Having survived an assassination attempt and witnessed such a bloody scene, Ye Jingchen had no appetite.

However, he had promised Ye Jinghe that he would have dinner with him, so he naturally wouldn't break his promise.

Ye Jinghe is always the most well-behaved when eating; he doesn't need to be fed and can eat very well on his own.

Moreover, he is not picky about food and eats everything. He also eats very quickly, and if no one stops him in time, he will not stop until his little belly is bulging.

After noticing his problem, Ye Jingchen didn't say anything, but instructed Fangrui to keep a close eye on his eating and stop him from overeating.

Ye Jingchen enjoyed watching Ye Jinghe work hard at cooking, and the extra weight Ye Jinghe gained on his face and body gave him a great sense of accomplishment.

Following Ye Jinghe's posture while eating rice, Ye Jingchen unknowingly drank half a bowl of soup.

After Ye Jinghe finished eating, Ye Jingchen checked his learning progress again.

In the garden, Ye Jingchen held Ye Jinghe's hand as they strolled along, listening to him recite the Three Character Classic fluently.

In terms of memory alone, Ye Jingchen is absolutely terrible. To this day, he can only recite the line "At the beginning of life, people are inherently good" from the Three Character Classic.

Therefore, he particularly admires people with good memories.

In his past life, his younger brother was a genius with a photographic memory, and teaching him to read was a very rewarding thing. Ye Jinghe is no less capable now.

Ye Jingchen hugged him affectionately and praised him for a long time. Finally, he sang his own nursery rhyme to lull Ye Jinghe to sleep.

Ye Jinghe had been feeling uneasy because of the assassination attempt, but after being praised and coaxed, he fell asleep peacefully.

Ye Jingchen, however, couldn't sleep and lay on the bed for a long time.

He finally managed to drift off to sleep, but then he had a dream.

He dreamt that he was sitting in the same carriage he had ridden in during the day, but unlike during the day, the dawn was not beside him.

The assassin broke through the guards' defenses and seized his carriage.

Those people were covered in blood, climbing onto his carriage one after another, with countless bloody claws reaching out towards him.

"Chenxi—" Ye Jingchen was so frightened that he dared not move and shouted Chenxi's name loudly.

But dawn did not appear.

"Dawn! Dawn—"

The bloody hand drew closer and closer to him, and Ye Jingchen instinctively closed his eyes tightly, repeatedly calling out Chenxi's name.

As he shouted, he felt something grab his hand—

"Ah—" he screamed and sat up in bed.

In the dimly lit room, Chenxi stood expressionless beside his bed, holding his hand.

"Why are you standing by my bed without saying a word? Are you trying to scare me to death?" Ye Jingchen withdrew his hand and asked in a harsh voice.

“You had a nightmare,” Chenxi stated calmly. “You kept calling my name.”

Speaking of this, Ye Jingchen was furious.

"Why weren't you by my side protecting me in my dream? And I kept calling your name, why didn't you appear? What were you doing?!" Ye Jingchen questioned.

Dawn: ...

"That's your dream," he kindly reminded you.

The little rascal was already domineering enough before, but now he's reached a new level of domineering.

Could he possibly foresee the little rascal's dreams and then sneak into them to save him?

How can you blame him for the nightmare that the little rascal had?

Ye Jingchen glared at Chenxi and sat on the bed for a long time without saying a word.

He knew, of course, that it was his own nightmare and he couldn't blame Chenxi, but the thought of the terrifying scenes in the dream still made him feel scared.

Why wasn't Chenxi by his side in his dream?

"Fangfei—" Ye Jingchen shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Fangfei came running shortly after.

"I had a nightmare. Go and fetch Physician Zhang!" Ye Jingchen said.

At the same time, he silently apologized to the old doctor.

His original plan was to call the imperial physician again tomorrow morning, but since he had been woken up by a nightmare, he decided to take advantage of the opportunity and sacrifice the old physician's sleep.

Fangfei was startled. "Fangcao—" she cried out, "Your Highness has been frightened by a nightmare! Quickly, go and fetch Physician Zhang!"

"The fragrance fades, the lamps are lit."

"Fang Rong, burn incense."

Under Fangfei's direction, the dimly lit bedchamber was soon as bright as day. Fangrong burned calming incense in the incense burner, and all the palace maids on duty waited by the bedside.

To make the act convincing, Ye Jingchen quietly huddled under the covers, pretending to be terrified by a nightmare.

"Your Highness, please don't be afraid. We will stay by your side. Physician Zhang will be here soon," Fangfei comforted softly.

Physician Zhang arrived very quickly.

He arrived disheveled, dragged along by Fangcao. Fangcao pulled the old doctor with one hand and carried his medicine box with the other, forcibly pulling him to Ye Jingchen's bedside.

"This old minister has been rude!" Imperial Physician Zhang's old face turned red as he apologized to Ye Jingchen while hurriedly straightening his clothes.

A gentleman straightens his clothes and hat.

The old doctor, who was over fifty years old, had never been so undignified before.

"Old Physician, you're dressed perfectly fine, why don't you go and check on His Highness?" Fangcao urged.

"You mustn't be rude, Fangcao." Ye Jingchen reprimanded in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, and then said to Physician Zhang, "I'd like to trouble Physician Zhang to come and treat me so late at night."

Fangcao brought over a stool, and the old doctor sat down next to the bed to take Ye Jingchen's pulse.

Upon taking his pulse, Physician Zhang's face showed a helpless expression, "Your Highness—"

"I've heard that the consequences of being frightened by nightmares can range from mild to severe. In mild cases, there's nothing to worry about, but in severe cases, it can lead to a kind of traumatic illness. Physician Zhang, is that true?" Ye Jingchen asked, blinking his eyes.

"That is indeed possible, but—"

"I'm feeling terrible, my heart is pounding and I'm feeling cold. I hope I'm alright," Ye Jingchen asked worriedly, his brows furrowed.

Imperial Physician Zhang: ...

I really can't stay in the Eastern Palace for even a second longer!

"Imperial Physician Zhang, how is His Highness? Can you treat him? If not, we'll go to the Imperial Hospital to summon other imperial physicians!" Fangcao asked anxiously when she saw that Imperial Physician Zhang remained silent.

Physician Zhang's face immediately lit up with joy.

"Cough—" Ye Jingchen coughed quickly. If it were any other imperial physician, wouldn't he be exposed as soon as he examined him?

Physician Zhang is better; at least he knows the truth about me.

"I only trust Physician Zhang's medical skills, and I feel that I am not seriously ill. I only need to rest for two or three days. What do you think, Physician Zhang?" Ye Jingchen asked meaningfully.

Physician Zhang felt a headache coming on.

Now that things have come to this point, how could he not understand Ye Jingchen's meaning?

He just couldn't understand it. Studying is such a good thing. So many poor children want to study but can't afford to. Why does His Highness hate studying so much?

Faking illness didn't work, so they're resorting to this trick again?

His Majesty isn't stupid; would he be fooled by such a petty trick?

In the end, he was the only one who suffered, pleasing neither side!