The villain prince is three and a half years old

Besides, the Ninth Prince is too young to ride a horse and hunt, he is just there to provide atmosphere.

Compared with this little risk, the benefits of the Spring Hunt are greater. It allows one to get close to Emperor Kangning, show up in front of military officers, and more importantly, have the title of participating in the Spring Hunt.

In Xia Jing's previous life, many people searched everywhere for places to participate in certain activities or meetings. If they couldn't get one, they would shamelessly try to get one at their own expense.

The importance of spring hunting is much greater than those activities and meetings.

"The Ninth Prince is in the zoo. I'll go check him out right away." Xu Zhongde took his leave.

He led two young eunuchs trusted by Emperor Kangning out of the Yangxin Palace and headed straight for the menagerie.

On the rockery in the zoo, Xia Jing was training his own fighter jets.

He pointed at one thing after another, and General Yu swooped down again and again, grabbing those things high into the air.

The eunuchs in the menagerie were watching from the side and were sweating profusely.

What if the Ninth Prince points at them...

They hurriedly dispersed, found a place to hide, and continued to watch the fun.

Xu Zhongde looked at the eunuchs around him and said with a smile, "It seems that this is not a lie. Let's go back and report it!"

On the 3D map, Xu Zhongde's icon moved away again.

Xia Jing was confused and didn't know what Xu Zhongde was doing.

After obtaining permission for free-range breeding, Xia Jing settled General Yu and returned to Jingyixuan, where he understood everything.

"This is a letter from the Imperial Household Department, from Chunshou," Xiao Yue said, rubbing her forehead helplessly as she sat on the armchair. "Your name is on it. What have you been up to?"

It turned out to be spring hunting!

Xia Jing was surprised and admired Xu Zhongde's loyalty.

Although both were eunuchs, Xiao Tianzi was still in training, while Xu Zhongde was already able to attract business for his own company! Without Xu Zhongde's 'timely' report, this spring hunting post would never have arrived at Jingyixuan.

"Forget it," Xiao Yue figured it out without waiting for Xia Jing to reply, "The Spring Hunt is in the latter half of the month. I'll go ask Concubine Xian what to prepare."

She didn't want an explanation, but Xia Jing couldn't really not explain. He hugged Xiao Yue's legs and said, "Jing'er doesn't know either. Maybe it's because of the Saker Falcon left behind by the eldest princess?"

After hearing what happened in the zoo, Xiao Yue felt relieved, but when she thought about the three days of spring hunting, her heart started to lift again.

If you fail, try again tomorrow.

Chapter 87 Our family lives a good life

There is nothing to prepare for the spring hunt, the Imperial Household Department will prepare everything.

When Empress Xian heard the news, she couldn't help but think of the spring hunt that year and her own Xu'er's legs, and sighed deeply.

She came to Jingyixuan, took Xia Jing's hand, and carefully instructed:

"There are many ferocious animals in the enclosure, so you must not run around. Even those that appear docile can be deadly when they get mad, so don't underestimate them. If you encounter a situation, don't be curious or rush to look. Hide behind adults first, and don't try to be aggressive."

As she spoke, Empress Xian began to cry.

Over the years, she had dreamed of that spring hunt countless midnights, waking up with a heavy heart and regretting not having warned Xu'er in this way. Back then, she had thought the spring hunt was an important opportunity to show off, completely unaware of the risks involved, and had even asked Xu'er to perform well.

"Sister!" Xiao Yue hurriedly drove away the eunuchs and palace maids, came to Concubine Xian's side, and gently stroked her back.

"Don't cry, Your Majesty. Jing'er will remember it." Xia Jing reached out and wiped away Concubine Xian's tears.

"Don't worry about me, I just thought of something." Concubine Xian turned around and avoided Xiao Yue and Xia Jing.

She knew she had lost her composure and wanted to wipe away her tears, say a few polite words, and end the topic.

But the more I wiped away the tears, the more they came. My palms were soaked and I couldn't tell where on my face the tears were flowing.

Xia Jing was shocked. He didn't expect that the incident would leave so much sadness in Concubine Xian's heart.

In his previous life, he would have hugged Concubine Xian and comforted her gently, but now his arms and legs were too small to allow her to lean on his arms.

Fortunately, Xiao Yue is here.

Xia Jing took Xiao Yue's hand and put it around Concubine Xian's waist.

Xiao Yue reacted and hugged Concubine Xian in her arms and stroked her hair gently, just like when she coaxed Xia Jing.

At first, Concubine Xian was embarrassed and tried to move away, but Xiao Yue held her tightly, and she couldn't break free. She could only lie on her soft chest. After a moment, her shyness was no match for her peace of mind, and she hugged Xiao Yue's waist, and Xiao Yue patted her back gently.

"It's all over." Xiao Yue comforted softly.

Empress Xian's shoulders twitched more violently, but her tense body gradually relaxed.

Just let it out.

Xia Jing also came over and hugged Concubine Xian from behind.

The sobbing gradually faded away, and the room was somewhat silent.

Under Xia Jing's palm, Concubine Xian's soft body became stiff again.

This is starting to get awkward.

When the passion of intimate behavior fades, embarrassment is inevitable. As long as you get used to it, the embarrassment will disappear.

This habit cannot be developed overnight.

Xia Jing came to Empress Xian's rescue: "Third brother got a new toy made by fourth brother. It's so new and interesting that he has been playing with it for the past few days and has not even read a book!"

Empress Xian heaved a sigh of relief, pretended to be in a good mood, stood up from Xiao Yue's arms, and pulled Xia Jing with her.

"Let's go and take a look. It's a good opportunity to ask your third brother to tell us about the Spring Hunt."

"I'll go get a basin of water for my sister." Xiao Yue stood up and brought a basin of clean water.

Empress Xian washed her face, looked in the bronze mirror, and tidied her messy hair.

She looked at Xiao Yue and Xia Jing in the bronze mirror. She had been holding back tears for years, tears she had nowhere to express. Today, she finally let them out.

She looked at Xiao Yue again and thought to herself, Sister Xiao has a very broad mind. If compared to a mountain, she is the most majestic in the world.

If I hadn't leaned closer this time, I really wouldn't have been able to tell.

After putting on her makeup, she stood up. Apart from some redness at the corners of her eyes, there was no sign of crying.

"Sister, do you want to go and take a look together?" Concubine Xian held Xiao Yue's hand.

Xiao Yue hesitated.

Under normal circumstances, Concubine Xian would have stopped and asked, and said that she went alone, but today, she felt that her relationship with Xiao Yue was closer, so she pulled Xiao Yue up.

"let's go."

At her pull, Xiao Yue stood up and walked beside her.

Xia Jing followed them and felt like a third party.

Yi Qiu and Ren Dong followed behind him. He tried to pull Ren Dong's hand, but Ren Dong dodged and looked at him puzzledly.

This little palace maid seemed particularly distant.

Xia Jing then ran between Xiao Yue and Concubine Xian, separated their hands, and held them himself.

Now, Xiao Yue and Concubine Xian were holding his hand together, and they went from being best friends to being a family.

They walked all the way to Yanghexuan.

Ning Shouxu was basking in the sun in the yard. When he heard Nanny Yuan's voice, he raised his head lazily, glanced at her casually, and lay back down.

It turned out to be my mother and my ninth brother, who came hand in hand.

Wait, holding hands?

Ning Shouxu felt something was wrong. He stood up with the help of the wheelchair armrest and looked at the three people in astonishment.

When did you become so close?

For a moment, Ning Shouxu actually felt that Xia Jing was the child of Concubine Xian and Xiao Yue, and he was just an outsider.

"Long live the Queen Mother, and long live the Concubine Shu." He greeted them both.

Xia Jing released their hands, jumped to Ning Shouxu's side, and poked his shoulder: "Where's the Rubik's Cube? Empress Xian wants to play with it."

"Lost." Ning Shouxu said casually.

He looked at his mother and Xiao Yue, making sure that it was not an illusion. His mother's smile and gaze were different from before. He often saw this feeling when he was a child, but he basically never saw it again after he grew up, especially after he lost his legs.

This was a good thing. Ning Shouxu lay back down. The sun was shining brightly, his body was warm, his mind was tired, and he didn't want to move.

He had let go of that matter long ago, but his mother had never been able to let it go. Concubine Xian said that he was a loner, and in fact, Concubine Xian herself was also like that.

Everything changed until the Ninth Prince suddenly broke into Yanghexuan.

"How could it be lost? You must be reluctant to part with it." Xia Jing poked his shoulder again.

Ning Shouxu really couldn't bear to part with it. Like a puzzle, an unsolved Rubik's Cube was an extremely personal thing.

It took him several days to figure out some patterns, and he was able to piece together one side, and he also had a clue about the second side. At this critical juncture, how could he let others touch his treasure?

"It's just lost." He said lazily, "Go search if you don't believe me."

Empress Xian smiled as she listened to the two's conversation. What she loved most was listening to Jing'er and Xu'er bickering. It reminded her of her childhood, when she and her brothers and sisters were just as close.

Xiao Yue also recalled her childhood. She was the only daughter in the Xiao family, and Xiao Jida was always having fun outside and had no time to take care of the family, but she had a few good friends from other families.

"Empress, Third Brother refuses to play with you, teach him a lesson!" Xia Jing came over to get help.

"Jing'er, don't worry. Look at what the Empress is doing." Empress Xian touched Xia Jing's head and took a step forward.

She walked to Ning Shouxu's side, quickly stretched out her right hand, and touched the blanket covering Ning Shouxu's legs.

He raised his hand and held the colorful Rubik's Cube in his palm.

As a mother, she knew where Ning Shouxu liked to hide things.

Ning Shouxu sighed and admitted defeat.

"Is this the Rubik's Cube?" Concubine Xian beckoned Xia Jing over and asked curiously, "How do you play with this?"

"You can rotate it and make the pieces of the same color." Ning Shouxu couldn't help but interrupt.

"How difficult is that?" Empress Xian indeed looked down on him.

Chapter 88 Spring Hunting

In Empress Xian's opinion, this Rubik's Cube only has nine small pieces on one side. Isn't it very easy to put them together into the same color?

After asking Ning Shouxu how to operate it, she quickly started twisting it.

"Hmm?" She realized something was wrong.

"Huh?" She frowned.

"I'll give it back to you." She threw the Rubik's Cube to Ning Shouxu and fled.

Ning Shouxu picked up the Rubik's Cube. Not to mention the new same-colored sides, even the side he had originally put together was disrupted by Empress Xian.

Empress Xian pulled Xiao Yue and pretended to tease General Coal, secretly glancing at Ning Shouxu, feeling very guilty.

Ning Shouxu glanced at her, picked up the Rubik's Cube, and soon successfully restored one side.

Empress Xian breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought that she had let Ning Shouxu down for several days of hard work, but it turned out that he could recover in just half a cup of tea.

"How did you do that?" She turned back and picked up the Rubik's Cube curiously.

"It's just that I'm skilled at it." Ning Shouxu pretended.

Empress Xian immediately praised her, Xia Jing smiled inwardly and followed suit, Ning Shouxu couldn't suppress the smile of pride on his face.

Holding the Rubik's Cube, Empress Xian pulled Xiao Yue to study it.

Xia Jing called General Coal and Ning Shouxu to play with the cat for a while.

Ning Shouxu got down to business: "Are you going on a spring hunt?"

He got this news from Nanny Yuan.

Xia Jing nodded and asked with anticipation, "Is it fun over there?"

"It's not interesting, but it's more interesting than the palace." Ning Shouxu took out the chessboard from the blanket on his legs. "Next game? The loser will shout like a coal general."

"Let's play Othello," Xia Jing requested. He couldn't possibly beat Ning Shouxu at Go.