Near the wall of the Cining Palace, several eunuchs surrounded them.
Leading the group was the acquaintance Eunuch Xiao Hu, who greeted the two princes and knelt in front of Xia Jing.
"Ninth Prince, I was blind before. Could you please let me go? Don't say that I let you in." Eunuch Hu was completely at his wit's end and could only beg Xia Jing.
Xia Jing glanced at the interpersonal interface.
[Intimacy: 47 → 45]
This little tiger was submissive but not convinced. His intimacy with her decreased and his hostility deepened.
Xia Jing nodded, pretending to be magnanimous: "Don't worry, Eunuch Hu, I won't say it was you who put it there in the future."
"Ninth Prince, you are so kind!" Eunuch Hu bowed to Xia Jing in surprise, "Ninth Prince, please."
He made way and asked Xia Jing to climb over the wall.
It felt a bit strange to climb over the wall at the guard's invitation.
Xia Jing stepped on Ning Zhixing's shoulders, climbed up the wall and jumped in.
He was already familiar with the Cining Palace, not only the routes but also the people, so he no longer needed to sneak around.
"Good luck to the Ninth Prince." The palace maids and eunuchs greeted him.
Xia Jing nodded and told them, "Xiao Huzi told me to tell you that someone else let me in. Remember that."
"Yes!" The palace maids and eunuchs marveled at the courage of Eunuch Hu.
Empress Dowager You was in the back garden. Xia Jing peeked in and found that she was farming again, so he turned around and tried to run away.
Empress Dowager You ordered Yuhe to capture him and bring him back to work.
Waving the small hoe, Xia Jing sighed. If it were in his previous life, this would not be as simple as hiring child laborers. It would probably involve child abuse.
Today, I worked long hours hoing the fields, and after finishing, I spent a long time weeding. Empress Dowager You didn't pay much attention to the summer scenery while she worked; her mind was elsewhere.
It was not until Yuhe reminded her that Empress Dowager You realized that the workload was too much for a child.
"Stop." said Empress Dowager You.
She supported her lower back with both hands, stretched her body hard, and made a 'hmm' sound.
Xia Jing also put his hands on his lower back and puffed out his belly with a "hmm".
This elementary school student is smart!
Empress Dowager You knocked on his head in the same way as Ning Wanjun.
She was distracted just now, and was also missing Ning Wanjun. Counting the days, the delegation would soon arrive at the Beizhen tribe.
She walked into the pavilion, washed her hands in a copper basin, held a bowl of tea, took a sip, and sighed.
Xia Jingzhao studied.
Another bang hit him on the head.
"Don't learn from me." Empress Dowager You looked at the boy.
"Okay." Xia Jing agreed, but did not change. He picked up the tea bowl again, took a sip, and sighed.
Yuhe covered her mouth and laughed quietly.
Empress Dowager You glanced at her and said nothing more.
As she drank her tea, her eyes unconsciously moved to the north.
She didn't know when the situation around her became quiet. She turned her head and saw the boy staring at her left hand.
There was a plate of cakes.
Normally, she would have watched coldly and ignored him, but today, she accidentally made the boy work overtime, and she felt a little guilty that she herself was not aware of, as well as a little kindness projected from Ning Wanjun.
She hesitated for a moment, picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Xia Jing.
She wanted the boy to take it and eat it, but he misunderstood her meaning and stretched out his head to take a bite of the pastry.
Queen Mother You retracted her hand reflexively, and the boy missed his bite and looked at her in disbelief.
That’s too much, even feeding is funny!
Xia Jing bit again, and Empress Dowager You shrank again, this time on purpose.
By the third bite, Xia Jing finally got the jujube flower cake.
After wiping her hands with a handkerchief, Mrs. You picked up the pastry plate and placed it next to Xia Jing. Seeing the boy eating happily, she felt a little hungry too.
"Go prepare lunch." she said to Yuhe.
"I want to eat roast duck!" Xia Jing raised his hand to order.
Yuhe looked at the Ninth Prince embarrassedly. This is the Queen Mother’s lunch. She didn’t invite you to eat.
Empress Dowager You glanced at Xia Jing and said coldly, "There is no roast duck."
Xia Jing collapsed on the bench like melting ice. Yu He looked at him with a pity.
"Add a spring roll." said Empress Dowager You.
Spring rolls, like roast duck, are a favorite dish for children.
The dish itself is nothing special, the important thing is that we add the dishes that children like, which means that we want to keep the children eating!
"Okay, grandma is the best!"
Xia Jing jumped up and hugged Empress Dowager You's waist.
"Let go! How disrespectful!" Empress Dowager You pushed Xia Jing's hand away with disgust.
Yuhe walked out of the garden quickly, gave some instructions, and returned to the side of Empress Dowager You.
She saw that the Ninth Prince was being held down by the Empress Dowager, sitting upright.
She thought back to the past. When the eldest princess was a child, the Queen Mother had educated her in the same way.
However, the eldest princess was obedient and sat however the empress dowager told her to. The ninth prince was much more mischievous. He would sit down just one moment, but as soon as the empress dowager turned her head, he would fall over again.
Empress Dowager You was so angry that she deprived Xia Jing of the right to eat spring rolls.
When they got to the table, Xia Jing took the chopsticks and secretly picked up some spring rolls while Empress Dowager You was not paying attention, and was punished.
"Jun'er was much more well-behaved than you when he was a child." Empress Dowager You took away Xia Jing's spring rolls and tapped him on the hand.
Okay, let’s start the discussion!
"I won't listen. I won't go to Beizhen." Xia Jing retorted.
The atmosphere at the table froze instantly. Yuhe was startled and quickly winked at Xia Jing.
My dear! We were all fine before, why are you suddenly bringing this up?
Empress Dowager You's face sank and she remained motionless, staring at Xia Jing with her gloomy eyes.
Xia Jing was unmoved and picked up another spring roll.
You need to use different approaches to get along with different people.
You can be well-behaved around tolerant people, but you must be naughty around strict people, otherwise you will face endless rules and comprehensive control.
This is the first reason. As for the second reason - because of Ning Wanjun's matter, Xia Jing had some opinions about Empress Dowager You, and this was a good opportunity to poke her.
Empress Dowager You put down her chopsticks and stood up: "I am tired, please take a rest."
Yu He helped Empress Dowager You lie down, then hurried out. Looking at Xia Jing chewing on a spring roll, she said helplessly, "Ninth Prince, don't bring this up next time. Eat slowly, and I'll take you out after you're done."
Chapter 83 My mother is the best!
The essence of all relationships in the world is the same, whether it is family, friendship or love.
Xia Jing mentioned something that shouldn't have been mentioned, which hurt Empress Dowager You's heart and showed an attitude of disobedience. The elderly lady then sulked like a little girl and started a cold war with Xia Jing.
The small hoe still stood in the pavilion, and Xia Jing came to fetch it every day. The communication and interaction had ceased, and Empress Dowager You didn't even glance at the boy, as if she couldn't see him.
Xia Jing was not in a hurry. He went there to hoe the fields for a while every day and then went to run around somewhere else.
One day, as he just walked out of Jingyixuan, a figure stopped him.
He was an old acquaintance whom I hadn't seen for a long time, Xia Jing's elder brother who had rebelled against his family, Concubine Rou's adopted son, the seventh prince Ning Gaoxiang.
Ning Gaoxiang looked at Xia Jing, his eyes passed over the boy and fell on Rendong, a little surprised.
The last time the two princes met was at the New Year's banquet. The time before that was when the Eighth Prince Ning Chengrui and the Seventh Princess Ning Xuenian were fighting, and Xia Jing intervened, breaking Ning Chengrui's nose. The three of them were taken to the Summer Palace.
At that time, Ning Gaoxiang and Ning Sisi were peeking outside the door.
At that time, it was Ning Wanjun who rescued Xia Jing and Ning Xuenian.
I don’t know if Ning Wanjun has arrived at the Beizhen tribe.
Xia Jing was in a bad mood, and Xiao Yue was no longer the Zhaoyi who could be bullied by anyone, so he ignored Ning Gaoxiang and tried to walk around her.
He had guessed what Concubine Rou was thinking before, and he was too lazy to go over there and listen to those clichéd provocations.
"Brother Jing." Ning Gaoxiang stopped in front of Xia Jing again, "I just got a toy from the Western Regions. Do you want to come with me to take a look?"
Ning Gaoxiang held his head high as he spoke. Western Region toys were a golden brand, and no prince or princess would be unlucky enough to hear the term.
Xia Jing was not interested. What strange things had he not seen in his previous life?
He walked around Ning Gaoxiang and continued walking towards the Cining Palace.
Ning Gaoxiang was shocked and caught up with Xia Jing: "It's a toy from the Western Regions!"
He thought Xia Jing didn't hear clearly.
"It's not mine, I'm not interested." Xia Jing walked quickly.
Ning Gaoxiang's eyes widened: "You still want it!"
"No, I won't watch it."
"Wait," Ning Gaoxiang gritted his teeth, thinking of Concubine Rou's instructions, "I can give it to you, but I have to exchange her for it!"
He raised his hand and pointed at Honeysuckle.
Xia Jing was puzzled. Wasn't Ning Gaoxiang only six years old? He was seven now. A seven-year-old child already started to like beautiful palace maids?
He looked at Rendong again, and Rendong explained in a low voice: "I met the Seventh Prince when I was following the eldest princess."
It turned out to be because of Ning Wanjun.
In Ning Gaoxiang's eyes, Ning Wanjun was a terrifying demon king, and Honeysuckle was the demon king's pet. As much as he feared the demon king, he coveted the pet he left behind.
"No change." Xia Jing continued to move forward.
He walked with firm steps, waiting in his heart for Ning Gaoxiang to call him.
He knew that Ning Gaoxiang would compromise.
He had no interest in Western Region toys, but thought of Ning Sisi.
Ning Gaoxiang, his brother, had no hope, but there was still hope for his sister, Ning Sisi. As a modern person, Xia Jing had no filter for blood ties, but Xiao Yue did. If she could bring Ning Sisi back, Xiao Yue would be delighted and her heart would be untied.
By the way, let's make Ning Gaoxiang angry.
After he had walked more than ten steps, Ning Gaoxiang stamped his feet and said, "Here you go, here you go, all right!"
Xia Jing turned around and walked towards the Summer Palace.
The Summer Palace had been renovated when Concubine Rou was promoted to Concubine. The paint was clean and the floor tiles were neat. It looked like a copycat ancient house in a previous life. Because it was so new, it had a cheap feeling. Xia Jing still preferred something older.
They entered the house and Ning Gaoxiang took out a Western toy - a cup.
The cup is not smooth, and its rough surface gives off a colorful luster in the sunlight.
This is a glass cup.
"See? A cup that emits colorful light! It's much more beautiful than those boring white porcelain and jade cups!" Ning Gaoxiang boasted. "In the Western Regions, this is a treasure only a king can use!"
"Yes." Xia Jing jumped up and snatched the glass cup, "It's mine now."
Ning Gaoxiang's body stiffened, and he turned his head and snorted, "I said I was giving it to Brother Jing, so it's naturally Brother Jing's. It's just a glass cup."
This is just being stubborn.
"Oh, Jing'er is here?" Concubine Rou's voice came from outside the door.
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