The villain prince is three and a half years old

"That's right." Lingpin nodded. "With the Third Prince, Concubine Xian is already undefeated and will never fall into trouble. With the Ninth Prince, why should she fear losing power?"

Concubine Yi then told the news she heard in Jingyixuan yesterday. The eldest princess recommended that the ninth prince would enter the upper study room in the spring.

The house suddenly became cheerful.

Chapter 68 The Cheap Uncle is Here

With Xiao Yue's help, Empress Xian, Concubine Yi and Concubine Ling had a friendly meeting in Jingyixuan to discuss the future of the harem.

Xia Jing, as a special guest and witness, watched from the side.

It wasn't that Concubine Yi didn't want to bring more people, but she was afraid of attracting Concubine Duan's attention. They hadn't broken with Concubine Duan yet, and were currently playing both sides. They would only give up Concubine Duan once they were completely relieved.

After meeting with the two representatives, Concubine Yi and Concubine Ling, Concubine Xian spent several days meeting with the remaining concubines in Fuqing Palace.

In this way, all the sisters left behind by Concubine Lan came under the command of Concubine Xian.

These unfavored concubines are basically useless, but just as big countries will not let go of useless small countries, Concubine Xian also needs these low-ranking concubines to strengthen her own momentum.

For these low-ranking concubines, promotion basically depends on age, which is not something that Concubine Xian can count on. But in addition to promotion, life also involves food, clothing and daily necessities.

They needed Empress Xian's full support. Apart from anything else, the palace maids and eunuchs were so dependent on others that they couldn't even collect their monthly allowance, let alone any other allowances.

Servants withholding their masters' expenses may seem like fantasy, but it is the reality of the harem. Ultimately, power is the most important thing. No matter how high your status is, without power, you have no status at all.

Xiao Yue had also had her allowance deducted before, and she didn't even have the full number of eunuchs and palace maids around her.

Concubine Xian has helped Xiao Yue to find out about this matter. It was the work of Concubine Rou, and there was also a faint shadow of the Queen.

Xiao Yue gave birth to two princes and a princess, and many people in the palace were jealous of her.

You know, Emperor Kangning only has nine princes!

Moreover, this number could only be less, not more. Emperor Kangning had not summoned his concubines to his bed for two or three years.

Lanpin's sisters didn't want to fall into Xiaoyue's previous situation, so they were eager to get close to Concubine Xian.

Empress Xian needed them anyway, so she was extremely happy and her liking for Xia Jing and Xiao Yue also increased.

This laid a solid foundation for Xia Jing's next plan.

……

Ten days after the Winter Plum Blossom Banquet, Xia Jing's adoptive uncle, Xiao Yue's elder brother, and the heir of the Xiao family, Xiao Jieda, successfully arrived in the capital.

He arrived later than expected because Xiao Jieda was delayed for a while while visiting relatives and friends along the way.

Xia Jing wants to leave the palace and meet Xiao Jida.

"Would you like me to talk to the Emperor and let my sister and brother meet?" Empress Xian held Xiao Yue's hand.

"Thank you, sister." Xiao Yue smiled bitterly and shook her head. "My brother is timid. He specifically mentioned in the letter that you should not mention him to the emperor."

"Indeed, we'll have to wait a while before raising this with the Emperor." Concubine Xian consoled Xiao Yue, "Your brother is quite capable. He was simply unfamiliar with officialdom, which is why he was deceived. Wait a little longer and seek a new position for him."

Xia Jing thought, this will refer to Xiao Yue being promoted to a concubine. Now everything is prioritized, and anything that may affect her promotion should be put on the back burner.

As for why Xiao Jida was mentioned to Emperor Kangning, it might affect Xiao Yue...tsk.

This uncle is good at leading troops in battle, but he is a mess when it comes to dealing with officialdom.

There are two types of good generals: those who learn, and those who are born with the talent. The former, because this is learned rather than innate, can switch between general mode in the army and courtier mode in the court. The latter cannot switch, and while they are fine in the army, they will only make a mess in the officialdom.

Three years ago, when Xia Jing was born, Emperor Kangning remembered Xiao Yue's family and promoted Xiao Jida to a minor official near the capital.

In just half a year, a big hole appeared in the part that Xiao Jida was in charge of, and the incident was reported to Emperor Kang Ning. Xiao Jida returned to his hometown in disgrace.

That incident was not just Xiao Jida's negligence, there were also signs of a conspiracy, but the game did not mention who was behind it.

After this incident, everyone felt that Xiao Jieda was not suitable to be an official, including Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue smiled bitterly: "Sister, don't comfort me. My brother said it himself in the letter. He is not cut out for this."

"No one is born with a certain talent. If you are really worried, just let him go to the Ministry of Revenue. My father will be watching over him and he can learn slowly." Empress Xian said again.

Empress Xian's father was the Minister of Revenue, in charge of the Ministry of Revenue.

Xiao Yue's heart fluttered for a moment, but she still shook her head: "It depends on what he means."

"How could he not agree? If he has any objections, he can just write a letter to your elders. Does he have the right to disagree with matters concerning the future?"

Listening to them talking further and further away, Xia Jing hurriedly interrupted them.

He hugged Xiao Yue's neck: "Mother, what does uncle look like?"

Xiao Yue gave a brief description, and Xia Jing opened his curious eyes again and asked what his uncle liked.

He had already heard all this from Xiao Yue, and asking again would be a hint to Concubine Xian.

"Mother, I want to see my uncle. Sister Nian'er has already met her uncle!"

After hearing these words, Empress Xian finally reacted.

She picked up Xia Jing and said, "It's not difficult. Let Xu'er take you out to meet your good uncle."

Unless there is an order from the emperor, concubines cannot leave the harem, but adult princes can.

The Third Prince, Ning Shouxu, had the power to leave the palace freely. However, if he wanted to take the young prince, Xia Jing, with him, he would have to take some risks and act first and ask for permission later. Following the formal procedures was absolutely impossible.

In an era of rule by man, many rules can be negotiated. This was the case even in previous lives, let alone this era?

Even if Emperor Kangning finds out, nothing will happen as long as no one takes advantage of it.

After hearing this, Xiao Yue was hesitating when Xia Jing had already thrown herself into Concubine Xian's arms.

"Your Majesty is great, you are the best in the world!" he flattered her.

"I dare not be the best in the world." Empress Xian said she dared not, but the joy on her face did not subside at all.

The ancients were reserved, and she had never heard such straightforward boasting from anyone else.

It was decided that Xia Jing would quietly leave the palace.

After Empress Xian left Jingyixuan, she went to Yanghexuan to tell Ning Shouxu about this matter. Ning Shouxu did not object. With his new wheelchair, he also planned to go out of the palace for a walk.

Empress Xian had dinner at Yanghexuan and stayed for a while, talking with Nanny Yuan and showing concern for Ning Shouxu's life.

Ning Shouxu felt uncomfortable after hearing these two words and drove out.

The thresholds of Yanghexuan were custom-made with slopes. Ning Shouxu had practiced martial arts and was much stronger than an average person, so crossing the slope was no problem for him.

"Your Majesty, the master has been much happier these days." Nanny Yuan congratulated Concubine Xian. She was from Yanghexuan, Ning Shouxu was her current master, and Concubine Xian was her former master.

"With that wheelchair, the Ninth Prince and the Seventh Princess, and the Fourth Prince as a good friend, how can I not be happy? I am envious of you." Concubine Xian knew the reason for Ning Shouxu's change.

She thought these were all brought by the Ninth Prince.

She looked at her personal maid and said, "Please remember to treat the Ninth Prince well outside the palace."

"Yes." The maid replied.

The Ninth Prince left the palace to see Xiao Jida, but Concubine Xian was not going to let the Ninth Prince see only Xiao Jida.

She planned to arrange for her own family, the Xue family, to entertain Xia Jing well, on the one hand to thank the Ninth Prince, and on the other hand for future plans.

Right now, she was the one taking care of Xiao Yue and the Ninth Prince. In the future, the Ninth Prince might be the one taking care of her and Xu'er. When the Ninth Prince grew up, if nothing unexpected happened, her Xue family would be attached to him.

Let the Ninth Prince build a good relationship with the family first so that it will be easier to do things in the future.

"Apart from watching the Ninth Prince playing and chatting with the Fourth Prince, the master's favorite thing is the jigsaw puzzle. He got tired of doing it right side up, so he recently started doing it backwards. It's much more difficult without the frontal pattern," Nanny Yuan said again.

"Oh, where is the puzzle? Let me take a look." Empress Xian was surprised.

Chapter 69 Leaving the Palace!

Overnight, Concubine Xian arranged everything and went to Jingyixuan to tell Xia Jing that she could go to Yanghexuan and leave the palace with Ning Shouxu.

"Great!" Xia Jing hugged Empress Xian and gave her a big kiss.

He and Xiao Tianzi ran out of Jingyixuan. When they arrived in the yard, they found that Concubine Xian did not follow them.

He turned around and looked at Concubine Xian doubtfully: "Your Majesty, aren't you going?"

Whenever she had the chance, Concubine Xian would go to Yanghexuan to take a look. If Xia Jing was there, she would go to Yanghexuan even more.

What she loved to watch most was the scene of Ning Shouxu laughing happily with others.

Why did you change your mind today and not go to Yanghexuan?

Concubine Xian's smile was a little awkward: "I have other things to do, so I won't go."

"Young Master!" Yi Qiu came running over and handed a letter to Xiao Tianzi, "This is a letter from the Master to Master Da. Young Master, remember to pass it on."

As Xia Jing's close attendant, Odako also had to go out with him.

Xia Jing nodded, watched Xiao Tianzi put away the letter, and then looked at Empress Xian, who had already walked away.

He came to Yanghexuan with doubts.

Beneath the eaves, Ning Shouxu sat. The warm sunlight couldn't dispel the gloom in his brows, and the cold wind couldn't blow away the resentment in his eyes.

Xia Jing stopped and looked Ning Shouxu up and down.

"Who bullied my third brother? I'm going to avenge you!" He patted his chest.

"It's okay." Ning Shouxu said tightly, "We'll leave soon."

Seeing that there was still time, Xia Jing ran to Nanny Yuan and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

Nanny Yuan suppressed a laugh and whispered, "The Third Prince worked on the puzzle backwards and finally got most of it together. He should be finished in another hour. The Empress came over yesterday afternoon and filled in the remaining small part!"

Xia Jing was speechless. That's it? Are you some kind of kid?

The same thing happened to Concubine Xian. Why did you touch his toys? You must have made him angry!

Xia Jing ran to Ning Shouxu, stood on tiptoe, and patted his arm to comfort him.

If you think about it carefully, it is really infuriating to have something that is mostly done and needs to be completed by someone else.

Brought back to the previous life, Xia Jing worked so hard to follow up a project, but at the last minute, it was snatched away by someone else, which made him furious.

"Didn't third brother ask fourth brother to make some more? This version only has one thousand pieces, and there can be two thousand pieces or larger ones." He said to Ning Shouxu.

Ning Shouxu's eyes turned and he felt a little moved, but who was he? How could he say this on his own initiative?

"I have another batch of 500 pieces. I'll bring it to Third Brother later." Xia Jing said, "And ask the craftsman supervisor to make some batches of 2,000 pieces."

Ning Shouxu's brows relaxed and his mood improved.

He nodded: "I think it's simple, but mother likes to play."

Okay, this time the blame is on Empress Xian!

However, Empress Xian was able to do such a thing, she probably really loved to play.

Xia Jing wondered whether he should make more and treat the puzzles as Jingyixuan's specialty and give them away everywhere.

In the Craftsmen's Supervisory Office, they dare not imitate the puzzle for the time being, because this is a project initiated by the Ninth Prince, the Seventh Princess and the Fourth Prince, and the Third Prince also has a stake in it. But as time goes on, it is hard to say what will happen.

Maximize your profits before it gets out.

If too many people gave it to them, the craftsman supervisor would not dare to spread it. Everyone wanted the treasure in their hands to be as rare as possible.

This is a small matter, there is no need to rush. Leaving the palace now is the big deal.

After eating some pastries in Yanghexuan, the time came. Nanny Yuan pushed Ning Shouxu, followed by Xia Jing and Xiao Tianzi, and walked towards the palace gate.

The Jinluan Guards guarding the gate were nephews of the Xue family. They let the people pass without any investigation.

Afterwards, he recorded the fact that the third prince and the ninth prince had left the palace in a notebook. This notebook was to be kept, but there were too many notebooks and no one read them.

If something happens in the future, this record will provide an explanation.

The road out of the palace was solemn and dignified. The surrounding stone bricks, pillars and walls were all cold in color, without a trace of green plants. The sky was gray and hazy, creating an atmosphere of keeping strangers away.

Even Xia Jing couldn't help but calm down when walking in it.

"You are quite brave." Ning Shouxu turned his head to look at him. "This was the first time that the fourth prince passed by here, but he nervously grabbed the servant's hand."

Xia Jing suspected that the fourth prince Ning Shouxu was referring to was himself.

"After leaving the palace, we will go to the Xue Mansion first. Remember, when you are outside, do not mention your identity as a prince, and do not use words like father, emperor, and mother."

Xia Jing nodded.