palace maid told her that the Queen Mother was calling her.

She entered the Cining Palace and talked with the Queen Mother about the situation in the northern border, but her heart was worried about her ninth brother in the palace.

She said that Xia Jing's first move was just form, not power. But how many people in the world could master the form after watching it twice?

She also said that Xia Jing was not suitable for the Five Animal Exercises because Xia Jing had already mastered both form and strength the second time, and this simple health-preserving exercise could not bring out the boy's talent at all.

She then taught him a set of boxing techniques, and the boy was able to get the hang of it quickly.

She sighed, it was a pity that Xia Jing was born into an imperial family.

How could a prince of an imperial family possibly work hard at martial arts training? What a waste of talent!

The Queen Mother kept her for quite a while, ostensibly to chat, but in reality, she was trying to persuade her to marry to the Northern Frontier. The Ning Dynasty needed a stable Northern Frontier, and marriage was the best way to do that.

She didn't want to get married and didn't want to be a canary, but she had no choice.

It was already evening when they left the Cining Palace. Ning Wanjun returned to the palace, having assumed the Ninth Prince had left. Unexpectedly, he found the boy still inside, sweating profusely.

In any other field, Xia Jing would have been obsessed with pleasure. But this was martial arts! While not as exaggerated as in martial arts novels, taking the head of a general amidst a million-strong army was certainly possible with competent equipment and teammates. Running on eaves and walls was no problem at all!

What's more, with the help of 'Amu's Stickers', Xia Jing can feel his progress every time he practices.

It feels like every bet I make is worth a profit!

"Stop." Ning Wanjun walked in front of him.

Xia Jing wanted to continue, but Ning Wanjun reached out and pinched his arm, and he lost all his strength.

The movement stopped, fatigue surged from deep within his body, and Xia Jing lay on the ground.

"Prepare the medicinal bath." Ning Wanjun ordered the palace maid.

She carried Xia Jing to the bed, undressed him, and massaged his muscles.

"Thank you, Imperial Sister." Xia Jing lay quietly.

"What imperial sister? Call me general." Ning Wanjun patted the back of his neck.

"...?"

Chapter 57 My sister is so pretty

After a massage and a medicinal bath, Xia Jing recovered his strength, lay on Xiao Tianzi, and returned to Jingyixuan.

In his dreams, he was still practicing boxing, hoping that he could fly over eaves and walls, and break bricks and stones.

When I woke up in the morning, my whole body ached.

Wen Daosheng, the imperial physician with a goatee, was happily waiting outside. When Xia Jing woke up, he immediately went in.

"The eldest princess sent someone to tell me that the ninth prince has practiced martial arts too much. He needs to take another medicinal bath tonight and have a good sleep, and he will be fine tomorrow." Wen Daosheng said to Xia Jing.

His demeanor was respectful. Everyone working in the harem knew that with Xiao Zhaoyi's ascendancy, becoming a concubine would be a piece of cake, either this year or next.

Although he already knew this and had made a mental preparation, he was still shocked when the palace maid from the Grand Princess's Palace went to the Imperial Hospital to call Wen Daosheng in the morning.

The Ninth Prince’s network of contacts is growing wider and wider!

Although the eldest princess will be married off after the new year, the queen mother is still in the palace!

Thinking of this, his expression became even more humble.

"Thank you, Doctor Wen." Xia Jing thanked Wen Daosheng.

"It is your humble honor." Wen Daosheng stood up. "Ninth Prince, have a good rest."

Yi Qiu saw him out and Xiao Yue entered the house.

She touched Xia Jing's forehead and wanted to ask about the eldest princess, but then she thought, what could she do even if she asked?

She sighed.

"Mom." Xia Jing hugged her waist, "I haven't had sex yet today."

"Okay, okay, stick it on." Xiao Yue leaned down helplessly.

Xia Jing put his arms around her neck and rubbed her smooth cheeks: "What are you sighing about, mother? I'm just a little tired. The eldest princess said that we don't need to practice like this in the future."

Xiao Yue smiled. This child actually comforted her!

She pinched Xia Jing's face and said, "It's not like I haven't practiced martial arts before. Your uncle used to lie in bed for days at a time! It's because you're so noisy that I sigh."

"That's good." Xia Jing didn't mean to stop making trouble in the future. He kissed Xiao Yue on the cheek and sat up.

After getting up, Xiao Yue didn't let him go out, so he sat in the main room and asked Xiao Yue to read him a storybook.

The morning was peaceful, but in the afternoon, Concubine Xian, Concubine Yun, Ning Xuenian, Ning Zhixing and Nanny Yuan came and left some medicinal herbs and supplements.

Concubine Xian and Xiao Yue talked about the position of concubine, and when Concubine Yun came, they talked about it a little more.

They all mentioned the Winter Plum Blossom Banquet. Aside from the Four Consorts and the Empress, who could go to the Yangxin Palace to see Emperor Kangning, the other concubines and below could only see the Emperor at the banquet.

For Emperor Kangning, banquets were also his only channel to contact the concubines and below.

The Winter Plum Blossom Banquet was one of these banquets. It was relatively small, and apart from the Four Concubines, only those who received invitations could attend.

Those posts will basically be sent to the concubines, and a few will be given to those who have just entered the palace this year, as a benefit for newcomers.

Those who are not concubines but attend the Winter Plum Blossom Banquet will most likely be promoted to concubines.

Empress Xian was planning to ask Emperor Kangning for his opinion after the Winter Plum Blossom Banquet, but Qianqian urged her. Xiao Yue thanked Empress Xian.

Concubine Yun failed to persuade Concubine Duan to relent; she only promised not to object. Concubine Duan's insistence was more a sign of her wariness of Concubine Xian. Xiao Yue had already been labeled Concubine Xian's, and Concubine Duan didn't want her to gain power.

Joining a faction has its pros and cons.

Xia Jing listened and thought about the Winter Plum Banquet.

In the game, the banquet was very lively and gave Emperor Kang Ning a big "surprise".

If I were to operate in that lively atmosphere, maybe I could directly clear the obstacles to my promotion to concubine, but that would be too dangerous.

A newly-entered imperial concubine and a concubine who had been in the palace for a long time assassinated Emperor Kangning at a banquet. In the previous life, this would have been the most searched topic, with the entire internet going crazy and Weibo paralyzed!

Not knowing if there were any peanuts or sunflower seeds at the banquet, Xia Jing wanted to eat some while watching.

Of course, the assassination attempt failed. The two men approached Emperor Kangning and were captured by eunuchs.

The palace maids and eunuchs around Emperor Kangning were all martial artists who specialized in guarding and were very capable.

Following the principle of not airing dirty laundry in public, Emperor Kangning found a random excuse to send them to visit the imperial mausoleum. A year later, they each committed suicide.

If Xiao Yue were to step forward to "save the emperor" and put on a show, he would definitely gain credit.

But the Winter Plum Banquet is neither big nor small, so it is difficult to find the right time to save the emperor.

The guards around Emperor Kangning put the emperor's safety first. If the timing of rushing out is not right, and the guards choose to pull Emperor Kangning away first instead of rescuing him, they will put themselves in danger.

That's why Xia Jing didn't want Xiao Yue to do it.

Thinking of this, he took out the list of interpersonal relationships and glanced at Emperor Kang Ning.

[Compassion: 52]

No, didn’t you drop to 48? How come you’re back again?

Xia Jing figured it out in a moment. Emperor Kangning had received news that Concubine Duan and Concubine Rou were at odds with Xiao Yue regarding the imperial concubine appointment. He felt it was a false alarm, that the Ninth Prince was far from being virtuous enough, and his PTSD was lifted.

I guess Xu Zhongde's guidance is indispensable for this matter.

Although his favorability was restored, Xia Jing no longer had any thoughts about Emperor Kangning.

The favorability of this human-machine emperor will be determined by chance, so we should adopt the strategy of accumulating food.

Over the next few days, Xia Jing was incredibly busy, and Xiao Tianzi's stamina improved dramatically. Anyone running back and forth between Jingyixuan, the laundry bureau, Yonghua Palace, Yanghexuan, Guanlanzhai, and Shuiyun Palace every day would have greatly improved their stamina.

Another morning, Xia Jing was lying on Xiao Tianzi's back and walking towards Shuiyun Palace, where he met an unexpected person.

That is the Sixth Princess Ning Sisi.

There was no palace maid beside Ning Sisi. She stood at the entrance of the alley. When she saw Xia Jing and Xiao Tianzi, she shrank behind the wall in panic. After a while, she took another step forward, revealing half of her body, and looked at Xia Jing.

The alley she was in was the road leading to Shuiyun Temple. Xiao Tianzi looked at Xia Jing, and Xia Jing patted his shoulder and said, "Keep going."

Who has the Ninth Prince ever been afraid of?

After entering the alley, Ning Sisi was still standing by the wall. When Xiao Tianzi was about to pass by, Ning Sisi took a big step and stopped them.

In an instant, words like "Don't leave after school" and "I'll wait for you in the alley behind the school" flashed through Xia Jing's mind.

"What for?" Xia Jing asked in a bad tone.

He had a pretty good impression of Ning Sisi. Unlike Ning Gaoxiang, this step-sister was quite normal.