The villain prince is three and a half years old

"Ha." Empress Dowager You said disdainfully.

In the field, Ning Yuanzhong put down his sickle, stood up, and his waist was crackling, feeling sore and painful.

Laughter came from not far away. He used his right hand to build a shelter over his eyes and looked into the pavilion. Xia Jing and Queen Mother You were eating melon in the shade with smiles on their faces.

A curse word flashed through his mind.

No, this can’t go on. Next time he’ll have to find a coolie!

After relaxing his lumbar spine for a while, he bent down and continued working. Most of the grass in the field had been removed, and only a small amount remained to complete it.

He suddenly thought of his mother and wondered how she was doing in the imperial mausoleum.

Concubine Duan’s final instructions rang in his ears.

"It's just a little cold in the imperial mausoleum. Don't worry about me. But you should visit your sister often."

This reminder made Ning Yuanzhong feel very embarrassed.

His younger sister was with Concubine Wan. How could he, an older prince, enter and leave Concubine Wan's palace?

But I can't ignore my mother's advice.

The matter of the Eighth Princess was also being discussed in the pavilion.

"I have already told the Queen that I want to bring a princess here." Empress Dowager You picked up the handkerchief and wiped Xia Jing's mouth.

"What did the Queen say?" Xia Jing asked curiously.

"She said, 'I can choose any one and she will go and talk to him.'" Empress Dowager You replied.

Queen Mother You hadn't mentioned asking for the Eighth Princess. In a harem filled with intrigue and scheming, concealing one's true feelings was crucial. This was true for ordinary concubines, but Queen Mother You was aloof and didn't need to worry about it; she simply found it intriguing.

During the previous emperor's time, Empress Dowager You handled many of the affairs of the court and the country. If she hadn't decisively delegated power, the reforms after Emperor Kangning ascended the throne wouldn't have been so smooth. Now, many of the veteran officials in the court were promoted by Empress Dowager You.

So when Empress Dowager You scolded Concubine Duan, Emperor Kangning didn't say anything.

"Grandma is so mean. Now the ladies who have princesses will be scared." Xia Jing said.

"If they don't worry about this, they will worry about other things. Instead of letting them make groundless accusations and disrupt the harem, it is better to worry about something serious." said Empress Dowager You.

"When will grandma ask for the eighth princess?"

"Wait a few more days, maybe until the end of the month."

Empress Dowager You set the date. It wasn't that she liked to procrastinate, but everything in the harem moved slowly. She could make special arrangements, but that would scare the concubines.

Xia Jing ate a grape and thought to himself that the matter of the eighth princess was very far-reaching.

After Concubine Duan fell from power, most of her sisters joined Concubine Yun. A rumor spread in the palace that Concubine Yun was going to become Concubine Yun.

Concubine Wan did not follow Concubine Yun. She had established a relationship with Concubine Rou early on, and now she has switched to Concubine Rou's side.

In other words, the affairs of the Eighth Princess were all related to Concubine Duan, Concubine Rou and the future Concubine Yun. Together with Empress Dowager You and Empress Yin, all the forces in the harem were wiped out.

It can be predicted that when Empress Dowager You takes the eighth princess, the girl will become the focus of the concubines' attention.

Apart from the Qianqiu Banquet, Xia Jing had never seen the Eighth Princess before, and suddenly felt a little curious.

In the fields, Ning Yuanzhong finished weeding and came to the pavilion to report.

Empress Dowager You had asked Yuhe to prepare a bathtub, and the eunuch led him to bathe.

Xia Jing left the back garden with him.

After passing through the garden gate, the Ninth Prince went to the front gate, and Ning Yuanzhong went to the bathing pool at the back.

"Ninth Prince!" Ning Yuanzhong stopped and looked at Xia Jing.

"What's the matter, Fifth Brother?" Xia Jing turned around.

Ning Yuanzhong hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder if I can ask my ninth brother for a favor?"

What he wanted to ask was to go to Concubine Wan and take a look at the Eighth Princess.

Chapter 196 Overtime Pay

Seeing the Eighth Princess is not a problem, the problem is whether the remuneration is appropriate.

Xia Jing spread out his hands and stretched them in front of Ning Yuanzhong.

Ning Yuanzhong thought for a moment and said, "I have toys from the Western Regions."

"Fourth brother has made a lot of toys for me." Xia Jing asked to change one.

"I have a BMW from northern Xinjiang."

"Uncle Jing Wang gave me one."

Ning Yuanzhong had no bargaining chips left and scratched his head helplessly.

Xia Jing didn't really intend to ask for it, he just asked to test whether there were any good things in Ning Yuanzhong.

He looked at the sweat on Ning Yuanzhong's forehead, then glanced at the Fifth Prince's dark hands, and said, "No need for a gift. Just consider it a thank you for your hard work in farming."

Ning Yuanzhong was startled. The boy had already walked several steps away.

He shouted, "I'll owe you first!"

Xia Jing waved his hand in response. He thought to himself, look at the Eighth Princess, she already owes me a favor. If I get the Eighth Princess, wouldn't Ning Yuanzhong have to go through fire and water?

By the way, doesn’t Ning Yuanzhong know yet that Empress Dowager You is going to adopt the Eighth Princess?

Forget it, I'll tell him after it's done.

After returning to Jingyixuan from Cining Palace, Xia Jing entered the east side hall, lay down on the Arhat bed, and fell asleep directly.

The Ninth Prince cannot go to see the Eighth Princess, at least not now.

Once they saw it, their target would be exposed. Empress Yin and Concubine Rou might have some bad intentions, targeting the Eighth Princess. Although they couldn't cause any major trouble with Empress Dowager You around, they could still do something about the details.

But I promised Ning Yuanzhong that I would go and see it.

So, change your body and look at it.

After lying down and drinking a cup of tea, Xia Jing finally felt sleepy. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard noise outside.

It was Ning Xuenian who pulled Ning Sisi over.

The two girls went into Xia Jing's dormitory, stood beside Luohan's bed, and looked at the boy lying there.

"Brother Jing is asleep?"

"He didn't take naps before."

"Maybe you're tired today?"

"If anyone is tired, it should be me. I run more."

The two girls whispered to each other, and Xia Jing closed his eyes tightly and did not move, hoping that they would give up.

A hand suddenly rested on his forehead, startling him. He quietly opened his eyes a little and saw the blurry figures of the two princesses.

The one who had her hand on his forehead was the Sixth Princess Ning Sisi, measuring his temperature.

Ning Xuenian was worried, so she waited for Ning Sisi to move her hand away, lowered her head, and rested her forehead against Xia Jing's.

Xia Jing smelled the scent of soap.

"I'm not sick." The girl muttered.

"Maybe he didn't sleep well. Let's not disturb him." Ning Sisi lowered her voice.

Xia Jing saw that the two figures took half a step back.

Should I leave now? he thought.

Not only did he not leave, he even got closer.

The two girls took off their shoes and climbed onto the Luohan bed quietly. Ning Xuenian lay on Xia Jing's left side, and Ning Sisi lay on Ning Xuenian's left side.

After another cup of tea, Xia Jing sat up and looked at the two princesses beside him.

They fell asleep quickly, but I couldn't sleep!

Xia Jing stretched out his hands, pinched the noses of the two princesses, switched their breathing routes, then pinched their mouths and switched the route back.

The two princesses were still sleeping soundly.

That's it.

Xia Jing lay down again and forced himself to fall asleep.

The sky outside the window was getting darker. A cloud blocked out some of the sunlight. A few birds were gliding under the clouds, looking for food.

General Coal saw the right opportunity and, while the bird's parents were away from the tree, he quickly climbed up and stretched his claws towards the eggs in the bird's nest.

Silly cat, stop playing and let’s go to Linxi Palace. Xia Jing’s voice echoed in its mind.

General Coal was so frightened that he almost knocked the bird eggs over.

"Meow meow meow!" it cursed.

Come back and give you a massage.

"Meow~" General Coal immediately became well-behaved.

It straightened the bird's nest, jumped off the branch, and followed Xia Jing's instructions to Linxi Palace.

On the way, Xia Jing recalled the information in Linxi Palace. Linxi Palace was located in the direction of Cining Palace. It was a palace of medium size, but a bit old.

The palace was originally full, with a concubine and a beauty living there. The concubine took advantage of Concubine Duan's turmoil to move out of Linxi Palace.

There is only one beauty left, and she basically doesn't stay in Linxi Palace except for taking a nap or sleeping.

It’s not that I don’t like Linxi Palace, but I don’t like Concubine Wan and the Ninth Princess.

She proposed to change the palace to the Imperial Household Department several times, but because she had no backing, the Imperial Household Department did not approve it.

General Coal rushed into the courtyard from the palace gate and saw a little princess running out from the west side hall.

The little princess, about three or four years old, was holding a vase and running in front with a smile on her face. A palace maid was chasing her from behind, with a sad face, shouting at the princess to be careful.

Xia Jing thought, she was so naughty, she must be the Ninth Princess, Wanpin's biological daughter.

I don’t know where the eighth princess is.

He was not in a hurry, and neither was General Coal. They lay in the corner and watched the Ninth Princess making a fuss.

The girl, who was three or four years old, had not yet fully tamed her legs. She stumbled after running a few steps. Although she did not fall, the vase in her hand fell out and shattered with a bang.

The noise alarmed the two masters of Linxi Palace, namely Concubine Wan in the main hall and Concubine Hu in the west side hall.

Just after lunch, Lady Hu was taking a nap in her bedroom. She thought nothing would happen for a while, but when she came out, she saw nothing but darkness.

That vase is the only intact vase in the west side hall!

Wanpin walked into the yard, first concerned about the Ninth Princess, then stepped on the floor tiles that caused the Ninth Princess to stagger, and finally looked at the broken vase.

"Sister Hu, please be more careful next time. It's a good thing that the vase didn't hurt anyone, otherwise it would have been a big disaster." Concubine Wan said calmly.

Concubine Hu twisted her mouth and squinted her eyes. It was clearly that girl who ran into her palace, took her vase and broke it, but Concubine Wan actually turned the tables and blamed her!

She did not argue, and it was useless to argue. Concubine Wan was not a reasonable person, and no one in the harem could make decisions for her.

She turned around and walked out of the palace without looking back.

Her shadow slid across General Coal's body. The change in light and dark was a bit dazzling, and General Coal narrowed his eyes.

Through its eyes, Xia Jing saw the little princess rubbing her sleeping face as she came out of the ear room.

This is his target, the eighth princess Ning Shuang'er.

Ning Shuang'er looks about the same age as Xia Jing, but she was actually born a month later than Xia Jing.

In other words, this is Xia Jing's sister.

In this harem, Xia Jing has many sisters, but very few sisters. Now he finally has one, which he finds quite novel.

Although the Ninth Princess is also a younger sister, Xia Jing doesn't like naughty children, especially those with bad hearts.

After glancing at the Eighth Princess, Xia Jing declared the mission accomplished and told General Coal to go home.

In a few days, the girl will enter the Cining Palace and just take a look.

General Coal stood up and walked towards the threshold with a cat-like gait.