The villain prince is three and a half years old

Xia Jing shook his head. Ning Zhixing was too thin-skinned. If it were him, he would just let others praise him more.

He glanced at Ning Zhixing's favorability.

[Intimacy: 68 → 69]

It actually went up a little bit, are you so happy?

Xia Jing's eyes lit up and he started to flatter her again.

Ning Zhixing's steps were a little awkward.

When he reached the outside of the Cining Palace wall, he quickly picked up Xia Jing and threw him to the top of the wall with force.

"Glass cup." Xia Jing lay on the wall and waved to Rendong.

The colorful cup drew an arc and fell into Xia Jing's hands.

This was the first item that exploded from Ning Gaoxiang, and also the last one left. Xia Jing decided to give it to Empress Dowager You.

He jumped into the courtyard and rolled over to relieve the force. The floor of the Cining Palace was very clean, so there was no need to worry about getting his clothes dirty.

Empress Dowager You stood in the study, facing the bookshelf, but did not read any book.

Xia Jing presented the glass cup, and Empress Dowager You took it calmly.

Among ordinary people, a glass cup is a treasure, but who is Empress Dowager You? She has a lot of glassware with more exquisite workmanship than this one in her storehouse.

"Put it away." She handed the glass cup to Yuhe, turned to look at the boy, and felt satisfied.

This child is quite well-behaved. Even though he made his grandmother unhappy, he still knew to give her a gift. Now that he accepted the gift, the cold war can be over.

"Let's go, we won't be tilling the fields today. Let's go see the newly planted flowers."

There are two gardens in the harem. One is the Imperial Garden, which is open to anyone. The other is the Back Garden, which is smaller than the Imperial Garden and is surrounded by the Cining Palace. On weekdays, only Empress Dowager You can visit it.

Xia Jing came here several times but never had a proper look around.

He kept asking questions, and Queen Mother You answered them one by one, more professionally than the tour guide in the tour group.

After a walk around, it was time for lunch and Xia Jing had another meal in the Cining Palace.

Before leaving, he extended his hand to Queen Mother You.

Empress Dowager You was puzzled: "What do you want?"

Xia Jing shook his palm and said, "I gave grandma a gift, and she hasn't given me a gift in return yet!"

OK, that glass cup is not an apology!

Empress Dowager You felt a pang of regret, thinking that she had been given the lecture and lunch for free.

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said to Yuhe, "Go get a little toy."

Yuhe took out an agarwood comb and handed it to the boy.

Xia Jing accepted the comb. He had no use for it, and if he gave it to Xiao Yue, it would be hard to explain its origins.

He then ran to the laundry and gave the comb to Huijing.

"Thank you, Ninth Prince," Hui Jing said with a smile, and took out a bronze mirror inlaid with jade. "This is for the Ninth Prince."

Xia Jing took the jade-inlaid bronze mirror and ran to Fuqing Palace and gave the mirror to Empress Xian.

"Emerald? I'm in need of one. This is for you."

Empress Xian accepted the bronze mirror and gave Xia Jing a small red sandalwood sword. One side of the sword was engraved with the sun, moon, and stars, while the other side was engraved with mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, with great precision.

Xia Jing had no interest in such flashy things, so he went to Guanlanzhai and gave it to Ning Zhixing, who was very interested in the carving on it.

"This is for you." He handed Xia Jing a Rubik's Cube. "The connecting and rotating part in the middle is difficult to make. It's made of the bones of the extremely elastic Tianchi fish. The material is hard to find, and this is the only one."

Xia Jing took the Rubik's Cube and went to Yanghexuan.

After a while, he came out with a kingfisher-shaped hairpin.

Kingfisher feather inlay was the most luxurious item in ancient times. Although the buyao is small, it is also very valuable.

He finally went to Yonghua Palace.

Concubine Yun accepted the kingfisher hairpin, put it on her head in surprise, and asked Xia Jing what he wanted.

"I plan to sneak out of the palace to play and want a yard." Xia Jing replied.

After all, the Xue family is not his own home, and Xia Jing wants a small courtyard of his own.

Yunpin took out the box where she kept her private money, flipped through it, and handed Xia Jing a land deed.

It was a two-story courtyard house not far from the imperial city.

After collecting the house deed and returning to Jingyixuan, Xia Jing scratched his head.

Initially, he just wanted to blackmail Ning Gaoxiang and borrow flowers to thank Buddha. Because he was dissatisfied with Empress Dowager You, he asked for a return gift, and then thought of giving the return gift away. As a result, he got out of control. For every gift he gave away, he received a return gift, and each time it came back, the value of the gift would increase by a few cents.

In the end, an ordinary glass cup became a courtyard near the imperial city!

Moreover, he got the glass cup for nothing!

Xia Jing felt that he had discovered a way to make money.

First go to the Summer Palace to get the goods, and then go through various channels, and the value can be multiplied several times.

He did so. As long as Ning Gaoxiang invited him, he would go to the Yihe Palace and cooperate with Concubine Rou's plan.

Before leaving, Concubine Rou must give him a small toy.

He took it and passed it around in his network of connections. Half of it was wasted, as the princes who received it showed no reaction. The other half, because it was given to the empress dowager and concubines, was successfully passed around several times, but none of them was as good as the first time.

This method needs to be used once in a while to maximize its efficiency.

Xia Jing gave up with regret and waited for the reward from Emperor Kangning.

Xu Zhongde led a few young eunuchs and brought a small box.

When the box was opened, it contained a set of equipment for horse riding, archery and falconry training. Emperor Kangning had left a pony for Xia Jing in the zoo.

This surprised Xia Jing. However, there was something even more delightful.

The progress bar for taming the Saker Falcon has finally reached the end!

Chapter 86: Subdue the Saker Falcon

A gray figure suddenly leaped up from the ground, dust scattered, wings flapped, and the huge outline obscured the sun, casting a dark shadow.

The guarding eunuch was shocked. Even though they lived with the bird of prey day and night, he was still terrified when facing it.

Honeysuckle took a step back and clenched her fists. Haidongqing's gaze on her was like a knife against her eyebrows, forcing her into a fighting state.

The only one who was not affected was Xia Jing.

Xia Jing was wearing the clothes given by Emperor Kangning, a set of military uniform with a layer of leather armor. The armor on the arms and shoulders was particularly thick, which was used for the Saker Falcon to stand.

The Saker Falcon aimed at Xia Jing's arm, dropped down suddenly, folded its wings, and tried to stand on the boy's shoulder.

Xia Jing moved to the side, and the Saker Falcon brushed past him and fell to the ground in a mess.

The majesty and ferocity just now suddenly became ridiculous.

It stood up and looked at the summer scenery with resentment.

Xia Jing poked its head.

Don’t you see your weight? Do you want to crush me, your master, to death?

The Saker Falcon is a bird of prey, and Xia Jing is a child. Standing next to each other, the difference in height is not big. The Saker Falcon is as tall as Xia Jing's waist.

When its wings are spread out, they can cover Xia Jing's entire body.

That's why Xia Jing didn't want it to ride on his shoulders.

He glanced at the system interface.

[Name: Costin (to be named)]

【Age: 2】

[Identity: Pet]

【Loyalty: 80】

Got the second pet!

"From today on, your name is General Yu." Xia Jing gently stroked the feathers on its back.

"Click." General Yu lowered his head and rubbed his leg.

Among Saker Falcons, white is the most valuable, followed by gray, and finally black-brown.

The Jade General is not the most expensive white bird, nor the brown bird at the bottom, but the gray bird in the middle.

It was named Jade not because of the color of its feathers, but because its claws are as white as jade.

There was an iron chain hanging on the pair of jade claws.

Xia Jing held the small key and opened the lock on the chain.

The chain fell off the jade claws and landed on the ground with a crisp sound.

"Ninth Prince, you can't!"

The guarding eunuch was shocked and wanted to stop him, but a strong wind blew past, and General Yu had already spread his wings and flew up to a height of one hundred meters.

"Ga--" A sharp, hoarse sound floated over the zoo.

In the birdcage, the fragile little birds saw the dark shadows in the sky and heard the shrill cries. They huddled in the corner, their feathers trembling.

"Ninth Prince, if you let it go, it will never come back!" said the guarding eunuch anxiously.

"Don't worry, sir." Xia Jing comforted him.

He raised his hand and waved it towards General Yu. The next moment, a strong wind blew, blowing up the dust and Xia Jing's clothes.

General Yu suddenly descended and landed on the iron cage beside him.

It used its claws to lift the cage and flapped its wings, then threw it into the pool nearby.

"Ka-ka-ka--" General Yu returned to Xia Jing's side and shouted proudly.

This is revenge for the cage that locks it up every day, and it laughs happily.

The laughter was really unpleasant, and the flapping of its wings due to joy made the dust fly.

Xia Jing grabbed its neck and said, "Quiet!"

The cries stopped immediately. General Yu glanced at Xia Jing cautiously, stretched out his neck, folded his wings, and jumped two steps to the side.

The guarding eunuchs watched this scene in shock. This Saker Falcon actually listened to the Ninth Prince so much!

"No need to lock it up, just feed it every day." Xia Jing said to the eunuch.

"I cannot make the decision. Please wait a moment, Ninth Prince. I will go and ask." The guarding eunuch took his leave and left.

A moment later, the news reached the Imperial Household Department, and a moment later, Xu Zhongde told Emperor Kangning about this matter while the emperor was reviewing memorials.

Eunuch Xu was delighted. The timing was perfect, and the Ninth Prince might be able to join in the spring activities.

"Oh? He tamed the Saker Falcon?" Emperor Kangning became interested after hearing this.

Unlike being respected by all beasts, taming a Saker Falcon only had political significance for the Xiongnu, but was useless in the Ning Dynasty, and it was difficult to fake.

Emperor Kangning wanted to take a look, but there was a thick pile of memorials in front of him, so he just raised his butt, but sat back down.

"In my Daning, how many warriors can tame the Saker Falcon?" asked Emperor Kangning.

"Your Majesty, there is only one general who surrendered from the Huns." Xu Zhongde was well prepared and gave the information.

"He is the second one? Not bad, not bad." Emperor Kang Ning nodded.

As Xu Zhongde waited, Emperor Kangning fell into deep thought.

"Go and see if he's well-tamed. If so..." Emperor Kangning paused, "If so, let him participate in the spring hunt."

Spring Hunting is a hunting activity to welcome the arrival of spring. Unlike the more recreational Autumn Hunting and Winter Hunting, Spring Hunting has a strong political connotation and involves many military commanders, such as Xiao Jida, who has not yet left the capital.

Hunting is bound to be dangerous. The third prince's leg was injured in an accident during the spring hunt.

However, over the years, there was only one accident involving the third prince.