The villain prince is three and a half years old

Xia Jing cheered up, not because the palace maids were pretty, but because the real show was about to begin!

He looked at Concubine Lan for a moment, then stole a glance at Concubine Yi. Xiao Yue noticed his gaze and also looked at the two of them curiously and covertly.

Lanpin sat with her hands tucked into her sleeves.

Twelve palace maids moved back and forth in the center of the banquet, their skirts fluttering and their sleeves dancing, like curtains, passing before everyone's eyes.

Emperor Kangning has not been interested in women in recent years, but he has not lost his interest in appreciating dance. He stares at each palace maid, fascinated.

Another piece of skirt and two sleeves floated in front of Emperor Kangning. Emperor Kangning picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

The wine glass was placed on the table with a slight sound. The palace maid staggered suddenly, and her sleeves were swung aside, revealing the cold and shining spikes behind her!

Lanpin held the hairpin, pushed the palace maid aside, and arrived in front of Emperor Kangning in a moment!

In the game, Lanpin's seat was in the middle, but at this moment, because of Concubine Duan, Lanpin's seat was placed in the front. Therefore, Lanpin's movements were faster than in the game!

Queen Yin didn't move, as if she was frightened silly. Emperor Kangning's hand trembled and he knocked over the wine glass.

"Escort!"

There were four eunuchs beside Emperor Kangning. Two of them protected him in front, and two rushed out, one on the left and one on the right. With just two moves, they clamped Concubine Lan.

The dark red wine flowed across the table and dripped onto the floor, and Emperor Kangning's sleeves were also stained red by the wine.

Xu Zhongde stepped forward to wipe Emperor Kangning's sleeves, but Emperor Kangning pushed him away.

The banquet that was lively a few moments ago is now dead silent.

In this dead silence, there is an undercurrent.

At the end of the banquet, Concubine Yi was shocked and angry.

Because of the palace maid's obstruction, she saw Concubine Lan take action. When Concubine Lan rushed to Emperor Kangning, she hurriedly stood up to support him, but her shoulder was held down by a hand.

That was Xiao Yue's hand.

Everyone was looking at Concubine Lan, and no one noticed Concubine Yi at the end, except Xiao Yue, Xia Jing, and Concubine Wang who were standing on her left and right.

Xia Jing breathed a sigh of relief. The plan went smoothly and Xiao Yue took action. However, there were some deviations that were not really deviations.

He decided to intervene in the assassination a little, stay on the edge and please Emperor Kangning.

Lanpin was skilled in martial arts. Even though she only managed to take one move from the two eunuchs, those two eunuchs were masters of the imperial court. If they were ordinary people, three or four would not be enough for her to defeat. Therefore, they could not stop Lanpin.

Concubine Yi is an ordinary person, and she is right next to him, making her a perfect person to take action.

Last night, he used a dream catcher to let Xiao Yue dream about Concubine Lan and Concubine Yi assassinating Emperor Kangning.

In order to prevent Xiao Yue from not believing in the dream, Xia Jing also used his eyes to induce Xiao Yue to observe the two of them.

In order to prevent himself and Xiao Yue from failing to capture Concubine Yi, he also arranged for General Coal to hide behind the screen.

Xiao Yue believed the dream, observed his eyes, took action, and directly stopped Concubine Yi.

This was a deviation that wasn't really a deviation. Xia Jing had originally wanted to stop Concubine Yi, but felt it was too difficult to control the time and would easily backfire, so he gave up and only hoped that Xiao Yue would stop Concubine Yi's assassination attempt. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yue exceeded her target.

The shoulder was put on just right. Concubine Yi was unable to stand up, Concubine Lan had been captured, and the matter was over.

"Don't worry, sister Yi. Concubine Lan has been captured and the emperor's life is not in danger." Xiao Yue whispered to Concubine Yi.

These words were not only spoken to Concubine Yi, but also to Concubine Wang. Concubine Wang noticed that Concubine Yi was about to stand up.

Concubine Wang suddenly realized that Concubine Yi was going to rescue the emperor.

Concubine Yi heard another meaning: the dust has settled and nothing can be done.

Her face was pale, and she was distracted as she looked at Concubine Lan who was being forced to kneel down by the eunuchs.

Emperor Kangning stared at Concubine Lan: "Why?"

"My grandfather's revenge." Lanpin said calmly.

Before she took action, she already knew what would happen to her.

"How have I treated him unfairly? He lost half of the state and almost implicated the Northern Frontier. Shouldn't I punish him?"

"Did my grandfather instigate those aristocratic families to surrender half the state to the rebels?" Lanpin sneered. "The Emperor couldn't do anything about those powerful families, so he could only hold my grandfather responsible! Before the unrest, my grandfather sent three memorials to the Emperor. Didn't the Emperor receive them?"

"Shut up!" Emperor Kangning suddenly stood up and kicked over the banquet table.

The wine and food spilled all over the floor and splashed onto Lanpin's skirt.

"The army in the northern border cannot be moved, and Yuzhou can only think on its own! They ask me to solve everything, and I don't want them to do anything!" Emperor Kangning glared at Concubine Lan.

Lanpin was not willing to be outdone, and raised her head to look: "Whatever the emperor says, it is natural."

"I have no intention of arguing with you. If you have any affection for husband and wife, or loyalty between ruler and subject, why would you do such a heinous act?"

"We must first ask the Emperor whether there is any love between husband and wife, or loyalty between ruler and subject."

"you!"

This sentence touched Emperor Kangning's heart. He pointed at Concubine Lan with trembling hands.

"What are you standing there for? Take it away and hand it over to the clan office!" Xu Zhongde hurriedly ordered his subordinates.

Two eunuchs immediately lifted up Concubine Lan, blocked her mouth, and dragged her out of the banquet.

Emperor Kangning put down his hand, his face was clouded, his eyes lowered, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The concubines at the banquet did not dare to move or speak. The palace maid who was knocked down by Concubine Lan lay on the ground and did not dare to get up.

"I'm tired. I'll go back first." Emperor Kangning said tiredly.

Xu Zhongde helped him leave the banquet.

The concubines' eyes turned to Queen Yin again.

"I am also tired," Queen Yin stood up, "Crown Prince!"

"Your son is here." The prince stood up.

"You host the banquet." Queen Yin followed Emperor Kangning and left.

The Crown Prince was the second son of Emperor Kangning and the child of Empress Yin. He pondered for a moment, handed the banquet over to the eldest prince, and left.

A lively banquet suddenly became extremely dull.

The lunch ended hastily, and at the dinner, the Queen returned, but Emperor Kangning had not returned. The show was even more exciting than during the day, but the concubines had no intention of watching.

Even at the last, most important and joyful night tour of the Wintersweet Garden, only a few concubines went for a stroll.

The winter plum banquet ended and the concubines got on the sedan chairs.

"I'll come to your place tomorrow morning." Concubine Xian grabbed Xiao Yue's hand and said seriously.

We need to discuss this matter today carefully.

Concubine Yun helped the weak-limbed Concubine Duan into the sedan chair and exchanged glances with Xiao Yue from a distance, meaning they were going to come back and discuss the matter.

Chapter 64 My Father and I Fell into the Water

"What do you think, sister?" Empress Xian picked up the tea bowl, took a sip slowly, and looked at Xiao Yue.

A whole day had passed since Emperor Kangning was assassinated. Concubine Xian came to Jingyixuan to have tea with Xiao Yue.

Xia Jing sat on Xiao Yue's lap and listened to their conversation.

"I can't understand why Concubine Lan did this." Xiao Yue rubbed Xia Jing's head and pondered, "Even I know that the emperor is guarded by experts from the imperial palace, so why doesn't Concubine Lan know? If she knew, how could she..."

Concubine Xian agreed, put down her tea bowl, and added, "Princess Lan is an old lady in the palace, she must be well aware of all this. I'm afraid she went there just to fail."

Concubine Xian's analysis was correct. Concubine Lan was just seeking death, Xia Jing thought.

He leaned closer into Xiao Yue's arms, recalling the collectible documents in the game. Concubine Lan had already made arrangements for her funeral, rewarding her servants with gold and silver, and even sending her two maids out of the palace. As for Concubine Yi, she wasn't part of the plan at all. Concubine Lan had told her her intentions to reassure her, but she was determined to die with Concubine Lan.

Concubine Xian continued, "Princess Lan had a son a few years ago, but he died of a cold. This was a big blow to her."

After she finished speaking, she sighed, a hint of sympathy in her eyes. She thought of her own son, Ning Shouxu, who had almost lost his life.

That one was killed by the Queen. Xia Jing was itching to give Xiao Yue and Concubine Xian a spoiler, but he had to hold back.

"Could it be because of that child that Concubine Lan and the Emperor..." Xiao Yue hugged Xia Jing tightly. If something happened to Jing'er, she might be even crazier than Concubine Lan.

"I don't know about that." Concubine Xian shook her head. "But after that, the Emperor went to Concubine Lan's palace less often."

Empress Xian spoke lightly, without much emotion in her words, as if she was talking about gossip that had nothing to do with her.

Her attitude towards Emperor Kangning was the same as that of most concubines in the harem.

Xia Jing sighed in his heart. Feelings are mutual. Emperor Kangning does not love his concubines, so naturally, they do not love him either.

This was true both within the harem and outside it. Emperor Kangning was well aware of this, which made it harder for him to trust others, more stingy with his sincerity, and more harsh and ruthless.

This character trait helped Emperor Kangning govern the country better, but it also made him deserted by his friends and relatives in the end. In a certain branch route of the game, he even went a little crazy in the end.

Empress Xian and Xiao Yue chatted about past gossip for a while, and then returned to the assassination.

"Princess Lan is sitting next to Concubine Duan. Although there's no news from the Emperor yet, Concubine Duan won't escape punishment this time." Concubine Xian gloated, "She's also crazy. She didn't allow Concubine Yun to accompany her and insisted on replacing her with Concubine Lan."

"I heard that Anming Palace invited the imperial physician this morning." Xiao Yue told the news she had received.

"Oh? I didn't expect her to be so scared!" Concubine Xian pondered for a moment and looked at Xiao Yue in confusion, "How did my sister know about this?"

"Yi Qiu often accompanies Jing'er to the laundry department and makes friends with the palace maids there." Xiao Yue explained.

This is Huijing's advice to her: show your value more.

"Okay." Concubine Xian turned to look at Yi Qiu, "In that case, let's keep in touch. Tell them that if they have any troubles, they can come to you. If your queen can't handle it, they can come to me."

"Yes." Yi Qiu bowed to Empress Xian.

Concubine Xian looked at Xiao Yue again and said, "The two of us are destined to have no chance of getting that position, but we can't just lie there and not ask anything. We have to think of ways to win over those we can and fight for them. At least we won't end up like Concubine Lan's prince, who lost his life inexplicably."

"Sister knows." Xiao Yue nodded.

She thought of Yi Jieyu, lowered her head again, and touched Xia Jing.

Xia Jing thought that it might be possible that he had a chance to get that position.

After Concubine Xian came Concubine Yun. Concubine Yun invited Xiao Yue to Yonghua Palace and told her about the incident.

Concubine Duan was not sick, she was just very anxious and couldn't see anyone, so she pretended to be sick.

Emperor Kangning imprisoned Concubine Lan in the clan house, but did not mention any punishment for her for a long time, and did not even interrogate her.

Xia Jing smiled inwardly. This was Emperor Kangning displaying his "mercy." Lanpin's assassination had been crude, a suicidal act, unnecessary for questioning. She had previously mocked Emperor Kangning's emotions, and so he feigned them.

Emperor Kangning has always been generous with his kindness in some unimportant areas.

After listening to their conversation for a while, Xia Jing ran out of the house and found Ning Xuenian in the yard.

Together, they went to Shuiyun Palace.

On the way, the girl was particularly silent. When she arrived at Shuiyun Temple and changed into her training clothes, she looked at Xia Jing with a firm gaze.

"I'm going to practice martial arts hard," she said to Xia Jing.

"What's wrong with my sister?" Xia Jing asked.

After hearing this, Ning Wanjun also looked at him curiously.

"When I become powerful, I will be able to block the assassin for my father!" Ning Xuenian clenched her fists.

Xia Jing did not comment, but sighed: "Sister likes father very much."

"My father gave me a slingshot. Even when I made mistakes, he never scolded me." Ning Xuenian listed the good things about Emperor Kang Ning.

Children of this age are just beginning to rely on their parents. Xia Jing touched her hair.

Ning Wanjun chuckled coldly and turned away. She disagreed with Ning Xuenian's words, but was too lazy to refute them.

The girl was just a bonus. Ning Wanjun accepted her out of consideration for Xia Jing's sake and because the girl praised her in the Summer Palace.

If Xia Jing said something like that, she would have to punish him by military law. When leading troops in battle, the most taboo thing is to be naive.

Xia Jing noticed Ning Wanjun's disdain. If the system could display the intimacy of other people's relationships, Ning Wanjun's intimacy with Ning Xuenian would definitely have dropped a lot at this moment.

Whether in the game or in reality, Ning Xue Nian is a character that Xia Jing likes very much. He doesn't want her to suffer from the evil of the powerful eldest sister, and he also wants her to distinguish the position of Emperor Kangning in her heart.

"Father is so good to Sister Nian'er." He held Ning Xuenian's hand and sighed.

Ning Xuenian nodded vigorously and smiled faintly, very happy that Xia Jing recognized her.

"If my father and I fell into the water at the same time, who would my sister save?" Xia Jing suddenly asked.