【Stage Mission: Happy Childhood】
[Mission Objective: Let at least one prince or princess have a wonderful memory in the large-scale game you planned or hosted]
Xia Jing suspected that this task system was deliberately going against him.
He looked at the mission objective. To give the prince and princess fond memories? That was no easy task.
People who recall the past often think that they are particularly generous. In fact, they are very stingy. In the memories of decades, there are only a handful of things that can be considered good.
Fortunately, the minimum requirement for the task is only one.
"Get in the carriage."
Prince Jing interrupted the princes and princesses from looking around and pointed to the carriages waiting on the roadside.
The King of Jing had a farm outside the city, which was next to a lake with clear water and green grass on the lakeside. The King of Jing called some servants to guard the lakeside and let the prince and princess go in to play.
It feels like letting cattle and sheep out of the fence and onto the pasture.
He focused his attention on Ning Shouxu and the maid from the Empress Dowager's palace. How could the maid be here to look after the princess? Clearly, she was here to look after the Third Prince!
He looked at the Ninth Prince again. The boy and Ning Xuenian were breaking willow branches and making wreaths. The Yan siblings were not far away from them, also learning to weave.
Ning Yitao and Ning Peixiang were running around by the river like happy foals. Ning Sisi was sitting on a rock, supporting her chin, feeling a little lonely.
As for the princes—
Ning Yuanzhong asked for a horse and was galloping. Ning Wenhuan sat in the pavilion, holding a pen and frowning, not knowing whether he was writing poetry or painting. Ning Gaoxiang and Ning Chengrui were catching insects, and when they caught them, they went to scare the princesses.
The companions were also very happy as they followed their own prince.
The group of people were bustling about in a peaceful atmosphere. King Jing smiled. This was exactly what he deserved in return for the iron and blood he had fought on the battlefield.
Xia Jing finished weaving the garland, held it in her hands, and placed it on Ning Xuenian's head. The flowers by the lake were small, mostly white and yellow. Ning Xuenian was wearing a cyan palace dress that matched the garland perfectly.
The girl also put the woven wreath on Xia Jing's head.
The wreath made by Xia Jing was perfectly round, with white and yellow flowers arranged in an orderly manner. The wreath made by the girl was a bit flat and messy, like a bird's nest.
Ning Xuenian circled around Xia Jing and stuck out her tongue: "I did such a bad job."
"It's already very good." Xia Jing pointed to the side.
The two sisters from the State of Yan were lying on the ground in a mess, picking up fallen willow branches and flowers. They had made a figure, but it fell apart before they could finish it.
Ning Xuenian suddenly gained confidence, as the two sisters from Yan State proved that this was not her problem.
She put her hands on her hips and said, "You did such a great job!"
Xia Jing didn't expect that he could do so well. Although he had done it a lot in his previous life, it was never so perfect.
After much thought, it should be the credit of "Amu Tietie".
Of course, he had to show off for doing a good job. Xia Jing pulled Ning Xuenian and walked around Ning Shouxu and Sun Jingzhu twice.
Ning Shouxu pretended not to see it, patted Sun Jingzhu's hand, and asked the girl to push him away from the annoying Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince was not satisfied and stopped them. "Since Third Brother asked, let me introduce this wreath. I made it with willow branches and wild flowers. My craftsmanship is not good, so it's just average. It only looks a little bit pretty on Sister Nian'er's head..."
No, who asked you! Ning Shouxu sighed helplessly, and Sun Jingzhu covered her mouth and laughed.
At Ning Shouxu's signal, Sun Jingzhu reached into the pocket of his wheelchair, took out a cloth bag, and handed it to the Ninth Prince.
Xia Jing opened it and took a look. He exclaimed "Wow", accepted the bribe, and turned to leave.
Inside the cloth bag was a bag of rock sugar, which was called icing sugar in that era.
Xia Jing pinched a piece and put it into Ning Xuenian's mouth. The girl narrowed her eyes.
"It's icing sugar." Ning Yitao slowly approached.
"Is it delicious?" Ning Peixiang looked at Ning Xuenian's lips.
The delicious taste of the frosting washed away their fear and drew them closer.
Xia Jing divided them into two, pointed at Ning Sisi who was not far away, and gave instructions.
Holding frosting in their mouths, the two came to Ning Sisi, and Ning Yitao took the girl's hand: "Ah——"
Ning Sisi let out a cry, but before she could make a sound, a hand pressed against her lips and a piece of frosting was stuffed into her mouth.
"Done!" The two sisters jumped away.
Ning Sisi held a candy in her mouth and looked at the summer scenery in the distance. The Ninth Prince walked to the side of the Yan sisters and soothed their depressed hearts with two candies.
After letting the princes and princesses roam free until noon, King Jing asked the servants to bring out tables and chairs for a "picnic".
After the meal, he took out Cuju.
Xia Jing looked delighted. If there was one thing that could easily turn into a 'good memory', it would be the experience of sweating profusely with his teammates.
However, Cuju was not popular. A few of the companions were in their teens and could kick the ball back and forth, but the princes were too far apart in age to play together, and the princesses could only watch from the sidelines.
The Cuju ball drew an arc in the air and fell into the lake. No one was too lazy to fish it out.
Xia Jing thought about it, asked for paper and pen, wrote the words, squeezed them into a ball, and let everyone draw.
"What is this?" King Jing asked curiously.
"Werewolf, no, thief killer!" Xia Jing changed the name of the game and the name on the card to a culture that everyone was familiar with.
After two rounds of trial play, the children quickly mastered the game. The princes, all competitive, played until their faces flushed with excitement.
Xia Jing guided them through a few rounds of games, and after making sure there were no problems, he quit the game and walked towards King Jing.
Besides Ning Xuenian and Yan Nanque, Yan Yushi also raised her head and looked at the Ninth Prince's back. She thought that compared to the other princes, the Ninth Prince was particularly different.
The ninth prince came to the side of King Jing.
Although there is the mission of "good memories", the most important thing for Xia Jing this time is to contact King Jing.
"Why don't you play anymore?" Prince Jing lay on the recliner, basking in the sun lazily. The lively voices of the princes and princesses that came to his ears from time to time were the best music.
"Winning every game is meaningless," said Xia Jing.
"Is there any secret?" King Jing was curious.
"The black cloth only blocks my vision in front of me. If I turn my eyes downward, I can see the shadows on the ground through the gaps. Whoever's shadow moves is the thief."
The King of Jing was silent for a while. Even though he believed in using all means of deception in war, he felt that the Ninth Prince was going too far!
Xia Jing sat down on the recliner and asked, "Uncle, what kind of country is Yan?"
"Why, do you have any feelings for the Princess of Yan?" King Jing turned his head.
"I heard that Yan and Chu have a good relationship."
"You still want to marry the princess of Chu?"
Be careful or I’ll sue you for harassing a minor! Xia Jing’s fists hardened.
He pretended not to hear and continued, "When the eldest princess left, she mentioned something."
"She wants to introduce you to the princess of the Blue Tent?"
Are you the King of Jing or the Matchmaker?
"It's something that will benefit the present and future generations." Xia Jing stood up and patted his butt. "If it can be completed, our dynasty will have one less powerful enemy. If it can't be completed, disaster will come!"
The King of Jing was startled. If someone else had told him this, he wouldn't necessarily have believed it. However, the eldest princess, Ning Wanjun, was a military talent he valued. If the Ning Dynasty hadn't had any female generals since ancient times, and if the Qingzhang Khanate didn't need such a princess to gather intelligence, he would have persuaded Emperor Kang Ning to keep Ning Wanjun.
What Ning Wanjun said must not be groundless.
"What did she say?" King Jing sat up and asked anxiously.
"Has Uncle ever been to the State of Yan?"
"We'll talk about this later. What did the eldest princess say?"
"Has my uncle ever been to the State of Chu?"
"What did the eldest princess say?"
"Has Uncle ever been to the Green Tent?"
The corner of King Jing's eye twitched. This kid is really good at holding a grudge!
He regretted why he teased this kid!
Chapter 154 King Jing Cupid
Seeing Xia Jing turning around to leave, King Jing immediately called out to him: "Wait!"
Xia Jing turned his head and pretended to be confused: "What's the matter, uncle?"
"Uncle was just joking with you," the King of Jing said softly, "Tell me, what did the eldest princess say?"
"I forgot earlier."
"How could I forget this? What about the middle part?"
"I forgot in the middle."
“…What’s next?”
"I forgot about it later."
This time, it was King Jing's turn to clench his fists.
He gritted his teeth and said, "At least there are still a few grains of dust in the wind. There is nothing in your words!"
Xia Jing sighed, "When I think about going back to the palace soon and the happy times about to end, I feel depressed. So I forgot the beginning, the middle, and the end."
The King of Jing was delighted. It turned out that they were negotiating terms.
He thought carefully and replied, "It's absolutely impossible to keep so many princes and princesses overnight. Three at most. Not even one more!"
Xia Jing also knew that it was impossible to keep everything.
He thought for a moment and made a list: "Seventh Princess and Sixth Princess."
The one left, of course, is himself.
King Jing was surprised: "I had already made up my mind. If you cheated and didn't count yourself on the list, I would have agreed. I didn't expect you to be so honest!"
"There's no need to leave so many people behind." Xia Jing said.
"It's not easy to understand that too much is not good." King Jing looked at Yan Yushi by the lake. "But, you won't keep the Princess of Yan?"
Xia Jing thought of the old cadres in the system he had met in his previous life. The first thing he would ask when he met them was, "Oh, are you married? Do you have a girlfriend? We have a blind date party, do you want to go?"
"You may not have seen it, but I can see it clearly. The princess of Yan often looks at you!" King Jing said excitedly.
His favorite thing to do is to match people around him up, watch them get married and have children.
The most important thing a person should do in life is to get married and have children. The first cry of a newborn is a blessing from heaven. On the contrary, every pool of blood on the battlefield is a curse that lingers deep in the human soul.
He looked at Xia Jing and Yan Yushi. The girl was older than the boy, which was just right. According to his simple experience, childbirth would be smoother if the girl was older than the boy. If the girl was younger than the boy, it would easily result in two deaths.
If Xia Jing knew what King Jing was thinking, he would tell him that the success of the delivery has nothing to do with the age difference between the man and the woman, but has everything to do with the woman's age.
In this era, both men and women get married too early.
"You are the prince of Ning State, and she is the princess of Yan State. Your union will cause the diplomatic relations between Yan State and Ning State..."
Seeing that the King of Jing was getting more and more excited, Xia Jing hurriedly shifted the blame to someone else: "I'm still young. Uncle, instead of staring at me, why don't you go and see my third brother?"
"Oh? Your third brother is indeed having an affair with that palace maid!" Prince Jing squatted beside Xia Jing, his eyes shining.
Xia Jing briefly explained the relationship between Ning Shouxu and Sun Jingzhu.
"Okay, okay, that's good. Miss Sun is older, that's good." King Jing agreed with the marriage. "However, it's difficult to deal with the Emperor. It's not right either. The girl is from the Empress Dowager's palace. If the Empress Dowager..."
Prince Jing started mumbling, and soon he brought out a plan of the Queen Mother, an accomplice, to overturn the verdict on Sun Jingzhu's side.
Xia Jing was not paying attention and did not stop him. The King of Jing continued to talk, even telling the betrothal gift, the wedding date, the wedding ceremony, and the name of the child.
Fortunately, it wasn't him who was being talked about. The Ninth Prince felt a surge of fear.
When talking about Ning Shouxu and Sun Jingzhu's third child, King Jing finally completed the initial idea and stopped.
He remembered the important matter and turned to ask the boy: "So what did the princess say?"
Ning Wanjun actually didn't say anything, but Xia Jing used Ning Wanjun's mouth to say his own words.
"Within two or three months, the State of Chu will attack Tianmen Pass." Xia Jing said.
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