The villain prince is three and a half years old

【Three, five points of fragrance】

Chapter 161 The Isolated Prince

Mission accomplished.

This was within the Ninth Prince's expectations and there was nothing surprising about it. However, who would consider the Academic Competition a beautiful memory, the Fifth Prince who caused a commotion or the Sixth Prince who won?

Xia Jing looked at the task text, but the prince's name was not shown on it.

He glanced at the Fifth Prince, who was smiling happily, and then at the Sixth Prince, who was holding a golden pen with his back extremely straight.

Then he lowered his head and focused on the reward options.

The first two items are self-explanatory, but the last one...

Five-part incense: Precepts, concentration, wisdom, liberation, and the knowledge and insight of liberation, the five parts of the Dharmakaya, achieved through self-cultivation. Lighting this incense will grant status benefits based on the merits of the person lighting it.

Xia Jing chose 'Wufenxiang' without hesitation.

As usual, the physical object did not appear, so he had to find five incense sticks, light them, and insert them into the incense burner before the prop could take effect.

As for the item effect, it is a buff, just like 'Amu Tietie'.

In the previous life game, Wufenxiang had a total of more than ten buffs. Because the props were not very easy to use and there were too many types of buffs, Xia Jing didn't have much impression of them. He only remembered the batch of buffs that were the most difficult to obtain, and the effect was quite good.

It is said to be the most difficult to obtain, but it is actually very simple.

The item introduction says that you can gain benefits by looking at the merits of the person who lights the incense. In fact, only a small part of it really depends on the person who lights the incense himself. The largest part depends on which temple the player lights the incense.

If you randomly find an incense burner and light it, it will have one of the three worst effects. The buff effect increases with the level of the temple, and the next ones are the Warm Pavilion Buddha Hall, Zhongzheng Hall Buddha Hall and Cining Palace Buddha Hall.

The Buddhist temple in the Cining Palace is the largest Buddhist temple in the harem. However, this temple has been idle for a long time as Empress Dowager You does not believe in Buddhism.

I believe that Empress Dowager You would not mind if Xia Jing asked her to borrow the Buddhist temple.

As long as you practice simply for seven days and light five cents of incense in the Buddhist temple of Cining Palace, you can get the best buff.

The previous buff-type 'Amu Tietie' was what Xia Jing used the most. Apart from anything else, it at least greatly increased the Ninth Prince's learning speed and gave him the ability to fish for three days and dry the net for thirty days.

I don’t know what effect this new buff will have.

While the Ninth Prince was distracted, the last program ended, the lunch portion of the Qianqiu Banquet was completed, all officials withdrew, and the princes returned to the harem.

Empress Dowager You took Xia Jing's hand, exchanged a few polite words with Emperor Kangning, and returned to the Cining Palace.

Xiao Yue, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Yi were waiting in the Cining Palace. Xia Jing looked at Concubine Yi and marveled at her rapid promotion. It took less than half a year for her to go from Concubine Yi to Concubine Yi.

However, the rank of concubine was the pinnacle. The power of the Yuzhou officialdom was not enough to allow Yipin to be promoted to concubine.

Yipin was also aware of this. She had no ambition and just lived a day-to-day life, visiting her old sisters every day.

Seeing Empress Dowager You coming in, Concubine Yi shrank her neck, thinking that the small group she joined was becoming more and more powerful, and they could enter and leave the Cining Palace at will and face Empress Dowager You directly!

She had celebrated the Ninth Prince’s birthday in the Cining Palace before, and she thought that was the climax. Empress Dowager You became closer to them because of the little prince’s birthday, but she didn’t expect that it was just the beginning.

She was glad that she had chosen the right team. If she had still followed Concubine Duan, they would have been the worst performing team in the harem.

"Let's clean up, it's time for the next meal." Queen Mother You lay on the Luohan bed and complained, "It's his birthday, and he's making me so upset!"

This was because he felt that Emperor Kangning's birthday was too complicated and he wanted her to walk around.

Concubine Yi secretly glanced at Empress Dowager You and thought, you were much busier on the Ninth Prince's birthday than you are now, and I never saw you complain.

"Let me massage grandma." Xia Jing moved a small stool, sat in front of Empress Dowager You, and massaged the old lady's legs.

Concubine Yi, Concubine Xian and Xiao Yue were all very curious. Although the Ninth Prince was well-behaved, he was really lazy. This was the first time they saw the Ninth Prince working so proactively, and even serving others!

Soon, they found that they were too early.

After pinching for a while, the Ninth Prince rubbed his wrist, frowned, and looked like he had a miserable life.

Empress Dowager You suddenly felt distressed: "Are you tired? Come here quickly, I will give you a massage."

Concubine Yi, Concubine Xian, and Xiao Yue watched as the Ninth Prince climbed onto the Arhat bed, curled up in the arms of Empress Dowager You, and let her rub his wrists.

"My legs are a little sore too." Xia Jing whispered.

"You kid, Yuhe carried you halfway!" Empress Dowager You muttered, her hands already on the boy's legs, massaging him.

Concubine Yi didn't dare to look anymore. Concubine Xian turned around with her shoulders twitching. Xiao Yue couldn't bear to watch it anymore and grabbed Xia Jing.

You kid, you are the one who is against Tiangang!

Without Empress Dowager You's massage chair, Xia Jing looked around and climbed onto Concubine Yi's legs.

Although Concubine Yi's massage chair skills are not as good as those of Empress Dowager You, her advantage lies in her fresh techniques. Empress Dowager You is an old master who pays attention to steady, accurate and ruthless movements, while Concubine Yi is a novice in massage and is gentle and kind.

After a while, the Ninth Prince fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already at the Qianqiu Banquet dinner. He was lying on Xiao Yue's lap, with Ning Xuenian and Ning Sisi standing on either side of his head, one on the left and one on the right. The two princesses were playing with a flower rope above his head.

Xia Jing sat up, still dazed, and Ning Xuenian had already stretched the flower rope in front of him.

He instinctively flipped the rope loop and passed it to Ning Sisi. Ning Sisi flipped it over and passed it to Ning Xuenian.

The three of them started playing skillfully.

The Qianqiu Banquet dinner was a family dinner. Apart from Emperor Kangning and the concubines in the harem, there were only three unfamiliar faces - the three princes.

Originally, King Jing should have attended the banquet, but because of Xia Jing's words, he ran to the eastern border to explore Tianmen Pass.

Emperor Kangning and the three princes toasted each other and talked about state affairs, while the concubines gathered in groups of three or four to chat.

As for the programs on the stage, no one cares at all. Just like the Spring Festival Gala, it is just a background board. No one watches it or not, but without it, the atmosphere feels a little lacking.

Xia Jing woke up, and Xiao Yue was finally free of her burden. She no longer had to lower her voice and could chat freely with Concubine Xian.

Surrounding Xiao Yue and Concubine Xian were also sitting the old sisters from Concubine Yi's group.

This side was the branch of Concubine Xian, the branch of Concubine Rou, the branch of Concubine Duan, and the branch surrounding Concubine Jing. Concubine Jing's branch was all Empress Yin's people. The Empress was sitting next to Emperor Kangning, so it was inconvenient for them to surround her.

Xia Jing looked at Concubine Rou. The woman patted Ning Gaoxiang's head and glanced at Ning Sisi who was mixed in Concubine Xian's group from time to time. There was no emotion on her face.

It is not a wise move to exclude someone so explicitly as Concubine Duan did. Concubine Rou was very kind, at least on the surface.

On the edge of Concubine Duan's team, Concubine Yun was sitting. She and Concubine Duan were already at odds with each other, not only because of their previous conflicts, but also because Emperor Kangning's plan to suppress the Ge family and promote the Qin family had already begun.

Concubine Duan, who represents the interests of the Ge family, will certainly not give a good face to Concubine Yun, a member of the Qin family.

The fifth prince Ning Yuanzhong was not with Concubine Duan and no one knew where he had gone.

Xia Jing turned over the flower rope in Ning Xuenian's hand, raised his eyes, and looked for the Sixth Prince Ning Wenhuan. He searched in the other three teams but couldn't find him. When he looked away, he was shocked to find that Ning Wenhuan and Shunpin were sitting next to Xiao Yue.

No, when did he become my teammate? Oh no, the ministers wouldn't suspect that I, as the main planner of the Xuehai Competition, had opened a backdoor for Ning Wenhuan?

That shouldn't be the case. None of the ministers knew that this program was the work of the Ninth Prince.

Xia Jing was confused and checked Ning Wenhuan's favorability. It was still 49, slightly hostile.

It's normal to be hostile.

Xia Jing has recently figured out what happened to Ning Wenhuan and the source of his hostility.

That’s all because of a man—Zhang Zanyu.

Ning Wenhuan is Zhang Zanyu's die-hard fan. Well, not to the point of being a die-hard fan, but he is a die-hard fan.

So when Zhang Zanyu was about to retire from the entertainment industry, no, he was about to go home and miss his hometown, the Sixth Prince wrote a letter to retain Zhang Zanyu. After Zhang Zanyu became the Ninth Prince's private tutor, the Sixth Prince ran to the Yangxin Palace and knelt down, wanting to join as well.

The initial report of the Ninth Prince skipping classes was also to protect Zhang Zanyu's class.

Thinking this way, we can see Ning Wenhuan's tragedy. The person he admired so much and wanted to be close to, the person he worked hard to learn from and get attention from, the person he had been with for five years, abandoned him and turned around to go with a child he had only known for less than fifty days.

Who wouldn't be furious? Ning Wenhuan was able to maintain a score of 49, which shows that he was very well-mannered and restrained.

Passing Ning Wenhuan, Xia Jing glanced at Ning Chengrui again. The boy was struggling with a roasted chicken.

After jumping over Ning Chengrui, Xia Jing looked towards the top of the banquet table, where the older princes were all.

In addition to Ning Shouxu and Ning Zhixing, there are also the eldest prince Ning Bingchang and the crown prince Ning Chunyou.

Brothers Ning Shouxu and Ning Zhixing were drinking, Ning Chunyou was sitting alone, and Ning Bingchang was sitting between the two groups, occasionally interrupting the conversation between the brothers Ning Shouxu and Ning Zhixing, and occasionally chatting with Ning Chunyou.

If it weren't for Ning Bingchang, Prince Ning Chunyou would have to sit alone.

Xia Jing found this very interesting. The interpersonal relationships in the harem also showed that Ning Chunyou was unpopular and his position as the crown prince was not stable. No wonder Queen Yin was anxious and directly poisoned him to eliminate his competitors.

Chapter 162 The Ninth Prince Becomes a Monk

Late at night, the banquet ended and the concubines, princes and kings left.

There was no news from the Prince of Jing yet. Xiao Jida and a group of other officials who had come to Beijing from the provinces to celebrate the birthday were temporarily staying in the capital. Emperor Kangning wanted to inquire about the local situation from them. This was also one of the purposes of the Qianqiu Festival.

The Ninth Prince had nothing to do for the time being, so he devoted himself to the preparation of "Five Fragrances".

First, we need the large Buddhist hall behind the Cining Palace.

"Grandma, I want to discuss something with you." Xia Jing brought the snow globe and came to the Cining Palace to bribe Empress Dowager You.

"What's the matter?" Empress Dowager You held the snow globe in front of her eyes and shook it up and down.

The sunlight shines through the window onto the glass ball, reflecting a patch of emerald green. The green bamboo leaves slowly fall in the emerald light.

Empress Dowager You thought to herself, no wonder Emperor Kangning and Ning Shouxu like it so much, this little thing is like a scene that one can look at all day long when they have nothing to do.

"Can I use the big Buddhist hall?" Xia Jing lay on Empress Dowager You's legs.

"The Great Buddha Hall?" Empress Dowager You put down the snow globe and thought about it carefully.

She almost forgot that there was a large Buddhist temple in the Cining Palace.

The Cining Palace is a large palace. In order to show their filial piety, several emperors renovated and expanded the Cining Palace, resulting in a spectacle: a small palace named Shoukang Palace is wrapped in the wall of the Cining Palace.

Just as Emperor Kangning did not live in the Qianqing Palace but in the rear bedroom of the Yangxin Palace, Empress Dowager You did not live in the Cining Palace but in the rear bedroom of the Shoukang Palace.

As for the main palace of Cining Palace, the main hall is a ceremonial venue, where the Ninth Prince's birthday banquet was held, while the rear hall was converted into a large Buddhist hall during the reign of the previous Empress Dowager.

Empress Dowager You mostly stayed in Shoukang Palace and rarely passed by the Great Buddha Hall.

During the reign of the previous two Empress Dowagers, the Great Buddha Hall often held religious ceremonies and concubines often offered incense. However, during the reign of Empress Dowager You, Emperor Kangning, and Empress Yin, none of them were Buddhists, and the Great Buddha Hall fell into disuse, with only a few old palace maids tending to it.

What's fun in such a neglected place?

"What are you going to do now?" Empress Dowager You looked at Xia Jing suspiciously.

"Years ago, my father asked my mother to copy Buddhist scriptures for my grandmother. I flipped through those scriptures today and found them quite interesting, so I wanted to practice in the big Buddhist hall." Xia Jing lied.

Empress Dowager You was a little amused. Most people said they had some insights after reading Buddhist scriptures, but this child said it was "quite interesting".

Most likely, they heard a story from somewhere and found the Buddhist temple interesting.

A pious empress dowager would never agree to the Ninth Prince's frivolous request, but Empress Dowager You was not pious and agreed easily.

"As long as you don't melt the golden Buddha statue and smash the stone Buddha statue, you can do whatever you want." Empress Dowager You set a bottom line for the Ninth Prince. "Also, several generations of empress dowagers in Daning have been Buddhists. If you make too much noise, even if I want to protect you, I will have to say a few words to you and lock you up for a few days."

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager You suddenly remembered the past.

When Ning Wanjun was a child, he was also interested in the Great Buddha Hall and even climbed onto the head of a Buddha statue. What happened to him after he found out? I think he pulled his ears and was punished by copying a scroll of Buddhist scriptures.

Thinking of this, Empress Dowager You felt a little guilty. The punishment seemed too severe.

She thought that if Jing'er got into trouble, she would punish him less severely and just consider it as if Jun'er had copied Buddhist scriptures for him.

She was really worrying too much.

As a prince with balanced development in morality, intelligence, physique and aesthetics, Xia Jing had no interest in climbing onto the head of a Buddha statue or graffiti on it.

What Xia Jing didn't expect was that his well-behaved behavior in the Buddha Hall actually caused Empress Dowager You to feel uneasy.

If Wufenxiang wants to get the best buff, he needs to pretend to be in the Buddha Hall for a week to accumulate "merit". This week will not be easy, as he needs to recite Buddhist scriptures and clean the Buddha Hall.

For the sake of the future, the Ninth Prince temporarily gave up sleeping in.

Every day at dawn, when Xiao Yue got up, he would get up too, have breakfast, and go straight to the big Buddhist hall to recite scriptures.

On the first day, Empress Dowager You was a little curious.

The next day, Empress Dowager You felt uneasy.

On the third day, Empress Xian came to the Great Buddha Hall and tempted the Ninth Prince with food and novel toys, but the Ninth Prince was devoted to Buddhism and remained unmoved.

On the fourth day, Ning Shouxu arrived and tested him on several Buddhist theories, to which the ninth prince answered fluently.

On the fifth day, Ning Xue Nian took Ning Sisi to the Buddhist temple and asked the Ninth Prince to go out and play, but the Ninth Prince firmly refused.